Chapter Ninety-Four: Fickle-mindedness
Yang Liu never expected that when trouble arose, Village Chief Yang would immediately push her to take the blame. If this man didn't still have some use to him, Yang Liu wouldn't continue to fawn over him.
Thinking of this, she softened her tone: "Village chief, what am I going to do? Don't you feel sorry for me? What if everyone bullies me?"
As Village Chief Yang watched her graceful figure lean gently against him, he couldn't help but feel a stirring in his heart.
"Alright, alright, the locust plague is the most important thing right now. Let's solve this problem first. Although your suggestion was not good, your intention was good and it was for everyone's benefit. Let them scold us if they want; it won't hurt them."
Yang Liu was furious. Seeing that she couldn't rely on this old man, she turned her attention to the village head. If she could follow the village head, it would definitely be better than following this old man.
Jiang Mi had already driven most of the locusts into the pit. At the village head's command, everyone threw torches into the pit, and the fire quickly ignited, sparing even the locusts flying in the air.
Once the fire was almost completely extinguished, the village headman directed people to fill in the pit. By then, there were very few locusts flying in the air.
"Alright, there's only a little left. Whoever wants to eat it can take it and eat it. Don't forget to remove the insect eggs on it, otherwise new locusts will grow."
The village head wiped the sweat from his face and said to Jiang Mi, "Jiang Mi, you deserve a lot of credit for dealing with the locust plague. It's all thanks to you, otherwise the crops would have been ruined by now."
The surrounding villagers were also grateful to her.
"Yes, yes, thanks to Miss Jiang Mi. Why don't you come to my house for dinner today?"
"Come to my house, I have an old hen, I'll kill it for you to help you recover."
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Jiang Mi felt a little embarrassed: "No, no, you should keep your old hen for laying eggs."
Seeing Jiang Mi surrounded by everyone like a star, Yang Liu felt so jealous she could hardly breathe. When she saw the village head was about to leave, she immediately seized the opportunity to get close to him.
"Lord Village Head, you've worked hard. Have some water." She picked up a bowl of water and made as if she was going to feed the village head herself.
The village head quickly dodged and took it himself, saying, "I'll drink it myself."
Yang Liu didn't force him, but she leaned her body against Li Zheng intentionally or unintentionally.
"Lord Village Head, I was too stupid to help you solve the problem. Honey's method was much better; it solved the locust plague in one go, while I almost burned the crops and caused you trouble."
The village head handed the bowl to Yang Liu, wiped his mouth, and said, "Now that the problem is solved, that's all that matters. You meant well. Alright, go back now."
Yang Liu was reluctant to let go of this good opportunity, so she chased after him again: "Lord Village Head, you must be tired. I'm the best at giving massages. How about I massage your shoulders and help you relax?"
The village head was a normal man, so he could understand what she was saying. He looked Yang Liu up and down.
Yang Liu was quite confident in herself. She lowered her head shyly, her long black hair cascading down her neck, making her fair neck appear even whiter. Her figure was graceful, and any man who saw her would be attracted to her.
The village head frowned and sighed, "You're only a year or two older than my daughter. You should find a good family to marry into."
After saying that, he left without even glancing at Yang Liu, as if staying any longer would be disgusting.
This was the first time Yang Liu had been treated so coldly, and she smashed the bowl on the ground in anger.
Of course, all of this did not escape Jiang Mi's notice. After thinking for a moment, she walked over to Village Chief Yang's side.
"Oh, I really envy Yang Liu. She can get along so well with everyone."
Village Chief Yang thought Jiang Mi was deliberately bringing up her relationship with Yang Liu, so he immediately distanced himself: "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm the village chief, it's my duty to be good to every villager."
Jiang Mi pointed at Yang Liu: "I mean, I didn't expect Yang Liu to have such a good relationship with the village head. It seems that Yang Liu is very likely to live a rich life in the future."
Village Chief Yang felt like he was being cuckolded. He glared at Yang Liu, and when she returned, he slapped her hard across the face.
"You shameless woman, you fawn over every man you see, do you think I'm not as good as the village head?"
Yang Liu was stunned by the beating. She didn't expect to be seen by Village Chief Yang, so she quickly explained, "No, I just wanted to put in a good word for you in front of the village chief. I'm doing this for your future."
Village Chief Yang is almost fifty years old this year. What future can he have? He can't possibly replace the village head, can he?
But climbing the social ladder is always a good thing. He looked at Yang Liu suspiciously: "You? You want to help me climb up the social ladder? I think you're the one who wants to sleep with someone else, you slut!"
"How could that be? I have the life I have today because of Village Chief Yang. Of course I know I should be grateful and repay his kindness. You mustn't misunderstand my good intentions towards you."
Village Chief Yang snorted coldly. He didn't trust this woman at all. If it weren't for the fact that this woman was one of the most beautiful and had the best figure in the village, he wouldn't have let her openly cheat on him.
Jiang Mi watched the excitement and went home happily. Now everyone smiles warmly whenever they see Jiang Mi.
The Jiang family heard about this after they returned home. When Jiang Mi came back, her mother looked at her daughter with heartache.
"Honey, are you tired? Why did you go to Qingyun Village without telling your mother?"
Jiang Yan also said, "That's right. The people from Qingyun Village have always disliked us. What if they bully you? Call me next time."
Honey was indeed hungry and thirsty, so she quickly drank several bowls of water before stopping to wipe her mouth.
"I'm fine. I only talked a lot there; they did all the work. I don't expect them to be grateful to me. It's just that if the locust plague in Qingyun Village can't be solved, our Hongyang Village, which is so close, will also suffer."
"Honey is right, you did a great job." Zhu Qiancheng also came to the Jiang family and had heard about Jiang Mi's deeds today.
Grandpa, what brings you here?
Zhu Qiancheng smiled broadly and said, "My precious granddaughter did such an amazing thing! I've heard people praising you all the way here. I'm so proud of you!"
"Dad, don't praise her. Look, she just ran off like that without telling anyone at home. It's so worrying." Jiang's mother was happy, but she was even more worried that Jiang Mi would be bullied.
Jiang Mi has such great strength, yet her mother is always worried about her. That's what a mother is all about.
"Mom, I'm hungry." Afraid that her mother would continue talking, Jiang Mi hugged her mother's arm and acted coquettishly.
As expected, upon hearing this, Jiang's mother immediately forgot to scold Jiang Mi and hurried to the kitchen to make her something to eat.
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