Chapter 12: Into the Thief

"OMG! Fanghua, your mother-in-law divided your family with such a little thing? Aunt Zhang looked at the two dishes and chopsticks and a plate in the kitchen with an incredulous expression.

I thought, this Zheng Fengying is too stingy, right?

"Aunt Zhang drinks water." There was no cup at home, so Yun Fanghua directly took a bowl and poured water for her to drink.

Aunt Zhang was not polite, took the water and drank it while looking at the empty kitchen. In addition to two pairs of chopsticks and a plate, there was a broken iron pot and a missing water tank.

The iron pot and water tank were left behind from the previous use, the cabinet was also empty, and there was no oil, salt, sauce and vinegar at all.

Although in the mouths of the villagers, she is not a good mother-in-law. But when her daughter-in-law broke up, she was not so harsh. Even if it's a rotten bowl, give a few more.

There are only two bowls and one plate, and the guests don't even have the dishes and chopsticks to eat.

Speaking of which, the conditions of the Sheng family are still good, although a new house has been built, but the second child of their family is a soldier, Sheng Guoan is working on the highway section again, and the salary of the father and son adds up to a lot.

Not to mention buying a few more pairs of dishes and chopsticks, it is not a problem to buy more than a dozen or dozens of pairs. Of course, the peasant family is used to frugality, but the Sheng family must have extra dishes and chopsticks, which she has seen with her own eyes.

There are obviously a lot, but this Zheng Fengying only gives it by head, which is too much.

No, she has to go and talk to the old sisters to let everyone know that this Zheng Fengying is a bad mother-in-law.

After Aunt Zhang finished drinking the water, she didn't stay long, waved her hand at Yun Fanghua and left.

Looking at the back of Aunt Zhang's departure, Yun Fanghua's eyes flashed. She didn't say a word, as for what Aunt Zhang would think, it was not something she could control.

However, with her understanding of Aunt Zhang, she will definitely publicize this matter. When the time comes, her cheap mother-in-law will probably be angry again.

Yun Fanghua quickly withdrew her gaze, turned around and went into the kitchen again to prepare lunch.

The family divided two hundred catties of grain, but it was not rice, but rice. The rice must not be eaten at noon, but fortunately, when the family was separated, she saw that there was taro, so she took a few.

You don't need to boil this taro, just roast it in the fire. The roasted taro is still fragrant and tastes more vigorous.

Yun Fanghua added some water to the pot, planning to boil some boiling water to drink. Then she stuffed the taro into the hearth and covered it with ashes, so that the fire would not burn it for a while.

Wait until the water boils and the taro is ready. Yun Fanghua took the taro out of the ashes, cooled it on the side, and turned back to the room.

Sheng Beicheng was not at home, so he went to borrow a flat pole, and after a while, he had to pick the rice to the brigade to grind into rice.

When Sheng Beicheng came back, the husband and wife shared a few taro and then went their separate ways.

Sheng Beicheng went to mill rice, and Yun Fanghua took the dirty clothes to the river to wash.

This will be just after eating, and there are a lot of people doing laundry. When Yun Fanghua arrived, there were already seven or eight women squatting by the river.

They were doing their laundry and gossiping about the village. Before she got to the place, she knew that they were talking about the gossip of the old Sheng family.

But when they saw her coming, everyone immediately shut up.

But when Yun Fanghua squatted down to wash clothes, everyone couldn't help but talk again. Someone asked Yun Fanghua directly, "Fanghua, I heard that your mother-in-law separated you?" ”

"Hmm!"

"What's the matter, you just got married, why did she separate you? It can't be that you are arguing with your mother-in-law, right? ”

Yun Fanghua glanced at the questioner and did not speak. She also knew this person, called Sister-in-law Lin, who once wanted to introduce her sister to Sheng Beicheng, but in the end it didn't work out, because Sheng Beicheng didn't like it.

Because of this, Sister-in-law Lin has a very good opinion of her, often squeezes her without saying anything, and likes to make stumbling blocks in secret. In her previous life, she didn't know about the lawsuit at first, but she suffered a lot of losses.

Now, she won't fall for the other party, lest she have any bad things to say about her when she gets it.

Seeing that Yun Fanghua didn't speak, Sister-in-law Lin was a little bored, and turned around and talked about other things with others.

Listening to them talk about the east family and the west family, Yun Fanghua felt very bored. After a few washes of her clothes, she got up and left.

No, as soon as she returned home, she found the courtyard door open. At first, she thought it was Sheng Beicheng who came back from rice milling, but then she thought about it and felt that it was wrong.

Because the river is the road, Sheng Beicheng will definitely have to walk from the road if he comes back from rice milling, and she will definitely be able to see it. But when she was washing her clothes just now, she didn't see Sheng Beicheng come back at all.

But if it weren't for Sheng Beicheng, would there be people in this courtyard?

Could it be that a thief got in?

Thinking so, Yun Fanghua picked up an arm-thick wooden stick on the side of the road and held it in his hand, and then entered the house.

As soon as I entered, I found that not only was the lock of the courtyard door opened, but the door of the room was also open. Not only that, but she could hear movement in the house.

To say not to be afraid, that is false.

Right now, she's the only one. If she really encountered a thief, she wouldn't be able to call anyone even if she shouted. It's close to the foot of the mountain, a little far from where the villagers gather to live, and their nearest neighbors are half a mile away.

Because of fear, Yun Fanghua's heart fluttered and beat hard, not to mention, and she broke out in a cold sweat.

She gently put down the bucket of clothes, then turned and went into the kitchen again, and took the firewood knife that she had borrowed the morning to cut bamboo and had not returned it in her hand.

Holding a wooden stick in one hand and a firewood knife in the other, Yun Fanghua was a little bolder, and then quietly approached the door, ready to lock the door, and then go to find someone to catch the thief.

The people in the room were rummaging through the cabinets to find something, and from time to time they made a noise to themselves.

The voice was a little small, and Yun Fanghua couldn't hear what the other party was saying clearly. However, she always felt that the voice was somewhat familiar, as if it was someone she knew.

But who could it be?

took advantage of the fact that she and Sheng Beicheng were not at home and ran to the house to steal things, could it be that the other party didn't know that they were separated from the house and left the house?

Wait, no!

In addition to the things in the house, there is also her dowry!

Yes, the other party must have come for her dowry.

Thinking of this, Yun Fanghua's face suddenly became ugly. She has many brothers and sisters in her family, but she has a big boar at home, which is specially used to breed sows in nearby villages, and her income is not bad, and her life is still passable. When she got married, the dowry was still passable, and the money at the bottom of the box was 100 yuan.

Therefore, the thief rummaged through the cabinets and looked for her to press the money at the bottom of the box.

No, that money is the capital of her business, and it can't be stolen. At this time, Yun Fanghua couldn't be afraid, and entered the house with a wooden stick and a firewood knife, and walked towards the bedroom where there was movement.

Hearing the movement, the thief in the house was startled, and hurriedly walked out, just in time to collide with Yun Fanghua who entered the door.

It turned out to be her!