Without thinking twice, the village chief grabbed a hoe from the yard and ran outside.
Another thief?
Song Ning hurriedly ran home, and every household in the village was woken up. In an instant, the entire village was running westward.
Song Ning ran all the way home and, by the light of the fire, saw Song Dahai pacing anxiously in the yard.
"Dad, are you and Mom alright?"
Seeing Song Ning return, the anxiety that had been hanging over them finally subsided: "Don't worry, everything's fine."
Only then did the father and daughter notice that everyone was carrying torches and heading up the mountain. Could it be that the thieves had discovered the valley behind the mountain?
With his wife sick and his daughter still young, Song Dahai stayed home to take care of his wife and children instead of going out.
After an unknown amount of time, the shouts gradually subsided, and it sounded like the thief had been caught.
As the father and daughter stepped outside, they saw a group of people carrying torches coming down from the mountain, leading three people and shoving them to a flat area not far from the Jiang family's house.
Song Dahai and Song Ning also went out to check the situation.
There were three large bags on the ground, all filled with potatoes, and three people were tied up and thrown on the ground.
Seeing the three people's faces by the firelight, Song Dahai was instantly stunned.
Song Ning felt a sense of familiarity towards it, as if she had seen it somewhere before.
The three people on the ground suddenly spotted Song Dahai and Song Ning in the crowd and immediately shouted, "Brother-in-law, Er Ya, it's us!"
Upon hearing this, Song Ning realized that these three people were none other than Liu Yuelan's brothers.
"Quickly, make them release us."
Upon hearing that they were relatives of the Song family, everyone looked at each other in surprise, their eyes all focused on Song Dahai and his daughter.
"So what if we're relatives? Stealing is stealing!" someone in the crowd said.
"What do you mean by stealing? My niece found it, so we should all get a share!"
Song Ning was speechless; she really thanked her.
After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent, but they all began to make their own plans.
How did the Liu family find out? The village chief instructed us not to reveal this, in case it attracts thieves.
Many women in the village didn't dare tell their families.
Now, everyone looked at Song Ning with different eyes.
The Liu family is Liu Yuelan's maternal family. Now that her maternal family knows, who else could it be but the Song family?
Song Ning refused to take the blame and stepped forward to ask, "How did you know there was grain here?"
The three people on the ground were stunned for a moment. Song Ning's uncle then raised his head and laughed: "Er Ya, have you forgotten? You told us that grain had been found in Nanshan Village and that we should come and take some back."
That use of "take" is excellent.
When did I tell my eldest uncle?
"You...you told me that last time in town, you forgot?"
Someone in the crowd whispered, "I saw that old lady from the Liu family come by today."
Once the two events are confirmed, Song Ning will be unable to shake off the blame.
Turning to the village chief, whose face darkened, he asked in a deep voice, "You also believe that Er Ya did this?"
Not long after what happened last time, even if everyone was certain in their hearts, they dared not say it out loud.
For a moment, no one spoke.
Song Ning spoke up: "Everyone, we are all from the same village. Since I told the village chief about this, I didn't mean to keep it for myself. If I was thinking of using it for my own benefit, why would I tell everyone?"
Even if we can't finish our food and it rots in the ground, I won't say a word about it in the village.
They thought what Liu Hong said earlier made sense, and now they also think what Song Ning said makes sense.
"I've already spoken to the village chief about everything. As for other matters, they have nothing to do with the Song family." With that, he pulled Song Dahai home.
The three Liu brothers on the ground, Song Dahai and Song Ning, were indifferent to the matter, but they became anxious.
"Brother-in-law, Er Ya, you can't just abandon us!"
Song Dahai and Song Ning acted as if they hadn't heard anything, without even turning their heads.
A moment later, she heard what sounded like insults coming from behind her, but Song Ning ignored them.
In the original owner's memory, apart from her maternal grandmother, the members of the Liu family were all bad people.
As soon as the two left, the village chief spoke up: "Er Ya came to see me today specifically to talk about Dongyuan Village wanting to exchange grain with us."
The village chief explained the whole story, and everyone finally understood.
They almost wronged Song Erya again.
"Then, how did they know?"
The village chief's face darkened. How did he know? It must have been done by those traitors in the village who couldn't stand seeing the Song family's eldest branch doing well.
This incident had no impact on Song Ning. The next day was another new day, and she still had to continue making money.
In the morning, Mrs. Sun came by.
She only heard about what happened last night this morning, and came to check on me because she was worried.
Song Ning smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, it's nothing."
"That's good. Your mother is still sick, so you have to be careful."
Sun was also from Dongyuan Village, and she knew a little about Liu Yuelan's affairs. Liu Yuelan's family was not easy to deal with.
Liu Yuelan had only returned to her parents' home once two years ago, and had not gone back since. As for the reason, Sun Shi didn't want to say it in front of Song Ning, a child. Anyway, the Liu family was not a good family.
"I understand, thank you for reminding me, sister-in-law."
Suddenly remembering something, Song Ning asked, "By the way, sister-in-law, I heard from Aunt Zhao that you can sew clothes?"
Sun smiled sheepishly: "Before I got married, I used to make clothes for my family all the time, but I haven't done it for a long time now."
People in the village haven't made new clothes in a long time, and she's almost forgotten how.
"I have some fabric here. Could you please make us a few clothes? I'll pay you for the work."
Sun didn't expect that she would get a job on this trip, so she agreed without saying a word.
Song Ning handed the cloth to Sun Shi: "Sister-in-law, I don't know much about this either, just do it as you see fit."
Although these cloths weren't hers, Mrs. Sun was still overjoyed as she held them.
"Don't worry, once I take your measurements, I can start making it."
Sun happily carried the cloth home, startling Granny Jiang.
When Madam Sun told her about this, Granny Jiang was also pleased and exclaimed, "It seems that the eldest son of the Song family has really made money. It hasn't been long before he can afford new clothes."
Meanwhile, Song Ning and Aunt Zhao arrived in town.
Liangpi (cold skin noodles) sold out just after lunchtime, as usual.
The three of them were laughing as they packed up their stall when someone came over.
Song Ning didn't look up: "We've sold out of cold noodles for today. Come back tomorrow."
"Little girl, it's me."
Hearing the voice, Song Ning looked up. It was the servant who had come to see her yesterday.
The smile on Song Ning's face immediately disappeared, and she said patiently, "Young man, I've already said that I don't sell my recipe."
The man laughed and said, "It's okay if you don't want to sell. Our boss said he just wanted to talk business with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man walked out from behind him. He was very handsome and, although he was a businessman, he looked like a scholar.
The man stepped forward and bowed, saying, "My name is Qi Liangyuan."
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