Chapter 47: Catching the Thief and Taking the Dirty
Shi Tou glanced at the kitchen knife in Xiaohuan's hand and secretly annoyed himself for not thinking of bringing the axe with him.
Village chief Lin secretly hated Liu for doing such evil things. He coughed twice to draw everyone's attention back and looked at Lu Chengjing.
"Lu Xiucai, since you said the jade pendant was lost, why did you appear at the Lin family? You are still young. If you really made a mistake, you can just admit your mistake and return the silver."
This directly puts the blame for stealing the silver on Lu Chengjing's head.
Gao Qi started to make a noise in the crowd, "You're a scholar, but you stole the silver. You've read so much sage literature that it's like a dog's stomach! Hand over the silver immediately!"
"Yes, hand it over!" Someone echoed, looking at Lu Chengjing with disdain.
"Bullshit!" Li Dashan cursed harshly, "Gao Qi, pour out the piss in your head. Even if the jade pendant belongs to the scholar, the silver is definitely not stolen by the scholar. The scholar's leg is injured and he can hardly walk. How could he go to the Lin family to steal silver?"
"His leg is injured, but his family members are fine, right?" Gao Qi curled his lips and glanced at Shang Wan.
Suddenly, many people's eyes fell on Shang Wan.
Everyone in the village has witnessed how skilled Shang Wan is. It is easy for him to climb over the wall and steal things.
Besides, Shang Wan had caused a big scene at the Lin family in order to get the child back, and the two families had a feud. It was not impossible for him to sneak away and do something while the Lin family was away.
For a moment, the villagers' eyes changed slightly as they looked at Shang Wan, and a hint of suspicion emerged in their eyes.
"What are you looking at? How could my sister-in-law be such an open-minded person and a thief?"
Madam Rong quickly came over and stood in front of Shang Wan, with her hands on her hips, staring back at them one by one.
"Have some conscience. If it weren't for my brother and sister-in-law, you would still be trapped under the house, with broken arms and legs, and you would have died long ago!"
When the Lin family returned to the village, they didn't know about Shang Wan's rescue. Seeing that the situation in Elm Village was still good, they thought the earthquake was not as serious as that in Willow Village.
Village Chief Lin looked at Shang Wan deeply. He underestimated this woman's ability.
Liu pinched Chen Guifang's arm and kept winking at her.
Chen Guifang was reluctant to step forward, but now her mother was gone, her brother was gone, her father was sick, and she had no one to support her in her natal family. She would certainly get into trouble if she disobeyed her mother-in-law.
"That's not how it works." Chen Guifang stood up and confronted Rong Niangzi. "Saving people is saving people, stealing is stealing. Just because Shang Wan saved someone, does that mean she can steal from the villagers at will? What would that mean?"
"Besides, the villagers didn't ask her for help. How much strength can a woman like her have? She just lent a hand, how can that be considered life-saving?" Chen Guifang felt that Rong Niang was exaggerating and looked at her with some disdain. "Sister-in-law Yuan, I know your family is close to Mr. Lu's family, but you can't lie to her against your conscience."
After she said this, she thought she would get the approval of the villagers, but everyone just looked at her and no one joined in.
The villagers knew exactly how critical the situation was during yesterday's earthquake, and how much effort Shang Wan had put into saving people. Even those close to the Lin family couldn't find fault with Shang Wan in the matter of saving people. He simply wasn't that shameless.
Chen Guifang felt uneasy under the gaze of everyone. Was she wrong? Could it be that Shang Wan was more powerful than a man?
Gao Qi wanted to say something to instigate them, but when he looked around, he felt that the atmosphere was not right, so he swallowed the words back when they were on the tip of his tongue.
Madam Rong said coldly, "Some people are incompetent, so they think everyone else is as incompetent as they are. My sister-in-law not only saved people, but she also went into the mountains to hunt a lot of meat and brought it back to help everyone have a good meal. It rained so hard last night, and my sister-in-law was always the first to rush in. Everyone has eyes and can tell good from bad."
These words made many people feel embarrassed and they were too ashamed to look at Shang Wan.
Madam Shang is such a good person, but they actually suspected her of being a thief. They are really blinded by greed!
Someone whispered, "I believe Madam Shang is not a thief."
"I believe it too."
"Me too."
More and more people agreed, and the direction of development was completely opposite to what the Lin family had imagined, catching them off guard.
Village Chief Lin and Lin Jianshan exchanged a glance. Lin Jianshan didn't care about anything else and said loudly, "We'll know if it's true or not if we search."
He looked at Lu Chengjing and said, "Lu Xiucai, to prove your innocence, do you mind letting us search your house?"
Lu Chengjing looked at him like a fool. Just as he was about to speak, Shang Wan came over and said, "We are innocent and have nothing to fear. Search us freely."
Lu Chengjing intuitively felt that Shang Wan must have discovered something, so he nodded in agreement.
Lin Jianshan immediately called the villagers to go to Lu's house, as if he was afraid that the two would go back on their word.
Looking at the crowd running away, Rong Niangzi was a little worried. "Sister-in-law, I'm not gossiping behind people's backs. I think the Lin family might have made some preparations. I'll help you hold Yuanyuan, and you can go and take a look."
They say that if you catch a thief, you must take away the dirty stuff. If you really find something, you will be so confused that you won’t be able to explain it even if you have a mouth all over your body.
"No rush." Shang Wan looked towards his home with a meaningful look in his eyes, "Let's go there slowly."
Lin Jianshan ran hard in front, followed by a dozen young and strong men from the village, as well as Shi Tou and Village Chief Lin.
Liu's injuries had not healed yet. She didn't sleep much last night and had just made a fuss. She was already exhausted.
Zhou and Chen Guifang both advised her to go home and rest, but Liu refused and asked them to help her find the silver. She couldn't sleep without the silver.
Some of the other people in the village went back to continue working, while others followed Shang Wan and others slowly, wanting to see what the outcome would be.
Lu Chengjing was held in Shang Wan's arms. He smelled the faint fragrance coming from Shang Wan's body, his eyelids drooping and he felt a little drowsy.
"You've taken the medicine, so go to sleep if you want." Shang Wan looked down at the person in his arms and said softly, "I'm here, so you won't suffer any loss."
Lu Chengjing lifted his eyelids and looked at her for a long while. His dark eyes were misted with sleepiness. He shook his head gently, "Not sleepy."
Shang Wan: Your eyelids are about to close, but you’re not sleepy yet?
He didn't understand why the person in his arms was trying to be so stubborn, but Shang Wan didn't try to persuade him anymore. When he was really sleepy, he would fall asleep.
On the other side, Lin Jianshan failed to find what he was looking for.
Village Chief Lin had been standing there calmly, waiting for the result. But when he saw Lin Jianshan running around like a headless fly, he couldn't help but frown, "Boss, what's going on?"
"Dad, there is none." Lin Jianshan continued to dig down in disbelief. There was nothing but soil. There was no so-called silver at all.
He clearly told Tiedan to run over and bury the silver there while everyone was at the old elm tree.
There are traces of digging on the ground now, but Tiedan is not here. He must have gone home after burying the silver. The plan went very smoothly, but why couldn't he dig it up?
Where did the money go?
(End of this chapter)
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