Zhou Qiming made a shushing gesture and whispered, "Let's go to the usual place."
So the two of them went arm in arm to the riverbank at the foot of the hill. The water was quite deep there and few people came here. Plus, there was a bamboo grove to cover the area, so it was relatively secluded.
When they reached the riverbank, Zhou Qiming took the chicken out of the snakeskin bag. "Look, we're in for a treat today."
"Well, who did this? It wasn't yours, was it?" Dong Chunfu said this because Zhou Qiming had spent the night at his house last night.
Zhou Qiming had just left his house saying he was going back to have breakfast, but less than ten minutes later he came back with chickens. In such a short time, where else could he get chickens besides his own?
"It's not mine. Oh, never mind where I got it from, just hurry up and gather some branches." Zhou Qiming hadn't had breakfast yet, and his stomach was already growling. He just wanted to cook the chicken quickly and fill his stomach.
The two of them hadn't had a proper meal in a long time, so they stopped talking and got to work.
By the time the chicken was fully roasted, the sun was almost directly overhead.
Zhou Qiming was starving, and not caring that it was too hot to handle, he peeled off the charred chicken skin, took out some salt from his pocket, rubbed it on, cut the chicken in half, and ate it with Dong Chunfu.
Although it wasn't very flavorful and the chicken was dry, it was still delicious for them who rarely ate meat.
In no time at all, the two of them finished the whole chicken.
Zhou Qiming let out a satisfied burp, then chuckled and whispered to Dong Chunfu, "This chicken belongs to Zhou Jiahong's family. No one's home today, hehe~"
"Oh ho, you actually dared to mess with his chickens? His mother just had a fight with your mother yesterday. Aren't you afraid of getting caught and beaten up?" Dong Chunfu said in surprise.
Zhou Qiming scoffed, "What's there to be afraid of? I've wanted to mess with their chickens for a long time."
He was definitely afraid, but as long as he wasn't caught, no one could do anything to him.
That's why he only dared to steal one chicken each time. It's because if a family loses a chicken, they'll just grumble for a few days at most, and even if they suspect him, there's nothing they can do.
But if two or more chickens are missing from the house, people will definitely panic and might even call the police.
So no matter what he steals, he will not be greedy.
However, everyone has been on guard against him these past two years, so he's been quite difficult to deal with. Today, he finally had a good opportunity to steal the neighbor's chicken, which was a way for him to vent his anger for his mother.
The two washed their faces and hands in the river to get rid of the smell before returning to their respective homes.
When Zhou Qiming returned home, he saw that the gate to the neighbor's yard was still locked, and he hummed a song in a cheerful mood.
As soon as he walked in the door, he was met with a barrage of scolding from his mother: "You good-for-nothing, you finally know how to come back? All you do is fool around outside all day. Do you know I almost got beaten to death by those two bitches next door yesterday?! I'm so angry! What's the use of having so many sons? Not one of them cares about me! I've raised you all for nothing!"
Zhou Qiming grinned and put his arm around his mother's shoulder, whispering, "Don't be angry, Mom. I wasn't home yesterday, but I got revenge for you today, hehe..."
Lu Sanmei's expression softened, and she quickly pulled him into the house before asking in a low voice, "What did you do?"
Zhou Qiming stammered, "I didn't do anything, it just let you vent your anger."
"Alright, go fetch me some water, we're out of water." Lü Sanmei slapped him in annoyance, not thinking much of it. This brat couldn't even beat Zhou Jiahong, what could he possibly do to vent her anger? He probably just stole vegetables from that widow's house.
However, thinking about what she had done, Lü Sanmei's anger subsided considerably.
She urged Zhou Qiming to fetch water while she busied herself preparing lunch.
However, Zhou Qiming went out for quite a while and didn't return with the water, so Lü Sanmei started cursing again.
She was cursing when she suddenly heard someone outside calling her, "Third Sister! Third Sister, are you home? Something's happened to your son!"
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