As the saying goes, "raising children to prevent old age", but this sentence has become a slander for Aunt Du.

Aunt Du's life is already miserable enough, but this third son is not a thing.

The third son was used to being spoiled since childhood. When he grew up, he was idle and did nothing. The dirty and tiring work he often did in the countryside was like killing him. He either lie at home or wandered around all day long, and was a typical idle person in society.

What's even more excessive is that this bastard has exploited his mother's meager living salary all year round. Not only does he not know how to be grateful, he has become more and more powerful, and he is doing his best to exploit it. Once Aunt Du can't afford the money or fails to satisfy her son's wishes, she will be abused by her third son, and sometimes even be scolded and beaten. Several times it alarmed the village committee, and it was Village Chief Ma who brought people to stop the third son's behavior.

I have seen it with my own eyes once. Aunt Du's face was bruised and a big bag was on the forehead. It was her son smashed it with a stool. She even knelt down and begged the village chief not to call the police or not to arrest her son. The beast-like son held his arms and sneered disdainfully. At that time, I had the urge to rush up and slap him in both ears.

However, it is difficult for honest officials to take care of housework. Although the village committee has severely criticized and educated his third son every time, he will not change his mind after returning home for a long time and will beat and kick his mother. If anyone goes up to dissuade him, he will still fight with others.

The third son is the most notorious scum in Shuiwa Village. Everyone calls him "Du Retribution" behind his back, which means that this evil is the retribution planted by Du Shiniang in his previous life. The third son knew that everyone was scolding him like this behind his back, but he still did his own thing and did not feel ashamed at all. He is simply a fighter among scumbags, a negative textbook often mentioned by the elders in the village. When some children in the village meet him, they will vomit his saliva behind their backs.

Filial piety is the first priority. If a person is not even filial to his parents, he cannot be called a human at all. Calling him an animal is an insult to the animal, at least the animal knows how to raise her.

For Aunt Du, the villagers could only "sad her misfortune and not fight for her!", but what could they do? Everyone also understood Aunt Du's feelings. Everyone was dead and her fate was so sad for the rest of her life, so she gave all her doting to this youngest third son. Even if the third son abused and beat her in every way, she still had to bear it silently.

However, the tragic thing is still behind. The third son brought back a woman from somewhere. He heard the rumors in the village that this woman used to work in a kiln and made a living by selling meat. She was also a lazy person who was a slutty person. She was like a foul and became a husband and wife. The woman helped the evildoer and became an accomplice of the third son. The two exploited and abused Aunt Du together. Aunt Du's life was even more difficult.

Village Chief Ma came to him personally to preach, but this woman was a complete shrew, who drove Village Chief Ma out of the house with a broom fork, so Aunt Du's family is famous in Shuiwa Village.

I had seen Aunt Du go to the town to sell vegetables with a basket on her back before, but why did she die now?

"How did Old Lady Du die?" I asked Old Liu.

Lao Liu said: "I don't know, I heard that Du Baoying died of illness. He suddenly became sick and did not wake up after a moment of sleep!"

Chen Xiucai also sighed: "That old lady Du, if she has nothing to do, she occasionally comes to the mountain temple to worship, lit two incense sticks, and prays for her son every time she comes. It's so pitiful to all parents in the world!"

Lei Zi sneered: "I heard you say that, Du Baoying, this time, can you buy a tombstone for his mother, you are all kind-hearted. Is the sun coming out from the west?"

"That's right!" Lao Liu said: "From my understanding of Du Baoying, I originally thought that he would wrap the bed mat casually and throw the body of Mrs. Du into the wilderness and buried it. Unexpectedly, he had a little conscience at the end. He built a tomb for Mrs. Du on the mountain behind their house and erected a tombstone! But... a strange thing happened on that tombstone!"

"What? Something went wrong with the tombstone?" I asked curiously.

Old Liu said: "That's right. Du Baoying found me that day and told me that Mrs. Du was dead and asked me to help carve a tombstone. He chose a low-priced tombstone, but I thought Mrs. Du was quite pitiful, so I still gave her high-quality stones, but only charged for the low-quality stones.

After the tombstone was engraved, I went to the Du family. Du Baoying took me to the mountain behind their house and asked me to erect the monument in front of the old lady Du's grave. After Du Baoying gave me a few words, he hurriedly turned around and left, leaving me there to help manage the funeral.

I erected a monument and helped fill the soil in front of the grave. Anyway, I had been tired for a long time and even raised an incense stick for Old Mrs. Du. Later, when I was about to leave, I suddenly found something was wrong with the tombstone. Strange red water oozed out of the tombstone, which slowly flowed down the inscription like blood beads.

The scene was very strange at that time. I was stunned for a long time and didn't come back to my senses. I couldn't figure out where the strange red water came out. Could it be that the cinnabar on the inscription melted? It's impossible. The cinnabar has been carved into the stone, how could it melt?

I couldn't figure it out, so I reached out and touched the red water. It felt smooth and I put it on the tip of my nose and smelled it. Guess what? It was not red water or red pigment at all, it was blood! I wouldn't smell it wrong, because the smell of blood is very obvious!

I was shocked at that time. The tombstone was bleeding! Have you ever seen such a strange thing? A bleeding tombstone? Blood actually emerged from the tombstone? I have chiseled a tombstone in my life. This is the first time I have encountered such a thing. Do you think it’s strange?”

After listening to Lao Liu’s story, we looked at each other and felt incredible. How could blood flow out from the tombstone?

"Old Liu, aren't you a fantasy? This is too mysterious, right?" Lei Zi said.

Old Liu raised his right hand and said in a breath of alcohol: "I swear! I have never told a lie. This is absolutely true! It's a pity that there is no camera, otherwise I would have taken the scene at that time!"

"Have you ever asked Du Baoying about this matter?" I asked Lao Liu.

Old Liu shook his head and looked dim: "No! There were no more than two days after I came back, something happened to my daughter Wanying. All my thoughts were on Wanying these days. If I hadn't been drinking here today, I would have almost forgotten this matter!"

"Master, what do you think about this?" I asked Chen Xiucai.

Old Liu echoed, "Yes, Master Xiucai is here today, you are knowledgeable. Come and tell everyone what is going on?"

Chen Xiucai slowly frowned and pondered for a moment: "The blood from the tombstone means that the deceased must have grievances. Perhaps Old Mrs. Du's death is not as simple as his son said. There may be hidden behind this!"

"Master, what do you mean is that Old Mrs. Du's resentment is not dissipated?" I asked.

Chen Xiucai nodded: "The cause of Old Mrs. Du's death is questionable!"

"I think too!" Lao Liu said: "Although Old Mrs. Du lived a hard life, she has been doing farm work all her life and has always been healthy. She often walks dozens of miles of mountain roads to the town to sell vegetables to subsidize her household income. Why did she suddenly die of illness? It is indeed suspicious!"

I angrily put down my chopsticks: "In this way, that Du Baoying is probably lying? They are so bad to Mrs. Du, will Mrs. Du be killed by Du Baoying and his wife?"

"Your speculation is not impossible, but this is just speculation. We have no evidence! What's more, now that Old Lady Du has been buried, we have no evidence!" Chen Xiucai said.

I was so upset that I said angrily: "Master, what you are talking about is indeed the reason, but... I know that Old Lady Du died unjustly and is likely to be killed by Du Baoying, would we just sit back and let Du Baoying and the couple get away with it?"

"Ma, shit!" Lei Zi slapped the table hard and pushed the wine glass to the table. The hot boy rushed up in anger: "What are you doing when you say so much nonsense? Are you still polite to him when dealing with such a scumbag? Let's go! Wherever he lives, take me! I came to the door directly, and beat him up to search for his teeth, not afraid that he wouldn't spit out the truth!"

Lei Zi rolled up his sleeves and wanted to fight. He was also a passionate young man who was not good at fighting and could not listen to such things the most.

"If you are not afraid of squatting, you can go and find him. Do you think it is still the same as before? Now it is a society ruled by law. If you hit him, he can call the police and let the police arrest you! Young people, can you use your brain more when doing things?" Chen Xiucai scolded Lei Zi while pouring himself a glass of wine.

Lei Zi sat back on the stool with a depressed look on his face: "Then...what should I do? Is there no way to deal with them?"

Lao Huang interrupted, "I thought of a way to open a coffin and examine the autopsy! Just as Lao Liu said, according to Du Baoying's character, eighteen or ninety-one was to abandon the body of Mrs. Du in the wilderness, but this time he buried his mother in a thick and thick manner. He did not throw the body of Mrs. Du into the wilderness. He was buried so secretly and in a hurry. I seriously suspected that he was guilty and was afraid that others would find out the real cause of Mrs. Du's death! So if we opened the coffin and examine the autopsy, we would definitely find out the cause of Mrs. Du's death and give it justice to Mrs. Du!"

"Open the coffin and autopsy?" Chen Xiucai picked up the wine glass and took a sip: "Old Huang, your reasoning and proposal are excellent, but it is not realistic. Without sufficient evidence, who has the right to open the coffin and autopsy? The deceased is the most important thing. Many people think that it is the greatest disrespect to the deceased, especially in the western part of Xiangxi, where funeral rituals are strong, and autopsy is regarded as a very bad behavior! Besides, if this matter was really done by Du Baoying and his wife, do you think they would ask us to open the coffin and autopsy?"

Chen Xiucai's words were reasonable, and Lao Huang's proposal was rejected. We were all a little depressed, and no one spoke, and the atmosphere became a little heavy.
Chapter completed!