After the evil sister took over, all the best went crazy

Especially Su Manman!

She hated herself for staying at home at this hour.

She should go to the village chief's house and count for everyone how many people have made reservations to build a kang today.

How much silver was deposited and how much grain was collected!

In this way, she would not be at home, would not hear the news, and would not feel the pain in her heart.

Su Manman collapsed. After Liu Miao closed the door, she cried and spoke intermittently:

“Sister, in the twelfth month of the year before last, Su Ye brought Jin Hui back to celebrate the New Year.

At that time, I felt that something was wrong with Jinhui.

He used to be so lively, but when I saw him at that time, he didn't smile much and even spoke very little.

I just thought that he was not used to the life of supporting a family and that he had become a stranger to me, and I didn't think too much about it.

Some time ago, I talked about this with Qiaoqiao. I thought that after my elder brother passes the examination next year, we could take the opportunity to go to the capital to visit him."

When she said this, she burst into tears.

After a while, under Su Rongrong's pat, he continued:

"If what Su Lanhua said is true, then it can explain why Jinhui has such an obvious change.

But I just can’t understand how someone could be so vicious and hide so deeply.

Mingming's father treated him like a brother and always told us that he was able to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar thanks to Su Ye's hard work.

Even more out of gratitude, after passing the imperial examination, he asked his classmate's family for help in solving the difficulties he encountered in business.

If it weren't for his father, how could he have the money to do business? How could he have established himself in the capital so quickly, and then he would have done so well..."

Having said this, she couldn't continue speaking, and finally just fell into Su Rongrong's arms, sobbing.

Su Jinhong clenched his fists, his eyes reddened and he said angrily:

“Sister, before Brother Zheng left, he told me that maybe there was another reason for our mother’s death.

I had doubts originally, but without any evidence, it was just a suspicion.

I thought my mother was deliberately killed by a clan member in order to seize our property.

If what Su Lanhua said is true, I will make him pay for his blood debt with blood.

And I will never let go of those who are in cahoots with him..."

Seeing him like this, Su Rongrong gently pushed Su Manman away, then asked in a deep voice with a stern face:

"What should we do now? Apart from Su Lanhua's words, we have no evidence at all.

Do you want to open the coffin?

Even if you open it and there is no mother's body inside, are you going to go to the government office and sue someone for stealing mother's body? What then?"

From what she knew from the history books she had read, people in ancient times valued being buried in peace and would not open the coffin unless there was something serious.

In the eyes of these ancients, opening a coffin is disrespectful to the deceased and will bring retribution and curse.

Opening the coffin for no reason will have a huge impact on the children.

Those who are going to take imperial examinations should not get involved in this matter, otherwise they will easily be criticized.

Those who have achieved honors would have their honors and titles stripped away if they were reported to the government.

Su Jinhong's mind was full of these things now. He felt a little conflicted when he heard what his elder sister said.

If you want to save your mother, you must open the coffin.

But opening the coffin would not be good for Dad, nor for himself or his family.

He is the hope of his family. If he cannot take the imperial examination, he will have no chance of winning against Su Ye, who has a wealthy family, without any power or influence.

He could rely on Baili Zheng, but he didn't know what kind of backer Su Ye, who dared to do such a thing, had found for himself.

If the person backing him is powerful, he cannot involve his brother Zheng.

After all, the current emperor is waiting to find something to hold against Brother Zheng's family.

However, without opening the coffin, how could he be sure whether Su Lanhua’s words were true or false?

How can he find his mother?

Even if we meet in the future, he won't recognize me...

Su Qiaoqiao, who was crying uncontrollably, said the same thing as Su Rongrong's idea.

Immediately, she sobbed and said, “It has been raining all day.

The tomb on the mountain was destroyed by the soil, so it is normal for the coffin to be washed out."

Su Jinhong, whose mind was originally in a mess, brightened up when he heard the words and looked at Su Rongrong.

"Sister, Qiaoqiao is right. If we can't take the initiative to open it, can't we create opportunities?

My father is buried in the Su family’s ancestral tomb.

Given the terrain of the mountains over there, after such a long period of freezing rain, even if the surface soil is frozen hard, the inside should be soft, right?

At this time, a large piece of soil suddenly slid down from the mountain, which I think is normal.

When the coffin is washed out, we will have a reason to open it.

Dad’s coffin was originally suitable for one person.

Because their mother had an accident suddenly, there was no time to find another coffin, so the two of them were buried side by side.

It is normal for us to replace the coffin with a larger one and rebury it!"

Su Jinhong's words were the same as what Su Rongrong thought, and she nodded immediately.

"Well, after opening the coffin, if we find only a body, we can report it to the government office and accuse someone of stealing the body.

It can also let everyone in the village know that my mother's body has disappeared.

Afterwards, he went to the provincial capital to tell Jinhui about this matter and asked the government to give him a pass.

It would be best if Su Ye is in the city, we can look for Niang there and find a way to get her out."

When she said this, her expression changed again, and she said solemnly:

“According to Su Lanhua’s words, we must also be mentally prepared.

What should we do if he is no longer in the capital?

If he uses his own pass to take mother and Jinhui away, we can help find them through Brother Zheng's connections.

What we are afraid of is that because of the disasters in Qing'an Prefecture and Funing Prefecture, they pretended to be disaster victims and simply changed their identities.

By then, the world is so big, where would we start looking?"

This era is different from the modern era. There is no such thing as fingerprints or DNA for verification.

It's this thing called a road pass, although it has a description of the person's facial features on it.

But that is also useful in peacetime.

In a disaster year like this, with victims everywhere, it is of no use at all.

Those disaster victims had no passes, so even if they were caught, they could not be sent back.

Not only that, the government office cannot just ignore it and must find a way to resettle them.

Just like Lanxia County!

Even if the disasters in these few places are over, everyone will return to their hometowns.

Because of the sudden drop in population during the disaster, this person must re-register in the household register.

He can also take advantage of the chaos to create a new identity for himself.

Su Rongrong understood all this, and so did Su Jinhong.

He was silent for a long time, then said with unprecedented determination:

"Sister, we are still young, and I have no achievements, so I can only take one step at a time.

Let’s first make sure whether there is mother’s body in the coffin. If not, we will report to the authorities immediately.

My hands are recovering fast, and my face is already half healed. I will definitely pass the county exam in February.

By March, when the weather had turned warmer, we set off for the provincial capital to prepare for the provincial examination in April.

We will look for him then. It would be great if we can find him. Otherwise, ..."

He paused, as if he had used up all his strength, and said through gritted teeth: "Wait until I pass the imperial examination before we talk about it!"