Seeing that Grove Thief definitely wouldn't let go of the chance to slander his family so easily, the Gulat family member cleverly changed the topic to the densely packed houses outside.
"Those abandoned houses outside have actually been assigned. It's just that no one lives in them." The Gulat family member explained the question Jiang Cheng had asked before he entered.
"Then why were you assigned to the houses near the road and not inside?" Zhao Hai looked at the distribution of the houses and asked in confusion.
At this moment, Jiang Cheng didn't wait for the Gulat family member to answer and asked another question, "Did you request for this house to be built outside?"
The Gulat family member looked at his two brothers and said sincerely, "I did request for this house to be built outside. I just don't know how you could tell."
"This land should be the border of the Gulat family's land. The road outside is managed by the country and has nothing to do with your family's influence. So, logically speaking, the elders wouldn't agree to their village's name being exposed to the wind and waves outside. Also, your family's houses are all designed by the same person. So, the houses beside the road are either used to stand guard or you requested for it." Jiang Cheng relied on everything he saw and connected the facts together to slowly solve the mystery.
The Gulat family member looked at Jiang Cheng's logical analysis in shock. He couldn't help but admire these people who were so smart.
Grove Thief, who was ordered to not speak, said with bright eyes, "Brother, I admire you too. If you become our clan leader, I promise I'll help you obediently."
When Zhao Hai heard this young man say this, he interrupted and said, "If Cheng Ge becomes your clan leader, what should I do? Clan leader's assistant? Clan leader's secretary? Or clan leader's bodyguard? "
"Cheng Ge doesn't need a bodyguard. If there's a chance, I want to learn martial arts from you." Grove Thief looked at Jiang Cheng with bright eyes and a determined gaze.
"Alright, if you want to learn, I can teach you later." Jiang Cheng looked at the child in front of him who had shed the aura of an adult, but his heart was filled with complicated feelings.
"Okay, I will protect you even more after I learn it." After Jiang Cheng finished speaking, Geff's eyes were still shining brightly at Jiang Cheng.
At this time, Zhao Hai couldn't stay calm anymore. He just said to the thief, "Young man, if you follow me to Cheng Ge, then what am I going to do?"
"Go plow the fields. My family has a lot of fields. I'll give you as much as you want." The grave thief looked at Zhao Hai with pride.
"Wait, your family has a lot of fields. Doesn't that mean that every family here has a lot of fields?" Jiang Cheng asked the Gulat Family member after he found a new topic.
The Gulat Family member explained, "The fields aren't distributed to each family. It's still owned by the landlord, so it can be said that the clan leader has the right to distribute it. So, the clan leader can distribute it however he wants. Also, the family that gets the land is responsible for this season's food for the entire clan. So, basically, one family is in charge of all the fields."
"Then, does Geff's mother have to manage all the fields?" Jiang Cheng confirmed again.
The member of the Gulat Family said earnestly, "Yes, she would collapse from exhaustion after doing it every day. Even a man might not be able to do it well, let alone a woman. However, Grove Thief's mother is indeed a great woman, so with her hard work, our Gulat Family has never had a famine in the past ten years."
"Grove Thief, come here. Have you helped your mother with any work in the past few years?" Jiang Cheng called Grove Thief over and asked while stroking his head.
After hearing what Jiang Cheng said, Cherv lowered his head in self-reproach. Then, his eyes filled with tears.
The Gulat Family member explained, "Our family's system is a bit behind. It hasn't been updated. For the past ten years, we've been using the family rules passed down by our ancestors. So, there are some things that can't be done according to the books. There's no compassion, no accidents. "
"Brother Jiang Cheng, can you do me a favor?"
"What favor?"
"Cherv," said Burglar Grove, sweeping his hand across his throat, with a look of determined intolerance in his eyes.
After hearing that, Jiang Cheng didn't agree or explain that Cherv had died in his hands. Instead, he watched the Gulat Family member's actions and eyes. After hearing that, Zhao Hai also stared at the Gulat Family member.
At this moment, the Gulat Family member said calmly, "Cherv is already dead."
Jiang Cheng and Zhao Hai were thinking about how this member of the Gulat clan knew about this. He wouldn't suspect that they were the ones who killed their patriarch, right?
"How did you know?" Jiang Cheng said calmly as if he didn't know anything.
"Before you guys arrived today, the two people you mentioned came in. I followed them all the way to our family leader's residence. I heard them say that Cherv was dead. Then, I hurried back to my home. Unexpectedly, I met you guys. Then, what we experienced just now happened." The Gulat Family member explained calmly.
"Since your Patriarch is dead, who will inherit the position of Patriarch?" Jiang Cheng asked in a perfunctory manner.
At this moment, the Gulat Family member looked at Grave Stealer next door. His eyes seemed to want to reveal something, but he didn't say it.
"Why are you looking at Grave Stealer? He's Grave Stealer, not Cherv." Che "and" Steal ". Do you have 'steal' and 'steal' here?" The dumbfounded Zhao Hai originally wanted to bluff the members of the Gulat clan, but who knew that he would come up with a rhyme.
The Gulat Family member looked at the dumbfounded Zhao Hai and didn't expose him.
Seeing that the Gulat Family member didn't answer his question, Zhao Hai turned his gaze to Jiang Cheng. At this moment, Jiang Cheng only looked at Grave Stealer quietly.
"Cheng Ge." Zhao Hai saw Jiang Cheng looking at Grave Stealer affectionately, so he called out.
"You've already said it. Can't you continue?" Jiang Cheng gave Zhao Hai a look.
"Brother Jiang Cheng, you're saying that I'm related to that good-for-nothing Cherv? How is that possible? "Grave Stealer said with a heavy expression.
Jiang Cheng didn't say anything. He only looked at the Gulat Family member.
"You're all very powerful, but you're right. Cherv and Grave Stealer are related. The letter Grave Stealer's mother left behind is proof." The Gulat Family member lowered his head and calmly sat on the chair, letting Jiang Cheng and the other two look at him.
After hearing the Gulat Family member's words, Grave Stealer took out the letter and read it carefully again. However, he still couldn't understand the meaning. Then, he waited expectantly for the Gulat Family member's explanation.
A quarter of an hour passed. In the small house, the four of them sat quietly. An awkward atmosphere arose spontaneously.
"Aren't you going to explain? Are you willing to let a child think so hard? Do you have a conscience? " Zhao Hai couldn't suppress the tense atmosphere, so he directly used the Gulat Family member as an example.
The Gulat Family member looked at Grave Stealer gravely in the face of Zhao Hai's scolding. He calmly said, "As long as you want to, you can understand it."
"Can't you just say it directly? You're so wishy-washy." Zhao Hai couldn't help but start stirring up trouble.
Jiang Cheng looked at the impulsive Zhao Hai and calmly said, "An upright official can't win a family dispute. You're not a Gulat Family member. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
The Gulat Family member looked at Jiang Cheng in admiration. As the letter was clearly written, he could only wait for Grave Stealer to crawl out of his heart.
Jiang Cheng asked curiously, "With Cherv's ability, he shouldn't have achieved so much, and he shouldn't have caused the Gulat Family to face such a situation."
"Love has its pros and cons. It's good to gain, and bad to lose. Everything has its cause," the Gulat Family member said softly.
"I want to hear my mother's love story," Grave Stealer said to the Gulat Family member, who had his head lowered in thought.
"Your mother was very beautiful when she was young. She was a little flower in our family. Anyone who saw her would unconsciously be attracted by her delicate appearance. Cherv was one of them. Back then, your mother and Cherv grew up together, and their relationship was very deep. However, your grandfather's family wasn't powerful. The previous family leader, your grandfather, wasn't satisfied with Cherv and your mother being together, so he forced them to separate. Cherv was forced to marry another beautiful woman."
"But Cherv wasn't willing to be tied down like this. He wanted to elope with your mother, but before he left, he was stopped by the patriarch. Originally, the patriarch wanted to kill your mother, but your mother was already three months pregnant at that time. Because the Gulat family valued bloodlines, they didn't kill your mother. Instead, they let your mother work in the fields, and the patriarch announced to the public that your mother had died. They wanted to make Cherv give up on your mother.
"However, Cherv drank and got drunk every day. In the end, his personality slowly changed. After you were born, your mother quietly worked in the fields for 16 years to protect you." The Gulat Family member recounted the love story that few people knew about.
"Did Cherv and Grave Stealer's mother meet again in the end?" the nosy Zhao Hai asked the Gulat Family member.
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