In an instant—
Only the queen bee and some other bees remained in the air before returning to their hive. Jiang Yue saw this as a good opportunity and quickly used a net to catch the queen bee, trapping her on the lawn. The other bees surrounded the queen bee and did not attack her for the time being.
Taking advantage of the opportune moment, Jiang Yue climbed to the treetop, overcame her fear of heights, and first retrieved a beehive as tall as a person into her system space.
Then, with a kitchen knife, she chopped countless times, removing most of the other half of a beehive that was half the height of a person. She left the remaining half for the queen bees to continue breeding, and she would come back next year!
I nimbly climbed down the tree, put the heavy clump of honeycomb into the basket, and that was enough!
Yao Yao, who was lying obediently on the ground, heard her mother's laughter and tentatively asked:
"Mother, are you feeling better?"
Jiang Yue helped her daughter up, patted the dry leaves off her clothes, and said:
"Alright, alright, hurry up and run down the mountain. Mom will be home soon. Let's run separately!"
"Okay, sure."
Yao Yao nodded, relieved to see her mother wasn't hurt; she'd ask about the rest when they got home.
After her daughter ran far away, Jiang Yue squatted down beside the net and said to the dizzy queen bee inside:
"Hey queen bee, even though I stole your nest, I left you some assets. You have a large and prosperous family, so work hard and you can rebuild your home!"
"Buzz buzz buzz~"
Whether her words had provoked the queen bee or not, Jiang Yue sensed something was wrong, quickly pulled back her net, covered her head, and slipped away.
We encountered some scattered bee colonies along the way, sprayed them with insecticide a few times, and managed to escape...
The mother and daughter met at the foot of the mountain. Although they had both been stung a few times to varying degrees, fortunately, their injuries were not serious. They went home and applied some honey to see if the swelling would go down. If it didn't go down, they would apply an anti-swelling ointment.
A group of women had gathered scattered around the village entrance. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Zhang, whose head had been stung so badly it looked like a pig's head, rolling around in the mud while the others watched and laughed.
"Ouch, that hurts so much!"
"Guihua's mother, all the bees have flown away. Aren't you going to get up and go home to tidy yourself up?"
"Give me a hand, help me up, it hurts so much!"
Zhang's eyes were swollen shut, and in her dazed state, she saw Jiang and her daughter in the crowd. She then launched into a tirade of abuse:
"It's all your fault, Jiang! If you hadn't led the way, I wouldn't have been chased and stung by bees!"
"You must have been trying to harm me on purpose! I won't let you get away with this!"
"What's in your basket? It's a beehive! You're the one who got me and caused the villagers to get stung!"
"How vicious you are!"
........
Zhang became more and more engrossed in her cursing, forgetting all the pain in her body. When she spotted the beehive, she connected it to her own experience and became convinced that Jiang was behind it all!
After hearing this, the other villagers looked at the beehives in the basket that Jiang was carrying and unconsciously began to believe what Zhang had said.
However, Chiang appeared calm and showed no embarrassment at being caught. Could there be some hidden story behind this?
"Mrs. Jiang, is what Guihua's mother said true?"
From the crowd, the highly respected Old Madam Qin stepped forward and asked a question.
She didn't believe that Jiang was so vicious as to want to kill Zhang; there must be some misunderstanding!
"Aunt Qin, don't worry, and everyone, don't rush to conclusions."
Jiang Yue comforted Aunt Qin, who was concerned about her, nodded to the other village women, and looked down at Zhang Shi, asking:
"Guihua's mother, you say I deliberately tried to harm you, what evidence do you have?"
"Evidence? Hmph, aren't the straw hats you and your daughter are evidence?"
Zhang's mind suddenly became clear, as if it had been enlightened.
She said, "It's not raining, why are the Jiang mother and daughter wearing straw hats?"
Now that she's been stung, they're convinced the other person is retaliating and is just being wary of bees!
"The straw hat, I'm not afraid to tell you all, but our family's financial situation has improved a bit, so we want to raise our daughters well. The straw hat is to protect her from the sun. A young girl like you is more attractive if she's a little fair-skinned, isn't that right?"
"It's my daughter's fault for being too shy to wear it alone. This morning when we were picking wild vegetables, she dragged me to wear it with her. There's no rule that says you can't wear a straw hat for sun protection, is there?"
Everyone understood Jiang Yue's explanation.
Families with daughters all want to raise them well, but it's just that they don't have the means.
That makes perfect sense.
Seeing that the evidence was being evaded, Zhang immediately became furious. Pointing at the beehive, she glared angrily and sneered:
"And what about the beehive? How do you explain that?!"
"Everyone's here, are you sure you want me to explain?"
Jiang Yue smiled and asked back, not feeling guilty at all.
Seeing this, Old Qin ate her melon with peace of mind.
"What don't I dare to do!"
Zhang didn't realize what was happening and assumed the other party was just being cowardly and trying to trick him.
"Alright, I didn't want to cause a scene, but since you asked, I'll tell everyone."
Jiang Yue said righteously, since the other party asked for it, she would not mind making things worse and recounted in detail how Zhang had followed her along the way, spat on her, snatched wood ear mushrooms, and attracted bees.
Upon hearing this, the women immediately began to look at Zhang Shi differently.
Chiang Kai-shek is currently enjoying great success, but surely he doesn't need to follow others blindly?
Spitting and stealing wood ear mushrooms is disgusting!
You got stung by the swarm of bees after provoking them—you deserved it!
Not only did they needlessly drag these innocent people into this mess, but they also tried to turn around and bite the hand that feeds them. This shows a problem with their character!
"As for my beehive, Guihua's mother was stung and ran away, so I climbed the tree and chopped it down with a kitchen knife. I could only cut half of it; the other half is still on the tree. If you don't believe me, Guihua's mother, you can ask your husband to pick it."
Jiang Yue's explanation was reasonable and well-founded, and her words were completely genuine, which was evident to everyone present.
Without realizing it, I looked at Jiang with a hint of admiration. Climbing a tree and cutting down a beehive with her bare hands, this woman was incredibly brave.
Looking at the filthy Zhang family members on the ground, everyone had their own moral compass and thought they would tell their families to stay away from the Zhang family when they got home!
Originally, some people wanted to arrange marriages for their sons or nephews with Zhang's daughter, Guihua, but now it seems best to forget about it.
Like mother, like daughter!
"Mom, I'm hungry. Let's go home and cook."
Qingyao spoke up appropriately, tugging at her mother's sleeve, being extremely obedient.
"Okay, Mom will make you honey date cake."
Jiang Yue nodded, took her daughter's hand, nodded to Aunt Qin, and swaggered away.
The other women, having had their fill of the commotion, were too lazy to bother with Zhang, and so they all dispersed...
"Pah!"
Zhang was rendered speechless by Jiang's retort. Now, after everyone left, she was so angry that she wanted to spit, but the wind was against her, and she spat on her own collar...
Old Qin happened to witness this scene, and her stomach churned; she felt extremely nauseous.
She'll talk to the old man later and see if he can control Zhang Shi, since she's becoming increasingly outrageous.
Let's hope this one bad apple doesn't spoil the whole soup of Wujia Village!
The future of their village depends on the Jiang family's efforts to spread the cultivation of medicinal herbs!
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