After tidying herself up, Yue Jiuyue went to the village chief's house with trepidation.
Sure enough, the good ones don't come true, but the bad ones do!
"When the village chief heard about what happened in our village, he happily mentioned it to the county magistrate. The county magistrate then said he wanted to come and see our village, but he hasn't set a specific time yet because our county is the most severely affected by the disaster, and the county magistrate is extremely busy."
The reason I called you over is because your house is located alone at the east end of the village. I suspect that if the county magistrate comes, he might want to question you. Don't be afraid; just answer whatever he asks.
The village chief spoke at length, but Yue Jiuyue only heard one sentence: the county magistrate knows, and he might arrive at any time—perhaps tomorrow? The day after? The day after that?
Watching Yue Jiuyue's absent-minded departure, the village chief was filled with worry.
Suddenly, the well had water, and coincidentally, there was only that much water in a day. Not only the village chief found it strange, but everyone in the village thought it was a strange thing. However, in order to have water to drink every day, the villagers took the initiative to attribute this to their ancestors, and the village chief was happy to see it happen.
Nanhu Lake suddenly filled with water, and the amount increased day by day until it was full at the beginning of the month. The village chief was happy but also worried.
Where does this water come from?
He had suspected Yue Jiuyue's family and anyone in the village, but since the well stopped flowing after he staked it out, he chose to pretend he was deaf and dumb.
Now, he still makes the same choice, but he is afraid that "that person" will give himself away when the county magistrate asks questions, so he called his youngest son and asked the head of each household to come over and give him some instructions.
Each of the heads of the household reacted differently when they heard that the magistrate was coming. Some were terrified, some were scared, some were expectant... In short, none of them were calm, so he did not suspect Yue Jiuyue's behavior.
When Yue Jiuyue returned home, she startled Liu Shi.
"Mother, what's wrong? What did the village chief say?"
Their family was dirt poor, but they didn't owe any debts. What could possibly make the village chief call her mother-in-law to their house and then have her return looking utterly dejected?
Liu couldn't understand it, and was extremely worried but helpless. After all, Xiaoman's father and his two brothers had gone up the mountain long ago, and she didn't know where they had gone.
"Ah? Oh! I'm fine. I just heard from the village chief that the county magistrate is coming in a few days and might ask me some questions, so I'm a little nervous."
She wasn't panicking about the magistrate's questions; she was afraid that if the magistrate found any clues, he might mistake her for some kind of demon or monster and burn her to the ground.
Oh no! She has a deadly piece of evidence buried underground!
It's the cement pipe that runs from her bedroom to the ancient well!
Good heavens! I wonder if she can just put it back into her spatial dimension...
"Mother? What's wrong?"
When Liu heard that the county magistrate was coming to their village and would be asking them questions, she was terrified. After all, he was the county magistrate!
But she noticed something was off about Yue Jiuyue's expression. Was her mother-in-law being far too afraid? Although the county magistrate was the official in charge of Caolu County, he wouldn't just kill anyone on a whim, would he? The village chief and clan head would definitely be there. Why was her mother-in-law so scared?
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