Shen Qianqian was the first person from the Lu family to return. She had just pushed open the door when she saw a pile of clutter on the floor.

I was completely dumbfounded.

Has a thief broken into our house?

Without saying a word, she pulled the door back and locked it, then turned and went to the field to find the rest of the Lu family. "Mom! Something terrible has happened! A thief has broken into the house!"

"What?!" Old Lady Li shouted at the top of her lungs, and all the villagers who were packing up their things turned to look at her.

It's been five or six years since there's been a thief in Cuishui Village. This thief even managed to steal while everyone was out working, which is truly disgusting.

The men in the village picked up their hoes and rushed towards the Lu family home with the three Lu brothers.

Despite the villagers' occasional bickering and arguments, they are actually very united when faced with real problems.

For example, this time, they wanted to see for themselves what kind of thief dared to steal from their Cui Shui Village!

The Lu family's wives followed closely behind them. Qi Ran's expression was extremely unpleasant.

Because she knew that the thief might not be an outsider, but rather her husband, Lu Yuncheng!

Qi Ran ran as fast as she could to catch up with the large group of people carrying hoes: "Wait, wait a minute!"

Hearing Qi Qi's voice, Lu Yunfeng, who was at the forefront of the group, did not slow down his pace on the way home in the slightest: "What's wrong, sister-in-law? We can't wait any longer, or our house will be stolen!"

"You forgot! Didn't your older brother get sick and not come to the fields with us this morning?" Qi Ran winked at Lu Yunfeng, trying to imply, "What could possibly happen to your older brother at home? Maybe Shen Qianqian just misread it."

"Sister-in-law, something really bad is going to happen if my brother is home." Lu Yunfeng's steps quickened upon hearing that Lu Yuncheng was home.

It'll be soon; I wish I could grow wings and fly home.

Everyone in the village knows that the eldest brother bullies the weak and fears the strong.

If he were home alone and encountered a thief, and the thief happened to be strong...

If he had some weapons in his hand, his older brother would have to kneel down and beg for mercy, offering up the most valuable things in the house to plead for forgiveness!

The three Lu brothers all realized this and ran even faster.

Qi Ran had already expended a lot of energy trying to catch up with them, and now she couldn't catch up at all. She could only watch their figures getting smaller and smaller. Qi Tao and Lu Yuncheng quickly cleaned up the house so they wouldn't get caught.

When the main force arrived at the Lu family's gate, they saw that the gate was tightly locked with an iron lock. After estimating the height of the four walls of the Lu family's house, they realized that an adult man could easily climb over the wall by finding a foothold on the roadside.

“This thief must have climbed over the wall.” Lu Yunchuan, the third son of the Lu family, had already moved several large stones from the bushes nearby: “Everyone, follow me and use these stones to climb over.”

The main force moved quickly, and led by the three Lu brothers, they swiftly scaled the wall and entered the Lu family compound.

They were dumbfounded when they saw clothes scattered all over the floor; why was the thief stealing from the wardrobe?

Lu Yunchuan looked at the open door of Li's room and said, "My mother keeps all the family's money in her room, and there's nothing else in her room except for a wardrobe and a bed."

Everyone gasped in shock; this was the family's money, the very foundation upon which the entire family depended for survival.

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It's utterly despicable that an intruder would try to steal all of the family's belongings!

They tiptoed toward the door and, by the sunlight filtering into the room, saw a man dressed in black squatting in front of the wardrobe, rummaging through something.

He seemed so engrossed in flipping through the pages that he didn't even notice someone coming to the door.

Lu Yunfeng narrowed his eyes. This was a great opportunity to impress his mother. He rushed out first, shouting, "You old thief, you dare to steal from your grandfather's house!"

"Today I'll show you what I'm capable of!" He raised his hoe and smashed it hard at the person in front of him.

With a "thud," Lu Yuncheng felt a dull pain in the back of his head. He reached up and wiped his hand, and blood immediately stained his entire palm.

"You—!" Lu Yuncheng stared in horror at his second brother who had hit him from behind. He wanted to say something, but the intense pain prevented him from uttering a single word. Then, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

When Lu Yunfeng saw that it was his elder brother, he felt guilty and quickly threw away the hoe he was holding.

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Lu Yunchuan and Lu Yunshan reacted and stepped forward, each supporting one side of Lu Yuncheng. They then asked the villagers present to help borrow an oxcart.

After the oxcart was borrowed, everyone worked together to lift Lu Yuncheng onto it.

When Grandma Li and Shen Qianqian arrived home, the scene that Grandma Li saw when she opened the door was Lu Yuncheng lying on the oxcart with his face covered in blood.

"My son—!" Old Mrs. Li cried out in anguish.

They were supposed to catch the thief, but instead of catching him, their eldest son got injured like this!

Qi Ran arrived late, and the last thing she saw was her husband being carried onto the oxcart; she knew nothing else.

Before she could react, Old Lady Li had already pulled her along. "Come with me to the hospital to take care of your man!"

Old Man Lu was worried about Old Lady Li's health, so he went to the hospital with her, while the rest of the Lu family stayed home to clean.

Except for the two elderly people's room, which was unlocked, all the other rooms in the house were locked. However, the only room that was not locked was ransacked.

Fourth Sister-in-law Xu Tianqing looked at the clothes scattered on the floor and asked in confusion, "Why did you suddenly go through Mom and the others' clothes? Did Mom accidentally take their clothes with her when she was putting away the laundry?"

"How could that be!" The fourth brother, Lu Yunshan, gently tapped her head. "Mom usually seems to be the one who..."

"Do you disturb the person who collects the laundry?"

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