Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 164 Shall I leave?
"Madam, have you seen this person before?" Officer Xing keenly noticed the change in her emotions.

Just now, Li Ruru was calm and composed, with a smile on her face.

At this moment, her brows furrowed unconsciously. Although she wore a polite smile, her body leaned slightly backward, as if she wanted to leave.

After thinking for a moment, Li Ruru finally spoke up: "Manager Qian, who runs a money exchange, has a mole on his hand."

She just remembered that she had been delayed in delivering konjac tofu because of the bandits she encountered last time. At that time, she saw Manager Qian's chubby hands and flattered him by saying that his hands were lucky.

He has moles on his chubby hands.

However, Manager Qian looks kind and benevolent, and he probably has many moles on his hands.

"Is this true?" Officer Xing pressed.

“It’s true, I saw it with my own eyes,” Li Ruru said earnestly, then paused and asked, “By the way, can I ask what crime this person you’re looking for committed? Did he abscond with the money?”

Since the suspect is Manager Qian, then this is probably the charge against him.

Before the constable could answer, she added nervously, "Gentlemen, if you catch Manager Qian, you can't say it was me who said it."

She was just an ordinary village woman; she couldn't afford to offend those important figures.

Although Manager Qian looks chubby and kind, who knows what he might do if pushed to the limit?

"Manager Qian? I saw him this morning," Xiao Yishan said, frowning.

"Oh? Where did you meet him?" Officer Xing asked.

“He led a caravan right by the river,” Xiao Yishan said.

He briefly described the situation at the time.

Constable Xing was certain that this Manager Qian was suspicious. He bowed to Li Ruru and said, "Excuse me, gentlemen."

The three mounted their horses, and Officer Xing, pulling on the reins, asked Xiao Yishan, "Young man, which way did he go?"

"Over there." Xiao Yishan pointed in a direction, and Constable Xing spurred his horse and rode away quickly.

Upon hearing that Manager Qian had brought a caravan, he deduced that he had heard some rumors and was planning to flee.

This man was not only vicious and ruthless, but also cunning and had many informants.

"Boss, should we wait for the main force to regroup?" a constable asked.

"No need, there's not enough time." The constable tightened his grip on the sword at his waist.

The three rushed into the rain, the wind howling and making their raincoats flutter.

It seemed as if they were being stopped, but the three of them stood firm with unwavering expressions.

Like an arrow released from a bow in the wind and rain, it sped towards the unknown distance, leaving only a series of blurry footprints that were gradually filled by the rain behind it.

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The next morning, a shocking piece of news spread throughout Chenjia Village.

Pan Dayan knocked on Li Ruru's door early in the morning. Her collar was slightly crooked, her hair was disheveled, and there was sleep in the corner of her eyes, as if she had just woken up and come over.

Li Ruru noticed the dark circles under her eyes and asked with concern, "Aunt Pan, what's wrong? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Pan Dayan was seated in front of the warm stove, holding a cup of hot water, and slapped her thigh, saying, "That's right."

"Ouch, it's hot." She was so excited that she spilled some water.

Bai Lu quickly handed her a towel and said, "Excuse me, did I fill the water tank too full?"

She had never done these chores before. Since Chaochao and Peipei were both preparing breakfast in the kitchen, she took the initiative to come and show off her skills.

Unexpectedly, this backfired, scalding Aunt Li's customer.

She stood there awkwardly, unsure of what to do.

Pan Dayan waved her hand: "It's alright, it's alright, I'm thick-skinned and not afraid of getting burned."

She put down the water glass and slapped her thigh again.

"Aru, I heard about this yesterday. I wanted to come and tell you right away, but my husband said it was dark and the roads were slippery, so he wouldn't let me come. What a hassle!" Li Ruru said with a smile, "What happened? What gossip?"

It's amazing that Pan Dayan couldn't sleep all night and even regretted not telling me right away.

Sigh, this Aunt Pan is the kind of person who won't let gossip linger overnight.

Before Pan Dayan could even speak, Li Ruru had already deduced that this was gossip, and it might even be about the Chen family.

Sure enough, she was right.

Pan Dayan exclaimed excitedly, "Hey, you don't know, someone from the Chen family fell into the latrine last night!"

"Oh!" Li Ruru responded with an "oh," without much reaction.

Pan Dayan was very dissatisfied with her reaction. She stood up and said to the kitchen, "Chaochao, Peipei, Yinyin, come here, come here quickly."

Chaochao and Peipei wiped their hands, and Yinyin wiped her mouth after sneaking a bite. The three of them happily sat down around Pan Dayan.

"Grandma Pan, are you looking for us?" Chaochao asked.

"Grandma Pan, what juicy gossip do you have today?" Peipei asked directly.

"Oh, Er Yatou is so smart." Pan Dayan tapped Peipei's nose, looking at the three little girls' expectant eyes with great admiration.

This is how you should listen to gossip.

At this moment, Xiao Yishan and Fang Xingzhi had just picked up some charcoal from the backyard and piled it in the kitchen.

“Hey, Yishan, you come over here too,” Pan Dayan said. “And that old man, Master Fang, you come over here too.”

Fang Xingzhi stayed in the village for more than a month. Although he kept a low profile and only gave perfunctory smiles when he met the people of Chenjia Village, the Chen family still remembered him, and Pan Dayan was no exception.

Fang Xingzhi didn't want to go over, but seeing everyone looking at him, he had no choice but to reluctantly walk over.

Li Ruru explained to Pan Dayan, "Grandma Pan, Master Fang's thatched house is leaking, so he's staying at my house for two days."

She also wanted to explain that Master Fang lived in Chu Xiu's original room, and that there was no relationship between them.

There was no other way; the villagers were gossipy and loved to spread rumors, so she had to explain things clearly first.

But Pan Dayan didn't give her a chance to speak, and said perfunctorily, "I know, I know, Master Fang is not important."

Fang Xingzhi, who had just been summoned: "Then I should leave?!"

Once everyone had arrived, Pan Dayan began to gossip.

Last night, the Chen family borrowed some firewood and mixed the wheat bran and cornmeal that Zhang Junniang had brought back from her parents' home to make a pot of porridge.

Although the taste wasn't great, at least we had a hot meal.

Everyone enjoyed the meal, and Chen Huaidi even licked her bowl three times.

She finished licking her own bowl, then tried to lick other people's bowls, but no one had finished eating, so no one offered her any.

Chen Huaidi sobbed and looked at Zhang Junniang with pleading eyes, waiting for her to finish eating so she could lick her bowl clean.

Zhang Junniang felt nauseous. She glanced at Chen Sanbao, who was happily eating, and then at her parents-in-law.

The whole family only knew how to eat, but no one was grateful to her.

This was food she got back from her parents' home; how could they eat it so readily?

She put down her chopsticks, her face darkening, and said, "Father, Mother, aren't you going to do anything about Chen Sanbao? He hit me!"

She couldn't rely on her own family, but she thought that she was the wife that the Chen family had spent 30 taels of silver to marry, and her parents were counting on her to give birth to a grandson, so she had to keep an eye on Chen Sanbao.

Chen Bingxiao looked at her, then at his son, and said, "Isn't it normal for a man to hit a woman?"

You're so arrogant, you should have been beaten up a long time ago!
Seeing that there were no other injuries on her face besides a few red marks, Chen Bingxiao was even a little disappointed.

The third brother went too lightly!

(End of this chapter)