Hua Shi frowned, not wanting to think about what Hua Yu was thinking.

She thought of another question.

The relationship between Li and Xie was not as harmonious as she had thought. Now she saw that Li was cold and aggressive, while Xie was pretentious, looking secretly happy that she had won.

The two old ladies, over fifty years old and with gray hair, seemed to have hidden a lot of past events, grievances and grudges.

After Xie caught Li's handle, Xie did not choose to make it public, but chose to marry Li's most "beloved" granddaughter.

Xie seemed to be taking revenge. It was as if the thing you are most proud of and love the most was taken away by me.

Hua Shi didn't feel how much Li loved her, nor did she feel how much Xie liked her.

The last time when I carried Xie down from the mountains, I happened to meet Xie Mingchi. Xie's attitude towards Xie Mingchi was cold and disgusted.

Although she didn't express it openly, it was obvious that Xie didn't like her grandson...

It seemed that she only proposed to marry her out of revenge on Li, and was even willing to spend five taels of silver to buy her in...

Hua Shi was thinking about a lot of things and his mind was in a mess.

I roughly figured out the whole story...

It seemed like it was a foregone conclusion that she would marry into the Xie family...

Fortunately, time gave her a chance to ease the situation. The date would be chosen after the New Year. If Xie Mingchi was unwilling, perhaps things could turn around.

After Hua Xiao finished speaking in a low voice with sobs, she saw that her second brother was not angry. Even Hua Shi, who was implicated by her, did not seem to want to vent his anger on her.

She finally breathed a sigh of relief and slowly stopped crying.

Hua Yu lowered his eyes, and after knowing the whole cause and effect, his impatient mood suddenly eased.

After thinking for a moment, Hua Shi realized that there was no way for him to make any changes for the time being, so he sighed and stopped worrying about it.

Things will work out in the end. It's useless for her to think so much now, and it won't change anything.

only……

The secret of the Hua family was discovered by someone who seemed to have a grudge against the Li family. How come Hua Yu seemed calmer than her...?

Hua Shi cast a puzzled look at Hua Yu.

Hua Yu glanced at her, then looked away, with no intention of paying any attention to her at all.

Hua Shi was a bit confused and baffled. He coughed lightly before frowning and asking, "Aren't you worried about our master's affairs getting out?"

If what Li did to Grandpa Hua were to get out, the entire Hua family would be unable to hold their heads up in the village.

This was basically a charge of murdering one's own husband. Li might be arrested and drowned in a pond, and those of them, who were not descendants of the Hua family but had the surname Hua, would probably be erased from the family tree and driven out of the village...

That was pretty much all she could think of.

According to the customs of the village, her guesses were considered conservative...

If things get serious, they might lose their lives...

Hua Yu frowned after hearing her words. He glanced at her and said calmly, "She doesn't know that much, so why worry about it?"

Hua Shi bent down and pulled the tender green grass on the ground, lowering his voice a little and said,

"It's better to be safe than sorry. If she tells anyone, there will inevitably be people in the village making false accusations. They might even break in to look for me. If they see me lying in the house half-paralyzed and still able to speak, they'll know what happened sooner or later."

She was telling the truth. There is no impenetrable wall in the world...

Once one person knows about it, there will be a second one. Sooner or later, everything Li did will be dug out.

It's nothing, it's just... the village values ​​clan bloodline so much, if they find out that they are not of the Hua family...

I feel a little upset when I spend the time. It would be fine if I didn’t know, but once I know, no matter what I do, it won’t work.

She was thinking to herself, but Hua Yu looked at her, silent for a long time, with no intention of speaking.

He won't let these things get out...

Why should they pay for the evil that old woman did...

"Forget it, there's no point in thinking so much. Let's find a place to clean this pheasant and roast it for dinner."

Hua Shi clapped his hands, stood up, and reached out to pick up the pheasant that was thrown on the ground.

A pheasant with a lame hind leg and no food for several days was thrown on the ground with its feet tied. It was dying and could not make a single sound.

After what happened today, there is no doubt that Mrs. Li will not leave any food for them when they return in the dark.

It's just that it's hard to do in this desolate mountain and there's no flame...

Hua Shi is hesitating.

Hua Yu noticed the worry on her face and suddenly said, "Come with me, I know a place."

Hua Shi turned his head to look, and before he could ask, Hua Yu pulled up his youngest brother Hua Ying and walked straight towards the remote grove.

Seeing this, Hua Xiao and Hua Li hurriedly followed.

Hua Shi looked at the gradually setting sun, and the sky was obviously beginning to darken.

This place is remote and there is nothing as far as the eye can see except sparse small trees.

No villagers built houses in such a remote place. Everyone built their houses close together, with neighbors nearby, forming winding alleys.

So there wasn't a single household here, and the silence was especially desolate when the sun set...

When Hua Shi picked up the basket on the ground, the black cat had already jumped out of the basket, curled up its tail, and was playing with its long tail.

Seeing Hua Shi pick up the basket and leave, the black cat followed him with cat steps, "Meow..."

He meowed twice and rubbed her ankle.

Hua Shi bent down, picked up the cat, and quickly followed...