Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 354 - 354 355 Where to Start Counting From_1

Chapter 354: Chapter 355: Where to Start Counting From_1 Chapter 354: Chapter 355: Where to Start Counting From_1 Muniang raised an eyebrow, displaying a fearlessness as if she were not afraid of death, “So what if it is?”

He had used Yu Ze’s life and death to threaten her, could she not use her own life to threaten him as well?

Nangong Qian was almost grinding his teeth, his eyes filled with deep pain, “Qiao! Muniang!”

Unafraid, Muniang glared back at him. She wasn’t scared of him because the moment he lost his temper, he had already lost; he couldn’t bear to see her die.

She admitted that it was shameless to use someone’s genuine feelings like this, but who had been shameless first?

“Nangong Qian, you’ve done so much, is it not all just to make me give up hope on Yu Ze and then conveniently marry you? But I’m telling you, all your efforts are misdirected. Whatever Yu Ze means to me, I know it in my heart. Even if he goes to the enemy’s camp and risks his life for He Suxue, so what? In my heart, I’m convinced that aside from myself, he can’t fall for anyone else. Even if a pile of evidence were presented before my eyes proving he doesn’t love me, it wouldn’t shake my heart in the slightest.”

Muniang’s words were ruthlessly affectionless. She wasn’t like most women, who would be easily swayed by rumors. Once she chose to believe in someone, she would trust them to the end. Any so-called “evidence” didn’t compare to a single word from Yu Ze unless he personally pushed her away, she would not let go even in death.

“In the end, you knew I couldn’t bear to part with you,” Nangong Qian’s tone was laden with a powerless, deep melancholy.

Muniang didn’t speak, but the stubbornness in her eyes mercilessly stabbed at Nangong Qian’s heart.

Throwing the antidote to her, Nangong Qian bit out through clenched teeth, “Qiao Muniang, you’ll remember this for the rest of your life—you owe me one!”

Muniang pursed her lips and still said, “Thank you.”

When Muniang returned with the medicine, everyone was astonished; they thought Qiao Muniang had truly gone to the cliffs to gather herbs, leading to a renewed wave of whispers.

“Our General’s Wife is really something else, getting the antidote just like that. I originally thought she came here out of jealousy, but look at that.”

“The moment she arrived, she directly punished He Suxue and gave all the soldiers in the camp a show of force as well. Her methods are just too swift and fierce, establishing her authority while also teaching ‘wild women’ a lesson. Truly impressive.”

“Indeed, she is the woman the General has set his sights on. Ordinary women simply can’t compare. Look at He Suxue, returning only to weep and wail beside the General’s bed. She’s been crying for days without being able to detoxify the General. To the uninformed, it might seem like she’s mourning. But look at the official wife—she got her hands on the antidote in less than a day. If I were the General, I wouldn’t spare He Suxue a glance either.”

The camp’s opinion of Qiao Muniang shifted instantly because after all, the camp was filled with men who preferred a woman like Muniang, who was decisive and impressive in her bearing. As for someone like He Suxue, to put it crudely, she was more suited to be an Army Prostitute.

When these words reached He Suxue’s ears, they nearly made her vomit blood in anger. She had been ordered by Qiao Muniang to be beaten with fifty large wooden planks before, almost ruining her buttocks, which felt nearly as bad as losing half her life. She had planned to play the victim and accuse Qiao Muniang of being jealous and despotic, but unexpectedly, everyone was comparing her genteel and fragile demeanor to that of Muniang and even touting Muniang at her expense!

She had cried beside Yu Ze’s bed for many days only to become a nuisance, while Qiao Muniang obtained the antidote within a day, instantly becoming a lifesaving hero. Could it be that everyone wanted women to be like Qiao Muniang, venturing into the mountain cliffs to gather herbs to be satisfying?

“The medicine is here, drink it first,” a woman lifted the curtain and entered. There were no women in the military camp, so to make taking care of her more convenient, the Deputy General had hired a village woman from the nearby town to help look after her.

He Suxue was in a towering rage at that moment, and she slapped the medicine bowl out of the peasant woman’s hand, “Get out! Don’t block my sight!”

The peasant woman looked in panic at the delicate woman before her, whose face had changed too quickly. However, she was not someone He Suxue could treat as a servant; after all, everyone in the military knew that He Suxue had been an army prostitute in the enemy’s camp for three days.

She sneered immediately, “What’s there for an army prostitute to be proud of? I’m certainly not your servant to be ordered around. Indeed, you are not something that can be presented with pride; you can only ever be an army prostitute in this life. Look at the General’s Wife; she even thanked me for taking care of the General when he was severely ill. She is genuinely noble; what are you by comparison? And yet you have the audacity to boss me around!”

He Suxue’s face turned even whiter, but the peasant woman didn’t give her another glance and walked away. He Suxue felt the urge to kill; she was a true lady of high standing, so what was Qiao Muniang? Yet, despite the enduring difference in their status, their places were now reversed! Furious, she felt like murdering someone, particularly when she heard others making comparisons between them.

Muniang had been devotedly caring for Yu Ze these past few days. Since he had taken the antidote, the poison was gone, and his body was no longer the frightening purple color. While she was wiping Yu Ze’s face, the woman who had been serving He Suxue entered.

The peasant woman bowed respectfully before handing Muniang a bowl of medicinal soup that had been prepared for Yu Ze.

After hesitating for a moment, the woman said, “Lady, He Suxue has started to make trouble in her tent over there, and it’s difficult for me to deal with.”

Muniang huffed, “Don’t bother with her; tomorrow I will have someone send her back to her own husband’s house. You don’t need to be busy with her anymore.”

The peasant woman probed tentatively, “Her body is all dirty now, can her husband’s family still want her?” So many men have slept with her, right? She knew the life of an army prostitute in the military camp, with one man after another, men waiting in line with trousers hoisted. Such a filthy woman wouldn’t be accepted by a decent husband’s family.

“Whether her husband’s family wants her is none of our concern. Sending her back is our act of kindness; if they don’t want her, they can just throw her onto the streets and it’s no longer our business. You just do as told.”

“Yes.”

Muniang reluctantly fed Yu Ze some medicine, then said in a chilling tone, “Now that you’ve awakened, where should I start when I begin to settle our account?”

Yu Ze couldn’t help but tremble slightly at his eyelashes, and Muniang clenched at her chest, “You’re awake?”

Yu Ze opened his eyes and revealed a trace of a smile, “Hmm, you scared me awake.”

Muniang glared at him, “When did you wake up?”

Yu Ze touched his nose, “When that old woman came in.” He was planning to enjoy being pampered by his wife a little longer before waking up, but Muniang’s words had jolted him awake.

Muniang’s smile was tinged with sarcasm, “Hehe, you really can sleep, can’t you? I’ve just ordered someone to send He Suxue back to her husband’s family to fend for herself. Didn’t you pity her? A man in a fit of rage over a beauty, you charged into the enemy camp unafraid of death. And now you’re letting me treat her as I please?”