After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

The village chief quickly called on the villagers to help look for the thieves. There were only these few families in the village, and only a few of them were habitual thieves, so they must be checked first.

"Lai Zi? Are you from Lai Zi?"

It was a cold day and the villagers looked at each other in confusion.

"Didn't you see it?"

"Is Lai Zi in the village?"

"You're not here, right? It feels like I haven't seen you in a while."

"Ah? Why do I feel like I saw it yesterday?"

The villagers were talking about it all, but no one could be sure where Lai Zi was.

"Find the person for me! I'll call for help, and the rest of you stay home and don't leave the village!"

No one had any reason to leave the village, except Fang Tong, who had already returned from the county town.

However, seeing that the village chief had no intention of mentioning him, he scratched his head and went home. Only when he entered his house could he help but laugh.

Goodness me, more than ten taels of silver, all lost? Tsk tsk.

He never knew how much silver the Fang family had. It was hard to get a single copper coin from them before.

Fang Tong was not called to help catch the thief. It was probably because the village chief wanted him to avoid suspicion. He was happy to have some peace and quiet. He just hoped that they could catch him quickly, as he had to go to the city to pick up his children in the evening!

He was working at home with the others, talking about this matter, wondering who had stolen the silver. What if it wasn't Lai Zi? Who else could it be?

But everyone in the village was thinking about it, but no one had discovered what had happened to the Fang family last night, so they were all guessing.

After two hours, when Fang Tong was getting a little anxious, the villagers finally came back with Lai Zi.

There were people who were watching the excitement and had been staring at the village entrance. When they saw the Li family's ox cart coming back, they hurried out. Soon the whole village knew about it. No one cared about the cold and wanted to see what was going on.

That’s more than ten taels!

"What's wrong with the Fang family? There have been so many things going on lately. Our whole village is not as lively as theirs."

"Hey, they have a scholar, but we just keep our heads down and work every day, so no one can find us if there is any problem."

"It's really unlucky. Nothing good has happened."

Someone whispered mischievously, "Why not? He's already been favored by the landlord's daughter. Marrying him will mean a life of luxury. You might not even need to study anymore!"

A group of people were dancing and laughing, looking forward.

The village chief came out, took a look at the tied-up Lai Zi, and began to interrogate him in front of everyone.

It was said to be an interrogation, but as soon as he asked the question, Lai Zi told everything.

"What? You said you stole it and gambled it all away?!"

The men in the village didn't know what to say: "Village chief, we caught him in the gambling house. We looked for him right away, but he didn't have much money on him!"

After confirming that it was Lai Zi who stole it, the village chief was not polite and he had to give an explanation to the Fang family.

"You said you lost it all? You guys, go look for it at Lai Zi's house. Don't leave any place untouched!"

A group of people, led by Fang Jin, rushed to where Lai Zi lived. The Fang family least wanted what Lai Zi said to be true.

If he really lost all the silver I lost last night, considering Lai Zi's character, he wouldn't be worth more than ten taels even if he was sold!

Unfortunately, the group of people dug three feet deep in Lai Zi's house, but they didn't find a single copper coin.

The Fang family was dead silent again today. The Fang Qingtian brothers didn't dare to speak even though they were hungry. The faces of the whole family were really too ugly.

Fang Jin felt that there were too many suspicious points in these matters.

"Why is our family so unlucky? If we have so much silver, shouldn't we have stolen copper? And Dad, how could he have tripped over a rope that appeared out of nowhere in the fields?"

Let’s not talk about anything else, just take the knockout drug. How could someone like Lai Zi get it? Would he be willing to spend money to buy this thing?

After discussing this, Fang Jin felt that it might still be related to the landlord Wang's family.

Old Master Fang sat on the bed in a daze, not knowing what to do. He had never expected that just rejecting the Wang family's marriage proposal would cause so much trouble.

Old Mrs. Fang cried so hard that she could hardly see. "Son, why don't you listen to my advice and go to the Wang family to admit your mistakes and have a good talk with Landlord Wang and the others. Otherwise, if you keep going on like this, our family will be broken up sooner or later!"

Fang Jin looked at her in shock, obviously not expecting his mother to say such a thing, asking him to give in?

Old Mrs. Fang couldn't care less. Her son was indeed important, but if this continued, she would lose everything!

"Your father just fell this time, what if he breaks his leg next time? We're broke now. If anything happens to your father, I'll just hit my head against the wall and die!"

At this time, Mr. Fang also sighed: "Son, without money, your family will not be able to provide you with pens, ink, paper and inkstone. You have studied for so many years and even passed the examination to become a student, but you haven't even received the title. Are you really going to give up studying like this?"

Fang Jin sat on the stool, his expression changing several times. He knew that this time his parents would not allow him to do nothing.

In the past, if there was any problem at home, he would not be involved, but this time the Wang family came for him, and he could not escape even if he wanted to. Now it is his family that is in trouble, what if he gets into trouble next time?

Fang Jin was filled with resentment. He felt that ever since the imperial examination cheating incident, everything around him had gone against his wishes, as if he was rolling down a mountain and couldn't stop even if he wanted to!

He really had no other choice. All other roads were blocked, so he could only swallow the humiliation and go to Wang's house.

He was relieved, and the other people in the Fang family also felt a little relieved. Old Mrs. Fang quickly got up to prepare the leftover food from yesterday and asked Fang Jin to eat it before leaving.

Fang Tong went to pick up the children in the evening. He was delayed today and bought pens, ink, paper and inkstone at the bookstore in the county town.

He originally wanted to pick a better one, but when he asked, he found out that the good ones were extremely expensive.

A brush worth ten taels of silver? How could his family afford it?

"Dad, I don't need something that expensive. You can buy something more expensive for my brother," Fang Nanzhi said in a low voice that only the father and daughter could hear, "My brother will have to face the consequences next year!"

Fang Tong rubbed her little head: "You two both buy the same thing, your brother understands, let him choose!"

Of course, Qin Yan couldn't afford to spend money on expensive things, so he bought two brushes worth 300 wen each and some paper that would not smudge ink.

After selecting what they wanted, the family returned to the ox cart, and Fang Tong smacked his lips.

Education really costs money, but you still have to spend the money. You can't just take your children's affairs lightly.

On the way home, the three of them talked about the Wang family, and the two children only then learned that the Fang family had been robbed.

"I don't know how long the old house can hold out. I think the Wang family's marriage won't last a day, and it will be a struggle for a day."

Fang Tong winked and said, "I passed by the lobby when I entered the city. The gambling house Lai Zi went to is probably also owned by the Wang family. Everyone calls this Wang the landlord, but I think he's more than just a landlord. He has a lot of tricks up his sleeve!"

Qin Yan calmly analyzed, "If Landlord Wang only has one daughter, then it's understandable. He doesn't show off his wealth, perhaps because he's worried that his daughter won't be able to keep the family business."