Chapter 35 White Fox
Everyone had left, and Liu Fangfang thought the matter was over.
Unexpectedly, when she returned to the village in the afternoon, she saw He Gu standing at the entrance of the village holding a rotten vegetable leaf and cursing loudly, with a circle of people standing beside her.
No one tried to persuade her to stop cursing. They all just watched the fun from the side, and some even handed her melon seeds and water.
"He Gu, aren't you tired after scolding me for so long? Do you want some water?"
He Gu was so engrossed in her scolding that she didn't even notice the water beside her. She just wanted to find the person who stole their food.
"Which bastard stole my food? You ate it and took it. Do you have any shame? Don't let me find you, you bastard. If I find you, I will come to your door and scold you every day."
"You're brave enough to steal vegetables but not brave enough to admit it, huh? I hope your vegetable garden never grows anything in this life, and you'll have to eat in the toilet in your next."
Lu Pingping felt that it was a bit embarrassing to see her mother acting so crazy, and wanted to pull the person away, but was scolded by her mother.
"What do you know, you little spendthrift? This little bit of food is enough for our family to eat for several meals. And if we don't catch him today, what if he comes back to steal tomorrow?"
Later, the village chief came and pulled He Gu down, and the quarrel stopped.
When Lu Zhengde first heard that He Gu's vegetables were stolen, he didn't take it seriously. After all, some stingy aunts like to steal a few vegetables from other people's houses, which is very cheap.
This kind of thing can only be criticized.
However, when he heard that the vegetable field was also destroyed, he realized that it was done by a group of aunts who loved to take advantage of others. He also thought of those people in the village who were jealous of the cooperative.
Every household in Xiaoshi Village grows vegetables. Generally, they will not steal vegetables from other people's homes for no reason. Even if they take them, they will not deliberately destroy the rest.
Lu Zhengde recalled the dividend distribution after the New Year. Several people who didn't get any money had their eyes rolling around, obviously up to no good.
Although he suppressed it at that time, but after so many days, there is no guarantee that they will not make some small moves.
If we don't take care of it this time, they might dare to destroy Lu Yuan's business next time. To be on the safe side, this matter must be dealt with seriously.
However, He Gu had been cursing at the village entrance for so long, but he didn't get anyone out.
This shows that the guy is thick-skinned.
We can only find another way.
Because He Gu saw the back of a young man with his own eyes, the village chief tried to check in that direction.
If there are no young men in the family, we can rule them out first.
"Village Chief, I still think it was Lu Xin's family who did it. That kid has been hanging around our door for several nights."
"Mom, don't you know that Lu Xin came to see me several times before?" Lu Pingping was a little shy when she said this, but she didn't want her boyfriend to be misunderstood.
"With the noise you made while talking, who do you think you can hide this from?" He Gu looked at his silly daughter with a bit of disgust. "And the last few times I came to find you, so why don't you admit it this time? You must be hiding something."
"Didn't Lu Xin say it wasn't him? It could have been someone else."
"Whatever you say, it's true." He Gu was too lazy to talk to his silly daughter. "Village Chief, how do you think we can find that thief?"
Village chief: "Was it the first time your vegetables were stolen yesterday?"
"Thanks to my daughter, I haven't been able to sleep well lately because that guy Lu Xin keeps coming to talk to her. Yesterday, when I got up to go to the bathroom, I saw a figure who looked like Lu Xin. I thought he was here to talk to my daughter again."
"As soon as I made a sound, he was scared away. When I ran over, I saw that my field was in a mess."
"Isn't it obvious that that guy did it?"
He Gu didn't feel that she was wronging anyone. Her daughter was just dating someone else and was blinded by love, so she was still making excuses for him at this time.
"So that guy was scared away by you?" The village chief thought for a moment, "Then he might come back tonight. We can catch him red-handed then."
"That's a great idea! When I find out who did this, I'll go to his house and give him a good scolding." He Gu clenched the rotten vegetable leaves in his hand. "To mess up my vegetable garden like this is to end my family lineage. Ugh."
In order to prove Lu Xin's innocence, Lu Pingping also actively participated.
Several people were discussing heatedly how to ambush at night and how to catch that guy.
Because he was cleared of suspicion, Lu Xing was able to stay and had already known the truth through the system.
She saw how seriously they were discussing this matter and didn't know what to say about the fact that the culprit might be completely different from what they thought.
Soon it was night.
When Liu Fangfang heard about catching a thief in the middle of the night, she thought it was very interesting and wanted to join in.
So now there are three people lying in ambush outside, and Lu Pingping and her mother are lying in ambush at home.
Wait until everyone in Xiaoshi Village goes to bed and everything is quiet.
There was a rustling sound in He Gu's vegetable garden.
Because they didn't see any human figures, they didn't associate the sound with the vegetable thief.
But Lu Xing, who had a system alert, knew that this was the culprit, so she poked Liu Fangfang, who was about to fall asleep, and said, "The vegetable thief is here."
"What? The vegetable thief is here?" Liu Fangfang was so sleepy that she couldn't control her voice and everyone heard it.
He Gu, who was hiding in the house, rushed out with a hoe in hand after hearing this and said, "Stop right there, you vegetable thief!"
The few people lying on the ground nearby got up slowly because they had been maintaining the same posture for a long time.
When people arrived, they saw He Gu holding a white fox in his hand. There was blood on the fox's feet and it was whimpering non-stop.
That’s right, the one who stole the vegetables was not a human, but a wild fox that came out of nowhere.
"Where did this thief come from? He's just a fox, isn't he?"
"Who shouted just now?"
Lu Xing: "Look inside the fox's mouth, is it still biting your food?"
She was not afraid of being bitten. She held the fox with one hand and used the other to pry open its mouth. There were indeed a few remaining vegetable leaves inside.
"Aren't foxes carnivorous? Why is this fox a vegetarian? Could it be that this fox really ate it? Then who was that man I saw earlier?"
"This beast really knows how to eat. He's eaten all the best vegetables in my field. I'd rather skin him and sell him in the county town."
Unable to find the thief, He Gu could only vent her anger on the little beast in her hand. She looked at the fox who started to act pitiful after being caught, "This look should be able to sell for a lot of money."
"Oh, oh, oh." The little fox couldn't run away because of his leg injury, so he started to act cute towards Lu Pingping.
"The thief who stole the vegetables has been found, but who was that man I saw the other day? If it really wasn't Lu Xin, then why was he hanging around outside my house? Did he see a ghost?"
As she was talking, she was suddenly shocked by herself, "Pooh, pooh, pooh, I was just talking nonsense, don't blame me."
Liu Fangfang saw the wound on the little fox's leg, which seemed to be a wound from a woodcutter. "The fox has a wound on its leg. Could that man have been chasing this fox?"
"Hunting?"
This guess is not impossible.
"And this isn't just an ordinary wound. It looks like it was caused by a woodcutter. Could that person have been a poacher?" Liu Fangfang took a closer look at the wound and confirmed her thoughts. "I don't think there are hunters in Xiaoshi Village, right? I remember that hunting requires a license now. My dad used to be a hunter, so I know a little bit."
After hearing her words, the village chief immediately became serious, "Hunting? Hunting here in the middle of the night? This is not right."
"Pingping, you and your mom should be careful these days. Don't worry about catching the thief for now. Let your dad handle anything."
After hearing that the man might have a wooden warehouse, He Gu couldn't help but feel scared. Fortunately, she didn't quarrel with the man at that time, otherwise, if the man got angry, she might be dead.
So after hearing the village chief's request, she cooperated very well, without showing any anger as she did during the day. "Don't worry, village chief, we will definitely not talk nonsense these days."
She had just said that she wanted to sell the white fox, but now she didn't dare to think about it. What if someone targeted her while she was selling it?
"Village Chief, our family doesn't want this fox anymore. Do you want it?"
"This?" The village chief hesitated. His family had never come into contact with such wild animals, and what if the children at home were scratched? "Why don't we just release this thing? We'll just do a good deed."
"Is the wound on its leg considered evidence of poaching?" Lu Xing asked out of pure curiosity.
Unexpectedly, the white fox was thrown into her hands.
"Yeah, so why not keep it first? Wait until the guy is caught?" The village chief looked at them. "But it seems no one in our village has ever kept a fox. What if it dies?"
"Village chief, if you trust me, I can help. My father used to hunt rabbits and other animals, and I raised them well."
"Have you been staying at Aunt Lu Xing's house recently? In that case, I'd like to trouble you to help Aunt Lu Xing."
In this way, the white fox's destination was determined.
Considering that the exploration level reached 27% after catching it, Lu Xing did not refuse.
Because there was no cage at home, Lu Xing could only tie the fox in the kitchen with a rope.
It still has a leg injury, so it probably can't run for the time being.
Lu Xing, lying on the bed, was worried about the fox's injury one second, and the next second he felt as if something was wrong.
Didn’t she go to catch a thief today?
How come there was a fox in my house out of nowhere?
【Author has something to say】
White Fox: Pretend for five minutes, and you will get free food and drink for the rest of your life.
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