After living a new life for my neighbor's grandmother, I traveled through the book again
Chapter 99 Returning Home (25)
Because martial law had been in place for several days, when people learned that they could leave the city early this morning, some people were already waiting at the gate of the county town before dawn.
So, when the Yang family came out of the hotel in their mule cart, the city gate was already packed with people.
When Tong Jia saw this situation, she said, "There are too many people. Let's go back to the hotel and wait."
"No, there will definitely be more and more people leaving the city. If we don't line up now, we may not be able to leave today." Yang Jichun refused very firmly.
After saying that, he ignored Tong Jia and drove straight ahead.
Just as he was about to reach the city gate, someone grabbed the whip he had taken back to the house.
He looked back and found that they were the family members of the two people who had fainted from freezing at his doorstep.
The reason why I was in a hurry to leave the county town was to avoid this family, but just when I was about to leave, I ran into them again.
Yang Jichun's face looked very ugly. He was worried that the two families would tell his secrets without any care. His face changed instantly and he reacted very quickly. Before Tong Jia, Tao Junle and others could react, he threw down the whip, flicked the reins, and the mule cart ran out of the city gate.
Although the mule cart was not running fast, the people chasing them were a group of old, weak, women and children, and there were many people crowded together at the city gate preparing to leave the city, which created the right time and place for their escape.
Just as the mule cart they were riding in rushed out of the county town gate at a speed of dust, a man who had been waiting outside the gate for a long time saw them and wanted to stop the cart.
Yang Jichun saw this and thought that the mule was in cahoots with the two families inside the city gate. He didn't dare to relax at all. He pulled out the pillow from under his mother's head and used it as a whip to hit the mule's butt.
The mule ran faster, and the old lady Yang's head made a very crisp collision sound.
Tong Jia originally wanted to check on her, but the mule was running like crazy with all its strength. Tong Jia had to grab the side railings of the cart with both hands to barely maintain her balance, and she had no energy to look after anyone else.
But the mule was running fast, and the man who had tried to stop it did not stop.
He failed to stop the mule cart and started running after it.
He was shouting while running. The mule cart was running fast and the wind was strong. Tong Jia couldn't hear clearly what the man was shouting. He wanted to turn back, but he was unable to do so. He had to hold on to the railing to prevent himself from falling.
She couldn't do it, but Tao Junle saw the man's face clearly, it was Diao Ren.
He had no choice but to use Morse code to tell Tong Jia the news. Tong Jia was almost vomiting from the shaking of the mule cart, and her skin's sensitivity was not as sharp as before.
But because Yang Jidong was in contact with Lan'er, Tao Junle was not sure whether he had learned the Morse code from Lan'er. He did not dare to use sound to remind Tong Jia. He could only repeatedly tap on Tong Jia's wrist, hoping that Tong Jia would react sooner.
Fortunately, Diao Ren had good physical strength. Of course, this was also related to the fact that there were too many people sitting on the mule cart. Just when Tong Jia realized what the Morse code Tao Junle tapped on her wrist meant and immediately turned around to look, Diao Ren was only about twenty meters away from the mule cart.
Tong Jia quickly waved to Diao Ren, and asked Tao Junle to pat Yang Jichun on the back, telling him to stop the car quickly.
Yang Jichun still didn't want to stop, and Diao Ren's strength was almost exhausted.
Tong Jia had no choice but to shout, "Brother, please stop the car! The guy behind us is your second brother who sent us here. I don't have much money left. If we don't wait for him to come, our journey will be much harder."
When Yang Jidong heard this, he realized that they had only lived a good life for a few days and they would soon have no food to eat again. This was not acceptable. While Yang Jichun was still thinking, he snatched the reins from his hand and stopped the mule.
Everyone turned around, eagerly waiting for Diao Ren to run over.
"Too... too... too..." Diao Ren was running out of breath and stuttered when he spoke.
Tong Jia waved her hand and said, "Come up first and catch your breath before we talk."
Diao Ren originally wanted to get on the bus from the back and sit next to Tao Junle, but seeing that Yang's eldest sister-in-law looked wary of him, he had no choice but to walk to the front and prepare to sit next to Yang Jichun so that he could help drive the bus later.
But after Yang Jichun had his whip taken away, he attached great importance to the only reins he could hold, especially since his brother had just taken the reins away from him. Now he was determined not to allow anyone else to get close to the driving position.
You are not allowed to get on the bus from the back or the front. There is a railing in the middle to ensure safety. It is winter and Diao Ren is wearing a lot of clothes, so he finds it difficult to get on.
Yang Jidong was considerate enough. He reached out and pulled Diao Ren, letting him sit opposite him.
Diao Ren got in the car and sat for a while before turning to Tong Jia and saying, "Madam, something big has happened to the Zhang family."
"What's the matter?" Tong Jia glanced at Tao Junle, then turned to Diao Ren and asked.
Diao Ren looked at the other people on the cart, especially the old lady of the Yang family who was lying in the middle of the cart, covered with a quilt with her eyes closed.
Instead of answering Tong Jia's question directly, he approached Tong Jia and asked quietly, "Is this the old lady of the family?"
Tong Jia nodded and looked at Diao Ren in surprise.
Diao Ren had no choice but to move closer to Tong Jia. Before he could say anything, Yang's eldest sister-in-law was unwilling. Although she was forgetful, she also knew the current situation. She knew that after arriving in the provincial capital, everything would depend on Tong Jia's mood. She just muttered softly, "She is not a faithful wife." Then she turned away and talked only to her two children.
Yang Jidong also had an expression of looking forward to the show.
This made Tong Jia very unhappy. She guessed that the most that happened to the Zhang family was that they found a lot of things missing from their home, and it would not be a big deal. So she pretended to lean back to prevent Diao Ren from approaching again.
She said, "Diao Ren, the man driving the car is your eldest brother, this is your eldest sister-in-law, and the boy who just pulled you into the car is your younger brother.
To put it bluntly, if Yang Jiqiu wasn't in the Zhang family, what would their family affairs have to do with us?
There are no outsiders here, just speak directly."
Just now, he was only thinking about considering the old lady of the Yang family and forgot that Tong Jia's uncle and brother-in-law were in the car. After hearing what Tong Jia said, he realized that his previous action was indeed inappropriate and would easily affect Tong Jia's reputation.
Diao Ren immediately sat up straight and spoke a little louder than normal.
He said: "Ever since you left the provincial capital, I have been following the Zhang family's affairs.
A few days later, the Zhang family went to the police station to report the case, saying that many valuables were lost from their home.
The police went to search and found a large amount of money and a lot of gold bars in Pan'er and her daughter's room.
The Zhang family insisted that the items were stolen goods, so the police took the mother and daughter away. To avoid being convicted, Pan'er said that it was... well... uh..."
"She said that Yang Jiqiu instigated her to do it?" Tong Jia asked.
No one noticed that when Tong Jia mentioned the name Yang Jiqiu, the old lady of the Yang family, who had kept her eyes closed, opened her eyes a little.
Diao Ren nodded. He couldn't think of a suitable word to address Yang Jiqiu just now. Since Tong Jia called him by his name directly, he might as well call him by his name from now on.
He continued, "It's like this, Yang Jiqiu has always said that she was framed and that Pan'er was ungrateful.
The police wanted to arrest her, but she shouted that she had a dirty disease and would kiss anyone who dared to touch her. No one dared to approach her.
At this moment, she picked up Pan'er's daughter and jumped into the Zhang family's pond.
Na Pan'er's daughter was also unlucky. When Yang Jiqiu jumped into the pond, she struggled so hard that her head hit the edge of the pond, and her brains were knocked out on the spot.
When Pan'er saw her daughter like this, she also went crazy.
She jumped into the pond regardless and tried her best to push Yang Jiqiu into the water.
Yang Jiqiu choked on the water and was at a disadvantage, with no strength to resist.
Also because she said she had a viral disease, no one dared to go down and stop the two people from fighting.
Seeing that Yang Jiqiu couldn't get up, Pan'er walked towards the shore, wanting to see her daughter.
But unexpectedly, something unexpected happened at this moment. Yang Jiqiu, who everyone thought was dead, stood up again. He reached out and pulled Pan'er, and Pan'er fell backwards.
If she had fallen in the pond, it wouldn't have been a big deal, but she hit the back of her head on the rockery.
The mother and daughter died in the same way, together.
Not to mention the theft, she couldn't escape the fact that two lives were taken in public.
She probably knew that she was in big trouble, and I don't know if she was venting her anger or having a last gasp of inspiration.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one dared to approach her, she took the master of the Zhang family hostage.
The police originally thought that they were investigating theft, so there were not many people going to Zhang's house, only three in total.
As soon as they saw that someone had died, they didn't dare to delay for a moment and quickly sent someone back to call for help.
When everyone returned, the Zhang family's house was reduced to a sea of fire.
Mr. Zhang failed to escape, and Yang Jiqiu was also burned to death. Mr. Zhang's six daughters and servants in the house went to other houses through the tunnel and saved their lives.
My godmother was worried that the Zhang family would cause trouble for my husband, so she asked me to come as soon as possible to ask my wife to go back.
The Zhang family has six women, and the master and his men may not be able to handle it."
"The Zhang family is causing trouble?" Tong Jia didn't expect Yang Jiqiu to be so crazy.
Diao Ren shook his head and said, "Not yet. The Zhang family has to deal with Mr. Zhang's funeral and the property he left behind. It will probably take at most half a month, and they will definitely come to make trouble.
By that time, our business will have opened, and it will definitely have an impact on our business.
What Brother Guo meant was to take you back and have him and your godmother accompany you to find the Zhang family in advance to resolve this issue.
After all, it's better to resolve a feud than to create one, right? "
"Hehe...that's his father. Now that his father is gone, how can we untie this knot?" Tong Jia said with a sneer.
Even though Zhu'er is Mr. Zhang's biological daughter, she doesn't think there is much real affection between the father and daughter, but this is a good opportunity to control Yang Jixia. Tong Jia doesn't believe that Zhu'er and Pan Meiying will let this opportunity go.
Tong Jia asked again: "What's going on with Xiaozhi?"
Diao Ren said, "There's been no activity from the young lady, but the young master often comes to see you."
Tong Jia nodded. She had originally wanted to play the long game and catch a big fish, but now she had to change her plan and get rid of Zhu'er, the eldest daughter of the Zhang family, in advance.
Thinking back to when they were in the villa in Shanghai, they were close friends, playing and joking around, but now...
Realizing that Tong Jia was feeling a little sad at the moment, Tao Junle could only hold Tong Jia's hand and give her silent comfort.
Tong Jia knew what Tao Junle was thinking, so she held Tao Junle's hand in return, wanting her not to worry.
But as soon as she held Tao Junle's hand, she thought about why she hadn't slept all night yesterday, and she wanted to guide Tao Junle to have the correct awareness of men and women. She couldn't give Tao Junle any illusions at this time.
Then, she let go of Tao Junle's hand as if she had been electrocuted.
The originally gentle touch suddenly turned into a hand of cold air. This change made Tao Junle feel a little at a loss.
He looked at Tong Jia with innocent eyes, wanting to ask what he had done wrong.
Tong Jia couldn't face the rabbit-like gaze, so she had to change the subject and shouted to Yang Jichun, "Brother, we've been out of town for a long time, and the people behind us will definitely not be able to catch up. Please stop the car, I need to go to the bathroom, I can't hold it any longer."
After hearing Tong Jia's words, Tao Junle felt relieved, but the strange feeling in his heart still lingered.
But these can be discussed after returning. His current duty is to be Tong Jia's protector.
Not only Tong Jia wanted to go to the bathroom, but Yang Jichun's two children had also been holding it in for a long time. However, seeing their father's cold face, they didn't dare to say a word along the way.
Under the protection of Tao Junle and Diao Ren, the few people solved their personal problems one after another, then got on the car and headed for the provincial capital.
After eating some dry food bought from the hotel at noon, they set off again at the urging of Yang Jichun.
They managed to fill a few bites, but when Tong Jia finished her dry food and wanted to find hay to feed the mule, she found out that Yang Jidong had actually asked for back the money she had given to the hotel owner to prepare hay. The mule had not eaten since yesterday at noon.
Because the mule was so hungry, it went on strike when it was less than 20 kilometers away from the provincial capital.
No matter how Yang Jichun pulled the reins, the mule just wouldn't move.
Tong Jia also felt sorry for the mule, and she felt that staying in this place for one night was simply God's care for her.
So, she said, "Brother, this is not the mule's fault. It hasn't eaten for several days and it ran all day today. It has really reached its limit.
This place is not far from the provincial capital and the surrounding area is also prosperous. Let's stay here for another night and go back early tomorrow morning.
Diao Ren, go back first and ask Tian Ma to prepare the room and get all the necessary beddings and quilts ready.
This way, when we return tomorrow, we'll have a place to rest properly, right?"
Yang Jichun looked at his two children, then looked at the troublemaker behind him who didn't exist at all, and nodded, indicating his agreement.
Diao Ren helped carry the old lady of the Yang family back to her room before returning to the provincial capital alone.
Not long after he left, Tong Jia also rode a lithium battery bicycle towards the provincial capital in the night.
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