"What? Not one of the five black categories?"
"Special treatment? Or was it specifically instructed by the Party Secretary?"
The villagers who had come to watch the spectacle immediately began to discuss it amongst themselves.
After reprimanding Hu Dahai, Liu Qing went over to try and get on Xu Kuo's good side.
"Brother Xu, look at the mess this has made! It's all because of Hu Dahai's nonsense. I was caught off guard and misled by him, which is why I... I made a mistake. I'll compensate for all the losses this door has suffered!"
Just then, a mechanical voice suddenly rang in Xu Kuo's mind.
[Ding! A late Qing Dynasty pendant has been detected, worth 200 points. Would you like to exchange it?]
Xu Kuo's eyes lit up; this was truly a godsend!
He coughed and pointed to a pendant hanging on Liu Qing's clothes:
"No need for compensation. I think your pendant is quite unique, Director Liu. This whole ordeal must have frightened my wife. How about... you sell it to me as an apology?"
Liu Qing was taken aback, then without hesitation, he took off the pendant and presented it to Xu Kuo with both hands:
“Brother Xu, what are you saying! What do you mean by selling it! This pendant was originally meant to compensate your wife! Just accept it!”
"This..." Xu Kuo pretended to decline.
"Oh, Brother Xu, don't be so polite with me! If you don't accept it, you're looking down on me!" Liu Qing insisted on stuffing the pendant into Xu Kuo's hand.
The villagers around them stared wide-eyed.
This Director Liu usually bullies everyone in the village because of his position, and he's always bossing everyone around. When has he ever been so friendly to anyone?
What exactly is the relationship between Xu Kuo and the Party Secretary that requires special explanation?
Immediately, various speculations spread among the crowd, and the gazes directed at Xu Kuo became filled with awe.
No sooner had Liu Qing left with the wailing Hu Dahai than the village entrance erupted in chaos.
Those who had previously come with the village chief, full of arrogance, to "capture" Jiang Xiuying were now pale-faced and their legs were trembling.
They had witnessed Hu Dahai's fate firsthand, and no one wanted to follow in his footsteps.
"Brother Xu... it was all a misunderstanding before, a complete misunderstanding!"
The village chief, with a shameless grin, was the first to approach, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
"We were just confused by that bastard Hu Dahai's nonsense, please don't take it to heart!"
Others chimed in, offering their own explanations, afraid of being left behind.
"You shouldn't have told me this."
Xu Kuo didn't even lift his eyelids, his tone indifferent.
The village chief was taken aback, then immediately realized what he meant and slapped his thigh:
"Yes, yes, yes! Brother Xu is right! Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, we were all wrong before. We were blind and listened to the slander of those villains. Please forgive us this time!"
As he spoke, he winked at the group of people behind him.
The group immediately realized what was happening and rushed to the doorway, shouting into the house:
"Sister-in-law, we were wrong!"
"Sister-in-law, please forgive us!"
"Sister-in-law, we apologize to you!"
Inside the house, Jiang Xiuying had never seen anything like this before.
She was a frail woman who usually didn't even dare to argue with anyone, let alone be surrounded by such a group of people apologizing to her.
She stood there, flustered, her pretty face flushed red, and stammered:
"I...I...I forgive you all, please...please leave..."
The sound was so soft it was almost inaudible.
But the village chief, as if hearing some heavenly music, breathed a sigh of relief and quickly called out loudly:
"Did you all hear that? Your sister-in-law has forgiven us! Everyone, disperse, disperse!"
The crowd scattered and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Inside the room, Jiang Xiuying stood there in a daze, feeling as if she were dreaming.
She never dreamed that the village chief would come to apologize to her in person.
In the past, she suffered a lot of scorn in the village because of her identity, and she could never hold her head up wherever she went.
Now, it's all in the past.
She no longer has to worry about being discriminated against or bullied.
Jiang Xiuying was overjoyed, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
Taking advantage of this lull, Xu Kuo had a sudden thought and exchanged the pendant he had just acquired for points.
[Ding! Redemption successful, you have received 200 points!]
The system notification sounded in his mind, and Xu Kuo's lips curled up slightly.
Two hundred points secured, system upgrade is just around the corner!
He couldn't help but start imagining that once the system was upgraded to level two, the variety of resources would increase significantly, right?
What if we continue to upgrade? Will we see some technological products that are ahead of our time?
For example... guns and ammunition?
Even... something more advanced?
Xu Kuo became more and more excited as he thought about it, wishing he could upgrade the system to the maximum level immediately.
However, the most important thing right now is to solve our own problems first.
Now that the issue of his wife's identity has been resolved, it's time to use the system to make himself stronger.
However, how to make the system's resources appear more rationally is a difficult problem.
You can't just conjure it up out of thin air, can you?
After much thought, Xu Kuo still felt that the only option was the old method—hunting in the mountains.
Only in this way can the origin of those materials that appeared out of thin air be explained.
After all, who knows what treasures might be hidden deep in the mountains and forests?
"Wife, I plan to go up the mountain tomorrow."
Xu Kuo turned his head and spoke to Jiang Xiuya.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiuying immediately became anxious: "No! It's too dangerous up in the mountain! What if..."
"Don't worry, your man is really capable now!"
Xu Kuo interrupted her, his tone full of confidence, "Besides, our family is almost starving, we can't just sit around and eat our savings away, can we?"
Jiang Xiuying opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but swallowed the words back.
She recalled the recent changes in Xu Kuo, his extraordinary martial arts skills, and his confident gaze.
For some reason, a strange sense of trust suddenly welled up in her heart.
Perhaps, her man really is different now.
Perhaps, he really can do anything.
Jiang Xiuying nodded as if possessed: "Then...then be careful."
Jiang Xiuying's worried gaze lingered like the morning mist in the mountains, until Xu Kuo's figure completely disappeared around the bend in the mountain road.
Xu Kuo took a deep breath, enjoying the fresh air in the mountains and forests, and walked with light steps.
Since taking the mysterious pill rewarded by the system, his physical condition has undergone tremendous changes.
Not only did his strength increase dramatically, but his five senses also became exceptionally sharp, especially his sense of smell, which was even more sensitive than the oldest hunting dog in the village.
His stated purpose for going up the mountain this time was to hunt and supplement his family's income.
In reality, he wanted to find a secluded place to verify his suspicions and exchange the resources in the system to improve his family's life.
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