Wang Yue figured that taking advantage of this opportunity might just nip the trouble in the bud once and for all, ensuring the Tang family would never dare to plague the He family again. Therefore, he spoke directly to the searchers, "Well then, go ahead and search. Sisters, one of you come with me to thoroughly search Old Woman Tang's house. That way, it'll be fairer."
Onlookers never minded a big spectacle, and since this was about searching Old Woman Tang's home, they quickly chimed in with gloating remarks.
"That's right! Say what you will, we'll be witnesses!"
"Exactly, let's all go together!"
"Old Woman Tang must have her own cellar, otherwise why would she claim the He family has one!"
"You can't just search the He family!"
The three searchers knew that if they found nothing, they would already be roasted over a fire; without some explanation, it certainly wouldn't do. Therefore, they exchanged glances, and then split up: one followed Wang Yue to Old Man Tang's house, another followed Old Woman Tang to search the He family home, and the third pacified the crowd so everyone could wait for news.
Old Woman Tang had seen the fish enter the He family with her own eyes, so she was utterly certain of this and started digging and searching around the entire courtyard with great confidence. She was determined to make the He family members all go labor in the cow sheds!
It was a pity that Old Woman Tang's imagination was rosy, but before she even found anything on her own side, an excited gasp came from down the lane.
"Found it!"
"Quite a lot of fish!"
"Turns out the fish were at their place!"
"This is a thief crying 'stop thief'!"
Upon hearing this commotion, many people hurriedly