Her grandfather raised his children and grandchildren with love, unable to bear seeing them suffer. He even helped pay off a significant portion of her father's gambling debts.
Her grandmother's preferred method of education was physical punishment and verbal abuse. She would beat and scold her eldest uncle, using cold words and harsh language, but no one else was allowed to hit or scold her eldest uncle. She would kick her father out of the house and ignore him, but if her father was tricked or bullied by a girl, her grandmother could directly make that girl and her family leave Zhoujia Town.
Her third aunt was often scolded, but her third uncle never dared to bully her, all because of her grandparents.
Her fourth uncle and the younger generation were rarely bullied.
If she really messes with them, her grandmother could turn their house upside down.
Therefore, she cannot understand how anyone in this world can watch others hurt their own child.
Gu En came in with a shovel, which Lu Zheng took and shoveled away the yellow soil. After clearing away a large area, the bloodstains on the ground were revealed.
The group was horrified; there was so much blood, so much that it had seeped deep into the ground.
"Xiao Qiu, go pack the things and have Enzi carry them. We're going back to the inn," Gu Xin instructed.
Gu En vaguely knew what he was supposed to carry and wanted to refuse, but he couldn't let his third sister carry it, and Brother Yuan certainly wouldn't help him either. Should he ask Xiao Qiu to carry it? But how could Xiao Qiu, with her small frame, possibly carry it?
Gu Enxin gritted her teeth and decided, "Fine, I'll just have to memorize it!"
Zheng Qiu found rope and burlap sacks in the woodshed, went to the bedroom, packed herself up, and put her arm, which she had dug out of the ground, on as well. She glanced at Gu En and asked, "Are you alright?"
Gu En pursed her lips and nodded: "Give it to me, I'm fine with it. You're too small for me to carry you, are you?"
Zheng Qiu smiled slightly, and Gu En thought once again that this kid was really effeminate; look, he was smiling like a girl.
At this moment, Gu En was no longer in the mood for jokes and resignedly carried his things out.
"Young Master Gu, what are you carrying on your back? Do you need my help?" Chen Liangshi's husband saw that everyone had come out and quickly came forward to offer his assistance.
“You definitely don’t want to help,” Gu Xin said.
Gu En glanced at Gu Xin with a resentful look. "Third sister is really going too far. I even wanted to ask him for help, but now that you're saying this, I feel embarrassed!"
Chen Liangshi's husband immediately realized something, took two steps back, and resolutely refused to mention helping anymore.
The group of people and the dog left the yard, and Lu Zheng locked the door for them.
Upon reaching the exit, Gu Xin reminded them, "There's calming tea in the inn. Come with us to get it for your second sister-in-law and wife. They'll be able to sleep well tonight."
Chen Liangshi's husband nodded his thanks, went back inside to tell someone, and then went back to the inn with Gu Xin and the others.
Back at the inn, Gu Xin immediately arranged for Bai Yi to take the Qian family's guards to Liu the butcher's house again, to find out where Liu the butcher bought pigs, and then go find him.
Then, he instructed Steward Qian to arrange for people to search house to house in Qi'an Town that night. He also instructed the dog owner to go to Liu the butcher's house with the dog so that it could sniff Liu the butcher's personal belongings, and then take the dog with it to search.
With such a commotion, even the guests who were frightened or wanted to rest reappeared in the dining room. Everyone guessed that Princess Xinxin had probably found some evidence, or that she already knew who the murderer was.
Since it's so noisy in the living room anyway, I can't sleep, so I might as well come out and take a look.
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