Farming and reading family

Chen Fansheng paused, raised his hands to cover his face and made a whimpering sound, it was unclear whether he was crying or laughing.

Chen Qing was watching from the side. He was very conflicted. He thought that this was done by his father, but he also thought that this had nothing to do with his father.

After a long while, Chen Fansheng finally calmed down. "Boss, build a thatched hut near our cemetery, and I'll live there later."

"Ah?" Chen Qing thought he had misheard.

"I'm an old man of no use. I'll just cause you trouble. I'll move in so you can have some peace and quiet." Chen Fansheng said calmly.

"Dad—" Chen Qing didn't want his father to say that.

"It's settled. You and I will go to the government office tomorrow and see what they say." He said and went back to the house. "You can go and get busy too. Dad is fine."

How could Chen Qing dare to believe that his father was fine, so he kept guarding outside.

Soon everyone in the Chen family knew that Chen Fancai had died, and they gathered at Chen Ke's house to discuss the matter.

"Is there such a good thing?" Chen Jie's eyes lit up.

Gao E glanced at Chen Jie and told him to be less excited. "The yamen runners said that Chen Fancai's death was related to the meat pie our father sent."

"Impossible!" Chen Jie jumped up.

He didn't believe that his father would take action against Chen Fancai. It was good enough that he didn't drag his brothers into it.

"What we should think about now is what to do if there is a real connection?" Gao E was worried that Chen Fansheng was not careful enough, and if it was really found out that he was the culprit, it would be even more troublesome than it is now.

Chen Jie was stunned when he thought about it, and then looked at his second brother.

Chen Ke is still a little overwhelmed.

In the previous life, Chen Fancai's family also came back and made a lot of money, but not so early, and no one knew what they did to make the money.

"Second brother?" Chen Jie looked at his second brother in a daze.

"Ah?" Chen Ke suddenly reacted. "What?"

"What if Chen Fancai was really killed by our father?" Chen Jie asked.

"Impossible." Chen Ke had the same reaction.

No matter what Chen Fancai does, his father wants to save his life, so how could he possibly do it himself?

Chen Jie looked at his second sister-in-law and spread his hands: "See, I said it was impossible."

Prejudice in people's hearts is a huge mountain, especially towards their own fathers.

"We're talking about just in case." Gao E repeated.

The two brothers were silent.

If that were the case, could they just watch the government take their father away?

"Why don't you go and ask big brother about his attitude?" Gao E suggested.

The two hesitated for a moment and then went to find the eldest brother.

As soon as the two of them left, Lu Qingluo ran over excitedly: "Did Chen Fancai kill Chen Fancai?"

"Yes." Gao E was sure.

Gao E's certainty made Lu Qingluo a little uncertain: "He just blatantly ran to the prison and killed someone?"

"He may think that others won't notice." Gao E guessed.

Lu Qingluo was puzzled: "What?"

"Chen Fan can't eat water celery." Gao E said in a low voice.

Lu Qingluo looked at Gao E and thought for a while: "Did Chen Fansheng deliberately send me a cake with vinegar celery in it?"

"When he was making it, he reminded me to chop the vinegar celery finely."

Lu Qingluo suddenly realized: "This old man is quite cunning."

"I wonder how many people know that Chen Fancai can't eat water celery." Gao E sighed.

Chen Fansheng is indeed a bit scheming, but he also really cares about Chen Fancai. Food allergies are not common sense in this era.

Chen Ke and Chen Jie went to find Chen Qing, but Chen Qing obviously didn't want to talk about this.

"Let's go to the government office tomorrow and see for ourselves." Chen Qing came to this conclusion.

Cao Geng felt that Chen Fancai's death was closely related to the meat pie sent by Chen Fansheng, but the jailer ate the meat pie sent by Chen Fansheng, Chen Baolai ate it, and other prisoners in the prison ate it, and they were all fine.

The key point is that the coroner's examination showed that it was not poisoning.

"It is very likely that he had a hidden illness and died suddenly after being beaten." The coroner came to this conclusion.

But Cao Geng still felt that it was related to Chen Fansheng. Chen Fansheng had previously asked whether Chen Fancai's affairs would affect Chen Ke. It was possible that Chen Fansheng had killed Chen Fancai for his son's career.

"Are you sure the cake is okay?" Cao Geng asked solemnly.

"It's confirmed that Chen Fancai shows no signs of poisoning." This was all the coroner could say.

Cao Geng wanted to ask more questions when someone came in and reported that Captain Zhao wanted to see him. He frowned and walked out.

"Captain Zhao, I will return the Zhao family's property to the Zhao family after checking it according to the procedures. Captain Zhao, there is no need to worry." Cao Geng said seriously.

Zhao Zhengyuan smiled and said, "I'm not here today for business matters."

"What's that?" Cao Geng was surprised.

"I suspect that the Gao family of the Chen family colluded with the former magistrate Xu Boyan to swallow up the Zhao family's property." Zhao Zhengyuan said directly.

He investigated both the Chen and Gao families. One family had a scholar, and the other had a small landlord, but they had fallen on hard times and had no background.

Cao Geng knew Xu Boyan would do something like this: "If I discover such a thing during my investigation, I will definitely return the Zhao family's assets that they have swallowed up to you."

Zhao Zhengyuan smiled slightly. "Master Cao, what if they did it perfectly? And the Zhao family members are dead and there is no evidence to prove it."

"There is nothing perfect in this world. If it is really perfect, it only means that there is no problem with this matter." Cao Geng was also displeased because Zhao Zhengyuan was a bit aggressive.

"Master Cao, do you mean to protect the Gao family?" Zhao Zhengyuan asked.

"Could it be that the captain wants me to return those properties to you without any investigation?" Cao Geng asked back.

"That's not what I meant." Zhao Zhengyuan didn't expect Cao Geng to be such a young and naive person.

"I will definitely enforce the law impartially. Captain Zhao, please go back." Cao Geng saw the guest off.

Zhao Zhengyuan was dissatisfied, but it was not easy for him to fall out with Cao Geng: "Then I will go back and wait for news from Lord Cao." He bowed and left.

Cao Geng sent her to the door and asked someone to bring the documents for Gao E's purchase of the Zhao family's property. Only then did he discover that there was actually a coal mine in He County. The state government had approved it and it was now under the name of Xu Boyan.

He sorted out the time and found out that Gao E bought the Zhao family's property first and then sold it to Xu Boyan. After Xu Boyan got it, he went to the state government to approve the documents allowing coal mining.

But Qinzhou City is so short of firewood, and this coal mine can solve the urgent problem, so why don’t they mine and sell it?

He also knew that such an industry would not fall into the hands of ordinary people. Xu Boyan must have used some means. He had to ask Gao about this matter in person.

Judging from the documents alone, the Gao family purchased the Zhao family's property in a normal manner.

But there must be something unusual involving the coal mine.

The next day, Chen Fansheng, his father and his two sons went to the yamen to see Chen Fancai's body.

When he saw Chen Fancai's body, Chen Fansheng squatted down with his hands covering his face and crying bitterly.

He silently prayed to his brother not to blame him. His brother would definitely be sentenced to death for what he had done, and his son must not be implicated.

"My condolences." The coroner said politely and left.

Cao Geng was also standing outside watching. He wanted to see how Chen Fansheng would react when he saw Chen Fancai's body.

Now it seems that they have a deep brotherly relationship, and it shouldn't be intentional by Chen Fansheng.

"Dad." Chen Qing reminded his father softly when he saw him crying like this.

"Ask the county magistrate if you can take your second uncle's body back." Chen Fansheng wiped his face.