Farming and reading family

Jiang was already at a loss at this time. All she could think about was killing someone and paying with their life. What would happen to her son?

Even though she thought she was making a fuss because the Chen family had a backer, she was actually just a country woman who had succeeded in her own way. She never thought that there was anything wrong with her behavior.

"If it was really the third brother who did it, I will pay with my life." Jiang's face was pale and her lips were blue and purple.

She was really scared.

She had never seen what beheading looked like, but the image of the third brother being beheaded was all in her mind. The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she burst into tears.

Chen Fansheng's head hurt from crying, and he didn't know how to scold Jiang for a moment.

He thought he was a man who had seen the world and was not afraid to stand in front of those rich masters. But now that he had really encountered this, he felt that he was nothing.

Yang stood outside and didn't dare to go in and talk. The key point was that she didn't know what to say. She felt that the third brother would not do such a thing, so he would be fine.

Chen Qing told the truth about what happened last night, including how Chen Jie and others wanted to put Qian Gaosheng in a sack and beat him up outside the Qian family's house.

Seeing that Chen Qing was so frank, He Tangchun knew that the Qian family's affairs should have nothing to do with them, so he asked them to go back first, but they could leave He County and wait to be summoned by the government at any time.

All three of them went home with a sigh of relief.

Seeing her three sons coming back, Jiang rushed over immediately, looking at each of them one by one with her red and swollen eyes. Seeing that they were all safe and sound, she felt relieved.

"The county magistrate didn't make things difficult for you, did he?" Jiang pulled Chen Ke.

"No." Chen Ke nodded. "We were just told not to leave He County and to wait for summons at any time."

When Jiang heard Chen Ke say this, her expression froze instantly, and then she became nervous: "Let's go, you must find a way to leave He County."

She felt that as long as she escaped and the county magistrate couldn't find her, her sons would be safe.

"Mom..." Chen Ke supported his mother. "This matter has nothing to do with us. We are just cooperating with the investigation. Once the murderer is caught, we will be fine."

Jiang looked directly at Chen Jie.

Chen Jie felt aggrieved: "Why are you looking at me, Mom?" She looked at him like a murderer.

"This matter really has nothing to do with my third brother." Chen Qing explained.

"Come in and talk." Chen Fansheng called them from the main room.

The three of them then went into the main room with their mother.

Chen Qing recounted the entire story, including what happened in court today.

Chen Fansheng looked at Chen Jie.

"It really has nothing to do with me." Chen Jie raised his hand and swore.

"If you hadn't gone to cause trouble for Qian Gaosheng, would this have happened?" Chen Fansheng scolded.

"Third brother is also..." Chen Qing tried to speak for Chen Jie.

"Don't protect him!" Chen Fansheng interrupted Chen Qing and then looked at Chen Jie. "You're so self-righteous and brainless. If you were as calm as your eldest brother and half as hardworking as your second brother, you wouldn't be like this now."

After hearing what his father said, Chen Jie kept silent. After all, whatever happened at home was his fault.

"What do you mean by lowering your head? Don't you think you are quite capable?" Chen Fansheng became more and more angry as he thought about it.

Chen Ke stood in front of Chen Jie and said, "Third brother has already realized his mistake. Besides, he just wants to vent his anger on his parents."

"Did I let him vent my anger? He has no ability at all and can only do shameful things." Chen Fansheng was angry.

Chen Jie clenched his fists tightly. He was stabbed in the back by the person he was protecting. He couldn't express the grievance in words.

"Fortunately, Lord He is wise. We just need to wait to find the murderer." Chen Ke said hurriedly.

Chen Fansheng calmed down and looked at Chen Ke: "Will this affect your scientific research?"

"No." Chen Ke was sure.

Chen Fansheng was relieved. "Then you should go to the government office more often to see when the murderer can be caught. We'll pack up in the next few days and go home when you can leave He County."

"Go home?" Chen Qing and Chen Ke asked at the same time.

Chen Fansheng looked at their reactions with some suspicion: "What? I can't go home?"

"No, no..." Chen Ke hurriedly denied, "It's just..."

"What is it?" Chen Fansheng looked at Chen Ke.

"Now there are more people in the family, and the living space is not spacious enough." Chen Ke said in embarrassment.

"With a whole family squeezed in here, I finally understand what spaciousness is. It's still more comfortable to live in the village." Chen Fansheng made this decision.

The three Chen brothers could not say anything more.

After the three people left the main room, Chen Jie quickly returned to his room without saying a word.

Chen Qing and Chen Ke looked at each other, both feeling helpless.

"I'll ask your sister-in-law to go home and tell the news so that her family won't worry." Chen Qing suggested.

Chen Ke nodded: "Of course, the house needs to be cleaned up, otherwise my parents will have nowhere to stay when they return."

Chen Qing was hesitant to speak. He could only hope that his parents would be calmer after going through this incident.

Yang arrived at Batou Village when it was almost dark and recounted in detail what had happened during their two-day trip to He County.

"Your eldest brother told us not to worry, they will come back once the murderer is caught," Yang consoled.

Mrs. Lei looked at her second sister-in-law anxiously: "How can I not be worried? The third brother's temper is really..."

Gao E signaled Lei not to worry: "Sister-in-law is also tired, eat something and rest early. Since brother doesn't want to worry, there should be nothing wrong."

In fact, Yang was also very worried, but she felt much more at ease after hearing Gao E say this.

"By the way, is there enough food at my parents' house? Now that my eldest brother and the others are there, they can't go hungry." Gao E thought of this.

"Not much left. Chen Rongxiu also stole all of my parents' money." Yang knew about this while cooking.

"Then Caihong and I will go to deliver some to my parents tomorrow and visit them at the same time. Thank you for your hard work at home and taking care of them for a day." Gao E looked at Yang.

Yang suddenly felt a little stressed. She could do the work, but she was not used to taking care of the family.

But she still nodded reluctantly.

After Yang left, Lei became anxious.

"The third brother was doing it for his parents, so why is it all his fault?" Lei said unconvinced.

"You should be thinking about our parents-in-law coming back now." Gao E looked at Lei.

If you suffer a little injustice, as long as you think positively, it’s not a big deal and everything will pass.

But real troubles cannot be solved by just thinking positively.

Lei was stunned for a moment: "What should we do then?"

Gao E took a deep breath and said, "Let's go to He County tomorrow."

"Why go there now?" Lei was uncomfortable. "Do we have to take them back?"

Gao E glanced at Lei's belly and said, "You're pregnant. Don't be so angry. It's not good for the baby."

Lei touched her lower abdomen and felt that if the old couple of the Chen family came back, she might not be able to recover.

Gao E prepared some of the things she had at home and took some silver. When the villagers went out to work at dawn, Gao E and Lei drove an ox cart to He County together.