Chapter 501 The game begins!
"Isn't this the direction to Zhaojia Village?"
"Yes, this is the direction to Zhaojia Village. See, there are corn cobs falling in front. We are the only ones who grow them in the whole of Mocheng."
"Damn it! It was the people from Zhaojia Village who stole our corn cobs! Let's go and settle the score with them."
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Everyone was furious and clamored to go to Zhaojia Village to catch the thief.
Lin Mo shook his head and reached out to stop them:
"Okay, everyone calm down.
Although this direction is towards Zhaojia Village, it does not necessarily mean that the people from Zhaojia Village were the ones who took action.
Listen to me, don't resort to violence, and don't let yourself be wronged even if you are right, understand?"
Old Sun was excited because his house was the most robbed.
He stepped forward and looked at Lin Mo, "Young Madam, we all listen to you.
But look, these corn cobs are falling all the way towards Zhaojia Village. Aren’t they stolen by people from Zhaojia Village?
Others followed suit.
Lin Mo shook her head. "Could it be possible that someone is deliberately accusing the people of Zhaojia Village? So we have to look at this matter rationally and must not act impulsively.
Let's investigate thoroughly first. If it was done by someone from Zhaojia Village, don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you all."
Old Sun took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
Lin Mo was satisfied, then looked at everyone:
"Okay, I'll take over the investigation. Now everyone can go back to work. If you want to come with me, you have to promise me not to do anything, okay?"
"good!"
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After comforting everyone, Lin Mo led his men forward.
Soon, they arrived at the entrance of Zhaojia Village.
Looking at the shop that stood up at the entrance of Zhaojia Village, a dark light flashed quickly in Lin Mo's eyes.
I have to say that Li Xianlie is serious about this and has a good business mind.
He renovated the main entrance to the village and made it look quite presentable. Although not many people come here now, things are still on display.
The vendors who were originally guarding their stalls saw so many people coming at once, and all of them had happy expressions on their faces. Are they going to open their business?
But after seeing who was leading the group, they all sat back down dejectedly.
They are from the village opposite, they definitely don’t come here to buy things.
Lin Mo glanced around and asked, "Where is the head of Zhaojia Village?"
But no one paid any attention to her.
Lin Mo didn't bother to pay attention and just walked towards Zhaojia Village.
It was early morning and smoke was rising from cooking fires.
The air was filled with the aroma of food.
Old Sun, who was walking in the crowd, suddenly frowned and took a deep breath.
"It's the aroma of boiled corn cobs. Yes, that's the aroma."
After saying that, he walked quickly forward, smelling the scent as he walked.
What a surprise! A smile flashed across Lin Mo's face, and then he followed closely.
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Zhao Dashan looked at the steaming iron pot with satisfaction.
It smells so good.
Unexpectedly, he got lucky today and picked up a big bag of corn cobs grown in the opposite village at his doorstep.
This is simply a windfall, the bird that doesn't sleep catches the worm.
Just for the fragrance, he must plant some next year.
The sweet fragrance in the air made him salivate.
His parents, wife and children were just as greedy as he was.
"Dashan, are you okay?" Father Zhao said excitedly.
"I've heard it's delicious. Dashan, you're amazing. You actually managed to get this to try."
"That's right, Dashan, you can do it this time." Zhao Dashan's wife smiled:
"That bag of corn cobs is enough for our family to eat for a long time. Maybe we don't have to live on a tight budget this year."
Zhao Dashan, flattered by his family, looked very proud. He concealed the fact that he had picked up the corn and patted his chest repeatedly, "Don't worry, I'm here to make sure you have a good meal and won't starve."
Then he glanced into the pot and said, "Okay, it's almost done."
After saying that, he couldn't wait to pick up the colander, scoop up the corn cobs and put them into a clean wooden basin beside him.
Then, he stood up with a smile and walked towards the yard:
"Let's eat in the yard today."
As soon as he put the wooden basin on the table, the next second, it was immediately surrounded by people, and hands big and small grabbed it at the same time.
When they grabbed the corn cobs, everyone couldn't help but gasp, it was so hot.
Although it was hot, no one was willing to let go.
When they took a bite, everyone's face was filled with satisfaction.
"It's delicious, so delicious, so fragrant and sweet."
"That's right, I've never eaten anything so delicious."
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Just when Zhao Dashan and his family were enjoying their meal, there was a loud bang and the door was kicked open from the outside.
Zhao Dashan and others looked towards the door in surprise, and forgot to eat the corn cobs in their hands.
The ones who kicked the door and rushed in were Lao Sun and others.
As soon as Old Sun saw the corn cobs in their hands, he immediately shouted excitedly.
"It's our corn cobs, they are the ones who stole our corn cobs.
Look everyone, I didn’t wrongly accuse him, and now he’s caught red-handed.”
Having said that, Old Sun rushed forward with an angry look on his face and punched Zhao Dashan hard in the face.
"I'll beat you to death, you thief, for stealing our corn cobs."
Bang!
The unprepared Zhao Dashan was hit hard and fell to the ground in a mess.
This scene scared everyone in the Zhao family. They screamed and rushed forward to help Zhao Dashan. The scene suddenly became chaotic.
Outside the door, more and more people from Yuancheng poured in.
When everyone saw the uneaten corn cobs on the Zhao family's table, they began to blame the Zhao family.
"Shameless, a family of thieves."
"That's right, you're not afraid of being struck by lightning for stealing other people's food."
"What a sin! How much food has been wasted! This is our winter rations."
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Soon, Zhao Dashan was helped up by the Zhao family. When he heard these people's discussions, his face turned dark.
He roared, "What nonsense are you talking about?
Who stole your corn cobs? I didn't. Don't try to frame me. I won't fall for it."
"You still say no?" Old Sun roared.
He pointed at the corn in the wooden basin and sneered:
"We caught him red-handed, and you still refuse to admit it!"
Zhao Dashan's parents were looking at him nervously, wondering if he had really stolen it.
"Dashan." Father Zhao looked at him worriedly, "You didn't really steal it back, did you?"
It's all their fault.
I forgot to ask him where the corn came from.
Now it’s okay, we won’t get into trouble, right?
"Dad, don't listen to their nonsense. I didn't steal it." Zhao Dashan frowned and snorted coldly, "You're talking nonsense. I said I picked it up. Anyway, don't try to wrongly accuse me."
Old Sun said mockingly, "Picked it up?
How come the corn cobs in our field were destroyed last night, but you picked up some this morning?
How come we didn’t pick it up, but you did?
You're the thief who stole our corn, and you're still refusing to admit it even after being caught. Do you have any shame?"
Zhao Dashan's face flushed red, "I've already said no, I didn't steal the corn from your fields, don't accuse me.
Don't come here and accuse others just because you've lost something."
"You said you didn't, then where were you last night?" Lin Mo walked in from behind the crowd.
She looked at Zhao Dashan, whose expression had obviously changed, and curled her lips slightly:
"Zhao Dashan, you can't say it, right?
Their crops were stolen last night, and you happened to be away from home. The next day, there were corn cobs stolen from their fields on your table. Then you said that you picked up these corn cobs. Do you think anyone would believe you?
Zhao Dashan, are you trying to play us all off as fools?"
Zhao Dashan's face flushed red with suffocation. He looked up and roared, "I said I didn't steal, and that's it. Get out of my house, believe it or not!"
As he said this, he rushed over and stretched out his hand to chase them away.
Old Sun's face darkened.
As he rushed past, he punched the man to the ground.
Not feeling satisfied, he immediately kicked him, making him scream.
Looking at the beaten Zhao Dashan who was wailing, Lin Mo shook his head, "Catch the thief and take the dirty stuff, those are the stolen goods.
Tell me, who are your accomplices in destroying such a large area of crops?
You can’t steal so much corn by yourself.”
At this time, Lao Sun had already stopped and was just stepping on Zhao Dashan.
Feeling extremely humiliated, Zhao Dashan screamed angrily, "Let me go.
I already said, it wasn’t me, I didn’t steal your crops, last night…”
"Shut his mouth!" Lin Mo interrupted him lightly.
As soon as she finished speaking, Old Sun rushed forward, picked up a rag that was extremely dirty on the ground, and stuffed it directly into his mouth.
vomit!
The stench from the rags almost made Old Sun want to vomit.
Zhao Dashan, whose mouth was blocked, rolled his eyes and his face turned red.
"Take him!" Lin Mo's lips curled slightly:
"Such a large area of crops disappeared, it can't be done by one person. I don't believe we can't find the accomplice if we take him and search door to door.
As long as you find his accomplices, you can recover your losses from them."
At this point, Lin Mo's eyes fell on Zhao Dashan's parents, and a meaningful look appeared on her face:
"You can yell and scream now, but if I can't find any other accomplices, your son will bear all the losses alone, and you will have to pay us two hundred taels of silver.
If we find an accomplice, we can split the money equally and you won’t have to pay too much.”
Zhao's father and mother immediately had a cold war.
Are you crazy? Even if I buy all their land and houses with two hundred taels, it still can't cover the cost.
Seeing that they were frightened, Lin Mo was very satisfied.
Let Lao Sun and the others push Zhao Dashan out of the house.
And when she turned around, a calculation flashed quickly in her eyes.
Li Xianlie, I have dug a pit. Now it depends on whether you will jump into it!
The game begins!
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