"Yes, his aunt should just stay at home. That way we won't have to worry about her. We're all family, so it's fine if we squeeze in."
Xiao Zhou also warmly invited Shen Wanli's family to stay at her home.
They are brothers, it makes no sense for them not to stay at their own brother's house, but to stay at someone else's house instead. What would people think of them then?
"Second brother, I've made up my mind. Until the new house is built, our family will stay in the old courtyard. That way, no one will have to squeeze in."
The family has discussed where to stay temporarily.
Living in the old courtyard is just right.
Shen Qianli paused for a moment, seemingly not expecting this option, but quickly nodded in agreement.
"This is good, this is nice... but the old courtyard and side rooms haven't been heated this winter..."
"They're all grown men, it'll be alright."
Shen Wanli intended for his sons to live in the side rooms.
I just asked Aunt Wang to go and start a fire in the old courtyard.
Once the kang (heated brick bed) is lit, the room will warm up quickly. A young man can easily warm up on the kang for one or two nights.
By then the house will be warm, and the blankets and everything will be cozy, so there won't be any problem staying there all winter.
"Since you've made up your mind, I won't say anything more. I'll bring two quilts from home later."
"Of course."
Shen Qianli suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "Oh, right, I almost forgot to tell you. Now only my mother is in the old house. I've hired someone to feed her three meals a day and give her a massage."
Clearly, the old man and the old woman were treated differently in Shen Qianli's heart.
Otherwise, the old man wouldn't have been brought back home and meticulously cared for, while the old woman would have been left alone in the old courtyard.
But there's not much to say about that.
You have to walk your own path.
Now that things have come to this, who can we blame?
“That’s fine too. How much did this cost, and what about Dad’s medicine? Second brother, just tell me, and we’ll split the cost.”
Parents are the responsibility of the two brothers.
It can't be that one person spends the money while the other watches.
Shen Qianli wasn't the kind of person who put on airs. He knew that his brother needed to spend the money, so he didn't pretend to be polite.
"Okay, you go ahead and focus on building the house. We can talk about other things later."
"Uh-huh."
Everyone suddenly fell silent.
Shen Yishan looked around and couldn't help but say, "Father, Second Uncle, everything else is easy to discuss, but what about Shen Pengfei's matter... what should we do?"
Shen Pengfei?
Upon hearing this name, everyone paused for a moment before remembering who it was.
Shen Tiantian, who had been lying on the kang with her eyes half-closed, suddenly opened them and asked in fear, "But... isn't he already dead?"
They're already dead, what problems could there possibly be?
Shen Tiantian had extremely complicated feelings about Shen Pengfei.
"...He is dead, and his body is still at the county government office..." Shen Yishan said softly.
Because the princess wanted to use Shen Pengfei's death to frame Liu Liu, she did not dispose of Shen Pengfei's body.
And the people in the county government haven't had time to deal with it yet.
"...Scum like him should be thrown into a mass grave!"
Tian Guifen said irritably.
Tian Guifen had absolutely no good feelings towards this adopted nephew!
At the same time, she glanced at Chen Yishan with what could even be described as a hint of resentment and said, "Why did you bring up this jinx?"
If Tian Guifen had previously given her husband some face, she wouldn't have said anything too offensive to his face, no matter how much she resented him.
Now, Tian Guifen doesn't care about anything else and wants nothing more than to drag Shen Pengfei out and whip his corpse!
This shows resentment.
“…Mother, even if I don’t say anything, the government officials will probably come tomorrow to ask how to deal with Shen Pengfei,” Shen Yishan explained helplessly.
In the past, the county officials might not have bothered to ask them.
Naturally, they didn't care what the other people thought of it, but now that there was An'an, or rather, His Highness, the people from the county government would inevitably come to inquire.
Rather than scrambling to figure things out later, it's better to discuss it now.
Even if there's something unpleasant, keep it at home so outsiders won't laugh at you.
"Hmph, what's there to do about it?"
Tian Guifen's expression remained dismissive.
The same goes for Xiao Zhou: "There's nothing to discuss. Let the county officials do whatever they want with us."
If Shen Pengfei hadn't been so inhumane, would he have caused so much trouble?
It's already exceptionally merciful that they didn't tear Shen Pengfei to pieces, what more do you want?
"...At least bury him, for the sake of the old man," Shen Wanli said hesitantly in a low voice.
He worried that if he spoke even slightly louder, those two old women could kill him with a single glance!
As expected, upon hearing Shen Wanli's words, Tian Guifen sneered, "For the sake of the old man? What sake? Was it him taking care of the old man, or was it him letting the old man enjoy a life of luxury?"
"What a joke! The old man was injured last time and almost died of anger this time, wasn't it all because of Shen Pengfei? And you're saying we should bury Shen Pengfei for the old man's sake? What kind of joke are you talking about?"
Tian Guifen didn't hold back and directly confronted her.
The Shen brothers were speechless after being rebuked by Tian Guifen's words.
That makes sense, but you can't always reason with a family like that...
“Guifen, your second brother knows you have a point. But if the old man finds out… he’ll definitely want us to bury Shen Pengfei properly.”
Seeing that his younger brother was speechless after being rebuked, Shen Qianli had no choice but to speak up himself.
But to everyone's surprise, Tian Guifen launched an indiscriminate attack, coldly saying, "Then just don't let the old man know, okay?"
It wasn't easy to keep things from the old man before, but now it's much easier.
After all, the old man couldn't move at all.
Shen Qianli: "...Respect for the dead is paramount."
"Ordinary people believe in the dead. Second brother, if we follow your principle of 'the dead are the greatest,' then after we kill the enemy in war, we should also collect their bodies. After all, the dead are the greatest."
Shen Qianli: ...
What the heck?
How can Tian Guifen be so talkative?
Little Zhou couldn't help but laugh out loud, muttering under her breath, "Serves you right. I'm not as eloquent as Guifen, otherwise I would have given you a good talking back."
Shen Qianli and Shen Wanli exchanged a glance, both feeling utterly helpless.
However, the two brothers also have their own principles.
"...No matter what, he's still our own nephew. He can be heartless and unjust, but we can't let him rot in the wilderness... Let's find a place to bury him."
After all, they still need to survive here.
At least the person was buried, and this past event was also buried, so that it would never be mentioned again.
Tian Guifen and Xiao Zhoushi exchanged a glance, knowing they couldn't stop it, and nodded.
So the two brothers, Shen Qianli and Shen Pengfei, went directly to the county government office, carried out Shen Pengfei's body, found a place in the mass grave, and buried him there.
There wasn't even a memorial service.
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