“I heard that Ministry Councilor He started his career with the help of his late wife. He used to be very afraid of her family. I wonder how she died.”
She had asked around when she was in town previously. Madam He was healthy and strong. She would chase Ministry Councilor He down with a stick whenever he provoked her.
It was rather strange for someone like that to die so abruptly.
Qian Yiyun was speechless. She gave An Jiuyue a thumbs-up.
Sister-in-law, you’re really amazing!
“I’ll have Yan Nuo investigate.”
Qian Jiyun roughly understood his wife’s intentions. She did not want Ministry Councilor He to die too quickly. She wanted to torment him slowly.
An Jiuyue touched her chin and murmured, “Also, Aunt Wang is quite close to Aunt Kang. Qian Jiyun, do you think Aunt Kang knows that Aunt Wang wants to sell our Zheng’er?”
Qian Yiyun was surprised.
So she wants to make an example of her! But Aunt Kang is truly horrid. My sister-in-law can take this opportunity to warn her so she will not stir up trouble for her in the future!
“Sister-in-law, you’re really…”
She could not find the right words to describe her sister-in-law.
An Jiuyue gave her a vague smile without saying anything.
Can I just say that Aunt Kang definitely has a part to play in this?
Everyone in the An Clan Village knows that Aunt Wang wanted to sell Zheng’er. Aunt Kang definitely knows.
Aunt Wang came again. Her family must have support from someone with a high status in the village. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have targeted us again. They would have waited for a few more days at least, right?
Someone has to be behind this. That person might not have ordered Aunt Wang to do this again, but they could have implied it through their words.
It is definitely not the Chief or the Junior Officer. Aunt Ju will not do such a thing either. The only person who will go against me is Aunt Kang, who the Chief reprimanded.
“It can’t be anyone else but her,” she said with a smile.
…
Just as An Jiuyue had expected, Aunt Kang was really involved in this.
Early the next day, someone saw An Da rush to the Chief’s house excitedly with two fishes. He also had a handful of wild vegetables harvested a long time ago.
The Chief was still asleep, and Aunt Kang happened to be tinkering with something in the kitchen.
When she heard someone calling her from outside, she knew she succeeded.
She wiped her wet hands on her body hurriedly and walked out of the courtyard. She noticed the two fishes and a small basket of wild vegetables in An Da’s hands.
Her expression darkened immediately.
Over the past few days, her husband, and even her daughter-in-law, scolded her because of An Jiuyue.
Who cares about wild vegetables? I want the money! Money! I can finally trample on An Jiuyue. How can I let this go just like that?
“An Da, why isn’t your mother here?”
She looked at An Da unkindly and asked without looking at the items in his hands.
An Da might be useless, but he was astute. He knew what Aunt Kang was up to.