Chapter 61 Guessing the Truth
"I suspect that it was Ma Yuanwai's second wife, Sang, who asked the Sang family to secretly kill Ma Xingteng. I didn't expect that Ma Xingteng didn't die and even made a big fuss. Sang must have been worried that the Sang family would betray her, so she married her daughter to Sang Rong, right?"
If Sang intended to marry her daughter to her nephew, there would be no Sang Rong asking to marry Su Yan! The only explanation is that Sang looked down on her nephew and never thought of marrying with her nephew. Now she must be forced to marry her daughter to her nephew.
Something that could make the Sang family make such a huge sacrifice is definitely not a trivial matter. The most likely possibility is that it is related to Ma Xingteng's injury.
Shen Yi marveled at his fiancée's intelligence, patted her head lovingly, and reminded her: "Whether it is the Sang family or the Ma family, it has nothing to do with us. Town Magistrate Liu is a smart man, and the town magistrate's wife and Ma Xingteng are not fools. You can think of it, maybe they have already thought of it.
But all of this is just speculation. Without evidence, they can't do anything to the Sang family. Besides, Ma Xingteng has a crippled leg, but Sang has a healthy son. Mr. Ma can't ruin his other son for the sake of a crippled son.
I heard that after the marriage between the Ma family and the Sang family was decided, Mr. Ma never went to Liu Zhenguan's house again to ask him to catch the murderer, but Mr. Ma also had a clear idea in his mind and made a choice. "
Su Tai shook her head, feeling sorry for Ma Xingteng. "It's said that if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather. All those vows of love are bullshit!"
Chen Yi's face turned cold, and he quickly expressed his opinion, "Sister Xiaotai, I am different from them! Mr. Ma's actions have completely chilled the hearts of his eldest son and daughter. The Ma family will only become more chaotic in the future. We can't be as foolish as him."
Su Tai's expression finally eased a little.
The two of them bought many things for their wedding at the market before going back to their respective homes.
In the blink of an eye, it is the annual autumn harvest.
This year, Zhaohua County had good weather and the county magistrate was very motivated. He ordered the yamen runners to notify the government early on.
When the first gong of autumn harvest was struck, the villagers of Dongmen Village all waved their sickles and worked in the fields without raising their heads.
Su Tai didn't know how to use a sickle, so she could only follow the adults to help. It took her four days to get all the wheat from the field to her own yard to dry.
The yamen runners have been living in the village these days, watching the villagers collect grain and not daring to slack off at all.
While the wheat was drying, Su Tai's family was not idle either, as they also had to harvest soybeans and peanuts.
After the soybeans and peanuts are harvested, the wheat will be ready to be bagged and weighed.
Su Chunlin harvested 8,000 kilograms of wheat from the eight acres of wheat he planted. The results for other families in the village were similar, with yields ranging from 900 to 1,000 kilograms per acre. This yield really shocked the two yamen runners.
They also sent the news back to the county government as soon as possible. The county magistrate Liang Shiqiu personally led a group of people to check it out. Following closely after receiving the news were Ma Yuanwai and the heads of several other townships.
As soon as the group entered the village, they were surprised by the wheat drying in the yards of every household.
Ma Yuanwai looked at so much grain and felt anxious. He suggested to Liang Shiqiu, "Sir, I think the grain of Dongmen Village should be handed in as a whole and distributed as seed."
Sang Yong immediately agreed, "I think so too, Mayor Su, don't you like doing good things that benefit the people the most? I believe you should have no objection!"
Others looked at Su Changfu expectantly.
Su Changfu sneered, his expression indifferent, "Village Chief Sang, you are joking. I am the village chief, not a bandit. I can't do such things as robbery. The people's things should be decided by the people themselves."
Sang Yong's face darkened and he said angrily, "I'm just giving you advice. If Township Chief Su doesn't want to listen, that's fine. There's no need to misinterpret my good intentions."
"Your good intentions? What good intentions do you have? I think you have no good intentions."
"you!"
The two were on the verge of a fight.
Liang Shiqiu frowned.
Liu Tiechui immediately scolded, "Enough! What are you arguing about? You are the only one who is making trouble!"
Liu Tiechui glared at Sang Yong.
Sang Yong's face turned red because he was angry.
Everyone came to Su Changxi's house.
Su Changxi respectfully invited Liang Shiqiu in, but kept Sang Yong outside.
Sang Yong tried twice to squeeze in but failed. He got angry and asked, "Su Changxi, what do you mean?"
Su Changxi said nonchalantly: "Our family doesn't welcome people with the surname Sang. If you know what's good for you, go back to where you came from!"
Mr. Ma narrowed his eyes and looked at Su Changxi. "The Sang family is our Ma family's in-laws. Village Chief Su, can you give me some face?"
"No!" Su Changxi didn't even look at Mr. Ma, and said impatiently: "If Mr. Ma wants to stand up for Sang Yong, please go with him."
Mr. Ma's eyes widened in disbelief. He was a respected official in the town. Who wouldn't bow and scrape when seeing him? Su Changxi was just a small village chief. How dare he talk to him like that?
Just when Mr. Ma was about to get angry.
Su Chunlin, who was standing next to Su Changxi, suddenly spoke up with a look of disdain, "The Sang family is a nest of snakes and rats, none of them are good people. Mr. Ma even married his daughter to Sang Rong. I don't know what he was thinking? Is it possible that all good men in the world have died, or is it possible that Miss Ma has some hidden disease and can't find a good family?"
Ma Yuanwai's face changed, he was shocked and angry, "Asshole! You are just a small peasant, but you dare to talk about the right and wrong of our Ma family. I think you are tired of living! Believe it or not, I will find someone to kill you!"
"Ma Rencai!" Liang Shiqiu scolded sternly.
Ma Rencai woke up as if from a dream, his face turned pale and blue, which looked very ugly. He thought that Liu Tiechui would definitely speak up for him, but he didn't expect that Liu Tiechui would act like it had nothing to do with him.
Mr. Ma's heart sank, he shook his teeth, and left angrily.
Sang Yong was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly caught up, "Brother-in-law, are we leaving just like that? Don't you want the grain seeds?"
"What do you want? You can't even get in their door, so why do you think they will sell you the grain seeds?" Mr. Ma roared angrily.
Sang Yong looked unwilling, "Aren't you the father-in-law of the town official? The county magistrate is also here, we can't just let Su Changxi do whatever he wants! That's a grain variety that produces 1,000 kilograms per mu, we can't just give up like that!"
Of course Mr. Ma didn't want to give up, nor was he willing to give up, but the county magistrate was obviously angry after what he had just done. If he went back, he would not only be looked down upon by the Su family, but also be disliked by the county magistrate. Moreover, it was obvious that his son-in-law really didn't intend to maintain face anymore, so he wouldn't get any benefit at all.
After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and left Dongmen Village without looking back.
Sang Yong thought about it, went into a farmer's house and asked for a high price to buy grain.
The other party was stunned for a moment, then shouted at the top of his voice, "You want to buy grain before paying the tax? Which village are you from? I have to tell the township head!"
This is obviously ill-intentioned.
Sang Yong didn't expect that the villagers of Dongmen Village were so stupid that they were unmoved by the huge benefits in front of them and fled.
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