peasant girl wedding

Chapter 143

The September wind blew on her furious face, as if carrying a scorching heat, telling people to stay three feet away.

After running for a long time, the old lady was sweating profusely on her forehead, and her back was also wet.

She looked at the gate of the Lin family, which was close at hand, rushed up angrily, and slammed on the door panel hard.

bang bang ————

The loud sound woke up the birds perched on the branches, and they disappeared without a trace with their wings fluttering.

"Who is this?" The voice of Mrs. Lin's sister-in-law, Ms. Zhang came from inside the room.

Mrs. Zhang opened the door with a look of boredom, and saw the old lady's forehead with throbbing veins and her very ugly face.

"Where's Mrs. Lin? Which thief lady is there?"

The old lady asked loudly.

Mrs. Zhang rolled her eyes and said with a sneer, "She's the daughter-in-law of the family. What do you want from me?"

"Hmph, this slut stole my money, hand her over quickly!"

Facing the imposing old lady, Mrs. Zhang was also angry, "You don't understand people's words, do you? Mrs. Lin never came to my house at all. If you want to find it, go elsewhere."

"You haven't seen her?" The old lady was suspicious.

"No, please go back if you have nothing else to do. I'm still busy doing laundry."

The old lady glanced inside, "Let me go in and have a look."

"Would you like to see it or not?" Mrs. Zhang turned around and entered the yard without looking at the old lady again.

The old lady wandered around the small courtyard, and then entered the room. Mrs. Zhang followed her behind, urging: "Have you finished reading, I said there is no one else."

After a round, the old lady really didn't see Mrs. Lin at the Lin's house.

Thinking that the money that she had worked so hard to save for most of her life was stolen by Mrs. Lin, the old lady felt so angry.

"The last thing you want is to hide that bitch. You'd better let me find her. Otherwise, you will have to pay back the money."

The old lady had a fierce look on her face.

Mrs. Zhang was not a loser in the first place. After hearing what the old lady said, she immediately yelled loudly: "Are you sick or something? The one who stole your money is Mrs. Lin, your eldest daughter-in-law. What does my family have to do with it? You didn’t hide your money well and let her steal it. You’re all to blame! You can’t find the one who stole your money, do our shit. Let me tell you, we are not good either You bully, don't think about pinching us like persimmons!"

"Hmph, it's best for me to find Mrs. Lin."

The old lady dropped a word and left bitterly.

After a while, Lin's eldest brother returned home, Zhang immediately showed him his face, and said mockingly: "You girl is really embarrassing Lin's parents, stealing money from her in-law's family and running away. The old lady of the Tong family came to make a fuss once, and she still wanted us to take advantage of this. Pooh!"

"Is there such a thing?"

"I just said that your sister's intentions are not right. Fortunately, your mother married her early, otherwise, she would have conspired for my dowry. The Tong family is really unlucky. Why did you marry her back then? ..."

Lin's eldest brother was annoyed by what Zhang said, and said: "Stop saying a few words, what's the matter, she is also my sister."

"Damn! There is such a disgraceful girl, and you still protect her. You must be out of your mind, ah, you want everyone in our village to know that the woman from your Lin family went to her in-law's house to steal something, and let the big girl and the second girl You can’t get married, can you?”

Zhang's eyes widened, and Lin's elder brother roared angrily.

"What nonsense are you talking about, how can I protect her!"

"Hmph, let me tell you, if Mrs. Lin finds her, she can't be let in even if you kill her, do you know?"

Lin's elder brother ignored her, turned around and left the house again, stomping Zhang's feet in anger.

The old lady here was looking for Mrs. Lin, and vowed that if she was found, she would have to peel off her skin.On the other side, Mrs. Lin went to the blacksmith shop in the county with the big iron box in her arms.

She was walking, and all the silver was in a big iron box, without the key, she couldn't get it out.

"Boss, can you help me open this big iron box? I can't find the key in my house."

Panting, Lin said to the blacksmith shop owner.

The blacksmith shop owner looked at her sweaty face and said, "Twenty Wen."

"Will I give it up later?"

The blacksmith shop owner raised his eyebrows, but did not speak.

Lin said again: "When you open the big iron box, I promise to give you the money."

"Come on."

Judging by how nervous she is about the big iron box, it probably contains valuable or very important things to her.If she refuses to pay at that time, she will detain the big iron box herself!

There was a tinkling sound from the red-hot coals in the stove, and the blacksmith owner knocked with a hammer.

After a while, the big iron box was opened.

There was a burst of excitement in Lin's heart, and she stretched out her hand to pick up the big iron box.

However, a pair of slightly black hands with calluses were one step ahead.

The blacksmith shop owner said, "Give me the money."

"The money is in the box, and I will give it to you as soon as I get it."

"What if you take the iron box and run away?"

Lin was anxious, "You are a big man, are you still afraid that I will run away?"

The owner of the blacksmith shop raised his eyebrows, "Since the money is in the box, I'll take twenty cents myself."

"you……"

Lin wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

The blacksmith shop owner has already opened the big iron box.

The yellowed 50 taels of silver bills dazzled the eyes of the blacksmith shop owner. There were also some pieces of silver in them, but compared to a box of silver bills, they seemed insignificant.

The owner of the blacksmith shop was alarmed.

The iron box contained silver bills. If the person in front of him was the owner of the iron box, how could he lose the key? Even if he lost the key, how could he get it to the blacksmith shop to let him open it.

If money does not leak out, what is guarded against is the heart of evil people.

This person is so defenseless, he just anxiously wants to open the iron box, there must be something tricky inside!

This iron box was stolen by her!

Thinking of this, the owner of the blacksmith shop had an idea.

"Here you are," he handed the big iron box to Lin, and when she was not paying attention, he picked up a rope and tied her back immediately.

"what are you doing?"

The big iron box fell to the ground with a bang, and the sudden change made Lin scream.

"Kidnapped, murdered—"

Lin yelled.

After a while, someone surrounded him.

The owner of the blacksmith shop said to everyone: "This woman sneakily brought a big iron box to me, and when she opened it, there were hundreds of taels of silver bills hidden inside. She stole it!"

Many of the onlookers were neighbors of the blacksmith shop owner, and Dang Li said: "Then send her to the official and ask the magistrate to ask."

See an official?

Lin was in a hurry, if she went to see the officer, wouldn't she be locked in a prison like Tong Zhiming.If she had known this would happen, even if she couldn't open the iron box, she wouldn't have come to the county.

Lin struggled and yelled, but no one paid attention to her.

Two quarters of an hour later, the magistrate's office.

The owner of the blacksmith shop pushed Mrs. Lin and the evidence to the court.

The magistrate asked the reason of the incident and interrogated Lin.Of course, Lin will not admit it.However, the magistrate also has his own way.

"You said this iron box is yours?"

"Yes, it belongs to women."

"Then the official asked you, how many taels of silver are there in total?"

Lin faltered and couldn't speak.

"What? I don't know? Bold Lin, why don't you really recruit?"

"Women, women can't remember clearly."

The magistrate patted the gavel heavily, "Come here, serve me with a stick."

As soon as she heard that she was about to be tortured, Lin's body softened, she cried and said: "My lord, my lord, the woman is guilty, this iron box is not the woman's but the woman's mother-in-law."

The county magistrate frowned, "So, you stole your mother-in-law's money?"

"My lord, the woman is confused for a while, please forgive me."

"You stole property, I sentenced you to jail for fifteen days, as a warning to others."

After the interrogation, the county magistrate sent someone to the Tong family's old house.

Before the old lady came back, Tong Zhaojin went to the county and took out the old lady's big iron box from the magistrate's office.

While walking on the road, Tong Zhaojin quietly looked at the silver inside, his heart almost jumped out.

He looked around thieves, and quickly ran into a bush, and hid nearly 300 taels of silver in the big iron box in his pocket.After touching and adjusting his clothes, he returned to Tong's old house.

The old lady had already come back from the outside at this time, before Tong Zhaojin entered the yard, he heard the old lady cursing.

"Grandma, I found the silver!"

Tong Zhaojin shouted.

Like a gust of wind, the old lady suddenly appeared in front of Tong Zhaojin and snatched the big iron box from his hand.

She touched every corner of the big iron box, her beloved was like looking at a stunning baby.

Suddenly, the old lady's vision suddenly became sharp.

She stared at the picked lock, feeling bad.

Opening the big iron box, the old lady counted the number of banknotes inside, her eyes were emitting a cannibalism!
"Did you take the silver in the box?"

The old lady stared at Tong Zhaojin sharply.

Tong Zhaojin was startled, and hurriedly said: "Grandma, I don't have one. I brought it back from the county magistrate's yamen along the way, and it didn't stop for a moment."

"The magistrate's office?"

"Yes, my mother was holding a big iron box in the blacksmith's shop to let someone unlock it, but later she was sent to the county magistrate's office, and the county master sent someone to our house to collect it."

The old lady's eyes were full of hatred, "This bitch, dare to steal my 300 taels."

Saying that, the old lady went into the house angrily.

Tong Zhaojin watched her walking away, and heaved a sigh of relief.

In the afternoon, the old lady went to the magistrate prison.

"You bitch, hand over my 300 taels of silver!"

There was a cold smile on Lin's lips, "The money is all in the iron box, and I didn't take any of it."

(End of this chapter)