Chapter 55: Thief's Notice
Fang Dihua was worried about the money her family had deposited in the credit union, and was afraid that it would be stolen by Accountant Zhuo. She had been a little uneasy these past two days.
She asked Old Man Lu to write a few notes with his left hand, and she wrote a few more herself, and asked Tiantian to write a few more. After work in the evening, she ran to the commune to find Accountant Zhuo's route to and from work and his address.
Throw! I'll throw! I'll throw, throw, throw!
I'll scare you to death, you bastard!
Accountant Zhuo was so scared by her that his eyes were darkened, and he became suspicious like a neurotic.
It was not time for Fang Dihua to withdraw the money yet, so Lin Shu went back to her parents' home first.
Lin's father and his men were sent for training by the commune. As long as they didn't say anything was wrong, everything was normal and no one had to worry. She was mainly worried that Sun Xiaohong would pester Lin's mother, and Lin's mother was soft-hearted and would not resist.
In the afternoon, when the sun was still high, Lu Ping and his brother came back from school. She asked them to help her grind the pulp at home and take care of the three children.
Lu Ping was very happy, "Auntie, just go, we will take care of the brothers and sisters."
Lin Shu smiled and said, "Lu Ping and Lu An are taking care of the family like men, thank you."
She washed cucumbers for the two of them to eat, and then picked some vegetables to take back to her mother's house.
The Lin family's yard was not big, so naturally there was no big vegetable patch. The private plot was mainly used to grow crops to supplement their food. There were some vegetables to eat, but not many varieties.
Lin Shu picked a basket of green vegetables and lettuce, and picked two pumpkins to put in.
It was too heavy for her to carry, so she put more leafy vegetables in it, which was lighter.
She put on her straw hat and went to Linjiatun.
At this time, Sun Xiaohong was indeed lingering in the Lin family's yard.
On the day when Lin's father and Lin Yue left, Lin's mother was afraid that Sun Xiaohong would come to linger, so she locked the door and took Baoer to Aunt Lin's house with dry food.
Anyway, when the old man and his son earned enough work points in the future, she would no longer have to go to the fields to earn work points to have food to eat.
Sun Xiaohong did come that day, but when she didn't find her, she cried in the alley for a while and then Baoer left.
Sun Xiaohong didn't come for two days in a row, so Lin's mother felt relieved because she thought she might have given up.
Zhou's mother sent half a watermelon yesterday. Baoer ate too much and had a stomachache at night. She was sick today and didn't want to go out. In addition, Aunt Lin's mother was not feeling well, so she went back to take care of her these two days. Lin's mother thought that Sun Xiaohong would not come to make trouble, so she didn't go out.
In the morning, Zhou's mother and two other women came to see Baoer and talk to her, and took the work to do together.
Anyway, they didn't go to work, so they did the work at home or when they went out with others.
Since they shared a common hatred for Lin Yue's matter, their relationship has become much better than before, and now they find that old sisters are happier doing work together.
However, everyone may have had something to do at home in the afternoon, so Sun Xiaohong took advantage of the opportunity.
Mother Lin did not lock the door, so she came in.
She changed her usual domineering attitude and cried pitifully, "Mom, please forgive me, I really can't leave Baoer, Mom, for Baoer's sake, don't let him be without a mother..."
This domineering person is used to being strong, and suddenly showing a weak and pitiful side, it is easy to arouse sympathy and make people feel sorry for her.
Mother Lin is like this. Looking at Sun Xiaohong, who is completely different from the past, she is a little confused.
Baoer slept all morning, and now he got up to eat egg custard, still lazily nestling in Mother Lin's arms.
When he saw Sun Xiaohong, he stretched out his hands for her to hold him, "Mom."
Mother Lin felt sorry for her grandson who had diarrhea, and she didn't stop him when she saw that he wanted his mother.
Sun Xiaohong immediately grabbed her son like a life-saving straw, this was her chance, she must grab it.
Her parents said that as long as she held the child in her crampon, Lin Yue would not hesitate.
She was so excited that she was a little incoherent, crying and saying, "Baoer, my darling, my baby, I miss you so much, I can't live without you for a day, I miss you so much."
Baoer just turned two years old, and he spoke later than Panpan and Tiantian. At this moment, he can't speak clearly, and usually likes to nestle in Mother Lin's arms.
He was a little uncomfortable being strangled by Sun Xiaohong, so he whined, "Nude!"
He wanted to be held by nude.
Sun Xiaohong: "Want to breastfeed? Mother will feed you now."
She lifted her coat to feed Baoer on the spot.
Lin's mother immediately stopped her and said, "You've been weaned a long time ago, why are you still feeding!"
Before, Lin's mother hoped that Sun Xiaohong would breastfeed for two more months, but Sun Xiaohong was impatient. She thought it was too tiring to get up at night to breastfeed, and breastfeeding would make her breasts deformed, so she weaned her son before he was one year old.
Compared with those who breastfeed until three weeks old, this is naturally short. Most people breastfeed at least one year old.
After all, there is nothing to eat at this time, and rural children don't have milk powder to drink, so it's good to have some breast milk.
It's been so long since she stopped breastfeeding and she used breastfeeding to coax the child, so Lin's mother was of course disgusted.
This person, not only uses this trick to control men, but also uses this trick to control children!
Lin's mother was furious and wanted to take Bao'er back.
Sun Xiaohong refused to let go, "Bao'er, my son, I miss you so much."
Bao'er was getting more and more uncomfortable with her strangling him, "Nurse, nurse! Hug me!"
In a hurry, he forced himself to say the word "hug"!
Lin's mother immediately snatched her grandson away.
Sun Xiaohong refused to let go, "This is my son, I gave birth to him."
At this time, Lin Shu came in from outside, holding a branch in her hand, and hit Sun Xiaohong on the back, "Get out of here!"
When Sun Xiaohong saw Lin Shu, she felt like an enemy meeting and was particularly jealous. She shouted, "You are a married sister, and a married daughter is like water spilled out. What are you talking about when you come back?"
In the past, when the original owner returned to her parents' home, Sun Xiaohong would squeeze her out, as if this family belongs to me, Sun Xiaohong, and you, Lin Shu, are a married outsider. You come to my home and you should think carefully.
The original owner was naturally very sad. After all, when you marry and return to your parents' home, you are an outsider. The environment you have lived in since childhood no longer welcomes you. That heart is extremely bitter.
Lin's father and mother did not change and were still happy to have their daughters back, especially Tiantian and Panpan. However, they were afraid of their daughter-in-law finding faults, so they naturally wanted to keep things quiet. The whole family gave in to Sun Xiaohong.
Over time, didn't Sun Xiaohong become domineering?
Lin Yue had divorced her at this time, so she was a real outsider, so Lin Shu naturally hurt her heart.
Lin Shu sneered, "Why, you can't bear to leave my parents and brother, who are honest people, and eat and drink for free without working in my house? Or do your parents want you to come back and continue to suck our blood like a mosquito?"
Sun Xiaohong was so angry that she wanted to jump up and fight with Lin Shu.
Lin's mother took the opportunity to take Bao'er away.
Bao'er had been sleeping with Lin's mother since he was one month old. She was raised by Lin's mother, so she naturally had a deep relationship with her.
He was scared when he saw his mother yelling, and she strangled herself so hard that it hurt. He was afraid.
He huddled in Lin's mother's arms, "Grandma, hold me, hold my baby."
Lin's mother held him and coaxed him, "Don't be afraid, baby, don't be afraid, grandma is holding me."
Zhou's mother heard Sun Xiaohong's shouting and immediately rushed over with a rolling pin, "What's wrong, the Sun family is so shameless, coming to make trouble again?"
She was rolling noodles at home.
Sun Xiaohong wanted to make a fuss, but in the end, no one except Lin's mother would buy her tricks. Even if Lin's mother bought her tricks, it was only because she felt sorry for her grandson. If her grandson didn't want her to hold him, he would not eat it.
Zhou's mother hit Sun Xiaohong with two rolling pins and knocked her out.
Sun Xiaohong jumped and cried in the alley, "You old hag, wait for me!"
Zhou's mother: "I'm waiting for you. I've never seen such a shameless person."
Before coming, Sun Xiaohong tried her best to pretend to be weak and pitiful to win the sympathy of Lin's mother, but she didn't know that she was forced by Lin Shu and revealed her true colors in a second.
How could this nature be suppressed so easily?
Originally, when Lin Yue was arguing for a divorce, her mother asked her to say that she was pregnant, but before that, she thought she was pregnant and went to the barefoot doctor with Lin Yue. The doctor asked about the situation and took her pulse and said that she was not pregnant. Sure enough, she got her period a few days later.
There was no way to pretend.
But she was so unwilling.
As she was walking, something caught her foot. She found it was a dead mouse and kicked it in anger.
Suddenly, she had an idea. Her mother was right. Her mother-in-law was timid and had a bad sleep. She could create some noise at night to keep her awake and throw dead mice into her house. She didn't believe she wouldn't get sick.
If she fell down, she would need someone to take care of her. And Bao'er would need someone to take care of her.
Then she would be back!
She thought of a plan and ran away.
Zhou's mother: "I was busy this afternoon. Your sister-in-law is not at home. You can come to my house and we can chat and work."
Lin's mother: "Thank you very much. I can't handle her by myself."
Zhou's mother: "You are too proud. You have to be more powerful." She greeted Lin Shu again, "Look at Sanma'er. How come she is so powerful? Tsk tsk, she is really a different person from before."
She and others have the same view. They all think that Lin Shu has suddenly become stronger because she has lost her man.
Lin's father, mother and Lin Yue are not the only ones who are surprised by Lin Shu's change. Zhou's mother, Lin's mother and others are also quite surprised.
Lin Shu was originally worried that Mother Lin didn't know how to deal with Sun Xiaohong, but now she saw that she got along well with Aunt Lin, Mother Zhou and others, and these people were willing to help, so she felt relieved.
In fact, Mrs. Lin originally regarded Mother Lin as a member of the family, but she looked down on her for being so soft. Mother Zhou felt that she looked down on weaklings.
But now the honest Lin family dares to divorce the Sun family, a strong family with a group of sons, and is willing to give so many colorful gifts. This is something that many people who think they are powerful do not dare to do.
She would rather get a divorce with a bride price of hundreds of dollars. This is a great performance for her to have a peaceful life.
Some people secretly began to admire the Lin family.
People look at him as an honest person, but he actually lives a sensible life.
When Lin Yue was controlled by the Sun family, how could you settle the matter without spending money? You
would be accused of being a hooligan if you are not careful, right?
Now that the Sun family can no longer control Lin Yue, and can no longer suppress Lin Yue's hooliganism, won't the Lin family quickly divorce this wild daughter-in-law?
Getting rid of the big trouble, and the son has grown up, this is a good deal no matter how you look at it.
Lin Shu chatted with Zhou's mother.
Zhou's mother praised: "Third lady, how come the vegetables you raise are so juicy? Look, there are no yellow leaves at all, they are so tender and fresh, so rare."
Lin Shu smiled and said: "If you can't finish eating so much, they will turn yellow. Auntie, take some."
Zhou's mother accepted it happily, took it back and gave Lin Shu a few cucumbers.
This thing is a bit like the honey-coated ramie of later generations, but it is shorter than the honey-coated ramie, has a juicy and crisp texture, and tastes sweet.
Lin Shu did not refuse, and put it in the basket, then said a few words and went home.
The next day, Fang Dihua could not wait until the afternoon, so she ran to the credit union in the morning to withdraw money.
Zhai Xiaoyan was there too, and had already prepared it for her.
Fang Dihua breathed a sigh of relief, for she was afraid that Accountant Zhu would break the law and steal the money from the credit union and not let her withdraw it.
It was really unpleasant to have to deposit her own money into someone else's pocket and be controlled by him.
Fang Dihua did not even want to deposit money in the bank.
However, it would be fine if others did not know that she had money, but now the leader gave her family 800 yuan in pension, which was equivalent to exposing her wealth.
It's the same old saying, you're not afraid of thieves stealing, you're afraid of thieves thinking about it, especially when you don't know where the thief is hiding and when he wants to steal.
After comparing, it's better to deposit it in the bank.
Fortunately, she felt something was wrong at the time and deposited part of it in the credit union. If she had deposited more than 5,000, she might not be able to withdraw it today.
This is a huge sum of money!
Zhai Xiaoyan said to Fang Dihua in a gentle voice: "Auntie Fang, the interest rate of your fixed deposit varies every year. It was higher in previous years and lower this year, but it is still very good overall. You should deposit it in a big bank now. It is best to separate it into fixed deposit, fixed deposit, and current savings for daily use."
Fang Dihua originally saved money for her son to separate it, for fear that he would accidentally spend all his money on a daily basis. She never thought about earning interest from it.
Now when she saw the interest rate Zhai Xiaoyan gave her, her eyes lit up instantly!
This... so much? It can't be fake, right?
At that time, the members were generally poor, with only a few dollars a year. They could not even spend enough
to live on, so how could they save any money? Even if they could get an extra fifty or a hundred dollars in a good year, they were reluctant to deposit it in the credit union, for fear that they would not be able to get it back.
They did not have any concept of interest, and would rather keep their money and not lose it, rather than asking for money to make money.
Fang Dihua had a similar idea.
Now when she saw the interest, she was happy at first, but then she became upset.
The family still had more than three thousand yuan saved up, and if they saved it all, they would have to pay hundreds more in interest!
Ahhhhhh, they lost so much money in a flash!
If Panpan knew about this, she would be so heartbroken.
So she must not tell them how much interest she missed by not depositing the money in the credit union.
No, she had to deposit it in a big bank as soon as possible. The sooner she deposited, the sooner she could earn interest!
She counted it and it was quite a lot of interest.
She didn't know how to use the interest rate to calculate how much 5,460 yuan would earn if she deposited it for a year, so she asked Zhai Xiaoyan to calculate how much 2,000 yuan would earn for a year.
Zhai Xiaoyan told her that the annual interest rate was 3.24% now, so 2,000 yuan would be 64.8 yuan a year.
Fang Dihua's eyes went dark and her heart ached. Oh my god, the 3,000 yuan at home would lose hundreds of yuan a year!
If she deposited 5,000 yuan, it would be nearly 180 yuan a year, which was enough for the whole family to eat and drink.
Ah ah ah ah...
Fang Dihua didn't want to delay even a minute, so she went to the county to deposit money today!
The third daughter-in-law is smart! She just wants to deposit the money in a big bank with high interest rates!
On the way home, three men followed Fang Dihua stealthily from a distance.
The leader was a big and strong man with a bald head, many scars on his head, a face full of fat, and looked very fierce.
The other one was a thin short man with a pointed chin and monkey-like eyes. The
third one was a thin tall man with a horse face and high cheekbones, and a pair of dead fish eyes.
They stared at Fang Dihua's back greedily.
The short man laughed, "Brother, why don't we give her... click on the way." He gestured with his hand as if wiping his neck, "Drag her to the sorghum field and rob her of the money?"
The sorghum planted in spring is three or four meters high. People will be submerged if they go in, and they can't be seen from the outside.
The horse-faced man also nodded repeatedly, "Rob her mother."
Two thousand!
Fuck!
Such a lot of money, with only two or three cents of work points a day, you can never earn that much money in your whole life!
The bald man was also anxious to get the money, he remembered that the person who leaked the information to him said "She has deposited two thousand in our credit union, and there must be another eight hundred at home, which should be the pension from the higher authorities".
A full two thousand eight hundred!
People die for money, and birds die for food!
It would be fine if he didn't know about the money, but if he knew, he didn't want to get it and let himself down.
After all, he still had some brains. There were members going to work everywhere in broad daylight, how could they rob her?
The dwarf started to give ideas again, "How about we go to her house and steal?"
The horse-faced man: "Let's scout the place first!"
Stealing is definitely the safest way.
The key point is that this family seems to have not split up, and all the family members live together. There must be someone at home watching the children and cooking.
How can you steal if someone is there? As soon as
she shouted, the neighbors came to catch the thief.
If you steal at night, unless they are sleeping too soundly, they won’t wake up before you pry open the box.
This is unrealistic.
Or you can get some knockout drugs and sprinkle them in their soup pots to make them knock out.
But where can you get knockout drugs?
How can you sprinkle them in people’s soup pots?
The short man suggested, "How about we kidnap her child and ask them to pay a ransom. If they don't, we'll kill her! They're scared and won't dare to report to the police." The
bald man slapped him, "Brother, use your brain. How can you go to their village and kidnap her child without being seen? Do you believe that as soon as you enter their village, you will be questioned where you are from and what you do?"
It's not just Lujiazhuang, it's the same in their own village.
Who wouldn't be alert if a stranger suddenly came?
What to do?
Suddenly, an idea flashed in the mind of Horse Face, "Brother, I have an idea. Didn't they say that her son is gone? Then her daughter-in-law is a widow, right?"
The bald man and the dwarf nodded, "Yes, then what?"
Horse Face: "Me!" He patted his chest, "I'll sacrifice myself to seduce that woman!"
The bald man also slapped him on the head, "You can't even marry a woman, and you still want people to like you? Do you think you have a golden eagle?"
The men of the Lu family are handsome and the women are beautiful, how can she like you? She is a widow, not a blind person.
"What should I do?"
The bald man touched his chin and thought about it. What Horse Face said was not unreasonable. However, he didn't have to seduce the young widow, because she was too beautiful to seduce, but he could seduce others.
As long as he had a place to stay in the Lu Family Manor and could come and go as he pleased, would the people of the Lu Family Manor still be wary of him?
Of course not!
Fang Dihua carried the huge sum of two thousand yuan in a rag bag, and she also had the boning knife brought back by Mrs. Lu on her waist.
She did not take the small road on her way back, but took the southern highway, where there were Dongfeng trucks, tractors, ox-horse carts, bicycles and people walking, and there were also members going to work on both sides of the road.
There is nothing to be afraid of.
She kept walking all the way, excited and nervous, and strode home in one breath.
It was not time to get off work yet. The three kids were playing the game of eagle catching chickens on the street, and Lin Shu was drinking chrysanthemum tea and copying books at home.
Seeing Fang Dihua coming back, Lin Shu knew that she had withdrawn the money, and hurried to greet her, "Mom, was there anyone following you when you withdrew the money?"