Wang Zhaozhao was lucky enough not to meet anyone along the way and had a good harvest. When he got home, everyone was blurry and dinner was already being served.
"Second sister, why did you come back just now?" Wang Jingjing came forward.
When Wang Weiguo saw her carrying the bucket, he hurried over to take it, while Wang Baojia came over to see if she caught any crabs.
"Mom, we have crabs for dinner tonight, don't turn off the fire yet." After seeing this, Wang Baojia shouted towards the kitchen.
"Huh?" Shi Haiyan, who was cooking today, poked her head out of the kitchen. "Hurry up and peel it and bring it in."
After saying that, she retreated, muttering, "Really, why didn't you come back earlier..."
They had dinner by the light of a torch. There were many trees and firewood in the mountain village, and Xie Ailian was very reluctant to use kerosene unless it was absolutely necessary.
After dinner, everyone goes back to their rooms, washes up and goes to bed. If there is no shortage of firewood, don’t waste it.
Wang Zhaozhao took some time to wash up. When she returned to the room, Liu Shanhua had already lay down. She stuck the torch at the head of the bed, climbed onto the bed, and habitually touched under the pillow.
Um?
Nothing!
She jumped out of bed and picked up the broken pillow, but her notebook and pen were gone!
Wang Zhaozhao, unwilling to believe it, lifted up the torn straw mat...
"ah……"
She screamed.
She never knew she was capable of a scream like that.
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Startled by Wang Zhaozhao's scream, the Wang family sat in the main room. It was not crowded, but a bit stuffy.
The yard is spacious, but there will definitely be neighbors leaning over the wall to watch the fun.
Wang Zhaozhao had a sullen face and didn't say a word, his whole body enveloped in black air.
At noon, Liu Shanhua suddenly ran into the house and told her that Wang Xiaomei's mother was here. She stuffed the notebook and pencil under the pillow and ran out. In the afternoon, everyone was in a hurry to go to work, so she went straight to pick grass for pigs. She came back in the evening and went to catch crabs again, and never came into the house.
Before going to sleep, she subconsciously touched under her pillow, but it was empty!
Then, under the straw mat, a notebook torn into pieces and a pencil broken into three pieces were found.
"Liu Shanhua, do you hate me so much? Are you going to tear up my notebook, break my pencil, and press them under the straw mat?" Wang Zhaozhao narrowed his eyes and stared at Liu Shanhua who had her head down.
Liu Shanhua shook her head. "I didn't! I didn't touch your notebook or pencil. Don't make false accusations."
As he spoke, tears began to flow.
"Zhao Zhao, you can't just suspect people like this. You can't say she did it just because she lives in the same room with you." Zhang Xiu'e said in a gentle voice.
"You mean, someone broke into our room, took out my notebook and pencil from under my pillow, tore up the notebook, broke the pencil, and then put it under the straw mat?"
“That’s possible.”
"Not her? Then it's you."
"What?"
Zhang Xiu'e doubted her ears, then chuckled, "You kid, you're so angry, you're pointing fingers at everyone you catch."
Wang Zhaozhao also laughed, but his laugh was mocking. "It has to be someone from our family. Grandma and Grandma can't be, my uncle's family can't be, Third Uncle's family... Third Aunt is just a bit mean, a bit shady, likes to dream up beautiful things, and uses weird little minds to calculate things, but she doesn't play tricks or schemes. Baojia is like Third Aunt, a bit of a shady fool, so it can't be him. Fourth Uncle is even more impossible..."
"Zhao girl, is it polite for you to speak to me like that?" Shi Haiyan was not too angry. Although she felt offended by Wang Zhaozhao, Wang Zhaozhao only suspected Zhang Xiu'e and her daughter, which made her feel comfortable.
Zhang Xiu'e looked hurt. "Zhao Zhao, so in your heart, I'm a scheming and cunning person..."
"Tsk! Aunt Zhang, stop pretending. I'm annoyed just looking at you even if you're not tired." Wang Zhaozhao interrupted her with a sneer.
a bolt from the blue!
Zhang Xiu'e looked like she was struck by lightning. She stared at Wang Zhaozhao blankly, then tried to laugh but couldn't, with a bitter look on her face.
Wang Zhaozhao almost applauded her wonderful performance, and she would make a "little golden man" to give to her stepmother one day.
"Wang Zhaozhao!" Suddenly, Wang Erbing stood up and angrily scolded Wang Zhaozhao, "What do you want to do? It's just a notebook and a pencil. Why are you making such a fuss? You're disturbing everyone's rest!"
"Heh..." Wang Zhaozhao sneered and rolled his eyes at him. "I really did make a scene. This matter today must be cleared up!"
Wang Erbing's face turned black and he walked towards Wang Zhaozhao.
Wang Zhaozhao jumped away nimbly. "Wang Erbing, you're really amazing! Your stepdaughter cries and your step-wife smiles bitterly, and you feel distressed? Are you going to beat your biological daughter who never cares about her own life?"
Being called by his first name, Wang Erbing was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. "I will beat you to death today. I don't have a daughter like you."
"Then you'd better beat me to death, otherwise..."
“That’s enough!”
Wang Dahai roared angrily.
Xie Ailian glanced at Wang Zhaozhao and said, "He's your father. If I hear you being so disrespectful again, I'll rip your mouth off."
Wang Zhaozhao pursed her lips but didn't talk back.
Seeing Wang Erbing still standing there, Xie Ailian pushed him in annoyance, "Go back and sit down! What do you mean it's just a notebook and a pencil? Didn't they cost money? We must get to the bottom of this matter today. I want to see who is so despicable... you bastard!"
"That's right, those were all bought with money. Second brother probably thinks it wasn't bought with his money anyway, right?" Shi Haiyan echoed, adding, "Second brother, you can't favor Liu Shanhua just because she's the daughter brought by second sister-in-law. You can't even doubt her, right?"
"Third sister-in-law, how have I offended you? Why do you say such things? Do you want to force me to death?" Zhang Xiu'e cried and gently pulled Wang Erbing to sit down.
Shi Haiyan snorted coldly, "Zhao girl is right, Second sister-in-law, stop pretending, it's annoying to watch..."
"Shut up! Sit there quietly and don't make a sound unless I tell you to!" Xie Ailian glared at Shi Haiyan.
After saying that, she looked at Wang Dahai with some concern.
After being married for decades, Wang Dahai is not without temper... The people in the Wang family are notorious for their temper in this area.
Wang Fangbing and his brothers were often beaten when they were young. When the children grew up, especially after the eldest Wang Fangbing got married, Wang Dahai no longer had to take charge of their affairs.
Later, the incident between Chen Meiru and Wang Fangbing happened. Afterwards, Wang Fangbing was hung up and beaten to death by him. It was also after that incident that his energy and spirit were drained away. He became more and more depressed and just focused on his work.
The last time Shi Haiyan snatched Wang Weiguo's egg soup was the first time Wang Dahai got angry in the past five years. This was the second time...
Wang Dahai brushed away Xie Ailian's hand that was soothing him, and his eyes fell on Wang Zhaozhao. "Zhao girl, your analysis and suspicion are useless. If you tell others about it, they won't convince anyone."
His reasonable tone calmed the angry Wang Zhaozhao down a bit. "Our yard isn't crooked, and we all work in a collective system. We'll know once we investigate..."
Wang Zhaozhao grew calmer as he spoke, but Wang Erbing grew even more furious. "You want to make the whole village know about this trivial matter?"
"whispering sound!"
“…”
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