"What...what are you doing? Don't come any closer!"

When the man saw Yingyue, he stepped back nervously and fearfully.

He didn't expect his companion to be exposed so quickly, and he turned to run away.

Yingyue wouldn't give him a chance to escape.

She stepped forward, grabbed the fleeing man's shoulder, pulled him to the ground, ripped off the bag he was carrying on his back, unzipped it, and emptied its contents.

There were switchblades, wire, and some messy banknotes.

When these things were presented to everyone, the onlookers realized that the two men who looked like good people and intellectuals were actually thieves.

"You're talking nonsense. Don't make false accusations. These are all my things."

The man who bumped into Yingyue finally couldn't take it anymore, broke down, and started cursing.

Yingyue pointed to the money notes in her hand, "Then tell me, what kind of notes did you bring?"

man……

I can't answer that.

He simply counted the money, stuffed it into his bag, and continued searching for his next target to make money.

Determined to make a fortune at this grand market, who would have time to check what tickets or permits they had?

The men never imagined that this small oversight would put them at risk of being exposed.

Huo Qing moved closer to Yingyue and looked at the ticket in Yingyue's hand. She suddenly exclaimed, "Sister-in-law Meiyu, come and see! Isn't this your cloth ticket?"

Liu Meiyu was also in the crowd.

Hearing the sound, he quickly came over, looked at the ticket in Yingyue's hand, and found that it really was his cloth ticket.

How could she be so sure?

That's because Huo Qing gave her this cloth ration coupon.

Zhao Wenming exchanged cloth coupons with Dou Chenfeng, saying he wanted to get Zhao Gan a new outfit.

Dou Chenfeng didn't bring his cloth coupons to work. When he got home, he told Huo Qing about it, and Huo Qing gave the cloth coupons to Liu Meiyu.

She remembered it was a three-foot-long cloth ration coupon, and there was some ink smudged on it by accident.

The cloth ration coupon in Yingyue's hand, with a face value of three feet, was also stained with some ink...

"You're talking nonsense, that's mine."

When the man realized he had been exposed, he became even more flustered and even tried to grab it.

But Yingyue didn't give him a chance to steal it at all.

He kicked the person to the ground, his small face showing displeasure.

"Stay put."

Thieves and bad guys should stay quietly in the corner and not move around.

The two men couldn't get close to Yingyue and the others at all, and in their anxiety and anger, they could only try to escape.

But running away is not an option either.

There were people all around.

Today at the market, several people whose belongings were stolen were still in the crowd, not having gone home yet.

After confirming that the two were thieves, they swarmed forward and surrounded them.

They should be handed over to the police.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this is an island with only three or four villages.

However, there is still a police station.

The crowd was agitated and they subdued the two men, taking them to the police station.

Once they arrived at the police station, the police interrogated and investigated them, and they couldn't escape.

It turns out that the two people came from the city.

They specifically targeted today's market, thinking that people who hadn't been out for a long time would surely bring a lot of money and coupons to exchange for goods at the market.

They were a little short on cash, so they decided to 'borrow' some money from the comrades who were at the market.

After borrowing from seven or eight people, they planned to go back to the city and have a good time.

But before leaving, they saw Yingyue and Huoqing, who were dressed very well and clearly came from good families, so they decided to pull off another heist.

One person pretends to bump into them, attracting their attention from the front.

The other person waited for an opportunity to attack from behind, cutting open the cloth bags containing their money...

They specifically targeted women, thinking that besides women being physically weak and easy to manipulate, there was another very important point.

That means in most families, the woman is in charge of the household, and when they come to the market, they probably have a lot of money in their pockets…

Who would have thought that in the end, he would be outmaneuvered by an inconspicuous woman!

………

After leaving the police station, Liu Meiyu, who had previously looked melancholy, now had a happy smile on her face.

She returned the money she had borrowed from Huo Qing.

He thanked Huo Qing, and then thanked Ying Yue.

"Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I would never have gotten my money back today."

Liu Meiyu truly never imagined that she would get her stolen money back one day.

"Mom is lucky."

Zhao Gan ate malt candy on the side while echoing Liu Meiyu.

Liu Meiyu chuckled and nodded, acknowledging that her son's words made sense.

"Yes, Mom is lucky. It's your two aunts who brought her good fortune."

She said it unintentionally, but it happened to hit the nail on the head.

She happened to be accompanied by someone who would bring her good luck.

Firefly Moon.

Yingyue knew perfectly well what was going on, but she didn't say it.

The group of people returned home together from the market.

Huo Cheng is not at home.

Yingyue carried the willow basket to the kitchen, took out all the things she had bought, and set them on the table.

There wasn't anything particularly special, just some dried fish and shrimp, snacks, sesame candy, maltose, and some handmade trinkets.

Yingyue bought a comb made of seashells.

The silvery-white seashells are beautiful, but they're a bit small, so they might not be very practical for combing hair. However, they would be lovely to collect or wear as hair ornaments.

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