This small bag of silver contains a total of sixty-one taels of silver, which is not too much nor too little. It is still quite a lot for the Meng family who are short of money now.

But the Meng family and the Zhou family are not the only ones looking for things here.

And Zhou Chuanbai also saw it, so he couldn’t give him nothing.

But they didn't dare to ask for it and wanted to keep it for themselves.

"If we don't return it and the police find out, won't we be breaking the law?"

Meng Shuchun was a relatively honest person and felt that this was found in the house of someone who had been raided and should not be taken.

The officers had already shown special favor by allowing them to come and get some things, so it seemed inappropriate to ask for silver.

The most important thing is that he was afraid of being discovered. Once discovered, his family would definitely be in trouble.

"This was found under the children's beds, which means it's their hidden money. No one will notice if they take it."

Meng Shuxia felt that it would be really stupid not to take the money he had picked up for free.

It’s sixty taels!

Even if some of it was distributed to the Zhou family, the remaining money could be used to buy one or two sets of winter clothes for each person in their family, plus a quilt, and some oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and food.

[You don't have to return it. If you do, those officers will not only not be happy, but will probably think that they found more than this. That would be really hard to explain.

No one will tell on you if you accept it.

However, in order to keep it a secret, it would be best if everyone who sees it gets a share.]

Meng Shuyan felt that no matter how her family behaved, they were actually quite upright at heart.

But she felt that there was no need to let the officers know about the sixty-one taels of silver.

After listening to Fubao's words, the Meng family felt that what she said made sense.

In the end, it was Mr. Meng who made the final decision, "I won't return it.

Even if we return it, we can’t explain it clearly, and no one can prove to us whether these are the only things we found.”

Mr. Meng divided the silver into two parts and gave one part to the Zhou family.

Doctor Zhou didn't think it was a big deal and accepted it calmly.

But he only took half.

Just as Mr. Meng was about to speak, Doctor Zhou spoke first.

“It’s shameless to take so much.

This was found by Qian'er, and we shouldn't take it, but since seeing it is a treat, I won't hesitate to take it."

If he didn't accept it, the Meng family would probably still be worried and afraid that he would tell on them.

After Doctor Zhou said this, Mr. Meng said nothing more. They all put away the silver and continued to look for something useful.

Even the three brothers Meng Shuchun were wondering if they could find someone's private money.

Meng Liqian, Meng Lihou, Zhou Chuanbai and others no longer played hide-and-seek and were looking for silver everywhere.

They were very excited.

Although the silver they found would be taken away by the adults, they felt that they had made a great contribution to the family.

The three little kids ran around the house, trying to crawl under the table, under the bed when it was not in the house, and in the cabinets and boxes.

But the result was quite disappointing, because they searched every corner of the room, even the rat holes, but did not find any silver.

As for that bag of silver, if it hadn't been hidden under the bed or hung under the bed, it would have been gone too.

Almost all of them took home the things they found that were about 80% new.

When the two families came out and saw Wang Liangli and Xiu'er, mother and daughter, they really wanted to move their family to their own home.

They took everything, including bowls, chopsticks, clothes, and quilts.

The main reason is that both families are short of money, and if they want to buy so many things, they will need several taels of silver.

"That's good, since the officers have told us to take it, just take it.

Take whatever you can use so you don’t have to buy more.

Anyway, the officers would just take these things back and leave them there without using them."

Doctor Zhou knew a little about how these house searches were conducted.

The officials also looked down upon the things that the Wang family and Xiu'er and their mother took and would not take them.

Moreover, the two families only took what they needed and did not take any more.

In the evening, Officer Li returned the carriage and was very satisfied to see that another group of officers, led by Meng Shijie, had also dug out the bones and sent them to the mountain.

I talked with the Meng family for a while and gave them some reminders before leaving.

"Don't forget to go to the government office tomorrow."

Officer Li, who was about to leave, turned back and said, "I see those two families still have quite a few things. Don't you want them anymore?"

After hearing this, the Meng family thought that the two families no longer wanted anything and could just take whatever they wanted?

Thinking that the officer had good intentions, Mr. Meng didn't say that they had taken almost all the money, but he was still very grateful.

"It's getting late, come back for dinner.

My Lord, you haven't eaten yet, please stay and have something to eat before you leave."

"No, I have to go back before dark. Take whatever you can from those two houses."

Officer Li was still afraid that these people were too timid to take more, so he simply explained things to them directly and left.

"Officer Li is a really nice guy."

“Of course not!

It’s much better than the one in Taiyuan Prefecture.”

“Brother Meng, the position of village chief should be taken by someone from your family, our family is not capable of it.

I'm sure Dali and his wife, as well as Xiu'er and her daughter, wouldn't object."

Doctor Zhou thought that they should discuss who would be the village chief privately first, and then go to the government office tomorrow to explain it directly to the prefect.

Now there are only four families left in the village, and they must stick together because of their relationship.

There are only four families in the village. What internal fighting is there? There is no way they can start a fight.

And the most suitable person for the position of village chief is the Meng family.

As a village chief, he must be clear about farming. The Meng family knows more than him and is more suitable for his family.

Mainly because he is a doctor, he is not interested in the position of village chief.

Not to mention one's own son, who is sometimes not as capable as his grandson.

The village chief certainly cannot be a blockhead like his son.

Wang Liangli's family consists of only a couple. Wang Liangli seems to be illiterate, and his wife just gave birth to a child and needs someone to take care of her, so it is not suitable.

Not to mention Xiu'er and her daughter, both of them are women and are not suitable to be village heads.

So the most suitable family is the Meng family.

As for who in the Meng family will be the village chief, that is something that only the family can discuss.

However, he looked at the two sons of the Meng family, and even Mr. Meng himself was quite suitable to be the village chief, and even his grandson Meng Shucun was quite suitable.

At this time, Doctor Zhou was very envious of the large family of the Meng family.

I simply think that all the men in their family are capable.

After Doctor Zhou finished speaking, Wang Liangli and his wife, as well as Xiu'er and her daughter, nodded in agreement.

"Yes, Uncle Meng, your family is suitable, we have no objection."

"Brother Zhou, you are so knowledgeable and talented, you are more suitable than our family."

Mr. Meng thought that Doctor Zhou’s proposal was reasonable, but he still had to be humble.