Theft

Hua Jiujiu shouted as she ran, "Help! Murder!"

"You good-for-nothing, what are you shouting about? When did I kill anyone?" Elder Madam Xu held the broken broom and continued to chase after Hua Jiujiu.

Hua Jiujiu hurriedly hid behind Old Hua and timidly looked at the broken broom in her hand.

This scene was indeed unimaginable.

What kind of person would break a broom from hitting a girl?

"Eldest, your grandma is just scaring you. She's mainly heartbroken. She didn't expect you to steal from home. That's something for your fourth uncle to eat. If he eats well, he'll be able to become a scholar and partake in the imperial examinations. Our family will be able to enjoy life with him," Old Hua said earnestly.

The villagers looked shocked.

Unexpectedly, the person who stole was from Second Brother Hua's family.

What happened to Second Brother Hua's family was indeed pitiful, but they shouldn't have stolen their grandmother's things!

This concerned virtue, and they'd be locked up in the ancestral hall to be punished!

Hua Jiujiu sneered in her heart.

Expecting Fourth Brother Hua to become a scholar?

He might as well hope that pigs could climb trees!

"Grandpa, I didn't steal anything," Hua Jiujiu said aggrievedly.

"How could you not have stolen anything? There were only the few of you good-for-nothings at home last night. Hurry up and spit out what you stole. Otherwise, I'll beat you to death," Elder Madam Xu said as she waved the broom.

"I didn't steal anything. I walked around the house yesterday and didn't see you guys. I went to the kitchen to take a look, but I still didn't see you guys. I was so hungry and wanted to cook something to eat. In the end, everything was locked in the cabinet, so I could only go to the back mountain to dig wild vegetables to eat," Hua Jiujiu said aggrievedly.

Yesterday, people saw the Hua family going to Water Duck Village, but Second Brother Hua's family was left at home. Thinking about it carefully, they knew what was going on.

All of them revealed looks of disdain.

It was bad enough that they went back to their parents' house to take advantage of the situation, but they had to leave Second Brother Hua's family behind and let them starve at home.

"You're lying. Alright, you're stealing and lying at such a young age. I should have strangled you to death when you were born back then to save our Hua family from havoc." Elder Madam Xu's face was filled with viciousness.

Hua Jiujiu looked at Elder Madam Xu even more coldly.

She had no feelings for this family. They'd better not blame her for being merciless in the future!

"Grandma, I found cornbread and eggs in their room." At this moment, Hua Dazhuang ran over with something he had found in Hua Jiujiu's room.

Behind him were two bruised little girls.

Clearly, Hua Dazhuang had hit Second Sister and Third Sister.

Hua Jiujiu's face immediately darkened.

How dare he hit her sisters!

"Look, the evidence is all here. Am I still slandering you? You're a person who ruined the Hua family's reputation. You should be captured and thrown into a pig cage." Elder Madam Xu snatched the food from Hua Dazhuang's hand.

The villagers shook their heads and sighed.

The people in their village had always been poor, but they had virtue!

But this girl…

"I didn't steal that!" Hua Jiujiu said coldly.

She didn't want things to develop like this.

This old woman…

Hua Jiujiu touched an embroidery needle in her sleeve. She was plotting something.

Elder Madam Xu was about to go forward and grab her.

Suddenly, an angry voice sounded. "She's not lying and she didn't steal anything. You're the only vicious one."

Grandma Liu strode over and pointed at Elder Madam Xu.