Liu Cuifang avoided people along the way, and only after confirming that no one was following her did she proceed.
She arrived at the courtyard where the old village chief had rented the place to Wei Yuyan. She didn't have a key; she just felt that no one ever came here.
Dig a hole here and bury the box. When things calm down, take the box out again.
Xiao Xuan, Shi Tou, and Xiao Lei played until late and had dinner at Xiao Lei's house. After dinner, the children played for a while longer before Xiao Xuan said he had to go home.
"I'll take you a little way over."
There were several uninhabited houses along the road, and Xiao Xuan would definitely be scared to walk alone.
"I'll go too."
Stone followed.
After dropping Xiao Xuan off at her doorstep, Xiao Lei and Shi Tou slowly walked back. There were no streetlights at this time, but the moonlight was still quite nice.
"Wait a minute~".
Xiao Lei suddenly saw someone slip into the courtyard where he used to rent a place.
Quickly grab the stone's clothes to calm him down.
"What's wrong?".
Stone didn't see that figure.
"Let's hide here and take a look."
Xiao Lei pulled Shi Tou to hide next to a woodpile. They were both dressed in dark clothes, so dark that you couldn't tell there were two children there.
From this angle, you can only see a figure digging a hole, but you can't tell who it is.
After about fifteen minutes, the other party finally stopped digging, looked around, and left when no one was around.
Xiao Lei and Shi Tou finally dared to breathe. The person who had just walked past them had clearly been recognized as Liu Cuifang.
"Shall we go over and take a look?"
Stone was also a little curious. What was that person digging for? Was there some treasure?
"Okay~".
Xiao Lei had the same idea, so the two of them went to the spot where Liu Cuifang had just dug the hole, and sure enough, there were still traces of the newly dug soil.
"We didn't bring a hoe, what should we do?"
Stone could tell that the soil was packed so tightly that it would be a little difficult to work with one's hands.
"Let's go back and get it."
Xiao Lei was determined to find out what Liu Cuifang was up to, and it would be even better if he could find some dirt on her.
She remembered how she had wrongly accused her own sister-in-law and almost ended up in jail.
The two rushed home, grabbed two small hoes, and headed out.
"Hey you two, where are you going so late, and with hoes in your hands?"
When Yu Niang saw what they were doing, she called out to them.
"Mother, we... have something to do."
Stone didn't know what to say.
"What is it that you can't go without explaining clearly? What if there's danger?"
Looking at the darkness outside, Yu Niang thought, "These two children are really brave."
"Yu Niang, this is very important. We'll be back in about fifteen minutes, really..."
Xiao Lei was eager to see what Liu Cuifang had buried in the pit.
"Alright then, I trust you won't do anything bad. If you're not back in fifteen minutes, I'll come looking for you."
Yu Niang only let them leave after she finished speaking with them.
Shi Tou and Xiao Lei ran to the place where Liu Cuifang buried things and dug and dug with all their might.
This Liu Cuifang, despite her thin appearance, is quite strong and dug quite deep.
The two of them were anxious and worried that someone might come, so they dug themselves out and broke out in a sweat.
"Wait, we've found it."
Xiao Lei dug up something hard and quickly called out to Shi Tou.
The two of them slowly dug out the hard box.
"Fill the hole back in."
Xiao Lei didn't bother to see what was inside the box, and he and Shi Tou filled the hole back in.
When she got home, Yu Niang was already waiting at the door.
"You're finally back. Why are you all sweaty?"
Yu Niang went back inside to get towels to wipe their sweat.
"Xiao Lei, why are you so late coming back?"
After Wei Yuyan finished washing up, she realized that the two people had just returned home and were still carrying hoes.
"Sister-in-law, we've discovered a secret..."
Xiao Lei handed the black box in his hand to Wei Yuyan.
…
"So, Liu Cuifang buried this box?"
After hearing the whole story, Wei Yuyan found it unbelievable.
"Yes, let's open it and take a look."
Xiao Lei was getting impatient.
"Okay~".
As Wei Yuyan spoke, she reached out to open it.
"Let me do it, just in case there are any bugs or anything bad..."
Yu Niang was worried that Wei Yu Yan might get bitten by insects or something, so she suggested that she drive it herself.
"Okay."
This box doesn't have a lock, it just has a latch, you can open it directly.
There is another box inside.
Yu Niang opened it and found another box inside, which must contain something important.
"It's silver."
Yu Niang opened it and took out a silver note first.
"Twenty taels, that's a lot!"
Wei Yuyan was surprised; this Liu Cuifang was a hidden talent with so much money.
"And there are bracelets and land deeds, look~."
Yu Niang took out the rest of the items as well.
"This bracelet is nice, it should be quite valuable."
Wei Yuyan examined the bracelet and found it to be quite heavy, suggesting it was made of jade. She decided to have it appraised when she had time.
"This...isn't it inappropriate for us to take other people's belongings?"
Yu Niang is simple-minded and unwilling to do bad things.
“Yu Niang, you don’t know, this woman is not a good person. She wronged my sister-in-law before and even reported her to the authorities, almost sending my sister-in-law to jail.”
Xiao Lei was extremely unwilling to put it back, even if it meant giving it to someone else or someone who needed it.
"Is that so? Then you can decide. It's fine if we keep it."
When Yu Niang heard that the money came from a bad woman, she wavered and decided to let Wei Yuyan make the decision herself.
"I need to think about this money carefully; I can't figure out what to do with it yet."
Wei Yuyan didn't want her money; she just wanted to make her furious at how wicked she was.
"Okay, then get some rest."
Everyone went to rest. Yu Niang threw the black box outside under the stove and said she would burn it tomorrow morning.
The next morning, Sun's mother really did arrive with the officials. This time, she bribed the two officials with two hundred coins.
"Sir, it was them. My son has never brought any outsiders with him, and there are no signs of theft at home. I suspect it was them who stole it."
Sun's mother looked at Liu Cuifang triumphantly, convinced that Liu Cuifang was the one who stole the silver.
"According to the imperial decree, we are to enter and search the premises."
The two officials didn't resort to force, since doing so in private was wrong in the first place.
If it goes too far, and the adults find out, they'll be in big trouble.
"If the officer wants to go in and search, that's fine, but we need to make it clear that this is the only time."
I'm worried that if I don't find it today, it will come back tomorrow, disturbing everyone's peace.
Liu Cuifang had already moved her belongings, so she wasn't worried at all.
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