I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 377 - 322: Here Comes the Total Domination (Part 3)

"And also..."

One by one, the villagers meticulously recounted each incident. Although some events were nearly forgotten due to the passage of time, someone with a good memory managed to recall them all. If those two were still around, they’d probably be thoroughly exposed, stripped down, layer by layer.

As the last group of workers passed by, more people joined in. The low murmurs turned into a village-wide condemnation, leading to this conclusion: Jiang Zhenghui is truly a scumbag! It’s a blessing he’s been locked up, otherwise, he’d continue causing harm.

Regarding his imprisonment, everyone perked up. Such a disgusting person staying behind bars was extraordinarily good news for them. It had not been deeply considered before, but now that it concerned them directly, they couldn’t help but want to applaud.

Some even began hatching plans on how to completely nail down such a bad person and ensure he never comes out to be a menace again. This time he stole steel bars from the school; what about next time?

Having such a person wandering around the village every day was unsettling, wasn’t it?

As more and more people had this thought, they banded together. That night they gathered to discuss, and early the next morning, a group took leave to go to the commune, where they found the appropriate authorities to report Jiang Zhenghui’s series of misdeeds over the years.

Jiang Mingyue got the list the next day, but she wasn’t in a hurry to leave. She had used spiritual power to keep an eye on Liang Yan Yan last night, feeling something was off, suspecting the poisoning wasn’t just a scare tactic.

That suspicion was confirmed after lunch.

"Ming Yue..." A frantic voice approached from afar, reaching the courtyard in the next second.

Jiang Mingyue put down the roasted winter melon cake Mrs. Jiang had just handed her, now putting it down again.

"Wenquan, what’s wrong?"

"Ming Yue, quick, Xiao Hui’s mom almost ate rat poison, Xiao Hui had to watch over her, otherwise..."

As he explained, Mrs. Jiang understood too.

"Let’s go. I’ll take a look. The rest of you stay home and don’t get involved."

Jiang Jianjun scratched his nose and didn’t follow.

Jiang Mingyue thought she couldn’t persuade people either. Shu Wenquan must have meant to call Mrs. Jiang.

Mrs. Jiang hurried off with Shu Wenquan.

Jiang Zhenmei looked worriedly at the wild geese in the sky. "Fourth Uncle was too irresponsible. He couldn’t send letters back after he remembered, causing Fourth Aunt to wait so many years."

Xia Xiaosi, having read a lot of books, saw through it. "He was buying time, hoping Fourth Aunt would remarry. By then, it wouldn’t be just his fault anymore."

Jiang Zhenmei found it confusing, not understanding at all.

Jiang Mingyue thought it was good not to understand.

"By the way, Third Sister, how’s your studying going?"

Talking about studies made Jiang Zhenmei a bit shy. "I-I don’t know either." She truly wasn’t confident, but this was an opportunity Ming Yue had fought for them. She intended to work harder to pass smoothly. Ever since Second Brother brought back news, she had studied late every night, pinching herself awake when drowsy, her thighs covered in bruises.

"I think Zhenmei will pass," Xia Xiaosi commented honestly. She had the most authority on this since she had been tutoring the family recently.

"That’s good. By the way, has anyone told the family about Second Brother’s matter?" Jiang Mingyue tentatively asked.

"You mean about joining the army?" Xia Xiaosi laughed. "Jianjun told the family just three days ago. But Mom supports him, and our whole family supports him. Mom said it’s a great honor for the whole family, and Second Brother should have mentioned it earlier."

"Aren’t you guys missing Second Brother’s high salary?" Jiang Mingyue teased.

"Well! It’s not like we’re starving. Our family doesn’t lack that bit of money."

Jiang Zhenmei lowered her head and giggled, saying to Yueyue, how bold!

"Oh, by the way, do you know where the eldest cousin went?" Jiang Mingyue hadn’t seen him since returning, despite Qiao Rang saying he was here.

Jiang Zhenmei asked curiously, "Didn’t he ruffle your hair before leaving?"

Jiang Mingyue was bewildered; someone did ruffle her hair, but she hadn’t paid attention to who it was.

"Second Brother said the eldest cousin went to gather evidence. He even saw the eldest cousin meet with the great-uncle, and mentioned there’ll be a good show at the old house this afternoon." The fire of gossip shone in Jiang Zhenmei’s eyes but dimmed thinking of the Fourth House.

Jiang Mingyue wondered what her eldest cousin had up his sleeve.

Curiosity stoked, Jiang Mingyue refrained from visiting the old house that evening and wandered the village with Jiang Zhenmei and Xia Xiaosi, listening more eagerly to the villagers gossiping.

This was clearly the gossip frontline.

Of course, the three only dared to hide behind the big tree at the village entrance since villagers might restrain themselves when seeing them.

Just like now.

"Breaking news! Breaking news! It turns out Old Mrs. Jiang protects Jiang Zhenghui not because she favors this son, but because of Wu Cuilan. You won’t believe it, Wu Cuilan is actually Old Mrs. Jiang’s biological daughter." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Wow! The eldest cousin is finally going after Old Mrs. Jiang, planning to uproot everything!