CHAPTER 42: CHAPTER 39: SPACE PROSPERITY 21

Jiang Zhengye’s face darkened upon hearing this: "I’ll go find him." Daring to snatch candy from his son, he’d snatch it back in return.

Jiang Ming’an, a bit speechless, held him down: "An adult arguing with a child? Are you stupid or brainless?"

Uncle Jiang, feeling slighted by his son, touched his nose and readily sat back down: "Well, well, I won’t go then."

Jiang Mingyue: "..."

She squatted down, cupping the little guy’s aggrieved face: "Forget about the candy. If he dares to hit you, use a broom to hit back. Don’t worry, he just looks fierce, but he’s not tough." Jiang Mingyue still wanted Xiao Ran to handle it himself.

That Wu Tiantian, she had seen him from a distance during the separation. He was clearly a spoiled brat. If he could block and snatch Xiao Ran’s candy, it probably had something to do with those in the second branch of the family. Some things... are better nipped in the bud.

Before leaving, Jiang Mingyue took Xiao Jiang Ran away, and he didn’t get his candy back as Wu Tiantian had eagerly eaten it all.

"Still angry?"

"No! Sister, next time he dares to snatch my candy, I’ll hit him with a broom."

"Yeah, hit him hard! Scare him, and he won’t dare again."

"I’ll listen to you, sister."

When they returned home, everyone had already gone out to work. Jiang Mingyue pulled out a little rabbit for Jiang Ran to take care of.

"It’s easy to take care of, just feed it wild vegetables."

"Sister, it’s so black! Throw it in the coal, and you can’t see it. Let’s call it Coal."

Jiang Mingyue: "..." You might as well call it Little Black. But seeing the little guy had no intention of considering her opinion, directly calling it Coal and amusing it with wild grass, Jiang Mingyue stopped talking.

Coincidentally, Yun Di showed up.

"Wait a moment." Jiang Mingyue went into the room, quickly packed a braised chicken, spicy rabbit cubes for Yun Di, packed the leftover buns, and a bag of potatoes and sweet potatoes. That cave of his is perfect for storing these; bake them over a fire when hungry and eat.

"The basket is for you to eat. Also..." Jiang Mingyue took out one hundred yuan from her pocket.

"Take this. Once you’re full, you can start collecting. Put what you collect in your cave first."

Yun Di felt his heart racing uncontrollably.

From now on, he wasn’t alone; someone trusted him.

When he reached his cave and opened the basket, lifting the cloth, seeing the food inside, Yun Di’s tears flowed like a spring, instantly scalding his face.

After returning to her room, Jiang Mingyue immediately entered the space, needing to harvest the grain. After harvesting, she sowed the seeds, watered them, and took a good bath before coming out.

In the backyard, Xiao Ran was still happily playing with Coal.

Seeing Jiang Mingyue come out, the little guy ran over to show off: "Sister, I found wild vegetables for Coal to eat, and it really ate them! Do you think if I let it eat a lot of wild vegetables, it’ll give birth to little Coals?"

Jiang Mingyue: "..." Brother, it won’t! "Besides, why would we need little Coals? There’s not enough wild vegetables to feed them. Xiao Ran, can you take care of it?"

The little guy thought seriously for a moment, then nodded firmly: "I can take care of it. There are wild vegetables further up the mountain. I can go twice a day to bring them back."

Jiang Mingyue felt a bit sad. What was she doing at this age? Probably just playing in amusement parks.

"No way! Xiao Ran can’t go up the mountain alone. There are poisonous snakes and wild boars; encountering any one of them could be deadly. You’re still young, sister would worry. From now on, you can only find wild vegetables here in Baihua Forest, don’t go far, okay?"

"Ah... okay, I’ll listen to you, sister."

"By the way, Xiao Ran, are you trying to fatten up Coal to eat its meat?"

"Ah?" Xiao Jiang Ran shook his head in horror: "I won’t eat Coal. It’s my friend, can’t eat it."

Turns out it’s loneliness!

"Then in the future, Xiao Ran can play with sister, and we’ll raise Coal together, okay?"

"Okay." Xiao Jiang Ran was obviously thrilled. He didn’t like going back; Wu Tiantian would snatch his candy, Ms. Shanshan always twisted his ear, the second aunt would scold him, and grandma only gave candy to Ms. Shanshan and the others. None of them liked him, he didn’t want to go back.

Jiang Mingyue felt a bit sleepy, she asked Xiao Ran if he wanted to nap, but the little guy shook his head saying he wasn’t tired, yet turned around and fell asleep in front of Coal’s nest.

Tsk! He could sleep on a block of wood!

Jiang Mingyue carried him to her brother’s room, laid him flat on the bed, and with a heavy heart, covered him with her brother’s patched up, worn-out quilt.

This was the first time Jiang Mingyue had come to her brother’s room; she didn’t leave immediately, glancing around. She saw a piece of clothing fallen on the floor at the foot of the bed, probably because her brother left in a hurry and didn’t notice.

Jiang Mingyue walked over and bent down to pick it up, not expecting something to fall out.

Instinctively, she bent down to pick it up, only to find her fingers touching a white handkerchief.

This was quite strange: how could her rugged brother be carrying a handkerchief, let alone a white one?

Unfolding it, it was even stranger!

The handkerchief emitted a strong fragrance, and Jiang Mingyue’s gaze instantly turned cold.

Then she saw a vividly blooming lotus flower embroidered on one corner of the handkerchief.

She guessed the owner of the handkerchief was most likely Liu Yinghe.

The question was, why did this handkerchief have such a scent?

Others might not know, but Jiang Mingyue was aware. In her past life, she occasionally frequented nightclubs, where all sorts of shady things happened.

One of them was using drugs to entrap those who were inexperienced.

But that was in the future, why did Liu Yinghe have such a thing now?

Oh, her cousin, Ming’an, was the most knowledgeable about potions, maybe he could identify it.

Without delay, Jiang Mingyue tucked the handkerchief into her sleeve and went out.

Yet outside the courtyard, she turned back to glance, thinking how inconvenient this unfenced yard was. Although people of this era were honest, with open doors, they’d still not go in if the owner wasn’t home. But you never know, just thinking of the second branch of the old family, she couldn’t trust them.

It seemed necessary to renovate the home quickly.

Jiang Mingyue hadn’t even reached the old house when she met Jiang Ming’an on the road.

"Cousin, I need to speak with you."

Jiang Ming’an said knowingly: No need to say, it’s all over your face already.

At this time, everyone was at work, so there was hardly anyone on the road. Jiang Mingyue took out the handkerchief and showed it to Jiang Ming’an.

But... as soon as the handkerchief came out, Jiang Ming’an backed away quickly, his face somber: "Where did you get this?"

Jiang Mingyue explained briefly.

"Cousin, is this a drug from the future?"

Jiang Ming’an glared: "I told you to study seriously, but you were always slacking off. Humph!"

"Brother..."

"Alright! I’m afraid of you. I can only say, its effect is similar to those from the future, but this isn’t those chemical concoctions from back then. This is an ancient secret prescription, and luckily the other party only learned a little, otherwise with this level of fragrance, your brother might... be done for." Jiang Ming’an wanted to say, even a pig would look... showing the drug’s potency.

He wanted to ask that distant cousin of his: Are you well?