Chapter 75 Jiang Weiyi Still Wants to Make Trouble
Shen Lingning steamed a pot of locust flower buns, which were full of ingredients, delicious, and the dough was soft and fluffy.
She was not stingy. She wrapped several of them in clean white cage cloth and asked someone to carry them in a small basket. She held Fubao in her arms and went to several families who were usually friendly or at least decent in terms of appearance.
For example, the family of Political Commissar Zhang, the family of sister-in-law Liu Jinfeng who has many children and lives a tight life, and the other two families with young wives who also have young children and can usually talk a few words.
"Fubao, these are the buns my mom made. Give them to your aunt to try."
Shen Lingning taught her.
Fubao blinked his big eyes and repeated his mother's words in his mother's arms in a baby voice: "Baobao, try it..."
He also reached out and handed the bun over.
That little thing, with its fair and clean skin, clear eyes and sweet mouth, is hard to dislike.
Liu Jinfeng took the still warm bun and looked at the solid locust flowers and a few scattered oil residues inside.
Her eyes were a little hot: "Oh, how embarrassing... Thank you Fubao, thank you Lingning sister! Come in and sit down!"
Political Commissar Zhang's wife, Wang Shufen, smiled and patted Fubao's head: "Xiao Shen is too polite. This girl is really lovable. No wonder our Da Mao chases you to visit his sister every day."
After one round, the effect is significant.
Who among the shrewd people in the family compound doesn’t understand this?
Battalion Commander Zhou is back, his position is stable, and he is extremely protective of his wife and children.
Although Shen Lingning seemed quiet, he was generous and measured in his actions, unlike those who were picky or petty.
Coupled with the precise "attack" of Fubao, the "little sugar bag", soon, in the afternoon, several sisters-in-law came with their children and some snacks to return the gifts, giving one a handful of fried soybeans and another a small bag of wild dates, and they would sit in the Zhou family's courtyard and chat.
Women's topics of conversation are nothing more than children, men, and family matters.
Shen Lingning didn't talk much, but he listened attentively. He would occasionally interject and always hit the nail on the head, or hand over a bowl of cooled boiled water at the right time.
She is not like some people who like to gossip. She has a clear and honest look, which makes people want to talk to her.
Fubao was playing wobbly among a group of children.
She didn't run around and make noise like other children. She was very quiet, but she was strangely popular with children.
If a little kid falls and cries, she will walk over and give him a smooth little stone from her pocket;
Liu Jinfeng's youngest son was crying out that he was thirsty, so Fubao pointed in the direction of the water tank in the corner of the yard and babbled.
"The water tank is cool and delicious."
——Shen Lingning “heard” her daughter’s voice.
A sister-in-law looked up and smiled, "Fubao is telling your kid that there's water in the jar! This little girl is very smart!"
Liu Jinfeng also laughed: "That's right, she's like a little smart girl, she talks less than her mother, but she understands everything in her heart."
Shen Lingning just smiled and gave the credit to the child: "She was just gesturing blindly, it happened by chance."
But unknowingly, the impression that "Fubao is a blessed and smart child" began to take root in some people's hearts.
Shen Lingning was happy to see this happen, as it could better cover up Fubao's occasional unusualness and provide a soft protective layer for her to integrate into the family compound.
However, in the corners where the sun does not reach, haze is accumulating.
Jiang Weiyi hid behind the curtains of his house, staring at the brief and lively scene in the Zhou family yard.
Seeing those sisters-in-law whom she once looked down upon smiling at Shen Lingning, and seeing that little bastard being praised by everyone, her nails almost dug into her palms.
Her brother Jiang Weimin was officially expelled yesterday, leaving an extremely disgraceful record in his file. His future was ruined and he was completely depressed. His parents at home sent telegrams to scold him one after another.
And she blamed all of this on Shen Lingning!
If it weren't for this vixen, how could Brother Zhou be so heartless to me? If she hadn't complained, how could my brother have ended up like this?
Why can Shen Lingning live in harmony with her husband and be popular?
And that child who looks unusual?
But I have nothing left!
There is no hope for work, love has become a joke, and I am even about to move out of the staff housing complex!
A vicious thought grew wildly in her mind.
She was thinking irrationally: As long as she destroyed Shen Lingning, or destroyed the source of her seeming so "happy" - that child, would Brother Zhou be able to see her?
Even if she couldn't see it, she wanted Shen Lingning to suffer unbearable pain!
She suddenly remembered that when she was picking locust flowers yesterday, she seemed to have heard someone mention that there seemed to be a wild beehive deep in the old forest on the back mountain. It was quite large and had stung people before...
A crude yet vicious plan instantly took shape in her twisted mind. She knew that Shen Lingning had been running to the back mountain frequently recently, seemingly pondering something.
Jiang Weiyi showed a strange smile on his face.
She found the strong-smelling tobacco leaves and realgar powder that she had prepared for self-defense, and also found a piece of dark-colored, pungent-smelling old cloth, and randomly mixed these things together and wrapped them up.
Her eyes were crazy, and she muttered to herself: "Shen Lingning...Aren't you capable? Don't you want to show off? I'll let you...be famous this time!"
She was thinking about how to lure Shen Lingning to the area with the wild beehive, and then...
She just needed to make enough noise to startle the wild bees...
The rest depends on the "luck" of Shen Lingning and that little brat!
Even if the sting doesn't kill them, it will at least make them peel off a layer of skin, and even better, disfigure them! Let's see if Brother Zhou still wants her!
Thinking of this, Jiang Weiyi was so excited that he trembled all over.
She carefully calculated the timing and route, how to do all this without attracting attention.
In the evening, Shen Lingning sent away the sisters-in-law who came to visit, and carried Fubao, who had fallen asleep from playing tired, back to the house.
She felt a little relieved and felt that there seemed to be some hope for her life in the staff quarters.
She was thinking about going to the back mountain again tomorrow, focusing on the medicinal herbs that might be Scutellaria baicalensis, and carefully observing the soil conditions on the slope.
After packing up, Zhou Weiguo came back.
He looked a little tired, and the bandage on his left arm had been replaced with a new one, but there was a hint of solemnity between his brows.
Without even taking a sip of water, he took out a document with a red seal from his old satchel and handed it to Shen Lingning.
"Ling Ning, I personally reported the Eagle's Beak case in detail to the Military Region Security Department and Political Commissar Zhang."
He said in a low voice, "The identity of the attackers has been basically confirmed. They are a group of vagrant criminals entrenched in that area, and they are related to several previous robberies.
But the leader, the one with the hoarse voice... ran away. This was found at the scene."
He took out another object carefully wrapped in oil paper and opened it. It turned out to be a bronze plate with slightly deformed edges and a vague eagle head pattern engraved on it. It was stained with mud and suspicious dark brown marks.
"This thing doesn't look like something an ordinary bandit would have."
Zhou Weiguo's eyes were sharp: "I suspect that there is someone behind them who is instructing them, and their goal is clear, and they are targeting you.
The military district has issued an order to hunt down any elusive individuals and dig deeper into the clues behind the incident."
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