Chu Xi looked embarrassed, he didn't answer, because he knew how difficult this matter was, if he agreed to come down now, but there was no way to find it later, it would be tantamount to slapping himself in the face, and naturally he wouldn't agree to it so easily.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Shen Lian said, "Let's go over and see what the situation is first, and we'll try our best to help you find the lost silver." ”

In this era without surveillance, it is indeed not easy to find what is lost.

After going to the pillar's house, he began to introduce that his silver was placed in a wooden box, and in order to be afraid of being discovered by other people, he also deliberately wrapped it in a layer of cloth, but he didn't expect that it was still stolen.

It stands to reason that the place where the money of the pillar is placed is relatively hidden, at the head of the bed, and there are many piles of clothes there, all of which are put together in a mess, and under normal circumstances, they will not be noticed.

But the pillar has no relatives, and it is impossible for the relatives to take it away.

Moreover, Shen Lian walked to the door and took a look, the door lock had traces of destruction, the thief went directly into the house after breaking the door lock, went straight to the position at the head of the bed, and took out the money hidden there, and the other places were not turned at all.

So there is only one possibility, that is, the thief knew that the silver was hidden there, otherwise how could he have gone straight there? After thinking of these key questions, Shen Lian looked at the pillar and asked, "Have you told anyone else about hiding the money there?" Zhu shook his head without thinking, "I haven't told anyone, after all, it's such an important thing, how can I tell other people?" I can swear I've never talked to anyone. ”

"If you think about it carefully, is it because you usually leak out when you talk to someone, or maybe someone came to your house and saw that you put the money there, so they came and stole the money while you were selling buns outside."

Chu Xi emphasized it again, because he knew very well that Shen Lian must have a reason to ask such a question, and he would never ask such a question for no reason.

Now it was the pillar's turn to start thinking seriously, he could guarantee that he had not told anyone else about hiding the money there, after all, how important this kind of thing was, how could he tell others casually? He's not a kid either, so he's still a little defensive.

Then, he thought carefully about who had come to his house during this period.

After thinking about it, he said with a look of embarrassment, "But there are so many people who have come to my house, I can't remember that many at all." ”

"You just need to tell us about the people who have been to your house in the past few days, and you don't need to think about the people who have been here before."

Shen Lian's words were full of confidence, she firmly believed that this thief couldn't wait to come and steal it after knowing that the silver was hidden there, so it must be someone who had come to his house in the last few days, and then knew that the money was put there.

At this time, the pillar said without thinking, "There is indeed a person who has come, he is my good brother named Pan Chao." ”

"Pan Chao? Do you mean that Pan Chao sells fabrics in that house? Zhu nodded, "That's right, it's him, but his family is very rich, it's impossible to steal my money, and people are not bad at all!" Shen Lian ignored this, and then asked, "Have there been no other people besides him in the last few days?" ”

"No, he's been here himself."

After learning about these situations, Shen Lian said to Zhuzi, "Don't worry, we will definitely try our best to help you find the person who stole the money, but don't make a noise about this matter first, let alone tell anyone about your report to the official, you know?" Although she didn't understand why she let herself do this, the pillar still nodded honestly, there must be some truth.

After leaving Zhuzi's house, Shen Lian said to Chu Xi, "You take me to Pan Chao's store to have a look." ”

"What are you going to do? You don't suspect it's Pan Chao, right? He is the child of a rich family, how could he do such a stealing thing, it is simply impossible. ”

"Doesn't his family sell fabric? I just think I need to buy some pieces of cloth to make clothes, so you can come with me. ”

Chu Xi was a little surprised, "Didn't you help the pillar find the thief?" ”

"There's no hurry."

Her reaction made Chu Xi even more confused, and she didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in her gourd, but she didn't ask much.

Because in his opinion, Shen Lian was a very mysterious woman, and this was the first time he had seen such a girl in such a long time.

In fact, Chu Xi also had some other emotions in Shen Lian's heart, but because Yin Chen was there, he could see that there seemed to be an unusual feeling between them.

Chu Xi also learned Yin Chen's true identity from the county order, so naturally he didn't dare to compete with him for women, and he didn't have such capital at all.

sighed helplessly, it could only be a regret.

In this way, they came to Pan Chao's cloth shop.

Seeing that the prefect and the servant were coming, Pan Chao's father Pan Gao was very attentive, after all, a person with such an identity would definitely be able to buy a lot of things, and naturally he would be able to make a little money.

Moreover, he knew that now Shen Lian was the righteous daughter of Old Man Wang's family, so she was naturally very generous.

"I have a new cloth here that has recently arrived, it is very exquisite, it is the most suitable for Miss Shen, and the pink color is very good for your skin tone."

After glancing at it, Shen Lian nodded directly, "Then let's have one, it just so happens that I also want to change into a good clothes." ”

I didn't expect her to buy it so quickly, which made Pan Gao feel so beautiful in his heart, and he had never seen such a happy person.

After looking at the other fabrics again, Shen Lian looked at Pan Gao.

"That Pan Chao is your son, right?" Pan Gao nodded hurriedly, "Yes, he is my son, did he do something wrong?" ”

"It's okay, I feel like he's dressed very well, but he seems to be a little shy when he buys things, I wonder if he usually doesn't give him any money?" After hearing this, Pan Gao smiled embarrassedly.

"My son has a bad habit and usually likes to gamble, so I don't give him much silver, and usually gives a few taels occasionally."

"That's right."

Shen Lian nodded thoughtfully, and after paying the money, he took the cloth and left.

As soon as he walked out, Chu Xi said impatiently, "I understand your intentions, do you suspect that Pan Chao did this, so you deliberately asked, now that you know that he doesn't have any money in his hand, you can observe his recent expenses, if the expenses are more, it means that the silver of the pillar was stolen by him, right?" Seeing that his head suddenly became bright, Shen Lian smiled and nodded.

"That's right, I've been restricted for so long, and if I suddenly have more money, I will definitely be extravagant, you find a few people to keep an eye on Pan Chao, if he has a more generous shot, then you can bring him back, this matter is absolutely inseparable from him."

After finishing speaking, Shen Lian directly took the cloth back to Wang's house.

She bought this cloth with a few months of money, although the old man Wang also gave her a lot of silver, but after all, it was not earned by herself, so she didn't want to waste it.

I'm even more worried that if something happens in the future, there will be an emergency, so I will save it up temporarily.

For material things, she has always had no pursuit, she is more focused on the spiritual world, and now in this era, the pursuit of material things is nothing more than those messy jewelry expensive things.

It's a pity that she really has no interest in these at all, so naturally she won't spend anything on this.

The reason for buying this piece of fabric and wanting to make new clothes is secondary, in fact, it is to know what he wants to know from Pan Gao's mouth, and now that he knows, his mood is naturally happy.