"There's a Sheep Horn Mountain southwest of your village. I think the bandits there would welcome you. What you're doing is pretty much the same as what they're doing. Why don't you go and join them?"
The locals on the opposite side gradually became agitated. Although they were robbing, they still called themselves ordinary people and naturally did not want to be called bandits.
Someone said indignantly: "You little yellow-haired girl, how can you have the right to speak?"
Jiang Erlang raised his crossbow and aimed it at the man who was speaking. The man lowered his head and hid in the crowd.
"You'd better leave quickly. We've come this far without being robbed by refugees, and we've taken just as many lives as you. If you don't believe me, come and see if you can get close to us!" Jiang Zhengmao said in a strong voice.
The villagers took out their bows and arrows and swords, and prepared for war with full momentum.
In the firelight, the broadsword reflected a terrifying light, and its superiority was immediately apparent compared to the various weapons held by the locals.
Many people began to back out. They pointed at the two dead men on the ground and said, "It was these two bastards who instigated this. If it weren't for them, we wouldn't dare to show off our skills in front of you!"
"Yes, yes, we'll leave now, but you can't stab us with arrows!"
They retreated as they talked, and saw that the refugees opposite them were just staring at them coldly without any movement, so they turned around and ran away.
Some people ran away, and the rest of the people couldn't stay either. Many of their shoes fell off as if they were being chased by a ghost.
Jiang Zhengmao asked the villagers to put away their weapons.
A man laughed and said, "What a bunch of cowards! They're imitating others in robbery. I've never seen anyone kneeling on the ground to snatch something!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Jiang Huaixu put away his crossbow and yawned. It was the middle of the night and he was making a fuss.
Seeing that Jiang Huaixu was so sleepy that tears were coming out, Jiang Erlang said gently, "Go to bed quickly. It's still a while before dawn."
"Well, good night, second brother." Jiang Huaixu waved his hand and returned to the carriage, sleeping until dawn.
The next few days were filled with continuous journeys. The journey was extremely boring, so Jiang Huaixu had to use medical books to pass the time.
One day, she was sitting in a carriage reading a book when she suddenly heard the coachman Yun Qi calling her name.
"Yun Qi? You called me?"
"yes."
"What?"
silence.
Jiang Huaixu was most annoyed by people who acted like they were just using their mouths for show. She put down the book in her hand and covered Jiang Rong's ears: "Yun Qi, do you charge for speaking with that mouth of yours or something? You called me to ask questions and you didn't say anything. You better have something serious to say, or let's draw our swords!"
Yun Qi said slowly: "I'm thinking about how to put it..."
"Put aside your nobleman's attitude and just say it directly, quickly!"
Yun Qi pursed his lips and said, "If I tell you, it might damage your cousin's reputation."
"Cousin?" Jiang Huaixu's eyes lit up, and he put away his impatient expression and asked, "Which cousin?"
"The one who can't speak."
"Oh~" Jiang Huaixu dragged out the last word, "Her."
Since Jiang Yao got the two-month mute experience card, he rarely appeared in front of her, so much so that she almost forgot about this person.
"She's mute, how can she still jump around so happily?" She muttered softly. Although she was very curious, the six eyes of Jiang Wei, Jiang Fu and Jiang Rong were all staring at her.
Jiang Huaixu pointed his index finger in the air and said, "Don't spread rumors about this. There's only one weirdo in my uncle's family. We can't let one bad apple spoil the whole barrel."
Jiang Wei wanted to laugh, but when she saw the meaningful look from her younger sister, the corners of her mouth immediately turned down.
"Little sister, I promise not to say anything nonsense!"
Jiang Fu nodded vigorously, "Second cousin, don't worry!"
"Sister Rong, don't talk nonsense." Sister Rong also nodded obediently.
Jiang Huaixu pinched Jiang Rong's little face and said to Yun Qi, "I'll settle this matter for you. You owe me a favor. Remember to pay it back later."
After that, she said to Jiang Wei, "Sister, come down with me and let my sister-in-law and cousin sit for a while."
Jiang Wei immediately got out of the car excitedly, following Jiang Huaixu.
Jiang Zhengmao, who was at the front of the team, was thinking in his heart about the distance he could walk today and the remaining distance. Suddenly, a head popped up on his left. He turned his head and saw it was Wei Yatou with a silly smile. Just as he was about to ask, a voice came from his right.
"Sister, isn't our uncle really awesome?"
Jiang Zhengmao looked over and saw that it was Xu Yatou. He frowned, not knowing what these two were up to.
Jiang Wei: "Amazing! Not a single one of the villagers has anything bad to say!"
Jiang Huaixu: "If it weren't for my uncle taking care of us during this journey, how could we have escaped without any worries?"
Jiang Wei: "That's right, besides my second grandfather, second grandmother, parents, eldest brother, second brother, third brother, and you, my youngest sister, my uncle is the person I admire the most!"
Jiang Zhengmao was unable to get a word in about what the two were saying. After hearing what Jiang Wei said, his original feeling that the two were just flattering him faded a little.
Jiang Huaixu: "As things stand now, we will definitely have to live in the same village with my uncle's family when we go to Chongming Prefecture."
Jiang Wei: "Yeah! It would be best if all of us could live together!"
Jiang Huaixu: "Uncle will still be our backbone when the time comes!"
Jiang Wei: "That's for sure!"
At this point, Jiang Huaixu changed the subject: "Everything is good about my uncle's family, but what a pity..."
Jiang Wei/Jiang Zhengmao: "What a pity?"
Jiang Zhengmao felt so anxious listening to this. Everything these two girls said was what he liked to hear. He was enjoying it and suddenly felt "what a pity". What was so "what a pity" about it?
Jiang Huaixu glanced at Jiang Zhengmao and said quietly, "It's a pity that cousin Yao is so weird. Why does she follow Yun Qi all day? Yun Qi said that she stared at him silently all day and couldn't sleep at night. Cousin Yao couldn't talk to Yun Qi earlier. Yun Qi is not Tian Qi. Even if he is Tian Qi, Tian Qi can't cure the muteness..."
Jiang Huaixu talked nonsense and did not directly say that Jiang Yao was interested in Yun Qi. She knew that Jiang Zhengmao could understand the meaning of her words.
Jiang Zhengmao's face flushed red, his eyes almost bloodshot. He turned his head and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention to their conversation, he asked in a low voice, "Who knows about this?"
Jiang Huaixu blinked, "There should be quite a few people who know about this—"
Jiang Zhengmao's face suddenly turned ashen.
Jiang Huaixu continued, "But didn't Cousin Yao follow Yun Qi because she thought he had a miraculous medicine? It was all because of her own muteness."
"Ah? Oh—yes, yes." Jiang Zhengmao's expression gradually eased. "Uncle knows what you mean. Wait for me to tell your cousin Yao to stay here and recuperate quietly."
Jiang Huaixu smiled and narrowed his eyes. "If uncle is worried, feel free to ask me to check cousin Yao's pulse."
Jiang Zhengmao looked at her unhappily, then at Jiang Wei, "You two devils."
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