Tang Qing, Li Ya, and their friends chatted freely in the old yard of Li's family on Lushan Road. From Li Ya's parents to Tang Qing, from Tang Qing to the woman Bao inquired about, and from the woman Bao inquired back to Li Ya's
Mom and dad.
"I now feel that Aunt Li has fallen in love with someone worthy of love. If I can have such a person who loves me so much in my life, I will definitely be satisfied. Even if I die now, I will still be smiling!"
"Master Jiujin, don't you hate my father too? Do you feel sorry for my mother?"
"That is, if Manager Li's father could have more courage, maybe Aunt Li would not have died so early."
"Liya, it's not your father that you should hate, but your grandparents. Master Caijiao, at your age, you should know how strong and what Liya's grandparents did at that time, right?"
"Master Jiujin, let me tell you something that I shouldn't say. The reputation of Manager Li's grandparents is really not very good in Yancheng. Manager Li, don't be angry. I'll tell you the truth."
"Master Caijiao, how can I be angry? My father will not return to Shancheng until his death, and will not let my sister and I recognize our grandparents. This means that my grandparents must have a bad reputation."
"Liya, the talented master didn't tell the truth. Your grandparents not only have a bad reputation, but they are not good people. To put it bluntly, they are evil people!"
"Master Jiujin, I know very little about my grandparents. My father never mentions them in front of me. My brother, on the other hand, often mentions my grandparents in front of me."
"Manager Li, your brother lived with your grandparents when he was young. However, he was still young at that time, so he probably didn't have much memory of your grandparents, right?"
"Liya, how could Li Zhen mention your grandparents in front of you?"
"Master Jiujin is exactly what Master Caijiao said. My brother was still young at the time and was not very sensible. He just kept mentioning in front of me how terrible my grandparents were. If someone wanted to kill them, he wanted to kill them too.
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"Liya, there is a saying in our city of Shan that you are older when you are three years old, and you are older when you are seven years old. Li Zhen was already four or five years old at that time, right? The fact that he has embarked on such an evil path has something to do with the environment he grew up in."
"Master Jiujin, just now Manager Li said that Li Zhen often mentioned in front of her that their grandparents were terrible. Someone wanted to kill them, and he wanted to kill them too. This reminded me of a strange thing at that time."
"Master Caijiao, what's the weird thing? Tell me quickly!"
As soon as Li Ya heard what Cai Tou Tou said, she remembered a strange thing that happened at that time, and couldn't wait to ask Cai Tou Tou without waiting for Tang Qing to respond.
Caitou Toutou did not answer Li Ya immediately, but looked at Tang Qing to see her reaction.
Tang Qing knew that Cai Toutou was asking for his opinion. If she didn't let him speak, he would definitely not speak again, no matter how much Li Ya begged.
If it were in the past, Tang Qing would definitely not let Cai Jiaotou talk about it, and I believe Cai Jiaotou would not talk nonsense and mention anything strange in front of Li Ya.
But it's different now. Li Ya's cognition and mentality have fundamentally changed. She needs to know more about the real situation of her grandparents, parents, and parents. That will be more conducive to her becoming a physically and mentally healthy person. Perhaps
It can also help Li Li become her former self.
So Tang Qing encouraged Cai TouTou to tell the strange thing in front of Li Ya.
Caitou Toutou said that the matter had to start with the fire that broke out in the old yard of the Li family on Lushan Road.
Cai Jiao Tou Tou's ancestors have lived on Lushan Road for generations, just one street away from the Li family's old courtyard. Of course, there is a huge difference in status. One is from a family of officials and the other is a mason. They cannot be compared at all. Although they live not far away,
They never interact with each other on weekdays, and the disparity in status restricts their interactions.
That night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and all the neighbors who had been working all day had fallen asleep. Suddenly, a burst of noise woke up the young man. When he opened his eyes, he saw a bright red outside the window. He thought the sun had scorched his buttocks at dawn, so he was busy for a while.
Gulu got up and went to build a house outside the south gate with his father.
When I walked outside the house, I realized that there was a fire in the Li family's old yard.
All I saw was flames reaching into the sky and thick smoke billowing.
It was late autumn and early winter, the weather was dry, and the Li family's old yard was a wooden structure. The fire quickly engulfed the ancient building, leaving only the kitchen standing alone in front of the world.
Later, according to an investigation by relevant parties, the fire in the old courtyard of the Li family started in the kitchen and was an arson attack.
It stands to reason that the Li family on Lushan Road had a prominent position in Yancheng at that time, which meant that Li Ya's grandparents were important figures in Yancheng at that time. They would definitely find out the arsonist and punish him severely.
But what is surprising is that Li Ya's grandparents not only did not strictly investigate the arsonists, but also blocked all news about the fire and prohibited neighbors from talking about the fire.
The neighbors were intimidated by the power of the Li family and did not dare to say anything, but they all murmured in their hearts: Why did the fire start in the kitchen, but the kitchen was intact? The Li family's old yard was destroyed, but the surrounding neighbors' houses were not affected at all?
Some private rumors said that the eldest son of the Li family, Li Ya's father, was sleeping in the kitchen on the night of the fire. He set the fire, and his purpose was to burn his parents, Li Ya's grandfather, to death.
grandmother.
Of course, this is just a rumor. No one believes that the obedient eldest son of the Li family would want to burn his biological parents to death.
"Master Caijiao, did Li Ya's father start a relationship with Aunt Li at that time?"
"Probably not yet."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure, because I am more than ten years older than Manager Li's father. I was only in my twenties at that time, which means that Manager Li's father is only a teenager and it is impossible to fall in love."
"In that case, you thought of this because Li Zhen mentioned in front of Li Ya that someone killed his grandparents, and he wanted to kill them too?"
"Yes, because Manager Li's father is still young. If he really slept in the kitchen that night and the fire really started from the kitchen, it is entirely possible that he wanted to burn his biological parents to death."
"Master Jiujin, Master Caijiao, my grandparents were so evil. Even my brother wanted to kill them when he was so young. It's entirely possible that my father wanted to burn them to death, but I can't figure it out. Since it's
My father set a fire in the kitchen and he was in the kitchen. How could the kitchen be intact in the fire and he himself be intact?"
"Manager Li, regarding the question you mentioned, there were two rumors at the time. One was that your father was born a wicked son and he came to collect debts from the Li family, so he could not live in the main house but could only live in the kitchen.
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"Master Caijiao, can you explain this more clearly? I don't understand."
"Manager Li, your father has been crying and fussing in the Li family's old yard on Lushan Road since he was born. He only gets quiet when he goes to the kitchen, so he always lives in the kitchen."
"Oh, I've heard of this too."
"Manager Li, your father has lived in the kitchen since he was a child, including on his wedding night. According to the nanny in the old yard, the kitchen has never been overdone since your father moved in.
When you have meals, it actually becomes your father's bedroom."
"Well, I understand this, but how do you explain my question?"
"Manager Li, don't worry. Didn't I mean that there were two rumors about your father who was intact in the fire and that the kitchen was intact? The first one is that your father came to Li's house to collect debts and is a debt collector.
, the kitchen is his dojo, so if the fire can’t burn him, he can’t be burned to death.”
"Master Caijiao, the rumors you mentioned are completely superstitious and were deliberately fabricated by people with ulterior motives in order to disrupt the public and divert people's attention.
"Yes, yes, Master Jiujin is right. Manager Li, please don't take it seriously."
"Master Caijiao, you'd better tell Li Ya about another rumor, so as not to make her suspicious and brooding all the time."
"Okay, Manager Li, actually the other rumor is not a rumor, it's a fact!"