Spotting the Thief

Xiao Jing ting came back later than Xu Muan. As soon as Xiao Jing ting came back, he found that there were nearly 20 clusters of grapes missing.

As soon as Xiao Jing ting looked at the grapevines in the courtyard, he knew that it must have been Xiao fan who stole the grapes.

In fact, the lack of a dozen or twenty clusters of grapes in the courtyard was inconspicuous when there were hundreds in the yard, it was just that the grape picker was too arrogant and keep picking grapes from one place till it was picked clean, so it was hard not to be found out.

Xiao Jing ting looked at the empty grapevines and shook his head. The grapes there were the most prosperous, but now they were all bare.

Xiao fan "stealthily" observed the movements of Xiao Jing ting, turned his head and looked at Xiao dong anxiously "Dad seems to have found out, will he come to hit me?"

"Who makes you so stupid to focus on one place where you picked grapes?" Xiao dong didn't have a good temper.

Xiao fan tugged at his sleeve, a little aggrieved, "That place has the biggest grapes, ah!"

Xiao dong glared at Xiao fan angrily and scolded, "You silly boy."

Although Xiao fan was stupid, he was very enthusiastic. When he found that the grapes were delicious he called Xiao dong to eat them together. Xiao dong also though that they were delicious and Xiao fan volunteered to pick two more strings.

Xiao dong felt that he had already picked all the grapes anyway, and it was all right to pick two more strings. How could he know that he would be addicted to eating and picked more than a dozen strings at once, from the same place he picked before? By the time Xiao dong found out, the grapes had all been picked up and the vines there were still in a mess.

When the grapes were picked, they couldn't be glued back, so Xiao dong and Xiao fan shared the grapes with each other.

"Sorry! The little child was ignorant and stole your grapes." Xu Muan walked to the courtyard and sincerely apologized to Xiao Jing ting.

Xiao Jing ting didn't care. "it's all right. They're my sons, and I won't blame them no matter how many grapes they ate. "Xiao fan and Xiao dong had been behaving themselves well. The children on the earth were becoming more arrogant nowadays and spoiled rotten at home. They would always get what they wanted.

When Xu Muan heard Xiao Jing ting words, he could not help but feel a little guilty about his previous vigilance against Xiao Jing ting. It seemed that Xiao Jing ting had really changed.

Xiao Jing ting picked a bunch of grapes for Xu Muan and said. "Have a taste" The plants in this world were growing fast, he had cast the growing Technique again in the morning and the grapes were ripe, he had originally though and the grapes were ripe, he had originally though that it would still take a long time.

Xu Muan tasted one and said, "It tasted good, and it seems to improve the spiritual power." Xiao fan left two clusters of grapes for Xu Muan. in fact, Xu Muan had already tasted them in advance.

"How much do you think this grape can sell for?" Xiao Jing ting asked.

"It shouldn't be a problem to sell two or three hundred copper coins. If you sell more, the price should be lower." There are nearly 400 clusters of grapes in the yard which, according to conservative estimates should sell for 100 silver.

Xiao Jing ting nodded, two to three hundred coppers was quite a lot.

"You want to sell grapes? What would you do after you sell the grapes?" Xu Muan asked.

Xiao Jing ting laughed awkwardly and said, "I shouldn't have pawned out my family fields in the past. However, I can get the fields back by paying some interest. Then I guess I will buy back those few mu of upper-grade fields first."

Only the top grade fields could grow high-grade spirit plants, usually those who had top-grade fields at home planted them carefully, Who would be like the original body owner that would pawn it?

"I think if we have money, it would be better to pay off her gambling debt first." Xu Muan suggested, if they pissed off the gambling house, they would be in big trouble.

"I don't have any gambling debts. "Xiao Jing ting said.

Xu Muan was stunned for a moment before he said, "No gambling debts? Then when you met Qiu Bai before..."

"That's a lie, I'm no one to him, what does it have to do with me if his oldest brother wants a wife? However, it wouldn't be good to refuse him directly so I used this as an excuse." Xiao Jing ting said lightly.

Xu Muan looks at Xiao Jing ting and only to felt that Xiao Jing ting was not Xiao Jing ting anymore.

Xiao Jing ting turned his head, looked at Xu Muan and asked, "What's wrong with you?'

Xu Muan smiled and said, "Nothing."

"By the way, I'm going to town tomorrow to sell grapes, do you want to come with me?" Xiao jing ting asked.

Xu Muan nodded and said, "Yes!" Xu Muan secretly thought: Xiao Jing ting's grapes should make lot of money when they are sold but selling the child can only get thirty silver, Xiao Jing ting cam make good money like this, so he shouldn't be interested in earning money from selling the children.

"By the way, that Wang Erhu who came before..."

Xu Muan heard Xiao Jing ting mention this person and couldn't help being on guard, "What's wrong?"

"I think this man seems to have an ulterior motive for me. I used to gamble a lot and sold the land by his instigation. I think he may be asked to frame me up. If he comes to make trouble tomorrow, you better help me take care of him.

Xu Muan nodded and said, "I got it." It was this Wang Erhu who had urged Xiao Jing ting to sell his children. Xu Muan was already been displeased with this person.