Chapter 66 The shadow left by the past life

What is Jiang Wei doing?
Jiang Anning's eyes were full of confusion.

The words in front of her just now seemed to remind her that Jiang Wei secretly took something from her home?
But there doesn’t seem to be anything valuable in her home that’s worthy of being upright, and she’s still such a self-reliant person, why would she do such a petty act?
Jiang Anning couldn't figure out the logic.

But after thinking about it again, I think it makes sense.

If Jiang Wei was really a gentleman, how could he arrange for someone to follow her?

She tapped her head and muttered, "That's stupid again."

Jiang An calmed down and read the text in front of him carefully for a while.

I want to find some clues from it to determine what Jiang Wei secretly took away from her house.

how...

The words in front of her were still being debated as to whether "rewards are upgraded faster, or comments are upgraded faster", which she couldn't understand at all.

What needs to be upgraded?

Her?

Jiang Anning thought about it carefully, and it seemed that her body would change every time the word "reward" floated in front of her eyes.

As for the comments...are you referring to the words floating in front of you?

It seemed that there were no physical changes in her body?
After a while, Jiang Anning saw a useful message.

[You all, stop arguing. What’s more important now is, shouldn’t we remind the female goose to quickly go to the side room to see what is missing? Wait a moment, that thief Jiang Wei will run away]

Then there was a chorus of echoes and irrelevant discussions.

Confused, Jiang Anning went to the warehouse, which she occasionally used for dyeing cloth.

Before she entered, she had not thought about what could be stolen in this side room that she would not step into for a long time.

"what?"

Jiang Anning looked at the extra bottles and jars in the cabinet with a strange look on her face, her brows furrowed.

"Where did this come from?"

She had no memory of ever storing so many bottles and cans here.

"What is this for?"

Jiang Anning was confused and curious. She looked back and glanced outside. Everyone in the village was still busy preparing food and drink, but no one noticed her.

After thinking about it, she carefully picked up the raincloth gloves, covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and opened one of the jars.

There was only half a jar of clear liquid inside.

Jiang Anning sniffed tentatively, but didn't smell anything strange.

It appears to be colorless, odorless, and completely transparent.

She pulled off a plain silver hairpin from her head and poked it tentatively into the jar.

The hairpin did not change at all.

Jiang Anning was even more confused.

Not poisonous?
She blinked and looked at the jar of water uncertainly.

"It can't be, it's just a jar of water, right?"

Jiang Anning even doubted herself. She really couldn't remember why this thing appeared here.

In my impression, she really didn't put anything in the cabinet.

But she wasn't quite sure.

After all, what happened at this time was too long ago since she was reborn.

But even if she put it... Good thing, why did she put a jar of water here?
Jiang Anning was puzzled.

However, I quickly found my doubts in the words floating before my eyes.

[Female Goose, there is no doubt that this is a jar of water drawn from the stream in the woods at the east end of your village]

Jiang Anning:...

What does female goose mean? Do you call her a goose?
But she doesn't seem to look like a goose in any way, does she?

After much deliberation, I couldn't figure it out, so I simply didn't want to think about it.

Jiang Anning put down the jar, wondering where these things came from.

She rarely sets foot in the woods to the east of the village. She probably didn't store it here.

Then who would have released it?
When did this person sneak into her house?
Could it be the people who were following her?

But that's not right, those people were sent by Jiang Wei.

If they were the ones who released it, why would Jiang Wei sneak away the things?

Or is it not just Jiang Wei and his group who are following her? !
Jiang Anning was a little frightened by her bold guess.

She really couldn't figure out what kind of rule she had committed to deserve so many people staring at her.

It's ridiculous that in her previous life, she thought she lived an easy life, free from worries and worries... In fact, it seemed that she was already riddled with holes.

But she was just a peasant girl from the countryside. What on earth deserved their efforts to keep an eye on her every move?

Looking for money?

She doesn't have a lot of money that is worthy of such painstaking efforts, right?

Zuo's life is just slightly better than that of most families in the village.

It's not like he has a huge fortune, so why should he be so concerned about it?

Picture color?

Jiang Anning touched her face, she didn't seem to have much stunning beauty, at best it was just a barely noticeable look.

To be beautiful and charming, coquettish and coquettish, with a smile that is enough to make people lovable, she felt that she must be a woman like Wan Niang, right?
Good-looking and charming...there's nothing attractive about her, right?

In his previous life, Zhao Hai often said that her figure was not voluptuous enough, her appearance was not handsome enough, and she was rigid and did not know how to adapt. She was like a piece of wood in bed, and she didn't even know how to react, and she was boring and tight.

Jiang Anning thought unconfidently that there really wasn't anything worth worrying about about her, right?

Jiang Wei actually said that he was very happy because he saw her face.

But... that person is not a serious person at first glance. He must have an ulterior motive and hidden agenda.

Ninety percent of what he said was unbelievable.

The only one who can believe it is that he is bound to win.

Jiang Wei really looked like he could get her.

But after getting it, it's hard to say what you want to do to her.

In short, that person must have bad intentions!

I can't figure out where the extra bottles and jars here come from.

The text in front of her didn't provide her with any new clues.

Jiang Anning re-covered the jar and put it back in place.

My fingers accidentally ran across the partition in the cabinet and were covered with a thick layer of dust.

She raised her eyebrows in surprise and wiped around the jar again.

She was even more surprised when she saw the black mud on her fingertips.

Such a thick layer of dust may not be achieved within three to five years.

Three to five years ago...

She had just solved the problem of livelihood and was barely able to eat enough. Later, she gradually had enough money left over to rebuild the homestead originally left by her parents.

So, wouldn't it be possible that these bottles and jars were put in not long after her house was renovated?

Jiang Anning frowned with a headache.

She really has no impression of this...

Putting aside her doubts, when she heard Aunt Fang calling her, she hurriedly responded, closed the cabinet again, opened the door and went out.

"An Ning! Come quickly!"

Aunt Fang's voice gradually came closer. Jiang Anning closed the door to the side room, straightened her expression, and greeted her with a smile on her face.

"Here you go, Aunt Fang, what's wrong?"

Aunt Fang smiled and held the person's hand, pulling him towards the kitchen.

"Hey, Sui Ran is really awesome. He just came up with a new trick."

She praised people without hesitation: "I told people that if you ask her to open a restaurant or something, she will definitely make money. There are so many new tricks. I can't even think about it. If this person is left behind by them, During the Chinese New Year at home, the dinner table is so sumptuous and ingenious!"

Jiang Anning couldn't help but feel curious when she heard the man's cheerful voice.

What did Sui Ran do again?

When she arrived in the kitchen, Jiang Anning saw several aunts gathered around the stove, each holding a fried golden ball that looked crispy and delicious.

"Don't listen to Aunt Fang's exaggeration. Don't you know how big her mouth is? If she exaggerates and spreads it, it will become bigger than a watermelon. Don't believe her. Said."

Sui Ran was already a little embarrassed to see Jiang Anning, but after Aunt Fang yelled at her in such a loud voice, she felt even more embarrassed.

"I think Aunt Fang didn't say anything wrong. Sister-in-law Guicheng's hands are really dexterous."

While Jiang Anning was speaking, she already had a fried golden ball in her hand.

It has a crispy texture on the outside, and when you bring it close to your mouth, you can smell the taste of steamed potatoes.

She bit it open gently, the inside was still steaming, and a little bit of soup flowed down her fingers.

Sui Ran said hurriedly: "Be careful, don't burn it. It hasn't been long since it came out of the pot."

Jiang Anning mumbled a few vague 'hmm's.

The fragrance of the potatoes after being steamed is quickly locked under the crispy coating after being deep-fried at high temperature.

The crispy shell is bitten open, the soft and sweet mashed potatoes are mixed with the slightly soaked meat soup, and the salty taste is just right.

The meat filling inside is firm and seems to have been stirred vigorously. It is tender, juicy, loose but not loose.

Jiang Anning finally came to a definite conclusion with her limited culinary skills.

Sister-in-law Guicheng... no, Sui Ran, she has real skills in her body.

This technique of stirring the meat filling does not look like a novice at all, but it looks like he has some skills.

Jiang Anning couldn't help but feel a little strange. Since Sui Ran had such good cooking skills, why didn't he want to go out and open a restaurant?

Even if you are walking around the streets as a hawker, it should be much better than being stuck here, digging food from the soil, right?

If it weren't for Ruian Town, the overall grain output is low, and almost most people would have to buy grain to eat. Even if they get new grain, they won't be able to eat for long.

She wouldn't find it strange.

After all, food is the most important thing for people, and food is the real foundation. It is understandable that Sui Ran and Jiang Guicheng wanted to buy more land to protect their small family.

Only when you don't have to worry about eating and drinking can you have the opportunity to talk about the comeback, dreams and distance.

I can't even fill my stomach. All I think about all day long is how to avoid starving to death. How can I have free energy to think about other things that have nothing to do with having a full meal?

However, in Ruian Town, the food obtained from farming can barely feed and clothe the family, let alone make money.

After eating a fried potato meatball, Jiang Anning was already about seventy to eighty percent full.

The men in the backyard also called to the women in front of them to come over and eat barbecue.

The women carried large pots of vegetables and went to the backyard.

Dumplings are steaming on the pot.

However, no one noticed that Jiang Wei was missing.

Jiang Anning usually didn't eat much, so she didn't join in the fun now.

She went to the cellar and took out two jars of old wine that had been stored for several years.

When someone passed by, they happened to see Jiang Anning crawling out of the cellar, and they couldn't help but marvel.

"An Ning, your cellar is well dug. I walked past here several times just now, but I didn't realize there was a cellar here."

Jiang Anning smiled slightly: "Brother Zhou Ran praised me, but it's just an ordinary cellar. How can it be so powerful? It can't be noticed at all. It must be brother Zhou Ran that you were in a hurry and didn't pay attention."

There is no mention of the decorative decorations on one’s own cellar.

Zhou Ran scratched his head a little naively: "Is that so?"

He was somewhat convinced.

I feel like what Jiang Anning said makes sense.

"That may be because I was in such a hurry just now and didn't pay much attention."

Zhou Ran didn't doubt anything.

A cellar is something that every house has.

It's not really surprising.

He just walked around so much out of curiosity that he didn't even notice that there was a cellar entrance next to it.

"Exactly."

Jiang Anning climbed up from the cellar, dusted herself with dirt, and handed the two jars of wine to Zhou Ran with a generous and natural expression.

"Since I happened to meet Brother Zhou Ran, I'll ask Brother Zhou Ran to help bring this wine over and share it with everyone to cheer up."

Zhou Ran said strangely: "Why don't you go over and join in the fun with everyone?"

Jiang Anning shook her head: "No, I feel a little headache. I want to go back to the house and have a rest. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Brother Zhou Ran to help me apologize to everyone."

"Headache? Is it serious?" Zhou Ran was nervous.

"It's not serious. Maybe I just got emotional and I haven't recovered yet. It doesn't matter. I just go back to the house and have a rest." Jiang Anning said half-truthfully.

Zhou Ran had no doubt that he was there, and even realized it instantly.

I understand, it must be Jiang Anning who didn't want to see Aunt Xiurong and the others, so she made an excuse not to go.

After all, they had just shaken hands and made peace under the auspices of the clan leader, so it would be hard to start another dispute.

Speaking of which, he admired Aunt Xiurong a little. After all the trouble, she still seemed like she was fine. She was eating and drinking when she should, and not a single dish could escape her clutches.

If it had been him who had lost such a big face, I'm afraid he would have been embarrassed to stay here any longer.

Not to mention you have such a good appetite to eat here.

Zhou Ran shook his head, then expressed his understanding and promised to tell everything.

Jiang Anning thanked her solemnly.

The girl's features were clear and clear, like a Nine Heavens Immortal who was not stained by the secular world. This made Zhou Ran feel a little embarrassed and he ran away with a blushing face.

Jiang Anning looked at the departing figure with cold eyebrows.

In his previous life, Zhou Ran and Zhao Hai were very close and played together for a while.

At that time, Zhao Hai broke up with Wang Sheng for some unknown reason.

She thought that this time he really wanted to stay at home and live a stable life with her.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ran appeared again later.

Zhou Ran seemed honest and courteous at first.

But later on, I don’t know whether it was his true nature hidden in his bones, or whether he was following Zhao Hai and being close to Mo and became black. In short...

Not a good person.
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Jiang Wei sneaked back home all the way, and happened to bump into Sheng Sheng, who was coming in a hurry with a solemn face.

"how?"

Jiang Wei took out the bottles and jars and asked about the investigation.

Shengji's expression was serious: "My lord is right. There are indeed traces left by humans over there in the woods. They look very new, and some of them have been cleaned up. The techniques are very sophisticated."

"It seems that they wanted to pretend that the villagers had accidentally set foot on it, so they didn't clear it all. It may also be that the terrain nearby was too complicated and we didn't notice it for a while. In addition, our people also set up defenses nearby, and we were too late in the rush. This gives us the opportunity to discover...the specific reason is difficult to judge."

Shengji's expression was solemn. He originally thought that the person Jiang Wei found was following him.

Thinking that there were not enough manpower, Jiang Wei wanted him to fight some kind of golden cage, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Unexpectedly, he actually found something.

Jiang Wei's previous fleeting confusion completely dissipated at this moment.

It seemed that his feeling just now was correct. When he was talking to Jiang Anning, someone was indeed following them!

He was truly a clairvoyant, and while he was stalking, he couldn't help complaining, so he received a bonus from his hearing. Jiang Anning, who was extremely sensitive, listened, and Xu Lang and Xu Ming, the parties involved who completely exposed Jiang Wei's inner calculations, didn't realize anything was wrong. Children's place.

The master and the servant exchanged information, and they all thought that Jiang Wei's guess was right. Besides them, there was another group of people who were also following Jiang Anning!

Sheng Ji's expression was a little ugly, and he expressed Jiang Wei's most pressing concern: "I just don't know, when did this group of people start to follow Jiang Anning?"

"Our people have never discovered the existence of other people before."

He said in a deep voice: "If such a group of people only appeared recently, that's fine. There have been a lot of things recently, one after another, as if someone did it deliberately to distract us. Yes, it’s really a bit overwhelming.”

But what if that group of people didn’t come just recently?
So what does the tracking and defense that they thought was tight and flawless all these years count for?

A joke?
Shengji didn't say what he said next, fearing that it would irritate others.

After that incident, his young master could be said to have completely given up everything, including wealth, fame, fortune, and even his status as a noble prince in the Hou Mansion. He concentrated wholeheartedly in this place where no one can poop, just to find out the truth and for The eldest sister takes revenge.

Even the Marquis and the eldest son did not support his son, and even his wife, who loved her daughter as much as she loved her, wrote letters to persuade him for several years: "Forget it, the glory of the Hou Mansion is still there, why bother and waste it?" My own good time? This person has passed away, and those who are alive must live a better and better life to be considered a letdown."

Shengji still remembers how furious and powerless the young master felt when he first read the letter from his wife.

That night, the young master drove them away and stayed drunk until dawn. He slept for two full days before he woke up. He was so frightened that they almost committed suicide and apologized.

Eight years seemed to have erased the grief of everyone in the Hou Mansion.

Except for the young master, no one seems to remember the gorgeous young lady who moved the capital.

It was as if nothing happened.

Everyone has come out of that haze, but his young master is still stuck in the time of that day, unable to recover for a long time.

Shengji couldn't help but feel a little more distressed when he looked at Jiang Wei.

If these eight years had really been a trap planned by the people behind the scenes, he didn't dare to think how sad his son would be, if he couldn't withstand the blow...

"Young Master..." Shengji called out with heartache.

Jiang Wei glanced at him and sneered coldly: "What are you looking at me with that expression on?"

How could Jiang Wei not guess what Shengji didn't say?

"What, pity me?"

Jiang Wei snorted: "Do you think I wasted my good years on a useless thing?"

Shengji's face instantly turned pale, and he bent his knees and knelt on the ground.

"My subordinates didn't think so."

Jiang Wei smiled and played with the pile of bottles and cans playfully: "It's okay even if you think so."

"However, what if we were really unaware before and were being watched under our noses but still didn't realize it?"

Shengji raised his head in surprise and looked at the person in confusion.

He was almost wondering if his young master was crazy.

Why are you still talking nonsense?

Or was his son's core changed?

You've been reduced to this, and you can still hold back your temper?
Jiang Wei glared at Shengji with disgust and said angrily: "Stupid thing, what's that look in your eyes?"

"I wonder if someone has taken your body away from you, and you have fallen to this, and you are not even angry at all..." Sheng Ji accidentally said everything in his heart.

Then, not surprisingly, he received a loving kick from Jiang Wei.

Shengji was kicked so hard that he fell to the ground.

On the contrary, he looked a little excited.

Yes, yes, it feels right this time.

He just said that when such a big mistake happened, his young master should not suddenly become good-tempered and not get angry at all.

Jiang Wei looked at the man's expression as if he had been rewarded by his master, and was really a little disappointed.

"If I had discovered this before, I might have been really angry."

He sighed, thinking that the person had been by his side for so many years, so he ignored the person's stupid look for the time being, and patiently explained: "But now, I have another idea."

This was also an idea derived from Jiang Anning's reaction to him.

"We have been following here for eight years, but we have not found any traces or clues of the people behind the scenes. Maybe it can be said that they hide it well, or it can be said that we are negligent, or they are more skilled. With one move, we will be fooled around."

"In short, if they are really following Jiang Anning at the same time as us, then the current situation is actually a good thing."

Shengji is at a loss, Shengji is puzzled.

"A good thing?"

He racked his brains, but he really couldn't figure out... what exactly could be considered a good thing.

"At least this shows that our initial suspicion was correct."

Jiang Wei analyzed confidently: "Then these eight years are not wasted."

"And doesn't this also explain one more thing?"

Shengji still didn't understand: "What's going on?"

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