The host of the quick travel is lacking in virtue for eight generations

Chapter 793 60 Yaozu Sister Control Group 30

Zhang Youliang wasn't afraid of the brigade leader and directly stated his reasons for suspecting her: "If the neighbors hadn't seen her buy a lot of meat buns at the state-run restaurant this morning and stopped me when I got off work to ask if I had given my sister-in-law a lot of money, I wouldn't have realized the money was missing so quickly."

I only tried to resolve this privately because of our relationship; otherwise, I would have reported it to the police long ago. I didn't intend to make things difficult for her; I just wanted the money back. But she refused to admit it.

"If she didn't take it, then let my mom search. If she doesn't let her search, then she's guilty!"

Zheng Pandi was not to be outdone and said loudly, "Captain, I really didn't take it. Besides, there were no buns. I came back empty-handed. They wanted to search me without any evidence. If this gets out, anyone can frame someone at will."

The women's director stepped in to smooth things over: "Everyone, calm down. Comrade Zhang, since you say you lost money, then tell us how much money you lost and what kind of markings were on it. If she really took it, we won't cover it up, but if not, you still need to give an explanation. Your reputation is important to everyone."

Zhang Youliang replied without hesitation, "Okay, I'll give you face, sister. If I've wronged her, I'm willing to apologize publicly and even compensate her with an extra twenty yuan. I lost a total of three hundred and fifty yuan. I wrote down the money on it, so you can tell at a glance whether it's mine or not."

The women's director looked at Zheng Pandi and said, "Pandi, if you really didn't take it, just cooperate with the inspection, and we can clear your name."

When Zheng Pandi heard the amount of money, her heart skipped a beat. What a coincidence! Moreover, she hadn't had time to hide the money on her. Although she knew it wasn't Zhang Youliang's and there couldn't be any markings on it, she still couldn't explain why she had money on her.

Just as she was about to find another reason to refuse, her grandmother unexpectedly said, "Fine, search us. If you can't find anything, you have to apologize to us and compensate us!"

When Grandma Zheng heard that she was offered twenty yuan, she was immediately tempted. She knew her third granddaughter well; although she was usually a bit slick, she would never steal money. So she agreed on her behalf.

Zheng Pandi's attempts to refuse were futile; Zhang's mother had already taken action, pulling Zheng Pandi directly into the house. The women's director and several women from the Zheng family followed, serving as witnesses.

The thirty-odd ten-yuan bills were quite noticeable, especially since Zheng Pandi was inside the inner pocket of the little cotton-padded jacket. Once the big cotton-padded jacket was taken off, you could see that the left side of the little jacket was noticeably higher than the right side.

Upon seeing this, Zhang's mother immediately reached out and felt through her clothes, shouting, "Found it! The money is still on her!"

At the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief. She was really worried that Zheng Pandi had hidden the money. After all, several hours had passed, and she hadn't seen the buns. If Zheng Pandi had hidden them somewhere on the road, they would have been impossible to find.

Zheng Pandi reached out to cover it, but she was no match for Zhang's mother. Anyone who worked at the slaughterhouse was strong.

With one hand holding Zheng Pandi's two hands, he used the other hand to forcefully unbutton her jacket and pulled out a wad of cash.

"Look, look, what is this? Caught red-handed, what do you have to say for yourself? Your family used to just go there to freeload and take things, and you were quiet for over a month. I thought you'd learned your lesson, but I never expected you to pull such a big one!"

Zhang's mother slammed the money against her palm, making a loud cracking sound, while cursing under her breath.

Seeing this, Old Mrs. Zheng and her mother-in-law were furious. They thought, "You stole the money, so why don't you just admit it?!" They had time to help hide it, but now it's been found. Not only is their reputation ruined, but they also won't get the money back.

The women's director stood to the side with a sullen face. She had just seen Zheng Pandi speak with great confidence, and she was thinking that she couldn't let the villagers be bullied by outsiders. She didn't expect to be proven wrong so quickly.

She took a deep breath, turned around, and walked out. She needed to talk to her husband first to avoid making a bigger fool of herself. She decided not to get involved in the Zheng family's affairs. After all, they were in-laws. As long as it didn't go to the police, it wouldn't affect the brigade's evaluation for advanced workers.

Seeing Zhang's mother about to leave with the money, Zheng Pandi, who was inside the house, buttoned up her clothes and shouted, "Stop! This is my money!"

As Zhang's mother walked out, she counted the money, muttering to herself, "This looks like several hundred yuan, and it's your money. So tell me, where did this money come from?"

Zheng Pandi finished dressing and rushed forward to snatch it back. Zhang's mother was caught off guard and stumbled, almost hitting the door frame.

Just then, Zhang Youliang, having overheard what the women's director had said outside, was about to go inside when he reached out and helped his mother.

As soon as Zheng Pandi saw him come in, she instinctively took two steps back, not daring to go forward and tear at him anymore, while continuing to shout, "That really is my money, the money I got from selling the bracelet!"

"What bracelet? Where did you get this bracelet?" These were the questions asked by Old Mrs. Zheng.

Zheng Pandi didn't care about anything else anymore. She couldn't let herself be branded as a thief, or she would be finished.

"I... I found it under the cabinet when I was helping my older sister move some things that day..."

The others who heard it didn't believe it, thinking she was just making excuses. But Old Mrs. Zheng and her mother believed it immediately, because they had seen the police search Jiang the widow's house and find a lot of good stuff. It wasn't impossible that she picked up the things that had fallen on the ground.

Just as he was about to speak up, Zhang's mother, who had finished counting the money, interrupted him, "Stop making things up. Picking up a bracelet? Why didn't you pick up a gold brick? This money matches the amount we lost. What? You sold your bracelet for 350?"

Zheng Pandi: "I sold that bracelet for 350 yuan on the black market."

Zhang Youliang glanced at her, took the money from his mother's hand, examined it closely, and then took out a bill and said to the brigade leader and his wife who had come in, as well as the other onlookers, "I told you I had marked it before. Look, isn't there a character for 'grain' written on this?"

Then he said to Zheng Pandi, "You said this is the money you got from selling the bracelet. What, you sold it to me? Or is it that the person you sold it to also has the character 'liang' in their name?"

Zheng Pandi was dumbfounded. No way! She clearly went to the black market to sell the bracelet, so how could there be a grain item on it?

But she hadn't paid attention to whether there were any words on the money. It couldn't be that people from the black market stole her second brother-in-law's money and then used it to buy her bracelet, could it? Now there's no way to explain it.

Zhang's mother looked at her with disdain and said, "What else do you have to say? It's one thing for your family to go around begging for money, but this isn't enough to satisfy you, so you're starting to eye our money."

And your Jinbao, every time he goes over, he eats and takes things with him, his hands are always dirty, so it's a family tradition, huh?