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When Bai Xiulin said that, a village woman who had good news immediately went forward to take a whiff of the silver, and shouted.

"There really is the smell of the White Moon Leaf!"

The village chief's face became even more unsightly, he was not afraid of doing wrong, what he feared the most was that he would not repent after doing wrong. He narrowed his eyes and said angrily: Even our Apricot Rain Village do not have the habit of wrapping white moon leaves around silver, Lu Yulian, what do you have to say now?

Now that things had come to this point, there was no point in continuing to quibble. Lu Yulian looked up and admitted: "I have nothing to say."

"Then you agreed to pay Lu Jinfeng and his family eight hundred silver taels?" the village chief asked.

Chen Mu Mu frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Her silver was her silver, when did it become Lu Jinfeng's family's silver? Even though they were living together and called each other 'family', it was still clear that they were brothers. How could they give away her silver just like that?

Why!

Lu Jinfeng sensed that something was wrong and spoke to correct the Village Chief's words, "Village Chief, you are wrong. The eight hundred silver is Chen Mu Mu Mu's money, and not mine and Mother's."

"You're from the same family, and you're the head of the family. Don't tell me that her silver isn't yours?" The village chief asked with a look of astonishment.

Obviously, in his opinion, it was Lu Jinfeng who was causing trouble without reason.

"Chen Mu Mu only lives in our family. Although we are considered a family, the silver she painstakingly earned belongs to her." Lu Jinfeng said with a stern expression on his face. He stopped for a moment and continued to speak, "Moreover, we have received quite a bit of Mu Mu's care and attention right now."

The village chief's gaze swept across Lu Jinfeng and the tacit approval of the Madam Li, then stopped on Chen Mu Mu. He let out a meaningful sigh and shook his head, "The so-called 'family' truly does not differentiate between us.

The words of the village chief had always carried a lot of weight. When everyone heard his words, their expressions all changed.

Chen Mu Mu Mu's heart was filled with mixed feelings. She naturally understood that the Village Head's words were mocking her for taking advantage of the Lu family. He said that he regarded the Lu family as a family, but when he met them he was especially clear on the benefits. But so what if he was selfish?

Chen Mu pursed his lips, not saying a word.

Who wouldn't be selfish? Who could truly not help themselves at all? Since she came to this ancient era, in this remote little village, she would have to worry about nothing. In this ancient era, she came to this ancient era, she would worry about nothing in this remote little village. When she felt wronged, who would remember to stand up for her?

To be willing to help others on one's own terms, it was only on a basis of one's own that one could help others.

And it was only "help", not all of it.

No communication in this world is absolutely equal, except in the form of goods. Don't count on the amount of kindness and help you give others, they will give you back when you need them — there are too many things in this world that you can't get back by borrowing money.

There was no one to help or rely on. Everything depended on itself. Moreover, she was still in the entrepreneurial stage. If she did not use every cent and did not care about every bit of benefits, when she needed help, who would help her? She was generous now. Should she just wait for others to help her when she was in trouble in the future?

It was better to beg than to beg. If he could do it himself, then he shouldn't trouble others.

So... If it was hers, why didn't she want it? Why not?

You want to send her away with a word of selfishness and use morality to kidnap her? I'm sorry, she doesn't eat it.

Even if she was pointed at by thousands of men, her conduct and actions only relied on her conscience, and only wanted to have a clear conscience.

She was selfish. What she sought was her own possessions. She wasn't greedy, so no one had the right to criticize her.

Seeing her standing there without moving, the village chief didn't refute her despite all the guesses of the crowd. He secretly sighed, but didn't say anything more.

It was very difficult for outsiders to interfere with someone else's family matters. Even though he was the village chief, he did not have the authority to interfere. Besides, the people from the Lu family didn't mind. Why would he meddle in other people's business? He would be hated if he didn't get anything.

He turned his head and said to Lu Yulian and her daughter: "Since both of you have pleaded guilty, then return the money."

Lu Yulian was not afraid of boiling water, he faced the items that were found by the people on the ground and shrugged: "All of my money is here, I don't have any more."

"There aren't many valuable things here either." The Village Chief frowned even more, "Two hundred and thirty-eight taels of silver, together with gold bracelets and silver and jewelry, it would only add up to fifty to sixty taels of silver and another five hundred taels of silver. How can we be so short of money?"

His gaze suspiciously swept past Lu Yulian and her daughter's face. He squinted his eyes and asked, "Where did you steal the five hundred silver today? Where did you move it to?

"I didn't steal the five hundred silver at all, how could I take it out?" Speaking till here, Lu Yulian was also extremely furious, "This is obviously Chen Mu's trap, to lure us into taking the bait!"

"Oh?" Chen Mu Mu smirked as he glanced at her with a smile that was not a smile, "Aunt, are you sure it was me who set you up? Do you want the county magistrate to judge me so that I won't wrongly accuse a good person? "

Lu Yulian vented his anger all of a sudden: "I took it."

What a joke, she was so full that she had to face Chen Mu head on. If the matter were to reach the county magistrate, would Lu Yulian and her daughter still have a place to stay?

Compared to prison, plank, and beheading, silver was just an external object. There was bound to be some silver.

"Since you've already taken it, take it out. Do you want us to take action as well?" When the village chief heard the two of them talking, he knew that Lu Yulian and her daughter were worried.

He was the head of the village, and this Lu Yulian mother and daughter were too insensible. They didn't even give him a favor because of Chen Mu Mu, so there was no need for him to give the mother and daughter face anymore.

The Village Chief's expression was stern and reserved, Lu Yulian could not help but shiver, gritting his teeth, he found it hard to believe: "Village Chief, I really do not have that much money on me."

The so-called five hundred liang of silver was a trap set by Chen Mu. How could she have five hundred liang of silver? She hadn't stolen the money, so she naturally couldn't take it out. Furthermore, this wasn't a small amount.

"You can write promissory notes." The kind village women chimed in.

"That's right, just because he's not on yet doesn't mean he won't be in the future. Since I can't take it out, I'll just write him a promissory note."

"That won't do. This mother and daughter pair's character is too bad. They've already sent a promissory note worth five hundred silver taels. If they don't return it, or if they don't return it after ten or eight years, wouldn't that harm our Mu Mu?" There were also some who were careful to not agree.

"But we really don't have any money." Hearing the words of all the women, Lin Qiu'er wanted to cry, but no tears came out.

Five hundred silver taels, did they take it as a bank? They could take it out just like that.

"If you say that you have no money, then where did the money go?" Someone disliked Lin Qiu'er's actions and disdainfully pushed her a little.

"I didn't …" Lin Qiu'er was just about to say that she didn't steal it, but Lu Yulian pulled her hand.

Things had already gotten to this point. It wasn't because they said they didn't steal it, but because they were determined to return the five hundred taels of silver. They might as well save some water and think about how to return it.

However … Even if he sold them, they wouldn't be able to pay the five hundred silver.

Seeing that Lu Yulian and her daughter were about to be driven mad by the village women, Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu finally walked forward and saved them, "Didn't Aunt say that we don't have money now? I have an idea here. "

"What idea?" Lu Yulian asked with a face full of caution.

Having known each other for so long, she knew that the girl in front of her was no pushover. Since she had dug out all her thoughts to trap them, she must have made a lot of money. How could she be kind enough to help them out?

But even if she knew, she couldn't do anything to Chen Mu Mu.

"I remember that my aunt's family still has five stores. Although business is not doing well right now, at least I can get one or two hundred taels of silver as collateral. Since aunty can't take out any money, why don't you give me five stores?" Chen Mu smiled, but his eyes were deep and unfathomable. "The Lin Family can be considered a rich family in your village, and I don't know how much money they have, but if Aunt says that I can't afford it, how about you give me ten acres of land? "In that case, at least I can be treated as two hundred silver taels. As for the rest, treat it as me being at a disadvantage and not being bothered by you."

Lu Yulian spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes glaring at her, gritting his teeth, "Chen Mu Mu Mu, don't even think about it!"

She didn't know how Chen Mu Mu knew about her family's situation, but her family's five stores in the busy city was the only thing her dead husband had left for her. Although she hadn't been good at managing for the past two years and always had to put a lot of silver in when settling debts at the end of the year, that was still the only thing she had.

The store did not make money, but it did do business for a long time. He might be able to tidy up the store in a short period of time, and even if he could not support it, he would still get two to three hundred silver taels to settle down in. Now that Chen Mu wanted to take one or two hundred silver for her store, there was no need to even think about it.

Furthermore, there were also those ten acres of land at home. The family did not have any males, so the harvest was not good either. More than half the land was abandoned, but how could the people in the village abandon their land? Without land, how would she and Lin Qiu'er live?

At this point, his heart felt like it was about to burst, and he was unable to contain his anger, "Chen Mu Mu Mu, the heavens are watching us, don't go overboard!"

"It's perfectly justified for me to repay the debt with money. What should I do?" Chen Mu Mu didn't budge in the slightest. With a cold smile, he said, "Aunt, you brought this upon yourselves. If it wasn't for you touching my things, why would you have ended up in such a difficult situation?"

They had touched her things, causing her to almost be unable to pass the hurdle she had faced the day before. All her efforts had been for naught. If someone had treated her badly, why should she sympathize with them?

If he didn't seek death, he wouldn't die. If he wanted to make her suffer, he would have to send her back, feeling even worse.

Lu Yulian stared at Chen Mu Mu's cold face, and his heart suddenly felt as though it had fallen into an ice cave.

As matters stood, she realized that the girl in front of her was not as young as twelve years old on the surface. She was mentally mature, and could even eat people without spitting out their bones; she was clearly a devil from hell.

She closed her eyes slightly and let out a heavy breath, "Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu, I can't beat you, so if you want to kill me or cut me to pieces, that's up to you. But don't even think about my shop and my fields. "If I am forced into a corner." She bit her lips as her eyes reflected a strange light. "Then, I'll smash my head in front of you!"