That one shout set the whole village abuzz.
Xiao Yichen slowly ran back along the riverbank.
We finally met the person.
He's been back for two days now. On the first day, the village was quiet, even during the day.
After learning about what happened in Houshantun, he felt that it was a good thing.
The next day, I went to the police station, then to Houshantun, and went out in the middle of the night, but I didn't encounter so many people.
If he hadn't known the actual situation, he would have thought that none of these people were there.
Passing by the threshing ground, I saw a group of people surrounding a pile of corn.
Two of them were kneeling there.
It's expensive and not straight; you have to hold it down.
You can tell from his face that he's still hungover.
Not to mention, you can smell the alcohol from a great distance.
A look of surprise flashed across Xiao Yichen's eyes.
This has caused quite a stir.
In the countryside, everyone steals corn and sweet potatoes at some point. As long as it's not too outrageous, everyone turns a blind eye.
After all, they are all fellow villagers.
It's better to avoid trouble.
Furthermore, unless they were truly desperate, no one would throw their reputation and honor to the ground for others to trample on.
So, over the years, even if Shangwan Village discovered something and someone secretly hid something, no one would say anything.
Why is there such a big commotion this time?
Xiao Yichen continued to frown, his eyes scrutinizing the two sleepy-eyed people.
Even with such a commotion, and with his hands twisted and him forced to kneel on the ground, he still hasn't regained consciousness.
How much did you drink last night?
Furthermore, the commotion was so intense that the shout just now was completely distorted; it was impossible to tell who shouted it.
When Xiao Yichen saw his father and second uncle arrive, he didn't say anything and just watched from a distance.
I have a feeling that something's going on here.
Xiao Aimin and Xiao Aijun had a lot to do today: building houses, drying corn, harvesting sweet potatoes, and helping the vegetable team with their produce.
It's all very troublesome.
As it turns out, the person hadn't even left the house yet.
Then I heard that the corn kernels had been stolen!
Xiao Aimin felt extremely overwhelmed at the time.
What's the point of shouting about this?
If they weren't desperate to survive, who would do such a despicable thing?
I happened to run into my second brother, so we came together.
People spotted the two people from a distance.
They all quickly greeted each other, finally someone in charge had arrived.
"Captain, come quick! A lot of our corn has been stolen!"
Before Xiao Aimin even got close, Aunt Luo started shouting loudly.
The Mushroom Team has been relatively quiet lately.
The greenhouse and everything else are ready; we're just waiting for the mushrooms to grow mycelium on their own.
According to expert Zhao, it will take two to three months for the fruiting bodies to grow, which means the mushrooms will be ready to be sold.
Then remove the film and do whatever you want.
Of course, they planted several more batches in succession.
According to expert Zhao, this means tiered planting, with crops maturing in stages, to prevent them from hitting the market all at once and thus lowering prices.
Just control the temperature during this period.
The mushroom team members had less to do; their main tasks were checking the weather and controlling the temperature.
Then I had to go to work.
As a result, before they even started work, another accident happened in their village!
The corn kernels were stolen this time!
How is this any different from stealing her family's grain?
Hearing the shouts, they hurried over.
Watching the two people in charge slowly walk over here.
Aunt Luo thought it was too slow.
After speaking, he took Xiao Aijun's arm and led him this way.
"Hey, team leader! Hey, Party secretary, hurry up! Our production team's stuff has been stolen, why are you two taking so long?"
Xiao Aimin and Xiao Aijun didn't like hearing this.
Their speed is good.
How much faster? Like a forced march!
No military wants an old man!
But I won't hold it against her.
When I got to the side, wow, quite a few were missing.
The plastic sheeting covering one of the grain piles was removed.
The wooden sticks and stones used to weigh down the plastic sheeting were scattered haphazardly.
There's also a wooden shovel used for shoveling grain lying here.
There were also unused fertilizer bags next to it.
Fertilizer is a precious commodity nowadays.
It's hard to buy.
They use it sparingly here too.
Most of them still use organic fertilizer.
These bags don't look like they belong to their brigade.
Xiao Aimin and Xiao Aijun are both experienced farmers.
At a glance, you can tell how much grain is missing!
Goodness, that's several hundred pounds less.
Looking to the side, there were two more people kneeling.
The person who was assigned to watch the venue yesterday.
I'm still not fully awake.
Xiao Aimin stepped forward and gently patted the man's face: "Jianshe, Jianshe, wake up, what happened?"
Seeing that the person still looked like he hadn't woken up, they had no choice but to give up.
Go and photograph someone else.
"Jianming, Jianming, wake up."
This is better; at least my eyes can focus again.
Seeing that it was Xiao Aimin, he still couldn't quite believe what he was seeing.
He asked in confusion, "Captain, you're here for a drink too?"
Enraged, Xiao Aimin slapped him on the shoulder.
"Drink my ass! Tell me, what happened? How come the grain is missing?"
The man then looked around in a daze.
Looking at everyone's expressions—some angry, some watching the show, and some observing from the sidelines—I could see their reactions.
The doubts only continued.
He muttered to himself, "Weren't we drinking? How come you're all here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he received a slap on the head.
This time it was Xiao Aijun who made the call.
"Get lost! Tell me, who bought the wine yesterday?"
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