Reborn 73 years later, he takes his mother-in-law hunting in the mountains.

The snow started falling again, a blanket of white.

When Lu Yao was about four or five miles away from the village, he could no longer ride his bicycle.

The snow on the road was too thick.

In some places, the wind is blowing in, and the snow has buried half of the car wheels.

The only way to get out is to push it around.

Although tired, Lu Yao was in a good mood.

I haven't seen such heavy snow in many years.

Later, when you live in the city, snowplows and sanitation workers work day and night to clear away even the heaviest snow overnight.

Children in the city can no longer even enjoy the fun of playing in the snow.

Looking at the vast expanse of white covering the mountains and fields, Lu Yao felt compelled to compose a poem.

Don't be fooled by Lu Yao's lack of formal education; it doesn't mean he's uncultured.

He not only had a lot of social experience, but also developed a passion for reading and learning later in life.

Especially after meeting Zheng Shuang, the two often discussed literature together, and reciting poems, composing couplets, and solving word puzzles became their daily games.

Looking into the distance, the Great Ring Mountain range stretches out in a series of peaks and ridges, standing majestically amidst the snow-capped peaks. What a beautiful sight!

Just as I was choosing my words, a dark figure suddenly walked towards me from the front.

With such heavy snow, who is this? Where are they going instead of staying at home?

As I got closer, I saw that she was a woman wearing a headscarf.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a woman walking and crying.

It was my second aunt, Zhang Shulan!

Lu Yao ignored her and walked past her.

This woman is no good; in her previous life, she bullied Lu Yao's family along with her in-laws.

But Zhang Shulan spotted Lu Yao immediately:

"Tuwazi, you're back!"

"Um."

Lu Yao responded and walked back.

Zhang Shulan suddenly burst into tears.

He hugged Lu Yao tightly.

"You country bumpkin, the Lu family is bullying me. Only you can handle them. You have to stand up for me!"

He lunged at Lu Yao, catching him completely off guard.

Pushing the cart was already difficult enough, and then a grown man came crashing down on him—he weighed almost 100 pounds even in his padded coat and trousers—almost knocking Lu Yao over.

"Why are you so startled? Let go!"

"I won't let go until you save me."

As Zhang Shulan spoke, she knelt down, hugged Lu Yao's leg, and buried her head in his body, in a rather awkward position.

"Alright, alright, get up and talk. I won't run away if you let go."

Lu Yao grabbed her by the back of her collar and pulled her up.

Zhang Shulan then used her headscarf to wipe her tear-streaked face twice.

He recounted what had happened.

It turns out that Lu Fa, the third son of the Lu family, was originally scheduled to marry his girlfriend in the first month of the lunar calendar after the New Year.

However, because Lu Fa had no place to live, she didn't want to marry him anymore and wanted to break up.

In a fit of anger, Lu Fa went home and confronted Lu Changyou and Lu Zhangshi.

They wanted to jump into the well and hang themselves.

Lu Changyou was at a loss, so he came to discuss the matter with his second son, Lu Ming.

Lu Ming was asked to stay at his father-in-law's house in Weizigou temporarily, and the house was to be used by the three brothers for their wedding.

After the New Year and when spring arrives, we'll all build houses together in the open space in the backyard.

Zhang Shulan understands Lu Fa.

She was spoiled by Lu Changyou and Lu Zhangshi when she was young.

Being both lazy and greedy, it's impossible for him to build a house himself.

Lu Changyou suffers from both arthritis and rheumatism, so it's impossible for him to build a house.

If they leave, I'm afraid I'll lose my home.

Therefore, they absolutely refused to agree.

But for some reason, Lu Ming agreed.

Moreover, Zhang Shulan refused to move, and he even beat his own wife, saying there was no family affection between them.

Even Lu Ming's biological mother, Lu Zhangshi, forced them to vacate the house for their third son to live in.

Not only was Zhang Shulan beaten by Lu Ming, but she was also kicked by her father-in-law and slapped by her brother-in-law.

So, unable to contain her anger, she secretly ran away during the heavy snow to go back to her parents' home.

Lu Yao couldn't stop laughing after hearing that.

In his previous life, his own family was easy to bully, so his grandfather, Lu Changyou, would choose to bully his own family first.

They kicked Lu Yao's family out, and the third son prepared a new house to marry his girlfriend, Liu Shuangyan.

After being beaten up by himself in this life, he realized he couldn't bully them anymore, and as a result, his family started fighting amongst themselves.

Lu Yao patted his second aunt's shoulder with a smile:

"You've got your just desserts, haven't you? Weren't you helping the third brother bully our family? Well, now you've tasted the bitter fruit!"

Zhang Shulan's tears welled up again:

"You country bumpkin, don't blame your second aunt. She's blind to their true nature, thinking they're good people. Actually, that old couple only has eyes for their third son, Lu Fa. Your second uncle and your grandfather aren't related by blood; that old bastard Lu Changyou has long since looked down on him!"

The relationship between the three brothers in the Lu family is complicated.

The eldest son, Lu Chuan, is Lu Changyou's biological son and has no relation to his concubine, Lu Zhangshi.

The second son, Lu Ming, was brought from Lu Zhangshi's previous husband's family and has no blood relation to Lu Changyou or Lu Yao.

The third son, Lu Fa, was the biological child of Lu Changyou and Lu Zhangshi.

Therefore, the elderly couple doted on their third son, Lu Fa.

Next is Lu Ming, and only last is the old man, Lu Chuan.

So, since they couldn't bully the Lu family, they could only target the second son's family.

In short, Lu Changyou is nicknamed Lu Lao Nian. He is an honest man outside and would never dare to be arrogant to outsiders.

However, his strength at home is not even as great as that of Ding Dahu, the number one ruthless man.

During meals, no one is allowed to sit down until he sits at the table, and no one can start eating until he starts.

Now that the old man's youngest son is in trouble, he will naturally do everything he can to help.

His power was limited to his own family.

Previously, Madam Lu favored her son Lu Ming, whom she had brought with her, but now that her younger son is threatening to die, she has no choice but to side with him.

Lu Yao waved his hand: "Second Aunt, this is your family matter, it has nothing to do with me. You handle it yourself. With such heavy snow, you'd better hurry on your way, it'll get dark soon."

As Lu Yao spoke, he pushed the cart and prepared to leave.

But Zhang Shulan pulled him out of the gun barrel from the back seat of the car.

"You can't ignore this country bumpkin, if you don't, no one else can... Wait, is that a gun in your car?"

Zhang Shulan touched the trigger through the tarpaulin.

Upon closer inspection, I was immediately astonished:

"Oh my gosh, so many guns? You country bumpkin, where did you get them?"

"Let go, what's it to you? I'm a militiaman now, what does it matter if I have a few guns?"

Zhang Shulan admired Lu Yao even more.

It felt like I had grasped a lifeline:

"Tuwa, you're amazing now. You must help your second aunt get justice. Don't you remember? Your second aunt even bought you candied hawthorns."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yao actually stopped.

Indeed, the first candied hawthorn skewer I ever had was bought for me by my second aunt, Zhang Shulan.

At that time, my father was still alive and was the main breadwinner of the family.

Lu Yao was ten years old, and his second uncle and aunt had just gotten married.

My second aunt came back from the commune with two candied hawthorns, one for herself and one for my little sister.

That day, my second aunt even hugged me and pinched my penis.

She said she would definitely have a son in the future to be her younger brother.

However, after Dad died, the Lu family gradually changed, and Auntie changed along with him.

The woman who once held him and pulled his penis was actually only ten years older than him.

She's the same age as Sister Yuejuan, but not as pretty.

Sister Yuejuan looks like Tong Liya, and she looks a bit like Shu Qi, with a big mouth.

He was crying his eyes out at that moment.

Lu Yao smiled:

"What are you doing? I'll just give you back ten candied hawthorns."

"It's not about the candied hawthorns, Tuwazi, you have to help me. You know, back then, my second aunt didn't have any money either, and she wanted to eat candied hawthorns too, but I licked them several times without being able to get one to eat. In the end, she gave them all to you and Xiaoqian..."

"Fuck you, get out of here! How disgusting!"

No wonder there were no sugar pieces on the candied hawthorns back then; she licked them all up.

Lu Yao pushed her away and was about to leave.

Just then, another person came running from the direction of the village.

Running hurriedly, shouting as he ran:

"Zhang Shulan, you shameless woman! No wonder you ran out; you've been seeing some random guy!"

I could tell from his voice that it was my second uncle, Lu Ming.