The wording was all pre-arranged. If the Cao family opened the door directly, that would be fine; if they didn't, we'd have to think of something.
Sure enough, after hearing what Wang Dabao said, Cao Shuang couldn't find any reason to refuse. He wasn't very bright to begin with, and his mother, Rui Qiaodan, made the arrangements for him.
We can't just ignore what Wang Dabao said.
After all, they are from the third team, and many things in the future will depend on the team leader's allocation and arrangement. The local official is more powerful than the county magistrate. If you offend the team leader, you won't get a chance to do anything later.
Cao Shuang was doing something else for a few minutes before slowly walking over and opening the door.
…
He was also holding a flashlight in his hand.
Before he could even get a good look at the figure, Wang Tianxiao grabbed his arm and told Wang Dabao to go to the tofu shop immediately.
Cao Shuang is about 1.7374 meters tall. He is not very tall, but he is very strong. He has developed great strength from years of physical labor. If it were an ordinary person, they might not be able to do anything to him.
Wang Tianxiao was prepared, so he subdued him as soon as he entered the room.
The Cao family's tofu workshop is on the south side. It was brightly lit when we were up there, but now it's pitch black.
But how can this be concealed?
Wang Dabao went straight to the door of the tofu shop, knocked on the door and shouted, "Qiaodan, Cao Daneng, I know you're in there. Come out, both of you. You had the guts to steal electricity, and now you're hiding inside. Turn on the lights and the door."
There was no movement inside.
Wang Dabao was caught between laughter and tears.
None of these people are very bright.
Do you think you can cover this up? Look at the steam coming out of the window; it's obvious they were cooking something inside.
Even if they didn't see any lights up there, that alone could be a clue.
"You're not coming out, are you? Then I'll call the police. Let them come and see how much electricity you've stolen from the public. At this rate, your whole family will probably be in jail for years, and you won't be able to make tofu anymore."
"I'll give you a few more seconds..."
"squeak!"
The door opened, and the lights inside came back on.
Cao Daneng, Rui Qiaodan, and Cao Hong all came out and blocked the doorway.
"Captain, is this all you've come to me about in the middle of the night? Do you think my family is a thief?"
Wang Dabao almost burst out laughing.
Need I say more? Don't you know your family's status?
I was trying to treat you like thieves, but you're all part of the same family, you're all inhuman!
At this moment, Wang Tianxiao, who had subdued Cao Shuang, also arrived. Just as he was about to speak, Cao Hong, taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, suddenly slipped through the gap and ran directly up to the pit courtyard.
Wang Tianxiao didn't even look at it, just smiled faintly.
In the dim light, his smile looked particularly sinister.
"Uncle Tianxiao, what brings you here too?"
Cao Daneng was the only honest man in the Cao family, so he usually didn't talk much. No matter what happened, he would stand timidly behind his wife, waiting for her to step forward.
This old man sold tofu his whole life, and eventually developed dementia. They had already moved to build houses above the pit dwelling, but one night, when he went to the toilet, he somehow walked directly to the edge of the pit dwelling, fell down, and died.
Since the old man died, almost everyone in the Cao family has become a villain.
How can you raise a well-behaved child without proper family education?
Three generations of their descendants were a family of bandits.
“Great Power, since we’re all standing here, you should know why we’re here. We’re all neighbors, from the same village. Brother Da Bao and I don’t want to push things too far. What do you think we should do?”
"What? Uncle Tianxiao, what are you saying? Speak clearly, I don't quite understand."
Cao Daneng was at a loss for words and fell into a daze, while his wife Rui Qiaodan officially took over the conversation.
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Speaking of Rui Qiaodan, she's really something else.
No one knows where her hometown is. It is said that she once said that she came from Sichuan, but Wang Tianxiao has never heard this woman speak Sichuan dialect.
Gyeongseong has many people from Chuanli, because the two provinces are adjacent.
Although Longxi Province was not very developed, it was at least better than Sichuan Province at that time.
However, that was only at that time.
After decades of dramatic changes, Sichuan's economic development has far surpassed that of Gansu Province, but that's another story.
Life in Sichuan was very hard back then, and many people couldn't survive. They basically begged their way here. Li Yali's father, Li Wanfu, was also a stranger who fled from Sichuan and settled down here.
Rui Qiaodan said she also fled from Sichuan.
Wang Tianxiao had discussed this matter with Li Yali and thought that it was true that they were fleeing for their lives, but he guessed that it wasn't because they were too poor to survive, but because they had stolen something and were being chased so much that they had no choice but to run here.
Since Rui Qiaodan married Cao Daneng, the Cao family has become known far and wide for their thievery.
Rui Qiaodan was the one who founded a school of thought.
When she was young, she once stole watermelons from someone's field and had her left leg broken. Since then, she has walked with a limp, and the villagers call her "Limpy Clever Girl".
Despite her physical problems, her spirit was not affected; on the contrary, she became even more courageous.
In Wangjia Village, her lively figure could be seen countless nights.
Often, just as dawn was breaking and people were still asleep, she would hear villagers cursing at her, but she didn't care at all. Let them curse her, she would still steal as usual.
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