A Hunter’s Wife

Chapter 28: Who’s the Thief?

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Hmph, I just lost two taels of silver in my room. You and your wretched daughter must have stolen it. Hand over the silver!” Grandma Mao’s eyes lit up at the sight of money.

“There’s no more. I spent all the silver. Also, I didn’t steal it!” Liu Xianniang was extremely anxious.

She looked at the door, hoping that her daughter would come back soon.

“What? You b*tch, you actually spent all my silver?” Grandma Mao’s eyes widened.

After taking a few deep breaths, Grandma Mao slapped Liu Xianniang a few more times.

“Stop!” Mao Xiaoyu shouted at the door.

“Wretched girl, what are you shouting for? Hand over the silver!” Grandma Mao did not even turn around. She scolded Mao Xiaoyu as she hit Liu Xianniang.

Grandma Mao was simply the pig of a teammate of the century. She did not need anyone to explain because everyone behind Mao Xiaoyu heard it.

“What kind of silver do you want?” When Mao Xiaoyu saw her mother’s miserable state, she wished she could go up and kick Grandma Mao a few times.

This old lady’s heart was too vicious, and she did not show any mercy at all.

“Of course it’s the silver that both of you stole from my room!” Grandma Mao’s mind was filled with money, and she did not notice her old husband trying to gesture to her with his eyes.

“Grandma, if you accuse me again, don’t blame me for reporting this to the officials tomorrow morning.” Mao Xiaoyu did not want to be labeled as a thief.

When she heard that she was going to report to the officials, the old lady’s eyes dodged a few times, but the temptation of silver was too great, and she was not willing to miss it.

“Village Chief, please make the decision for today’s matter. My mother is being framed!” Mao Xiaoyu knelt on the ground. She was determined to get to the bottom of this matter.

Liu Xianniang used a handkerchief to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth. She quickly pulled out a stool and placed it behind the Village Chief. “I beg the Village Chief to give justice to us, the widow and the child!”

The Village Chief nodded. “Mao Daya, tell me where you got the silver first!”

Mao Xiaoyu honestly told him about how she went up the mountain yesterday and dug up some medicinal herbs.

“Nonsense!” The Village Chief was furious.

“Village Chief, look at this b*tch. She even dared to lie to you. What kind of medicinal herbs would she know about?” Mao Erlang thought that the Village Chief also thought that Mao Xiaoyu was lying.

“You little girl, how dare you go into the mountains alone!” Who knew that the Village Chief would completely ignore Mao Erlang. He was just a little scared when he heard that Mao Xiaoyu was going up the mountain.

The mountain was filled with poisonous snakes and ferocious beasts!

Didn’t she know it was dangerous?!

“Village Chief, I have no other choice. My grandparents have not allowed me and my mother to eat since the night before yesterday. If we don’t think of something else, we will starve to death!”

Mao Xiaoyu’s acting skills were off the charts, but she did not expect Liu Xianniang to be so sad that she started crying as well.

After hearing Mao Xiaoyu’s complaint, the Village Chief looked at Grandpa Mao unkindly. “Is what she said true?”

Of course, Grandpa Mao would not admit it. “There’s been something wrong with Daya these two days. Chief, you can’t just listen to her.”

“I have a witness! Village Chief, you can ask Rong Xiang. I met him in the mountains yesterday.” Mao Xiaoyu straightened her back.

“Father, I’ll go get Rong Xiang.” The Village Chief’s son was also quite supportive. After saying that, he left.

“No need, I’m coming!” Rong Xiang walked into the house with a gloomy face.

Rong Xiang had just arrived, and his house was not close to the mao family, so he heard the news a little later.

“Village Chief, I can be a witness. I did bump into Mao Daya on the mountain yesterday.” In front of everyone, for the sake of Mao Xiaoyu’s reputation, Rong Xiang had to call her by her full name.

“You’re all in cahoots!” Grandma Mao said in exasperation.

“I still have a witness, and that is Manager Gu of the town’s medicine shop. I sold those medicinal herbs to him.” Mao Xiaoyu mentioned Ji Ren Tang.

“Ji Ren Tang wouldn’t lie. Daya probably didn’t lie.” The man standing not far away responded.

He was the one who had helped Mao Xiaoyu take a few slaps the day before.

“That’s right. Ji Ren Tang has a good reputation. Last time, when my nephew had a fever, Ji Ren Tang only took a few dozen wens to cure him.” A young wife was very grateful to Ji Ren Tang.

The Village Chief also knew about the good reputation of Ji Ren Tang. “I believe what you say. Ji Ren Tang would never help to deceive people.”

The Village Chief had a panoramic view of everything in the house. “Grandpa Mao, since you say that there’s no thief in this house, then tell me what exactly happened!”

Anyone with eyes could tell that someone had indeed entered the room.

The marks of being turned over were so obvious that anyone could see it as long as they were not blind.

But the Village Chief did not believe that it was a thief.

No outsiders would come to their village all year round. How blind must the thief be to come all the way here to steal things?

As for the villagers, it was impossible for them to steal from Madam Liu’s house.

Who in the village did not know that Madam Liu’s life was hard?

All of them were richer than her family!

In his opinion, it might have been the Mao family who came in to search the house!

He had to admit that this old Village Chief was really shrewd with age. He actually guessed the truth of the matter inadvertently.

“How would I know? I haven’t been to my daughter-in-law’s room!” Grandpa Mao said, not knowing anything.

“Then tell me what’s going on in this room!” The Village Chief turned to look at Granny Mao.

After being glared at by her old husband, Grandma Mao regained her rationality.

Her lips moved, but out of guilt, she did not speak.

Grandma Mao zhu scolded her mother-in-law in her heart. She thought that this person really bullied the weak and feared the strong, and it was useless to make a fuss about it.

“Village Chief, you can’t blame us for this. We’ve been busy from morning to night, unlike some people who are lucky enough to go shopping and eat meat.” Mao Zhushi pointed out.

“Third Aunt, since we’ve already said this much, then I have no other choice. Tomorrow, I’ll report this to the officials and have the county magistrate help me find the thief.” Mao Xiaoyu did not care about Mao Zhushi’s sarcasm.

“I don’t think you guys lost anything, right? Since that’s the case, don’t take it too seriously, Daya.” Mao Zhushi’s legs, which were hidden under her skirt, were trembling.

She’s going to meet an official? Is this little b*tch trying to scare them to death?

“You can’t say that. If there is really a thief in the village, then we must catch him. Otherwise, if he continues to steal, who knows whose house he will rob next?! ” Mao Xiaoyu insisted.

As soon as these words came out, it could be considered to have caused an uproar among the villagers.

Originally, many people were just watching the fun. Now that the matter had implicated them, the villagers immediately began to discuss.

“Village Chief, what Daya said makes sense. We must catch the thief!”

“This thief is really wicked. Why did he come to our village to steal?”