Chapter 173: A small matter is no longer a big deal, Xu's mother's emotional offensive

"Oh, right, right." The old man clapped his hands excitedly, "How did you know? It was just a small basket. I was thinking about that grass at the time. I was still using it even though it was almost falling apart."

Seeing Jiang Xingyan pointed out the specific characteristics at a glance, Qiao Xiangye said calmly, "Xingyan, do you know?"

"Yeah, I just glanced at it casually."

Jiang Xingyan mentioned Xu's mother. After Jiang Xingyan said this, the others also remembered that, yes, they had stayed downstairs for such a long time.

Not many people came out, but it just so happened that everything Xu's mother said matched what they said.

There was an old woman and a small basket, but they didn't see any mutton or anything like that.

Now that everyone had a definite direction, with Qiao Xiangye's consent, the two policemen took the old man up to identify the person.

The Xu family welcomed an uninvited guest. The door kept ringing. Xu's mother turned over impatiently and said, "Xiaomei, you didn't hear the door ringing, go open the door."

Xiaomei had to listen to her grandma. She reluctantly got up, opened the door, and was stunned when she saw the two policemen.

My mind went blank, and I kept thinking about whether I had done anything wrong recently.

"Who...who are you looking for?" Xiaomei asked tremblingly.

Seeing her granddaughter's hopeless look, Xu's mother also walked over. The moment she saw the old man at the door, her face turned pale and she looked like she had been steamed in a steamer. It was winter, but she was so scared that sweat broke out on her back.

"It's her, it's her." The old man was very excited and pointed to the police beside him, "She is the one who took my mutton."

"Comrade, we are police officers. Please cooperate with our work." After the two policemen showed their ID cards, Xu's mother was so scared that her legs went limp.

He pushed against the door and shouted for help: "The army, the army——"

The sound was like that of some criminals coming to rob the house. Xu Dajun, who was dozing in the room, opened his eyes instantly, changed his clothes in ten seconds, and looked towards the door with alertness.

When he saw the police, he was also confused, "Who are you looking for?"

The old man repeated what had just happened. Xu Dajun's heart skipped a beat and he stared at his mother intently.

When he saw the other person's panicked expression and the guilt in his eyes that could hardly be hidden, he almost wished he could disappear right there and not get involved in this matter.

Xu Dajun is a soldier, and his mother is a thief who likes to steal other people's things. If this gets out, Xu Dajun will no longer be in the army. He should pack up and go home to farm.

In front of the police, Xu's mother did not dare to lie. As an old lady in the village, she had never seen a policeman in her life, let alone had the police come to her door.

She fell to the ground with her body tilted, paralyzed with fear and dared not move. She pulled her son's pants and cried, "Son, son, mom was just confused for a moment, mom didn't mean it."

"Please don't put me in jail. I won't do it again. I won't do it again."

Xu Dajun rubbed his forehead, feeling anxious and angry. What else could he do now that it had happened?

That's his biological mother, they can't really take her away, right? Otherwise, the topic of discussion tomorrow will be the Xu family.

Xu Dajun wanted to make a big deal out of a small matter. Originally, according to the procedure, Xu's mother should have gone with the police, but seeing the person lying limp and crying on the ground, the police did not want to take on this hot potato.

If the old lady is not feeling well, the police will still be held responsible. Besides, who doesn’t want to go home early to be with their wife and children during the Chinese New Year?

Xu Dajun and the old man settled the matter privately. Xu Dajun gave the old man fifty cents and reluctantly gave him a two-foot cloth coupon, then he coaxed the old man away in a gentle manner.

After everyone left, Xu's mother was still crying quietly. In one day, she had lost all her money for cigarettes and drinks, and also lost a cloth coupon. Even if Xu Dajun listened to his mother again, he would have felt very dissatisfied at this moment.

"Mom, we have enough food and drink at home, why do you want to steal other people's things?"

Xu Dajun was pacing around the living room in a rage. Just when he realized something was wrong, Xiaomei had already quietly brought Xu Jindan into the house. Now they were the only two people in the living room.

Seeing her son getting more and more angry, Xu's mother got up from the ground and started to be aggressive, "I am doing this for our family."

"It's not easy for you to make money by yourself, Dajun. Now that your niece and I are here, the burden on your shoulders will be much heavier. In addition, your wife is pregnant and you have two children. If I don't think carefully, how can our family survive?"

"Yes, I'm sorry. I stole someone's mutton. I embarrassed you. Dajun, you don't have to chase me away. I will leave by myself tomorrow."

Mother Xu's tone gradually became depressed as she talked about the days when their family depended on each other in the countryside. Xu Dajun felt compassion and for a moment he did not think of arguing with his mother.

Instead, he apologized sadly, "Mom, I am useless and I didn't let you live a good life."

Mother Xu hugged her son and said, "You can't say that. My Dajun has been a filial son since he was young. Everyone in the village says that I have a good son. He will enjoy his old age in peace."

Under the emotional attack of Xu's mother, Xu Dajun was really foolish and thought that he was wrong. If he had enough money, his mother would never have taken other people's mutton.

Ultimately, it was because he didn't work hard enough to give his mother a good life.

Many people knew about the farce in the Xu family. There were also many people eating downstairs. If everyone said something, it would be enough to embarrass the Xu family members.

Xu Dajun didn't even dare to go out for a few days. Xu Jindan went out happily, but ran back crying to complain to his father, "Dad, they don't want to play with me. They say I'm a thief."

Mother Xu was so angry that she was shaking all over. Her face had gained a layer of fat from being in the army for a few days. "Who said that? I'll tear his mouth to pieces."

Xu Jindan also knew that his grandmother was a thief who stole things. Thinking that the people below did not want to play with him and were talking about him with a smile, Xu Jindan pushed his grandmother out.

"It's all your fault. It's all your fault."

Xu's mother wanted to yell again, but Xu Dajun covered his ears with a headache, "Mom, please stop talking. This is not a glorious thing. Do you want everyone to know about it?"

The people in the family compound were relatively smart. Although they knew about it, they kept it in their hearts and didn't say anything openly because they would be in close contact with the Xu family.

Xu's mother stayed at home obediently for several days, and her whole body was almost covered with hair. She dared to go out only after she saw that there was no gossip in the building.

After Chu Sangning and Jiang Xingyan got engaged, they had a formal status. In this era, there was no difference between engagement and marriage, and everyone tacitly agreed that the two would get married soon.

So Jiang Xingyan went into the house openly to rest with Chu Sangning. In the past, due to his reputation, he had to come home secretly.