After farming, I opened a family tree

Just as everyone was whispering to each other, some were even arguing with each other until their faces turned red.

Shen Dan held the two cats and squeezed to the village head, whispering a few words to him.

The village head kept nodding,

"Okay, let's do it!"

"Fellow villagers, please extend your hands."

People were puzzled and some raised questions.

"Li Zheng, why are you holding out your hands?"

"Although there's no way of knowing who the thief was last night, anyone who caught fish would definitely have a fishy smell on their hands!"

"I found two cats and knew them by the smell!"

As soon as the headman finished speaking, everyone suddenly understood.

It’s indeed a good idea.

After handling fish, farmers do not overly clean the smell from their hands.

After a day, although it is difficult for human noses to distinguish, animals' sense of smell is much more sensitive than that of humans.

When Shen Dahe and Wang in the crowd heard what the head of the village said, their faces instantly turned extremely ugly.

The two of them kept moving behind the crowd, not realizing that their self-proclaimed covert actions had already been seen by others.

People who have done nothing wrong are naturally not afraid of cats smelling them.

Some even took the opportunity to pet the kitten.

"Look, I just went to have a drink with my brother-in-law!"

"That's right, that's right. We have nothing to fear if we are upright."

There were fewer and fewer people in front, and the kitten was also smart. It didn't smell the fishy smell, and turned its head away as soon as it got close to my fingertips.

Looking at the fewer and fewer people in front of them, sweat broke out on Shen Dahe and Wang's foreheads.

"Meow~"

The kitten came close to Shen Dahe and Wang's fingertips and made a unique cry.

The two cats held the two people's fingertips with their paws and licked them continuously.

The villagers looked at the two of them with a stern look in their eyes.

Both of their faces were pale.

"Village Chief, the cat's meowing doesn't mean we stole the fish!"

Shen Dahe argued in a hoarse voice.

"Yeah, yeah, I think these two kittens just like us!"

Wang quickly echoed from the side.

"Besides, these animals don't know anything about human affairs. What can they say?"

Shen Dahe's words caused dissatisfaction among the crowd.

"I haven't even said it was your family who stole the fish, why are you so flustered and arguing?"

When Shen Lizheng saw the appearance of the two of them, he already understood something.

But Shen Dahe is right.

"continue."

After everyone was examined by the two cats, there was another family among them, and the kitten also reacted.

When Shen Dahe and his wife saw that another family had a reaction after being tested by the cat, their faces changed instantly.

"I was wondering how this beast's reaction could be counted!"

Because of their guilty conscience, the two of them did not dare to pull each other down.

The other family, obviously not expecting this, spoke hurriedly.

"Village head, we did eat fish yesterday, but we caught the fish from the river."

"Many people in the village saw it!"

The family spoke anxiously.

If they were accused of theft, their family would be condemned to death in the village!

"Indeed, when I went to the river to wash clothes yesterday morning, I saw his boy pull a fish out of the river!"

"Yes, yes, they stewed the fish last night and were so kind as to bring a bowl to my house!"

The person who said this was the neighbor of this family.

Among the villagers, if you have good things, you will give some to those around you, and if I have good things, I will give some to you too.

Seeing that everyone in this family had come out to help with the formalities, Shen Dahe and Wang became anxious.

"Village head, we bought the fish when we went to town two days ago!"

"It's just that no one saw it. We ate it last night. That doesn't prove that my family stole it from Brother Mancang's house!"

Humph, you fish in the river, but I have to go to town to buy fish?

Shen Dahe couldn't help but feel proud of his own cleverness.

When everyone heard this, they actually understood, and what Shen Dahe said was also right.

Just when everyone was in trouble, a strong child's voice appeared behind them.

"Dad, Mom, what are you doing here!"

"When will you take me fishing tonight? You promised me last night that you would go fishing with me!"

It is Shen Dahe’s son Shen Wu.

Shen Wu shuddered when he noticed that his parents' faces turned pale and gloomy in an instant.

"You clearly said you would take me with you tonight!"

"What nonsense are you talking about, kid?"

"That's right, kids are just talking nonsense, don't be fooled by them. We were just trying to coax them yesterday."

"The kid is really difficult to deal with. We had no choice but to coax him into agreeing."

Although Shen Wu is naughty on weekdays, he can understand what Shen Dahe means by words like "coaxing children" and "cheating".

He was used to being a boss at home, so how could he accept that he was actually being cheated?

"You guys didn't keep your promise yesterday. You also said we'd have fish soup every night from now on."

"Dad, just take me with you. I won't say the fish is too small!"

There were many outspoken people among the villagers, who snorted coldly.

"Dahe, when did your family become so rich that you can drink fish soup every day?"

There is fish soup to drink every day, and the fish are small.

How could the villagers not understand? They looked at Shen Dahe and his wife with contempt.

Shen Mancang was even more angry and demanded compensation from the two.

While Shen Dahe and his wife were still quibbling, they heard the voice of their eldest son coming from behind them.

"Dad, Mom, I never thought you would actually do such a thing!"

His tone was filled with disbelief and disappointment.

"My fellow villagers, last night after dinner, my parents took the fish basket out. When they came back, there was still a lot of mud on their trouser legs."

"I wasn't feeling well and had gone to bed early this morning. I only just found out today what my parents did yesterday. I, Shen Wen, was wrong before, but I've also studied the sage books for many years. My parents' morals were flawed, and it was my fault that I wasn't there to admonish them."

"If you uncles have any complaints, please don't target my parents. They love their children very much. My family is not as good as my uncle's family now. My parents did this foolish thing just to make sure we could eat better."

Shen Wen said this while bowing to the villagers.

"Although it is said that if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams will be crooked, but I think that although Shen Dahe is not straight, his son is not crooked."

"This is like a bad bamboo producing good shoots!"

"Luckily, Shen Wen is a good person. Although he was confused before, he is still an educated person. He is different after all."

Everyone was talking about it for a while. Shen Wen listened to the villagers' comments about him, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, but he quickly suppressed it.

After hearing what Shen Wen said, Shen Dahe was furious and cursed Shen Wen as an unfilial son.

"No matter what punishment the village imposes, Shen Wen is willing to take it on behalf of my parents."

"As for the losses caused to Uncle Mancang's family, we will also compensate them in full."

When Shen Mancang heard this, his expression looked a little better.

"Shen Dahe, you should be thankful that you gave birth to a good son."

Since the party is willing to compensate, the victim will not pursue the matter any further, and naturally there is no need to ask the ancestors for mercy.

"In that case, your family should compensate the Mancang family with five taels of silver!"

The village head spoke in a deep voice and announced the result.

"Five taels of silver! Impossible!"