Chapter 312 No Body Found
"Your house is not close to mine. How could you not be hungry after walking such a long way? Every time you came to our house before, you had to eat three bowls of rice!"

Wang Lin took Zhang Chengze into the lobby and comforted him, "I know that your father passed away suddenly and you are very sad. Not only you are sad, but your aunt and I are also sad. But people are made of iron and food is made of steel. If you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry.

Besides, we have to travel overnight, how can we do that without eating?

Needless to say, now that your father is gone, all his affairs are waiting for you to take care of. What if you don't have any strength and faint from hunger?"

"Dad, what did you say?"

Liu Dongzhu stood up and prepared to greet Zhang Chengze. Seeing him in mourning clothes, he felt something was wrong. Hearing Wang Lin's words, he was somewhat frightened and said in disbelief:

"I remember my uncle was in good health, how could he pass away suddenly?"

She was the child bride of the Wang family and grew up in the Wang family. When she was a child, she could often see Zhang Deben. Every time Zhang Deben came, he would bring some wild fruits for her. She liked this uncle very much.

I never thought...

Her uncle is gone like this!

Wang Lin opened his mouth, wanting to answer Liu Dongzhu's question, but the words just couldn't come out. He waved his hand and sighed, "Dongzhu, go to the kitchen first and get a set of bowls and chopsticks!"

"I'm going right now!"

Liu Dongzhu reacted and realized that now was not the time to talk about this, so he quickly walked to the kitchen.

Zhang Chengze reluctantly sat down after being pulled by Wang Lin. He suddenly noticed Wang Ping'an in the cradle and said in surprise:

"Uncle-in-law, this is your Ruhai's child, right? He was born so soon? By the way, how did your Ruhai do in the exam this time? Did he say when he would be back?"

"Chengze, that beast of ours...our Ruhai, accidentally lost his life when he went to Beijing to take the imperial examination!"

Wang Lin said with a complicated expression.

"how come?"

Zhang Chengze's face changed drastically. He wondered if Wang Lin was teasing him. Seeing that Wang Ruhai was about to bring honor to the family, how could he be gone? However, seeing that his uncle-in-law did not seem to be lying, he quickly changed his words:
"Uncle-in-law, why didn't you tell us about this?"

"what's up?"

Liu Dongzhu brought a set of bowls and chopsticks from the kitchen, and couldn't help asking when he heard this.

Zhang Chengze looked at Liu Dongzhu with a complicated expression, his face and eyes full of sympathy, and sighed: "Dongzhu, you have to mourn!"

Liu Dongzhu was confused. He filled a large bowl of rice for Zhang Chengze, handed the bowl and chopsticks to Zhang Chengze, and was about to ask what was going on.

Zhang Chengze took the bowl and chopsticks, looked at Zhang Guihua who had packed her luggage and hurried out, and asked, "Aunt, your family's Ruhai went to Beijing to take the imperial examination and met with an accident. How come you sent someone to inform our family about such a big thing? You held a funeral for Ruhai, why didn't you inform our family?"

"Brother has liked that beast since he was young. He has liked Ru Hai since he was young. If your father knew about this, I don't know how sad he would be!"

Zhang Guihua said this casually. How could she tell the truth to Zhang Chengze? She quickly changed the subject and said, "Chengze, you eat first. If you have anything to say, we can talk on the way!"

Zhang Chengze then suppressed his doubts, ate his rice in big mouthfuls, and planned to ask again after he finished his meal.

It is impossible for his aunt not to inform their family for such a big thing without any reason. There must be another hidden story.

"Mom, are you planning to rush to my uncle's place overnight?"

Liu Dongzhu asked.

Zhang Guihua nodded.

Liu Dongzhu said: "Mom, I want to go too!" "No!"

Zhang Guihua refused, "You just gave birth to Ping An, your body hasn't recovered yet. It's windy at night, it's easy to catch a cold, and it's not safe either. You should stay at home and take good care of Ping An!"

Liu Dongzhu said, "Mom, you know that my uncle has liked me since he was a child. Especially at my wedding, my uncle was so happy. He told me again and again that if I had a child, I must let him see it. Now Ping An is born, but my uncle hasn't even looked at Ping An. Ping An also wants to see his uncle one last time!"

Zhang Guihua knew that her elder brother not only liked Dongzhu, but also liked the beast Ruhai more. When Dongzhu gave birth to Ping'an, she considered telling her elder brother the good news and asking him to come and see Ping'an in person.

By the way.

Let her see her big brother too!

She hasn't seen her eldest brother for many years!
"But peace..."

Zhang Guihua hesitated, and before she could finish her words, Liu Dongzhu interrupted her and said, "Mom, don't worry, Ping An has so many life-saving things, there will be no danger!"

"Okay! Go pack some clothes. I'm afraid we'll have to stay at your uncle's house for a while!"

Zhang Guihua waved her hands and said nothing more. In fact, she also hoped that her elder brother could see his beloved grandson. Although her elder brother was gone, she believed that his soul would not leave until she arrived.

Her elder brother hasn't seen her for the last time!
"Mom, I'm going right away!"

Liu Dongzhu couldn't wait to turn around and return to the bedroom.

Not long after.

Liu Dongzhu packed her luggage and came out, and saw Zhang Chengze put down his bowl and chopsticks, saying, "Aunt, I'm done eating, clean up the table and let's go!"

"You've only just eaten one bowl of rice!"

Zhang Guihua frowned.

Zhang Chengze smiled bitterly and said, "Aunt, I'm not hungry. If you hadn't forced me, I wouldn't even be able to eat this bowl!"

Zhang Guihua did not say anything more. She knew that her nephew had no appetite. After something like this happened, not only her nephew, but even she herself had no appetite. She said:
"Okay, wait till I clear the table and we'll go!"

At night, outside Hutougou, on a road.

Zhang Chengze looked around carefully. Night was the most dangerous. He was not afraid of bad people, after all, they were a poor family with no extra money. Bandits would not look down on him. But he was afraid of ferocious beasts.

While my aunt and uncle aren't paying attention.

Zhang Chengze whispered to Liu Dongzhu beside him, "Dongzhu, tell me the truth, what happened to Ruhai? How could he lose his life when he went to Beijing to take the exam? And he didn't even notify our family about the funeral?"

Liu Dongzhu said: "No body was found!"

Zhang Chengze was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood why her aunt did not notify their family. Without a body, they could not hold a grand funeral. At most, they could build a cenotaph, and then hold a grand funeral when the body was found.

Otherwise the deceased will become a wandering ghost!

An inconspicuous hillside.

"What's going on? Why did the Wang family run away with someone? Could it be that the old Taoist priest reminded them that I was watching them, and that's why the Wang family ran away? But I'm just guarding the house, not harboring any evil intentions!"

Hu Jiusan looked at the Wang family members leaving with a depressed look, and asked in surprise:

"No, the old Taoist priest should have guessed the reason why I came here. Even if I told the Wang family, they would not say anything bad about me. Could it be that this family was lured away by someone, or did something big happen?
Should I go over and take a look?"

(End of this chapter)