"Sigh—" Old Mrs. Jiang sighed deeply, looking exasperated. "Seeing the commotion in the main room getting bigger and bigger, I was worried that Jiang Dali wouldn't be able to get the fake secret recipe, and our plan would be half ruined. Luckily, I was very clever and pretended to sleepwalk."
When Grandma Jiang talked about sleepwalking, her chin was slightly raised, and her eyes were full of pride.
"Sleepwalking?!?" The Jiang family members stared wide-eyed, speechless as they looked at Old Madam Jiang.
Good heavens! The old lady even resorted to such a cunning tactic as sleepwalking to ensure the success of her plan.
“Uh-ha, it’s sleepwalking.” Grandma Jiang looked at everyone triumphantly and continued, “I pretended to sleepwalk and grabbed at the air like this a few times,” she said, demonstrating it herself.
"I kept muttering 'secret recipe, secret recipe' to myself, and then I sat up to let Jiang Dali calm down so he would know that I was sleepwalking."
But that idiot Jiang Dali thought I was awake and tried to run away. It wasn't until I closed my eyes, rolled over, and got out of bed that he realized I was sleepwalking.
Then, I pretended to sleepwalk, closing my eyes, and walked towards the cabinet. As I passed Jiang Dali, I deliberately stomped on his foot hard—I really put all my strength into that stomp.
Jiang Wanwan chuckled. Old Mrs. Jiang was an old woman who worked in the fields all year round, and her strength was no less than that of a man. With such a heavy stomp, Jiang Dali's foot was probably injured.
No wonder Jiang Dali was limping when he ran away earlier. I thought he had been beaten up by Jiang Xun and the others, but it turns out it was Grandma Jiang's doing.
Grandma Jiang had been observing Jiang Wanwan's expression, and when she saw that her beloved granddaughter was also amused, she became even more smug.
She continued, her face beaming, "I went behind that cabinet and, under Jiang Dali's watchful eye, took out the secret recipe. I was going to put it back, but I was afraid that idiot wouldn't be able to find it, so I just put the fake recipe on the table."
After I left the table, Jiang Dali rushed over and grabbed the fake recipe. Judging by his expression, as if he'd found gold, he clearly didn't suspect it was fake.
Under Grandma Jiang's expectant gaze, Jiang Wanwan gave her a thumbs up without hesitation and praised, "Grandma, you're so clever! No wonder my granddaughter is so smart, it's all because of Grandma's genes."
Grandma Jiang beamed with joy after being praised by her beloved granddaughter.
The Jiang family members immediately began praising the old lady, showering her with compliments as if they were free, until she beamed with joy.
After chatting for a while, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
The next morning, Uncle Jiang and Uncle Jiang got up very early. They went straight to the village chief's house and told him everything that needed to be told to him, omitting the beginning and the end.
Of course, not a single word was mentioned about the Jiang family's plans.
The village chief was startled when he heard this.
This is the first time the village has been robbed; this is a serious matter.
Investigate! We must investigate!
Investigate thoroughly!
Let's start by investigating the internal traitors!
So the village chief had his eldest son, Jiang Jiacheng, take a gong and strike it along all the village paths. "Gather, gather! The village chief has something to announce. Everyone, gather under the big locust tree at the village entrance."
Jiang Dali, Jiang Dayong, Jiang Daniu, and others, who were hiding in Jiang Tietou's house, looked at each other in bewilderment.
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