The pastoral concubine of space

Chapter 16 Got Thief!
At that time, Xiao Yunchu didn't know that someone was already eyeing him and his two children. The ox cart slowly arrived at Youxi Village for half an hour, and walked all the way to the thatched hut. Many villagers who had received the news in advance followed up. Want to see how much she actually bought.

A sharp-eyed person saw a large bag of rice and flour on the bullock cart, and directly called out the idea that attracted most people.

Generally, villagers usually eat coarse grains at home. There may be rice, but it is rare, and they are reluctant to eat it. Few people buy flour. They eat cornmeal, sorghum noodles and the like.

Seeing that Xiao Yunchu actually bought several large bags of rice flour, even if he didn't know what else was in the car, some people could not help but look sour, "It's different when you have money, so you can buy so many rice flour all at once. How much money does it cost, I'm too bad at living."

There are so many people who are jealous, and someone immediately agreed, "No, if you spend money like this every day, no amount of money will be enough to lose. Widow Xiao was uncomfortable here and there every day, no matter how big it is to buy medicine. If you spend all your money, it won’t be long before you spend it all again.”

"Didn't I go to the town to buy new clothes? I didn't see the cloth pulled back from the car. Could it be the ready-made clothes? It's too wasteful, expensive and doesn't fit well. Whose clothes in the village are not made by the women at home. Buy ready-made clothes It's too bad."

Regardless of whether these words are personal and jealous, many people around them think it makes sense. If a family lives frugally, even if they make some money, there will be more places to spend it at home, and it will be too late to save it. How can I spend so much money?

Obviously, it was not their own money that was spent, but there were still quite a few people with pained faces, and some even followed up directly and told the little widow how to live and how to save food and money.

Xiao Yunchu had no intention of responding. People who are short of money live frugally to ensure that their families are well fed, but their family is not short of money. In her eyes, the methods taught by the villagers are no different from self-torture. does not apply to them.

When Xiao Yunchu and the coachman started to unload the goods in front of the hut, the villagers really saw clearly that Xiao Yunchu's "prodigal" was far higher than they thought.

A family of three has five or six sets of clothes inside and out. It seems that the materials are not the high-end goods that they are usually willing to buy. There are also big bags of grain that I have seen before, and dim sum from the famous dim sum shop in Hongye Town. , half a fan of pork ribs, a big piece of pork belly, all kinds of small and small vegetable jars that they are reluctant to buy, and the amount of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar is also a lot. I am afraid that if you add it all up, you will not be able to get it without ten taels of silver. !

Xiao Yunchu heard several gasps from the surroundings, and was obviously startled by her generous handwriting, which was exactly the effect she wanted.

She just wanted to show them things on purpose, so that everyone in the village would know that she was a "prodigal", spending money like water, and the coveted money in her hand would be spent in a short time, so don't worry about it.

After unloading the things and sending the coachman away, Xiao Yunchu tactfully issued a eviction order, and the expressions of the villagers were all erratic when they left.

Xiao Yunchu didn't care how much shock he had brought to them, he only lowered his face after the person was gone, and looked around in the small thatched hut.

At first glance, the thatched hut seems to be the same as before they went out, but if you take a closer look, you will find that the neatly folded quilts have become messy, the dining table in the main room is a bit crooked, and there are signs of being tampered in every corner of the house .

This is when they were away, the house was burglarized!

Xiao Zichen's observation skills are very good, and he also found something wrong at home. Subconsciously, he pulled his younger sister who was unpacking the snack box and nervously walked to his mother, "Mother, is there a thief at home?"

"Thief!? Where is it!" Xiao Zixi turned pale with fright, and quickly grabbed his brother's arm.

"He's long gone." Xiao Yunchu's tone was affirmative.

Xiao Zichen frowned, looking a little worried, "The house won't be stolen, right?"

Xiao Yunchu let out a light snort, and then comforted him in a low voice: "Don't worry, all the previous things are stored there, and there is nothing at home."

The two children were stunned for a moment before realizing the meaning of 'that place', and immediately relaxed. Thinking of the unidentified thief returning without success, Xiao Zichen narrowed his eyes slightly more happily.

snort!If you dare to steal things while they are not at home, you should be able to steal nothing!
However, "Mom, will the thief come again if he fails once?" If they accidentally bumped into him on the spot, wouldn't it be very dangerous for their family to have only a child and a woman?
The corners of Xiao Yunchu's lips twitched, his eyes looked a little cold, "Don't worry, mother is afraid that he won't come again."

Everyone in the village knows that she has become rich recently and has a large amount of silver in her hand. It is understandable that someone wanted to steal it. Since they didn't find it when they went out, they must think she was carrying it with them. Now that they are back, Not only is the money back, but there are so many obvious things in the house, as long as the other party is greedy enough, they may come to 'patronize' again soon.

Originally, most of the things in the hut were old, but an unknown guy rummaged through them. Even though Xiao Yunchu had no obsession with cleanliness, he felt panicked, so he and his two children gathered all the old things that could be disposed of in the house. Put it outside, and then put the new items they bought today one by one, put all kinds of pickled vegetables jars, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in the kitchen, put new clothes in the cabinet, and re-cover the new bedding.

Seeing the two children can't wait to run up and roll on the soft quilt, Xiao Yunchu couldn't help laughing and shook his head.

Tossing until the evening, I used the spare ribs, pork belly and other ingredients I bought to make sweet and sour pork ribs, braised pork, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes. The family of three ate to their heart's content. Simply tidy up the kitchen and wash up Afterwards, without her saying anything, Zichen Zixi went to bed impatiently, lovingly touching the new quilt that had hardly been covered since they were born.

The look of cherishing and loving is inexplicably sad.

"Okay, go to bed early." Xiao Yunchu helped them tuck their quilts, patted them twice and said.

"Mother, good night."

After they fell asleep, Xiao Yunchu did not meditate with his legs crossed as usual. He glanced at the things in the corner that he bought today but did not put in the space. He pursed his lips silently for no apparent reason, and then lay down on the two children. close your eyes.

late at night.

Suddenly there was a very light "click" sound as if someone stepped on something in the silent yard, and then there was a short silence. The originally drawn latch fell to the ground with a "click". The person in the room obviously waited for a while to understand the movement in the room, and after making sure that no one was woken up, he gently opened the door, bent over, stepped on his feet, and walked in in the dark.

Through the slightly dim moonlight outside, I saw a pile of things in the corner of the hut that was clearly visible at a glance. My breathing was a little short, and I walked over quickly and began to flip carefully.

In the soft voice, the thief never noticed that in the darkness, there was always a pair of bright and cold eyes staring at him with mockery.

Xiao Yunchu first sent the two sleeping children into the space, so as not to startle them later, then silently walked off the bed, and approached the thief step by step, with a thick stick in his hand at some point.

The pile of things was mostly rice grains, a box of uneaten snacks, and a few toys bought for Zichen Zixi. The thief was obviously not satisfied with these things. He searched and found no copper coins, so he wanted to find others. As a result, as soon as he turned around, he found a black figure standing behind him, and the man raised the arm holding the stick almost at the same time, and swung it down fiercely at him.

"what--!"

(End of this chapter)