Chu Yanhong was scared to death yesterday. It was hard to imagine how a child like An Ning could stay there.
"I was quite scared when I first went there, but I felt hungry and cold afterwards, so I didn't feel anything anymore. When I woke up again, I was here."
An Ning looked calm and didn't think there was anything wrong.
"How many days have you been hungry?"
Since it can make people faint from hunger.
"It should only be three or four days. When I left, you were supposed to come back in five days, but I didn't expect it to be earlier than expected."
"I'm in the suburbs and haven't received any news. I haven't dared to come out."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran also understood.
"Chu Tianshu is making things difficult for you, why do you want to hide in such a remote place?"
"No, it's just..." As if remembering what happened before, An Ning didn't know what to say to Xiao Ran for a moment.
"What's wrong?" Sensing An Ning's emotional fluctuations, Xiao Ran stepped forward and patted An Ning's shoulder, comforting him: "Just say whatever you see, don't be afraid."
"I saw him with my parents and I was afraid they would take me back..."
It was probably because Chu Tianshu revealed the news that the two of them came to know An Ning's current situation.
The little girl panicked and ran as far as possible.
Since Zhao Xue was rescued from the cabin, no one went to the cabin anymore, so An Ning thought of hiding there.
"How could he tell your parents?"
Xiao Ran was a little surprised, but An Ning shook her head, wondering what their plan was.
"Okay, then you have a good rest first, and I will take care of the rest! Sleep peacefully."
Xiao Ran stood up and lifted the quilt for An Ning.
An Ning nodded and watched Xiao Ran leave.
Xiao Ran came outside the yard and went out of Chu's house. When he came to the door of the shop, the door was closed tightly.
All the workers inside were gone, and Xiao Ran frowned. He came to the textile factory again and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that all the workers were still there.
"Uncle, are you here?" The steward stepped forward.
"How are you guys doing lately?" Xiao Ran looked around and saw that a lot of silk and satin were being produced continuously.
"It's pretty good...just..."
"Say it."
He knew that the textile factory would definitely not have nothing at all.
"A lot of the newly produced satin from the textile mills had been taken away before."
"Chu Tianshu, right?" Xiao Ran sneered.
The steward nodded: "Yes, but he hasn't been here in the past few days."
"How much was taken away in total? Is there any record?" Xiao Ran looked at the steward.
"Yes, I'll get the account book!"
With that said, the steward turned and went to the accounting room.
After a while, he took out an account book.
"That's all."
Xiao Ran nodded, took the account book, and checked around to make sure that nothing happened, and then he felt relieved.
"By the way, how was your recovery last time?"
"The arm has been reattached and is still recovering. The doctor said it won't have much impact in the future, but I can no longer do heavy work!"
"That's good." Xiao Ran was a little lucky. He was also worried that the doctor here wouldn't have this ability, but he didn't expect that he would be able to pick it up.
But there will definitely still be some impact in the future, and they can only try their best to compensate.
After leaving the textile factory, Xiao Ran came to a teahouse and specially found a private room.
Opening the account book, they had been away for half a month. During this period, Chu Tianshu's people took away a total of 580 pieces of silk and satin one after another. This was not a small amount, not even counting the ones in stock before.
"Chu Tianshu, do you think we can't do anything to you?"
After all, Chu Tianshu is also a member of the Chu family. If he reports to the official, nothing can be done to him.
When the time comes, it will naturally not be possible to convict someone who took something of his own by biting it to death.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ran sighed, it's not easy to handle!
"Chu Tianshu, I want you to spit it out little by little."
Thinking of seeing the store's account book last night, in fact not that much silk and satin was sold, so who did Chu Tianshu sell it to?
Xiao Ran tapped his fingers on the table regularly, listening to the storyteller's voice outside.
Suddenly, a familiar voice came.
"reward!"
Xiao Ran was stunned for a second, then opened the window upstairs and looked downstairs. He saw Chu Sheng sitting in the center of the lobby, in the first row, with the storyteller talking vividly in front of him.
Chu Sheng casually threw away a tael of silver, and it was just for the boy.
The boys were so happy that they rushed to pour tea for Chu Sheng.
In front of the storyteller on the stage, there is a piece of gold, which seems to be the reward just given by Chu Sheng.
"How arrogant!"
No need to think, you know where the money comes from!
Xiao Ran was a little annoyed and felt that his money was being spent. Thinking of this, Xiao Ran put away the account book and went down to the first floor.
He walked up behind Chu Sheng. Chu Sheng was immersed in flattery. Each of these boys was better at flattering, and Chu Sheng liked this the most.
It didn't take long for him to be coaxed into confusion. Xiao Ran saw the opportunity and took Chu Sheng's money bag away.
A group of people gathered in front of Chu Sheng, not paying attention to Xiao Ran's little movements behind him.
What's more, there are so many people, who would have guessed that Xiao Ran could do it in full view of everyone.
After getting the money, Xiao Ran smiled a little more.
He stood up, paid the bill and left.
I opened my money bag while walking, and there was quite a lot of money in it.
There are twenty banknotes for one hundred taels alone, two thousand taels!
Xiao Ran was so happy that he received a lot of blood!
"stop!"
Before Xiao Ran could take a closer look at the remaining pieces of silver, a burst of violence suddenly came from behind.
Xiao Ran put away his smile and received the money bag.
Only the sound of rapid footsteps was heard, and a man stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Ran's shoulders.
"Who dares to steal my money!"
The moment the person turned around and saw it was Xiao Ran, the person immediately shut up.
Isn’t it Chu Sheng? I just became addicted to the reward, and as soon as I touched the money bag, it was gone.
Hearing that someone had just left, he immediately chased after him, but he didn't expect that this person was actually Xiao Ran.
"Oh? Long time no see? Why are you so aggressive when we meet?" Xiao Ran said with a smile, but he didn't panic at all.
"Xiao Ran!" Chu Sheng gritted his teeth, but suddenly thought of something, and sneered: "What? Is the Chu family bankrupt? The great uncle of the Chu family is doing such sneaky things."
"Oh? Don't say this nonsense."
Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows, naturally he would not admit it.
"You still don't admit it, what's hanging around your waist is clearly my money bag!" Chu Sheng said angrily.
After all, the money bag was so heavy that Xiao Ran couldn't hide it even if he wanted to.
"You said it's yours, right? It's obviously mine? Look at this money bag, it's embroidered with the word Chu, doesn't it belong to the Chu family?"
"Who do you think you are?" Chu Sheng clenched his fists, and then raised his voice: "As a descendant of the Chu family, this is my money bag! You are just a son-in-law, how can you compare with me?"
