The three rushed forward and found that Zhou and Tan had been choking on the smoke and were unconscious.
Shen Danru: "Dad, we need to carry Mom and Grandma to a place outside where the air is fresh."
"good."
Shen Cheng and Shen Yuyan squatted down, carried the two of them on their backs, and put them down in an open space.
Only then did Shen Danru realize that Qingtan hadn't followed. She didn't care anymore and went to a secluded place. She took out the spiritual spring water from the system and had Shen Xiaohua and Shen Yuyan help the two of them drink it.
Before long, Qingtan led someone forward, pulling and dragging them, occasionally kicking them.
"Miss, this is the person who started the fire."
"Chen Lang?"
Chen Lang burst into laughter: "Haha, Shen Danru, it's a shame you weren't burned to death. What a pity. But at least two of you died, so this trip wasn't in vain..."
Before she could finish speaking, Zhou and Tan coughed twice and woke up.
"Qingtan, throw him into the fire and let him experience what it's like to be burned."
Without saying a word, Qingtan picked up Chen Lang and left.
Only then did Chen Lang feel a lingering fear, and he repeatedly begged for mercy: "Let me go, let me go..."
"Please let me go... Miss Shen, I will never dare to do it again... Please spare me."
He struggled, trying to break free from Qingtan's grasp.
Qingtan, without flinching, simply threw him into the sea of fire.
"Ouch...it hurts so much...help me..."
Only when a piercing scream came from the fire did Qingtan clap her hands, cursing her bad luck as if she had touched something dirty.
The villagers heard the noise and ran out, only to find out that Shen Cheng's house was on fire.
Seeing that no one in Shen Cheng's family was seriously injured, they breathed a sigh of relief.
The screams from inside the fire soon faded away, and the villagers tacitly refrained from asking who was inside.
He must have been the arsonist; he deserved this fate.
"Uncle Dashan, I'm so sorry, your house was burned down."
"It's good that everyone is alright. This is an old house, and if no one lived here, it would probably collapse in less than two years. Fortunately, you are here to help repair it. But it was going to collapse sooner or later anyway, so it won't make a difference if it collapses now, maybe two more years."
Shen Danru understood perfectly well that Uncle Dashan said those things just to make their family feel better.
She thought that once everything was settled, she could build a roof over Uncle Dashan's house.
"Don't think about anything now. Fortunately, the new house is almost ready and people can live in it. Honey, go back and get two sets of bedding so they can settle in first."
These days, no one has extra bedding; having any to cover themselves is already a blessing. Shen Danru knew this all too well. Uncle Dashan told her to go home and get two more pairs of bedding, as they didn't have enough for themselves.
But right now, Mom and Grandma haven't recovered yet, so we need to settle them in first.
"Then thank you very much, Uncle Dashan."
"Don't be so polite with your uncle."
Seeing this, the other villagers contributed their labor and supplies, and finally helped Shen Cheng's family return to their new house.
Despite this, the housewarming banquet on the third day was not delayed.
There's a custom in the village that whenever someone moves into a new house, they have to treat everyone in the village and their relatives and friends to a meal, a custom known as "adding to the house."
At this time, neighbors, relatives and friends would bring gifts to visit, partly to get acquainted with the family and partly to strengthen relationships.
The Zhou family had arrived the day before, and at Old Master Zhou's insistence, each of the three branches of the Zhou family could only send a maximum of three people.
At Zhou Feng's house, Zhou Feng and his wife did not come, but his older cousin Zhou Wenxuan and his wife Wang came with their son Tiedan.
The second wife, Zhou Zheng and his wife, brought their grandson, Gou'er.
The third wife and her husband brought their daughter, Zhou Yingzi.
Shen Danru asked her maternal grandparents why they gave the two children such names, and they said it was because humble names were easier to raise.
Since Zhou and Tan were still unwell, and Shen Cheng and Shen Yuyan had also been choked by the smoke, they all stayed in the house to rest.
Today, the responsibility of taking care of everyone fell to Shen Dashan, Xu Shu, and Zhao Yong. On the women's side, Aunt Zhang, along with several maids and the wives of Shen Dashan, Xu Shu, and Zhao Yong, were busy taking care of things.
The vegetables and meat were all prepared, so the cooking fell to Aunt Zhang and the other women.
"Sister Ru, you're so unfair! How could you not invite us to your housewarming party?"
Upon hearing the voice, Shen Danru knew that Jiang Jingxian had arrived.
Unexpectedly, not only Jiang Jingxian arrived, but also Jiang Shuyou and Madam Jiang, accompanied by a group of entourage, who kept carrying congratulatory gifts into the courtyard.
Shen Danru quickly stepped forward and invited the three of them into the house.
"I'm afraid she's completely forgotten about this old woman."
Seeing the resentment in Old Madam Jiang's eyes, she realized that she hadn't been to the Jiang residence for quite some time.
Shen Danru quickly poured tea and apologized: "Madam, I have been busy with many matters recently and have not had time to visit you at your residence. I will come to apologize to you another day."
Madam Jiang quickly pulled her aside and said, "Then it's settled, you'll visit me more often in the future."
Madam Jiang held onto Shen Danru tightly and wouldn't let go.
When the Zhou family heard that it was a member of the Duke of Shengjing's family, they were also surprised.
Madam Tan hurriedly stepped forward to greet her: "Sister, I've heard Ru'er mention you before. How have you been feeling lately?"
Only then did Madam Jiang see Tan Shi, an ordinary old peasant woman dressed in coarse cloth clothes with several patches on her body.
Shen Danru quickly introduced, "Madam, this is my maternal grandmother. As you probably already know, this is the old lady of the Jiang family."
Upon hearing this, Madam Jiang realized that this was Shen Danru's maternal grandmother, and she quickly started chatting with Madam Tan, addressing her as "sister."
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