Chapter 212 The Mouse in the Rice Jar
"Okay! Then go! Once you walk out of this door, you are no longer a member of my Ma family!" Ma Rencai was carried over by two servants.
Sang was so frightened that her face turned pale. She glared at Bai angrily and quickly admitted her mistake, "Master, I didn't mean that. It was this bitch who deliberately set a trap for me. What I said just now was just angry words. I didn't mean it."
“Pa!” Ma Rencai slapped Sang hard, staring at her fiercely with a ferocious look, “I can still tell whether it’s the truth or not! Someone, open the lady’s bag, I want to check it!”
Sang was so anxious, "Master, these are my clothes, you can't do this!"
Bai asked the people around him to go over and help.
Soon the bundle in Sang's hand was snatched away. The old woman opened the bundle swiftly, grabbed a box inside, opened the box with Ma Rencai's permission, and took out several silver bills, as well as a number of land deeds and shop deeds.
Bai's expression suddenly changed, "Dad! How come Mom has so many things in her hands?"
Ma Rencai stared at those things in a daze, and his eyes finally fell on Sang, and he was shocked, "Why has my family been so unlucky in the past few years? I keep losing money. It turns out that a mouse got into the rice jar! How can we keep our rice safe if we don't kill this mouse?"
Sang was so scared that her whole body was shaking. "You can't kill me. Killing is against the law! Son, son, save me!"
Sang had to shout loudly to call Ma Xingfei over.
As soon as Ma Xingfei arrived, he protected Sang behind him without hesitation, and looked at Ma Rencai indignantly, "Dad, what did my mother do that angered heaven and people that you treat her like this? Did someone say something naughty in front of you again?"
He had a hint of something, but Bai just watched the show calmly, unmoved.
Ma Rencai took a deep look at his youngest son, then slowly closed his eyes and opened them again, his eyes full of sharpness, "Do you know that your mother stole our family property?"
"Stealing? Dad! What nonsense are you talking about? How could my mother do such a thing?" Ma Xingfei said he didn't believe it.
Ma Rencai pointed at the things on the ground and grinned, "They were found in your mother's bag. If she hadn't been stopped today, my Ma family would have been emptied out by her!"
Ma Xingfei was stunned for a moment before he reacted and defended Sang righteously, "That's a frame-up! My mother would never do such a thing! Besides, what good would it do her?"
Ma Rencai's expression became a little colder. "Isn't it obvious that she would benefit from doing this for your son?"
"Dad!" Ma Xingfei was surprised that Ma Rencai said it so bluntly. His face turned red for a moment. He felt unwilling and lacked confidence. He was also a bit willful and would not let anyone touch Sang.
Bai was furious and signaled the maid beside her to put the box away. "Dad, I'll tell my husband later and ask him to check the accounts to see if there are any other losses. If there is no problem with the things, I will have someone send them back to you."
Ma Rencai was about to agree, but when he saw Sang and Ma Xingfei looking fearless, he immediately changed his mind and said, "No, leave these things with you first, so that I won't be disturbed when I sleep."
"Why? We haven't even split up yet, so why should they take so many things?" Sang was the first one to jump in dissatisfaction.
Ma Xingfei also thought so, but with Sang around, he didn't have to take the lead.
Ma Rencai felt relieved after seeing their reactions, and said lazily: "Because the things are mine, I can give them to whoever I want. If you dare to talk nonsense to me again, I will divorce you! Go back to your own yard and reflect on yourself. Don't take a step without my order, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Dad! How can you treat my mother like this? Aren't you afraid of hurting our feelings by doing this?" Ma Xingfei said loudly in dissatisfaction.
Ma Rencai looked at him coldly, "You are the ones who made me feel cold first! Xingfei, don't think that Dad really needs you! The Ma family doesn't need good-for-nothing descendants. You have been useless so far, but you have learned a lot of useless things from those bad friends in Sangjia Village. Don't think I don't know."
"Dad, I didn't do it! I really didn't do it!" Ma Xingfei tried to defend himself, but Ma Rencai didn't believe him at all and had him taken back and locked up for a few days.
Outside the Ma residence, Ma Xingteng had several carts of food brought over. He kept explaining Su Tai's previous remarks to everyone and assured everyone that they could survive the winter. Only in this way did he appease the angry people.
As a result, the Ma family lost almost all the money they earned in the past two years.
Ma Xingteng looked unhappy and returned to the yard tiredly.
Bai immediately told him everything that had happened, "My husband, luckily I was careful. Eighty percent of our Ma family's wealth is here. If Sang had succeeded, we would have been left with nothing."
Ma Xingteng pounded the table angrily, gritting his teeth, "Why did Dad marry such a vicious woman! I really want Dad to divorce her!"
Bai sighed, "I want to, too, but unfortunately she has a son by her side. Dad won't divorce him. I'm sorry, my husband."
Bai looked at the things in the box, her eyes twinkling, "Dad has already said that the things are given to us for safekeeping. We will find a way to transfer all the things out. When the family is divided in the future, these things will not be given to us."
"Huh?" Ma Xingteng looked at Bai in shock, "Are you serious? Dad will be mad as hell! If this gets out, our reputation will be ruined too."
Bai gave him a reproachful look and said, "That's what I said. If you agree, I'll start planning now. I can always make things perfect and let them not gain any benefit at all!"
Seeing Ma Xingteng's hesitation, Bai continued to persuade him, "Even if you don't consider yourself, you have to think about our son. Since you were almost killed by them last time, I haven't slept well for a day. Especially our son, I dare not let him leave his family. He is always suspicious. How about we plan early, take the things away, and then persuade Dad to split up the family?"
To be honest, Ma Xingteng was moved, but he couldn't make up his mind for a while, "My dear madam, let me think about it."
Bai nodded. She just revealed the secret to Ma Xingteng in advance and whispered in his ear from time to time. She believed that her husband would listen to her soon.
Although Ringo's incident caused a stir, it was eventually suppressed by the Ma family.
The busy autumn harvest was over, and just as everyone began to prepare clothing and food for the winter, the government suddenly issued a conscription order.
Each household must send one healthy male aged 13 to 50 to serve in the military. If a family has only one male, he can be exempted from military service even if he meets the requirements. All those serving in the military must be identified. If someone finds someone to impersonate someone else, both will be punished with a felony.
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