Su Xiaozhi calmly picked up the gold and put it into her arms. She knew that she had won. She looked at the two families who regarded her as enemies and said calmly: "None of us know the truth about last night.
Only you two know this, but I, Su Xiaozhi, have a clear conscience no matter before or in the future. When my parents were alive, I did everything I could and could not do. No matter how many years have passed, no one will talk about me.
Su Xiaozhi, I ask myself that I am not afraid, but there are gods three feet above my head. People cannot see them, but gods can see them."
Su Xiaozhi smiled. She looked at Su Dalang and Su Erlang, her eyes swept over the familiar faces. She swallowed her throat and spoke again: "I am like this, and I hope that you are like this too. It is best for my parents to die of illness."
And go, if not, you will be punished one day in the future."
Su Xiaozhi's words seemed to tell the truth, but also seemed to be a curse.
People looked at Su Dalang and Su Erlang with complicated expressions.
Mr. Wang couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, it was really sad to raise his son like this.
"Of course my father and mother died of illness. Her sister-in-law, we misunderstood you before and it was our fault. Now the misunderstanding has been explained clearly and the gold has been returned to you. If you say those embarrassing words, don't blame us for not giving you the money."
You look so good."
Li said angrily, now that she hasn't gotten the gold yet, it would be dazzling to look at Su Xiaozhi any more.
Everyone looked at Su Xiaozhi, and the Su family all stared at the gold in Su Xiaozhi's hand. If Su Xiaozhi took out the gold now, they would still be willing to recognize her.
Su Xiaozhi didn't look at the Su family. She turned around and bowed deeply to the village chief and others: "Thank you all for coming to repay me justice. Thank you."
"Village Chief, I want to sell my house. If the villagers need it, I can do it for fifteen taels of silver."
Su Xiaozhi talked about selling the house. When she settled in that place a few years ago, the house was well built, and with the foundation and some surrounding vegetable plots, it cost far more than fifteen taels.
As soon as Su Xiaozhi said this, someone spoke up: "Xiaozhi, are you true? I want to buy your house. Are you really going to sell it?"
Su Xiaozhi nodded: "Well, I'm going to sell it."
Su Xiaozhi looked at the village chief and said, "Uncle, if your family needs it, I will give it to you first."
This time, she is ready to go back, and she will never come back again.
Mr. Wang was indeed a little moved. He looked at Su Xiaozhi: "Xiaozhi, thank you very much. If you really consider it, then my family is willing to buy it."
Su Xiaozhi smiled: "Then please ask uncle to come."
Mr. Wang nodded.
Su Xiaozhi looked at the other princes in the family, bowed respectfully and said: "Thank you all, princes. I would like to ask you all to bear witness today. From now on, my family, Su Xiaozhi, Su Dalang and Su Erlang, will be together again."
There is no connection, we will never have contact with each other until death."
It is much easier to cut off contact between brother and sister than between father and son.
Generally speaking, if there is no correspondence after a conversation, there really is no correspondence.
Even if we are not far apart, we will never see each other again.
After Su Xiaozhi left, those watching the fun also dispersed, and those who were supposed to help were busy with their own work.
Everyone knows that Su Xiaozhi got back the controversial piece of gold.
People have speculated that Su Dalang and Su Erlang had a guilty conscience and did not dare to confront Su Xiaozhi in court, so they made the compromise.
No one knows what the truth is, and everyone can only sigh with emotion.
Su Xiaozhi did not attend her parents' funeral, exchanged money for the house, packed her things and left Nanshan Village.
She walked very silently, and by the time people realized what she was doing, she had already been gone for a long time.
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Su Xiaozhi returned to Xiaohu Village, and as her eyes became more and more familiar, she gradually burst into tears.
She was uneasy.
Seeing the smoke rising from the once-familiar home, Su Xiaozhi's steps gradually became heavy.
When she arrived at the house, she didn't dare to show herself.
When Cao opened the door and came out, she saw Su Xiaozhi. The small basin in Cao's hand fell to the ground.
Su Xiaozhi knelt down and kowtowed to Mrs. Cao.
"Mom, I'm sorry, I'm here to atone for my sins."
Su Xiaozhi was very afraid that Mr. Cao would not accept her.
Mrs. Cao just sighed quietly and stretched out her hand to help Su Xiaozhi up. Mrs. Cao said nothing and pulled Su Xiaozhi into the house to eat.
When Hu Changyang saw Su Xiaozhi, he was not as tolerant as Mr. Cao. He had a cold face and did not call her mother or speak.
Su Xiaozhi's heart ached, but she knew that she deserved this, and she owed her children so much.
Mrs. Cao has been observing Su Xiaozhi. Su Xiaozhi's changes were beyond her expectation, but she still has to see how long they can last.
As she gets older, her body and bones will only get worse and worse, and she may fall down one day.
Hu Changshou went to Wu Nei, and he didn't know if he could come out safely. If Su Xiaozhi could come back, she would be able to help support the family to some extent.
After all, she is the mother of the child. No matter how bad she is, she can't be any worse. Although she doesn't know what happened, it is a good thing as long as Su Xiaozhi is aware of it.
Mrs. Cao served Su Xiaozhi some vegetables: "Eat more."
Su Xiaozhi burst into tears as she ate heartily.
At night, Hu Changyang went back to his room to sleep after washing himself.
Su Xiaozhi and Mr. Cao live in the same room.
She washed Cao's feet herself. Cao didn't want it, but he couldn't get her to do it.
After falling asleep, Mrs. Cao sighed softly and said: "Xiao Zhi, when you come back this time, you won't leave. Don't blame me for talking too much. Brother Shou and Brother Yang have their own ideas. They have many rights and wrongs."
We all have a steelyard in our hearts. Some things, once they are used up, are no longer available."
Su Xiaozhi burst into tears, and she nodded choked with sobs: "I understand, I know what I should do."
She knew that she was not a determined, decisive and agile person, but now she realized that she would spend the rest of her life to atone for her sins, she would close her heart and her mouth.
Su Xiaozhi took out the gold and silver and handed them to Mr. Cao: "Give it to brother Shou and brother Yang to help him start a family."
Ms. Cao held the heavy amount of gold and silver and had mixed feelings.
Finally, Mrs. Cao accepted it and said softly: "Okay, go to sleep. In a few days we will go burn incense sticks and pray for Brother Shou, hoping that he will return safely."
Ms. Cao's tone was pious, that was her eldest grandson, the grandson of Hu's family, and she would be happy to lose ten years of her life in exchange for her grandson's safety.
Su Xiaozhi closed her eyes. She could not escape the blame for the evil she had done.
If it's heaven above, she hopes that God can bless her son's safety, even if it costs her life.
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Hu Changshou walked into the fog alone. He was very alert and his breathing became lighter, as if he was worried about disturbing something.
As his horizons broadened, he was also shocked by the dense jungle. This was a foreign land. In a foreign land, it was very different from the outside. The air he breathed in was more comfortable, the trees were bigger, and everything was full of vitality.
