The ladder was heavy, and the couple moved it to the foot of the mountain with great effort, sweating profusely in the heavy snow.
The gate to this courtyard is thick and heavy, and the lock is also strong. I don't know why those two people wasted money on such a shabby house.
Put the ladder on the wall, just a little higher than the wall.
Jiang Yue's walls were thick enough for people to stand on. Jiang Dajin climbed up first and looked down. The two thatched houses were still standing! Unbelievable! They were even more resilient than their mud houses.
I don’t know how good the wood the two old men used to make the pillars was.
He found a spot on the wall and waited for Eugene to climb up.
Eugene climbed up, her legs shaking a little. She looked at the thatched hut's roof and doorway, both piled with snow. "That little bitch really ran away. I don't know where she went..."
"Okay, stop nagging. Aren't you cold? Hurry up and pull the ladder up and put it on the other side, then go down and see if the house is habitable."
The wind at the foot of the mountain was strong and whistling, and it was a bit creepy. How could Eugene not be cold when she opened her mouth and the wind came in?
The two men sat on the wall, locked their legs, then turned sideways and pulled the ladder up with all their strength.
At this moment, there were two loud bangs. Eugene looked over and saw that the house had collapsed! It had collapsed under the weight of the snow!
"Ah hey!" She screamed at first, then realized that she was doing something bad and quickly covered her mouth.
Huh? She looked at her hands.
"Bang--"
The ladder fell, Jiang Dajin's body shook, and he was almost knocked down by the weight of the ladder, so he quickly let go.
"Bitch! Why did you let go?!"
Jiang Dajin looked at the ladder lying on the ground and pounded his chest. He was so angry that he almost died!
Eugene Hua also felt guilty. She looked around inside and outside the courtyard. There was a three-meter-high wall!
"Boss, how do we get down?"
Jiang Dajin gritted his teeth. This idiot was acting without any brains. "How do we get down? Jump! It's not that high. At most, you'll fall and feel pain for two days, but you won't die!"
"oh."
"Oh what?! Go down first and put the ladder up for me!"
Eugene Hua's waist was still hurting, so she was a little afraid, but when she saw the man's appearance, she became even more afraid.
"Okay, fine. I'll jump."
She swallowed, stood up, and looked at the white snow on the ground. Her eyes were dazzled and she felt a little dizzy. She slowly squatted down, her heart pounding. She simply closed her eyes and jumped!
"Bang——" Eugene Hua landed safely.
Hey, my ankle is not sprained and it doesn’t hurt!
She happily opened her eyes and looked up, only to see her husband clenching his fists. It wasn't clear if it was the darkness of the night or his face, but he was talking through gritted teeth, "You idiot! You've defected! The hut collapsed, why did you jump into the yard?! The ladder is outside!"
Eugene Hua started crying. How could she get out now?
No one knew how the two men got out that night, but in the morning someone saw them returning from the foot of the mountain, dragging a ladder. Jiang Dajin was limping, his ankle swollen. Eugene Hua's eyes were red and swollen, and there was a large, red handprint on one side of her face.
......
The heavy snow in September continued into December, and the atmosphere in the city gradually became silent.
The grain in the grain store was almost gone, and each household could only buy one liter of rice per day. And once the grain store sold out that day's grain, it would close regardless of whether there were people waiting.
The small stalls selling vegetables and meat have almost disappeared, and only a few shops in the East and West Markets under the jurisdiction of the government are open. However, the prices have increased by more than ten times, and even so, they are still sold out as soon as they open.
The vegetables in the space had been harvested again. Jiang Yue didn't carry a basket, as carrying a basket would put her in danger. She just carried a basket with ten pounds of vegetables in it, covered it with a cloth, and acted like an ordinary citizen going shopping.
She changed into a shabby outfit, a style no one had ever seen before, and covered her face with a scarf. She then asked Jiang Nian to stand guard at the corner, both to see if there was a tail and to prevent being recognized. Jiang Nian's height and appearance were a bit eye-catching.
“Knock, knock, knock—”
She arrived at the back door of a mansion and knocked out three short and one long knocks as a secret signal. The people inside had been waiting for so long and finally got the knock, and they couldn't wait to open the door.
Jiang Yue lowered her head and exchanged baskets with the other person, then took it and left without saying a word.
He lifted the cloth and found five taels of silver inside, which he put into the space.
She followed the same method and went to the back doors of five other wealthy families.
Thirty taels a day.
Rich families have greenhouses for growing flowers, which can also be used to grow vegetables. But with so many mouths to feed, how can the greenhouses handle the food? Those spoiled young masters and young ladies won't eat wilted vegetables, blaming them for being stale...
At this time, Jiang Yue appeared out of nowhere and won the hearts of the wealthy family with the freshest and most delicious dishes.
But she only agreed to do things according to her own requirements, and she had the final say on when to send the gift and how much to send.
A wealthy family cannot force others, and if they make the other party unhappy, it would be a loss not to give you the gift.
Jiang Yue delivered the money in this way for five days and received the 150 taels.
After she delivered the package to the last house, she slung the basket over her arm.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew from behind, and someone knocked her to the ground and snatched the basket from her hands.
She reacted without even looking at the basket, since it was empty. With a sweeping kick, she knocked the man to the ground.
Jiang Nian rushed over and punched the man's arm. There was a loud thud, and the bone must have cracked. The robber let out a shrill wail and begged for mercy.
Jiang Nian's eyes were red, and he seemed a little crazy. He opened his mouth, showing his fangs, which scared the criminal to death.
Jiang Nian was about to throw a punch, but Jiang Yue stopped him and hugged his waist, "I'm fine, don't worry."
The world is not in chaos now, so it is okay to fight back, but it is not good to go too far.
Jiang Nian's chest was still heaving violently. He hugged Jiang Yue back, "Yueyue, I'm too slow. I'm sorry."
She picked up the basket and pulled Jiang Nian away without even looking at the person in the snow, leaving him to fend for himself.
There must be something pitiful about a hateful person. Everyone who does evil has a reason. He has elderly parents and young children to take care of, he is in poor health and has no money to buy medicine, he cannot afford to buy food and is about to starve to death... But has he never thought that the people who were robbed will also die?
Maybe he thought about it, but he only cared about his own life.
Jiang Nian returned home in silence. Jiang Yue asked him to sit down and then sat on him to comfort him.
Jiang Nian hugged her tightly, really blaming himself for being too slow. If that person had taken a knife and Yueyue had been injured, he would never forgive himself.
Jiang Yue touched his head and kissed him, "Let's practice more starting tomorrow."
This time Jiang Nian didn't refuse, "Yeah."
But Jiang Yue broke her promise.
The next morning, when she woke up, she found that her eyelids were heavy, as if they were glued together, her whole body ached, and her nose was blocked.
Is this a cold and fever?
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