Chapter 47: Catch a Thief and Get Dirty
Shitou glanced at the kitchen knife in Xiaohuan's hand, and was annoyed that he didn't think of bringing the ax with him.
Village Chief Lin secretly hated Mr. Liu for his bad deeds, and coughed twice to draw everyone's attention back to Lu Chengjing.
"Lu Xiucai, since you said you lost the jade pendant, why did you show up at the Lin family again? You are still young. If you really accidentally made a mistake, you can just admit your mistake and return the money."
This directly puts the blame for stealing money on Lu Chengjing's head.
Gao Qi booed in the crowd, "You are still a scholar, and you stole money. The books of sages have been read into the dog's belly! Hand over the money quickly!"
"Yes, hand it over!" Someone echoed, looking at Lu Chengjing with a shameless look.
"Fuck your mother!" Li Dashan cursed in a rough voice, "Gao Qi, pour the piss out of your head. Even if the jade pendant belongs to the scholar, the money must not have been stolen by the scholar. The scholar is the master. My leg is injured and I can’t even walk. How can I go to Lin’s house to steal money?”
"His leg is injured, isn't his family okay?" Gao Qi curled his lips and glanced at Shang Wan.
Suddenly many people's eyes fell on Shang Wan.
Shang Wan's skills were obvious to everyone in the village. He could easily climb over a wall and steal something.
Moreover, Shang Wan once made a big fuss in the Lin family in order to get his child back, and the two families had a grudge. It's not impossible to sneak away and do something while the Lin family is away.
For a moment, the eyes of the villagers looking at Shang Wan quietly changed, with a hint of suspicion appearing.
"What are you looking at? How can such an open-minded person as my sister-in-law be a thief?"
Mrs. Rong quickly came over and stood in front of Shang Wan. She put her hands on her hips and glared back at each of them.
"Be a conscientious person. If it weren't for my brothers and sisters, you would still be pressed under the house. Those who had broken arms and legs would have died long ago." !”
The Lin family didn't know about Shang Wan's rescue when they returned to the village. Seeing that the situation in Yushu Village was not bad, they just thought that the earthquake was not as serious as that in Liushu Village.
Village Chief Lin took a deep look at Shang Wan. He underestimated this woman's ability.
Mrs. Liu pinched Chen Guifang's arm and kept winking at her.
Chen Guifang is not willing to stand out, but now that her mother is gone, her brother is gone, her father is sick again, and there is no one in her family to support her, she will definitely not be able to gain favor if she disobeys her mother-in-law.
"That's not what Li'er said." Chen Guifang stood up and confronted Madam Rong, "Saving people is saving people, stealing things is stealing things. Is it possible that because she saved people in Shang Wan, she can steal from the villagers at will?" Something? "What happened?"
"Besides, the people in the village didn't ask her to save her. How strong can she be as a woman? She's just helping her, how can she save lives?" Chen Guifang felt in her heart that Madam Rong was exaggerating, and looked at Madam Rong. His eyes were a little disdainful, "Sister-in-law of the Yuan family, I know that your family is close to Lu Xiucai's family, but you can't tell lies without conscience."
After she said this, she thought she would get the support of the villagers, but everyone just looked at her and no one supported her.
Everyone in the village knew how critical the situation was during yesterday's earthquake and how much effort Shang Wan went to save people. Even if there was someone who was close to the Lin family, Shang Wan couldn't be blamed for rescuing people. He really wasn't that shameless.
Chen Guifang felt panicked when everyone saw her. Was she right? Is it possible that Shang Wan is more powerful than a man?
Gao Qi wanted to say a few words, but when he looked around, he felt that the atmosphere was not right. He swallowed the words as soon as they came to his lips.
Madam Rong said coolly: "Some people are incompetent, so they think that everyone is as incompetent as she is. My brother and sister not only saved people, but also went to the mountains to hunt a lot of meat and came back to help, so that everyone had a good meal. It rained so heavily last night, why didn’t my brothers and sisters rush in ahead? We all are not blind, so we can tell the difference clearly. "
These words made many people feel feverish on their faces, and they were too ashamed to look at Shang Wan.
Mrs. Shang is such a good person, but they actually suspected her of being a thief. They were really blinded by lard!
Someone murmured, "I believe Mrs. 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 imagined, catching the Lin family by surprise.
Village Chief Lin and Lin Jianshan looked at each other. Lin Jianshan didn't care much and said in a loud voice: "Is it true? You can find out after a search."
He looked at Lu Chengjing and said, "Lu Xiucai, in order to prove your innocence, don't you mind letting everyone search your house?"
Lu Chengjing looked at him like a fool. Just as he was about to speak, Shang Wan walked over and said, "We are not afraid of slanted shadows. We can search at will."
Lu Chengjing had a gut feeling 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 of them would regret it.
Looking at the crowd running away, Mrs. Rong was a little worried, "Brothers and sisters, it's not my sister-in-law who is gossiping behind people's backs. I see that the Lin family may have made some preparations. I will hold Yuanyuan for you. You can quickly follow and have a look." "
They say it's easy to catch a thief, but if you really dig something out, you'll be so long that you can't even explain it clearly.
"There's no rush." Shang Wan looked in the direction of his house with a meaningful look, "Let's go there slowly."
Lin Jianshan ran hard in front, followed by a dozen young people from the village, Shitou and Village Chief Lin also followed.
Mrs. Liu's injuries were not healed at all. She didn't sleep much last night, and she had been making a lot of noise just now. She was already exhausted.
Both Zhou and Chen Guifang advised her family to rest, but Liu refused and asked them to help her find money. She couldn't sleep without the money.
Some of the other people in the village went back to continue working, and some followed Shang Wan and others slowly, wanting to see what the outcome would be.
Lu Chengjing was held by Shang Wan, smelling the light fragrance wafting from Shang Wan's body, his eyelids drooped and he felt drowsy.
"You drank the medicine, and you can sleep if you want." Shang Wan lowered his head and looked at the person in his arms, and said softly, "With me, you can't suffer any loss."
Lu Chengjing raised his eyelids and looked at her for a long time. His dark eyes were misted with sleepiness, and he shook his head gently, "I'm not sleepy."
Shang Wan: Your eyelids are almost closed, aren’t you still sleepy?
I didn't understand what the person in my arms was trying to do, but Shang Wan didn't try to persuade her. He would always fall asleep when he was really sleepy.
On the other side, Lin Jianshan failed to find what he was looking for.
Village Chief Lin was originally standing on the ground waiting for the results. When he saw Lin Jianshan running around like a headless fly, he couldn't help but frowned, "Boss, what's going on?"
"Dad, there is no such thing." Lin Jianshan continued digging without belief. Except for soil, there was no so-called silver at all.
He clearly told Tiedan to run over and bury the money here while everyone was at Lao Yushu's place.
Now there are traces of digging on the ground. The iron egg is not here. He must have gone home after burying the money. The plan went very smoothly, but how could it not be dug?
Where did the money go?
(End of chapter)