Chapter 24 Bandits Run Rampant
"Thank you, but I already have a wife!" Chen Yongnian scratched his head, completely misunderstanding what these aunts and uncles meant. He thought they were trying to introduce him to someone and kept refusing.
He was convinced that he already had a wife, so how could he marry again? He couldn't commit infidelity.
He gave Wan Qiqi a sheepish smile when he met her gaze.
Wan Qiqi also felt that she shouldn't worry about what Chen Yongnian thought; she should focus on living her life well first.
The journey home took a full hour longer than usual. Before we even entered the village, there were already one or two rows of people standing at the entrance.
These people had a look of anxiety in their eyes, and some even came towards the oxcart, blocking its way.
"Oh, my dear husband, you're finally back!" Aunt Fengxian cried, leaning against the oxcart and clutching her husband's arm. "I thought something had happened to you!"
"Pah! What nonsense are you spouting, you woman? Why don't you think of something better?" Zhao Ermao jumped off the cart, hoisted the basket onto his shoulder, and walked into the village with Aunt Fengxian in his arms.
As Wan Qiqi watched the two figures leave, the image of the girl from that morning surfaced in her memory, and her heart ached.
The other villagers were the same; they couldn't hide their joy when they saw the returning people.
At this moment, Chen Yongliang squeezed through the crowd and said, "I told you my brother and sister-in-law would be fine! Mother is just worrying for no reason."
Sensing the emotions of those around her, Wan Qiqi asked, "What happened in the village?"
Chen Yongliang explained, "We encountered bandits on the way to several houses in town today! Now the matter has reached the village head's house, and he is demanding that the village head report it and have the bandits arrested."
Wan Qiqi thought to herself: Just as I expected.
The robbers specifically target the elderly, weak, women, and children who are alone! The day before yesterday, Li Chongniang and the others were robbed because Chen Yongxing left.
But who could it be?
She was very curious and began to investigate, after all, this matter concerned the entire village.
Suddenly, her eyes flashed, and she whispered a few words in Chen Yongliang's ear.
Chen Yongliang looked at Wan Qiqi with surprise and a hint of doubt, "Will this really work?"
"Of course not now, we'll need everyone's help." Wan Qiqi felt excited just thinking about it; she was going to catch this grain thief today!
Sun Qian listened from the side and stepped forward, "Is there anything I can help with?" Thanks to the eldest son of the Chen family for his help, he was able to fix the car halfway through. Otherwise, just like yesterday, he would not only fail to earn money but also have to pay for the repairs.
Wan Qiqi glanced at him and smiled faintly: "That's fine too, more people means more strength..."
After arranging the next steps, Wan Qiqi took Chen Yongnian's arm and walked home.
Carrying the pork he had just bought, he walked briskly and looked very happy.
Along the way, many villagers saw the meat in her hands.
"Look at Chen's eldest daughter-in-law, she bought a piece of meat and is showing it off everywhere!"
"Now in the village, let alone meat, we're almost out of food. She's just trying to anger us!"
"Let her show off, she might attract thieves! She should at least try to hide!"
"Didn't they say the Chen family was eating chaff? Why do they seem to be eating so well these past few days? The day before yesterday, they were eating plain rice porridge..."
"You believe Chen Wanshi? She never tells the truth and has corrupted the Chen family. It's pitiful that Chen Wangshi has to put up with such a daughter-in-law!"
Wan Qiqi ignored everything and strolled home with leisurely little steps.
She gradually got used to gossip and couldn't stop others from talking, so she became somewhat willful!
Let others say what they want, it won't hurt her!
Pingping and An'an were playing in the yard when they saw the two return. They immediately ran over, calling out, "Father, Mother..."
Wan Qiqi squatted down, picked up An'an, and gently pinched her nose, "Have you been a good girl at home?"
An'an nodded repeatedly, "Mother, my brother and I are very good!"
Wan Qiqi smiled faintly, then caught a glimpse of Pingping's envious gaze out of the corner of her eye, and suddenly realized what was going on.
It seems like she always hugs An'an first and forgets about Pingping!
Although both babies are very thin, she is also not very strong and can only hold one of the lighter ones.
At this moment, Chen Yongnian picked up Pingping from the ground, gave Pingping one piece of candy from his pocket, and then gave An'an one piece.
The two men carried their two babies into the yard and saw Wang busy in the kitchen. They didn't see their second son and his wife for a long time.
"Mother, where are my second brother and sister-in-law?" Wan Qiqi looked around the main room again to make sure the two of them weren't there.
"They went to the village head, asking for clues about the thieves." Wang Shi turned around and saw the meat in Wan Qiqi's hand, her hand pausing.
The spatula slipped from her hand and hit the broken pot, creating another chip.
Wan Qiqi frowned. Sure enough, buying the pot was the right decision!
She instructed Chen Yongnian to replace the pot with a new one, then took a basket and, along with Wang and the two children, went into the main room.
Watching Wan Qiqi clean the two babies with warm water, change them into new clothes, and put on new shoes, Wang felt a mix of emotions.
"Qiqi, this must have cost a lot of money, right?"
Faced with Wan Qiqi's transformation, Wang was still somewhat apprehensive, feeling that everything was unreal.
Wan Qiqi turned around and smiled faintly, "It's alright, the children have to be comfortable. Next time we go to town, I'll buy each of them two new sets of clothes."
“Okay, okay…” Madam Wang carefully examined Wan Qiqi, feeling that the other woman didn’t seem to be faking it. However, she also knew that with rising prices these days, it wasn’t easy to buy a new outfit. “You don’t need to buy mine, I have more…”
"This won't do, everything that's supposed to be there must be there!" Wan Qiqi stood up, patted Wang Shi's face, and carried a bucket of dirty water out.
Pingping unwrapped the candy, put it in her mouth, licked her fingers, and squinted her eyes, saying, "So sweet, so delicious!"
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