Although the red date honey cake that Jiang Yue made didn't look very appealing, it tasted alright.
I steamed a basketful, cut two plates of the slightly better-looking ones, and had Qingshan deliver one plate to his mother-in-law's house, and my nephews take the other plate home.
The latter had lunch at her third aunt's house, and felt embarrassed to stay for dinner.
Jiang Yue didn't insist on keeping him, and went back inside after seeing him to the door. After Qingshan returned, the family sat down and started eating dinner.
At the dinner table, the two brothers chattered excitedly about what they had done that day, how much money they had earned, and how much money they had spent.
Jiang Yue listened, nodding occasionally. After finishing her meal, she took out the ledger and recorded the day's expenses and income.
At this rate, in three months, the Qingshan brothers will be able to accumulate a considerable sum of money from their small business of making cold noodles!
After washing up and getting ready, it was night again.
Jiang Yue's wounds no longer hurt, and she drifted off to sleep comfortably.
Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, Xiaobai suddenly issued a frantic warning—
"Woof woof woof~"
"ah--"
Another sharp scream rang out, and Jiang Yue was jolted awake from her sweet dream!
Subconsciously, she dressed herself, grabbed a stick, lit a candle, and rushed to her daughter's room to comfort her.
Fortunately, Yao Yao was tired from running around during the day and was fast asleep, not yet fully awake.
Qingyao rubbed her eyes and saw her mother come to her room in the middle of the night. She yawned and asked:
"Mother, what happened?"
"It's alright, it's alright, you go to sleep, don't leave the room, your mother and brothers will go and check on things."
Jiang Yue comforted her, checked the window and found it to be very secure, told her daughter to continue sleeping, and then, holding a candle in her left hand and a wooden mallet in her right, prepared to go and see what had happened in the yard.
"Mother? Get behind your son. With Qingsong and me here, no one can hurt you!"
Qingshan was barefoot, his clothes were loose, and he was carrying a carrying pole. It was clear that he had rushed over without even putting on his shoes after being startled awake.
The pine tree behind him didn't look much better either.
"Okay, let's go see what happened."
Jiang Yue felt comforted; her sons' actions made her feel that her hard work in disciplining them had been effective!
"Woof woof woof~"
Pushing open the door to the main hall, Xiao Bai rushed over, whimpered, and then fiercely hissed at a wall—
"Woof woof woof~"
Qingshan carried a carrying pole, and Qingsong carried a stool. The two approached the corner of the wall one after the other and found a bloodstain on the wall!
The presence of blood indicates that someone was trying to bypass the Great Firewall!
Jiang Yue stepped forward and shone the candlelight on the area. She then had Qingshan open the gate, and the mother and her two children discovered a large patch of blood outside the wall…
Judging from the footprints, there were only two people.
One of them was probably cut by the rubble on the wall, and with Xiaobai noticing something was wrong, the person, feeling guilty, fell...
"Mother, I'll go after them!"
Qingshan looked fierce. He was climbing over their wall in the middle of the night, not sleeping. He must be either stealing or trying to harm them!
"Qingshan, go find your village chief grandfather and ask him to make a decision."
"Qingsong, just go to your grandparents' house and ask your uncle to come over."
Jiang Yue sneered as she looked in the direction of the bloodstains. Did they really think they were just orphans and widows with no one to back them up?!
"good!"
"Yes, Mother!"
Qingshan and Qingsong nodded, escorted their mother home, and told her to lock the gate. They would be right back!
"Knock knock knock—"
"Thief!"
"Knock knock knock—"
Tonight, no one will get a good night's sleep!
A thief has appeared in Wu Family Village?!
The village chief was wide awake; this was outrageous!
He has governed Wujia Village for decades and there has never been a thief!
They actually stole things right under his nose, as if he were dead?!
"Old woman, you stay home and lock the doors and windows. If you have any money, come with me to catch the thief!"
"Hey, you'd better hold your grandpa tight and make sure he doesn't fall."
Old Qin nodded. There was a thief in the village, and it was the Jiang family who stole from them. Not to mention the old man couldn't stand it, even she was itching to beat them up!
"Okay, milk~"
Yin quickly helped his grandfather up, feeling a little worried that Yao Yao might have been frightened. Thankfully, Grandma let him accompany Grandpa...
"Youyin, go call your Uncle Hoe and Axe. I've got your Brother Qingshan here, it'll be fine."
The village chief went out of his house and ordered his grandson to call for help.
"Okay, sir~"
You Yin saw that it looked like Brother Qingshan and hoped that he would take good care of his grandfather, then ran away in a flash.
"Grandpa Village Chief, please walk slowly."
"Outrageous! I'd like to see who dares to run wild in Wu Family Village!"
......
At 11:45 AM, less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before the incident, lanterns were lit in front of Jiang Yue's house, and villagers surrounded the house in layers.
"Third brother's wife, are you alright?"
"Father, what brings you here too?"
Jiang Yue opened the door, brought over several stools, and invited the elders to sit down.
"How could I not come to such a big event? I want to see who's so blind as to dare to bully the old Wu family!"
Old Master Wu, with a strong voice, stood with his hands behind his back and swept his gaze around in a sinister tone.
We're all from the same village, and our ancestors have been related by marriage for generations. They say that when one family is in trouble, eight families will come to the rescue.
After so many years of helping each other, how could such a villain have emerged who wanted to harm the orphans and widows of his third son's family!
Hmph, he's not dead yet!
It's not up to outsiders to bully his wife and his children!
When the village chief arrived and saw his old friend so angry, he couldn't help but laugh in exasperation, and joked:
“Yongfa, after all these decades, your temper has only grown stronger.”
"Hmph, you're here. From now on, it's up to you to stand up for my wife!"
Grandpa Wu snorted, but not at the village chief; he was angry at the despicable man who climbed over the wall!
"Ms. Jiang, tell me what happened and how you can help me."
Seeing that Jiang was handling the situation with ease and composure, the village chief thought that the other party was not one to be taken advantage of and probably already had a plan. He was just waiting for things to escalate so that Jiang could take the lead.
It has to be said that the village chief's guess was pretty accurate.
Jiang Yue stepped forward and told them what had just happened at home.
Then he said righteously and solemnly:
"Look everyone, my yard wall is so high, and I even reinforced it with rubble, yet it still almost couldn't keep out thieves. Just imagine, do you think your yard walls can keep out thieves?"
"My house was burgled today. If I didn't have a dog, I probably would have been stabbed in the throat while I was sleeping and I wouldn't even know it!"
"We're all from Wujia Village. What grudges or grievances do we have? Why can't we just talk about them openly? Why do we have to resort to underhanded tactics?"
"This matter cannot be resolved peacefully today. Everyone, lend a hand to help me catch the thief. If you catch him, my family will send a pound of pork belly as a thank you gift!"
With Jiang Yue's rhythmic delivery and the final perk, everyone present erupted in excitement!
Isn't what Chiang Kai-shek said clear enough?
clear!
Thief!
Today the thief broke into the Jiang family's house, tomorrow it could be one of their households!
They weren't as good at making money as the Chiang family, and they even kept dogs!
Catch the thief, and you'll get meat!
Charge!
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