Chapter 141 Acquaintance
I don’t know if it was intuition or something else. Luo Da walked over and opened the door. The smell was stronger, a little smelly and disgusting.
He covered his nose and walked in, calling out to Mrs. Gao twice tentatively. He felt like something was shaking on his head. When he looked up, he sat down on the ground in fright.
Mrs. Gao was hanging from the beam, and two mice ran down from her body, squeaking and running away quickly.
Luo Da immediately crawled to find someone, and notified Village Chief Lin. He waited until the villagers arrived before putting Mrs. Gao down.
After hearing about the discovery of the body and the inexplicable disappearance of Gao Qi, Shan Dajun also felt that Gao Qi was the biggest suspect.
After inspection, it was determined that Mrs. Gao had been dead for more than three days, and Gao Qi had not left the village at that time.
Since Gao Qi was at home at the time, how could Gao Qi struggle to make some noise when she was strangled to death? With only a wall separating her, how could Gao Qi not know?
So the murderer of Mrs. Gao is probably Gao Qi.
According to Village Chief Lin, this time it was Lu Xiucai's family who discovered that Mrs. Gao had not committed suicide, so Shan Dajun was not in a hurry to go back and report, but instead took people to look for Lu Chengjing and Shang Wan.
Unfortunately, Shang Wan went into the mountains, and only Lu Chengjing was there.
Lu Chengjing did not let them enter the wooden shed. Instead, he asked Xiao Huan to pour water and talked at the long table outside.
Shan Dajun glanced at the new house in the distance that was mostly built, and said with a smile: "I see that the new house is almost finished, so I wish you happy moving in advance."
"It will take some time to complete the work." Lu Chengjing said, "If Mr. Chai is free, you might as well come and have a glass of wine."
This is a humble statement, just like a friend saying he will treat you to dinner another day. As long as there is no specific time agreed upon, it is all polite talk between adults and cannot be taken seriously.
Besides, it would take an hour to get from the city to Yushu Village. They had no personal relationship with Shan Dajun, so there was no need to travel so far just for a meal.
Lu Chengjing was waiting for Shan Dajun to decline, but he didn't expect him to agree readily, which was really beyond Lu Chengjing's expectation.
From the previous conversations, he discovered that Shan Dajun seemed to be interested in getting close to their family.
After thinking about it for a moment, I realized that Shan Dajun's attitude probably had something to do with Mr. An.
The two of them exchanged some polite words with each other. Lu Chengjing always didn't like this and changed the topic back to the main topic.
Shan Dajun also didn't like talking nonsense and asked: "I wonder how Mrs. Shang could tell that Mrs. Gao did not commit suicide but died at the hands of others?"
Lu Chengjing had already thought of his words and said slowly: "I like to read some miscellaneous books in my spare time. I have read about the difference between being strangled to death and hanging myself. After listening to the lady's description, I felt something strange. I specifically asked the doctor in the village, and after confirmation, I was sure that Mrs. Gao had indeed died at the hands of others, and then informed the village chief. "
Shan Dajun is not a book lover, and of course he doesn't have the spare money. But he knew that there were books that contained details about autopsies.
Xu Wuzuo has several such books in his hand, with pictures and texts so that even laymen can understand them.
He easily believed Lu Chengjing's words and asked some other questions before taking his leave and leaving.
Because the cause of death was clear and Mrs. Gao's body had begun to stink, Shan Dajun did not take the body back to the county government, but asked the villagers to bury it as soon as possible.
The money to buy the coffin was dug out from the Gao family, and with the help of the villagers, a simple funeral was completed.
Gao Qi never appeared in the village again.
The county government had already concluded that Gao Qi was on the run out of fear of crime. Because he couldn't catch anyone for a long time, he posted wanted notices everywhere in the city.
When Shang Wan went into the city to sell medicinal materials, he met Qiao Yuan's young boy A Le at the city gate. As soon as A Le saw Shang Wan, he praised the ointment she gave her for its effectiveness. He was going to Yushu Village to deliver a letter to Lu Chengjing, so it would be easier to meet Shang Wan.
Shang Wan put the letter in his pocket and drove his ox cart to a familiar medicine shop. As soon as he stopped the ox cart, he saw a lady with a familiar face walking out of the medicine shop.
It was the mother-in-law who gave the original owner a headache and fear whenever she saw her - Mrs. Lu.
Next to Mrs. Lu stood a young woman, wearing a begonia-colored spring shirt, with an oval face, a pair of curved eyebrows as thin as hooks, very delicate makeup, and a hint of pride between her eyebrows.
Two ruby steps are inserted diagonally in the bun, which complements the ruby earrings on the earlobes, making her complexion rosy and her face like hibiscus.
This woman is also an acquaintance, she is Lu Chengyuan's wife, Mrs. Li.
The two main people who bullied the original owner in Lu Mansion were Mrs. Lu and her.
The two of them were accompanied by a group of servants and some familiar faces.
The pharmacy was not very popular. When Shang Wan looked at the two of them, her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also saw her.
Mrs. Lu's eyebrows immediately frowned in displeasure, and the corners of her lips turned down, obviously she was extremely displeased with the original owner.
However, Mrs. Li's expression did not change much. Her smile seemed to be a little brighter, as if she had a close relationship with the original owner, her sister-in-law.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stood still, and a group of servants naturally stopped as well. Everyone's eyes fell on Shang Wan, obviously waiting for Shang Wan to take the initiative to say hello.
Shang Wan jumped off the bullock cart and had no intention of talking to his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. He just called to the pharmacy clerk to carry the medicinal materials on the cart.
She was also a regular customer of the drug store, and the guys all recognized her face. Even without Shang Wan calling out, someone had already taken the initiative to help.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were just left alone, watching helplessly as Shang Wan treated them like nothing.
Mrs. Lu's face, which could still be seen at first, was instantly livid, and she stared at Shang Wan with a heavy look, the displeasure in her eyes almost overflowing.
Ms. Li is a good judge of eyes. Even though she has many complaints against Mrs. Lu in her heart, she never shows it on her face. She plays the role of a good daughter-in-law and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
She thought for a while and took the initiative to greet Shang Wan: "Three brothers and sisters, why don't you come forward and salute your mother when you see her?"
Shang Wan turned a deaf ear and crossed the threshold of the drug store without even looking at her.
"Stop!" Mrs. Lu couldn't stand Shang Wan's neglect of her anymore and scolded her with a stern face, "Is this the etiquette you should treat your elders?"
Shang Wan rolled his eyes secretly and even kicked him out of the house. He was still here setting up his mother-in-law's book.
She turned her head, her eyes fell on Mrs. Lu, she looked up and down lightly, her red lips lightly opened, and she uttered two words: "Who are you?"
Upon hearing these two words, Mrs. Lu's face suddenly darkened. She raised her finger and pointed at Shang Wan, her chest rising and falling with anger.
Li quickly supported her, and while giving her some relief, she stared at Shang Wan with disapproval, "Third brother and sister, how could you talk to your mother like this?"
Shang Wan chuckled, "Mother? What kind of mother is she? They are not in the same family tree. I don't have the habit of mistakenly identifying my mother."
Li Shi swallowed and looked at Shang Wan's delicate face in surprise. Is this the same woman who let her round and flatten her before?