When leaving Jiuzhou Villa, Zhao Qian had not yet come out of the meeting hall.
Lin Xiao didn't care about him. He and Yu Xilin went shopping from East Street to West Street, and went shopping from North City to South City. They didn't return home until the trolley was filled to the brim.
As soon as I walked out of the city gate of Jiuzhou Town, I saw a group of people pointing around the outer city wall.
Driven by curiosity, Lin Xiao and Yu Xilin pushed the cart to the crowd of onlookers.
Following their fingers, the two of them looked up and saw that the widowed aunt who had committed suicide last night was hung outside the high city wall!
Her withered body was suspended outside the city wall, her body swaying in the wind.
This was the punishment of the Daxia Dynasty for prisoners who offered death to apologize for their crimes.
Don't think that it's over once you die. You'll also be exposed to corpses and cast aside by everyone!
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this woman is so cruel! She actually killed her fellow villagers!"
"She could do such a crazy thing? No wonder she was killed. She deserved it!"
"I heard that she lost her husband at an early age and was unwilling to be lonely. She was confused with many people!"
"real or fake?"
"Of course it's true! I have relatives in Lijiacun, they told me that!"
"What nonsense are you talking about! Lijiacun is dozens of miles away from Linjiacun. When did the news about Linjiacun reach Lijiacun?"
Seeing that they were getting more and more outrageous, Lin Xiao couldn't help but retorted angrily.
When the gossiping woman saw that she had been exposed, she quickly looked away and did not dare to say any more nonsense.
Lin Xiao snorted coldly when he saw this, and he and Yu Xilin pushed the cart towards the outside of the town.
On the way back, Lin Xiao's mood became heavier and heavier.
"Yu Xilin, do you think I did something wrong?"
When Yu Xilin heard that Lin Xiao had changed his title from "Yu Gongzi" to "Yu Xilin", she was heartbroken.
Overjoyed, he quickly comforted and said:
"You didn't do anything wrong."
"If I hadn't been meddling in other people's business, Mr. Lin wouldn't have made plans for us. In this way, Aunt Wu wouldn't have died tragically, and my widowed aunt wouldn't have been violently murdered."
At this point, Lin Xiao's nose felt sore and she almost cried.
Seeing Lin Xiao's appearance, Yu Xilin's heart trembled and she quickly said:
"You didn't do anything wrong, there is no need to blame yourself, you are not the one who did the wrong thing!"
"Stop comforting me, this is all my fault!"
"Actually, I think this matter has something to do with Mazi's mother-in-law."
Seeing that Lin Xiao insisted on doing this, Yu Xilin could only express her inner guess.
"What! Do you mean Lu Xiang or Han Xi'er?"
Lin Xiao couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this.
"Lu Xiang!"
Yu Xilin took a deep breath and spit out two words.
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
Lin Xiao categorically objected.
Although she was not very familiar with Lu Xiang, she had also talked with him.
I know that she is a gentle and kind girl, and she is definitely not as vicious as Yu Xilin said.
Yu Xilin sighed and explained:
"Although I haven't been in your village for long, the aunts in the village love to tell me about your village, so I know a lot of little secrets."
"What secret?"
"Lu Xiang is definitely not as gentle as you see."
When Yu Xilin said this, he paused and continued:
"Actually, in your village, Lu Xiang has a nickname, 'Jealous Woman'."
"Jealous woman?!"
Lin Xiao was shocked!
She never thought that Lu Xiang, who looked so weak on the surface, would actually have such a nickname.
She always thought Lu Xiang was a gentle and elegant lady.
"I heard from people in your village that she is very jealous, especially of women who are prettier than her."
"you sure?"
Lin Xiao still didn't quite believe it.
"What you people in the village said were not just to tease me, right?"
Yu Xilin shrugged and said.
Lin Xiao recalled her discussion with Mazi about Han Xi'er and finding a new home after leaving. Although Lu Xiang seemed generous on the surface, she couldn't hide the look in her eyes that she wanted to kill someone.
However, this is not to blame Lu Xiang.
You are living a good life, but suddenly someone comes to discuss with you that your husband should marry a younger one. No one can accept it!
"How do they know she's jealous?"
Lin Xiao frowned and asked.
She never believed that Lu Xiang was a jealous woman like the village women said.
"I heard from them that they saw Lu Xiang secretly say something to Lin Da several times, and Lin Da beat Han Xi'er severely after returning home."
"You mean that the reason why Lin Da was violent to Han Xi'er was entirely because Lu Xiang was secretly instigating him?"
"What's so surprising about this! Han Xi'er is so beautiful that she can't even be said to be a beauty in a country or a city, but she can be considered a shameless beauty. It's entirely possible that she is jealous of her."
Lin Xiao thought about it, and since Han Xi'er was Bai Yueguang, it was not impossible for Lu Xiang to instigate such a thing.
"Han Xi'er is such a miserable woman, I feel pity for her!"
Hearing Lin Xiao sighing, Yu Xilin's heart moved:
"You must have fallen in love with Han Xi'er, right?"
"Nonsense!" Lin Xiao rolled her eyes at him, "I only like money, lots and lots of money!"
"It's okay if you don't like her. I always feel that she has a vaguely demonic aura about her."
"Evil spirit? Do you think Han Xi'er is a nine-tailed fox?" Lin Xiao sneered disdainfully, "In your eyes, who doesn't have evil spirit?"
"you!"
Yu Xilin stared at Lin Xiao's eyes seriously, as if he wanted to see through her heart from her eyes.
Lin Xiao's heart trembled slightly at the sight, and her face turned red involuntarily. She quickly looked away and changed the topic:
"Even if Lu Xiang is a jealous woman who instigated the relationship between Lin Da and Han Xi'er, what does she have to do with Aunt Wu's death?"
"I can't say this. My intuition tells me that Lu Xiang must be related to Aunt Wu's death. It can even be said that she is the initiator of this matter!"
"Okay, okay, you don't have any direct evidence. What's the use of intuition? Even if I believe you, can others believe it?"
Lin Xiao said impatiently, she really didn't want to pay attention to Yu Xilin's nonsensical speculation.
Hearing this, Yu Xilin burst out laughing:
"It doesn't matter to me whether others believe it or not, as long as you believe in me, that's enough."
Lin Xiao rolled her eyes at him and was too lazy to argue with him anymore.
Unknowingly, the two men pushed the loaded cart to the bottom of the abyss, where the salt making workshop is now.
When everyone saw Lin Xiao coming, they all gathered around to help unload the goods.
At this time, the salt-making workshop has begun to take shape, and several salt-making stoves have been set up. Just waiting to install the pots, they can be put into use.
"Gao Jin, the efficiency is great!"
Lin Xiao looked at the heated scene in front of him and couldn't help but praise again.
She felt that inviting Gao Jin to join her team was the wisest decision she had ever made.
Both of them are people who have traveled from modern times. They have no barriers to communication and have a tacit understanding with each other.
She firmly believed that with Gao Jin's help, in the near future, the people of the entire Daxia Dynasty would be able to eat the refined salt they produced!