Chapter 113: Mrs. Wan agrees to take care of Shen
The village chief raised his cloudy eyes and looked at Shen Laoer, and suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.
Frightened, Taurus quickly hugged his father.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?"
After the village chief spat out a mouthful of blood, he felt much more relaxed and his heart was not so blocked anymore.
The village chief waved his hand, sat up straight and looked at Old Lady Shen.
"Okay, let's end this matter here. I won't ask any more questions in the future. Your family must keep it a secret and don't let anyone else know about this."
Old Lady Shen quickly agreed: "Village Chief, don't worry, we have been guarding it for so many years, we will definitely not tell anyone, don't worry."
The village chief was weighed down with worries and just wanted to quickly deal with the Shen family's affairs and go back to think about how to take revenge.
"Now let's see how your family handles Shen's matter. You must give me an explanation today. Your family is too outrageous. Shen hasn't even died yet, but you threw her into the cemetery. Won't you have nightmares at night? Aren't you afraid that Shen will turn into a ghost after her death and come to seek revenge on you?"
The village chief’s words really frightened Old Lady Shen. The older people get, the more they believe in God.
"Village chief, this is the situation in our family now. It is definitely impossible to treat Shen's illness. We still owe her 15 taels of silver. I have two daughters-in-law who are waiting for medicine. What should we do now? Just give us a word and we will do it."
Old Mrs. Shen obviously wanted to give up and pushed this troublesome problem directly to the village chief.
The village chief was also upset. He didn't know why, but he suddenly felt a little panic in his heart for no reason.
"I have two choices for your family. You decide which one to choose. First, you divorce Shen and spend two taels of silver to treat Shen's illness. I will let Shen live in the ancestral hall temporarily and find someone in the village to take care of her until she can move freely. Second, you continue to take care of Shen and hire a doctor for her tomorrow. If Shen gets into trouble, you and your family must move out of Shizi Village."
"What? Two taels of silver? When did Shen's life become so valuable? My family only spent one tael of silver to marry her, and now it will cost another two taels of silver to divorce her. No, I don't have the money." Old Mrs. Shen got angry when she heard this.
"Okay, then you can choose the second option. I want to see Shen get better. If Shen dies, your whole family must move out of Shizi Village."
Shen Lao Er quickly pulled Old Lady Shen and whispered, "Mom, no, we can't let Shen stay. She is in this condition now. She will definitely not live until tomorrow. By then, our family will be driven out of the village. Mom, you have to think it through."
Old Mrs. Shen was a little hesitant at this time. Both choices were difficult for her. If her family were asked to divorce Shen, she would definitely agree without hesitation. However, she missed such an opportunity once, and she would not be so lucky this time.
The village chief was waiting for Mrs. Shen's reply. Seeing that she couldn't make up her mind for a long time, he became a little angry.
"Have you thought it through? If not, I'll make the decision for you. Just choose the second option. No one is willing to take care of Shen during the New Year anyway. It's just right for you to get her medicine and see a doctor yourself, and you can save two taels of silver. What do you think?"
When Old Lady Shen heard this, she immediately waved her hand and said, "Village Chief, we have chosen. We choose the first option, but the silver is a little short. Can we wait for two days? I only have one or two taels of silver at home."
"No, you must pay two taels of silver today. Otherwise, choose the second option. You don't have to pay it on the spot to give you some time to relax."
Shen Laoer knew that his mother had some money in her hands, and was afraid that his mother would make a mistake, so he quickly pulled Old Lady Shen.
Old Lady Shen gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, then I'll pay two taels of silver, but no one in my family can write? I'll ask the village chief to write the divorce letter for me."
Now, as long as they can get rid of the Shen family, the people in the Shen family will agree to anything.
The village chief asked Jinniu to go back and write a divorce letter and have Old Lady Shen and Old Second Shen put their fingerprints on it, and it would be considered done.
Jinniu came back soon and gave the divorce letter to Mrs. Shen.
After several people put their fingerprints on the divorce letter, Shen no longer had any relationship with the Shen family. Old Mrs. Shen took out two taels of silver and gave it to the village chief.
After several people walked out of the yard, Shen Laoer said goodbye to the village chief and quickly closed the gate, but he hated the Wan family to death in his heart.
His Shen family and the Wan family have formed a life-and-death feud.
After leaving the Shen family's yard, the village chief felt a little embarrassed when he saw Shen who was still being carried by the Wan family.
Who can we find someone to take care of Shen at this time? The village chief actually had other plans for the two taels of silver. If Shen was not rescued, he would use the silver to prepare for her funeral.
At this time, Old Mrs. Wan came out with several daughters-in-law and saw several grown men standing on the road at the door looking worried.
"Brother Village Chief, what's going on? Why are you standing here in the dark?"
After Wan Lao Da and his friends came back, they did not go home but went straight to the village chief's house. Old Mrs. Wan didn't know what had happened. She waited for her sons for a long time but they didn't come back, so she thought of going out to find out what happened. Unexpectedly, she saw several people standing in the middle of the road sighing and worried.
The village chief saw Old Lady Wan coming out and sighed, "Sister, isn't it because the Shen family is so shameless that they threw the still-dead Shen to the cemetery in the middle of the night? If it weren't for your sons, Shen would have died, alas!"
Only then did Old Lady Wan realize that the other party had actually gone to dispose of the body.
Old Mrs. Wan walked closer and took a look at the dying Shen.
"Brother Village Chief, what are your plans? Why don't you send Shen back to the Shen family? She's freezing to death here."
Old Mrs. Wan touched Shen's hand and found it was cold, as cold as a dead person's.
Boss Wan took over the conversation at this time.
"Mother, you don't know that the Shen family has already written a divorce letter and given Shen two taels of silver. They don't care about Shen anymore. If it weren't for the village chief's pressure, they would have written a divorce letter and ignored Shen. The village chief is going to send Shen to the ancestral hall and find someone to take care of her, but who is willing to get up from bed in the middle of the night? And tomorrow is the New Year, and I guess no one is willing to take care of Shen. Her reputation..."
This is also the reason why the village chief is worried. If it were an ordinary person, everyone would be willing to earn this money, but the other party is Shen, who has been described as a jinx by Old Lady Shen for so many years, and it has long been a household name. It is estimated that no one is willing to take care of Shen.
When Old Lady Wan heard this was the reason, and the village chief had helped their family so much, and the house they were living in now was not their own, even if Shen really died in that house, it would not have much impact on the Wan family.
Besides, Xiao Fubao said that Shen was good, which meant that Shen was a blessed person, but the time had not come yet.
After Qiu left, a room happened to be vacant, which was just right for Shen to live in.
Besides, the family was in urgent need of money. In addition to buying medicine for Shen, she could also earn another tael from the two taels of silver. She felt it was worth it.
"Village chief, I have an empty house over there. If you agree, you can give the job of taking care of the Shen family to my daughter-in-law. We have a large family with little financial resources. We have the opportunity to make money. We don't mind the Shen family's reputation as a jinx. What do you think?"
After thinking it over, Old Lady Wan said to the village chief.
When the village chief heard this, he naturally agreed. Besides, they didn't have to live in the ancestral hall. If they really wanted to live in the ancestral hall, it wasn't up to him alone to decide. He still had to ask the elders of the clan. Now he didn't even have to worry about that.
"Big sister, you really solved my urgent need. Thank you, big brother."
The village chief expressed his sincere gratitude and said that being a village chief was not easy, especially since there were many exiles in the village and he didn't know their backgrounds, so he was restricted in many things.
After deciding where Shen would go, the village chief quickly handed two taels of silver to Old Lady Wan.
"Sister, although your family has not been in Shizi Village for a long time, I still trust your family's character. I will give this silver to you for safekeeping. As long as Shen can stand up and walk, you don't have to worry about the rest."
Old Mrs. Wan took the silver and her face was filled with joy. This was two taels of silver. Their family was now living beyond their means and now they finally had some income.
It looks like a good start.
"Thank you for your trust, village chief. You can go back and rest. I will ask my sons to carry the body inside and go to the town to get a doctor tomorrow morning."
The village chief felt much more relieved after resolving Shen’s issue.
At this time, the village chief's daughter-in-law Zheng came running over in a panic.
"Dad, it's bad, Mom is missing."
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