Chapter 191 Past Events

After breakfast, Xie Shuangbai asked Rong Yi to drive to the old house.

He and the three sisters of the Xie family stood at the door, feeling very nervous, their minds full of the scene when the family split up.

Rongye saw that he was sad and patted his hand gently.

Xie Shuangbai unlocked the door and pushed it open.

It was not as dirty and messy as I had imagined. Looking at the familiar yard, I couldn't describe my feeling for a moment.

"Brother, let me go check it out!"

Xie Chunmiao ran towards the house where Huang and Xie Minglang lived.

"Brother, all the valuables in the house are gone."

Xie Shuangbai was not surprised. Since Huang needed money so much, she would definitely take away all the valuables in the house.

"It's impossible for the Huang family to leave behind any valuables."

He went to see the house where Xie Minglang used to live, and it was empty.

Xie Shuangbai handed the key to Xie Qiushi:

"Da Ya, you guys stay and clean up the yard."

He looked at Rong Wu and the others and said, "Listen to Daya and clean up the room. You'll stay here tonight. I'll have Rong Yi bring the quilt over later."

"Yes, Master."

Rong Yi felt that living here was good. At Wang's house he had to be on guard against Rong San saying the wrong thing.

He drove to get the quilt.

Cui had been waiting for Xie Shuangbai and the others to arrive early in the morning.

He and Rong Ye brought Rong Chi into the house: "Auntie!"

Seeing them coming, Cui asked happily, "Have you eaten yet?"

"After eating, Chi'er calls grandma."

Rong Chi was a little reserved. He looked at Cui and said in a baby voice, "Grandma."

Cui was so fond of him that she thought such a handsome boy like Rong Chi was rare not only in the village but also in the town.

Cui held out her hand: "Let grandma hold you?" He looked at Xie Shuangbai and said: "Such a handsome child is really rare!"

Xie Shuangbai looked at Rong Chi: "Do you want grandma to hold you?"

Rong Chi shrank into Xie Shuangbai's arms awkwardly, his face flushed: "Little Daddy~"

Xie Shuangbai touched his face and said, "Auntie, the little brat is shy!"

Cui also smiled, "It's okay, the child will get used to it after he gets used to it."

Wang Manman excitedly shouted when he saw them: "Brother!"

"Why am I the younger brother?" Rong Chi looked at Wang Manman in confusion.

Wang Manman counted on his hands: "I'm five years old!"

Rong Chi: "I'm five years old too!"

Xue smiled as she held out some snacks, "It's full of birthdays in June."

Xie Shuangbai just realized that he didn't know Rong Chi's birthday. He looked at Rong Ye and asked, "Chi'er's birthday is in December?"

"Mom, I'm older than my brother, right?"

Wang Manman already knows simple arithmetic, but he doesn't know if his calculations are correct.

"Yes, Manman is older, so Manman can't bully his younger brother, understand?"

He nodded and looked at Rong Chi with a smile.

Xie Shuangbai put Rong Chi down and said, "Go play with your brother!"

Rong Chi looked at Xie Shuangbai and then at Wang Manman, and followed him to the yard to play.

Mrs. Cui looked at the two children running in the yard and felt a little worried.

"Hongyu, watch out. Play for a while and then come back inside. Don't let the child get cold!"

The eldest daughter-in-law Xue Hongyu said: "I know, mother, don't worry!"

Cui pulled Xie Shuangbai into the house. Knowing that Xie Shuangbai must have many questions, she began by saying, "The house was sold by Huang."

Xie Shuangbai: "Actually, I saw her the day before I returned to the village."

Cui was startled: "You saw Huang, she didn't do anything to you, did she?"

Xie Shuangbai did not hide it from Aunt Cui.

"No, she asked me for money to pay for Xie Minglang's medical treatment, and she also said she knew who killed my mother!"

Cui was stunned by what she said and asked anxiously, "Who is it? Your mother died of weakness after giving birth to your sister. How come I don't know who killed her?"

"Aunt, do you remember what you said before? Huang said that the rumors about my mother in the village were spread by Zhu Laogen."

"What?" Cui was shocked and so angry that she didn't say anything for a long time.

She had a conflicted expression, as if she wanted to say something.

Xie Shuangbai asked: "What's wrong, auntie, isn't it him?"

Cui shook her head: "Shuang'er, I think what Huang said may be correct.

This story started before you were born. One year, your mother and I were picking mushrooms in the mountains, and Zhu Laogen's son Zhu Changgui somehow slipped down the mountain.

I pulled your mother along to go call for help, but she saw he couldn't hold on and was about to fall, so we worked together to pull him up. We then called Old Man Li to rescue him, and then we left. Your mother never spoke to him again."

Cui seemed to have thought of something:

"I thought it was strange at the time that Zhu Changgui kept coming to your house, but I didn't think too much about it. After all, your mother is several years older than him."

The more Cui thought about it, the angrier she became. She cursed, "What a heartless fellow! I should have thrown him to death earlier. Who knew he was a toad dreaming of eating swan flesh?"

"After your mother left, I heard that he had a big fight with Old Man Zhu. Who would have thought that it was because of Old Man Zhu that your mother was harmed!"

Cui rushed to Wang Dadi and said, "Old man, you heard me. What's going on with Zhu Laogen? We can't have such a scourge in our village!"

Wang Dadi took a puff of his pipe and said, "I'm not familiar with Zhu Laogen either. There were many bandits in Zhujia Village before. He must be a ruthless man to have survived."

Cui was startled and quickly advised Xie Shuangbai: "Shuang'er, don't confront us head-on. The Zhu family is very strange.

You might not know this, but Zhu Meili is acting crazy right now. A while ago, Zhu Laogen was trying to imitate you in selling soy milk in town. I heard he was arrested for eating a dead body, and I don't know how he got out again. Zhu Fu also doesn't look normal right now."

"I saw his son Zhu Changgui come back a few days ago. You have to be careful. His son is probably crazy too!"

Xie Shuangbai didn't know how to react after hearing this. It seemed like he had gathered all the crazy people in Xiaoshi Village!

Seeing Aunt Cui was extremely anxious, he consoled her, "It's okay, Auntie. I have guards with me. Zhu Changgui's kung fu can beat my guards!"

Cui Shi thought of those tall men and felt relieved instantly. She looked at Rong Ye who was sitting there and said, "I'm leaving Shuang'er in your care. You must protect him well. If anything happens to him, I won't let you do anything!"

Rong Ye: "It will be fine."

Cui saw that he was so strong that he could easily kill two Zhu Changguis with one punch. After thinking about it, she felt that Shuang'er was really capable of finding a big guy.

Otherwise, there will definitely be trouble in the future. This appearance is destined to cause trouble. Thinking about the ending of his mother Bai Ruyun, Cui felt even more so.

She looked at Rong Ye and said, "Don't bully Shuang'er in the future, or I, an old woman, will not forgive you!"

Xie Shuangbai smiled. If Aunt Cui knew that he was a prince, would she be scared?

He pulled Aunt Cui aside and asked, "Aunt Huang, what's going on?"

"Xie Minglang was just being clever and bought some questions. Someone found out, and the county magistrate arrested him and beat him until he was bloody. I heard he's almost dead."

"So Huang sold all the land and house to save him?"

"Yes, I thought it was your house after all, so I pooled my money to buy it, but the money at home was only enough to buy the house.

Half of the land was bought by the Niu and Zhang families together, and the other half was bought by the Huang family of Dashi Village.

Later, Huang took the money and disappeared without a trace."