Chapter 84 Sleeping Powder
Huo Ran certainly wouldn't leave alone, leaving two women to deal with the situation.
"Miss Sun, even if you are the county magistrate's daughter, you can't just arbitrarily punish ordinary people, can you? Why would you attack someone without any reason?"
Sun Qinwan said arrogantly, "Just because my father is the highest-ranking official here, all of you have to listen to us. Of course, whatever I say goes."
Jiang Mi couldn't help but mock her: "So you're the country bumpkin here? You have no ability of your own, but you can bully others by relying on your power. Like father, like son!"
"What did you say? You dare to insult my father? It seems you're tired of living!" Sun Qinwan remembered how strong this woman was last time, so she specially called over dozens of burly men.
"Whoever captures this woman will be rewarded with one hundred taels of gold!"
The burly men's eyes lit up immediately, and they looked at Jiang Mi with such hatred that they wanted to devour her alive.
The fact that the daughter of a mere county magistrate could casually give away a hundred taels of gold as a reward shows how much bribes this magistrate had been accepting and how he was still exploiting the people!
A group of burly men rushed towards Jiang Mi in an instant. Jiang's mother screamed in fright and shielded Jiang Mi behind her.
"Honey...no one is allowed to touch my honey!"
Although Jiang's mother was also very scared, she couldn't allow anyone to hurt Jiang Mi; that's what a mother is like.
Huo Ran stopped most of the burly men for Jiang Mi, but some still got close to her. Jiang Mi wasn't afraid; she silently used her immense strength to push them away.
But this time Sun Qinwan called for too many people. She could push them aside one by one, but her strength was almost completely exhausted.
[Sensing danger to the host, a packet of sleeping powder is temporarily provided (when sprayed, it will cause those nearby to fall into a brief coma)].
Jiang Mi's eyes lit up; she saw a glimmer of hope. She took out the sleeping powder and shouted to her mother and Huo Ran, "Quickly cover your noses!"
Although neither Jiang's mother nor Huo Ran knew what Jiang Mi was going to do, they obediently covered their mouths and noses, and then, to Sun Qinwan's bewilderment, sprinkled out the sleeping powder.
The next moment, Sun Qinwan and the burly men around her slowly collapsed.
"What...what's going on?" Mother Jiang's eyes widened. She was afraid that her honey had accidentally killed someone and would be arrested by the magistrate.
"It's alright, Mother. This thing will only give them a temporary rest. Let's go!"
Following behind, Huo Ran looked at Jiang Mi's plump back and felt that she seemed even more capable than he had imagined. How many more surprises did she have that he didn't know about?
They ran all the way to where Liu Ergou was waiting for them. Liu Ergou was dozing on the donkey cart when he saw them rushing over and looked confused.
What happened?
Jiang Mi, panting, waved to him to indicate that everything was alright.
Jiang's mother said to Huo Ran, "Thank you so much for earlier. Where are you going later? Will you come back with us?"
As soon as Jiang's mother asked, she regretted it. The three of them were crammed into a small donkey cart. Wouldn't that be creating an opportunity for Huo Ran?
Unfortunately, the words had already been spoken, and the other person had just helped him, so he couldn't be too heartless.
Huo Ran glanced at the small donkey cart. He had never ridden in one before, but he was happy to try it out.
"Alright, then I'll gladly accept your offer."
The guards who had been secretly protecting Huo Ran nearby whispered, "Why is Master riding in a donkey cart? That's so undignified."
Another person said, "What do you know? It depends on who you're sitting with. Even if you're in the most luxurious carriage, it's meaningless if there's no one else in it."
Huo Ran couldn't hear their complaints behind his back, otherwise they would definitely be in deep trouble.
Jiang's mother looked very unwilling, but she could only hold it in. She deliberately separated Huo Ran and Jiang Mi and sat between the two of them.
"Sigh, I wonder what the consequences will be after causing such a scene at the magistrate's mansion. I heard that the magistrate spoils his daughter rotten. If he finds out that we knocked her unconscious, will he cause us trouble?"
Jiang's mother looked worried. No matter what, they were just ordinary people, how could they dare to go against the government?
Jiang Mi had already considered the consequences. In her previous life, this county magistrate treated her family so badly, she was determined to take revenge in this life!
"It's alright, Mother. Even if she wakes up, there's no evidence. We just need to deny it. Who can prove it? We can't just accept whatever the magistrate's daughter says."
When Jiang's mother heard this, she thought it made sense; as long as you have a thick skin, it's fine.
Huo Ran, however, did not think so. Those in power always have many ways to oppress the people. It would be best to get rid of these parasites in the court as soon as possible.
Upon returning to the village, seeing that many villagers were in a panic, Jiang's mother called out someone to inquire.
"What happened?"
The woman, from Doctor Liu's family at the east end of the village, said to Jiang's mother with a panicked expression, "I heard that the locusts in Sujia Village ahead have eaten half of their crops, and some are even flying towards us. This is truly a tragedy! We common people have no good life anymore. The government doesn't care about us. How are we supposed to survive?"
"What? So fast?"
This was completely unexpected for Jiang Mi. Before she could even persuade the villagers to eat the locusts, the locusts had already flown towards them.
"It's no use relying on officials; it seems I'll have to take matters into my own hands."
Huo Ran looked at Jiang Mi, and for some reason, he just felt that Jiang Mi had that ability.
What are you planning to do?
Jiang Mi gritted her teeth. Although she also found eating locusts disgusting, she thought the system wouldn't harm her. She would eat the locusts in front of everyone, and then everyone would believe her, right?
"Aunt Liu, could you please call everyone out and tell them that I have a way to get rid of these locusts?"
Aunt Liu looked at Jiang Mi with suspicion: "Really? You're just a little girl, how would you know so much? You'd better not come here and cause trouble."
Jiang's mother immediately spoke up for her daughter: "Aunt Liu, my honey's method is real. We just came back from the county magistrate's office in town. Would we lie to you?"
Upon hearing the county magistrate's name, Aunt Liu immediately became serious: "Really? It's the county magistrate's method? Then I'll hurry and call people. Where should we gather?"
Jiang Mi thought for a moment and pointed to the big pine tree next to her: "Let's do it under this tree, Aunt Liu, thank you for your help."
"No trouble at all, it's all for us ordinary people." Aunt Liu immediately ran off to call for help.
Jiang Mi then asked Liu Ergou, "Brother Ergou, could you help me catch a few locusts from the field?"
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