amaotonovel Chapter 296 The Truth
Chapter 296 The Truth
"That year I followed my father and learned how to be a village head, but many people in the village were not convinced.
The Wang couple came to Banyue Village that year, holding a three or four-year-old girl in their arms.
The villagers were afraid that they would get sick and refused to let them into the village, so they built a tent on the mountain across the river and lived there for a month.
I was confused at that time because the couple were dark and thin, and their eyes were small.
But the girl was fair and tender, with a pair of big round eyes and long eyelashes. She was very cute and didn't look like her biological daughter.
But that's other people's business, it's not easy to ask.
Later, they settled in the village and had two children, Wang Yuanshan and Wang Qingshan. They were registered as residents, but the girl was not a registered resident. She was responsible for washing and cooking at home since she was a child. When she grew up, she became Wang Qingshan's child bride and gave birth to Qiuyue. You all know what happened next."
"..."
"No wonder my mother said she was unlucky to meet the Wang family. No wonder Wang Qingshan didn't go to the town to cancel her household registration when she died..."
Wang Qiuyue thought of her mother's gentle appearance, and tears rolled down her cheeks.
Everyone in the room stared at Chen Guanghui and Wang Qiuyue. How could such a coincidence happen? This was Chen Guanghui's first time in Banyue Village.
"Uncle, please take a look at this girl."
Chen Guanghui's hands were shaking, and he took out a yellowed piece of paper from his purse. There was a picture of a girl of three or four years old on it.
Just as Song Erhe said, she had a round face, big grape-like eyes, a collar around her neck, and a small gold lock in the middle of the collar.
The clothes she wore were extremely luxurious, and she wore carved silver bracelets on her hands. Even the pearls on her head were made of fine, round and full pearls. Every detail expressed the girl's nobility and the love of her family.
When they saw the girl in the painting clearly, the old people present were shocked. The person in the painting was exactly the same as the girl from that year, even the dimples on her face were exactly the same, except for the clothes and jewelry.
"They do look a bit alike, but it's been a long time since we last met, and Qiuyue's mother has been gone for so many years. Just looking at their appearance, aren't they a bit..."
Song Erhe was halfway through his words when he suddenly remembered Wang Yuanshan who lived in the village. Wang Yuanshan was born only half a year after the Wang couple came to Banyue Village.
Later, the two elders of the Wang family also died in Wang Yuanshan's house, so he should know something.
Song Anning also thought of this and reminded:
"I saw Wang Yuanshan today. Let's go to his house and ask him. Maybe he left something behind, or some news we don't know..."
"Where is Wang Yuanshan's house? I'm going there now!"
Chen Guanghui couldn't wait any longer, as the truth was about to be revealed. Over the years, the Chen family had traveled to many places, spent a lot of money dealing with government officials, and checked the household registrations of many women in their thirties. He and his eldest brother even received news and went to a fishing village to look for someone, but were beaten up as flower thieves.
My sister is my parents' first child and the apple of their eyes. For so many years, they have been living in guilt. The whole family has been working hard, but they didn't expect that they would be separated from my sister forever.
Song Anning understood Chen Guanghui's mood at the moment very well. He turned to Song Erhe and said, "Second Grandpa, Grandpa, let's go with Brother Chen."
"Okay, that's exactly what I was thinking. Let's go now."
"Thank you, uncle. I'm really anxious. I've been looking for it for so many years and I was about to give up. Now..."
"We all understand. No need to be polite. Let's go and ask first."
Chen Guanghui bowed to the Song family, and the group went out and hurried towards Wang Yuanshan's house.
When they arrived at his door, Song Erhe turned to Chen Guanghui and said, "Wait a minute, don't say anything. Wang Yuanshan is a man who doesn't recognize his relatives. If you don't speak, I'm afraid he will take some benefits."
Chen Guanghui nodded in agreement. Their Chen family was not short of money, so giving him some benefits was nothing. The important thing was to confirm the identity of their elder sister. These two children also had the blood of their Chen family.
As soon as everyone entered the yard, they heard loud snoring in the house. Hearing the noise outside, Wang Yuanshan's wife pushed the door open and saw the Song family coming. She warmly invited them to come in and sit down.
"Boss, the head of the village is here with his men, get up quickly."
Wang Yuanshan was a little impatient when he was woken up. When he saw who was coming, he immediately changed his expression and walked forward with a smile:
"It's Uncle Dashan, Uncle Erhe, and little Aning, what brings you here today?
Oh, there are guests coming, what's going on?"
Song Erhe didn't beat around the bush and said straight to the point:
"Yuanshan, I came here this time to find out about your brother and sister-in-law's background."
Wang Yuanshan was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand nonchalantly, saying, "Hey! She's been dead for so many years, why is Uncle Erhe mentioning her? It's so unlucky!"
Chen Guanghui wanted to retort, but was stopped by Song Anning, who shook her head slightly at him and asked Xiangxiang to turn on her mind reading ability.
When she went out just now, she took the hair of Chen Guanghui and Wang Sheng, which has been taken away by Xiangxiang for DNA testing. The results will be out in a quarter of an hour.
"Uncle Yuanshan, Sister Qiuyue has been having dreams these past two days. Her mother told her in her dreams that she wanted to return to her own home. We talked about this while we were having dinner today, so I came to find you.
You said this person has passed away, so you should at least give her a final rest, right?
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be nice to find you crying in the middle of the night.”
"..."
After hearing what Song An Ning said, Wang Yuanshan felt his scalp tingling. Thinking that the woman's grave was on a mountain not far away, he felt cold from head to toe.
Thinking that his family was now relying on the Song family to make money, he did not hide anything and told everything he knew:
"I only heard a little from my parents. That year, there was a plague, and my parents fled from the south to Linhai Town. They followed the refugees to a village.
While others were robbing food and silver, my parents got lost. When they came to a small courtyard, they heard a child crying.
Later on…”
Song Anning had already read everything with his mind reading skills, so he took over his words and said:
"Later, your parents saw through the crack in the window that the child in the house was wearing gold and silver jewelry and was only guarded by two maids. They beat the maids and took the child away.
They took the silver and jewelry from the house, took the child away, and followed the path used by the boatmen all the way to Banyue Village.
Wang Yuanshan looked at Song Anning in shock, not knowing how this little girl knew this. Then he smiled bitterly and continued:
"Yes, because my mother was pregnant with me at the time, and she took the child away intending to marry me off. But then a fortune teller said our zodiac signs were incompatible, so she raised the child at home for two years, and she became Qingshan's wife."
"What keepsake is there? Did you leave any of the jewelry you took with you?"
Wang Yuanshan hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Song An Ning. The little girl's eyes seemed to be able to see through his heart. In addition, their family already owed Qiuyue's mother something. After a moment of silence, he walked into the house.
When he came out again, he had a small gold lock on his hand and a pair of silver bracelets, exactly the same as the ones in Chen Guanghui's portrait.
"This thing is too conspicuous, I dare not pawn it. My father tried to melt the gold lock, but in the end he couldn't bear to part with it, so he just sold other things bit by bit.
Qiuyue, take it. This originally belonged to your mother. As your uncle, I didn't help you siblings when you were in trouble. I feel a little ashamed to talk about this now."
Wang Qiuyue took the things and looked at Song An Ning gratefully. She knew that her stingy uncle only said and did these things for the sake of the Song family's face.
It's just a pity for my mother. She was a young lady from a wealthy family, but she ended up in this small mountain village and became someone's child bride.
At this moment, Xiangxiang's voice sounded in Song Anning's mind:
"Ding, ding, system prompt, DNA test completed."