Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Zhao Lian had Constable Gao escort the two to the village chief's house and knocked on the gate.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Village chief, open the door quickly, it's me, Zhao Lian."

The village chief had just finished eating when he was startled to hear Zhao Lian knocking on the door.

Zhao Lian knocked on the door; could it be something else? Her eldest son, Fu Biao, quickly came to open the door.

Seeing Zhao Lian outside the door, Er Lai Zi and Huang Ma Zi tied up, followed by a constable-looking official, Fu Biao was immediately startled.

He quickly turned around and reported, "Father, something has happened!"

After learning the whole story, Village Chief Fu invited Constable Gao in and had his eldest son beat drums and gongs to call over everyone in the village, especially Huang Mazi's family.

As for this scoundrel, his parents had long since passed away, and his cousins ​​didn't care about him either.

Soon, the villagers gathered around, none of them knowing what had happened, only that Fu Biao said something serious had occurred and that everyone should come quickly.

Zhao Lian handed the money bag to the village chief, saying that it was found on Huang Mazi and his group, and that there was a word embroidered on it. She wondered if he had stolen it from some villager.

Old Yang also came over with several of her daughters-in-law. When she saw Zhao Lian with the village chief and a constable standing next to her, she was puzzled.

Those two girls said she was missing, so how come she's at the village chief's house now?

"You jinx, what are you doing here?" Old Mrs. Yang said angrily.

Madam Liang whispered, "Mother, there are officials standing next to this girl. Could it be that she's gotten into some trouble? We mustn't let it implicate the He family."

Old Yang glared at her fiercely: "Shut up! She's not a member of the He family anymore!"

Zhao Lian ignored them, her eyes searching for Zhao Di and Zhao Feng, but she didn't see them, so she guessed they weren't there.

As more and more villagers gathered, they completely surrounded the village chief's courtyard.

Everyone was astonished to see Wang Mazi and Erlaizi tied up. A government official was standing nearby, and a bag of rice and flour and a rabbit were on the ground.

"What exactly is going on?"

“We’ve never seen any government officials come to our Datian Village before. This is quite a rare sight.”

"you do not say!"

At this time, Huang Mazi's mother, Liao, and father, Huang Dafa, also arrived.

When Liao saw her son tied up, she rushed over anxiously.

"Son, what's going on?" Then, he looked at the village chief beside him: "Village chief, what exactly happened?"

"Humph!"

The village chief glared angrily at Liao: "I didn't want to cause such a scene so late at night. I want to know what happened. Why don't you ask your son what good deed he's done?"

"Son, what's going on? Say something!" Liao looked at Huang Mazi with a pained expression.

Needless to say, she guessed it; her son must have been caught stealing chickens and dogs again.

The neighbor, Aunt Wang, had just finished washing the dishes at home when she heard Fu Biao come over and call out, telling her to go to the village chief's house.

I don't know what happened, but everyone in the family except the children rushed over.

Seeing Zhao Lian standing next to the village chief and a constable, she immediately became worried and asked cautiously, "Zhao Lian, are you alright?"

"Third Aunt, I'm fine!" Zhao Lian shook her head.

It seemed that most of the villagers had arrived, so Zhao Lian said loudly, "Listen to me, everyone. When I came back tonight, I happened to run into these two thieves who were stealing from my house."

"Luckily, Constable Gao brought me back and caught me red-handed. Otherwise, I would probably be in trouble right now without even knowing it."

These two thieves are none other than the two of them, Zhao Lian said, pointing to Huang Mazi and Er Laizi.

Zhao Lian's words stunned everyone once again.

What they were most concerned about was how Zhao Lian knew Officer Gao, and how Officer Gao had personally escorted her back.

Hearing that Huang Mazi and his friend had gone to steal lotus flowers, many people started whispering among themselves.

"What could Zhao Lian possibly steal? She's lucky if she can even support herself."

"It is! It is!"

The village chief's eldest daughter-in-law, Li Hongyu, spoke up: "Don't underestimate people. Who says Zhaolian has nothing? Look at the things laid out on the ground, aren't they?"

"This is rice and flour, and rabbit too. Besides, I saw Zhao Lian carrying a lot of things to sell in the market a few days ago!"

Old Mrs. Yang and her daughters-in-law stared at the half-sack of rice and flour and the rabbit on the ground, their eyes burning with envy.

I never expected that this brat would actually be able to get food. It seems that what Madam Mei said about buying rice, flour, and pork was indeed true.

The village chief gestured for everyone to be quiet: "Quiet down, everyone!"

The villagers immediately fell silent, and the village chief slowly spoke up, saying, "Huang Mazi and Erlaizi did indeed steal Zhaolian's things."

"He not only stole her rice and flour, but also her rabbit, and was caught red-handed by Constable Gao. In addition, a money bag was found on him."

"This purse doesn't belong to Zhaolian, nor to either of them. Everyone, check if anyone has lost a purse recently. Tell me what it looks like and how much money was inside. See if it matches up."

When many people heard that a money bag had been found on him, they immediately started plotting their own schemes.

When Wang's mother-in-law, Chen Donghua, heard this, her heart skipped a beat. Her purse had gone missing a couple of days ago, and she wondered if the two of them had stolen it.

Chen Donghua quickly exclaimed, "My purse disappeared a couple of days ago!"

"And mine is gone too."

"Mine was also lost in the last couple of days. I was wondering which bastard was responsible, but it turns out it was the two of them."

Immediately, five or six people spoke up, saying that their money pouches were missing.

The village chief called them up: "Alright, tell me what the features of your money bags are, and how much money is inside?"

“Mine is black, and it contains three taels of silver.”

“I am all gray, and I have two taels and five mace of silver in my pocket.”

Good heavens, they're usually all poorer than the last, but now that they're recruiting people to claim their money bags, they're all incredibly wealthy! The villagers were dumbfounded.

Chen Donghua hurriedly squeezed forward: "Village chief, mine is blue, and my surname is embroidered on it!"

"..."

After listening to their words, the village chief had a general idea of ​​what was going on. Of all the people, only Chen Donghua's words were quite accurate.

She not only described the exact amount of money inside, but also confirmed that the character "Chen" was indeed embroidered on the money pouch. She even knew exactly where the small hole in the pouch had been repaired.

She also said that the copper coins were marked, and that she had made a cut on each one with a knife.

Immediately afterwards, the village chief took out the money bag and examined it carefully. It was indeed exactly the same as what she had said. At this point, the village chief was basically certain that it was Chen Donghua's money bag.

The village chief asked her to identify it, and Chen Donghua immediately recognized that it was indeed her money bag.

He immediately shouted, "That's right, this is my money bag. If you don't believe me, pour out the copper wire inside. I've engraved a mark on each side."