"Yes, yes, I was just about to tell you about this too. What is this stuff? It's so effective! After using it, my hair stopped itching. I've lived for so many years and my hair has never felt so light!" The village chief nodded and praised.
Hearing the village chief's praise, Jiang Ling's anxiety gradually subsided.
In this day and age, wealthy families use soap beans to wash their hair or take a bath. These soap beans are very expensive to produce and can only be used a few times before they are gone.
Ordinary households would just mix in some wood ash. Although wood ash has strong cleaning power, it is not suitable for use on hair.
Listening to the village chief's feedback, Jiang Ling gradually formed a plan in her mind. She looked up at the lush bamboo forest on the back mountain and said to the village chief, "Village chief, there's something I need your help with! You remember the size of the shampoo tube, right? Could you go to the back mountain and cut some bamboo, and then make the same one according to the size and specifications I gave you?"
“No problem, how many do you want? I’ll make them for you right away!” the village chief said without hesitation.
“Let’s make five first, but we might mass-produce them later. We’ll discuss the price then, what do you think?” Jiang Ling said.
When the village chief heard about the money, he waved his hand repeatedly and refused, saying, "What's so difficult about that? Besides, the bamboo grows on the back mountain, and I have nothing better to do anyway!"
If it were before, Jiang Ling would definitely have tried to shirk responsibility with the village chief, but now she has almost figured out the temperament of the villagers in Lujia Village.
Jiang Ling didn't say anything more, she just nodded.
After returning home, Jiang Ling bought five kilograms of white rice from the mall according to her plan, and carefully marked the rice.
Carrying the five kilograms of white rice, I headed towards the nursing home.
As soon as she opened the door, Lu Yongnan greeted her warmly. Jiang Ling watched expressionlessly as Lu Yongnan placed the prepared white rice in his hand and said, "Well, I've come to see the four grandmothers."
As he spoke, he walked straight toward Granny Cao's direction.
Grandma Cao was sitting in a chair in a daze when she saw Jiang Ling arrive. She grabbed Jiang Ling's hand, about to say something, but then shut her mouth.
Jiang Ling glanced to the side out of the corner of her eye and saw Lu Yongnan standing not far from them, looking at Granny Cao. Jiang Ling knew that Lu Yongnan must not have been very nice to these old women.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ling said to Granny Cao, "Granny, isn't it a bit hot outside? Don't get heatstroke. Why don't we go inside?"
Grandma Cao was a shrewd person, and she immediately understood the meaning behind Jiang Ling's words. She nodded tremblingly and prepared to go into the house with Jiang Ling.
Seeing this, Lu Yongnan was about to stop Jiang Ling and Granny Cao from doing this, but Jiang Ling glared at him and stopped him. He watched helplessly as Jiang Ling helped Granny Cao into the house.
“Jiang Shi, sob sob…” Granny Cao couldn’t hold back her emotions as soon as she walked in. She covered her face and sobbed.
Jiang Ling looked up at the window and saw Lu Yongnan staring intently at Granny Cao's room. Fearing that she might alert him, Jiang Ling quickly shielded Granny Cao with her body and whispered, "Does Lu Yongnan often bully you?"
Grandma Cao stopped sobbing, looked at Jiang Ling with surprise, then nodded and sighed, "Oh, Jiang, don't blame me for being fussy. It was really nice when we moved in!"
"But later, things changed, and the food became very unpalatable!" As she spoke, Grandma Cao pulled out a moldy multigrain bun from under the bed.
"Look, these steamed buns are the best proof. We're not young anymore, and we're not just greedy, it's just... it's just that..."
At this point, Granny Cao's eyes welled up with tears again. Jiang Ling looked at the moldy, stone-like coarse grain bun, and anger burned throughout her body.
After taking a few deep breaths, she said to Grandma Cao, "Grandma, don't worry. I was the one who suggested the nursing home, and I will definitely solve all the problems. It's just that I'll have to trouble you to endure some hardship these next few days!"
Grandma Cao knew that Jiang Ling was not a bad person. Looking at Jiang Ling's determined expression, she nodded and sighed.
Jiang Ling chatted with Grandma Cao for a while until Grandma Cao's mood gradually calmed down before Jiang Ling left Grandma Cao's bedroom.
"Oh my, what's gotten into Jiang's family today? Why did you come here?" Lu Yongnan asked, looking Jiang Ling up and down as she came out.
Seeing Lu Yongnan's shifty eyes, Jiang Ling felt a surge of anger, but she suppressed it and said calmly, "Well, I've come to see a few of the mothers-in-law!"
Hearing this, Lu Yongnan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Ling glanced at Lu Yongnan and continued, "The food has been pretty good lately, hasn't it? What does Mother-in-law usually eat?"
Lu Yongnan seemed surprised by Jiang Ling's question. His face turned pale, his expression panicked, and he glanced around nervously before saying, "Ah, food... just... just some ordinary things!"
Seeing Lu Yongnan's expression, Jiang Ling suppressed her anger and said with a smile, "Oh, that's fine then. The grandmothers are getting old, so we need to make some easily digestible food! I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now!"
Before Lu Yongnan could say anything more, Jiang Ling left the nursing home with her hands clenched into fists.
The village chief's house.
The village chief was standing at the door looking around when he saw Jiang Ling and waved to her.
"How is it?" the village chief asked Jiang Ling.
Jiang Ling expressionlessly took out the steamed bun that Granny Cao had given her earlier from her pocket and placed it in front of the village chief, saying, "Village chief, can you eat this?"
The village chief frowned, squeezed the rock-hard coarse grain bun tightly, and angrily shouted, "That bastard Lu Yongnan! I'll drag him to the Lu family ancestral hall right now!"
Jiang Ling reached out to stop the village chief and said, "Village chief, what is your impression of Lu Yongnan?"
The village chief was surprised that Jiang Ling would ask him this question. He stroked his chin and pondered for a long time before saying, "Very good, otherwise I wouldn't have chosen him to work at the nursing home!"
Jiang Ling smiled and said, "The village chief plan has been implemented. This time, we must make everyone in the village understand that every job in the village is not easy, otherwise even if we fire Lu Yongnan, there will be others!"
Hearing Jiang Ling's words, the village chief gradually calmed down. He looked at Jiang Ling with some helplessness and said, "You're right. When will we deal with Lu Yongnan?"
"Wait for my news! Village Chief, your top priority now is to help me get those bamboo tubes! I'll make sure you're satisfied with the rest!" Jiang Ling said.
Seeing Jiang Ling's determined gaze, the village chief didn't know what to say. He could only nod, sigh, and prepare to go to the back mountain to cut bamboo.
The village chief acted quickly; in less than half an hour, all the bamboo tubes Jiang Ling needed were made, and Jiang Ling remade the shampoo she had made before.
The next morning, he took Jiang Yaojie and sat on Uncle Lu's oxcart, heading towards Pingxi County.
Zhao Erleng's wife looked at the bamboo tube in Jiang Ling's hand with some curiosity and asked, "Sister, what's this rare thing you have?"
Jiang Ling smiled and opened the bamboo tube, and a faint minty scent wafted out.
"Is it for drinking?" Zhao Erleng's wife asked again, looking at the liquid in the bamboo tube.
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