The Brilliant Life of a Post-Apocalyptic Female Boss Reborn at 70

"Who didn't brush their teeth? Don't slander me!"

Liu Mengting put her hands on her hips. "You brushed your teeth? Then why does your breath smell so bad?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Hua immediately covered her mouth with both hands, kept breathing out air, and sniffed carefully. She was very puzzled. It didn't smell bad at all.

"Stop smelling! How can someone who stinks all over smell their own body? Besides, their heart stinks too. I mentioned wanting to eat rabbit meat at noon today, and I didn't expect Sister Yiyi to take it to heart and go up the mountain to catch wild rabbits for me. Stop spouting nonsense with that stinky mouth of yours all day long!"

Aunt Hua then realized that Liu, the educated youth, was making fun of her. She had been caught off guard and had fallen into a disadvantageous position. She was furious and could only stare at him intently.

Liu Mengting didn't care about her; with her physique, she figured the other woman wouldn't dare to mess with her.

"Aunt Shu, please wear a mask next time you go to work. If you don't have one, I can get you one. Otherwise, the smell will be unbearable sooner or later!"

Looking at Liu Mengting's arrogant expression and then at Aunt Hua's furious expression, Zhang Fengshu couldn't help but shake his head.

"Alright, enough talk, get to work!"

This girl is truly genuine; she smiled sweetly and said, "Then I'll be going now. Goodbye, Aunt Shu!"

"goodbye!"

Xin Yi observed her surroundings as she walked, trying to guess where those bad guys would go to make their deal.

It must be deep in the mountains. If it were on the outskirts of the mountains, they would definitely worry about being discovered. Xin Yi continued to go deeper and indeed found a lot of signs of activity. It seems that the other party had already scouted the area.

Since the agreed transaction time was in the evening, it was still early. Xin Yi strolled around, familiarizing herself with the terrain, and even caught two wild rabbits along the way, so the trip was not in vain.

Back in the village, everyone was almost done with work. Xin Yi rushed home, cleaned up the rabbit, hung the smaller one under the eaves to air dry, and used the larger one to make stir-fried rabbit with green peppers.

When Liu Mengting returned from work, the aroma of rabbit meat filled the yard, prompting her to quicken her pace.

"Sister Yiyi, you're back! I can smell the aroma of rabbit meat!"

Looking at the full bowl of green pepper and rabbit meat in front of her, Liu Mengting was overjoyed and immediately told Xin Yi what had happened in the field.

"It's fine, let them say what they want, don't pay any attention. If they dare to gossip in front of me, I'll give them a piece of my mind! But Mengting's gotten smarter, she even knows to cover for me now?"

"Hehe, they say you become like the company you keep. Spending time with Sister Yiyi will definitely help you improve!"

"Alright, hurry up and clean up, you're all sweaty. I'll share some rabbit meat with Uncle Zhang's family, and while I'm at it, I'll take the rabbit skin over to Aunt Zhang to help me process it. Dinner will be ready when I get back!"

Liu Mengting happily agreed to return to the educated youth settlement.

"They eat meat every day but don't even share a little with everyone. They're all comrades who came to the countryside, yet they insist on creating division!"

Li Bailian sat on the edge of the bed with a face full of indignation.

Liu Mengting glared at her. "Who are you? Why should we share with you? Does not sharing with you mean we're not united? You're so shameless!"

After saying that, he took his basin to the kitchen to fetch water. Just as he reached the door, he heard someone retching.

Upon entering, Liu Mengting discovered that it was Mei Zhi and Li Bailian's turn to cook today. However, Mei Zhi was the only one cooking in the kitchen. Liu Mengting didn't ask any questions, silently filled the basin with water, and left the room.

Mei Zhi seemed to be talking to herself as she said, "Oh dear, it seems my stomach has caught a chill; I feel a bit nauseous!"

Liu Mengting didn't think much of it, but was just glad that she didn't have to eat Mei Zhi's cooking, the thought of it made her nauseous.

Xin Yi filled a basin with half rabbit meat and half beef, and took the rabbit skin with her before heading out.

Zhang Laifu's family was having dinner, but the food wasn't great today. There was only one small fish, which they made into soup and shared with Wu Guihua and Gou Dan.

A family of five, with only one dish of green pepper and potato shreds and cold eggplant salad, not much oil or fat. In fact, this is the normal life for most people in this era.

Xin Yi knocked on the door and went inside.

"Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, are you eating? I just cooked some rabbit meat and got a takeout of braised beef from the state-run restaurant. It's not much, but I brought it over to add to your meal!"

The happiest person was Gou Dan, because every time Xin Yi came, she would bring delicious food.

Dog Egg put down his chopsticks and quickly ran to Xin Yi. "Sister Yi Yi, let me help you with that!"

Xin Yi handed him the rabbit skin without hesitation. "Dog Egg is such a good boy, help your sister with this!"

Although he didn't get what he wanted, Gou Dan was still happy, since he would get to eat it anyway.

Looking at this plate full of meat, let alone beef, which is a rare commodity that many people have never eaten in their lives, there's no way around it. Nowadays, cattle are very precious, and unless they die of old age, no one is willing to kill a cow for meat.

"You little rascal..."

"Stop! Food can't shut you up. I treat you all like family. What's wrong with bringing some food? I caught this rabbit on the mountain this afternoon. It's free. Aunt Zhang gave me these green peppers. The beef was the only thing that cost money. I don't care about that!"

As she spoke, Xin Yi picked up Gou Dan's chopsticks and put a piece of beef on everyone's plate. There was only one piece left in the bowl.

"Dog Egg, who do you think should get this last piece?"

Gou Dan thought for a moment, "In terms of age, it's definitely Grandpa and Grandma; in terms of work, it's definitely Second Uncle; and in terms of age... it's Second Aunt's unborn little brother and sister. I think Second Aunt should eat them!"

Such a young child, yet he knows how to be considerate and how to analyze things; the five adults couldn't help but smile.

"Then you can put it in your second aunt's bowl yourself!"

"Ok!"

Dog Egg knelt on the stool, picked up the last piece of beef, and carefully placed it into Wu Guihua's bowl.

"I won't disturb your meal any longer, Aunt Zhang. Could you please process these two rabbit skins for me? Once I have ten skins, could you please make them into a padded jacket for me?"

"Okay, I got it. Why don't you have dinner here?" Aunt Zhang replied.

"No need, Mengting is waiting for me to come back for dinner. By the way, Uncle Zhang, please tell the villagers to try not to go out tonight!"

Seeing Xin Yi's serious expression, Zhang Laifu didn't ask why, but simply nodded solemnly.

When Xin Yi returned home, Liu Mengting was already waiting there.

"Sister Yiyi, I've noticed that Meizhi is really unhygienic. She was gagging and vomiting while cooking. Luckily, I wasn't eating it!"

As he spoke, his face displayed a variety of expressions.

"Nausea and dry heaving?"

Xin Yi immediately sensed something was wrong. Mei Zhi hadn't caused any trouble lately, and she hadn't paid much attention to her either. Could it be that Mei Zhi was pregnant?

Seeing that Xin Yi didn't ask any further questions, Liu Mengting continued, "She said she felt cold in her stomach. No matter what, she shouldn't have been standing next to the pot like that. Shouldn't she have turned around?"

Upon hearing this, Xin Yi realized it was just a cover-up. She quickly pulled over a chair and sat down. "Keep an eye on her from behind. Let me know if anything goes wrong!"

Liu Mengting didn't understand, but she nodded nonetheless.

"Let's eat, I'm hungry too!"

"This beef is delicious, the rabbit meat is delicious, and there are meat buns too. Let's each have half, Sister Yiyi!"

"it is good!"