The peasant widow is famous all over the world

Zhuang Zhuang turned the book page after page without reading a single word. He only thought about his family members who were in a hurry to go out.

The person he was worried about ran towards Zhang Lanhua's house in the cold wind.

"Zhang Lanhua, you rot-hearted person, get out of here!"

Mrs. Li ran to the door of Zhang Lanhua's house and banged the door.

Zhang Lanhua in the house had done something bad and had a guilty conscience. She was startled by Mrs. Li's knock on the door.

Lu Hongwen didn't know why. He immediately looked at Zhang Lanhua, frowned and said, "Did you do something again?"

"I, I... No, I have nothing to do." Zhang Lanhua glared at Lu Hongwen with lack of confidence.

With this look and tone, Lu Hongwen, who had been married to her for decades, knew that she was definitely causing trouble again.

Lu Hongwen was so angry that he slammed the table, glared at Zhang Lanhua, turned around and walked out of the room.

When he walked into the courtyard, his son and daughter-in-law also came out.

"Dad, is Mom going to cause trouble again?"

Before the third son Lu Yun finished speaking, Lu Hongwen waved his hand and said, "Go and open the door first."

"Be polite." After finishing the sentence, he added another sentence.

"I know."

You're welcome, okay?

They are people with backers.

"Auntie, you're here. Please come in quickly, it's warm in the house." Lu Yun opened the door with a bright smile on his face, with a little bit of flattery.

Mrs. Li glared at him fiercely, "Whoever wants to sit in the room, ask your mother to come out."

Lu Yun's expression paused, then he smiled again. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Tang Mian running towards him.

When Lu Yun saw Tang Mian, he smiled and said hello, "My brothers and sisters are here too."

Hearing this, Mrs. Li turned around and saw Tang Mian running to her side.

"Why are you here in this cold weather?"

Tang Mian took a few breaths and smiled, "Mom, I can't let you take the lead alone, so naturally I have to follow. Besides, I have asked dad to find the clan leader and village chief."

Mrs. Li nodded and smiled happily.

Lu Yun, Lu Hongwen and others who came over felt a little bit in their hearts. Why are they still looking for the clan leader and village chief?

Lu Hongwen's face turned red. What on earth did that woman do?

"Sister-in-law, please calm down first. I wonder what I did to make you so angry?"

Li looked at Lu Hongwen coldly, unfolded the note firmly, and let Lu Hongwen and others see clearly, "Lu Hongwen, you are also a person who has read for two days and knows some words. This note was buried by Zhang Lanhua in your family." Under the old locust tree, take a good look!"

Lu Hongwen naturally recognized the words written on the note. It said Lu Xun's wife Tang's family name, followed by the birth date. However, there is no specific time for birth dates.

That mother-in-law Zhang Lanhua, since she wrote Tang Mian’s birth date and buried it under the old locust tree

wrong

"Sister-in-law, Zhang Lanhua can't write!" Lu Hongwen said his question.

After saying that, he breathed a sigh of relief. Zhang Lanhua can't write at all, so this matter has nothing to do with her.

"Uncle Hongwen, just because Aunt Lanhua can't write, doesn't mean she won't ask others to help her write." In response to Lu Hongwen's question, Tang Mian refuted directly with a low face.

"However, I prefer Aunt Lanhua to write it herself. After all, the words on the note look like the handwriting of a beginner."

Lu Hongwen and others looked at the note again. The words on it had no sharp strokes at all. The strokes were thick and thin, and some strokes were even stuck together. Moreover, there is a faint smell of blood.

This word was actually written in blood.

Lu Hongwen was a little hesitant, but still refused, "Zhang Lanhua really can't write, and she never asked me to teach her how to write. Maybe someone wrote this deliberately to put the blame on her."

Burying the name and birthday written in blood under the old locust tree clearly meant that Tang Mian was cursed with bad luck and wanted to make Tang Mian miserable.

Judging from Zhang Lanhua's expression just now, it's really possible that she did this.

Ms. Li did not buy his account and spoke rudely, "Lu Da saw Zhang Lanhua burying the note with his own eyes and asked her to confront him."

Tang Mian nodded, "I think Brother Lu Da will come over later, let him confront Aunt Lanhua, and there will be results."

If Lu Da didn't come with him, she could just go and invite him.

Lu Hongwen was heartbroken and knew he couldn't escape. He turned his head to look at his eldest son and sighed: "Boss, call your mother out."

Boss Lu looked at Tang Mian and Mrs. Li and nodded, then turned around and went into the house to call his mother.

"Haha, sister-in-law, Mian Niang, my boss has gone to call me, please wait a moment." Lu Hongwen said slightly uncomfortably.

Tang Mian didn't say anything, Li Shi also snorted heavily and ignored him.

After a while, Zhang Lanhua reluctantly walked out with her eldest son.

As soon as he saw Mr. Li, he started to scold her, "Li Daju, you must be sick. It's not pleasant to come looking for you in the cold weather."

Mrs. Li was so angry that she couldn't speak because of Zhang Lanhua's slap. Tang Mian held her hand and took the piece of paper. He stared at Zhang Lanhua coldly and said in a cold voice, "Aunt Lanhua, Brother Lu Da has seen with his own eyes that you will This note was buried under the old locust tree in the village, can you admit it?"

Zhang Lanhua's expression paused, with a look of panic in his eyes. After a moment, he put his hands on his hips and said loudly and arrogantly: "I don't have it."

Tang Mian's eyes sharpened, and Zhang Lanhua took a step back with a guilty conscience.

Lu Hongwen smiled bitterly and shook his head. Looking at Zhang Lanhua, it was 99% that she did this.

"Old woman, Mian Niang." Lu Zheng's slightly panting voice reached everyone's ears.

Li and Tang Mian both turned around. Not only Lu Zheng, but Lu Zhiqian also came over.

"Aunt, sister-in-law." Lu Zhiqian quickly ran up to him, took a breath, and looked at the two of them with a gentle look on his face and shouted.

Li nodded and looked at Lu Zheng worriedly, "Old man, you are a very old man and you don't know how to run slower."

Lu Zheng also ran to Li's side, panting and waving his hands, "It's okay. I was worried about you, so I called the clan leader and came with Zhiqian first. The clan leader and village chief are behind, and they will be there in a moment."

When Zhang Lanhua heard this, she became anxious and said, "Shut up to me, don't try to scare me with the clan leader and village chief, and don't use such a note to wrongly accuse me."

Lu Hongwen didn't want to look at her at all.

Several sons and daughters-in-law also came back to their senses. This matter is probably related to my mother.

"Whether I have wronged you or not, we will decide for ourselves when the clan leader and village chief arrive." Tang Mian looked at Zhang Lanhua and said coldly, then looked at Lu Zheng, "Dad, will Brother Lu Da come over?"

Lu Zheng nodded, "Yes. I'll ask him to call the village chief, and he will come with the village chief."

"That's good. In that case, let's wait until the patriarch and the others arrive."

Lu Zhiqian nodded slowly, "Just as my siblings said, wait until Lu Da arrives to explain the matter clearly."

Lu Hongwen sighed heavily in his heart, "Let's all go inside, and don't stay at the door blowing the cold wind."

Lu Zhiqian nodded, "Uncle, aunt, let's go in."

Li Shi glared at Zhang Lanhua angrily, "Listen to Zhiqian."

Lu Hongwen smiled coquettishly, "Brother Zheng, sister-in-law, please come inside. The eldest daughter-in-law, the second daughter-in-law, hurry up and bring a few bowls of hot tea."

"Hey!" The two daughters-in-law looked at each other and agreed quickly.

Mrs. Li wanted to say who cares about your tea, but she swallowed her words when she thought of Lu Zhiqian.

Lu Hongwen's other sons and daughters-in-law looked at each other and could only follow him. Today, I'm afraid I can't be kind anymore.

Zhang Lanhua was very panicked. She was obviously very careful, so how could she be seen by that kid Lu Da.

No, as long as she refuses to admit it, it's none of her business.

A group of people, each with their own concerns, were sitting in the main room of Lu Hongwen's house, waiting for the clan leader and village chiefs to arrive.

In the main room, it was as quiet as a chicken.

Lu Hongwen's family didn't know what to say, and Lu Zheng's family didn't want to tell them. Lu Zhiqian wanted to relax the atmosphere but felt that the situation was wrong, so he simply kept his mouth shut and drank tea in embarrassment.

After an unknown amount of time, the person who was expected to come finally arrived. Everyone except Zhang Lanhua breathed a sigh of relief.

"Grandpa." Lu Zhiqian took the lead in stepping forward to support the clan leader and shouted.

The others also said hello one by one.

The patriarch looked at them, nodded and walked to the main room to sit down. He was carried over by a few young men on a sliding pole, but he was not tired at all. "I heard what Lu Da said about the matter along the way." After the patriarch sat down, he spoke slowly.

Zhang Lanhua's heart skipped a beat and she hid behind Lu Hongwen.

The village chief, Lu Kangcheng, was angry and stared at Zhang Lanhua with unkind eyes.

The patriarch looked at her with sharp eyes, "Ms. Zhang, do you have any excuse for what Lu Da said?"

Zhang Lanhua paused and retorted subconsciously, "I didn't. I haven't been out today. Did he just see it when he said he saw it? Why?"

"I obviously saw it. Aunt Lanhua buried the note under the old locust tree. When she left, I dug it out as soon as possible." Lu Da spoke angrily when Zhang Lanhua refused to admit it.

The patriarch glanced at the two of them, touched his beard, looked at Tang Mian and said, "Mian Niang, they both insist on their own opinions, do you have any other evidence?"

Tang Mian raised his eyes to face the clan leader and spoke slowly, "Clan leader, there are indeed few people going out in this weather, but that doesn't mean that no one goes out. Come to think of it, besides Brother Lu Da, there are always one or two people who saw Aunt Lanhua walking around the village. ."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Lanhua's heart skipped a beat. Could anyone else have seen it?

Zhang Lanhua's guilty conscience was noticed by everyone.

Lu Hongwen lowered his head and smiled bitterly, why would she bother Mian Niang?

This time, he wanted to curse Mianniang viciously.

The patriarch glanced at Zhang Lanhua, withdrew his gaze and said to Lu Zhiqian, "Zhiqian, I'll teach you how to handle this matter."

"Yes, Grandpa." Lu Zhiqian agreed without hesitation.

"I'll go with him."

Tang Mian, Lu Da and Lu Kangcheng said at the same time.

The clan leader smiled and said, "Okay, let's go. It can also save some time."

"No, it can't be done." Zhang Lanhua objected loudly, but halfway through she realized something was wrong and lost her voice.

Everyone looked at her, ignored her, and went out to do errands.

"Hey, you guys." Zhang Lanhua hurriedly tried to grab Tang Mian and the others.

Every move she makes tells everyone that she did it.

He's just hopelessly stupid.

The patriarch closed his eyes and didn't want to look at her.

If he didn't want to train Zhiqian, he would have dragged her to the ancestral hall by now.

"Hmph." Mrs. Li snorted coldly, staring at Zhang Lanhua as if she wanted to tear her apart.

Zhang Lanhua moved her mouth and hid.

She wanted to run away, but it was a pity that so many people were watching her.

It was silent, and no one spoke except for the whistling of the cold wind in the main room.

As Zhang Lanhua became increasingly uneasy, Tang Mian and the others returned with two witnesses.

Zhang Lanhua heard the human voice at that time and did hide away from a distance.

But she forgot that there were footprints on the moist land. Passers-by followed the footprints and noticed Zhang Lanhua sneaking around.

"Aunt Lanhua, I remember you said before that you didn't go out today." After Lu Zhiqian came back, the clan leader handed over the questioning to him.

Zhang Lanhua hesitated, "I remember wrongly."

"Huh, I remembered it wrong. Zhang Lanhua, you said it so lightly." Ms. Li stared at her fiercely.

Lu Zhiqian smiled reassuringly at Mrs. Li, then looked at Zhang Lanhua and asked, "Aunt Lanhua, where did you go after you went out and what did you do?"

"Why should I tell you?" Zhang Lanhua looked arrogant.

Lu Zhiqian didn't lose his temper after hearing this. He held the note in his hand and asked again: "Aunt Lanhua, Lu Da said that he saw you bury this note with his own eyes, but your words were inconsistent, and there were witnesses who confirmed that you were indeed in the old locust tree. We walked nearby. Then, we have reason to believe that what Lu Da said is true."

"I, I don't, I don't, and I can't write." Zhang Lan said forcefully.

Lu Zhiqian smiled slowly, "Aunt Lanhua, why did you not bandage your finger when it was injured?"

Zhang Lanhua panicked, "I accidentally injured myself before, so I don't need to bandage it."

"Oh, what caused the injury?" Lu Zhiqian asked.

"I, I. I cook."

Before Zhang Lanhua could finish speaking, Lu Zhiqian asked again, "So Aunt Lanhua cooked. When did she cook it? What did she make? What did you hurt your fingers doing?"

"I" Zhang Lanhua swallowed, "I made the porridge and cut the vegetables."

Ever since she had a daughter-in-law, she has never been involved in housework.

Lu Zhiqian asked a series of questions, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer them.

"That's enough!" Lu Hongwen closed his eyes tightly and shouted loudly.

Zhang Lanhua, who was already flustered, was so frightened that she trembled, "What are you yelling at?"

As soon as Lu Hongwen opened his mouth, Zhang Lanhua's suppressed temper seemed to find a breakthrough. When she caught Lu Hongwen, she started to scold him, "Lu Hongwen, I'm being chased by a brat. Since you don't even dare to let loose a fart."

Lu Hongwen smiled bitterly, took a deep breath and looked up at Zhang Lanhua, "Tell me, who did you ask to learn how to write? Why did you do this?"

"What? What are you writing? I don't know what you are talking about?" Zhang Lanhua's eyes evaded and she did not answer Lu Hongwen's question at all.

Tang Mian sneered, "Aunt Lanhua, since you don't understand what Uncle Hong Wen is talking about, let's continue asking. It doesn't matter if you don't admit that you buried the note. But three people have seen you acting suspiciously, so we have to clear your name." That’s the suspicion.”

After finishing speaking, he took two steps forward and approached Zhang Lanhua, staring at her sharply, "Aunt Lanhua, I'll give you a cup of tea. If you can't prove your innocence, and there is Lu Da's testimony, then you will be the chief culprit in this matter." The culprit."

It was a cold day, and Tang Mian didn't want to listen to her nonsense anymore.

When the patriarch heard Tang Mian's words, he turned to look at her, then looked at his grandson and shook his head.

Sometimes, it's not good to be too gentle. You have to follow his temper.

Why! The eldest grandson still has to grind!

"I" Zhang Lanhua opened her mouth, not knowing how to make it up.

In the dead of winter, I was so anxious that I was sweating all over.

A cup of tea, and I didn’t even make up two decent sentences.

The clan leader waved his hand and said, "Inform the people in the clan to open the ancestral hall."

Zhang Lanhua's eyes widened for a moment, "Clan leader."

Lu Hongwen put aside his words. His son and daughter-in-law didn't know what to say.

The village chief and Lu Da were responsible for informing the clan members.

The group left Lu Hongwen's house and walked to the ancestral hall.

On the way, the clan leader asked Lu Zhiqian privately how to deal with it. Lu Zhiqian thought for a while and replied: "The clan must not be able to keep such a vicious person. A letter of divorce is unavoidable. In addition, the punishment in the clan rules"

At this point, Lu Zhiqian paused. The clan leader was speechless, waiting for him to continue.

"Ten boards serve as a warning to the clan."

"No more?" The clan leader waited for a while, and then said after not hearing Lu Zhiqian's voice again.

Lu Zhiqian frowned, "Grandpa, what else is there?"

The clan leader smiled slowly, "The clan really can't keep an eye on evil people. So, let's erase her from the family tree."

Lu Zhiqian paused and looked at his grandfather in surprise at his methods.

"Zhiqian, sometimes you can't be too gentle." The patriarch said seriously.

Especially since Tang Mian had a close relationship with the county magistrate, she had to eliminate the anger in her heart.

"Fortunately, there is no detailed birth date of Mian Niang on the note, and Zhang's handwriting is poor. She didn't make the right words when she should have, so it turns out to be a typo."

Otherwise, even if we deal with it this way, we may not be able to get through this matter.

Tang Mian also knew this and did not question the clan leader's handling methods.

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