twenty one
Xu Ping and his four siblings wanted to gloss over the situation, but when they saw the sinister muzzle of the gun in Xu Xiao's hand, they forgot everything they couldn't say and had to keep secret.
After all, if the evil person is tyrannical, you have to be even more tyrannical to suppress him.
Xu An spoke first: "It was all Xu Quan's idea! He found that woman first! He thought she didn't look like an ordinary person, and he coveted the things on her, so he brought her back home." He looked at Xu Han: "Brother, I asked you to pick her up at that time!"
When talking about the past, Xu Quan was also immersed in the past that he could never forget.
The woman was wearing thin clothes that were inappropriate for the season, and her skin was white as snow. She was obviously not from the countryside. She wandered along the crisscrossing paths like a fairy who had fallen from the sky.
She looked weak but not timid. When she saw Xu Quan, she smiled slightly and gestured with her ten slender fingers.
So, the surprise turned into evil thoughts.
Xu Quan looked at the jade bracelet on the woman, the silver ornaments adorned with red thread on her slender neck, and the delicate earrings on her ears.
The earrings were of a style he had never seen before. They were just like the cheongsam worn by the woman, moon-white in color, with a few lotus flowers embroidered with gold and silver threads. One could tell at a glance that they were extremely expensive.
If he had met a man, Xu Quan might have extorted some money from him, but he met a woman, and a mute at that.
So what if you are good-looking or rich? When you get here, everyone has his own destiny!
The woman's eyes were large, like two pools of water. She realized that Xu Quan didn't understand what she meant. She shook her head helplessly. She wanted to continue walking forward, but Xu Quan stopped her...
After Xu Quan and Xu Ping took the man away, Xu Zhu persuaded the woman as before—
A weak woman with no one to rely on, no matter how reluctant she was, she still married Xu Han, who was also Xu's father, who was not married at the time.
Later, the woman gave birth to a child and drowned in a small pond in the village.
She drowned in winter.
When she was found, she was already frozen underwater, with a calm expression without a trace of fear.
Xu Hanru thought of his beautiful daughter-in-law, and a gleam flashed in his eyes: "Yes, it was us who took Ah Xiu back together at that time."
Women were not allowed to speak, and even their names could only be chosen by them.
Seeing the two brothers' nostalgic expressions, Xu Zhu turned her head away with disdain and said, "Who knows what you did before taking them back!"
They are all elderly people in their sixties, and they speak these words without reservation.
Xu An echoed: "That's right, after all, she's still a slut!"
Xu Xiao pointed the gun at Xu An: "Be more polite!"
A Xiu died a few months after giving birth. The Xu family kept silent about it and never mentioned the woman who had lived in their home for a year.
Outsiders do know this, but Xu Ping was the village chief before and is now the team leader. Most of the people who knew about it are dead, and there are fewer and fewer people who know about it, let alone mention it.
A Xiu was frozen underwater for the entire winter and was not rescued until the ice and snow melted in early spring.
Even in death, her beauty could not be concealed. To avoid trouble, the Xu family burned her to death.
The remaining ashes were buried in the ground. However, it was not the Xu family's ancestral tomb. For them, Ah Xiu could not enter their ancestral tomb.
So the purpose of Xu Xiao's visit this time was, firstly, to understand the past, and secondly, to take away A Xiu's ashes.
Xu An shrank his neck. Now he was not as brave as he was when he was young, and he valued his life more.
The longer people live, the more they feel they have lived less.
Others will regret not taking advantage of the situation. The former is Xu An, and the latter are the brothers Xu Ping and Xu Quan.
After these words were spoken, the four of them breathed a sigh of relief. They had also been possessed by evil spirits back then, but luckily no one had discovered them.
However, it is not that no one has discovered it.
Xu Ping sat on the chair and chuckled, "Ah Xiao, don't blame us for being cruel."
He still regretted it. If Xu Xiao had died back then, nothing would have happened later.
Unfortunately, everything is just a little bit off.
"Ah Xiao, you want her ashes? Let them go. I'm the only one who knows about this. Don't forget, we're still handling the funeral of your great-grandfather and great-grandmother. Aren't you afraid that the two old people will be sad by doing this to us?"
After all, they spent more time together. Xu Ping knew that Xu Xiao valued feelings and would not hurt them. At least, from the current point of view, at least that was the case.
The reason is very simple. His parents saved Xu Xiao's life, so there is no way she would harm their brothers and sisters.
As for getting Xu Xiao to break up the relationship, he didn't want to stop it. After all these years, he understood one thing - Ah Xiu was not an ordinary person. He saw it when the Chen family came to visit.
The Chen family came prepared, specifically for Xu Xiao and A Xiu.
Hearing Xu Ping's words, Xu Xiao raised her eyebrows in surprise. She thought Xu Han would ask her to give money.
Xu Ping sighed and smiled bitterly, "No matter how much money you have, it's useless if you don't have the life to enjoy it."
He was sure that Xu Xiao would not hurt him, but that didn't mean that the Chen family wouldn't cause trouble for him.
In that matter, they were not thoughtful enough and spread the news, which left a troublesome future.
When the trouble grows bigger, it will threaten them in turn.
Originally, he just wanted to know what happened back then and get Ah Xiu's ashes. Xu Xiao didn't have much affection for these elders who relied on their age and seniority. He waved his hand and said, "They are buried in the back mountain. Please take good care of them for the next few days, grandpa and aunt."
In the countryside, if an elderly person dies without descendants to look after them, they will not be at peace. If you fail to fulfill your filial piety during life, you must fulfill it after death.
Even later, when people's thoughts were greatly liberated and changed, the preservation and inheritance of funeral culture also verified a saying - when people die, they become gods who protect their descendants.
Is there a God? Maybe, maybe not. But when a person dies, he or she becomes a God.
Descendants will tell them their wishes and burn paper money for them, which carries their desires and hopes, but not their longings. Even their cries are meant to call upon the gods.
Thinking of something, Xu Xiao looked up at the three people who couldn't wait to leave: "Since this is the last time, you should do more."
As for what to do, she didn't say. They were the old man's children, and no matter how much they did, it was their own decision.
Xu Huai and his sister followed the three elders away when they heard footsteps suddenly approaching.
"Sister Xiao!" Chen Nan pushed the door open and ran in anxiously. Seeing Xu Xiao and Xu Ping sitting on opposite sides, she looked away awkwardly: "I, I'll go out first."
She was still filled with fear. She hadn't expected that poor woman to be Xu Xiao's mother. She hadn't expected Xu Xiao to remain so calm after knowing the truth.
She was just worried that Xu Xiao would act impulsively. When she heard no sound from inside, and saw Xu Huai and the others leave, and Xu Xiao and Xu Ping had not come out for a long time, she ran in without thinking.
Xu Ping called out to Chen Nan: "Chen Zhiqing, you should stay too." His tone was clearly not right.
Xu Xiao glanced sideways: "What do you want? She won't give you anything."
Xu Ping just laughed, and his laughter grew louder and louder, until it almost became a terrifying and cold roar. After laughing enough, he said, "Ah Xiao, you don't think the Chen family is your backer, do you? If you give it to me, it's still the Chen family!"
Chen Nan was so angry that she clenched her fists. "The Chen family is Sister Xiao's backer! I stand on Sister Xiao's side, and even my brother, my father, my mother, my grandfather, and our whole family stand on Sister Xiao's side. If you want to bully Sister Xiao, the Chen family will not let you go!"
Xu Ping smiled, the kind of smile that could be seen at a glance as harboring ill intentions. After everything was revealed, no amount of words could fix it.
He knew the whole thing, so he decided to get to the bottom of it. "Back then, when Ah Xiu ran away, it was your grandfather who helped find her. At that time, she already had Ah Xiao... Ah Xiao, tell me, why did the Chen family treat you so well?"
Chen Nan was stunned. She hurriedly said, "Sister Xiao, he must be trying to sow discord! You must not listen to him!"
Xu Xiao raised her hand and held Chen Nan's wrist. Her voice was cold but contained a hint of soothing calmness: "Nannan."
Chen Nan calmed down and lowered her head: "Sister Xiao, I'm fine..."
Seeing that she had really recovered, Xu Xiao handed the gun in his hand to Chen Nan.
Then she pulled out a cigarette, took out a cigarette, and lit it. Exhaling a puff of white smoke, she looked at Xu Ping and said, "Go on."
"Back then, your mother ran away and went to Chenjia Village. It was Chen Shishi who sent her back. Ah Xiao, grandpa really did this for your own good. The Chen family didn't tell you about this because they were worried that you would blame them. They were kind to you for a reason."
Xu Ping said these words not because he wanted Xu Xiao to come back, but because he wanted Xu Xiao to not trust anyone and end up being isolated and helpless.
He understood this child. He had met all kinds of people, but he could not understand two women, one was her mother and the other was her.
Women, just get married, what's wrong with being a good wife and mother? Why do you have to run away and make a scene?
A Xiu ran away on the eve of the wedding. The Xu family locked her up for a month, but when they saw that she didn't resist, they gradually relaxed their control.
Ultimately, it's all Xu Quan's fault. He was in his forties and forgot about propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame when he drank, and almost made a big mistake.
Seeing that Ah Xiu was resisting him, Xu Quan simply told her the Xu family's plan. That night, Ah Xiu escaped through the window.
The mother was confused to begin with, and she gave birth to an even more confused daughter.
Xu Ping would never understand that. There were some things where you couldn't back down. He would never understand.
But he understood that if he let Xu Xiao follow the Chen family, he would definitely regret it!
So, he spared no effort in recounting the events of the past, racking his brains to imagine the Chen family's regret and remedies, and the misery of Xu Xiao, a lonely and helpless man. Only in this way could he prove that what he had done before was right.
No matter how poor Ji Hong is, he is still an intellectual and from the city. Not to mention, Xu Xiao is just a country girl.
But he was disappointed, because Xu Xiao still looked calm, as calm as if they were discussing other people's affairs and it had nothing to do with her.
As a result, he became more and more convinced of what he thought in his heart: Xu Xiao was a weirdo and everything he did was right.
Chen Nan's face was pale. Xu Ping's words were too clear and detailed. Even if she didn't want to believe it, she had already believed it in her heart.
If everything is true, then the Chen family really owes Xu Xiao an apology.
Not to mention, Xu Xiao saved her life.
Xu Xiao held the cigarette carelessly, his eyes slightly raised, revealing a hint of impatience: "Where did you bury her?"
"Sister Xiao?" "Xu Xiao?"
Both of them had expressions of disbelief, and Chen Nan looked even more sad.
Having said everything that needed to be said, Xu Ping had no other options. "It's right next to your great-grandfather's and great-grandmother's house..."
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