C95

After Shangguan Bai signed the new agreement, the nervousness of the business came to an end. Chen Mu heaved a sigh of relief, and the days passed slowly.

She made some recipes and medicines, but could not gather any herbs. When she heard that there were some in Dan Zhou City, she decided to make a trip.

They didn't need to see Lu Yulian and her daughter, as their eyes were filled with worry.

After packing his luggage, he planned to leave the next day. However, something unexpected happened.

The three hundred taels of silver notes she had hidden at the foot of the bed disappeared without a trace!

In this day and age, three hundred silver was undoubtedly an astronomical figure. Three hundred silver was the current capital of her business and was also all that she possessed.

Without money, it was hard for her to do anything. Without money, her business would have to end.

Chen Mu was anxious, she grabbed Lu Jinfeng and asked: "The silver I hid at the foot of the bed, did you take it?"

"I have enough money, why would I touch you?" Lu Jinfeng shook his head, "As a man, it's fine if I can't give you something fancy, but how would I steal your things?"

"I didn't say you stole it, but the money was at the foot of the bed and it was gone." Chen Mu Mu frowned and said, "You should know how to do business with me during this period of time. It's hard to do business without money. A whole three hundred taels of silver disappeared without a trace. How am I going to pay the villagers? How are I going to buy and sell?"

Seeing that she did not seem like she was lying to tease him, Lu Jinfeng muttered to himself: "Maybe it's not that the silver disappeared, but you took it away and left it somewhere else?"

"That's impossible. My memory is always good. It's impossible for me to not even remember where I hid the money." Other possibilities might be forgotten, but this was money.

She was sick, cold, and hungry. She almost reported to the King of Hell that she had suffered enough from poverty to hang the money like her life depended on it. How could she forget where the money was hidden?

Furthermore, "I've already gone up and down the room, left, right, and left. I can't even see a shadow."

In the past, because of the conditions, she and Lu Jinfeng could only share one room. But later on, they bought a house in the Liu Family, which was wide enough and also had many rooms. To avoid suspicion, she and Lu Jinfeng had lived separately, so Lu Jinfeng rarely entered her room.

Besides, she was the only one who had the key. Where did the money go?

"Then it's probably a burglary." Lu Jinfeng said, then looked at the door and window, "When did you get your money?"

"I look at it every day before I go to bed. I'm sure it was today that I didn't see it." "Even if you say 'thief', it's unlikely. After I went out today, the windows and doors were all closed. When I came back, they were still the same as before. The thief definitely didn't go in."

There was no thief, but the thing was gone, unless the silver ran away on long legs.

Of course, silver was a dead thing, it was impossible for it to grow legs.

Thus, in the end, it was still someone who took it.

Lu Jinfeng lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then said: "The key is only you, then are you sure that when you came back, the doors and windows in the room were all intact, and there were no traces of people moving them?"

"Nope." Chen Mu Mu said resolutely, "Because I was afraid that the thieves would enter the house, I had purposely added grids to the windows. If I wanted to enter, I would have to damage those grids, but when I returned, I didn't find any broken grids."

"Are you sure the doors and windows are intact?" Lu Jinfeng looked at her, "Think about it more carefully, whether there are any differences in the door or the window, or maybe … Did you forget to lock the door when you went out? "

"How could I do something as childish as locking the door?" After which, Chen Mu paused for a moment before a realization dawned upon him.

Lu Jinfeng did not miss her expression and shook his head: "What, did you really forget to lock the door?"

"It's not that I forgot to lock the door, but that I didn't take my key." Chen Mu Mu took out the key from his pocket and gritted his teeth. "I left it on the chair when I left, but it was still there when I came back. I thought nothing had happened. I was really naive."

"The key is not on you. Anyone can enter the room." Lu Jinfeng also sighed.

"How do I know someone's hands and feet are dirty?" Chen Mu Mu Mu said in a disgruntled tone. A thief would be extremely hard to guard against, but who would have thought that such a thing would happen when they were forgetting to hold the key in their hands?

"It can't be done by our own people. Maybe the thief came in." Lu Jinfeng pressed onto her shoulder, his voice sounded weak, and he consoled her, "Chen Mu Mu, don't think in the worst direction, you might ruin your home."

Chen Mu Mu was speechless, and his heart skipped a beat.

Her own money, would definitely not be stolen by herself, and it was not taken by Lu Jinfeng, so the only person left in her family was Madam Li.

Lu Jinfeng was right, she suspected that they would destroy a family. If Madam Li took her money, the trust in this family would no longer exist. If Madam Li did not take it, and Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu doubted her, their future interactions would probably be even more awkward.

Wait a minute, there are more than three people living in this house right now.

Chen Mu Mu's eyes dimmed, and looked at Lu Jinfeng: "You forgot, our family is not only comprised of the three of us."

Lu Jinfeng knew that she was referring to Lu Yulian and Lin Qiu'er, and shook his head: "Don't suspect anything. Aunt and Cousin had always been anxious under someone else's roof.

Lu Yulian and Lin Qiu'er were not easy to deal with, they would definitely not have suffered a loss. If it wasn't for the things they stole, their family would have become a mess.

"So annoying." Chen Mu facepalmed as he gritted his teeth. "My money is gone just like that, but I can only endure it."

"There is no need to endure. I will search with you." Lu Jinfeng comforted her, "As long as we can find the thief who stole the money, the money will be back." Pausing for a moment, he swept his gaze over the bundle on the bedside table. With a suppressed and trembling voice, he asked, "Chen Mu Mu Mu, are you planning to leave?"

"Where can I go? I just opened up a food factory, what if I run away from my business? After all, I've invested so much money." Chen Mu Mu snorted, "Don't worry about me running away. Even if I wanted to run away, I wouldn't choose this time to do so."

Lu Jinfeng's expression relaxed: Then why are you packing up, where are you planning to go?

It was impossible to bring a bag to a nearby place unless you had to leave for a period of time.

Having spent so much time with Chen Mu Mu Mu, this was the first time she wanted to leave home and travel far away.

"Go to the Danzhou City and buy some medicinal herbs. There are some medicinal herbs that can only be sold there." When she mentioned this, her heart ached even more, "Now that the money is gone, forget about buying medicinal herbs. In two days, we will have to distribute monthly money to the villagers. We can't even buy raw materials."

"It'll be fine." Lu Jinfeng patted her shoulder, "In two days time, I'll definitely be able to get your money back."

"Thank you for your blessings." Chen Mu Mu Mu couldn't believe his eyes. Once money was stolen, the chances of it coming back was close to zero.

However, even if it was insignificant, she still had to get the money back. After all, this was all she had left.

The two of them then began to look for someone in the courtyard to ask if anyone had seen anyone entering her room.

The courtyard of the food workshop was a distance away from where they lived. The workers shook their heads, unable to see what was happening.

Lin Qiu'er blinked and looked at her with a smile that wasn't a smile. "Cousin sister, you're wrong. If you ask who entered your room, wouldn't that mean that she stole your silver?"

"Why did you come into my room if you didn't steal the money?" And once she goes in, I'm out of money? " Chen Mu Mu Mu replied snappily. "However, judging from cousin's tone, it seems that you know who entered my room?"

She did not notice that Madam Li's face had suddenly darkened, and his eyes started to flicker.

"Of course I know who entered your room. I saw it all." Lin Qiu'er looked at her with interest, "Chen Mu Mu Mu, you are so decisive, do you really want to know the answer? To you, this answer might not be a good thing. It's better to pretend that you don't know anything. "

"Just pretend like I don't know how, the one who lost the money isn't you." An ominous premonition surged in Chen Mu Mu's heart, but due to his nervousness, he didn't have the time to ponder on it. He simply chased after Lin Qiu'er and asked, "Since you saw it, why didn't you say anything out loud?"

"I didn't steal anything from you, so why should I feel guilty?" Lin Qiu'er scoffed, and a trace of wicked amusement flashed within her eyes. "I hid the answer just for your own good."

"Don't hide it, just say it. You don't have to be nice to me." Chen Mu Mu Mu spoke, his heart heavy.

Lin Qiu'er's expression was calm, and dared to tease her. That money shouldn't have been taken by her, and at the same time, it shouldn't have been taken by Lu Yulian.

If Lu Yulian took it, how could she speak to her in such a manner in public?

Excluding the two, and not Lu Jinfeng, who was the candidate, the answer was obvious.

"It's aunt." As Chen Mu Mu Mu's thoughts drifted away, Lin Qiu'er reported the answer she received to her as well.

Everyone sighed, Madam Li's expression was extremely ugly.

Lu Jinfeng looked at Madam Li in disbelief, his expression helpless and curious: "Mother, you really entered Mu Mu's room today?"

He even stole Mu Mu's money?

He did not ask the latter part of the question, but everyone else had already come to the same conclusion.

"I did, but I was just looking for something. I didn't steal the money." The Madam Li said while clenching her fists tightly, exposing her sorry figure once again in front of everyone's eyes. She was panicking and at a loss on what to do.

She looked at Lu Jinfeng and Chen Mu helplessly. With great difficulty, she said, "Xiao Feng, Mu, believe me, I really did not steal the money."

Just how weak was a woman to make him look so miserable? She had yet to say anything to Madam Li, but he had already become terrified as though a disaster had arrived.

Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu was sure that if she stayed any longer under the gaze of the crowd, if she continued to criticize Madam Li, Madam Li herself would faint from fright.

Although he might not be truly shocked by the words' scared out of his wits', it would be true if he fainted.

In ancient times, filial piety came first. No matter if she was Lu Jinfeng's former daughter-in-law or Madam Li's goddaughter, even if Madam Li did the wrong thing, she could not be overbearing towards Madam Li and "scare" him unconscious. Otherwise, she would put herself in everyone's throats.

Chen Mu Mu frowned, she hated this kind of situation, hated this kind of threat.

If it was wrong, then it was wrong. If it was correct, then it was used as proof. Using weakness to threaten and force someone into submission was truly unyielding.