When everyone recognized Liu Jianchang, they were quite surprised. Wasn't he supposed to be out doing business with Jiaping and Jiahe? How did he end up looking like a beggar?

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Wang quickly arranged for Liu Jianchang to bathe and change his clothes, and then prepared food for him.

After Liu Jianchang wolfed down three large bowls of rice, a whole roasted chicken, and a couple of steamed buns, he finally looked like a human being!

Only then did Wang ask him, "Child, what happened on the way? Why didn't your two cousins ​​come back with you?"

When Liu Jianchang mentioned his two cousins, he felt both angry and aggrieved.

With red eyes, he said, "Grandmother, Aunt, you have to stand up for me! Jiaping and Jiahe have gone too far. They're using the money from the goods to eat and drink extravagantly. I told them to stop, but they wouldn't listen and only got worse. I was afraid they'd squander all the money, so I asked them to let me manage the money. That's when the two brothers attacked me. If I hadn't run away quickly, they might have beaten me to death!"

Liu Jianchang described it vividly, but Wang and Xu Lanzhi didn't quite believe it.

Xu Lanzhi asked again, "Is it really a fight between the brothers, or did they encounter bad people? I hope nothing bad happens to Jiaping and Jiahe!"

Liu Jianchang kept saying, "Auntie, it really was them who hit me. They should have been back by now, but they haven't returned yet. They must be afraid I'll come back and expose them, so they ran away with the money!"

When Tang Xiahe and Tang Chunya received the news that Liu Jianchang had returned alone, they rushed to Tangjiagou in a hurry.

Tang Xiahe heard Liu Jiancheng say this as soon as she entered the door, and her face immediately turned sour. She said seriously:

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"Jianchang, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. The matter hasn't been clarified yet, how can you say that Jiaping and Jiahe ran away with the money!"

Liu Jianchang was somewhat intimidated by Tang Xiahe; this second aunt had a fiery temper.

But then he thought, since he had arrived on foot and Jiaping and Jiahe hadn't returned, they must have run off with the money, which gave him some confidence.

He lifted the back of his shirt and said to Tang Xiahe, "Second Aunt, these injuries on my body were all inflicted by Jiaping and his brother. This is the evidence!"

Tang Xiahe glanced at the barely noticeable bruises on Liu Jianchang's back and said coldly, "I'd believe you if you said they beat you up. You're just like your mother, I want to punch you just looking at you. But if you say my child ran away with the money, I won't admit it!"

Tang Chunya arrived at this moment, and she said fiercely, "Isn't it obvious? Those two boys were probably afraid that Jianchang would steal our labor, so they attacked him. And you're still defending him like this."

After saying that, she walked up to her son Liu Jianchang and said with heartache, "My son, you've become so thin and unrecognizable. You must have suffered a lot on your journey!"

"Mother!" Upon seeing Tang Chunya, Liu Jianchang felt reassured and recounted how Jiaping and Jiahe had indulged in lavish eating and drinking, given gifts to others, and even beaten him. Finally, he asserted with certainty that the two brothers must have absconded with the money.

Tang Chunya had always resented Xu Lanzhi for giving the job of running errands to Jiaping and Jiahe. As a result, her Jianchang was at a disadvantage, and Xu Lanzhi even said that they did a good job. Now that her son had been beaten, she was furious.

Tang Chunya finally found a chance to vent her anger. She looked at Wang Shi and said, "Mother, they are all boys, so it's normal for them to fight. But they beat someone up and then ran away with the money. That's unforgivable."

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This is a quality issue. If we just let it go, everyone who sells these goods in the future will follow suit. Although I'm also heartbroken, this matter needs to be reported to the authorities.

Tang Xiahe sneered: "Big sister, what do you mean by that? Just based on Jianchang's one-sided story, you want to report Jiaping and Jiahe to the authorities? I think it's because Jianchang did something to Jiaping and Jiahe on the way!"

Tang Chunya pointed at Tang Xiahe's nose and cursed, "My Jianchang is the proof. Lanzhi always puts your family first. How can you face her like this!"

The two sisters were arguing fiercely, neither willing to give in. Wang, unable to bear the noise any longer, shouted, "Shut up, both of you!"

The two sisters finally calmed down, and Wang looked at Xu Lanzhi and said, "Lanzhi, what do you think we should do about this?"

Xu Lanzhi said, "Mother, Jiaping and Jiahe have made so many trips, and they're both fine. There must be some misunderstanding. The most important thing right now is to find Jiaping and Jiahe and make sure nothing happens to the two children!"

Tang Xiahe glanced gratefully at Xu Lanzhi. The more she got to know this sister-in-law, the more she found her to be open-minded and fair. She always had a sense of justice and wasn't influenced by Tang Chunya!

Tang Chunya was displeased and yelled at Xu Lanzhi, "Lanzhi, you're so biased! Jianchang got beaten up while helping your family with chores, but you're only siding with those two rascals!"

Xu Lanzhi's face darkened as she said, "Elder sister, the matter hasn't been clarified yet, and you're already reporting the two children to the authorities and accusing me of favoring them. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at for making such a fuss at home? The most important thing now is the safety of the two children. Once Jiaping and Jiahe return, everything will be clear!"

After Xu Lanzhi finished speaking, she ignored Tang Chunya and asked Liu Jianchang directly, "Jianchang, tell your aunt where you two broke up!"

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Seeing Xu Lanzhi's serious expression, Liu Jianchang obediently said, "Our goods have long been sold out. Unlike usual, the two of them weren't in a hurry to go home. Instead, they found an inn to stay in and went out to wander around every day, even treating people to meals!"

Xu Lanzhi then asked, "Where did they all go?"

Liu Jianchang thought for a moment and said, "They are all grain stores and rice shops. They don't buy anything, but they chat with the shopkeepers and managers, treat them to meals, and even give gifts to a few people."

I was furious to see them wasting your hard-earned money, Auntie, so I said a few words to them, and they hit me!

Xu Lanzhi knew in her heart that the two children had gone to find buyers for the grain in the field!

She looked at Liu Jianchang helplessly and said, "Jianchang, didn't you even ask them why they did this!"

“I asked them, and they said they were discussing business and all the goods were sold out. What business are they talking about? Do they think I'm stupid? Aunt, that money is yours, how can you let them spend it recklessly? I absolutely cannot stand by and watch!”

Xu Lanzhi sighed and said, "Jianchang, you're too honest. Jiaping and Jiahe are really helping me. You've misunderstood them!"

"But those two children haven't come back yet. Could something have happened to them? We need to go find them quickly!"

"Auntie, I'm not lying to you, they really did waste money!" Liu Jianchang said, feeling wronged.

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Xu Lanzhi said, both amused and exasperated, "Auntie knows you're telling the truth, but those two brothers are trying to find buyers for the grain in your fields!"

Tang Chunya pouted and said, "Those seeds were just planted, how can you already be looking for buyers? You really know how to make excuses for them!"

Xu Lanzhi retorted, "Sister, I can't explain this to you."

He then said to Tang Xiahe, "Second Sister, let's go find Erzhuzi. He's been to Lanling. Tell him to get ready and go with Boss Sai's carriage tomorrow to find Jiaping and the others!"