Teahouses and taverns have always been gathering places for all kinds of people, and information is also gathered and exchanged here.

If a storyteller wants to attract customers, he must tell traditional famous stories and provide guests with current affairs.

The gods came to the teahouse, sat at three tables, ordered tea, melon seeds, peanuts and snacks, and listened to the storyteller tell a new story.

"Dear guests, have you heard about the strange thing that happened in Widow Zhang's home?" The gentleman brought up the topic to attract the guests below.

Someone deliberately teased the storyteller, Mr. Lan: "We are all decent people. Who would stare at a widowed woman at home? Isn't that a disgrace to society?"

"That's right. We don't know what happens in other people's houses. Mr. Lan, did you know what happened in the inner house after you entered the widow's house?"

"Hurry up and tell us. Don't keep us in suspense. If Mr. Lan can't tell us something strange that will make us curious and happy, we won't buy it!"

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The guests below were obviously interested in the topic raised by Mr. Lan.

Seeing that everyone's curiosity was aroused, Mr. Lan threw out another secret.

"Everyone knows that Widow Zhang's husband died suddenly on the third day of their marriage three years ago.

Leaving behind were his elderly parents-in-law, two underage brothers-in-law and a sister-in-law.

Widow Zhang became a widow at the age of seventeen and supported her family by selling marinated tofu and bean curd.

Someone responded below: "That's right, this widow is young and beautiful, but she has a bad fate. She is unlucky for her husband and has been a widow since she got married.

"But Widow Zhang is a good woman. She respects her parents-in-law and protects her younger brothers and sisters. She runs a tofu business with her family and makes a good living. She is an admirable and good daughter-in-law. It's just a pity that she doesn't have a man at such a young age."

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Mr. Lan and others continued to talk about the secret after the discussion:

“But last night, neighbors heard a young man’s voice and a woman crying in Zhang’s yard.

The neighbor was kindhearted and worried that someone with bad intentions might have climbed into the widow's bed at night. So he knocked on the door and asked what happened. But a man broke in?

But I heard the widow Zhang reply in a panic, saying that it was nothing. It was just family members talking.

No one interrupted at this time, they all stared, listening to Mr. Lan continue to talk.

"This morning, the neighbors heard that the Zhang family was robbed by a roving bandit last night.

All the family members were beaten. However, they insisted not to report to the police. When the widow Zhang bought tofu, she wore a veil. I guess her face was also damaged. She looked very pitiful. "

The people below discussed in confusion: "The court is now ruthless to bandits. If we report it to the authorities, they will definitely take care of it."

"Is the Zhang family afraid of bandit revenge? There is no strong man in the family who can protect the whole family. The old are old and the young are young. Aren't they afraid of bandit revenge?"

"Hey, how dare this damn bandit come out and commit crimes?"

Mr. Lan waited until everyone had finished discussing, and then continued, "You must not know who robbed the widow Zhang's money. Why don't you try to guess?

I will reveal the answer later, and those who guess correctly will receive a free plate of snacks."

The customers didn't care about the snacks, but they were all curious.

However, this involves someone else's reputation. Who can make random guesses without evidence?

So everyone started to make a noise: "Mr. Lan, don't keep us in suspense. Tell us the answer now."

After Mr. Lan had whetted the appetite of the guests, he told them the secret in a mysterious and low voice:

"You won't believe this, but this widow is not really a widow. Her husband is not dead either. The man who came back last night was her husband who had been dead for three years.

The one who robbed the money was another man who came back with her husband.”

What? How is this possible? Everyone knows that the eldest son of the Zhang family died suddenly on the third day after his marriage. Everyone has also seen the body. How come a living person pops up now? "

“I don’t understand why Zhang Jiadalang would do such an outrageous thing?

He left his beautiful newlywed daughter-in-law at home as a widow and neglected her family, and ran away for three years.

This time he came back and brought strangers to rob the money at home. Why is that?"

"Mr. Lan, please tell me why this happened."

"Yes, Mr. Lan, where is the Zhang family boss now?"

The curiosity of the guests below was aroused and they asked questions one after another.

The gods who heard the new story also wanted to know why Zhang Jia Dalang did this. Was there a hidden secret?