After the black market boss was poisoned by a curse, her health deteriorated day by day, while her underlings, also poisoned by the curse, became completely obedient to her.
Smiling Tiger is her husband's cousin. He has always admired Amei, so he willingly stays by her side and acts as her strategist.
Her husband's family is snobbish and used to look down on her, a woman from the mountains. But ever since she brought money back home, they've changed their attitude.
Xu Xinning had heard Mu Jingheng say that the black market boss was a woman from an ethnic minority, so when she saw Amei holding a child, she guessed her identity.
Xu Xinning looked at Amei and asked, "Do you need to see him?"
Amei smiled, and it has to be said that Amei's smile is really beautiful, a very different kind of beauty. If you ignore the calculation in her eyes, Xu Xinning thinks her beauty is very infectious.
But because of her eyes, Xu Xinning felt that she was the kind of femme fatale.
Amei: "You could say I have something to do. That guy is pretty good. I got some goods from him last time, and I hope to have a long-term partnership with him."
Amei smiled and looked at Xu Xinning, saying, "Since you're all in the same family, it doesn't matter who we cooperate with. What we want is the goods you have."
Xu Xinning: "Okay, so how would you like to collaborate?"
Amei pointed to the courtyard not far away and said, "It's not appropriate to talk here. Why don't we go to the courtyard to talk?"
Xu Xinning: "Okay!"
Amei walked ahead carrying the child, occasionally teasing the child.
The moment Xu Xinning touched her, she had already planted an enhanced version of the Heart-Eating Gu into her body.
Xu Xinning also sensed that there was a mother Gu in Amei's body.
Xu Xinning had never taken her pulse, so she didn't know the effect of the mother Gu.
It was only because Amei was careless on the way that it was possible for her to have been infected with a Gu poison, otherwise, given her skill level, it would have been very difficult for her to be infected.
Perhaps she wasn't careless, but rather arrogant, always thinking that her ability to raise and control Gu was superior to others.
Another reason is that she underestimated her opponent.
When they arrived at the courtyard, they found many people playing cards in small groups, and one person leisurely lying on a recliner reading a book. Judging from his appearance, this person should be the smiling tiger.
Xu Xinning attracted everyone's attention as soon as she entered.
At first, everyone thought Xu Xinning was Mu Jingheng. Some even whistled and said with a grin, "Hey! Brother, here to deliver goods again? But you're really capable, managing to get these kinds of good stuff every now and then. No wonder you're making money."
The smiling tiger had already noticed the difference between Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng. Knowing that Amei wanted to talk about something, he took the initiative to hug the child.
The child seemed to like him very much. As soon as he saw him, he kicked his feet happily and made "ah ah ah" sounds, drooling with joy.
The smiling tiger took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped the child's drool, and then picked him up.
As he passed by Xu Xinning, she placed another Heart-Eating Gu into his body.
This person looks smart; controlling Amei alone isn't enough.
Xu Xinning gave them the goods at the same price as Mu Jingheng had last time. Actually, this price was the black market price, which was too high if they wanted to sell them, but they didn't say anything, and Xu Xinning, who was making money, had even less reason to say anything.
This time, Amei didn't do anything to Xu Xinning, perhaps because she was confident she could control Mu Jingheng.
After leaving the black market, Xu Xinning went to the place she had arranged to meet the three old ladies.
The three old ladies were already waiting there. When Xu Xinning went over, she specially took out rice and flour from her spatial storage.
This is a real hot commodity these days, and I think the three old ladies will really like it. I'll just sell it to them as a bonus when they buy all these other things.
The three old ladies craned their necks, looking very anxious, perhaps afraid that Xu Xinning would break her promise?
As soon as Xu Xinning appeared in the alley, the three old ladies visibly breathed a sigh of relief and then walked forward with smiles.
Xu Xinning: "The three aunties are really punctual."
The old lady was even happier when she heard Xu Xinning call them aunties, but she said, "We're old enough to be your grandmothers, young comrade, you have such a sweet tongue!"
Xu Xinning: "Auntie, you're joking. You don't look like grandmothers at all. You're too young."
Old lady #2: "Oh my! Oh my! How can this girl be so likable?"
Old lady #3: "Isn't that right?"
The three elderly women were delighted with the rice and flour. Xu Xinning brought out 100 jin of rice and 60 jin of flour, which the three women bought up completely. They even gave Xu Xinning their home address, hoping that she could deliver such good goods to their residential area next time.
Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng wouldn't be staying here for long, but Xu Xinning still agreed.
When Xu Xinning returned to the Match Factory residential compound, Mu Jingheng and Ding Mao had already returned.
Seeing that Xu Xinning was carrying so many groceries, the two of them came forward to help.
Mu Jingheng looked at Xu Xinning meaningfully. Xu Xinning smiled, and the two knew in their exchange of glances that Xu Xinning had succeeded.
While developing downlines in this way isn't exactly honorable, it's still a case of the wicked exploiting the wicked. If Amei and her group hadn't been so malicious in the first place, they wouldn't have resorted to such methods against them.
The match factory's New Year's gift has arrived, and the payment has been settled. Now it's time for Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng to go and rescue Mu Jinghuai.
Mu Jingheng and Xu Xinning didn't hide their trip to the village from Ding Mao; they just didn't reveal their intentions. Their excuse was that Xu Xinning needed to study, and Mu Jingheng was worried about her, so he was going along.
Ding Mao was a smart man and knew that the two were not telling the truth. He had long since realized that the two were extraordinary, especially Mu Jingheng. His posture, skills and alertness made Ding Mao feel that this person was not ordinary. He knew that the two must have some mission when they entered the village, so he did not ask. He just reminded them of some things to pay attention to when contacting ethnic minorities.
Ding Mao also gave Mu Jingheng the phone number of the match factory, just in case.
Mu Jingheng and Xu Xinning set off early the next morning with their bags on their backs. Ding Mao introduced them to a trustworthy guide, hoping that their mission could be completed quickly and safely.
With a guide, Mu Jingheng and Xu Xinning's journey became much easier. However, before setting off, Mu Jingheng and Xu Xinning still called Grandpa Mu and Grandpa Jiang. The two gave them great support and even gave Mu Jingheng the phone number of the military commander, so that they could contact him directly if they needed assistance.
This is exactly what Mu Jingheng wanted.
He knew what Mu Jinghuai's mission was about, and he also knew the identity of the enemy hidden in the village. No matter how capable he and Xu Xinning were, they were still just two people. Besides, he didn't want Xu Xinning to be in danger.
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