Exposed by Madam Sun

When they arrived at Madam Sun's maiden home, the two of them were already sweating profusely from the heat. Madam Sun asked them why they were here as she fanned them with a cattail leaf fan.

Before Madam Sun could speak, Madam Xu, the daughter-in-law of Madam Sun, who lived in the west room, walked over with a fan and said sarcastically, "What else can she do? She must be here to borrow money!"

The smile on Old Madam Sun's face froze. She quickly asked Madam Sun, "What's wrong? Did you encounter any difficulties again?"

Madam Xu interrupted Madam Sun again. "If you want to borrow money, I advise you not to say anything. Ever since Brother-in-law's leg was crippled, we've already lent you money several times. If you want to borrow money, return what you borrowed in the past first!"

Seeing that Madam Xu kept interrupting her, Madam Sun was also angry. "It's true that I owe you money. I'm here to pay you back today, but if you have such an attitude, I won't give you the money!"

"Hey, hey…" Madam Xu waved her fan and said loudly, "It's said that the one who owes money is the master, and the one who wants money is the grandson. I didn't think so in the past, but I've learned something today!"

Madam Sun said angrily, "In the past, when your brother-in-law was a bailiff, I subsidized you every month. Why don't you calculate how much you owe me? Tell me, did I subsidize you more or do you owe me more?"

"A good man doesn't talk about his past bravery. The time when my brother-in-law was a bailiff has passed. Why are you still talking about that?

I admit that you did help our family back then, but Brother Feng is your biological brother. Who else can you help but him?

"In my opinion, my brother-in-law earned two taels of silver a month back then. If you were smarter, you would have paid one tael a month to your family. Now, your life wouldn't be so difficult!"

Madam Sun was about to retort against Madam Xu when her mother grabbed her hand. Old Madam Sun shook her head at her daughter, telling her not to argue with Madam Xu.

Madam Sun took out the two taels of silver that she had prepared in advance and gave Madam Sun one tael of silver. She then placed the other tael for Madam Xu on the bed.

When Madam Xu saw that Madam Sun was really here to return the money, she thought that Madam Sun had some way to get rich. She immediately smiled and called Madam Sun Big Sister.

"Sister, did you get rich? Did Brother-in-law go back to being a bailiff again?"

Madam Sun turned her face away and did not look at Madam Xu. "Take the money and leave quickly. I want to talk to my mother!"

Madam Xu grabbed the tael of silver and stared at the two halves in front of Old Madam Sun. After hesitating for a moment, she resisted the urge to take it.

As long as her aunt became rich, she would not have to worry about not having money to spend in the future.

Seeing that Madam Xu had left, Madam Sun took out another tael of silver and placed it in her mother's hand. "Mother, after I leave, Madam Xu will definitely come to you for this tael of silver. I know you definitely have to give it to her, but you have to leave some money in your hands. This tael of silver is a gift from me to you. Hide it secretly and don't let Madam Xu see it!"

Old Madam Sun had lost her husband in her early years. It was not easy for her to raise her son and daughter, but she was sick and could not do heavy work.

Old Madam Sun felt that she had lost her worth too early. She felt guilty towards Sun Fengshou and Madam Xu, so she had long handed over the power to manage the household to Madam Xu. The last time Madam Sun borrowed one or two halves of silver from her, it was actually secretly given to her by Madam Sun in the past.

Old Madam Sun pushed the money back. "Mother doesn't want it. Your man's leg is crippled. He needs money the most. Has there been any movement in your stomach recently?"

Madam Sun shook her head. "No, but Changhe's legs have been improving recently. He walked much more nimbly than before."

Old Madam Sun said earnestly, "You should also be anxious about a child. Since you have money, you should go to the city and find a good medicine hall to take a good look."

Madam Sun nodded. "Got it. I'll go after a while!"

Madam Sun held her mother's hand and pushed the silver back. "Mother, keep it for yourself. What will you do during the harvest?"

Old Madam Sun sighed and said, "What else can I do? I went fishing again. By the way, there are still a few fish in the tank outside. Don't forget to bring a few back when you leave later."

Madam Sun shook her head. "No, I won't take them. Keep them for the harvest to sell. Where's Little Huzi?"

"What can that naughty boy do? I don't know where he went."

Madam Sun said, "I haven't seen him in a long time and I still miss him!"

Madam Sun did not have any children herself, so she had long treated her younger brother's nephew, Little Huzi, as her biological son. In the past, every time she came, Madam Sun would bring some snacks and sweets for this little nephew. However, she came in a hurry today, so she did not prepare these.

What Madam Sun did not expect was that when Madam Sun was about to leave, Madam Xu actually took two fish wrapped in water grass and insisted that Madam Sun take them.

Madam Sun knew that this sister-in-law, who was greedy for money, must have seen that she had money and started to curry favor with her like before.

At first, Madam Sun didn't want them, but she couldn't resist Madam Xu and Old Madam Sun's persuasion. She could only take the fishes and bring Yu Xiaolian home.

As soon as Madam Sun left, Madam Xu quickly asked Old Madam Sun why Madam Sun suddenly had money.

Old Madam Sun took out the two halves of silver. "Didn't you say some time ago that you didn't have money for Little Huzi's school? Take this money and use it. It's still good that the child is willing to learn. It's better than rolling around in the mud all day."

Madam Xu did not expect Old Madam Sun to be so sensible. Before she could ask for it, she took the initiative to hand it to her. As she took the silver, a smile bloomed on her face.

"Thank you, Mother. Then I'll go to the east end of the village and buy a pot of wine for the Harvest. He's been wanting to drink for many days."

Madam Xu took the money and left happily. Seeing Madam Xu leave, Old Madam Sun took out the tael of silver from her sleeve and carefully tucked it under the blanket.

On the way back, Yu Xiaolian pulled out a large sunflower leaf from the ground beside the road and placed it on her head to block the sun.

Madam Sun walked behind her with two fishes. Suddenly, Madam Sun stopped Yu Xiaolian. "I know you gave me the silver. Where did you get the silver? Did you steal your grandmother's silver?"

After all, Yu Xiaolian had been locked up in the vegetable cellar a few days ago, and now that the silver Old Madam Yu had hidden in the vegetable cellar was gone, the biggest suspect was undoubtedly Yu Xiaolian.

Yu Xiaolian suddenly stopped in her tracks. It turned out that the plan she thought was perfect had long been seen through by Madam Sun.

At this moment, she could only tell the truth. "Mother… It was indeed me who took my milk's silver. At that time, I was so frightened by the rat that I ran around and stepped on my grandmother's jar. If you want to blame someone, blame her for burying the jar too shallowly."

Madam Sun stared at Yu Xiaolian. "Then why didn't your uncle find any silver when he searched the rice bag? I clearly saw him stick his entire hand into the rice. Our family only has half a bag of rice. How could he not be able to touch it?"

Yu Xiaolian didn't expect Madam Sun to be so shrewd. At this moment, she couldn't help but panic.

A lie often required a hundred lies to cover it up. Should she tell Madam Sun the truth?