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Chapter 382: Shen Zhang's Family Home

On the same day, the people of Hebian Village experienced two major events.

First, Zhao Xiaohua was the murderer behind the murder of Qian Gongzi, Shen Ziju and Shen Zhu. Such a delicate woman would actually hire someone to kill someone. But when people think of what she had done before, it is not surprising.

Second, in a fit of rage, Old Lady Li revealed that Shen Zhang, a well-known virtuous woman in Hebian Village, was actually a bad woman with a dark heart. She might have killed Shen Zi'an's mother, who died early due to poor health. Although there was no evidence for this, what Old Lady Li said was very clear, and there were indeed people who proved that all the actions of Shen Zi'an's mother in those days matched what Old Lady Li said, and some of Shen Zhang's actions also matched. This made many people begin to suspect Shen Zhang.

These two events caused a great uproar in Hebian Village. Except for those who went to work in Fuyuan and those who were not in the village, the rest of the people had no time to do anything else but talk about these two events. When it got dark, more people knew about it and talked about it.

The Shen family stayed at home, and the atmosphere was very depressing. Shen Zhang had been lying on the kang since she came back, and she seemed to have no strength left. Although Shen Youfu said that he would not pursue her past actions, she still became depressed, as if she was sick, and her face was extremely pale.

Shen Zhu accompanied Shen Zhang. She really wanted to ask her mother whether she had done such a thing, but she didn't ask. What would it matter if she knew? She would rather her mother hadn't done it. When she thought about this matter, if it was reported to the Qian family, the Qian family might use it as a handle to cancel the engagement. Shen Zhu felt restless for a while. She felt that her life was so miserable. It was miserable to be born in such a family. She was engaged since she was a child. It was not easy to cancel the engagement. She found a good marriage with her own means, but now her mother was involved in this matter again.

"Zhu'er, don't worry. Your fifth brother will definitely pass the imperial examination. You will have a good life then."

Shen Zhang may not be able to stand this kind of quiet atmosphere. Seeing her daughter's worried expression, she guessed what she was worried about and told her. In fact, she was also telling herself not to worry. As long as her son passed the imperial examination, when the joy came, no one would dare to mention this matter again. She would still be the praised Shen Zhang before.

Shen Zhu nodded, brought a bowl of water to Shen Zhang, and said, "Mother, drink some water. It's not hot anymore. Mother, don't worry. That old woman Li is crazy. That's why she said bad things about you. Fourth brother was just deceived for a while. He will eventually understand. Then he will have to give you compensation and apologize. Humph! That crazy old woman dared to say that. I will make Zhao Xiaohua suffer in prison and then I will make her lose her head!"

Shen Zhu hated Zhao Xiaohua to the core. She had been competing with her for the title of the most beautiful girl in the village since she was a child, and she even wanted to compete with her for money. She almost killed her. Thinking about the injury on her arm, she could still remember the pain, and now the injury has not healed completely!

"It would be great if it's just as you said. I'm just afraid that your fourth brother wants to get rid of us on purpose this time. I've been so good to him. It turns out that if he's not our biological son, then he won't work. But after all, you all have the same father, Zhu'er. You and your three brothers should still get along well with him. You can't leave him because of the instigation of old lady Li. Do you understand?"

Shen Zhu smiled and said, "Mom, you are such a good person. Fourth brother gave you a lot of face in front of so many people today, and you still spoke for him. Fourth brother is so stupid that he actually believed the words of a crazy old woman! I will go and tell him tomorrow."

"You girl! Speak softly to your fourth brother now, he is suspicious. You can't make things awkward with him now. In the future, you will not only rely on your fifth brother, but also on them. With more backers, you will have more confidence in the rich family. Do you understand? Rich families always look at the daughter-in-law's family. If she doesn't have a family, she will die without knowing how."

Shen Zhang gave Shen Zhu instructions.

After all, Shen Zhang didn't care much about whether Shen Zi'an and Shen Youfu were separated, she just wanted to use Shen Zi'an to benefit her children.

Shen Zhu agreed. She would not make things awkward with Shen Zian. Fuyuan is a place where many people know that you can make a lot of money. The unique vermicelli in the world is made there. You don't know how much money you can make in a day. Even if the younger brother becomes a high-ranking official in the future, he can't be richer than the fourth brother. Moreover, the fourth brother has such a good relationship with the Qian family. If she wants to marry into the Qian family, she can't offend the fourth brother.

Shen Youfu sat in Shen Ziju's house smoking a pipe, looking at the house, thinking that his youngest son must go to high school this time, and the family would depend on him.

The people in the big room turned off the lights early, and just sat there in the darkness with their eyes wide open, thinking about going to work tomorrow. But they didn't know how to face Shen Zian. They also didn't know if their fourth brother would be angry with them because of their mother.

The family of the third room talked excitedly together. This was originally a worrying thing, but Sun Shi was talking about it cheerfully. She was naturally excited to see her mother-in-law in trouble. Chunhua huddled in a corner, as if she didn't exist. She just hoped that the lights would be turned off quickly so that she could have a good sleep. She had done a lot of work that day and her eyelids were tired and drooping.

People in Hebian Village were talking about these two things, and Fuyuan was no exception, as they were the parties involved.

The three little ones all felt that their parents were not very happy today, so they were very well behaved and ate their meals and went to bed.

After Su Zhi finished telling the children a bedtime story, she returned to her room with Shen Zian, walked to Shen Zian, sat next to him, hugged one of his arms, and put her head on his shoulder.

"My husband, I am still with you."

Shen Zian said gloomily, "I didn't expect my mother to die like that. No matter what others say about Li Pozi being crazy, no matter if she often told lies in the past. This time I think she was telling the truth. I told myself again that Zhang had never done such a thing and she wouldn't be so cruel, but I still couldn't help but doubt her. I felt very uncomfortable."

"If you feel bad, just tell me. If you want to cry, just cry. Only I will see it."

Su Zhi was also very upset. Although she had never met her biological mother-in-law, she was Shen Zian's mother. When Shen Zian was upset, she was also upset. She could feel Shen Zian's sadness, but she really couldn't do anything except stay by his side. She felt that she was useless.

Shen Zian's eyes were a little red, but he didn't cry.

"If possible, I will definitely find out whether she was the one who killed my mother."

"Well, I'll be with you then."

"But there is no way to investigate. Even if someone saw her giving fine sand to my mother, she would just say that she had no idea that eating green grass and fine sand together would make people weak and even kill them. There is nothing we can do about her. Maybe my mother's death can only be a mystery. I feel very sad."

"God is watching what people do. If she really did it, she will definitely be punished."

Su Zhi used to not believe in ghosts, gods, and the universe, but after she came to this world and lived again, she began to believe. She believed that in this world, if a person did something bad, there would be retribution. If it didn't come to him in this life, it would come to his children. If Shen Zhang really did that, she believed that God would not let her off.

"Husband, if she really killed my mother, how did she know this method? Most people wouldn't know this method, right?"

Su Zhi suddenly thought of this problem.

Shen Zian said, "Maybe she heard it from someone else accidentally. Didn't Mrs. Li also hear it from someone else accidentally?"

“Perhaps.”

Su Zhi said that she thought of Shen Zhangshi, and thought that Shen Zhangshi didn't look like a country woman at first glance. Although she was old, she still looked very good when she was young. This was not what Su Zhi noticed. What caught her attention was Shen Zhangshi's speech and behavior, which was much better than that of ordinary village girls. She never swore, and spoke very appropriately. Sometimes she would say a few words that didn't sound like a village woman. The way she walked was also different from that of ordinary peasant women. She took slow and orderly steps, and she ate very elegantly. And she also had some tricks that she used very well.

All these factors combined made Su Zhi feel that Shen Zhang was very special.

"Zi'an, does Zhang have a family? How is her family?"

Shen Zian was a little surprised to hear his wife suddenly ask this, but he still answered, saying: "Her family members are all gone, and her family is just an ordinary farmer's family."

Su Zhi hummed and said nothing more, but in her heart she thought that it was not easy for a peasant family to raise a girl like Shen Zhang.

It was late at night, Su Zhi had fallen asleep, but Shen Zian still had his eyes open. Only when he closed his eyes did tears quietly flow down.

Mom, what is the truth of the matter?

Shen Zian was screaming in his heart, and he was about to lose control. He didn't lose control until he felt Su Zhi's body temperature. He hugged her carefully and slowly held her tight. He thought she was the only one he had. Fortunately, he still had her.

The next day, the sky was bright, the roosters were crowing and the dogs were barking, and a new day had begun. People who came to Fuyuan, whether they were working in the workshop or building the garden, would take a few more glances at Shen Zian and Su Zhi when they saw them, and would speak carefully, with a hint of pity for Shen Zian.

Shen Zifu and his friends took turns to look for Shen Zian, all of them were cautious. Their mother was now suspected of doing such a thing, although there was no evidence, only suspicion, and it was that Li Pozi who said that. But there is no smoke without fire, and Li Pozi's lie was too real. It was impossible not to be suspicious, even their own son was suspected, let alone Shen Zian.

Shen Zian spoke to them for a few words, told them that they were them and Zhang was Zhang, and then went to watch the bricklayers work.

Shen Zifu and the others then breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to the workshop.

At noon on this day, several tall horses came outside Fuyuan. Leading them was a man with long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and he was very handsome.

Shen Zhang's identity is very questionable. Someone had guessed it before. I was so impressed. I saw the ticket for urging me to update more tomorrow. I seem to be a little lazy recently, so I'm a bit lazy. I want to punish myself. I started writing the outline of the new book. I'm really lazy and can't stop. So these days I always update one chapter of modern fiction and two chapters of ancient fiction. I will try to overcome my laziness and try to update more tomorrow!

(Lishu Literature)