Chapter 120 Stealing

Chen Ruolan sat in the house with a gloomy face, listening to the laughter coming from the cowshed next door every day, and was almost going crazy with jealousy.

She was unwilling to accept it. That dead girl Chen Qingqing was originally yellow and thin like a stick of firewood.

But since the separation, she has become more and more beautiful, her skin is white and glowing, and her eyes are bright and lively. She is completely different from before.

Not only did an inconspicuous ugly duckling turn into a white swan, but it could also suddenly treat people?

Chen Ruolan's eyes were dark and unclear. Digging up ginseng showed that she was lucky, but practicing medicine and curing diseases was not something that anyone could do.

There must be something wrong here. She was sure that Chen Qingqing didn't know anything about medicine.

Just as she was daydreaming, she heard the voice of Old Lady Chen calculating in the yard.

She admired Mrs. Chen from the bottom of her heart for coming up with such an inhumane idea.

Stealing was nothing. She would be happy as long as she could make Chen Qingqing a pauper and leave her family with nothing to eat or wear.

Thinking of this, Chen Ruolan hurried out from the inner room, "Grandma, don't get angry yet. My grandfather is indeed timid. Why don't the three of us go together so that we can look after him."

Old Mrs. Chen narrowed her eyes. She still felt that her granddaughter was considerate. At least no matter what she was going to do, she would not disrupt her.

"Okay, Ruolan, when you go in later, just pick up the light stuff. Bring back those pieces of cotton cloth first, and I'll make you some new clothes later."

Chen Ruolan nodded, "Okay, I understand."

Old man Chen looked a little embarrassed. Although he was timid, he suddenly became braver when he thought of the silver.

He nodded, "Okay, let's go in."

After saying that, he glanced towards Chen Zhanliang's room and asked in a low voice, "Old woman, don't let Zhanliang and the others see this. This kid is a traitor and always speaks and acts in favor of the right side instead of his relatives. If he finds out, this matter will be unbearable."

Old Mrs. Chen looked very proud. "Don't worry. I sent the four of them out to work a long time ago. Now there are only three of us at home. Today is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

They looked outside the gate and saw that there was no one around, so they walked towards the cowshed stealthily.

When she got closer, she saw that the door was tied with rope. Old Mrs. Chen sneered, "It's like taking off your pants to fart. It's unnecessary. How can this really prevent thieves?"

As he said that, he raised his hand and pulled the rope off.

The Chen family cowshed was originally two thatched houses. In the summer, one could see clearly inside from the outside.

In winter, the front is blocked with hay, corn stalks and other materials, leaving only a door for easy entry and exit.

Now, after Chen Zhanshan's renovation, the two cow sheds have been changed into three.

There was a large bed against the wall in the outer room where Chen Zhanshan and his wife slept. There was also a small bed for Chen Han next to it, and some miscellaneous items were placed near the window.

The inner room was divided into two small rooms with logs, and a curtain was placed in the middle. The outer room was Chen Qingqing's room, and the innermost room was where the rescued man lived.

After entering the house, the three of them were stunned by what they saw.

This was the first time that Old Lady Chen came in after the separation. Seeing the neatly arranged household items, her breath suddenly stopped.

The eldest brother's family was driven out, and the old house became like a pigsty.

The second daughter-in-law only needs to clean up their own room.

The house where she and Old Man Chen lived was always cleaned by Lin, and the house was always spotless.

But now it’s messy and dirty, and no one washes the clothes.

At this moment, she missed Lin a little.

Chen Ruolan originally thought that the cowshed where the eldest family slept was dirty and poor, but she didn't expect it to be so clean.

There was even a bouquet of wild flowers on the table near the wall.

The jealousy in her heart burned even more fiercely. Why did Chen Qingqing live such a leisurely life? Shouldn't she live like a dog?

As soon as Old Man Chen entered the house, he looked around and couldn't help but praise it. "Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect that they have renovated this cowshed so well. It has doors and windows."

After hearing what he said, Old Lady Chen turned around and glared at him in dissatisfaction, "Alright, stop judging us and hurry up and find out where they hid the silver and grain."

Old man Chen shook his head and smiled, "Why rush? It takes them an hour to go to town and back. They won't be back that soon."

Chen Ruolan suppressed the resentment in her eyes and urged, "Master, listen to my grandma and find it quickly. It would be bad if someone saw us."

Old Lady Chen's face was gloomy. "You old fool, I asked you to come for a tour? Why are you still dithering? Hurry up and find the silver and food."

The outhouse was not big to begin with, and the three men searched it quickly but found nothing valuable.

"Old woman, the outer room is so small. I even checked the rat holes, but I didn't find a penny."

Chen Ruolan looked at the other room with a curtain and pointed, "Grandpa, Grandma, the room inside must be where Chen Qingqing sleeps. The silver and food must be hidden in there."

When Old Lady Chen heard this, her eyes lit up. "Yes, yes, the silver must be hidden in that dead girl's room. Let's go in and look for it."

As he said this, he lifted the curtain and went into the inner room. He searched carefully under the bed again, but found nothing.

Old man Chen crawled out from under the bed and said, "Old woman, we've searched everywhere in this room, but there's nothing. I think it's possible that the damn girl took the silver with her."

Old Lady Chen shook her head after hearing this. "Impossible! Who would go out with dozens of taels of silver? He must have hidden it somewhere secret."

"You're right. That damn girl has at least forty taels of silver in her hand. It's impossible for her to have it on her. We must be looking in the wrong place."

"Yes, where could it be hidden?" Old Mrs. Chen frowned, her back of the head aching with anxiety.

At this time, Chen Ruolan was still standing in the outer room looking around. Suddenly, she felt that the firewood piled against the wall in the house to avoid the rain seemed a little strange.

She walked over and removed the firewood layer by layer, and a large wooden box suddenly appeared in front of her.

She was delighted and felt certain that good things must be hidden here.

She hurriedly shouted into the house, "Grandpa, grandma, come out quickly, there is a big wooden box here."

Old Mrs. Chen was overjoyed and hurried to the outer room. "Ruolan, is there any silver in there?"

Chen Ruolan shook her head. "I don't know what's inside, but since it's hidden in such a secluded place, I'm sure there must be something good in it."

Old Man Chen nodded. "Ruolan's analysis is correct. Look, this wooden cabinet is locked. If I'm not mistaken, the silver and grain should be hidden inside."

After he reminded her, Old Lady Chen looked down and realized that the wooden cabinet was indeed locked. She couldn't help but curse, "These conscienceless people actually locked it like they were protecting it from thieves. Do they think they can do anything to me just by locking it?"

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