Chapter 105: Catching the Thief and Seizing the Stolen Goods
Wan Hu quickly squeezed to Wan Quan's side, pulled Wan Quan's cotton pants and whispered: "Brother, it's Wan Xingchang, I heard his voice."
The little fellow Wan Hu was becoming more and more agitated, and he knew not to say anything.
Wan Quan glanced at the back of the house, then at his brothers and the little Fubao in his arms. He said to Wan Shuang and Wan Wen who were standing beside him, "Shuang, Wen, you two should go over carefully and see what Wan Xingchang is doing. Remember not to alert him. I don't think this kid is up to anything good. After you have seen him, quickly withdraw."
Wan Shuang and Wan Wen nodded, and immediately walked around the front of the house quietly.
This collapsed house originally had three rooms. When it collapsed, the entire roof fell down, and three walls collapsed. One side was still intact, but there were also many gaps. However, it was still enough to shelter two children.
Wan Wen and Wan Shuang lay at the foot of the wall, hunched over and listening to the voices of two people coming from the other side of the wall.
Wan Xingchang was speaking, and from his tone one could tell that he hated the Wan family to the core.
"I want those people to die without a burial place. They killed my mother and grandmother, and abused me. Their family eats the best food and drinks, but I can only eat coarse food and have endless work to do every day. And their children all look down on me. I am worse than a dog. Tomorrow I will put poison in their rice pots and send them to the west. Then, after I send their family to the west, all their things will be mine, and I will definitely benefit from you, Brother Mai Sui."
Mai Sui's voice is in the process of voice change, and it sounds a bit harsh, like a rooster's voice.
"You are so cruel, kid. After all, I have raised you for such a long time, but you want to kill me. Have you ever seen a dog that eats as well as you? But I like your cruelty. This is what people do great things. I have brought the medicine, you can seize the opportunity yourself."
Mai Sui stuffed the medicine bottle into Wan Xingchang's hand and patted Wan Xingchang's head. Mai Sui looked at the new clothes on Wan Xingchang meaningfully. He was not stupid. This kid was obviously lying. If it was really as he said, and the Wan family abused him, how could they make new clothes for him?
But these have nothing to do with Mai Sui. He is just a salesperson. He will not meddle in other people's business and just take what he deserves.
Wan Wen and Wan Shuang listened to the footsteps fading away, then they poked their heads out of the dilapidated house. They were hiding in the thatch and could not be discovered by the other party at all.
After waiting for Wan Xingchang to leave, the two of them crawled out of the dilapidated house.
Wan Shuang's face looked a little ugly, and Wan Wen clenched his fists in anger.
"Second brother, I didn't expect that our family would raise such an ungrateful wolf. No wonder eldest brother always said that this kid has a wolf's fierceness in his eyes. It seems that eldest brother is better at judging people than us."
Wan Shuang didn't say anything, but strode towards where Wan Quan was hiding.
"Brother, they're gone, come out now."
Wan Quan hid behind a yard with his younger brothers and Xiao Fubao. When he heard Wan Shuang's voice, he hurried out.
"Second brother, third brother, what did you hear? Tell us quickly."
The little boy Wanhu loved to inquire about news the most. When he saw his two brothers coming, he could no longer hold back and asked immediately.
Wan Quan saw that his two younger brothers looked unhappy and knew that something bad was going to happen.
"What's wrong with you two? Why do you look so unhappy? Is that kid plotting to kill our entire family?"
Upon hearing this, Wan Shuang and Wan Wen looked up at Wan Quan in surprise.
Wan Quan looked at the expressions of his two younger brothers, a little stunned, then he seemed to understand something and swallowed his saliva and said, "Could it be that I was right?"
Wan Shuang and Wan Wen nodded at the same time.
"No way? How dare that kid? After all, our family saved his life, and he just repays kindness with hatred?"
Wan Quan knew that Wan Xingchang was a cruel person, but when he learned that he was actually going to kill their family, he still found it hard to accept.
"Then what did he conspire with that Mai Sui?" Wan Quan just happened to see Mai Sui's back as he left in this direction.
"That beast asked Mai Sui for poison. He wants to poison us all to death tomorrow, New Year's Eve, and then he and Mai Sui will divide our family property."
Wan Quan couldn't help but tighten his hands around little Fubao, his heart was beating wildly and his face was pale. Although the other children didn't quite understand what was going on, they knew that this was an unusual matter.
Wan Quan glanced at the well-behaved little Fubao in his arms, then glanced at the others and immediately said, "We have to go back quickly and tell grandma about this. Wan Xingchang is a bit unpredictable. If he changes his mind and poisons us today, we..."
After all, Qiu brought Wan Yiqun back today. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If Qiu is not here tomorrow, one of them will run away. When the time comes, Qiu will definitely find out that he is the one responsible. So Wan Xingchang is likely to go all out and take action today.
After hearing Wan Quan's words, the other people's faces turned pale and they all trotted back.
As Wan Quan walked away, he told his brothers, "You guys go back later and keep calm. Wan Shuang, you'll be in charge of leading Wan Xingchang away. Wan Jiang and Wan Xi, you'll be in charge of keeping watch. Wan Wen and I will go tell grandma about this. Wan Hu, you watch your mouth and don't let any news leak out. We're going to catch him in the act."
Several younger brothers quickly agreed.
Soon, several people returned to the yard and ran in from outside, all of them were sweating.
As soon as I entered the yard, I saw Wan Xingchang being more diligent and sweet-talking than ever before, and he kept circling around Wan Ersao and Wan Sansao in the kitchen.
Wan Quan quickly gave Wan Shuang a wink.
Wan Shuang nodded, strode into the kitchen, put his arms around Wan Xingchang's neck from behind and pulled him out.
Wan Xingchang was startled. He already felt guilty, and when someone suddenly grabbed his neck from behind, he instinctively wanted to struggle.
"Xingchang, where have you been? We've been looking for you for a long time, but we didn't expect you to come back first. Let's go play goat jumping together."
When Wan Xingchang saw that it was Wan Shuang, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his lowered eyes darkened.
Wan Ersao and Wan Sansao also felt that Wan Xingchang was a little strange today. Usually this kid was a little gloomy, but today he suddenly became cheerful, which made them very uncomfortable. After Wan Xingchang was taken out of the kitchen by Wan Shuang, Wan Ersao and Wan Sansao both felt much more relaxed.
At the door of the main hall, Wan Jiang and Wan Xi sat on the threshold, one on the left and one on the right, guarding the door. Wan Hu followed Wan Quan and Wan Wen into the east room of Old Lady Wan.
In the room, it was still Old Lady Wan, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qiu who were talking.
When Old Mrs. Wan saw the children coming back, she quickly took little Fubao over and touched him to see if his hands and face were cold. Then she untied his cloak and took off his hat.
"Grandma, we have something important to tell you." Wan Quan anxiously sat down next to Grandma Wan.
Qiu chuckled and said, "What's the important matter? Should we avoid it?"
Qiu thought Wan Quan was joking. After all, in her eyes, Wan Quan was still a half-grown child. What important thing could there be? So she said it as a joke.
Old Lady Wan didn't care and said, "What important things can he have? It must be the gossips of the village. Just sit back and listen for fun."
Wan Quan became a little anxious and quickly winked at Wan Wen.
Wan Wen was calmer. After all, no serious consequences had occurred yet and there was still time for everything.
"Grandma, Aunt Jing, Fourth Aunt, this matter concerns the lives of our entire family, so you'd better take it seriously."
Wan Wen ignored everyone's shocked expressions and continued, "Grandma, my sister was going to the end of the village to play with Ergou's sister just now. We happened to pass by the collapsed house and heard a shocking secret. Wan Xingchang was trading with Mai Sui in the village. I got a bottle of poison from him and wanted to put it in our pot on New Year's Eve tomorrow. If we are all poisoned, he can get a share of our family's property."
After Wan Wen finished speaking, he looked at Old Lady Wan.
The more Mrs. Wan listened, the more her brows furrowed.
"Did you hear it wrong?" Old Mrs. Wan still didn't quite believe it. After all, she hadn't been harsh on Wan Xingchang. Wan Xingchang's food, clothing and shelter were even better than most of the other kids in the village. She didn't understand why this kid could be so vicious.
"Grandma, my second brother and I heard it all. We were right behind the wall. He also told Mai Sui that our family lives a life worse than pigs and dogs. We eat delicious food while he eats only coarse food."
Old Mrs. Wan didn't say anything, but Mrs. Qiu was so angry that she slammed the table.
"Asshole, this thing is worse than pigs and dogs. It's a waste to give him so many good things to eat. I didn't expect that my mother treated him well, but he actually raised an ungrateful wolf. I'm going to kill this kid right now."
Old Lady Wan grabbed Qiu and said that Qiu was already pregnant and it was not right to commit the sin of killing her.
"Don't worry, catch the thief and seize the stolen goods. Since we already know about it, let's catch him in the act. You all should behave properly and don't show your true colors. I have to clean up the mess today. I can't sleep well if I leave a wolf cub in the house."
Old Mrs. Wan made the final decision.
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