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Rebirth of the Charming Girl in Space
Chapter 271:
Even More Useless Than a Wastrel
Meng Chengye, the husband of Mrs. Xia, expressed his concern, "Eldest Brother, are you serious? If there's anything difficult, you must tell us."
Mrs. Tian also added, "Yes, we're all from the same village. You've helped us so much. If there's anything, just speak up. Let's see if we can help."
Indeed, everyone present felt that Murong Zhe was forcing a smile, not wanting to make the villagers worry or become a subject of ridicule.
The recent vegetable business of their family was well-known throughout the entire village, and everyone was aware of the substantial income it generated.
The lock on the main door was indeed pried open, and when the thieves entered, there was no one at home. They must have turned the house upside down; how could they have only lost a bit of their child's pocket money?
Murong Zhe smiled and said, "I'm not deceiving you. What I said is true. You should know my character by now, right?"
Mrs. Li, the wife of the village head, although aware that Murong Zhe was not someone who would lie, still expressed concern, "A'Zhe, if you've lost too much money, go report it to the officials. We can't let those thieves go free."
Murong Zhe calmly said, "There's really no need to worry, everyone. Let me be honest with you. Several rooms in the house were indeed pried open, and it seems they had someone skilled in this area."
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"But those thieves are much dumber than you all imagine. After searching through several rooms, they only took the pocket money of my third son. The rooms of my eldest, second son, and little daughter had no losses at all. They mostly targeted rooms with little or no money. The rooms with more money, they didn't manage to pry open before fleeing."
Mrs. Li asked in astonishment, "Is it true?"
If it was true, those thieves were indeed quite useless.
"It's true. My little daughter was just mocking those thieves earlier. With no one at home, they could steal freely, but they couldn't find any money. If someone were there, wouldn't they be caught immediately? She even said that only useless people would become thieves, yet even these so-called useless people couldn't steal a single piece of silver she, a ten-year-old child, had left. It's even more pathetic than being completely useless."
Seeing that he still had the mood to mock the thieves, most of the villagers knew that there probably wasn't much loss if he could say such mocking words now. They felt relieved.
Murong Zhe continued slowly, "Thanks for everyone's concern. My family and I are really fine. You're all quite busy; go back and rest."
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