Wang Dacai’s suspicion has increased sharply, but it cannot be ruled out that Niu Er deliberately framed him.
Jiang Huaixu's mind was almost biased. But how could he catch the criminal red-handed?
She was not a timid person, and she made a decision after just a moment's thought.
"Uncle, leave this matter to me. Regardless of whether Wang Dacai did it or not, I will investigate thoroughly."
Jiang Zhengmao opened his mouth, wanting to tell Jiang Huaixu to be more careful, but then he changed his mind and thought, it’s good enough that this girl doesn’t cause trouble to others, who can possibly cause trouble to her?
So he left with peace of mind.
Jiang Huaixu didn't want to cause trouble to others. During the day, most villagers were working in the tofu shop or in the wasteland, and the children were playing near her house or the tofu shop. There should be no one at home. With her skills, it would be a piece of cake for her to climb over the wall and enter the yard.
After asking Liu Ye'er and Jiang Fu to look after the children at home, Jiang Huaixu left the house and walked towards Wang Dacai's house. Standing at the door, she listened to the movement in the yard. When she noticed someone inside, she did not go in and hid behind the house.
After waiting for a while, a man came out of Wang Dacai's house. Jiang Huaixu stuck his head out to look and saw that it was Wang Dacai himself.
Wang Dacai didn't go to work? She frowned slightly. Half a bag of five-spice powder was missing. Jiang Zhengmao only asked in detail. It shouldn't interfere with their work during the day.
She looked at the house and then at Wang Dacai's back, but did not follow him. Seeing that there was no one around, she walked to the door and found that it was locked. She nimbly climbed up the wall and jumped into the yard.
The Wang family's place was small, and there was no cellar in the yard. Jiang Sanlang had never been to the Wang family before, so she could only ask around. When Wang Dacai left home, he locked all the doors. If she wanted to get in, she could only... climb through the window.
While Jiang Huaixu was alert to whether there was anyone coming outside the yard, she quickly walked to the window of the west room. The window seemed to have been propped up and forgotten to be closed, and it was big enough for her to get into the house.
After entering the west room, Jiang Huaixu searched carefully but did not find the five-spice powder, but... She looked at the handkerchief that was placed under the quilt at the head of the bed. There was a lotus embroidered on it. She picked it up and sniffed it, and it still smelled of powder.
She put the embroidered handkerchief in her arms and had a smooth journey out of Wang Dacai's house.
"What's the matter? Have you found out what's wrong?" Jiang Sanlang ran up to ask as soon as he saw Yaomei coming back. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, so he decided to ask Yaomei for ten cents to give it a try.
Jiang Huaixu smiled at Jiang Sanlang and said, "It just so happens that I also want to ask my third brother something."
The two went into the house together.
"Didn't you say before that Wang Dacai's parents wanted to marry into our Jiang family? What happened later?"
Jiang Sanlang was stunned. "Later?"
He lowered his head and thought for a moment, "Tietou said it, and her mother mentioned it some time ago, but she hasn't talked about it much recently."
"Then have the guys you asked ever seen Wang Dacai being close to any young lady in our village?" Jiang Huaixu asked again.
Jiang Sanlang shook his head in bewilderment. "Little sister, weren't you investigating the theft of the five-spice powder? How did it become an investigation into Wang Dacai's close relationship with a certain young lady?"
He asked doubtfully before pondering Jiang Huaixu's question. "I've never seen him get close to any young lady in the village. But he likes to stroll around the village after dinner. We were wondering if his head was frozen into a lump of ice. It's so cold after dark, but he's not afraid of catching a cold."
Jiang Huaixu strolled back and forth in the room: "Want to stroll to the south too?"
"Of course not!" Jiang Sanlang stressed, "It's all over the village! Stop turning around, it's making me dizzy!"
Jiang Huaixu stopped and gave Jiang Sanlang a brilliant smile: "Third brother, you are really amazing. You know everything I ask! I can find the thief tonight, don't worry!"
Jiang Sanlang was a little flattered by the praise, and in a blink of an eye, the person standing in front of him disappeared.
"——Little sister!" He came to ask little sister for money!
In the evening, Zheng Li'niang made cabbage stewed with tofu and pancakes. While eating, Jiang Huaixu quietly observed Wang Dacai not far away.
Wang Dacai didn't know if he had done anything wrong. He felt like someone was watching him all day long. He comforted himself while eating, thinking that no one would find out that he had done it, and no one could find that place.
As long as he shows the thing to that person at night...
He was thinking while eating, and he felt that the tofu tasted like meat, which made him feel very happy.
After finishing his meal, he simply rinsed his bowl and chopsticks, then couldn't wait to leave the tofu shop.
The cold wind was howling, causing pain on his face, but his heart was warm, feeling more comfortable than drinking strong liquor.
He turned left and right in the village and came to a deserted yard. He first looked at the half sack of five-spice powder he had hidden, but found nothing unusual and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The girl had spoken so confidently during the day, and he thought she had some way to deal with it. It seemed she was just trying to scare people.
After waiting for a long time in the biting north wind, Wang Dacai felt that his lower body was numb from the wind. He could only pace back and forth, stretching his neck to look at the door from time to time.
After waiting for a long time, a figure finally arrived.
"Jiu'er!"
Wang Dacai shouted excitedly, and his whole body changed from curled up into a ball to trembling and stretched out.
When Jiang Huaixu, who was hiding behind the broken wall, saw this scene, the words "Ninth sister, ninth sister, beautiful sister——" automatically rang in her mind. She shook her head, covered her frozen red face with her gloved hands, and watched this secret scene with great interest.
Before going to dinner, she was fully armed. She had a hot pack padded in her wolfskin boots and a down jacket under her cotton coat, otherwise she would not be able to withstand the wind.
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