After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 69, Episode 0071: Eating melons at the threshing ground (Part 2)
Grandma Wang constantly brainwashed Li Jiangao, teaching him from childhood to adulthood that he should be filial to his parents and two older brothers, and that good things should be left to his parents and brothers, otherwise he would be heartless.

Li Jianshe always thought that Old Lady Wang was his biological mother, and he didn't know that his two brothers were stepbrothers with no blood relation. He was manipulated from a young age to treat Old Lady Wang and his two stepbrothers very well, just as Old Lady Wang had hoped. He also extended his affection to his two brothers' nephews and nieces.

Even after he got married and had children, he still prioritized the rest of his family before his own.

Many people in the village looked down on him, thinking he was a coward and a good-for-nothing, but he always did it willingly.

Like most rural women, Aunt Liu was not valued in her own family and endured mistreatment in her husband's family for fear of being abandoned. She did whatever her husband did.

Life goes on like this. Whether it's bitter or tiring, only they know. But to others, they seem to be enjoying themselves.

Until recently, when Old Man Li fell seriously ill and passed away, he called Li Jianshe to his bedside before he died. No one knows what he said, but it is known that after Old Man Li was buried, Li Jianshe, the most filial but also the most cowardly member of the family, made a fuss about dividing the family property.

Aunt Liu looked distressed, as if she had gotten used to it. "Before my father-in-law passed away, he told my husband to divide the family property after he died, but my mother-in-law is not happy about it."

They're not happy about it; they've been making a huge fuss for days, and the house is no longer a home.

After saying that, he didn't wait for anyone else to react and walked away with his body hunched over.

After she walked a little further away, the old woman who had spoken earlier whispered, "Da Wu's father [Li Jianshe] wants to divide the family property, but Old Lady Wang is absolutely against it. She keeps threatening to hang herself or jump into the well. Their house has been quite a scene these past few days."

The old woman's surname was Bian, and she lived next door to Aunt Liu. The two houses were separated only by a wall about two meters high. You could step on a stool and climb up to see both of them.

Aunt Wu and the others immediately crowded around her.

"What's going on?"

This is Aunt Wu with a curious expression.

"Yeah, after being a coward for most of his life, how could he suddenly become so strong?"

This is something Aunt Lu finds hard to believe.

"Really? You can't slap him and he won't even fart. He does whatever Grandma Wang tells him to do. He raises his own son and daughter like black monkeys, but when he goes to the commune, he doesn't forget to bring his nephews and nieces big meat buns to eat."

This is Fang's wife, who not only doesn't believe in Li Jianshe but also despises him.

Under the spotlight, Grandma Bian proudly straightened her chest, coughed twice to clear her throat, and then began to tell her story, attracting even more attention from those around her.

Moreover, he always hits the jackpot from the very first word.

"Old Li and Old Wang's relationship has been strained for a long time. Old Wang had someone else a few years ago, and Old Li knew about it."

Aunt Fang couldn't help but interrupt her, "Auntie, don't make things up. I can believe you if you say Old Lady Wang has connections, but if Old Man Li knows, why hasn't he made a scene yet?"

Grandma Bian was a little annoyed at being interrupted. "What do you think Old Man Li is? Old Lady Wang always brings back good things. The few times I've seen it, it's either a few eggs, a few sweet potatoes, or a small bag of soybeans. Old Man Li probably can't bear to part with these things."

Even Aunt Wu thought it sounded unreliable this time, saying, "This is something that can't be turned a blind eye to just because it's growing grass on your head."

Which man is shameless? And who doesn't have double standards?

They might be okay with cheating on their own, but if their wives cheated, they would feel that their ancestors had lost all face.

Aunt Wu was highly respected among the gossip-loving group, and her denial was tantamount to confirming that the melon was fake, which made Grandma Bian even more unhappy and determined to prove that what she said was true.

She raised her voice slightly, her cheeks puffed out in anger: "These things may be unimportant, but the most important thing is that old man Li is no good."

Everyone: "..."

What?
What did you say
Although everyone calls them "old man" and "old woman," Old Man Li and Old Woman Wang are actually not very old. Old Man Li is in his early fifties, and Old Woman Wang is close to fifty.

The reason they are called "old man" and "old woman" is twofold. Firstly, rural people work hard all their lives and tend to look older. Secondly, in their culture, once a grandchild is born, the grandfathers are all referred to as "old man" and "old woman," or "grandpa" and "grandma."

So here, you can't tell someone's age from their title; there are grandpas in their teens and uncles in their early fifties.

How could someone in their early fifties not be able to do it?

I've never heard of it before.

"Are you serious?"

The more I listen, the more it seems like utter nonsense.
But precisely because it was so outrageous, everyone listened with even greater interest.

Whether it's true or not, this kind of gossip is quite satisfying to eat.

Grandma Bian knew that no one believed her, so she rolled her eyes in annoyance. "How could this be fake? I heard them arguing with my own ears. Grandma Wang cursed Grandpa Li for not being a man, and then Grandpa Li went crazy and picked up a stool and started hitting Grandma Wang with it."

That time, Old Lady Wang was beaten so badly that she was bedridden for over half a month and couldn't get up.

"I was terrified at the time. When my husband came back, I told him what happened. He seemed to know something and told me not to mess with Old Man Li and his gang. He even kept watch at the door for several days in a row."

Grandma Bian's husband was addicted to smoking. During those few days, Grandma Bian would see her husband go outside to take a puff before going to bed, and he would not come back to sleep even after she had fallen asleep.

At first, Grandma Bian didn't think much of it. She didn't like the smell of smoke, and she would get angry if her husband smoked inside the house, so her husband had always gone outside to smoke when he was addicted.

It wasn't until after Old Man Li passed away that Grandma Bian's husband told her that Old Man Li had been a guide for bandits when he was young.

What is a guide?

The idea was to find out which families were wealthy and when they would be alone, and then inform the bandits in advance.

Sometimes Old Man Li would do it himself. Grandma Bian's husband witnessed it once by chance. It was on that occasion that Old Man Li and the bandits killed Li Jianshe's mother's family and kidnapped Li Jianshe's mother to the mountains.

Grandma Bian didn't say these things, nor did she dare to.

First, she couldn't make baseless accusations without evidence. Second, she felt sorry for Li Jianshe and his mother, and didn't want to ruin the reputation of a poor person who had already died. She also didn't want Li Jianshe, who was already in a pitiful state, to suffer the consequences of his reputation after learning the truth.

"Who are you talking about?"

Xu Zhichuan nearly dropped his chopsticks in shock. "Li Wenjie, isn't he already dead?"

Lin Yuexi swallowed the porridge in her mouth and said slowly, "He is indeed dead."

Xu Zhichuan: "..."

The others: "..."

I really want to refute it, but I'm powerless to do so.

Xu Zhichuan said awkwardly, "What I mean is, his time of death is wrong. Li Wenjie should have died more than ten years ago."

Leng Xingran picked up a piece of shredded pork and cabbage, put it in her mouth, chewed and swallowed it, and then said, "There are two possibilities. One is that there was a problem with the original list; the other is that Li Wenjie just faked his death and escaped."

Upon hearing his words, everyone except Lin Yuexi looked very solemn.

Regardless of the possibility, the implications are far-reaching.

It's even possible...