My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Zhou Da didn't want to admit it at first, but he was completely scared after hearing this.

Zhou Er was a little less courageous and said with a sad face: "Brother, let's just say it. We can't get the money anyway, so we have to live like this. For the sake of my sister-in-law and the child, we should..."

Zhou Da also lowered his head and told the whole story in detail.

"Someone gave us ten taels of silver and told us to think of a way to kill any of them...at that time every day, a carriage would pass by with a man, his wife, and children, heading to the county town."

Song Lizheng was shocked: "Kill... What did you say? Kill someone?"

Zhou Lizheng was also shocked. For minor offenses, they could be caught and beaten, fined, and imprisoned for a few days. But murder was a matter of life and death.

After all, they are from the same family. No matter how big a mess Zhou Da Zhou gets into, no matter how angry Zhou Lizheng is, he will always find a way to protect him.

But now it's different.

Zhou Lizheng kicked Zhou Da again, not forgetting Tuesday.

"Alright, you two, I won't mention the usual rubbish. You dare to commit murder and robbery? You don't want to live, right? Instead of giving your lives to others, why don't I, the village head, deal with you first? Otherwise, you will go out and cause trouble for our Zhou family in the future!"

Zhou Lizheng was very strong and angry, so he beat Zhou Dazhou and Zhou Er so hard that they were completely covered in blood and begged for mercy.

When the guard saw that the beating was almost over, he ordered his men to pull Zhou Lizheng away and asked sternly, "Alright, alright, wait until the matter is resolved before you start beating him! Tell me everything quickly, or else, not only you, the Lizheng, but even I will never let you go."

Zhou Da didn't dare to cry or beg for mercy, and he propped himself up and said, "We didn't dare to do that at first, but the man said the driver was a fool, he didn't know anything, and no one would care even if he died. The other two are women and children, so it's not a big deal..."

Song Lizheng's nose twisted in anger: "What do you mean by idiot who knows nothing? My brother is not very smart, but he is a good worker. If he can't do it, would I let him drive the cart? Would the Si family ask him to help deliver porridge?"

Zhou Er choked up, "We were blinded by greed for a moment. He gave us ten taels of silver and said he would return it to us after the job was done. We...we regret it now. We thought it would be easy, but we didn't expect that idiot to be so strong. One slap from him made my head buzz."

Zhou Da interjected, "Yeah, that woman was quite formidable. She kicked me there... and the kid was no pushover either. She bit me, and my hand was almost bitten off..."

Zhou Lizheng said, "Regret? You will regret it? You should be thankful that they are not incompetent people, so you didn't kill anyone and cause a disaster."

The details of what happened were clear, but the mastermind behind the incident remained unknown. This was because the two people did not know the person who paid the money at all. Not only did they not know each other, but the transaction took place in the middle of the night. The person was dressed in black, his face was covered, and they could not see him clearly.

So, the headman had no choice but to say, "Hand them over to the county government first and see what the officials say. As for the village, go back and make arrangements. Pay attention to the village's defense. Not only you, but also inform the other villages... In addition, we are in the village after all, not in the county town, and the public security is not that good. It's best not to go out in the middle of the night, especially women and children."

"Yes." Si Muyan agreed. After what happened today, she thought that she would not deliver porridge to the county town in the morning in the future.

But since I promised Aunt Luo, it's not good to terminate the contract so quickly. The best way is to have Zhu Laoer and his wife make it together and send it to Aunt Luo in the morning.

It is easy to find a car in the county town that is willing to deliver porridge. The difficult part is that Zhu Laoer and his wife are too busy with their work in the morning, so someone has to go there.

When they got home, Aunt Jin's second sister and younger sister were also back. Si Muyan told them what had happened.

Si Xingzhi said, "Could it be that our business has been booming recently, and the villagers found out and are jealous, so this is what happened?"

"Impossible." The second sister shook her head in denial. "Who in the village would be willing to spend ten taels of silver to harm someone?"

"That's true."

The second sister added, "Besides, there are indeed bad people in the village, and there are many cases of quarreling and scheming. But they only dare to cause minor troubles. They are relatively simple and kind. They dare not commit murder or arson. Whether it is Uncle Song or Sister Zhu, they are all from the same village. The villagers may not sincerely want them to live a good life, but they will never want them to die."

Si Muyan looked at her second sister with approval. Her second sister's analysis was very correct.

As expected, after spending a long time together, you will slowly discover each other's shining points.

Si Xingzhi asked: "If it's not someone from the village, then who could be so cruel as to witness such a brutal attack?"

The younger sister said, "I think it's more likely that they're from the same industry in the county, or maybe they shouldn't be called colleagues. A while ago, several restaurants wanted to buy our base building, but we refused to sell it, so they want to harm us."

Si Muyan nodded: "Little sister and I are thinking the same thing."

The second sister was a little discouraged after hearing this: "But we have no evidence, so we can't catch the real murderer. And if that's really the case, as long as we have the underlying materials and methods, and others don't, those people will find all kinds of ways to harm us."

Si Xingzhi said, "How about we just sell the base material recipe? Otherwise, we will be harmed by these things."

"Can't!"

"no!"

"I disagree!"

The three sisters spoke in unison. After they finished speaking, they were stunned, looked at each other, and couldn't help but smile at each other.

Si Muyan smiled and nodded, saying, "Everyone knows that a man is innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure. But we can't abandon the treasure just because it will attract wolves. Instead, we should unite and come up with a solution!"

The younger sister nodded: "Yes, we must take adequate precautions instead of retreating."

"Yes, unity is strength. Our current living is earned through our own labor. Those who did something wrong are bad people, and we should not bear the consequences!" The second sister's words were also powerful.

Si Xingzhi shrank his neck and waved his hand: "I just said that, of course this family will listen to you. Besides, you guys have been busy lately, and I haven't been of much use to you. But when I think about it, the skills I learned when I was in the Marquis' Mansion seem to be useful. Starting tomorrow, no matter who goes to the county town, I will accompany them. With me here, I will never let anyone hurt you!"

The family was discussing when they heard Mrs. Zhu's voice at the door: "Old Third, why are you here instead of staying with your wife?"