Chapter 4: Sow Arch Curtain - All Depends on One Mouth
Yao Tianci's face flushed with anger, and he argued, "Don't talk nonsense. I have nothing to do with Mrs. Liang. I just want to say something fair."
"Bah, it's okay, why are you so anxious? Who are you to deserve your fair words? A man in his twenties who doesn't do anything serious and spends all day thinking about other people's wives, you are too shameless!" Wang pointed at Yao Tianci's nose and cursed, not giving him a chance to talk back.
Yao Tianci's face turned ashen with anger. Facing everyone's suspicious and contemptuous looks, he finally couldn't bear it anymore. He said "I'm too lazy to tell you" and ran away in a panic.
Wang was like a victorious rooster, and said proudly: "You all saw it, right? He was guilty and dared to be an adulterer but dared not admit it."
Looking at Wang, who was eloquent and able to fabricate stories, Liang Jinyu's eyes grew colder and colder, and she clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves.
That's how it was. In her previous life, Wang Shi relied on her mouth to make herself be accused of stealing money. No one listened to her when she tried to explain.
At that time, she naively thought that Wang had made a mistake and that was why she was holding on to her, but she didn't expect that she was deliberately framing her.
How stupid!
Liang Jinyu took a deep breath. She had eyes but couldn't recognize people. She deserved the beating.
"Old man, you see how powerful your eldest daughter-in-law is. She cheats on people outside and steals money at home. She even stole all the money we earned from selling food. How can we live in the future?"
Wang did not stop talking and started talking about money again. It seemed that she was determined to put the blame on Liang Jinyu.
Liang Jinyu was about to speak when she heard Chen Dani sneer secretly.
[666, Sow Arch Curtain - You just rely on your mouth. It was obviously you who was the one who was spying on me, but you turned around and directed and acted out this scene. If I hadn't read the book, I would have been fooled by you.]
Liang Jinyu was stunned when she heard this. She never expected the truth of the matter to be like this. She thought the Chen family had really been robbed.
[Hey, should I tell them? But I'm just a kid, will they believe me?]
Chen Dani bit her lip, struggling over whether to mix it in or not.
At this time, Liang Jinyu, who had been silent, finally spoke.
"Mom, there is a god above us. Since you don't believe me, why don't we both swear an oath that whoever steals the money will die a miserable death, and all our children will not live past the age of 25. I dare to swear, do you dare?"
Chen Lai-fu will be exactly 25 years old next month.
Wang knew it very well in her heart, so how could she possibly swear?
"Mom, why don't you say anything? Are you feeling guilty about being a thief?" Liang Jinyu asked deliberately, smiling gently, but there was no warmth in her eyes.
Wang's face turned livid: "Don't act like a ghost here and drag me into the water. My house was turned upside down like that, and you were the only one at home just now. Who else could it be but you?"
Liang Jinyu smiled knowingly and looked at Old Man Chen who also had an ugly expression on his face: "Dad, it turns out that Mom suspected you of stealing money. After all, you were the only one who went to Mom's room today, besides her."
Chen Dani, who was far away, immediately started to make a noise: "Yes, yes, yes, Grandpa went to the room to get clothes for Dani just now, it must be Grandpa who stole them!"
Old man Chen couldn't stand this kind of injustice, so he whipped the man to the ground and said angrily: "Nonsense, why would I steal money for no reason? If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will whip you to death!"
Chen Dani stuck out her tongue and quickly covered her mouth.
"That's strange. It wasn't stolen by my father or me. Could it be that you, mother, stole it while supervising me? Are you the thief crying 'stop thief'?" Liang Jinyu turned around and asked.
Wang was so ashamed that she became angry and said, "Bullshit, that little whore can't produce anything. Why would I steal my own money? Don't listen to her nonsense."
"Since it's neither of those, there's only one possibility - there's a thief in the house." Liang Jinyu said decisively, scanning everyone present with a scrutinizing gaze.
She suddenly remembered something, something that had nothing to do with stealing money. But since she knew that Wang had stolen the money herself, the money must be with that person.
"Ms. Liang, what are you looking at us for? You don't suspect that we stole your money, do you?" a villager asked dissatisfiedly.
"We are all from the same village, please don't wrongly accuse a good person, I just want to join in the fun."
"What are you doing? A desperate dog will bite anyone."
Seeing that everyone was complaining more and more, Old Man Chen ran out of patience, "That's enough, you stole it yourself--"
"You all misunderstood. I just wanted to ask if you saw any strangers entering the village?" Liang Jinyu interrupted Old Man Chen and said loudly, "My house was robbed today, maybe your house will be robbed tomorrow. How can you sleep at night if you don't catch such a thief?"
When this was said, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and felt that it made sense. If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves targeting you.
The village sold the autumn grain a few days ago, so we have some extra money. If it is stolen, the whole family will be left with nothing.
Wang's face turned pale and blue, and she glared at Chen Dani.
Chen Dani was speechless for a while.
[Are you crazy? I didn't say anything, why is this old lady always targeting me? Does she think that I told Liang Jinyu that she stole the money? That shouldn't be the case. I only knew about this after reading Liang Dingfang's speculation in the book. The original text didn't mention the character Chen Dani at all.]
Listening to Dani's thoughts, Liang Jinyu recalled Wang's shocked look when she came home and saw Dani.
Could it be that Dani really knows something?
Could her falling into the water be related to this incident?
Thinking of this, Liang Jinyu couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.
"I remember that when I went to the river to fetch water, I saw a strange man wearing a green jacket and with sneaky eyes." At this time, someone suddenly shouted.
Someone responded, "Now that you mention it, I have the same impression. That person was sneaky and indeed very suspicious."
"Is he still wearing that grey felt hat? And walking with his back bent?"
"Yes, that's him."
"When I came here, I saw him heading towards Toad Ridge. I guess he hasn't come down the mountain yet."
Everyone was talking at once, saying that they had seen that man, but no one knew him.
This is not surprising. There are only about twenty households in Yanghe Village, and everyone knows each other well. If a stranger suddenly comes, someone will definitely notice him.
Wang was panic-stricken, her eyes darting around anxiously, trying to find something to say to fool everyone.
Liang Jinyu didn't give her time and immediately shouted, "Dad, there's no time to waste, hurry up and catch him!"
Old man Chen had a bad temper. His money was stolen and he was wrongly accused, so he had a lot of rage and didn't know where to vent it. Upon hearing this, he immediately called the villagers, carrying hoes and shoulder poles, and chased after the thief towards Toad Ridge in a mighty manner.
Wang shouted several times but it was no use. She was so anxious that she climbed out from the earthen wall of the pigpen.
Liang Jinyu thought she would chase after Old Man Chen, but unexpectedly Wang suddenly ran towards Chen Dani.
"You are a loser who eats at home and takes advantage of others. You have forgotten your last name in just a few days. You have been blinded by greed and can't tell good from bad. When your father comes back, I will have him sell you into a kiln." Wang gritted her teeth and tore Dani's mouth.