In order to eat earlier, Su Xinjian squatted on the ground to help start the fire. If he had known that he would be forced to do chores if he came out, he would have preferred to stay in the house and be lazy like his younger brother!
The sound of Su Ming coughing violently came from outside. Ding Guizhi put down the firewood she was holding and hurriedly went to open the door, where she saw him enter the house covered in sweat.
What's wrong with you?
"Go check the field right now! Our corn has all been stolen! Not a single ear of corn is left!" Su Ming shouted. He had finally made it back from the field and saw that the corn was gone. His heart sank immediately. He had expected that the corn would be stolen by the neighbors, because he often stole corn from others in previous years. It was inevitable that some people would feel resentful and seek revenge.
Who wouldn't want more grain in their field? But look what's happened! Not a single ear of corn is left, just corn stalks standing there. This corn farmer is too arrogant.
He wanted to find footprints on the ground to see who had stolen his corn, but as you can imagine, he hadn't been to the field for several days, so what footprints could there be? There had been a light rain this morning, and they had all been washed away.
Ding Guizhi was so anxious she almost fainted, but her son caught her: "Are you kidding me? Our corn has been stolen. Who the hell did this?"
"How would I know? When I got there, only corn stalks were left. Everyone around had already harvested their corn, and the ground was bare. I didn't even know who to ask." Su Ming squatted down after saying this. He was really worried. This year's corn harvest was ruined, which meant he would have to live off his savings this year.
The son was so big that he ate his father out of house and home. His two sons could eat so much grain in one winter. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He wished he could find the person who stole the corn and tear him to pieces.
Ding Guizhi grabbed his hair: "I told you to go to the fields earlier, but you didn't listen. Now all the good corn has probably been stolen."
Our family was counting on corn to get through the winter this year! If I'd known it would be like this, I would have harvested our own corn first.
Money can't buy a cure for regret. Instead of harvesting their own corn, they stole corn from Su Chenhao's field, filling two large bags and storing them in the warehouse.
Su Ming got angry and stood up abruptly: "How can you blame me for this? You're the one who told me to go to the field to steal corn, otherwise all the corn in our field would have been harvested."
Then this wouldn't have happened. Now what can I do? Where am I supposed to find the corn thief? What can I do besides stare helplessly?
Ding Guizhi slumped to the ground. This time, they had spent a lot of money on medical treatment. That village doctor was heartless; he didn't charge them a penny less. He would charge them every time after they finished an IV drip. In order to get better quickly, they had no choice but to pay. Before they knew it, their savings had been emptied.
Su Xinjian: "We can't just let the missing corn go; we should report it to the police."
Su Xindong clenched his fist: "If I catch that corn thief, I'll definitely cripple him."
Su Ming looked dejected: "You need evidence to report a crime! Your mother and I used to steal corn from our neighbors all the time, and even if we knelt down at their door and begged them, we wouldn't get anything out of them."
Su Xinjian realized that his family always had more corn than others in previous years, and now he understood why!
"What should we do then? We can't just let the corn go to waste, can we?"
Su Ming shook his head: "I don't have any good ideas. If you think reporting it to the police will be helpful, then go ahead and report it. I guess the investigation won't yield any good results."
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