Pig Killer

Chapter 148

"What I want to talk about is my brother-in-law." Shen Changsheng said to his sister with a worried look.

"What's the matter? Da Chong's grandmother also mentioned this matter. She will probably be back soon." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her deep and bottomless eyes and winked at him.

"Yes!" Shen Changsheng nodded in understanding.

"But Da Chong's mother said that the new emperor also needs to build a royal mausoleum." Huang's mother looked at them anxiously and said.

"Change people, change people." Shen Changsheng said without thinking, "I will go to Hezhong Prefecture to ask for you later."

"Oh, oh, oh! His eldest brother-in-law knows a lot of people. If he's alright, he should come back earlier." Huang's mother frowned and looked at him and said, "He's been gone for more than a year."

"It's time to send a message back." Shen Changsheng frowned and looked at her and said, "Since you all know that you have to be careful in your words and actions in the next three months, I won't say anything."

"Will my tofu stall business be affected?" Huang's mother suddenly asked with some concern.

"No, no, your tofu is made of soybeans, and it doesn't contain any meat." Shen Changsheng looked at her gently and said, "Maybe the business will be better, but we don't eat much."

"That's good." Huang's mother sighed, finally letting go of her worries.

"Da Chong's uncle's suspended ceiling business might be good." Shen Hui'e reminded her.

"Why?" Huang's mother looked at her in confusion, her eyes moving slightly as she said, "I understand. It's not suitable to open for business. Many stores have simply closed down."

"That's right! It can't be too lively. It's disrespectful to the emperor." Shen Changsheng looked at her gently and said, "Let's put up the ceiling now so that it won't delay things."

"I see." Huang's mother looked at him gratefully and said, "Thank you for the reminder."

"I'm leaving, you guys go ahead and get busy!" Huang's mother pointed in the direction of home.

"Goodbye, I won't see you off." Shen Hui'e watched Huang's mother leave and then looked at Shen Changsheng and said, "What do you want to say?"

"I want to say that you should be mentally prepared." Shen Changsheng looked at her with a stern face and said.

"Prepare? Prepare for what?" Shen Hui'e looked at him with her deep black eyes. She looked at his serious face, glanced at the yard and said, "Let's go to the street corner and talk."

The brother and sister came to the street corner one after the other. It was open here and they could see anyone at a glance.

"The people who built the imperial mausoleum may never come back in the end." Shen Changsheng said with clenched fists and choked.

Shen Hui'e was stunned when she heard this. She blinked and looked at him with a smile and said, "Don't make blind guesses. He may not enter the imperial mausoleum when it is being repaired! He is not a skilled craftsman. He is just a pig butcher with a bit of strength."

"Really?" Shen Changsheng looked at her uncertainly.

"Of course." Shen Hui'e looked at him with deep and penetrating eyes and said confidently, "People who come into contact with secrets are dangerous, and he can't come into contact with them. There are many civilians repairing the imperial mausoleum, and we can't all..." Looking at him who was still worried, she said, "No, go to the county government and ask."

"What does he know?" Shen Changsheng said without thinking, "I might as well go to Hezhong Prefecture to find the county governor instead of going to the county government!" He said in a panic, "I'll go tomorrow."

"Don't be nervous and don't scare yourself." Shen Hui'e said worriedly as she looked at him who was at a loss.

"Don't worry! I have a reason to go to Hezhong Prefecture, and I'll bring the pigs we raise with me." Shen Changsheng said to her with a slight curl of his lips.

"Is it possible?" Shen Hui'e said to him with her black eyes flashing.

"Let more people raise pigs, so that we won't have a shortage of pig bristles for our toothbrushes. We also need pig pancreas." Shen Changsheng looked at her with bright eyes and said.

"You want to promote this skill of pig slaughtering." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her shiny black eyes.

"Yeah!" Shen Changsheng nodded hurriedly.

"Pork is cheap in the eyes of nobles." Shen Hui'e said to him with raised eyebrows.

"Suckling pigs and pig heads are also used in sacrifices!" Shen Changsheng said immediately after hearing this.

Shen Hui'e looked at him with her bottomless black eyes and said, "To be honest, I don't think this is a good idea. They are not enthusiastic at all about things that do not benefit those nobles."

"This is obviously beneficial!" Shen Changsheng looked at her doubtfully and said, "It's very beneficial."

"I think this is just a small profit!" Shen Hui'e snorted, "After all, I don't eat cheap meat like pigs."

"Is it okay? We'll present it to the county magistrate and forget about it. We'll mainly find out about my brother-in-law." Shen Changsheng looked at her with his dark eyes.

"Then be careful on the road." Shen Hui'e looked at him with deep eyes and said, "If you can find out about this, then find out. If you can't, forget it."

"Second sister?" Shen Changsheng looked at her in surprise and said, hesitating for a moment, "Are you too indifferent to your brother-in-law's affairs?"

"Do you want to say that I'm cold?" Shen Hui'e looked at him bluntly.

"No, no." Shen Changsheng waved his hands in panic.

"I have to consider the living!" Shen Hui'e looked at him calmly and said, "That is the royal mausoleum, not our graves in the fields. You can enter as you please."

Shen Changsheng shuddered, took a deep breath and said, "I know, I will be careful." He looked at her hesitantly and said, "Second sister, I want to say... want to say..." Then he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I won't say it anymore."

Shen Hui'e looked at him deeply and said, "You want to talk about Da Chong's father? What if something unexpected happens?" She gave him a reassuring look and said, "Don't worry, I won't be upset. For the sake of the children, I will live on with strength."

"This is just what we think, maybe we are just thinking too much!" Shen Changsheng waved his hand and said optimistically, to enlighten her and comfort himself.

"I understand! Always prepare for the worst." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at him with eyes as gentle as jade.

"Alas..." Shen Changsheng sighed in his heart, "I'm leaving now, you can go and get busy too!"

"Okay!" Shen Hui'e looked at him tenderly and said, "Goodbye." She watched him leave before turning around and going home.

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As soon as Shen Hui'e entered the house, Da Chong and Li Nu surrounded her and asked, "What did grandma tell you?"

"Nothing?" Shen Hui'e said with her black eyes flashing slightly and pursed her lips.

"Can't you tell me? Mother said she wouldn't hide it from us." Li Nu looked at her with innocent eyes and said.

"Little girl." Upon hearing this, Shen Hui'e flicked her finger on her forehead.

"Okay, I'll tell you. You should be prepared." Shen Hui'e sat on the bench with her skirt behind her. "You sit down too."

Da Chong and Li Nu sat down swiftly.

"Your grandmother came because the emperor passed away." Shen Hui'e looked at them deeply and said, "Do you remember what your father went to do?"

"He went to do corvée labor and repair the imperial mausoleum." Da Chong looked at her and said without thinking. He blinked his black eyes and understood what she meant. He stood up and said excitedly, "Is my father coming back?"

"Don't get excited, don't get excited. This is just our guess. There is no exact time." Seeing this, Shen Hui'e put her hands down and looked at him and said.

"He will definitely come back. The emperor is gone and has been buried. What is my father still doing in the imperial mausoleum?" said the big tiger excitedly with a blushing face.

"The new emperor will also have to build a mausoleum for himself! Don't forget, after the emperor ascended the throne, he began to prepare for his afterlife." Shen Hui'e looked at them with deep eyes and said, "So be cautious and optimistic, don't be too happy."

"Oh!" The big tiger's joy was dashed by a basin of cold water.

"Don't be depressed! There is hope of coming back." Shen Hui'e looked at them with deep and penetrating eyes and comforted them.

"There is no time anymore." Li Nu pursed his lips and tears fell down.

"Look, I told you not to tell you!" Shen Hui'e stretched out her arms and held their hands. "I told you so that you can have something to look forward to. You can live your life as usual. Wait patiently for your father to come back."

"Got it." Da Chong and Li Nu said with sniffles again.

"Don't be sad! There is no bad news now, which proves that your father is safe and sound." Shen Hui'e said to them with eyes as gentle as jade.

This is the only way to appease them now. She doesn't know the details, and it's so far away and there's no place to get information.

Besides, even if there is news, will people tell you?

"Okay, let's not think about it anymore. Your father will definitely come back if he's fine." Shen Hui'e stroked their hands and said, "There's no definite news, so let's not scare ourselves and let our imagination run wild."

"Yeah!" The two brothers and sisters of Dachong had no choice but to nod.

"Don't think about it. Your grandmother told us to be careful with our words and actions and stay indoors as much as possible in the next three months." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her bright eyes and said.

"Is it so serious?" Da Chong looked at her with his eyes wide open.

"It's very serious! If you are charged with a crime of disrespect, you will lose your life." Shen Hui'e looked at them with deep eyes and said, "It's better to be careful."

"Then mother, do we really have no pork to eat?" Li Nu looked at her eagerly and said, thinking about it all the time. It was not easy, and he has been waiting for almost a year.

"Just let's endure it for three months!" Shen Hui'e said to them with gentle eyes.

"Then mother won't be able to cook delicious food anymore." Da Chong looked at her with some regret and said.

"Who said that?" Shen Hui'e looked at them with amusement and said, "Did you not eat when you didn't have meat to eat before?"

"They don't taste very good." Da Chong scratched his head and looked at her and muttered softly.

"I'll show you. I promise to make you plump and white." Shen Hui'e said to them with a smile.

"It's getting cold. I want to eat buns and dumplings." The big insect looked at her with his round eyes and said deliberately.

"Vegetarian buns with radish filling, so delicious!" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her bright eyes.

"Radish? The radishes grown at our house are edible, right?" Big Insect looked at her with sparkling eyes and said.

"Pull it out and have a look." Shen Hui'e said with an unkind smile.

"Then let's pick the radishes tomorrow." The cat slave looked at her with his eyes like black grapes and said with a smile.