Liang Nengneng was sucking on a candy in his mouth, tilting his head to listen to his aunt's instructions. After listening, he stretched out his hand: "Aunt, I need two more candies."
Liang Lanlan opened the cupboard, took out two pieces of candy and handed them to him: "Here, go ahead! Look for it, and tell me when you find it."
Liang Nengneng nodded repeatedly.
"Lao Liu's room is locked, how did he get in?" Li Yuan asked.
Liang Lanlan sneered, "Like father, like son, like daughter. Like mouse, like son will dig holes. Don't forget, my dad is a locksmith, and the lock-picking skill was passed down to my brother and me. Even if I can't open it, I can."
“How can this be possible!”
"Don't be afraid. Let Neng Neng get in through the window. When he finds a place to hide the money, I'll go in and help unlock it."
"Will this work?"
"Sure! Don't hesitate, or you can pay for it! It's 17 yuan per family, 17 yuan! What can I buy?"
Li Yuan no longer hesitated: "㵕!"
Liang Nengneng usually climbs up and down and gets into the house through the window, which is not a problem at all for him.
He went around the back of the house, climbed up the tree, leaned forward and climbed into the window.
The windows now are not glass windows, but paper windows.
In summer, a layer of white window paper is pasted to let light in. The thin paper will break if it is poked by saliva. In winter, a few pieces of waste newspapers or kraft paper can be used to keep out the cold and wind.
There was a hole in the window paper in Ning Jia's room, so Liang Nengneng opened the window with almost no effort.
The window faced the kang, and as soon as he took off his shoes, they fell on the edge of the kang.
After searching the room for a while, he finally found that only the boxes and drawers were locked. He concluded that the money and other things must be kept in there.
So, he took some effort to climb out, went in through the main door and called Liang Lanlan to come and take a look.
Liang Lanlan followed Liang Nengneng and climbed up the tree branch, then flipped into Ning Jia's room and ran to the drawer first.
"Nengneng, don't move, just stand by the window and keep watch for your aunt!"
"Yes." Liang Nengneng agreed.
Liang Lanlan took out a thin wire from her pocket, bent it a few times, and inserted it into the keyhole to open the drawer. She fiddled with it twice and felt it was right, so she was about to force the lock open.
Then I heard Neng Neng shouting, "She's back! She's coming through the gate!"
Liang Lanlan was startled and cursed in her heart: What bad luck! withdraw! We must retreat quickly!
Li Yuan was strolling in the yard holding the baby. When he saw Ning Jia and An Ye coming back together, he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. His wife was still in Ning Jia's room.
He had to hold Ning Jia back.
"Ning Jia, you're back! You must be tired after coming back from town!"
"Not tired, I'm fine." Ning Jia had beef buns in his pocket. He had to go back to the house quickly for safety. He didn't have time to talk to Li Yuan.
"Ning Jia, ouch, my stomach hurts. Please hold the baby for me while I go to the bathroom." In desperation, Li Yuan had no choice but to hand the baby to Ning Jia.
"No, don't give it to me! I don't know how to hold a baby. Who will be responsible if I fall?" Ning Jia retreated repeatedly.
"It's okay, it won't hurt to hug you." Li Yuan insisted.
"There's something wrong with him." An Ye said quickly, "Don't pick up the child. Be careful if anything goes wrong. He might blackmail you!"
Ning Jia also thought so.
"I'm sorry, Third Brother, my stomach suddenly hurts. Ouch, ouch, I have to go to the bathroom quickly. Let someone else hold the child!"
Ning Jia was afraid that Li Yuan had some bad intentions, so he hurried to unlock the door.
Gada——
The lock is open.
As soon as Ning Jia entered the room, he slammed the door shut.
The moment the door closed, the box also slammed shut. Ning Jia thought she was hallucinating. She looked back, but there was no one in the room.
After a day of walking, my ankles are sore from exhaustion.
She sat down and was about to take some safflower oil from the kang to rub her ankles when she suddenly heard a "no".
The noise was not loud, but Ning Jia's ears were particularly sharp, and she instantly heard the direction from which the sound came. She looked towards the cabinet placed on the head of the kang.
She remembered clearly that the two large chests were locked before she went out, but now the locks on the chests were gone.
Ning Jia's heart sank: There's a thief in the house!
She held her breath, took the feather duster from the wall, and tiptoed to the cabinet.
"Third daughter-in-law! Third daughter-in-law!" In the yard, Mrs. Xu called Liang Lanlan's name loudly, "Your eldest sister-in-law is not feeling well today. Please make dinner for her."
Li Yuan hurriedly said: "Mom, she's out!"
"Where did you go?"
"I don't know, he said he went to visit someone!"
"It's useless. I can't help you." Old Mrs. Xu cursed. "The wives at home are lazier than each other. They go to visit relatives without taking the children. Can't they see that it's getting dark and they haven't cooked? The whole family is hungry. Are they going to eat?"
After scolding, Old Mrs. Xu went to the kitchen to cook.
Ning Jia felt strange. Didn’t Li Yuan need to go to the bathroom just now? Why don’t you mention it now?
Could it be that he was trying to stop her from doing that just now?
Ning Jia had a flash of inspiration in her head, and in an instant, she understood something.
She knew that the person hiding in the cabinet should be Liang Lanlan.
This woman actually sneaked into her room and picked the lock. What did she want to see?
"Ahem!" Ning Jia coughed twice and said deliberately, "Oh, I've been working all day, I'm so tired! Let me lie on the kang and rest for a while first."
Ning Jia had just laid down when Li Yao came back.
When he walked in, he had a smile on his face and seemed to be in a good mood.
"Ning Jia, I have some news to bring you." Li Yao was eager to share today's gains with her.
Ning Jia sat up from the kang, put his index finger to his lips, made a gesture to him to keep quiet, and then pointed to the cabinet on the head of the kang, indicating that there was someone inside.
She pointed to the third brother's room again, reminding Li Yao that the person in the box was related to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan understood instantly and nodded slightly.
"News? How can there be any news in this family?" Ning Jia deliberately curled her lips and said, "Just say what you want to say, don't keep me in suspense."
Li Yao smiled and said, "I heard from someone today that in addition to the dividends at the end of the year, there will be fish and pork to be distributed. This year we can have a prosperous year."
"Oh, I see." Ning Jia nodded. "You must be tired after a busy day. Since we don't have dinner yet, why don't you lie down on the kang and take a rest?"
Li Yao readily agreed: "Okay."
The couple both lay down, and neither of them said anything to leave the house.
Liang Lanlan and Liang Nengneng hid in a cupboard, unable to stretch their legs or raise their heads. They felt extremely uncomfortable and no one dared to make a sound.
I just hope that dinner will be served in the kitchen soon so that I can call these two people out.
"Aunt." Liang Nengneng suddenly whispered, "I have a fart in my stomach and I can't hold it anymore. What should I do?"
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