In the afternoon, Dai Ping'an did not go out with them.

In the afternoon, Su Tiantian and Wang Jiao did not run into Sun Anguo.

Su Yongli circled the village twice, then returned to Su Tiantian's side and meowed twice.

[Master, that person has taken the seahorse and left.]

Su Tiantian was relieved after hearing this.

So he wasn't a bad guy after all; he was a seahorse collector.

They collected some goods in the village today, saying it was enough, so they left this afternoon.

Without any crisis, Su Yongli went into the bushes for a nap.

Su Tiantian played until dusk, then waved goodbye to Wang Jiao.

Wang Jiao won again, and couldn't stop smiling. She ran and skipped home with a beaming smile.

Su Tiantian lowered her head, and Su Yongli came to her side and rubbed against Su Tiantian's calf to comfort her.

You'll definitely win when you grow up!

Wang Jiao is incredibly strong. She's only five years old, but she's incredibly strong; she throws things incredibly far. Without cheating, the little princess simply can't win…

He could tell, but he couldn't say it like that; if he told the truth, the little princess would be even more upset.

"Yes, I'm younger than her, so it's normal that I lost!"

Su Tiantian secretly comforted herself, but then she patted her chubby little belly and sighed. She was fatter than Wang Jiao and about the same height, but she just wasn't as strong as her...

When Dai Ping'an woke up at home, he immediately knew that Su Tiantian had lost again.

He smiled gently as he washed Su Tiantian's hands and face.

With her family back, Su Tiantian quickly cheered up again.

During dinner that evening, Sun Anguo's matter was only mentioned casually.

Once they learned that the person had indeed come to collect the seahorse and had already left, they were no longer worried.

After dinner, the family washed up and rested as usual.

The only jarring sound in the entire fishing village was the constant cursing coming from the Zhao family.

"You good-for-nothing! You can't even handle a simple task, and you expect to eat? You'd be eating shit before it's even hot!"

"Cry, cry, cry! You've cried away all your good fortune! You jinx, you short-lived bastard, get out of here..."

Zhao's mother cursed and hit him at the same time because she was so angry.

The fact that Sun Anguo was collecting seahorses was originally only known to his family, but before they could even make a fortune, they learned that Sun Anguo had already collected the seahorses and left today.

He couldn't blame anyone else, so he could only take his anger out on Zhao Qiuyue.

Other families have lucky stars, but her family has a jinx; the more she thinks about it, the angrier she gets.

Zhao Qiuyue was pushed out of the house, sobbing and wiping away her tears.

She didn't understand why this was happening, and she had nowhere to express the bitterness in her heart.

She went to the same spot as yesterday and cried again, but this time her eyes were red and she cried until she couldn't shed any more tears. The old man didn't come out to comfort her.

As darkness fell, she dragged her heavy steps home.

There was no food left for her at home, and everyone was asleep, as if her presence or absence made no difference.

Zhao Qiuyue closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep, still in pain.

But not long after, she opened her eyes again, got up mechanically, and went out.

The mountain road leading out of the village was quiet; anyone who saw this scene would only find it eerie.

A figure resembling a puppet emerged from the village, followed by three chickens and two ducks, swaying and then quietly making its way out...

...

As dawn broke, Zhao's mother got up early to make breakfast.

The weather is nice today; Zhao Jixue might have a good harvest if he goes out early.

Zhao's mother pushed open the wooden gate: "You good-for-nothing, it's past noon and you still haven't gotten up..."

The cursing stopped abruptly because no one was in the woodshed.

Zhao Qiuyue's bed was empty; no one was there.

"That brat, she's up so early and I haven't seen her anywhere. All she does is eat and drink well, I wonder where she's gone to slack off..."

Unable to find anyone, Zhao's mother went to the kitchen, grumbling and cursing.

...

The Su family.

When Liu Xiaohua was feeding the chickens and ducks, she discovered that five of them were missing.

She thought her eyes were playing tricks on her, so she checked twice more and went back into the cage to take another look.

After confirming that the chickens and ducks were missing, Liu Xiaohua got angry.

Thinking it had been stolen, she quickly looked for any traces.

Strangely, there were no signs that the courtyard wall had been climbed over.

"Mom, what are you looking for? What's missing?"

When Zhou Chunmei got up and saw Liu Xiaohua searching around, she quickly went over to her and asked her with concern, wanting to help her search.

Liu Xiaohua said with a frustrated look, "Two ducks and three chickens are missing from the house. I don't know what stole them, there wasn't a trace left."

It looks like the chickens and ducks flew out on their own.

But how could that be? Although the chickens and ducks at home can fly, they never fly out.

It must have been stolen, but no trace has been found.

Upon hearing that the chickens and ducks were missing, Zhou Chunmei also began searching for clues.

After searching for a long time, no suspicious traces were found.

Liu Xiaohua said helplessly, "Fine, I'll put up a shed for him tonight. If he dares to steal again, I'll catch him!"

I'll just have to swallow this bitter pill this time.

Thinking of the plump ducks she had fed, Liu Xiaohua gritted her teeth and cursed under her breath: "That despicable bastard, stealing my chickens and ducks will get him into trouble. He got diarrhea after eating them and ended up in the hospital! He even bit off his own tongue after taking a bite of meat..."

She used whatever words were most vicious to curse.

That's not one, not two, it's five!

Damn it, they've been fed for over a year, the hens are still laying eggs, and each duck weighs seven or eight pounds...

Liu Xiaohua felt heartbroken just thinking about it, so she kept muttering curses under her breath.

Zhou Chunmei also joined in the cursing. These chickens and ducks, which the boys in the family usually catch small insects and crabs to feed them, have now been given to some scoundrel to enjoy. She wouldn't feel better until she cursed them for days.

When Li Xue got up and learned about this, she also joined in the cursing.

When Su Chengguo and his son found out, they couldn't help but curse a few times.

Su Dahai said dejectedly, "It shouldn't be like this. Everyone in the village keeps pets, and I've never heard of any good-for-nothing family in our village that steals things..."

Especially in the last two years, life has become increasingly better. Not only will things at home not be stolen, but things left outside won't be stolen either.

Their family is respected in the village and has not offended anyone, so why would they target their chickens and ducks for theft?

"Logically, this shouldn't be the case, and there were no signs of animals stealing anything. It's as if the chickens and ducks ran out on their own."

Zhou Chunmei felt depressed just thinking about it; she just couldn't understand it, and the more she thought about it, the more depressed she became.

"Never mind, just consider it food for the dog."

The whole family went to get checked, but in the end they could only shake their heads and say forget it, there really wasn't a trace.

Su Tiantian was also extremely curious, but she didn't find anything either.

She patted Su Yongli's head and asked, "Little Li, have you noticed?"

Su Yongli shook his head. He hadn't heard anything unusual, and after sniffing around, he found nothing amiss. Although the Su family's guess seemed unbelievable, it was very likely the truth: the chickens and ducks had simply flown away on their own.

Regardless, given the possibility of thieves, the family became much more cautious, and Liu Xiaohua covered the area with a net that day.

For the next two or three days, the theft of chickens and ducks did not occur again.