Chapter 283
"That's true," Shen Jiao agreed pretentiously. "If it weren't for him, we would have suffered much less."
"That's right! I'll go back and tell my parents about this. Just wait and see. My dad will definitely come after him. Then I'll sprinkle him with itching powder left and right!"
Jiang Xiaoyue stopped talking as she was talking. She felt more and more itchy the more she talked.
Shen Jiao: "Of course, but Miss Jiang, let's talk about the future later. Could you please make some medicine to relieve the itching? This forest is quite large, so there should be no shortage of medicinal herbs."
"Uh... this... theoretically... it's possible, but... uh..." Jiang Xiaoyue hesitated and said bluntly, "I don't know how."
"The daughter of the Xuanhu Hall master?"
"Who says a doctor's daughter has to know medical skills? If that's the case, then a cook's daughter would definitely be good at cooking, a general's daughter would definitely learn martial arts, and a scholar's daughter would definitely be eloquent. Well, well, well, how could that be possible?" Jiang Xiaoyue said unhappily. "My father is my father, and I am me. I just don't like studying medicine. Seeing all those drug names, properties, and prescriptions gives me a headache. I want to inherit my mother's ambition!"
"What is your mother's ambition...?"
"Wandering around the world with a sword, I take pleasure in avenging my enemies, doing justice and getting rid of harm for the people!" She stepped on the stone proudly, patted her chest, and her eyes sparkled.
A guard said, "When did Madam have this ambition?"
Another said: "I heard it was when I was a child."
Another asked, "How young?"
"Before I was ten."
Jiang Xiaoyue felt a little embarrassed.
One of the most considerate guards scolded:
"Shut up, Miss. If she says yes, then yes! Do you remember more clearly than Miss?"
Listen, no wonder he is the captain of the guards, he is so sensible.
He believed whatever his master said, and never said a word that was unpleasant to his ears. He never did any work, but Jiang Xiaoyue was very satisfied with him.
He nodded and said, "Yes, my mother told me herself. This is her wish."
An unfulfilled wish.
Shen Jiao said, "A daughter inherits her mother's ambition and will have a bright future! Your mother will definitely be proud of you!"
"Of course!" Jiang Xiaoyue said happily, "I'll go home after I rescue those villagers. I'll tell my parents about this then. They'll definitely be happy!"
Maybe she will never be allowed to marry again.
By then, the sea will be wide enough for fish to leap and the sky will be high enough for birds to fly. If you give her ten years, she may become a person who can stabilize Jiangnan.
The more Jiang Xiaoyue thought about it, the happier he became, and he almost laughed out loud with his hands on his hips.
But after all, this matter has not even started yet, and it sounds too much like bragging. I still have to be reserved.
Jiang Xiaoyue changed the subject and asked, "What about you? What do you want to do?"
"As for me, I haven't decided yet. I guess I'll just find a place to settle down and live a peaceful life."
"Ah? You're so young, but you're so hopeless and have no ambition at all."
Shen Jiao didn't like to hear this:
"My dear lady, not everyone is like you, with a group of guards protecting you, horses, weapons, and money. Even if your martial arts skills are mediocre, you can still be a hero. The most difficult time in life is sitting here feeding mosquitoes on the way to escape marriage. For a lonely person like me, you will either die of poverty and starvation, or be hacked to death by someone you shouldn't offend. You want to make a living in the martial arts world? You'd better go to sleep. It's easier to do it in dreams."
When Shen Jiao saw her chief guard, she reflected on herself. She was no longer a servant, so why should she always agree with what others said instead of what she wanted to say?
Even if she can't beat him, is she afraid that she can't run away?
Besides, although Jiang Xiaoyue is a little naive, she doesn't look like the type of person who would take someone's life if they disagree with her. So, what is she afraid of?
Shen Jiao said he felt comfortable and went to sleep on the tree.
Jiang Xiaoyue was left speechless. After a long pause, he stamped his feet and shouted towards the tree, "Who said my martial arts skills are mediocre? I have a famous teacher who taught me. I am definitely better than you!"
"How do you know I wasn't taught by a famous teacher?" Shen Jiao asked her while sitting on a tree branch.
"Isn't it obvious? You said that. You must be very poor. How can you afford a famous teacher?"
She still has some brains, but Shen Jiao doesn't like to hear that she gave herself the identity she wanted when she went out.
Shen Jiao said slowly, "How do you know if I became poor because my family fell into poverty?"
"That makes sense..." Jiang Xiaoyue asked her, "Then who are you?"
"No, my ancestors for eight generations may not have produced a rich man, but I did receive instruction from a famous teacher, so that I could be more valuable when I was bought by a wealthy family. Unfortunately, I didn't learn martial arts."
Shen Jiao felt a little regretful when he thought about it.
Jiang Xiaoyue thought this was a sad story and snapped shut. Shen Jiao was almost asleep when she suddenly said weakly, "It's okay to have a bad background..."
Shen Jiao thought she was saying that there were many people who had a difficult life but turned their lives around through hard work.
But she said, "It's okay to have a bad birth. It's better than being born rich but ruined to the point of being penniless and seriously ill, or being born into a famous family but having nothing left but their birth and not even being able to afford medicine, or being born into a good family but never knowing it, being replaced by a cat at birth, and finally finding out the truth and going to their parents' house, but being refused and begging for a way to verify their relationship..."
She rambled on and on for half an hour, and it was obvious that she had seen this kind of trouble before. At the end, she climbed up the tree and asked her, "So, can you understand?"
My apologies and my poor background really don't mean anything.
Out of respect, Jiang Xiaoyue didn't dare to say the second half of the sentence.
Shen Jiao waved her hand: "I understand. Every family has its own problems."
Jiang Xiaoyue: ...That’s not what I want to talk about!
But look at Shen Jiao who has closed her eyes: ...
She still climbed down silently and went to sleep. Maybe she had a bad memory and wouldn't remember it tomorrow.
Jiang Xiaoyue lay down on the rattan bed made by the guards, swatted mosquitoes for a while, and then fell asleep.
When they woke up the next day, each person had at least twenty or thirty bags on his body.
By the fifth day, the mosquitoes all knew that there were people here, and they came in groups to eat every day.
Jiang Xiaoyue swung his sword and slashed wildly, unable to bear it any longer, he said:
"Oh, so annoying! Why haven't those kidnappers come yet? Has Xiaowu really looked at it? There's not even a single message. Jiang Qi, go check it out!"
A guard responded and left.
The news brought back was very bad.
The kidnappers didn't show up, and someone died in the village.
There were also many people suffering from fever and diarrhea, including Jiang Wu who went to investigate.
"Ah?!" Jiang Xiaoyue was horrified. "Could it be an epidemic? Where are they? How many people died in the village?"
"There was only one, an old woman who lived next to the Qian family. She jumped into a well and died. Her body was already rotten when she was found. I don't know if this disease is related to her."
Jiang Qi doesn't know any medical skills, so he can't be sure.
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