Chapter 67 Treasure

"The village chief's house?" Pu Chang mused, "Who is the village chief?"

Everyone looked at Diao again.

Got a big eye roll in return.

"Former," Yang Yi added slowly, "Former village chief."

Someone quickly reacted and pointed towards the village.

"That room! It's only been a short time since the old man died, and how could someone still go to his house to steal things? These thieves are so stupid..."

The man in black who was pinned down stopped struggling and didn't even have the energy to curse.

"Could it be that the old man has some valuable treasure at home? Hiss, no wonder he failed to steal the grain and ended up getting killed instead..."

Hearing that there was something else going on, Pu Chang hurriedly asked what was going on.

The villagers talked about what had happened a few days ago.

"Hasn't the body been sent back to the county government office? I heard that Lord Xue is looking for the murderer, but how come you don't seem to know anything about it..."

Pu Chang and Cheng Wan looked at each other, both of them looked embarrassed.

Of course, it was not easy to tell the common people that I had not taken the young county magistrate seriously before. I wanted to wait and see before making any plans, so I didn't pay much attention to the recent case.

Who knew that person was also difficult to understand.

On his first day in office, he led the police squad out on patrol without saying a word. He was gone for several days and didn't even send a letter back.

It was not until the news of the Xue family's "wealth" reached the county government that they changed their minds.

The border is tough, and if you have money you are the boss!

Realizing that this gang of thieves might be related to the case being investigated by County Magistrate Xue, Pu Chang did not dare to delay and ordered his men to take the men in black to the former village chief's house for questioning and to search the place.

Cheng Wan was overtaken by him and was unwilling to be outdone, so he wanted to lead others to follow. When he raised his leg, he saw Chen Chunxing sitting quietly on the mule cart next to him, and then he retracted his leg.

"Since it involves a murder case, everything must be dangerous. How can Lord Xue manage with such a small number of people? After I have thoroughly interrogated him, I will bring people to support him! Anyone who dares to harm Lord Xue will have to walk over my dead body!"

The speech was powerful and resonant.

The villagers all looked at him with admiration.

Chen Chunxing also smiled gratefully at him.

Only Pu Chang stomped his feet heavily and walked into the village chief's yard with a dark face.

He really can't be thick-skinned.

The villagers who had been guarding all night yawned and dispersed, each going to work.

Repairing a house is work, and reclaiming land is also work.

Ever since they learned that the Shen family had found the things to plant for them, they felt full of energy even though their stomachs were empty.

Only when you have a goal can you have the motivation to persevere.

Diao endured for a long time, and only after everyone left did she quickly walk to the mule cart and poke Chen Chunxing with her finger.

"You still remembered to come back! You've been gone for days. People who know you're going to buy medicine think you're running off with someone, but those who don't know think you're running off with someone!"

Chen Chunxing covered his forehead innocently and corrected himself, "I had an agreement with County Magistrate Xue. Everyone has heard about it. Following him doesn't count as eloping."

Diao had just lifted the curtain of the carriage and was looking inside suspiciously. When she heard the sound, she quickly put her hand down, her face full of anger.

"So he wants to buy you with money? We don't want to waste his dirty money! Send it back to me immediately!"

Chen Chunxing pointed at himself with a strange expression: "Grandma, do you think I look like a fairy? Who would be willing to spend hundreds of taels of silver to buy a maid?"

Diao was suddenly speechless.

After lifting the curtain and taking a closer look, she really didn't look like a girl...

"Then where did these things come from?"

Chen Chunxing rolled his eyes and said, "This is a long story...why don't we go back and talk about it?"

So the three of them walked home in silence.

Yang Yi is used to being silent.

Diao was wondering what County Magistrate Xue was thinking about his granddaughter... After all, she had never seen any family spend so much money on a maid.

As for Chen Chunxing, she was eavesdropping from behind the wall.

"They were asking those people where they came from, what their purpose was, and whether they succeeded..."

"Tsk tsk, he speaks in high-sounding words, but he's really ruthless when he does something. Girl, you should be more careful of that guy named Cheng in the future..."

"I thought the leader was a real man. He's only been beaten for a short time, and he's already confessed..."

The male ghost floated in the air, constantly relaying what he saw to Chen Chunxing.

"That man did come from Liuren City, but he wasn't a prominent figure... He just heard someone say there was a treasure here, so he set up a trap... As for the evil spirit in the forest, he himself was also confused..."

"Hey! He said that after sneaking into the house last night and searching without success, he was about to leave when a burly man suddenly jumped out from the darkness, pinned him down and beat him up... Oh, he called your family despicable and shameless, saying they dared to hit you but refused to admit their crimes..."

"Well, he also said that the treasure was either hidden by your family or was snatched away by County Magistrate Xue..."

After learning that the yamen runners hurriedly left the village, Chen Chunxing curled the corners of his mouth.

Now Ah Huai should have help.

She can also focus on village affairs.

If the Shen family wants to live a comfortable life at the border, it is not feasible to keep to themselves as they did in the past.

Help when necessary.

Only by bringing this land back to life can we resist the fear that war brings to the people.

Open the door.

Then there was a chirping sound.

The chicks were chased all over the ground by the two felines.

Chen Yandong was catching the cat from behind, saying "No" over and over again!

Hearing the noise, he popped his head out from the weeds, grinned with joy, and rushed towards Chen Chunxing with his body covered in dust.

Then Yang Yi carried him on his shoulders.

"Don't be naughty!"

Little Lao Si twisted his body left and right, and to Shen Chunxing's surprise, uttered six vague words.

This was the first time she heard him speak such a long sentence.

Diao rarely praised someone: "Wu Min is really good, she is patient and knows how to teach children... And Wu Qing also gets along well with our fourth child. You should take care of them more in the future."

Chen Chunxing said nothing, motioned Yang to put the little fourth child down, and touched the child's round head.

After more than two months of trekking through mountains and rivers, everyone had lost a lot of weight, except Chen Yandong, who was still as strong as ever.

She knew what was going on and had already made arrangements for the Wu siblings. As for how far they would go in the future, it all depended on their own luck.

"You haven't told me yet, where did the silver come from?"

After unloading all the things from the mule cart, Diao looked at the crowded yard and kept asking questions.

"Do you remember that before the incident in the village, I saw Manager Wu being called to the next door?" Chen Chunxing asked instead of answering.

"How could I not remember? After that day, the Wu couple..." Diao stopped talking mid-sentence, "You mean..."

"That's right!" Chen Chunxing confirmed it first, unpacking the roasted food he had bought and letting Zhixia take the little fourth child upstairs to eat. "Can the third child get up now?"

Shen Zhixia shook her head and made a gesture of drinking water.

This means that the brat can only eat soft liquid food now.

"I'm not so lucky." Chen Chunxing sighed and carried the half of the spareribs he brought back into the kitchen. "Let's stew some today and smoke the rest to make cured spareribs."

Diao over there was about to roll her eyes to the sky.

Nothing wrong!

Do you really think you are easy to fool?