Chapter 95: Perfect Preparation

The woman took a look and shook her head. "I don't know."

Liang Huanxue took the powder in her hand and crushed it gently to confirm that it was the poison in the water tank.

It might be that Shen He's hands were shaking when he poisoned the food, so some of it was shaken onto the lid.

"Has anyone else come to the kitchen today?" Liang Huanxue asked.

The woman was startled by the question, and then said, "Shen He came here. She had no water at home, so she came to me to ask for water. I kindly gave her a pot of water. I don't know if she is okay."

"You are kind-hearted. You are worried about whether she is okay even after she poisoned you. The water in this water tank cannot be drunk directly, but it is okay to drink it after boiling it." Liang Huanxue did not want to waste such a large tank of water.

So he secretly added some spiritual spring water into it to offset the toxicity, and then told them to boil it before drinking.

"Is it really okay?" the woman was skeptical.

Liang Huanxue asked her to boil some water, and after the water boiled, she let it cool aside and then drank it in front of her.

The woman was relieved when she saw her drink it, but she still had a question in her mind, "Did Shen He really put poison in the water tank?"

"Whether you believe it or not is up to you. Didn't she ask for water from you? Why don't you go to her house and see if she has any problems?" After Liang Huanxue finished speaking, she went to the next house with the village chief.

"Did Shen He really do this? Why did she do this?" The village chief said, and suddenly remembered what Shen He said last night, "It seems that she hates you, so she deliberately poisoned the water of these people to make people think that there is something wrong with the water?"

Liang Huanxue smiled. The village chief was not too stupid. He could still think of what Shen He said last night.

"Just ask other families if they have seen Shen He, and you'll know." Every time Liang Huanxue went to a house, she would treat those with more serious illnesses, and then take out herbs from the space and let them boil them and drink.

Then put some spiritual spring water into their water jars and told them to boil the water before drinking.

Of course, she also asked everyone one by one whether Shen He had been there.

However, what surprised Liang Huanxue was that, except for the first family, the rest of the people had never seen Shen He.

"Could it be, just a misunderstanding?" After hearing this, the village chief couldn't help but doubt his previous judgment.

If you want to convict Shen He, you can't just rely on that little bit of evidence.

I'm afraid no one will believe it.

"It can't be a misunderstanding. Maybe she had already done it last night." Liang Huanxue recalled the scene of last night.

Shen He's neighbor was the first to fetch water, and left early. Shen He came later, so he couldn't catch up.

But those people who came later all arrived at about the same time as Shen He.

She could have done it right then.

It was so dark, it would be easy for her to do something.

The reason why Shen He dared to say provocative words in front of Liang Huanxue was because she had already succeeded at that time, so she was so arrogant.

"But doesn't this mean... there is no evidence?" The village chief was very embarrassed.

Without evidence, there can be no conviction. What if someone is wrongly accused?

"You must have heard the saying, village chief? Justice is in the heart of the people. If they don't believe me, they can just stop coming to fetch water. Anyway... I don't know how long the water will last. It's a good thing for me if no one comes to complain."

Liang Huanxue is not a selfish person, but if they can't come on their own initiative, it would be considered saving money for her.

After all, she didn't know how long the water in the reservoir would last.

Although it still appears to be adequate, who knows how long this weather will last?

Liang Huanxue's heart began to waver.

Many villagers were fleeing this place, and she also wanted to escape.

If I stay, there will be more problems.

Even if there is a heavy rain in the end, the drought will inevitably bring about a food crisis. Once a crisis occurs, there will be chaos.

"Huanxue, be careful!" The village chief shouted, and Liang Huanxue realized that she was so engrossed in her thoughts that she almost bumped into the tree in front of her.

She took two steps back and walked around the tree.

"What are you thinking about so intently?" the village chief couldn't help but ask.

"I'm wondering whether I should leave here." Liang Huanxue answered truthfully.

They originally fled to this place to escape famine, but they didn't expect that after less than five years of stable life, they would encounter another severe drought.

How can we live the days ahead in peace and success?

"I have thought about this problem, but if we go, it will definitely require a large number of people, and we don't know how much trouble we will cause by then." The village chief shook his head.

This is too easy for her. She has harmed so many people and she still wants to wrongly accuse us. We can't just let this go!" Liang Huanxue wanted to go to Shen He's house immediately to settle the score with her.

Liang Huanxue grabbed his hand and said, "Dad, I'm not angry, why are you angry? I was worried that too many people would come to fetch water. It's good that no one comes."

Seeing her serious face, Liang Huanxue felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry, "My dear daughter, is this about water? This is related to the reputation of our Liang family."

Liang Huanxue, on the other hand, didn't care. "Justice is in the heart of the people. Sometimes, explaining too much is not good. It's better to say nothing and let her be."

Seeing her like this, Mrs. Liang knew that she had already made up her mind, so she said, "Just listen to Huanxue and don't worry about it."

"Mom, are you really not going to care about it?" Liang Huanxue didn't expect her mother to be so calm when encountering Shen He's matter.

"Never mind. The evildoers will be punished by God. We don't need to worry too much." Old Mrs. Liang also knew that since Shen He came up with such an idea, he must have made complete preparations.

If they went to her house rashly, they might end up being tricked by her.

It would be better to wait and see what she will do next.

"Then let's do this." Although he was very unhappy, since his mother had spoken and Huanxue was against him, Liang Huanxue had no choice but to give up.

After the village chief left, Liang Huanxue was called to her side by Old Lady Liang.

"Do you have any good ideas?"

Liang Huanxue nodded, "Grandma, don't worry, I will make her pay the price she deserves. There's no need to be too obvious on the surface."

Old Mrs. Liang hated Shen He to the core, and would be very happy if there was a way to punish her.

But she couldn't help but worry. After all, Shen He was an extremely cunning person. What if Liang Huanxue suffered a loss at her hands?

"Grandma, don't worry, she is no match for me." Liang Huanxue saw her worry and grinned.

Old Mrs. Liang nodded and picked up the palm-leaf fan beside her and fanned her.

Liang Huanxue glanced at the scorching sun outside and couldn't help asking, "Grandma, do you have any thoughts of leaving here?"

Mrs. Liang was startled when she heard this. "Why, you want to leave?"

Liang Huanxue shook her head. "We finally settled down here, so naturally we don't want to leave. But after this drought, there will inevitably be all kinds of problems, especially food shortages. I'm afraid chaos is inevitable."