On the other side of the wall, Zhou Hui was squatting in the corner. At first, she was listening with great interest, with a gossipy smile on her face. But the more she listened, the deeper her brows furrowed, and she could no longer laugh.
Who are these two people? Brother Ping An, it seems there are more than ten people named Ping An in my area, who are they?
Zhou Hui thought about the two people's voices again, but still had no clue.
Zhou Hui touched the money she was carrying with her and couldn't help but feel worried.
The woman's theft had caused such a big stir that it might have reached my mother's ears. She was a bit suspicious, and since I was going to the countryside, if she knew about it, she would definitely check her savings. If her savings were missing, she would definitely be the first to suspect me, and she would definitely check my luggage and search me.
My train is at 4 p.m., and there are still several hours left. If I take the money and leave first, my mother will definitely chase me to the train station, and then I will definitely not be able to keep the money.
I have to wait at home and clear myself of suspicion. Then I can cry to my mother and act pitiful. Maybe she will send me some money.
Zhou Hui went to the toilet first and took out the money from her underwear pocket. There was a total of 512 yuan left. Zhou Hui took out 12 yuan and put it away separately, and put the remaining 500 yuan in another pocket.
Jiang Shushu saw Zhou Hui walk into the bathroom and guessed what she was doing. She must have sewn the money into her underwear and was going to the bathroom to remove the stitches and get the money out. These days, nine out of ten people hide their money in their underwear pockets. Don't ask why; it's because it's the safest place.
Zhou Hui walked out of the toilet and came to a big tree not far from the compound. Zhou Hui looked left and right, up and down, and after making sure that there was no one, she lifted the exposed tree roots, revealing a natural tree hole that was half the size of a palm and a palm deep (Zhou Hui discovered it by chance when she was a child, and later used it as a secret base, often secretly hiding small things). Zhou Hui turned her head again and looked around and above, and after making sure that there was no problem, she took out 500 yuan and stuffed it into the tree hole.
Zhou Hui put the tree roots down and fixed them, then walked away as if nothing had happened.
Jiang Shushu hid in the shadows and watched Zhou Hui leave. He then turned to look at Yang Xiaobei, "Are you going? Or should I go?"
"Wait a little longer, Zhou Hui should be back." He knew all too well the feeling of sudden wealth. When he first buried the 130 yuan, he felt unsafe, always worried something might go wrong. But after checking it three times, he finally felt safe to leave. Zhou Hui had stolen money from home, and this must have been the first time she'd hidden so much. It was strange that she could be so relieved now that the money had suddenly left her.
Jiang Shushu was puzzled for a moment, but thinking that Yang Xiaobei and Zhou Hui lived in the same compound and must know Zhou Hui, Jiang Shushu didn't say anything and stayed there quietly waiting.
As Jiang Shushu waited, he finally understood why Yang Xiaobei had kept him waiting. Jiang Shushu felt a little annoyed. He had gotten so carried away that he almost made such a fatal mistake. A person's entire fortune was kept close to their body, for fear of losing it. Hiding it for fear of being stolen, and once it was out of his sight, wouldn't he have to look at it a few more times to feel at ease?
I must have been dazzled by the huge sum of 50,000 yuan in my previous life, and my mind was not able to catch up for a while.
Seven or eight minutes later, Jiang Shushu saw Zhou Hui coming back. Zhou Hui looked around and made sure that there was no one around. Then she went to where she had been before, lifted up the tree roots, checked the things she had put there, and only left with a smile after making sure that everything was alright.
Jiang Shushu and the other person still did not go out. They hid in the dark and waited for more than ten minutes. After finding that Jiang Hui did not show up, they showed up.
Yang Xiaobei: "I know this area well. I'll keep watch. You go get the money. If anyone comes over, I'll cough."
"OK."
Jiang Shushu came under the big tree and walked to where Zhou Hui had been before. He tried to lift the tree roots like her, but unfortunately he failed.
Jiang Shushu let go of his hand and looked at the tree root carefully. It turned out that another root was protruding and blocking this root, like a natural lock.
Jiang Shushu pushed the tree root inward so that the other root would not get stuck on this root, and then he lifted the root easily.
Jiang Shushu took out the small cloth bag from inside and untied it. There was a bundle of reunion money tied up with a rubber band. Jiang Shushu untied the rubber band, put the money into his pocket, then took out the paper he had prepared in advance, tied it up with a rubber band, put it back into the small cloth bag, tied the small cloth bag up again and put it into the tree hole, and then restored the tree roots to their original shape.
When Zhou Hui sees the money turned into white paper, her expression will definitely be very interesting.
As soon as Jiang Shushu left, Yang Xiaobei followed. The two found a secluded place and divided the money, 250 each.
After the money was divided, the two separated and each went to work on their respective parts. According to the previous agreement, Jiang Shushu was responsible for the big tree and Yang Xiaobei was responsible for the courtyard.
Zhou Hui returned home feeling very nervous, only to find that the house was empty.
Did my mom go to watch the fun?
In order to prove her innocence, Zhou Hui did not go anywhere. She planned to wait for Old Lady Zhou to come back home and let Old Lady Zhou check and search her body to prove her innocence.
After Old Lady Zhou came back, Zhou Hui waited and waited, but she didn't mention the theft, but she didn't dare to speak rashly.
Didn't you hear any rumors?
Zhou Hui pretended to be casual and asked, "Mom, where did you go just now?"
"Just wandering around, anything?"
"It's nothing. I'm just about to pack up. Mom, can you help me check if there's anything missing?" Since my mother didn't mention it, I packed up in front of her.
"OK."
After packing up, Mrs. Zhou reminded them, "There are so many people coming and going on the train. You have to keep your money safe so that no one can steal it."
"Don't worry, Mom. I'll keep it close to my body and I guarantee it won't fall off." Zhou Hui said as he unzipped his trousers to let Old Lady Zhou see his flat pockets and a few bills sticking out to prove that he really had very little wealth.
In order to show that she did not have time to commit the crime, Zhou Hui kept hanging around under the nose of Old Lady Zhou. At two o'clock in the afternoon, she set off in front of Old Lady Zhou, carrying her luggage.
The moment Zhou Hui walked out of the house, she smiled and walked happily towards the big tree.
As soon as Zhou Hui left the house, Yang Xiaobei walked into the compound next door, and under the pretext of being former classmates, he came to see off Li Shan, a classmate whom he thought was mentally ill (in order to pursue the goddess of his heart, Li Shan dropped out of school despite his family's opposition, and was determined to follow the goddess who had no eyes or heart for him to the countryside, and he was eager to be the goddess's most steadfast backer).
I really don't like a fool like Li Shan. If it weren't for completing the task, I wouldn't even want to bother with him. He is so stupid.
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