The next day, the police and the neighborhood committee, along with Old Master Niu and Niu Laosan's brothers, all came. Father didn't go to the city today; he stayed with his parents to face the situation together.
They were very firm, offering to compensate for the cost of repairing the house and the large white goose, and that they wouldn't pursue other matters. However, the Niu family disagreed and instead demanded that they compensate Niu Laosan for his medical expenses. The grandparents were so angry that they laughed.
"We haven't even investigated your son for burglary yet, and you're already asking us to pay for his medical expenses? I don't think this can be settled. You're not sincere, are you trying to make my family a sucker? Fine, I think we should stop talking. Officer, let's just follow the normal procedures. My two children are home, and they saw him. If no one was home, who knows what might have been stolen. He's a thief, a thief in broad daylight, and he can't be let off lightly!"
Old Man Niu instantly flew into a rage and stood up to argue with the Tao family. Old Mrs. Niu and her third son were still in the detention center. If he lost the argument, he might really go to jail. The Tao family's attitude was extremely domineering. They wouldn't let them out without paying compensation.
Even the police said that the Tao family had done nothing wrong and did not need to make any compensation; on the contrary, the Niu family was to blame and should pay compensation.
These people, used to taking advantage of others and being arrogant, ignored the police officers' words and demanded compensation from the Tao family.
Unable to reach an agreement in the end, the Tao family simply refused to reconcile, insisted on following the proper procedures, and then turned and left, too lazy to listen to this family's clamor any longer.
Although this wasn't the first time Xiao Jiu had encountered such a difficult person, in the past, there was always one side with a weaker presence. But now, the two sides were evenly matched. The Tao family was spirited and didn't back down at all, leaving the Niu family helpless. Similarly, when faced with such a rogue, the Tao family could only hope that the police could come up with a proper solution.
It's disgusting that you can cause trouble even when you're trying to help.
However, after this incident, no one around was willing to help Niu's wife anymore. They wouldn't lend her money, let alone grain or milk. Niu's third daughter-in-law was so anxious that she stopped producing milk. She went to the street to cry and complain while still in her postpartum period, but her family, her husband's family, and her sisters-in-law all ignored her and just let her cry while holding her baby.
In the end, the neighborhood committee found a way to contact a dairy farm for her, so that the farm would deliver milk to her family every day at a set time, but this would cost money.
Now that things have come to this, and she can't gain any advantage, Niu Laosan's wife doesn't dare to cause any more trouble. The child is crying loudly from hunger, and she really has no other choice but to compromise.
After a stalemate of four or five days, the Niu family finally couldn't stand being in the detention center and compensated the Tao family one million yuan. This wasn't an exorbitant price; the white goose was laying eggs, each weighing four or five pounds, and the roof tiles were being repaired. In this era of inflation, everyone thought the price was reasonable, except for the Niu family, who believed the Tao family was extorting them.
However, if you don't pay, you'll end up in jail. This mother and son had never suffered such scorn and hardship. The old man was forced to pay compensation, and since there was no money, all three brothers had to come out. As a result, the third branch of the Niu family made a huge scene. As soon as Niu Laosan returned home, the other two brothers started clamoring to divide the family property, which made Niu Laotai faint from anger.
After hearing the gossip from the Niu family at home, Grandma didn't say anything on the surface. But as soon as the gossips left, she couldn't help but mutter about it to Xiaojiu.
"See? Evil people always have their own evil ones to deal with. None of her three daughters-in-law are easy to deal with, especially the third daughter-in-law. She looks timid and submissive, but she's the worst at heart. Just watch her, and sooner or later this old lady will suffer the consequences of her carefully chosen daughter-in-law!"
There were only four white geese in total. One died, making them asymmetrical. So Grandma spent another 10,000 yuan to buy a female gosling, making a total of four.
The roof wasn't repaired, but the cost of buying new tiles was 100,000 yuan.
This million-dollar compensation includes not only material compensation, but also compensation for emotional distress and compensation for the Tao family's decision not to pursue the matter of their detention. So no matter how much the Niu family protested, the grandparents did not budge and even gave them a few words: "You reap what you sow!"
After that incident, Grandma never dared to leave her and her brother at home again. She took them everywhere she went, for fear that something might go wrong again.
After their sheep were bred again, they finally got pregnant, which meant they wouldn't have milk for almost half a year.
Since there was no milk to drink, Grandma would save eggs for them to eat.
When Xiao Jiu went out with the old lady and the others, she would often pick up a nest of quail eggs from the grass. She always managed to collect all the quail eggs and wouldn't let her grandma incubate them. In the end, she and her brother would eat them, satisfying their quail egg cravings. It was truly delightful.
Ever since Xiao Jiu was able to freely search for food in the warehouse, he would treat himself from time to time.
She found barbecue grills and charcoal in a corner of the warehouse, and pulled out some aluminum foil. Using the embers from the kitchen and the shrimp in the warehouse freezer, she grilled about ten shrimp for herself and took them into her space to satisfy her craving.
The shrimp are easy to cook and handle. Just wash them and remove the vein. She doesn't eat the shrimp heads; she secretly feeds them to the chickens, ducks, and geese. Once they're in their bellies, even the evidence is eliminated.
Since she didn't have much aluminum foil, she planned to reuse it repeatedly. She would clean the used foil and store it in her storage space until it was no longer usable, at which point she would figure out how to throw it away.
The grilled shrimp wasn't even seasoned with salt, but it was still incredibly delicious and flavorful. It was a real treat to satisfy my craving for meat.
Eating shrimp is addictive; she ate ten shrimp in one go, and her belly bulged out from being so full that it looked hilarious.
If other seafood weren't difficult for her to digest or handle, she certainly wouldn't have enjoyed just this one.
Because the warehouse was large enough and there was a lot of food, she collected the shrimp heads and shells and casually tossed them to the chickens, ducks, and geese, watching them eat them before leaving.
Although she can no longer drink goat milk, she can still eat chicken eggs and quail eggs. Moreover, the food nowadays is all natural, green, and pollution-free. She also often goes into her space to look for edible fruits, such as lychees, melons, dragon fruit, and grapes. She can pick whatever she wants to eat, and if she can't finish them, she can leave them and come back to eat them when she is thirsty.
So much so that when she urinated and defecated, the purplish-red color frightened her grandmother so much that her voice trembled.
"My goodness! Old man, come quick! What's wrong with our little Jiu? Jiu'er, tell Grandma what you ate, and is anything bothering you?"
Despite all her precautions, Xiao Jiu overlooked the fact that she had pooped in the ditch in the yard instead of the outhouse. So when her grandmother covered it up, she could see it clearly. How could she explain this embarrassing situation?
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