Chapter 120 Thief
We are all from the same village. We cannot say that we all share the same happiness, but if everyone lives a good life, the village will be peaceful.
However, things did not go as planned.
That night, when Jiang Cuihua came to Liu Yinyin's house to sleep, she told her the bad news: "In the afternoon, someone encountered a wild wolf in the mountains and was bitten by the wolf. He has now been sent to the hospital."
Luckily, they only encountered a lost lone wolf, otherwise...
Jiang Cuihua didn't dare to think about it, as she felt a chill on her back when she thought about it.
Liu Yinyin was packing dried kiwis and was shocked when she heard this: "Is it serious?"
"That's right." Jiang Cuihua said with a lingering fear, "I heard that a wild wolf bit off a large piece of flesh from his thigh, and blood was all over the ground. When he was sent to the county town, he had already passed out."
Not knowing whether her life would be in danger, Jiang Cuihua felt terrified just thinking about it.
Liu Yinyin sighed when she heard her say this: "Mom, you guys should not go to that hilltop to pick wild vegetables in the future. It's dangerous."
Jiang Cuihua and Liu Dasao have also followed the villagers into the mountains to pick wild vegetables these past two days.
After this incident, the hilltop will probably become a forbidden area in the eyes of the villagers again.
Jiang Cuihua frowned slightly: "There is no way to deal with the danger. We can't just wait and go hungry."
Winter is coming soon. If we don’t dig up some wild vegetables now, how will we survive the winter?
How much wild vegetables can the people in a village dig in a day?
Some people will still choose to take risks just to save a few more mouths to eat.
However, Jiang Cuihua continued, "The village chief said that he would arrange for people to go hunting in the mountains in the next two days, and then ask the township militia to come and help."
It is definitely not safe to have wolves in the mountains. After hunting, it will not be so dangerous for the villagers to go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables.
The militia in the countryside are equipped with homemade rifles and are not afraid of the wild beasts in the mountains.
Liu Yinyin's eyes flickered slightly: "Will the village militia come to help?"
Jiang Cuihua thought: "It should work."
However, we will have to treat them well and give them some benefits when the time comes. Since the village chief has said this, he should be sure of it.
The next morning, Liu Yinyin heard about the villager who was bitten by a wild wolf yesterday afternoon.
His life is not in danger, but his leg is seriously injured. In the future, he will definitely not be able to walk as smoothly as before.
Jiang Cuihua brought a puppy to Liu Yinyin. The puppy was only three months old.
It's a small ball with golden yellow hair, looking cute and adorable.
The puppy had just been bathed and was brought home, so it was clean and dry.
Jiang Cuihua gave the puppy to Liu Yinyin and said, "Since Yanyan is still young, I picked a puppy for her."
Puppies have strong adaptability. If you catch a big yellow dog, you may not be able to tame it, and it may even sneak back later.
Liu Yinyin really likes puppies: "It doesn't matter, they will grow up after being raised."
When the puppy arrived at the new place, it looked around, its eyes full of curiosity and innocence, and it looked quite smart.
Jiang Cuihua guessed that the lady would like it, so she deliberately chose the smartest one.
Liu Yinyin held the puppy in her arms and said to her, "Mom, can you bring something back for my uncle later? Just... 20 kilograms of cornmeal, okay?"
Consider it her reward for adopting the puppies.
Jiang Cuihua: "No, if I don't give you this dog, your uncle won't be able to keep it alive."
In this world, few people keep dogs, so Liu Yinyin saved the puppy's life in a disguised way.
"Let's put things aside." Liu Yinyin didn't want to owe anyone a favor, mainly because her grandparents died early, and Jiang Cuihua didn't have much contact with her family, let alone her.
If the Jiang family hadn't been short of food this time, they wouldn't have come here to ask Jiang Cuihua for help.
So...Liu Yinyin didn't want to accept things from her uncle's family for nothing.
Jiang Cuihua hesitated for a moment and said, "Ten kilograms of cornmeal will be enough."
Food is so precious nowadays, twenty kilograms is too much for a puppy, it's not worth the price.
Liu Yinyin went to pack ten kilograms of cornmeal for Jiang Cuihua.
Jiang Cuihua then said to her, "Tomorrow, the village chief will take people to the mountains to hunt wolves. Do you want to go and exchange some meat for food?"
If you go there, you have to go early, otherwise the meat will be picked up by others.
Liu Yinyin nodded immediately and said, "Forget it... I have salted fish and meat at home, so I won't change it."
She didn't like eating game in the first place. She could accept pheasants and rabbits, but wild wolf... forget it.
Jiang Cuihua glared at her and said, "It may not be a wild wolf. There are so many prey in the mountains. Maybe it can hunt other good things."
Liu Yinyin thought for a moment and said, "...Then let's go and have a look tomorrow."
If there is something really good, it is not impossible to exchange some for it. If she doesn't eat it, she can still sell it to the system, right?
On the first day the puppy came home, Liu Yinyin found a cardboard box to make a nest for it because the house was small.
When the puppy first arrived, Liu Yinyin placed the doghouse at the door of the kitchen to let it adapt first.
In the evening, Liu Yinyin specially cooked a bowl of millet and vegetable porridge for it.
The puppy was eating happily, but maybe because it was in a new environment, it seemed a little shy and would not respond if there was any movement around it.
The puppy immediately raised its head, and its big, round eyes turned around vigilantly.
At night, Liu Yinyin was sleeping soundly when she suddenly heard a dog barking in a baby voice: "Woof woof..."
Liu Yinyin was awakened instantly, and Jiang Cuihua also woke up.
The puppy barked a few times and then stopped.
Jiang Cuihua muttered, "Is the puppy picking on the land?
She thought the puppy was having trouble adapting to the environment and didn't think much about it. The main reason was that it was the puppy's first day at home. It couldn't be such a coincidence that a thief would come to the house right away, right?
Liu Yinyin took a flashlight, opened the door and looked out. The puppy was lying on the box.
Perhaps he heard the noise and turned to look at Liu Yinyin.
Liu Yinyin checked around with a flashlight. There was nothing unusual in the kitchen, and in the utility room...
Liu Yinyin stood at the door, looked around, and then closed the door of the storage room.
After a while, he returned to the room and spoke a few words to Jiang Cuihua in a low voice.
Immediately, Liu Yinyin turned off the flashlight, and peace returned to the surroundings.
In the dark night, a figure sneaked out from the storage room, holding a cage in his hand.
For fear of disturbing the people in the house, he took off his shoes and did not make any sound.
Unexpectedly, just after he took a few steps, he was hit hard on the back and felt pain.
Just as he was about to fight back, he was hit on the leg again. With a "crack" sound, the man's leg was broken.
Liu Yinyin suddenly turned on the flashlight and shone it on the thief.
Only then did she see the thief's true face.
Jiang Cuihua took the opportunity and raised the stick in her hand without hesitation, hitting the thief several times: "You evil man, you stole things from my daughter, I will beat you to death."