Nongmen Shenjue

Xiaoliushu Village and Daliushu Village are not far apart, but the population is smaller, and they were originally separated from one village.

The last ray of sky faded, and every house in the village was lit with dim lights.

The He family is considered to be the better-off type in the village, and they are four generations living under the same roof. Some in the village envy, some are jealous, and some sneer.The reason why the He family makes the villagers feel so complicated is because the "family history" of the He family is not so pleasant.

Old man He has a son and a daughter, who were poor back then, but his old wife was good-looking, and the daughter he gave birth to was also good-looking. Old man He picked an old widower who ran an oil shop in the county to be his son-in-law.The old son-in-law is about to catch up with the old man He's age, but his family is well-off, and he gave 16 taels of white money as the dowry, which is not counted as other dowry gifts, and the big red wedding sedan chair was very lively to welcome the relatives, which was enough for the He family face.

In this way, his son He Shun married a wife, bought several acres of land, and had his sister and brother-in-law in the county town, living a really good life.

Now He Shun's sons and daughters have grown up. He has two sons and two daughters. Thanks to his family's Feng Shui, his daughter's appearance is top-notch in the village.Early in the morning, the old man He had been fussy. He personally checked the marriage of the granddaughters, and ordinary people couldn't get in his eyes.

The one who married into the Liu family was the youngest daughter of the He family, He Xiaorong.

The Liu family was not within the scope of the He family's choice of relatives at first.He Xiaorong was sixteen years old, with a slim figure and fair complexion, like a hibiscus flower emerging from water, with a friendly smile and neat workmanship.Since the eldest daughter of the He family got married, He Xiaorong basically took care of the inside and outside of the house, who wouldn't praise her when she saw it?

But there is really no one who went to He's family to propose marriage.

It's nothing else, everyone in the village knows that the He family has high vision and looks down on ordinary people.When the eldest daughter of the He family, He Xiaofu, reached the age of marriage, many people went to propose marriage. Although they were from the village, they were all well-off, and it was not impossible to get eight or ten taels of dowry, but the He family all refused.

Two years ago, He Xiaofu got married to a wealthy family in a town in a neighboring county, and she was still a young mistress.It looked like a good marriage, but in fact the young master was seriously ill and wanted to be happy.It's not a good thing to be happy, if it doesn't go well... He Xiaofu's luck will be bad, the young master will die on the third day after marriage.On the anniversary of the young master's death last year, He Xiaofu hanged herself quietly.

No matter how gaudy it is to the outside world, the common people are not stupid, and there is no way to see it from the inside.

The He family agreed to the marriage proposal because they valued the generous dowry, a full 50 taels!

This exorbitant price, after He Xiaofu's death, was mentioned by people as money for life.

There are such examples before, no matter how good He Xiaorong is, who would go to make trouble for himself?

When Chen Shiliu came to Xiaoliushu Village this time, in order to prevent accidents, he specially brought He Chuan and Shen Duanju, a man who ran errands to collect information.This little fellow is clever and sweet-mouthed. After running around the village, he got all the news about the He family.

"This He family sold their daughter to make a fortune." Chen Shiliu smacked his lips, and fell silent after a while.

In fact, similar things are everywhere, but the He family is more exposed.For example, in the marriage between the aristocratic and powerful families, the consideration is never the compatibility of the two children, but the benefits that the two marriages can get from it.

"Then why did their family marry the Liu family?" The Liu family did not meet the He family's criteria for choosing a son-in-law.

"I heard that at the beginning, the He family hired a matchmaker to search for He Xiaorong in the county town, and wanted to marry He Xiaorong there. As long as the bride price is sufficient, the He family doesn't care how old the son-in-law is or what character he is, so this marriage is easy to find. Very. There is a tailor shop on our street. The young master should know. His youngest son is a scumbag and a fool. He is in his 30s and has never been able to find a wife. His eldest daughter-in-law probably doesn’t want to Raise him for a lifetime, and tell the matchmaker that he is willing to give him 20 taels of silver to marry him, and divide his house into two.

This is different from He Xiaofu's case. I suspect that the He family knew about it. They knew that they were widows in the past and might even be forced to be buried with her. But since his family is greedy for money, the daughter can only resign herself to fate.Besides, the two sides are far away, if something goes wrong, just close your ears and pretend you don't know.

I heard, I just heard, as the neighbor of the He family said, a matchmaker was invited to the tailor shop, and He Xiaorong hanged himself in the yard that night.There is a jujube tree in the yard of the He family, and the walls of the farmyard are not high. This kid got up to pee in the middle of the night, and he glanced at it inadvertently, and he almost didn't go crazy with fright.It was not very bright that night, and there was a man in white clothes dangling under the dark tree, swaying, tsk, just thinking about it scares people to death.If he hadn't yelled, He Xiaorong would have died that night. "

Chen Shiliu not only rubbed his arms, he was really perceptive: "And then?"

"Later, the He family got married to the Liu family, and the Liu family's dowry was not low, 12 taels. However, the Liu family asked He Xiaorong to stay in the village to serve the elders after she married."

Chen Shiliu frowned: "Looking at it this way, it's a good marriage made by accident."

In the eyes of the He family, He Xiaorong is only able to obtain goods in silver, and only re-engages a marriage with money, so the man will definitely have various problems.Marrying Liu Dahe now can be regarded as a lucky turn of events.Liu Dahe has a good appearance, and he works as an errand in the Jin family in the prefectural city, so he has quite a lot of savings. They are both talented and beautiful, so they should live a very prosperous life.

The reality is, on the second day of their wedding, Liu Dahe threw himself into the water to commit suicide, and seven days later, He Xiaorong followed in his footsteps.

What's wrong with this?

Chen Shiliu felt awkward and didn't know how to describe it.

It was He Chuan who reminded him: "I feel that the problem lies with Liu Dahe and He Xiaorong. However, when encountering this kind of conflict between husband and wife, especially diving to death, it should be a woman."

"That's right! Something's wrong here!" Chen Shiliu slapped his palms together: "Even if there is a big conflict between the two, Liu Dahe can just walk away, why would he throw himself into the river? I heard that he is very good at swimming, such a person , even if you jump into the river, you will drown, right?"

People have the instinct to survive, even if they control the water at the beginning, but when the crisis comes, their consciousness is vague, and people will instinctively survive, and they can be saved through the ability of water that they have been proficient since childhood.

The doubt has been found, or in other words, this is the doubt that existed from the beginning, but it is not so easy to think of the evidence.

Chen Shiliu got stuck and ran for several days without making any progress.

That night, Chen Shiliu didn't go back to the city, and he came to the restaurant only after it was completely dark.

"Brother Mu is here, I haven't eaten yet, what do I have to eat?" Chen Shiliu was lying on the table with no energy in his body.

Mu Qingyan was greedy for a while, and was about to fry pickled fish, Wen Jixue suggested to get two more dishes, saying that the moonlight is just right tonight, so you can enjoy the moon.Hmm... Indeed, the moonlight tonight is good. Even though it is not full moon, the cold light illuminates the entire ferry very clearly.

On a summer night, sitting by the water and blowing the wind, eating, drinking and chatting is really a pleasure.

Of course, there are many mosquitoes near the water, and there are so many trees and grass, it is impossible not to prevent them.Mu Wen and Mu Wu got used to it, grabbed the wormwood and lit it, and smoked the surrounding area of ​​the shop with cigarettes.The wormwood is a little bit too close, but it is very effective against mosquitoes.

"Let's eat a bowl of fried rice first." There was not much rice left, so I added some ingredients and fried a portion of fancy fried rice. I divided three small bowls and gave each of Chen Shiliu and the others a portion.

Seeing this, He Chuan hurriedly said, "I'll eat it later. I'll give this fried rice to the young master. I won't be full anyway."

The other guy named Xiaoqian naturally gave way.

"Let's eat, there will be more later." Mu Qingyan ignored them and started frying vegetables while frying fish in a small pot.

The dishes were almost ready, Wen Jixue came over with a wine jar.

Seeing Chen Shiliu, Wen Jixue smiled, "Master Chen, the case has not been investigated yet?"

"...It's not so close." Chen Shiliu was already used to the disgust, he just turned his eyes away and pretended not to see it.

Mu Qingyan cooked noodles again, He Chuan and Xiaoqian each scooped up a big bowl, and another plate of eggplant with minced meat, and a plate of shredded pork with green pepper, they moved to another table to eat in a tacit understanding.

Chen Shiliu had a small bowl of fried rice at the bottom, and felt much better. When he saw the wine brought by Wen Jixue, he ignored the other party's expression, and took the initiative to serve the wine.As soon as the wine jar was opened, the aroma of the wine came out, elegant and long-lasting, very intoxicating, the color of the wine was like amber, poured into a white jade cup, sparkling and rippling.

"Good wine!" Chen Shiliu couldn't wait to taste it, and said in surprise: "It smells like bamboo, is this pine wine? This wine is rare, and the production is small, and most of it was sent to the palace."

Mu Qingyan smelled the unique aroma of the wine and drank it slowly.

After leisurely for a while, Chen Shiliu sighed.

There was no way, he had something on his mind, and he came to Mu Qingyan just to ask for advice.

Mu Qingyan said: "If you think Liu Dahe is not dead, you don't have to prove it. After all, no one entrusts you to investigate."

"But……"

"Do you think it's not good to be like this now? If those two people are not dead." Mu Qingyan was not keen on this case at first, because no one entrusted him, and secondly, he guessed that the death was a fraud.After knowing the situation of the two families, I didn't care about it.

"This..." Chen Shiliu scratched his head and sighed, "I just want to know the answer. Then, just leave it alone?"

After drinking several cups, Chen Shiliu finally decided to give up.

It's not that he's afraid of taking a long time, but he's worried that if he really finds out the proof and finds out that the two of them are cheating their deaths, isn't it a bad thing?Whether it is the Liu family or the He family, it is not easy to get along with each other.Forget it, anyway, I know what I know.

Chen Shiliu had a moderate capacity for alcohol, and after drinking all of it, he became dizzy. He Chuan helped him to sleep in the inn.Before leaving, he thought of one thing: "Brother Mu, what happened to that corpse? Could it be that someone's grave was dug?"

Mu Qingyan waved his hand, and He Chuan took him away.

I decided to leave it alone, so I didn't care about it at all.