The women's screams attracted everyone's attention, and they all gathered around to see what was happening.

Sure enough, upon closer inspection, the pile of pig grass was already stained with blood. The blood had seeped through the pig grass and soaked a large area on the ground.

"Oh my God! What's going on? Why is there so much blood?"

"She, she couldn't be dead, could she?"

Some brave ones reached out their hands to feel the breath, then drew back in horror.

Zhang Lizheng asked anxiously: "What's going on?"

The man stammered, "Village chief, she, she, she, she's dead..."

"What?" Zhang Lizheng was shocked and rushed over to confirm it personally.

He reached out his hand to feel around, and sure enough, there was no breath.

Others reacted belatedly, "Murder, murder, Zhang Dazhuang murdered someone."

When Zhang Dazhuang heard that he had killed someone, his face turned pale instantly, his legs went limp, and he kept shaking, almost unable to stand.

Zhang Youcai and his wife and Zhang Dazhuang's wife were not much better. They had long lost the energy they had just to curse.

"How, how is this possible? He just fell. How could he die?" Zhang's mother muttered.

Zhang Lizheng and several brave men checked Hang's mother's strength and raised her head slightly so that they could see clearly.

There was actually a sickle stuck in the back of her head. The pointed end of the sickle had been embedded in the back of her head, and there was a big cut on the edge. Blood was gushing out, which was shocking.

Some timid people only took one look and dared not look again. The blood flowing was really scary.

Someone sighed and said, "It's so tragic. Not only did they not get their money back, but now they have even lost their lives."

"Li Zheng, what should we do?"

"Someone come and report to the county government." Zhang Lizheng stood up and regained his composure.

So many people saw with their own eyes that Zhang Dazhuang assaulted Hang's mother, which led to this result. If she really died, Zhang Dazhuang would not be able to deny it.

When Zhang's mother thought of this, she could not care about anything else. She pushed Zhang Dazhuang and whispered to him, "Dazhuang, run, run quickly, find a place to hide first."

Although this son has no future, no matter how hopeless he is, he is still her son. Naturally, she does not want him to be arrested and executed by the government.

Zhang Dazhuang woke up as if from a dream. He was very close to the gate at the moment, and when no one was paying attention, he ran out.

Almost as soon as Zhang Dazhuang made a move, Zhang Lizheng noticed it and immediately shouted to everyone to capture Zhang Dazhuang.

"Hurry up and catch Zhang Dazhuang. Don't let him run away."

Seeing that the truth had been revealed, Hang's mother also began to ignore everything. She dragged Zhang Youcai to block the door to stop everyone from running, buying more time for Zhang Dazhuang to escape. "Son, run, run faster, don't let anyone catch you."

Zhang Dazhuang's wife even closed the courtyard gate that was shaky from the previous collision to prevent anyone from chasing out, "No one is allowed to go out."

Because of their obstruction, when everyone finally pushed the door open and went out, the door completely stopped working and Zhang Dazhuang disappeared.

Zhang Lizheng was so angry that his face turned blue. He said to Zhang Youcai and his wife, "Zhang Youcai, you are shielding a murderer. Zhang Dazhuang has escaped. Just wait! The government will not let you off easily."

"Village head, how can this be considered murder? This was an accident, my son didn't mean to do it!" Zhang Youcai explained hurriedly.

"Whether it was an accident or not, we have to wait for the government to come to make a conclusion, but if you let Zhang Dazhuang go now, it will only make your crime worse."

At that moment, Li Zheng Zhang didn't want to listen to their explanations. He sent some people out to look for Zhang Dazhuang, and arranged for another group of people to look after Zhang Youcai's family.

Finally, he called a young man and whispered a few words to him. The young man nodded and left quickly.

When Hang Shuheng got the news, he was inspecting the open space with his men because Zhou Huan had brought craftsmen directly to his site.

As for why he came at this time, it was because when Zhou Huan found the craftsman today, the craftsman was amazed when he saw the drawings. He didn't care whether the time was right or not and couldn't wait to set off immediately.

Zhou Huan had no choice but to bring the man to Shangtang Village as he was pestered by the man.

As soon as they arrived at the Hang family and saw the physical model sand table that Hang Shuheng had already completed, not only the craftsman but even Zhou Huan was amazed. Both of them stared at the sand table without blinking.

Just looking at it was not enough, so the two of them spread out the blueprint and compared it with the sand table. They were exactly the same. Every detail on the blueprint could not be found on the sand table.

Finally, Hang Shuheng took the two of them to the open space and explained the blueprint to them one by one. Every time he pointed to a place, he would tell them which place on the blueprint it was.

After this tour, the future appearance of this land has already taken shape in their minds.

"Hang Tongsheng, you are truly an amazing person! I admire you so much."

The craftsman immediately agreed to take the business and offered a very reasonable price, not asking for more and not selling the labor cheaply.

Hang Shuheng didn't know much about the architectural market of that era, so he turned to ask Zhou Huan for his opinion. When Zhou Huan nodded, Hang Shuheng knew that the price was reasonable.

The two sides had almost reached an agreement verbally. It was at this time that Uncle Chai came to him with a bad look on his face and said that someone had come from Koizumi Village.

The people in Xiaoquan Village did not specify what happened, they only said that something happened to Hang's mother and they had to talk to Hang Shuheng in person.

The group returned to the Hang family and saw an ox cart parked outside the door with two young men waiting there.

When they saw Hang Shuheng, the two young men from Xiaoquan Village came over quickly, told him the news of Hang's mother's death, and then explained to him the whole story.

When the group heard this, their faces changed drastically. The bad news came so suddenly...

"Uncle Zhou, Master Yan, Shuheng is busy today and may not be able to entertain you two." After calming down, Hang Shuheng calmly apologized to Zhou Huan and the others.

"Shuheng, go quickly! It's important to take care of the deceased's funeral affairs. Other things can be put aside for the time being."

"Yes! Nothing matters more than death in life. Hang Tongsheng, please accept my condolences! Finish the important things first, and we can discuss other matters in detail later."

Hang Shuheng bowed to them: "Thank you for your understanding."

Zhou Huan and the other man did not stay to waste his time and did not even enter the yard. After saying goodbye at the door, they got on the carriage and left.

After seeing Zhou Huan and the other two off, Hang said to the two young men from Xiaoquan Village, "Thank you for coming to deliver the letter. You can go back first. We have a carriage and will catch up with you later."

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