Nongmen Shenjue

After the Dragon Boat Festival, only one family in Daliushu Village got married, and that was the son of Liu Decai's family.The married girl's natal family is not far away, in Xiaoliushu Village, and the girl's family name is He.

Mu Qingyan had nothing to do, so he sat in the shop and asked casually, many people knew about it.

"It's a strange thing to say. The in-laws who used to be good are now arguing, and the He family even said they would file a lawsuit."

"The He family just wants money. The girl is gone, and the body hasn't been found yet, so they haven't searched much. Maybe they rushed downstream."

"There are no good people, so it's right to ask for money. The girl of He's family is very beautiful, and she is a good hand at work, that is, the gift from Liu Decai's family is high, otherwise she would not be able to marry."

Guo Yong leaned over and said, "Treasurer Mu, let me tell you, this marriage was originally well-matched, and the couple are both talented and beautiful. It is said that the girl of the He family is born well, and the eldest son of the Liu family is also good-looking, with a height of eight feet. , with a handsome face, still working in the prefectural city, he speaks and behaves differently from us small local people. This marriage was sought out by the Liu family's parents. I guess the Liu family's son is not very happy, but is it the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker? It’s still a relationship. It’s just that, the relationship is done, and I haven’t let go of it in my heart, just like this..."

Mu Qingyan suddenly asked: "Will the son of the Liu family know how to swim?"

Guo Yong paused and nodded: "Yes! Yes! We all grew up by the water, and few of us know how to swim."

"Where's the girl from the He family?" Mu Qingyan asked again.

"I-I don't know about this." Guo Yong shook his head.

"Are you familiar with Liu Decai's family?"

"I know his family, but I'm not very familiar with it. An old aunt of mine is married in Daliushu Village. She usually lives not far away, so she often runs there." Guo Yong pointed to the people around him and said, "Half of us here They are all from Big and Small Willow Village."

One of them, a man about the same age as Guo Yong, said: "The eldest son of the Liu family is named Liu Dahe. He must be 22 this year. His family is not in a difficult situation. The reason for getting married so late is because he has been outside. This year, he was also urged by his family. He just came back. He came back around the beginning of April. The family talked about several marriages, but he had no choice but to agree with the head of the He family.

Our village privately guessed that Liu Dahe had a good friend in Fucheng, maybe it was a widow, maybe it was a maid from some family, anyway, it was hard to talk about marriage, so this dragged the family.

Anyway, people can't figure it out, no matter what, if you get married, you can live a good life, and the bride is not bad, so is it worth jumping into the river the first day?That's good, once he died, the bride could not live anymore. "

"What is Liu Dahe doing in Fucheng?" Mu Qingyan asked.

"People in the Jin family seem to follow a certain young master of the Jin family. I heard that you can get one tael of silver a month, and you can get rewards from time to time. Eight sets of clothes are given for free throughout the year. You usually eat and use it. I don't know how good it is. It's a pity that the Jin family doesn't accept people casually, otherwise it would be so beautiful to eat a bowl of rice from the Jin family."

"The Jin family?" It seemed familiar, as if Mu Wan had mentioned it before.

"Mu shopkeeper, you don't know the Jin family, do you? It's the Jin family who opened the big silver building in Fucheng. His family's jewelry was once sent to the palace as tributes for the nobles. The family's gold and silver mountains will not be used for several lifetimes." over."

As soon as the Jin family was mentioned, everyone turned around immediately, forgetting the old news about Liushu Village.

Chen Shiliu was in Daliushu Village at this time.

He squatted at the place where Liu Dahe jumped into the river, asking around with the fishermen mending their nets.

The fisherman is an old man, and his family also belongs to Daliushu Village.

"You asked about Liu Dahe, oh, I know, I helped to catch him. It's been three days, his body is swollen and white, and his face was bitten by some kind of fish. It's really pitiful. He is from a village, so I watched him grow up, even though he is not his own, but he is much more filial than his younger brother..."

Chen Shiliu hurriedly interrupted and asked: "Uncle, you said Liu Dahe is not the Liu family's own child?"

"People are gone, so it's nothing to tell you." The old man put down his fishing net, took two puffs of pipe, and said: "Liu Decai gave birth to three daughters earlier, and he wants a son. Find a blessed boy to raise. Their family went to pick up a baby and came back. They didn’t know where to find it. It was Dahe, who was still nursing in his swaddling baby. It was really effective, after five years, Sure enough, their family got a son, Dahe's younger brother Dashu.

The real one is definitely different from the one brought in.Fortunately, there were three other girls at home, and Dahe was a boy after all, and his work was limited, but he barely had enough to eat.It's just that if the parents are eccentric, can the children feel better? When he was 13 years old, Dahe left the village and went to find his own way of life.It was his luck that somehow he got into Jin's house, and finally he was safe.But at that time he was sixteen years old, and he didn't know what he did or suffered in the middle three years. "

"He didn't want the marriage that the family told him about? I heard that the He family girl is pretty good." Chen Shiliu asked.

The old man chuckled, and asked him back: "If your family calls you back and says that they will find a marriage for you, will you be willing?"

"This..." Chen Shiliu felt that he must not be happy.

The old man seemed to see through his thoughts, and smiled understandingly: "It's the same reason, Dahe doesn't have a problem with the He family, but he doesn't want to be hastily arranged by the family. Their family didn't care about Dahe's affairs before, as long as they brought back the money every year. That's fine, why are you suddenly urging him to get married? Isn't it because he is afraid that he will marry a daughter-in-law outside, and he will completely ignore the family in the future? After all, it is not his own, and his parents don't understand how he treats Dahe since he was a child? That's why he chose He’s family in Xiaoliushu Village, and made up their minds to keep their daughter-in-law at home, so that Dahe will not worry about forgetting home.”

Chen Shiliu was fascinated by what he heard, he didn't expect there to be so many tricks here.

"It's all right now. Dahe is dead. It's a pity to get rid of that family. It's a pity for the girl of the He family." The old man took two puffs of cigarettes, turned his slightly cloudy eyes to look at Chen Shiliu, and knocked on his cigarette. Guozi put the cigarette stick on his waist and headed back to the village with the fishing net.

Chen Shiliu hurriedly took out a pen and paper and recorded the important information.

He decided to go to the village again, or ask the woman about the situation there.He felt that even if Liu Dahe committed suicide, it must have been stimulated during the bridal chamber night, otherwise he could just walk away if he didn't like it, why would he seek death?

Didn't the old man just say that Liu Dahe left home to live alone at the age of 13, which shows what his family is like. Liu Dahe knows very well that there is no possibility of being disheartened by his family and committing suicide.

Oh, yes, not even sure if Liu Dahe is dead or not.

Liu Dahe has already been buried, so there is no way to check the body.

This time Chen Shiliu came out alone. He felt that he was so close to the ferry, and he was going to the village to inquire about news, so there would be no danger.It went smoothly before, but when he first entered the village, three men around his age approached him and surrounded him.

Chen Shiliu was startled and panicked: "What are you going to do?"

"Bah! I'm asking you what you want to do! Why are you asking about Liu Dahe's affairs?" The person who asked the question was short but strong, holding a wooden stick with thick arms in his hand, his eyes were raised, and he had a fierce expression on his face.

"Can't ask?" Chen Shiliu rolled his eyes, planning to run away when he saw the opening, and let him out when he came back next time!

"To tell you the truth, Liu Dahe is my elder brother, he is already dead! If you continue to inquire and talk nonsense, you will look good to me!" It turned out that this person was Liu Dashu, who uttered harsh words and led him away.

Chen Shiliu was confused and didn't understand what Liu Dashu was doing.

However, he didn't dare to walk around alone again, if another person jumped out and put him in a sack and beat him up, it would be a big loss.Thinking of this, he immediately left Daliushu Village and went to the ferry.

Mu Qingyan was not found in the restaurant.

"Where's your second brother?" Chen Shiliu asked for a bowl of tea while drinking.

Mu Wen hummed softly, and pointed to the inn next to him.

"With Wen Jixue? Their relationship is too good." Chen Shiliu said, recalling the scene when the two got along, his brows tightened again and again, and he muttered in a low voice: "This Wen Jixue, no Be safe."

When he went to the yard behind the inn to look for someone, he immediately saw the two standing behind the table, their figures overlapped, their gestures were intimate, they were holding a sum together, talking and laughing.

Chen Shiliu really wanted to shout, but considering that Wen Jixue would retaliate, he only dared to cough a few times: "Brother Mu!"

Wen Jixue glanced over, and Chen Shiliu felt a chill down his spine.

Mu Qingyan was relieved, learning to paint was not an easy job.Especially under Wen Jixue's comparison, he always felt that he was too stupid, even if he knew that the other party had practiced hard for many years, and he couldn't make it happen overnight.

"Brother Mu, I went to Daliushu Village." Chen Shiliu told what he had asked, focusing on the abnormal behavior of Daliushu.

Mu Qingyan thought for a while, and guessed a bit: "It is estimated that the Liu family does not want anyone to continue to question Liu Dahe's death. Liu Dahe went to the Jin family to work as an errand at the age of 16. Food and clothing are all managed by the head of the family. I guess I have accumulated a lot of savings over the past few years. Once Liu Dahe died, these things belonged to the Liu family. Even the Jin family may give some funeral money if they know the news.

According to what you said, Liu Dahe and his family have already separated, and the family has worked hard to keep him. Isn't this result very good for the Liu family? "

Chen Shiliu opened his mouth and sighed: "This Liu Dahe is too pitiful, his family members are so cold-hearted. Although he is not his own, he has been raised since he was a child, and it is said that he is so filial."

Filial piety?At first it was filial piety, but later it became cold, so it may not be so.

Mu Qingyan was very suspicious of Liu Dahe's death.