Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

"Lu Huaijin, let me tell you, the wontons here are delicious. At that time, you hadn't come back yet, and I was a little foolish and wanted to go to the street to see if there was any way to make money. But your mother thought I was going to run away and was prepared for me not to come back!

I didn’t have much money at that time, so I sold my game and came here to eat a bowl of wontons. I felt like I was alive again!”

"From now on, I won't let you suffer from cold and hunger."

"Come on, girls, your wontons are ready."

"Thank you, old man. The wontons are still as delicious as before."

"Hey, girl, it's you. I haven't seen you for a long time!"

"Yes, I went on a long trip and just came back yesterday. I just passed by your stall and was attracted by the fragrance."

"Okay, okay, then you take your time eating. If it's not enough, tell me. I have enough wontons, as much as you can eat!" The old man was particularly kind when he saw Yao Qingnian.

"Okay!" Yao Qingnian started eating with big mouthfuls.

Lu Huaijin, who was not hungry originally, now felt his appetite increase and started eating like Yao Qingnian.

After eating the wontons, Yao Qingnian and Lu Huaijin continued walking towards the money house. When they were not far from the money house, suddenly, they heard a noisy sound in front of them. The two walked forward curiously and saw a man holding a child and refusing to let go, cursing.

The onlookers pointed and talked.

"What's going on?"

"This child was passing by and found a package on the ground. He opened it and found three thousand taels of silver inside. He was scared of so much silver, so he stayed there and waited for the owner."

"This is a good thing. Although the child is ragged and looks young, he has a kind heart. Even if he secretly picked up such a large sum of money, no one would notice."

"Yes, this kid is a good person. Why is he still holding him back?"

Yao Qingnian walked forward and took a look. She felt that the child was strangely familiar. When she saw his face, she remembered, wasn't this Goudan?

"Goudan, why are you here?"

Goudan was almost crying. Seeing Yao Qingnian was like seeing a savior: "You are Aunt Qingnian, woo woo... My mother and I came to the county town to get medicine for my grandma. She was sick. There were too many people here just now, and my mother and I got separated."

"Don't cry, tell your aunt what happened?" Yao Qingnian comforted him softly, and then said to the man who was holding Goudan, "Why are you holding on to the child? Let go!"

"You know him, right? That's great, come with me to the government office." The man held Goudan tightly.

"Let him go first. He and I are from the same village. If you have anything to say, tell me."

"He stole my silver. Since you are from the same village as him, then call his parents here and ask them to compensate me for the silver! Otherwise, I will send him to the government! You are so naughty at such a young age! Humph! What if you run away if I let him go? I won't let you go! Unless you call his parents here or compensate me for the silver!" The man threatened Yao Qingnian ferociously and refused to let go.

Lu Huaijin walked forward and slapped the man on the hand, and the man immediately let go.

"Ouch! You hit me! This is unjust!" The man shouted, "You hit me! Don't even think about running away today! Not only do you have to pay me back, you have to pay for my medical expenses!"

"When did we say we wanted to run away? Don't worry, the onlookers can testify that if this matter is not resolved today, we will not leave." Yao Qingnian protected Goudan behind him, then squatted down and asked him what happened.

"Aunt, I don't want to go to the government! I didn't steal his money. My grandmother and mother told me that we shouldn't take things that don't belong to us. Although we are poor, we earn money with our own hands, which is not shameful.

Just now I was thinking of going back to the gathering place in the village to wait for my mother. When I passed by here, I saw a package dropped on the ground and picked it up. I picked up this package and saw so much silver in it. I thought the owner must be very anxious, so I waited here for the owner to come back. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, this uncle saw the package in my hand, grabbed me without saying a word, and said I was a thief.

Auntie, I really didn't steal the silver, please believe me!"

"Good boy, be good, I believe in you. Don't cry, man, wipe your tears quickly. You and Uncle Huaijin just watch from the side. Today, I will teach you a trick so that you don't have to be afraid when you are wrongly accused in the future." Yao Qingnian handed the person to Lu Huaijin, then stood up and confronted the man.

"Brother, you said that the child stole your silver. Do you have any evidence? He clearly picked up the bag, opened it and found silver inside, and then waited there for the owner. He is an honest man, so how can he be a thief?" Yao Qingnian said calmly.

"It's good that he picked up this bundle, but look everyone, he is just a kid, his clothes are tattered, and he didn't run away after picking up the silver, but stayed where he was. It's obvious that he is guilty of a crime." The man said to everyone.

"Yeah, it's obvious that this kid's family is not well off, how could he refuse the silver he picked up? If we tell this to others, I'm afraid no one will believe it." The onlookers started discussing again.

"You look like a decent person, but why are you so dirty-minded? The child picked up the silver out of kindness, but you are accused of being a guilty thief?" Yao Qingnian rolled his eyes and continued, "Putting all that aside, let me ask you, what basis do you have to say that the child is a thief? Isn't the bag here?"

"I had five thousand taels of silver in this bag, but now there are only three thousand taels in it. They are the silver I use to pay monthly wages to the workers! If he didn't steal it, who else could it be?" the man said proudly.

"Are you sure there are five thousand taels of silver in this bag?" Yao Qingnian confirmed again.

"Of course. How much silver is in my bag? Wouldn't I know?"

"Then give it to me! This bag is not yours!" Yao Qingnian snatched the bag from his hand.

Everyone was confused by Yao Qingnian's action. What was she doing?

"Where did you come from, you bitch? Why are you crazy? That's my bag, give it back to me!" After saying that, he was about to step forward and take the bag back. Lu Huaijin stepped forward and kicked the man to the ground.

"Everyone heard it clearly just now. He just said that there were five thousand taels of silver in the package, but when I opened it, there were only three thousand taels inside. This shows that the package is definitely not his. The person who lost the silver must be very anxious. We have to keep it well and hand it over to the government later, so that the person who lost the silver can go to the government to get it." After Yao Qingnian said this, everyone understood. Yes, there were only three thousand taels in it, and he said there were five thousand taels. It doesn't make sense. This is not a small amount of money.