"Since the thief is here to steal things, he must have come at night. We should pretend not to know during the day, and at night, we can use ropes to block the cornfield. Then Aiguo and the others can go and guard it at night. Bring quilts and other things and stay there for the night." Feng Guizhi said.

They are said to be guarding, but they can also sleep. As long as the thief comes over and trips over the rope and falls, there will definitely be movement, and the thief will not be able to escape.

"Oh, this is a good idea!" Chen Xiuxiu said happily, clapping her hands.

Anyway, the two brothers take turns, so they don't have to watch over me all the time and lose sleep, so it's not too tiring.

"Yes, we should first knock the thief to the ground and then catch him. I want to see which family is so shameless as to steal food from other people's fields." Sun Suyun also said.

Although the land was public at this time, and everyone worked to earn food, the food was not enough to eat. So, although it was not allowed in public, every household had some private land to grow some food to fill their stomachs.

But there weren't many of them, so the captain turned a blind eye and pretended not to know.

By nightfall, most households were cooking. Feng Guizhi and Yang Yulan went to the private plot at the back and blocked it off with some hemp ropes.

"Okay, let's go back." After finishing, Feng Guizhi saw that there was no problem, so she went back with Yang Yulan.

After dinner, when it got dark, Song Aiguo took his bed and quilt and went to sleep next to his private plot at the back.

Because there was straw underneath, it was soft and not dirty, and the weather was not cold, so it was okay to sleep on. Although it was not as comfortable as sleeping on a bed, it was okay.

After looking at the dark surroundings for a while, Song Aiguo wrapped himself in a quilt and went to sleep. He also placed a wooden stick next to him just in case.

He stayed up all night until dawn. When he got up in the morning, he went to take a look in the cornfield, and then went back with his quilt before dawn.

It was almost time to get up, so Song Aiguo didn't sleep any longer. He went straight to the well and washed his face with clean water.

After a while, Feng Guizhi got up and went into the kitchen to cook. After Yang Yulan swept the yard, she went to help stoke the fire.

While eating breakfast, Sun Suyun asked:

"Brother, was there any movement in the private plot yesterday?"

In fact, seeing Song Aiguo sitting there already tells the result, but I still can't help but ask a few more questions.

"No, I went to the cornfield after I got up this morning, and there was still a lot of corn. I guess the thief didn't come here yesterday." Song Aiguo said after drinking a mouthful of porridge.

Song Aimin said, "I'll go check it out tonight. I have a feeling it will only happen in the next two days. The thief will definitely come."

Although they all wanted to catch the thief quickly, they also knew that it couldn't be rushed. Everyone nodded, and after breakfast, the adults went to work.

Only Baoya and Yuanbao were left at home. The two little ones squatted and looked at the chicks in the chicken coop. The chicks in the chicken coop had grown a lot bigger now, and the biggest one was Feifei, named by Baoya.

"How long will it take for the chicks to lay eggs? Once they all lay eggs, we will have plenty of eggs to eat." Yuanbao looked at the several little chicks in front of him and began to look forward to it.

By then, they will lay a lot of eggs every day and they can eat eggs with every meal.

Baoya was also looking forward to it. She rarely ate eggs before, but since coming to Old Song's house, she could eat them frequently. Sometimes they were stewed eggs, sometimes scrambled eggs, and sometimes egg soup, and no matter what, they were all delicious.

However, the Song family was large, and they couldn't eat eggs every day. Sometimes Feng Guizhi would stew two bowls of eggs, one for Tiantian and one for her. So Baoya wanted to wait until the chicken Duoduo laid eggs so that her brothers could also have some.

Baoya opened her big eyes and looked at the chicks inside, hoping in her heart that they could grow up quickly.

After watching for a while, Yuanbao stood up and said, "Let's go, Xiaobao sister, let's go dig shepherd's purse."

Now there are no cicada shells, and all they can do every day is dig shepherd's purse.

After hearing what he said, Baoya also got up, and then the two little ones took the small baskets, told Song Jianye, and went out.

In the morning, Shen Yibei had to work, so there were only two little ones. In the afternoon, the three of them got together.

“Brother Yibei.” I haven’t seen Shen Yibei for a few days, and when he saw him, Yuanbao ran over happily.

Baoya also ran over behind with a happy smile on her little face.

Shen Yibei rubbed their heads, then took the two little ones up the mountain.

On the way, Yuanbao couldn't hold back his words.

, while chattering about the stolen corn from Old Song's house: "That day, my sister Xiaobao and I went to pick corn, and then we saw a corn on the ground... When we took it back... Grandma said it was stolen..."

Yuanbao was very angry when he said this. He had been looking forward to eating corn for so long, but before he could eat it for a few days, the bad guys came to steal it. It was really hateful.

Although Feng Guizhi had told him not to tell anyone about this, Yuanbao didn't hide it because he had known Shen Yibei for a long time. However, after he finished speaking, he added in a low voice:

"Brother Yibei, I won't let anyone know about this. Don't tell anyone else."

Shen Yibei guessed that Feng Guizhi didn't let anyone tell anyone because she was planning to catch the thief. When he heard Yuanbao say this, he nodded: "Well, I definitely won't tell anyone."

Yuanbao believed Shen Yibei, and he was relieved when he said he would not tell anyone.

As they walked forward, Yuanbao suddenly remembered his uncles building a house, so he turned around and asked:

"Brother Yibei, there's a guy who recently came to our brigade. He seems to have been sent down. My uncles even went to build a house for him."

Yuanbao only heard the adults in the family talk about being sent down to the countryside, but he didn't know what it meant. He just thought that everyone built their own houses, and that person's house was built by his uncle and others, so he thought he must be a very powerful person.

"By the way, uncle also said that person is a university teacher!"

Yuanbao, the university teacher, knew what it meant. It was a teacher who was even better than his brothers’ teachers.

Shen Yibei knew about this, after all, the man lived not far from him.

The cowshed where they lived was originally located between the Yuejin Production Brigade and the Hongqi Production Brigade, so the new cowshed that Song Yuangang had built next to it, although located in the Hongqi Production Brigade, was actually right next to it, only about ten meters away.

However, the people from the bullpen next door have been here for a few days, but they have never met each other.

As the saying goes, a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. Logically, the two families had similar experiences and were both from Kyoto, so they should have gotten to know each other easily. However, they were people who had been demoted, and their identities were sensitive after all, so they kept their distance and lived their lives quietly without disturbing each other.

"We are all very curious about that guy, but grandma doesn't let us go over there to play. Brother Yibei, have you seen him? What does he look like?" Yuanbao asked.

Shen Yibei

He shook his head: "I haven't seen it either."

"Okay." Yuanbao didn't feel disappointed after hearing this. In fact, it just suddenly occurred to him. Turning around, Yuanbao was distracted by other things and stopped thinking about it.

The road up the mountain was not easy to walk, so Shen Yibei took Baoya's hand and pulled her along. His pace was not fast, just the same as Baoya's.

Baoya listened to the two people talking while looking at the road under her feet seriously.

After walking for a while, seeing they still hadn't arrived, Yuanbao couldn't help but ask, "Brother Yibei, where are you taking us this time? Why haven't we arrived yet?"

"It's almost there, we'll be there in a little while." Shen Yibei looked up and calculated the distance, then said.

Hearing they were almost there, Yuanbao responded and continued to follow. After walking for about five minutes, Baoya looked up at the front and pointed:

"Fruit?"

Baoya saw a tree in front of her with red fruits on it, but it was a little far away and she didn't know what kind of fruits they were.

Yuanbao looked up and saw a fruit tree in front of him. He immediately became energetic and ran over excitedly.

"Wow! It's a persimmon, it's a persimmon!" Yuanbao's cheers came from the front.

Baoya's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she couldn't help but quicken her pace and headed over there. Shen Yibei pulled Baoya along, and he walked at a leisurely pace, just in line with Baoya's pace.

"I'll get enough for you." After standing still, Shen Yibei let go of Baoya's little hand and started to get the persimmons for them.

He discovered this persimmon tree a few days ago. He happened to meet the two little ones today, so he brought them here, knowing that they would be happy to see it.

However, the persimmons were still a little hard, so Shen Yibei didn’t pick too many for them. He stopped after picking about four or five.

"The persimmons are still a little astringent now. Let's wait a little longer before eating them." Shen Yibei said as he put the persimmons into the small basket.

Yuanbao looked at Persimmon and was very happy. "Yeah, I understand, Brother Yibei. I will give it to you when we get back. I'll leave the milk there."

He looked at the persimmons in the basket, thinking that he would be able to eat them soon, and couldn't help drooling.

Baoya had never seen a persimmon before, let alone eaten one, so she didn't know what it tasted like. But looking at such a big fruit, and it was found by Shen Yibei for them, she knew it must be delicious.

Looking at the persimmons in the basket with her big eyes, Baoya couldn't help but smile with her big teeth.

Seeing how happy they were, Shen Yibei's mouth corners

There was also a slight smile on his face.

After picking the fruits, the group didn't stay any longer and went down the mountain. After watching the two children walk hand in hand back to the Hongqi Production Brigade, Shen Yibei turned around and went to the back mountain to dig up some shepherd's purse.

When it got dark, Shen Yibei returned to the cowshed. When he passed by the cowshed next door, the people inside came out and the two met.

However, Xu Zhijin didn’t know Shen Yibei’s identity, so he didn’t look at him any more and turned around to do his own thing.

Shen Yibei glanced at Xu Zhijin, and without lingering his gaze, he walked away.

......

After dinner at the Song family's home, it was Song Aimin's turn to guard the private plot at the back. When the time came, Song Aimin, like Song Aiguo, went over there, holding his quilt.

He put the quilt on the straw that Song Aiguo had laid out, and then he lay down in it.

However, the thief did not come that night, and there was no movement all night. Song Aimin got up and checked the cornfield, then rubbed his face and went home with the quilt.

Knowing this outcome, the Song family members were not anxious. After all, the thief would definitely come back one day. However...

"Mom, do you think that the thief might know what we have discovered, so he is hiding and dare not come?" Chen Xiuxiu couldn't help but ask when she thought of this.

"Ah? How would he know? If he knew, he definitely wouldn't dare to come." Sun Suyun also said.

Feng Guizhi frowned and thought about it. It was indeed possible.

At present, only the people of the Song family know about this matter. However, after all, they go there every day, and it is possible that they were seen by the thief when they passed by, so they dare not steal again.

But they couldn't be sure that this was the reason. Plus, as the saying goes, you don't have to worry about thieves stealing, you have to worry about thieves thinking about it. So they had to continue watching over the private plot. Moreover, Feng Guizhi felt that the thief probably didn't know about it yet.

After all, they had no other choice. Feng Guizhi thought she would just wait a few more days, and if she couldn't wait, then forget it.

Two days passed like this, and on the third day the thief finally came again -

The author has something to say: I’m stuck, I’ll post more tomorrow T^T