Chapter 429 - Chapter 429: Chapter 416: Somethings Not Right (1/2)

Chapter 429: Chapter 416: Something’s Not Right

This all corresponded to Butcher Hua’s situation; he and his wife had no children, and Mrs. Su’s blindness, as well as the origin of the scar on Butcher Hua’s chin, were indeed as previously described by Butcher Hua.

We can essentially conclude that this Zheng Cheng is indeed Butcher Hua’s nephew, as he claimed.

Even if he is not really his nephew, he must be a close family member, otherwise he would not know such private matters.

Anyway, at the time of Butcher Hua’s death, it was already stated that all his belongings were either burned or buried with him, and the house was almost completely empty, containing only some worthless items such as tables, chairs, and benches. There was no reason for anyone to purposely deceive about such things.

Zhuang Jingye thought for a moment, then nodded, “Alright, you can come with me.”

Zhuang Jingye, who was initially planning to deliver some goods to Zhuang Qingning’s house, had to abandon his plans for now. He put things back, took keys to Butcher Hua’s house, and led Zheng Cheng there.

“This is Butcher Hua’s house.” Zhuang Jingye opened the door and led Zheng Cheng inside, “Have a look and see if there’s anything you want to take with you.”

“However, when Butcher Hua passed away, he didn’t have much money. He had instructed before his death, that the valuable items inside his house be sold for his funeral expenses, so many items in the house were pawned or sold. Personal belongings were also burned or buried with him in accordance with his wishes.”

“Strictly speaking, there are no more personal items here, but we never really searched thoroughly inside or outside the house. You just take a look and see if there’s anything left that you can take home.”

“Thank you, Village Chief Zhuang.” Zheng Cheng bowed his head, then carefully looked around the courtyard and went inside the house to search.

Indeed, as Zhuang Jingye said, the house was already emptied of any personal belongings, with only some items like tables, chairs, benches, and beds left.

However…

Zheng Cheng raised an eyebrow, “Village Chief Zhuang, since my uncle has been dead for so long, yet, inside and outside of this yard are unusually neat and clean, could someone be cleaning it regularly?”

“Not exactly. Before Butcher Hua’s death, he mentioned that he had been living in the village for many years and was always well cared for by the villagers, so he entrusted this house to me, saying that if I could sell it, the money should be donated to the village’s ancestral hall for public use.”

“Although Butcher Hua said that, we never really intended to do so, so it has been left unused here. A few months ago a woman in the village who had recently started a household didn’t have a place to live, so she borrowed it for several months. However, she paid rent, which has been put into the village’s ancestral hall.”

“The reason why the house looks neat and clean and the yard is not overgrown with weeds is probably due to this reason.”

Zhuang Jingye explained, “But that woman didn’t take anything from this house. I checked everything at the time, it was exactly the same as before she moved in. Even many of the damaged parts had been repaired.”

“I see.” Zheng Cheng nodded, “Thank you, Village Chief Zhuang. I’ll take a good search here and see if there’s anything I can take back to my grandfather. I can see that Village Chief Zhuang seems busy, so you don’t need to accompany me here any longer.”

Zhuang Jingye hesitated a little.

But on second thought, considering how destitute Butcher Hua’s house appeared, even if Zheng Cheng took everything from inside and outside the house now, it wouldn’t sell for much money. Looking at Zheng Cheng, he didn’t seem to be short of money either, so Zhuang Jingye just nodded, “Alright, look around here. If there is anything, you can just take it.”

“Thank you, Village Chief Zhuang.”