Splendid Twins

It was midnight, the night was getting dark, and the whole village fell into silence. The candlelight in Si Yao's room was still flickering. She was holding a design book and reading it. It was a diagram of agricultural tools from the space system.

There are no motors or heating systems here, so the only way to press oil is with the most primitive stone mill and wooden bars. She wants to see if she can develop a new oil press that is both simple and labor-saving.

At this moment, there was a sound from the door, it should be Lan Ying.

Sure enough, she came in dressed in black, with an ugly look on her face. Si Yao raised her head and looked at her and said with a smile:

"Who provoked you?"

Lan Ying took a few steps forward and whispered:

"Someone hanged himself at the door!"

Si Yao paused, then frowned slightly: "What?"

Lan Ying: "She's just a woman. You should go out and take a look..."

Si Yao's face turned cold. She was careless and didn't notice the movement!

She wanted to see who was so brave!

Other things would be fine, but Si Qing is at a critical moment now. He has to take the imperial examination, which is a precarious path to success. His reputation cannot stand any tarnish. If someone were to take such an extreme act of revenge as hanging himself at his doorstep, his reputation and future would be ruined!

As soon as Si Yao came out, she saw two people lying at the door!

One boy and one girl, Ms. Wang and Mr. Si.

I suddenly laughed out of anger. The one who hanged herself was Wang, so what was her cheap father doing?

Lan Ying explained from the side:

"When I came back, the woman had already been hanged. The man came later and acted sneakily. I thought they were in the same group..."

Si Yao walked up to Wang, looked down at her blue face with deep eyes, and then looked at the place where she hanged herself.

The willow tree at the door was transplanted from the mountain by her. It is growing well and has lush branches and leaves. Wang really found a 'good place'!

"Miss, what should we do now?"

Lan Ying was also surprised. As soon as she arrived at the door, she saw a woman hanging from a tree nearby. If she hadn't killed someone before, she would have been scared to death by seeing a dead person hanging from a tree in the dark...

She had just put the man on the ground and had no time to do anything when she saw the man walking towards her from a distance. There was an angry expression on his face and he was muttering something to himself. In order to avoid being seen, she jumped directly onto the top of the wall and knocked him out when he approached.

"What happened to him?"

Si Yao squatted down and checked Wang's breath, and found that she was dead.

After Lan Ying finished talking about Si Lao Er's abnormality, Si Yao stood up, pinched his eyebrows irritably, took a deep breath and looked at Lan Ying:

"I'll give you a job."

"Miss, just give your orders."

After Lan Ying carried Wang's body away, Si Yao woke Si Lao Er up.

"Wake up..."

Seeing that he didn't react, Si Yao took out a spray and pressed it twice in front of his nostrils.

Si Lao Er was awakened by a pungent smell. When he opened his eyes, he saw Si Yao's expressionless face. In the past, he would have been a little scared of her.

At this moment, a feeling of sadness and grievance surged in my heart!

“Yaoyao… wuwuwu… my girl…”

Si Laoer's crying was suppressed and low, as if he was bound by invisible shackles and could not express himself freely.

Si Yao's face was calm and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.

After crying for a while, he said in a hoarse voice:

"Yaoyao, I was wrong. I know why they don't like me..."

Si Yao's eyes flashed with surprise, and she said softly:

"Want to take revenge?"

Si Lao Er was stunned when he heard this. Revenge...revenge?

"The old man is dead, and the old woman was exiled. There are many ways to take revenge, such as... digging up the grave and whipping the corpse, or hiring someone to kill someone..."

Si Lao Er was so shocked by these words that he went cold all over and looked at Si Yao in disbelief:

"Isn't it... too extreme..."

Haha, Si Yao looked at him steadily. This kind of reaction was within her expectations. One can only say that there must be something hateful about pitiful people!

He was not angry at the moment, but just nodded and said:

"Then what do you want?"

Si Lao Er only realized why he was on the ground at this moment. He stood up and asked:

"I, I just wanted to talk to your mother, why would I be in..."

"Before you came, Wang hanged herself at the door of our house. She was taking revenge on our family with her own life. Tomorrow morning, everyone will know that Wang died at the door of our house. Do you know what the consequences will be?"

Si Lao Er was completely stunned, how could it be... like this?

How dare Wang Shi! !

Si Yao saw through his thoughts and sneered:

"Why wouldn't she dare? She's avenging her son. I'm the only one who has a grudge against Si Yao. Even if there's no evidence, she's going to drag me into this and tarnish my reputation, making our family restless!"

When Si Lao Er heard this, he became anxious and grabbed Si Yao's arm:

"We can't let anyone else know, otherwise our family will be ruined... Yaoyao, you, you have to think of a solution..."

Si Yao pulled his hand away, his eyes were cold and his tone was slow:

"As a son, a husband, and a father, what can you do for them?"

When these words were spoken, Si Lao Er felt as if he had been hit by a bolt of lightning. He seemed to be frozen in place, and was as stunned as a stone.

After a long while, he opened his mouth and tried to say something, but no word came out for a long time. Time seemed to become particularly slow and heavy at this moment.

The night wind blew through the darkness, gently swaying the treetops and making a rustling sound. His voice was very soft, with a clearly audible tremor:

"I know that I am... a coward. I shouldn't be alive in this world. I... took the thief as my father and made my wife and children suffer and torture because of me..."

Just then, a woman's sobbing sound came from behind the door. Si Yao turned her head and looked back. She knew that Liu Niang had been there for a while.

Si Lao Er looked at Liu Niang, who was crying so hard, with tears in his eyes.

His spine was slightly bent, and his voice was choked with sobs: "Liu Niang... I'm sorry for you, sorry for the children..."

"Woo woo woo, you are so confused..."

Liu Niang went out and ran straight to Si Lao Er, crying and hitting him:

"You're making me so mad. You're like a stubborn donkey and won't listen to anything I say..."

"You...are you wrong..."

Si Lao Er hugged Liu Niang with red eyes. The couple cried so hard that they couldn't speak. Si Yao looked at them and let out a long sigh, saying in a faint voice:

“Solve the problem first.”

The couple finally let go, and Si Lao Er walked up to Si Yao and said in a hoarse voice:

"Yaoyao, I listen to you. From now on, Dad will listen to you."

He seemed to have made a great decision, clenched his hands into fists, and said seriously:

"I'll take care of Wang's business. Tomorrow... I'll go dig up that old man. I... I'm going to make sure he doesn't rest in peace even after his death!"

Si Yao had no emotion at all, she just said softly:

"You don't need to worry about Wang's business. The rest is up to you."

Then he looked at Liu Niang and asked:

"What do you think?"

Liu Niang was stunned and didn't react.

Si Lao Er seemed to have come to his senses at this moment, and spoke directly:

"Let your mother follow you. Dad is more comfortable living in the thatched cottage. It's close to the vegetable shed. Everyone in the village knows that I'm in charge of the vegetable shed, so no one will say anything."

Si Yao just wanted to ask whether Liu Niang would choose to live with her or with him.

"Yaoyao, I'll follow you. I know I hurt your heart some time ago. We wasted your love. But don't worry, it won't happen again. Let's live a good life in the future, okay?"

Liu Niang's eyes were filled with pleading. She was afraid that her daughter really didn't want them anymore...