Quick Transmigration: My System is a Big Liar

Du Yuejiao leaned against the persimmon tree in the courtyard, thinking about these reasons. The last one was the most likely. After all, the Wu family had two sons. They had spent more than fifty taels of silver to marry off the eldest son. It was impossible that they would not leave any silver for the second son.

Where could it be hidden?

The original owner had searched every possible hiding place in the house.

Du Yuejiao's feet unconsciously rubbed against the ground. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. She remembered watching TV shows where people unearthed antiques, gold, silver, and other valuables while building houses.

Could the Wu family have also hidden things underground?

But with such a large yard, she couldn't possibly dig it all up to search!

It wasn't that she was short of money, but it was very frustrating that she clearly suspected there was money in the house but couldn't find any clues.

Du Yuejiao slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "That's it!"

Almost forgot, she also had the skill the main system rewarded her with after completing the first world: Golden Eyes!!!

She must have lived too comfortably in her previous world and forgotten about this skill.

Du Yuejiao immediately activated her Golden Eyes and scanned the large courtyard. She saw a box about the size of a jewelry box in the ground more than a meter deep under the persimmon tree, containing two layers of gold bars.

There was a large box not far away, filled with silver ingots, which almost blinded her.

Finally, a stack of silver notes was found on the wall of the house where the Wu family lived. Based on the face value of the top note being one hundred taels, this stack must have been worth at least tens of thousands of taels.

At the bottom of the banknote were a house deed and a land deed.

Did she get rich?

The thought of being able to live a carefree life for the rest of her days filled Du Yuejiao with joy.

If she weren't afraid of scaring her neighbors, she would have laughed out loud.

After her initial joy, Du Yuejiao wondered if the sudden and tragic deaths of the Wu family members were related to the source of this money.

At that time, the annual income of an average rural family was only a few taels of silver.

Take her father, Master Du, for example. He owns hundreds of acres of fertile land, dozens of shops, and two estates. His annual income is only a few thousand taels of silver. After deducting household expenses, he only has a few hundred taels of silver left.

What kind of business does the Wu family run that has accumulated so much wealth in such a short period of time?

Why not use them to buy fields, land, or shops? Why hide them underground?

Is the money not obtained through legitimate means?

Or perhaps the murderer the authorities found was just a cover?

Is the real killer still lurking in the shadows?

Could it be that they kept her because they couldn't find the money?

Cluck cluck

fluttering

The sudden sound interrupted Du Yuejiao's thoughts. She saw a pheasant land at her feet. Even though she had noticed it, it didn't fly away but just kept clucking.

I gave you a chance, and you still didn't leave? Then stay and fill her stomach!

Du Yuejiao easily grabbed the pheasant's wing, gave it a shake, and found it to be quite heavy; after plucking the feathers, it probably weighed two or three pounds.

This made her wonder if the pheasant was too fat to fly. Its weight was comparable to that of a domestic chicken.

It has wings but doesn't fly; is it here specifically to give her extra food?

Never mind, let's eat first.

If it's offered to you for free, you might as well take it.

Du Yuejiao thought of the dried mushrooms hanging in the kitchen and decided to make a chicken stew with mushrooms.

She just happened to be wondering what to give Village Chief Shi and Shi Xiao to express her gratitude, and now she had an answer.

Without further ado, a pot of fragrant chicken and mushroom stew was ready in just over half an hour. Du Yuejiao even stuck a ring of white flour pancakes around the edge of the pot.

After filling two large earthenware jars, there was still some soup and mushrooms left in the pot. Du Yuejiao then stopped, put the jars into a basket, and covered them with a clean blue cloth.

The village chief's house is at the entrance of the village. The original owner had never been there, but roughly knew which house it was.

Niujia Village has a large population, but the terrain is not flat, so the villagers live in a messy manner. Only four or five families with the surname Shi live at the entrance of the village.

It took Du Yuejiao about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to reach the village entrance. The two heavy earthenware jars she was carrying on her arms made her breathing a little heavier.

After taking a short break to catch her breath, Du Yuejiao went up to knock on the door.

"coming."

Footsteps were heard in the courtyard, and the gate was quickly opened from the inside.

The person who came in was clearly taken aback when they saw her, but quickly realized what was going on. "You're from the Wu family, right? Is there something you need?"

Du Jiao had met her before and knew that she was the wife of the village chief, Wang Caiping, also known as Aunt Wang.

"Auntie, I'm so grateful to the village chief for standing up for me today. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have seen the sun rise tomorrow. So I made some chicken soup to thank Uncle Village Chief."

"You've heard about what happened to me, haven't you? I rarely go out anymore, so why won't they let me go? Is it because of that house? Sometimes I really want to go with Da Gui to avoid being gossiped about in this world, but then I think about it, and now I'm the only one left in the Wu family. I can't just say I'm going to die. I have to live well for them and protect this family." Du Yuejiao gently dabbed her tears with her handkerchief.

Aunt Wang was a kind person, and upon hearing these words, she couldn't help but tear up. "Good child, don't cry. I heard about your situation from your uncle when he came back. It's not your fault. You can't fall for their tricks. Just like you said, you have to protect this family for Da Gui and the others. I'm already very happy that you have this intention. You absolutely cannot accept the chicken soup. Take it back and nourish yourself. You've become so thin."

Having lived to such an old age, Aunt Wang naturally knew how difficult life was for a woman whose husband had died. Coupled with what Du Yuejiao had just said, she was far from accepting her chicken soup.

"Auntie, I know you and Uncle Village Chief are both good people who don't expect anything in return. This chicken soup is just a small token of my appreciation, so please accept it! Otherwise, I won't dare to trouble Uncle Village Chief again next time." The chicken soup was originally meant for the village chief, so how could she possibly take it back?

Hearing Du Yuejiao say that, Aunt Wang took the basket. The basket was a bit heavy, and she almost couldn't hold it steady.

When the cloth covering the pot was lifted, Aunt Wang discovered that there were two earthenware pots inside, which puzzled her.

Du Yuejiao recounted how Shi Xiao had testified for her that morning, and with a pitying look in Aunt Wang's eyes, she smiled sadly, "My status is not suitable for me to make an uninvited visit, so I'll have to trouble Aunt Wang."

Aunt Wang felt even more sorry for this girl who knew how to behave and was grateful, but her life was just not very good.

She put one of the jars in the basket into the kitchen, picked some fruits and vegetables from the yard and put them in the basket, carrying the vegetables in one hand and another jar of chicken soup in the other. "Okay, Auntie will give it to Shi Xiao now. He lives there. He's a poor boy. His parents died early, leaving behind three children. At that time, his youngest sister was only four years old. Everyone advised Shi Xiao to give his sister away. After all, he was only a teenager back then. How could he support three people? But Shi Xiao did it. He raised his younger brother and sister and even got his brother a wife."

Du Yuejiao looked in the direction Aunt Wang pointed. There were two houses on the opposite hillside. One house was obviously newly built. Although it was just an ordinary thatched house, it was much better than the short and dilapidated old house next to it.