Even in a famine, there's no panic; the eldest sister has stockpiled plenty of money and grain.

Guihua Lane is located in the central part of the county town, and there are many families living nearby. In order to avoid Chen Qiaojuan calling out and disturbing people, Jiang Bai carried her and the two children into the house, closed the doors and windows, and then removed the stuff stuffed in her mouth.

"Heroine, please don't hurt the child."

Chen Qiaojuan looked at the dagger in Jiang Bai's hand in horror, fearing that she would hurt her two grandsons.

"As long as you obey, I will naturally not hurt them."

Chen Qiaojuan nodded repeatedly, her eyes fixed on the two children.

"Do you remember the woman you bought from Jiangjia Village last month?"

Chen Qiaojuan's eyes flickered.

I remember, how could I not remember? It was because of that business deal that my family was able to move from Qianshan Village to the county town.

"It is said that you specifically requested to buy that woman."

"Who... told you to buy her?"

Jiang Bai's voice was low and deep. Even though Ji Yanwen said that Song Shi had been sent to the capital, she still wanted to find out why she had been bought.

"Why? Is this question difficult to answer?"

Seeing that Chen Qiaojuan remained silent, Jiang Bai placed the dagger in the boy's face again.

If we just move it down a little more, we can cut the skin on the child's neck.

"Say, I'll say."

"It's Master Chen. Master Chen has taken a fancy to that Song woman's beauty."

Chen Qiaojuan's eyes followed the dagger, fearing that the person in front of her might actually slit her grandson's neck, so she dared not speculate any further and hurriedly answered.

"Is it really Master Chen?"

Master Chen was known far and wide for his fondness for beautiful women, so it was understandable that he was like that, but the information Ji Yanwen gave her was not like that.

"Yes, it's Master Chen."

Chen Qiaojuan readily admitted it, but there was a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"But I heard that a nobleman from the capital took a fancy to that woman, which is why he ordered you to have her husband killed and then instigated her in-laws to sell her off?"

Chen Qiaojuan then truly began to panic.

"No...nothing."

Her eyes darted around, avoiding Jiang Bai's gaze.

He looks guilty.

Jiang Bai's heart skipped a beat. He had only meant to bluff her, but he hadn't expected that Jiang Anliang's death was actually related to them.

"You killed her husband."

Jiang Bai's voice turned cold.

Chen Qiaojuan's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and her hands trembled involuntarily.

When she wanted to buy a married woman, the first person she approached was her husband.

She had already guessed the identity of the person in front of her.

The most beautiful thing about Song was her eyes, and the veiled girl in front of her also had a pair of beautiful eyes.

She was the eldest daughter of Song Shi and Jiang Anliang.

She couldn't admit it; admitting it meant certain death. She had this premonition in her heart, so she gritted her teeth and remained silent.

Seeing that she kept her mouth shut and refused to cooperate, Jiang Bai suddenly removed the object from the boy's mouth and stuffed a black dumpling into his mouth before he could scream.

"Wow……"

The child burst into tears, clutching his stomach and rolling around on the ground.

"It hurts, Grandma, it hurts."

"What did you feed him? He's still a child, don't hurt him."

Seeing her grandson's face turn pale, Chen Qiaojuan could no longer sit still. She struggled to crawl forward, but because her hands and feet were tied, she could not move.

"Aren't you going to confess?"

Jiang Bai looked at her coldly. Seeing that her grandson's cries were getting weaker and weaker, Chen Qiaojuan dared not hide anything anymore and had to tell him everything like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

"Heroine, I've already told you, please spare him! He's just a child!"

Jiang Bai picked up the child and stuffed another pill into his mouth. The child's pain subsided, and his breathing improved.

Chen Qiaojuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I need you to find out the identity of that noble person in the Chen family."

According to Chen Qiaojuan, she initially thought that Master Chen had taken a liking to Song, so she approached Jiang Anliang to try and buy Song.

He thought it would be an easy matter, but he never expected that he would not only be severely reprimanded by Jiang Anliang, but also almost end up in court.

Later, having no other choice, they decided to kidnap Jiang Anliang, thinking that once the matter was settled, they would give him some money so that he wouldn't cause any more trouble.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Anliang accidentally fell and died.

She then obtained the person through Wang's connections and sent him to the Chen residence that same day.

Unexpectedly, before the person had even spent the night, Master Chen had her husband and son take the person away.

As for where it was sent, Chen Qiaojuan didn't know.

Her husband and son have not returned since that night when they brought her money and helped her buy a house in the county town and move.

At the time, her husband and son guessed that someone else really wanted Song.

Later, she learned that a noble person had come to the Chen residence, so she guessed that the person who wanted Song was this noble person.

However, she was unaware of the noble person's identity.

Since leaving the Chen family mansion, she had only entered the mansion once, when Master Chen asked her to do something, and had never entered it again.

After leaving Osmanthus Lane, Jiang Bai went straight home.

She only believed 80% of what Chen Qiaojuan said; she didn't believe the remaining 20% ​​at all.

Jiang Anliang's death could not have been an accident; it was merely an excuse she used to exonerate herself.

According to her, the people who did the deed were her husband and son, who had taken Song to the capital and were unlikely to return.

Thinking of the treasure and weapons found on Pingshan Mountain, Jiang Bai had a rough idea of ​​the purpose of the person behind it.

That important person is a problem.

Or... should we kill him?

A murderous glint flashed in her eyes, but it quickly subsided.

No, she can't be killed. Jiang Lu isn't capable of killing her yet. Let's take it one step at a time and see.

Meanwhile, things were not peaceful in Jiangjia Village at this time.

All the male members of the village who were in charge were summoned to the ditch by the clan chief. Jiang Bai was not at home; the person who went there was Ji Yanwen.

At this moment, they are facing off against the neighboring Zhu Family Village.

"Chief Jiang, this Xiuqing River belongs to everyone. What you've done is really unfair. You've already used so much water, so the rest should naturally belong to our Zhu Family Village."

The village chief of Zhujia Village was an elderly man, but his tiger-like eyes were exceptionally sharp.

"What a joke! You yourselves can't figure out a way to transport water, and you can't carry water, yet you blame us for carrying too much."

“You’ve all said that Xiuqing River belongs to everyone, so why should we give it to you?”

"Yes."

"Why."

Both sides were carrying farm tools, and they looked ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

Although a lot of water has been transported to Jiangjia Village, the weather is hot and the water in the fields won't last long. Now is the time when crops are short of water, so we can't afford to waste any of it.

People from two villages can't agree on anything.

Zhujia Village said that Jiangjia Village had taken away too much water, while Jiangjia Village said that Zhujia Village was incompetent, and they soon started fighting.

Such scenes were not limited to these two villages; other villages located near rivers also began to fight over ownership of the water.

When Jiang Bai returned home, he learned that the village was under water rationing.