Pei Ji drove the donkey cart back to the village. In the cart sat Xue Huan and the carpenter he had invited from the county town. When the donkey cart passed the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village, a group of women who were sitting under the tree doing needlework and gossiping looked over.
One of the women said to Xue Huan, "Huani'er, your third uncle climbed over your wall again last night. I don't know what happened, but he got a lot of holes in his body and was bleeding all over. Doctor He said he's not going to make it anymore."
Originally, a person's death is something that deserves sympathy, but what Xue Laosan did is not worthy of sympathy, and it even has a kind of comedic effect. So the woman's expression was quite strange when she talked about it, and she wanted to laugh but had to hold it back.
Xue Huan felt no emotion at all after hearing this, and was even a little angry. However, a look of surprise appeared on her face. "How could this happen?"
In fact, I have already guessed it a little bit.
When she returned home, she opened the gate and invited the carpenter in.
Although he was called a carpenter, he was actually just an apprentice in the shop. After all, repairing door panels was a job that did not require much technical skills, so there was no need for a master craftsman to take action.
The apprentice was a teenager with a slightly dark complexion. He was a quiet man and didn't talk much. When he came in, he didn't look around. He just took the toolbox and started working.
Pei Ji tied the donkey to the persimmon tree outside the yard and let it eat grass by itself. He removed the cart and dragged it into the yard.
Xue Huan went to the side of the trap and took a look. She saw the wooden spikes inside were twisted and stained with blood, and raised her eyebrows.
Looking at the thorns at the foot of the wall, I couldn't help but be surprised. It was not because of their growth speed, but... their surface had turned into a dark red, and the thorns were black and red, as if they had absorbed blood, which made people feel scared just by looking at them.
She couldn't help but feel a sense of strangeness, because the thorns on the other side were not like this.
Could it be related to Xue Laosan?
Xue Huan, filled with doubt, went into the kitchen and quickly boiled a pot of water. She then poured a bowl of water for the carpenter apprentice who was working there. "Little Master, have some tea."
The carpenter hesitantly thanked him and took the tea bowl with both hands.
Xue Huan went to Doctor He's house to pick up Dahei. She didn't bring it with her when she went to the county before because its wounds had not healed yet, especially the wound on its head, so it needed to be taken good care of.
A few days later, Dahei had almost recovered. It was lying in the yard, wagging its tail boredly. When it heard familiar footsteps in the distance, it immediately jumped out, circled around Xue Huan, and licked her hand non-stop, its excitement beyond words.
Xue Huan squatted down, hugged its neck and stroked it hard a few times, then stood up and patted its head. She walked into the yard and saw He Shen drying medicinal herbs. "Uncle He, Dahei hasn't caused you any trouble these days, has he?"
While handing over a few bags of snacks in his hand, he said, "This is the snack I made myself, please try it."
He Shen didn't hesitate and immediately clapped his hands and took it. "Dahei is very well behaved, but he doesn't want to eat much. I guess he thinks the food I cook is not tasty."
Xue Huan laughed, chatted with him for a few more words, went into the study to borrow a book, and took Dahei back home.
He Shen washed his hands and opened the oil paper package. Inside was neatly arranged a kind of snack he had never seen before. It was beige in color, sprinkled with snow-white sesame seeds, and had a sweet aroma like honey. He took a piece to taste it. It was soft and fragrant, and tasted really good.
It was Sachima.
There are also red bean glutinous rice balls and egg yolk pastries.
These are all snacks that Xue Huan usually makes at home. Because the ingredients are natural and spiritual spring water is added, the taste is much better than before.
This time when she returned to the village, she brought some back.
This time, only she and Pei Ji came back, while Xue's mother and the others stayed in the county because she wanted to completely solve the problems of the old Xue family before letting them come back.
After returning home, Xue Huan went to the backyard to pick a basket of fresh vegetables, and sat on a small stool with Pei Ji to pick the vegetables.
Old Xue’s family.
When the third son of Xue died, the first reaction of the eldest son of Xue was that the money of the third house had been squandered by the third son a long time ago, so where would the money be for the funeral?
As the eldest brother, wouldn't the third brother's wife come to him for advice when the time comes? How could Boss Xue be willing to pay this money?
After a moment of thought, he came up with a plan for Li, asking her to take the third brother's body to the second wife's house to make a scene. The third brother was killed by the second wife, so she must pay a large sum of money as compensation, right?
Li thought, that's right! Not only did she want the second wife to pay her money, but she also wanted the yard as compensation! Then she could move in with her son and find him a father. Wouldn't that be a wonderful life?
It can be said that Li originally had some affection for Xue Laosan, but unfortunately, the moment she learned that Xue Laosan had pawned her to the casino, the little affection she had for him was gone.
She had married him because he was handsome and sweet-talking. But after marriage, she realized that being handsome and sweet-talking was useless! It was useless!
She has had enough of hard times these years!
She was actually relieved that Xue Laosan was dead, because she knew that once you get addicted to gambling, it is not easy to quit. Losing everything is the least of your worries. She was just afraid that he would think of selling her out again!
Now that he is dead, it is just right that she doesn't have to worry anymore. By the way, she can use his death to blackmail the second wife.
After picking the vegetables, Xue Huan was about to take them to the well to wash when she heard a sudden commotion outside: "Xue Huan! You little bitch, get out here!"
Pei Ji looked up at her. Xue Huan handed him a handful of vegetables and said, "You continue to pick the vegetables. I'll go take a look. Don't come out."
She walked to the gate of the courtyard and saw through the crack in the door that a door panel was lying not far away. A corpse was lying on the panel, covered with a white cloth. The white cloth was probably made temporarily, so the corpse's feet were exposed.
"Brother Yi, how could you leave us, an orphan and a widow, and go away like this? Get up..."
Li and her son Xue Ben knelt in front of Xue Lao San's body and cried loudly, which was so heartbreaking that anyone who heard it would cry.
A circle of villagers gathered around to watch the fun, but no one from Old Xue's family was seen.
Some people in the crowd wiped their eyes with handkerchiefs, muttering, "What a sin! Xue Lao San is gone, leaving behind these orphans and widows. How are they going to survive?"
"The second branch of the Xue family is really something. They actually set such a vicious trap in the yard. A good person is gone just like that..."
Xue Huan was so angry she almost laughed. She admitted that she had indeed set the trap to protect against the Xue family, but if Xue Lao San hadn't harbored any evil intentions himself, would those traps have really harmed him? He had brought his own downfall upon himself, and in the end, he was blaming her?
At this moment, she couldn't help but feel fortunate that she had temporarily left Xue's mother and the others in the county, otherwise she would have to face this bad thing again.
She waved to Pei Ji and whispered in his ear, "When I leave later, you lock the gate, okay?"
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