Chapter 71

Although his tone was very gentle, Jiang Cheng inexplicably felt a sense of oppression.

He swallowed his saliva, his face awkward: "I was just joking. The back mountain is so dangerous, never mind."

Du Ruo laughed secretly and used serving chopsticks to put a potsticker into his bowl, "Little Third, how is the chili planting going?"

Jiang Cheng immediately got energized and began to talk endlessly, "Just watch, sister-in-law, I already know how to raise seedlings and transplant them. In two months, I guarantee you'll be able to eat fresh chili peppers!"

Chili peppers? What are those?

Jiang Li looked puzzled.

Du Ruo told him about how Doctor Gu had schemed against Jiang Cheng. As for the chili peppers, she only said they were bought from a peddler last time along with the Ghost Duye seeds.

After listening, Jiang Li was silent for a moment, then smiled: "That's good. This fool finally knows what kind of person his master is. Be more alert in the future, don't always be used by others."

After the meal, the couple went to the back mountain.

Du Ruo first took Jiang Li to the sandy land to look around. When he saw the large patch of green in the field, Jiang Li was stunned.

Ever since the Ghost Duye was planted, he had been busy with affairs at the office and had never come to see it. He had been very active in helping to plant it, but that was all to coax Du Ruo to be happy. Subconsciously, he was actually the same as Wang Buji, not believing that medicinal herbs could really grow.

However, the lush greenery before his eyes told him he was wrong.

"Are these really all Ghost Duye?" Jiang Li couldn't believe it.

"Of course," Du Ruo said, hands on her hips, chin raised proudly, "And they are the highest quality Ghost Duye!"

Ghost Duye, Jiang Li had heard Sun Zhong mention it at Ben Cao Tang before. That was a scarce and precious medicinal herb, at least silver per jin, which could be called a sky-high price.

Then, calculating this whole patch, wouldn't it be worth several hundred taels?

The way Jiang Li looked at Du Ruo changed.

Did he marry a wife, or a female God of Wealth?

Du Ruo squatted down and carefully brushed away the soil from one of the Ghost Duye plants, "Husband, look, the size is already not small. In another ten days or so, it will be ready to be dug up."

Jiang Li steadied himself and smiled: "Then let Tie Dan run a few more times at night, so it doesn't get stolen at the last minute."

After seeing the sandy land, the two continued to the back mountain.

Du Ruo had been here before, but she only dared to wander near the mountain, not daring to go inside. This time, with Jiang Li by her side, her courage was much greater.

Du Ruo suddenly remembered what the system said, that Jiang Li was a martial arts genius rarely seen in a hundred years, so she asked casually: "Husband, do you know martial arts?"

Jiang Li carefully cleared the path in front and replied: "A little."

He had studied literature since he was a child. Later, after his parents passed away one after another, in order to support himself and his younger siblings, he had to go into the mountains to hunt. Most of his hunting moves were slowly explored while covered in scars.

However, someone had once taught him some martial arts...

That person didn't want to reveal their identity, so Jiang Li didn't mention it, but changed the subject, "Wife, I have a few unique skills, do you want to see them?"

Unique skills? Thinking about it, it made sense. Jiang Li could return safely every time he went into the mountains; how could he not have one or two self-defense skills?

Du Ruo was both curious and excited, "What unique skills?"

Jiang Li picked up a stone from the ground and signaled her to look up. There were a few sparrows flying in the woods. He threw it casually, and with a bang, the birds fell straight down.

Du Ruo ran over to look. It was actually two birds with one stone!

Amazing!

"How did you do that?" She tugged on Jiang Li's arm, stars in her eyes.

"When they are in a line, just throw it. It's not that difficult."

It sounded easy, but when you actually do it, you realize it's actually very difficult. It's a huge test for both eyesight and attention.

And it was clear that Jiang Li must have practiced thousands of times to do it so easily.

Based on the principle that waste is shameful, Du Ruo intended to pick up the two birds to feed the dog, but just as her hand reached out, she was pulled back by her husband, "Don't rush, they aren't dead yet."

As he said this, he nudged them with his foot.

Sure enough, the next second, the two birds' wings moved, and then they chirped and soon fluttered into the sky.

Du Ruo was even more surprised.

He could even control the force so perfectly. What exactly has Jiang Li experienced in the mountains all these years?

The two walked for more than half an hour and finally entered the edge of the deep mountains. Jiang Li said: "You might encounter some prey later, even big tigers. Are you afraid?"

Du Ruo was naturally afraid.

She was just a fat person who couldn't run. Except for playing dead in front of a bear, she only had the fate of being eaten if she met other large animals.

But with Jiang Li by her side, Du Ruo inexplicably felt very safe, "Husband, you definitely won't give yourself the chance to be a widower, right?"

Jiang Li laughed out loud.

Being a widower, how could he bear it?

Holding Du Ruo's hand tightly in his palm, he said: "Follow me. If there's a tiger, let it eat me first."

The two wandered around the mountain for half a day like a spring outing and didn't feel bored at all. During this time, Jiang Li also performed one-handed tree pulling and shooting a willow leaf from a hundred paces for Du Ruo, which, as expected, drew sighs of admiration from his wife.

Du Ruo's admiration for Jiang Li was like the surging river, continuous and endless.

The string in her heart also relaxed a lot.

Actually, regarding Jiang Li being a constable, Du Ruo didn't say it, but she was still a little worried. After all, this is a risky profession, and one might lose their life if not careful.

Du Ruo suddenly remembered something, "By the way, when I went to the county office to find you yesterday, a constable pointed the way for me..."

She described the person's physical characteristics roughly.

Jiang Li knew who it was as soon as he heard it, "Does my wife think this person has a problem?"

Du Ruo shook her head, "I can't say, it's just a feeling. I always feel like he doesn't seem to like you."

Although that person's attitude was very good and he enthusiastically pointed the way for her, it was precisely because he was too enthusiastic that she felt it was strange.

Jiang Li smiled slightly, but his eyes were cold, "Your intuition is very accurate. His name is Yang Dian Feng, and he is the most senior constable in the office. The previous head constable lost his life in a previous assassination. Logically, Yang Dian Feng should have been promoted to the new head constable, but Lord Li appointed me instead. Yang Dian Feng is naturally unconvinced, so he targets me everywhere. Yesterday, he pointed the way for you, I'm afraid he had bad intentions."

Du Ruo understood after thinking about it for a moment.

That Yang Dian Feng's intention was probably to make her cause a scene at Zui Meng Ju, so that Jiang Li would lose face in front of Commandery Prince Ji and Inspector Li.

Even if she didn't make a scene, it could still annoy Jiang Li.

Don't say, because of this, she and Jiang Li really had a small argument.

"Then you must be on guard against him in the future, don't fall into his trap," Du Ruo urged.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

As he said this, Jiang Li put her on his back, "Let's go, I'll carry you home."

Du Ruo hugged his neck, feeling sweet in her heart, but she was coy, "Thank you for your hard work, husband, I'm so heavy."

Jiang Li smiled and said seriously: "Not hard at all. Back then, I carried a three-hundred-jin wild boar and still walked like the wind. Compared to it, you are nothing."

Du Ruo: "..."

She reached out from behind to touch the man's handsome face, ravaged it hard, and gritted her teeth: "You are really amazing!"

When the two walked out of the mountain, the sun was already in the middle of the sky. Afraid of being seen by villagers and gossiped about, Du Ruo insisted on jumping down from Jiang Li's back.

Just as they entered the courtyard, they saw Jiang Wan squatting under the osmanthus tree, lost in thought, with the dog lying at her feet, looking listless.

Seeing Du Ruo and Jiang Li return, the dog's head immediately buried itself in its legs, looking guilty.

Du Ruo and Jiang Li looked at each other.

Things were a bit unusual. Why did Jiang Wan come back so early? She wasn't expelled, was she?

"What's wrong, Wan'er, what happened?" Du Ruo asked hurriedly.

Jiang Wan looked towards Chunhua, who was hanging clothes, then stood up and said hesitantly: "Nothing, it's just..."

She stopped mid-sentence.

Jiang Li frowned and said gently: "Wan'er, what exactly happened? Tell us properly. Even if the sky falls, your eldest brother and sister-in-law will hold it up for you."

Just as he finished speaking, the courtyard gate was pounded loudly.

Zhu Shi's loud voice shouted: "Jiang Wan, you little bitch, get out here!"