Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!

Chapter 76: Chapter 76 Who knows if there is poison inside

Thinking of this, the aunt repeatedly praised, “Girl, hearing your words puts my mind at ease a lot. I’ll go back and tell this to my child; he will definitely be motivated to bounce back. I really owe you one.”

“It’s just a small matter.”

The aunt thanked her again before leaving with an excited expression.

And this scene was caught entirely by the man on the second floor.

His fingertips touched the shiny black Buddha Beads on his wrist, and his eyes instantly became more profound.

After seeing the aunt off, Jiang Li let out a slight sigh of relief.

In the small village, news spread fast, and she feared that after today, more people would come knocking.

She wasn’t afraid of the hassle, though; on the contrary, she was happy to use her abilities to help others.

This desire matched perfectly with the teachings of her mentor, “Merit Birth.”@@novelbin@@

However, she feared that being too prominent might attract unnecessary trouble.

After all, the current era still couldn’t fully accept mysticism.

But what comes, will come; though fate is determined by the heavens, human decisions play the most fundamental role in influencing luck. She just needed to do her part.

Thinking of this, Jiang Li turned around.

The moment her gaze shifted upwards, she caught a glimpse of a black garment’s inch in the shadowy part of the second floor.

The red lotus embroidered on it was lifelike, as if it was about to bloom in the wind the next second.

It turned out Uncle Zhao’s son had been here all along.

Jiang Li didn’t say anything but carried her basket into the kitchen.

She had just been wondering how to make up for the ingredients used in the morning when Aunt Wang brought over some food—these items were perfect for giving to Uncle Zhao as a token of thanks for his hospitality.

Jiang Li neatly processed and stored all the ingredients.

Finally, her gaze fell on the leftover mushrooms from this morning.

These mushrooms only locked in their freshness and flavor when fresh; their value and taste would diminish significantly over time.

She needed to handle all of them before noon.

The scene of her processing ingredients was also fully captured by the camera.

The viewers in the live stream understood her intentions and immediately started typing, “Jiang Li is so kind.”

The haters were displeased.

Why did other contestants have to toil in the fields while Jiang Li could leisurely maintain an artificial persona at home?

Wasn’t this a transformation-themed variety show?

Why didn’t she need to transform?

As a result, a flood of fans from other contestants’ live streams came pouring in, spewing criticism at Jiang Li’s lack of ethics.

Meanwhile, the four people working hard in the fields were exhausted.

Wen Jiaojiao had already given up after weeding only one-sixth of the field and went to rest under the tree shade.

Worrying about where to find iced water to buy, she then saw Director Sun happily pushing a small cart toward them.

The brightly written sign on the cart read— “0.5 points per bottle of ice water, 1 point per bag of bread.”

Wen Jiaojiao’s first reaction was that the director was even shrewder than her father!

Her second reaction was that without water and food, she would really die!

So, reluctantly, she exchanged 1.5 points for a bottle of water and a bag of bread.

Soon, Shu Yan also couldn’t hold out any longer, leaning against the tree trunk with her waist nearly breaking.

Even He Yun and Qi Tianyu, who typically had good stamina, began to feel weak.

After all, they hadn’t eaten breakfast and could only continue the farm work through sheer willpower.

The only one who had it easy was Jiang Yan.

Not only did he have his hat and gloves, but using the weeding machine meant he didn’t have to exert much effort at all—an operation or two, and the grass in half the field was gone.

The others watched enviously.

After a while, Qi Tianyu also came over for a break, and with a casual exchange, he got a bottle of iced water with his remaining 18.5 points.

Before he could take a sip, he smelled an inexplicable fragrance and vigorously sniffed.

“Damn, did the production crew secretly make chicken soup? It smells so good?!”

Wen Jiaojiao, who had recovered, gave him a white look, “You must be fainting from hunger. Where would there be chicken soup in these mountains?”

“No, it’s true, I smelled it,” Qi Tianyu insisted.

While everyone in the live broadcast room felt sorry for Qi Tianyu, who seemed to be delusional from hunger, Shu Yan chimed in—”I think I smell it too.”

The two of them looked toward the other side of the wasteland and saw a ponytail gradually appearing on the path.

Following that, Jiang Li’s face, bright and fair as fine porcelain, became clearer under the sun, radiating a soft, fair glow, incredibly beautiful.

What was more important was that she was carrying two baskets, and the coveted smell of chicken soup was emanating from there!

Qi Tianyu couldn’t help himself and rushed over.

“Jiang Li, what good stuff have you brought?”

Jiang Li glanced at him and walked straight to a tree, then opened the right basket.

Inside, it was packed with five bowls of mushroom soup mixed with hand-rolled noodles, exuding an irresistible fresh fragrance, making Qi Tianyu’s eyes turn red with desire.

He suddenly felt the iced water in his hand was utterly tasteless.

With such delicious wild food available, how could he still drink iced water?!

However, he soon remembered how he had deliberately made things difficult at the airport. Despite his craving, he ultimately felt too embarrassed to step forward.

Shu Yan wasn’t so concerned.

She had just been debating whether to use 1.5 points to get some food and drink from Director Sun to fill her stomach, but then, the next second, Jiang Li descended like an angel with delicious food.

Could bread even compare to mushroom soup?

So, she subconsciously swallowed her saliva, “Jiang Li, this soup—”

Jiang Li smiled faintly, her light words interrupting Shu Yan’s pleasant fantasies, “This isn’t free.”

[I knew it, Jiang Li, the scheming merchant!]

[So mean, deliberately tempting Qi and the others with things and then not giving them?]

[Are some people addicted to freeloading? Not to mention that Lili personally made these, just the ingredients alone she had found early in the morning, and Jiang Yan even spent 500 yuan, why should they cheaply benefit others so casually?]

[Exactly, reject moral hijacking, starting with me!]

Shu Yan bit her lip, “Then tell me, what’s the condition?”

It was clear she was craving that bowl of mushroom soup.

Since yesterday until now, all she had was an airplane meal, and though she later ate a bit at a fellow villager’s house, that saltless white steamed bun really didn’t satisfy her taste buds.

Plus, having been messed with by the production team early in the morning, she was so hungry she could almost see her granny.

To heck with high protein or not, filling the stomach was the real deal!

Jiang Li bent down and took out a small box from the basket.

“It’s simple, spend 0.1 point to draw a lot here. There are Five Times Cards, Ten Times Cards, and Free Cards, etc., depending on your luck.”

Shu Yan understood, meaning whatever card she drew, she would need to spend that card’s points to get the mushroom soup.

Only 0.1 threshold, isn’t that way better than the greedy director next door?!

She went for it!

Shu Yan reached out to draw.

Suddenly, Wen Jiaojiao coldly huffed, “You really dare to eat Jiang Li’s food? Leaving aside whether what she’s made is good or not, just taking these mushrooms as an example—who knows if they’re poisoned or not.”