Chapter 168 (2/2)

”Ah, it's so terrible. Didn't you steal two vegetables?” the woman said with some fear.

”Didn't you steal two vegetables? Is this ordinary cabbage and radish? This is a dish that can grow only in summer.” Fang ruxiu stared and said sadly: ”I was going to tell you how to grow vegetables after planting them, so that you can have a good year, but now it seems that you'd better forget it. Some people in this village are not right!”

”Oh, this is not the time to say this. We can't control the fate of the thief. Now we have to catch the thief,” said one of the villagers.

”Yes, yes.” someone nearby agreed and said, ”is it true to catch the thief and offer a reward of two liang silver?”

”Of course it's true.” Fang ruxiu nodded definitely.

”Well, we'll help keep an eye on it. Anyway, your food is special. It's not available in this winter. This little food is either used to eat or sold. Let's pay attention to it.” some villagers said.

”Well, if so, I'll trouble your uncles and aunts. Catch the thief and we can plant something ourselves in the future. Can we rest assured?” Fang ruxiu said with a smile.

”Yes, yes.” the villagers nodded. Then Fang ruxiu went forward again. Someone asked her where she was going. She said she was going to find the chief.

Hum, if you dare to steal our food, I will make you panic all day. Even if you steal the food, you dare not eat it or sell it! No one will dare to do such a thankless and laborious thing next time.

Fang ruxiu walked around the whole village. The whole village knew that someone in the village had stolen their food, and the food was planted by a senior official in the county. The person who stole the food would go to prison. Most importantly, their family offered a reward of two liang silver to catch the thief!

Two liang silver. Don't you stare at each other for these two liang silver? Even if you don't stare, you're afraid of others staring. Even if you don't stare, can the thief not be afraid?

In the morning, when Fang Changfu came home, Fang ruxiu told him about it, and she let him sleep at home.

After making a thief once, she doesn't have to guard against these thieves. After all, there is no reason to guard against thieves all day. Now she expects that no one in the village dares to steal their own dishes, which is a good thing.

Every time she sees the broken shed where Fang Changfu lives, she feels why she has to come. Making money is originally for a better life, but she wronged her father for the money. But now, spend some money and lose some vegetables. Fang Changfu can come back to bed at night. It's a blessing in disguise.

A brazier has been placed in the vegetable shed that has just entered the cold wind. After a while, it is warm again in the vegetable shed. The food at the door must be frozen and can't be saved, but the food inside is OK.

Fortunately, the food outside was some green vegetables. I dug it up and ate it at my own house.

At noon, Fang ruxiu went around the fat aunt's house who answered this morning and found that their house was on the same line with the well. That is to say, if they want to steal their food, unless they make a big circle, their house must pass through the well.

To tell the truth, Fang ruxiu is definitely bluffing to catch the thief and see the official, but she feels a little unwilling to let them go.

In the morning, at the wellhead, Fang ruxiu felt that there was something wrong with the fat aunt. According to reason, ordinary people would care about the reward, but she was concerned about the end of the thief. Fang ruxiu guessed that she might know the thief, and saw the black under her eyes. She subconsciously thought she was a thief.

However, she was mistaken for a good man, so she decided to come to the aunt's house in person.

The fat aunt's name is Jinhua. Fang ruxiu heard about it today. Fang ruxiu came to Aunt Jinhua's door. When she saw Fang ruxiu, she seemed to see a ghost. She quickly pretended not to see Fang ruxiu and closed the door.

”Aunt Jinhua?” Fang ruxiu went to the door of their house and held out her hand to stop her closing the door before she closed the door tightly.

”What's the matter? Niece ruxiu? Why do you have time to come to my aunt's house today?” when Aunt Jinhua saw Fang ruxiu's outstretched hand, she had to open the door and said with a smile.

”Oh, I heard that Aunt Jinhua seemed to have passed our garden this morning, so I came to ask.” Fang ruxiu squeezed into the room with a smile.