"Why is there a corn on the ground?" Yuanbao asked in confusion.
There was a corn at Baoya's feet. Baoya squatted down and picked up the corn on the ground. When she heard Yuanbao's question, she looked down at the corn in her hand and shook her head.
Yuanbao scratched his head and thought for a long time, but still couldn't understand what was going on. He had to put the corn away first, and then continued to look for the biggest corn with Baoya.
"Sister Xiaobao, look, I found a big head of corn!" Yuanbao said excitedly to Baoya after breaking off a head of corn.
"Wow~" Baoya's eyes widened when she saw it.
Seeing that Yuanbao had already found a large corn, Baoya also started looking actively. Then, she set her sights on a corn and tried to reach it on tiptoe, but the corn was too big for her to grasp. In addition, the corn was too high, and she had to raise her arms to pick it, so she couldn't pick it.
"Sister Xiaobao, let me help you." After seeing this, Yuanbao put down the things in his hand and went to help Baoya.
The two smaller ones broke off the corn in pieces. Yuanbao looked at it and said, "This corn is so big! It's even bigger than the one I just broke off!"
Baoya looked at the corn that was much bigger than her hand and smiled happily.
"Let's keep looking and see if there are any bigger ones." Yuanbao put the corn into the basket and continued looking.
In the end, Baoya found two heads, Yuanbao also found two heads, plus the one he had just found, a total of five heads of corn. Yuanbao felt that it was enough, so he took Baoya home.
"Grandma, look, my sister Xiaobao and I found some super big corns." Yuanbao couldn't help but say to Feng Guizhi as soon as he entered the door.
Feng Guizhi took a look inside the basket and found that they were indeed quite large. "Well, well, well, you two are amazing. The corns you found are even bigger than the ones Nai found."
Yuanbao and Baoya both laughed happily after hearing this.
Yuanbao turned around and thought about what happened just now, and said, "Grandma, I saw a head of corn on the ground just now, and I picked it up. Did you forget to take it?"
Feng Guizhi was stunned when she heard this: "On the ground?"
"Yes, it's on the ground." Yuanbao rummaged through the basket and took out the one he had just picked up. He pointed at it and said, "This is it."
Feng Guizhi frowned as she looked at it. She took the corn and looked at it in her hand, feeling that something was wrong.
This in my hand
The head of corn was a normal size, but it looked much smaller than the larger corn next to it. Besides, the corn the Song family had been eating recently was either picked by her or by Yang Yulan, and they had always picked the larger pieces. How could this one be on the ground?
Feng Guizhi knew she had never broken off a corn before, so she took the corn and went to find Yang Yulan: "Did you break off the small corn over there?"
Yang Yulan was stunned when she heard this, then she shook her head: "No, you said to eat only the big ones first, so I went to break off the big corn over there."
Feng Guizhi's face darkened slightly. Seeing that she looked unhappy, Yang Yulan asked, "What's wrong, mother?"
Feng Guizhi didn't answer her now: "Go and watch the fire first."
After saying that, she turned and went out. She had to go and see what was going on.
Arriving at her plot, Feng Guizhi took a careful look around, her brow furrowed. Previously, when she came to pick corn, she'd just glance around and leave. But now, after a closer look, she realized there was less corn.
She didn't notice much of the larger patch, but the one in the back row was clearly missing. Neither she nor Yang Yulan had ever tried to break it off, so the reason for the missing patch was obvious. Furthermore, the man was smart enough not to break it off in one spot, as that would have been noticeable. So he broke it off here and there, sporadically, making it impossible to tell without careful observation.
This time, if it weren't for the different sizes of Old Song's corn, the missing corn would have gone unnoticed. Even if she had noticed it was missing, she would have simply assumed someone in the family had broken it apart, not that someone had stolen it. After all, everyone in the brigade knew each other well, and nothing like this had happened in all those years.
But now, they have been caught by the Song family.
Feng Guizhi's face darkened. These days, not many families are doing well, but few would do something like stealing food. After all, it wasn't the point where they had nothing to eat.
Feng Guizhi frowned as she took stock. The corn she'd taken wasn't much; she counted about ten or so. But while a dozen or so wasn't a lot, in those days, a grain was precious. Anyone who dared to steal it would be drowned in spit.
During dinner in the evening, Feng Guizhi brought up this matter at the table.
"What? Stealing our corn?" Chen Xiuxiu was shocked when she heard it.
Eyes widened.
"Whose shameless person did this? They actually stole food!" Sun Suyun was shocked when she heard it, and then she became angry.
Although we weren't starving to death these days, food was precious, not to mention that it had been stolen. Besides, winter was approaching, and we didn't know how the soybean harvest would turn out, so we had to rely on corn for the time being.
Moreover, they have many children, and they had always lived a tight life before, with no money to spare. Although things are better now, it doesn't mean that they can just ignore the fact that a dozen or so heads of corn were stolen.
When this happened, Yang Yulan also frowned.
"This is really secretive. They knew not to steal together so that they would be easily discovered. If Yuanbao and Baoya hadn't found a head of corn on the ground, we would still be kept in the dark." Chen Xiuxiu became more and more angry as she thought about it. She felt that this man was really cunning.
She had never heard of such a thing happening in the brigade before, and she didn't know why she felt that the Song family was easy to bully. Ten or so heads of corn was really disgusting. She didn't believe that there was any family in the brigade who couldn't afford a few heads of corn.
"Mom, I'm going to go out and scold them right now. I want to see whose family complains that their ancestor sleeps too comfortably." Sun Xiuxiu was so angry that she was about to go out and scold them.
"I'm going too. I think some people think that the Song family is easy to bully."
"Don't go yet." Feng Guizhi stopped them both. "It's no use going out and cursing now. Our corn won't come back even if you curse, and the thieves won't lose a piece of meat."
After all, he has done something as bad as stealing, so why should he be afraid of being scolded?
"What should we do, Mom? We can't just let it go like this, right?" Chen Xiuxiu knew that Feng Guizhi was right, but she just couldn't swallow this anger in her heart.
Sun Suyun also asked: "Yes, mother, what should we do about this?"
"How about Ai Min and I go and keep an eye on it together, taking turns. I guess the thief won't be here for a few days, so we'll just have to work hard for two or three days." Song Aiguo said after thinking about it.
"Let me go. You still have to work during the day. I have nothing to do anyway. I can go and watch it in the evening and rest during the day." Song Jianye said.
Feng Guizhi didn't refuse, she just said, "Let's eat first, and think about this after dinner."
Feng Guizhi didn't come up with any good ideas for a while, but she was still unwilling to let Song Aiguo and Song Aimin guard there.
After all, after a day's work, one must get a good night's rest. And Song Jianye's leg injury hadn't fully healed yet, so she couldn't let him go without worrying about it.
The family began to eat in silence. While they were eating, Chen Xiuxiu suddenly said, "Do you think the person who stole the corn was Mrs. Tian?"
Honestly, her first reaction when she heard the news was that it was Aunt Tian who stole the corn. After all, she didn't like the Song family, and Aunt Tian was a person who loved to take advantage of others. She couldn't stand seeing others doing well, especially the Song family. So, if she had to think about who in the brigade stole the corn, the first person she thought of was Aunt Tian.
"I also think it's her. Mrs. Tian has been keeping an eye on our family for a long time. Moreover, if we talk about anyone in the team who has a grudge against our family, it's only her." Sun Suyun agreed when she heard it.
When she mentioned staring, another person popped up in Chen Xiuxiu's mind: "What about Mrs. Li? Why do I suddenly feel that she is a little suspicious?"
After all, if anyone had been keeping a close eye on the Song family these days, it would have to be Granny Li. Plus, she lived right next door, so if she saw the family go out, it wouldn't make sense for her to go over to the private plot.
"Mrs. Li?"
This reminded them of Mrs. Li's appearance a few days ago, and they looked around, trying to find where they had hidden. Adding to that the fact that she had been hiding under the crack in the door, the Song family members also became suspicious.
Well, after all, these are just their speculations, they have no evidence.
"I'll go around the back and see if I can catch him on the spot." After saying this angrily, Chen Xiuxiu thought about it and felt a little scared, so she added:
"Aiguo, you will come with me later."
Song Aiguo was also angry, but he agreed after hearing it.
After the family finished dinner, Yang Yulan took the two children to wash and went back to the west room, while Chen Xiuxiu and Song Aiguo went to the private plot at the back together.
It was completely dark now, and only the moonlight could reveal some figures. It was the perfect time for stealing since everyone was going to bed.
However, the two men hid in the cornfield for a long time and did not see anyone coming. Seeing that it was getting late, they had no choice but to go home.
......
In the west room, Baoya and Tianen had already fallen asleep, while Yang Yulan and Song Jianye were lying in bed still thinking about the stolen corn.
In reality, Song Jianye wanted to go on night watch and catch thieves. After all, he had been staying at home for the past few months, being taken care of by Yang Yulan and the others, unable to do much, and he felt a bit guilty. So, when his house was robbed, he wanted to help. However, he knew Feng Guizhi and Yang Yulan would not agree.
Although his leg is basically healed now, and if he goes, he will definitely make some preparations to avoid any accidents. However, as a family, we are definitely worried.
As for Song Jianye, he also hoped that he could recover soon, so he did not insist, but just hoped that the thief could be caught as soon as possible.
The next day, Chen Xiuxiu and Sun Suyun were both in a bad mood because of the corn theft, but when they saw Feng Guizhi was the same as usual and didn't say anything about how to catch the person, they both couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
At lunch time, Feng Guizhi finally told them the idea she had thought of yesterday.
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