Chapter 56 Eye contact
The old lady was so angry that her face turned red and she shouted at the top of her lungs, "You stinky bitch, you stir up trouble between me and the second son every day! It's only because you married him that he's not that close to me!"
"I really didn't let him go to school back then, but what else could I do? They didn't have a father, and how could a woman like me afford to send two children to school? I could only choose one, so that he could graduate and become successful, and then our family could live a good life!"
"Now that the second brother has stepped forward, what's wrong with helping the eldest brother? He earns so much money, can he spend it all himself? How will losing two shops affect him?"
"And you, do you think I don't know what you're thinking? Aren't you just dissatisfied with the fact that the betrothal gift given to the eldest brother when he married his wife was larger than what the second brother gave you? Don't you think about how your background can be compared with that of the eldest brother's wife? Isn't it only natural that the younger brother can marry a wife of higher standards than his elder brother?"
"You've only been married for a few years and can't even give birth to a son, yet you still want to steal my Lu family's money? You're dreaming!"
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The two quarreled more and more fiercely. One called the other unworthy of being a mother, and the other called the other a gossipy woman who was stirring up trouble. In the end, they started saying all kinds of dirty words. If there had not been soldiers present, they would have probably started fighting.
The other person at the center of the conflict, the eldest son of the Lu family and the brother of the deceased wealthy businessman, hid behind his mother woodenly, neither trying to stop the fight nor paying any attention, as if it had nothing to do with him.
Xu Chuchu gets angry whenever she sees this kind of man. He is a mama's boy who has been pampered since childhood. He may not have a bad heart, but he is irresponsible and has no sense of responsibility. He is very old and only knows how to remain silent and escape when encountering problems. Whoever meets him will be unlucky.
She also felt sorry for the experience of the deceased wealthy businessman. If a child is treated unfairly by his parents since childhood, it is easy for him to be left with lifelong shadows and character defects.
However, words are not enough to prove anything. How a case is decided and how property is distributed cannot be determined by arguments.
According to modern marriage and inheritance laws, if there is no notarization of pre-marital property, the property under the name of the wealthy businessman is the joint property of him and his wife.
First, half should be given to the wife, and the remaining half should be divided equally among the immediate family members, namely the wife, mother and children.
Since they had no children, the mother should receive one-quarter of the property, and the wife three-quarters. The wealthy businessman's brother had no right to inherit a penny.
But in ancient times, women certainly did not have such a high status.
Generally, when a male member of a family dies, his property belongs to the family, which then redistributes it to his descendants.
A wife and daughter have no inheritance rights. It is good for the family to continue to support them. If they are kicked out, there is no place to seek justice.
Xu Chuchu didn't quite understand the purpose of ancient wills, but judging from the current situation, it seemed that as long as she could prove that the will found by Mrs. Lu was real, she could inherit the property.
The problem lies with this will.
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Xiao Yu never interrupted the quarrel between the two women. On the contrary, he listened very carefully and seemed to be very interested in the past disputes between the two sides.
He didn't express his opinion. The two women got tired of arguing and slowly stopped.
Only then did Xiao Yu react, but he didn't say anything to the two women. Instead, he suddenly turned to the Sanshan Zhenren who had come out to meet him before.
"I wonder what the Master has to say about this?" Xiao Yu asked politely. "It's said that the Master has performed rituals to summon spirits and communicate with the spirits of the deceased. When was that?"
Upon hearing this, Sanshan Zhenren opened his eyes and stroked his long beard. "I am a humble monk, but I was performing a ritual seven days ago to communicate with the deceased. The deceased admitted that he was in poor health and had made a will long ago, burying his body under a peach tree. He asked me to help dig it out and seek justice for his wife."
Madam Lu also hurriedly said, "That's right. Before this, I didn't know that my husband had buried a will. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone to so much trouble to ask a fortune teller to perform a divination."
This sounds logical, but the problem is that the idea of summoning spirits is fake.
If there was no summoning of spirits, how did Mrs. Lu know where the will was buried?
"It's a pity that I didn't get to hear the deceased's last words in person, otherwise things wouldn't be so complicated." Xiao Yu said with regret, "I wonder if the Master could summon the soul again so that I can see it and make a final judgment."
Sanshan Zhenren shook his head and said, "No, the soul has already entered the underworld and can only be summoned once every three years. I have already summoned it seven days ago. The next time I can only wait three years."
"Three years? Then why didn't you call me when you summoned the spirit last time? Now your words have no evidence. It's hard for me to believe it, and it's hard for me to not believe it either." Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows.
"Brother Yu..." Shao Zhi, who had been watching silently, finally couldn't help but call out.
In her opinion, there were both witnesses and evidence in this case, the cause and effect were also very clear, and the matter was already very clear. She didn't know why Xiao Yu was still constantly suspicious and even sided with the vicious old woman.
However, Xiao Yu ignored her and just stared at Master Sanshan, waiting for his answer.
Sanshan Zhenren sneered rudely in the face of the doubts: "I thought that Your Excellency would be able to make a fair judgment just by looking at the will. Now it seems that this is not the case."
Madam Lu also hurriedly explained: "...I didn't know if I could succeed at first, so I didn't dare to trouble you in advance."
Shao Zhi became even more annoyed when she heard this. She originally wanted Xiao Yu to come and see the level of a more powerful master so that he would pay attention to Xu Chuchu, but she didn't expect that the two of them would get along so badly.
The others were also secretly surprised. They didn't know where this Taoist got the confidence from. He was just a small Taoist priest, yet he dared to be so rude to the government officials.
However, Xu Chuchu knew in his heart that a fortune teller with a cultivation level of level five or above could easily find someone from the imperial court to support him if he wanted to, so it was normal for him to look down on a "small local official" like Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu was not annoyed by being openly confronted, and said calmly, "You may not know that if the government wants to convict a person, it is not enough to rely on just one or two pieces of evidence. Moreover, it is unknown whether this soul has been truly summoned."
After saying these words, his gaze fell on Xu Chuchu, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
Xu Chuchu immediately understood his intention and shook her head slightly.
She knew Xiao Yu and wanted her to take this opportunity to expose the lies of this real person, but she still had many doubts about this real person and did not want to reveal her identity in advance.
Xiao Yu also quickly looked away and did not ask Xu Chuchu to do anything.
He also understood Xu Chuchu and knew that she was not someone who would shrink from trouble. If she didn't show up now, she must have some concerns.
The tacit understanding between the two was reached in just a few glances at this moment.
"Where is the peach tree where the will was dug out?" Xiao Yu stood up and waved his folding fan. "Take me there to have a look."
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