Chapter 203 The Thief Who Climbed Over the Wall
The people from the Chu family only came for one day. They didn't come on the second day, and they were nowhere to be seen on the third day. It was not until the fourth day that Aunt Chu brought Chu Wei and Chu Jing to the house again.
This time, Aunt Chu brought eight hats, and Chu Wei and Chu Jing also brought gifts for the four children. Chu Wei brought four rattles, and Chu Jing brought four small bells.
When the four children heard the sound of the rattle and bell, their eyes widened and they stretched out their chubby hands to grab them.
"We have them all, no rush." Chu Wei and Chu Jing distributed gifts.
"You are so thoughtful." Lin Qi thanked them sincerely. This was the children's first and second toy.
The eight hats were very thick and had fine stitching, and it was obvious that a lot of effort had gone into making them. They were also just the right size, so the children put them on right away.
"This fair and tender little face looks so beautiful with the bright colors," Aunt Chu praised.
"Your craftsmanship is really great." She and Xu Hexiao were also good at sewing, but after all, they were learning on their own, knew few needlework techniques, and had seen few styles of clothes, hats, etc., so the things they made were inevitably monotonous.
Aunt Chu was overjoyed by her praise. "I used to work in a tailor shop and my skills are pretty good. If you want to learn, I can teach you."
"Sure, I'm worried about where to study."
On this day, Lin Qi and Aunt Chu learned needlework, while siblings Chu Wei and Chu Jing played with the children. When the children were asleep, they roasted sweet potatoes and ate them.
We had lunch at Lin Qi's house, which consisted of lamb stewed with carrots, leeks and eggs, and a large plate of stir-fried bok choy.
Chu Wei and Chu Jing ate too much again.
"Everything at my aunt's house is delicious, even the vegetables are sweet." Chu Wei was still not satisfied, but unfortunately his stomach was too small to eat more.
"Then you can take some vegetables back later. In addition to Chinese cabbage, I have other kinds of vegetables here." Lin Qi said.
Aunt Chu waved her hands repeatedly, "No, I can't take your things every time I come."
"They are all worthless. I can't eat them all by myself." Lin Qi stood up and said, "I'll take you to the warehouse. You can pick up any vegetables you like."
It was now late November, and Aunt Chu thought Lin Qi was storing vegetables for the winter. Lin Qi took them to see, so they went to take a look.
"Have you dug a cellar?" Many families in the north have dug cellars. Of course, the prerequisite is that they own a detached house.
"Well, we haven't had time to dig yet." In fact, she and Xu Hexiao had thought about digging a cellar. Now that Aunt Chu reminded her, she felt that it was necessary to dig a cellar. There couldn't be too many houses on the ground, so they could just develop underground.
Lin Qi's warehouse was full of food and all kinds of fruits and vegetables. Aunt Chu, who had vowed not to buy vegetables, swallowed her saliva and felt her mouth dry when she saw the green vegetables and melons.
"Where did you get this? So many vegetables and grains!" Aunt Chu blurted out. After she finished speaking, she felt something was wrong and hurriedly explained, "I was just sighing. You don't have to answer."
"It was shipped from somewhere else." Lin Qi lied and changed the subject. "Look, there's a lot of food in my house. You can pick up whatever you want. You're welcome."
"There are a lot of things I want, but I can't take them from you for nothing." Aunt Chu said. Not only did Lin Qi's food taste good, it also made people feel comfortable after eating it. Seeing the room full of vegetables and grains, she was very moved.
"Just some vegetables, you can take them. You're welcome."
"No, you can't take it for free. Think about what you need, and I'll see if we have it and exchange it with you."
Seeing that she insisted, Lin Qi thought carefully about what she was lacking. She was lacking meat, but who doesn't lack meat?
So she shook her head, "No."
Aunt Chu thought for a moment and said, "You also bought these vegetables and grains from others. How about this? Just think of it as me asking you to buy them for me and I'll give you the money. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this."
Lin Qi looked conflicted. "It's just some vegetables. You don't need them. And I only have this batch of goods. I can only give you one or two baskets. I can't give you more. There's really no need to calculate the money."
In the evening, when Mrs. Chu came to pick someone up, she couldn't help but stare, "Why did you take Qiqi's things again?"
"Two baskets of vegetables, taken from Qiqi's warehouse. She stocked up a lot. I wanted to buy from her, but she said she could only give me two baskets. They were not worth much money, so there was no need to buy them." Aunt Chu was helpless. She originally came to repay a favor, but in the end, she repaid the old favor and owed a new one.
"Forget it. We'll have interactions in the future anyway, so there's no need to calculate too much." Mrs. Chu let it go. Compared to Lin Qi's wealth, their family couldn't compare.
"Today is the fourth day of your father's business trip. I don't know if your father is doing well and whether he can come back tomorrow." Lin Qi held a child in one hand, and the other two lay on her legs.
The children didn't understand what Lin Qi said, and they were chewing their fists, enjoying the chewing taste very sweetly.
Lin Qi sighed, wiped their saliva, and then helped them take off their clothes, "It's time to go to bed."
The children leaned against their mother and fell asleep quickly.
Lin Qi thought she would suffer from insomnia, but she was infected by the children and fell asleep soon.
However, she didn't sleep for long before she suddenly opened her eyes.
Someone climbed over the wall!
And there are quite a few people, two in total!
"Is there really only a couple living here?"
"Yes, that's how the street office registered it. I observed for a few days and found that the man hadn't appeared for a few days. There is only a woman and four children at home now."
"A woman and four children. What does the woman look like?"
"What do you want to do?"
"Hey, what do you think? Don't say you don't want to."
"I do want to, but I value my life more. I might be sentenced to prison if this doesn't go well. Besides, that woman covers her face every day when she goes out. I don't know whether she is beautiful or ugly. It's not worth it to sacrifice myself for such a person."
"You have a wife, how can you understand my pain? No, I have to go and see. It's dark, beautiful or ugly, I'll tell you after I'm done."
"Hurry up, ten minutes. If you don't come out in ten minutes, I'll leave by myself."
"Ten minutes is not enough, twenty, wait for me for twenty minutes."
“.......”
Lin Qi listened to the conversation between the two people with a blank expression on her face.
In the dark night, the two vines, like two spirit snakes, silently scurried towards the two men.
The two men had no idea of the impending danger. Vines fell from the sky, and the first thing they did was to block the mouths of the two men, then their mouths, then their arms, and finally their legs.
The two were tied up tightly and couldn't move. They looked terrified and didn't understand what was happening. They were subdued without even seeing a shadow of a person.
Who attacked them?
What does the other party want to do?
Thousands of possibilities flashed through my mind.
The vines suddenly tightened, the bodies were suddenly squeezed, and severe pain came from every corner of the bodies. The two men opened their eyes wide, what was going on!
Their eyes scanned wildly in the darkness, but they saw the house, the stone table and stone benches not far away, and the green grass under their feet... but no one.
Could it be that someone is behind them?
“Wuwuwu…”
Help, they don't want to die!
The vines were still shrinking. They heard the sound of clothes tearing, the sound of vines cutting through flesh, and the stinging feeling went through their heads. Their bodies couldn't help but tremble and twitch...
Are they going to die here tonight?
A huge fear surged up from the bottom of his heart, and the man, unable to bear it, actually urinated on the spot!
Lin Qi, who was standing at the door, frowned. She had miscalculated. She had not expected the thief to be so timid.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that the whole yard was filled with the smell of urine.
Lin Qi frowned and controlled the vines to bring the two people out.
The sound of wind blew past my ears, and time and space seemed to be distorted.
What a speed!
The speed of cars on the street is probably just this fast!
Under the successive horrific blows, the man wanted to cry and faint. He hoped that it was just a dream and everything would return to normal after he woke up.
They shouldn't have come, this is too weird!
The next second, they both flew into the air at the same time and gracefully flew over the high wall without any effort or sound!
Is this something that can be done by human power?
After crossing the high wall, they went from standing side by side to facing each other, so they could see behind each other. The dim moonlight did not affect their ability to see clearly the distance of only two meters.
Nothing at all!
They saw the terrified looks in each other's eyes, and they seemed to have learned some horrible fact - no one!
There is no one behind each of them!
What was that doing to them?
That person can't be in heaven, right?
Absurd and unrealistic ideas appeared in their minds.
They tried hard to look up, and finally they succeeded. They looked up at the sky, and there was nothing there!
Ghost!
There was only one possibility they could think of.
They wanted to faint, but their bodies were in so much pain that they couldn't even do that.
They continued to move forward, their feet off the ground, their bodies forward...
If you walk on the road at night too much, you will always encounter ghosts. This saying came true for them.
They were led out of the alley and onto the main road.
They heard voices and footsteps!
They were ecstatic. With so many people around, would the ghosts be scared away?
They are saved!
As a result, things seemed to be going as they expected. As the voices and footsteps got closer and closer, the sense of restraint on them was loosening...
Eventually, those restraints came off, and finally, their mouths were free.
“Ghost!!!!”
The shrill screams echoed throughout the night.
"There are two of them, catch them!"
Several people with red armbands came up and caught the two thieves without saying a word.
They struck the two thieves so hard and mercilessly that each time they screamed, the two thieves screamed louder and louder.
"Help, help us, we didn't do anything!"
"Yeah, we didn't do anything!"
"Don't try to quibble. We heard everything just now. Not only are you speculating, but you're also playing tricks and trying to scare us with ghosts."
"When did we speculate? We didn't!"
"We really saw a ghost, it's true!"
"Don't listen to them, take the man back and interrogate him slowly!"
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