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Chapter 260 Where Does the Money Come From?

Zhao Xiaobao was put to the ground and turned around to throw himself into his mother's arms.

But he was stopped by the village chief.

Zhao Xiaobao was very confused. It was clearly Sister Sanni who said that grandma wanted to play hide-and-seek with him, and she took him to the kitchen and told him to hide behind the water tank and not to make any sound.

If his grandmother couldn't find him, she would give him a piece of maltose. He hid there just for that piece of maltose. Why did an aunt suddenly appear and catch him?

If he was caught, there would be no more candy, right? That was why he struggled desperately.

But what is going on now? Why is the village chief touching him all over? Could it be that the malt candy is on him and the village chief wants to snatch it away?

Zhao Xiaobao's four-year-old brain had been completely confused by all the information he had received today. He had no idea what had happened. He only knew that he had no more maltose, so he opened his mouth and burst into tears.

The village chief coaxed him while groping his body, and soon took out a purse from Zhao Xiaobao's arms.

"Hey! It's really on Zhao Xiaobao!" Someone with sharp eyes has already seen it.

The Chen family and the village chief all breathed a sigh of relief.

"I was wondering how brave he was to let us search him. Turns out he was hiding on Zhao Xiaobao's body!"

"If it weren't for Mei'er's reminder, wouldn't their family have embezzled sixty taels of silver by now!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, you are so greedy. Not only is your heart evil, but your asshole is evil too!"

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Unlike the indignant villagers, the Zhao family seemed to be silent. They had no idea what was going on and why Zhao Xiaobao had silver on him.

"What else do you have to say?" The village chief held up the purse.

Old Mrs. Zhao and others in the yard turned to look at Zhao Tiansheng who was searching the house with the child. Could it be that he really was the one who found and came up with this idea?

"It's not us, village chief, it's really not us!" Zhao Tiansheng was sure that no one who entered the house today turned over a single piece.

But he didn't notice Xiaobao either. Could it be that Xiaobao really found it and hid it?

The Zhao family was now in complete chaos, and there was no chance for them to review the situation. They could only pace around anxiously, suspecting each other as to whether the other had done it.

"If it wasn't you, then could it be that Xiaobao stole it himself? Even if Xiaobao stole it himself, it was you, the Zhao family, who did it, so you still have to be responsible for this matter!" The village chief looked serious.

"No, no, it must not be Xiaobao. He is so young, what does he know! Wait a minute, let me ask him, let me ask!" Old Mrs. Zhao squatted down in panic to pull Zhao Xiaobao.

"Yes, yes, Xiaobao, can you tell me what's going on?" Zhao Tiansheng also reacted.

Zhao Xiaobao was already frightened out of his wits by being surrounded and pointed at by so many people. How could he speak at this moment? He could only cry heartbreakingly.

Old Mrs. Zhao was also very distressed, but if Zhao Xiaobao didn't tell them what happened, they would have to pay compensation.

So she could only coax Zhao Xiaobao with gentle words and wait for him to calm down slowly.

"My dear little darling, my dear little darling, it's grandma! Tell me, what's going on with the silver in your arms? Did someone put it in your pocket on purpose to harm you?"

Seeing that Zhao Xiaobao had almost calmed down, Old Lady Zhao pinched Xiaobao's arm and asked him, her tone very anxious.

Xiaobao, who had calmed down, was pinched by Old Lady Zhao and felt pain. Her urgent tone frightened him so much that he started crying again.

Old Mrs. Zhao also became anxious: "Cry, cry, cry! All you do is cry! Tell me quickly! What's going on! Did someone threaten you? "

"Woo woo woo... No grandma, hiccup~ No grandma, hide and seek! It's hide and seek! Woo woo woo..."

Zhao Xiaobao's words were incoherent and everyone was confused.

In fact, Zhao Xiaobao was completely confused. He only remembered that his beloved grandmother would give him maltose, and completely forgot that it was Sanni who told him this.

"Sister Zhao, please stop forcing the child. Can't you see that he is almost dying?"

The woman with children at home couldn't bear it anymore, so she pushed Old Lady Zhao aside, hugged Zhao Xiaobao in her arms and coaxed him.

The Zhao family members wanted to rob but were stopped.

Zhao Xiaobao gradually calmed down under the woman's gentle voice, and the woman asked questions in time.

"Xiaobao, tell grandma why you hid behind the water tank?"

"I... I hid behind the water tank... I... I wanted candy." Although Zhao Xiaobao stopped crying, his mind was completely confused.

Dodging the Zhao family members who were still trying to approach, the woman patted Zhao Xiaobao gently and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Xiaobao, take your time!"

"I...my grandma asked me to hide behind the water tank. She said...she said if no one found me, she would give me a big piece of maltose...maltose."

Zhao Xiaobao slowly calmed down and stammered out an answer that no one had expected.

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole yard suddenly exploded.

Mei'er and Sanni also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the intimidation and the temptation of maltose had successfully confused Zhao Xiaobao's mind.

"I see, no wonder he hid behind the water tank!"

"How shameless! He let his grandson do this and even tried to blackmail his granddaughter's family for money!"

"Bah! How shameless!"

The Zhao family was completely dumbfounded at this moment. They didn't know why Zhao Xiaobao said this.

"Xiaobao! Xiaobao! Someone taught you to say that, right? When did grandma tell you to hide behind the water tank? Ah!"

Old Mrs. Zhao wanted to rush forward and snatch Zhao Xiaobao away, but someone immediately blocked their way.

"What's going on here? Are you still trying to teach your child to lie?"

"Get out of the way. He's my own grandson. What does it have to do with you?" The Zhao family members tried hard to squeeze through.

"I won't let you! What can you do to me?" The person in front didn't move at all.

After this disturbance, Zhao Xiaobao started crying loudly again.

"Okay! Stop it!"

The village chief roared, and the yard fell silent.

"Zhao Tiansheng, how long are you going to make trouble with your family? Now the money has been found, and it was found from your family members. If you still have some dignity, quickly compensate Mei'er and the others and get back home!"

"Why should we pay for it if we didn't take it?" Old Mrs. Zhao's eyes were bloodshot.

"If you didn't take it, why would it be on your grandson, and why would he say you asked him to hide it there?"

"It was that little bitch Mei who wronged us! It was her! It had to be her!"

"Hey! Mei'er is wrongly accusing you?" Old Mrs. Chen stood up.

"Did they tie you to a pole and carry you home early in the morning? Did they break down the door and let you in so that you could beat them like this? Or did they force you to search the house at knifepoint? Hou Xiaoyan, you are already old, please have some shame!"

Old Mrs. Chen's series of questions left the Zhao family speechless.

It was indeed they who came to the door on their own, and it was indeed they who broke down the door, broke in, beat people and searched things. They could not refute any of this.

But they really don’t know what happened to this money?

Although they had wanted to collect some good things to supplement their family income from the beginning, if they really found the twenty taels, they would definitely take it home. But the problem was that they really didn't find the twenty taels, and Old Lady Zhao really didn't let Zhao Xiaobao hide behind the water tank.

"Still playing dumb! Next time we break into their house and take their money, we'll tell the county magistrate that they tied us up!"

"That's right, it's hard to come by such a good thing. They're begging us to get their money!"

"Aunt, next time you have something good like this, come to me first! I promise to be there!"

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The ridicule that fell on the Zhao family's ears was even more painful than being slapped in the face. But it really couldn't explain why the money was in Zhao Xiaobao's possession.

Where does this money come from?