The issue of Zhang's divorce is at a stalemate, the Su family has been robbed, and the government has not been able to catch the murderer. Su Mingyu went to the prefectural government, saying that she wanted to invite the prefect of Yuzhou who was the best at solving cases.
"The New Year is coming soon. If you invite people, do you mean you don't plan to have a good New Year?"
When Gu Mubai brought back the news, Liu Qiaoer couldn't help but complain.
Indeed, the New Year comes after the Little New Year. Today is the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. Early in the morning, firecrackers were set off on the streets to welcome the Kitchen God. Some wealthy families even held a ceremony to worship the Kitchen God, carrying a pig, parading around the streets, and finally sending it to the Kitchen God Temple outside the city.
Liu Qiaoer had never seen such a bustling scene. She stood at the door of the bun shop and even forgot to sell the buns.
There were loud gongs and drums, and firecrackers blasting, it was very lively.
"It is precisely because we wanted to get the money back and have a good New Year that we invited that expert. I heard that he is very good at solving cases and he can solve the most difficult cases within three days." Gu Mubai said.
Liu Qiaoer blinked curiously: "Who is it? So powerful?"
There have been many great detectives throughout history, both in China and abroad. Even Sherlock Holmes did not dare to call himself a great detective. Liu Qiaoer was a little skeptical that he could solve the case in three days.
"Sister, your letter."
Liu Qiaoer would send the antidote to Pei Yuanshan on time every month, and would also write to him to ask him about some things. In order to get the antidote, Pei Yuanshan had to reply, but it was hard for Liu Qiaoer to judge whether the information in the letter was true or not, because there were also Gu Mubai and Lu Yunzheng.
After opening the letter, Pei Yuanshan actually knew about the Su family's affairs. He also predicted that if the officials from Fengxin County could not solve the case, the Su family would go to the prefectural government for help.
"Wang Boyan, a 36-year-old Jinshi, was only 22 years old when he passed the Jinshi exam. He later went to Jing County to serve as a county magistrate. Because he repeatedly solved strange cases, he was appreciated by the prefect of Yuzhou and became the prefect."
Looking at the information sent by Pei Yuanshan, Liu Qiaoer smacked her lips. It seemed like another young talent. She wondered who was better between him and Lu Yunzheng.
"The Su family was able to invite the prefect's people. Do you think Mr. Lu's case of disaster relief grain funds has anything to do with the Su family?"
After Liu Qiao'er reminded him, Gu Mubai frowned: "Is there? I don't know. There must be evidence for everything. The Su family and the Lu family are relatives."
Even brothers settle accounts openly, let alone relatives, who can easily stab each other in the back.
When Liu Qiaoer was tidying up the space, she not only found the government's silver, but also Mrs. Lu's jewelry. It was reasonable to say that it was the Lu family's betrothal gift, but it was also possible that it was the financial resources divided during the house search.
She wasn't sure, so she didn't say anything. After all, the loss of the Su family's gold, silver and jewelry was a mystery to everyone.
The team for worshiping the Kitchen God was getting farther and farther away. There were not many people buying buns today, and it was not busy at the front, so Liu Erniu went back to the house to see Zhang.
But after searching around, I still couldn't find anyone.
In Lu Yunzheng's room, Lu Yunxi and Lu Yunyang were practicing writing big characters, while Lu Yunzheng was watching and supervising them with a book in his hand.
Xia Ying went to the street. Today they had agreed to visit the Lu family in the prison. In addition to preparing some spare clothes, she also prepared some food.
With Liu Qiaoer's money paving the way, Lord Lu and his family finally lived a more comfortable life in the prison.
The prison became cleaner, people could wear cotton-padded clothes and have cotton-padded quilts, and even the food became more and more refined.
As there was money to be made, the guards in the prison turned a blind eye and sometimes even took care of them. The Lu family members were in better and better condition.
Except for Lu Yunzheng, everyone else has been there several times.
This time, Xia Ying brought her two children to visit the prison.
Liu Erniu and Liu Qiaoer were busy in the shop, leaving Zhang alone in the room.
Liu Erniu couldn't find Zhang no matter how hard she tried, and she became a little anxious.
"Sister, do you think mother will go home?"
"She's already divorced, why would she go back? If she thinks the house is too crowded, we can move to a new yard in the next two days."
Could it be that Zhang went out to watch the fun and relax
When it was dark, Zhang still hadn't come back. Liu Qiaoer became a little anxious. If only she had a cell phone, she could call her.
It’s a pity that there are no communication tools now.
By the next morning, Zhang still hadn't come back. Liu Qiaoer stopped making dumplings and rushed home with Liu Erniu before dawn.
As soon as they reached the entrance of the village, Niu Dahu saw them running towards them in a hurry.
"Go and have a look, your mother has hanged herself..."
Liu Qiaoer looked at Liu Erniu in shock, and ran to the door of Liu's house like crazy, only to see Zhang lying quietly on the ground with a red rope dangling above the door.
"I woke up early in the morning and saw a person hanging on the door of their house. I went in to take a look and found that it was Qiao'er's mother. Oh, how can I say this? She is so pitiful."
"Look, she was wearing red clothes and red shoes, and she hanged herself with a red rope. She must have felt so depressed that she would not let this family go even if she turned into a ghost after her death."
"This Liu Erzhu is really a piece of shit. He found a woman outside and planned to marry her as his second wife. You said that only rich people would do that, but he wanted to marry two at once."
"It's Qiao'er's fault that her mother didn't give birth to a son."
"Just adopt one from the clan, why marry a concubine? Isn't that asking for trouble?"
Although Zhang is not Liu Qiaoer's mother, she is nice to Liu Qiaoer. Liu Qiaoer's mother died very early in the last days. During the time she spent with Zhang, she felt like she had her own mother.
What Liu Qiaoer never expected was that Zhang committed suicide.
"How could this happen? They are clearly getting a divorce, and the government wants to stamp it. They can go get the divorce papers today, and their good days will begin. Why can't she get over it?"
Liu Qiaoer and Liu Erniu held Zhang's body and cried heart-wrenchingly.
Geng and her aunt also ran out of the house.
When Geng saw Zhang hanged herself at the door of his house, he couldn't help but curse.
"Shameless thing, you shouldn't even die a peaceful death. It's better to jump into a river than to hang yourself at home. It's really unlucky to bring disaster to your whole family."
A neighbor couldn't stand it anymore: "If you hadn't forced her to live like this, why would she hang herself in front of your house, wearing red shoes? You should hold a good funeral, otherwise she will become a ghost."
Places where science is not widely spread tend to be superstitious.
Zhang did this with the intention of taking revenge on the Liu family. After Hongyi committed suicide, she would turn into a fierce ghost with the resentment she brought with her. She didn't want the Liu family to have an easy time.
Soon, the patriarch of the Liu family, Mr. Liu Sanye, arrived. Seeing the situation, he was helpless.
"Quickly collect the body, perform a ritual, and satisfy her with whatever she wants. Even if she becomes a fierce ghost, she won't harm anyone."
Geng was so angry that her eyes turned red, and the aunt-in-law felt very guilty at this time.
"Ah, she, she has divorced Erzhu and was taken away by her daughter. She is no longer a member of the Liu family."
If a woman wants to hold a funeral after a divorce, she has to build a new mourning hall, not in her husband's original home.
Only then did Liu Qiaoer realize that Zhang would rather die than divorce. She was too stubborn and did not take Zhang's thoughts into consideration.
Zhang was a native of ancient times, and her ideas were different from Liu Qiaoer's. She was a faithful person, but her tragic suicide made Liu Qiaoer very distressed.
"Divorce? When did she divorce Erzhu? Is there a divorce letter?" Master Liu San glared at his aunt with sharp eyes.
My aunt didn't want Zhang's funeral to be held at the Liu family because it was unlucky.
Pointing at Liu Qiao'er, he said, "She handled all of this. Ask her."