Even in a famine, there's no panic; the eldest sister has stockpiled plenty of money and grain.

Jiang Bai cried even more bitterly than Wang Shi.

Then look at her two pitiful younger siblings, is it even necessary to say who is more pitiful?

In comparison, the villagers naturally sided with the Jiang sisters.

“Min Chang’s family, your fuss is enough. You can’t really push the child to the brink of death.”

"Yes, yes, Aunt Qi, Daya and the others are Anliang's children after all. Please leave them a way to survive."

Public opinion was overwhelmingly in favor of the Wang family, who never expected that this was completely different from what they had discussed.

Didn't they say that Jiang Bai, that wretched girl, has changed? Why isn't she attacking her, but instead starting to cry?

Hearing the whispers and pointing fingers around her, Wang was furious.

"What do you know?"

"That brat not only stole our chickens, but she also dressed up as a ghost to scare us."

"Poor me and her grandfather are so old, how could we withstand her fright? Her grandfather fell ill early this morning. It's all her fault, you wicked woman."

"She just wants to kill us."

Wang was both anxious and angry. She thought about what had been revealed the night before. Her eldest son had already analyzed it with her and concluded that the girl must have figured something out from the household registration documents, which was why she pretended to be a ghost to scare them and investigate her mother's whereabouts.

She was unaware that Jiang Bai had taken the money; otherwise, she would have made an even bigger scene.

"The clan chief has arrived."

"The village head is here too."

The villagers called out, and the clan chief and the village head walked over, surrounded by the clan elders.

Wang let out a loud scream and recounted how Jiang Bai had pretended to be a ghost to scare them and steal their chickens.

The clan leader looked up at Jiang Bai.

She had already arrived at the door and was blocking Jiang Lu and the other person behind her.

"Little girl, is what your grandmother said true?"

Jiang Bai gave a bitter smile: "Grandpa, I heard that the yamen also needs evidence to judge cases. Grandma first said that I stole chickens, and then said that I dressed up as a ghost to scare them to death. I am really wronged."

"With her bright red lips and white teeth, she immediately labeled me as a thief and an unfilial granddaughter who wanted to kill them."

“I know Grandma doesn’t want to return our things, but without them, how can my siblings and I survive!”

"We beg you, Grandpa, to help us! Otherwise, we really won't be able to survive! Waaah..."

Jiang Bai also knelt down.

The three siblings looked pitiful and helpless, their tearful eyes filled with dependence as they looked at the clan leader, as if he were their only lifeline.

Being stared at like that, the clan chief already felt guilty for letting down the deceased Jiang Anliang because of Jiang Songwen's mental breakdown, so the clan chief became furious.

"Seventh Brother's family, do you have any evidence to prove what you're saying?"

evidence?

Wang was stunned for a moment, but after thinking carefully, she immediately shouted, "There must be chicken bones in her house. Let me go in and search to find out."

Jiang Bai's face immediately turned pale, and a hint of panic was also visible.

"No, we don't have these things at home."

Seeing her strong reaction, Wang assumed she was guilty and immediately shouted, "Then let me in to search!"

As they were talking, they started to barge inside.

"Wait, let me call a few people in to take a look."

The clan chief didn't quite believe Wang, so he stopped her and called a few other people in to check.

Most of Jiang Bai's belongings were moved from the old house, and the places where things could be hidden were easily spotted.

Just then, Jiang Lu's stomach rumbled, and Jiang Songwen's stomach next to her also rumbled.

Jiang Bai stole the chicken, so he couldn't just not give it to his two younger siblings. The clan chief saw this and kept it in mind, and he was already somewhat displeased. He was afraid that Wang Shi had come specifically to cause trouble.

"Clan leader, we've all checked, and there's nothing inside that the seventh brother's family mentioned."

The wives who went in to check looked very carefully, and were also curious about whether Jiang Bai had stolen the chicken. After looking, they were even more certain that Wang Shi did not want to return the things and was just making a fuss.

"impossible"

Wang exclaimed in surprise, "Such a big old hen!" She was about to go forward and pry open the mouths of the Jiang sisters to smell if they smelled of meat.

Fortunately, he was caught by Third Aunt Liu, and Jiang Bai silently stopped, hiding the stones in his sleeve.

"I know, she must be hiding in the mountains."

Wang thought it over carefully. Last night, that wretched girl led them to San'er's grave. Perhaps she was afraid they would find out, so she hid the old hen on the mountain and planned to get it to eat after this matter was over.

What a cunning girl.

Just like that Song family, she coaxed her third son into separating from them. Now this wretched girl is full of tricks too.

"Grandma, what are you saying? I'm just a weak woman, how could I dare to go into the mountains, let alone hide a chicken?"

"Hmph, I'm not talking about Pingshan, I'm talking about your father's grave."

Jiang Bai's face turned pale, and he swayed as if he had suffered a major blow: "Grandma, my father is your own son. Do you want him to suffer even in death just to frame us?"

The clan chief's face darkened. The cemetery was surrounded by graves. If Jiang Bai had really stolen the chicken, where could he hide it? Did he really dig up a grave and hide it in a coffin?

Jiang Baiyue said that Wang Shi felt she was guilty and kept saying she was going to go up the mountain to look for her.

"enough."

"Seventh Brother's wife, you killed the chicken yourself, but you insist on blaming Bai Yatou. You've been making a scene here first thing in the morning. Do you not want to return An Liang's things?"

After returning to the old house, Wang went to serve Jiang Minchang first, and didn't have time to wash up herself.

Although some of the chicken blood on his face had been wiped off, there was still some on his clothes.

It looks like when they accidentally sprayed chicken blood on the chicken while it was being slaughtered.

Saying that she killed the chicken is more plausible than Jiang Bai stealing it.

“Grandpa, I don’t know if Grandma killed the chicken to frame us, but Grandma said we have chicken bones at home. If they killed it themselves, we should have chicken feathers or something at home. Why don’t we go to Grandma’s house to take a look?”

The time was almost right. Taking advantage of the fact that Wang Shi was stunned by the clan leader's shout, Jiang Bai quickly spoke up.

"No."

Wang's eyes flashed. When she left, her daughters-in-law were cleaning the kitchen. The chicken feathers were dry and usable, so they definitely hadn't been thrown away. If she sent them over, wouldn't she be catching them red-handed?

"You're right, let's go."

"Brother, Jiang Bai must have hidden our chickens on the mountain. We should go up the mountain and look for them first."

"No need. Let's go to your house first. If you don't have it, then we can go to the mountain to look."

The clan led the people toward the old house, and Wang tried her best to stop them, but to no avail.

To put it bluntly, Wang could only fight and throw tantrums with the other women in the village. She wouldn't dare to use such tactics against the clan chief and the others.

Zhang carried the washed chicken feathers, spread them on an old straw mat, and let them dry in the yard.

When the clan chief and others arrived, the gate to the old house was not closed. As soon as they entered, they saw chicken feathers drying on the ground.

Alright, alright, the Seventh Brother and his wife are just playing them for fools!

It’s over.

Wang thought to herself, "This is really like mud falling into my crotch; even if it's not excrement, it's still excrement."

"Little girl, do you remember how many things your grandmother and the others took from your house?"

"Reporting to Grandfather, there are about two or three hundred catties of grain, two sets of tables and chairs, eight sets of bowls and chopsticks, and..."

Jiang Bai listed out everything that Wang and his family had taken away. If there hadn't been no paper and pen at home, he would have written it down and made a list.

The clan chief nodded without speaking and stepped into the house.

"Big brother, big brother, what brings you here?"

"Uncle"

"Grandpa"

The people in the old house were waiting for news from Wang Shi, but unexpectedly the clan leader brought in a large group of people, and Jiang Minchang led a group of his children and grandchildren to greet them.