After returning to the You Mansion, Zhou Xiaohu was busy preparing dinner.
Lin brought a large wooden basin and squatted beside Song Yuehua, washing vegetables together while talking.
"Daya, you are really amazing. These women listen to you so much. They do whatever you say without any objection."
Since she had nothing to do, Song Yuehua told Lin how she rescued Liang Yanniang and her two children.
"This is really..." Lin thought for a long time before saying, "What about saving a life?"
"It is better than building a seven-story pagoda."
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "I just wanted to send someone to the clinic on the way, but I didn't expect to bring him back."
"That's also because you are kind-hearted."
Soon, Xu Ji came back with the menu.
After Zhou Xiaohu looked at the dishes he ordered, he got busy.
After being busy for a while, Lin wiped her hands and said, "You guys are busy, Master Ma's ox cart is about to leave, I have to go there early."
"Mother."
Zhou Xiaohu came out with a spatula in his hand and said, "Have dinner before you leave."
"I have to walk back after dinner. Go ahead, take care of yourselves and don't bother me."
Lin took off her apron, shook it, and folded it again.
Song Yuehua said, "Aunt Lin, just stay here for one night and go back tomorrow."
"I won't stay here because there's still work to do at home. I'm relieved to see that you guys are doing well in the county," Lin said as she carried the backpack on her back. "Next time when there's not much work to do at home, I'll come over to help you."
Seeing that he couldn't keep her, Zhou Xiaohu asked her to wait and packed the dumplings into several boxes.
"I didn't finish these dumplings at noon, and I wanted to cook a pot to eat in the evening. Mom, please bring them back for everyone to taste."
Zhou Xiaohu carried the lunch box into Lin's backpack.
"Okay, you guys go ahead with your work, I'm leaving now." Lin waved to the few people and left with the basket on her back.
Song Yuehua went back to help Zhou Xiaohu watch the fire.
The two of them worked while talking across the stove.
"Is there any possibility for Chen Shu and Xiaocao?" Song Yuehua asked.
Zhou Xiaohu said, "They have been together longer than I have. Who knows, they might have fallen in love with each other."
"When they were together, I saw that they didn't look alike." Song Yuehua felt that her judgment was quite accurate.
Zhou Xiaohu said as he cooked, "You have to ask them themselves about this."
When it was almost time for dinner, Pan An ran back and told Zhou Xiaohu, "Brother Rushan said he won't be back for dinner, so please save the food for him."
After saying this, Pan An was about to run away.
"Wait a minute," Zhou Xiaohu called out, "He doesn't want to eat. You can eat here first."
Pan An hurriedly said, "Brother Xiaohu, please keep it for me too. There's a murder case at Brother Rushan's place, and he's too busy."
"There's a murder!"
After hearing this, Song Yuehua hurried out, but Pan An had already run far away.
That night, Zhang Rushan did not return until it was dark.
"Have you had dinner?" Song Yuehua asked as she came over with an oil lamp.
Zhang Rushan asked in surprise, "Are you waiting for me?"
"Otherwise," Song Yuehua said, "I heard there was a murder case. What happened?"
The two of them went into the kitchen, relit the fire, and heated up the food again.
Zhang Rushan sighed, "Remember the crazy horse that Cheng Fei rode?"
Song Yuehua reacted immediately, "Cheng Fei is dead?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhang Rushan said helplessly.
The man who drugged the horse was a servant in the Cheng mansion.
Because his wife and sister were slept with by Cheng Fei, he was full of hatred and originally planned to poison several horses of the Cheng family to vent his anger.
As a result, the dosage was wrong, the horse went crazy and Cheng Fei sat on it, and what happened that day happened.
Cheng Fei was almost knocked off his horse by him, so naturally he didn't want to let him go.
After Zhang Rushan's repeated persuasion, he agreed to spare his life.
"The man who drugged her died of his entire family of four. It was murder, and the murderer didn't intend to cover it up..."
As Zhang Rushan spoke this, his voice became weaker and weaker.
Song Yuehua was stunned.
"Is Cheng Fei the murderer?" Song Yuehua asked.
Zhang Rushan rubbed his chopsticks and said, "The matter is still under investigation. I don't think it's him."
"Why."
Zhang Rushan picked up a handful of vegetables and took a big bite of the porridge. "Currently, Cheng Fei is the most suspicious and has been detained. Mr. Cheng fainted from anger and asked me to get him out as soon as possible."
"If it was a normal matter, we could just give him some money and it would be fine. But this time it's a major case of annihilating an entire family. Given County Magistrate Yang's personality, he won't let anyone go easily unless he finds substantial evidence."
Song Yuehua was silent for a while before asking, "Besides Cheng Fei, who else could it be?"
"Aren't we still investigating?"
The oil lamp exploded, and Song Yuehua found a pair of scissors and cut the wick. Just at this moment, a gust of wind came and almost blew out the lamp.
By the time Song Yuehua replaced the oil lamp, Zhang Rushan had almost finished eating.
"Is it enough for you to prove Cheng Fei's innocence?" Song Yuehua asked.
Zhang Rushan wiped his hands with a rag and nodded, "That's right, but I..."
"That's enough," Song Yuehua said in a serious tone, "You just need to find evidence that Cheng Fei is innocent. Don't be so curious about other things."
The two stood at the kitchen door for a long time.
Finally, Zhang Rushan chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I know what to do."
A person who can easily kill an entire family must not be as simple as they imagine.
If the truth is really revealed, will County Magistrate Yang be able to put the person in jail?
The family-massacre case had been circulating in the county for some time, and it was the subject of conversation in almost every teahouse, tavern and restaurant.
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