In the darkness of the night, three figures came running quietly from a distance, and everyone immediately became alert when they saw them.

It seems that these three are the thieves who stole the apples!

Ah Niu gnashed his teeth until they made a loud sound, cursing in his heart: "Damn it, it's finally here!"

The others were also ready to rush forward and catch these thieves in one fell swoop.

As they got closer, Zhou Bin was a little surprised. Why were these thieves so short?

At this time Zhou Bin signaled everyone not to move, and wait until they started stealing apples, and then they would take action and catch them red-handed!

Sure enough, in the darkness, these short figures were seen sneaking into Aunt Zhao's apple orchard, and then the sound of crackling was heard.

Aunt Zhao couldn't bear it any longer, so she yelled and rushed out with a flashlight.

Zhou Bin and others rushed over shortly afterwards, holding flashlights and shouting, and instantly surrounded the three thieves.

The three thieves were obviously not prepared for this situation and they fled in panic.

But they had no way of running away at this time, as they were surrounded by Zhou Bin and his men.

When everyone shone the flashlight on the thief, everyone was stunned.

Because these three thieves were actually three young girls!

The oldest one looks about thirteen or fourteen years old, another one is eleven or twelve years old, and the youngest one is probably about ten years old.

The three girls were so scared that they squatted on the ground, trembling, hugging each other tightly, not daring to even raise their heads.

Zhou Bin was very shocked and couldn't help asking, "Whose children are you? Why are you stealing fruit in the middle of the night?"

The three girls hugged each other and cried loudly, no one spoke.

Ah Niu was just about to go up and give the thieves a good beating, but when he saw that they were three children, he immediately lost his temper.

Aunt Zhao saw that the children were frightened, so she immediately asked kindly, "Children, don't cry first. I want to ask you, why did you come to steal the fruit?"

The oldest girl raised her head and said with tears in her eyes, "Aunt, if you want to hit me, hit me. I brought them here to steal the fruit."

The other slightly older child held the youngest child in his arms and said with tears in his eyes: "Auntie, please hit me. My sister is still young and she doesn't know anything."

Seeing the three girls crying sadly, Liu Junyi's anger instantly subsided.

He tried to speak softly, "Kids, which village are you from? Why are you here picking fruit? You can't pick these fruits. It's against the law to pick them."

The older children quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Grandpa, please forgive us, we will never dare to do it again."

The other two children also quickly fell to the ground and kowtowed, shouting for mercy.

Now everyone was at a loss for a moment. These kids were still very young, and everyone definitely couldn't argue with them.

But why would they come and steal fruits for no reason?

At this time Zhou Bin came to them and looked carefully. He saw a torn bag next to them, with three or four apples in the bag.

Zhou Bin suddenly thought of Xiaohua. They look the same as Xiaohua in the past.

I was so helpless, weak, and frightened, and I was shaking all over.

He softened his heart and said to everyone, "They are just a few kids. I saw them coming to pick fruit. I think something happened to them. So, let's take them back and ask them about the situation in detail."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

So Zhou Bin asked Aunt Zhao to persuade them with kind words and take the children back to his home.

At this time, Li Nan had not gone to bed yet, waiting for Zhou Bin to come back.

As soon as she heard the noise outside, she quickly put on her clothes and came out.

As soon as he arrived in the yard, Li Nan saw three children being led in by Zhou Bin and others.

Li Nan was very surprised. Didn't they go to catch thieves today? How did they get three babies back?

Before she could ask, Zhou Bin said, "Xiao Nan, go get some food and water for these kids."

When Li Nan heard this, he hurried to prepare.

At this time Zhou Jianming also stood up and walked over.

Zhou Bin led everyone to the living room of the main house, and then said, "You guys take a seat first."

The three kids were still shaking with fear, and finally, with the help of Aunt Zhao, they were able to sit on the chairs.

Zhou Jianming asked curiously: "Whose baby is this?"

Zhou Bin whispered, "This is what we just caught in the field."

Zhou Jianming was stunned and thought, are these thieves?

After a while, Li Nan prepared the food and brought it to them.

"Eat quickly, are you hungry?" Li Nan said softly.

She had just taken a look under the light and discovered that these children were all skinny and pale, and it was obvious that they were not full.

So I felt a little sorry for them, so I specially prepared roujiamo for them, as well as the shredded potatoes left over from the afternoon, and poured them three glasses of water.

The three children were very scared at first, but then they saw Li Nan was so gentle and beautiful, and she made them feel particularly kind.

Besides, they were really hungry, so the older child looked at the other two children, grabbed the roujiamo and started eating it.

The three children devoured the food in no time and finished everything in front of them, even drinking up the water.

Li Nan couldn't help but sigh: "Poor kid, I'm afraid he must be starving."

The others were also stunned, wondering why these kids were so hungry.

Li Nan hurriedly asked Zhou Bin in a low voice, and Zhou Bin told her about their trip to the fields.

Li Nan was surprised after hearing this. How could three young girls dare to steal fruits from the orchard?

So she asked softly, "Kids, which village are you from?"

The older girl finally broke the silence and said, "Sister, we are from Xiyuan Village."

When everyone heard that they were from Xiyuan Village, which is five miles away from here, how did they get here?

Li Nan continued to ask: "Then why do you want to pick fruits?"

The older girl lowered her head, and the other two children also lowered their heads and said nothing.

Li Nan smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, is there any difficulty at home?"

The older child began to sob uncontrollably. After a while, she suddenly knelt on the ground and cried, "Sister, we shouldn't have stolen your fruits. I'm sorry! Please hit me. Please let my two sisters go."

Li Nan gently consoled them, "Don't cry, kid. We won't hit you. Just tell me why you did this."

With Li Nan's gentle consolation, the older child's emotions finally stabilized a little.

She cried and told everyone the whole story, and everyone listened quietly.

After hearing this, everyone was furious.