novelaction Chapter 116 Death of Mother Zhao
Chapter 116 Death of Mother Zhao
"Damn you Zhao Da, you're not leaving any chance for our family to survive..."
Looking at the broken stones on the ground, Mother Zhao clenched her purse tightly, gritted her teeth, and hugged her two children tightly.
"Yan'er, Ming'er, mother is no longer able to protect you. From now on, you must leave home and the capital. The farther you go, the better..."
"Mom, we're not leaving..."
The two children didn't know what was going on and hugged Mother Zhao tightly, refusing to let go no matter what.
Mother Zhao couldn't bear to leave her two children, and she cried bitterly while hugging them.
After a while, Mother Zhao let go of the two children and wiped the tears from their faces by grabbing their sleeves.
"Yan'er, Ming'er, from now on, there will only be two of you siblings left in this world. You must stay away from the capital, the farther the better..."
"mother……"
Before Ming'er could finish his words, Mother Zhao said sternly, "If you still recognize me as your mother, then leave the capital. The farther away the better..."
"Mom, my brother and I are leaving. What will happen to you and Dad?"
"Mom has done something wrong. The master family will definitely not let your father and I off. You must go as far away as possible and make sure that the master family does not find you..."
After saying this, Mother Zhao looked at her two children in front of her with affection.
"Yan'er, you are the elder sister, you must take good care of your younger brother. Ming'er, you are the younger brother, you must listen to your elder sister."
"mother……"
The two little ones threw themselves into Mother Zhao's arms.
Looking at the attachment to her in the children's eyes, Mother Zhao's tears kept falling like beads from a broken string. However, she did not hug the two of them again. Instead, she pushed them away.
"Go, go quickly, the farther the better, and never come back..."
"mother……"
The two little guys looked at Mother Zhao in confusion.
"Walk……"
Mother Zhao ordered through gritted teeth.
"Okay, let's go."
Yan'er took her brother's hand, and the two little guys ran quickly out the door.
Looking at the backs of her two children leaving, Mother Zhao looked at her familiar home, tears falling from her eyes.
Men are afraid to enter the wrong line, women are afraid to marry the wrong man.
Because she married the wrong man, she had to suffer all her life, and in the end, she even lost her life because of that man.
All the money and property deeds hidden in the cracks between the bricks were gone, as were all her life savings. She returned to the mansion only to be beaten to death.
Now the two children have escaped. Although their future life will not be easy, it is better than dying with their useless parents.
The more she thought about it, the sadder she felt. Mother Zhao walked into the kitchen and locked the door. Soon, thick smoke billowed out of the kitchen, and flames sprang out from the windowsill...
Although the walls of houses in the capital are mostly made of blue bricks, the windows and roofs are mostly made of wood.
As the fire in the kitchen grew, the entire house began to catch fire.
It was a rainy day, and no one was willing to go out unless necessary. By the time people discovered that Mother Zhao's house was on fire, the house had been burned down.
Fortunately, it is a rainy day and the surrounding neighbors all have wells, so other families are not affected.
By the time everyone put out the fire, there was only a half-burned body left in the room.
The body was so dark that it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman. Everyone guessed that it was Zhao Da. Some people said that they heard Zhao's mother crying while holding her two children in the room, so it should be Zhao's mother and the two children who died.
When the two children were mentioned, everyone searched the room but couldn't find them, so they just thought they were burnt to ashes.
Didn’t you see that most of the adults’ bodies were burned? It’s normal that the children’s bodies were burned even more.
At this moment, Zhao Da came back staggering from outside, and everyone became more certain that the body in the house was Zhao's mother.
Most of the people who could live nearby were servants of the Marquis' Mansion. Naturally, someone would go to the Marquis' Mansion to report the death of Mother Zhao.
The tea leaves in the Hou Mansion were all moldy and could not be drunk. Hou was still waiting for Mother Zhao to buy new tea, but what she received was the news that Mother Zhao and her two sons were burned to death.
When hearing the news, Madam Hou was stunned for a long time. She couldn't understand it. It was just a matter of a few hundred taels of silver. According to the money that Mother Zhao earned from the Hou Mansion over the years, it was definitely enough to buy tea. How could a good person be so desperate as to commit suicide?
The servant from the Hou Mansion who came to report the news to Mother Zhao was a neighbor of Mother Zhao's family and could see Hou's doubts.
"Reporting to the old lady, Madam Zhao's husband is a gambler. He has no job in the Marquis' Mansion and stays in the casino every day. He lost all the money that Madam Zhao saved..."
"Does Mother Zhao know about this?"
"Mother Zhao is busy at home all day, so she probably doesn't know much..."
Although the servant spoke vaguely, a smart woman like Hou quickly understood that the reason why Mother Zhao set herself on fire at home was because she was afraid that Zhao would forget their friendship and treat their family like she treated Mother Fang.
To be fair, although she has been a bit cruel to her subordinates over the years, she has never killed anyone except Fang's mother's family.
Mother Zhao and her two children were gone just like that. In addition to sighing, Hou was more angry. She was angry that the other party did not trust her as a master and ruined her reputation.
"Mother Zhao is such a useless thing. It would be fine if she died, but she left the Marquis' Mansion in such a mess. Who do you want to help her clean it up?"
After saying that, Hou turned to look at Mother Luo beside her.
"Take a few people with you to find that bastard Zhao Da and bring him to me..."
"Yes!" Mother Luo quickly took the order and went over.
Zhao Da is a compulsive gambler. Although he can show off his power at home, he is actually a guy without his own opinion and is timid and cowardly.
After Zhao's mother got into trouble, he realized that something really happened at home. His legs went weak and he turned around to run away, but was stopped by servants from other nearby marquis' mansions.
Looking at the servants from the marquis's mansion who blocked his way, Zhao Da hurriedly bowed and tried hard to force a smile on his face.
"My dear brothers, we are all from the same mansion. I just want to go out and buy a coffin to bury these three women..."
The deaths of Zhao Mama and her two daughters were so tragic that some servants believed it to be true and made way for him to leave, but some people still blocked his way.
"Brothers..."
"Stop talking nonsense. Someone has already reported this to the old lady. How to deal with Mother Zhao and your two children still needs to wait for the old lady's order."
Hearing this incident also alarmed Hou, and Zhao Da's legs became even weaker. If now was not the right time to faint, he really wanted to close his eyes and fall down.
"Brothers, death is the greatest thing. Even an old lady should be buried in peace, right? I will go to the funeral shop in front to buy a coffin so that the child and his mother can have a decent burial..."
Zhao Da's words were sincere and heartfelt, and more people gave way. Just as he was secretly proud and ready to run away, Luo Mama led four burly servants to block his way...