Traveling through the 1970s: The young wife loves to make trouble

Chapter 137 Everyone’s Concern

It’s not so boring to wait for the ox cart at the village entrance in the cold weather, enjoy the cold wind, talk about gossip and chat about right and wrong.

"Mei Zhou, Li Yuegui, I heard that the money and tickets of your two families were stolen. Is it true?" An aunt asked Mei Zhou and Li Yuegui.

"Yes, yes, I heard that too. Is it true?"

"How did that thief sneak into your yard and steal all the money and tickets from both your families? Tell us all about it so we can be on guard."

"Exactly. Your yard is so big, why did they specifically rob from your two homes?"

"I think it was someone I know. Only someone close to your two families would know you had money in your house. They found a time when you were not home, broke in, and stole all the money and tickets."

"Oh, that's possible. Otherwise, how would I know that your two families are rich?"

"That's not necessarily true. On the day the Wei family split up, everyone saw them go into the house and take out a few hundred dollars to buy a house. So many people saw them taking the money."

"That's right. Seeing so many people taking out the money, who knows who got greedy and ran to their house to steal all the money and tickets."

When one person asked, everyone started talking.

Hearing everyone's discussions, Zhou Mei and Li Yuegui looked at each other and both fell into deep thought.

"It's useless for you to speculate here about who stole their money and tickets," said a young wife. "They should go to the town and report it to the police, and let them help them investigate."

"Report to the police. What if they are unwilling to come to our village to investigate?" someone raised the question.

The young wife said with certainty: "No, as long as someone reports it to the police, they will come to our village to investigate."

"I grew up in the village, and I've never heard of anyone reporting someone to the police if their money or tickets were stolen. The police have so many cases to investigate that they don't have time to deal with petty thefts like ours."

"Yes, yes, yes. The last time I went to the market in town, I heard people say that a child had been abducted. I reported it to the police, and they're probably still looking for the child right now."

"The child is missing. Have the police found him?"

"I didn't hear that."

"Compared to finding the lost child, reporting the case to the police when a thief stole some money and tickets is an overreaction and will also delay the police from looking for the child."

"Yes, yes, it's better not to report it to the police."

Seeing that no one agreed to report it to the police, the young wife explained anxiously, "No, there are many police officers. If we report it to the police, they will definitely come to our village to investigate."

Seeing everyone discussing their family affairs enthusiastically, Zhou Mei and Li Yuegui looked unhappy.

These gossipy old ladies, when they say these things, are clearly watching their family's show under the guise of concern.

"We didn't report it to the police, and we don't intend to trouble them with such a small matter," Li Yuegui said through gritted teeth. "We will recover the money and tickets that were stolen from our home ourselves."

"You'd better be careful, lest you become the next one to be robbed."

Everyone felt uncomfortable after hearing this, as if they were cursing themselves for being robbed as well.

Everyone started cursing the thief who stole the money and tickets, and threatened that if they caught the thief, they would beat him half to death and then send him to the police station to eat iron peanuts.

Tao Qiuyi looked at everyone and just wanted to laugh. The thief was right in front of them, but they didn't know it.

They were the ones who were often blinded by a single leaf. However, hearing that a child had been lost in the town reminded her that human traffickers were just as rampant as robbers at that time.

"Not only my money and banknotes and those of my sister-in-law were stolen by the thief, but our mother's money and banknotes were also stolen. Otherwise, we wouldn't have to sell our food." As Zhou Mei spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.

Seeing her like this, everyone believed what she said.

They lived in the same village and worked together every day, so they knew each other better. Zhou Mei wasn't one to show weakness in front of others, so the tears in her eyes showed that her money and tickets had really been stolen.

Just ask yourself, who wouldn’t cry if their money and tickets were stolen?

"Oh, don't be sad, think about it in a positive way, losing money can avoid disaster, losing money can avoid disaster." The aunt advised awkwardly.

"Yes, yes, don't be sad. Look for it carefully. Maybe you will find it."

"Sister Zhou, don't be sad. Your eldest son and his wife have gone to his father-in-law's house, so it's time for them to come back. Your daughter and son-in-law are both farm workers. They get paid, so whatever you give them is enough for you to eat."

"Yes, Yuegui, your son works in a factory in town, and your family doesn't need that little money." Others also followed suit.

"Aunts, that's not what I meant," the young wife insisted. "The money and tickets were stolen. How can you be so carefree? This isn't a loss of money to avoid disaster. This is clearly a loss of life. You should report it to the police."

"We won't report to the police." Zhou Mei shook her head and looked at Tao Qiuyi, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

It's not that they don't want to report to the police, it's that they don't dare to report to the police. Tao Qiuyi is a little curious about how Li Yuegui persuaded the shrewd Boss Wei and Zhou Mei not to report to the police.

Everyone followed Zhou Mei's gaze and looked at Tao Qiuyi. Not many villagers knew Tao Qiuyi before, but after Tao Qiuyi's outstanding performances several times, most people in the village now know her.

The granddaughter of a labor camp inmate married a lame man whom all the girls avoided. He was strong, had a bad temper, liked to beat people, and also understood the law.

This is everyone’s unified understanding of Tao Qiuyi.

The aunts and daughters-in-law present all saw Tao Qiuyi dragging the big tree back to the village.

"Qiuyi! When the thief broke into your yard and stole things, you and Jingyuan must not have been at home, right?" an aunt suddenly asked.

Another aunt said, "You're asking a stupid question. Qiuyi is so strong, and Jingyuan was a soldier. If they were at home, they would definitely be able to catch the thief."

"That's true, Qiuyi, have you checked your house to see if it's been robbed?"

"I think the thief chose your house because he was going after yours and Jing Yuan's. On the day you split up, many people saw you accept the money from Wei Lao Da and Wei Lao San to buy the house."

"Thank you all for your concern. Our house has not been robbed." Tao Qiuyi thanked them with a smile, but he felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry in his heart. The ideas of these aunts and daughters-in-law were really weird.

When they heard that her property was not stolen, the aunts and daughters-in-law were happy for her.

"I'm glad it wasn't stolen. You have so much money at home, it would be such a shame if it got stolen!"

"That's right, it's hundreds of dollars. If I had hundreds of dollars and it was stolen, I would cry to death."

"Yes, if I had a few hundred, I would definitely ask the team leader and the old branch secretary to grant me a piece of land to build a house."

Well, let's build a house, and then we can talk about it later. Tao Qiuyi didn't have any idea what to say. She was thinking about the feasibility of building a new house so that she wouldn't have to live in the same yard with those weirdos from the Wei family.

(End of this chapter)