Dressed as the best old lady in the famine years, I suddenly became rich

Ke Muqing asked about the location of the room and went downstairs.

By this time, dinner had been finished and the children were playing outside. Most of the women’s families had returned to their houses, and Chen Nier was no exception.

Fu'er was indeed pulled by Yang Shuangshuang into the room of Yang Shuangshuang and Ke Xiuyu. When Ke Muqing went to push the door open, Chen Nier was still locked inside.

"Chen Ni'er, open the door." Ke Muqing patted them, "Fu'er hasn't come back yet, why did you lock the door?"

Chen Nier was inside counting the money she had saved over the years, and was startled when she heard Ke Muqing's voice.

She stuffed the money under her pillow and hurriedly opened the door.

"What do you want from me, madam?" Chen Ni'er is now accustomed to calling Mrs. Ke Muqing, and finally changed her tune and no longer dares to call her mother.

Ke Muqing did not speak immediately, but closed the door first, then slowly turned around, raised his hand and slapped Chen Nier.

"I think you are tired of living! If you want to say that you feel that living is too enjoyable and you want to suffer, you can suffer it yourself! Don't drag all of us to accompany you to offend others!"

Ke Muqing cursed in a suppressed voice, "I didn't expect you, an idiot, would have the guts to steal things from the house and sell them for money! I never thought that a thief would appear in my Yang family! Miss Chen, do you know what the crime is for a concubine to steal? ?”

"Old madam, I don't have it. You have wronged me!" Chen Nier was so frightened that her whole body was shaking and she didn't even dare to reach out to cover her beaten face.

She didn't expect that she would be discovered after stealing a few things from home.

She watched it for several days. She saw that Feng Ying and Zheng Qiu Shuang didn't even count the things they took. She only quietly took a little bit a day, and no one noticed it for several days. Why was she suddenly discovered today?
"If you don't want others to know, you have to do it yourself." Ke Muqing said, "Do you think I'm an old fool? Do you think I don't know what's in the house? Let me tell you, even if there is a grain of rice missing in the house, I will know it!"

"I heard people say that you have been quietly communicating with exiled prisoners in recent days. I didn't need to interrogate you to know that you must have taken things from home and sold them to the exiled prisoners!"

"Don't think that I have wronged you, and don't keep your eyes wandering around thinking about how to make excuses!" Ke Muqing reached out towards Chen Nier, "Hand over the money."

Chen Nier took two steps back and bit her lip and said she didn't.

Ke Muqing had no patience at all, "Don't force me to take off your clothes and find it myself. If you want me to do it myself, I will take off your clothes and throw you out of this room!"

Chen Nier was frightened and knelt down, "I said! I said! The money is all under the pillow. I was counting the money just now..."

Ke Muqing walked over and threw the pillow aside. When he saw it, he found a full fifteen taels of silver.

"If these fifteen taels of silver can't calm those government servants' anger, Chen Ni'er, just wait and use yourself to calm them down!"

Ke Muqing put down her words, opened the door and walked out, then called Yang Yi, "You stay here and watch her until I come back."

"Old madam, old madam, please save me! Please, don't send me away..."

"Stop her mouth!" Ke Muqing shouted angrily.

Yang Yi moved very quickly, but Chen Nier was blocked by him holding a cup on the table before she could finish her words.

Ke Muqing gritted his teeth in anger and had to go to the small kitchen.

Feng Ying and others were still making snacks in the kitchen. She divided the freshly cooked snacks into small boxes and left. After picking them up, she went to find Wang Jianzhong. The rooms of Wang Jianzhong and other government officials are upstairs, which are better and more spacious than those downstairs.

Wang Jianzhong injured his leg and was unable to go to the ground for the time being. Yin Tang lived with him in the same house and took care of him.

"Master Wang Cha, have you rested?" Ke Muqing knocked on the door gently, "I am Mrs. Ke."

"Boss, you are my wife's eldest sister." Yin Tang asked, "I may have something to do with you. Do you want to see her?"

Wang Jianzhong nodded, "Let the aunt come in and talk."

Yin Tang came out to open the door, and Ke Muqing nodded to him and said hello before walking in.

Wang Jianzhong was lying on the bed. Ke Muqing was considered an elder in age, so he didn't pay attention to the precautions of men and women, so he just went in with the food box.

"Master Wang Cha, I just found out that my wife Chen Xiaoniang has been secretly in contact with the prisoners along the way these days. She got all the money from the prisoners by stealing things from home. I brought a lot of money over here. .”

"Don't worry, our Yang family will severely punish such thieves and will never let something like this happen again."

As he spoke, Ke Muqing put the money on Wang Jianzhong's pillow, which meant that all the money was given to Wang Jianzhong.

Wang Jianzhong raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised.

"Don't worry, aunt. It's not a big deal." Wang Jianzhong picked up three taels of silver and handed it back, "I accepted my brothers' share for them, and my aunt will take back my share. The aunt's family will be with me." Wang Jianzhong is kind, how can I, Wang Jianzhong, accept money from my aunt?"

"Don't worry, aunt. I will discuss this matter with my brothers. I will not let anyone embarrass my family because of this matter. I just ask aunt to take good care of my concubine at home. It is really not good for this kind of thing to happen again."

Ke Muqing took the small amount of silver that Wang Jianzhong returned and thanked him with a grateful face. He then put the food box he brought on the table, "This is the snack we just made tonight at home. Let Wang Chai try it."

After putting the food box, Ke Muqing put the money away, "Then I will accept the money. Mr. Wang Cha took great care of us along the way. We will all remember it in our hearts. If Mr. Wang Cha eats the snacks and feels that they are to his liking, I will come back later." Let’s make more at home.”

After saying that, Ke Muqing took a few steps back and said, "I won't disturb your rest. I'll have some soup cooked at home for you at noon tomorrow. Yin Tang, please take care of Mr. Wang Cha carefully, and I'll go back first."

Yin Tang walked Ke Muqing to the door, gave Ke Muqing a reassuring look, and watched Ke Muqing go down the stairs before returning to the house.

"Boss, my eldest sister's wife's craftsmanship is very good. Do you want to try it now?" Yin Tang opened the food box and showed it to Wang Jianzhong, "It's rice cakes and mung bean cakes."

"Take a piece and let me have a taste." Wang Jianzhong said.

Yin Tang handed it over, and Wang Jianzhong took the rice cake and took a bite. It was not sweet or greasy, and it was really fragrant.

"The last time I ate such snacks was before I joined the Yamen as a clerk." Wang Jianzhong glanced at Yin Tang after eating a whole millet cake, "Your wife, this eldest sister, is a smart person."

Yin Tang didn't know how to answer this, so he stood aside and smiled.

Wang Jianzhong laughed when he saw Yin Tang pretending to be naive, "It's rare for a big family like yours to be united. We have several surnames, but we can support and take care of each other all the way. It's great and enviable."

"That's true. None of us are careless people. We all think about others. Without calculations, our feelings will be deeper." Yin Tang said.