She had nearly 300 yuan on her, and after the last experience of having her money stolen by Jiang Yang, Yang Niannian didn't dare to stay on the street any longer.

I went to the market to buy some snacks and rice for the children, then took An An on a oxcart back to the housing estate.

After shopping for a whole day, nothing was sold. An An ate dumplings and bought a lot of snacks. His mouth was as big as a gourd with a smile on his face.

After returning to the staff quarters, An An ran out to show off to his other friends.

After returning home, Yang Niannian drank a bowl of cold boiled water, hid the money, and took the pants to the soldier's wife who had bought them.

Mrs. Yang was knitting a sweater at the door of her house. When she saw Yang Niannian coming over, her expression looked a little strange.

Noticing that she looked a little strange, Yang Niannian said with a smile, "Sister Yang, it's okay if you don't want the pants anymore. I'll go back and give you the money."

"I've already bought it, so I won't return it." Mrs. Yang looked a little unhappy.

Yang Niannian: Most likely, Ye Meijing instigated him again.

She did make a profit from the price difference, and she was too lazy to whitewash herself. The purpose of doing business is to make money, not to do good deeds, so there is nothing to explain.

The weather is nice and the sun is scorching outside.

Yang Niannian was about to take out the mat to wash and dry it. Just as she pulled it out, a sharp voice was heard outside.

"Captain Lu's wife, please come out for a moment."

Ding Lanying?

What is she here for?

Yang Niannian walked out full of doubts, and saw seven or eight military wives standing in the yard, led by Ding Lanying, with Ye Meijing standing next to her, Yu Hongli behind her, and the three military wives who came to return the money yesterday. She didn't know the other military wife.

Seeing Ding Lanying's attitude of calling for an accusation, Yang Niannian raised her eyebrows and asked, "Director Ding, what's the matter with you mobilizing so many people?"

Ding Lanying stared at the world-weary face of Nun Miejue and raised her chin. "My husband is the political commissar. As you know, he is quite busy and has little time to take care of such trivial matters as us women. I am the oldest in the family compound. If someone comes to me for help in judging the case, I cannot ignore it."

Yang Niannian was too lazy to listen to her boasting, "Director Ding, just tell me what's going on."

Seeing that her attitude was not as flattering as others, Ding Lanying's face became even more sullen and her words became even more sharp.

"I've heard you're making dirty money. Meijing bought a pair of pants from the city for 13 yuan, but you're selling it here for 15 yuan. How do you explain this?"

There were so many people and the noise was loud. After a while, two more soldiers' wives came over, one of them was Mrs. Yang who had just received the pants.

Judging from Sister Yang's attitude, it seemed like she was simply there to watch the fun and had no intention of interrupting.

"Come here and touch them to see if there is any difference in quality between my pants and hers." Ye Meijing handed the ankle-length pants in her hand to everyone for identification.

"They are the same. I touched what Fengjiao was wearing yesterday. They were exactly the same." said one of the military wives who came to return the money for the pants.

Hearing these words, Ye Meijing deliberately turned around to look at Mrs. Yang behind the crowd.

"Mrs. Yang, I asked you to return it yesterday, but you didn't listen. Are you regretting it now? The extra two dollars is enough to buy more than two kilograms of meat."

Mrs. Yang didn't look very happy. She kept a stern face and said nothing. The money had been spent, so there was no need to offend Yang Niannian again.

Ding Lanying believed that she had already established evidence that Yang Niannian made a profit from the price difference, and she sternly reprimanded her.

"We are military wives, we must have ideological awareness and not engage in opportunistic activities that would bring shame to the military. Captain Lu is not at home, so I won't say anything more. You can return the two yuan difference to Sister Yang and apologize to her, and then forget about this matter."

"No, no, no need to withdraw or apologize."

Mrs. Yang was so scared that she kept waving her hands. Her husband had specially reminded her last night, so she just let it go in silence.

Cannot be pursued.

"Why not? This is your money. As the captain's wife, you should set an example." Ding Lanying said with a frown.

Yang Niannian stood there without saying a word, and did not make any move to return the money. In the eyes of others, she just refused to accept the result.

Yu Hongli was gloating. The more stubborn Yang Niannian was, the more interesting the show became.

"Are you dissatisfied with Director Ding's mediation?" Ye Meijing added fuel to the fire. "Director Ding is the oldest and the most fair. She is the one who mediates any problems in the family compound. Everyone respects Director Ding and actively cooperates with the mediation. Over the years, there has been no one like you."

Hearing this, Ding Lanying asked with a gloomy face, "Yang Niannian, if you are dissatisfied with the result of my handling, you can just bring it up, so that you don't have to cry in front of Captain Lu when he comes back and say that I bullied you."

"Oh...really...really, you don't have to retreat."

Mrs. Yang looked at Ding Lanying, then at Yang Niannian, and was sweating profusely. Her expression was uglier than crying. She wished she could run to the training ground and call her man back.

What should I do?

Whether you retreat or not, you will offend people.

Seeing that Yang Niannian and Ding Lanying refused to give in, a military wife stepped forward to smooth things over for fear that the matter would become too big.

"Captain Lu's wife, you shouldn't have earned this money in the first place, just return it to Sister Yang."

"That's right, return it to Sister Yang, and let's just pretend that it never happened and deal with it as we should in the future. You are young and just came to the army and don't know much, so no one will take it to heart."

Yang Niannian had no expression on her face the whole time. When the atmosphere was almost heated up by everyone's chattering, she asked Ye Meijing.

"The pants you're wearing cost 13 yuan, right?"

"Yes." Ye Meijing felt a little guilty, but raised her neck pretending to be calm.

She went there alone to buy the pants. As long as she insisted that the price was 13 yuan, who could prove it?

Ding Lanying stared at Yang Niannian. She wanted to see what tricks Yang Niannian could come up with.

Yang Niannian asked crisply, "Can you buy me two?"

Ye Meijing felt a little guilty and said subconsciously, "I don't have time to go to the city these days. Aren't you helping people sell pants in the city? Why are you looking for me?"

Originally, Yang Niannian felt a little guilty, as she was not sure whether Ye Meijing had the channels to get the low-priced pants.

After all, the ankle-length pants only cost 5 yuan.

Now seeing Ye Meijing's answer, I have the answer in my heart and I feel confident.

He smiled brightly, "Which store did you buy it from?"

Ye Meijing felt even more guilty, and tried to cover up her panic with a bad tone, "I bought it at a roadside stall. The owner often changes the location of the stall. How would I know where to find her?"

The military wife next to her was not blind. Seeing Ye Meijing's hesitation, she felt that something was wrong.

Ding Lanying thought Yang Niannian was looking for trouble, so she frowned and said, "Yang Niannian, don't act crazy or stupid. Return the money to Sister Yang, and the matter will be over. I have something else to do later, so I don't have time to waste here with you."

"Director Ding." Yang Niannian's voice suddenly rose, startling everyone present.

Yang Niannian said in a resounding voice: "I respect your age and believe that you are a fair and strict judge. You also heard what I asked just now. Ye Meijing said that she bought it cheaply, but she couldn't prove that she bought it for 13 yuan. Since she couldn't prove it, how do you know that what she said is true and what I said is false?"