Bai An and his family watched as the villagers rummaged through their room until every corner of the house had been searched.
The village chief bent over and said to them with a smile: "I am so sorry for making such a mess in your house. It is time for us to leave."
If you ignore the village chief's slightly protruding belly, Bai An's family would really like to accept his apology.
The village chief didn't dare to look up at their eyes, so he could only lower his head and turn to the people behind him and say, "It's time for everyone to go. The Aster Man hasn't been found yet. Let's go look somewhere else."
When those people heard what the village chief said, they nodded happily, talking and laughing, with happy faces as if it was New Year's Day.
Everyone's face was filled with joy, and some were holding their stomachs awkwardly with their hands and feet, or holding something in their arms, which formed a sharp contrast with Bai An's family next to them.
"Mother Bai An, we're leaving first. We'll come back and tell you when we find Cui Ju." The aunt on the side said to Wan Qing.
Mother Cui Ju was no longer crying like she did when she first arrived, but her face looked a little flustered. But then for some reason her face became firm again, and she looked straight at Bai An's family in front of her.
Lin Zhixia was standing behind her mother. Seeing her looking in Bai An's direction, her face was calm, but her hands were clenched unnaturally. She urged her from behind to get out quickly.
The night wind was a little chilly, and the flickering fire in the yard seemed like a dream. Now only the faint candlelight on the table was shining.
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After a long while, Wanqing said softly, "Let's eat first and clean up tomorrow."
But when Bai An sat in the chair and looked at the food that had obviously been touched, no one had any appetite at all.
No one at the table picked up their chopsticks. Wanqing blinked and stood up and said, "I'll make another one."
"Wanqing." Lu Demin sighed and said tiredly, "You don't have to do it."
"Let's go make the bed and get some sleep, and we'll talk tomorrow."
Wanqing nodded.
Only Bai An and Lu Jinan were left at the table.
Bai An hadn't eaten much just now and was frightened by a group of people. Now he was hungry. Looking at the plate of untouched vegetarian dishes on the table, Bai An picked up his chopsticks and was eager to eat.
"Don't eat anymore." Lu Jinan looked at Bai An trying to pick up the leftovers on the table and said helplessly, "If you're hungry, I'll make you a bowl of noodles."
“The food is already dirty.”
Bai An nodded and followed Lu Jinan step by step to the kitchen.
Lu Jinan stood at the kitchen door, looking at the scene inside the house, paused, and closed his eyes to suppress his anger.
Bai An didn't understand what was going on, so he stood on tiptoe and looked inside from over Lu Jinan's shoulder in the moonlight.
The vegetables on the shelves, the meat hanging on the beams, the rice in the rice jar, and the noodles in the noodle jar were all gone. Even the water jar was smashed with a hole by them. Only a few vegetable leaves were left on the ground, with someone's footprints on them.
"Do you really have to be so drastic?" Bai An walked around Lu Jinan and entered the kitchen. The small kitchen had been turned upside down.
Bai An looked around and saw that nothing was left, and felt a little sad.
She knew that many people were hungry this year, but she chose to turn a blind eye because she was not a saint and all she wanted was for the people she cared about to live well.
But they took away all the edible food in his house, and Bai An felt a little resentful.
Lu Jinan had a cold face and pulled Bai An out who was standing in the kitchen.
"It's a bit messy inside, so don't go in yet."
Lu Jinan touched Bai An's head and said softly, "There is some food in my brother's room. You can go eat first. I will clean up the kitchen first."
Bai An nodded and said, "Then I'll go."
Standing at the door of Lu Jinan's room and looking at the scene inside, Bai An didn't know what to say.
There is no food in my room, not even a quilt.
Looking at the bare wooden bed, Bai An wanted to laugh but couldn't. How could that group of people take away something as big as a quilt right under their noses?
"Bai An." Wanqing just came over to clean up the house for Lu Jinan. Seeing that all the useful things in the house had been taken away, she asked in surprise, "Where is your brother's quilt?"
“Maybe they took it away.”
Wanqing, who had always been gentle to others, now frowned. "Most of the things in your father's and my room were taken away. At least one quilt was left. They didn't even leave a quilt for your brother."
"They're going too far." Bai An looked at the empty house and said sadly, "They're stealing."
"Mom, I'll go back to my room first."
Wanqing stopped Bai An who was about to leave and said, "I just checked, nothing is missing from your house."
"Ah?" Bai An was a little unconvinced. How come her room was the only one that was still in good condition?
"Your father and I don't have any extra quilts in our room." Wanqing touched Bai An's head and said, "Tonight, Mom will go to your room to sleep first. I will go buy some more things with your father tomorrow."
Under Wanqing's comfort, Bai An suddenly felt a little aggrieved and threw himself into his mother's arms, feeling his mother's softness and the unique fragrance of her body.
"Everything in the kitchen has also been taken away." Bai'an's muffled voice came from Wanqing's arms.
Wanqing was stunned for a moment, with a helpless look on her face, and gently patted Bai An's back, "Just take them away, they were all picked up anyway, just pretend we never picked them up."
Mom, those are not things I picked up for no reason. They are all carefully selected for you by me.
Bai An cried out in pain in his heart.
At this moment, Bai An really admired his mother for having such a stable mood.
"Mom, where's my dad?" Bai An hadn't seen his father since a while ago.
"Your dad." Wanqing pointed to a place not far away and said, "Your dad's bike was taken away by someone, and he is now angry and wants to go find someone to argue with him."
"Dad's bike was also taken away?"
"That's really shameless of them."
Wanqing stretched out a finger and gently placed it in front of Bai An, and whispered to comfort him: "Don't scold them, they are all the same people, we are just luckier."
"Mom, you are not the same as them." Bai An looked at her anxiously and said, "They don't think we are from the same village, otherwise why would they investigate our family instead of Dazhuang's?"
"Because we live better than them, they are jealous." Lu Jinan walked over and looked at the situation in his room, his face turned cold again.
He was almost laughing out of anger, "So brave, it seems you have made up your mind to have no contact with our family anymore."
"If the whole village is like this, it means that this village is beyond saving."
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