On the first day of the Lunar New Year, as in previous years, Su Liu and the others paid New Year greetings to Mrs. Chen, and then went to the homes of familiar people in the village to pay New Year greetings.
As they walked around the alley of the old house, they saw from a distance that many villagers had gathered in front of the old house. There was a faint noise. Su and Liu looked at each other and walked over.
Before they even got close to the old house, they heard Huang's loud crying and howling, and the swear words bursting out like firecrackers.
"This plague-stricken person must die a good death. The old woman's coffin was stolen. You plague-stricken bastard, for God's sake, please open your eyes and see, and strike this plague-stricken person to death with a thunderbolt."
Su Liu blinked, was it stolen?
Before she could think about it, Su Xiao had already asked an aunt. When the aunt saw that it was Su Xiao and the others, she suddenly became happy and started talking loudly.
"It seems to have been stolen. Even the New Year's money given to several children was stolen. Oops, I don't know who did it. This happened on the first day of the new year. It's really unlucky. What do you think happened to this family?"
?" That aunt is also a wonderful person, and she has kept Su Xiao and the others away from the old house.
Su Xiao sneered: "Who knows."
"The official is here." Someone shouted from the crowd.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way."
Looking around, I saw Su Fusheng walking up to the government with two government officials and swords at their waists. Su Liu had Yang Mei and went to the government office. Did he lose his entire fortune?
People rushed towards the door of the old house, wanting to know how much money was missing from the old house and who stole it.
Su Liu and the others did not step forward deliberately, but everyone in the village knew their relationship with the old house, so they automatically and consciously moved out of the way. At the door, they could see Huang sitting slumped in the courtyard, her hair neatly combed.
The bun is also a little messy at this time.
Mr. Su, who was also in the courtyard, was telling two officials that he had lost money at home, including the grain money he sold last autumn, plus the money he had saved before, a total of more than 20 taels of money.
More than twenty taels of silver, for Su Liu and the others, is naturally a dime, but for most of the poor or average families in Da'ao Village, it is still a huge sum of money.
Not to mention, a lot of grain was lost in last summer’s harvest due to drought. How will we survive in the coming year if we lose this huge sum of money?
The two officials went into the house to have a look and asked a few more questions. Gradually, Su Liu saw Mr. Su's expression change.
"You mean it was done by an acquaintance?" Huang jumped up.
"You have said it yourself. You haven't rummaged through these things and the door locks haven't been broken. Then you must know where your family's money is. If you are not an acquaintance, how can an outsider still know?" Two Yamen.
It's very disdainful.
Mrs. Huang's face turned dark, and she immediately turned to Ms. Zhou and the others who were standing in the yard, and said angrily: "Okay, it's hard to guard against thieves day and night. It's hard to guard against house thieves. You unfamiliar white-eyed wolves will eat me."
He lived with me, spent my money, and even stole the old woman’s coffin. Where did the money go?”
"Grandma, don't spit on others with your blood. Who stole your money?" Su Chuntao was the first to jump up and complain.
"I didn't steal it!" Su Jinquan pursed his lips, his eyes full of anger.
"Who else is it if it's not you? I just think you are a treacherous person, just like your mother. Take out the money quickly, or else we will all be kicked out of the house." Mrs. Huang felt in her heart that it was Zhou and the others who had done something.
"We didn't take it. Mom, you need to have a record of your wrongful accusation. God is watching!" Zhou's face, which was more than ten years older, was distorted. Because of her thinness, her cheeks and cheekbones were raised high. At this time, because of
The angry eyes are even more prominent.
"You stinky bitch who has been plagued by the disease, you dare to refute you, I will see if you have taken it or not. If you find it, take these and get them out of Su's house." Huang pointed at her lips.
Shaking, he rushed towards the east chamber.
"That's enough." Mr. Su suddenly shouted, stopped Huang, and then smiled at the two officials and said: "This time I have troubled the two officials to go through this trip. We won't investigate anymore. We won't investigate anymore."
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"Old man!" Huang's eyes widened in shock.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, two government servants have to come to deal with such a stupid matter, and it is not a serious matter like killing people. There is no reward yet, who will be happy? At that moment, he snorted and said calmly.
He dropped a few sarcastic words and left.
Mr. Su winked at the sullen-faced Su Fusheng again. Although Su Fusheng was reluctant, he still stepped forward and closed the courtyard door with a bang.
No more fun to watch!
But the villagers did not disperse and talked about this matter in high spirits.
"He's an acquaintance, who do you think he is?"
"Hey, yesterday when it was dark, I came back from catching voles in the field, and I seemed to see the figure of the boss of the Su family." A man suddenly said.
"Isn't it? He dares to go back to the village?" Everyone's eyes turned to Chen and the others.
The story of Su Changsheng's robbery and wounding spread throughout the village. Since that incident, Su Changsheng has not appeared. Some people said that he escaped, while others said that he was hacked by the gambling house.
, there are generally different opinions, but Su Xiao and the others never let the government tear down the wanted list, even if Mr. Su and the village chief begged and begged.
"Who knows whether this Chinese New Year guy is hiding out and wants to come back." Someone glanced at Su Liu and the others again and said, "I see, the silver in Old Man Su's house must be the one that was touched."
went."
Su Liu lowered her eyelids and called to Mrs. Chen and the others: "Let's go back."
Even after they walked far away, they could still hear people behind them talking about their grievances and grudges with the old house. Some were sympathetic, while others said they were cruel. Su Liu couldn't help but sneer.
Cruel, this is not cruel, Su Changsheng had better not appear in front of them, otherwise, she will let him know why the flowers are so red?
"Sister, do you think that person stole it?" Su Xiao asked with a gossipy face.
"Ninety percent!" Su Liu replied without thinking. She saw Mr. Su's thoughtfulness and change of expression. She probably also thought that Su Changsheng had stolen the family's money.
"So, that man has really returned to the village?" Su Xiao's beautiful face darkened, and she gritted her teeth bitterly: "It's so sneaky, this allowed him to escape again."
"He can't escape far. If the money is gone, he will appear eventually, and it will be very soon." A cold smile appeared at the corner of Su Liu's lips.
Su Changsheng is addicted to gambling. Since he can hurt people for money, then with the money, he will definitely go to the gambling house to make money. This is the mentality of a gambler.
"It's really hopeless." Mrs. Chen shook her head and said: "If this continues, how will he end up well? Gambling has harmed so many people. Alas, those gambling houses should be closed down."
Su Liu was embarrassed. She wanted to say, your daughter has just taken over a gambling house!
No matter in ancient or modern times, there is darkness. She does not do it, but most people do it. What she can do as much as she can, that is, death will be light and debts will be light, and people will not be ruined.
In the old house, Mr. Huang looked at Mr. Su as if he were a madman, and said sharply: "Are you an old fool? If you don't investigate this gang of thieves, are you trying to make us eat the northwest wind?"
"Shut up." Mr. Su glared at her and said, "Isn't it embarrassing enough?"
"It's embarrassing?" Huang's voice was like the tip of a knife, sharp and sharp. It sounded very penetrating, and she shouted: "Twenty taels of silver are all gone. Isn't this embarrassing? What will we eat in the spring next year?
, this big family is eating tree roots and chewing bark? You and I are a lot older, the other end is close, the money in this coffin is all inside, oh, how can I live like this? I can’t live anymore!”
Huang used her usual trick again, sitting down on the ground, slapping her thighs with both hands and crying: "You plagued bastard, the Zhou family killed my daughter, and now they are here to kill my old lady, oh my mother."
Hey, you damned ones are going to die a good death. You stole the money from the old woman’s coffin, ugh..."
"You deserve to be struck by lightning or die for stealing what you deserve!" Su Jinquan shouted angrily.
"Jin Quan!" Mr. Su's face changed drastically, and he reprimanded: "I haven't even spat, but I can say this kind of thing out of your mouth, so I'm not afraid..."
Mr. Su had never been stricter before. Although Su Jinquan's temper was getting more and more eccentric, he still felt a little embarrassed when he saw Mr. Su getting angry. He couldn't help but take a step back and lowered his head.
Mrs. Zhou was not stupid for being able to keep Su Changsheng under control for more than ten years. She was startled when she heard about the missing money at home. It wasn't until the yamen officer said that it was an acquaintance who did it, that she already vaguely knew that this was the case.
Who is the acquaintance I’m talking about!
Hearing Mr. Su reprimanding his eldest son again, his doubts were heightened. Holding back the shock in his heart, Mr. Zhou asked carefully: "Dad, do you know who stole it?"
As soon as these words came out, Huang stopped howling and looked at Mr. Su, and even Su Fusheng and his wife looked at him.
Mr. Su closed his eyes slightly, then opened them again. He seemed to have aged more than ten years. He sighed and said, "Don't talk about this anymore."
Zhou's face turned pale. It was really that damn ghost. He wanted to kill their mother and son. Damn that bastard. He was a thief and came to the family. If word spread, how could they, mother and son, see anyone? Jin Quan
What else can they say?
"Dad, could it be that my eldest brother came back to steal this?" Su Fusheng couldn't help but ask.
"What?" Huang jumped up from the ground as if his tail had been stepped on, and said sharply: "Did the boss do it? God damn him, how could he do such a thing, how could he! It's been a long time.
More than twenty taels, enough for a whole family, why is he so cruel!"
"Can't you be quieter? Do you want to let the whole village know that our family has become a thief?" Mr. Su was annoyed and said angrily: "Also, do you want to recruit Liu Yatou and the others? What about the wanted man?
The list hasn't been revealed yet, are you going to send the boss to jail?"
"That person who suffered from the plague, I would rather he go to prison, so as not to harm us." Huang yelled without thinking: "Such an unfaithful and unfilial thing will not hurt even if he dies. If he gets addicted, he will
Sooner or later, our whole family will be killed."
Su Fusheng's face could not be darker, and he said: "Father, mother is right, if brother continues like this, we will be killed sooner or later."
Mr. Su closed his eyes in pain. How could he not know this? No one was as miserable as him, but did he really want to push his son to death?
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