Xu Linjiang was also someone who had a bit of a soft but unyielding temperament and had been fighting with his stepmother and stepbrother since childhood. This time he had sought refuge in his father-in-law’s home, and his nature was not that malleable. After hearing what Chiang Xiao had said, he wholeheartedly agreed and nodded, saying, "Dad, I think Little is right. The things on the mountain are naturally bestowed, who has the right to interfere with what we do? If we get scared now, those people will probably be laughing at us behind our backs."
Chiang Xiao increasingly liked her uncle’s personality and gave him a big thumbs up.
"Great-uncle, look, my uncle has thought it through clearly. Now that the barren hills aren’t contracted yet, those mountains belong to the public, and we’re not breaking any laws. Even if someone contracts the barren hills, they can’t contract the whole Bai Gu Mountain. Secretary Yao said that only the part of Bai Gu Mountain that is near the village is within Siyang Village’s boundary. Think about it, weren’t the wild boars we caught beyond the creek? And these ferns grew on that side too, so in fact, we are already beyond the jurisdiction of Siyang Village."
Her words were like a candle lit in the darkness, and Ge Dejun suddenly understood.
That’s right, by all accounts, they were already in no man’s land on the barren mountain!
Even if they couldn’t touch what belonged to Siyang Village, they were no longer within its bounds! They could take these things without feeling the slightest guilt!
"Ah!" He sighed heavily and said, "We were supposed to be happy today, with such a great harvest, and we should be celebrating. But with this incident, your external grandparents have been hospitalized, and I just can’t feel happy about it."
Chiang Xiao pursed her lips.
"Great-uncle, don’t worry. Actually, my external grandparents should be fine. I just wanted them to avoid the people from the Old Chiang Family for a few days, which is why I had them stay in the hospital."
With the Ganoderma water, Chiang Songhai and Ge Liutao would recover after a night’s rest.
On the one hand, Chiang Xiao wanted them to stay away from Ho Laidi for a couple of days, and on the other hand, she planned to take advantage of the overnight stay at the hospital to do some mischief.
After all, Chiang Baohe was still in the hospital too!
If Ho Laidi dared to lay a hand on her external grandmother, she would dare to "greet" Chiang Baohe thoroughly once again!
Chiang Xiao finally managed to cheer up Ge Dejun a bit, and the three of them went to Peace Restaurant. Chiang Xiao kept a watchful eye and had them push the ox cart to wait in a nearby alley, then she went to find Ma Jincai.
Peace Restaurant was still quite busy today, even though it was already past seven in the evening.
As soon as the cashier Ma Cuifeng saw Chiang Xiao, her eyes lit up.
Her uncle had been asking if this young lady had come by for the past two days and was getting anxious. She didn’t know what was going on, but there had been more out-of-towners in Peace Town these past few days, and the restaurant’s business had shot up accordingly. She had heard plenty of complaints about their restaurant not having anything good to eat and the dishes not being fresh enough.
As the director of the restaurant, Ma Jincai naturally looked forward to Chiang Xiao’s promised mountain goods.
"Chiang Xiao! Why did you come so late?"
Seeing Ma Cuifeng’s enthusiasm, Chiang Xiao had a pretty good idea of what was going on.
She casually smiled at Ma Cuifeng, "Aunt Ma, I’ve been busy with family matters for the past couple of days. Oh right, the three bowls I took last time, I was in such a rush today, I forgot to bring them."
"No matter, no matter! So, are you here today to..." Ma Cuifeng looked behind her, not seeing her external grandfather or anything on her back, and immediately became anxious, "Eat?"
Chiang Xiao shook her head: "We’re going to eat, but the most important thing isn’t the meal. Is Director Ma here?"
Upon hearing someone ask for her uncle, Ma Cuifeng immediately perked up again, "Yes, yes, yes, come, I’ll take you to his office!"