How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 13 has been reincarnated, do not disturb.
They had barely finished asking when Granny Tian's voice rang out, "A thief has broken into the house! Come out and catch the thief!"

The three Qian brothers immediately grabbed the door latch and ran out of the house. "Where's the thief?"

Granny Tian pointed to a spot. "I saw him run in that direction."

The three Qian brothers ran towards the spot Granny Tian pointed out, shouting, "Come out! If you don't come out, we won't be polite!"

No sooner had they finished shouting than Qian's three daughters-in-law rushed out of the house, wielding scissors. "Where's the thief? Where's the thief?"

If a thief steals all the money from their home, how will they afford to send their children to school? How will they afford to buy land?
Several cows also rushed out of the house.

The first four cows were carrying either stools or sticks. "Where's the thief? Where's the thief?"

The last two cows were carrying their little shoes. "Where's the thief? I've never seen a thief before. I want to see what a thief looks like! I'm going to throw my shoe at the thief; I'm a very accurate thrower."

Granny Tian: "..." With your tiny arms and legs, you dare to come out and catch thieves?

Just as Granny Tian finished thinking, the two girls rushed out of the house and carried the two calves back inside. The two girls were several years older than the two calves and often helped with chores around the house. They carried the two calves like they were little chicks.

The last two cows were still unwilling. They kept shouting that they wanted to catch the thief, see what the thief looked like, and throw their shoes at him. Unfortunately, the disparity in strength was too great, so they had no choice but to surrender.

The two cows were very unwilling and said they would not kiss the two flowers anymore.

The two flowers each patted their little bottoms. After patting them, they threatened, "Shut up. If you keep making noise, we won't let you two eat any wild fruits we pick in the future."

The two cows immediately shut up. What good is wild fruit compared to thieves?

Outside, the Qian family's three sons, third daughter-in-law, and four grandsons shouted for a long time, but the thief wouldn't come out. Seeing that the thief wouldn't come out, the three Qian brothers, relying on their numbers, went over, only to find nothing.

The three Qian brothers looked over at Granny Tian.

Granny Tian rubbed her eyes. "I must have seen wrong. You should look elsewhere."

They searched for a long time but couldn't find a trace of the thief.

Granny Tian slapped her thigh in anger. "That thief ran away too fast. Alright, since the thief is gone, you can all go back to sleep."

After saying that, Granny Tian went back into the house.

Everyone: "..." Could it be that her mother/mother-in-law/grandmother dreamt that a thief broke into the house and woke them up to catch the thief?
Just to be on the safe side, the group walked around the house twice more to make sure there were no thieves before going back to sleep.

As dawn approached, everyone was still half asleep when they suddenly heard another scream.

For a moment, everyone was a little confused: had they really heard someone scream? Or was it a lingering effect of what happened in the middle of the night?

Before anyone could figure out what was going on, Granny Tian's voice rang out, "Come out quickly! The thief is back!"

again?!

Everyone has regained consciousness!
That thief is really bold, he actually dared to come back?

The group rushed out with their weapons.

The two calves wanted to challenge the two flowers again, but they ended up in the flowers' hands as soon as they got to the door.

The two flowers dragged the two calves by their ears back into the house.

The two calves, while begging to be circled, lamented that their legs were too short.

Outside, after searching around, they still couldn't find a trace of the thief.

Qian Dashan wiped his face. "Mom, did you dream that a thief broke into the house?"

Everyone nodded.

Granny Tian denied it. "How could that be? I clearly saw it. The roof, I haven't even looked at the roof yet. Bring the ladder, bring the ladder."

Left with no other option, the group went to fetch a ladder.

As soon as the ladder was set up, Granny Tian scrambled up it.

Everyone: "..." His mother/her mother-in-law/his grandmother's legs are really nimble!

In the blink of an eye, Granny Tian darted onto the roof.

Everyone: "..." His mother/her mother-in-law/his grandmother actually has this ability?!

Qian Dashan swallowed hard. "Mom, slow down. Mom, is anyone up there?"

"No."

"Then come down."

"Wait a minute, I see a patch of houseleek." It was almost dawn, and after searching around, it was already light.

Qian Dashan was worried that Granny Tian would fall. "Mother, come down, I'll go up and do it."

"No need. You're not as observant as I am," her father-in-law said. If Madam Tang sent someone to watch them, that person would most likely hide on the roof. First, their house was small and there were many people, so hiding inside would make them easy to be discovered. Second, there weren't any big trees in their yard. Third, hiding on the roof would not only allow them to see what they were doing inside, but also hear what they were saying.
She didn't want to cause trouble for her children and grandchildren, but her father-in-law said that if her family wanted to extricate themselves from the Tang family's schemes, they couldn't let the Tang family realize that they already knew they had ill intentions, so they had to be extremely careful.

Granny Tian carefully inspected the roof twice to make sure the dust was evenly distributed before coming down.

After getting down, Granny Tian patted her clothes. "Alright, go about your business. Don't sleep so soundly in the future, or you won't even know a thief has broken in."

After saying that, Granny Tian went back into the house.

Everyone: "..." You didn't even know a thief had broken in? You were just sleeping and scaring yourself.

The two calves: "..." Wow... They've already been beaten twice and still haven't seen the thief. What does the thief even look like? Wow...

After returning to the house, Granny Tian locked the door first, and then opened the two large boxes on the kang (a heated brick bed) and said in a low voice, "Come out, I've checked, the dust on the roof is quite even."

In the countryside, when a daughter gets married, people usually prepare two large chests as part of her dowry. These two large chests were Granny Tian's dowry.

Qian Laifu and the dog Sheng climbed out of the box.

Madam Tang and those keeping an eye on the Qian family overlooked one thing. Old women in the countryside love to hoard things, including food. Some old women even hoard walnuts until they spoil.

Qian Laifu and Xiaogou Sheng hid in the box and ate some of the food that Granny Tian had saved, some of the food that Granny Tian had saved for them, some of the snacks that Madam Tang had sent, and an egg. They were about five or six tenths full after that.

It means I can't drink too much water and I can't move around however I want.

As for relieving oneself?

Eating and drinking less naturally leads to less frequent urination.

In addition, elderly people in the countryside, fearing they might break their legs while using the outhouse at night, generally bring the chamber pot indoors.

So, the problem of relieving oneself has basically been solved.

If I really can't hold back anymore, then I'll have to do *that*.

Fortunately, Qian Laifu and Xiaogou Sheng did not encounter that situation.

Even though they stayed at home, they still suffered a lot. Especially Qian Laifu.

As soon as Qian Laifu came out, he stretched his arms and legs. He felt that this period of time was even more tiring than spring planting.

Grandma Tian wanted to cry when she saw that her beloved granddaughter had not only lost weight but was also so dirty that she looked like a little beggar. "Grandma will wipe your face for you."

"No, no, no," Gou Sheng said three times in a row. This was someone she had raised with great difficulty. "Great-grandfather made me and grandpa pretend to be beggars."

Qian Laifu added, "Yes, you mustn't wipe it off."

Granny Tian wiped her eyes. "The Tang family is truly despicable. I wonder how Chunhua is doing now?"

Qian Laifu also felt that the Tang family was despicable. "Alright, don't be sad, let's go chase after Chunhua now."

Gou Sheng hugged Granny Tian. "When Wu Niu and Liu Niu pass the imperial examinations and become top scholars, let Wu Niu and Liu Niu deal with them." The first four oxen are already grown up and their intelligence is showing. Wu Niu and Liu Niu are still young, so we can still look forward to them.

Granny Tian sniffed. "Alright, let Wu Niu and Liu Niu deal with them."

"Yes. Grandma, you must keep a close eye on my dad and my uncle at home. My great-grandfather said that if my dad and my uncle dare to break the law, the Tang family will definitely use my dad and my uncle to tell the world: the Tang family will never protect their own people, and the Tang family are honest and upright officials."

"I know. You all be careful too. If... if we really can't save Chunhua, then... then forget it." As she spoke, tears streamed down Granny Tian's face.

Gousheng wiped away Granny Tian's tears. "We can be saved. We have Great-Grandpa. Great-Grandpa will protect us."

Granny Tian's mood improved a bit. "Why don't you wait until dawn tomorrow before you leave?"

Qian Laifu shook his head. "No, we're already twenty days late. You give Gousheng and me a good makeover, and we'll leave while everyone's taking their afternoon break."

"Ok."

Gousheng: "Grandma, Great-Grandpa told me to dress up as a boy."

"Okay, Grandma will dress you up."

At noon, while everyone was taking a break, Granny Tian saw Qian Laifu and Gousheng off out of the village.

Qian Laifu and Gou Sheng each carried a dog-beating stick, a broken bowl, and a tattered bundle.

Qian Laifu glanced in the direction of his parents' graves. "Dad, you must protect us."

The little dog looked up at the sky. "God, did you forget to give me a cheat code? In my past life, I died young trying to stop spies from smuggling intelligence out of the country."

Father: Already reincarnated, do not disturb.

God: Sent, do not disturb.

After the grandfather and grandson finished reciting these words in their hearts, they went to find the organization.

(End of this chapter)