Lianyi waited for a long time but Wen Zhaoming didn't come, so she casually asked Hehua, but Cuihua, who was quick-talking, took over the conversation. Only then did she know that a murder had occurred in Wenjia Village.
"So the detective is suspecting Ming Ge'er? I think Zhou San's mother's family is the most suspicious, after all, their whole family is missing."
"The villagers are speculating the same thing, but there is no definitive answer yet. I heard that the body is still in the funeral cemetery and has not been buried yet. Village Chief Wen is so worried that his hair has turned white."
Lotus added a rare sentence.
Lian Yi heard it and said:
"So, a big tree has many branches. Living under one roof with four generations is not a good thing. A large family of more than 20 people living together is bound to have conflicts. If the wife is too obviously partial to one another, conflicts will arise. After a long time, they will eventually explode."
"Miss, you are right. Fortunately, apart from that aunt, no one can restrain you. If you can pass the exam, no one will dare to make things difficult for you in front of you."
An He said sincerely.
"Cuihua, when will the case be concluded?"
"Miss, I don't know."
"Then go and ask around. I want to know if my guess is correct."
Ripple ordered.
"Yes, Miss!"
Cuihua also wanted to know the result, so she took a horse to go and get the news. Fortunately, they were not far from Wenjia Village, otherwise they would not be able to get the first-hand information.
At noon the next day, a team of constables passed by Sujiazhuang and asked for some water to drink. The head of Sujiazhuang was very tactful. He not only prepared food and water for the constables, but also asked the people in the village to help give the horses water and feed them fresh grass before sending the group away.
That afternoon, Cuihua came back on horseback and brought back the latest news about the poisoning case in Wenjia Village.
"Tell me what's going on?"
Lianyi leaned on her soft couch, eating melon seeds while speaking.
Cuihua drank a bowl of herbal tea first, then she spoke:
"Miss, you don't know that Third Brother Wen is now famous. He was the one who drugged the other two branches of the Zhou family. But no one knows where he has gone now."
"Is it really him?"
Ripple asked, raising an eyebrow.
"This story starts with the opening of the ancestral hall in Wenjia Village"
Cuihua first told what happened in the ancestral hall, and then continued:
“According to the investigation of the detectives, the remaining two branches of the Zhou family and the old couple were poisoned to death. The poison was arsenic, which was placed in the dinner.
The constable found out that the arsenic was bought from a shop in the county, and the person who bought the medicine was Wen Sandi.
Moreover, after members of the Zhou family were poisoned to death, the neighbors only saw people from the third branch of the Zhou family go out. The two of them explained that they were driven out by their elders to open up wasteland, but in fact they took their household registration to the county to be separated into separate households.
This matter was originally supposed to be handled by the village chief, but they went directly to the county government office and sold all 24 acres of land at home, saying that they wanted to support their children's education.
Because they secretly gave money and sold the land directly to the middleman, the matter went smoothly. After that, the family of five left the county town, and no one knew where they went. "
Lianyi clicked her tongue twice after hearing this, it was really vicious.
"I also heard another story from the people who fled here from the Zhou family. They said Zhou Sanniang was not Zhou Yuniang's biological daughter, so she had been exploiting her younger daughter to support her two older sisters since she was young."
"If you put it that way, the cause and effect relationship makes sense. After all, the youngest child in a family is usually the most favored. But in the Zhou family, it's the other way around. It makes sense that the other party found that there was no hope of splitting up the family, so they took this step in the end.
So we should always leave room for maneuver no matter what we do, at least leave ourselves a way out.
However, I think it is a bit extreme to go to this extent to split the family. There must be something we don’t know about it.”
Lianyi threw away the melon seed shells, took a sip of tea and said.
"Although it was Third Brother Wen who bought the arsenic, I think it was Zhou Sanniang who poisoned the person."
Ripple said lightly.
"That's what the detective also guessed. After all, a boy doesn't have that much courage."
Lianyi thought about it and asked Shijiu directly:
"Did that Zhou Sanniang do it?"
"Yes, and she did it for revenge."
"Tell me about it."
Lianyi didn't expect that there was a bigger melon.
"It's not a complicated matter. On the way to escape famine, the Zhou family met Zhou Sanniang's biological mother. They coveted her money, so they suffocated her to death, and then said she died of starvation. When the refugees were about to capture Zhou Sanniang, they pretended to rescue her and raised her by their side.
I don’t know whether she wanted to find peace of mind or to demonstrate her own kindness and righteousness, but Zhou Sanniang, who was only five years old at the time, was precocious and witnessed her biological mother’s murder with her own eyes. In order to stay alive, she could only pretend that she knew nothing, and thus she escaped the disaster.
Unfortunately, she was too young at the time and had no ability to take revenge, so she could only lie dormant. She also recognized the murderer of her mother as her mother. She grew up with many setbacks, married a man, and had children.
This time, the incident with Third Brother Wen was the trigger, but he had obviously been prepared for a long time, so he could get rid of all the Zhou family members at once. The Zhou family’s land was sold, and the silver hidden by the Zhou family was also taken away by her, which added up to three hundred taels of silver. "
Shijiu explained it very clearly.
"This Third Brother Wen is also a fool. It won't be long before he dies or he will be sold out."
Lianyi said somewhat coldly.
"You really guessed it right. In Wuyi County, Zhou Sanniang poisoned Third Brother Wen and made him mute, then sold him off."
Shijiu thought this woman was cruel enough.
Lianyi ate the melon to her satisfaction and let Cuihua rest for two days while she continued to copy scriptures.
On the day when the first snow fell, Wen Zhaoming brought his sister and came to Sujiazhuang with a basket of things on their backs.
Lianyi was also elegant for once. She was drinking wine and enjoying the snow in the yard, so she invited the two of them in to talk.
When they met again this time, Yueyue looked much better and Mingge'er's frown was much more relaxed. When the brother and sister saw Lianyi, they both bowed respectfully.
"We are all acquaintances. There is no need to be so polite. Sit down and talk."
Ripple waved her hand.
"Thank you for your help, my sister and I are really unable to repay you, so we made a cloak with the gray rabbit skins we have saved. I hope you will not despise it, this is our token of appreciation."
Wen Zhaoming felt a little embarrassed, but he still explained his purpose.
"Well, I just happen to be in need of a cloak. Let me see it."
Ripple said with a smile.
Wen Zhaoyue found that Lianyi did not disdain, so he immediately opened the lid of the frame, pulled out a bundle inside with great effort, and handed it to his eldest brother.
Although Wen Zhaoming was a little shy, he still opened the bag, took out a gray rabbit fur cloak and handed it to An He.
An He took a look and didn't say much. His young lady naturally had no shortage of such things, but it was a thank-you gift after all. Although it was gray rabbit fur, it was well tanned and the color was bright, which showed that the two siblings had put a lot of thought into it.
"It looks good. Let me put it on and see."
My dears, here are four chapters today. See you tomorrow~
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