After more than 10 times, Qiao Mei plucked the fruit again.
Every time the energy exchange ended, the chilies would naturally dry up on the branches and there would be the fragrance of chilies in the air.
Qiao Mei put the chili in her mouth and chewed it. It was crispy and filled her mouth with the fragrance of chili, but her mouth did not hurt at all.
"That's it!"
This was the type of chili that she wanted.
Qiao Mei immediately took all the chilies from the plant and retrieved half a catty of seeds from them.
These seeds would be used for planting in the field at home. This way, she could be open about these chilies in the future.
After harvesting these seeds, she planted another chili seed. She looked at the chilies hanging on the grown chili plant and asked, "Speak! Which one of you is the most spicy?"
After more than 10 rounds, she felt that the spiciness level was still insufficient and continued for another 30-odd rounds.
Finally, after 60 rounds of chilies, the spiciness had been doubled. This was the chili weapon she wanted.
Smelling it from afar would already make people choke and struggle for breath. Qiao Mei covered her mouth and crushed a chili with her hand. Her fingers immediately swelled up and it was so spicy that it hurt.
A cooling sensation then manifested from the jade pendant and spread to her fingers and the swelling immediately subsided.
"Hahahaha, that's great!" Qiao Mei happily plucked all of the dried up chilies and wrapped them with cloth before crushing them into powder.
"Is the spiciness of this chili too strong or what?" Qiao Mei said while sneezing.
Would one drop of chili water made from this chili powder make one go blind?
Forget it, forget it. She had already made it.
If she had to start all over again, she would have worked for nothing. Furthermore, there was not enough time anymore.
She looked up at the sun. It was already close to noon and she had to hurry down the mountain with the firewood. But when she got home and pushed open the door, she saw someone she had not expected to see.
"Why are you at my house again?" Qiao Mei snatched the hoe he was holding in his hand and asked with a frown.
Wang Yong looked at her and covered his nose in disgust, thinking that she was just like what the rumors said. Qiao Mei was smelly again.
"I saw that your family's land was still empty and it felt like such a pity, so I came to help you loosen the soil and grow something." He did not look at Qiao Mei and just continued talking.
"So you're also here to take advantage of us as well. You're not welcome here. Hurry up and leave!" Qiao Mei wanted to drive him away.
Wang Yong's brows instantly furrowed as he breathed heavily. He had never met such a person who was so misguided. There was nothing he could do if she was good-looking, but the fact was that she was so ugly and dark and fat, and yet she was still so arrogant.
She must be crazy!
It was all her grandfather's fault for spoiling her, she did not know her place and worth in life. Once she married into his family, he would definitely educate her properly and let her see her true self clearly.
"I don't have any other intention, I just want to help you loosen the soil and get some work done." Wang Yong did not leave. If he wanted to educate Qiao Mei, he had to marry her first.
Qiao Mei looked Wang Yong up and down, reading his thoughts.
"Don't be so fixated on my grandfather's salary. His salary is not even enough to feed me. No matter who I marry in the future, no one can think about eyeing this money," she said to him in a direct manner.
Wang Yong did not say a word, but the corners of his mouth curled into a cold smile. Only a woman who had yet to marry would be so naive. Once she married into his family, he would naturally teach her the meaning of being virtuous and filial.
Qiao Mei could tell that this was a stubborn person. She hated people who kept pestering her.
"Hurry up and get lost! If you don't get lost, I'll call for help!"
Qiao Mei picked up the hoe beside her and threw it towards the ground. The hoe swung around and smashed the mud all over the ground.
Mud flew up and splashed onto Wang Yong's leg, causing him a lot of pain.
He jumped in fright and retreated in the direction of the hoe, and got unknowingly chased out of the courtyard by Qiao Mei.
"I, Qiao Mei, am very self-aware. I can't afford to provoke a good man like you who caused his wife to be cursed dead. Don't ever come to my house again and don't enter my house, or I'll break your legs."
Qiao Mei swung the hoe and smashed the wooden door next to her.
This door was a little old and already tattered. Qiao Mei had picked up a new piece of wood today and was going to change it out. Now was the perfect time to make good use of the old door.
Wood shavings scattered in all directions and one piece flew directly into Wang Yong's face, leaving a bloody mark.
He wiped his face and cast a few vicious glances at Qiao Mei before turning to leave.
At this moment, Qiao Qiang walked over and stood beside Qiao Mei. Looking at Wang Yong's retreating figure, he said, "In the future, try to avoid offending such despicable people if you can. Otherwise, you might get yourself into trouble."
Qiao Mei shook her head and said calmly, "He has his eyes on us now. We have what he wants here. It's not as if we can hide from it just because we don't offend him."
"There's no way to hide from him, so there's no need to hide. Let's face him head-on and take him down! It's just that, take him down and it's done!"
As soon as Qiao Mei said those words, Qiao Qiang's eyes lit up. He looked at Qiao Mei in front of him and felt a faint sense of pride. This was the first time he felt that his granddaughter resembled him, so full of vigor!
Not only was she hot-blooded, but she was also calm and smart and possessed the ability to see people for what they were. It made him feel so gratified that he wanted to cry.
Even if he died now and his granddaughter Qiao Mei could not marry Xia Zhe, he would be able to leave with peace of mind. His granddaughter was capable of being independent now.
Qiao Mei did not think too much about it. She quickly picked up the hoe and quickly did some planting in her field so that everyone would stop eyeing it.
The two people in the courtyard did not know that someone from outside the village had specially come looking for them.
Two serious-looking men in military uniforms entered the village and went to Village Chief Zhao's house.
Looking at the two men, the entire village started to talk about it. Everyone stood in their own courtyard and looked in the direction of Village Chief Zhao's house.
What had happened?
Was there going to be another critique meeting? Who were they going to criticize this time?
Village Chief Zhao was also very nervous. However, the moment these two men opened their mouths, they asked about Qiao Mei. He was stunned for a moment and thought, could something have happened to Qiao Qiang?
Is he going to be interrogated by the organization at such an old age? He is crippled and sick as well. How pitiful.
"That kid, Qiao Mei, had never done anything wrong."
Other than being a little lazy and eating a lot, she did not do anything wrong, right? As for her parents, her father was gone and her mother had remarried. Anyway, there was nothing bad that was attributable to her.
It was actually normal for her to be a little lazy. After all, with Qiao Mei's size, it would be difficult for her to even walk two steps, let alone do any work.
Besides, his heart softened when he thought about how Qiao Mei called him Uncle Zhao a few days ago. In addition, Zhao Liang sympathized with Qiao Qiang and so did not say anything bad about her.
The two of them asked about Qiao Mei and followed up with questions about Qiao Qiang as well, mainly asking about his life over the past few years.
Before the two of them came, they had already checked out Qiao Mei's family background. They did not expect to find such an old hero in this mountain village and felt emotional about it.
Shouldn't an old hero like him retire in a big house in the capital city? At the very least, he should be living in a specialized nursing home in the province and be taken care of by professionals!
Why was he in such a small village?
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