Chapter 66: Both the person and the stolen goods are gained

Lu Mingfeng doesn’t want to go to the black market anymore.

Because if he goes to the black market, he won’t be able to sleep in the same bed with his wife.

What hot-blooded man would be willing to separate from his wife after getting married?

Before, he wanted to earn more money to build a house, but now that the house is built, Lu Mingfeng doesn’t want to go to the black market anymore.

He told Shen Jiale about it, and Shen Jiale supported him, saying, “Although the black market makes money quickly, it also has risks.”

Lu Mingfeng was very pleased with Shen Jiale’s understanding. After all, not everyone can resist the temptation of high income in the black market.

"Wife, don't worry. Although I won't go to the black market, there are a lot of mountain products in the back mountain, and it's not difficult to make money."

Lu Mingfeng told others that he was a temporary worker, and it was not a stable job, so no one said anything after he stopped going.

After Lu Yongfu learned that Lu Mingfeng had lost his job, he told him to go out and find another one, and what future would he have if he stayed in the village.

He couldn't even go out and brag to the villagers.

Lu Mingfeng would not change his decision because of his father's words.

After not going to the black market, Lu Mingfeng went to work in the fields with Shen Jiale.

He would take his family to the mountains to pick pine cones when he had time.

Lu Bailing's hard-trained tree climbing skills also came in handy.

Liang Qiaoli watched her daughter climb the tree nimbly, feeling both worried and relieved.

There was a yard at home, and she would carry the pine cones she picked back to Lu Mingfeng's yard at night.

Lu Bailing's clothes were in tatters because of climbing trees, so Liang Qiaoli bought cloth for her to make clothes.

When Lu Yongfu saw it, he asked her where she got the money to buy the cloth, and Liang Qiaoli said that Shen Jiale lent it to her.

After Lu Yongfu's clothes were washed away by the river, he had no change of clothes, so he washed them every night and put them on the next day, asking Liang Qiaoli to make a set for him.

Liang Qiaoli said, "It would be fine if you didn't buy clothes for the child, but you are trying to snatch this little piece of cloth from the child."

Lu Yongfu said, "Bai Ling's clothes were torn, but she can still wear them after mending them. I only have one set of clothes, and if it's cloudy, I have nothing to change into."

Liang Qiaoli said angrily, "You gave so much to your nephews and nieces in the past, go ask them for more."

Lu Yongfu went to his eldest brother's house and told him that he had no clothes.

Lu Yongsheng said, "Mingfeng and Mingqi have changed after they got married. They used to be humble and friendly to each other, but after they got married, they only cared about themselves and even ignored you as their father. They both had money to build a house, but they were reluctant to use it to make you a set of clothes."

Lu Yongfu said, "I guess they spent all the money on building the house, and Mingqi still owes money. Big brother, give me a set of clothes you don't wear, I have no spare clothes."

Lu Yongsheng said, "It's not that I don't want to give it to you, but if people find out that you have two sons and you come to me for clothes, people will say that Mingqi and Mingfeng are unfilial, and their reputation will be bad."

Lu Yongfu was brainwashed by his eldest brother's words. He didn't want the clothes anymore and went to his sons' new house.

I walked to Lu Mingfeng's house, wandered around for a while, but didn't go in.

I turned around and went to Lu Mingqi's new house.

Lu Mingqi's new house had been built, and the couple were cleaning inside.

When they saw Lu Yongfu coming, they called him dad and continued cleaning.

The room was empty. Lu Yongfu looked at the two rooms and chose the east room and said to Lu Mingqi: "I will live in the east room. Move all my things here tomorrow."

Zhou Min said: "Dad, the room is not cleaned yet."

Lu Yongfu said: "It's okay. You guys clean it first and move the bed here for me to live in. By the way, Mingqi, I don't have any clothes to change. Give me a set of your clothes."

Zhou Min paused and said: "Dad, come back with me and I will find you some clothes."

Lu Mingqi wanted to say that he didn't have any extra clothes either, but Zhou Min shook his head at him.

Zhou Min went back to find a set of clothes for Lu Yongfu and continued to clean the bathroom.

Lu Mingqi said, "Xiao Min, when we get some money from selling pine nuts, let's build another room. That way, Bailing will have a room to live in."

Zhou Min said, "We just got married. We will have many places to spend money in the future. We can't spend it as soon as we have some money."

Lu Mingqi returned to the old house and saw his father wearing his clothes. He asked Zhou Min, "If you give my clothes to Dad, what will I change into?"

Zhou Min was reluctant to give her clothes to her father-in-law, but her father-in-law gave her money when they got married, so she couldn't be stingy and said, "I'll make you new ones."

Lu Mingqi didn't feel bad about the clothes after hearing this.

Lu Yongfu asked Liang Qiaoli to pack up the things at home and move into the new tile house tomorrow.

Liang Qiaoli got angry when she heard this: "Are you done yet? If you want to go, go by yourself. I'm not going anyway."

Liang Qiaoli didn't want to go, and Lu Yongfu didn't want to move there alone. Although Zhou Min could cook for him, she was not as good as his wife.

When Lu Mingqi moved, Lu Mingfeng and his wife came to help. This time Lu Yongfu learned his lesson and took the initiative to help with the move. There was no trouble during the meal. Zhou Min

ate with fear, fearing that Mrs. Lu and her uncle's family would come when she was halfway through.

She was not as brave as her younger brother and sister-in-law, who took the food away directly.

Zhou Min breathed a sigh of relief after the meal.

...

When Lu Mingfeng and Shen Jiale returned home, Tang Xiaotian ran over panting.

"Jia Le, something happened at the Youth Institute."

"What happened?" Shen Jia Le asked.

"We caught a thief, and you will never guess who it is."

"Zhao Meili."

Tang Xiao Tian was extremely surprised: "How did you know?"

Shen Jia Le smiled and said: "I just said it casually."

On the way to the Youth Institute, Tang Xiao Tian told what happened.

It turned out that when Yan Xiao Hua went to the toilet, he met Zhao Meili and found that she had stolen his toilet paper.

Since Cao Xiao Qing's moon cakes were less last time, everyone was on guard, and Yan Xiao Hua secretly marked all his belongings. Yan

Xiao Hua left ink marks on both ends of the toilet paper, and when Zhao Meili took out the toilet paper, Yan Xiao Hua saw it at a glance.

Before, she suspected that her food supply was insufficient, but she was not sure. After Cao Xiaoqing's mooncakes were insufficient, she was more certain that her food supply had been taken away, but unfortunately there was no clue.

When Shen Jiale arrived, she saw the village head and Captain Zhou were both there.

Cao Xiaoqing said that her mooncakes were also stolen by Zhao Meili.

There were also educated youth who said that their food supply was insufficient, and they also suspected that Zhao Meili stole it.

Wang Yanhong came at some point and pointed at Zhao Meili and said, "You are so good, Zhao Meili. Last time I was almost regarded as a thief who stole mooncakes. It turned out that you did it."

This time, both the person and the stolen goods were caught, and there was no way to deny it. Zhao Meili admitted that she took Yan Xiaohua's toilet paper.

"I ran out of toilet paper and didn't have time to buy more, so I took some of your paper. Just think of it as borrowing it. I will return it to you after I buy more."

But he refused to admit the other accusations, because there was no evidence anyway.

At this time, Jiang Haoran came over and said to everyone, "I have a way to prove that Zhao Meili stole everyone's food." Zhao

Meili's face was full of panic, and she looked at Jiang Haoran fiercely.

Jiang Haoran ignored him and said, "Something happened to Zhao Meili's family. Her father was fired, so she had no source of income. She also owed food to Hua Saozi, so she had no food either. So where did her food come from?"

Cao Xiaoqing said, "As long as you call Hua Saozi to confront her, you will know the truth."

Soon, Hua Widow was called in.

Seeing this, Zhao Meili closed her eyes, as if waiting for everyone's judgment.

Jiang Haoran asked, "Sister Hua, does Zhao Meili still owe you rent and food? The people in the Youth Institute are short of food, and she owes you food, which means she had no food when she moved out of your house."

Widow Hua glanced at Zhao Meili, and then said, "She owes me one month's rent, but she doesn't owe me food. When she moved out, she had food."

Zhao Meili opened her eyes immediately after hearing this.

Jiang Haoran didn't believe it: "Didn't you come to ask for money and food last time?"

Widow Hua said: "Jiang Zhiqing, you must have heard me wrong. I'm asking for rent and the hard work of serving her."

Widow Hua's words proved that the food in Zhao Meili's hand was hers, and there was no evidence to prove that she stole the mooncakes. Zhao Meili's fault was that she took a few pieces of toilet paper from Yan Xiaohua.

It was not a big deal. The village chief asked everyone to take good care of their personal belongings in the future and then dispersed.

After the crowd dispersed, Zhao Meili went to Widow Hua's house.

"Thank you."

Widow Hua said, "It's not easy for you to come to Yaoshui Village alone. If I help to destroy you, it will not benefit me. If something happens to you, the rent and food you owe me will be wasted, right?"

Zhao Meili promised, "Don't worry, I will pay you back as soon as possible."

On the way back, Zhao Meili saw Jiang Haoran.

This man left her without hesitation after hearing about her family's accident, and now he is adding insult to injury.

I was really blind at the beginning to think he was a good man.

Jiang Haoran felt someone looking at him, turned his head and saw that Zhao Meili's eyes were staring at him like a venomous snake. He couldn't help but shudder in his heart.