Things had come to this point, and delaying it any longer would only make them look guilty. Furthermore, Song Jianshe was smart, and Feng Guizhi was relatively confident in him, so when she heard Shen Cuicui say they wanted to confront her face to face, she agreed.
"You better hurry up and stop discussing the reasons in the house. If it takes too long, we will just go in directly." Shen Cuicui added worriedly.
Feng Guizhi glanced at her without answering, turned and went into the house, and called out Song Jianshe, who was holding Tiantian and practicing walking.
"Fourth Brother, come out with me."
Seeing Feng Guizhi's expression was off, Song Jianshe asked, "What's wrong, mother?"
"The team leader is here and said that Old Yang's family reported that we have connections with the people in the cowshed and he wants to confront you face to face." Feng Guizhi briefly explained the reason.
Hearing this, Song Jianshe couldn't help but frown. He hadn't expected that despite being so cautious, he'd still been seen, so he was somewhat surprised. But now wasn't the time to worry. He handed Tiantian to Li Qingyan and followed Feng Guizhi out.
On the short journey, Song Jianshe quickly recalled yesterday's situation and thought of various ways to deal with it. However, he didn't know the specific situation, so he could only react flexibly.
Soon, the two men arrived outside. Song Jianshe saw a group of people gathered outside. He didn't show any panic on his face. He greeted Song Yuangang as usual, "Captain."
Everyone in Old Yang's family stared at Song Jianshe, and seeing how calm he was, they all frowned slightly. Old Yang snorted inwardly: You're pretending now, but let's see if you can keep it up later.
Song Yuangang was somewhat biased towards the old Song family, so his tone was relatively calm: "Now that the construction is completed, then Kang Jian's wife, tell me what happened last night."
Shen Cuicui took two steps forward, looked at Song Jianshe, then at the group behind her, and began to speak: "Yesterday I came back from my mother's house. I was tired from walking on the road, so I sat down to rest. It was night, and I was a little scared to be alone, so I squatted in the grass nearby to rest. When I was about to get up and leave, I saw Song Jianshe."
"He was walking towards the bullpen with something in his arms. I didn't understand what was happening at first, but a few minutes later, he came back and the thing in his arms was gone.
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"I thought it was a bit strange. After he walked away, I came out of the bushes. On the way home, I suddenly remembered that he was heading towards the cowshed. Think about it, it only took him a few minutes to walk back and forth, just enough time to go to the cowshed. Otherwise, why would you think he would run over there in the middle of the night with something in his arms? It's obvious that he has a guilty conscience and has to hide it from others!"
As she spoke, Shen Cuicui snorted again and added, "Song Jianshe, don't tell me you didn't go to the cowshed. Then how do you explain where the things in your arms went? Besides, I went there this morning and looked for them, but there was nothing there. I guess they must be in the cowshed, right?"
When listening to Shen Cuicui, Song Jianshe's brain quickly thought about it and then found the loopholes in her words.
Firstly, from what she had just said, Shen Cuicui had not seen him enter the bullpen with her own eyes, and secondly, she had not seen what he was holding in his arms. At least for now, there was still a chance to turn things around.
Thinking about this, Song Jianshe nodded and said, "I did go there last night."
After a pause, he continued, "But we're not going to the cowshed, but the big pond over there. I'm holding a bag of fish. The weather is getting colder now, and two of the small fish we kept at home died a few days ago. I can't keep them alive, and there's not much meat left, so I took them to the big pond and released them."
Shen Cuicui shouted, "Song Jianshe, you're still lying with your eyes open. You're telling me you'd run so far in the middle of the night just to release a few fish? You're taking us for fools!"
"Even if you really want to release the fish, why don't you do it during the day, but wait until dark? Is there something shameful about that? Why do you have to do it so late?" Zhou Guihua also echoed.
Song Jianshe calmly explained to them, "Those fish were caught by the kids at home and kept in the tank. They've become attached to them. If it weren't for the two little fish that died a few days ago, they wouldn't have been willing to let them go. But my son Yuanbao still couldn't bear to let them go, so I waited until he fell asleep last night and then quietly took the fish away and released them."
Shen Cuicui was stunned when she heard it. She knew clearly that what Song Jianshe said was not true, but he spoke so coherently that it seemed as if it were true.
She was so angry that she was speechless. She opened her mouth but couldn't say a word.
"Since you said you were releasing the fish, then
Call all the children out to ask if this is true." Old Yang said with a sullen face.
Song Jianshe nodded, and without refusing, he went back into the house and called out Baoya, Tianen, and the others. Today was Sunday, and all the children were at home.
Soon, Baoya, Yuanbao and the others came outside. Seeing so many people gathered at the door, the younger ones felt a little sad, wondering what had happened.
Song Jianshe asked, "You guys, Fourth Uncle wants to ask you a few questions, just answer truthfully."
Bowen Tianen and the others nodded and looked at Song Jianshe, not knowing what question he was going to ask.
"Do we have a few small fish at home? Two of them died a few days ago."
Yuanbao and Baoya knew this best, because they were the ones who discovered it when they were at home, so Yuanbao answered first: "Yes, Xiaosan and Xiaoliu are dead, only Xiaoer and the others are left."
Xiao San and Xiao Liu were the names they gave to the small fish. Although they sometimes couldn't tell which was which, it didn't stop them from calling them by their names. As for the two dead fish, Yuan Bao thought they were Xiao San and Xiao Liu.
"Then let me ask you again, didn't you say you wanted to release the small fish because you were worried they wouldn't survive because the weather was getting cold?"
Since Song Jianshe had spoken of this, he felt somewhat confident. Furthermore, he hadn't entirely fabricated the story; most of what he said was true. So, even if he was questioning the younger ones, he felt confident. As long as... as long as his eldest son didn't betray him, it would be fine.
Bowen, Boyu, and the other children had indeed discussed this matter, so they nodded and said, "Yes, we did. When the little fish died, we asked grandma, and she said it was because it was cold now, and it was difficult to keep the little fish alive, so we wanted to release it."
"Okay." After asking these questions, Song Jianshe smiled at the children, rubbed Yuanbao's head, and turned to look at the people from the Yang family: "Do you have any other questions now? Even if I lied, I can't collude with the children to lie together and act so well. So, can our family be cleared of all charges now?"
"Who in your family knows if what you said is true?" Shen Cuicui still looked unconvinced. She turned her head and looked at Song Yuangang: "Captain, since Song Jianshe refuses to admit it, let's go to the cowshed and take a look.
That's right, when I find out what's inside, how can he still make excuses? "
Song Yuangang frowned. He felt that although Song Jianshe's reasoning sounded a bit far-fetched, after considering what the other children said, he still believed it. He felt that even if Song Jianshe could pretend, they would definitely not be able to do so well.
But now seeing that Shen Cuicui and her family refused to give up, he could only say: "Okay, since you insist on going, let's get to the bottom of this matter today. If it's true, then we'll do what we should do. But..."
He paused, looked at the people from the Old Yang family and said, "But if it's fake, then your family will have to apologize to the Old Song family."
Things have come to this point, and they definitely can't just let it go, so everyone in the Yang family nodded in agreement.
"Let's go." Song Yuangang said, and took the lead and walked towards the cowshed.
Feng Guizhi and Song Jianshe exchanged a glance, their hearts trembling a bit. Their suspicions were cleared, but if the things they gave were found in the cowshed, then...
Although the amount they gave was not much, flour and rice were not something that could be found in a cowshed, or at least not in such large quantities. Now, they could only pray that Zhao Rongsheng had hidden the things well and that they would not be found.
Feeling heavy in their hearts, Feng Guizhi and Song Jianshe followed Song Yuangang toward the cowshed. Fearing the children might spill the beans, Feng Guizhi told them to stay home. However, before leaving, she paused for two seconds when she saw Baoya, then took her with her.
Feng Guizhi had never hoped that Baoya could bring any good luck to their Song family before, but this time, she hoped that Baoya could really help them get through this incident.
"Hmph, when we find something later, I'll see how you can make it up." Shen Cuicui and the people from the old Yang family were walking together, looking at Feng Guizhi and Song Jianshe in front of them and said with a sneer.
The people in the group behind them didn't leave either, and they followed one by one to continue watching the excitement. After hearing what had just happened, they knew that this matter was related to the cowshed, and their hearts couldn't help but hang in the air.
"Hey, hey, do you think what Yang Laoer's wife said is true?"
"I don't think the Song family would do this, and what Jianshe said doesn't sound like a lie."
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I think so too. Besides, we can't teach a bunch of children lies, right?"
"If this is true, then this is a big deal. I don't think the Song family would do this. They were so poor before, and things have only improved recently. Besides, there's no benefit for them to contact the people in the bullpen."
"Yeah, only a fool would do such a thankless task."
"Come on, let's go and take a look. We'll know soon."
As the group passed by, someone who had just finished cooking came out to pour water. Seeing their scene, he was confused and quickly pulled over someone he knew behind him and asked, "What's going on? Where are you going?"
The person behind him briefly explained, "Someone from the Yang family said that Song Jianshe from the Song family had connections with the people in the cowshed. They reported him to the team leader, and they're on their way to the cowshed to investigate."
Afraid of missing out on the excitement, he quickly chased after him. When the person asking the question heard that it was such a big deal, he didn't even bother to eat the meal he had just prepared, put the bowl in the house, and hurried after him.
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Soon, a large group of people arrived at the cowshed. Song Yuangang walked in front and stood at the door and said, "Is anyone inside?"
The person inside responded and quickly came over to open the door.
However, Feng Guizhi and Song Jianshe looked at each other with surprise in their eyes. How...
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