The deaths of Mrs. Ge and her eldest son attracted a lot of criticism.
However, because of the cold weather, it would probably take a long time to report the matter to the county government. After talking to Mei Berry and his family, the village chief also realized that Mrs. Ge and the others might have died due to being targeted and robbed.
But after two days the matter was settled.
In the end, even Mei Bei and his family were told by the village chief that it was the end of the year and it was better to do less than to do more.
No matter how high-quality Mrs. Ge's family is, it's still not worth dying for.
Mayberry once again felt the fact that human life was insignificant in this era.
“As the village chief said, it is better to do less than to do more.
Look, something happened to Mrs. Ge. Her eldest daughter-in-law, apart from crying a little in the past two days, didn't she finally pack up and run back to her parents' house years ago?
Even the funeral was organized by Uncle Erhe and the others.
If the people closest to you don't even pursue the matter, it will be useless no matter how much others think about it. "
On the morning of New Year's Eve, Mei Mei helped her family put up the Spring Festival couplets, and then went to Mei You's house to see if her Spring Festival couplets were put up well.
Mei Sanma and his wife were working on it, and Mei You pulled Mei Bei aside to talk. Hearing that Mei Bei was quite concerned about this matter, she comforted her a little more.
"Actually, I don't pity Mrs. Ge, but I feel that if there is a murderer and the murderer goes unpunished, it will eventually cause harm to others."
Mayberry is not so kind-hearted about Mrs. Gerard's death. She is just worried about whether the person who killed Mrs. Gerard will strike again.
"I don't know if Mrs. Ge has made any enemies or if the leakage of wealth is being targeted."
Mei Bei told Mei You about being ridiculed by Granny Ge in the town that day.
"If you say that, I remember that when I came back from the mountains a few days ago, I saw Granny Ge with a happy face and something very excited like she was holding something in her arms."
Meiyou went into the mountains a few days ago when the snow had not stopped completely. Meiyou knew about it that time, and Meiyou even sent two rabbit skins afterward.
I just didn't expect that Meiyou would bump into Mrs. Ge when she was going down the mountain.
"She didn't notice me. When she left, I followed the footprints on my way back. She seemed to have come back from the fields."
"The field? What is she doing in this snowy field?"
"I don't know, but I couldn't see what she was holding in her arms. Her face was excited, and she was muttering something like, 'Get rich.'
If, like you said, she suddenly became rich and died violently, then it is very possible that what I saw that night had something to do with it. "
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Mayberry:! ! !
The system's clock-in sound suddenly sounded, and Mei Berry was extremely horrified!
When the system makes this sound, do you think she is stupid?
[Is this related to Old Man Mei? 】
Mayberry got straight to the point and asked about the system.
It's a pity that the system doesn't speak, so Mayberry checks in and explores on her own.
"Sister, do you have any suspicion?"
Now that all the punch cards have come out, regardless of whether the system is alive or dead, Mei Berry can only start with Mei You.
The system prompts are like this, and Mei You can't possibly not notice it.
"Well..." Mei You seemed a little embarrassed, "I took a special look to see if Mrs. Ge was there that day. I was worried that she would sneak into the fields on snowy days and damage our fields, so I took a look."
"What did you see?"
"Next to Uncle Erhe's land, a big hole was dug in the land next to the old house."
"I'll go! That's..."
In the flash of lightning, Mei Berry suddenly remembered what Mei You had told her before, and what Mei Berry had seen before.
Her father often went to the fields at different times than others, and the land next to Ge Erhe's house was not good in water and soil, but when they separated, Old Man Mei stayed.
Even old Mei used her uncle as an excuse to suddenly have extra money...
"Is it possible that some treasure is buried in that field?"
Mei Mei asked. Mei Mei nodded and said, "Although the dug hole was empty, I checked later and found that there were other things in the field."
Meiberry took advantage of the darkness to take two objects, and then left directly following the traces made by Granny Gerard.
"I went to the field again the next morning, only to find that the hole, including the one I dug later, had been filled in again... Apparently someone went over there later."
Hearing Mei You say this, some kind of guess gradually formed in Mei Berry's mind.
Just as she was about to say a few words to Mei Youduo, Mei Sanma and Miao had already packed up the house and came out to greet the two children standing at the edge of the yard.
"It's getting late, let's go to the old house."
You don’t have to go to the old house during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but it would be bad if you don’t go there for dinner this year.
After hearing the sound, Mei Bei and Mei You followed. When they arrived at the door of their house, Mei Bei also called out to her parents, and the six of them went to the old house together.
This time there were almost the same people in the old house as there were during the Dragon Boat Festival, except that there was an extra Mei Lian.
But I don't know if it was my imagination, but the atmosphere in the old house was much more harmonious today.
Mei Dahu was chatting with Mei Youqian and the others while leaning on a cane. He was less gloomy than the previous days. He spoke with full energy and held his head high, as if he had gained some confidence.
But Mei Youqian still noticed the hint of condescension in his tone.
However, it was the Chinese New Year, and Mei Youqian didn't criticize him much when he saw him. He was like this, so Mei Youqian just treated him as a man of moral integrity, and was too lazy to argue with him on the last day of the old year.
Aunt Jiang was busy cooking and cooking today, and she was not as picky as before when she looked at people and spoke.
However, the excitement and joy that occasionally showed in her eyes today showed that she was in a good mood, so she made her look kinder.
Otherwise, Mei Berry really thought Jiang had changed his gender!
"Sister-in-law, are there any happy events at home recently?"
Wei Meili, who was chopping vegetables, couldn't bear to hear the other party humming a country tune because she was in a good mood, so she simply interrupted her entertainment.
"No~ you are thinking too much."
Although Jiang really wanted to share her happiness, when she thought of Mei Dahu's instructions and the fact that the relationship between the two sisters-in-law in front of her was not that good, she simply rolled her eyes and denied it.
"Yeah?"
"Yeah, even if I'm happy... it's probably because on New Year's Eve, everyone can have meat on the table!"
After Jiang said, even Miao, who was washing vegetables, couldn't help but look up at Jiang.
Can her sister-in-law say this?
If she were to say that she was eating meat alone, would she be able to smile like this and be happy that everyone could eat meat at the table?
It's fine if she's not sour.
Regarding Jiang's refusal to tell the truth, Miao and Wei Meili looked at each other and tacitly agreed not to ask.
Forget it, it has nothing to do with them anyway.
Mei Mei and Mei You haven't been to the old house for several months.
They neither approached the kitchen to help, nor did they approach Mei Youqian to chat.
The two of them stood under the eaves of the corridor, staring up at the frozen ice in a daze, when they suddenly heard a voice coming from behind them.
Turning around, Mei Berry found that the two of them were actually standing at the door of Mei Lian's room.
This place used to be the place where Mei Berry's family lived, but now Mei Lian is actually assigned to live alone. It's really true - they are both Mei family girls, but they have different fates.
Mei Lian invited the two of them into the house.
Mei Bei was quite surprised. After all the trouble between them some time ago, Mei Lian could still calmly invite them to sit in the house.
Mei Mei and Mei You didn't refuse. As soon as they entered the house, they saw the unfinished embroidery work in the basket on the small table of Mei Lian Kang.
Mei Bei took a closer look and couldn't help but let out a sound of admiration.
The kind of female red embroidery that can only be seen in TV dramas suddenly appeared in front of Mei Berry's eyes, and Mei Berry was really amazed.
She and her mother traveled here and after a few months of stumbling, she was able to sew clothes.
It would be absolutely impossible to embroider some flowers on it.
Although Mei Lian has some problems with her character, her craftsmanship is truly impressive.
Looking at the lifelike green bamboo embroidered in the other person's hand, Mei Berry couldn't help but admire: "It's so beautiful, isn't it, sister?"
"Yeah! (Where~)"
Suddenly, two different responses sounded in the room.
Mei Lian and Mei You looked up at each other, and then their eyes fell on Mei Berry, the "culprit".
Mayberry: 0.0!
What kind of Shura field is this?
Mei Bei felt a chill down her spine when she was stared at. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Eldest sister's embroidery is really beautiful, isn't it...Second sister?"
Mei Lian: "That's right."
"Well, my embroidery skills have indeed improved, but I'm still far from being a real embroiderer in the showroom."
Mei Lian was very humble after hearing this, but this made Mei Berry and Mei You look twice.
It's not like Mei Qiang and the others have never seen the embroidery products sold in cloth shops in the county.
As for Mei Lian's craftsmanship, it is also very popular to directly set up a stall in the county and sell it alone.
"Then eldest sister, the embroiderers in your showroom are pretty good~"
Mei Bei followed Mei Lian's words and naturally did not ignore the mocking look in her eyes.
Mei Berry turned her head towards Mei You and rolled her eyes from an angle that Mei Lian couldn't see.
"I don't know what dad and the others are talking about. Sister, let's go and take a look."
This time, Mei Berry didn't mention the title again, but she held Mei You's hand, and it was obvious who she was calling.
Mei Lian, Mei Bei is determined, no contact unless necessary...
I will try to reveal the identity of Old Man Mei in the next two days (the number of words will be more when the time comes, I also want to do it faster hahaha), and then start a new chapter~
I actually finished writing the new map today, and then I thought I had to sort out the historical issues before changing the map.
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I received a cry from my best friend in the middle of the night last night. For a moment, I really wanted to have the best QvQ in the world.
I'll talk about this next time. My best friend agrees with me. The main thing is too emo, she can't vent to me, I'm also emo, don't know what to do QvQ, I feel like all the best in the world are around my best friend, it reflects reality, but we are all ordinary people, we can't solve everything quickly TAT
