In early August, a group of soldiers came to Wujia Village. Only after asking did they learn that Wu Dagui had gone to report to the authorities!
"I didn't kill anyone, I'm innocent!"
"If you have anything to say, sinner, go to court and tell it to the upright and just magistrate!"
"Men, search for the body!"
"Understood!"
......
As Zhang was put in shackles, the villagers gathered in shock outside Wu Dama's house.
According to the officials, Zhang committed murder?
Who did they kill?
Who was killed?
When Jiang Yue and her daughter returned from their stroll in the fields, they saw the commotion. Before she could get close, some villagers kindly stopped them and whispered a few words in her ear.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue's heart skipped a beat.
"Yaoyao, you go home first, your mother will be back later."
The officials came to arrest Zhang, implying that she had been murdered and they were now searching the body. Jiang Yue couldn't let her daughter be frightened by this, so she instinctively told her daughter to go home first and she would check on things later.
"Uh-huh."
Qingyao was obedient; her mother must have had her reasons for sending her away like this.
After her daughter walked away, Jiang Yue followed the old woman's gaze and craned her neck to look inside.
Zhang was disheveled, bound by shackles, and wore a sinister smile, as if she had gone mad...
"Found it! The remains of a corpse were found in the rice bin in the kitchen; it was rotting."
A man dressed in a vermilion official robe came out, looking rather unwell, as if he had been affected by the fumes.
"Yes, collect the body and bring it back to the yamen for the coroner to examine it."
The head constable remained calm as if he had been through countless battles. Then he ordered his men to take the crazy woman off the ground and lock her up in jail!
"The evidence is conclusive, Zhang, you vicious woman!"
"God, I must have been blind to let Da Gui marry you, you jinx!"
"You wretched woman, how dare you kill my mother! I'll kill you!"
"Mother, this isn't true! How could you kill Grandma?"
........
Wu Dama's family cried and wailed, but not a single one of them actually shed a tear.
Even though the villagers were far away, they could see it clearly, let alone the yamen runners.
This whole family looks like they're all crooked from top to bottom; they're definitely not good people!
Faced with the pointing fingers, Zhang suddenly shouted, then burst into laughter—
Haha~
"You old codger, didn't you also despise that old man? What, my wife, I just did something you didn't dare to do~"
"Honey, you're always sneaking into that widow's house in the next village, do you think I don't know?"
"Xiao Gui, don't blame your mother. I had no choice but to do this."
"It's all that old man's fault, all he does is yell at me all day!"
“From the time we got married until now, they’ve always been wary of me and haven’t treated me like a human being!”
"Alright, so you're all worried about the old woman, huh? I'm just... cooking her meat for you to eat~"
"And this old man's heart is truly black!"
Haha~
"Even though it's dark, you still ate it with relish, didn't you?"
........
"Ugh~"
Now it wasn't just Wu Dama and his son and grandson who were vomiting; even the villagers who were watching were vomiting!
How disgusting!
Eating human flesh will incur divine retribution!
The constables weren't much better off. Although they were somewhat prepared, what this crazy woman said immediately conjured up certain images...
Jiang Yue couldn't hold it in and started gagging.
This time she was especially grateful to the old lady next to her. If the old lady hadn't reminded her, her Yao Yao would have heard it too, and what a huge psychological trauma it would have caused!
"Mmm~"
Zhang's mouth was stuffed with a rag, so she couldn't speak.
But that venomous gaze, sweeping straight across the crowd, sent chills down one's spine.
Has Zhang gone mad?
Jiang Yue didn't know, and didn't want to stay any longer.
In her previous life, she lived in a peaceful era and grew up under the red flag. Although there was evil, she was protected by her motherland and never truly witnessed it.
Now that such a murder has occurred in Wujia Village, it's likely that more than just its reputation has been damaged...
In the afternoon, Qingshan and the others returned. As soon as they got back, they asked her if something had happened in the village.
"It got out so quickly?"
Jiang Yue said in surprise, she thought that communication was poor in ancient times, so the spread of news should also be poor, but she didn't expect that~
"Yes, the county government posted a notice saying that the trial would be held in three days. We only found out about it because of rumors."
Qingshan nodded. Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast.
Jiang Yue sighed; it seemed the village chief was going to be busy from now on...
"Yaoyao is still young, don't tell her about this."
"Yes, Mother."
Qingshan nodded. He only had one girl, how could he not feel sorry for her?
However, he quickly thought of his fiancée. Would Daxue be scared if she found out about this?
"Mom, I'm going to fetch water for Aunt Liu's family!"
"Go on, do more work."
Jiang Yue chuckled upon hearing this. "You little rascal, you've even learned to use a shield now."
Da Shi and Xiao Shi were both honest; after washing the oxcart, they prepared to leave.
"Wait, sit down, your aunt will pay you your wages."
Jiang Yue called the two boys to a halt, then went back to her room. When she came out again, she was carrying a money box.
Big Stone and Little Stone were very obedient, sitting up straight with joy in their eyes.
They've been working for over a month and haven't been paid yet, so they're a little worried.
“You’ve worked so hard and kept your mouth shut these past few days. As your aunt, I’m very pleased.”
Jiang Yue sat in the seat of honor, first offering a few words of praise, then casually counting the number of days she had worked to her two nephews.
He then counted out two more paychecks and handed them to the two men, saying:
“Count them all. Once you leave Auntie’s house, if any are missing, Auntie won’t take responsibility.”
Da Shi rubbed his hands together, looking embarrassed, and said:
"Thank you, Third Aunt."
He knew that his aunt loved to joke.
Little Shi was still young, and when he saw so many copper coins, he was so happy that his teeth were showing.
"Thank you, Third Aunt!"
After thanking him crisply, he started counting the money.
But he only learned to count to fifty, so counting to both ends would suffice.
Over here at Dashi, we've already counted three piles of one hundred. What's left?
He wanted to ask if his aunt had counted too many, but when his eyes met her smiling gaze, he blushed and lowered his head to continue counting.
Three hundred and sixty copper coins, sixty more than he originally planned!
"Third Aunt, you gave me sixty extra copper coins."
As he spoke, Da Shi pushed the extra copper coins back to his third aunt.
Whatever the amount, that's what it is. He can't go against his conscience and pocket the extra sixty copper coins!
Jiang Yue's gaze grew even more loving. She remained silent, looking at her little nephew.
"Fifty, six fifty equals three hundred, how come there's still more?"
Similarly, Xiao Shi finished counting, but he had ten extra copper coins!
"Third Aunt, you counted too many and gave me ten extra copper coins!"
Jiang Yue chuckled and handed back the copper coin that her nephew had returned, saying:
“Da Shi, you worked hard last month, even helping Qingshan deliver goods in the heavy rain. These extra sixty copper coins are a reward for you, which I discussed with Qingshan.”
As for Xiao Shi, it's true you work hard, but you're a bit young and not very strong, so you'll only be rewarded with ten copper coins.
As their aunt explained, one brother blushed, while the other became excited...
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