"Then, Dad, hurry up and exchange your work points for food. No matter what he thinks, he's putting us in a difficult position. It might be related to murderers like He Dingjun and Li Laifu in the village.
Such a big thing happened when he was the village chief. I guess he holds a grudge against our family, so he is trying every means to make things difficult for us.
But it doesn't matter, we'll leave here on the 30th. Our household registration has been moved, so whether there are any ancestral graves here or not, there's no need to come back!"
Ye Tianya nodded. He also felt that there was no need to come back. He had already moved to the city and become a city dweller. Why did he still miss this broken mountain village?
Ye Zhiqiu sneered in his heart. If the old village chief didn't dislike his family, he would have thought that when difficult times came, he would consider helping the villagers.
Thinking about the fact that I have so much land and grow so many crops, it won’t take much food to help the village.
As a result, if he did this, then it would have nothing to do with him if they gnawed on tree bark, ate leaves, or even starved to death!
Ye Tianya nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go there tomorrow morning. No matter what he says, I'm going to exchange my work points!"
By the time they finished discussing the matter, it was only half past three. Wang Xiaolan and Ye Tianya divided the work between them, one washing quilts and cotton-padded jackets while the other went to fetch water.
As for Ye Zhiqiu, he naturally sat and waited for time to pass. When it was evening, Ye Zhiqiu braised the carp.
The next day, Ye Tianya and Wang Xiaolan took their notebooks to calculate their work points.
Ye Zhiqiu went for a stroll at the foot of the mountain and found some bamboos worth planting, as well as various fruit trees, and planted them in the space.
If he needed one later, there would be at least some in the space. Not only that, he also collected a lot of trees.
The reason for getting trees is that there's no shortage of them in the village, but coal is limited in the city, and buying firewood costs money. It's better to get more ourselves, so that the food we cook with firewood in the city will be much more delicious.
He returned home with a basket full of hay, enough to feed rabbits for two days. Seeing Ye Tianya coming to pick up the basket, he looked depressed. Ye Zhiqiu couldn't help but ask, "Dad, what's going on? Is there something wrong with the work points again?"
Ye Tianya replied in a muffled voice: "The food has been exchanged, but you old fool, you used this year's drought to calculate the difference between me and your mother, saying that the food production will be reduced by half!
Your mother and I had a total of 2,820 pounds, and we were given 280 kilograms of grain! Rice and flour were half and half, and we were only given 2 kilograms of oil.
A cold glint flashed across Ye Zhiqiu's eyes. He consoled him, "Dad, don't be upset! Just think about it. We'll have food to eat and money to earn in the city, while they'll have to eat coarse food. Wouldn't that make you feel better?"
You know what, after being enlightened by Ye Zhiqiu, Ye Tianya felt much better!
Three days were spent tidying up the house.
At two o'clock in the morning on the 28th, Ye Zhiqiu quietly opened the gate and walked out in the dark.
Half an hour later, he returned home, closed the gate gently, and went back to his room to sleep.
The next day, Ye Zhiqiu slept until nine in the morning and was awakened by a chaotic noise. After getting up, he saw the villagers and two police officers.
An excited smile appeared on his face, and he asked hurriedly, "Comrade Public Security, after all this time, have you caught He Dingjun?"
The police officer, who was about to speak, was choked by Ye Zhiqiu's words! Because to this day, no clues have been found. The five people who disappeared were as if they had never appeared in this world.
"Comrade Ye Zhiqiu, we don't have any news. We're still investigating. We're not here for this matter. I'm here to ask you if you heard anything last night, like any unusual noises? Or did you see anyone when you were up at night?"
Ye Zhiqiu was surprised. He said puzzledly, "No, I went to the mountains to cut grass yesterday. I cut too much grass and carried it back, so I got tired. I slept until now. If you didn't come, I would probably sleep until noon."
After saying this, Ye Zhiqiu opened his clothes, revealing his red shoulders, and said, "Look, Public Security Comrade, my shoulders are red and swollen from carrying such a heavy load of grass. That's why I was tired and sore last night, so I went to bed early, and now my shoulders are still hurting."
"Okay, since you didn't notice, then it's okay."
Several police officers went to other houses to inquire. Ye Zhiqiu grabbed Old Zhao, who wanted to leave with him, and asked curiously, "Old Zhao, don't go! What happened? I just woke up and was so confused that I forgot to ask the police what happened."
Old Zhao muttered, "I don't know what happened last night, but all the chickens, ducks, pigs, and two cows in the village are gone! Only one horse is left, and the old village chief is getting really angry."
Ye Zhiqiu was shocked and asked in disbelief, "Old Zhao, are you kidding me? Are you saying that all the chickens, ducks, pigs and cows in our village have been stolen?"
Old Zhao nodded. He couldn't believe it either, but that was the truth. The entire village was out of work today. As the most important property of the village, it disappeared overnight. This was really too bizarre!
"Are you crazy? Even if the cows don't moo, the pigs will, right? If you go to catch chickens and ducks at night, they'll moo, right? We have over 200 chickens and over 100 ducks in our village. It's impossible for them to be stolen without even one mooing, right?"
"I can't figure it out, but the fact is that except for the horse, everything else is gone!"
Old Zhao couldn’t figure it out either. This was really weird!
After Lao Zhao left, a sneer flashed across Ye Zhiqiu's face, but he quickly controlled his expression.
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