"Are the things in this iron box expensive? If they weren't expensive..." Aunt Wang was just about to say I'll compensate you.

A tall, thin, drunk man stumbled up the stairs.

Aunt Wang looked at that person and subconsciously took a small step back, shrinking her neck and hiding behind the cabinet.

Wei Dingbang turned his head and glanced at the drunkard.

A strong smell of alcohol came towards him. The man reached out his hand and pushed Wei Dingbang softly, but failed to move him forward.

He raised his eyes in confusion and exclaimed, "How come a tree has grown in front of the door in such a short time? I can't even push it away."

A few seconds later, he shouted to Aunt Wang in the house: "Wang Xiaoxiao, come out here, bring me an axe, and chop down this tree for me. I want to go into the house and sleep."

Wei Dingbang looked over the man but couldn't find any place where the iron box could be hidden.

Seeing Aunt Wang's bruised face and her frightened expression when she saw a man, he narrowed his eyes, picked up the man, threw him into the house, blocked the door and asked him: "Did you take an iron box from the cabinet?"

The man suddenly found himself inside the house. He smiled and nodded, gesturing the size of the box with his hands. "I took this big piece of iron to gamble, and bet it at Song Laoer's casino. Song Laoer opened the box and took a look, then gave me fifty yuan. Haha, this money is really easy to make."

Aunt Wang's face turned pale.

“Since Song Lao Er was willing to offer fifty yuan as collateral, the things in the box must be worth at least five hundred yuan.

You took out something worth five hundred dollars to gamble... Did you know that this box is not ours, it belongs to him!

Go get the box back now. If you can’t get it back, we can’t afford to pay for it even if we sell it.” Aunt Wang sat on the ground with tears streaming down her face.

"Oh my God, what kind of life am I living? How did I meet someone like you who gambles, drinks, and beats women..."

"The things in the house belong to me, Qin Shan. What belongs to others? Are you crazy, woman? I have never asked for the things I gave to Song Lao Er back.

Besides, I used all the fifty dollars to pay for the drinks, and after paying off the previous debt, I had fifteen dollars left, so I bought a nice thing!"

Qin Shan's rosy face was full of excitement. He took out a red rope from his arms as if he was presenting a treasure. At the bottom of the rope was a green plastic pendant.

"Look, my green Buddha statue will bless me to win every time I gamble. The price is 150, but they think I'm lucky and they want to make a good connection with me, so they're giving it to me for 15!"

The box is no longer at Wang's house; it has already left the steel plant.

Wei Dingbang asked about Song Laoer's whereabouts.

Aunt Wang looked at him with a worried look in her eyes, "Song Lao Er is not someone you can mess with. The scoundrels in the factory don't even dare to go to his house and make trouble. I heard that he was a member of the beheading team during the war and beheaded many people.

Many people knew that he opened a casino at home, but no one dared to investigate him.

He must have coveted the things in the iron box and won't return it. If you go to ask for it now, there will only be a fight.

You were just caught by the police today and you finally got back. If you commit crimes again, you will really spend the rest of your life in jail.

It has not been easy for Man Yue over the years, and now someone is here to support her. I can't just watch you do something stupid."

Wei Dingbang said nothing.

Aunt Wang didn't know what he meant, and thought that she couldn't persuade him. She hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth and said, "This matter, this matter is my fault. I didn't keep the key well. Qin Shan must have taken advantage of my noon nap to find the key, unlock the door and take the things away.

At worst, I can ask the factory to transfer me to the most tiring loading position, where I can earn five yuan more per month than I do now. I will give you the money when I get paid every month and deduct this fee as compensation, okay?"

Although this aunt is weak, she is very kind and righteous. She is much more responsible than her husband who is like mud.

Wei Dingbang had limited time and didn't want to argue any further, so he nodded vaguely.

"We'll discuss this later. I'm going back now."

He had deliberately placed the iron box at Qin's house, and it had now been moved out of the steel plant. Since Song Lao Er had the courage to leave it behind, he must have a way to hide it.

Just wait until he is free and then get it.

After entering the Lu family, Wei Dingbang put the grain, cigarettes, alcohol and candies in the cupboard, ground some rice and started cooking.

Smelling the fragrance of food, Lu Dashan poked his head out of the tent. When he saw Wei Dingbang, he was obviously stunned for a moment. Soon, he reached out and rubbed his eyes hard.

"Wei Dingbang? You're really back? Didn't they find the gun and say you'll be sentenced to at least five years?" Lu Dashan looked surprised.

Wei Dingbang took a bowl, filled it with white rice, scooped a spoonful of bean paste on it, and ate it without grunting.

Seeing him eating so happily, Lu Dashan touched his stomach and said, "Give me a bowl too."

Wei Dingbang made him a bowl of the same dish.

Lu Dashan held the rice and sniffed it hard, "I haven't eaten such delicious rice in a long time."

"From now on, we'll have it for every meal." Wei Dingbang calculated that this hundred kilograms would last for two months, and when they were finished, he could just go to Wang Jinhua's house to get more.

"You old son-in-law, all you do is brag!" Lu Dashan hit Wei Dingbang on the forehead with the tip of his chopsticks and started eating with a grunt.

Wei Dingbang looked at Lu Dashan with raised eyebrows for a few seconds, then remembered what the policeman said. It looked like he had no courage at all. He actually dared to snatch the gun to protect him. If he was allowed to hit him, he could hit him. His skin wasn't even scratched anyway.

Wei Dingbang lowered his head and ate his meal.

Lu Dashan secretly reached out and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Just for a moment, he thought the old son-in-law was going to hit him.

Fortunately it was an illusion.

After finishing his meal, Wei Dingbang wiped his mouth with his hand.

Lu Dashan stared at him and said, "If Man Yue is at home and sees you wiping your mouth with your hands, you'll get scolded again. Can't you shave your beard? It's annoying just to see it."

Wei Dingbang thought about it, then went to get a basin of water and washed his hands.

Lu Dashan gestured at the side, "Use that water to wash your beard for me."

Wei Dingbang ignored him.

This beard cannot be washed, it will turn black if washed.

Seeing that he was about to go out, Lu Dashan quickly stopped him: "You don't go to work or go home every day, where are you going?"

"Go to the toilet." Wei Dingbang said.

Lu Dashan began to sigh again.

This old son-in-law has to poop right after eating. His health is really not good...

Wang Jinhua woke up slowly and climbed up from the ground with a dizzy head.

The lid of the cabinet was wide open and the padlock on it was thrown to the ground.

She stuck her head into the cupboard and found that it was mostly empty.

She closed her eyes tightly and opened them again.

The cabinet still hasn't returned to its original full state.

All the good cigarettes, alcohol, candies, tea and the money she had embezzled over the years were gone.

Even the rice and flour that the rural workers had just sent to her as a gift were gone.

"Help come, help come, there's a thief!" Wang Jinhua shouted heartbreakingly.