Quick Transmigration Hoarding: My Selfishness Leads to a Killing Frenzy

Chapter 434 The Village Woman Who Raises Others' Children 10

Wedding night.

Qin Yu and Jiang Zhizhi no longer shared the passion they had in the cornfield.

The two sat side by side on the edge of the bed in the new room, with a hand's width between them, but neither of them spoke first.

Jiang Zhizhi glanced at him furtively, "Brother Qin Yu..."

The voice was the same, the tune was the same, but for some reason, Qin Yu felt no excitement whatsoever for their wedding night.

Instead, an indescribable sense of melancholy welled up within me.

Before they could even embrace and weep, a scream pierced the night sky.

"Ah! My husband."

Qin Yu and Jiang Zhizhi jumped up at the same time. The sound was incredibly shrill, as if they had been extremely frightened.

"It's my second sister-in-law!"

The rest of the Jiang family also heard the noise, and everyone came out of their rooms and headed towards Jiang Lao Er's room.

Then, the second son's wife stumbled and ran into the yard.

Seeing her like this, the Party Secretary's wife frowned and scolded her, "Second son's wife, what are you doing?"

"Why aren't you sleeping so late? Don't you know it's your little sister's wedding today? Are you doing this on purpose?"

The second son's wife trembled and couldn't speak. She pointed into the room, her eyes wide with terror.

Everyone looked in the direction she was pointing, but they were all puzzled. Nevertheless, they walked into the house.

Upon entering, I found that something had indeed gone wrong.

Jiang Lao Er was lying stiffly on the bed, already lifeless.

"My son!" The Party Secretary's wife rushed to the bedside and burst into tears.

Everyone was stunned; no one expected such a thing to happen on their wedding night.

Jiang Zhizhi was also terrified and instinctively grabbed Qin Yu's arm.

The group hurriedly checked Jiang Lao Er's body and went to the village to call for help, but all of this was in vain.

"Make way! The police are here!" A commotion arose outside the door.

Qin Yu recognized the familiar figure—Captain Li from the county public security bureau.

This is the third time Captain Li has come to this village this month.

The first time was the death of an infant, the last time was the eldest son of the Jiang family who inexplicably drowned in the village river, and this time it was the second son of the Jiang family who died suddenly on his sister's wedding night.

"It's your family again." Captain Li took off his hat, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and scanned the Jiang family members inside the house with a complicated look in his eyes.

"Two murders in one month, has your family offended someone?"

Secretary Jiang slumped into his chair, his face ashen, like an old newspaper.

He opened his mouth, but nothing came out; he didn't know either.

Jiang's mother threw herself on her second son and wailed, her voice hoarse and barely audible.

Captain Li carefully examined the house inside and out, leaving no detail unchecked. He also examined Jiang Lao Er's body, but still couldn't find anything.

Generally speaking, if nothing can be found, then it's considered that there's no problem.

It's unusual that this whole family is involved in all the problems.

Even the boy who held the stillborn baby became the son-in-law of this family. What a coincidence!

Captain Li was very serious, but unfortunately, he still couldn't find anything.

After losing two sons in succession, the Jiang family's world had collapsed.

The next day, the red cloth was replaced with a white cloth.

It's alright, it won't take too much trouble, anyway, the first one just died not long ago.

This made it harder for the villagers to gossip about the Jiang family, but they also kept their distance from their home.

People in the countryside are the most superstitious; they'd rather believe it exists than not.

The Jiang family is really strange.

The moment the man died, the families of the eldest and second sons' wives came to the door.

With their husbands dead, they naturally want to take their daughter back home; staying would mean living as widows.

The main reason is to remarry and receive more dowry.

The eldest son's wife had two sons, while the second son's wife had a son and a daughter.

These are all the roots of the Jiang family, so Secretary Jiang naturally wouldn't let them take their grandson away.

"Eldest and second sons, if you want to remarry, I won't stop you, but the child must stay."

Secretary Jiang's voice was hoarse but undeniable. He stood hunched over in the middle of the courtyard, his eyes fixed on the families of his two daughters-in-law.

The eldest daughter-in-law's father was a lean old man. Upon hearing this, he immediately jumped up and said, "Nonsense! My daughter is only twenty-five. Isn't it normal for her to remarry?"

"This child is a piece of my daughter's flesh and blood; I must take her with me!"

The second son's wife's mother was not to be outdone, slapping her thigh and wailing, "My poor daughter! She has never had a good day since marrying into your Jiang family. Now that her husband is gone, they won't even let her take her child with her. They're trying to force us to our deaths!"

The old lady's family is small, and she wants to take the child back with her so that she may have many children and much happiness.

The situation was different with the second son's family. They didn't genuinely want the child; they just wanted to use it to exchange for some money with the Jiang family.

The courtyard erupted into chaos as families jostled and several children cried loudly in fear.

Jiang's mother slumped on the threshold, unable to cry out anymore, only mechanically pounding the ground.

The courtyard was surrounded by onlookers, but it was a private family matter, and they wouldn't interfere.

As the captain, Qingmo's father had a responsibility to take charge, but since this was the Jiang family, he didn't care.

Now, she and her daughter are happily watching from the wall while eating sunflower seeds.

"Dad, aren't you going in to say a few words?"

Qingmo spat out a sunflower seed shell, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the chaotic scene in the yard.

Her father scoffed, then grabbed another handful of sunflower seeds and stuffed them into his pocket: "What did you say? Anyone who gets involved in the Jiang family's affairs is doomed. Look at them, two sons died in a month, it's really strange!"

Just then, a sharp "snap" suddenly came from the courtyard—

Secretary Jiang picked up a carrying pole and slammed it down at the feet of the eldest daughter-in-law's father, startling the old man so much that he jumped three feet high.

"Shut up, all of you!" Secretary Jiang's eyes were bloodshot, like a wolf driven to desperation.

"My son's body is barely cold, and you're already making a scene about dividing the family property? Anyone who tries to take my grandson away, I'll fight them to the death!"

The second son's wife's mother's eyes darted around, and suddenly she started yelling at the top of her lungs: "Oh my god, the Jiang family has killed someone! The Party Secretary is beating someone! Folks, come quick!"

Fellow villagers...

Look! Look! Our people are everywhere, inside and outside the courtyard.

Qingmo on the wall chuckled: "This old lady's acting is even more exaggerated than the county theater troupe's."

Her father shook his head: "The Party Secretary has made a mistake this time."

"Both of his sons are dead, how will he manage to support these four grandchildren?"

"Should the elderly couple support them, or should their youngest daughter and her husband support them?"

Qingmo nodded in agreement. She hadn't realized her father had such wisdom.