General, Madam Called You To Farm

Chapter 84 – Murderer (2)
Translator : Moon Lee
Editor : Tea

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Everyone looked at each other.

There were a lot of New Year goods that day. And if it was really true, then they would owe Su Pangya a big favor.

Mrs. Wan gritted her teeth and said, “You guys are siding up with her! Naturally, you would help her talk! Besides you guys, who else has seen that gang in the town! It’s not up to you to say that!” 

Everyone: It seemed to make some sense.

Then Mrs. Wan continued, “Just what kind of virtue Su Pangya has? It was already good for her to not blackmail the villagers money, and you said that she will help the villagers, would she do that? Old Li Tou, you have got the benefit by yourself! Just don’t drag the whole village into the water!” 

Old Li Tou anxiously said, “Everything I say is true! If there is even half a lie, then let me…… let me be struck by lightning, and could not get a good death!” 

As soon as this heavy oath came out, everyone became silent.

In fact, they were well aware of what kind of person Old Li Tou was. Otherwise, they wouldn’t feel relieved to let Old Li Tou buy the New Year goods for them. 

It was because the incident happened so suddenly and it had something to do with Su Pangya that they became suspicious.

But Old Li Tou made such a threatening oath——

Could it be that they really blame Su Pangya wrongly?

Mrs. Wan was so angry and said, “So, so what if she really helped you to get things back? It is also true that she has a grudge against my son! Old Li Tou! You were also there that day! It’s your ox cart! You tell everyone personally, did she really kick my son down?”

“This…” Old Li Tou couldn’t deny it.

“Aunt Wan.”

“Mrs. Wu squeezed in from behind the villagers. She squeezed her sleeves tightly and said with a pale face, ‘I was there that day too. Daya kicked your son off the ox cart was because—’”

Su Xiaoxiao interrupted her coldly, “Surnamed Wu! Since when is it your turn to talk so much about me, Su Daya?”

“Daya!” Mrs. Wu looked at Su Xiaoxiao with her reddened eyes. She understood that Su Daya was intentional. Su Daya prevented her from telling the truth because she was worried that her (Mrs. Wu) reputation would be damaged and she would be criticized in the future.

But she couldn’t just watch Su Daya being slandered as a murderer.

She didn’t believe Su Daya was that kind of person.

Su Xiaoxiao walked directly in front of Mrs. Wan, against the cold wind and snow, she looked down at Mrs. Wan: “What kind of virtue your son has, you know it well. How many people hate him and want to beat him to death, you yourself also often scold him! Saying that if you had known that you gave birth to such a useless son, you might as well have drowned him in the river—“ 

Mrs. Wan shouted, “I’m his mother! How could it be possible for me to kill my own son?”

Su Xiaoxiao spread out her hands and said: “Then who knows?”

“You—” Mrs. Wan leaned back in anger!

Su Xiaoxiao looked at Mrs. Wan and said, “You keep saying that I am the murderer. So let me ask you, when did your son die? Who found it? What was the murder weapon? And who really saw me killing him with his own eyes?”

Mrs. Wan said, “He… he was discovered by Qiniang… and, also discovered by Chunya… at the back door of my house… the body was still warm when it just snowed!”

Su Xiaoxiao had been observing Mrs. Wan’s expression, Mrs. Wan did not lie.

Li Zheng opened his mouth and said, “Su Daya, where were you when it just snowed?”

Su Xiaoxiao said, “I’m on my way to the back mountain to collect firewood.”

Li Zheng asked, “Can someone testify for you?”

Su Xiaoxiao’s gaze glanced over the crowd, and landed on Su Jinniang who was the outermost. 

“Mom, let’s go back, there’s nothing to look at.” Su Jinniang held Mrs. Fang’s arm and said to Fang.

“Wait a minute!” Su Xiaoxiao spoke, while staring at Su Jinniang without blinking. “Li Zheng, I think I know who the murderer is.”