Su Cuiping thought about it carefully. If others knew they had hidden things, it would definitely affect her father.
Her father was the village chief! He had to be incorruptible and just. But so much silver. If she could just take a little…
Anyway, no one knew whose silver it was. Su Muqing only knew the silver was related to Qian Shi, the stepmother of Lin Rongrong. She didn't know the specifics.
Actually, this bag of silver was privately hidden by a rioter whom Qian Shi knew. That evening, he told Qian Shi that when they reached the next prefectural city, they would leave these people and find a town to get married and settle down. Then they would use this silver to buy property. He didn't want to live such a nomadic life anymore.
It's just that plans don't always go as expected. Little did they know, when they were preparing to do another job that night, something went wrong. And the rioter she was involved with was even killed directly!
The incident happened too suddenly, and there were too many people around at the time. She didn't have time to pull out the silver and carry it on her back.
Later, she was anxious to stay with the village team. Otherwise, she might not be able to keep all this silver and belongings. She might even lose her life because of it!
Now, after she had settled down and could stay with these people, she was preparing to go back to get the silver. But that ungrateful little girl actually brought the people from Houxi Village over first! She lost her chance again.
She had intended to help these people move their things as quickly as possible, and then she would come back to get the silver quietly. But now, that bag of silver, for some reason, was being carried by that wretched girl's hands!
Could this be fate?
It's imaginable how angry Qian Shi was now! She was so angry that she wanted to explode! She couldn't hear anyone's accusations anymore, nor did she have the mind to care if those bowls were broken!
Her eyes were fixed on the cloth bag in Su Muqing's hand. She wished she could rush up and snatch it away immediately. Then she would loudly tell everyone that it was hers!
But Qian Shi knew she couldn't do that. If she did, wouldn't it be admitting that she knew those bandits and rioters before? Otherwise, how would she know what was in the bundle? Once she was convicted of colluding with rioters, even that scoundrel wouldn't want her anymore!
What should she do now? The village chief had just said in front of everyone that, apart from grain, all other items were to be confiscated! Otherwise, she could have discussed it with him, even splitting it in half!
Now Qian Shi was so heartbroken that she wanted to spit blood! She hated herself for not coming earlier to carry the silver on her back! She also hated that damned, hell-bound wretched girl Su Muqing for running around everywhere for no reason!
It was already dark. Su Muqing was a little distance from Qian Shi. Although she couldn't see her expression clearly, she could still feel that she was constantly staring in their direction.
She suddenly thought, what if Qian Shi couldn't get the silver and spoke about the silver before she could? Wouldn't her plan be in vain?
So Su Muqing quickly held the bag and ran towards Su Minghui. Su Cuiping and the other also followed closely behind her, the excited expressions on their faces still not faded!
As for Qian Shi, she was also a person with some thoughts. After seeing Su Muqing run towards Su Minghui, she also quickly ran over. While running, she was thinking in her heart about how to say something to turn the situation around.
Seeing that swallowing the silver alone was hopeless! Then she couldn't get nothing! The best thing would be to draw the discovery of the silver towards herself! She had to find a way to contribute and not arouse suspicion.
Unexpectedly, Su Muqing's guess was right about Qian Shi's thoughts!
Qian Shi was closer than Su Muqing, so she naturally reached Su Minghui first. She hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and said, "Village Chief... Village Chief, I have something to tell you! Come with me..." As she spoke, she wanted to pull Su Minghui towards the opposite direction of the withered woods!
Wang Shi was talking to others. When she saw Qian Shi rushing towards her man again, and pulling his sleeve into the woods, she thought she was truly shameless! She immediately jumped over and slapped Qian Shi's hand away. "If you have something to say, just say it, what are you pulling like that? Where do you want to take my husband? Ergouzi, are you still managing your woman?"
Wang Shi put her hands on her hips and started to roar. She was always straightforward and said what she thought! She didn't care if this was Ergouzi's woman! If she dared to stare at her man time and time again, then don't blame her for getting angry!
Qian Shi was very anxious and didn't want Wang Shi to hear, so she kept trying to pull Su Minghui... In the end, she naturally failed. Seeing that Su Muqing had already reached them, she could only say, "Village Chief, I really have something very important to tell you! I know..."
"Uncle, Uncle! Look what I found! I found a great treasure!" Before the woman could finish speaking, Su Muqing also ran over. She shouted loudly, then quickly squeezed past Qian Shi and stood in front of Su Minghui.
Qian Shi was squeezed quite suddenly. She was held by the waist by Ergouzi behind her, and even took the opportunity to flirt! For a moment, her mind went blank, and she forgot what she was going to say!
Wang Shi lightly patted Su Muqing. Then she took the baby from Su Cuiping's hand and glanced at Su Cuiping and Lin Rongrong, who were running happily behind her. "Wicked girl, what are you shouting about so boisterously? It's fine if you scared me, but aren't you afraid of scaring Xuan Ge'er? Two girls are already crazy enough, and now there's another one!"
Su Muqing ran with sweat on her forehead, but she didn't care. She smiled carelessly, her eyes narrowed into slits, and her mouth revealed two small dimples. She looked sweet, making people want to take a bite!
She wasn't angry when Wang Shi patted her. After all, she had deliberately shouted loudly to suppress Qian Shi's voice. If Qian Shi got the credit, it wouldn't be a good thing for them!
Others heard Su Muqing shouting that she had found a great treasure, so they also put down their things and gathered around, waiting to hear what she had found.
The crowd that rushed over completely squeezed Qian Shi and Ergouzi out of the central area. The two could only stand far away, craning their necks to look inside!
Everyone saw that Su Muqing was holding a bundle in her hand. The fabric could no longer be seen in its original color. It was all gray, with a few dried grass stalks hanging on it. If it were thrown into the grass pile in front, one would mistake it for a rock if they didn't look carefully!
When Su Minghui saw the few girls, the impatience on his face disappeared. Although he was speaking words of admonishment, he showed a kind smile. "You girls, running around like crazy, what are you doing! Look at you, you're all sweaty from running! Go back to your third uncle's place!"
"Dad, stop talking! Look what Muqing found!" Su Cuiping excitedly stopped her father's incessant nagging. She also kept winking at her mother. Her two hands were constantly gesturing in the air, looking like a monkey!