Li Zhen also shouted, "Fang Jie, come out here! You hit my son, I'm not done with you today!"
Fang Jie got up from the kang (a heated brick bed), and Song Yaohui and Song Yaohua quickly got up and put on their clothes. The three of them went to the courtyard.
The courtyard gate was kicked loudly. Fang Jie was so angry that she climbed the ladder and saw several people at the gate. Except for Song Haitao, everyone else had arrived.
When Old Lady Song saw Fang Jie, she cursed, "You wretch, open the door!"
Fang Jie looked down at them and said, "Say what you have to say: Don't even think about stepping into my house."
Old Mrs. Song clutched her chest in anger. When had her weak and easily bullied eldest daughter-in-law ever dared to speak to her like that? It was simply outrageous.
"Fang Jie, open the door for me right now!"
"No, speak up if you have something to say, otherwise forget it."
Old Mrs. Song was so angry she couldn't speak. They had planned to take this opportunity to break in and grab a few chickens, but Fang Jie had become clever and refused to open the door for them.
Seeing that they didn't speak, Fang Jie came downstairs and went into the kitchen to make breakfast.
Song Yaohui and Song Yaohua also went to wash up.
Outside, Song Dalong's family started banging on the courtyard gate again, using both their hands and feet.
Song Fanxing put on her padded jacket, came out to look at the courtyard gate, and climbed the stairs.
After Song Yaohui and Song Yaohua finished washing up, they came out and saw their younger sister standing on the stairs. They were so frightened that they shouted, "Little sister! Watch out!"
Song Fanxing turned her head and gave them a reassuring smile before climbing a few more steps up the ladder.
Song Yaohui and Song Yaohua immediately ran over to hold the ladder, ready to catch her, fearing that she might accidentally fall.
Hearing the noise, Fang Jie quickly came out of the kitchen.
Then they heard the daughter say to the people at the door, "Grandma, Uncle and Aunt, why are you tearing down our gate so early in the morning? What are you doing?"
Li Zhen: "You beat Haitao, and now he's lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) unable to get up. You need to compensate us for his medical expenses and emotional distress."
The surrounding villagers heard the commotion and ran out to see what was going on.
"Oh dear, this family is never going to stop, what kind of people are they?"
"I heard that Granny Song lost her money. Song Dalong and his wife don't have money to buy work points, and they didn't receive any grain this year. I guess they're out of grain and are trying to steal grain from Fang Jie's family."
"The couple were lazybones who never went to work. Now look what happened to them."
"Exactly, now they're setting their sights on other people's families. Fang Jie is really unlucky to have such a family."
"Li Zhen just said that Fang Jie hit Song Haitao, is that true?"
"Who knows? They're probably trying to extort money from Fang Jie's family."
"That girl Fanxing climbed that high, it's dangerous..."
"Exactly, why let the child climb so high? What if they fall?"
Everyone was on tenterhooks.
Song Fanxing asked innocently, "When did we hit Song Haitao?"
"You brat, what are you pretending for? Didn't you guys beat my son last night?"
"Second Aunt, are you joking? Our family didn't leave the courtyard last night, how could we have hit Song Haitao?"
Old Mrs. Song's eyelids twitched, and she was about to stop her when Li Zhen said, "You didn't come out, but you beat my son in your yard last night."
Old Mrs. Song slapped Li Zhen hard on the back.
"You damn woman, why do you talk so fast!"
Li Zhen looked at her with a wronged expression, "Mom, why did you hit me?"
Song Fanxing pretended to suddenly realize something, "Song Haitao wouldn't happen to be the thief who climbed over my wall last night to try and steal my things, would he?"
The villagers who had come to watch the spectacle were in an uproar.
"What? Song Haitao stole something?"
"My goodness! Are you starving?!"
Li Zhen then realized she had been tricked.
Fang Jie admired her daughter more and more.
Song Fanxing continued, "Last night, my family and I were sleeping soundly when we heard someone break into our yard. We didn't even have time to turn on the lights before we grabbed brooms and started beating the thief. In the end, we chased the thief away. We were so scared that we couldn't sleep for the rest of the night, and I cried several times."
Grandma Song and Song Dalong's family: ...
That brat doesn't look scared at all.
Song Yaohui brothers: ...
Their younger sister is quite the actress; she slept the best last night, and the two brothers and their mother were worried for a long time before they could fall asleep.
The villagers, feeling sorry for Song Fanxing, asked, "Girl, did anything go missing from your house?"
Song Fanxing shook her head, "We discovered it in time. The thief didn't have a chance to steal anything, and we didn't even see what he looked like. He got away."
She looked at Old Lady Song and Song Dalong's family.
"However, I know who the thief is now. It was Song Haitao. The thief had an accomplice waiting outside. Could it have been my second uncle?"
Song Dalong's face turned pale. "You brat, what nonsense are you talking about? We didn't steal anything from your house."
Song Fanxing pouted, "That's strange. You said we beat up Song Haitao, but we only beat up thieves last night."
The little girl was soft and cuddly, with a puzzled look on her face; she was incredibly cute.
Her words were self-evident: Song Haitao was the thief, and his father, Song Dalong, was his accomplice; the whole family had become desperate and started stealing.
Song Fanxing looked at the villagers and said, "Uncles, aunts, grandpas and grandmas, please be careful lately. There have been thieves in our village. Please keep an eye on your belongings and don't let them target you."
The villagers began to whisper among themselves.
"No, I have to lock my cellar."
“I raise several chickens at home, and I have to bring them inside at night. It’s too unsafe to let them roam in the yard.”
"It's too unsafe for the village to have thieves around. Tell the brigade leader so he can arrest the thieves and bring peace to the village."
"Yes! Tell the captain!"
Seeing that things were not going well, Old Lady Song said, "Let's go home! Hurry up and go home!"
Song Dalong and Li Zhen dared not linger any longer and ran quickly behind Old Lady Song. Song Xiaomei was afraid of being arrested as a thief, so she ran away crying.
Song Fanxing smiled at the villagers who were watching the commotion before climbing down the ladder.
Song Yaohui and Song Yaohua looked at Song Fanxing with admiration in their eyes.
Song Yaohua: "Little sister, you're amazing! You scared them away with just a few words."
Song Fanxing said, "They shouldn't be bothering us for a while."
Fang Jie smiled and went into the kitchen to continue cooking.
As soon as Old Lady Song got home, she started hitting Li Zhen with a stick.
"That damned woman, she's good for nothing but causing trouble. Now look what's happened, we didn't get anything, my grandson got beaten up, and our family is now accused of theft. Who would dare to associate with us in the future?"
Li Zhen said aggrievedly, "Mom, this is not my fault. It's all Song Fanxing's fault for being so cunning. She actually set a trap for me."
"You still say that you were tricked into talking by a three-year-old girl? Are you out of your mind?"
Old Mrs. Song was so angry that she hit her a few more times with a stick. Li Zhen cried out in pain, "Mom, stop hitting me! If you kill me, who will cook?"
Old Mrs. Song glared at her, threw down her stick, and yelled, "Go cook!"
Li Zhen scrambled into the kitchen.
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