Chapter 107

The virtual screen slowly unfolded, showing Du Ruo's previous data.

Host: Du Ruo

Available Points: 5.5

Level: 2 (Needs 24 more points to reach the next level)

Mall: Unlocked

"Currently, the Host has completed two missions, namely saving the lost youth and saving Qin Shi and her child, earning a total of 56 points. That is to say, the Host has 28 points you can control yourself. Deducting the 3 points spent on buying chili seeds and the planting manual, there are 25 points left."

Du Ruo was just about to be happy when she heard the system continue: "Deducting another 10 points for buying the operating table, as well as 10 points of interest, the latest figures are as follows."

Host: Du Ruo

Available Points: 10.5

Level: 3 (Needs 46 more points to reach the next level)

Mall: Unlocked

Du Ruo: "...???"

After working for so long, in the end, there were still only 10.5 points available to use???

"It's not little." The system comforted her. "Besides, hasn't the Host noticed you've already leveled up from two to three? You're one step closer to the goal of buying the Heart-Returning Pill."

Du Ruo curled her lips.

Fine, regardless of anything else, at least there were enough points to buy the stiff silkworms, and she had saved one hundred taels of silver.

She opened the system mall, her eyes eagerly pinned on that pale, fat worm, and said, "Little Tong, help me redeem ten stiff silkworms!"

"Okay, Host."

As the words fell, something appeared in Du Ruo's hand. Opening it, it was indeed stiff silkworms.

Du Ruo carefully wrapped them in a handkerchief and put them away.

With the stiff silkworms, the residual poison in her body could be completely cleared, and she was finally going to say goodbye to this body full of fat and a face full of pits!

*Oh yeah! *

When the mood is good, the appetite is good, and everything tastes fragrant.

The carriage entered Xiushan Town, and Du Ruo decisively bought two large meat buns to reward herself. Thinking for a moment, she went to the cloth shop and tore off several pieces of fine cotton cloth in bright colors.

After losing weight, her original clothes, shoes, and socks would surely no longer fit, so she had to make new ones, right?

Oh right, and embroidery thread couldn't be missing either. Her mother Zheng Shi's embroidery skills were top-notch; when the time came, she would have her embroider some flowers, birds, insects, and fish on her clothes, which would surely be particularly beautiful.

It would also save Zheng Shi from being bored and thinking of that scum again.

Du Ruo went to the town entrance in high spirits and got on Old Tietou's ox cart. The few women on the ox cart saw her carrying large and small bags and were all full of envy.

Someone couldn't help but think of Qin Shi.

Both were daughters-in-law of the Jiang family, how could their fates be so different...

"Hey, have you heard? Our village is haunted!"

"It's spread everywhere, how could I not know? I heard it's a female ghost, with a bloody mouth wide open, and a tongue eight feet long!"

"That's not all, the female ghost's belly was cut open, and there was a bloody child inside, laughing *ga ga* at everyone, it was terrifying..."

*Cough cough*, Du Ruo was choked by her own saliva.

Hearing this movement, the others turned their heads in unison.

The woman sitting next to Du Ruo poked her with her elbow. "Jiang Li's wife, haven't you heard?"

Du Ruo shook her head. "No, I went out early this morning, I don't know about this."

The few women looked at each other.

The woman opposite hurriedly reminded her, "Then you have to be careful."

"Why?" Du Ruo didn't understand.

"We suspect that the ghost... is your cousin-in-law Qin Shi!" The woman's expression was sneaky, and she pinched her voice, fearing that if she spoke too loudly, the ghost would hear her.

Du Ruo smiled. "If you don't do anything wrong, you don't fear a ghost knocking on your door. I don't have any grievances with Cousin-in-law, what am I afraid of?"

"That's not for sure." The woman looked left and right, then leaned closer. "I'll tell you, Doctor Gu ran into Qin Shi while walking at night yesterday, and when he got home, he developed a high fever and was talking nonsense; his soul was nearly detained!"

The other women also echoed.

"Yes, yes, yes, if we're talking about grievances, what grievances could Doctor Gu have with Qin Shi? Why was he still targeted by her?"

"I heard ghosts who die in childbirth are the fiercest. I think Qin Shi died with her eyes wide open, so she's holding onto the few people she saw last before she died!"

"Jiang Li's wife, did you see Qin Shi last night?"

With one word from you and one from me, they said it until Du Ruo didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Qin Shi was still alive and well, where did the ghost come from? If there was a ghost, it was the one she had pretended to be.

"No way, although my cousin-in-law doesn't like to laugh, she is a kind person, how could she harm the innocent?"

Hearing this, the few women couldn't help but recall Qin Shi's character.

Speaking of Qin Shi, she was truly pitiful.

She was saddled with a man like Jiang Zongbao, who was idle, lazy, and treacherous, and on top of that, he was fooling around with wild women outside every day, not caring about his home at all.

Last time, he even foolishly brought that Mei Niang back.

Encountering such a troublesome thing, which woman could endure it? If you didn't beat that vixen to death, could you still be called a woman?

And what happened? Qin Shi actually didn't make a sound, didn't argue, didn't make a scene, and just accepted it like that!

For so many years, she had never heard her say a single bad word about Jiang Zongbao outside.

What a good woman, it's a pity that good people don't live long...

The woman opposite suddenly thought of something, her eyeballs turning twice in their sockets. "In that case, could it be that the reason Qin Shi's ghost targeted Doctor Gu is because Doctor Gu did something wicked? Otherwise, with so many people last night, why was it only him who saw a ghost?"

The others heard this and felt it made sense.

Several people started guessing, some saying Doctor Gu was lecherous and took advantage of Qin Shi while taking her pulse.

Some said Doctor Gu was greedy and took the opportunity to extort a lot of silver from the Jiang family.

Others said Doctor Gu's medical skills were not refined, and he used the wrong medicine, killing Qin Shi.

This led to many past events, one after another, all evidence of Doctor Gu's greed and lack of virtue.

For a time, they were talking until spit was flying, filled with righteous indignation.

Du Ruo lowered her head and curled her lips imperceptibly.

It had nothing to do with her; she hadn't said anything.

At dusk, the ox cart finally entered Longquan Village, and the women went back to their own homes to find their own children.

Du Ruo got off the cart carrying large and small bags, and Old Tietou tied up the ox and walked over.

"Jiang Li's wife, let me help you carry them," he smiled.

Du Ruo hurriedly refused. "No need, Old Uncle Tie, I can do it alone."

Old Tietou, however, took the largest bundle from her hand without question. "It's okay, anyway, I'm a lonely person, I'm idle anyway, I'll just walk around, consider it practicing my legs."

Since he had said so, Du Ruo naturally couldn't refuse again.

The two talked as they walked toward the Jiang family's Second Branch.

On the way, Old Tietou asked, "Jiang Li has been a constable for a while now, is it going smoothly?"

"It's quite good," Du Ruo smiled.

Old Tietou nodded, paused, and then said, "He's very busy now, he doesn't come home a few times a month. If you have time, you can go to the county to see him more often, staying a night or two doesn't matter."

This was strange; Du Ruo felt it was weird.

No one was so worried about other people's young couple's affairs, and he wasn't her father-in-law, and her father-in-law wouldn't be so concerned.

Du Ruo asked curiously, "Old Uncle Tie, do you like Jiang Li?"