Another murder
The firewood you pick up is not enough to be used immediately. They also have to be stacked up according to size and thickness, which is also a delicate job, so Qin Shengtian is in charge of it.
Qin Shengtian bit the hot steamed bun, held it in his mouth for a while, and then went to clean up.
Hu Yufeng nodded secretly: It is true that life must have hope. Look at this family, now that life is getting better, even the wood knows how to read the mood.
There are five cars in total, which looks like a lot. But we have a lot of firewood at home, which is definitely not enough. We have to go out tomorrow if the weather is good.
Hu Yufeng covered her feet and thought.
The weather was very good the next day, neither cloudy nor sunny, which was very suitable for collecting firewood.
Maybe because I saw her family picking up trash yesterday, several families in the surrounding area also started to move today, with people of all sizes pulling carts and carrying baskets.
For a while, the road was not only crowded with people, but also crowded with groups of three or five.
With competitors, firewood became in high demand.
Qin Yu followed again today, and was overtaken by others several times, which made the little girl a little angry.
"We were lucky yesterday. You can't expect to have everything to yourself." Qin Wenli took the opportunity to teach her a lesson: "It's normal for people to compete for things. When your grandma and your mother set up stalls, they had to compete with their peers. If you want to pick up something, get ahead of them. What's the point of getting angry?"
Qin Yu heard this and said sullenly: "I know, Dad."
Hu Yufeng glanced and saw Qin Yu looking at her, so she lowered her head and pretended not to see it. Sure enough, Qin Yu breathed a sigh of relief and regained his energy.
Hu Yufeng and Yang Xiu looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
Alas, no matter how young a person is, he has self-esteem.
As soon as they arrived at the forest farm gate, most people turned in. Only the old Qin family and Li Dawu were left.
A few people continued to walk along the national highway together, but as the number of people decreased, the amount of firewood increased.
With his father's education, Qin Yu adjusted his mentality and rushed to the front, and soon he picked up a car full of items.
Because there is a long slope from the forest farm to home, this time Qin Wenli pulled the cart, Yang Xiu pushed from behind, and the remaining three continued to pick up the trash.
As I was picking up the trash, I heard a shrill cry. Qin Yu was so scared that he ran back and hugged Hu Yufeng's legs.
"What's that sound? It sounds creepy." Qin Shengtian was puzzled.
Li Dawu was also puzzled: "It seems to be coming from the forest farm, but it doesn't sound very clear..."
Li Dawu's wife's face turned pale: "Could it be that a wolf bit someone?"
When the word wolf was mentioned, Qin Yu hugged her grandmother even tighter. I heard that my grandfather’s youngest brother was taken away by a wolf. What if he ran away and took me away?
Qin Shengtian and Li Dawu's faces also changed, and they looked around vigilantly, as if the wolf was about to rush out at the next moment.
After a while, noisy footsteps mixed with shouting were heard at the gate of the forest.
The women and children rushed out, but the men had strange expressions on their faces, and they didn't want to leave but wanted to.
Hu Yufeng grabbed Chen Xiulian and asked, "What's wrong, sister-in-law?"
Chen Xiulian was startled when she was caught. She turned around and saw that it was her. She patted her chest and said: I'm so scared, so scared.
After taking a breath, he said, "Someone's dead inside..."
"Ah, was he bitten to death by a wolf..." asked Dawu's wife.
"Someone said he was killed by a wolf or a human. Someone in front of us was shouting that the person who died was a forest ranger..."
Seeing that it was not a wolf, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. But when they heard that it was a murder, everyone felt horrified.
Hu Yufeng was also stunned when she heard this. Why would anyone kill him for no reason?
Chen Xiulian recovered and said, "You are with Yuyu, hurry back. I need to go back quickly, Lingling is scared..."
It is said that children under the age of twelve have the ability to see ghosts. I don’t know what Qin Ling saw or if she was simply frightened. At the moment, she was being dragged by her and looked dazed.
Hearing her kind reminder, Hu Yufeng also relaxed her expression and said, "Then let's go back together. With her second grandfather here, Lingling may feel better. You can go back and find a fortune teller to call back her soul..."
Chen Xiulian frowned: "Let her grandfather go back and call... Oh, what kind of thing is this? Even picking up firewood can lead to a murderer..."
Who says it isn’t?
The sky was gloomy, and gusts of cold wind were howling, blowing up the snow flakes on the trees and hitting people's faces and bodies.
If there weren’t so many people traveling with me, the timid ones would probably be scared to death by this scene.
The group walked in a hurry, fearing that they would be left behind. Hu Yufeng's group was composed of the elderly and the youngest, so they were left behind.
Fortunately, after walking a short distance, they saw Qin Wenli and his wife coming in the opposite direction.
When they got together, Qin Wenli first helped the two children and two old ladies into the car. He pulled, and Yang Xiu and Qin Shengtian supported him on both sides, asking as they walked back.
After hearing about the murder, Qin Wenli was also shocked and quickened his pace.
During lunch, Qin Shengtian said that he saw Secretary Gou and a few others going to the forest farm.
"I heard that his head was almost chopped off... The team said all kinds of things. Some said that he was killed by an enemy, while others said that he was caught stealing trees and was silenced."
"Just listen, don't follow suit and talk nonsense..." Hu Yufeng warned.
"I won't say it. I didn't see it with my own eyes..." Qin Shengtian wanted to brag a little, but he had never been to the forest farm, so no one believed him.
*
This matter was just a casual conversation after dinner in Lao Qin's family. Who would have thought that Secretary Gou would come to the door a few days later.
They only then realized that the man in the forest had been dead for a day when he was found. In other words, this man was killed on the day they entered the forest to collect firewood.
Upon hearing this, the whole family's hair stood on end.
"Someone saw you go in. Although this matter has nothing to do with you, the police may come to question you later." Secretary Gou briefly explained the matter and then reminded:
"I thought I'd let you know in advance so you don't feel uneasy when the police come to your house. Just tell the truth when the time comes..."
"Okay, I got it. Thank you so much, Uncle Gou. You made a special trip for us..." Qin Wenli offered Secretary Gou a cup of tea with both hands, expressing his sincere gratitude.
Hu Yufeng gave Yang Xiu a look, and Yang Xiu turned and left.
After a while she came over with a bag of fried dough twists.
Seeing that Secretary Gou had finished his instructions and was about to leave, Hu Yufeng hurried forward and stuffed the bag into Secretary Gou's hands:
"I've always wanted to visit my sister-in-law, but I'm too busy at home to spare the time. Please bring some snacks back for my sister-in-law and the children..."
Secretary Gou refused: "What are you doing with this? Take it back quickly, it's something that can be sold for money..."
"I made it at home. It's not for you. Just take it back with you. I'll go visit my sister-in-law when I have time..." Hu Yufeng stuffed it into his hand without saying a word.
Secretary Gou accepted it, his face wrinkled into a slit: "Okay, then I'll accept it for her. Remember what I said, don't be afraid, just answer whatever is asked."
"I got it, uncle. Please walk slowly and be careful on the road..." The family sent Secretary Gou to the gate.
When the person left, the family was speechless for a while.
"No wonder I felt a chill on my back as soon as I entered the forest farm yesterday and didn't want to stay any longer..."
"Maybe the murder happened in the forest farm. Oh my god, it's so scary..." Qin Shengtian was sweating when he thought of this.
"Fortunately I didn't go inside. I don't dare to think about it, I don't dare to think about it..."
Listening to him chattering on, Hu Yufeng also felt like she had survived a disaster.
Oh my god, it’s a good thing she didn’t insist yesterday.
In the evening, Qin Wenqing called Qin Wenli for help. His family found a fortune teller to find a place for the deceased and to call back Qin Ling's soul.
The resettlement place is the local name of Xiaogou Village, and its scientific name is Xietu. As the name suggests, it is to perform rituals through yin and yang to make the home auspicious and peaceful, and the livestock prosperous.
It is generally used to resolve evil spirits caused by groundbreaking at home, filial sons visiting the village, etc.
This was a big event in the countryside, so Qin Wenli did not dare to delay and went there quickly.
Hu Yufeng was listening to the chanting next door and thought about finding someone to settle down in her own home.
"Why don't we wait until the police question us?" Qin Wenli said the next day after hearing her idea.
The sky had not cleared up that day, so the family continued to prepare firewood.
Because of this murder, no one dared to go to the forest farm, including the national highway leading to the forest farm. I can only find firewood nearby.
Qin Wenli suggested: "Why not cut down all the trees in Xingshuhao?"
The land to the west of Lao Qin's family is adjacent to Wang's family. A shallow trench was built between the two places. There were seven or eight apricot trees growing in the trench, so people called this place Apricot Tree Trench.
Every year, the store buys apricot kernels at 30 cents per pound and dried apricots at 10 cents per pound.
No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. The two families fought several times every year over these apricots.
The Qin family believed that the moat belonged to the old Qin family, so the apricot tree in the moat should also belong to the old Qin family, and the apricots should belong to his family.
The Wang family believed that since the heads of the apricot trees had grown into their fields, the apricots should belong to them. Besides, your apricot tree blocks the sunlight for my crops, and this is not enough compensation.
Every year when apricots were ripe, Aunt Wang and Hu Yufeng would jump up and down, pointing at each other and cursing at each other. No one gave in to the other, and all the old stories were brought up and became a part of the team's scenery.
Qin Wenli and his cousin Wang could only smile at each other awkwardly.
Yes, the two families are indeed relatives. The old lady of the Wang family is Qin Shengtian’s biological sister.
Just because Hu Yufeng and her sister-in-law don't get along well, Aunt Wang rarely goes back to her parents' home, and only says hello when she sees Qin Wenli and other nephews from her parents' home.
This year, Hu Yufeng is busy setting up her stall. The task of picking apricots was left to the old lady and Qin Yu.
As a result, the two of them, old and young, could never win over the young and strong mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Besides, the old lady can only be regarded as the aunt of Aunt Wang. When it comes to interests, a biological mother is still useful, but an aunt is nothing. People simply ignore her, let alone give in to her.
The old lady inevitably got rubbed by Hu Yufeng.
When Qin Wenli mentioned it, the old lady was the first to agree. Of course, I could only agree in my heart, and I couldn't show it until I understood what my daughter-in-law was thinking. It would be bad if she was reminded of what happened in the summer and brought up the past.
Qin Shengtian also agreed. With his sister on one side and the tigress on the other, it would be inappropriate for him to stand on either side. His younger sister scolded his sister-in-law in front of him, and the tigress scolded his younger sister in front of him, so he became the punching bag.
Yang Xiu also agreed. She simply felt that because of Xingzi, relatives became estranged and the younger generations had difficulty interacting with each other, which was quite embarrassing.
Hu Yufeng thought about it and agreed.
Just chop it off. I'd rather use it as firewood than leave it to you. The Wang family is shameless and never gets enough of taking advantage. If it’s chopped off, the Wang family will have nothing to do with it.
The whole family felt relieved to see that she agreed.
Okay, okay, cut it quickly!
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