nycdaug Chapter 2067: Destined
Chapter 2067: Destined
Thinking of this, the farmer secretly glared at the woman, his eyes full of resentment. If it weren't for her, they would not have been caught.
But the county magistrate didn't care what they thought. He only knew that this incident almost caused him to lose his duty in front of the Duke!
In a rage, the county magistrate sentenced the two to death: "The Li couple killed an innocent person, buried the body for ten years, and tried to frame the victim. They are guilty of multiple crimes and will be imprisoned and executed on a certain day."
Hearing this, the farmer and his wife stared with their eyes wide open. They couldn't believe it at all. They just killed a person, but he was sentenced to death...
The two men wanted to plead for mercy, but the county magistrate thought it was too noisy and waved his hand impatiently, and they were then covered over their mouths and dragged away.
Chen Changli and Wan Shufang were both very satisfied with the county magistrate's handling of the case. The case was thus closed, and they took the body away and buried it properly.
In front of the grave.
After Chen Changli and his party finished their worship, they still felt puzzled by the dream. The two looked at each other. Now that they knew the woman's name was Qingyue, Wan Shufang asked, "Qingyue, why are you so sure that your brother is buried in the farmer's cellar?"
Hearing this, Qing Yue's eyes filled with tears as she said, "After my brother died, I dreamed for months that he was standing in the dark, soaking wet, and said that the cellar was very cold."
"I knew my brother had come to Yunfeng County, so I came here specifically to gather information. I checked all the farmers who had cellars and searched the cellars..." When she said this, she lowered her head shyly.
In the final analysis, she was the one who took advantage of Chen Changli and Wan Shufang. She just hoped that they would be magnanimous and not blame her.
As if she could see what Qingyue was thinking, Wan Shufang pursed her lips and said calmly, "I see. It seems that everything has its destiny. Now that the matter has been resolved, let's go back."
"Well, thank you sir, thank you ma'am."
Qing Yue continued to thank the two of them. Chen Changli and Wan Shufang looked at her and said nothing. They walked forward. On the way back, Wan Shufang thought of Qing Yue's words and seemed to be thinking about something.
Thinking of modern science’s research on “near-death experience” and “subconscious memory”, perhaps the strong obsession between relatives can really convey information in some form?
However, these are none of her business.
The two returned to the inn and began to pack their bags. Because of this incident, they stayed behind and their journey was delayed for many days.
Upon learning that the two were leaving the next day, the woman rushed over with her child before leaving. The family of three solemnly kowtowed to Chen Changli and Wan Shufang to express their gratitude.
"My Lord, Madam, you two have been so kind to me, Qingyue will never forget it. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to redress my brother's grievances."
"Thank you, my lady, for saving my uncle."
"My Lord's wife is kind-hearted and the best person in the world."
The two children also said in unison, following their mother's words of thanks.
Looking at the tattered but washed-out clothes of the family of three, Wan Shufang felt a little touched, but remained calm as she helped them up one by one: "Why be polite? No matter who they are, we will help them if we meet them."
"It was me who took advantage of Madam and delayed your two trips." Qing Yue lowered her head. She knew all about it.
Seeing this, Wan Shufang did not excuse her, but just gave her a heavy bag of money.
"You are all alone and helpless, and it is difficult for you to survive here. Take this, and I will send someone to help you settle down. In the future, take good care of the two children."
After saying this, she reached out and touched the two children's heads, but the purse was not given out for a long time.
"No, no, no, ma'am, I can't have it. You guys have helped me enough."
"This is not for you, it's for the child. You can skip the meal, but can the child?" Chen Changli looked at her seriously, with an expression that did not allow for refusal.
He took the purse from Wan Shufang and forced it into the woman's hand.
Holding the heavy purse, Qingyue's face was full of helplessness, but she also knew that what Chen Changli said was true. Without money, how could she support the children?
Thinking of this, Qing Yue couldn't help but tighten her purse and knelt down again: "Thank you, sir, thank you, madam!"
"Sir and Madam are such good people, they will definitely live a long and smooth life." Qingyue paused, her eyes lit up and she said, "I heard that a Taoist priest recruitment meeting will be held here the day after tomorrow."
"At that time, a Taoist priest from Qingfeng Temple will come. My Lord and Madam are good people, and they will definitely receive the blessing of the Taoist priest and live longer. Why don't you stay for two more days..."
Upon hearing this, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang fell silent and looked at each other. They didn't believe it, but looking at the expectation in Qingyue's eyes, they couldn't bear to refuse.
Just as Wan Shufang was considering her words and thinking about how to reject Qingyue, she heard Qingyue continue, "However, I heard that the master needs a lot of money for incense offerings, and I don't know if I have enough."
Seeing that she was about to touch the purse, Wan Shufang reached out and held her back: "Qingyue, this is for you three to eat, don't give it to outsiders."
"Changli, since Qingyue wants us to take a look, let's take a look before leaving." She glanced at Chen Changli indifferently, and the meaning in her eyes was self-evident.
The Taoist priests at Qingfeng Temple are probably deceiving people and asking for money under the pretext of serving the people.
Since this was the case, they stayed and exposed them that day to prevent the people from being deceived any further.
Seeing that the two agreed to stay, Qing Yue was delighted and immediately volunteered to take care of their daily life. She borrowed the kitchen and cooked dinner herself.
Qingyue is a good cook, and Wan Shufang ate an extra bowl of rice during this meal.
The two continued to stay in the inn, but from that day on, it suddenly started to rain in Yunfeng County, from drizzle to heavy rain, and it had been raining continuously for a long time.
Wan Shufang looked at the weather outside, her eyes full of worry: "This rain will probably affect the people's crops. Changli, let's go out and take a look."
"I always feel that this rain is unusual."
Seeing the worry on her face, Chen Changli nodded, took her hand and went out. Because it was raining heavily outside, the two did not walk far, but just stayed outside the inn.
The rain showed no sign of stopping and a lot of water accumulated on the streets.
"If this goes on, there will be floods. Not only will the crops be harmed, but the people will also find it difficult to protect themselves..." Wan Shufang looked worried and couldn't help but pinching Chen Changli's sleeve.
But unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, a voice came from beside her.
"No, the rain will stop when the Taoist priest from Qingfeng Temple comes." The person spoke in a relaxed tone and did not care about the heavy rain at all.
There were also many people around him who echoed and agreed with what the man said.
"That's right. When the master comes, the rain will stop and there will be no flood."
"Don't worry about it."
"If you have this idea, you might as well prepare more silver and give it to the master as incense money."