Chapter 44: Someone is coming to steal food
As the rice ears in the fields turned yellow, a hint of tension filled the air of Daliushu Village.
While people were excited, they also became nervous.
There's no way around it. There are always strangers hanging around the village lately.
With the entire county suffering from disasters and no harvest, Daliushu Village was a sitting duck.
"Bang! Bang! Bang..."
In the middle of the night, accompanied by the sound of a gong, someone shouted loudly.
"Oh no! Oh no...someone is coming to steal our crops!"
When the villagers heard the noise, they woke up suddenly, put on their clothes, jumped off the kang, and ran out without even bothering to put on their shoes.
The crops in the fields are their lifeblood!
Because they were worried that someone would steal food, the village organized young and strong laborers to patrol the fields at night.
Fortunately, we discovered right away that someone was stealing food from the fields.
However, after being discovered, those people did not run away. Instead, they took advantage of their numbers and started robbing openly.
It is said that when people are forced into a desperate situation, with death as their only option, what can’t they do?
In this situation, the law has no binding force.
Little Tangbao was also awakened.
In the darkness, Old Mrs. Su let out a long sigh.
"Mom." Little Tangbao called softly.
Old Madam Su quickly patted Little Tangbao and whispered, "Good baby, mother is here."
"Mom, are you awake?" The voice of Su Dasao Zhao Chunhua came from outside the house.
The men in the family had all gone to the fields. Zhao Chunhua felt anxious and put on her clothes to go find her mother-in-law.
When the man is not at home, the mother-in-law is her backbone.
"Come in." Old Mrs. Su said, sitting up and groping for a light.
Soon, a bean-sized beam of light dispelled the darkness in the room, but it could not dispel the depressing atmosphere.
Su Ersao Qian Yuemei couldn't lie down anymore, so she put on her clothes and came over.
The mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and three of them sat on the kang, all with worried looks on their faces.
“Ouch—”
A wolf howl suddenly sounded, which was extremely creepy in the middle of the night.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law trembled at the same time.
"Mom, is Erhu okay?" Qian Yuemei asked worriedly, "It's pitch dark out here, what if he gets hurt?"
When Qian Yuemei finished speaking, her panicked voice became tearful.
Old Madam Su glanced at Qian Yuemei and sternly scolded her, "If you can't speak, shut up!"
Qian Yuemei showed a trace of grievance on her face, and she grumbled, not daring to say anything more.
"Mom, sister-in-law, don't worry." Little Tangbao crawled out of the bed and patted his chest.
The sweet voice sounded like nature to the ears of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Somehow, the three of them felt relieved when they heard Xiao Tangbao say this.
"Yes, don't worry, sister-in-law." Qian Yuemei had never been so grateful that she had such a sister-in-law as she was at this moment.
This sister-in-law must be a lucky doll, just as the people in the village say.
What the lucky doll says is definitely accurate!
"Aunt, your second sister-in-law will make you a new embroidered dress someday." Qian Yuemei flattered her sister-in-law.
Little Tangbao looked at his sister-in-law and seemed to see Qian Yuemei holding the rattle again.
Seeing her sister-in-law like this, Zhao Chunhua said unwillingly, "Auntie, I'll make you another pair of embroidered shoes someday."
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Little Tangbao said sweetly.
Alas! Being compared and flattered by two sisters-in-law is also a sweet burden.
Little Tangbao would never admit that this was pretentious.
It was almost dawn when Old Man Su, Su Dahu and Su Erhu came back with heavy faces.
Although the Su father and son were fine, several people in the village were still injured.
"Humph! It's all those damn black-hearted thieves!" Qian Yuemei said bitterly: "When their own crops are in trouble, they steal from others. How shameless they are!"
After hearing Qian Yuemei's words, the Su brothers looked at Zhao Chunhua at the same time.
Zhao Chunhua's heart skipped a beat, as if she understood something.
It turned out that among those who stole the food were people from Zhao Chunhua’s mother’s village.
In particular, there is one who is Zhao Chunhua's cousin.
Qian Yuemei didn't notice anything unusual about the Su brothers, and continued to curse: "Those damn thieves should all be arrested and thrown into jail..."
"I just wanted to go to jail anyway." Su Erhu snorted and said.
Qian Yuemei: “…”
Eyes widened.
"...Why would anyone want to go to jail? Are they crazy?" Qian Yuemei cried in disbelief.
Su Erhu snorted, "Why can't you think about it? They said, either we give them food, or they take it away. At worst, we'll be thrown into jail, but at least we'll be locked up in a big jail, so we won't starve to death!"
This is the most infuriating thing, yet one that I cannot refute.
Little Tangbao blinked his big black eyes and felt that things were a little tricky.
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