Wang Wu's wife and Aunt Zhou met on the road before dawn the next day. Both of them came to work at Su Tang's restaurant.

Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "Our boss is a good-tempered person. She is very kind. So as long as we do things well, you have nothing to worry about."

This made her feel much more secure about the job.

They saw that the door was half-open, and the boss was busy inside when they arrived at the restaurant.

Wang Wu's wife was also a quick learner, so soon she was able to help with some simple tasks.

At about four o'clock in the morning, the butcher brought dozens of catties of fresh pork and chicken.

There were also some eggs brought by big basket bags that people wear on their backs. The eggs were all collected from farmers.

The butcher could come by himself in the past when he came to deliver things. Now he has to bring his apprentice to haul the increased amount of meat.

But the money they earned was worth it.

Su Tang responded with a smile after they stepped inside: "Please wait for a minute, I'll get the money."

The butcher and his little apprentice sat on the stools while waiting and looked around curiously, "It looks like there is much more space here after the renovation."

"The boss's ideas are great. Who could say otherwise?" Aunt Zhou responded.

After she said that, Su Tang walked over from behind with a pale complexion and empty hands.

It stunned everyone seeing her come back looking like this.

"What's the matter? What happened?"

Su Tang frowned and said, "All my money disappeared, not even a single wen left."

Oh my god! It turns out that a thief visited their home!

The butcher was angry when he thought about it: "We are all trying to make a living from early morning till dark. Where do these black-hearted thieves come from?!"

The butcher finished ranting and continued on to say: "It's alright to credit the money for today. It's not too late to give it to me when you have money another day. "

Honestly, long-term businesses like butchers were most afraid of giving people credits.

Su Tang felt grateful and thanked him for allowing her to do credit.

What was all this ruckus?

The noise from outside had awakened Grandmother Su. Grandmother Su pretended to be surprised when she heard them talking, "What? There was a thief?!"

Everyone doesn't like this person, so they couldn't bother to care about her.

The butcher was on his way out with his apprentice. He was still telling Su Tang that it would be morning in a while, so he would hurry over to the government to report the crime. Maybe they could still find the thief.

The atmosphere of the small restaurant soon became depressed after they encountered this incident.

Wang Wu's wife didn't expect it either. She just came to work for the first time today and encountered this kind of thing.

Everyone continued on working though. It was better to do more work and make more money today to make up for the loss.

When the customers came to buy breakfast, they stopped to marvel at how good the renovations of the small restaurant were.

When they looked over, they saw the unnatural expression of the three people inside. They couldn't help but come to ask them what happened.

Especially when Wang Wu arrived, he came here to have breakfast and to see his wife.

The small restaurant looks so good after being renovated, so what's the worry?"

Wang Wu's wife sighed: "Just this morning, the owner tried to pay for the meat. Who knew that she found out that her money had been robbed!"

Everyone who heard was shocked!

Which thief dared to steal the money from this little girl's house!

This girl was only sixteen. Other girls at her age only knew how to eat and have fun.

This thief was too cruel!

Su Tang smiled bitterly: "I didn't even have the money to buy meat today. My purse is missing, and my savings were wiped out."

Many of the customers present were shocked.

Oh my god! This was too miserable. It would be a complete disaster if a thief raided their house so cleanly.

Miss Su's family has just finished renovating the house, but her miserable life is now even more difficult.

"You must report to the government!"

"Yeah, report to the government! Find the thief!"

"There are all kinds of people, and the thief must have a black heart and black lungs!"

"Miss Su, report to the officers!"

"You lost your money at your house."

Grandmother Su's face looked hideous when she heard all of this. Su Tang didn't really want to report to the officers, did she?

There wasn't that much money. Was this worth reporting to the government?

Wang Wu's wife said, "Yes, boss, why don't you let my husband report to the government. He will get the job done just fine."

Wang Wu nodded quickly when he heard her.

Hearing this, Grandmother Su immediately said, "Who knows if you had stolen the money? In the past, the family was fine. But the first time you arrived today, the money went missing!"

Wang Wu's wife had a violent temper. Could she stand to be framed like this?

While these two people were quarreling, more people came over to see what the commotion was about.

Qi Tian Yun and Shi Ding arrived at such a scene when they were making their way back from the mission.

They both came and rushed to the breakfast store together in silence. Qi Tian Yun wanted to soothe his stomach.

Qi Tian Yun not only thought about the buns here, but he also wanted to see how the little girl was doing now.

They ran into such a messy scene as soon as they came over.

Enough people gathered in the meantime to form a crowd.

Su Tang said directly: "I believe in Wang Wu's wife. She is very hardworking and has only been to the kitchen and the store. It is impossible for her to steal the money, so let's just report it to the officers."

Hearing this, Grandmother Su became anxious.

She just said something casually to disgust Wang Wu's wife. How could she actually let Su Tang report to the government?

She originally thought it wouldn't be such a big deal, but how can she even control the situation?

Grandmother Su had no choice but to pull Su Tang aside. She gave her a wink: "Let's go discuss our family matters."

Grandmother Su took Su Tang and left in front of the crowd.

Everyone who stayed behind was a little puzzled.

Grandmother Su spoke when they arrived in the backyard, "I originally planned to talk to you at noon, but who expected you to report to the officers."

Su Tang pretended to be surprised: "What's the matter? What does grandma know?"

"Oh, yesterday you accidentally dropped the money purse into the yard, and your cousin picked it up. I kept it with me, so you don't have to worry about losing it anymore." This was the statement that she had thought of.

After all, she was Su Tang's elder. The elder picked up the younger generation's money purse and took care of it for her. What was wrong with this?

She got the money, so who cares what reputation she might gain.

She saw the silver hairpin that Su Tang bought. It was beautiful. When she saw it, she thought that it would be a perfect dowry for her eldest grandson to use.

Grandmother Su already thought that Su Tang would get angry, but it was useless to get angry.

The family's embarrassment couldn't be exposed to the public. She thought that if Su Tang knew it was her holding the purse, she wouldn't really report to the government.

She thought it would be enough to dissuade Su Tang because a granddaughter filing a lawsuit against her grandmother would look terrible. Even if she had a reason, it would be too damaging to her reputation.

The corners of Su Tang's mouth rose: "I didn't hear what Grandma said."

Grandmother Su was puzzled and repeated, "I said your money is with me."

"What? Grandmother said it's best to report to the officers? Okay, I'm going to report to the government now!" Even if she heard her, Su Tang would pretend to not know anything.

She didn't know who the 'thief' was, so she just reported it to the officers to have them take care of it.

Grandmother Su was stunned. She was frozen in place because she didn't understand what Su Tang was going to do.

Su Tang walked outside and said to the fifty or sixty customers watching outside: "My grandmother said that I shouldn't report to the officers, and I wasn't told why. After thinking about it, I thought it would be better to let the people in the government handle it since someone has stolen something from my home. We all live in the imperial city, so can't we ask for justice?"

Everyone immediately applauded when they heard her say this! She was right!

They were from the imperial city! That meant they were at the feet of the Son of Heaven, so they should definitely be able to seek justice!

Su Tang also said: "Thank you all for helping me out, otherwise I still wouldn't know what to do. Today's breakfast is free! Everyone, please line up. Each person will get a bowl of porridge and two buns."

Wow! They just helped casually, but they were getting free breakfast.

They all wanted to taste Miss Su's breakfast since it was very popular!

Qi Tian Yun looked at the smiling Su Tang from the side, with some amusement in his heart. He handed something to Shi Ding: "Go, take my token and urge the people in the government office."

Shi Ding: !!! The Weiyuan Marquis was urging government officials to come to do errands. What else could they say? Let alone for a few taels of silver, even if someone were to lose a few wens they would definitely rush over.

In less than half an hour, the officials of the West district came on horseback. Lord Pei, the governor of the capital, followed them.

All of the breakfast items in the shop had been cleaned out by the time they arrived, but there were still people lounging around to watch the excitement.

Some people who came recognized Governor Pei. This was the 3rd ranked official in charge of the capital!

Did he need to come in person for a few taels of silver? Even Su Tang was surprised by his appearance.

Governor Pei coughed softly since he saw that everyone was puzzled by his arrival: "This Lord was just passing by and wanted to ask what's going on. I didn't come here on purpose."

Oh! No wonder.

Su Tang suppressed her doubts and said respectfully: "The governor is compassionate to the people. It is indeed a blessing to everyone."

Governor Pei touched his beard happily after listening to her praise. He only came after seeing the Marquis's token, but who didn't like to hear compliments?

What!? the governor? The Capital's governor?

Grandmother Su never imagined the situation would become like this. She asked her grandson to pick up her granddaughter's purse, and suddenly there were so many officers with swords around her!

How could this happen? How dare Su Tang do this?!

When the officer saw Grandmother Su slump to the ground when he was about to start his investigations for the case.

She was so scared that her legs turned soft.

Her appearance at this time was really weird. Even those who were not keen could see that something fishy was going on.

Governor Pei narrowed his eyes when he saw this.

The head officer beside the governor said in a stern voice: "Who are you? You know something, don't you?! That is why you are cowering, isn't it?"

It was over. They find out!

Grandmother Su was just an old woman from a village. How could she go through such intimidation? She just start pouring beans out of a bamboo tube. She immediately took out the stolen purse and hairpin.

Pouring beans in a bamboo tube is a metaphor for frankness and no reservations. The second half of the allegorical sentence corresponding to this sentence is "straightforward".

"Lord Governor! I didn't mean to do it! I didn't mean to do it!"

"I just took my granddaughter's money. I didn't steal it."

Even the governor frowned slightly when she said these words.

The country attaches great importance to filial piety, but should we really respect such an elder?

Her granddaughter was also wrong. Her grandmother just took her money, but she reported it to the government?

Su Tang immediately stood up with tears in her eyes and whispered: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry! I didn't know that my grandmother took the money. I shouldn't have reported it to the officers."

I only knew that the money and the hairpin vanished when I was trying to pay the butcher today, but I didn't know that my grandmother took them."

"It's just that this little girl bought the hairpin for her dead mother. When I was a child, my mother had a silver hairpin that she loved very much. She had to pawn it out to buy medicine for me when I got sick."

I wanted to buy a better hairpin now that I had some money. I was going to use it to worship in front of my mother's tablet to make her happy."

"I really don't know that my grandmother took it. This girl would definitely not report this matter to the officials if I did. I hope the governor will be kind and spare my grandmother."

Su Tang knew that she had succeeded when she saw the expressions of the surrounding people.

Use magic against magic. Use filial piety to deal with filial piety.

Success!