Some of the copper coins and burning paper that were sent back were missing a few pounds. The young couple did not say anything for the time being, but spent a few days tapping out all the copper coins and burning paper in the warehouse.
Because there was no discrepancy between the number of knives taken away and the number of knives returned each time, and because they were all trusted relatives and friends, Shen Luzhu was really shocked when the amount of losses was first counted. At first glance, it seems that only a small part of the knife is missing, but when taken together, there are more than twenty knifes missing. And judging from the number of missing parts of each knife, the man only had one knife missing at the beginning. Dare to take out a very small amount, but later on it seems that the more courage you get, the more you take out!
After Chu Yi carefully counted the tampered paper money twice, he was a little puzzled: "The number of paper money taken out is a bit strange, and it doesn't match the amount taken away by the three families!"
"None of them are right? That means he didn't draw every knife he took, but some were drawn and some were not. Is he afraid of being discovered? But in this case, instead of drawing out some of the knives, It’s a lot, so it’s better to spread it evenly into every knife, so it’s less obvious!”
Chu Yi nodded. This was what he found strange. He said that this person was timid and was afraid of being discovered. He obviously smoked more and more, otherwise they would not notice the difference. But he was brave, but he was There is no need to tamper with every cut. Just like what his A-Zhu said, there are ten missing pieces in each of the ten cuts. Compared with the missing fifty pieces in only two cuts, it must be more obvious in the latter!
"When people come to send paper money in the past few days, I will separate each family's paper money, and then I will know it all with one tap."
"That's all we can do." Shen Luzhu felt a little uncomfortable. It wasn't about how much more money he could sell for the twenty-odd pieces of paper money, but because he didn't want to lose his heart to his most trusted relatives and friends because of this kind of thing. Suspicion arises. Once the seeds of suspicion are planted, it will be difficult to eradicate them in the future!
In the next few days, Zhao Cheng, Chu Ping and the uncle of the Zhang family sent the copper coins and burning paper they had made in the past few days. Chu Yi did not show any abnormality when receiving the goods, but when he placed them in the warehouse, He made very subtle distinctions and marks, and after the others chatted away as usual, he tapped out the quantities. Sure enough, just as Shen Luzhu didn't want to guess, all the tampered copper coins and burned paper came from Uncle Zhang's uncle sent back the batch, but before setting off, she watched Chu Yi tap the number of each knife with her own eyes!
In addition, Chu Yi also discovered another strange thing: "I originally thought that the other party was afraid of being discovered, so some smoked and some did not smoke. I wanted to mix them together and then fish in troubled waters, but today... I found that this was not the case at all, everything that had been smoked was put together, and the things that had not been smoked were placed in another pile!"
Shen Luzhu felt incredible after hearing this. For a while, he really couldn't figure out why he did this. Although it was already confirmed that this matter was caused by Uncle Zhang, what should he do next? The couple was in trouble and worried for two days, and finally decided to discuss it with Shen's mother first.
When Shen's mother first heard about this, she shook her head repeatedly and couldn't believe it: "No, no, your uncle has always been the most honest person, otherwise he wouldn't be here That village has been in business for so many years, and the owner of that village still missed your old friendship and left several of your cousins in the village!"
Shen Luzhu also didn't want to believe it. Although she had less chance to see her uncle since she was a child, he always loved her. She didn't want to believe that her uncle actually did such a thing: "Auntie , Could it be that my uncle’s family has encountered some difficulties recently, such as lack of money or something, that’s why he’s like this!”
"No way, I saw your aunt going to the pork shop to cut meat a few days ago. Besides, not only have they worked at the village all their lives, but now their son and son-in-law are also working at the village. Logically speaking, they shouldn't be short of money!"
Chu Yi asked aloud: "Are there any children living at uncle's house recently?"
Shen's mother shook her head again and denied: "Your cousins and the others came back for one day during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Usually, only your uncle and aunt are at home... That's all. Instead of us guessing here, why not just go directly?" Go ask your uncle, let’s go, my mother-in-law will go with you!”
As she spoke, Mother Shen was about to lead the young couple out to ask Uncle Zhang's uncle, but was stopped by Shen Luzhu: "
Need not. No need for grandma! Chu Yi and I can just go on our own. Auntie is waiting for us at home. "
Shen's mother thought about it, it would be bad if too many people came to her house, so she gave up the idea of going to Uncle Zhang's house with her, and sat uneasily in her yard, waiting for her daughter and son-in-law to return.
When the young couple rushed to the front of the hospital, the Zhang family's uncle and aunt Xie were enjoying the cool air in the yard. When they saw the niece and the couple suddenly came to the door, they hurriedly invited people to sit in the main room.
My eldest aunt, Xie Shi, asked with concern: "Lu Zhu, why are you two here at home today? I heard from your aunt that your complexion has improved a lot recently, and you can also eat some meat and so on. You finally feel better." These difficult days have passed. When your mother-in-law was pregnant with your eldest brother, you also had such a hard time!"
"I'm so tired that my aunt and uncle are worried. I don't have anything to worry about now. I can eat and sleep. It's great!"
"That's good, that's good!"
Shen Luzhu touched his nose in embarrassment: "Uncle, aunt, there is something we want to ask here today!"
"You can tell me whatever it is!"
Chu Yijue quietly stopped his wife who was about to speak, and said to him: "Uncle, the burning paper received at home recently is always missing. After thinking about it, I decided to ask my uncle. Uncle, do you know what's going on?"
The uncle of the Zhang family was stunned when he heard this, frowned and wondered: "How can there be less and more? When was it discovered?"
The young couple saw the reactions of the Zhang family's uncle and aunt Xie, and looked at each other. The uncle and aunt seemed to have heard about this for the first time. While they were relieved, they also became more confused. If If it wasn't the uncle of the Zhang family and his aunt Xie who did it, then who could it be?
Shen Luzhu told his uncle and aunt in detail how he found out about this matter. His uncle was surprised when he heard this, and his face turned red with shame. He worked odd jobs for his niece's family to make money, how could he return it? After causing such a thing, how will he face his sister and niece in the future!
My eldest aunt Xie's face was a little pale, and she asked her man in disbelief: "His father, do you think it's Da Qiang..."
Shen Luzhu was a little puzzled when he heard this: "Da Qiang?"
The uncle of the Zhang family explained shamefully: "It's my brother-in-law, Xie Daqiang. Last year, he saw us making this paper burning at home, and he got interested in making money when he heard about it. His family's life was not very well-off, so your aunt and I thought In order to lend him a job, I gave him one of the two sets of molds you sent me. From then on, the paper-burning was actually made by our two families, half of the family, like Luzhu and you. In this situation, it must be his fault!"
The young couple didn't expect that there was such a thing, but this could explain the things they couldn't figure out before. It just involved their aunt's biological brother, and they didn't know what to say for a while.
My eldest aunt Xie was a little reluctant to believe it: "This! Lu Zhu, is there some misunderstanding?"
The uncle of the Zhang family said angrily: "What misunderstanding can there be? Can the paper money grow its own legs and run away? I will handle this matter with him. If it's not him, then it's me. Otherwise, tell me who else can it be?" ?」
"You have always been honest and kind. How could it be that you stole my niece's and theirs' belongings?"
The uncle of the Zhang family replied: "That's it. It's really embarrassing. How could you steal even this! Luzhu Ayi, you guys wait at home, I'll catch that unscrupulous person right now!"
Although the young couple didn't want to let go of the guy who stole their paper money, they also didn't want to cause a conflict between the uncle and the aunt's brother because of this matter. What's more, since the guy had already done it, he probably wouldn't admit it easily. , so they stopped the Zhang family uncle in a hurry!
"Why are you stopping me? Is it possible that you let him go like this? Don't worry about me and your aunt. You have done something wrong, so you have to do whatever you want!"
Shen Luzhu advised: "Uncle, calm down. Of course we can't just let it go so easily. But I always feel that this matter may not be his own idea, otherwise he could steal it." What to do? It must be sold to others or transferred out. If we want to catch the person behind the scenes, we still have to think long and hard."
The uncle of the Zhang family nodded: "Then what do you think we should do? I will cooperate with you!"
Shen Luzhu thought for a while and said, "Uncle, you just need to pretend that you don't know about this and come to the house tomorrow to pick up the yellow paper as usual."
"Okay, uncle, I will listen to you!"
The young couple, Uncle Zhang, rushed back to the Shen family and learned another thing from Shen's mother. The relationship between Xie Daqiang and the two of them was more than just his aunt's natal brother.
It turns out that this Xie family was the same Xie family who had previously disliked Chu Yi's poor family and even refused to let anyone in when the matchmaker came to their door. Grandma Chu had entrusted the matchmaker to Chu Yi to look at her, and the three girls of the Xie family were also of marriageable age, so the matchmaker came. They went to the door with the attitude of giving it a try. Unexpectedly, the Xie family disliked being poor and loved being rich. They even drove the matchmaker away from their home with such nonsense. This matter spread to everyone in Hexi Village. Later, when they met Chu Yi The life of the young couple is going smoothly, but the Xie family's daughter is having troubles and making trouble. It is said that she has not settled on a family yet. How can the Xie family regret it? This is all the talk among the villagers after dinner!
This incident was shocking enough for the young couple, but Mother Shen then said something even more bizarre: "There is also a boy in his family who is a well-known lazy guy in the village. When he got better, he even yelled to people in the village, saying that his parents had delayed him and his sister, and it was him who should have asked Lu Zhu to marry him, and his sister to marry A Yi!"
Shen Luzhu frowned and cursed: "This person is really shameless!"
"No, I don't know how your second brother heard this. The four of them took advantage of the darkness to put a sack on the kid and beat him so hard that he couldn't get off the bed for almost ten days!"
