Famine Years and Fleeing: After Reincarnating as a Farmhouse Mother-in-Law, I Became Amazing

Liang Shuyan was reborn as the mother of a group of children. Being a mother was one thing, but she also happened to be in the midst of a famine. With originally precarious meals and the added hard...

Chapter 168 Taking the constables to arrest people

Liang Shuyan stepped out from the crowd and said calmly, "Sir, it's quite a coincidence that I happen to know this person. How about we take you to find him?"

The constable looked doubtful: "Where exactly is it? How far is it?"

Liang Shuyan casually said, "It's not far, just about two hundred meters ahead, in Yujiawan!"

Without suspicion, the constable immediately said, "Let's go to Yujiawan to arrest them!"

Jin Dashan drove the carriage, and Zhao Heng and Liang Shuyan boarded it first, walking at the front, with the government officials following behind one after another.

Yujiawan is a small village with fewer than twenty households, so no one can hide their situation from others. When they arrived at the village entrance, they met a man who looked to be about fifty years old. He looked at Liang Shuyan, who was leading the group, and said in surprise, "Oh my, isn't this Da Ya's sister-in-law? What happened? Did your Da Ya get beaten up by that Zhao Wei again? I told him not to hit her when I left yesterday. Why did she get beaten up again?"

Liang Shuyan politely asked, "Uncle Chen, we're here today to see Zhao Wei because she sold tea that poisoned someone!"

The old man was a little confused by this news: "Oh dear, that's not right. Where did he get tea leaves? He's lazy and good-for-nothing at home. He doesn't even cultivate his two acres of land properly. They're all overgrown with weeds. Where did he get tea leaves?"

"I don't know about that, Uncle Chen. Look, the government officials have all arrived. I have no choice but to take the officials to find Zhao Wei first."

Upon hearing the news, a group of men and women from the village entrance came out to inquire.

"What happened to Zhao Wei? He offended Da Ya's family. In my opinion, the worst thing he could have done was offend Da Ya's sister-in-law. I heard that Da Ya's sister-in-law is no pushover; she even puts the county magistrate's son in her care."

"Pretty much, otherwise, why would the person leading the way be someone else? This Zhao Wei deserves it; he's always beating his wife, lazy and good-for-nothing. I bet he did something petty in town and got framed."

"Who framed you? It's all because you hit Daya!"

Liang Shuyan occasionally overheard some gossip. She smiled and turned to Zhao Heng, saying, "Look, your father insisted on sending you to my house. Now what are these people saying? It's like I'm some kind of amazing person, capable of tutoring the magistrate's son!"

Zhao Heng pouted: "That's right. If my dad knew how to teach me, why would he send me to my aunt's place? In the past six months, I've grown to like my aunt's discipline. If I do anything wrong in the future, my aunt will treat me like another Da Shan and teach me a good lesson!"

"Another Brother Dashan?" Upon hearing this, Liang Shuyan was at a loss for words.

Soon, they arrived at Zhao Wei's house.

A dilapidated little courtyard, with a small yellow dog tied up at the gate. When it saw someone coming, it kept barking, and the thin rope looked like it was about to break.

Da Shan nimbly dismounted from the donkey cart, strode forward, and stood at the door calling out, "Auntie, are you there?"

Jin Daya, who was cooking in the kitchen, put down her work and came out when she heard the voice: "Oh, it's Dashan! What brings you here?"

Liang Shuyan walked over quickly: "Big sister, we're here to see my brother-in-law. Is he here?"

The constables and their men filled the Zhao family's courtyard, a huge, chaotic sight. Jin Daya trembled with fear, and the two boys also shuddered, clinging tightly to her: "Mother!"

Jin Daya gently touched the two children's foreheads and whispered comfortingly, "It's okay, don't be afraid, Mom is here!"

An old woman came out of the main room. Upon seeing that the leader was Liang Shuyan, she pointed at Liang Shuyan and began to hurl insults without any explanation: "So, you're Da Ya's sister-in-law, aren't you? Humph, I can't control how you act arrogantly in your village, but don't even think about coming to our house!"

The constable said coldly, "Hand over your son! Don't be so insolent. We asked this woman to bring us here, so what?"

The old woman, Sang, was a servant in the Zhao family. Zhao's servant naturally recognized who this person was, and then said with a smile, "I'm sorry, sir, my son went out to town and hasn't returned yet."

"Men, search him! Find this person!"

Jin Daya was a little scared. She moved closer to Liang Shuyan and whispered, "Auntie Dashan, what's wrong? Did your brother-in-law do something wrong? Didn't he say he was going to bring you a gift last night? And he even took an old hen from the house?"

Liang Shuyan wanted to laugh. Give her a gift? Steal her tea money with a hen that doesn't lay eggs? This beast actually did such a thing?

However, she knew a little about Da Ya's life, so she naturally wouldn't make things difficult for her sister-in-law at this time. She then said, "Yes, he did come, and he was carrying an old hen. But soon, my things disappeared. I originally planned to bring Da Shan out to look for them, but I didn't expect to encounter the incident of people being poisoned by tea in town. The shopkeeper said that the tea was sold to them by my brother-in-law!"

Jin Daya said through gritted teeth, "This beast is already running rampant at home, but he even stole from our house! What did he steal?"

"You'll find out soon enough, eldest sister!"

A chubby-faced boy held Da Ya's hand and said, "Mom, I'm so scared. Will Dad beat you again when he comes back?"

Jin Daya quickly covered the child's mouth. She had never told her family about these things. Her mother-in-law wouldn't let her go back to her parents' home, so she didn't go back either. She stayed at home and devoted herself to taking care of the child. But Zhao Wei still hurt her for no reason.

"The child is talking nonsense, you, you mustn't believe the child!"

"Big sister, you don't need to hide it from me. I already know a lot of things. I came here today not only because Zhao Wei stole things from my house, but more importantly, to bring you back. Mother has been missing you a lot. You've been treated like this by that beast Zhao Wei. Don't you want to get a divorce?"

Old Mrs. Zhao suddenly pounced over, pointing at Liang Shuyan and cursing, "So that's it! I knew you came to our house. You wanted to persuade my daughter-in-law to get a divorce? You're dreaming! Our Zhao family spent two coins to marry our daughter-in-law. Why would we listen to you?"

The little boy who had just spoken suddenly ran out and grabbed Grandma Zhao's hand: "Mom, run! I'll hold Grandma!"

For some reason, Liang Shuyan's eyes welled up with tears when she saw the child.

"Get out of here, you wretched child! You're siding with your mother! I'll beat you to death today!" Old Mrs. Zhao kicked the chubby child hard.

"Aren't you still the child's grandmother? How could you hit your own grandson like that?"