He would not take the initiative to put the doubled food into the hole in the ground.
If the villagers knew that rats could store so much food, they would misjudge the output of the mountains and fields.
This is not a good thing for the villagers.
The people should look at their harvest objectively, otherwise they might suspect that the village chief and a few cadres have swallowed up the village's grain in previous years.
Sometimes what you think are good things may not necessarily bring good results.
So just stick to the facts and it won’t arouse suspicion.
Jiang Yanzhi carried Tang Xinyi all the way back home. Jiang Datian did not choose to leave, but followed him into the main hall.
"Aunt, are you feeling better?"
Jiang Datian went to the kitchen as soon as he came in. He was not good at speaking nice words, but his concern was real.
"I'm fine, just a little scared!"
Jiang Yanzhi left in a hurry just now, so Zheng Xiulian didn't see his son coming back with his wife.
However, when she saw Jiang Datian, she guessed that it was her son and daughter-in-law who had returned, so she immediately poured a basin of water and brought it to the main room.
"Xinyi, are you okay?"
"I've brought a basin of hot water. Come over here and wash your hands and face!"
"Come on, you silly kid, why don't you just go away first? You almost lost your life for an old woman like me!"
Looking at her daughter-in-law who came back alive and kicking, Zheng Xiulian's tears fell.
Apart from her parents and her husband, no one has ever been so kind to her.
Even her son and daughter are only filial in the ordinary sense. She herself is not sure whether her son and daughter can protect her like her daughter-in-law when she encounters danger?
Zheng Xiulian felt guilty and remorseful, but also touched and warm.
She felt really satisfied to have a daughter-in-law like Tang Xinyi in this life.
"Mom, we don't like dropping golden beans!"
"I'm familiar with that environment. Even if there's danger, I can find a place to hide!"
"You're different. If you fall behind and get caught, you won't even have a chance to run!"
Tang Xinyi patted her mother-in-law's shoulder, soaked the towel in hot water, wrung it out, and wiped her mother-in-law's tears herself.
"The child is back, stop crying!"
"Being able to come back safely is something worth being happy about. I'm in charge. Let's have hot pot tonight!"
Jiang Xian stood at the door for a long time before walking in with red and dark circles under his eyes.
Jiang Yanli even put down her two children and rushed out of her room. When she saw Tang Xinyi, she hugged her.
"You silly girl, you didn't even put on your coat before you came out!"
Seeing Jiang Yanli rushing out of the house in a sweater, Tang Xinyi patted her on the back in annoyance.
"Sister-in-law, I'm scared to death!"
"Do you know that you really scared me to death? If anything happens to you, how will I live?"
Compared to Zheng Xiulian, this sister-in-law is much more direct.
He hugged Tang Xinyi and started crying loudly, crying so heartbroken and in agony.
If someone didn't know this, they would think that Tang Xinyi was suffering from a terminal illness and would not live for more than a few days.
"Sister Xinyi!"
"Sister, you are finally back?"
The two children, one big and one small, hurriedly put on their coats and rushed into the main room.
Both of them also had red eyes, and it was obvious that they had been crying.
"You two should stop getting involved with the adults. Xiaojun, help your sister get dressed!"
Looking at the two little kids, Tang Xinyi hugged them lovingly, then asked Xiaojun to take Niuniu back to put on her clothes before coming out.
"Datian, don't go back tonight. Just eat here and ask your cousin to make hot pot for us later!"
"Stay inside the house and don't run around. I'm going to see if we've caught those bad guys!"
When Jiang Xian saw that his wife and daughter-in-law had returned, the huge stone pressing on his heart was removed.
He had kept this matter a secret and had not let the Tang family know. If anything happened to his daughter-in-law, his in-laws would probably not forgive them.
Fortunately, all the bad things are over.
Then let’s go see if the team leader and his men have caught the bad guys, and then go to Old Tang’s house in person to apologize to my parents-in-law.
In the evening, I will invite my in-laws over and have a meal together with both families.
"Dad, don't leave in such a hurry!"
Jiang Xian was about to go out when he was stopped by his daughter-in-law.
"Hubby, come out with me!"
Jiang Yanzhi was called out alone, and then the three of them stood in the corner of the yard, far away from the main hall.
Jiang Datian knew what was going on and didn't follow out. Instead, at Zheng Xiulian's request, he washed his face with the water in the basin.
"Daughter-in-law, do you have anything to say to me?"
Jiang Xian's heart skipped a beat when his daughter-in-law called him. He was worried that his daughter-in-law might have suffered some internal injuries that would be difficult to tell the family.
He had heard from his wife that she had been kicked in the stomach several times.
He received two kicks himself, and the rest were taken to protect his wife.
If something bad happens, even if the Jiang family is extinct, he will not allow his son to betray his daughter-in-law.
"I found a passage in the crack where I was hiding that led to a cave. There were a lot of rats and food in it!"
"I roughly estimated it, and it weighs at least 2,000 to 3,000 kilograms!"
"That's what I estimated from watching you weigh the grain when the team was collecting it. It's not exactly accurate, but it's pretty close!"
Jiang Xian didn't expect his daughter-in-law to tell him this.
"Then you weren't kicked in the back?"
"Daughter-in-law, if you get beaten up by those bastards, how am I going to explain this to your parents?"
Jiang Xian didn't pay attention to the food, but was still thinking about whether his daughter-in-law was injured or not.
"Dad, Mom is a woman, so it's okay for her to cry, but if you cry too, I won't comfort you!"
Tang Xinyi's face turned red. What was her father-in-law talking about?
Why did the food issue get brought to her head again?
Only Jiang Yanzhi understood his father's mood at the moment. Food or not, how could it be more important than his wife?
Xinyi is the lucky star of the Jiang family and the most recognized outstanding young person in the entire Hongqi Commune.
If anything happened to her, it would not be her family that would suffer, but the entire commune.
Jiang Yanzhi didn't dare to think about the worst case scenario at all, because he simply couldn't accept such an outcome.
"dad!"
"Calm down, Xinyi is talking about food!"
Jiang Yanzhi patted his father's shoulder. His old father had been managing the village for half his life.
He is in charge of everything from family matters to birth, old age, sickness and death.
As a son, this was the second time he saw his father so nervous.
The last time was when my mother gave birth to my younger sister.
As expected, only family members are the deepest bond. No matter how powerful a man is, he cannot remain calm when facing the affairs of his family members.
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