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Chapter 15 The Egg Scandal
Wang Yiyi immediately had an idea and asked, "Mom, where did you put the rest of the eggs?"
Li slapped her forehead: "Oh dear, you've reminded me! I'd better hide them well, otherwise when the village head comes, he'll have to give away some of these eggs."
He hurriedly went into the kitchen and took out the remaining eggs from a cabinet.
Wang Yiyi followed, saying, "Mom, give it to me, I'll keep it."
Li readily gave it to her: "Okay, keep it safe. They won't hold it against you because of a child."
Wang Yiyi responded and carried the eggs into the room, actually secretly putting them back into her spatial storage.
She went to the corner of the wall and put the eggshells she had eaten into her spatial storage.
After all that was done, she asked, "Did you tell anyone about me collecting eggs?"
"Of course I haven't told anyone about this kind of thing that people are eyeing for no reason," said Madam Li.
Others also said they hadn't told anyone.
Wang Yi nodded: "This matter cannot be discussed, just like the steamed buns from yesterday, it will attract unwanted attention."
Mrs. Li pursed her lips. She remembered what happened yesterday without her daughter having to tell her.
Before long, Zhao Shizhen arrived with the village head.
The village headman immediately set the tone: "Dashan, you're all brothers, why are you arguing so much among your family? You can have half of these eggs each."
Li looked puzzled: "What eggs? Where did these eggs come from? How come they're half and half?"
The village head was also somewhat embarrassed: "Your sister-in-law said you picked up eggs on the back hill, and that several people in the village saw you."
Things picked up in the back mountain should belong to whoever picked them up, but Zhao kept crying and making a scene, so he had no choice but to ask her about it.
If Mr. Li didn't find any eggs at all, then what was the point of his trip?
Zhao said loudly, "This morning, Sanya must have collected a lot of eggs on the back hill. I saw it with my own eyes. My Xiaobei also saw your family eating eggs. Everyone in the village knows that my chickens like to go to the back hill. These are my family's eggs."
Li's voice was even louder: "How strange! When did this back hill become your property? Does it mean that anything anyone picks up is yours?"
Suddenly, Zhao burst into tears: "Normally, we would have eaten these eggs if they were given to us, but now, everyone is struggling. Third sister-in-law, you've eaten our eggs. Aren't you forcing your nephews and nieces to their deaths?"
Li was furious. Did they think eating a few eggs would grant immortality? Why was she being made to bear such a huge accusation?
Seeing the two arguing more and more fiercely, the village head quickly stepped in to mediate: "Take your time and talk things out. Don't talk about death so easily. We're all family. Even if we don't consider the reputation of the mountains and rivers, we should at least consider the reputation of your deceased parents-in-law."
Zhao didn't say anything, she just kept crying.
In no time, a lot of people came to watch the spectacle.
Seeing that most of the people had arrived, Wang Yiyi squeezed in front of Zhao Shi with an innocent look on her face: "Second Aunt, the grain my father bought today was all eaten by your family. My mother didn't even cry, so you shouldn't cry either."
Upon hearing this, Zhao forgot all about crying and roared, "What nonsense are you spouting? You ate all your family's food in just one bowl of thin soup?"
Wang Yiyi seemed startled by her shout and burst into tears: "My mother pawned her only dowry to buy a little bit of grain. Today at noon, Second Aunt, your family insisted on staying for lunch, so my mother had no choice but to cook all the rice."
"Second Aunt, you even specially served thicker porridge for Xiao Bei and the others. Our porridge was so thin you could see your reflection in it. Have you forgotten about that?"
Upon hearing this, the onlookers forgot about the eggs and their gazes towards Zhao changed.
In the past, having a meal wouldn't have been a big deal, but this village had just been robbed clean, and few families were doing well.
With her maternal family to rely on and her married daughters to help her, Zhao's family was certainly better off than Wang Dashan's.
It's really not very kind of them to bring their whole family here for a meal.
Hearing the murmurs of the crowd, Zhao felt embarrassed and immediately tried to hit Wang Yiyi.
Li stepped forward and stopped her, saying, "Second sister-in-law, the child is just telling the truth, why are you getting so angry?"
Wang Yiyi silently gave Li a thumbs up.
The village head's gaze towards Zhao changed: "Alright, let's leave it at that. Everyone, disperse."
Still unwilling to give up, Zhao asked, "What about the eggs?"
The village headman said irritably, "What eggs? You'd be better off going up the mountain to find some wild vegetables."
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and was about to leave.
The village head didn't want to talk about it, and Wang Yiyi was about to bring up the matter of the eggs when a voice sounded from behind: "Mother, I searched all over Third Aunt's house, but I couldn't find a trace of the eggs."
Zhao wanted the villagers to know, so she deliberately made a scene at the door. At that moment, Wang Xiaobei was walking out of the house.
Wang Yiyi, not expecting this unexpected surprise, immediately put on a terrified expression: "Mom, why did Little Bei leave our house? Is he going to steal something?"
Wang Xiaobei raised his chin: "I didn't steal anything, I was just looking for eggs."
Zhao's face turned pale, and she immediately covered Wang Xiaobei's mouth.
But it was too late. Wang Yiyi exclaimed, "Isn't that a thief?"
She then asked the village head, "If a thief is caught, should he be handed over to the government?"
The village head was speechless for a moment. The thief should indeed be handed over to the government, but this couldn't really be considered a thief.
Fortunately, Wang Xiaobei had a strong following, and some onlookers shouted, "This is a thief; he should be handed over to the authorities."
Wang Xiaobei came out of Wang Dashan's house in full view of everyone, and then shouted that he was looking for something. The village head could only say, "Wang Xiaobei's behavior is indeed inappropriate, but wouldn't it be too serious to send him to the government? Why don't you see what's missing from your house and let Dahe's family make up for it? They're all relatives, so let's just let this matter go."
Zhao Shi had lost her previous arrogance and looked at Wang Dashan and Li Shi with a pleading expression.
As it was his own nephew, this matter could be considered a big deal or a small deal, and Wang Dashan naturally didn't want to make a big fuss. Giving him a lesson would be enough. However, just as he was about to speak, Wang Yiyi spoke up.
"We're all family. Even if Xiao Bei stole something, we won't hold it against him. But what are we going to do if my second aunt's family eats all our food?"
Zhao was like a mute eating bitter herbs, unable to express her suffering, but she understood that this was a threat.
She softened her tone: "We're all family. My family still has some surplus grain, so naturally I won't watch my third brother's family go hungry. I'll send over ten catties of grain later."
Wang Yiyi knew when to stop: "Second Aunt, you're so kind."
Her original intention was to cut off Zhao's future attempts to take advantage of her, but unexpectedly, Wang Xiaobei's actions yielded unexpected results.
As for sending Wang Xiaobei to the government office, that's just a bluff.
Even if she didn't understand the laws of this era, she knew it would be difficult to convict him, and Wang Dashan probably wouldn't want his nephew to be branded as a thief.
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