70s Xiao Que Xing

Chapter 605 The Thief
Since Zhongjun had to pack up his things and report to school in the afternoon, a group of people went down the mountain after lunch.

"Xiao Nian, if you go to play in the mountains next time, remember to call me." Before parting, Zhao Shaohang said to Xie Xiaonian.

"Okay, no problem, you must be part of it." Seeing how happy Zhao Shaohang was today, Xie Xiaonian responded with a smile.

When the family returned home happily and opened the door, their faces immediately dropped.

"Ah, mom, the vegetables I grow, my vegetables!" When Tangyuan saw the pot of tomatoes she planted in the yard, the seedlings were broken and broken, and the tomatoes were picked up, regardless of their size. , and immediately cried out.

Seeing that the vegetables they had worked hard for two months were destroyed like this, Rouyuan and Scallion also started to cry along with Tangyuan.

Although Heping didn't cry, he clenched his fists tightly, looking very annoyed, and he didn't know who ruined his hard work like this.

Although the vegetables grown by the pancakes were eaten early, and none of the vegetables he had grown were destroyed at this time, but seeing the two sisters crying so sadly, they were also very angry.

"The vegetables in the backyard have also been picked, and the vegetable seedlings have been broken a lot." Taking advantage of Xie Xiaonian's effort to coax the children, Xu Zhongjun walked into the backyard and looked at the situation in the backyard.

Seeing that although the children had stopped crying, they were still sobbing, they were very aggrieved. After Xu Zhongjun finished talking about the situation in the backyard, he hurried to comfort the children.

"Our family is recruiting thieves. This thief is really vicious. It's fine to pick the vegetables that are already ripe. Why are you picking all the unedible ones that have just grown and destroyed the seedlings like this? , how will you grow vegetables from now on!" Luo Changsong said angrily.

"Dad, don't be angry. If you get angry, your health will be bad. The most important thing for us now is to find out the thief and let him receive the punishment he deserves." Xie Xiaonian persuaded.

"Xiaobai, can you smell who stole the food from home?" Xie Xiaonian turned around and asked Xiaobai beside him.

"It's the neighbor's widow Zhou. She turned over from the corner of the woodshed." Xiao Bai replied immediately.

"Xiao Nian, did you find out, who stole it?" Seeing Xie Xiao Nian asking Xiao Bai, Zhong Jun quickly asked.

"Xiaobai said that Widow Zhou climbed over the wall from the woodshed and stole it." Xie Xiaonian stated.

"It turned out to be her. Our family has no relationship with her. The vegetables we planted before can't be eaten. You even took the initiative to send it to her family once. Later, she came to the house and asked for a basket. Why did she repay her kindness so much? Come and steal our food while there is no one in our house." Luo Changsong said in disbelief.

Although this Widow Zhou is usually a bit mean-spirited, she always cries to others that she is poor, and loves to take advantage of writing, but he really did not expect that Widow Zhou is such a person.

"Xiao Nian, what's the matter? Why are the children crying so loudly? I've never heard your children cry before. What's wrong?" When Aunt Chen next door heard the cries of Tangyuan and the others, she hurried Come over and say.

"What's the matter with these vegetables in your house? Didn't they grow well before, why did they become like this now?" Aunt Chen saw the vegetables grown in the pot in a blink of an eye, and then asked.

"Our family went out to play today, and when we came back, we saw such a scene. Seeing that all the vegetables we planted so hard were destroyed, we couldn't help crying." Xie Xiaonian explained aloud .

"Who is this? It's fine to steal your vegetables, how can you tear up the seedlings like this, how can you grow vegetables after this?" Aunt Chen scolded.

"Isn't it? I have a lot of vegetables in my house, and I can't finish them. I will also give some to the neighbors on the left and right. You say that the neighbors on the two sides have not eaten the vegetables I sent, and I don't know who. Being so wicked not only ruined the vegetables in the pot in the front yard, but also ruined the vegetables in the backyard." Xie Xiaonian said angrily.

"The backyard was also destroyed? Who is this? Why are you so wicked? How can you spoil the rations? This is killing people. Xiao Nian, go to the police station to call the police. This matter is not big or small. You can't let such a thief get away with it." Aunt Chen said with an idea.

Because there was a lot of movement in Xiaonian's house, and it was Sunday, many workers were resting at home, so many people gathered in the yard of Xie Xiaonian's house one after another.

And the culprit of this incident, Widow Zhou, also pretended to squeeze into the crowd.

Xie Xiaonian knew that if there was no evidence, Widow Zhou would definitely not admit that she did it by herself, so Xie Xiaonian secretly ordered Xiaobai to go to Widow Zhou's house to get a clear proof of her identity and throw it in the backyard go.

After less than 2 minutes, when Xiaobai said that it was done, Xie Xiaonian stopped fighting the thieves with everyone, and said to everyone: "Everyone has lived here longer than me, so you must be familiar with it. Everyone, please help me to search the front and back yards of my house to see if I can find clues about the thief, so that I can report to the police later, and I can state the facts when the police come.”

"No problem, such a thief must not be forgiven, otherwise the next one will suffer, I don't know who it is!" Aunt Chen immediately agreed.

What she said also raised the enthusiasm of those who thought it was nothing to do with them and were just watching the fun. If their own home was stolen next time, they would cry.

Among the people who helped find evidence, the widow of several weeks was the most active.

Although she thought she was very careful and there was no evidence left here, she still actively helped to find evidence, thinking that if there was any evidence left, she would find it and destroy it as soon as possible.

After everyone searched for less than a minute, Aunt Chen immediately raised a silver ring and said to Xiao Nian, "Xiao Nian, is this your ring? Why is it in the vegetable field?"

"No, this is not my family's ring, my family does not have such a silver ring." Xie Xiaonian shook his head and said.

Apart from the child's longevity lock, Xie Xiaonian's house doesn't have a single piece of silver jewelry.

"Could it be in your backyard originally, left by the former owner of the yard, but you didn't find it?" Hearing the movement, a neighbor who surrounded him guessed.

"Impossible, I found it so easily. Xiao Nian's family digs and farms, how could it not be discovered, and this silver ring is so bright, it looks like it is often worn." Aunt Chen retorted.

The people who were discussing didn't see it. When the widow Zhou came around, she saw the ring in Mrs. Chen's hand, she immediately took a small step back unconsciously with panic in her eyes.

That ring was her dowry when she got married. She cherished it very much and never wore it when she was working.

When she came to steal food from Xie Xiaonian's house, she specially put the ring in a box and put it away in advance. How could it fall here now? Could it be a ghost?

"Why does this ring look so familiar? It looks so much like Zhou Lan's to me." Li Chuntao said suspiciously when she saw the ring in Mrs. Chen's hand.

And the Zhou Lan she mentioned was the name of Zhou's widow.

"Hey, that's true. I didn't even notice it unless you said it. Now the more I look at it, the more I think it belongs to Widow Zhou." Jiang Caihua continued.

Now her husband has a job and separated from Lao Tian's family. Because there is no child and no pressure, the couple is living a happy life, and Jiang Caihua's waist is getting straighter and straighter. The voice is still loud.

After hearing what the two of them said, the others felt that this ring seemed to be the one that Widow Zhou often wore to show off, and they all turned their heads to look at Widow Zhou standing beside her.

"This is indeed my ring, but I have lost this ring for several days. I didn't expect it to fall into your backyard." Widow Zhou said pretending to be surprised.

After the widow Zhou finished speaking, she wanted to reach out and snatch the ring from Aunt Chen's hand.

It's a pity that Mrs. Chen couldn't make her wish, she turned sideways, and she missed it.

"You said that your ring has been lost for several days, so how many days have you lost it?" Xie Xiaonian asked seriously.

"I can't remember clearly, but I think it's been a few days." Widow Zhou said with a twinkle in her eyes.

"Does anyone remember when was the last time I saw Widow Zhou wearing this ring?" Xie Xiaonian asked the surrounding people.

"I know, two days ago, Widow Zhou still showed off this ring to me, saying that it was her dowry, and that I am a rural person. I am afraid that when we get married, let alone a silver ring, even a copper one is not enough. No, we exchanged words because of this, and several people in our courtyard heard this." Jiang Caihua immediately came out to identify it.

Widow Zhou/widow doesn't live well by herself, and she still wants to find a sense of superiority in herself, so she often uses her identity as a rural person to talk about things in front of her. Jiang Caihua has long hated her. She would never let go of an opportunity.

And Jiang Caihua, who was not talkative before, and now everyone doesn't like to talk to her, didn't know that Widow Zhou also came from the countryside, but she moved her household registration to the city after taking over her man's shift.

"Yes, I saw it too. At that time, my mother and the neighbor's aunt were trying to persuade us to fight." A little girl said out loud.

Children can't lie, and as soon as this child speaks out, others believe it.

"Then I lost it only two days ago." Widow Zhou continued to argue.

"Since it's your dowry, and you still cherish it so much, why can't you even remember when you lost it, and the last time you came to my house was already half a month ago, and you were just at my house at that time The main room, like me crying poorly, and then left immediately after getting a basket of vegetables from my house, and never went to my backyard, so how did you just lose the ring for two days? How did you run into my backyard? Has the ring opened its legs by itself, how do you explain this?" Xie Xiaonian asked clearly.

(End of this chapter)