CHAPTER 140: CHAPTER 140: TRIPPED UP! THE LAST BATCH OF CROPS HAS AN ACCIDENT

Even though Liu Xu smiled very restrainedly, the hint of amusement in her eyes betrayed her good mood.

Tang Qingning also covered her mouth and giggled, but said nothing. She had been married before, but after the downfall of the Prince Zhan Mansion, she resolutely took out the divorce papers and ensured her husband’s family was well protected.

Tang Shuo, with his playful demeanor, spoke.

"Sister-in-law, are you going to give us a little nephew?"

Pei Shu’er denied it three times: "No, no, don’t talk nonsense."

Then, Pei Shu’er picked up the white rice from Tang Qinghuan’s arms and returned to the room.

"I’m going to feed White Rice."

Tang Qinghuan said, "Sister-in-law, it has already been fed."

The reply she got was the sound of Pei Shu’er closing the door.

At this moment, Tang Zan leisurely walked out of the room, and Liu Xu looked at her son with satisfaction.

It seems that this uncooked rice has indeed been cooked.

This counts as good news recently.

As for before in the bathhouse, even Tang Zan wasn’t that open.

Tang Zan said, "What are you all doing so early in the morning?"

Tang Qinghuan, with a babyish voice, pretended to act like a little adult.

"We heard that sister-in-law was staying with you last night, so we came to check."

Tang Qingning remained silent; she certainly couldn’t say.

Last night, every time she woke up, she heard the bed creaking the whole time.

Her brother, cough cough.

Has quite something.

After returning to her place, Pei Shu’er buried her head into White Rice’s belly.

White Rice obediently flicked its little paws and lay down on its back.

Pei Shu’er was really embarrassed, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

However, there was no such big crack to accommodate her.

Just then, Liu Xu knocked on Pei Shu’er’s door.

"Shu’er, the government officers have come to inspect the radishes. After handing them over, we can reduce our sentence by three months."

Pei Shu’er almost forgot about this matter; she hurriedly carried White Rice out and maintained a serious face once outside.

"Let’s go."

Seeing her like this, no one dared to joke about her anymore.

Liu Xu just covered her mouth and smiled.

Tang Zan, after taking some food from the kitchen, left the place.

Before leaving, he stood quietly in place looking at Pei Shu’er for quite a while.

In those eyes, there was a fondness and reluctance that even Pei Shu’er didn’t know.

At the entrance, the two government officers greeted her with a smile, cupping their hands towards Pei Shu’er.

"Miss Pei, the radishes can be dug up."

Huang Erzhu, sent by Tang Qingrou, was hiding in the dark watching the people from the third house.

Every time he thought about the lack of radish yield, a smug expression appeared on his face.

This time, the people of the third house are doomed.

With the officers here, the people of the third house couldn’t even cheat.

They deserved it; after all, they wanted to drive them out of the Deserted Mountain, even if they handed over silver.

Everyone went to the radish field and found the whole plot empty.

Looking at the government officers beside them, their faces were also unsightly.

Pei Shu’er looked among the crowd and noticed the patrolling family from last night was absent.

Zhang Chao whispered a report into Pei Shu’er’s ear.

"Heir’s wife, that family was knocked out, and they haven’t woken up yet."

With a cold face, the government officer said, "Pei Shu’er, what’s going on?"

Seeing the situation with the third house, a more radiant smile appeared on Huang Erzhu’s face; didn’t he see the Lord’s face looking grim?

This time, the third house’s matter could be lightly considered a lack in production.

But to put it severely, it would be tax evasion, deliberately deceiving the government.

This could be a capital offense!

At ease, this time Pei Shu’er stumbled badly.

Pei Shu’er smiled and said, "Lord, crops don’t decrease out of thin air. As you can see, there are no radishes in our courtyard, and the field’s crops are all gone. We are victims too."

The government officer frowned, "Wasn’t it you all who dug it out?"

Pei Shu’er handed ten taels of silver to each of the officers, looking at them sincerely in the eyes.

"Lord, if our third house wanted to dig them up, it wouldn’t be at this critical moment."

The officers’ eyes swept over the silver, and their expressions improved somewhat. Their tone also softened.

"Then what’s going on?"

Huang Erzhu continued to sneer coldly at Pei Shu’er; what they did last night was undetectable, what could Pei Shu’er possibly know?

Thinking of this, his mood improved even more. Indeed, Tang Qingrou was formidable, having Pei Shu’er tightly under her control.

Pei Shu’er smiled and said, "Lord, I have a few suspects, some households that defected from Deserted Mountain and are now in Yuhua Valley. Those people are the most suspicious. Why don’t we take a look?"

Huang Erzhu was taken aback; he didn’t expect Pei Shu’er to be so shameless, accusing them just like that!

He sneered, how could the officers possibly follow Pei Shu’er without evidence?

The officer said, "If it’s just a suspicion, we won’t go."

Pei Shu’er didn’t get annoyed, just clapped her hands, and Liu Di brought up a thin and tied-up man.

Huang Erzhu’s pupils contracted.

Ma Dagou!

Yesterday, they all thought Ma Dagou had stolen the radishes elsewhere, unexpectedly, Pei Shu’er had captured him.

But yesterday, those experts hadn’t even seen the people from the third house.

How on earth did the third house catch Ma Dagou?

This matter was significant, Huang Erzhu quickly left to report to Tang Qingrou.

Ma Dagou still unconscious, was slapped awake by Liu Di.

Seeing so many people around, his face changed immediately.

"Wha... why did you catch me?"

Pei Shu’er smiled, "Don’t you know?"

With the government officers here, Ma Dagou cannot admit it even if it kills him!

He quickly said, "I’m innocent, you’re catching the wrong person, Lord, you have to stand up for me."

Pei Shu’er couldn’t believe he turned the tables, making her laugh.

"You’re no longer a resident of Deserted Mountain, yet you come here, trespassing on others’ territory. More importantly, when you were caught, you had a basket full of radishes on your back."

Ma Dagou said, "Pei Shu’er, you wrongly accuse me, with your glib tongue you can turn black into white."

Pei Shu’er clapped her hands, and Ma Dagou’s basket, full of radishes, was brought up.

"What else do you have to deny?"

Ma Dagou said, "I won’t admit it! This basket of radishes, you must have framed me by stuffing it in!"

Pei Shu’er smiled and looked at the officers, then said, "Lord, even when caught red-handed, he won’t admit it. If those little thieves have already disposed of the stolen radishes, then this batch of taxes would be insufficient."

What she said was actually to remind the two government officers that without the radishes, they wouldn’t fare well either.

The officers were shocked, realizing they were now on the same side as Pei Shu’er.

If they couldn’t deliver, and they knew where the radishes were taken yet did nothing,

being told by Pei Shu’er and Zhang Feng, they might be in deep trouble too.