Started as a mute girl? I prospered in the lean years

Jiang Zhengmao was startled and almost tripped over the stone under his feet, "What's going on? Speak slowly."

"My cousin went to wash things by the stream, and I don't know where the leprous came from. She saw that she was alone..."

Before Jiang Wei finished speaking, Jiang Zhengmao walked straight to the stream.

Jiang Wei hurriedly chased after her and shouted: "Uncle, you don't have to worry, my cousin..."

"How can we not be anxious? Your aunt is the only one with Ye'er! What if something happens to Ye'er, it would be terrible!" Jiang Zhengmao said as he walked, feeling extremely anxious.

"But my cousin is fine. Those three people were caught by my second brother and the others."

Finally saying what she wanted to say, Jiang Wei also followed her uncle's pace.

Jiang Zhengmao's steps suddenly stopped, "You girl, why are you half-talking? Where are they now?"

"Still tied up by the stream, he was beaten so badly!" Jiang Wei didn't mind at all what her uncle said, but looked excited.

Hearing that things were developing like this, Jiang Zhengmao lost his previous nervousness. He patted Jiang Wei on the head and said, "Let's go and have a look with uncle!"

"Eh!"

The two rushed to the stream and pushed through the crowd. In the center of the crowd, three people in shabby clothes lay down on the ground, their original features no longer visible on their bruised and swollen faces.

"Uncle, the three of them wanted to do something bad. We just happened to come down from the mountain with the cut wood. When we heard the noise, we tied them up." After briefly speaking, Jiang Erlang added another sentence, "Their injuries look scary. Strike hard.”

Jiang Zhengmao smiled and patted Jiang Erlang on the shoulder and praised: "Well done!"

If he were not the village chief, he would have to give these people some big mouths.

"Dad, we have just arrived, will this..." Jiang Zhou was a little worried.

"It's just when you get here that you have to get hard." Jiang Zhengmao looked at the villagers around him and said loudly, "If you don't get hard now, it will be difficult in the future!"

"Uncle, seeing that it's getting late, why not bring these people to my courtyard to stay overnight and make plans tomorrow." Jiang Erlang suggested.

"Wuwu——" Hei Da, who had greasy hair on his head, knew that this night would definitely not be easy, so he struggled hard.

Jiang Zhou stepped forward and kicked him, "Try moving again!"

The struggle was short-lived. After Jiang Zhengmao gave a positive answer, a group of teenagers scrambled to drag him away, causing the three people whose hands and feet were restrained to suffer a lot.

"Cousin, are you scared?" Jiang Wei walked back with Liu Ye'er.

Liu Ye'er shook her head. She had experienced so much along the way. Faced with this kind of thing, she was thinking about how to escape. Before her fear could rise, Jiang Erlang led a group of people to rescue her.

She shook her head, "If I learn the skills of A Xu and Er Lang, I won't have to be afraid in the future."

Jiang Erlang, who was one step behind them, said warmly: "If my cousin wants to learn, just come down and let A Xu continue to teach you. I have only learned a little bit now."

"Second brother, you're still letting people live!" Jiang Wei looked surprised, "You just knocked down those three people in a few strokes, and that's just scratching the surface."

Jiang Erlang chuckled, "Not as good as A Xu."

When two fully loaded carriages and horses passed by the south of Jiuxi Village, they caught the attention of Lin Bayi, who was returning from carrying water. He looked at the retreating figures of the carriages and horses, with a look of jealousy on his face, and spat hard before shaking. In a blink of an eye, he walked into the shabby courtyard gate.

"Lazy bitch, where are your people when I ask you to cook?!" he shouted.

Mrs. Lintian walked out of the house with an impatient look on her face, "What are you yelling about? Isn't your daughter doing it?"

Lin Bayi threw the pole in his hand to the ground, "You are the one who provoked that group of people. Find a time to apologize! Jiuyi told me that there are scholars in that group of people. There are only benefits and no disadvantages to being friends with each other. Wheat He's grown up now, so he should look for his husband's family."

The last sentence was particularly emphatic.

Lin Tian rolled his eyes and thought about it, but he said: "Obviously you asked a few boys to rob the house, but it was my fault that I stood up for you. You are used to being a good person..." "

"You stupid bitch, what's wrong with Hu Qin?" Lin Bayi got angry when he mentioned this. "If you and those useless guys hadn't done bad things, what would the good houses in the north have to do with them?"

Knowing that he was in the wrong, and because he was pretending to be something, Lintian did not continue to talk back, but leaned closer and asked, "How is things going over there now?"

"What's going on, what's going on, you don't know where to look?" Lin Bayi rolled his eyes at Lin Tian and didn't want to pay attention to this stupid woman anymore.

At the other end of the village, two fully loaded carriages were surrounded by villagers.

Qian Xiuzhu came out and watched it countless times a day, which made Mrs. Zheng laugh at her.

She was more worried about her little girl than the head of the house. The little girl had to take things from the small house every time she went out. If she was accidentally discovered, she would not be able to explain clearly even if she was covered in mouth.

Fortunately, the boss was still there, otherwise she would have gone with him.

As soon as I went out this time, I happened to run into two carriages.

Jiang Boliang shouted "daughter-in-law" with joy on his face, but was completely ignored by Qian Xiuzhu.

"Slow down!" Qian Xiuzhu saw San'er and the little girl getting off the carriage, still talking non-stop, swaying and looking frightening. She hurriedly stepped forward to help, but was stopped by the little girl running around and cheering. The child stumbles.

Jiang Huaixu suppressed his smile and said to the child beside the carriage: "You are not allowed to pull the carriage."

The tone was very calm, but the children obediently let go of their hands after hearing this.

Holding Qian Xiuzhu's hand and jumping out of the carriage, Jiang Huaixu pulled Qian Xiuzhu into the yard while talking about what he had seen on the road.

She didn't take two steps into the courtyard door when her sleeve was pulled by someone.

Turning around, Jiang Yao was looking at her timidly.

"Mom, let me say a few words to my cousin. I have something else to say to you later."

After saying hello, she walked towards a deserted corner.

"What are you looking for me for?"

"Ahhh——" Jiang Yao suppressed the fear in her heart, pointed at her mouth, and bowed with her hands together.

Jiang Huaixu looked at her and she looked sincere.

"Want an antidote?"

Jiang Yao nodded expectantly.

"When I'm in a good mood one day, I might give it to you, but now, I can't." Jiang Huaixu smiled lightly, "Cousin, if the process is not profound, you won't have a long memory."

After saying that, she turned and left.

Behind her, Jiang Yao was so angry that she wanted to stamp her feet. When she lowered her raised feet, she relaxed a lot. After she stood still, she looked at Jiang Huaixu. Seeing that Jiang Huaixu didn't notice, she let out a breath and left with a frustrated face. .

Knowing that her little girl wanted to say something to herself, Qian Xiuzhu thought about many possibilities. The more she thought about it, the colder her heart became. When she saw her little girl coming back, she couldn't wait to ask: "Did something happen?"

"Mom, don't scare yourself, it's not a big deal." She looked at the villagers doing carpentry in the yard and asked, "Where is the second brother?"

"He was still here just now, but I don't know where he went."

Jiang Huaixu pulled Qian Xiuzhu into the house, closed the door and said, "Mom, there are a few things I want to discuss with you. First, there are a lot of things in the small house that I picked up after throwing them away. I want to take them out. , not only small items, but also millstones, beds and so on."

"Millstone? Bed?" Qian Xiuzhu was dumbfounded, "Who would take these with them when fleeing the famine?"

Jiang Huaixu was a little embarrassed. When she searched the big house, she found these junk things, and the bed was still missing a leg.

"I think our house has plenty of sleeping space. Why not use that bed as firewood? The millstone is very useful. That's the second thing I want to say."

Jiang Huaixu said seriously: "Mom, I went to the county today to check it out. There is only one stall selling tofu in the county. I can also make tofu, and I just use a millstone to make tofu."

"You want to make tofu?"

Jiang Huaixu nodded.

Qian Xiuzhu thought for a while, "That tofu seller must have been doing it for a long time. The whole Beichuan County recognizes their home. How can we rob it?"