Captain Zhang reached out and picked up Ye Changxue, took the piece of paper from him, unfolded it and found that it was actually a silver note worth fifty taels.

"Is this... a banknote?" Captain Zhang was also a little confused for a moment.

Who would be so bored as to hide such large-denomination banknotes in a place like this?

Wouldn't it all be ruined if it rained?

But his professional habits made him sensitive all of a sudden.

Could this be stolen goods?

When Qingtian heard it was a silver note, his eyes lit up immediately. He reached out and tugged at Captain Zhang's sleeve. When he bent down, he whispered, "Uncle Captain, my parents lost a fifty-liang silver note yesterday."

When Captain Zhang heard the amount of money matched, he put the banknotes into his arms, picked up Qingtian and said, "Let's go find your father!"

Seeing this, Guo broke out in a cold sweat.

Her legs went weak and she leaned against the pillar at the door, not daring to move.

Because once she leaves the support of the pillar, she will immediately collapse to the ground and cannot be lifted up.

In the blink of an eye, Guo's back was soaked with cold sweat.

It was wet and stuck to her body, and the wind made her feel cold, making her shiver uncontrollably.

She didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but she always felt that the look Captain Zhang gave her when he walked in holding Qingtian was full of deep meaning.

Several children followed Captain Zhang into the inn.

Guo finally couldn't hold on any longer and slid down the pillar, sitting down on the ground.

He had stolen the banknotes with great difficulty and thought he had hidden them perfectly, but Ye Changxue accidentally found them.

That would be fine, but why would the constable come to our house for no reason? Could it be that my eldest brother and sister-in-law reported the loss of their banknotes to the police?

No, that captain of the police just now seemed to know Qingtian?

The more Guo thought about it, the more confused her mind became, and she almost wanted to bang her head against the wall.

But she knew in her heart that this was not the time to take a breath.

She got up from the ground in a panic, walked quickly into the inn, and while there was no one in the corridor, she put her ear to the door, intending to listen to what was being said inside.

As soon as Mrs. Ye opened the door, she saw Captain Zhang standing outside holding Qingtian and smiling.

"Sister-in-law, I'm here to see Brother Ye."

She quickly forced a smile and said welcomingly, "Come in, he's lying inside!"

Hearing the sound, Boss Ye tried to sit up, but Captain Zhang held him down and said, "Brother, lie down and don't move. There's no need for these empty formalities between us.

"I came here today, first, to see how your injuries are, and second, I was asked by my father to deliver gold and silver thread to Ye Ersao."

Captain Zhang said this and took out a small cloth bag from his arms.

When it is unfolded, two small rolls of gold and silver threads are revealed inside.

Mrs. Ye quickly took it and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Ye. How much do these cost?"

Captain Zhang immediately said, "Sister-in-law, it's a bit awkward to talk about money.

"Brother Ye was injured while saving my Hu Zi, and I haven't had the chance to thank you yet.

"You're asking me for money for such a small amount of gold and silver thread. Isn't this a slap in my face?"

"Captain Zhang, you don't know that this gold and silver thread was originally intended for the Qin family, and my brother-in-law is just helping them with the work.

"Before, your old man was angry, so we didn't dare to tell him. Now that you are in front of us, there is nothing to hide.

“So, this money must be given.”

Boss Ye also nodded and said: "Yes, even if my family really wants to use it, we can't take it from you for free.

“Not to mention that it was used by someone else, so it should be paid the price.

"Not to mention the gold and silver cost, which is already quite a lot. We are already very grateful to your old man for working overnight to help us make it, and we cannot fail to pay him back.

Although it was already obvious that Brother Ye and Sister Ye were both honest people, Captain Zhang was still moved by their honesty.

The couple could have accepted the gold and silver threads and then asked the Qin family for money, but they chose to tell him the truth without hesitation.

"Okay, let's talk about this later." Captain Zhang said, lowering his head to Qingtian, "Qingtian, how about going out to play with the brothers? Uncle has something to say to your parents."

"Okay!" Qingtian nodded obediently.

The other children looked at Captain Zhang eagerly, but they did not dare to interrupt the adults from talking about business.

Ye Changxue was standing at the door. Upon hearing this, he reached out and opened the door.

At this time, Guo was lying on the door with her butt sticking up, trying to put her ear to the crack of the door, listening attentively to what was being said in the room.

The door was suddenly opened from the inside. Guo was caught off guard and rushed in, falling flat on her face.

Mrs. Ye never expected that Guo would do such a thing in front of Captain Zhang. Isn't this embarrassing for the Ye family?

She frowned angrily and asked, "Fourth sister-in-law, what are you doing?"

"I, I..." Guo stammered and couldn't say anything.

Captain Zhang smiled and said, "It seems that Sister Ye Si is interested in me?

"Let me introduce myself. I'm the head constable of the government office. I came here today specifically for the matter of Brother Ye and Sister Ye.

When Guo heard this, her heart started beating fast. Are her elder brother and sister-in-law serious about this?

"After all, fifty taels of silver is not a small amount of money. If the thief is caught, he will be severely punished."

Guo asked anxiously, "How long will the sentence be?"

Upon hearing this, Captain Zhang turned to look at Guo and asked, "Why are you asking this?"

Guo quickly covered it up and said, "You didn't bring it up, I just asked out of curiosity."

Captain Zhang deliberately said, "If we really catch him, he'll either be exiled directly to the army, or thrown into prison, with a sentence of at least ten years."

"Ten, ten years..." Guo was so scared that she fell to the ground, not caring about the fact that she was grimacing.

She jumped up, turned around and ran away.

Boss Ye and his wife listened to the conversation between the two, looked at Guo and then at Captain Zhang, and were completely confused.

Only after Guo ran away did Sister Ye quickly send the few children watching the excitement out of the door, close the door and ask, "Captain Zhang, how did you know we lost the banknotes?"

Then Captain Zhang took out a banknote from his pocket and asked her, "Sister-in-law, take a look. Is this yours?"

As soon as Mrs. Ye took the banknote, her eyes immediately turned red.

She had seen this banknote thousands of times and was so familiar with it that even though it had a few creases, she still recognized it as hers at a glance.

"Yes, this is it!" Mrs. Ye cried with joy, holding the banknote and saying to Mr. Ye, "Boss, look, we found the banknote!"

"Captain Zhang, where did you find this?" Boss Ye was surprised.

"That's quite a coincidence!" Captain Zhang recounted how he discovered the banknotes, then asked, "That person must be feeling guilty. I just lied to her, and she got so scared?"