The Host is Clearly A Scumbag (Quick Travel)

At this time, Jiang San and Guihua were about to go to bed, but they suddenly heard strange noises coming from Jiang Meimei's room.

"What's all this wailing in the middle of the night? If you wake your brother, see how your father punishes you!"

Guihua stormed over angrily.

But when she saw the scene inside the room, she was so frightened that she immediately called for Jiang San.

The couple cautiously stepped inside, only to see Jiang Meimei sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, her hands resting on her knees in a lotus-like gesture, and her entire body was enveloped in a faint golden glow.

"I am an enlightened fox immortal. In her past life, Jiang Meimei shielded me from a heavenly tribulation. I have come to repay this debt."

A sharp, eerie voice declared.

"This recipe will bring your family wealth. From now on, you must not mistreat Meimei, or I will not spare you."

The shadow of the giant fox was imprinted on the wall, which was hideous and terrifying. It scared Jiang San and Guihua so much that they immediately dropped to their knees and started kowtowing.

Then, a thin sheet of paper materialized out of thin air and floated down in front of Jiang San.

"Treat Jiang Meimei well, remember this! Your family's future prosperity depends on her."

"Thank you, Great Immortal! Thank you!"

Jiang San held the recipe with utmost reverence.

In the stories passed down by the older generation, fox immortals and weasel immortals are spiritual beings not to be trifled with. Jiang San had never imagined that Jiang Meimei would have such an extraordinary encounter.

After a while, Jiang Meimei finally opened her eyes.

"Dad, Mom, why are you kneeling?"

"Da Niu!" Jiang San stood up with a smile, looking at her eagerly, "When did you meet the Fox Immortal?"

"When I was just three years old, after I fell into the river. It was the Great Immortal who saved me."

As soon as Jiang Meimei said this, Jiang San remembered.

'That was right! My daughter has been unlucky since she was a child, but her fortunes turned around at age three. It turned out that it was all thanks to the Fox Immortal's protection!'

"The wounds on your face?" Guihua touched Jiang Meimei's smooth, flawless cheek.

"The Great Immortal gave me a divine medicine, and all my wounds are healed." Jiang Meimei rolled up her sleeves to show Guihua.

"Amitabha! It turns out that our Da Niu is destined for greatness. Then what's written on this paper?" Jiang San handed the sheet to Jiang Meimei.

"The Great Immortal taught me to read. These are a few recipes… I'll teach them to you tomorrow."

The recipes included one for date cakes and another for rice cakes.

Both of them are inexpensive and easy to make.

Exchanging these recipes had cost Jiang Meimei 5 grids of fortune, which pained her deeply.

But the fact that Jiang Meimei could now read further convinced Jiang San and Guihua that the Fox Immortal was real.

"Da Niu, Dad always knew you were a blessed child! From now on, you must serve the Fox Immortal well." Jiang San immediately made a decision.

…

While answering Wang Zhi's questions, Mingting listened to the System telling what happened in Jiang Meimei's house.

'The rogue system was very smart to use the guise of a Fox Immortal to deceive two illiterate and superstitious villagers.'

'It had a keen understanding of the psychology of people in this era and knew how to adapt accordingly.'

However, Mingting wasn't overly concerned about Jiang Meimei.

'There is only a thief in the world who can steal for a thousand days, but there is no such thing as a thief who can guard against thieves for a thousand days. When the time comes, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.'

His main mission was to help Jiang Xiao'e's family prosper and change their fate.

Wang Zhi spent the entire evening testing Mingting and discovered that his brother-in-law had been modest when he said he'd only studied for two years.

Mingting could recite the Analects flawlessly and had a deep understanding of the text. There were even passages Wang Zhi struggled with, which Mingting patiently broke down and explained in detail.

"Incredible."

Wang Zhi wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Originally, he thought that as a Tongsheng, he could tutor his brother-in-law. But it turned out Mingting didn't need any help at all.

Still, Wang Zhi was delighted.

Mingting had a solid foundation of knowledge. With proper guidance, Wang Zhi believed he could soon take the county examination.

If he passed, it would bring honor to the Jiang Family, and his late teacher's legacy would live on.

Wang Zhi lavished praise on Mingting in front of He Gu, saying that his mother had a good eye and that his brother-in-law was born to be a scholar, which made He Gu very happy.

Only Jiang Xiao'e looked at Mingting with a hint of suspicion.

Even Wang Zhi was full of admiration of Mingting, so she wondered where had this brother come from.

…

The next morning, when Mingting woke up, he found a neatly folded set of clean clothes beside his pillow.

Mingting felt warm in his heart as he put on the clothes.

Though he had designed countless clothes in his previous life, this was the first time he had ever received clothes sewn by hand.

Even if they were just simple cotton robes, the sentiment behind them was priceless to Mingting… something truly precious.

After breakfast, He Gu saw Mingting and Wang Zhi off at the village entrance.

"Mom, I'll come back as soon as I'm done! You should head back…" Mingting waved his hand.

Curious villagers asked He Gu what was going on, and she proudly told them that her youngest son was very good at arithmetic, so he was hired by the cloth shop's owner to help with accounts. He would only be gone for a few days and was being paid two taels of silver per trip.

Two taels of silver!

Farmers work hard in the fields to make a living, but they can't even earn two taels of silver even if they break their backs!

Soon, the news that Jiang Xiucai's youngest son is an arithmetic prodigy spread throughout Xiaohe Village.

When Jiang Meimei heard the news during breakfast, she nearly bit her tongue.

She became more and more determined in her heart that she must siphon off Mingting's fortune!