Wrapping a corpse in a grass mat was still quite common among the lower-class families in ancient times.
If Sun Fengshou's mother-in-law had died of natural causes, and the Sun Family couldn't afford a coffin, using a grass mat would be understandable to the villagers.
After all, many families in the village did the same.
But in Mrs. Xu's case, it was clearly different from normal circumstances. Ignoring her sick mother-in-law and neglecting care, intending to let her die of illness, was no different from intentional murder.
Yu Xiaolian quietly handed a handful of candy to the children on the outskirts, asking them to bring the Village Chief over.
The children took the candy and ran off like the wind.
Upper River Bay Village was not big, with only more than twenty households, forming a village without a designated chief due to its small size.
