Upon seeing the cotton-padded jacket, Madam Gu was overjoyed. Ignoring the mud and dog hair covering it, she hugged it tightly and exclaimed, "I recognize this! I recognize this! This is the jacket I made for Xiao Bao! It's Xiao Bao's jacket!"

As she spoke, she pulled Xiaobao over and gestured to him: "Xiaobao, look, this is the new jacket that your mother made for you last year. It's half a jin of cotton, cost three hundred wen, and is made of your favorite shredded gauze."

Song Xiaobao was staring blankly at the backyard. He had just gone to check it out, and it completely overturned his expectations.

Not only was there a thatched shed, making it very warm, but it was also full of vegetable seedlings, and there was a group of... rabbits.

Song Xiaobao is thirteen years old this year. In the past year, he has been hanging out with local thugs and has heard a lot of people talk about ways to make money.

At this point, he realized that his cousin was rich, even richer than his own sister in the Xue family.

It will be very difficult for me to stay here. What should I do?

Just then, he suddenly felt a pain on his face. Madam Gu pinched his face and said through gritted teeth, "Xiao Bao, what are you thinking about? Quickly check if this dress is yours."

She had called her son several times but he didn't respond, so she couldn't help but pinch him.

When Song Xiaobao came to his senses, he saw that he had been put on a dirty, smelly coat with two big holes in it.

He was immediately startled, and while stroking it down, he exclaimed, "It stinks! What is this?!"

Madam Gu pressed him down tightly: "Son, look closely, these are your clothes, they're yours!"

A thought struck Song Xiaobao. He suppressed his nausea and carefully examined his clothes, which seemed vaguely familiar.

Song Liyun and Song Zhenping were already standing at the door seeing people off when they heard the conversation between the mother and son, and their hearts skipped a beat.

The two exchanged a glance: Oh no, how could they have forgotten to check the doghouse?

The clothes brought from Xiaoshi Village were no longer worn. They were either too old and were taken apart and washed by Yunniang to make shoe soles, or they were sold at secondhand clothing shops in town.

Only this new cotton-padded jacket was used by Xiao An to pad the dog's kennel.

She completely forgot to tidy up yesterday.

Finally finding the evidence, Madam Gu was overjoyed, and Song Xiaobao didn't care how dirty the clothes were, he wore them and wouldn't take them off.

Upon hearing that the clothes had been found, Song Lao Er felt as if a bag of gold had fallen from the sky. He turned and ran outside, shouting, "Lord Jiang! Officer Jiang! We've found the clothes! We've found the evidence!"

Madam Gu and Song Xiaobao looked at the courtyard with joy: this place would soon be theirs.

Seeing that this family completely disregarded her and her siblings, Song Liyun sneered.

After a moment's thought, she stepped forward.

It's just a piece of clothing; I can destroy it myself. Even if Officer Jiang searches again, it won't make a difference.

But just as she began to move, a sudden change occurred...

Just then, Xiao An, panting heavily, rushed in from outside with Black Gold and White Spotted Dog.

Baolinju was a large and chaotic place, and no one knew what unexpected things might happen. As soon as he got home, Song Liyun arranged for him to take the two ferocious beasts and hide in the woods.

Xiao An only rushed back after seeing Magistrate Jiang and the fierce-looking Constable Jiang leave.

The white dog, already restless from being confined in the woods, was furious when it entered the house to find its den being worn by someone. It barked angrily at the two of them.

It even pounced on Song Xiaobao, biting his clothes and dragging him roughly.

When Song Xiaobao saw Xiao An return with the black-faced monster that tore off people's scalps, he turned pale with fright.

He turned to run, but the white dog grabbed his clothes.

"You damn dog!"

To protect his evidence, Song Xiaobao was no longer afraid. He quickly grabbed the hem of his clothes and kicked and pulled at the dog.

Little Gu was no longer afraid. She shrieked and chased after the white dog, circling around Song Xiaobao.

The white-spotted dog is now six months old and full of energy. Since arriving at Baolinju, it has never gone hungry and has become plump, healthy, and shiny. It has also been "trained" by the bored black-gold dog to be incredibly agile.

At this moment, they jumped up and down, pulling Song Xiaobao until he was unsteady, while Xiao Gu couldn't even touch the dog's tail.

Black Gold is afraid of the cold and wants to avoid people. It's been getting annoyed that it's been staying in the forest for so long.

Seeing the silly little dog playing around without any sense of proportion, Black Gold rolled its eyes and went back to its attic in the side courtyard to sleep.

At the gate, Song Xiaobao was still fighting with the white dog.

His cotton-padded jacket already had a large hole chewed out by the white spotted dog that was grinding its teeth.

At this moment, with another tug from Song Xiaobao, the clothes were instantly torn to pieces, and the white cotton inside spilled all over the ground.

Seeing this, Song Liyun and Song Zhenping were no longer in a hurry, and simply stood aside, cheering for the white dog.

Hearing Xiao Gu's frantic screams, Song Lao Er rushed back to beat the dog.

Seeing that these people couldn't handle the game, the white dog jumped up and bit the intact front of the cotton-padded jacket, tearing off a large piece of fabric before running away.

Song Lao Er wanted to chase after it, but he was no match for a four-legged dog. He could only watch helplessly as the dead dog jumped out of the gate, dragged half of its clothes, and ran into the woods, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Quick, stop it!" Little Gu was out of breath from running, and when she saw that the dog was gone, she burst into tears.

That wasn't just a piece of clothing; it was her money, her life!

Seeing that he couldn't catch the dog, Song Lao Er was consumed by rage. He rushed up to Song Liyun, who was still watching the commotion, and said with a ferocious expression, "You slut, give me back my property! Give me back my money!"

Song Liyun glanced at him coldly: "Song Defu, do you have any more evidence? If not, you'd better think about how to explain this to Officer Jiang!"

At this moment, Constable Jiang returned excitedly: with evidence, he could escort that vile woman Song Liyun back to Songfeng County and throw her into prison.

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