Reborn to face famine, I brought a space full of supplies!
Chapter 64 Testing Shen Rong Again
It was not until Jiang Chuyue and Aunt Zhang each brought out a pot of braised meat that the two strong men finally started to eat to their heart's content.
The harvest was poor this year, and the Shen family could only afford to eat enough food, and occasionally they could eat some meat at home.
I haven't seen so much meat in a long time, so it was inevitable that I ate it a little roughly.
Jiang Chuyue was not surprised, but Shen Rong felt a little embarrassed. However, after tasting the braised meat, he couldn't help but eat it without hesitation.
Jiang Chuyue and Xiao Yihao looked at each other. Although they had re-judged Shen Rong, they still had some doubts.
Seeing Shen Rong eating happily, this was the time to let down his guard, Jiang Chuyue spoke again tentatively, "Village Chief, I heard that one of the elders seemed to be angry? I was a little impulsive that day, why don't you ask the village chief for help another day so that I can have a chance to visit him and apologize?"
What she said was not wrong, as one of the five elders did fall ill.
Shen Rong kept using his chopsticks, "The fifth clan elder is indeed ill, but it's not because of you. It was because of the fire in the ancestral hall that day, and he was choked by the smoke."
"Is it so?" Jiang Chuyue replied with a laugh.
"That's right. I don't know who set the fire. If I find out, I will punish him severely!" Shen Rong was filled with anger when he mentioned this.
When they first learned that the ancestral hall was on fire, he and all the Shen family members subconsciously suspected Jiang Chuyue. However, after sending people to investigate, they found that Jiang Chuyue had made a big fuss in the ancestral hall and left the hall in full view of everyone. Not long after she left, the hall caught fire.
It was obvious that the arsonist wanted them to misunderstand and blame it on Jiang Chuyue.
Shen Rong, who understood this point, did not visit Jiang Chuyue that day just to test her, he wanted to know how much Jiang Chuyue knew.
But obviously, Jiang Chuyue didn't know as much as they did.
"Did someone set the fire intentionally?" Jiang Chuyue and Xiao Yihao's surprise was not fake, they really didn't know who set the fire. Although the villagers of Wanshan Village were dissatisfied with the Shen family, no one would make such a big fuss.
Once this matter is discovered, it will become the target of public criticism.
"I wonder if the village chief has found any useful clues about the fire in the ancestral hall?" Jiang Chuyue glanced at Xiao Yihao, knowing what he wanted to ask, and took the initiative to ask.
"If there was, you wouldn't be so blind." Shen Rong finally put down his chopsticks. "Someone in the Shen family suspected that you were responsible for the fire in the ancestral hall."
He admitted it so bluntly that Jiang Chuyue didn't know how to respond.
"Only when you left the ancestral hall and returned home that day, there were many villagers following you the whole way, so I was able to clear you of suspicion. But after all, you had just caused a big disturbance in the ancestral hall, and then the ancestral hall caught fire. No matter how you look at it, it seems to be you who did it."
Shen Rong took the initiative to talk about this matter, and Jiang Chuyue was not dissatisfied with their suspicion.
After all, she was actually somewhat involved in the fire in the ancestral hall. When there was a commotion in the ancestral hall, Jiang Chuyue smelled the smell of kerosene in the hall. However, she couldn't stand the behavior of the Shen family and the five elders, and had a big quarrel with them. Naturally, she was unwilling to take the initiative to remind them. Unexpectedly, the ancestral hall was destroyed soon after.
Jiang Chuyue didn't feel any regret about the loss of the ancestral hall.
There is no point in keeping an ancestral hall that only oppresses villagers and women. Even if no one deliberately sets it on fire, Jiang Chuyue will burn it down sooner or later.
But she obviously couldn't say this in front of the Shen family.
"It seems that the arsonist may have a grudge against me, so he tried to frame me for this?" Jiang Chuyue took the initiative to help analyze, "I haven't offended many people in Wanshan Village, so..."
The conversation ended there, and everyone present looked at Liu Cui.
Liu Cui, who was enjoying her meat, suddenly felt a chill on her back. She looked up and met many suspicious eyes. She quickly swallowed the meat in her mouth and said, "How can I have such ability? Li Er and the others don't have such courage either."
"Who knows?" Xiao Feng added.
"You're just a little brat. Why are you allowed to interrupt when adults are talking?" Liu Cui wanted to tear Xiao Feng's mouth apart, but now she had to bow her head under the eaves. Jiang Chuyue was the one who had the final say in the eldest house. If she really made Jiang Chuyue unhappy, she could really kick her out.
Liu Cui had no choice but to swallow her anger and just talk about it, but she never dared to actually do anything.
"Grandma, Feng'er is just a child. Why are you arguing with a child?" Jiang Chuyue said coldly.
Liu Cui was furious, but she didn't dare to really confront Jiang Chuyue. Life in the second house was difficult, and she didn't want to live a life of eating coarse food anymore.
The meal is over.
Jiang Chuyue and Xiao Yihao personally escorted the Shen family's father and son to the gate of the courtyard. After watching them leave, Jiang Chuyue glanced around to make sure there was no one there.
"Why do you think Shen Rong suddenly said so many things today?"
"For the sake of profit." Xiao Yihao saw clearly that Jiang Chuyue could win the hearts of too many people with the food in the space. Even the village chief Shen Rong was jealous of their food, let alone other families.
In today's time of food shortage, it is normal to bow your head in order to make life better for yourself and your family.
Jiang Chuyue also wanted to win over Shen Rong, so she asked Aunt Zhang to reserve a portion of braised meat in advance for Shen Rong to take back.
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"Dad, why did you say so much to Jiang Chuyue?" Although Shen Da and Shen Er were tall and strong, neither of them inherited Shen Rong's brains.
"The fire in the ancestral hall has nothing to do with her, so it doesn't matter if she tells you about it." Shen Rong had his own plans in mind. Jiang Chuyue's generosity showed that she was trying to win him over. In the face of hunger, nothing mattered.
If Shen Rong's concession can make the Shen family live more comfortably, then it is worth it.
"But this is our Shen family's business." Shen Er also muttered.
"Just don't offend Jiang Chuyue in the next two days." Looking at his two sons who were so disappointed in him, Shen Rong was angry but helpless.
The Shen family had lived a comfortable life for too long, and his two sons had also lived too comfortably, which led to their current appearance.
Some things are deliberately ignored by everyone. The fire in the ancestral hall seemed to have passed quietly, and no one mentioned it.
Now, all the villagers of Wanshan Village excitedly brought their children to the Xiao family's old house to queue up for food and meat.
Among them were the Shen family. Except for four or five Shen families who had not arrived, even the village chief's family had arrived. Shen Rong even helped distribute food to the villagers together with Jiang Chuyue at the Xiao family.
All the previous grudges and conflicts between the two seemed to have disappeared.
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