"Why did you bring us to the kitchen?" someone asked.
Bei Yutang did not answer.
When they walked into the kitchen, they saw the dough that Lai Beiyutang had prepared earlier. The village head and the others were still confused and didn't understand what she meant.
Li Mei was the first to shout, "What do you mean? Where's the money?"
Bei Yutang rolled his eyes at her, his contempt unconcealed. "We're poor, and we eat these things. I imagine your family is very wealthy, Li, so you must be enjoying delicious food every day."
After she said this, these people finally understood what she meant.
White flour was a rare commodity in farmers' homes. Throughout the year, they only ate it a few times. If Bei Yutang's family was truly so poor that they couldn't even afford to eat, how could they possibly have white flour?
Look at the bag next to it, there is still a lot of white flour, which can be exchanged for several buckets of corn.
"Ms. Li, are you going to say that all the flour in my house was stolen from yours, and your son saw it with his own eyes?" Bei Yutang said sarcastically.
Li Mei was so embarrassed that her face turned red.
Didn't they say she was poor and had no money? Now she was poor and showed them who was poor and shameless.
Bei Yutang stretched out her hand and said, "Give me the money. I'm going to give this to my son to buy some cabbage."
Li Mei stared at her. If she gave it to him today, wouldn't that mean she had admitted to framing Er Gouzi? She couldn't bring herself to do that.
"Just because your family is rich doesn't mean he didn't steal the money." Li Mei said quickly.
Bei Yutang narrowed his eyes slightly, and a sense of oppression suddenly emanated from him. "You won't cry until you see the coffin. Since you are so stubborn, I don't bother to talk to you anymore. Let's go to the court. I will prove who the money belongs to in court. When the time comes, wait for the county magistrate to make the final decision, and you can expect to go to jail."
She looked serious, and people around her could tell at a glance that she was not joking.
This is not a good thing to do when meeting an official.
In the eyes of ordinary people like them, only major incidents would be reported to the government. Minor matters like this were handled by the village head.
Li Mei was already feeling guilty, and now she was frightened after hearing Bei Yutang's threat.
Five coins were missing from her home, and she knew it was her son who took it. She was going to punish her son, but she didn't expect that the little rascal saw that Er Gouzi had three coins on him and said that he was the one who stole it.
Li Mei took the opportunity to put the blame on Ergouzi, so that she could get her money back.
Li Mei would definitely not endure the punishment of going to jail for five cents.
Li Mei said with an unpleasant expression, "I'll give it to you."
But to avoid criticism, Li Mei added, "I'm giving it to you because I don't want to have such a small matter brought to the attention of the authorities."
Bei Yutang could see through her little tricks, "Don't be so pushy, just go see the official directly."
The tougher Bei Yutang's attitude was, the more guilty Li Mei felt.
Sure enough, Li Mei's face became extremely ugly.
At this time, the village head, acting as a peacemaker, spoke up, "Since Li has agreed to give it, you should just give in and let us all live in peace. We are all from the same village, so we will see each other every day. Harmony brings wealth."
The headman had said so much, and Bei Yutang was not an ungrateful person. In the future, there would always be a place in the village that would need the headman's land, so he had to give him this favor.
"Alright. I'll give the village head a favor today and let you off the hook. But if anyone in the village spreads rumors of you slandering my son, we'll report to the authorities and let the county magistrate judge the case."
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