Chapter 286 Wan Baolu died in prison
Chapter 286 Wan Baolu died in prison
Catch, catch quickly...
Only then did everyone notice that the person who had just jumped into the water to save people was not a villager, but a constable.
Upon closer inspection, they realized that this was the leading constable who had taken Hang Shuheng away. Everyone was immediately filled with fear.
"I wonder what business the sir has brought you to Shangtang Village today?" The headman's tone wasn't very friendly.
Wang Jin felt a little embarrassed. Although people in their line of work might sometimes make others fear them, they were also quite annoying at the same time. Just look at the reactions of the people in Shangtang Village.
Song Ning quickly explained, "Uncle, I think Constable Wang should be here to look for our family. When Yangyang's father was in prison, Constable Wang took care of him."
Upon hearing this, the head of the village relaxed and his attitude changed. "Is that so? Thank you for jumping into the water to save people today."
Wang Jin shook his head. "It's okay. I was just passing by and heard someone calling for help. It was just a coincidence."
"Okay, okay, okay, since the official is here to look for Shuheng, I won't keep you any longer." The head of the village said, turning to Song Ning and saying, "Shuheng's wife, you lead the official and get the man some clean clothes to change into."
Afterwards, he asked everyone to leave together. As the head of the village, he had to go to the Sun family to check on the situation. He was really worried about the people in this big village.
When most people had left, Aunt Wang came over, patting her chest and saying, "It was a close call. A grown-up girl almost died. Madam Hang, you are really amazing. If you hadn't found a way, the girl would have died in the end."
"Auntie, why are you here too?" There were so many people around just now that Song Ning didn't notice Auntie Wang. She looked at her carefully and said with a smile, "I see that you look much better than the last time I saw you!" Not only do you look better, but you've also gained some weight. You're no longer as skinny as when they first met.
"Yes! We have to thank the old doctor!" Aunt Wang smiled and explained the purpose of her visit today, "Didn't I say earlier that I would teach you how to make wine? It just so happens that Wang Jin is not at work today, so we are here."
"Are you still thinking about this?" Song Ning thought she was just talking at the time, but she didn't expect that she would fulfill her promise a month later.
"Of course I have to do what I said." After saying this, she couldn't help but sigh.
"You said I don't have a daughter-in-law or a daughter-in-law, and there's no one to inherit my winemaking skills. That kid can't learn it. Although it's not a particularly great skill, I want to leave this skill to you while I'm still alive. Maybe you can use it in the future."
Song Ning walked home while talking to Aunt Wang. Wang Jin was sent to drive the ox cart to the village entrance. When they arrived, Wang Jin had just arrived driving the ox cart.
Outside the gate, Hang Shuheng and Yang Yang were already waiting there. He was not very clear about the situation on the other side of the river, but it was not difficult to guess.
Seeing the mother and son of the Wang family was a bit surprising, especially seeing that Wang Jin was still wet, "What happened over there in the river?"
Song Ning briefly recounted what happened, and also explained why Wang Jin was here, soaking wet. "Sun's Baomei fell into the water. Fortunately, Constable Wang passed by the village entrance and heard the call for help, and rescued her in time."
Hang Shuheng took Wang inside to change into clean clothes. Song Ning's clothes were also half wet. She said hello to Aunt Wang and went into the house to change clothes.
In the yard, Yang Yang tilted his head and looked at Aunt Wang for a while, then asked, "Grandma, are you well now?"
He remembered this grandmother, the one who came to see his great-grandfather for medical treatment last time.
Aunt Wang looked at him lovingly and said, "Yes, grandma is well now. Good boy, thank you for caring about grandma so much."
"You're welcome!" Yangyang grinned and ran to the side to play with the tabby cat.
The cat has grown quite big. It has been going outside a lot recently and has not been home for three days or two. This time when it came back, it fell into a deep sleep.
When he was sleeping soundly, he was woken up by someone. The tabby cat impatiently scratched his little master twice with the pads of his front paws, then got up, climbed up the tree in the yard, and continued to sleep on the branch.
Yangyang looked up at the tabby cat sleeping comfortably on the tree branch. He had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and run to the backyard to play with the rabbit.
Song Ning changed her clothes and came out to discuss brewing with Aunt Wang. In her previous life, she also knew a little about wine, glutinous rice wine, etc. She sometimes brewed some herself.
On the other side, Wang Jin also changed into clean clothes and went into the study with Hang Shuheng to talk about something.
"Wan Baolu died in prison."
This news shocked Hang Shuheng. "Dead? What's the reason?"
Wang Jin shook his head. "The coroner found nothing wrong with the autopsy. There was no external injury, and no signs of poisoning. It looked like a natural death."
Hang Shuheng pondered for a moment and asked, "When did he die?"
"According to the coroner's inference, the man died the night before yesterday and was discovered by the jailer when he went to deliver food after daybreak." Today was a day off, so he thought of bringing this news to the Hang family.
Hang Shuheng fell into deep thought. That gentleman had just left the day before yesterday, and Wan Baolu died in prison at night. He really didn't believe that this was not ordered by that gentleman.
He smiled silently. Although Wan Baolu had been sentenced to be beheaded in the autumn and was basically no longer a threat, there was always a chance of something happening. That person must be eliminating hidden dangers for them!
The method used is really clever as it can make a living person die quietly without finding out the cause.
"Thank you for bringing me this news."
"It's just a small thing, Hang Shuheng, you don't need to thank me."
The Wang mother and son stayed at the Hang family for the whole morning and did not leave until after lunch.
Learning how to brew wine takes time, so Aunt Wang will come here regularly for a while.
After seeing off the mother and son of the Wang family, Song Ning took Yangyang for a nap, and in the afternoon, they went to the Sun family.
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