Chapter 25 Counterattack (2)

The uncle looked at his son's mighty act with satisfaction and said earnestly: "The country has its own laws, and the family has its own rules. The second branch has committed a serious mistake and should be punished. This is also for your own good. Otherwise, if you develop a disloyal and unfilial temper, you will lose face for our old Mu family when you go out in the future."

  As he spoke, Mu Chongcai had already rushed in front of Fei'er and swung the fire stick in his hand. Fei'er's face turned pale. Although she was terrified, she still gritted her teeth and stared at Mu Chongcai unyieldingly.

  Mrs. Du screamed and rushed over, holding Fei'er in her arms, shaking with fear.

  Wu'er cried: "Bad guys, robbers, get out..."

  Caiwei saw that the fight was almost over, and turned her wrist and threw the purse in her hand towards Mu Chongcai in time.

  "Pa--" It

  hit the target!

  "Ouch--"

  Mu Chongcai, who was hit, felt dizzy, covered his head and shook a few times, and almost fell down.

  "Who? Who the hell dares to hit me!" He jumped to his feet and roared.

  However, when he saw the murder weapon on the ground, his anger was extinguished instantly.

  Silver!

  Fine silk threads of pure color, ingots of broken silver!

  Big or small, scattered on the ground.

  Mu Chongcai didn't care about beating people or his headache, and squatted down to pick up the silver on the ground.

  Mu Chongfu and Li had been helped up by Mu Caiping. When they saw the silver, they forgot to settle accounts with Du and Caifei, and just stared at the silver.

  Mu Zhongli rushed forward, picked up the purse on the ground, and turned it over by the bottom.

  "Dingclang, dangclang..." A few copper coins fell into his palm.

  "Why is it just this little?"

  Mu Zhongli was very dissatisfied. He snatched the silver from his son's hand, weighed it in his hand, snorted and said, "At most four taels."

  "What? Such a big wild boar, only sold for this little silver?" Mu Liankui didn't bother to teach his daughter-in-law and grandchildren a lesson, and focused all his attention on Caiwei's purse.

  Mu Bai also automatically ignored Du's treason, got off the kang, snatched the purse from her son's hand, put it in her arms, and cursed Du: "You bitch, how could you waste the silver for me and leave so little?"

  Caiwei said indifferently: "What are you yelling about? The silver has been exchanged for things. If grandma wants it, it's the same to take the things."

  Hearing Caiwei's words, Mu Bai's old face eased a little: "Humph! Finally, there is a filial and reasonable person in the family!" The old lady was very satisfied with Caiwei's attitude.

  When Li heard Caiwei asked them to take things, she was so happy that her face wrinkled. She didn't care about the pain on her face or the face of her elders. She ran to grab the fine cotton cloth on the kang. Mu Chongfu picked up the rice bag, and Mu Chongcai quickly went into the kitchen and took out a large piece of fat pork and a bottle of soybean oil.

  Mu Zhongli and Mu Liankui also searched the house: flour, tea, charcoal...

  "Eldest sister, eldest sister, they are all bad people..."

  Wu'er looked at her uncle's family turning out all the good things her sister brought back, and couldn't help but hug Caiwei's legs and cried in despair.

  Mrs. Du watched the eldest wife's family robbing her house, but she was powerless to stop them. She was angry, resentful and helpless. She could only hug Wen'er and Fei'er, sobbing and sobbing...

  "Why are you crying?" Caiwei shouted, "The things are worthless if they are gone. At worst, I can go to the town tomorrow and buy them back. It's the same."

  "What? Buy more? You still have money?" Mu Zhongli stopped what he was doing, and his expression suddenly became serious. Mu

  Liankui came over and said with the airs of an elder, "Wei'er, you are an honest child. Tell grandpa honestly, how much did you sell your wild boar for?"

  "Ten taels of silver? If you don't believe me, go ask the shopkeeper." Caiwei's expression was more real than pearls.

  Mu Bai squeezed over, took Caiwei's hand, and coaxed her, "Good child, tell grandma, did you hide the silver?"

  "Oh, grandma, these things are valuable. You and grandpa and uncle will know whether I have hidden the silver or not after you estimate it."

  After robbing someone's silver, they still tried them as thieves. Caiwei was so angry that she wanted to curse. This family is really the best of the best!

  Although Caiwei repeatedly said that she didn't hide the silver, Mu Bai was still worried. With a drooling face, she stretched out her old hands like chicken claws and touched Caiwei. Caiwei felt a chill and pushed her away. She said with a fake smile, "Are you not believing me, old lady?"

  Mu Bai laughed and said, "It's not that grandma doesn't believe you. You are a child and don't know how to live. You spend money recklessly when you have it. It's better to leave it with grandma. Grandma will help you save it and keep it as a dowry for you in the future."

  Looking coldly at the old lady who lied more smoothly than drinking water, Caiwei shuddered and the hair on her body almost stood up. To be honest, even ghosts would not believe what the old lady said, let alone her?

  "Grandma, you have taken so much trouble for your granddaughter, and I thank you for that, but I really don't have a penny."

  "Nonsense, if you don't have a penny, how can you promise them that you will buy these things back tomorrow? Tell me, where did you hide the silver?"

  Mu Zhongli was too lazy to play the role of uncle's filial piety, and he just waved his fist and roared angrily, full of threats, and warned Caiwei in disguise that if she didn't hand over the silver, she would be beaten by him.

  Caiwei raised the corner of her mouth, looked at her clown-like uncle, and said softly: "Uncle, my niece really doesn't have a penny now, but when I go to the town tomorrow, as long as I confess one thing, I can get a reward of ten taels of silver!"

  "Show the secret?"

  Mu Zhongli was shocked and had a bad feeling in his heart: "Show the secret of what?"

  Mu Chongfu also put down the rice bag and looked at Caiwei vigilantly.

  Caiwei adjusted her bangs and said with a smile, "Today in the town, an old beggar was hit and killed by a carriage. The evil man who hit him ran away. If he hadn't run away and carried him to the clinic in time, the old beggar wouldn't have died. Alas, what a pity! However, fortunately, the county magistrate came back to the town to visit his relatives today and ran into this incident. The county magistrate has said that he will deal with it severely. Oh, by the way, this matter has been reported to the county magistrate. I heard that riding a horse to commit a crime and running away after hitting someone should be considered murder according to the law."

  Caiwei made up a story. She heard that the county magistrate came back to the town to visit his relatives today, but the rest was all made up by her. However, this speech made the faces of the eldest wife's family pale. They all put down the things in their hands and looked at Caiwei with guilt.