Chapter 140: Blame one person

After his reminder, Butcher Yang’s wife instinctively covered her mouth and looked around to ensure no one was watching.

Reassured, she let out a sigh of relief.

“What happened?”

Butcher Yang lowered his voice and asked, “Let me ask you, do you remember the last time I gave you fifty-two taels of silver?”

Butcher Yang’s wife couldn’t help but nod. It was the first time she had seen so much silver, so she naturally remembered it clearly.

That was more than fifty taels of silver. In the past, it could buy several acres of fertile paddy fields.

“Have you ever disclosed this matter to anyone?”

She stared wide-eyed, “I’m not a fool, how could I tell others such a thing. As the old saying goes, wealth should not be revealed, and I understand this truth.”

Especially now on the road to escape, things like money couldn’t be exposed and let people know.

“Are you sure?”

Butcher Yang’s wife nodded affirmatively.

“This matter is related to the lives of all of us. Once people know about it, our lives may not be saved.

If you accidentally reveal it, you must tell me so that we can think of something in advance,” Butcher Yang said solemnly.

Butcher Yang’s wife was about to nod, but something came to her mind and she paused.

Butcher Yang noticed her expression, his heart tightened, and he swallowed hard, “You, you…”

The other party murmured, “It shouldn’t be possible…”

After saying this, her face looked troubled.

Butcher Yang was anxious, “Tell me quickly, what’s going on? Have you mentioned it to anyone?”

Butcher Yang’s wife was frightened by his fierce expression, but she didn’t dare to delay, let alone speak loudly,

“Then… Well, when Lihua helped me pack my things, she saw the fifty taels of silver in her pocket. She asked why there was so much extra money.

I didn’t say anything and told her not to make such nonsense outside. Will the child tell anyone?”

Butcher Yang’s face was dark and scary. “How did the child know about the money at home? How did he know that the fifty taels were extra?”

A series of questions made Butcher Yang’s wife feel increasingly guilty.

“Well, well, I’m not good at arithmetic. You know that girl is good at arithmetic.

So, I often ask her to help me count money and take care of it. She knows how much money there is in the family,”

Butcher Yang’s daughter-in-law kept her head down and didn’t dare to raise it.

Butcher Yang took a few deep breaths and wanted to scold her, but he didn’t know how to say good things to her.

“Ms. sir, that child Lihua is not a talkative child, and she will definitely not talk nonsense.”

Butcher Yang still knew something about his daughter’s situation. It was true that she wasn’t a talkative child, but there was no guarantee that she wouldn’t accidentally let out a sentence or two, letting those who were interested listen.

“Hurry up and call Lihua over.”

Butcher Yang’s wife nodded hurriedly and left in a hurry.

When Yang Dahe and his wife saw their expressions, their hearts twitched and they had a bad premonition.

“Yang Hu, what are you…” Yang Dahe said.

Yang Hu looked ashamed, “Dahe, I, something unexpected happened here.”

Yang Hu explained the matter again, and Yang Dahe’s expression became solemn.

Aunt Li said: “Don’t worry, you two, wait until Lihua comes to ask for details. It’s useless no matter how much you think about it now.”

The two grown men naturally understood this truth, but how could they not be anxious in their hearts.

Soon Yang Hu’s wife came in a hurry with her daughter Lihua. Yang Dahe stood aside and observed the surroundings, leaving a few of them to ask.

Lihua was frightened by this fight, “Mom and Dad, what’s going on?”

Yang Hu’s wife hurriedly said, “Did you tell anyone about the extra fifty taels of silver at home? Someone else?”

Lihua was about to open her mouth when her younger aunt Li said, “Lihua, don’t rush to answer, think about it carefully before speaking.”

Seeing the dignified expressions of several adults, Lihua was frightened and uneasy. With Li’s comfort, she slowly calmed down and thought seriously.

After a long while, she spoke, “I have never told anyone about this, not even my little brother or the others.”

“Are you sure?”

Yang Lihua nodded affirmatively, “Dad, I’m sure.”

After hearing this answer, the couple breathed a long sigh of relief, and they could finally let go of the stone that was weighing on their hearts.

“It’s good if no one knows,” Yang Hu muttered.

Looking at his daughter, Yang Huqian warned and urged, “Lihua, you must not let anyone know about this matter, you know?

Even if you die, you can’t let anyone know about it, you know?”

Although Yang Lihua didn’t know why, she was still obedient and nodded.

After understanding the entire situation, Yang Dahe went to see Su Yin and informed him of the situation.

After Su Yin learned about the situation, he breathed a sigh of relief. At least he didn’t reveal any flaws.

Everything else was up to God. No one knew what would happen in the future.

At 5:30, the team set off. As soon as the vast team moved, the refugees who were still resting on the official road or packing their luggage couldn’t help but speed up.

Everyone knew that it was safer to go with a large group. When they saw Su Yin’s group, they naturally wanted to follow them.

At the same time, people in Xinghua Village also started to get up one after another.

Everyone’s face was lifeless, everyone was slumped, everyone had very little luggage, and everyone’s eyes no longer had the same anger as before.

People become dull.

After passing Hui’an Prefecture, they encountered a group of robbers who robbed all their luggage at night.

Only a few people’s luggage was kept, and many failed to escape the robbers’ butcher’s knife.

Some died without treatment after being injured, and some died directly under the butcher’s knife of the robbers.

After this incident, Yang Lizheng’s prestige declined rapidly.

There is no other reason. Many people put all the blame for being hijacked by the robbers on Yang Lizheng.

When they passed through Hui’an Mansion, many people wanted to stay outside the door of Hui’an Mansion for a night and take a rest, but Yang Lizheng insisted on leaving.

As a result, they encountered robbers on the official road, leading to casualties and the loss of everyone’s belongings.

In the minds of many people, if they had stayed outside the gate of Hui’an Prefecture, they might not have encountered this group of robbers, and they would not have become so miserable.

After this incident, Yang Lizheng’s health declined at a visible rate, and half of his energy seemed to be drained away.

Yang Li was looking at his son, “Boss, go and urge everyone to get on the road quickly. If we move faster, we might be able to catch up with Su Yatou and the others.”

Yang Fu looked at his father, whose hair had turned white, and felt very distressed.

“Dad, you think about them so much, but they speak ill of you. Why do you have to plan so many things? These people are just ignorant wolves.

Our family should have left with Su Yatou and the others.”