"Don't worry about that, we assure you, it will only be a one-time search."
The official immediately agreed.
"Please go ahead."
After Liu Cuifang finished speaking, she looked at Sun's mother with a smug smile, which immediately gave Sun's mother a bad feeling.
It seems Liu Cuifang was prepared; she probably won't be found today.
Sun's mother was immediately deflated, but still placed her hopes on the two officials.
With such a commotion, many people in the village came to see what was going on.
"Hey, do you think Liu Cuifang really stole money from her in-laws?"
"It's possible. Think about how she wronged Wu Chen's wife before. Anyway, she's not an honest person."
"Not necessarily. We've watched Cuifang grow up since she was little. She may have a bad temper, but she's never done anything like stealing chickens or dogs."
The crowd immediately started discussing, with all sorts of opinions, but most people didn't believe that Liu Cuifang would do such a thing.
They felt that Sun's mother was just making malicious assumptions because she was rich.
"How about it?".
The tall official asked the other person a question, but the other person shook his head.
"Not found".
The official went out and spoke directly to Sun's mother.
"How is that possible? Have you looked carefully enough? You might not have looked thoroughly enough."
Sun's mother was immediately agitated.
"Everyone heard clearly, the official said no."
This proves you're just talking nonsense. If you dare to talk nonsense again, don't blame me for being rude to you.
After Liu Cuifang finished speaking, she slammed the door shut.
"If there's nothing else, we'll be going now."
Upon seeing this, the two officials immediately boarded the oxcart and prepared to leave.
"No, I haven't found my silver yet!"
Sun's mother came alone today. Sun's father, who was in charge of the household affairs, had gone back home. Sun Wei, unwilling to embarrass himself, also refused to come.
"We've already searched, and without evidence, we can't do anything else."
If you want us to continue the case, then you need to find evidence.
After the official finished speaking, he ignored her, cracked his whip, and the oxcart set off.
Sun's mother walked back to town, looking distraught.
"Sister-in-law, guess what big news I just heard~"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua came to Wei Yuyan's house again to gossip. Wei Yuyan doesn't like going out or being in crowds.
Xiuhua's greatest pleasure was telling Wei Yuyan the gossip she heard.
"What's the big deal?"
Wei Yuyan was sitting in the courtyard eating melon seeds, while Yu Niang was washing clothes beside her.
"Just now, Liu Cuifang's mother-in-law came with some officials, saying that Liu Cuifang stole her money."
As a result, the officials searched their house but found nothing.
Sister-in-law Xiuhua felt deeply saddened; how could this family have so many troubles?
Upon hearing this, Wei Yuyan and Yu Niang exchanged a glance.
"Do you think she stole it or not?"
Wei Yuyan asked Xiuhua's sister-in-law with a smile.
"It's hard to say, maybe she stole it, after all, she's not a good person."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law gave a relatively objective answer.
After Sister-in-law Xiuhua left, Yuniang quickly closed the door.
"Boss lady, I didn't expect it to be stolen. What should we do now?"
Yu Niang now realized that Liu Cuifang was really not a good person.
"The Sun family is no good, and besides, they're not short of money."
As for how to handle it, we'll discuss it with the two of them when the children return.
Wei Yuyan had no intention of returning the money.
At noon, after lunch.
Wei Yuyan called Xiao Lei, Shi Tou, and Yu Niang into her room to discuss this matter.
"We won't return this silver. As for the twenty taels of silver, Xiao Lei and Shi Tou will each receive half, ten taels each."
"I'll sell the remaining bracelets and land deeds and give the money to those in need."
Wei Yuyan originally wanted to give them all away, but thanking Shi Tou and his mother also required money.
He then suggested that each of them take ten taels, otherwise the stone would definitely not accept it.
"No, no, we can't take this money. We're already living a very good life. We have much more than we need money. We eat well and sleep well."
Yu Niang waved her hand again, indicating that she could not accept it.
"Let me finish. I won't give you the silver directly."
"I'll keep it here for you to use when you get married. If you ever find a girl you like and want to marry her, just come and get it from me, okay?"
Wei Yuyan couldn't help but laugh as she spoke, and the two boys also became a little shy.
"Then... what if you never find a girl you like?"
Stone asked a simple, honest question.
"Then the money will be confiscated."
Wei Yuyan couldn't help but laugh out loud. What a bizarre question!
"Silly child~".
When Yu Niang heard this decision, she no longer objected. Yes, they had no worries about food and drink now, but their son would be getting married in a few years, and they didn't know where the money would come from.
The next day, Wei Yuyan went to town to pawn the bracelet and the land deed. She was wearing a veil when she went.
"These bracelets are of good quality, and they cost fifteen taels for two. As for the land deeds, there are a total of six land deeds."
I still need to resell it, so I can't offer a high price. Let's round it up to twenty-five taels, making it forty taels in total. What do you think?
The pawnshop owner gave a price.
"Okay, I want a silver note."
Wei Yuyan lowered her voice.
"Here you go."
The shopkeeper readily took out two twenty-tael silver notes and handed them over.
Wei Yuyan put the pawned items away and left the pawnshop, heading towards a secluded area.
With this matter resolved, Wei Yuyan felt relieved.
Now that this stuff has been turned into silver, there's no need to worry about it being discovered by others. Liu Cuifang is really stupid.
I'll put the money away safely; I'm pregnant now and it's inconvenient for me to do good deeds.
It's inconvenient to ask Li Cai and Li Fu for help with this, so we can only wait until Wu Chen comes back and ask him to handle it.
Unbeknownst to her, Wei Yuyan had placed Wu Chen in a very important position; he was always so reliable and reassuring.
Thinking of this, Wei Yuyan couldn't help but look out the window. What was Wu Chen doing? Was he alright...?
Two months later~
"Bang bang bang~".
In the dead of night, Wei Yuyan heard a knock at the door. She threw on her clothes and went downstairs, only to find that Yu Niang was also up.
"Madam, I'm sorry to have woken you up. What's going on at this hour? I'll go ask who it is."
Yu Niang thought for a moment and decided to ask who it was before opening the door.
"Wait a minute~".
Wei Yuyan pulled Yu Niang out of the storeroom and took out a wood-chopping knife before going there. After all, one should always be wary of others, as the family consisted of women and children who were not strong enough to kill a chicken.
"Who is it?"
Yu Niang mustered up her courage and asked a question.
"Me~".
The sound is rather muffled.
"Who are you? Here you go..."
Before Yu Niang could finish speaking, Wei Yuyan rushed up and opened the door. She recognized Wu Chen's voice.
When the door was opened, it really was Wu Chen, who was carrying someone on his back and looked quite disheveled.
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