Jiang was accused of two crimes, but he fought back like crazy, kicking and beating, "That old woman's short life has nothing to do with me. She was the one who gave me the things. All the money in the house was mine. Why did she give it to me?"

Wang Juhua trembled as she reached out to touch Jiang Xiaoci's face, "Son!"

But he bit the flesh on my hand and refused to let go.

Several police officers forced him to talk. Under the light, Jiang Yuci's eyes were bloodshot and there was a piece of flesh hanging from his teeth.

"I really regret being born into the Jiang family, with such useless parents like you. You have delayed my life."

Wang Juhua's heart was shattered by Jiang Ruoci's words. She never expected that the child she had loved for half her life would resent her.

"You, you actually said such a thing? My dear, how could you hurt your mother like this? We have given you everything you wanted since you were a child... How can you hate your parents!"

Wang Juhua collapsed on the ground crying. Jiang Xici was tortured by the police because of his fierce resistance.

The two police officers were left to search the crime scene. They found a small rosewood box in Mrs. Zhou's room and several yellowed letters in Jiang Changyi's room.

"Wait, Public Security Comrade, this is my mother's legacy."

Fragments of childhood memories poured into Jiang Li's memory like water dripping into a river. The voice and smile of Xu Shuzhen when she was a child, and the scene of her coaxing Jiang Li with a music box were all vivid in her mind.

"This box belongs to Jiang Changyi. It was left to me by my mother. It's a music box.

One corner of the box was broken, and my mother's name, Xu Shuzhen, was engraved on the back of the music box.

"Yes, I remember this thing too!" Li Chunlan stepped forward, "Besides me, several other people have testified that this is Jiang Li's mother's thing."

"Comrade from the Public Security Bureau, I want to report Jiang Changyi for abusing the children of martyrs."

Jiang Changyi was dumbfounded when Jiang Li said this, "Comrade Public Security, don't believe her."

"I was lying, and everyone in the village knew it. Our village captain could also testify to that.

The public security comrades, they withheld my mother’s pension and rations so that I could go to school and have enough food to eat.

They also took away my mother's relics, a jade bracelet and more than fifty yuan."

Jiang Baoshan sighed, but finally stood up to explain the situation. The Li family also testified for Jiang Li. Jiang Changyi was also held down by the police and was also subject to investigation.

Before leaving, the police who were searching hesitated for a moment, but finally returned the music box to Jiang Li.

The main reason is that the music box looks valuable, so there is no need to pay for it.

"Comrade Public Security, can I take a look at those letters?"

Jiang Li took the letter and found that it was indeed sent from Haicheng. In addition to the letter, there was also a remittance slip for more than 100 yuan.

"Comrade Public Security, I have never received this 100 yuan. Jiang Changyi's family spent it all. If we go to the commune to investigate, we will know who received the money."

This is solid evidence that Jiang Changyi did embezzle his niece's money.

The villagers were shocked. "This Jiang Changyi family is really evil. They took people's money and food, and abused their children."

"That's more than 100 yuan. Not to mention Jiang Li gives them subsidies every month. How did they spend it all?"

"Don't tell me, my son said that Jiang Xiaoci was a lavish student in town, spending a lot of money on white flour and big fat meat, and he often went to restaurants. It must be him who spent the money."

"Yes, Wang Juhua and Jiang Hongmei made new clothes every few months. I was wondering where her money came from! I didn't expect that she was sucking Jiang Li's blood!"

Jiang Baoshan was filled with shame. This happened in the brigade, and he should have discovered it long ago. However, he did not expect Jiang Changyi's family to be so evil. They simply squeezed people to death.

"Jiang Li, let's put it this way. In the past two weeks, old lady received your pension, a total of 135 yuan. Add the 100 yuan on the remittance slip and the more than 50 yuan your mother left. The total is 385 yuan."

"Take whatever valuables the Jiang family has as collateral. In addition, the Jiang family's house and land will all be in your name."

Jiang Baoshan frowned. Even this was enough. "If it's enough, I'll use Wang Juhua and Jiang Changyi's salary as compensation."

Of course Wang Juhua agreed, but she had lost her house and food, so how could she survive?

But her voice alone was not audible enough, and everyone in the village stood on Jiang Li's side.

Jiang Li took a look at the messy yard where Old Lady Zhou's memorial tablet was located. She thought it was unlucky.

She said to the family next door to the Jiang family, "Uncle, are you willing to buy the Jiang family's house?"

The family was overjoyed. It happened that their daughter-in-law was pregnant again and they had no place to live, so they asked tentatively, "How much money?"

The Jiang family now only had half of the yard left, two side rooms and three main rooms. Jiang Li thought for a moment and said, "Just give them 100 yuan, and all the belongings inside will belong to you."

This was considered a big sale. Although Jiang Changyi's house was made of adobe, it was built not long ago, and the furniture in the house was worth a lot of money. Before the man even opened his mouth, the mother-in-law of the family immediately agreed, "We want it."

Zhao Jingui also felt happy. Compared with the Jiang family who always made trouble, it was much more comfortable to be neighbors with the family who bought the house. At least they were reasonable.

Jiang Baoshan gave Jiang Li the only fifty yuan left in the Jiang family. The family paid the money on the spot and then folded the wages into money, a total of 36 yuan.

Jiang Li took back a total of 286 yuan. Although she suffered a little loss, she saved herself the trouble of dealing with Wang Juhua and also avoided the misfortune of handling the funeral of Old Lady Zhou.

Wang Juhua watched helplessly as her family became someone else's and her husband and son were taken away. She cried and wiped away her tears, cursing Jiang Li fiercely.

After slapping his legs and cursing for several times in Dashuping, the commune sent word that Jiang Yuci was going to be shot, and Jiang Changyi was sentenced to three years of farmland and three years of imprisonment.

Wang Juhua was completely desperate. She had lost her husband, children, house, and even her job. What was the point of staying in Dashuping? She returned to her parents' home that night.

Jiang Li opened the letter from Haicheng. The letter should be written by her grandmother. The first few letters were sent earlier. They were all to report safety and told Xu Shuzhen to stay in the queue and avoid attracting attention as much as possible.

The letter also mentioned that the family was forced to scatter everywhere, some to join the queues, some to be reformed, and told Xu Shuzhen to avoid suspicion and contact them later, and asked the family to take care of themselves and wait for the day of reunion.

The tone of the last letter was somewhat angry, as if it was because Xu Shuzhen was getting married too suddenly and she did not inform her family.