"You ran into a thief?" Grandma He asked anxiously. "Are you alright?"
"I haven't gone inside yet, but I heard a sound. When I held my breath and tried to listen carefully, the house was as quiet as a chicken's nest. There must have been a thief! My intuition is right!"
He Shan: "Could it be a rat?"
He Wenlin: "There are no rats in our house, but I don't dare to go in. I'm afraid there are many people inside, and they might be carrying weapons."
Grandma He: "Linlin, it was the right thing for you not to go in. You're just a little girl, you can't beat anyone. If there were thieves inside, the consequences would be unimaginable."
"Grab the tools and let's go back and check." After saying that, He's father picked up a kitchen knife from the cutting board. "Mom, you and Xiaojun stay in the shop, don't wander off. Xiaofei, Wenjun, and Pengliang, grab your tools and come with me!"
"Are you all okay?" Old Mrs. He was extremely worried. "Otherwise, we should go to the factory and call a few more people."
He Wenjun: "Grandma, it's alright, we have plenty of people!"
My younger brother followed along. Grandma told him that children shouldn't go, but he insisted on going, and she couldn't stop him no matter how much she called him.
I had only walked a few steps when I ran into Zhang Xiaoqing and her husband returning from shopping.
“Xiao He, you want to rent a house, right?” Zhang Xiaoqing said, then noticed that He Wenlin’s family was acting strangely. “Where are you going? To fight? And you’re carrying knives. Xiao He, peace brings wealth. Knives have no eyes. It’s not good if anyone gets hurt.”
“Aunt Zhang, your house may have been burgled. We’re going back to check. Don’t be afraid. We’re just taking some weapons for self-defense,” He Wenlin explained. “We’re not trying to cause trouble.”
"What? We've been robbed?" Zhang Xiaoqing exclaimed in surprise. "What are we waiting for? Let's go back right now! Old Song, you go with us and check it out, I'll go get some help!"
After Zhang Xiaoqing finished speaking, she rushed off to call for help.
Zhang Xiaoqing's husband, Song Bo, also hurriedly said, "Boss He, let's go take a look together!"
He Wenlin was surprised by how hospitable the landlord and his wife were.
Catching a thief! The group of teenagers were a mix of excitement and agitation.
Before going upstairs, He's father, Song Bo, and several boys told He Wenlin and He Shan to stay behind them and not rush forward.
After going upstairs, they tiptoed, and when they reached the door, they held their breath and listened intently to the sounds coming from inside.
But it was unusually quiet; there wasn't a sound at all.
Mr. He took out his key to open the door, and then discovered that the door was unlocked!
Father He knew something was wrong!
He quickly pushed open the door, turned on the living room light, and saw that the sofa in the living room had already been moved!
"Damn it! A thief really broke in!" He Wenjun cursed. "You dog, you came to steal from your grandpa's house! Get out here!"
He Wenjun rushed in.
"Don't be impulsive! What if someone is inside?" Lin Fei pulled him back.
“The thief must have run away. When I came back, the door was locked,” He Wenlin said.
"Hurry up and check if anything is missing?" Song Bo said.
Everyone quickly returned to their rooms, and sure enough, every room was ransacked, with the mats on the beds pulled up.
The messiest room was Mr. and Mrs. He's, because they had more things there. After all, they had been in the city for over a year and had a lot of clothes, as well as winter blankets.
"My money is gone!" He Shan shouted. "I put it under the mat, and now it's gone."
"My money is gone too!" The younger brother was almost in tears. Most of the money he had worked so hard to earn had been confiscated. He had finally saved up three hundred yuan, which he had tucked inside a book, but now it was gone as well.
"How much money did you lose?" He Wenlin asked He Shan.
"I lost 360 yuan." He Shan really wanted to cry. 360 yuan was almost half a month's salary for her.
"Why don't you keep your money on you?" He Wenlin asked He Shan.
"The clothes and pants I wore today didn't have pockets, so I put them under the mat. I figured we're family, so we wouldn't just take things without permission. But who knew...who knew...ugh, I'm so angry!"
"Luckily I listened to Linlin and saved my salary, otherwise I wouldn't have had a penny left," Lin Fei said.
Now He Wenlin pays them monthly wages, and after receiving their wages, she repeatedly reminds them to save the money.
"Linlin, look for it too, see if you've lost it?" He Shan said.
Everyone knows that He Wenlin is the richest among them.
"I don't keep money at home."
He Wenlin knew that the security situation was not good, and since she was in business, she would definitely be watched, so she wouldn't keep her money at home.
Once she had a certain amount of money, she would deposit it and only keep enough for her daily needs.
"Dad, is anything missing here?" He Wenlin asked her father.
Mr. He: "I lost two packs of cigarettes and two hundred and thirty yuan in cash."
Mr. He was glad that Mrs. He had insisted on depositing their wages into the bank a few days earlier.
The factory recently paid out wages. Although Mr. He had left the company some time ago, his wages had not been settled, so they were settled together this time.
The couple received a total of over 2,200 yuan in wages this time. Mr. He felt there was no rush to save the money, but Mrs. He felt that since they were living and eating at the shop and there were no expenses, she immediately saved all the money, leaving only 200 yuan for emergencies.
Looking back now, it was such a wise decision!
Just then, Zhang Xiaoqing's voice rang out from outside; she had arrived with her helpers.
But now the money is gone, the thief has run away, and calling the whole village is no use.
"I heard your house was burgled. Are you alright?" Ruan Lingfeng arrived and asked.
“I’m okay, I didn’t have much money to begin with, but my brother, my dad and Shanshan suffered some losses.”
"It's good that everyone is alright," Zhang Xiaoqing said. "Money can be earned back."
"Just consider it a loss to avoid further trouble," He Wenlin comforted her.
That's the only way to think about it.
There were no surveillance cameras at that time, especially in a rural area like this. They could only accept their bad luck and there was no way to find it. That's why He Wenlin didn't report it to 110.
"Young man, go back to the shop and let Grandma know so she won't worry," He Wenlin said.
The younger brother's eyes were red from crying. He wiped away his tears and went back to the shop.
Grandma He had been waiting anxiously, and when she saw He Wenjun return, she quickly asked how things had gone.
The younger brother then told Grandma He the whole story.
Grandma He was also heartbroken about the money she lost, but at least no one was hurt.
Money lost can be earned back.
He Wenlin asked everyone to tidy up the house, and she talked to Zhang Xiaoqing about renting a house.
“I can rent the house to you, at the same price as the one upstairs,” Zhang Xiaoqing said.
"Okay, but we need to sign a contract."
He Wenlin rented the place to do business, but she was worried that the landlord would raise the rent every few days. She could accept and understand normal market increases, but she was afraid of excessive increases, so she still needed a contract to bind her.
After both parties reached an agreement, they signed a document. However, He Wenlin's signature was not valid and had to be signed by He's father.
He Wenlin paid Zhang Xiaoqing 500 yuan in rent and a deposit. The rental period would begin the day after the current tenant moved out.
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