Chapter 243 Nuobao catches a thief
There were two large basins of meat, almost the amount of half a pig.
If someone was greedy and stole one or two, Jiang Fengnian might not care about it.
But taking half a pig away at once was too greedy, and he really couldn't ignore it.
Although the country people were not particular about details, they hated petty thefts in the village the most, so everyone was very surprised and gathered around to see the empty basin.
The village chief immediately froze and said in a deep voice: "Who took it? Hurry up and make a sound!"
"How could such a thing happen in our village? Whoever stole it should admit it, so as not to dig it up later and make a fuss about it." Old Zhang sighed.
Widow Gu was straightforward, and she couldn't help scolding him with her hands on her hips: "How could you steal so much meat at once? Who can eat it all? Aren't you afraid of starving to death?"
Old Li held the hoe and stared: "They are all fellow villagers, and you even steal things from everyone. Are you hungry or gluttonous?"
Jiang Fengnian frowned and looked at the villagers, but he couldn't see anything unusual.
But he had just left for a while, and the meat thief left the basin behind, which showed that he was watching him.
At this time, Jiang Fenghu had lost his patience and looked at the village chief anxiously: "Uncle village chief, since no one admits it, let's search every house. It's impossible for so much meat to go into the stomach immediately, so we will definitely find more!"
When the village chief heard this, he shook his head hesitantly.
The meat thief is not stupid. He will hide the meat when he takes it home. He will not put it in public.
If we really search every house, won't we have to turn all the villagers' houses upside down?
That will not only be troublesome, but also, if we search too hard in someone's house, it will make that family unhappy. If things go wrong, it may hurt the feelings between the villagers and cause some quarrels. It's
really not worth it just for some food.
The village chief lowered his head and thought for a while, then said slowly: "It will take too much time to search every house. I have another way. Why don't we try it first?"
After all, for a village, the loss of two pots of pork is not the most important thing.
The most important thing is the harmony and joy of the whole village.
If he could get the pork back in a more respectable way, he would not be too serious about it.
After all, people eat all kinds of grains, and everyone is sometimes blinded by pork fat. It is better to give the thief another chance to admit his mistake than to have his house searched by the whole village. So
the village chief rang the bell and asked all the villagers, except children and immobile old people, to gather in front of the school.
At this moment, Xiao Nuobao was riding a small stool, picking beans with Sun Chunxue together with Feng Jing. The
chubby little girl, wearing an apricot-yellow dress with two fat rabbits embroidered on the cuffs, was holding beans in her little hands and swinging them around. She was just making up the numbers and did not do any work at all.
Sun Chunxue was dazzled and was about to hold down her chubby hands when Jiang Fenghu ran into the yard panting.
"Mom, wife, the village chief wants everyone to go to school to catch a thief!"
Upon learning that there was a thief in the village, Feng took off her skirt and ran out.
Xiao Nuobao didn't want to miss the opportunity to join in the fun. He chased after her like a little tail, hugged Feng's thighs, and scattered beans on the ground.
"Mom, hold me, hold me, I want to go too, help catch the thief!"
Sun Chunxue, who was behind him, looked at the beans on the ground and shook her head helplessly.
Feng picked up the daughter and put her under the creaking nest in anger, "What troublemaker, what you are, stay at home."
Soon, the front of the school was surrounded by villagers.
When most people had arrived, the village chief stood in the front and spoke.
"Today, a thief appeared in our village and stole the pork in my yard." The village chief looked serious. "The pork was a thank-you gift from old lady Xiao. We should be more capable and not make a fool of ourselves just for the sake of eating."
"No matter who took the meat, I'm willing to give you a chance. Later, everyone close your eyes and don't peek. If anyone steals the meat, just raise your hand to signal me." The village chief tried to make his tone as gentle as possible: "As long as you are willing to admit it, I will not tell you who you are from. Later, you can secretly give the meat to me and I will distribute it to the villagers." When
this method came out, the villagers looked at each other and nodded.
Li Qiqiao tilted her head and whispered, "Mom, this method is not bad. It can not only get the pork back, but also save the face of the thief, so that he won't be embarrassed in the village in the future. The village chief uncle also has good intentions."
Feng changed her posture and held Nuobao more comfortably.
"However, I'm afraid that the thief will not appreciate this. When the time comes, he will deny it no matter what, and then the village chief's kindness will be wasted." She thought about people's hearts.
Everyone's thoughts were similar to those of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and they whispered to each other.
Among the crowd, only Wang Daxi's family, who arrived last, remained silent.
Liu and Wang Xiaolian, who were usually the most talkative, became smacking their lips and lowering their eyes furtively.
Little Nuobao tilted her head and glanced over, and she saw what this family was doing.
She hugged her fat arms and couldn't help giggling.
Catch a thief.
Why bother?
In fact, she had already figured out which shameless person did the "good" thing.
Mrs. Feng seemed to see what the lady was thinking, pinched her nose, and reminded her secretly: "Little conspicuous bag, mother knows you are capable, but don't refuse your village chief's face at this time. You have to see if his method will work first, and then you can speak up." Little
Nuobao's nose was pinched sore, and she protested with her little fist: "Ah, Nuobao knows, but I didn't expect you to say it now."
Her mother and daughter were whispering here, and on the other side, the village chief had nodded, allowing everyone to close their eyes.
"Okay, I see you all have closed your eyes. Who took the pork? You can give me a hint." The village chief looked at everyone with some hope.
However, just as Feng expected,
the thief would not appreciate it at all.
No one said a word after the village chief asked this question. No one responded after urging for a long time.
The villagers closed their eyes for a long time, and some of the older uncles were about to fall asleep.
The village chief was a little disappointed and even a little angry.
"That half pig cannot be eaten up in a short time. Whether it is sold or made into bacon, it will be noticed by the villagers. If you deny it now, I will expose you later, and I will not be able to face it in a good face!" The village chief frowned and asked.
But even so, no one answered.
The village chief was at a loss. His face had a lot more wrinkles and he was worried.
But Wang Daxi's family seemed inexplicably happy. The corners of their mouths were almost grinning into crescents.
Especially Wang Xiaolian.
Seeing that the village chief was helpless, she deliberately added fuel to the fire.
"Ah, why didn't anyone admit it? Could it be that no one stole the meat at all, but Jiang Fengnian said it himself and took it to their Jiang family and hid it himself?" Wang Xiaolian covered her mouth and shouted tartly.
Jiang Fengnian snorted coldly, not wanting to talk back.
Old Li walked over with a hoe in his hand, stared at Wang Xiaolian and started to curse.
"Bullshit! What's the status of the Jiang family? If you really want to eat a piece of pork, do you need to steal it? If your father and mother don't care about your stinky mouth, I will tear your mouth off for them!"
Granny Liu rolled up her sleeves, raised her eyebrows, and wanted to fight with the Wang family.
Fortunately, several villagers nearby persuaded her, so there was no bloodshed on the spot.
At this time, Xiao Nuobao finally couldn't hold it back, and it seemed that she had to take action!
So she raised her little hand and waved to the village chief.
"Grandpa Village Chief, Nuobao has a way to find out who stole the meat, and we can do it now!"
When the village chief heard this, he seemed to have seen reinforcements, and immediately carried little Nuobao to the front!
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