Huo Xiuling was shocked and angry, "How could this be! Who could be so evil?"

Huo Duan sighed, "Thanks to Yan Ge'er's careful discovery, otherwise if the medicine had been sent to the county, the consequences would be disastrous."

"This is my fault. I thought we were all from the same village and knew each other well, so I didn't take it seriously..." Huo Xiuling felt extremely guilty, "I apologize to you, Auntie."

Gu Fengyan comforted Huo Xiuling, "Don't worry, aunt, I can still make amends..."

After a pause, he frowned and thought, "Rui Ge'er said that these words were sent by Xue Saozi and the Lin family on the other side of the river... But I don't think they are the kind of people who would do such a thing."

Dozens of families in Heqing Village have all spoken to Huo Xiuling. Not to mention the daughter-in-law of the Lin family, the Xue family often embroidered and dug wild vegetables with Huo Xiuling.

She thought for a moment and said, "Brother Yan is right. I don't think his sister-in-law from the Xue family is someone who would do such a dirty thing."

Several people were silent.

At this time, Jiang Xuerui said with a pale face, "My sister-in-law did it."

Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan looked at each other, but before they could say anything, Huo Xiuling hurriedly pulled Jiang Xuerui aside and said in shock, "Brother Rui, don't dare to say that. Be careful or your sister-in-law will make a scene again if she finds out."

"It's true." Jiang Xuerui shook her head and lowered her eyes. "When I came here yesterday, I saw Sister-in-law Lin coming down the mountain... and my eldest sister-in-law. The two were talking and laughing. As a result, my eldest sister-in-law took advantage of Sister-in-law Lin's inattention and exchanged the things in her wicker basket with Sister-in-law Lin..."

"My sister-in-law has always been a person who loves to take advantage of small opportunities, so I didn't care... I didn't expect her to do such a thing." Jiang Xuerui was ashamed and didn't dare to look at the Huo family. "I was negligent. I will call Azhu and my eldest brother and sister-in-law, and the whole family will come to apologize!"

After he said that, he ran out of the yard in a panic.

Gu Fengyan hurriedly pulled him back, "Brother Rui, listen to me."

Jiang Xuerui felt so guilty that she almost cried, but she still stood still.

"Don't go look for your sister-in-law yet. Huo Duan and I have guessed this long ago." Gu Fengyan pulled him aside and said, "Your sister-in-law is a powerful person. We don't have any substantial evidence. If we rashly accuse her, we may end up shooting ourselves in the foot."

"We know who you and Second Brother Shen are. You shouldn't be responsible for the bad things your sister-in-law did... Just leave it to us." He comforted Jiang Xuerui.

After all, Yu was his and Shen Zhuo's sister-in-law. Jiang Xuerui felt even more ashamed when thinking about it, and kept apologizing to Huo Duan and Gu Fengyan...until someone came to the yard to buy medicinal herbs, and then they started to get busy.

Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan were packing up the herbs while discussing how to catch Yu in the act.

"Let's not make it public for now. She will definitely be curious. If we can do it the first time, we can do it the second time. We just need to watch carefully." Gu Fengyan said.

Huo Duan thought for a moment and said, "It's better to give her a chance when we are not here."

Gu Fengyan thought it made sense, "Aren't we going to Brother Xue's house to get herbs this afternoon? No one will be home then, and Yu Shi will not give up this opportunity."

"This trick is called luring someone into a trap..." He said with a smile to Huo Duan.

After much discussion, they finally finalized a plan and were just waiting to lure Yu into the trap in the afternoon.

After Huo Xiuling and Jiang Xuerui finished helping, they packed up and went home. Before leaving, Jiang Xuerui was very ashamed of Yu's behavior and did not even ask for his wages.

Huo Duan and Gu Fengyan had no choice but to keep the money and find a reason to return it after the matter was over.

It was evening, Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan went to Xue's house to bring back the medicinal materials. Huo's father went to help Ye Bixin and his wife look after the house, and would not be back tonight.

The gate was wide open, and medicinal herbs were drying in the deserted yard, like a trap set by a hunter, waiting for someone to jump in...

Yu has been living in fear these days.

In the yard, they were peeling broad bean pods. The second kid had a long run of snot and was hanging on her arm, shaking it back and forth, "Mom, mom, eat, eat..."

The eldest and second son are already seven or eight years old. They should be going to school, but they are playing in the mud under the jujube tree, and their hands and face are like those of a tabby cat.

"Eat, eat, eat. All you do is open your mouth and ask for food all day long! Go ask your good-for-nothing father for help!" Yu pushed his hand away and said fiercely.

The second boy had snot hanging from his nose and was crying breathlessly.

Shen Dingshan was sitting in the courtyard smoking a pipe. When he saw the second boy crying, he hurried over to comfort him and accused Yu, "He is so young, what can he do? If he is hungry, just give him something to eat. Why are you yelling at him... How can you be a mother like this?"

Yu was furious and threw a handful of beans in her hand into the dustpan. "Of course he is useless! They say that a dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse's son will dig holes. I think this is absolutely true. His father is a useless loser. What can he do?"

The anger was directed at Shen Dingshan again. He frowned and knocked his pipe on the stone. "Why are you angry again? I go out to take care of the farm alone, and when I come home I have to endure your anger. Don't you see how considerate other wives are..."

Yu was immediately furious. She stood up and put her hands on her hips and started to curse, "Another woman? I haven't asked you to look at other men yet, and you want me to look at other women?! Shen Dingshan, you have such a big face!"

"The eldest son will go to school in the spring, and the second son doesn't even have a good piece of clothing. Our family is so poor, and you go home and suffer from your wife's childish temper?!" Yu was furious and pointed at Shen Dingshan and asked, "Why did I marry a coward like you?!"

The second boy in the yard was gasping for breath with snot hanging from his nose, and the eldest boy was so scared by Yu that he started crying loudly.

The yard is very lively.

After being married for many years, Shen Dingshan had always endured a big quarrel every three days and a small quarrel every two days, but now he could no longer bear it.

"Why are you saying these things! Are you dead if the child cries like this?!" He roared with a stern face, "Why did I marry a crazy woman like you!"

Shen Dingshan usually accepted everything and never argued with Yu, but after he suddenly yelled at her, Yu regretted her original choice even more.

Thinking back to the time when she was a teenager, many marriage proposals came to her doorstep, but she didn't like any of them. Only Shen Dingshan smiled at everyone he met and was gentle and considerate to her...

Ordinary couples have many sorrows... Yu's nose felt sore and tears fell.

"Okay, Shen Dingshan, you are a good pretender. I was blind at the beginning." She closed her eyes and swallowed her tears, "I think I am unlucky..."

He didn't care that the eldest and second sons were crying heartbreakingly, he just wiped his tears and ran out of the yard.

It was almost dark by then.

Shen Dingshan remained silent, burying his head in smoking his pipe, completely ignoring the two little kids who were crying hoarsely.

Things were so good when they got married, he swore to be considerate and gentle to Yu for the rest of his life...how did it become like this now?

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Yu went out, but no one knew where she went for a while.

Her family was from the next county. Her parents had passed away a few years ago, leaving only an older sister who was not a close relative. She also married and moved far away. The old house of the Yu family was in ruins.

She even has no mother's home left.

Yu was walking aimlessly when she suddenly saw a light on the other side of the river.

That's the Huo family.

She had sent some things to the Huo family some time ago, thinking that it would ruin their business, but so many days had passed and there was no movement at all.

Why did everyone get promoted and become rich? Even the Huo family, which was the poorest family in the village, surpassed her...as if she was the only one in the world who deserved to endure such a rotten life.

She's not having a good life, no one can get past her!

Yu stared at the Huo family's yard with a look as vicious as a snake or scorpion.

Fortunately, the door to the Huo family courtyard was open, but no one was there.

Yu picked a lot of poisonous weeds on the way, and just a few leaves mixed in would be enough to destroy the Huo family.

When she put the heartbreak flowers into the basket of Lin's wife for the first time, she was still nervous, and she didn't even feel at ease for several days.

But now, she was very calm. Having done this for the first time, she would be more skilled the second time.

There were many winnowing baskets in the yard, filled with freshly picked medicinal herbs drying in the sun, and the air was filled with the aroma of medicine.

Without any hesitation, Yu grabbed a handful of poisonous grass leaves and put them into a dustpan.

But at this moment, a voice came from outside the yard, "What is the eldest sister-in-law of the Shen family doing?!"

Her hand was grabbed violently, and a handful of poisonous weeds fell to the ground.

When he turned around, he saw Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan, as well as the head of the Xue family at the entrance of the village and... Liu Zhengshan, the head of Heqing Village!

Yu was horrified and pulled her hand back. "You, you guys are home? I thought no one was around, so I asked you to help close the gate... Really, why didn't you say anything at home and scare my sister-in-law?"

Several people looked at Yu, which made her feel guilty.

"Oh, the Xue family kid and the village head are here too?" Yu forced a smile, a layer of cold sweat on her back. She took her hand back, "If you have something to do, I will go back. Remember to close the door next time you go out. What do you think we should do if we get robbed?"

She walked out under the gaze of several people.

Gu Fengyan smiled and ignored her completely, "Sister-in-law, aren't you helping us close the door... then what are you holding in your hand? And why did you mix that poisonous substance into the medicinal materials?!"

Yu's face turned pale, her smile was stiff, and her tone was unhappy, "Brother Yan, are you trying to slander me?!"

However, he was just outwardly aggressive but inwardly weak. Liu Zhengshan was here, and she had already thought of Liu Laosan's fate, and she was trembling all over.

Gu Fengyan ignored her and picked up the poisonous weed leaves scattered on the ground.

"The heartbreak grass takes effect immediately after it is taken, causing unbearable pain and making the soul go to the west... My sister-in-law said, how could there be so much heartbreak grass among the honeysuckle?" He sneered.

Only then did Yu notice the pile of honeysuckle in the corner of the yard.

They actually discovered it!

"You two agreed not to involve me in the task of collecting herbs! What? Now that something has gone wrong you want to blame it on me?!" she argued.

Xue Daqi was furious when he thought that his wife might be suspected and have her reputation ruined because of this matter.

"You still dare to quibble. Lin's daughter was with you yesterday. How could you not know what you put in her basket?" He pointed at Yu and roared.

Just as Yu was about to argue, Liu Zhengshan spoke up, "Since Shen Yu feels that she didn't do such a thing, then she should be sent to the government tomorrow. Xue Jia Dalang and I can also help to bear witness. It's so late, no one wants to make trouble..."

As he spoke, he looked at Yu, and his tone was calm, even gentle.

Yu was horrified... At that time, Liu Laosan was also sent to the government and escorted to the northwest as an exile, and there has been no news of him since then.

Liu Laosan is a man who never comes back...and if she, a woman, really goes to the yamen, she would probably be unable to live or die.

Thinking of this, Yu's legs trembled, her face turned pale, and she gritted her teeth and said, "I did it, I admit it!"