◎Third update◎
The cabbages in the big yard were gradually consumed, and everyone gradually forgot about the cabbage thief who stole the cabbage some time ago. Only Luo Hongmei was obsessed with catching the thief.
The daughter of a wealthy family lived in the countryside, her son was not taking care of things at home, and her husband was busy with work, so the arduous task of catching the thief finally fell on her.
Late in the evening, she cursed at the east room as usual, accusing the Wu Changlong family of all the wrongdoings. The Wu family was too lazy to pay attention to her and closed the door, leaving only her cursing voice echoing in the air.
"You heartless idiot! You are such a jerk! How dare you sneak into my old mother's house! Your whole family will be extinct... um..."
A hand covered Luo Hongmei's mouth tightly. Luo Hongmei struggled for a few times as if by reflex before she got free. She turned her head and saw that it was her son Yao Haoyu!
"You little rascal, how dare you cover your mother's mouth?" She slapped her son a few times, but didn't really use any force.
Yao Haoyu sat down, crossed his legs and advised his mother, "Mom, calm down. It's just a few cabbages. See how long you have been holding a grudge against me."
"Is that just a few cabbages? This is a thief coming to your door. If we don't act tough, they'll steal your money next time if they steal your cabbages last time, right?"
"Come on, how much money do we have for someone to steal? Go to bed." Yao Haoyu sighed. If he had known, he would not have moved the cabbages from his home. His own mother would have been thinking about it for so long.
Last time he was short of money, so he asked two scoundrels from another alley to steal cabbages for money. However, it was the first time for the three of them to do this, and they were not well prepared. In the chaos, they didn't steal much. They only earned 90 cents from more than ten cabbages. Even so, he had to hear his mother cursing him every day at home.
Today, it's even brought up the issue of extinction of the family line. Yao Haoyu got anxious when he heard it. He didn't know Luo Hongmei was so vicious!
It seems that I must be careful with my actions tonight and not steal from my own home again, otherwise my mother will not forgive me.
In the middle of the night, they saw that the people in the compound had relaxed their vigilance, so they prepared the carts and arranged the route, intending to steal 100 to 200 kilograms of goods.
Why not steal something more valuable? Those things are locked in every household's cupboard. They are difficult to steal and can be easily discovered, especially for these new thieves.
On the contrary, the cabbages outside are easier to harvest.
As the night deepened and the large courtyard became quiet, Yao Haoyu tiptoed to open the gate, called his two accomplices in, and began to act.
"Remember, don't steal from my house, or my mother will scold us for the rest of our lives."
"I know, I know."
The three of them were much more experienced this time, and they worked in perfect harmony, stealing cabbages from everywhere and taking turns to put them on the cart. Their movements were swift and silent.
Yao Haoyu felt proud as he carried the cabbages. It seems that the saying "practice makes perfect" is true!
However, he never expected that two people in the corner of the wall next to Xu's house in the east wing happened to catch them stealing cabbage.
Cheng Caili and Lu Yuan had just finished burning the talisman for having a child. They were holding a bowl of black medicine and preparing to drink it when they heard footsteps coming from outside.
The two of them were already feeling guilty for being so superstitious here, fearing that the enemy was out to arrest them, but unexpectedly they encountered thieves!
"It turned out to be Yao Haoyu!" Cheng Caili whispered softly. She and Lu Yuan looked outside and saw cabbages being carried away one by one. "Luo Hongmei scolds people every day, and finally she scolded her son."
"These bastards, they're waiting for me to get out..." Lu Yuan was about to rush out, but they were blocked by a pile of firewood and hid in a corner, so no one noticed them.
"Okay, it's not suitable for us to go out. What will you say if someone asks us why we are not sleeping here in the middle of the night?" Cheng Caili weighed the pros and cons and felt that she could bear to lose some cabbages. After all, destroying the four olds was no joke, and she didn't want to be beaten.
The two of them watched helplessly as their cabbages were taken away by Yao Haoyu, and Cheng Caili felt so angry that her teeth were itching.
The one who also hated the cabbage theft was naturally Luo Hongmei.
She has been thinking about this matter these days and couldn't sleep well at night. She is old and has a light sleep. She couldn't sleep after all the torment tonight. She got out of bed with her clothes on and wanted to take a look at the cabbages at her doorstep. This has become her habit recently. If you want to protect your food, you have to keep an eye on it!
The curtains were opened a little, and the cabbages in my house were all fine, so I didn't have to worry! Just as she turned around and wanted to go back to her room to sleep, Luo Hongmei saw a figure swaying outside with her peripheral vision - it was the thief who stole the cabbages!
With a pair of shining eyes, Luo Hongmei excitedly picked up the broom and rolling pin. Great, I finally got what I had been waiting for! Although the thieves didn't steal from my house this time, they did last time!
If she doesn't want revenge, she wouldn't be called Luo Hongmei!
Gently removing the bolt, a middle-aged woman rushed over with a rolling pin at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, and hit the thief who was bending over to hold the cabbage with a club!
With a loud bang, Yao Haoyu's eyes were filled with stars!
"Who..." Before he could finish his words, he was hit by several clubs, making him scream, accompanied by loud shouting.
"I'll beat you to death, you thief! How dare you steal from me!"
The two companions next to them wanted to grab the rolling pin, but Luo Hongmei dodged them and swung at them with sticks one after another. The three young guys were beaten to a pulp by Luo Hongmei.
When Luo Hongmei was young, she had many brothers and sisters in her family. As the eldest sister, she helped raise her younger siblings. She was strong and capable, stronger than many men. With her fearless aura, she subdued three people with just one stick.
"I'll beat you to death, I'll beat you to death! Why do something else but become a thief!" He beat and scolded them, and shouted, "Come on, everyone, come out quickly, I caught a thief!"
The street office must give her an award this time! She has already thought about giving the award to her son to get temporary employment benefits. This will not only vent her anger but also solve her son's employment problem. It can be said to be the best of both worlds.
"No, no, Mom!" Luo Hongmei was about to fall from the air with a club, but she stopped when she heard the voice of Mom. She squinted her eyes and saw that the man with a bruised face and nose was who else but her son?
"Haoyu, why are you here?"
As soon as she said this, she knew she had made a fool of herself. She threw away the stick and slapped her son on the head with her hand, "Are you a thief? How could you do such a thing?"
"Did you catch the thief?"
"What's going on?"
Luo Hongmei was just about to help her son up and go into the house when she saw that the doors of every household in the compound had been opened one after another. Many sleepy people wearing cotton jackets, holding flashlights and carrying kerosene lamps came out.
Luo Hongmei's hands froze and she stood there in a daze, looking at the three listless thieves, not knowing what to say.
Liang Baozhen and Xu Shengjie were also woken up and went out to see the excitement. Before leaving, they glanced at the clock on the wall. It was three o'clock in the morning. It was too noisy in the middle of the night.
"Ha~" Liang Baozhen yawned, wrapped herself in a cotton jacket and followed Xu Shengjie out. The two stood at the door and watched the excitement. They saw that the thief who stole the cabbage was caught by Luo Hongmei. Although this man was a gossip, he was unexpectedly a brave man.
"Auntie Luo beat three guys alone? That's amazing." Liang Baozhen squeezed to the outside of the crowd and took a look. Although she didn't see the faces of the three thieves, she felt that Luo Hongmei was amazing.
Midnight is the coldest time of the day. The weather is freezing and the wind is biting. However, no matter how cold it is, it cannot stop everyone from wanting to watch the excitement. Even Xu Shengwei and Xu Shengya got up and squeezed into the crowd even though they were sleepy and cold.
Xu Shengjie was tall and happened to see the front of a thief. He turned to Liang Baozhen and asked, "Did you see who the thief is?"
"Who?" There were many people in front, and Liang Baozhen couldn't see the face, but there must be something wrong when Xu Shengjie asked this. Could it be someone she knew?
"Yao Haoyu."
"Ah?" This answer was really unexpected. Liang Baozhen looked at Luo Hongmei, who was like a god of war in the cold wind, and then looked at Yao Haoyu, who was sitting on the ground with his head covered. She just wanted to sigh, "It's really a sacrifice for the sake of justice. I didn't expect Aunt Luo to be so perceptive."
Luo Hongmei was naturally not so aware. She never thought that her son was a thief. At this moment, she just wanted to beg Wei Jinrong to make a big deal out of a small matter and say nice things to him.
Liang Baozhen felt sleepy again, and it was really cold outside, so she hurriedly urged Xiaowei and Xiaoya to go back to the house, as they would not be able to recover if they caught a cold.
The two children skipped back to the house, Liang Baozhen followed behind, and just as she turned around, she saw two figures waiting next to her house.
There are thieves!
"Shengjie." She moved her little finger and quietly pulled Xu Shengjie's finger, attracting the man's attention and whispered, "There are two more thieves on the left wall."
Xu Shengjie followed Liang Baozhen's line of sight and saw two people squatting in front of him. He had good eyesight and recognized the two people after careful identification.
"It's Brother Lu and Sister Cheng."
"Ah?" Liang Baozhen walked over with confidence after hearing this and met Lu Yuancheng Caili who was hiding in the corner.
"Tsk." Cheng Caili held a bowl and gestured to her to shut up, fearing that others would find out.
"Sister Caili, why are you hiding here in the middle of the night?"
"Oh, I can't explain it for a while!" Cheng Caili and Lu Yuan didn't expect that they would have no chance to go home after the three thieves showed up. It's good to meet Liang Baozhen and his wife now, they can help cover their way back. "Don't shout, let's go back to the house first, don't worry, they are not up to no good."
Liang Baozhen looked at the two of them suspiciously, not out of suspicion but curiosity. What was this bowl of black water? It looked pitch black.
"Let's go back first. If anyone asks, you can say that we just came out of the house to see the excitement. Thank you." Lu Yuan helped Cheng Caili to stand up, but his legs became numb from squatting for so long, and he didn't stand steadily and bumped into the window of Liang Baozhen and Xu Shengjie's bedroom with a bang.
Lu Yuan rubbed his head skillfully and continued to help his wife go home.
Liang Baozhen listened to the sound and felt it was somewhat familiar, as if it was the sound she heard at home that night. So it was them two last time?
Cheng Caili and Lu Yuan, feeling guilty, quickened their pace towards the back house, but they were stopped by Wei Jinrong just as they reached the middle of the yard!
"Lu Yuan, what are you two doing?"
The two of them held their breath and didn't dare to reply. What would they be dealt with if they were caught for being superstitious? It was all over!
"What are you holding in your hands?" Wei Jinrong strode over and asked while looking at the porcelain bowl in Cheng Caili's hand.
"I..." Cheng Caili trembled in front of Master Wei, holding the bowl, not knowing how to explain.
"Xiao Cheng, did you send me a drink because you saw that I was having a hard time catching thieves?" Wei Jinrong talked for a long time, dealt with Luo Hongmei for a long time, and severely criticized the cabbage-stealing criminal gang headed by Yao Haoyu. At this moment, smoke was coming out of his throat.
I saw Cheng Caili holding a bowl of "tea" in her hand, which looked almost the same as the strong tea she usually brewed.
"Ah?" How could Cheng Caili dare to deny it at this moment? She was walking around with a bowl of water in her hand in the middle of the night, which was really suspicious. It was not right to admit it, nor to deny it. Cheng Caili hesitated and didn't know how to start.
When Mr. Wei saw that Cheng Caili did not deny it, he took the bowl from her and gulped down the bowl of medicine for treating infertility.
Holding back the bowl of medicine without a drop left, Cheng Caili and Lu Yuan looked at each other. There was one word written in both of their eyes: retreat!
The author has something to say:
A chaotic night:
Yao Haoyu: I am injured
Luo Hongmei: I am heartbroken
Lu Yuan: I was injured too
Master Wei: Is it possible that I am the one who is hurt the most?
Thanks to the cutie who irrigated the nutrient solution: 20 bottles of Baofu Little Lemon;
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