Transmigrating into a Book in the 80s: After Giving Up, I Was Pampered by a Rough Man

"How many?!"

Jiang Long's previously nonchalant expression froze, and a greedy glint overshadowed his impatience.

In an era when everyone was still earning work points, hundreds of fish and over a hundred ducks were like mountains of gold and silver!

But then, Lu Ting's towering figure and the fear of being dominated by the white goose resurfaced.

Jiang Long's newly warmed heart felt like it had been doused with a bucket of cold water; he shivered and shrank back.

"Easy for you to say. That kid surnamed Lu used to be a soldier, he's like a living Yama."

"Plus those two crazy geese guarding the yard... I'm not going. You go yourself. I'm risking my life!"

"What are you afraid of! Lu Ting is like a grasshopper in autumn, he won't be able to jump around for many more days!"

Seeing that Jiang Long was about to back down again, Lin Xiu'e quickly brought out the excuse that Su Rou had taught her.

"I heard confirmed news from someone that Lu Ting is a speculator and profiteer, and he's even involved in... pickling poisonous duck eggs!"

"This is dangerous!"

She grabbed Jiang Long's arm, her eyes flashing with a venomous light.

"Listen to me, report her to Secretary Wang! Say that Jiang Mian is making poisonous duck eggs to sell and harm people!"

"Then we'll overturn that vat of poisoned eggs in front of the whole village!"

"With both witnesses and physical evidence, the commune will definitely arrest the couple and send them to a labor camp!"

Lin Xiu'e's voice became increasingly seductive, "Once these two go inside, the Lu family's second branch will be nothing but an empty shell."

"You are Jiang Mian's younger brother, her only family member."

"Once they both go in, won't that fishpond and the more than one hundred ducks that lay eggs all belong to you, my own brother?"

Jiang Long was stunned for a moment, and his head buzzed.

That makes sense!

If Lu Ting were here, he wouldn't dare to rob it even if he had ten times the courage.

But if Lu Ting gets arrested, he'll be a tiger with its teeth pulled.

When my sister Jiang Mian is also arrested and sent to a labor camp, it is only natural for me, as the only relative, to take over the property!

Who the hell dares to say no?

Hundreds of fish and over a hundred ducks—if you sold them, how many bicycles could you buy? How many city wives could you marry?!

Overwhelming greed instantly overwhelmed fear.

"Are you sure? Can Lu Ting really get in?" Jiang Long swallowed hard, staring intently at Lin Xiu'e.

"Absolutely true! There are witnesses and physical evidence; he has no way to escape this time!" Lin Xiu'e assured him firmly.

"Let's do it!"

A fierce glint appeared on Jiang Longmeng's face.

"Damn it, she dared to let her goose bite me last time, this time I'll send her to jail to eat cornbread!"

"Once I get my hands on those ducks, I'll kill two of them and stew them for meat!"

……

For the next three days, Jiang Mian and her husband did not pickle any more preserved eggs, except for collecting duck eggs every day.

Their courtyard was unusually quiet.

Lin Xiu'e craned her neck every day, waiting for the stench of spoiled food to waft from the large vat sealed with yellow mud.

The strange thing is that on the morning of the third day, there was not a single foul smell in the yard.

Instead, a very faint fragrance of pine branches wafted out, the aroma mixed with the sweetness of tea leaves, making one feel refreshed.

That day, Jiang Mian stretched out a big yawn, feeling comfortable from head to toe.

[System notification: The potent catalyst effect has ended; the premium lead-free preserved egg fermentation is complete.]

The notification sound in her mind instantly woke Jiang Mian up.

"Honey! Let's open the tank!"

Inside the courtyard, Lu Ting and Er Gouzi were already on high alert.

One held a shovel, the other a washbasin; their faces were filled with tension and anticipation.

"Sister-in-law, will it really work?" Er Gouzi sniffed and muttered softly, "This smell... it actually smells pretty good."

Lu Ting didn't speak, his muscular hands gripping the shovel tightly, aiming at the edge of the sealing mud, ready to exert force.

Just then.

"Bang!"

With a loud crash, the fence gate, which had only been repaired a few days ago, was kicked into pieces from the outside, sending wood chips flying everywhere.

"Don't move! Police are investigating!"

Jiang Long took the lead, carrying a carrying pole in his hand, looking like a fierce god acting on behalf of heaven.

Behind him stood Wang Dana, the village party secretary, with a dark expression.

Behind them, a dozen or so villagers who had come to watch the commotion and several militiamen wearing red armbands followed, quickly filling the small courtyard to the brim.

Lu Ting's face instantly turned cold.

He turned around abruptly, his 1.9-meter-tall frame like a wall, completely protecting Jiang Mian behind him, the iron shovel in his hand gleaming coldly in the morning light.

"Who dares to take another step forward!"

A loud shout echoed through the small courtyard.

Jiang Long, who had just rushed in, was so struck by the menacing aura that his legs went weak and he almost dropped the carrying pole in his hand.

But when he turned around and saw the Party Secretary and militiamen behind him, his courage returned.

"Lu Ting, what are you so arrogant about! You're making poisonous duck eggs and harming people. Today, Secretary Wang is here to arrest you and take you to the commune!"

"Poisoned duck eggs?" Lu Ting frowned deeply, completely baffled by what these people were thinking.

"Still pretending!" Jiang Long pointed to the large vat in the corner.

"Secretary, look! It's this vat of stuff! They mixed perfectly good duck eggs with lime; there must be some kind of poison in it!"

Party Secretary Wang stood with his hands behind his back, his belly protruding, his face extremely serious.

"Lu Ting, Jiang Mian, a member of the public has filed a formal complaint against you, alleging that you are using chemicals to produce toxic food with the intent of profiting at the expense of lives."

"I'm warning you, this is a society governed by the rule of law; this is a serious crime punishable by death!"

The words "get shot" exploded like a bomb in the crowd.

The villagers were so frightened that they all took a few steps back, looking at the large vat as if it were a coffin.

"Secretary, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."

A sweet, slightly lazy voice rang out, and Jiang Mian emerged from behind Lu Ting's broad back.

She was wearing a fitted floral shirt, and her long hair was loosely tied up.

Faced with the pressure from dozens of people, her pretty face showed no panic. Instead, she looked at her younger brother with great interest.

"How does pickling some duck eggs at home become a matter of endangering lives?"

"Are you pickling duck eggs? Bah! You're pickling poison!" Jiang Long, emboldened by his superior numbers, pointed at Jiang Mian's nose and began to curse.

"You heartless, spendthrift woman, are you trying to poison the whole village for a few stinking bucks?"

Just then, Su Rou, dressed in a clean white polyester shirt with a pen in her pocket, walked gracefully out of the crowd.

She first glanced at Lu Ting with a pained expression, her eyes filled with regret that "how could you have fallen so low?" before turning to Secretary Wang.

Her voice was clear and bright, with the distinctive tone of an intellectual, ensuring that everyone could hear her.

"Secretary Wang, fellow villagers, as an educated youth sent to the countryside, I must stand up and speak the truth today!"

"In the traditional process of making this type of preserved egg, a large amount of 'lead oxide powder' must be added to help it solidify and take shape!"

Its chemical name is lead oxide, a heavy metal that accumulates in the human body and is highly toxic!

"What? Lead?" Although Secretary Wang didn't understand chemistry, he had heard from the technicians from the city that lead was toxic.

Su Rou pushed up her glasses, her face filled with worry for the safety of the villagers.

Lead poisoning can cause mild symptoms like abdominal pain and vomiting, or in severe cases, it can damage the brain, leading to mental confusion and even death!

"Jiang Mian and his team must have illegally added excessive amounts of lead oxide powder to make the duck eggs pickle in just three days!"

She looked around, her voice heavy with sorrow.

"If this were sold, the consequences would be unimaginable. This isn't just speculation; it's large-scale poisoning!"

wow——

The crowd erupted in chaos.

"Good heavens, lead poisoning? That can kill people!"

"I knew it! Who pickles duck eggs with lime mud? They must have used some kind of crooked method!"

"That Su educated youth is an educated person who understands science, he certainly wouldn't talk nonsense! The second branch of the Lu family is really despicable!"

"Arrest him! He must be arrested and sent to the commune! This kind of heartless, rotten-hearted bastard deserves to be shot!"