After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 325 Where is Xiong Kai's money?
Zhou was terrified and confessed without being asked, "Sir, this was all Sang Yong's idea. That day, someone came to the door and called Sang Yong out. Sang Yong came back drunk and started cursing, saying that Xiong Kai and Ma Xingfei had ruined my Arong and that they had destroyed the pillar of our family."

I didn't believe him and planned to ask him properly the next day. But when he woke up the next day, he was in a terrible mood. He yelled and cursed at my mother and me. After eating, he went out and did nothing for several days. That night, he suddenly brought someone back with a broken arm and a disfigured face. It was terrifying.

Sang Yong tied the man up and interrogated him about the cause of his son's death. But I didn't know anyone from my childhood except Ma Xingfei. What he said was similar to what Sang Yong had learned. Sang Yong questioned him about why he didn't protect our Rong'er. He said he only cared about money. At that moment, Sang Yong decided to kill him.

He tortured the man for three days before finally killing him. It was freezing cold, and there was nowhere to bury such a large person. Sang Yong planned to put the body in the river near Shenjiazhuang, just like he did with Ma Xingteng back then. He figured the snow would melt in the spring and the body would float away, and even if it didn't, no one would suspect them.

Ma Xingteng got goosebumps all over. Back then, he was thrown into the Daxun River near Shenjiazhuang, but fortunately Shen Yi appeared in time to save him.

"And what about Madam Sang? Madam Sang and Sang Yong have depended on each other since childhood. Aren't they very close siblings? Why is Sang Yong taking his anger out on Madam Sang?" the magistrate continued to question.

Since Zhou had confessed everything about Xiong Kai, she couldn't possibly hide anything about Sang Shi. So she said slowly, "Yes, they are siblings. Their relationship was indeed good before, but that was before. When they were rich, they were naturally very close, but when they were poor, they were nothing to each other!"
My sister-in-law used to secretly take money from her family to help them out. The Sang family was originally dirt poor, but they became rich because of my sister-in-law. Now that they have money, how could they be willing to live a hard life again?

Ma Xingteng is stingy. After discovering that my sister-in-law was supporting her family, he forced us to return the things, or he would divorce her. The two siblings broke up because of this. In addition, my sister-in-law plotted to harm Ma Xingteng. The siblings held each other's secrets and became enemies.

Ma Xingteng sent his sister-in-law over so that Sang Yong could vent his anger. Sang Yong would whip his sister-in-law a few times when he was angry, and the sister-in-law would go even crazier after being beaten, cursing, yelling and shouting.

Sang Yong became even angrier, gagged her, and beat her mercilessly for several days until she was on the verge of death. I was afraid he would really beat her to death, so I said a few words of advice, and he finally stopped.

That's what happened, Your Honor. I had no choice. Sang Yong is vicious; he even beats me regularly. I have injuries myself. We can't and dare not interfere with what he does, otherwise we'll be next!

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law embraced and wept bitterly.

After discussing it, the county magistrate and his assistant decided that, considering Zhou was indeed a vulnerable woman and had confessed what had happened, they only gave her twenty strokes of the cane and did not convict her.

Both murder cases have been solved.

Shen Yi and Su Tai were finally able to leave the county government office with dignity.

As the two walked out of the county government gate, Su Chunlin and Han immediately brought over a brazier and set off firecrackers to ward off bad luck before letting them onto the oxcart.

Su Tai found it somewhat amusing. "Dad, Mom, aren't you busy with farm work at home? Why did you come all the way to the county?"

Madam Han exclaimed, "How could we not be busy! But with such a big thing happening to you two, how could we sit idly by? We rushed over as soon as we heard about the court hearing. We never expected Sang Yong to be so heartless and insane. Luckily, Su Yan didn't marry into that family back then, or her life would have been ruined!"

No sooner had they finished speaking than they saw the three members of the Mo family being pushed out of the yamen by the constables.

Mo Chunxiang struggled desperately, "Xiong Kai made so much money on the battlefield, how could he come back penniless? I'm going to report this to the authorities and ask the magistrate to do me justice! All that silver is mine!"

All she cares about now is money. She made a fortune in the military camp with a box of bears, and she won't listen to anything else.

The constables angrily shoved the family down the steps. "Madmen! Xiong Kai is dead. Only the dead know if he had any money. I'm warning you, if you continue to cause trouble, I'll arrest you and give you twenty lashes, just like Zhou Shi did!" Old Mo was terrified and forcefully dragged Mo Chunxiang away. "Let's go! He's dead, and no one saw him bring back any money. Where are we going to ask?"

Guan's eyes darted around frantically. "Niu! Xiong Kai is dead, and Niu and Feng'er haven't shown up either. The money must be with them!"

Old Mo paused, and Mo Chunxiang's eyes lit up. "That's right! Dad, Mom is right. If we go to my mother-in-law and Feng'er, the money will definitely be given to them!"

"Coco, where are we going to look for her?" Old Mo asked, his brow furrowed in worry.

They did search at first, they searched everywhere they could think of, but they didn't find a single clue.

Mo Chunxiang, in a state of near-obsessive madness, muttered absentmindedly, "The Xiong family, Uncle Xiong Kai and the others must know! Let's go! Let's go ask them!"

Mo Laotian didn't think the Xiong family would tell them, but he couldn't stop his daughter.

After the Mo family of three left, a group of people from the Ma family also came out.

Ma Rencai has woken up, but his energy and spirit are becoming increasingly weak.

Ma Yujie kept berating him, "It's all because you married such a good wife. When they plotted to frame my older brother, you were biased. Now that she deserves to die, you still doubt my older brother. If my mother knew this in the afterlife, she would haunt you even as a ghost!"

Ma Rencai was scolded until he cried bitterly, looking at his eldest son with guilt.

"Yu Jie!" Ma Xingteng gestured for Ma Yu Jie to stop talking, then turned and quickly went down the steps, completely ignoring Ma Rencai.

Ma Xingteng strode up to Shen Yi and Su Tai, bowed to them, and said, "Brother Shen, sister-in-law, I'm sorry to have troubled you again this time. I'll come to apologize after I've settled things at home."

Shen Yi waved his hand, "It's alright, Young Master Ma, you can go ahead and get busy! We should head back too."

After everyone separated, Shen Yi and his oxcart started moving.

Su Chunlin had just opened his mouth to inquire about the case when Shen Yi stopped him, "Father-in-law, you've been out for a while, and with two of your main workers gone, your brother-in-law and his family must be exhausted!"

"Oh! That's right! So we have to hurry back. After we finish spring planting, A-Zhan and A-Chuan will go out to do business again. When they come back, it'll be time to collect strawberry jam. We'll be busy all year round." Su Chunlin was changed the subject and started rambling on and on.

Shen Yi listened attentively, and finally asked, "Father-in-law, you said that A-Zhan and A-Chuan went to the capital to do business. Did they stop in any prefectures or cities along the way?"

Su Chunlin hesitated and shook his head, "Probably not. They're in such a rush, it's not safe to stay, and the caravan won't wait for them."

Shen Yi stroked his chin thoughtfully, "I have a few brothers who have returned from the battlefield, and I'd like to help them find some ways to make money."