How could an ordinary family say something like "cherishing their daughter" or "treating her as precious as gold"?
Tsk tsk, it's already a sign of conscience that they didn't strangle the girl after she was born. The Jiang family is probably the only oddball in the whole area who values their daughter this much.
“Yeah,” Huang Shi said, also becoming curious. “Could it be that Brother Ji was right?”
“I’ve never heard of it,” Chief Jiang shook his head. “However, some of the Jiang family’s rules are indeed quite different from those of other places.”
“Then ask around,” the clan chief Ji said, not giving up. “Maybe the Jiang family really has some powerful background.”
“What nonsense are you talking about?” Chief Ji was amused by this. “How could that be? If he really had a powerful background, why wouldn’t my father have told me?”
He's not some immature young man; he's the head of a clan. What secrets can't he know?
Upon hearing this, Huang Shi joked, "That's hard to say. Maybe because it's such a big deal, it can only be passed down by word of mouth on the verge of death."
"Haha, you guys really have wild ideas," Chief Jiang stood up, patted the dirt off his clothes, "I'm not going to argue with you anymore. I'll go and make some more arrangements, so that when the government comes, if something goes wrong, we don't give them any leverage."
After Chief Jiang left, the two exchanged a silent smile. "Brother, do you think it's possible?"
"That's unlikely," Huang Shi said casually, tossing a small stone forward. "If the Jiang family really had a distinguished background, how could they have fallen to such a state?"
“Indeed,” Chief Ji stroked his beard and said leisurely, “I was indeed overthinking things.”
When the officials arrived, more than an hour had passed, and it was noon.
Looking at the people lying haphazardly in front of him, some of whom were already lifeless, he immediately let out a sigh of relief.
"Madam Jiang," Inspector Niu greeted Jiang Nuan immediately upon seeing her, "It's been a while since we last met."
"Inspector Niu," Jiang Nuan greeted, "I'm sorry to have troubled you."
“What are you saying? It’s just my job, why make it a hassle?” Inspector Niu said, glancing at the people lying on the ground, his brows furrowing. “With so many people, it will probably take several trips to transport them.”
He brought all the prison carts from the county government, but there were only four of them.
“Well,” Jiang Nuan awkwardly touched her nose, “this is only part of it; there are some more in Huangjiakou.”
"What?" Inspector Niu became serious. "You dealt with so many robbers?"
It sounds incredibly mysterious!
It's unbelievable that a group of farmers accomplished something that even the government wasn't confident about.
“We were lucky; we outnumbered them,” Jiang Nuan explained. “We caught them off guard, which was a bit of an unconventional move. If they had been fully prepared, the outcome would have been uncertain.”
“In any case, this is all thanks to your skill,” Inspector Niu said with a sigh. “Ordinary people in this situation would have been too scared to do anything, let alone think of fighting back.”
He wouldn't dare either.
The county government's constables aren't even enough to feed the people.
"Inspector Niu is too kind. This time it really was just luck."
Jiang Nuan always felt that there couldn't be so few people at Qingfeng Temple. Later, when she found the manor and saw that the treasury silver and weapons had been taken away, she became even more certain of her guess.
However, she was puzzled as to why there were no reinforcements if there were already people present.
In just half an hour, Qingfeng Temple was completely abandoned. Someone must have taken charge. What was he thinking?
And how much do they know about what happened today, and will they come back?
If they come back to retaliate, those three villages will be in big trouble.
“Whether it’s luck or not, it’s a great achievement,” Inspector Niu said happily. “I can also benefit from it.”
"To be honest, Madam Jiang, I don't know what's going on lately, but the higher-ups are cracking down on these kinds of things very strictly. They've even issued a strict order that every county government must submit one."
“We’ve been busy with this matter lately, and we’re practically exhausted from running around without any progress. We never expected to receive such a pleasant surprise from Madam Jiang.”
"No wonder, I was wondering why I haven't seen Lai Zi around lately."
"Too busy, so busy I barely have time to breathe," Inspector Niu looked up and saw that the people had already been loaded onto the truck. "I'm not going to say anything more. I need to take these people back first. It'll take several trips, so I can't delay them."
"Well, I should go home too!"
After the officials arrived, she felt relieved and no longer wanted to get involved.
She was busy all night, not physically but mentally exhausted. Others only saw the results, but with every step she took, she was thinking about what to do if she made a mistake, or what to do if she caused someone's death.
Especially when she rashly proposed a counterattack against Qingfeng Temple, nothing seemed amiss on the surface, but her palms were actually sweaty.
Fortunately, God was on our side!
When the group returned to Huangjiakou, they were welcomed by the entire village, young and old. A long brazier made of dried mugwort was set up at the village entrance.
"Quickly," Sister-in-law Jiang waved to Jiang Nuan, "step over the fire basin into the village to get rid of the bad luck."
Although the outcome was a happy one, it's best to avoid this kind of thing in the future.
“Okay,” Jiang Nuan smiled as she stepped over the brazier, then asked, “How is Dashan? Has he woken up?”
"She's awake," Sister-in-law Huang said, her face grim. "I slapped her twice across the face."
"why is that?"
Jiang Nuan was very surprised by her sister-in-law's actions.
My sister-in-law seems very sensible, but she actually loves the child very much. No matter how harsh her words are, she's willing to hurt the child even with just a fingernail.
Unless, of course, you're really angry.
"Could it be that he's being punished for causing trouble?"
After all, your nephew really went too far this time.
If he hadn't been so impulsive, none of these things would have happened. Ironically, he was lying in bed doing nothing.
“No, it’s more appropriate for your father and your eldest brother to handle this kind of thing,” Sister-in-law Huang said with a hint of helplessness. “If it were because of this, I wouldn’t be so angry.”
Young people, everyone has impulsive moments, and she can understand that.
But with his own son being so spineless, even slapping him twice wouldn't quell his anger.
"What's going on?" Jiang Nuan asked tentatively. "Could it be that Da Shan has done something again?"
"He," Sister-in-law Huang said, somewhat embarrassed, clutching her chest and lowering her voice, "actually pretended to have amnesia, just like other women!"
"What?" Jiang Nuan's eyes widened instantly. "What do you mean by faking amnesia?"
What a ridiculous plot twist!
She seemed to underestimate her nephew; he looked honest and simple, but he was quite the actor.
"It means exactly what it says," said Sister Huang, looking embarrassed. "After Dr. Gu told me, I wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear."
When her son woke up, he didn't remember anyone. Mrs. Huang was both heartbroken and relieved.
However, he felt that this was not bad either. He would no longer be affected by the Qin family. He could find a good girl, have a big, healthy son, and live a smooth life.
It turned out he was faking it!
Upon hearing the news, Sister-in-law Huang felt a sharp pain in her chest, wishing she could beat her good-for-nothing son to death.
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