"Not yet, I guess he's at home recovering from the injury on his face."
"Sigh, this Xu family is really something, so clueless. You were the one who carried her for ten months, and it took them a whole day and night to give birth to you. Now they want to recognize an outsider as their daughter." Aunt Liu said indignantly.
Jiang Hua is fine; she's probably not Xu's biological daughter, based on what Xu said and what Aunt Liu just said. However, to find out the truth, we'll have to ask the parties involved ourselves.
After chatting with Aunt Liu for a while, Jiang Hua went back and searched her space for the things she needed to make rouge and face powder. She then asked Granny Luo to deliver the things to the factory.
In the afternoon, Aunt Liu and Uncle Liu also brought ten villagers. Jiang Hua led them to the field, where some learned to pick cacti and others learned how to plant them.
Although they had reservations about the thorny cacti in the field, the promise of a monthly wage of one tael of silver was tempting to anyone. Jiang Hua only needed ten people, and thankfully, they were among them.
The harvested cacti were delivered to the first courtyard of the factory, where they were handed over to the girls in charge of the first courtyard to cultivate cochineal insects.
The cochineal insects were all obtained through exchanges between the Space Little White Snake and the Space Spirits of other people's spaces.
Jiang Hua had been staying at the factory for the past two days. It was only after Granny Luo reminded her that today was the opening day of the barbecue shop that she took a carriage to Qing Shi Town, accompanied by Qing Yue and Qing Ling.
Upon hearing about the barbecue stall, the two of them immediately boarded the carriage.
"Girl, you've finally arrived."
Shuanghua, who was pacing back and forth at the barbecue stall, breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Jiang Hua's figure, thinking that she had forgotten.
"Fortunately, we didn't miss the auspicious time."
In front of the stove, Dong Ling was already grilling meat skewers. The aroma of the skewers had attracted many passersby to stop. Jiang Hua didn't keep them waiting for long. She lifted the red cloth on the barbecue stall's signboard and announced the official opening of the stall.
The prices of various grilled skewers were posted on the wall of the shop, and they didn't seem expensive. Customers who had been to Jiang Hua's snail rice noodle shop went in without hesitation when they saw her barbecue shop and ordered a few skewers to try.
Dong Ling quickly sprinkled the grilled skewers on the stove with her secret barbecue seasoning and sent them over. After trying one skewer, the customer seemed to have opened the door to a new world. His eyes lit up when he saw the skewers on the table, and then he picked up a skewer in each hand and started eating them in big bites.
Seeing how much he enjoyed his food, those who were still observing couldn't resist and also went into the shop to order skewers, causing a large influx of people into the shop.
Jiang Hua and Shuang Hua were busy without stopping until the skewers on the shelf were all gone. The group that arrived late left with regret, but before leaving, they told them to prepare more for tomorrow.
"Miss, we have a lot of customers today!" Dong Ling rotated her aching wrist and sniffed her sleeve, which smelled strongly of barbecue smoke.
"You must be tired. Pack up in a bit and get some rest." Jiang Hua looked at the two exhausted people.
Just as Shuanghua was about to speak, the sound of bowls and chopsticks being smashed on the ground came from the backyard, along with the faint sounds of fighting.
Shuanghua quickly lifted the curtain and walked towards the backyard, and Jiang Hua got up and followed her.
"girl……"
Shuanghua was stunned when she saw the mess in the yard. All the newly bought bowls, chopsticks and plates were smashed.
"Miss, watch out, there's a snake!" Dong Ling saw two identical men wielding snakes and viciously attacking the young lady's customers.
Before Dong Ling could finish speaking, the last remaining plate was thrown out and landed at Jiang Hua's feet.
"This has nothing to do with my sister and me. It was those two lunatics who did it. They're the ones who broke these things. The culprits are the ones to blame. If you want compensation, go find them!"
When Qingyue saw Jiang Hua enter, she immediately slipped behind her and complained.
One of the men chasing Qingyue didn't let her go either. He whistled, and a red snake as thick as an arm crawled towards Jiang Hua, its forked tongue flicking out from time to time.
On the other side, Qingling was also preoccupied with her own problems. Just as Shuanghua and Dongling were about to scream in fright, Jiang Hua made her move. In the blink of an eye, the snake collapsed to the ground with a thud, and a dagger was stuck in the snake's seven-inch spot.
"My Ah Hua!" the man cried out in disbelief as he looked at the dead snake on the ground, then glared angrily at Jiang Hua who had made the move.
"He's from the Poison Sect," Qingyue whispered in Jiang Hua's ear.
"I'm going to kill you all and make you pay for my Ah Hua's death!" The man's eyes reddened with rage as he gripped his sword and thrust it straight at Jiang Hua.
"Give me the sword." Jiang Hua took the sword from Qing Yue and began to fight the man. With a nimble flip, she used her sword to tip over the ground and landed behind him.
The man immediately turned around and chased after the one who was following closely behind, sword in hand. It had only been a few rounds.
With a "crack!", the sword in the man's hand was knocked away, and Jiang Hua's sword was pointed at his throat.
"Stop, or I'll kill him!"
The courtyard fell silent. The man who was still fighting Qingling to the death saw his younger brother lose and immediately stopped and walked over to look directly at Jiang Hua.
"Those poison tricks won't work on me, so save your breath." Jiang Hua chuckled, looking at the man in front of her with his unfathomable eyes. One was from the Gu Sect, the other from the Poison Sect, and all sorts of demons and monsters were flocking to her. This was getting more and more interesting.
After Lin Shuyan died, the main storyline of this world collapsed, and now you have become the female lead of this book.
The little white snake's voice echoed in Jiang Hua's mind. At this moment, it was swinging on the swing by the spiritual spring in the space.
[The cannon fodder originally intended to help Lin Shuyan achieve her sweet and loving life have all flocked to your side.]
"Is the male lead still the same one?" Jiang Hua was taken aback, and the name popped into her mind.
That's natural.
[Master, how does it feel to be the leading lady?]
Jiang Hua: How about I let you try it?
"What do you want to do?" another man asked Jiang Hua in a cold voice.
"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?"
"Did the money I spend on pots and pans grow on trees? Who gave you permission to run wild in my yard?"
"Let him go, and I'll pay you whatever silver you want."
"Shuanghua, settle the accounts for this young master properly, whatever amount is due." Jiang Hua sheathed her sword and instructed Shuanghua, who was standing there in a daze.
"Hey, hurry up." Qingyue secretly pinched Shuanghua's waist lightly, and Shuanghua finally came back to her senses.
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