peasant queen

Chapter 70 Going to the Jiang Family to Steal Food

The last meal was not finished, and the clothes on the body were not washed.The fleas were crawling all over the place and it was itching like hell.

I can't think about it, but when I think of fleas, Ma Er feels that his body starts to itch.

Ma Er quickly threw away the thoughts in his mind, and he walked into the ruined temple to find Wu Fugui.He whispered, "Brother Fugui, what's going on? Why are there so many people?"

Wu Fugui glanced sideways and said, "I heard that they came from Jinyuan Mansion. There was a flood in their place, so they came here to beg for food."

"Flood? We've had many days of rain here too? Alas! Isn't the price of food going to increase?"

"Did you know? The price of grain in our town has increased since the day before yesterday. Now, the price of grain has risen to [-] cents a catty. The key point is that we can't buy it yet."

"Thirty cents a catty? You can buy two catties of meat. This..." Ma Er said in disbelief.

He has only been in town for a few days, how did it become like this?

No, I have to find a way to get some food back.Because of the addition of Chen Xing'er, the food consumption was a bit fast.

Thinking of this, Ma Er didn't plan to eat at Wu Fugui's place anymore.Planning to go home to see how much food is left?If it's not enough, you have to find a way to get some more.

By the way, where do we get food?

Ma Er absent-mindedly said a few words to Wu Fugui and left the ruined temple. While walking back, he wondered where to get food?
When he went back to the village and saw the big house of Jiang Wan's house, Ma Er's eyes lit up.

I heard that Jiang Wan made a lot of money outside, and she brought a wagonload of grain back last time. Her family should have a lot of grain.

Ok!Visit her home tonight.Bring less food back, they shouldn't be able to find it?
Ma Er stared at Jiang's house for a while, then ran home.

At three o'clock in the evening, it was still raining outside.However, it is smaller than before, but the road is full of mud, and if you don't pay attention, you will fall.

Ma Er put on his coir raincoat and left home. His blind old lady heard the door opening and asked, "It's so late, why are you going out when it's still raining?"

"Mom, I heard that there are many victims of disasters outside, let me ask what's going on?" Ma Er stopped and replied.

"The victims of the disaster! Oh! It's raining all the time, so the common people will suffer? You go!"

"Got it, mother!" Ma Er responded and left.

Ma Er groped his way to the outside of the Jiang family's fence, carefully pressed his face against the wall, and listened to the movement inside.

After making sure there was no sound inside, Ma Er moved a few logs from the side to lean against the wall.

Then, he climbed up the top of the wall along the log against the wall and jumped down.He made some noises, frightened him to look back and forth nervously, afraid of being discovered.

After waiting for a while, Ma Er was relieved to find that no one was there.

Ma Er, the yard of the Jiang family, came once, so he probably knows the houses.

But he didn't know where the Jiang family's food was stored, so he could only look for it one by one.

Ma Er judged according to the previous room distribution of the Jiang family.It is guessed that the food is most likely stored in the room next to the kitchen, or in the cellar next to the vegetable garden.

He came to the kitchen first, and saw that it was filled with all kinds of pots and pans, seasonings and so on.

Under the cupboard where the bowls were placed, Ma Er also found half a bag of white rice.

It was much whiter than the fine rice he had seen in the town, and the grains were larger than those in the grain store in the town.

Seeing that it was high-quality white rice, the happy Ma Er immediately carried the half bag of grain on his shoulders.

However, I thought that there was only half a bag of white rice in the cabinet.If he took it, he would definitely be found tomorrow.

But let him put down the white rice like this, Ma Er is not reconciled.He has grown so big, and he has never eaten such good rice!
Thinking of the few bags of coarse grains at home, Ma Er decided to take back the half bag of white rice.So what if it is discovered?How do they know who stole it?
Anyway, there are disaster victims everywhere now, maybe the disaster victims stole it!After all, they are most short of food.

Thinking of this, Ma Er showed a smug smile.Even if the Jiang family finds out that something is wrong and they have finished eating the rice, can they still get it out of their stomachs?

So, Ma Er swaggered out carrying the half bag of white rice.

Unexpectedly, just as he walked outside the door, a long knife was held against his neck, scaring him back into the kitchen.

Carefully put down the white rice on his shoulders, raised his hands and said, "Hero, spare me! I'm just too hungry, I just came in to find something to eat."

Ma Er described himself as a disaster victim, hoping that the other party would see him as pitiful and let him go.

But Jiang Wan, who was standing opposite him, not only knew him, but was also sold to a baby shop by him, how could she just let him go like this.

Jiang Wan pointed the knife at him and said, "At this point, I'm not being honest. As a fellow villager, do you think I don't know you?"

Hearing Jiang Wan's words, Ma Er's eyeballs rolled, and he smiled flatteringly and said, "Forgive me, I'm just too poor and can't afford food, that's why..."

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Wan sent Tang Dao forward again, scaring Ma Er so smart that he almost peed his pants.

He's just a gangster, fighting with fists and sticks.It was the first time to use a sword, let alone being held around the neck with a knife.

Ma Er quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, "Heroine, please spare me! It's the first time I've come back to steal food, so please forgive me this time, sir!"

Jiang Wan kicked him to the ground and stepped on his back.

Kneeling down and leaning into his ear, he said: "You dare to talk nonsense, you and old man Chen sold me into the shop last time, right?

I haven't settled this matter with you yet, but you brought it to your door yourself. "

Ma Er didn't expect Jiang Wan to find out what happened last time. His eyes rolled straight, trying to find a way to exonerate himself.

"Woman, I really don't blame me for what happened last time. It was old man Chen who asked me to do it." Ma Er explained.

"Hehe! You know exactly what happened last time.

However, when you talk about old man Chen, do you know how old man Chen is? "Jiang Wan squatted beside Ma Er and said with a smile.

"How... how is it?"

For some reason, Ma Er was inexplicably scared when he heard Jiang Wan mention old man Chen.

He felt that old man Chen might be in danger.Otherwise, Jiang Wan wouldn't say that.

"He! I threw him to the mountain to feed the wolves. There is not even a bone left." Jiang Wan spread her hands and said.

Hearing Jiang Wan's words, Ma Er's heart sank suddenly.

No wonder old man Chen suddenly disappeared.No one has seen it, not even a dead body.Where can I find someone here?
Thinking that I might be thrown into the mountains to feed the wolves like old man Chen.Ma Er was so frightened that she begged for mercy, and hit her head on the ground while crying.

This time, Ma Er was really scared.He doesn't want to be fed to wolves, doesn't want to be a missing person.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me. You can tell me to do anything, I don't want to die."

"If you don't want to die, you dare to sell me? If you don't want to die, you dare to come to my house to steal food?
I think you went to the latrine with a lantern—to seek death (shit). "Jiang Wan punched Ma Er on the back shoulder and said.

Painful Ma Er wanted to yell, but saw Tang Dao not far from his eyes.Ma Er held back again, but tears flowed out uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)