How could someone be unhappy living in a matriarchal society?

Chapter 6: After beating the young one, the old one comes next.

In fact, Chu Ci originally did not want to cause trouble.

Even though the original owner of this body was often bullied by Li Ziang, she couldn't be bothered to care.

But this idiot dared to flirt with Shi An; he's really digging his own grave.

Chu Ci strode towards Li Zi'ang, and the woman opposite him couldn't help but take a step back.

But after realizing what she had done, she forced herself to remain calm, her eyes fixed on Chu Ci.

"What...what are you going to do? Let me tell you, if you dare to lay a finger on me, I will definitely retaliate tenfold in the future."

"Is it?"

Chu Ci approached the woman and recalled for a moment, "You seem to have broken my leg before, right?"

"........."

For some reason, looking into those dark eyes, Li Ziang felt a strange fear and couldn't even make a sound.

Chu Ci grabbed her by the neck and dragged her away from the courtyard, while also throwing Xie Er and Zhang San out.

After all, what she did next was a bit bloody, and she didn't want Shi An to see it.

Not long after, a scream like a pig being slaughtered came from outside.

Shi An twisted her handkerchief tightly, afraid to move.

Only after Chu Ci returned home alone did he feel at ease enough to sit down in a chair, his legs feeling a little weak.

He was prepared to run away and find someone if he couldn't win, but he never expected that his cheap wife would be so powerful.

He won against three opponents at once.

Shi An couldn't help but look at Chu Ci with sparkling eyes, her face full of admiration.

Chu Ci didn't notice the man's expression.

Because she discovered that since she came into this world, she has been getting stronger and gradually getting closer to her past self.

Just now, after the fight, a little bit of her internal energy gathered in her dantian.

Although it's very little, it's better than nothing.

Shi An regained his strength and immediately ran forward to examine Chu Ci's entire body.

"My lady, are you alright?"

Chu Ci raised her hand and rubbed the man's head. "Don't worry, they probably won't dare to come here again."

Shi An felt the warmth on her head, and her hand at her side twitched unconsciously. Her earlobes slowly turned pink, and she became very restless, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

After touching his head, Chu Ci sat down at the table, picked up his chopsticks, and said, "Alright, let's continue eating."

Shi An bowed his head and agreed, but he didn't even know how he managed to eat the last bite of his meal.

In the evening, Chu Ci went to the back mountain to cut down trees as usual; she was now very strong.

They cut down several towering trees without much effort.

At this moment, the stars were shining brightly in the sky, and the moon hung in the sky like a small hook.

Chu Ci took a deep breath of fresh air and slowly exhaled, feeling much more refreshed.

She carried the giant logs home one by one, and then chopped them into firewood.

The remaining thicker pieces of wood were cut into thin boards, pieced together, and then sanded smooth to make a bed board.

Chu Ci wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked at the finished product, and smiled.

Great! I don't have to sleep on the floor today.

She moved the bed into the woodshed, then moved all the miscellaneous items in the woodshed outside, leaving only a small table.

In this way, a simple bedroom was created.

But if firewood and other items are left outside, they are easily soaked in the rain, so she has to take the time to build a rain shelter.

It seems there's still a lot to do; she needs to keep working hard.

Shi An lay alone in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

The sound of chopping wood in my ears stopped at some point.

It was eerily quiet all around.

Shi An couldn't sleep anymore, thinking about what had happened during the day. After tossing and turning for a while, he finally got out of bed, opened the window, and looked at the moon.

The moon was exceptionally bright tonight, and the man gazed at it for a while, becoming somewhat lost in thought.

What is Chu Ci doing at this time? Is she already asleep, or is she like me, not sleepy at all?

A breeze blew in through the window, carrying a slight chill.

Shi An got up and poured himself a glass of water. After a long silence, he sighed.

"Father, An'an misses you so much..."

***

After a good night's sleep, Chu Ci got up early and started exercising.

She found a large rock on the back of the mountain and held it above her head to do squats and strength training.

After working up a sweat, I began to meditate.

After circulating his internal energy in his dantian for three small cycles, Chu Ci opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and felt refreshed all over. He also felt that his internal energy had increased.

Chu Ci was somewhat pleased. At this rate of recovery, she would be able to return to her peak condition from her previous life in less than a year.

On the other hand, Li Ziang broke his leg and dislocated his hand. He spent the night receiving treatment at the county clinic before he recovered somewhat.

Zhang Cui stayed by her side, her eyes swollen from crying.

Li Zi'ang's mother, Li Daze, sat smoking at the entrance of the clinic.

Her daughter was severely injured, and she was so angry that her eyes turned red and she didn't sleep all night.

After Zhang Cui's daughter recovered somewhat, she went out to complain to her own wife.

"It was that girl Chu Ci who did it. The second son of the Xie family told me."

"Chu Ci? Her?"

"You do not believe?"

Li Da frowned, clearly disbelieving. "How could that girl Chu Ci beat Zi Ang? It definitely wasn't her."

"Who else could it be but her? I've heard from others that she can hunt deer, so how could it not be her?"

Li Da was taken aback, and subconsciously tapped the rock beneath him with his pipe. "Deer hunting?"

"Yes, it's her. You can ask around and see what other people are saying. She sells venison in the county town."

“Is that so…” Li Da stood up, dusted himself off, “I’ll go to the docks and ask around. You stay here and watch over Zi’ang.”

Zhang Cui was overjoyed. "Don't worry, my wife, I won't leave your side for even a moment."

"Ah."

After having breakfast, Chu Ci set off to the county town to sell meat.

Just as noon was approaching and the rabbits were sold, Li Da came looking for them.

Although she is middle-aged, she has been unloading cargo at the dock and is still very healthy.

She stepped forward and kicked over Chu Ci's basket, then grabbed her collar and angrily questioned her.

"Did you hurt my daughter?"

Chu Ci grabbed Li Da's hand, twisted it forcefully, and kicked him away.

"Don't disturb my business."

Li Da fell on his backside, his face immediately turning even worse. He quickly got up and punched Chu Ci.

Chu Ci dodged to the side, and at the same time crouched down to deliver a powerful elbow strike to her.

"Well!!"

Li Da's face turned pale instantly, and he knelt on the ground, clutching his ribs.

"You...you dare to treat your elders like this."

"An elder?" Chu Ci laughed. "When your daughter came over to bully me, why didn't you say this? Now that your daughter has been beaten, you're reacting quite quickly. Why is it that only your daughter is allowed to bully others, but others are not allowed to fight back righteously?"

"It's ridiculous."

"..." Li Da was speechless, and hearing the whispers of those around him, his face turned bright red.

“You…you…”

"Stop talking nonsense!" Chu Ci grabbed her by the neck and threw her away. "I'll say it again, don't disturb my business, or else..."

Although Chu Ci didn't finish the second half of his sentence, his fists were clenched so tightly they cracked.

Li Da's body shuddered involuntarily, cold sweat poured down his back, and he finally got up and slunk away.

Chen Hua watched the whole thing from the side, her mouth agape. "No way, I didn't see that wrong, did I?"

That weak scholar easily defeated a strong woman; she could hardly believe her eyes.

"Chu Ci, when did you become so amazing?"

"Just in the last few days."

Chen Hua exclaimed in amazement, "My God, is this really you? You seem to have changed."

Chu Ci glanced at her and said, "People change, what's so surprising about that?"

"Is it?"

"Yes."

Seeing Chu Ci's determination, Chen Hua scratched his head and said, "Okay, you've become so amazing, I'm not used to it."

"You'll get used to it. I've been exercising a lot lately."

Chen Hua raised an eyebrow and reached out to squeeze Chu Ci's arm.

Wow, that's pretty impressive.

"Alright, if you're not buying anything, then don't bother me. I still need to sell meat."

"Alright, alright, I won't bother you now."

Chu Ci's meat sold out in just one morning.

She counted the silver in her pocket, took out two coins and bought a few large steamed buns. After eating them, she planned to take a good stroll around the county town.

Previously, the original owner of this body had been attending school in the county town.

But Chu Ci isn't very interested in going to school now; making money is the most important task at this stage.

After wandering around for a long time, she didn't find any jobs that could earn money, nothing was as quick as hunting.

Finally, as Chu Ci walked, she inexplicably ended up in a bookstore.

The bookstore owner was a middle-aged woman with triangular eyes, and she seemed a little unhappy when she saw Chu Ci coming over.

"You dare to come here again? You haven't even settled the money for the books you bought last time. You're shameless."

Chu Ci was taken aback. "How much money do I still owe you?"

"Three hundred coins."

"Oh," Chu Ci said, taking out three hundred coins from her purse and handing it over. "Here you go."

Zheng Yi was somewhat surprised, and after counting the copper coins in her hand, she was even more astonished, "You have money?"

"Okay, can I come in and take a look now?"

"Please come in." Since you have money, you can at least be considered a guest.

The bookstore has two floors.

The first floor mainly sells books and documents about the imperial examinations, while the second floor sells miscellaneous books, such as plays, vernacular stories, and travelogues.

After browsing through the Chu Ci (a collection of classical Chinese poems), I found that vernacular stories made up the largest proportion of the collection.

She randomly picked out two books, glanced at them briefly, and found that they were all about love and romance between men and women, with roughly the same plot.

The boss appeared behind her without her noticing, arms crossed, looking somewhat suspicious.

"What, do you still have money left to buy these miscellaneous books?" He clearly couldn't even afford a copy of "The Great Learning" before.

"I just wanted to see how well these books are selling."

Zheng Yi was getting impatient. She hated poor scholars the most. "What's it to you? If you're not going to buy it, then get out of here."

Although the boss's tone was unpleasant, Chu Ci was not angry.

"I'm planning to write a few storybooks, do you buy them here?"

Zheng Yi raised an eyebrow and looked Chu Ci up and down. "You?"

"Correct."

"That depends on what you write."

"Okay, I'll buy some pens and ink today and write tonight."

There's still plenty of paper at home, but the ink is almost gone, and the calligraphy brushes are all of poor quality.

Although Zheng Yi didn't know why Chu Ci suddenly wanted to write vernacular stories, he didn't care.

"The price of writing materials has gone up recently, can you afford them?"

Chu Ci nodded, "I can afford it. I have other businesses now."

She picked out some good quality calligraphy brushes and ink sticks and went to the counter to pay.

"A total of three hundred coins."

"Okay," Chu Ci readily paid, which greatly reduced Zheng Yi's prejudice against her.

"I heard you got married. You should live a good life with your husband from now on."

"Oh, I see."

After receiving the money, the shop owner sighed and continued to sit behind the counter calculating the accounts.

It's tax season now, and all the income and expenses have left him completely confused, even adding more wrinkles to his face.

Chu Ci glanced at it unintentionally, and his foot, which was about to turn around, suddenly stopped.

"You've made a mistake in your calculations."

Zheng Yi frowned. "Hmm? Where?"

Chu Ci pointed it out to him, "Your total sales from the day before yesterday were one hundred coins less. You can calculate it if you don't believe me."

Zheng Yi recalculated the day's sales figures using an abacus, and just as Chu Ci had said, it was indeed one hundred coins short.

She looked up at the young woman in front of her, puzzled. "How did you know?"

Chu Ci replied casually, "I'll know at a glance."

Zheng Yi: "........."

It seems she's fooled me.