The Shen family, a wealthy family in Quanshui Village, caught fire at night, and the four blue brick and tile houses, together with the side houses and courtyard walls, were burned to ashes overnight.

When Dazhu crawled to the shop to report the news, everyone was stupid, and the whole county was a sensation.

"There's still such a big mess in my hands, it's a pity to just leave."

"It's just that such a big business is about to rise...... But fortunately, his son drank too much with his classmates yesterday and slept in the shop, and luckily escaped. ”

"Shopkeeper Shen is a good person, his son is also promising, and it is a blessing that such a large amount of family property is still inherited."

"yes."

“……”

The supermarket was temporarily closed, everyone went back to the village, and all the people who had business dealings went to Quanshui Village spontaneously, without being told by others.

Su Ying's eyes were red, and she was worried that she couldn't bear the silence, so most of her thoughts were on him.

I saw that Shen Mo's eyes were blank, his face was pale, he was staggering when he walked, he almost tripped several times, and the whole person was in a trance, as if he couldn't believe it and couldn't accept such a result.

It wasn't until he saw that his house was burned down to the ground, and only the ruins were left and ashes, that he went crazy and went inside to pick it up.

"Daddy-Mother-"

Those who see it weep, and those who hear it are sad.

Su Wenhai burst into tears and was silent.

"The whole village came to put out the fire, but they didn't save ......"

Zhang Laosi also cried.

"He also sent me roast chicken and a jar of good wine yesterday, said a lot of words, and gave a large sum of silver, saying that in the future, not only the land of the Shen family, as long as others come to me, let me help if I can, saying that it is not easy for everyone, the land is the life of everyone, only when the grain in the field is harvested, everyone can not starve. Hey, such a good person, why is God so unfair. ”

The people in the village have more or less received the favor of the Shen family, whether they are invited to open up the wasteland and farm, or to go to the shop to do things, no matter how bad it is, they never hesitate to let Zhang Laosi teach everyone to farm, everyone's grain harvest is bumper, and they can eat a full meal, thanks to him.

After all, Zhang Laosi's salary was not paid by their villagers, but by Shen Jinbao himself.

When the Shen family and his wife left, even Zhang Tongshun and his wife, who had some personal grudges against him, actually had red eyes.

"Second Brother Shen also gave me a few taels of silver last night, asked me to hand over the child's bundles, and bought a bunch of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, saying that it is too rare for children in the countryside to study, don't break it easily. He also told me that Dayong has not been easy for so many years, and I am really ashamed to be a father. ”

Su Wenhai looked at this piece of ruins and bowed deeply.

He turned around and said to the village chief and the villagers: "Last night, Brother Shen also took a large sum of silver and said that he would discuss with me about building a school in the village. It just so happens that my family has built a new house this year, warm in winter and cool in summer, and it is a waste for me to live alone, so I will change it into a school, if you can trust me, you will send the children over when the time comes, I can't teach anything else, teach them to recognize a few words and not be blind. ”

Afraid that everyone would still have concerns, he continued.

"The amount of silver that Brother Shen handed over to me should be a bundle for the children, and I will provide the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, you just have to send the children here."

Everyone was just about to thank them, but Su Wenhai hurriedly pointed to the ruins again.

"You don't have to thank me, this is what Brother Shen meant. If you want to thank him, thank him. ”

It has never been before, all the people from Quanshui Village came to the Shen family, and I don't know which one took the lead to kneel down first, and soon knelt a large area.

People thought of Shen Jinbao's goodness, and spontaneously helped Shen Mo take care of the aftermath of the Shen family and his wife.

Su Ying was not very bold before, she never dared to touch the dead, and if there was a funeral shed nearby, she would deliberately detour.

But this time, she didn't feel afraid, and went with her father and the villagers to find the bones of the Shen family and his wife from the ruins.

Only the skeleton remained, and the people carefully placed it in the coffin with awe.

The silence was completely silent, and he knelt motionless in front of the two coffins.

Before closing the coffin, Su Ying suddenly found something, and was shocked, but he couldn't help but not scream.

Everyone was busy outside, and she quickly walked over to Shen Mo and knelt down with him.

Suddenly a whisper reminded him in his ear.

"Don't you think it's strange when you look at these two skeletons?"

He had already lost his soul-like silence, and looked at the bones pointed by Su Ying, and was stunned.

Maybe the villagers were in awe of the ghosts and gods, or maybe they didn't think much about it because they were moved, and no one noticed the anomaly.

Those two corpses, at first glance, are tall and burly, and they are definitely not comparable to Shen Jinbao's size, let alone the Cai family.

Shen Mo's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked closer.

It was found that one of the skulls was broken, and it was pieced together by the villagers.

The other headed skeleton had two narrow slits on its chest ribs, showing two black marks due to the ashes.

Shen Mo reads a lot of miscellaneous books on weekdays, and he happened to read Song Ci's "Collection of Grievances", and clearly saw that the two black marks should have been stabbed before his death.

One was decapitated, and the other was stabbed in two sternums.

How could it be such a coincidence?

Quietly, he asked Su Ying to help close the coffin together, and then didn't give others a chance to see the bones.

He finally seemed to be alive, but he still made a sad gesture and finished the aftermath.

After he won the middle school this time, he was supposed to study at the county school in the county to prepare for next year's township examination.

Now that he has filial piety, he has not been allowed to take the imperial examination for three years, and after finishing his father's and mother's affairs, he went to the county school to explain the situation, and then suspended his studies.

When she arrived at the shop, Su Ying handed over the small wooden box and key that Shen Jinbao had given her before, all in Shen Mo's hands.

"Daddy and mother should arrange everything and take the initiative to seek death." The thing in Shen Mo's hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and the whole person trembled.

Su Ying remembered Shen Jinbao's abnormality in the past two days, and also agreed with Shen Mo's statement.

It's just that what happened later, why the bones of the two were suddenly replaced, and where the Shen family and the couple went, this is still a mystery.

"What happened to Uncle Shen, why can't you suddenly think about it?"

“……”

Shen Mo opened his mouth, still didn't tell Su Ying about that night, but he knew it himself.

Father and mother took the initiative to seek death, or chose this kind of death method that even the bones were burned, it must have been to die without proof, so that the people above could no longer find out his true identity.

Then as a son, he will be safe.

"There is no news from my father and mother, and my life and death are still uncertain, I must go to them."

Su Ying nodded and said, "It should be." ”

The wooden box contained the title deed, the house deed and the silver ticket, etc., which could be said to be the location of the entire Shen family's property.

There is also a black jade tiger card, which Shen Mo has never seen.

But thinking about what Daddy deliberately left for him, there must be an important meaning.

"Wait until I get back."

Before leaving silently, he hugged Su Ying tightly again.