Chapter 13: Mind Awakening
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Seeing Qiao Mei running towards them with a wooden stick in her hand, Big Auntie Qiao and Second Auntie Qiao suddenly remembered that this granddaughter was not one to be bullied.
The two of them had not fought with Qiao Mei for too long and had forgotten about it.
"Goodness, what do you think you're doing?" they shouted, picking up their hogs as they retreated.
Qiao Mei drove the wooden stick in her hand into the ground and said with a glare, "You two don't need to worry about my family's land."
Her aura was strong, but her voice was weak and she sounded more like she was acting coquettishly. Fortunately, her body was dark and fat, making her look quite formidable.
Otherwise, not only would the two people not be frightened by her, they would even laugh.
Big Auntie Qiao remembered that she was punched in the back by this girl a few years ago and the spot still felt painful now.
They cannot use force, they can only use their wits.
"You're such a stubborn child. We didn't say that this isn't your home. It's just that your land is empty now, so Aunt came to help you loosen the soil."
"Nothing grows in my land in spring every year but you only come to plow this year. You didn't see the same thing last year? Are you blind?"
"You wretched girl, why are you talking to your aunt like this?" Big Auntie Qiao did not like it when people talked back to her like this and got a little angry.
"Don't think that I don't know what you're thinking. If you come over to plow now, later you will come over to sow the seeds. After that, wouldn't it be easy for you to just take over the land? By then, won't grandfather and I need your permission to eat the vegetables from the land?"
Big Auntie Qiao was surprised to hear this. She did not expect this girl to be able to see through their intentions.
It was not as if they could be blamed for this. If there was anyone to blame, it would be that Qiao Qiang's place was too attractive.
As Qiao Qiang was an old war hero, the piece of land that the village gave to his family was one of the largest in the village and the land was flat and fertile.
The courtyard of her house wasn't even half as big as Qiao Qiang's, yet it had to cater to ten people. It was just not enough!
By the time they finished plowing the land and sowing the seeds, Qiao Qiang would be dead. The vegetable harvest and the land around the courtyard would all be theirs.
Even if the courtyard was not given to them, the vegetables in the courtyard should not be harvested by other people right?
However, she could not say her thoughts out loud. Big Auntie Qiao said unwillingly, "How can that be? The land is yours, naturally you can eat whatever you want here. We're just here to help loosen the soil."
"There's no need for you to put on an act." Qiao Mei pulled out her wooden stick and stood on the land in front of them, saying, "You guys can level the ground here right now. Don't think that you can come over to pick vegetables later by pretending to loosen the soil now."
Qiao Zhuang's family had always been unreasonable and shameless. She wanted to block off any chance of them ever coming over to harvest the vegetables.
Auntie Qiao looked surprised. Good grief, this girl even thought of this point… It could not be Qiao Qiang guiding her, so it appeared that she was actually quite smart.
Even Qiao Qiang, who was watching over the fire in the kitchen, listened to Qiao Mei's words in surprise. His granddaughter had grown up suddenly!
Seeing that the two people were still standing where they were, Qiao Mei rushed up with her wooden stick. "Why aren't you leaving? Do you want to fight with me? My wooden stick doesn't have eyes!"
She was so strong that when she swung the wooden stick, it made an intimidating whooshing sound.
Big Auntie Qiao and Second Auntie Qiao were scared out of their wits and did not dare to say anything else. They quickly picked up the hoes and did as they were told.
Soon, they had leveled all the soil they previously dug up.
As she walked out of the door, Big Auntie Qiao turned her head around and stared at Qiao Mei. She scolded angrily in a low voice, "Wretched girl, I'll let you show off now. You'll get what you deserve later."
Qiao Mei did not look at them anymore. She walked into the house and said, "Is the water ready, grandfather?"
"Yes, yes."
"Okay, okay. I'm going to take a bath now." Qiao Mei swiftly moved the large basin in the courtyard into her room and took a clean towel with her.
It was a simple and crude setup at the house, there was neither a bathroom nor a bathtub. What she was using was the big basin she had used to wash clothes.
After filling the basin with water, Qiao Mei closed the room door. She stood in the basin and used a towel to repeatedly wipe off all the dirt on her body. It would have to do for now. When she had money in the future, she would build a big house and then she would have her own bathroom.
After slowly washing up for 40 to 50 minutes, she finally cleaned off all the dirt on her body. She only felt comfortable when she could no longer detect any weird smell on her body.
She looked at her arm and felt that she looked a little fairer.
It was really great!
Chapter 14: Wicked
Editor: Atlas Studios
Sheknew how to lose weight, but she had no way to make her skin fair. It was something impossible which she had been worried about, but now it seemed that she need not worry anymore.
The jade pendant is indeed awesome!
Qiao Mei picked up the jade pendant and kissed it hard. She suddenly thought of the owner of the jade pendant and the intimate contact between the two of them that night. Her face instantly blushed red.
"Mei Mei, Mei Mei!" Suddenly, a panicky female voice came from outside the house. The voice was very shrill and it sounded as if something very important had happened. "Mei Mei, leave quickly! My whole family is here!"
As soon as the words ended, the door was pushed open from outside and a skinny little girl rushed in.
The little girl was wearing tattered clothes with floral prints. She was about 16 or 17 years old and had two long braids. She looked at Qiao Mei in panic.
She looked alright, but she was way too thin. At the age of 16 or 17 years old, her chest was still flat and there was nothing to be seen.
Qiao Mei's eyelids twitched as she recognized her.
"Xiao Yu, you're here."
Qiao Yu was Qiao Zhuang's only daughter and she was only 17 years old this year. Her two older sisters had been sent away, leaving her the only daughter left. However, she had not been raised with care.
She always had to do all types of washing and scrubbing around the house and she was not valued at home. She was a year or two younger than Qiao Mei, so she was always tagging along with the original owner of the body.
She was good with her words and she knew how to please the original owner of the body. She always had "Mei Mei" on her lips and the original owner of the body would always bring her some food from home. After a while, the two of them became very close.
"Heh!" Qiao Mei sneered. "Get out now. Don't you know how to knock before entering? Who taught you to be so rude?"
Qiao Mei quickly covered the jade pendant with her hand and carefully hid it under her clothes.
She could not let this cheat-code be seen by her. The concern of a thief was more dreadful than action. In her past life, the fact that Qiao Yu was willing to spend money to buy the jade pendant showed how much she cared about it.
After all, those few dollars were from Qiao Yu's secret savings.
However, this action still managed to attract Qiao Yu's attention. Although she did not see the jade pendant, she saw the red string around Qiao Mei's neck.
What was that?
Qiao Yu stared at her, still standing at the same spot, as if she did not understand what Qiao Mei meant.
"Qiao Mei, hurry up and run. My brothers and a few nephews are all here with weapons!" Qiao Yu said nervously.
"Why should Mei Mei run away when they are the ones coming to my house?" Qiao Qiang suddenly asked from outside.
Qiao Yu seemed frightened by the voice. She lowered her head and stood there, not knowing what to say as she grabbed the corner of her clothes with her fingers.
However, the moment she lowered her head, Qiao Mei saw her eyes lit up and her lips curled upwards.
Qiao Qiang stood outside the door, angrily tapping his walking stick.
Qiao Mei suddenly remembered that there seemed to be such a scene in her past life.
In her past life, a few months before her grandfather died, Qiao Yu would come from time to time to preempt her to leave the house quickly. Qiao Qiang's sons also came over often to make trouble.
All these, coupled with the gossip in the village, made Qiao Qiang very worried and caused his health to deteriorate. If not for the fact that Qiao Mei was pregnant at that time and he wanted to wait for her to give birth, he would have died earlier from all that anger.
So this was their plan. How wicked!
"Tell me, why should I run? This is my house, why aren't you saying anything? Are you going to stand here like a mute?" Qiao Mei reached across and slapped her.
She had already reduced her strength, but Qiao Yu was still knocked over by the slap.
She hunched on the ground and started crying.
Qiao Qiang witnessed this scene wordlessly. Qiao Mei had had this temper since she was young. She was always fighting with people her own age. She hit Qiao Yu even more often and there was no one who could stop her.
Besides, Qiao Yu did not have much of an opinion so no one came to help her.
At this moment, a few sets of footsteps could be heard outside the courtyard, making their way over vigorously.
Qiao Mei walked out of the door and went forward without a word.
"Second Grandpa Qiao, uncles and brothers, you are here to see my grandfather right?" Qiao Mei stood in the courtyard with a smile and spoke before they could.
Qiao Zhuang and his family were stunned on the spot. For a moment, they were a bit confused. It seemed to be the first time they ever saw Qiao Mei's big smile.
As the saying goes, one does not slap a smiley face. Hearing Qiao Mei's sweet voice coupled with her big smile, she actually looked quite friendly.
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