The two women walked away, pulling each other. One of them said unhappily, "Why are you pulling me? Song Bowen is also from our village. What's the big deal if he knows?"

"You fool, Song Bowen is a scholar, how can you believe these ghost stories? If this gets out, the gods will no longer favor us, and you and I will be the sinners of the whole village. Can you bear this responsibility?"

The woman who had been angry just now immediately turned off the engine and nodded repeatedly.

Most of the villagers thought the same. Whenever Song Bowen went to ask for information, the villagers would flicker their eyes and change the subject.

This made Song Bowen even more suspicious.

Unconsciously, he walked to the open space in front of the ancestral hall. There were so many people here! He looked closer and found that the government was collecting grain. The villagers who had been talking to him happily a dozen minutes ago now looked distressed.

The village chief saw him and called him over, "Bowen, you've come just in time. When will you pay your grain?"

"My home?!" He has never cared about these things at home.

The villagers around were whispering. Someone whispered to the two women who were taking care of Old Lady Song, "They received..." Then they pointed to the sky. Was it a gift from the gods? ? ?

The two women were confused at first, then shook their heads together. There was no trace of the problem anywhere in the house.

The villagers pondered in their hearts: all the people in the village, including the third branch of the Song family, had received the gods’ food, so why was there none in the Song family’s old house?

Someone slapped his thigh and said quickly, "It must be that the people in the Song family's old house have done too many bad things, and this is God's punishment for them."

"Then we should stay away from the Song family's old house in the future, so as to avoid the anger of the gods."

Her words touched everyone's heart.

Song Bowen was surprised to find that the villagers seemed to be avoiding him.

At this moment, his eyes were wandering over the bags of grain. Although he turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside, he knew that most families in their village were worried about their next meal after the last one. When did they become so rich that every household could pay their grain? I heard that they had already paid once during the autumn harvest, and this was the second time!

Looking at those secretive faces, he seemed to understand what they were trying to hide! The origin of this food was unknown? ? ? ! ! !

The village chief saw his eyes flickering and called him hurriedly, "Bowen, Bowen, can you hear what I am asking you?"

"Oh, I heard it. Where did my second uncle and Youcai go? Does the village chief know?"

He believed that everything would become clear if he just asked his family.

"You don't know yet?" The village chief was really surprised. "You haven't returned to the county yet!" If he returned to the county, his parents would definitely tell him where the two people went!

Song Bowen nodded. He had been hanging out in a brothel in the next county recently and had not been home for more than ten days. Today, an idler in the village bumped into him and asked him to go back to the village, saying that his grandmother and second aunt had fallen and no one was taking care of them. He was very enthusiastic and accompanied him back, so he had no way to avoid him.

The village chief stared at him for a while with his cloudy eyes, then waved for the two men to come over, "Accompany Bowen to the county and ask his parents to come back. The old lady in the house and the official's food can't wait."

Finally, he urged the two men in a stern tone, "Make sure to send him home!!!"

Song Bowen originally planned to go to Mrs. Bai's house to inquire, but he was forced by the village chief to return to the county.

When he arrived at the entrance of Wanqian Building, he found that all the familiar guys had been replaced. He was a little confused. He walked straight in. When he reached the backyard, he was stopped by the guy guarding the door: Hey, hey, hey, who are you? Where are you going? How can you get in? Go, go, go, get out!

"What the hell does it have to do with you if I go home?" Song Bowen yelled angrily at the two people at the door.

"Oh, you're quite rude. Go home??? What kind of home is this?" A guy waved the stick in his hand and gestured at Song Bowen.

Song Bowen was so scared that he quickly said, "My father is the shopkeeper here, Song Jiawen! Are you new here? Let me in."

The two gatekeepers looked at each other and burst into laughter.

"Bah, Song Jiawen, that bad guy is locked up in the county jail. Our boss has already hired another manager. Who do you think you are? Do you still want to be so arrogant here?" said one of the waiters.

"Why are you saying so much to him? Get out of here, get out of here quickly. If you don't get out now, be careful of the stick in my hand..." Another guy picked up the stick in his hand and said threateningly.

Song Bowen stumbled towards the county government office.

After paying the jailer thirty coins, he finally met the three people from the Song family's main house. The three wanted to hug him and cry loudly, but he avoided them with disgust.

"Bo Wen, where is the hairpin on your head?" Song Jia Wen asked.

"I don't know either. I haven't found it these days." Song Bowen felt a little guilty. He had given the hairpin as a gift to someone else and no one knew where it had gone.

"I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay..." Seeing that his son was unharmed, Song Jiawen was finally relieved.

"Bo Wen, you must rescue us." Wen stepped forward and cried.

"Yes, big brother, it was that Liu Ya who harmed us. You must find a way to avenge us!"

Song Jiawu, who was standing next to him, stretched out his arms desperately, facing him, ahhhh…

Song Bowen felt a headache. These people were really looking for trouble for him.

He still has to take the imperial examination, and these people staying in prison will always be a burden to him, so he must get them out.

What can be done?

At this moment, he thought of the suspicious food, and a vicious idea quickly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but sneer.

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