Old Lady Huang said, "Since no one wants to admit it, that's great. Let's leave this matter to the Bodhisattva to judge!"
As she spoke, she took out three incense sticks, lit them, and knelt on the ground.
Then, she stood up, pointed to the basin covered with red cloth and said, "I have just told the Bodhisattva what happened, and I beg the Bodhisattva to return my father to me.
"There is a piece of wood in this basin. Please touch it one by one. If a thief touches it, he will feel severe pain all over his body."
Under Muramasa's arrangement, everyone lined up to touch the wood inside.
After everyone had touched it, no one felt severe pain all over the body.
So the villagers started talking about it.
Old Mrs. Huang smiled and said, "Now please spread your hands."
Then she pulled Aunt Hua out.
Aunt Hua was very excited. "Mrs. Huang, why did you pull me out? Do you suspect that I stole it?"
"Of course you stole it!"
"Don't talk nonsense! I didn't steal it!"
"Everyone, I put a piece of charcoal in this basin. If you touch it, your hands will turn black."
Old Lady Huang grabbed her wrist and lifted it up suddenly. "But there's nothing on your hand! It proves that you are guilty! You didn't touch the wood at all!"
She spoke in a loud and powerful voice, which shocked Aunt Hua so much that she sat down on the ground.
Aunt Hua was still hesitating and trying to explain, but Old Lady Huang interrupted her, "Muramasa, I think we need to take people to Aunt Hua's house to catch the thief and seize the stolen goods, otherwise she will deny it!"
Muramasa waved his hand and all the villagers rushed towards Aunt Hua's house.
Aunt Hua collapsed on the ground, shouting that it was all over.
Two women came over, picked her up and rushed home.
In Aunt Hua's house, we not only found the big pumpkin, but also many other vegetables.
Even the gourd was found.
"Aunt Hua, what else do you have to say now? Your family never grows vegetables, but now you grow more vegetables than we do!"
With just one word, Old Mrs. Huang immediately made the final conclusion about Aunt Hua.
The villagers echoed and asked Muramasa to drive Aunt Hua out.
Aunt Hua had never seen such a scene before. She sat on the ground with her hair loose.
"My husband died early, and I am the only lonely old woman at home. You guys can bully me and humiliate me!"
Muramasa shouted coldly, "Aunt Hua, you are not from our Huangjia Village. We let you stay because we feel sorry for you and your wife."
Now, she steals things and blames others for it.
Aunt Hua didn't care and just cried sadly.
Some older people in the village felt sorry for Aunt Hua because of her crying, so they pleaded for her.
Muramasa asked Old Lady Huang, who picked up her pumpkin and said, "I found my pumpkin. As for what Aunt Hua should do, please consult with the elders in the village."
Naturally, she would not drive Aunt Hua out of the village because of this incident.
After all, there are so many poor neighbors. If Aunt Hua is kicked out, she will most likely become a beggar.
If she were to stay in the village, after what happened, she would probably not dare to do evil again.
In the end, Aunt Hua stayed.
But Muramasa also told her clearly that if she dared to steal again, she would be kicked out.
As he was talking, he saw this child running over in a hurry, "Jingjing grandma, Jingjing fell into the river!"
"What? My dear!"
Old Mrs. Huang screamed and ran away with the child.
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