Yu Tang, who heard Mrs. Chen's scolding, frowned slightly.

Not to mention, Mrs. Chen's scolding really makes sense.

The home was burgled twice, both while Yuwen was away.

How could it be such a coincidence?

Chen also felt that it was a coincidence, and took Yu Tang to Yu Bo's house, wanting to invite Yu Yuan to stay at home for a few days while Yu Wen was away.

Yu Bo was still busy with the things in the shop, and the Wang family agreed, and discussed with the Chen family: "Or, it's better to settle Ah Tang's marriage as soon as possible?" There is a person in your family, and those people dare not go in and out casually. ”

Their family is too thin.

Chen sighed and said, "I have to wait for the Wei family's child to be seventy-seven!" People are kind, and we can't be too eager. Ah Tang can afford to wait. ”

Wang sighed and asked the little servant at home to move some of Yu Yuan's usual things.

When a neighbor saw it, he couldn't help but ask a few questions.

Chen told the neighbor about the family, and the neighbor also sighed a few words and comforted Chen: "It's good that your family has recruited a son-in-law." “

"Thank you!"

Chen and his neighbors said a few polite words, and when they returned home, they cleaned up the guest room.

Yu Tang squatted in the corridor and teased Xiao Huang to play, but he was thinking about Pei Yan in his heart.

This man is really arrogant, and he makes conclusions and does not listen to explanations when he knows only half of it. The Pei family's huge industry fell into his hands, and he didn't know how he supported it.

Yu Tang sighed faintly, feeling that his years were not good, and his luck had been very bad recently.

She held Xiao Huang and gently stroked its fur, and two officials came to the door. said that he got the master's order, and he patrolled the streets in the future and walked around here.

Mrs. Chen thanked and thanked them, invited the two of them to come in for tea, and told Shuangtao to buy refreshments.

These two people not only lived in Lin'an City for generations, but also were hereditary errands, although they worked in the yamen, they acted quite measuredly, they were not soft when they should be greedy, and they were willing to help when they should help. On weekdays, I also walk around with the well-known people in the city as neighbors.

Seeing that Mrs. Chen was sincere, Yu Wen had always had a reputation for kindness in Lin'an City, so he was not polite, and sat and drank tea in front of the hall in the front yard, gossiping with Mrs. Chen.

"It's strange to say, this piece has always been quiet and peaceful, why was your house stolen, and it was stolen twice in a row. Shouldn't it be the last time I got my hands on you, right? One of them, surnamed Li, asked.

Mrs. Chen said: "It shouldn't be! We didn't lose anything in the family last time. Besides, who doesn't know that our family has done a few good things in a row, and the family's silver has run out, not to mention anything else, it is Lu Xiucai's funeral, and our master also borrowed a few taels of silver from the shopkeeper Tong! If you want to steal, you shouldn't steal it to our house! ”

Another official, surnamed Wang, said, "You must have lost something, you don't know." In my experience, if I hadn't stolen anything, I wouldn't have been able to come to your house twice in just a few days. It's probably something that someone remembers, I didn't steal it last time, and here it is again this time. ”

Yu Tang thought so.

But what is it that is being remembered?

She remembered Yuwen's study.

Could it be that there are any heirlooms in their family that her father doesn't know.

She told Chan.

Chen smiled and said: "Your grandfather made the family property clear before he died, and when your grandfather took off his filial piety clothes, your eldest uncle and your father were officially separated. If there is something, it has been remembered for a long time, and it has been waiting until now? ”

Yu Tang remembered that in his previous life, the newly moved neighbor next door to the Li family disliked that the yard was planted with camphor, so he dug up a box of silver under the camphor tree......

Anyway, she was idle, and Chen didn't urge her to embroider these days, so she simply went to help her father tidy up the study.

The lion rolled the hydrangea under the bookcase, the dusty "Abandoned Golden Hairpin" on the top of the cabinet, and the "Mrs. Wei Tablet" spread on the small bookcase next to it...... Yu Tang even found a box of Cao's Ziyun ink ingots in the corner of the study.

She took the opportunity to help classify her father's usual manuscripts, calligraphy and paintings.

When Chen came in, he saw calligraphy, painting, paper and ink all over the floor, words and picture books, messy like a thief at home, and Yu Tang smiled and snuggled next to the bookcase and held the book and was fascinated.

"You kid!" While packing up the books on the ground, Chen smiled and said angrily, "I think you are more powerful than that thief, look at this house, there is no place to put your feet." ”

Yu Tang put down the book in his hand with a smile, took a dirty purse casually, and said, "Mom, guess what's in it?" ”

"What is it?" Chen smiled and cleaned up a way.

"It's a picture I drew for you when I was a kid." She happily ran over and showed it to Chen, "I still remember that I said I would keep it well, but then it disappeared somehow, and today I found it." You see, there's my handwriting on it. ”

Chen took it and looked at it, and the word "first" was written crookedly on it.

She also remembered it, and couldn't help laughing: "This is the first pattern I asked you to draw." ”

Yu Tang nodded again and again, and said, "I didn't expect that I was hiding in Daddy's study at the time." ”

Chen smiled: "Your father's study is going to be cleaned up." ”

The mother and daughter were talking and laughing, sorting out the things in the study.

The counterfeit that Lu Xin sold to their family rolled out of a mezzanine.

"Why did you put it here?" Chan muttered, wanting to put it back in its place.

Yu Tang felt unlucky, and said: "The people are gone, what are you doing with it." I'll take it to the pawnshop of the shopkeeper Tong tomorrow, and the shopkeeper Tong said that this painting can still be sold for a few taels of silver. It's good to subsidize our family's household. In order to hold a funeral for him, Daddy also borrowed silver from the shopkeeper Tong. If you can fill the void on the side of the shopkeeper, this painting can be regarded as returning to its original owner. ”

Chen thought this was a good idea and said with a smile: "You have a lot of ideas." ”

Yu Tang wrinkled his nose playfully and took the scroll back to his room.

In the middle of the night, they were awakened by Xiao Huang's scream, and Yu Yuan's angry shout came from the study: "What person? Run to our house and steal something! ”

Yu Tang ran out with his clothes on, and saw Yu Yuan fighting with a thin man in black.

"Caught the thief! Catch the thief! Yu Tang shouted loudly.

The people next door were awakened when they heard the noise.

The lights gradually turned on, and the silent Qingzhu Alley became noisy.

Neighbors came running with sticks or kitchen knives.

The man in black was caught.

Mrs. Chen leaned over with an oil lamp.

The thief was actually a kid from their Qingzhu Lane.

The crowd was in an uproar.

Master Wu angrily asked people to call the kid's parents, and said, "I have to inform your family, and people like you have to be removed." ”

The kid was so frightened that he cried, hugged Master Wu's thigh and begged for mercy: "Don't tell me about my family, I, I was framed, I just want to steal a few taels of silver for use, I don't mean to hurt people, and I don't dare to hurt people!" ”

Master Wu was unmoved, and said, "Framed?!" Who can frame you? I see that you don't usually study well, so this will move the evil heart. People like you, keeping them is also harming others and yourself! ”

He was angrily scolding, the boy's mother came, and when she saw this scene, she knelt down in front of Chen, and begged her son with a crushing mouth: "As long as you don't send the official, you can do anything?" ”

Chan was in a dilemma.

If this boy is not punished, their house cannot be stolen in vain; Punish this kid, everyone has lived next to each other for so many years, and they don't see anyone who looks up and looks down, how will they get along with their family in the future?

Yu Tang looked at it and his heart moved.

She didn't know much about this kid, but when his mother kowtowed just now, he turned his face sideways, looking like he couldn't bear to look at it more, and he didn't plead with Master Wu anymore.

She walked over.

The boy was weeping silently.

Yu Tang pondered in his heart, such a big thing happened to this kid, and his father didn't come.

I don't know if I don't have a father? Or does the father care?

Whether it's the former or the latter, it can be used.

She went to pull Chen's sleeve and said in a low voice: "The neighbors have come to help a lot, you invite them to the house for a cup of tea first, there is a lobby brother, this kid is tied up first and let Ah Tao guard, and wait for Daddy to come back." ”

Chen thought it was a good idea, and after discussing Yu Yuan, he invited everyone into the house for tea.

Everyone saw that the matter was over, and in the middle of the night, who still had the heart to drink tea, thanked them one after another, and said goodbye to Chen.

Chen gratefully sent them out one by one.

Only the boy's mother sat on the ground and wept silently.

Master Wu was a little worried, and said, "Why don't we let our little guy come over and help." ”

"Thank you, thank you!" Yu Yuan respectfully saluted Master Wu again and said, "I can save it." It's getting late, and tomorrow when my uncle returns, my uncle and I will come to the door again to thank you. ”

Master Wu saw that Yu Yuan acted thoughtfully, and went home with his head behind his back.

The boy's mother kept kowtowing to Chan and pleading for mercy.

The boy was crying so much that everyone convulsed.

Yu Tang pointed to the kid's mother and said to the kid: "Look, what you did has affected your mother. The people do not sue, and the officials do not hold them accountable. Tell me the truth, what the hell are you doing at our house? If you tell me honestly, I'll help you plead with my dad and let you go. Your mother doesn't have to be looked down upon, and she can't hold her head up for the rest of her life. ”

The kid looked up at Yu Tang when he heard this, revealing hesitation.

Yu Tang knew it in his heart, and continued: "This stealing is the most useless, you look at those family rules, who can tolerate those thieves who steal." My father, like Master Wu, hates this kind of thing the most. He may not report to the official, but he will definitely ask your family to expel you from the house and remove your name. When the time comes, your mother will die, and there will be no one to offer incense......"

The kid's tears flowed out again, and he choked up: "My father is gambling outside and sold the family's ancestral home, I, I just want to get a few taels of silver to rent a house." ”

Yu Tang sighed: "Then I have nothing to say." You just wait for my father to come back and send you to the government, and then go to your own family. ”

"No, no." The kid listened and hurriedly said, "Miss Yu, you, if you give me five taels of silver, no, give me three taels, and I will tell you." ”

Yu Tang remained silent and said, "You still lie to me!" I don't have a tael of silver, you like to talk about it or not. After saying that, he got up and made it look like he was going to call someone.

The kid panicked and hurriedly said, "Someone gave me five taels of silver and asked me to come to your house to steal a painting...... Don't send me to the official, I didn't steal ......"

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