Seeing that they were about to start chatting again, Su Fuqiang frowned and said, "Be quiet!"
Everyone fell silent.
Su Fuqiang said, "This is what happened. Recently, people in the village have often lost things at home, such as eggs, vegetables from the vegetable garden, and money. So Aunt Niu called everyone to catch the thieves today, and caught them red-handed in the evening. Li Chunhua and her husband Li Qin first went to Su Luo's house and stole two yuan, and then passed by Niu Fang's house and stole three eggs. They were caught by everyone in the cowshed of Lao Zhang's house."
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
"Good fellow, at your age, you really steal things?"
"How shameless! The couple are of the same character, no wonder they can live together."
"It's so black, if you hadn't told me it was Aunt Li, I wouldn't have recognized her."
Su Fuqiang looked at Niu Fang, "How did you know they would steal things tonight?"
Niu Fang pointed at Su Luo and said with a cheerful smile: "I can't say it, the idea was all from Xiao Luo, come here, Xiao Luo, and you say it!"
Niu Fang looked at her encouragingly.
Su Luo was amused, knowing that Aunt Niu was giving her a chance to "clear herself", so she stood up and explained to everyone, "Actually, what happened today was a trap I set on purpose. Because things have been missing from everyone's homes recently, and 10 kilograms of wild vegetables were lost from my house yesterday. There are thieves in the village, and everyone's life is uneasy. I've heard everyone occasionally talk about what's missing from their homes before."
"Yeah, isn't it! Someone pulled out two radishes from my field a few days ago. I was so angry!"
"I was drying pickled cabbage in the yard, and there was one jar missing earlier. My husband even said I counted it wrong!"
"Isn't that enough? My kitchen is often short of oil and salt. I thought I used them too quickly. Now it seems that my house must have been robbed!"
Seeing everyone angry, Su Luo continued, "Everyone is angry, and I am angry too! My family worked hard to dig 10 kilograms of wild vegetables, and in the blink of an eye, they were gone the next day. Who wouldn't be angry? And he suffered and was beaten by his grandfather. I thought that this thief was like a rat, gnawing at everyone's hard-earned money, and we can't let it go like this, so I discussed it with Aunt Niu yesterday and set a trap to catch the thief."
"What trap?" Everyone was curious about her. They didn't believe that Su Luo, who usually looked like a lazy and brainless fool, could have any clever ideas.
Su Fuqiang also looked at her.
Su Luo did not keep the secret and said straightforwardly: "Let Aunt Niu tell people everywhere that I have a hundred dollars at home. The thief will definitely be thinking about it. We don't have a man who can take care of things at home. It's easy for us to steal things. So I guess she will come at night, so I put ink on the window and the door in advance. If the thief steps on it, even if he runs away, we can follow the ink to find his whereabouts. Isn't that catching him?"
She didn't take too much credit, and looked at Aunt Niu and the village chief: "Thanks to Aunt Niu for trusting me, and the village chief bringing people here in time, otherwise I would never have been able to catch the thief by myself!"
The village chief gave her an approving look and said, "You are kind today. You have contributed a lot to catching the thief."
Niu Fang took the opportunity to say, "Xiao Luo, it's all thanks to you. If you hadn't been so kind-hearted and wanted to help us catch the thief, we wouldn't know how much stuff would be missing from our home! Look at you, the prodigal son who has turned over a new leaf and put down his butcher knife, you've become smarter and have a better heart!"
Everyone was amused by Niu Fang's random words, the atmosphere became relaxed, and everyone looked at Su Luo with less hostility.
No matter what, at least Su Luo helped them catch the thief, which was a good thing, wasn't it?
Aunt Li wanted to say something, but the person who was holding her from behind blocked her mouth with a hand towel, making it impossible for her to speak.
Lao Li was also a cowardly accomplice. After being caught, he completely accepted his fate. He was so scared that his face turned pale and he knelt on the side with his head down.
Su Fuqiang said, "A lot of things have been lost in everyone's homes recently. I will report this to Captain Li Yue and see how he will handle it then."
Niu Fang said quickly: "Village Chief, this kind of person can't stay in our village anymore. Who knows if she will steal things again in the future! If someone's house is missing something, it's hard to say!"
The people around him echoed, "Yes! Stealing is not a small crime. In the past, the person would be paraded through the streets and beaten to death! Although things are different now, we still can't let him off easily! Otherwise, how can we live a down-to-earth life in the future? No one in the family would be watching over the vegetables in the yard all day long, or the two radishes planted in the back, right? How can we work in peace?"
Su Fuqiang said: "Don't worry, I will give you an explanation and will not let you off easily."
Everyone was satisfied.
Su Luo took back her two dollars and took Gu Yi home.
During the day, Aunt Niu had already announced to everyone that she wanted to do small business when she had the money. When she really did this and made money in the future, others would have peace of mind and would not be too abrupt and suspicious of her.
Her family didn't really have a hundred dollars, but after this incident, everyone knew that she did make some money, at least she had two dollars in her hands.
By doing a good thing for the villagers and getting rid of a bad guy, her reputation here will also be better, and she can defend herself when the big villain comes in the future.
The next day, Su Jincai came to her house again in a threatening manner and kicked open the door of her house with a malicious look.
"You fat pig! Come out here!" Su Jincai stood in the yard with his hands on his hips, an angry look on his face.
Gu got up early in the morning and was cooking porridge in the kitchen.
Su Jincai came in following the smell, and when he saw the porridge in the pot, he was so angry that he yelled, "You little bastard, you have money to buy such fine white rice to cook porridge, but you don't have money to give it back to me, right?"
He raised his hand to push Gu Yi, but Gu Yi dodged, slipped under his elbow, and ran out.
Su Luo came out of the room, pushed Gu Yi back with her chubby body, and looked at Su Jincai, "Why are you here?"
"Why are you here? You're so good, Su Luo! You enjoy the money you make and give it back to your father when you have nothing to earn, you ungrateful little bastard!" Su Jincai was so angry that he wanted to hit her.
It is early in the morning now, and folks are all out at this time, some going to work, some going to the market.
Su Luo hurriedly shouted: "Dad! It's not what you see! Listen to my explanation!"
"Explain? What's there to explain! Give me the money! You earned 100 yuan but you still don't pay back your father the 20 yuan. Do you want to die? You even dared to extort your father's medical expenses a few days ago. You are tired of living, right?" Su Jincai became more and more angry as he spoke. He pushed Su Luo to the ground and picked up the stool next to him to throw at her.
Su Luo quickly rolled to the side to avoid it, winking at Gu Yi and howling like a ghost: "Dad! I don't have a hundred dollars, I really don't, please don't hit me, I won't have any money even if you kill me! I didn't lie to you! Ah... It hurts! Help! Someone is hitting me!"
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