I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel

Chapter 319: Chapter 291: Zhao Family Five Tigers 3

"You must be dying of jealousy, but there’s nothing you can do, I’m just living better than you. Jiang Mingyue, go to hell!"

Jiang Ming’an stepped forward and said disdainfully, "Are you a mad dog? Biting anyone you see. My sister doesn’t have the time to pay attention to a mad dog, so don’t flatter yourself."

Xie Yunhai: "Yueyue, I’ve told you to stay away from mad dogs when you see them. You see, you didn’t listen, and now haven’t you been bitten by a mad dog? Be careful next time."

Jiang Mingyue: "I will definitely listen to my brother next time."

Being called a mad dog by both men, even Jiang Zhenzhu, with the best temper, was about to explode, let alone this inherently insecure "city person."

"Ah ah ah..."

"What are you yelling about? Be honest, don’t you want to live?"

"Let’s go, let’s go, Yueyue. Let’s go back and celebrate properly."

This remark again stimulated Jiang Zhenzhu. She didn’t expect Jiang Mingyue to have gained the protection of this cousin after less than a year of returning home, yet they grew up together, and she never had his favor.

Ah, once a person’s mindset collapses, their thoughts can easily turn extreme.

No, she couldn’t just let Jiang Mingyue have it that easy, that smug face disgusted her.

Right, last time it was Mr. Fu who saved her from Jing County Farm; she hasn’t gone in yet. She must find a way to have someone notify Mr. Fu to help her.

And her godmother, who cares for her dearly, surely won’t bear to let her suffer and will definitely help her.

In her mind, Jiang Zhenzhu was thinking about how to get herself out of trouble, not even considering Ning Yan, while Ning Yan, his mind was filled with Jiang Zhenzhu.

"Don’t worry, I’ll take all the blame then. Just say you’re my partner, and I brought you along."

Jiang Zhenzhu came back to her senses, showing a hint of joy, thinking about why she hadn’t thought of this a moment ago.

"Ning Yan, thank you. I agree to your proposal that night. If we both make it out safe this time, let’s get our marriage certificate. I only want you in this life."

Watching his beloved with tears of deep emotion, Ning Yan felt it as a strong boost in his heart, strengthening his determination to protect this girl, even at the cost of his life.

On the other side, Jiang Mingyue mentioned to Xie Yunhai, "Brother Xie, I feel things are too coincidental. Could it be..."

Jiang Ming’an continued the analysis, "Brother Xie and I received news that the divorce between Xue Zongsheng and Jiang Zhenzhu would go through. Even though she proposed the divorce first, Xue Zongsheng was adamantly against it. Only after the Xue Family patriarch applied pressure did Xue Zongsheng sign the divorce papers.

And from what I know of Xue Hong, he appears gentle and refined on the surface, but in reality, he holds grudges and is vindictive.

Originally he was a grandson of the Xue Family, but now that the Jiang Family, with a longstanding grudge against the Xue Family, has exposed this, it directly upgrades his status to being the Xue Family’s child in old age. This unpleasant background made him lose face, and if I’m not wrong, Xue Hong is holding back thoughts of getting revenge on Jiang Zhenzhu. I guess something tonight is related to that grandson. Yunhai, have someone investigate."

No need for her to say it explicitly.

Xie Yunhai: "Okay, I’ll listen to brother."

"Brother, Xue Hong can even backstab you, his good brother; this man is truly insidious. Jiang Zhenzhu is destined for misfortune. What about Xue Zongsheng; that’s his cousin. Will he let Xue Zongsheng go?"

"Taking care of them one by one. But you also saw, Xue Zongsheng and Zheng Honglian were taken away. It’s said that the Xue Family is currently in a difficult situation and is trying to find a way to get Xue Zongsheng out. What’s more, the man who was once devotedly in love with Jiang Zhenzhu agreed to his father’s proposal to marry Zheng Honglian on the third day after the divorce, especially since Zheng Honglian was already pregnant."

"Really? Is that even possible? Xue Zongsheng and Jiang Zhenzhu just got divorced, so maybe they can’t even get married that quickly, right?"

"The Xue Family has their means, but it’s hard to stop Xue Hong from making trouble behind the scenes. I reckon he won’t let his cousin easily escape punishment." Could the former Jiang Ming’an, who grew up relying only on his sister, not clearly see how deceitful that person really is?

"The reservoir ahead leads directly to Zhao Family Village."

Jiang Mingyue immediately understood, knowing her brother was reminding her to pay attention to the layout, and she quickly used her spiritual power.

"Someone is watching us from behind the glass window." Jiang Mingyue indicated the row of small houses over there, where some tools were stored, and people would occasionally come to inspect the reservoir. The tools were there for temporary use.

Xie Yunhai said, "It’s fine if they’re watching. I want to see how they communicate."

Suddenly, a beam from a flashlight shone toward the opposite bank.

All three understood!

"This isn’t a bad method."

"Indeed, who would have guessed? They must have people on the hill. Seeing the light indicates suspicious characters wanting to enter the village, and they immediately relay that to the village leaders."

"With such a commotion, do you think all the people in Zhao Family Village have been won over?"

"Hard to say. The Zhao Family Five Tigers are united, and the cousins and siblings maintain good relations. The village chief is the father of the Five Tigers. Any one of these reasons would deter malicious villagers from acting out, for otherwise, they would only cause offense and gain nothing, something even a fool wouldn’t do."

As for the Five Tigers, upon hearing their cousin report suspicious people at the dam, Zhao Dahu immediately ordered Zhao Santu to lead the village patrol team to guard the village entrance.

To cross the dam means to enter Zhao Family Village, since it’s the only village in this direction.

At the village entrance, there’s a small hill with many trees and large stones, serving as natural barriers. They can hide inside, unseen, while getting a clear view of anyone entering the village.

"Brother Santu, I want to release the dogs, let them bite off a piece of flesh from these people to make them think twice about coming back."

Currently, Zhao Santu was using binoculars to observe below. Their big brother repeatedly mentioned that if Xie Yunhai and his group were the ones entering, they must be properly entertained, their father adding that they relied on the distiller’s grain from their alcohol residues for pig feed.

"Hold on, let me see."

"Mengzi is just impatient. Didn’t big brother say before? Harmonious relations bring wealth, and if we can avoid scaring them with force, we shouldn’t. If your dog bites someone, how will we compensate? If we don’t repay, and they sue us, our village secret could easily be exposed, and then don’t expect to have enough to eat."

The impatient Mengzi said, "I, I would never act on my own. I’ll do everything Brother Santu says."

Zhao Santu looked left and right, unable to clearly see the faces of the three individuals, thinking, that damn light is really annoying, all shooting into the void, and he couldn’t make out the faces of those three at all.

As the people were about to enter the village, Zhao Santu thought, judging from what Xie Yunhai said last night, they wouldn’t be coming so soon, probably entering the village to scout as they had done before. In that case, it would be better to intimidate them with dogs.

"Mengzi, let them go."

Don’t be fooled by the three big countryside dogs, small in size, not grand-looking, even quiet and mute like dummies, but as the saying goes, silent dogs are the biters. These three countryside dogs had bitten quite a few chicken thieves who dared enter Zhao Family Village before.

Jiang Mingyue was just thinking about how unsafe the path through the canyon felt when she suddenly felt a chill up her spine...