She was only gone for one night, how did the house become like this?
"Yan Yan, come quick! Your uncle and grandma have had an accident."
Lin Shuyan quickly stepped forward and looked in the direction everyone was looking. There were three charred corpses on the ground, but she could still recognize who they were at a glance.
"How could this be?" Lin Shuyan was filled with disbelief, constantly questioning the system in her mind.
"Yan Yan, please accept my condolences. I've already reported it to the authorities, and they should be here soon to find out the truth." That was all Xu Wanli could say to comfort her.
It happened so suddenly, none of them could have predicted it.
Xu Yaozu is dead, but what about Jiang Hua?
She went to town yesterday specifically to get an alibi. Now that she's back, and Madam Xu is dead, what will she do now?
Xu was still pregnant and she had to wait for Xuan-gege to return in Xu Family Village. Fortunately, Ye Shaoling had left her a shop selling snail rice noodles.
However, she had no intention of serving Xu Shi, this burden.
Before Lin Shuyan could even think of how to get rid of Xu Shi, the yamen officials arrived. Bai Heng led several yamen runners to investigate the scene, and the coroner also went forward to examine the body.
The gathering didn't disperse until noon. Xu Wanli, as the village chief of Xu Family Village, went to the yamen along with Lin Shuyan and Xu Shi, who had woken up but couldn't accept the reality and fainted again.
The news spread quickly, and Aunt Liu immediately went to find Jiang Hua upon hearing it.
"So what if he's dead? Lin Shuyan and Madam Xu are here, aren't they?" Jiang Hua replied without changing her expression.
"Huahua, aren't you sad? After all, they used to be your family." Aunt Liu asked, somewhat surprised.
“Auntie, you said it yourself, it’s all in the past. Back then, they sold me without hesitation and signed a letter severing ties with me. What is there to hold a grudge about?”
If anyone has a grudge, it's that they didn't act sooner, letting them run rampant until today.
"Well, that's true. But Huahua, I'm worried that the Xu family might try to take advantage of you." Aunt Liu told Jiang Hua about the rumors she had heard.
"Auntie, don't worry, Xu Shi won't cause any trouble."
Aunt Liu nodded to the side, then secretly glanced at Jiang Hua, feeling as if Hua Hua had become a completely different person.
Sure enough, what I said came true.
Seven days later, Lin Shuyan brought Xu Shi to the door, and Xu Shi was carrying a bundle on her back.
The two stood at the door looking weak and helpless. Xu Wanli and Village Chief Lu also came over, followed by villagers from two other villages.
When Granny Luo, who came to open the door, saw that something was wrong, she quickly went to find Jiang Hua.
Jiang Hua was reading medical books in the study at the moment, while Qingyue and Qingling had become obsessed with the novels in the study for the past few days, almost to the point of neglecting to eat and sleep.
Upon hearing what Granny Luo said, Jiang Hua slowly put down the medical book in her hand and walked out of the study. Seeing this, Qingyue and Qingling also put down their books, and before closing them, they didn't forget to fold a corner.
"Cousin, you are so heartless! Grandma, Uncle, and Yaozu are all dead, and you didn't even come!"
Upon seeing Jiang Hua emerge, Lin Shuyan immediately accused her of a serious crime, and her eyes began to redden again.
"What, do you want me to show you the letter severing ties again?"
Jiang Hua glanced at her indifferently, completely ignoring what she said.
"What are you doing here again?"
"Jiang Hua, your aunt is pregnant." Seeing that Jiang Hua wasn't buying it, Lin Shuyan stopped pretending.
"And then?" Jiang Hua glanced at Xu Shi's slightly protruding belly.
“We have no money left at home. We used it all to buy coffins for my uncle and aunt. I have to go to work at the shop in town. I can’t take care of my aunt.”
She didn't want to take care of a child before she was even married. Once the child in Xu's belly was born, the burden would fall entirely on her shoulders.
Moreover, Xu's burned face was disgusting to look at. Although she was wearing a veil and it wasn't visible, she didn't want to spend her days and nights with such a person.
Jiang Hua could see that Lin Shuyan wanted to get rid of Xu Shi, and the disgust in her eyes was almost overflowing.
"So what do you want?"
“Anyway, you have servants at home, and your aunt carried you for ten months and gave birth to you. From now on, your aunt can live in your house,” Lin Shuyan said, trying to reason with her.
Xu Wanli chimed in, trying to persuade them, but Village Chief Lu frowned and remained silent, clearly not wanting to get involved.
Village Chief Lu remained silent, and the villagers of Shili Village who were watching naturally dared not speak out. Jiang Hua was now a member of their village, and the men in her family did all the work. How could they dare to say anything out of turn?
"Impossible," Jiang Hua coldly refused.
"Jiang Hua, you shameless woman! You don't even take care of your own mother, and you still want to drag Yan Yan down with you? Yan Yan is unmarried, how could she possibly serve me?" Xu shouted loudly.
"Don't you usually treat her like your own daughter?" Jiang Hua retorted.
"You! I should have strangled you back then. I raised you for nothing. Do you think you'd be where you are now if I hadn't brought you back?"
Because the villagers from Xujia Village behind were also talking, Jiang Hua heard Xu's last sentence.
Lin Shuyan was lost in thought and paid no attention to Xu's words.
hug?
That's really interesting!
Jiang Hua secretly memorized Xu's words.
"That's a real shame, you don't have that reason anymore."
"Granny Luo, close the door and ignore her."
After saying that, Jiang Hua turned and went inside, ignoring Xu's cursing behind her.
"Aunt, Village Chief, what should we do?" Lin Shuyan looked at Xu Shi with some disappointment, then touched her belly:
“This unborn younger brother is really too pitiful. Why don’t I return the shop to Young Master Ye and come back to take care of my aunt?”
"No, Yan Yan, you're all alone now, and your grandmother is gone. This shop is your last hope," Xu Wanli quickly advised.
"Besides, this shop belongs to Young Master Ye. He put you in charge of it personally because he values you. We can't refuse his kindness."
Considering that the doting Madam Xu had just died, Xu Wanli couldn't help but feel more sorry for Lin Shuyan, always thinking that this girl was pitiful.
"Yan Yan, you can go ahead. I'll stay here. I don't believe she won't let me in!"
As she spoke, Xu plopped down on the steps in front of Jiang Hua's house and refused to leave no matter who tried to persuade her.
"Aunt, you must take good care of yourself. I will come to see you often," Lin Shuyan said with tears in her eyes.
This caused Xu's eyes to redden. However, people leave and things cool down. Before long, Lin Shuyan, Xu Wanli, and the villagers of Xujia Village all went back, leaving only the villagers of Shili Village who had just been watching.
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