Xi Xiadong was detained in prison awaiting trial.

Tang Lu let go of Xi Dou.

Tang Lu thought to himself, this is contrary to common sense, human nature, that is, the son will not kill his father, this is human nature, the son kills the father, it appears in the novel, but in fact, there is not.

Xi Zili is a businessman, rich, married the daughter of a poor family, sells tofu for a living, considering that in the future, he will ask a wet nurse to take care of his son, and he will also give money, if he finds a wife, who can provide various services and take care of Xi Xiadong, it is really a good deal. If you invite someone to work at home, you have to pay for it, and you don't have to pay for it.

Xi Zili thought about it, this abacus can be played like this, no problem, he agreed to the matchmaker's proposal, which actually laid the groundwork for his later death.

Tang Lu thought to himself, generally speaking, the son killing his father is tantamount to rebellion, which is a heinous crime, looking at Xi Xiadong, he is not like a heinous criminal, but he is gentle and elegant, although he farms for a living, but he still has the generous and benevolent heart of a large family, how can he poison and kill his father?

The only thing that is good for him in the world is Xi Zili, Xi Zili also sees Xi Xiadong as the whole and continuation of his life, this is for Xi Xiadong, his father is also the whole of his life, and it is also very important, for his father, he chooses to forgive his stepmother, for his father, he would rather go over the mountains and mountains to the city to buy the best medicine, for his father, he would rather get back together with his stepmother, and no longer care about everything in the past.

In short, there was no reason for him to poison his father. Thinking of this, he found another opportunity to meet with Xi Xiadong, inquired about the relevant content carefully, tried his best to restore the truth of the case, and fully understood the facts of the case, so as not to ignore a detail and let the investigation enter a dead end.

Besides, Xi Dou's family saw that Tang Lu had imprisoned Xi Xiadong, she was very proud, she walked like the wind under her feet, and like the hot wheels under Nezha's feet, she ran fast, in short, her steps were light, she was very proud, her dream was about to come true, and she would live a rich life from now on, which was too good to want.

After the burial of Xi Zili, she couldn't wait to go back to her parents' house to report the good news, wanting to take her parents over and sell the tofu factory.

When her parents saw Xi Dou coming back, they were shocked, thinking that they were not doing well and were dismissed.

"Why are you back?"

"This is my mother's house, why can't I go back? Don't the six sisters come back often? ”

"Old Seven! You are different, you are filling the house. None of them are. Dou Fuxi said.

"Father, that's your prejudice. Although I am filling the house, I am also married by Ming Media. No less than what they lacked. Xi Dou said.

"You're ignorant! Your husband said that it was also second-hand, and other women got it first. You are a latecomer, and that's a fact that can't be changed.

You can't deny it. That's your life! Dou Fuxi said.

"Dad, don't blame Qi'er, you're going to enjoy happiness soon. Qi'er came back today, and that's what he said. ”

"I was about to ask. Why are you back? It's not night, it's not night. ”

"Didn't you just say that? It's to come back and talk about it, please ask your parents to go to Qi'er's house to live, here is not like home, the tofu workshop is not like the tofu workshop, it is not suitable for people to live, move to Xizhuang, and spend your old age in peace. Xi Dou said.

"What are you kidding? The Xi family is your husband's house, no matter how bad it is, it is also the mother's house, in case our old couple goes to Xizhuang, the other six sisters have no opinion? Dou Fuxi said.

"Regardless of whether they have an opinion? Each of them did their duty, and if they wanted to fulfill their filial piety, they would take it and live for two days. However, I was determined to arrange for the second elder to live in Xizhuang. Xi Dou said.

"That's your fault. You are the daughter-in-law of the Xi family, you should abide by the rules, the rules of the Xi family, the country has national laws, and the family has family rules, you can't fail to follow the rules, right? Dou Fuxi said.

"Dad, I know that you have to abide by the rules, and the more you abide by the rules, the easier it is to suffer hardships and be poor. I'm going to break through this. Qi'er is not a mediocre person, and he must get the happiness he wants. Xi Dou said.

"You can be happy, but it is very dangerous to rely on your own labor, to be honest, not to take shortcuts, to obtain wealth illegally, and not to rely on honest labor. Don't do it. Dou Fuxi said.

"Dad, you grind beans honestly, sell tofu, and you don't get rich, our family is still poor, and you can't make a fortune if you don't use your brains. Qi'er will give you a happy old age in the future. Xi Dou said.

"Your heart is good. However, do things honestly, be a man in your duty, or be reliable, spend such money, be practical, live in such a house, be safe, not afraid of ghosts calling the door in the middle of the night, and don't meet ghosts when you walk at night. Dou Fuxi said.

"Dad, are there really ghosts in the world?" Xi Dou asked.

"Of course there are ghosts, I go out to sell tofu, I get up early, come back late, it's not strange to bump into ghosts, there are many ghosts who are better than people, some ghosts regret not committing crimes, and some ghosts like to listen to ghosts, and don't want to listen to people." Dou Fuxi said.

"Dad, Qi'er just wants you to live better, that's no problem! Whether it's a human or a ghost, you don't want people to suffer! Ghosts are scary, because ghosts tell the truth, people are hateful, damned, and when people die and become ghosts, they will change. Before people die, they still have to be happy! While you are still alive, you must enjoy life well, you must enjoy happiness in time, and you will not be able to enjoy it when you are old. Xi Dou said.

"You're right, Qi'er, but now that you're at your husband's house, you have to ask your husband about everything. He is the head of the family, don't forget our identity, we are from a poor family, people are rich, to be able to marry us, it is the smoke from the ancestral grave, and it is the blessing of the previous generation. You have to thank your ancestors and ancestors for allowing you to find a good family. As long as there is this uncle, it is impossible for our family to be broken. and not destitute. Dou Fuxi said.

"Dad, you're right. Qi'er married in the past, not a loss at all, so that Qi'er has gained knowledge, used to be managed, now he is in charge of people, very unaccustomed, but soon get used to it, Qi'er is in charge of big and small things inside and out, her husband goes out to do business, and Qi'er is taking care of the house, doing a good job! The husband has always been satisfied, thinking that he is satisfied with marrying a satisfactory wife. Xi Dou said.

"If you are a good daughter-in-law and a good stepmother, your husband will definitely be happy, and his body will be healthy and long-lived, and he will be able to make more money." Dou Fuxi said.

"No, Dad, he's dead." Xi Dou said.

"Ahh He's dead? ”

"Yes, Dad, he's dead!"

"How did you die?"

"Dad, he has always been sick, in order not to let his father worry, he never came back to say, seeing that the condition is getting worse and worse, Qi'er asked Xi Xiadong to go to the city to catch the medicine, and come back to boil the medicine for him to drink, who knows, as soon as he drinks it, he will die."

"Ah, is there such a thing? Has the cause of death been found? Dou Fuxi asked.

"Said it was poisoned."

"Poisoned? Is it poisoned? Who is it? Dou Fuxi asked.

"It's not settled yet. I don't know who it is, his son Xi Xiadong is the most suspicious, so Qi'er sued Xi Xiadong to the Yamen, and the county magistrate has detained Xi Xiadong in the prison pending trial. Xi Dou said.

"It's kind of unconscionable. The son will not poison Lao Tzu, because this is not done by people, and if he is poisoned, it is only possible to poison the person he hates. Does that Xi Xiadong hate you very much? Dou Fuxi asked.

"Yes before, because he was disobedient and disobedient, he beat him, and he probably remembers, and still hates me. However, Qi'er tried to repair the relationship with him, because his father was sick and very serious, so he had to give up his previous suspicions and get along with Qi'er, because he had to take care of Xi Zili, who was my husband, often. The two have more opportunities to get in touch, often talk, resolve conflicts, understand each other's thoughts, and have less grudges. Xi Dou said.

"This is a big deal, you try not to get into a lawsuit, otherwise, your life will not be guaranteed, not to mention giving us a happy old age in the second half of our lives, I am afraid that we will encounter a situation where a white-haired person sends a black-haired person, you seven sisters, but they are all our hearts and souls, in our lifetime, no one can be missing!" Dou Fuxi said.

"Dad, look at what you say! We're all right, are you cursing me? Xi Dou said.

"There is no curse, it is the law, since ancient times, killing people to pay for their lives, paying off debts, you have to stay away from lawsuits to be happy, you don't look at Langzhong's body to be healthy, if you often go in and out of the yamen and often go to the pharmacy, there are few happy, no one will be happy." Dou Fuxi said.

"No matter what you say, now that the person has been buried and buried in the ground, Qi'er came back this time to say this, Dad, you have thought about it, and you will start to dispose of this tofu workshop, and if you should sell it, you will give it away, and I will come back next time to help with things." Xi Dou said.

"If you insist on letting us go to Xizhuang, we also have to think about it, after all, if you live in your daughter's house, people will gossip, and besides, the seven daughters have not recruited a son-in-law, which is different from customs. It will inevitably cause criticism. Dou Fuxi said.

"Okay, you think about it first, Dad, Qi'er has to rush back, and there are still some miscellaneous things to deal with at home, so I won't delay here." Xi Dou said.

Tang Lu had already arranged everything.

found out that she returned to her parents' house, followed her all the way, and sent a catcher and a servant to prepare her return at any time.

That night, the moon was faint, as if it came out of the thick clouds and went in, there was no one on the road, and she regretted it as soon as she left her mother's house, she really shouldn't have gone on the road alone.

The front is very familiar, there is a new grave, the soil is all new, the road is also familiar, the village in front has shown a black shadow, the road is white.

She walked faster and faster, for fear that something would catch up with her, either jackals or wild dogs or other wild beasts, there were very few people in this place, and the more night there was no one, she felt hot when she walked, and her back was cold for a while.

was in a panic, turned a corner, and suddenly came out of the back of the new grave with a cloaked ghost, the ghost suddenly jumped out, was blocking Xi Dou's way, Xi Dou was so frightened that her legs trembled, her calves cramped, and the meat behind seemed to run to the front, she shook a few times, and almost fainted.

"Baby, don't be afraid, I'm your husband Xi Zili."

The ghost spoke, and Xi Dou was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out.

She only shivered, didn't dare to talk, afraid that as soon as she spoke, her soul would be hooked away by the ghost, she had heard that Aunt Zhang next door was rushing to the night, she just agreed, and she died, the ghost called her name, don't speak, as soon as she spoke, the vitality would be sucked away. If you don't call your name, you don't have to say yes, and you don't have to worry too much.

"Why don't you speak? I am your husband, I just died, and I don't have the strength to harm others, don't be afraid, I am your husband in the yang world, and now I am in the underworld, and I report to the Lord of Yama, and the formalities are not complete, so I am ordered to come back to make up for the formalities, what are you afraid of? If I report to Hades, stay there, and I won't stay here, and it won't affect you. ”

"Oh, oh, you're Xi Zili?"

"Yes, you see, I'm fine, and the king of Hades has confiscated it and said to let me come back to go through the formalities. If you don't believe it, come, come, look, look. ”

Xi Zili said, about to move forward, Xi Dou looked at it, stepped back again and again, and said: "Don't, don't, don't, don't come, I believe, I believe!" ”

"When the king of Hades saw the names in the book of life and death, he asked me, Xi Zili, how did you die? I said, "I was poisoned." Hades said that if he wanted to write about the specific cause of death, this Hades was very serious in his work, and the cases he handled could stand the test and be managed for countless years. You can't just deal with that. You want you to figure out how the hell you died? Where did he die? What did you eat to die? I don't know, death is at home, what I ate, I don't know, just because I can't say clearly, Hades didn't write down the cause of death in the book of life and death. As for me, I have no other ability, that is, I made some money in the early years of doing a small business, which is more than enough than the above, thanks to you to look up to it, and marry me as a wife, I am very moved and want to repay you. You tell me what I have eaten, and I will report it to Hades, so that Hades can register it, and I will have a place in the underworld as soon as possible, so that I don't want the yang world, and the underworld will not stay, and I will not be a lonely ghost? When the time comes, there is nowhere to go, so don't you want to go home often? Xi Zili said.

"Then will you hurt anyone?"

"Definitely not, there are good ghosts and great ghosts, and after I figure out what I eat, I will die a well-deserved death, and I will have peace after death. I'm going to die sooner or later with this problem, it's not strange at all, if I die, I die, I eat it, and I definitely don't blame you for anything. I just want to die and understand, so as not to be asked in the underworld, and I don't know if I don't know about it, then it's very troublesome. You follow me, let you suffer and suffer, we get together less and leave more, lack of care for you, you can tolerate it, and you really do a good job. You tell me the truth, and you will never be implicated. What did I eat to die? ”

"Well, in that case, let's not hide it, you died of arsenic." Xi Dou said.

She has completely collapsed.

After she finished eating arsenic and died, she said in a soft voice trembling.

"That's strange, it's the medicine that my son Xi Xiadong went to buy, how can there be arsenic. Who bought this arsenic? Didn't Xi Xiadong buy it? ”

"No, if he were asked to buy arsenic, he would definitely be suspicious, most likely not because he knew the toxicity of arsenic." Xi Dou said.