coobybook Chapter 38 Granny Liu's Money is Gone
Chapter 38 Granny Liu's Money is Gone
Su Banxia snorted coldly, stared intently at Granny Liu, and said:
"Are you serious? Why don't we go and get the village head to be a witness?"
Upon hearing this, Granny Liu's eyes darted around, and she glared at Su Banxia.
"You think our family's affairs aren't shameful enough? Why bother the village head with such a trivial matter? We can handle it at home. Take these things to my room, and I'll forgive you this time."
Su Banxia smiled.
“You think I won’t call just because you say so? If the village head doesn’t come, I’ll have no one to reason with if I’m wronged. I’ve never seen a grandmother falsely accuse her granddaughter of stealing all day long, as if she’s afraid that she can’t prove that the Su family has a history of theft.”
As she spoke, Su Banxia turned to look at Su Yunhe and Su Songchuan, who were following behind Granny Liu, and sneered.
“I think you’re afraid that my aunt and uncle can get married in peace, and you’re also afraid that you can’t ruin my uncle’s reputation as a scholar. That’s why you’ve accused me of being a thief time and time again.”
Upon hearing this, Su Songchuan and Su Yunhe exchanged a glance, then both looked at Granny Liu. Su Songchuan spoke first.
“Mother, what you just said is true. If it is true, then we are not afraid that Su Banxia will invite the village head to come over. That way, things will be more fair. You have to think about my future reputation. Our family cannot keep such a scoundrel.”
Upon hearing her son's words, Granny Liu's face stiffened, and she stammered, unable to give a coherent explanation.
Su Banxia looked at Granny Liu and said:
"Tell me first how much silver you have in this cabinet?"
Without hesitation, Granny Liu replied:
"Five hundred coins!"
After saying that, her face flushed red, and she subconsciously covered her mouth with her hand. Only after the words were out of her mouth did Granny Liu realize that she had regretted it. She seemed to have said the real number in her haste.
Seeing her like this, Su Banxia stepped forward and grabbed Liu Pozi's arm.
"Come on, no one can lie now. Let's go to your room and see how much silver you have in your cupboard!"
After saying that, he grabbed Granny Liu and pulled her into her room without saying another word.
Seeing this, everyone hurriedly followed. Su Laosan, who was standing nearby, panicked when he heard they were going to check Liu Pozi's room for silver.
"No, no, you are not allowed to go. Wealth should not be flaunted, and this silver must not be investigated."
Old Mrs. Liu, who was initially at a loss for what to do, was overjoyed to see her third son stand up and protest. She quickly nodded in agreement.
"Yes, the third brother is right. We can't just give money to outsiders."
Su Banxia completely ignored their excuses; the more they tried to prevent her from seeing, the more guilty they seemed.
"You can't just label me a thief for no reason. Since we can't let others see, then send a representative from each room to go in and take a look. That would be fairer."
As she spoke, Su Banxia quickly dragged Liu Pozi to her room, kicked the door open, and pulled Liu Pozi to the cabinet.
"Grandma, don't waste time, hurry up and take out the silver and count it."
Just as Su Laosan was about to speak up to stop him, Su Songchuan pulled him back.
"Third brother, stop talking. This matter concerns the reputation of our Su family. We can't just let it pass by in a muddled way."
Seeing that she was being held here, Granny Liu had no choice but to open the cabinet and take out the box containing the money.
Then, she carefully took out the cloth bundle from the box. As Granny Liu peeled back the layers of cloth covering the silver coins, she exclaimed in surprise.
"Ahhh, where's my money? How come all my money is gone?"
Su Songchuan went closer to take a look and saw that Granny Liu no longer had any silver in her hand; it was all just small stones.
At this moment, Su Laosan's expression was also unpleasant. He had completely lost the arrogance he had shown when he went to the second house to steal things, and he just lowered his head and remained silent.
Su Banxia quickly noticed the change in Su Laosan's expression. Considering that Su Laosan had been trying to stop her when she asked to check the silver, it all made sense.
"Su Banxia, you jinx! I never thought you'd actually dare to steal my money! Give it back to me, give it back to me!"
Granny Liu wailed and screamed, while grabbing Su Banxia's arm and slapping it repeatedly.
Su Banxia quickly took a few steps back and pulled her arm out.
"Don't talk nonsense. I used the money to buy these things to exchange for deer hides I found on the mountain. I still have the receipts here!"
As she spoke, Su Banxia took out the receipts from her bosom and handed them to Su Songchuan.
"Fourth Uncle, you're an educated man, you wouldn't lie. Look closely at this receipt, am I right?"
Su Songchuan took the receipt with a suspicious look, read it, and nodded:
“Mother, Banxia’s money was indeed used to buy deerskin. It’s written on the receipt and has the seal of Manager Wang of Hefangzhai. It can’t be faked.”
Upon hearing her son's words, Granny Liu's body went limp and she collapsed to the ground.
"Then, where is my money? Where did my money go?"
Su Banxia smiled.
"Grandma, don't worry. Since there's a thief in this house, we have to find out the truth. Five hundred coins is no small sum these days, we can't just let it go like this."
As she spoke, Su Banxia paused and then said:
"I think we should search the house. If we search every room, and if there's a mole, we'll definitely find out."
Su Laosan, who was standing to the side, panicked when he heard that they were going to search the house, and hurriedly waved his hands, saying:
"No, this won't do. Such a high-profile search of our home, if word gets out, won't people laugh at our Su family for having someone with dirty hands?"
Su Banxia narrowed her eyes, sized up Su Laosan, and scoffed.
"Third Uncle, why are you so nervous? As the saying goes, if you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear. Just now, you stopped my grandmother from counting the silver. Now that the silver is gone, my grandmother wants to search the house, and you are unwilling to do so."
As she spoke, Su Banxia paused,
"You wouldn't happen to be the thief who stole the silver, would you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the room turned to look at Su Laosan. Already feeling uneasy, Su Laosan broke out in a cold sweat under their scrutiny and stammered:
"How could I possibly be a thief? Search me all you want, I'm not afraid of anyone!"
Su Banxia chuckled softly.
"Since Uncle has said so, let's start the search from Uncle's room."
As she spoke, Su Banxia looked at everyone and said:
"Let's go search their house."
At this moment, Granny Liu couldn't care less about anything else. She hurriedly got up from the ground and followed the crowd to the third room. No matter who stole her silver today, she had to find that person. Otherwise, she would never be able to keep money in the house with peace of mind again.