Chapter 173: Bad News
Lu Yu stood up again, took a long breath, and continued to bend down to dig a pit.
When digging the pit and burying Shan Tianfang's body, Lu Yu touched Shan Tianfang's body and took out a pink handkerchief embroidered with small yellow flowers. Lu Yu handed the handkerchief to Ah Wen and asked him, "Is this embroidered by Miss Fang?" ”
"I guess so, I haven't seen the boss have this before." Ah Wen looked at the handkerchief and said, "Do I want to keep this thing and give it to my sister-in-law?" ”
"No, let General Shan take it." Lu Yu took the handkerchief from Ah Wen's hand, and handed a small round bronze mirror to Ah Wen: "This thing is estimated to have been bought by General Shan for Miss Fang, so let's go back and give it to her." "The diameter of the copper mirror is less than two inches, and the mirror surface is not very smooth, I don't know where Shan Tianfang got it.
The bodies of Shan Tianfang and the monkey were buried, and two small grave bags were piled up, and it was almost dawn by this time.
Lu Yu carried Awen on his back and walked towards Dunlin Town. At this time, the two began to worry again, worrying about how to tell Fang Huaru about Shan Tianfang's murder.
Today is the twenty-sixth day of the first lunar month, and there are more than ten days, which should have been a happy day for Shan Tianfang and Fang Huaru to get married, but now Shan Tianfang suddenly suffered and died, and Fang Huaru still knew nothing at the moment.
Lu Yu and Ah Wen discussed for a long time, and they thought about it for a long time, but they didn't know how to talk to Fang Huaru.
Walking to Dunlin Town, Lu Yu sent Ah Wen to Lu Ming's house, and he went to the town to guard the yamen. Lu Yu wanted to go to Zhao Shoubei to settle accounts, even if he wanted to kill Zhao Shoubei, Lu Yu would not frown.
But the town guard yamen was empty, and no one could see it, in fact, it was already like this last night. Lu Yu understood, and the surnamed Zhao estimated that he would find it sooner or later, so he hid out in advance.
Returning to Lu Ming's house, Lu Ming asked Lu Yu what happened.
Lu Yu told Shan Tianfang about the murder, and Lu Ming's family was also shocked, and they all sighed and sighed. Shan Tianfang has a good reputation in Dunlin Town, and Lu Ming's family suddenly heard the news of his murder, and they all felt very pity.
Mrs. Zhang had heard about Shan Tianfang and Fang Huaru, and she asked Lu Yu: "Isn't this General Shan getting along with a girl in your village, that girl, I'm afraid I don't know about it." ”
Lu Yu patted his head and said, "I don't know, I don't know how to tell her." ”
"Well, it's hard to say."
Lu Ming didn't know about Shan Tianfang and Fang Huaru yet, he asked Lu Yu: "Who is good between General Shan and our village?" ”
"Fang Darong's old Fang family's daughter." Lu Yu understood that Fang Huaru's family must have been waiting anxiously at this time, and even Yan Xi'an and them in their own family would be worried.
"Well, what's this called?" Lu Ming sighed and said, "Otherwise, let's go to the village together, it's better for my father-in-law and mother-in-law to talk about this matter." ”
Lu Yu said: "Is this okay? ”
Ah Wen said: "I think it's okay like this, I'll go with Zhang Qiye and Mrs. Zhang." He smiled bitterly, and said, "Well, if I were dead and the boss lived, how good it would be." ”
"I can't say that." Lu Yu sighed, and said, "Let's go back first, let's ......" Lu Yu really didn't know what to say.
Lu Ming's family and Ah Wen followed Lu Yu back to Yangshan Village, and along the way, several people didn't talk much, thinking about how to tell the Fang family this tragic news so that they would not be so sad.
But no matter what kind of sheep you want to tell the Fang family, it doesn't seem to be able to alleviate their grief.
Lu Yu hoped that the way home would be longer and longer, he really didn't know how to face Fang Huaru.
By noon, the group returned to the village. After a little hesitation at the entrance of the village, Lu Yu took Ah Li and Zhang Qiye back to his house, and the bad news was told to Fang Huaru by Ah Wen Lu Ming and Mrs. Zhang.
Yan Xi'an and Lu Yu were also waiting very anxiously, seeing that Lu Yu came back with Ah Li, they all looked depressed, and they were going to ask Lu Yu in their stomachs, but they didn't say anything.
Yan Jibai moved chairs and asked Zhang Qiye and Ah Li to sit down and rest, and asked Lu Yu: "Didn't General Shan come back?" ”
Lu Yu shook his head and sighed: "Shan Tianfang fell into a trap and was killed. ”
"Murdered??" The four members of the Yan family were all exactly the same.
Lu Yu nodded.
Several people were silent, and no one asked Lu Yu where Shan Tianfang was killed and when he was killed.
After a while, Mrs. Yan asked, "Fang family, do you know?" ”
Zhang Qiye said: "This should be known, Lu Ming and my wife went to Fang's house." ”
Mrs. Yan glanced at her husband and said, "You and Lu Yu should also go on a trip, it's good to help persuade you." ”
Lu Yu and Yan Jibai went out of the door and walked to the gate of the Fang family, but saw Lu Ming and the three of them still standing at the door, and the door of the Fang family was tightly closed.
Lu Yu asked, "Is there no one at home?" ”
"No one, no one knows where they have gone."
Lu Yu thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid I went to the town to find Shan Tianfang, but we didn't run into them when we came back." ”
Arwen said, "Why don't I go to the town and look for it?" ”
"Forget it, let's wait." Lu Yu was worried that if something happened outside, it would be difficult to get it. There is no doubt that Fang Huaru and Shan Tianfang's relationship is deep, and everyone needs to be prepared to let her accept this fatal news.
Lu Yu asked Lu Ming to take his mother-in-law to his house first, and he, Yan Jibai and Ah Wen were waiting at the door of Fang's house.
No one ate at noon, and no one could eat.
Not long after, someone saw Lu Yu and the three of them guarding the door of Fang Darong's house, so they came over curiously and asked.
Lu Yu hesitated, but still told them that something had happened to Shan Tianfang.
These people were also shocked, and asked Lu Yu one after another, what happened to Shan Tianfang and where are the people now.
Lu Yu hesitated and didn't speak again.
I don't know if it's because I'm too curious, or because I'm too concerned, someone urged Lu Yu: "Da Yu, isn't General Shan on an errand in the town?" What the hell is going on? ”
"Yes, what happened to General Shan?"
"I saw him in the town the day before yesterday, and General Shan's face was not very good at that time, didn't he have some serious illness?"
Some attentive villagers guessed something when they saw the clouds on Lu Yu's face and the grief on Awen's face, so they cautiously asked Lu Yu: "General Shan, isn't he leaving?" ”
And the careless and irritable villagers shouted, "What are people going to do? This is going to get married, where can I go? ”
"Alas, it's hard to say, the surname Shan was originally an officer, and now he is eating imperial food with the town guard, how do you know that he won't change his mind."
……
These people are rambling and rambling, and I don't know if it's because they care or because it's not their business. Lu Yu didn't want to speak, and even felt a little noisy.
There were more and more villagers around, and Fang Darong's house was becoming more and more lively. Lu Yu regretted it, he shouldn't have told these people that something had happened to Shan Tianfang.
The villagers are not all stupid, someone must have guessed that Shan Tianfang was "gone", but no one said anything.
Finally, the Fang family returned. Fang Darong's family of three was all panting and sweating profusely.
Seeing a group of people gathered at the door of his house, Fang Darong ran over and found Lu Yu, he gasped and asked, "Da Yu, did the kid surnamed Shan run away?" Don't want my girl anymore? ”
Lu Yu took a breath and said, "General Shan is gone and dead." ”
"Dead?" Fang Huaru also came over, she stared at Lu Yu with a complicated expression.
Ah Wen cried out again, crying in a low voice: "Boss Shan, someone killed you." ”
"I ...... You...... He, he ......" Fang Huaru pointed to Lu Yu with one hand, covered his chest with the other, his face was pale, and his lips trembled.
A woman had already gone over to support Fang Huaru, and Fang Huaru seemed to be a little unable to stand.
Fang Darong was anxious and frightened, and asked Lu Yu loudly: "Da Yu, what's the matter, what's the matter, what's wrong with Tian Fang?" As he spoke, this peasant man in his fifties also burst into tears.
Fang Huaru trembled all over, and asked Lu Yu word by word: "Brother Yu, General Shan, is he really gone?" ”
Lu Yu sighed and nodded cruelly.
Fang Huaru's eyes rolled and she fainted. Several women hurriedly helped her up, and Fang Darong's daughter-in-law had already begun to grab the sky. The women had no choice but to huddle the mother and daughter back into the house.
A sad look on everyone's face.
Fang Darong pulled Lu Yu, tears flowed, and howled: "My hard-working son-in-law, why is he dead." Da Yu, why did you say he died, why did you say that he was gone. ”
Lu Yu was a little at a loss, but fortunately, someone helped persuade Fang Darong: "Old Fang, you are steady, your wife and girl are still waiting for you to take care of it." ”
"Old Fang, this can't be too uncomfortable, you're not young anymore, you have to pay attention to your body."
Many of them had red eyes, and some of them even cried softly.
Fang Darong still couldn't believe that the young and strong Shan Tian Fang was so gone, he grabbed Lu Yu's sleeve and continued to ask: "Da Yu, tell me, why didn't Tian Fang have it?" ”
Ah Wen whimpered, and told Fang Darong what happened to the three of them on the way to Huangmei Town.
After hearing this, Fang Darong stayed for a while, and suddenly rushed into the house like a crazy rooster, roaring and roaring as he rushed: "The dog official of the day, Lao Tzu fought with him, and Lao Tzu is going to slaughter this dog official." Fang Darong rushed home, wanting to get a kitchen knife.
So a group of men stopped Fang Darong and followed him into the house, and someone said: "Old Fang, what are you going to do, do you want revenge or what?" ”
"Revenge, revenge, revenge, this beast asked someone to kill my son-in-law, Lao Tzu wants revenge, he wants to kill him."
"Who are you killing? People are officials and town guards, how can you take revenge? ”
"Lao Fang, you better calm down, take care of yourself, take care of your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, don't mess around."