Chapter 37: Unexplained

Regarding Jiang Tangtang's decision to buy out the people, Lu Shiyan didn't comment. He simply said, "For the time being, we can have Lord Liang act as a guarantor. We can first sign the indentures, and then file them with the authorities once we arrive at the local area."

"Then I'll go borrow paper and pen from Lord Liang, and you can help me write a contract, okay?" Jiang Tangtang touched the bridge of his nose a little embarrassedly.

In modern times, she at least graduated from university, but in ancient times, she became semi-illiterate.

Not only is her calligraphy terrible, she can only guess at many traditional Chinese characters.

As for the original owner...

As far as she could remember, besides eating and drinking, her greatest pleasure was looking at handsome men. She never cared about things like reading and learning to read.

The original owner's calligraphy was so bad that it looked like a dog's crawl. It was even worse than hers who had never learned soft brush calligraphy!

Lu Shiyan lowered his eyes and looked at her and said, "If you have made up your mind, I will take care of it."

"Thank you." Jiang Tangtang didn't bother to be polite with him and decided to return the favor by making him some delicious food in the evening.

We picked up so many river clams today, so the ingredients are ready.

However, if the clams are not handled properly, they will taste fishy.

Jiang Tangtang sprinkled a few spoonfuls of salt into it, and secretly poured the water in the water bag into the bucket to soak the clams.

The water in the several water bags is all water in the space.

Through experiments over the past few days, Jiang Tangtang has discovered that this is not ordinary water.

These waters not only taste sweet, but also have a nourishing effect on the human body.

It was almost the same effect as the spiritual spring she had seen in her novels.

Of course, it's not as exaggerated as described in novels. It doesn't promise instant healing of wounds, cleansing of the bones and marrow, or instant transformation into a stunning beauty. But long-term consumption can indeed transform the body, cure some chronic ailments, and even offer a certain cosmetic benefit.

She recently looked in the mirror and noticed that her skin had improved a lot. Compared to when she first crossed over, her skin was whiter, tenderer, and more delicate.

However, this process is gradual and will not happen quickly.

Of course, Jiang Tangtang was even more satisfied with this. If things changed too quickly, she wouldn't dare use the water in the space casually! She was afraid that someone would discover her little secret and mistake her for a monster or something.

Although it has not been tried yet, Jiang Tangtang feels that the clams soaked in water from the space will definitely taste better.

However, once the bucket is filled with water, it is difficult to put it back into the carriage.

Jiang Tangtang was in a dilemma, wondering what to do with all those buckets, when Fang Meng came over pushing a cart.

"Ms. Jiang, thank you for the stroller. You can use it first! With your stroller, the children are feeling much better. I'll let them move around a bit."

After Jiang Tangtang bought the donkey cart, he lent it to Fang Mengshi and Zhou Lei. The two families pushed the child together. Seeing that there was no place to put Jiang Tangtang's clams, the two discussed and quickly returned the cart.

Jiang Tangtang did not refuse.

This was originally her cart. She could lend it to others when she didn't need it, and it was only natural for her to take it back when she needed it.

Jiang Tangtang put the bucket on the cart and was about to push it on the road when Lu Shiyan came back with the indenture contract.

He handed the indenture contract to Jiang Tangtang and said, "Let me do it!" Then he naturally took the cart from Jiang Tangtang.

His arms were muscular and his big hands with distinct knuckles gripped the handle of the cart, making him look very sexy and full of energy.

Jiang Tangtang looked at it for a long time before reluctantly looking away and looking at the indenture in her hand.

The characters were written with such vigor and energy that they looked like masterpieces of calligraphy. Using such fine characters to write an indenture was a waste of talent.

In addition to the words "who, when, where, and why voluntarily sold themselves", there are also fingerprints of the guarantor and the person selling the body.

After reading it, Jiang Tangtang put the indenture contract into the space under the cover of her clothes.

He scooped two bowls of chestnut soup from the donkey cart and gave them to He Qiuniang's youngest son He Hu and Hu Dangui's daughter Li Xiaoyu.

He also took out a few steamed buns made of wild vegetables and gave them to He Qiuniang, Hu Dangui and others. After He Qiuniang and Hu Dangui finished eating, he took the two of them to dig wild vegetables along the roadside.

Actually, there was still plenty of food on the mountain at this time to fill their stomachs. Unfortunately, He Qiuniang and Hu Dangui had limited knowledge and didn't recognize many of the things they saw.

Jiang Tangtang had no choice but to act as a teacher. Whenever she saw something they didn't recognize, she would explain it to them.

"This is yam. If you see something like this next time, you can use a hoe to dig out the rhizomes. The vines are growing yam beans, which can be eaten or used as seeds."

"This is konjac. It's poisonous if eaten as is. It needs to be processed with alkaline water before it can be eaten."

"This is Pueraria root. It can be used as medicine and can also be made into Pueraria powder."

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By the time they set up camp at night, Jiang Tangtang had already dug up a lot of things with the two of them.

"Do you regret it?" Jiang Tangtang looked at the two and said, "Actually, you don't have to sell your bodies to me. You can survive by just digging for food in the mountains. If you regret it, I can return the indentures to you."

"No regrets! If it weren't for your benefactor, we wouldn't know these things." The two said in unison.

Jiang Tangtang reminded them, "Think carefully. I'm only giving you one chance. Next time, I won't be so kind."

The two still say they have no regrets.

Jiang Tangtang didn't say anything more and began to assign tasks to the two of them.

Although a lot of konjac was dug up, it was troublesome to handle, so Jiang Tangtang didn't plan to do it today.

She asked them to wash the yams, collect dry firewood, and then help her with chores...

Both of them were used to doing farm work. After eating a full meal, they had more strength and worked quickly and well.

Jiang Tangtang felt much more relaxed instantly.

Seeing that Jiang Tangtang, an exiled prisoner, was served by servants, many prisoners were jealous.

Lu Zhiyi glanced in the direction of Jiang Tangtang with red eyes and couldn't help but complain, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Why don't you allow us to go find Grandma and my eldest cousin?"

"If I say you can't go, then you can't go," Chen scolded with a stern face. "If you have nothing else to do, go get some dry firewood and roast the clam shells you picked up earlier."

"I'm going!" Lu Zhiyi excitedly stretched out his hand in front of her and said, "Look at Lu Zhixi, then look at me, what have I become? We are obviously the same age, but look at my hands, they are like those of an eighty-year-old woman. Look at my face and my body, how can I look like a sixteen-year-old girl!"

As she spoke, she looked in the direction of Jiang Tangtang and Lu Zhixi again. "But look at them. Not to mention that ugly one, they're well fed and well cared for every day, and they've grown up to be beautiful. Lu Zhixi's skin is fair with a hint of red, and she's grown taller. We're all members of the Lu family, so why can they eat their fill while we can only eat moldy dry food?"

Not only was Lu Zhiyi puzzled, but even Lu Huaiyun and his wife were very puzzled.

I don't understand why Chen suddenly became like a different person. Not only did she not ask the eldest wife for food, she also controlled them and didn't allow them to go.