Chapter 62: Cao Xin's Death
The proprietress Cao Xin still went to turn herself in. Even if Yu Shiyi and I had no intention of reporting her at all, we were far more suspicious of Wang Xiaoshu's death than the boss's family, but the proprietress still went without hesitation, she had the most simple understanding: if you kill someone, you should pay for your life.
But who should pay for the life of her family?
Although Wang Dashu was angry, fortunately he was not a person who killed innocents indiscriminately to vent his anger. He only took Cao Xin's life, and allowed the boss to bury her. Now Yu Shiyi and I are now in front of this new grave, watching the boss holding the child with a depressed face, and the paper money in front of the grave is piled up in the wind and turned into ashes little by little.
The boss is already gray-haired, and he is only a young man of about thirty, and he is really white-headed overnight. His expression was solemn, and it reminded me of the scolding he had for the proprietress and the cries he had for that night.
That was the fear and pity of the proprietress after he started, this man who had patiently waited for her for three years suddenly found that a happy life turned out to be a beautiful bubble, a castle in the air, and that nightmare never passed in the proprietress heart.
Left the boss wife, has the boss ever regretted it?
"If it weren't for the lady, I would have been a walking dead for a few years. The boss looked at the grave, and he didn't know whether it was to us or to himself: "The lady's life is bumpy, if it weren't for that flying disaster, I wouldn't have dreamed of marrying a woman like the lady." ”
Cao Xin is the youngest daughter of the famous squire Cao Jiahui in Lucheng, Jiezhou. The Cao family will be regarded as a famous landlord in Jiezhou, from Cao Xin's grandfather generation has accumulated a lot of wealth, to the generation of the Cao family, he himself is very business-talented, since taking over the Cao family's industry, he began to reform, in just a few years almost doubled the wealth of the Cao family, this tree finally attracted the wind: the Cao family was framed, the lawsuit lost inexplicably, and it was about to face the house directly. The Cao family will know very well in their hearts that this is the government, or that some officials have taken a fancy to the Cao family's property, and they are going to rob it directly.
The Cao family has been in business for several generations, and there are still basic measures to hide wealth. Therefore, the government came to copy the Cao Mansion, but only got almost one-third of the Cao family's property, and more was naturally transferred out by the Cao family. At that time, the magistrate was angry and personally went to torture Cao Jiahui, but he still didn't get anything after all the heavy punishments he should have been given.
When the dying Cao family would return to the Cao family, the girl's Cao Xin was shocked. Such a father with blurred flesh and blood, who could barely make out his human form, was still fine and healthy when he was taken away from home by officers and soldiers a few days ago. The official who brought his father back said arrogantly that this time Lord Wang ordered to bring the Cao family back, which was to make the Cao family feel the attention of the government, and they must hand over their property as soon as possible, otherwise the verdict was really made, that is, men were slaves and women were prostitutes, so that the Cao family would think about it again. The Lord Wang in the official's mouth was Wang Dashu back then.
The family was sad, and it was already difficult for the Cao family to make a sound, and Cao Xin, who watched it, burst into tears.
That night, when Cao Xin was pushed by her mother to wake up, she saw that there was already a fire outside. Cao Xin didn't even have time to say a word to her mother, so she was pulled out by her mother and pushed directly into the stove and hid in the cellar where the food was stored at home. Cao Xin remembered that the last words her mother said was: "Don't come out!"
This hid for three whole days. Cao Xin couldn't remember how she spent the three days. The cellar was completely black, but there were fine vents between the dirt. Cao Xin was hungry and thirsty, waking up from time to time, and her whole body was hot as if she had gone to hell. There was no light, so she curled up, and by the time she finally pushed open the cellar door on the fourth day, her eyes could no longer adjust to the darkness, and her legs could barely stand up.
The Cao family is already a black and slimy pile of ashes. There was nothing but the walls, not even a piece of cloth or a grain of rice left in the house. Cao Xin didn't dare to act rashly, she hid cautiously for a day, and escaped from Cao's house in the dark at night. Looking around, her eyes were blank, and she didn't know where to stay, so she had to run all the way. She has also begged for food and lived in the temple, perhaps the only bloodline of the Cao family blessed by God, she went all the way to the seafood city and met her husband.
Of course, not long after she settled in Seafood City, she probably knew that the Cao family had been convicted of an accidental fire, and Wang Dashu was responsible for the aftermath, and of course she also took away all the remaining property of the Cao family. She was not able to return to heaven at that time, she only thought that it was not too late for ten years, and after her filial piety was fulfilled, she married her boss and gave birth to a child.
Just when she was nine months pregnant, Wang Dashu was transferred out of Xie Zhou and went to Seafood City to lead the state army! Cao Xin felt that this was a good opportunity for revenge, so she secretly kept concerned. The boss couldn't persuade him, and he couldn't bear to persuade him. How can you say that if you don't report it, you won't report it?
So we all know what happened next.
I felt very heavy, and Yu Shiyi didn't speak. The magistrate who is harsh on government is fiercer than a tiger, and who deserves to die if he blindly accumulates wealth with regard to people's lives, and who knows how many lives he has lost in his hands? And we all know very well in our hearts -- it is probably not Wang Dashu's idea to directly set fire to the squire's family, and although Wang Dashu is a corrupt official, he still has a bit of a soldier's character. There must be predators in the back, so we have to go to Jiezhou to find out.
I remember that before Cao Xin was about to go to the government to surrender in the restaurant, she asked us sadly: "Son, girl, are you willing to avenge the 130 members of my Cao family?"
I didn't dare to nod, Cao Xin actually directly knocked three heads that touched the ground, and his forehead was already oozing blood: "Ask Mrs. Gongzi to show her identity, Cao Xin can rest assured to die." ”
The boss watched Cao Xin kneel like this, and the big man's tears were crystal clear in his eyes. I couldn't bear it, so I looked at Yu Eleven, and Yu Eleven was also looking at me. I nodded at him.
Yu Shiyi helped Cao Xin up in front of the boss: "I am the brother-in-law of Wan Qiqinglang, the only son of Prime Minister Wan Qijun, and I am in charge of Tianxianglou in the capital; ”
Cao Xin was stunned, probably because although she knew that the two of us were not ordinary people, she couldn't guess that one was the prime minister's family and the other was the royal daughter. The boss was stunned for a moment and knelt down directly: "Ask the princess and the son to avenge my lady!"
Can Yu Shiyi and I still refuse at this time?
Naturally, I agreed. After Cao Xin took revenge, she was already bent on dying, but she couldn't give up her father-in-law's child, so she stayed for a few days. My heart is already dead.
There is still a long way to go before the real revenge is shared.
I don't know what Yu Shiyi is thinking, but I now realize that this trip is really a long way to go. Originally, I just thought that there was no need for people who had crossed over to drill any horns, maybe it was an overhead world of mirrors, maybe it was just a dream of mine, and there was really no need to invest too much emotion. Cao Xin's case completely changed my mind.
I stood in front of Cao Xin's grave and heard her child whining and crying. I silently promised the proprietress under Huangquan in my heart:
After finding out the murder of the Cao family, I will come to see you again!