Xiao Cuizhen feels so miserable!
Why couldn’t I figure it out before?
She didn't know whether other people's homes had much coal and firewood, but Xiao Cuizhen's home didn't have much coal and firewood either.
Because their house was sturdy and hadn't collapsed, her husband, Zhu Dahai, naturally didn't think about following the rest of the team up the mountain to cut down trees and build a house. All they had was the firewood they'd saved and the coal they'd bought later.
Although Xiao Cuizhen's house has more things than Cao Shufen's house.
But Zhu Dahai’s house is spacious!
Adults, the elderly and children sleep separately, so it is not comparable to a storage room. Naturally, the daily consumption of Xiao Cuizhen's family increases. In addition, the temperature has dropped due to the snowstorm in recent days, so their family's consumption is even greater.
Xiao Cuizhen got up in the middle of the night last night just to get some coal from the pile in front of someone else's house.
However, just as she made up her mind to pack herself up and hadn't even left the house, she saw someone carrying a load passing by their door and heading towards Qin Suyun!
There is a saying that goes like this.
As a person, many times, you will see others as you are.
To help others by using oneself, this was Xiao Cuizhen's mentality at the time.
So, when Xiao Cuizhen saw someone carrying a large basket of things passing by their gate in the middle of the night last night, she immediately thought that this guy must be stealing coal.
If he wasn't stealing coal, how could he have had to carry two large baskets weighing over 100 kilograms and walk in the cold snow in the middle of the night?
Xiao Cuizhen herself had the idea of stealing coal, and although she hadn't done it yet, she couldn't help feeling guilty. After seeing the other party, she didn't dare shout, for fear of alerting other people around her. She even didn't dare go out again after dark.
However, Xiao Cuizhen got up from the bed in the middle of the night, stood on the balcony, and looked around for a long time with evil thoughts in her mind. However, she was seen through by her man Zhu Dahai at a glance.
Although Zhu Dahai looks fat, he is usually cheerful, just like Maitreya Buddha.
But Zhu Dahai is still very smart. On some issues of principle, Zhu Dahai has his own insistence. He closed the door in the room and scolded his wife severely.
After being scolded by her husband, Xiao Cuizhen, even though she was dissatisfied, did not have any other thoughts.
But not being tempted doesn’t mean not being jealous!
Especially when Xiao Cuizhen learned that the guy had taken out at least nearly a ton of coal from Jiang Hongmei's house next door last night, Xiao Cuizhen became even more jealous.
Zhu Dahai's family was once one of the most affluent in Wanxi Village, but since Qin Suyun arrived, all the glory in the village has been snatched away by her! Xiao Cuizhen was already holding back, and after what she had seen last night, she didn't hesitate to reveal what she had seen last night, and her words were intentionally or unintentionally directed at Qin Suyun.
But now...
She watched as the other party easily got rid of her in a few moves, and by the way, trapped her among the group of suspects who stole coal, and faced the strange looks of those friendly neighbors on weekdays.
Xiao Cuizhen was furious. She hadn't even stolen anything yet! She just thought to herself, why were they all looking at her like that?!
She didn't believe that these people had no thoughts in their minds these days!
"Cuizhen! Did you really not steal the coal from Jiang Hongmei's house last night? If you did, then tell me and I'll plead for you... Jiang Hongmei's family should at least give me some respect. If you really stole their coal, just quietly return it to them later... We're all from the same village, there's no need to make things so awkward."
In front of Qin Suyun, an old lady who was about sixty or seventy years old held Xiao Cuizhen's hand and whispered in Xiao Cuizhen's ear quietly like a thief.
However, this time the old lady spoke in a whisper, seemingly as quietly as a thief, but when she said it, everyone else in the living room heard it. The other villager who stayed behind looked at Xiao Cuizhen with an increasingly strange look.
"I didn't steal it! Aunt, how could you not believe me? Am I that kind of person?!" Being stared at like this, Xiao Cuizhen had no words to say, but she really didn't steal it!
"Oh, that's good that you didn't steal. That's good that you didn't steal." The old lady answered like this, but the expression on her face was hard to describe. She looked like a bitter gourd. No matter how she looked at it, she didn't believe that Xiao Cuizhen really didn't steal.
He had an expression that said, "Oh, what should I do? It seems like our family is about to produce someone who will bring shame to the whole village. I feel sorry for our ancestors."
Xiao Cuizhen: “…”
Why is it that no one believes me when I tell the truth?
Xiao Cuizhen felt bitter and opened her mouth several times but didn't know how to explain.
She couldn't say that she got up in the middle of the night just to steal but failed, right?
Xiao Cuizhen really wanted to go back an hour and give herself a few slaps in the face. Why did she have to get involved in this? Wouldn't it be nice to just watch the fun from the sidelines? Why did she have to get involved with this crowd?
"Everyone, have some tea and something to eat. I don't have anything to treat you three." Qin Suyun made three cups of tea from the kitchen and brought up a plate of roasted melon seeds, which were Zhazha's favorite.
Her house was well insulated, and with the fire burning brightly inside, Xiao Cuizhen and the other two felt a surge of warmth as soon as they entered. This made the three of them, who had been standing in the blizzard for a long time and were almost frozen, breathe a sigh of relief.
Taking the hot tea and melon seeds from Qin Suyun, the old lady felt that this was the first time she felt so comfortable since the earthquake.
The group's originally tense atmosphere turned into a harmonious one. The old lady pulled Qin Suyun to kowtow and almost introduced her son to Qin Suyun. This girl had helped their village a lot before and was a good child. She didn't believe that this time the trouble was caused by this girl.
How could such a delicate, fair, and tender girl be able to carry such heavy coal? This must be unfair!
The two people who stayed here were extremely convinced that Qin Suyun was not the thief who stole the coal this time, so the atmosphere naturally became more harmonious, and they hadn't even finished coughing up the plate of melon seeds in their hands.
On the other side, Jiang Hongmei and Cao Shufen, who were walking in the snowstorm, had a conflict, and this time no one could stop them!
Just now, Jiang Hongmei and her husband took the piece of plastic cloth that was blown away by the wind and let Dahei, Xiaoqi and the others smell it. Within a few minutes, the nine dogs nimbly found the small pile of coal hidden in the ruins.
Not only that, Dahei and his friends also found the two bamboo baskets that were used to carry coal, as well as a load of coal in the bamboo baskets, from Cao Shufen's house.
When Jiang Hongmei saw this, she was completely furious!
He is almost 50 or 60 years old, but he is more excited than other young people!
Jiang Hongmei's face flushed red with anger, her lips trembled and she could hardly speak.
"Aunt Jiang, listen to me, I really didn't do this. It was them. They are the ones who framed me! These coals were bought by our family before, not from you at all..." Cao Shufen waved her hands hurriedly, wanting to explain, but before she could finish her words, Jiang Hongmei rushed forward angrily and slapped Cao Shufen!
“Bang!!”
Jiang Hongmei used a lot of force in this slap, and Cao Shufen's entire face was twisted to the side, and her face was burning with pain.
"Jiang Hongmei, how dare you hit me?! I said I was wronged, and I was wronged! How dare you hit me?!" Cao Shufen widened her eyes, covering her stinging cheek, and her anger suddenly rose.
No one has ever dared to hit her since she was a child!
How dare this old woman Jiang Hongmei hit her in front of so many people?!
Cao Shufen was so angry that she let out a roar and pounced on Jiang Hongmei.
Cao Shufen is in her forties, while Jiang Hongmei is already in her fifties. Logically speaking, they both often work in the fields to tend crops and are quite strong, but Cao Shufen is young and must be stronger than Jiang Hongmei. However, Cao Shufen did not sleep most of the night before and carried so many loads of coal, so naturally her physical strength is not as good as before.
Nearly a ton of coal, that's no joke!
Even a strong farmer who often carries loads and runs back and forth like this needs to rest, let alone a woman like Cao Shufen.
"I'm going to hit you! You're a heartless woman, how dare you come to our house in the middle of the night to steal coal! We caught you, and you still dare to quibble! You black-hearted, three-handed woman, I'm going to teach you a lesson today! Let's see if you dare to ruin the reputation of Wanxi Village and steal things again!"
Jiang Hongmei glared at Cao Shufen, her hands strong and powerful, her blows extraordinarily forceful, her mouth spitting. "There are so many households in our village, and this dog wouldn't go anywhere else but yours. If it wasn't you who stole it, then who did?! Besides, I remember you originally bought anthracite, but now these two baskets are bituminous coal! This bituminous coal was brought to your house, and you still dare to say you didn't steal it?! I'm going to beat you to death today, you stinky bitch!"
"I asked you to hit me, but I'm not done with you!" Cao Shufen was now caught and was retorted by Jiang Hongmei. She knew that she was probably really finished this time.
Cao Shufen took the plunge and grabbed Jiang Hongmei's hair, and the two started fighting in the snowstorm.
Everyone around was stunned by the scene before them, especially Cao Shufen's son Zhao Yu, who was even more stunned. He opened his mouth so wide that he couldn't even close it.
What the hell is going on? Why the hell is he suddenly fighting with someone?
And from what the other party said, it seemed that his mother had stolen coal from someone else's house last night. When Zhao Yu thought of the sound of the door opening that he vaguely heard last night, his heart sank.
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