When the clerk entered the house and saw the kitchen brimming with food, he was stunned too.
Shen Ningning immediately said to Manager Wen, "The food is all mine. I certainly didn't steal it from his family to give to you."
Manager Wen nodded repeatedly. "Miss Shen isn't that kind of person. I trust her. Besides, it's hardly a secret that things often go missing from Lord Ma's house."
The clerk came to his senses and said, "I heard even more was lost this time. Lord Ma's golden Buddha, which he had specially made as a divine offering, was stolen too."
Shen Ningning sneered. "Serves him right. For someone like him, he should be glad the immortals haven't punished him yet. Does he really expect divine protection?"
She had indeed summoned a group of little mice. She bribed them with pine nuts, rice, and sesame oil, getting them to rally their friends and unleash all the city's mice to wreak havoc at Lord Ma's house.
