Transmigrated into a Prosperous Farm Wife, Pampered, Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Prime Minister

Someone died in Hewan Village.

The incident alerted the authorities. When the body was carried down from the hillside, it was unrecognizable and had already begun to decompose.

However, some people still recognized him as Jiang Shoutian's second son based on his clothes.

There was another man, who was probably Brother Qiang, who had stayed at Jiang's house a few days ago.

The officers confirmed his identity; this Brother Qiang was actually a notorious bandit who had been wanted by the government for so long, yet he died on the mountain.

Such a big event drew a large crowd at the foot of the mountain; even people from the neighboring village came to see it.

Upon hearing the news, Xu Shi and Jiang Shoutian rushed over, their eyes nearly blinded from crying.

Jiang Lao Er had always been idle and it was common for him to disappear for several days at a time, but he would always come back after a few days, and his family never looked for him.

I never expected him to die!

"My son, my son!"

Madam Xu wept bitterly, and said in a sinister tone, "My son must have been killed by that bastard Jiang Changtian! Sir, you must arrest him and throw him in jail!"

Even though he was his own son, Jiang Shoutian, a grown man, cried until his eyes were red.

However, a sliver of reason remained: "Are you crazy? The officers said it was bitten to death by a tiger. What does it have to do with that kid Changtian? What happened to him that makes you hate him so much!"

They are the ones who have wronged that child. People are all made of flesh and blood, how come Xu's heart is made of stone?

The village chief was also furious. "Mrs. Xu, the coroner from the yamen said he was bitten to death by a tiger. You said Jiang Lao Er went out three nights ago. What was he doing up the mountain at night with a notorious bandit?"

I had heard from the villagers that this guy called Brother Qiang didn't look like a good person, but I never imagined he was actually a notorious bandit.

Jiang Lao Er actually brought a notorious bandit home! He must be crazy!

When the officials asked who Jiang Changtian was, they had no doubts after learning that he was the top case solver of the year.

“How could a frail scholar possibly kill someone, especially one who was injured and unable to move easily? The coroner examined the body and found that he was bitten to death by a tiger, not by human intervention.”

The officers closed the case and took Qiang Ge's body back to the yamen.

As for Jiang Lao Er, his family will handle it.

Someone said, "My third aunt saw the tiger once before at the gate of the courtyard. At the time, everyone thought it might be an illusion. I never expected that the tiger would eat people like this."

Everyone was terrified.

The village chief spoke with a stern face, "Those who go up the mountain recently should be careful. Try to go in groups of several people, and bring your tools. Those who want to collect firewood can do so at the foot of the mountain, and they should also collect it in groups. Don't let the children run around alone, and don't let them go up the mountain."

A tiger attacking a person is no small matter. Although we haven't heard of any tigers coming down the mountain in the past ten years, if one were to come down, the village would be in trouble.

"That bastard killed my son! It was him! It was him!"

Xu cursed Jiang Changtian in a frenzy.

She heard it all that day. The second son said he wanted to let that big, burly man secretly sleep with Jiang Changtian's wife, Lin Shi. He said that since the man was a cripple, he couldn't do anything, he could just humiliate him, beat him to death, and bury him.

She never expected that her son would never come back after going out that night, and now he's a corpse!

After much deliberation, Xu concluded that Jiang Changtian must have killed her son.

"It's good that he's dead; if he's dead, he won't cause any more trouble."

Jiang Shoutian took a straw mat and covered Jiang Lao Er with it. He had stopped crying by now.

He and his third brother will carry the body to the cemetery and bury it later.

"You heartless bastard, are you insane? This is our son, our own son! How could you wish he were dead!"

Madam Xu glared at Jiang Shoutian as if he had killed her own son.

"You know in your heart who the heartless bastard is," Jiang Shoutian said heavily. "They're a menace even when they're alive, but their deaths will bring peace to the family."

He used to spoil Xu Shi and the children too much, so much so that all of his biological children, except for the third son, grew up to be bad.

Dying in the jaws of a tiger was his retribution.

"You old bastard, I'll fight you to the death!"

Upon hearing the word "retribution," Xu got up from the ground, let out a howl, and charged towards Jiang Shoutian.

"That bastard Jiang Changtian killed my son! Go and make him pay for my son's life!"

"You're crazy! You madwoman, if you keep talking nonsense, go back to your parents' house."

Jiang Shoutian was scratched and looked rather disheveled, but no matter how strong a man is, he is stronger than a woman, and he pushed Xu Shi away.

"Who else could it be but him? I clearly heard it that night..."

Having fallen to the ground, Ms. Xu disregarded everything else and blurted out what she had heard.

The villagers who hadn't left were stunned, but what happened next was even more astonishing.

"You heard all that? How come you didn't hear that notorious bandit stealing from Narcissus's house?! Why don't you just die!"

Jiang Shoutian screamed in anguish.

The village chief shook his head, saying, "Marrying an unvirtuous wife will ruin three generations!"

However, they eventually managed to separate Xu Shi and Jiang Shoutian, lest someone else die.

After this incident, the Jiang family finally calmed down, but rumors and gossip spread far and wide.

It's hard to say whether Jiang Laosan will be able to find a wife by then, but Jiang Shuixian, whose reputation has been ruined, will never be able to get married.

But this is all their own doing.

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county.

Today's braised meat sold out early again.

Old Xu fiddled with the abacus, calculating the silver three times, sighing repeatedly.

"What's wrong? Did you miscalculate?"

While busy wiping the table and sweeping the floor, Xiaoqing casually asked a question.

"It's just a little money, do you think I'm like you, that I can't make a mistake!"

Old Xu tucked the silver into his pocket, finding an outlet for his emotions.

"Oh! Yun girl must have forgotten about this old man. She hasn't come back for so long. That heartless brat!"

He had finished all the rice wine, so he had nothing left to drink.

Xiaoqing was speechless. "They should be back soon. There haven't been many customers these past few days. Should we braise less meat?"

The braised meat was popular for a while, but it seems like fewer people are buying it now. Lately, the shop isn't closing as early as it used to; it used to close much earlier.

Old Xu rolled his eyes. "Why don't you just eat less? All you ever think about is slacking off. Can't you slack off a little more?"

Xiaoqing, who did all the work: ...

Forget it, I won't stoop to the level of an old man who's about to be buried.

Xiaoqing comforted herself, not angry at all.

Just as we were about to close, four burly men entered the shop. The leader was a big, muscular man with a scar on his forehead.

Scarface came in and sat down. "Ten pounds of braised pork, please!"

"Sir, the meat is sold out. Please come again tomorrow morning!" Old Xu explained with a smile.

"I want to eat right now! If you don't give me some meat, believe me, I'll smash up your lousy shop!"

Scarface stood up, kicked the stool away with a fierce expression, and looked menacing.

Xiaoqing quickly smiled apologetically, "Don't be angry, sir. If you can wait, I'll braise it for you now."

"Fuck you! Get out of my way and smash this!"