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Lu Yulian and Lin Qiu'er looked at each other and groaned in their hearts.

Indeed, Chen Mu had said that anyone who went on a long journey would lie. This was clearly a trap, and her mother had foolishly jumped in, caught red-handed by them.

Their master wasn't home, but they barged into his house. This was against the rules, and now they were caught red-handed. If Chen Mu Mu said that something was missing from her room, they wouldn't be able to explain it with a hundred mouths!

Chen Mu saw the complex expressions on Lu Yulian and her daughter's face, and laughed in his heart, not letting down on their expectations, he rolled his eyes and said anxiously: "Oh no, I left five hundred taels of silver in the house this morning, it can't be that I'm not here anymore."

This shameless little bitch, where did she get five hundred taels of silver in her room!

Lu Yulian almost spurted out blood as he said angrily: "Little niece, what is the meaning of this? Qiu Er and I are living in your house, it is true, but we are people who sit upright and unperturbed, don't tell me you suspect us of stealing your things?"

"People shouldn't fight each other when they look at each other. Naturally, I won't suspect that my aunt and cousin are stealing from me. However …" Chen Mu Mu Mu looked at the few village women beside her and sighed. "The few of you aunts all know about this. I just lost 300 taels of silver a few days ago, and the thief hasn't found it yet. I can't help but be on guard."

Her tone paused for a moment, and her gaze swept past Lu Yulian and her daughter. "Besides, Aunt and Cousin, there's no reason for you to enter my house while I'm not at home, right?"

She did not give the key to Lu Yulian and her daughter, but Lu Yulian and her daughter were able to enter her room.

Just like last time, she had lost her silver. They didn't seem to know who had stolen it, as the key was always on her body and no one else was allowed to enter without the key.

So... Lu Yulian and her daughter could still enter without a key this time, wasn't it the same as last time?

The women of the village were experienced and short-sighted, but that did not mean that they were stupid. Hearing Chen Mu Mu's words, they immediately had an answer in their hearts, and all sorts of suspicious and complicated gazes fell on Lu Yulian and Lin Qiu'er.

Those who were quick with their words made a noise, "No wonder they can lose things. It is indeed very hard to guard against thieves. If someone in your house steals money, then it is natural that no one will find out."

"To know the face and not the heart, I never thought that Lu Yulian and her daughter were actually this kind of people."

"Now that you've caused such a commotion, don't even think about finding a good family for your daughter in the future. Whose son is so blind to want to marry a woman with dirty hands and feet."

"It's a pity that such a symbol of a lady is the same as her mother. To think that she would actually have such a corrupt character."

I remember that the Chen family lost three hundred silver last time, and this mother and daughter pair were even falsely accused of being stolen by the Madam Li. The thieves are calling for us to catch them, these two people are really shameless! "

A woman with a broken mouth would always be willing to say vicious words, especially when it was none of her business. Especially towards those who had bad morals and conduct, she would not be merciful with her words.

Hearing the women of the Apricot Rain Village nagging and getting worse the more they talk, Lin Qiu'er angrily shouted, "Don't speak such nonsense. Mother and I did not steal anything. We only saw that Mu Mu's room was not locked and her room was a little messy. We specially came over to tidy it up with her."

The village women shushed her, their eyes and saliva flying everywhere.

"Isn't it obvious that you are lying with your eyes open? That girl Mu told me that when she left, the room's door was locked and the key was given to Xiao Feng. "

"Isn't that so? The rooms are so messy, and the things that are rummaging through them are completely uninhabitable. There is no need for them to tidy up anything. It is clear that they were the ones who messed up things."

"There is nothing worth paying three hundred taels of silver in this place. They can even lie without making a draft. However, we all have eyes to see; how could we be easily fooled by them?"

"With the passing of time, people don't care about the ancient times. Such a shameless person has also lived for a long time."

When Lu Yulian and her daughter heard the discussion of the crowd, the women were all eager to see the world in chaos. Their words were extremely unpleasant to listen to, causing their faces to turn green and purple, and just as they were about to refute, Chen Mu Mu Mu had already turned pale and rushed out, saying angrily: "When I left the house this morning, there was even five hundred taels of silver in the room, and now they actually flew away!"

"You're slandering me, you don't even have five hundred taels of silver in your room!" In the end, Lin Qiu'er was still young and tender. Upon hearing Chen Mu Mu's words, the crowd burst into an uproar.

"How could I not know whether or not there is silver in my room!" Chen Mu Mu Mu turned around and looked at her with a stern and angry expression, "I treated you as aunts and elder sisters and didn't expect you to be people like this. I didn't find any evidence when I lost the silver last time, but this time, how are you going to argue!"

"How would I know where your money went? We didn't steal it anyway. If you don't believe me, search your body!" Lin Qiu'er raised his head and glared back, hatefully saying, "You're a woman with ill intentions, yet you intentionally set us up. Where is your conscience?!"

"Where is my conscience?" Chen Mu was amused. "You all stole my things, yet I caught you all red-handed, accusing me of harbouring malicious intentions, accusing me of framing you?" If you are innocent, where did my five hundred silver go? Why did you appear in my room?

"Anyway, we didn't steal your money." Lu Yulian's expression was very ugly, but compared to Lin Qiu'er, she was clearly much calmer. "Even though Qiu'er and I entered your room, we really did not steal any silver."

Five hundred silver taels! She would never be able to find that much money in her entire life. If she were to admit to such a crime, forget about how her reputation would be ruined.

"Why did you guys appear in my room if you didn't steal the money?" Chen Mu Mu sniggered, "Do you dare to say that you all aren't greedy for the things in my house?"

She hurriedly took two steps forward and grabbed the key in the room's door, then she slightly narrowed her eyes, "This is the key that I gave Xiao Feng. He is such a cautious person, so he would definitely not casually give the key to others.

Stealing things was already a very big crime, and if there was another murder, it would be terrible!

"He's catching fish by the river. He's a man, what can we do to him?" Lu Yulian was furious, since their actions had been discovered by everyone, it was useless for them to hide, so he admitted it, "That's right, I stole his key, I coveted the five hundred silver in your room, but when we entered your room, I did not see the so called five hundred gold, it was probably a trap set up by you, you want to capture us? "Since you've found out, you can do whatever you want with her, but we didn't take the five hundred silver taels from her. If you don't believe me, we can search her body!"

She had finally come to terms with it. Instead of passively taking on the blame, she might as well admit it in a way that benefited her.

That's right, she and Lin Qiu'er wanted to steal something, but they didn't steal anything at all.

Stealing and stealing were two different things. Chen Mu Mu was afraid that she had made up her mind and jumped out in a hurry, but she forgot one thing – she and Lin Qiu'er did not have five hundred taels of silver on them.

She admitted it, but she didn't want them to take out that five hundred taels of silver!

Lin Qiu'er was still confused, but after hearing her mother confess, she was given a fright and was about to argue when Lu Yulian suddenly grabbed her hand and gave her a look of silence.

Lin Qiu'er went silent again.

After interacting with her mother for so many years, both mother and daughter had a deep understanding of each other. Lu Yulian's intelligence was above hers, and she believed that her mother was not a reckless person.

"Then search." A village woman echoed, "Five hundred silver taels is not a small sum. If they really disappear, what should we do?"

These village women were all working in Chen Mu Mu's small food workshop. Chen Mu Mu had also given them generous wages, and although Chen Mu was occasionally jealous of his achievements, in the interest of their community, Chen Mu Mu had failed. He had lost his money, and the small workshop could no longer be run.

Which boss would be so generous as Chen Mu Mu? Which workshop was built in the village to make it easier for them to work? Where's the work, like Chen Mu Mu Mu's workshop, easy work and fast money?

If the small workshop could not be run, they might have to go back to their old ways of farming to support their families. They had to survive for a month for food and clothing, never stopping to eat. Just the thought of that scene made him shudder.

Therefore, Chen Mu Mu Mu must be fine. Chen Mu's workshop must be run, and her money must also be found.

The hearts of the village women were in Chen Mu's hands.

Chen Mu Mu shook his head, "There's no need to search. Since Aunt is so confident that the item isn't on them, it definitely isn't on them." He paused as he spoke, his gaze sweeping across the complacent expressions of Lu Yulian and her daughter, and slowly added, "If you think about it, an extremely smart person like Aunt and Cousin Sis would not leave a way out for themselves. Those five hundred silver taels were probably taken out by them and would not be able to be taken back."

She had a mournful look on her face, and the village women's hearts tightened for a moment.

Silver! Little Workshop! Pay! Their peaceful days!

This is running away...

The village women immediately became fierce and shouted, "No way, how can we let it go like this?! If we owe money, we have to puke out everything we steal! This is just and natural!"

"There is no reason for the owner to be at a disadvantage. Since they dare to steal from us, they must have the awareness to take out the money, or else we will chop off their hands!"

"Lu Yulian and her daughter did not know each other well. Stealing your money has always put you in a difficult position, so it's fine if you don't have relatives like them."

"Pfft, you even have relatives!" If I had such a relative, I would have long since chopped him out with a kitchen knife, lest I harm others and myself! "

"He actually came from our Xingyu Village. Such character is truly shameful!"

"Chen Tong, it's a waste for such people to live!"

The village women's discussion got more intense, especially when two of the village women couldn't hold back and searched through Lu Yulian and Lin Qiu Er's bodies for silver.

"How can there be such a person in this world who speaks righteously after stealing something!"

"I'm so pissed off, I feel like my eyes are dirty just by looking at such a shameless bitch!"

"Sunken Pond, don't let them go out and harm others!"

Seeing that the village women were getting more and more agitated, even going as far as to make a move to arrest them, Lu Yulian and Lin Qiu'er panicked and shouted: "You can't do this to us, being thieves, taking the loot, asking for human evidence. You didn't find the five hundred taels of silver on us, you can't say that we stole something!"

"That's right, we don't have stolen goods, you can't mess around. We want to steal something, but we didn't steal anything at all!"

"Everything has to be done in accordance to evidence. No matter how vile we are, it's just an attempt to steal something. What right do you have to punish us?!"

"At worst, it's just sending you off. You can't disregard our lives. The county magistrate won't let you off!"

"Wait!" Hearing Lu Yulian and her daughter's words, Chen Mu Mu Mu shouted and stopped everyone's movements, the corner of her mouth revealing a profound smile, "You want to see an official?"

"We only attempted to steal something and you have no proof. The county magistrate will not make things difficult for us!" Lu Yulian raised his head and took a deep breath, "Chen Mu Mu Mu, in the end, we are still citizens of the county. You can send us off, and as for the money you said, whether it is black or white, it will be left to the county magistrate to handle!"

The people started a dispute. This was a matter for the county magistrate to handle, so the magistrate was able to handle it without any problems.

But...

"Aunt, your argument is good." Chen Mu's lips curled up into a cold smile, but his eyes remained cold. "However, Aunt kept saying that we did not have any evidence, but the key that I gave Xiao Feng appeared on all of you, this is the second time that I have lost silver, a total of 800 taels of silver was stolen from me, and all of you are flipping things in my room with so many pairs of eyes watching you. Who do you think the county magistrate will listen to?"

Lu Yulian and looked at each other, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured on their heads. "Aunt and Cousin, you two probably don't know of my laws yet, whether it be corruption or theft, as long as it is more than one hundred silver, the punishment is ten years, and the reward is fifty boards. Over five hundred silver coins were directly used to behead the public at noon. Aunt and Cousin, don't say that I didn't remember your relationship and didn't give you a chance. You should think it through clearly.