Hu Laosan became a little nervous.
Seeing his expression, Yang Cui and Cen Xiao concluded that this was a setup!
But Jin Duobao was dirt poor, where would he get the money to pay out?
Needless to say, this scheme is definitely aimed at me again. I just don't know if Jin Duobao and Yang Juan know about it.
"You...you're talking nonsense! I couldn't sleep and wandered around and bumped into something. Besides, Jin Duobao himself admitted that he went to dig up graves," Hu Laosan argued.
“He admitted to digging up the grave, but he didn’t admit that he dug it up.” After saying that, Yang Cui looked Hu Laosan up and down. “Judging from your appearance, you don’t seem like a family that can afford to pay dozens of taels of silver as a burial offering.”
"We couldn't scrape together enough money even if we sold everything we owned!"
Yang Cui's gaze then fell on Jin Duobao, and she asked, "How did you know that Old Master Hu had many burial items?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Laosan's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't expected Yang Cui and her husband to be so perceptive!
Even if Jin Duobao was foolish, he's finally realized what's going on.
He's been set up!
He suddenly realized what was happening and said excitedly, "It was Miao Jiu who told me. He said the Hu family is really rich, even burying twenty taels of silver worth of treasure with the dead. If someone digs it up in the middle of the night, they'll really make a fortune! That's why I went there! Hu Laosan, you and Miao Jiu must have conspired to frame me!"
"You're talking nonsense! Everyone knows that digging up ancestral graves will ruin the feng shui. Would I ruin my own family's feng shui? Besides, your family is so poor that even thieves would cry and leave. Of all people to frame, why did I have to frame you!"
Hu Laosan resolutely denied it, and his voice suddenly rose a lot, but the more he did so, the more guilty he seemed.
Cen Xiao spoke up at the right moment: "Find Miao Jiu and ask him. Everything will be clear. Dao San, take him there and arrest Miao Jiu to find out the truth. Under torture, I don't believe anyone can lie."
"yes!"
Jin Duobao was also furious. He had been beaten black and blue and his nose was bleeding. He couldn't let it go like this: "Brother, come on, I'll take you to find that bastard!"
"Wait!" Old Hu blocked Dao San's path and said, "Sir, are you perhaps planning to use your connections to extract a confession through torture?"
Cen Xiao: "Go to the yamen and use the law."
"We can't go to the yamen! We can't go to the yamen!" the Jin family cried out anxiously. "If we go to the yamen, everyone will know that he went to dig up graves at night with a hoe. Our Jin family can't afford to lose face like that!"
Just as Hu Laosan was terrified that Cen Xiao and his men would take Miao Jiu to the yamen for interrogation and didn't know what to do, the Jin family stepped forward to stop them.
Jin's mother's words were even more ridiculous: "Regardless of whether our Jinbao did it or not, it's a fact that he wanted to dig up the grave. It won't sound good if word gets out. Our Jin family might be driven out by the villagers, and it will be hard to say what will happen to our children's marriages in the future. Sister Juan'er, you're all so rich now, why don't you help Duobao pay for this first?"
"Yes, for the sake of the reputation of our Jin family, please do us a favor."
“Sister Juan’er, you’re already so wealthy, you must not be short of money. Please help us out, our whole family will be grateful to you.”
Upon hearing the Jin family's words, Hu Laosan immediately regretted his decision, feeling that he had suffered a huge loss. He should have offered fifty taels, since the Jin family was willing to pay.
Hu Laosan added, "If we go to the yamen, things will get really serious. The Jin family has more than ten members, young and old, and they still need to get married and have children to make a living in this village!"
Yang Juan was also worried about going to the yamen, after all, Jin Duobao was not a clean thief: "We can't go to the yamen. If we go to the yamen, how can we face people in the village? You help me pay back the money."
He said that with such confidence and conviction.
Yang Cui looked at Yang Juan and sneered, "You think I'm a sucker, huh?"
"How could you say that? You're my own sister, and besides, you're so rich, shouldn't you help me out? You even told me last time that sisters should support each other!"
An Dafu couldn't stand it anymore and angrily said to Yang Juan, "Now you know she's your sister, what were you doing before?"
Yang Juan wanted to talk back, but Jin Duobao pulled her back. Jin Duobao smiled and said, "Uncle, sister, Juan'er is worried about me and the reputation of our Jin family. Please don't be angry."
An Dafu got angry when he saw Jin Duobao: "Shut up too! If you hadn't been doing all that petty theft, would we be in this mess today?"
Yang Cui said sternly, "Reputation? If you're afraid of losing face, don't do anything shameful! Now you want my help? Shut up! Otherwise, we're leaving right now!"
"I'll listen to you, I'll listen to everything you say." Jin Duobao dared not disobey, as Yang Cui was the only one who could help him solve his current difficulties.
"Then hurry up and lead the way to bring Miao Jiu here!"
Jin Duobao hurriedly led Dao San out.
Hu Laosan panicked. If he really brought Miao Jiu here and beat him up, wouldn't Miao Jiu tell the whole story?
"Don't go!" Old Hu blocked their way. "If you let Jin Duobao go, where are we going to get compensation?"
Yang Cui: "We're all here, Jin Duobao's family is all here, what are you worried about? Or do you not want us to find Miao Jiu, not want us to find out the truth?"
"I'm afraid you'll let Jin Duobao escape."
"With so many of you here, why not just send one of you to go with us?"
"No way!" Old Hu still refused.
"Old Hu, you're stopping us from investigating the truth. Could this be related to you? Should we invite the county magistrate here?"
"Don't talk nonsense! I didn't!"
"Then get out of the way, don't block the way!" Dao San pushed Hu Laosan aside.
Hu Laosan had never been treated like this before. He pretended to fight Dao San, but before he could react, the knife was already at his neck!
That speed, that skill, left everyone stunned!
The Hu family dared not act rashly and softened their tone: "Brother, let's talk this out."
Yang Cui saw all of this and said calmly, "Hu Laosan, you don't need to worry about Jin Duobao running away. His wife and son are here. You also don't need to worry about us not being able to catch Miao Jiu. If Miao Jiu runs away, I will have the county magistrate go out to sea to capture him. He can run away, but the temple can't."
"Huh?" The Hu and Jin families were dumbfounded.
She actually said she could send the county magistrate out to sea to capture the documents!
"You...you can get the county magistrate to go out to sea to retrieve the documents?"
“I can’t, but my husband can, so don’t worry, he will definitely get justice for you! The lost burial items will also be recovered.”
Hu Laosan's gaze swept back and forth between Cen Xiao and Yang Cui. Their demeanor was indeed unlike that of ordinary people, and ordinary people would not have subordinates like Dao San.
Yang Cui then said, "Of course, if someone deliberately frames me, I can put him in jail. By the way, Hu Laosan, how many years do you want that bastard who dug up your old man's grave to be in jail? If you want him to stay in jail longer, I can have my husband speak to the county magistrate."
“Old Hu, don’t think my niece is just trying to scare you. When she got married, the county magistrate’s wife personally came to congratulate her and often sent her invitations for tea.” An Dafu looked very proud.
Now Hu Laosan was even more restless; he felt that Yang Cui really could do it.
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