Chapter 98 Zhang Fang's House Burglarized

After hearing what Manager Li said, Li Fugui also suspected that Hei San had betrayed him and led his men to steal the grain. Otherwise, he wouldn't have suddenly left last night, sending someone to tell him that something had happened at the stronghold, and didn't come to say goodbye in person. "That son of a bitch, it must have been him!"

Li Fugui said with a frustrated expression, "It was Hei San who did it, and there's nothing we can do about it. Hei San is ruthless and has the government as his backer. We can't afford to offend him. Humph! I'll just consider it as keeping him busy! Let's not talk about this for now. I know what I'm doing. You can take care of Li Si's body."

Manager Li nodded: "Yes, boss, we're out of grain. Is the grain store still open?"

Li Fugui glared at him irritably: "You're just asking nonsense. How are we going to open the shop without grain? Keep an eye on the grain merchants in the south. As soon as they arrive, you need to stock up. I reckon they'll be here soon."

Manager Li nodded: "Understood, boss. Do you need someone to keep an eye on Liu Ye?"

Li Fugui said irritably, "Screw you! The young master behind her is someone we can't afford to offend. From now on, we'll avoid her!"

"Understood, Master."

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. That noon, Liu Ye went into her space, cut a basin of chives, took a large piece of beef, chopped it into filling, and made dumplings. She hadn't eaten dumplings in a long time, and while Brother Bai wasn't back, she wanted to make as many as possible.

After making the dumplings, she left enough for herself, and then took the rest to the backyard to freeze. It's been so cold outside these past few days; her hands, feet, and ears get freezing as soon as she goes out—it's freezing to the bone.

Liu Ye went back to the kitchen and cooked 15 dumplings. Just as she took the cooked dumplings out, she heard someone knocking on the door. Who could it be? She took the dumplings back into the room, put them on the kang table, and then went to open the door.

As soon as Liu Ye opened the door, a wild rabbit was held up in front of her, startling her. She looked at Wang Tieniu with a dark expression and said, "I'm not buying it!"

Wang Tieniu quickly explained, "These are wild rabbits I just hunted on the mountain. I caught two, and I'll give you one to eat. It's free..."

Liu Ye thought to herself, she definitely didn't want it for free. Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious; so many women in the world have fallen for greed. "Even if it's free, I don't want it. I don't like rabbit meat. You can take it home and eat it yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Tieniu quickly replied, "I'll bring you a pheasant once I've hunted it."

Liu Ye showed no respect to Wang Tieniu, coldly saying, "I don't like eating pheasants either, so please don't bother!"

After Liu Ye finished speaking, she slammed the door shut, plugged in the wrench, and went back inside.

Wang Tieniu put down the rabbit he was holding and went home looking dejected. Before long, the aroma of meat wafted from Wang Laopi's house, making him the envy of the villagers.

Liu Ye returned to her room in a bad mood. She didn't even want to eat the dumplings. Wang Dani's family was so annoying. They were all shameless like her. Wang Tieniu was just as annoying as her. He actually brought her a broken rabbit to try and please her. Did he think that by giving her a broken rabbit, she would fall for him? What wishful thinking! Ugly as he is, yet he has such high expectations!

After mentally complaining, she picked up a dumpling and took a bite: "Mmm, delicious. Beef dumplings are the best. It's a pity that Brother Bai can't have such delicious dumplings."

After Liu Ye finished eating the dumplings, she took the plate to the kitchen to wash it. Then she went to the stove, grabbed a basin, and with a wave of her hand, took out a large piece of beef from her spatial storage. She carried it to the window and put the beef into an empty jar. Okay, this way when Brother Bai comes back, he can eat beef dumplings. She said she bought them from town. If he doesn't believe her, so be it.

Suddenly, a noisy commotion came from the village. Liu Ye, curious, came to the door and looked in the direction of the village. At this moment, the Wang family also came out of the yard. As soon as Wang Tieniu came out of the yard, he looked at Liu Ye standing at the door.

Wang Dani and Aunt Wang, mother and daughter, went to watch the commotion arm in arm. As the noise grew louder, more and more people came out to watch, which aroused Liu Ye's curiosity. She locked the gate and followed the crowd into the village. Wang Tieniu followed her at a distance, which annoyed Liu Ye.

Wang Tieniu is so annoying! He's like a toad on your foot—he doesn't bite, but he's still disgusting!

When they arrived at the noisy place, Liu Ye immediately recognized Zhang Fang's house. The entrance to Zhang Fang's house was surrounded by villagers, and shouts of abuse could be heard from time to time.

The one cursing was none other than Zhang Fang's mother, Aunt Zhang: "You wicked, despicable, rotten-hearted bastard, you stole my grain! I curse you to choke to death on cold water, to fall and die while walking, to be struck by lightning, and to have your children born without an anus! You ate my grain, and your whole family will suffer a terrible death!"

Liu Ye understood immediately. It turned out that Zhang Fang's grain had been stolen. Didn't Zhang Fang say that her family had no grain? Humph, she was lying after all!

"Oh dear, it must have been done by someone from the village. Old Liu's grain went missing yesterday, Old Zhao's grain went missing the day before yesterday, and Zhang Fang's grain went missing last night. How are we supposed to live? Do you think it could have been Wang Ergou who stole it?"

"Who knows? Anyway, it can't be far. Sigh, it's really worrying. Our family is almost out of food. Maybe I should just steal from someone else's house..."

Liu Ye glanced at the woman who had spoken, then turned to go home, but bumped her head on someone. Just as she was about to apologize, she looked up and saw Wang Tieniu. Wang Tieniu quickly asked with concern, "Are you alright? Did you hit your forehead? Let me rub it for you."

Liu Ye angrily swatted away Wang Tieniu's outstretched hand: "No need!"

Zhang Fang, who was squatting by the wall near the door, heard Liu Ye's voice and immediately stood up, searching for Liu Ye in the crowd: "Liu Ye!"

Liu Ye rolled her eyes speechlessly, turned to look at Zhang Fang, and the onlookers also looked at her. Zhang Fang quickly ran to Liu Ye, grabbed her arm, and said pitifully, "Liu Ye, our family's grain has been stolen. Can you lend me some grain? I know your family has grain and you have money. Please lend me some grain, and I'll pay you back when I buy more."

Liu Ye removed Zhang Fang's hand and refused decisively, saying, "We don't have any food left at home, so we can't lend any. You should ask someone else."

Upon hearing this, the villagers who had been watching all stepped back, fearing that Zhang Fang would borrow grain from them. Zhang Fang simply did not believe Liu Ye's words; her family clearly had grain and meat to eat. The aroma of meat that she occasionally smelled was coming from her house.

"Willow Leaf, if you don't lend me your food, my family will starve to death. I'm borrowing, not asking. Just lend me some. I know you have grain and meat. If you don't have any grain, lend me some meat. I'll pay you back when I have some..."