After another week of peaceful days, Tang Xinyi finished dealing with the grain donation matter and returned to the supply and marketing cooperative to start work.

Jiang Yanzhi's absence was longer than expected. It was originally agreed to be 3 to 5 days, but he ended up being gone for a week and still hadn't returned.

If someone hadn't come over frequently to tell her about Jiang Yanzhi's situation, Tang Xinyi would have really worried that this man might be in danger outside.

That night, the aunt and sister-in-law finished cooking early and went to bed.

In the middle of the night, she heard an unusual noise. It was the sound of a broken clay pot she had placed under the wall falling over.

Even though there were a lot of broken glass and nails on the wall, Tang Xinyi was still worried, so she placed something under the wall.

Most of them were broken clay pots with chipped openings picked up from outside, as well as some stacked cans and bottles.

Whenever someone jumps down from the wall, they will bump into these things that make noises.

It can also serve as a reminder to those in the house.

Tang Xinyi knew that her sister-in-law always slept very soundly at night, so she had to fumble to put on her clothes by herself.

The reason I didn't turn on the lights was because I was worried about disturbing the thief outside.

I am not worried about my sister-in-law's safety. After all, her door is very strong, and I have checked it at night. My sister-in-law has already locked the door.

My room is also locked up, at most they could just take some things away...

After changing her clothes, Tang Xinyi leaned over the crack in the door and looked outside.

A black figure was looking around the yard.

The other person had a black cloth covering his face and his whole body was wrapped in clothes, so it was impossible to see anything clearly because it was dark.

One could only roughly tell that the man was about 1.68 meters tall, and his left foot was a little unsteady when he walked.

He must be a cripple.

According to Tang Xinyi, there really is a cripple in their area.

That is another family living in the alley opposite their house. I heard that this family is unemployed and his wife ran away with someone a few years ago because she couldn't have enough food.

The man also gave the child to another family to raise, in other words, he sold the child.

Now he is the only lame man who lives in the house. He has never had a proper job, so he used to take odd jobs at the job market.

Because of his poor legs, no one was willing to do the work he took on.

I heard from the lady next door that this guy also likes to steal and has secretly visited many houses nearby.

But no one caught them in the act, so no one said anything, and just vented their anger by making indirect insults.

Although she didn't see the other person's appearance clearly, Tang Xinyi had already guessed that this person was the Han Cripple she had heard of before.

If the other party was a tall and powerful man, Tang Xinyi would definitely not go out. At most, she would lose some things, but personal safety was the most important thing.

But since the other party is a lame man with limited mobility and still dares to sneak into their house, there is no need to be polite.

He took out the wooden stick he had prepared long ago from behind the door, then quietly opened the bolt, and rushed out quickly while the other party was not paying attention.

"Ah, who hit me?"

“Ouch, ouch!”

"I'm wrong, please stop hitting me, or I'll really die!"

He went out and hit the other person a few times, knocking him to the ground.

Han the Cripple wanted to be tough at first, but he was beaten so badly that he couldn't get up, so he had to beg for mercy.

Tang Xinyi didn't care about that. She only looked at the man under her feet carefully with the stick after she knocked him down.

"Tell me, why did you think of coming to my house to steal?"

He knocked the stick on the ground, and Han Quezi was so scared that he moved back repeatedly.

"Sister-in-law, what happened outside?"

No matter how soundly Jiang Yanli was sleeping, she would be woken up by the noise.

He took a look through the crack in the door and saw that it was his sister-in-law outside, so he opened the door.

"A thief ran in and I'm interrogating him!"

"Take out your flashlight. I want to see what this person looks like."

Tang Xinyi kicked Han Quezi with her foot. Although she had guessed the other party's identity, she still wanted to see it carefully to confirm.

"Isn't this Han Cripple?"

"I heard that this guy has bad legs and feet, how did he get in?"

Jiang Yanli took out the flashlight, shone it on the other person, and immediately recognized Han Quezi's identity.

"I climbed over the wall. Look, there's a cotton jacket draped over it."

Tang Xinyi pointed to something hanging on the wall. This person got a military coat from somewhere, and it looked new.

But he was willing to use his military coat to block the broken glass on the wall.

It's not a big deal to just pad it, but there will probably be a few more holes on the military coat.

"Oh, how could he bear to give up such nice clothes?"

Jiang Yanli knew how poor this person's family was. How could they afford to make such a nice piece of clothing like this?

"Auntie, please forgive me!"

"I really know I was wrong. Besides, I didn't take anything. I don't want to end up in jail during Chinese New Year."

Han Quezi saw that there were only two women coming out, and he became bolder than before.

These women generally don't like to make a big deal out of things and are particularly careful about their reputation.

There was no man at home, and it would not look good if word got out that a grown man like him appeared in their yard in the middle of the night.

"Please, aunts! I'm out of food at home and starving, so I ran to your house."

"I really didn't mean to do anything bad, I just wanted to find something to eat!"

As Han Quezi spoke, he kowtowed to Tang Xinyi and Jiang Yanli.

But in my heart I was thinking: You two little bitches, just wait for me. After I get through this difficult time, I will find a chance to sleep with both of you little sluts.

How could a man named Jiang deserve to end up with such a beautiful woman? The girl is also tall and beautiful.

If he could do this, it would be worth it even if Han Cuzi died immediately!

Thinking of the stinky woman who ran away with someone, Han Quezi cursed in his heart.

Women in this world are not good things. If you give them food and clothes, they are the boss. But if you can't provide them with food and water, they are like ungrateful wolves who can't be tamed and will run away with a gigolo...

The more I thought about it, the angrier I became, and even the pain in my body wasn't as noticeable anymore.

"Let you go? Will you go and cause trouble for other families if I let you go?"

"Since you can't even afford to eat at home, I'll be kind enough to find you a place to eat!"

When he heard that there was a place to eat, Han Quezi stopped kneeling on the ground and kowtowed, but raised his head and looked at Tang Xinyi eagerly.

If he could really find a place with food and drink, he wouldn't have to continue to suffer from hunger.

It has been difficult to make money in the past two years, and because of his leg disability, good families are unwilling to hire him for work.

Those who were willing to hire him could not afford the price, so he could only go hungry and get by.

If there really was a place where he could eat and drink for free, Han Guizi would really want to go there right away.