Chapter 302 The granary was looted
Gu Yuexuan, who happened to be walking out, also heard this. She immediately said seriously, "Uncle Guo, you don't have to pay compensation."
In that ancient village, an elderly couple guarded a threshing floor, earning a meager income of thirty copper coins for a day's hard work. However, an unexpected theft and the loss of rice was enough to break the couple's backs.
However, that is far from the end of the story.
After all, this matter cannot be easily resolved.
Hu Hongsheng and others who were busy with the autumn harvest in their own fields also heard about the misfortune here and took out their precious time to come and inquire.
"Tu Subo, I heard that your house was visited by thieves?"
Before Tu Subo could speak, Hu Hongsheng raised his thick eyebrows angrily.
He said in a hoarse voice, "How can this be tolerated? Small actions on the edge of the field can be tolerated, but you actually dared to blatantly steal from the granary in the threshing ground. Next time, won't I just break into your house and smash the door with a hatchet?!"
There are always some unpleasant things during every harvest season, but this time the granary was stolen, which is an unprecedented shame!
Such a thing has never happened in Yuanqian Village!
The villagers who followed Hu Hongsheng also said, "This matter must not be left unresolved."
"That's right. You have so much grain stored here. If hundreds of kilograms are stolen every day, and the thieves come back more than ten times in a row, what profit will your family get from your year's hard work?"
Four or five hundred kilograms of rice stolen at one time is almost equivalent to the harvest of two acres of land for an ordinary family. It is by no means a small amount!
This year, thanks to the convenience of the waterwheel, the villagers who had benefited from the Tu Su family were filled with indignation and immediately expressed their willingness to come to the threshing ground at night to help guard it.
This should have been a good thing.
However, Tu Subo unexpectedly said, "Thank you all for your concern, but there's no need to bother waiting for me tonight."
Hu Hongsheng asked in surprise, "Not keeping it anymore?"
"What if that thief comes back again?"
Tu Subo smiled and replied, "I won't come."
"Having obtained such a rich loot last night, any thief should know that this place will be well guarded tonight. They will definitely not risk coming again, so waiting here is futile."
Hu Hongsheng frowned slightly and smacked his lips. Although he agreed with this in his heart, he still felt uneasy.
"What should we do? Why don't we, the brothers, stay here with you and settle down here? We won't go back for now. Let's hold on together until the end of the harvest season!"
After these words were spoken, even Gu Yuexuan felt a little embarrassed and nodded awkwardly.
It was the autumn harvest time, and every household in the village was busy. Unlike Tu Su's family, other families did not hire any extra helpers. Everything depended on the hard work of the few people in the family.
The sun is shining brightly, the work is intense, and some people even collapse on the ridge of the road on their way home and fall asleep. In this situation, how can we continue to disturb others?
Tu Subo also thought so.
He pondered for a moment, trying to find a compromise: "I remember your kindness, brothers, but this matter has not yet come to this point. It would be inappropriate to disturb everyone too much."
"How about this, I'll come here alone tonight to keep watch. If there's any inconvenience, I'll ask for your help."
This idea is feasible.
Hu Hongsheng and others were worried that he would find it difficult to speak, so they deliberately said a few more words before leaving. Tu Subo and Gu Yuexuan both agreed with a smile.
Until their figures disappeared in the distance, Gu Yuexuan couldn't help but gently poke Tu Subo's arm: "Have you thought of a solution?"
"Hurry up and tell me, have you figured out how to catch the thief?"
Gu Yuexuan asked anxiously, but Tu Subo patted the back of her hand calmly and said gently, "Don't worry."
"I'll tell you later."
Gu Yuexuan looked around, her face full of confusion. Before she could ask, Tu Suting, who had received the news from the winery, rushed over breathlessly.
"My child! I heard that over a thousand kilograms of grain from our family was stolen. Is this news true?!"
Tu Suting was shocked and incredulous: "Our family has also been targeted by thieves?!"
He stole more than a thousand kilograms at one time. How cruel is this thief!
Tu Suting's astonishment was beyond words, and Gu Yuexuan was even more confused after hearing this.
She blinked slightly and asked doubtfully, "Uncle San, our family was indeed robbed, but how did you know that over a thousand kilograms of grain were stolen?"
Tu Suting answered without hesitation: "Uncle Wei told me!"
Gu Yuexuan asked, "Then who did Mr. Wei hear this from?"
Tu Suting touched the back of his head and recalled, "I think you heard it from Aunt Chao?"
Gu Yuexuan was stunned: "Aunt Chao?"
She clearly remembered that she met Aunt Chao when she passed by just now.
At that time, Aunt Chao held her hand tightly with a look of grief on her face, and complained to her bitterly about the thief who had stolen 800 kilograms of rice.
Gu Yuexuan patiently explained to her at the time that she didn't actually lose 800 kilograms, it was just a misunderstanding.
Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, this number would swell to over a thousand kilograms?
Gu Yuexuan and Tu Suting looked at each other, anxiety and helplessness filled the air, and for a moment both of them were speechless.
Tu Subo smacked his lips, narrowed his eyes, and commented calmly, "Three people make a tiger. The wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated."
Rumors really shouldn't be believed.
Tu Subo had just finished lamenting the frightening effects of people's words in the threshing ground, and when he walked out of the threshing ground he ran into his grandfather who had rushed over after hearing the news.
The old grandfather frowned, cast a serious look in the direction of the granary in the threshing ground, and said in a heavy tone: "I heard that our granary was looted?"
The silence in the air grew thicker. The old grandfather's brows furrowed, and his voice rose a few degrees: "Was everything really stolen? How dare this thief be so brazen?!"
Tu Suting, who had already figured out the truth, wiped his face with his hands, feeling both amused and helpless, and walked over to explain in detail.
Only then did the old grandfather feel relieved.
"It turns out that only a few hundred kilograms were stolen, not a single grain was left... a few hundred kilograms is still a huge loss!"
The old grandfather said with a serious face, "These are the grains we harvested through hard work in the fields. Whether it's hundreds of pounds or just a few grains, they shouldn't fall into the hands of greedy people!"
"This kind of thing must not be let go easily!"
In the early years, some people took advantage of the situation and quietly stole sheep along the ridges. Grandfather had heard of such trivial matters. These were just trivial actions. Gu Yuexuan never complained, so Grandfather never investigated further.
However, the situation has now evolved to this point and is no longer tolerated.
The old grandfather said solemnly: "Tolerance cannot be used to manage a household, and affection cannot be used to manage finances. This is an eternal truth."
"I shouldn't blame you for the theft today, but you should also think carefully. If someone had dared to steal the food from our fields, and you had taken timely action to nip this unhealthy trend in the bud, wouldn't we have been able to avoid today's disaster?"
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