"It's not necessary. Since my brother has gone to the county seat, could you please tell me where my brother went to the county seat? I have something to find him." Chen Ke only whispered.
Hearing Chen Ke's words, the woman's eyebrows showed a bit of suspicion, "What do you want to see him for?"
When Chen Ke saw the woman asking, he remembered that his brother was not as unconscionable as he is now before he married her.
Therefore, although it was his brother's fault for starving my mother to death, the sister-in-law was afraid that she would not be able to get away completely.
Therefore, he directly said, "Of course I want to ask about my mother!"
I don't know if it was Chen Ke's misunderstanding, but the woman was relieved when she heard that Chen Ke said that she was looking for Mrs. Chen.
"You mean mother? What? Did you go back to Lulin Village? Did you listen to what they said?" the woman asked in a low voice.
When Chen Ke heard this, he just sneered, "Nonsense? Who is talking nonsense? I'm afraid it's obvious at a glance, right?"
Chen Yue's wife, Jin, remained silent for a while, while her eyes moved rapidly.
She thought that everyone related to the Chen family was dead, but who would have thought that the brother-in-law who was sold would actually come back one day, and come back in such a graceful manner.
Thinking of this, Jin couldn't help but take out a handkerchief from his pocket and wipe his tears.
"I knew my uncle would scold me when he came back, but uncle, it's hard for us too."
Jin cried sincerely. If Chen Ke hadn't seen with his own eyes how they were like neighbors, he would have believed her words. I just thought she had some difficulties. .
Kim then burst into tears.
"Uncle, you have really misunderstood your brother. You still don't know what kind of person your brother is. He is the most loyal and honest man. How could he do something that is unworthy of my mother?"
Chen Ke just looked at Jin and watched coldly.
Although Jin secretly hated Chen Ke for not being fooled, he still wiped away his tears and whispered, "It's really hard for your brother to follow me. You didn't know that after you took the money, the uncles in the village were thinking about it." We handed over the money to the clan to build the ancestral temple! This is the money you used to sell yourself. They used to think it was dirty, but after you left, they actually forced us to hand it over. If we didn't hand it over, they used various methods to embarrass us. Your brother and I are helpless."
"Then we put our money together and opened a rice shop in the town with the money you gave us. At that time, we were both very poor. We opened a rice shop but couldn't afford to live in a house. My mother thought we were pitiful, so she I bought a house in the town with the half of the money you left for her, and we have been living together since then."
"My husband and I worked hard to get rich, and our business became more and more prosperous after that. Unexpectedly, the group of people in Lulin Village refused to let us go, and even came to trouble us. They always came to our rice store to extort money and give us rice on credit. We have always Didn’t say anything.”
"I don't think about people like them, but they can't see that our life is getting more and more prosperous. After that, they started to sow discord. At first, they wanted to sow discord between our husband and wife. They also wanted your brother to divorce me! For this matter , they actually wanted girl Xiuyun from Lulin Village to marry your brother. That girl Xiuyun was also shameless and always wanted to seduce your brother. Fortunately, your brother has always been on my side. We have a good relationship as a couple, so we didn’t get caught. Their daughter-in-law’s plan!”
"Who knew they still wouldn't give up. Seeing that they couldn't try to stir up feelings between me and your brother, they started trying to stir up feelings between mother and us."
"My mother is old and can't tell the difference between good and bad. She had been living with us well before, but after going to Lulin Village a few times, she started to accuse me and your brother. I thought my mother was the elder. , I kept admitting it, but my mother was provoked by them to hate us more and more. Your brother was almost beaten to death by my mother before. If I hadn't protected you, your brother would have died."
"Your brother is also sad. We have worked hard to save our family business, but our mother only listened to a few words from outsiders and then did this to us. We feel sad."
"Later, after your mother had a quarrel with your brother, she was also angry, so she went back to Lulin Village and actually lived with your third uncle."
"When we heard about it later, we all felt it was embarrassing. We went to persuade your mother, but your mother insisted on your third uncle, and your third uncle even drove us out with sticks, saying that no one would have anything to do with them. To stop her, my mother only said it was hard work.
For the rest of my life, I just want to spend the rest of my life happily with your third uncle. "
Hearing what Jin said. Chen Ke only felt angry. Of course he would not believe Jin's lies. After all, if his mother and third uncle really had anything to do with each other, her mother could have chosen to remarry their third uncle when she was dragging them along alone. uncle.
After all, the third uncle was still young at that time, and he also made some money selling straw sandals in those years.
But after so many years, her mother was not with her third uncle.
And the third uncle never looked down upon his mother. Although he treated the two brothers as his own sons, he never had any undue thoughts about his mother.
Therefore, two old people who did not live together when they were young, how can they be together now that they are old.
Even if they wanted to be together again, the uncles in the clan would probably not allow this to happen. After all, her mother had been a widow for so many years and had even obtained a chastity arch. This chastity arch could help the clan waive a certain amount of money. Therefore, as long as these people think about it, they know that it is impossible for the clan to let her die in her old age.
Moreover, it is even less likely that the uncles in the clan would instigate the mother to do such a thing, unless the two couples really did something very egregious.
Therefore, facing Jin's words, Chen Ke felt that his fists were hardened, but he still suppressed his displeasure and said, "Even if my mother is really like that? Do you have the heart to let her fend for herself there? Not even a bite of food was given to her! I heard them say that my mother starved to death and her grave was repaired with money from the clan."
"Tell me about you. If you are really so wronged, how did you, who run a rice shop, starve my mother to death? What's more, the uncles in the clan will not allow this to happen. My mother If you want to be with my uncle, we have been together for a long time, why would you need to suppress me like this?"
After hearing Chen Ke's words, Jin didn't explain. She just wiped her tears and whispered, "I know you would rather doubt your own people than the character of others. After all, I am a person with a foreign surname. Do you doubt me?" I’m normal too.”
As soon as the words fell, Jin burst into tears again.
Seeing Jin's behavior, Chen Ke knew that it was not advisable to act too hastily at this time.
Therefore, he only explained: "What did my sister-in-law say? Why should I regard you as a foreigner? I just hope that my sister-in-law can answer these questions of mine?"
After hearing what Chen Ke said, Jin immediately said, "How could your brother and I want to starve our mother to death? Even if our mother has some hatred towards us, she is still our mother after all."
"Those people in Lulin Village know people well but don't know their hearts. There was no wealth in the past and everyone suffered from poverty. Naturally, there is no dissatisfaction. But once someone has it, they don't. There is such a thing as hating people and laughing at people. Things will happen soon."
"Ake, when there was a famine in the village, we told the village that we would donate food. But we also said that we would donate food this time and we would no longer care about the trivial things in Lulin Village. I don't think they will be dissatisfied. They just wanted to keep kidnapping my mother to get benefits. I asked them to hand her over, but they still wanted to threaten your brother and me with my mother. Your brother and I negotiated with them for a long time, but there was no news about our mother. , in the end my mother was dragged to death by them."
"If it hadn't been for this, we wouldn't have cut off all contact with the people in Lulin Village in a fit of anger."
"So the people in Lulin Village are ungrateful and have a weak heart, and my mother is even more confused?" Every time Chen Ke listened to Jin's arrangement for a while, he felt angrier in his heart.
If he hadn't known the people in Lulin Village so well, he might have truly believed the nonsense Jin made up. And even if he didn't believe it, Jin's words were too realistic.
As eloquent as his sister-in-law, it would be a pity not to go to the teahouse to tell stories.
Jin obviously knew that she had gone too far, so she could only whisper, "Actually, they can't be entirely blamed for this, it's also us. If we had agreed to their request and brought our mother back first, maybe this would Nothing would have happened, and nothing would have happened to my mother."
At the same time, Mrs. Jin wanted to say more, but suddenly a message from the servant came outside the door: "Madam, Mr. Su is here."
Upon hearing this, a trace of panic flashed across Jin's face.
But the emotion was so obscure that it was almost passed by.
Jin looked at Chen Ke lightly and said, "Ake, I still have some business to discuss. If there is anything else you want to know, can you wait until I finish discussing the business? Or can you just stay in the house and wait for me?"
However, how could Chen Ke continue to stay here? He was really afraid that he would continue to stay here. I will take action directly against Kim who is full of lies.
So he just smiled and shook his head, "Since sister-in-law has guests, I'll come see her next time."
After hearing Chen Ke's words, Jin did not try to retain Chen Ke this time. She just said "ok".
When Chen Ke left the main hall, a tall, beardless middle-aged man wearing a pink scholar's shirt that couldn't hide his frivolous attitude just passed by him.
For some reason, the man in the pink scholar's shirt felt inexplicably hostile the moment he saw him.
But they didn't say anything.
And until he passed by the man, he vaguely seemed to hear the man asking him, "Which building is he from? Why have I never seen him before?"
Hearing the man's question, the boy who led him in chuckled and said, "He's from the building. He's Mr. Chen's biological brother. Do you think he's just like you?"
For some reason, the man laughed even more frivolously after hearing this.
