Xiaoxiao was busy renovating the Grand Theater and rehearsing programs, while Yang Ming was also occupied, displaying darts, accepting darts, and delivering darts.
Both were extremely busy, and before they knew it, they had spent nearly ten days in Lin County. During this period, Han Yongsheng had invited them several times, but since both were too busy, they had politely declined. However, to appease Han Yongsheng, they promised to definitely visit next month.
Considering it had been over half a month since they left home, they were unsure of the situation back home and how the fish pond’s construction was progressing. Thus, Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming decided to return home first.
They found a horse carriage, brought the gifts they had selected for their family, and set off on the road back to the city.
This time, Xiaoxiao did not sit inside the carriage but joined Yang Ming in the driver’s seat.
Xiaoxiao, in good spirits, even started to sing a song, but suddenly, a startled horse passed by their carriage.
This startled their horse as well, and Yang Ming quickly grabbed the horse’s reins, "Whoa!"
With that, their carriage settled down.
Xiaoxiao, frightened, clung to Yang Ming’s arm and closed her eyes, not daring to look. But when she opened them again, she saw another chilling scene—someone seemed to have fallen off the back of the horse that had just passed them.
"Husband, what do we do?"
"Don’t be scared, I’ll go check."
Clutching Yang Ming’s arm, Xiaoxiao was afraid, "Husband, let’s not go, let’s not get involved."
"It’s fine, we have to pass that way anyway."
Xiaoxiao thought about it and agreed, realizing that in such a desolate place, there was only one road to take, so she followed Yang Ming.
By then, the frightened horse had already run far away, and Yang Ming drove the carriage up to where the person had fallen.
"Wife, wait for me in the carriage."
"No, let’s both go check it out."
So the two of them got down from the carriage to look at the fallen person, who was hunched over as if holding something in their arms, with their back to them. Anxiously, Xiaoxiao asked, "Husband, could he be dead?"
"Don’t be afraid, let me see."
Yang Ming said, reaching his hand towards the person’s head. Xiaoxiao, frightened, turned her head away and clutched Yang Ming’s arm, urgently asking, "Is he dead?"
"Ah, he’s dead," Yang Ming said with regret.
"What?" Xiaoxiao turned her head back, pulling on Yang Ming, and said worriedly, "Husband, let’s leave this place quickly."
The further away from this kind of incident the better. It’s best not to meddle in additional affairs. What if the person’s family held them responsible? In the modern age where scammers are many, and with the government office’s poor investigational skills, she feared nothing, but being unjustly accused was the most helpless situation.
However, Xiaoxiao found that she couldn’t pull Yang Ming along, "Wife."
"..." Facing Yang Ming’s expression, Xiaoxiao was at a loss for words. She tentatively asked, "Husband, you’re not thinking of taking him to the government office, are you?"
Yang Ming did not respond, but he didn’t deny it either.
Suddenly, Xiaoxiao shouted, "No, absolutely not, we need to leave right now."
Xiaoxiao yanked hard on Yang Ming, hoping they would leave quickly, but Yang Ming stood still. Frustrated and angry, Xiaoxiao roared, "If you dare to meddle, I’ll divorce you. I mean it."
Seeing his wife that angry, he knew she was serious. Yang Ming had no choice but to get back on the carriage with her. His wife’s concerns were valid; it was best they didn’t meddle in other people’s affairs.
But just as the carriage was about to depart, a sound seemed to carry over, "Wife, listen, do you hear something?"