But as she spent more and more time in the darkness, her anger and frustration, coupled with her inability to change the situation, forced her to confront and reflect on her actions.
"I was jealous of you. I felt that the good life you're living today should have been mine. That's why I agreed without hesitation when Wang Ergou came to me and suggested assassinating you all—"
When Wang Ergou heard that Fang Peiru was going to tell Jiang Tangtang the details of their plan to harm the Lu family in order to beg for forgiveness, he immediately flew into a rage and said, "You bitch, what nonsense are you spouting?"
As he spoke, he reached out to pull Fang Peiru away. Jiang Tangtang shouted sharply, "Wang Ergou, stop right there!"
Jiang Tangtang is usually delicate and gives people the impression of being soft and easy to bully.
But her shout startled Wang Ergou, and he instinctively let go.
Jiang Tangtang said coldly, "Let her finish speaking."
Fang Peiru knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times in the direction from which Jiang Tangtang had made her voice.
It revealed how she colluded with Wang Ergou to plot against her.
"I know I was wrong, please, sister-in-law, please help me!"
Jiang Tangtang rolled her eyes. "I know you want to hurt me, but I'm not punishing you. I'm even going to find medicine to treat your eyes. I'm not sick."
Fang Peiru was filled with despair. "I am willing to be your slave and serve you. As long as I can cure my eyes, I will do anything you ask."
Even if Jiang Tangtang wanted a servant, she didn't want to keep her by her side. She said without wavering, "I don't need a servant either. You tried to harm me, but you ended up blinding yourself. Consider it a price you paid for your mistake. At most, I won't make things difficult for you because of this in the future."
Wang Ergou looked at Fang Peiru with a sinister smile on his face.
Jiang Tangtang looked at Wang Ergou, "But I won't allow such scum to stay in front of me any longer. He's an eyesore."
"Sister-in-law, I'll take care of him right away." Liu Chengfeng was just worried about not having a chance to curry favor with Jiang Tangtang, so he immediately stepped forward and grabbed Wang Ergou.
"You lackey, let me go! Jiang, you slut who's been with a thousand men and ridden by ten thousand..." Wang Ergou struggled desperately, cursing filthy words.
One of Liu Chengfeng's henchmen grabbed some animal droppings from the ground and shoved them into Wang Ergou's mouth.
Wang Ergou was immediately rendered speechless, mumbling incoherently.
The thugs who used to hang out with Wang Ergou were so frightened by his fate that they huddled together like quails.
Wang Qiuju also hid in a corner in fear.
She suddenly realized that Jiang Tangtang and the others were different. Not only did she have a husband who doted on her, but she also had a group of men following her around.
Although Fang Peiru was blind, she was still deaf. Hearing the sounds, she felt relieved; she was finally free from Wang Ergou's humiliation. But at the same time, she was filled with fear of Jiang Tangtang.
She merely uttered a single sentence, and without even lifting a finger, she dealt with Wang Ergou. Wouldn't dealing with herself be even easier?
Not to mention Wang Qiuju and Fang Peiru, even the villagers of Dawancun have fallen silent.
Jiang Tangtang ignored what the villagers thought. She closed her eyes again, pondering what to do next.
According to the system, the plot has now broken down and is different from the plot of the book that she knows.
So, is Jiangzhou, which she had previously planned to go to, still safe?
Before Jiang Tangtang could come up with a solution, Lu Shiyan returned with the herbs. He handed them to her, explained how to use them, and said, "After you eat something, rest here and wait for me. I'll go and find out some information."
Jiang Tangtang took the herbs and, unusually, said with concern, "You should eat something before you go!"
Last night I made chicken soup and bamboo rice, but we didn't have time to make the bamboo rice before everyone rushed off on their way.
During the journey, no one had time to eat. So, the bamboo rice made last night was still uneaten.
"Yes, yes, third brother, eat something before you go and investigate." Hearing Jiang Tangtang's words, Zhou Qiongniang quickly stood up and took a bamboo tube full of rice from her basket for Lu Shiyan and Jiang Tangtang.
Although it was cold, the rice cooked in the bamboo tube still had a unique aroma.
After traveling for so many days, Jiang Tangtang finally got to eat a bite of rice.
I almost cried.
Life is tough!
The villagers of Dawan Village were filled with envy as they watched the Lu family eat rice. But now everyone relied on Lu Shiyan to lead the way and gather information, and with Jiang Tangtang's words just now, Liu Chengfeng stepped in and dealt with Wang Ergou.
At this moment, even the few thugs who followed Wang Ergou didn't dare to make a move on the Lu family's rice, let alone the other villagers.
Seeing Liu Chengfeng and his followers return, Jiang Tangtang asked Zhou Qiongniang, "Second Sister-in-law, is there any extra bamboo rice?"
Zhou Qiongniang shook her head and whispered, "I counted the number of people yesterday." Besides the Lu family's meal, she only cooked extra for Li Shi and a few others.
Jiang Tangtang didn't say anything more. She opened the search system and started searching for nearby food.
Zhou Qiongniang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She was really afraid that Jiang Tangtang would ask for food to give to that group of people.
Although those people helped them last night, the Lu family only has so little food left, and the world is getting worse and worse.
If the food is given to people, what will they do?
Jiang Tangtang ignored Zhou Qiongniang's ulterior motives. After finishing her meal, she took out the herbs Lu Shiyan had given her and applied them to the bleeding wounds. Then, she put her shoes and socks back on and walked up to Liu Chengfeng, asking, "Do you know how to hunt?"
"Of course." Liu Chengfeng and his group often relied on hunting to fill their stomachs along the way. However, after the drought, prey was really hard to find, and they sometimes ate their fill and sometimes went hungry.
"That's good. Call a few people and come hunting with me." Jiang Tangtang had just used the scanning system and unexpectedly discovered wild boars not far from where they were resting.
Lu Shiyan is busy gathering information and may not have time to go hunting for the time being, so it's good that they go instead.
She had been thinking for a long time and had a vague guess in her mind. The Western Rong's premature attack and the collapse of the plot might be related to the male lead's career path.
Since the male lead can't escape the career path and is destined to achieve great things, and she has to stay by his side and do missions, then she should take the initiative!
First, see if these people are usable and can be recruited as subordinates.
"Okay." Liu Chengfeng happily called out to a few people, and Wen Jiangtang asked, "Do you think this many people are enough?"
Jiang Tangtang nodded, "That's enough, tell everyone to bring more tools."
Seeing Jiang Tangtang lead a hunting party, some villagers from Dawan Village also had their own ideas. However, most people felt that the Lu family's previous success in bringing back game was due to Lu Shiyan, and had nothing to do with Jiang Tangtang, a woman.
Therefore, some families chose to look around on their own.
Meanwhile, Shi Dazhu and Song Chao, the third son of the village chief, came to find Jiang Tangtang and asked if they could join her hunting team.
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