Chapter 167: Dead?

Du Ruo put the plan away and tucked it into her bosom, went out to take a look, and found it was the woman.

"Is there something you need from me?"

"There is a little something." The woman was rarely a bit coy, licking her face and smiling. "Jiang Li's wife, do you think I could come here to work?"

Come here to work? Du Ruo asked, "You mean you want to help in the kitchen?"

The woman nodded and said yes, then sighed. "To tell you the truth, I have three children at home, and only a little over a mu of land. It's not easy to support the whole family just by relying on the little bit of hard-earned money from carrying rice in the county."

So hearing that Du Ruo was hiring people to cook and paying thirty wen a day, she was tempted, which is why she came to ask.

Du Ruo calculated in her heart.

This woman liked to join in the fun and was a big loudspeaker; she couldn't keep anything to herself, so she couldn't be deeply befriended.

However, her heart wasn't bad, and she was quick at work. She had helped speak for her several times before, so hiring her to work wasn't a big deal.

"Alright, then come tomorrow." Du Ruo agreed readily.

The woman thanked her repeatedly and left happily.

Du Ruo went to the construction site again. The craftsmen all knew her, and seeing the mistress of the employer come, they all worked with all their might.

Of course, it didn't exclude some people who were distracted, secretly aiming at her.

Food and sex are human nature; who wouldn't want to look at a beautiful person a few more times?

When Du Ruo wasn't around, the men let go of their nature, working while talking dirty, laughing and joking, which could be considered finding fun in the midst of busyness.

At dusk, Du Ruo called Zheng Shi and Chun Hua, and the three of them took the dog home.

Not long after, Zheng Qinghe and Jiang Cheng also returned.

Jiang Wan returned the latest; she didn't need Gouzi to pick her up now, with Master Jiang protecting her, no one in the academy dared to bully her.

While Zheng Shi and Chun Hua were preparing dinner, Du Ruo went quietly to dig a hole and bury the used sanitary pads, letting them become one with heaven and earth.

After doing this, she returned to the room, intending to put the plan down.

Reaching into her bosom to touch, she touched nothing.

Strange, it was clearly on her body.

Du Ruo searched for a long time, even taking off her outer garment and shaking it several times, but she couldn't find it.

She ran out to ask, and everyone said they hadn't seen it.

"Could it have fallen on the way?" Zheng Shi reminded her.

Du Ruo thought about it. "Probably not."

At that time, Zheng Shi and Chun Hua were on the same road, especially with Gouzi there; Gouzi wouldn't allow her to drop anything.

Unless... it was left in the shed.

Thinking of this, Du Ruo walked out. "Mother, I'm going out for a bit."

Zheng Shi hurriedly chased after her. "It's so late, and dinner is almost ready, just go find it tomorrow."

Du Ruo shook her head. "No, that's what Lu Gong spent two nights drawing. What if someone else picks it up?"

That was true, but for a young woman to walk the night road alone, Zheng Shi was really worried.

So she beckoned Gouzi over. "Let Tie Dan go with you."

Zheng Qinghe volunteered. "I'll go too!"

"You don't go." Zheng Shi rolled her eyes at him. "You and Aman are cousins in name; if you go into the shed in the dark, what will people say if they see you?"

Zheng Qinghe was speechless for a moment.

It seemed so; although he treated Aman like his own sister, outsiders didn't think so.

Du Ruo smiled. "It's fine, Third Brother, can't you trust Tie Dan?"

Gouzi barked twice and proudly raised its head.

It's just walking a night road, why is everyone acting like they're breaking into a dragon's den or a tiger's lair? Is it necessary to be so exaggerated?

Du Ruo opened the courtyard gate. Zheng Shi urged, "Go early and come back early, if you really can't find it, just forget it, apologize to Lu Gong tomorrow, we'll wait for you to come back for dinner."

"No need, Mother, you eat first, just leave me a little." It wasn't the hot weather now; the food would be cold as soon as it was out of the pot.

After saying this, the person and the dog walked toward the construction site in the faint moonlight.

The construction site was in the center of the village, neither far nor near, about a quarter of an hour in broad daylight.

But now it was night, and although Tie Dan was with her, Du Ruo didn't dare to walk fast.

If she were to be tripped by a stone, or tripped by a branch, or even accidentally step on a snake, it was all possible.

As for the micro-flashlight she had exchanged before, Du Ruo didn't dare to take it out even more; it was still early, who knew if someone would suddenly pop out?

By then, the village would add another supernatural gossip, saying who was unlucky enough to encounter ghost fire...

Just as she thought this, a dark figure appeared in front, pacing back and forth on the village road.

Du Ruo was startled and hurriedly called out, "Who?"

The person opposite stopped abruptly, seemingly startled as well.

Gouzi immediately ran over and bit the hem of that person's skirt. Little thing, caught you!

Then it whined to signal the mistress to come and check.

"Dead dog, let go! Let go!" The person pulled her skirt while raising her foot to kick Gouzi.

Unfortunately, the dog was made of copper and iron, not afraid at all; those kicks were just scratching an itch to it.

Du Ruo hurriedly called Gouzi back, so as not to scare others.

Then she leaned in to identify carefully.

"Lin Shenzi?" She opened her eyes in surprise.

In this dark night, what was Lin Shenzi doing walking around alone on the road? Having done so many guilty things, wasn't she afraid of ghosts possessing her?

Du Ruo muttered silently and couldn't be bothered to pay attention to her, calling Gouzi to continue walking forward.

Lin Shenzi spoke, her voice seeming to have a crack blown by the wind, with harsh sharpness and slight trembling.

"Jiang Li's wife, where are you going?"

"Nowhere, walking the dog." Du Ruo didn't want to tell the truth.

Lin Shenzi walked a few steps toward her. "It's so late, you'd better go back early. Those old bachelors in the village like to wander around at night; if you run into them, it won't be good if you're offended."

Du Ruo immediately got goosebumps all over.

Strange, the Lin family and the Jiang family's Second Branch had already torn their faces apart, yet Lin Shenzi was so concerned about her, didn't she feel it was fake?

There must be a demon if things are abnormal.

"Thank you for your reminder." Du Ruo immediately moved a little further away from Lin Shenzi and smiled. "Since that's the case, why don't you go back, Lin Shenzi? Could it be that you are waiting for those old bachelors here?"

In the night, Lin Shenzi's face was extremely ugly. "What do you mean by that?"

Du Ruo shrugged. "Nothing, just asking casually."

After saying this, she stopped paying attention to her and called Gouzi to leave.

Watching Du Ruo's gradually receding back, Lin Shenzi's hands almost pinched her thighs until they bled.

How could this be? Du Shi actually came out?

Then wouldn't she become a fish that slipped through the net? Wouldn't her plan all fall through?

Lin Shenzi's heart was in turmoil.

Should she just go all the way, and while no one found out, kill Du Shi?

But thinking of that dog that was in the way...

She gritted her teeth and dismissed the idea.

Forget it, anyway, there's plenty of time, as long as she wasn't exposed, there would always be a chance.

Lin Shenzi shrank behind a big tree and hid herself, but her eyes were fixed on the direction of the Jiang Family's Second Branch without blinking.

There was nervousness and excitement in her eyes.

Entering the shed, Du Ruo finally opened the flashlight with peace of mind and began to search in every corner.

She really found it!

Right by the stove, blocked by a few stacked benches, it must have slipped out of her bosom when she bent down to pick things up during the day.

Du Ruo patted the dust off, folded it carefully, and tucked it back into her bosom.

Then she left the shed and walked home.

The thing was found, and her mood naturally improved, her steps becoming much lighter.

When she reached the Clear Water Pond, she found that Lin Shenzi had disappeared, and she should have gone home.

Du Ruo didn't care.

Turning the corner, not far ahead was the courtyard of the Jiang Family's Second Branch.

She looked up inadvertently, but suddenly froze.

There were several torches lit in the courtyard at some point, and the firelight illuminated the surroundings as if it were broad daylight.

The entrance was crowded with people, and some people were constantly going in and out, looking very anxious, even terrified.

Among them was the Jiang Clan Head.

The Jiang Clan Head's cane was hitting the ground hard, shouting hoarsely, "Eldest, hurry, hurry to the town and invite a doctor! If it's any later, it will cost lives!"

Doctor? Lives?

Du Ruo suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart.

Could it be that something happened at home?

She ran toward that side, squeezed through the crowd with all her might, and rushed into the house.

The scene before her made Du Ruo feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

Zheng Shi, Jiang Cheng, Jiang Wan, Chun Hua, and Zheng Qinghe were all clutching their stomachs, rolling on the ground in pain, wailing.

Their faces were as pale as snow and twisted, showing they were in extreme pain.

Yao Yulan and her two sisters-in-law were helping to take care of them.

*Pfft*, Zheng Shi opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Mother!" Du Ruo pounced and hugged her, tears falling instantly.

No, can't panic! Saving people is the priority!

Du Ruo tried her best to collect her thoughts, then hurriedly called the system in her mind.

"Poisoned, potent poison, usually used to poison rats. Anyone who consumes this poison and doesn't take the antidote within half an hour will surely die."

The system knew time was precious, and without waiting for Du Ruo to ask, it immediately gave a treatment plan. "The host can exchange for ten antidote pills, two for each person, fed with clear water."

Du Ruo didn't even have time to ask the price and hurriedly exchanged them. Fortunately, she had silver now, so she didn't have to worry about not having enough points.

Zheng Shi spat out another mouthful of blood, looking like she was on the verge of death.

"Sister-in-law Yulan, water!" Du Ruo shouted to Yao Yulan, who was flustered on the side.

Yao Yulan said "Oh," glanced around, and casually picked up a cup of water from the table and handed it over.

Du Ruo was about to feed it to Zheng Shi when the system suddenly shrieked, "Wait, there's poison in this water too!"

Du Ruo's hand paused, and her anger almost burned her reason to ashes.

Who hated them so much that they actually poisoned the water? Was this to exterminate their whole family?

Just wait, once she saved the people, she would go settle the score!

Du Ruo asked Yao Yulan to go to the neighbor's to get a few bowls of clean water immediately, and taking the opportunity to feed the water, she secretly fed the antidote to Zheng Shi and the others.

Zheng Shi, Jiang Wan, and the others who had taken the medicine finally stopped crying in pain, but they gradually lost their breath.

Yao Yulan probed under Jiang Wan's nose with trembling hands, and was so scared she sat on the ground. "Dead, dead?" ===== CHAPTER 168 =====