Chapter 125 Rumors
In a short period of time, Yangliu Town was turned upside down by the villagers of Aozigou.
Some people are sincerely following the trend, while others are pushed along by the prevailing trend. The Zhu and Sun families are just there for show.
Sun didn't know what had happened to the old woman, but she also felt that it was suspicious, so she tested Zhu as she walked: "Sister-in-law, where do you think the old woman would go? Isn't she scared silly?"
"How would I know where she went? If you knew, just go and tell the third brother's family so that everyone doesn't have to suffer together!" Zhu quickened her pace. The sun was scorching above her head, and she was anxious to find a shady place.
As for Sun, she would never tell her the truth. This would get her caught. Did she think she was stupid?
Everyone finally met up, no matter which street they came from, but no one found it.
When Ding Gui saw his daughter and daughter-in-law, he anxiously asked what had happened.
"I don't know. I was making straw sandals in the yard. Xiaodie came to talk to us, but she disappeared in a short while." Zhang Xiu wiped the sweat off the man's face with concern.
Ding Xiaodie said, "There's nothing in the government office, and there's nothing in the government office's well either."
"Then where will she go?" Ding Gui turned his head to look at everyone who looked exhausted. After all, they had not enough to eat or drink, so coming out for such a trip was already the most they could do.
Now he could only say with an apologetic look on his face: "Thank you very much, everyone. Looking for her like this is not a solution right now. You can all go back to the government office and rest. As for where my mother went, let us think about it carefully. Everyone go back and take shelter first, and don't hurt yourself."
This is a fact. If we can't find it, we can't waste time and money. Faced with such hot weather, everyone should still remain rational.
So at Lai Fu's call, everyone returned to the yamen.
After the others left, Lai Fu also told the three of them: "Don't be too stubborn. If you can't find your aunt now, she might be in a room somewhere. Let's go out and look for her together when the sun sets."
"I understand, bro."
Ding Gui gritted his teeth. He had to find the person, alive or dead. This matter had to have a result.
Unexpectedly, while the family of three continued to search, a rumor quietly spread among the villagers.
"The old woman had never been kind to the three of them. Beating and scolding her son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter was common. One day, while fleeing the famine, Ding Gui almost wanted to abandon the old woman, but he held back because he was afraid of gossip from the villagers. Now that the old woman has suddenly been frightened and stupid, it will be even harder to take care of her. So, the Ding Gui couple really took action and took the old woman away!"
"What do you mean by taking it away? Where can it be taken to?"
"You're stupid! Where are you going?" The other person put his hand on his neck and gestured: "Do you understand?"
The action of the hand raising the knife and striking it down seemed as if he had seen it with his own eyes.
Another person was surprised: "What? Did Ding Gui and his wife really kill the old woman?"
"No, I heard it from others."
“Isn’t that too cruel?”
"Should we keep people like them in Yangliu Town? Wouldn't it be scary to stay with them all day?"
As for who that "someone else" is, we won't pursue the matter. Anyway, as long as it sounds cruel, vicious and interesting, then it is worth believing.
A group of people went from the final discussion to hearing from someone, and then began to think about expelling Ding Gui and his family of three from Yangliu Town.
Miao Daxing, standing in the crowd, was not too happy. He had been waiting for this day for too long.
But when Miao Dayou came over curiously, those people immediately shut up.
"What's wrong? What are you talking about? Is there any news about my aunt?" Miao Daxing didn't want to come back at first. He wanted to continue looking with Ding Gui's family, but when he heard Zhang Xiu say that his wife had fainted from heatstroke, he hurried back to check the situation.
Now that he saw that his wife was fine, he discovered that the villagers were gathered in a circle in the yard chatting. He went over to take a look out of curiosity, and these people suddenly became mute.
No matter what he asked, they dispersed without saying a word.
What's going on?
Miao Dayou scratched his head and went back into the house. He gave each of the children a sip of the water in the bowl, and then secretly observed everyone.
Soon after, this rumor also reached the ears of Lai Fu Village Chief.
Yang lived in the same room with other women. She also had to serve the old ancestor, so it was not convenient for her to speak. She pretended that the old ancestor asked Lai Fu to talk, and then quietly told him what she heard.
Lai Fu cursed, "Which bastard spewed out this shit? How could Ding Gui have the heart to kill his own mother? Besides, even if the couple really did it, Xiaodie doesn't have that kind of personality."
"That's right. Well, if you want to blame someone, blame Ding Gui and Zhang Xiu for hiding it too well before. Now that they're on their way out from the famine, they're showing strengths they never had before, so some people in the village are jealous!"
Even the usually meddlesome old ancestor couldn't stand it: "If Ding Gui and his wife are expelled, there will be no kind-hearted people left in Yangliu Town!"
Lai Fu said, "These bastards are asking for trouble."
The old man said slowly: "Why are you scolding them? Everything has its consequences in the end. Wait until Ding Gui and his wife find Wang Dafeng. Don't be impatient."
Some people saw that the village chief didn't come out to say anything and thought, "So this is true?"
So the rumors became more ridiculous and terrifying than each other.
It wasn't until later that Ding Gui and his family of three returned to the government office...
What kind of look is that? Why were they fine before, but now the villagers look at them completely differently?
The three members of the Ding family returned home. Wang Dafeng searched the room carefully but found nothing. She left so cleanly that not even a rabbit hair was left behind.
At first, Ding Xiaodie was worried that someone might be trying to steal the rabbit in the old woman's arms, so she tricked her.
But now think about it, the old woman protected the rabbit so closely that apart from her, Ding Xiaodie, there was probably no one else who could take it away from her arms.
"Dad, Mom, did you see how those people in the village looked at us?" Ding Xiaodie couldn't hold it in any longer. Even when she looked out the window, she could clearly see everyone pointing and talking at their house.
Zhang Xiu sighed, "How could I not see that these people don't have their own ideas? They just believe everything they hear."
Ding Gui lowered his head and said nothing. He was in a state of confusion and what others said was no longer important to him.
After a long while, he muffled his question: "What should we do if we can't find her again?"
The mother and daughter were speechless for a moment. They felt very uncomfortable. The old woman was hateful, but her crime did not deserve the death penalty. Even if she really deserved the death penalty, they could not bear to see her end her life in this way.
(End of this chapter)
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