The Peasant Wife: The Prime Minister's Beloved

Chapter 158 The House Collapsed

A few years ago, when my wife accidentally fell into the water to save someone, it turned out that the trap hidden behind it was carefully set by my cousin.

This time, inside the mansion, her cousin handed her an unknown medicine, and she poured it into the lady's tea with trembling hands. She watched the lady fall into coma after drinking it, and then put the lady in the water according to the instructions, and even let the lady eat an overdose of crabs. All of this was the evil plan of her cousin.

"I know I was wrong, Master and Madam. It was only because my cousin threatened my brother that I did these evil things..." Qingtao's voice was full of regret and self-blame.

After hearing this, Chen Xi raised a complicated and cold smile, and sighed in his heart that pitiful people often have their hateful aspects.

Qingtao clearly had the opportunity to ask the master for help, and the master had enough ability to protect her brother, but she almost made a big mistake out of fear. This is a heinous crime that concerns human life!

"Take Qingtao to the woodshed and keep her under guard. No one is allowed to let her out without my order." Master Fang gave the order in a steady and firm voice.

Mr. Fang felt mixed emotions. He originally thought that Qingtao was referring to his enemies in the business world, but he didn't expect that the real mastermind behind the scenes was actually his own relative.

This cousin is so scheming, and he had never noticed it all these years. He couldn't help feeling deeply frustrated.

"Husband..." Mrs. Fang called weakly beside the bed.

"Don't worry, ma'am. I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter. No matter who it is, not even your mother, no one can protect that vicious person." Master Fang held his lady's hand tightly, his eyes firm, and made a promise.

As the matter became clearer, Chen Xi treated Mrs. Fang and then quietly left and returned to his home.

She had no intention of interfering too much in the Liu family's affairs.

Soon after returning home, a drizzle began to fall from the sky again.

Chen Xi looked at the rain outside the window and secretly felt lucky. If she hadn't returned in time, the muddy road would have made her journey home difficult.

"You ask me when I will return, but I have no idea. The night rain in Bashan swells the autumn pond. When will we light the candle in the west window together and talk about the night rain in Bashan?"

"Mom, it turns out you can write poetry!"

Xiao Yang hugged Chen Xi's neck in surprise, with a look of admiration on his face, "Mom is so amazing, I also want to learn from Dad and be like you when I grow up."

On weekdays, Xiaoyang and Xiaochen always liked to hang around Chen Xi, playing and frolicking in the hut where they slept together.

Xie Tianyi sat in front of the window, looking at the drizzle outside, gently put down the pen in his hand, and a strange emotion surged in his heart: Chen Xi, who are you? Who are you worried about in your heart?

Xie Tianyi continued to review his lessons, while Chen Xi taught Xiaoyang and Xiaochen to recite the Three Character Classic.

"Last time we talked about how Kong Rong was able to give away pears at the age of four, and how his younger brother was able to foresee the future after his elder brother. The next thing is 'first filial piety and respect for elders, then knowledge and experience' -"

Before he finished speaking, suddenly, a deafening noise broke the silence of the night and startled everyone.

"Mom, is it thundering?" Xiaoyang asked puzzledly.

Chen Xi shook his head, his expression solemn, "No, that sound is more likely to come from the yard, you guys just sit here and don't move, I'll go outside and take a look."

As soon as I reached the door, Fang Wenfu rushed in, looking panicked: "Girl, it's bad, the kitchen collapsed!"

How is it possible? She was complaining about this old adobe house a few days ago, but she didn't expect it to collapse today?

Regardless of the heavy rain outside, Chen Xi rushed out without hesitation, only to see that the kitchen had indeed collapsed in half.

Xie Tianyi also rushed over quickly, and the two of them worked together in the rain to move the items in the kitchen back into the house one by one, with rain and sweat intertwined.

"This mud house is too unreliable." Chen Xi curled his lips, his brows full of helplessness and complaints.

Having only settled down here for a few months, I thought I could take shelter from the wind and rain in this simple yet cozy little house. But who would have thought that the house would collapse for no reason, catching me off guard.

"There are no cracks in the house, so it shouldn't collapse. Let's take a closer look after the rain stops." Xie Tianyi's voice was steady and powerful.

The rain dripped down his hair, but it did not affect his calmness in analyzing the problem at all.

Chen Xi nodded secretly, and couldn't help but recall the old house of the Xie family that still stood tall even though it had cracks. In comparison, the appearance of this house seemed solid, so how could it collapse so easily?

Smoke no longer rose from the ruins of the kitchen, and we could only make do with dry food for dinner. Fortunately, it was midsummer, and washing with cold water from the mountains did not feel chilly, but instead brought a hint of coolness.

The rain seemed tired as well and did not stop until almost noon the next day.

The sunlight shone through the clouds, dappled on the wet ground, adding a bit of vitality to this miserable scene.

Chen Xi quickly built a makeshift stove in the yard, with flames jumping, preparing a simple but warm meal for his family.

Xie Tianyi, on the other hand, was squatting in the place that used to be the kitchen, where only dirt fragments remained. He looked around carefully with a frown on his face.

After dinner, Xie Tianyi quietly pulled Chen Xi aside and said firmly: "We can't live in this house anymore."

Chen Xi was puzzled. Except for the kitchen, the other three rooms were intact. Why couldn't they continue to live there?

"If the kitchen collapsed, just rebuild it. Why can't it be rebuilt?" she wondered.

Xie Tianyi did not answer directly, but led Chen Xi to the collapsed kitchen and pointed at the seemingly ordinary earth walls: "Come and take a closer look at these earth walls."

Chen Xi squatted down, and followed Xie Tianyi's instructions, examining it carefully.

The earth wall is dotted with tiny caves that extend in all directions and cover the entire wall.

When Chen Xi gently moved the soil, countless black ants poured out like a tide, which was shocking.

"This... Could it be that the wall has been eaten away by ants?" She was surprised, but more importantly, she was afraid of the unknown.

"Not only that, let's take a look over here." Xie Tianyi's words were heavy as he led Chen Xi to the place where the kitchen and the living room were connected.

The same situation came into view again, with ant holes everywhere and the wall foundation severely damaged.

"Oh my god, this place is really uninhabitable." Chen Xi patted his chest with lingering fear, and was glad that this was only the kitchen. If the bedroom collapsed at night, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"We have to move tonight. We can't stay any longer." Chen Xi's eyes were firm, as if he had made up his mind.

However, Xie Tianyi was embarrassed: "But there are no vacancies in the village."

As the only male in the family, he felt unprecedentedly powerless in the face of such difficulties.

There were no vacant houses in the village, and there were no good families to rely on, so the biggest problem was where to find the whole family.

Chen Xi stroked his chin, a cunning light flashed in his eyes, and a plan came to mind: "Don't worry, I have a way. You move the things first, and I'll go get someone to help."

Watching Chen Xi's firm and confident back gradually disappearing into the distance, Xie Tianyi began to move out the bed, tables, chairs, cabinets, and books one by one.