Chapter Ninety Thieves
Upon hearing Huo Ran's voice, Jiang Mi realized that although this person had been following behind them the whole time, he didn't talk much. However, when they needed him, he would appear very promptly.
"You've worked hard today too. Would you like to come over for dinner?"
Zhu Qiancheng also expressed his admiration for Huo Ran: "Yes, we owe you a lot today. Otherwise, given Village Chief Yang's temperament, he might have attacked us. Fortunately, you and the village head were there, so they restrained themselves a bit."
Huo Ran felt a little embarrassed by the compliments, but he didn't want to refuse Jiang Mi's hospitality.
"Then I shall respectfully comply."
When Jiang Mi brought Huo Ran home, her mother looked at the two of them warily. Seeing that Zhu Qiancheng was praising Huo Ran repeatedly, she didn't ask any questions.
Upon hearing about the situation in Qingyun Village, Jiang Yan wore a gloating expression: "Hmph, I wonder what they'll do when the locust plague spreads!"
Although Zhu Qiancheng also disliked the people of Qingyun Village, he was, after all, the village chief, and he would always feel pity for those innocent people.
"I don't know if Yang Liu's idea will work. I hope it will. After all, Village Chief Yang is the head of the village. If he acts impulsively and harms everyone, he will lose his prestige."
Jiang Mi has been given a second chance at life, which has changed many things in her life. So she doesn't know if Yang Liu's idea will work. Sometimes, it's necessary to put aside the urge to help others and respect their fate!
As a good woman, how could I stand by and watch the villagers of Qingyun Village be imprisoned?
[System Mission: Rescue the villagers of Qingyun Village from dire straits]
[Task Reward: A New Method for Dealing with Locusts]
Ginger Honey: ? ? ?
She was full of questions: "How can I help them if you don't give me the method? They won't listen to me anyway."
The system seemed to realize that this was unreasonable, so it had to change the reward.
[The method for dealing with locusts is to kill them by burying them in pits. First, dig a trench, two feet deep and two feet wide, with the trench spaced about ten feet apart, so that the locusts can be buried.]
Jiang Mi's eyes lit up immediately. This was indeed a good method. She could put some food in the pit to attract the locusts, then fill it with water so that the locusts would not be able to fly out. Finally, she could bury them all in the pit.
"If you have a good method, why keep it to yourself? Why not share it sooner? But speaking of which, can the mission rewards still be changed?"
Jiang Mi seemed to have discovered something extraordinary: it turned out that the system was deliberately making things difficult for her!
The system seemed to have guessed Jiang Mi's thoughts.
The tasks and rewards can be changed as needed, but your ultimate task and goal cannot be altered. You left a very bad impression in your past life, and even now, Qingyun Village still has a negative impression of you. Therefore, you must change their perception of you.
Jiang Mi has lived two lives and doesn't care what others think of her at all, but now she has this system...
"Honey, what are you thinking about? You're not even eating!" Jiang's mother said, pity her as she put some food on her plate.
Jiang Mi then came to her senses and, seeing everyone looking at her, explained, "It's nothing, I'm just a little sleepy."
Zhu Qiancheng looked at his granddaughter with heartache: "She must have been running around all day and is exhausted. Hurry up and finish your meal so you can go to sleep early."
Jiang Mi thought for a moment. She had been busy with the locusts lately and had put the soap making aside. She had to go back and make a few more soaps that night. She wondered if adding some floral ingredients to the soap would create different scents.
A fragrant soap is sure to be a favorite among many women, especially wealthy ladies!
Huo Ran looked at Jiang Mi and saw her big, bright eyes darting around, wondering what she was up to this time.
"I'll be going out on business in a few days, so I'll have to trouble you guys with the sweet potatoes again."
Huo Ran's words pleased Jiang's mother somewhat, and she found Huo Ran a little more agreeable. After all, he was their family's lucky charm and had helped them so many times.
"Don't worry about that. When it's harvest time, I'll give you the biggest and best sweet potatoes."
Huo Ran still trusted the Jiang family a lot, so he was naturally not worried about this issue.
After dinner, after seeing off Huo Ran, who was clearly reluctant to leave, Jiang Mi said to her mother, "Mom, I'm going to bed now. You should get some rest too."
"Okay, okay, go to sleep. You've had a long day."
Su Yindi glared at Jiang Mi behind her mother's back. She had only taken a stroll around, what was there to be so spoiled about? She had been busy at home all day, and no one cared about her.
Liang Lan had been frowning and preoccupied these past few days, and Su Yindi leaned over to bite her tongue.
"You said Jiang Mi went out for a trip, what could be so tiring about? Could it be that she was taken on a blind date?"
Liang Lan didn't want to gossip with her: "How would I know? I didn't go with them. Don't worry about it. You can't even figure out your own things."
Su Yindi had always looked down on his two sisters-in-law, thinking they were both honest and simple-minded, quiet, and utterly uninteresting.
"I was talking to you about Jiang Mi, why are you talking about me?"
Liang Lan poured the water out of the basin, almost splashing it on Su Yindi, who was so frightened that she backed away.
"You better watch your step! Can't you see me standing here?"
Liang Lan muttered under her breath, "Can't you be a little more discreet?"
Seeing that she went back to her room after speaking, Su Yindi was furious. The Mid-Autumn Festival was just two days away, and she wondered if her family was still angry with her.
It's all Jiang Mi's fault for meddling that day. If she hadn't hit her younger brother, her parents wouldn't have held a grudge against her, and she would have had no choice but to go back to her parents' home.
Bring more things; maybe it will calm your parents down a bit.
Jiang Mi studied the soap for a while, then started exercising. She had lost a little weight recently, and her physical fitness should catch up, otherwise she wouldn't have such a strong aftereffect when she exerted great force.
Before she knew it, it was past midnight. Just as she was about to turn off the light and go to sleep, she heard rustling sounds outside, as if someone was doing something sneaky.
Could it be that a thief broke into the house?
Thinking of this, Jiang Mi blew out the lamp, then quietly opened the door a crack. By the moonlight outside, she saw a dark figure carefully searching for something in the yard, eventually heading towards the kitchen.
Jiang Mi was about to wake Jiang Yan when she realized she would disturb her parents' rest, so she decided to go and check on them herself first.
The thief looked rather short; she should be able to handle him.
She saw the thief stealing some rabbit meat she had bought in town a couple of days ago from the kitchen. He seemed very familiar with the place. Could he be an acquaintance?
Jiang Mi didn't alert the person; she just waited for him to come out so she could catch him off guard!
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