After a delicious and satisfying meal, the family relaxes in deck chairs or sits on stone benches, quietly listening to the radio.

Perhaps because they were too full, the three little girls started yawning and wanted to run back to bed to sleep before the Peking Opera was even over.

The old woman roared, "Go pee, all of you! Go before you sleep, or I'll kill you if you wet the bed again tonight!"

Xiuer suddenly remembered the beating she received that morning and cried out, "Mom, I didn't pee this morning... Waaah..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiaoqing and Xiaomu covered his mouth.

They chuckled awkwardly and looked at their mother: "Mom, we'll take Xiu'er to pee, and we promise she won't wet the bed."

Xiuer was still stammering, "No...it wasn't me..."

Chang Kun watched with a smile, thinking to himself that in the future, whenever his mother mentioned bedwetting, Xiu'er would think of the beating she received for nothing today.

Nothing happened that night, and the next morning...

"Xiao Kun, Xiao Kun, wake up."

Chang Kun groggily opened his eyes and found it was barely dawn: "Mom, what time is it? Why are you waking me up?"

"It's past five o'clock, get up quickly, don't be late for your shift today."

"Sigh, it's too early. Let me drift off to sleep a little longer." Chang Kun was reluctant to get up; wouldn't it be better to sleep a little longer?

"Get up when you're awake. I made you some donkey meat dumplings. The water in the pot is boiling. Eat them while they're hot."

Chang Kun was taken aback: "Mom, where did we get these dumplings?"

He didn't sleep anymore and quickly ran to the kitchen.

The old man was using a strainer to scoop dumplings out of the pot when he saw Chang Kun come in. He said with a smile, "Perfect timing, they're just out of the pot. Try them while they're hot."

"Dad, did Mom make this? When did she make it?"

"Hey, she got up around 2 a.m. and asked me to chop the filling while she kneaded the dough. Luckily, she didn't wake you guys up."

Chang Kun looked at the round dumplings on the plate, opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.

They are truly my parents; they got up at two o'clock to make dumplings so that I could have a bite before getting on the train.

"Hey, don't bother with this next time. I'm not going that far." Chang Kun took a bite of the donkey meat and egg dumplings, which were filled with a strong sense of family affection. They were really delicious!

"No trouble at all. Dumplings on the way, noodles when you get off. Just be careful on the road."

"Hey, I know. Most people would avoid me if they saw me in my police uniform. Even if there were other situations, there are so many police officers on the bus, I wouldn't need to rush in," Chang Kun said casually, so as not to worry his parents.

"Father, Mother, you eat together."

"No rush, we'll wake Xiaoqing and the others up later and then we'll eat together."

Chang Kun only ate six dumplings, to symbolize good fortune.

"Hurry up and eat a few more, make it sixteen, and everything will go smoothly."

Chang Kun: ...My mom has made dumplings that are almost the size of small steamed buns. How can she possibly eat ten more?

"I can't eat anymore. Since I'm already up, I might as well go to work early so I don't end up being late."

Liu Meifen laughed and said, "Look at what my son is saying. How could we not eat dumplings? In the past, being able to eat cabbage dumplings during the New Year was considered a good New Year."

"The past can't compare to now. Now, we think about the New Year every day. Back then, at this time of year, even the girls had to get up to cut grass. How could we sleep so comfortably?" Chang Dashan picked up a dumpling, took a bite, and the scalding meat juice made him stick out his tongue.

"Who says otherwise? Wake those guys up, let's eat dumplings while they're hot!"

"You all eat, I'll go check on them." Chang Kun walked into the main room, where the little girls were lying in all sorts of crooked positions, some drooling, some with their bottoms sticking up, sleeping so soundly, how could he bear to wake them up?

"Father, Mother, I'm leaving now. Let Xiaoqing and the others sleep a little longer; it's too early now."

I got on my bike and arrived at work in about ten minutes.

"Good morning, junior brother."

As soon as I entered the office, Hou Jun greeted me.

"Brother Monkey, why are you up so early?"

"Hehe, Master told me to come early, saying he'd take us to the beach where we can trade for seafood. I brought a lot of cornmeal." Hou Jun patted the sack on his desk and whispered smugly, "I went to the black market last night to trade for it."

Chang Kun gave a thumbs up. He had plenty of food and drink and hadn't gone to the black market to exchange anything since his rebirth. He had only prepared a few empty sacks and was going to the beach to see if he could find anything.

Lei Guohong and Hou Jun went to the beach to exchange seafood, and I happened to be going there too.

After waiting for a while, Lei Guohong came into the office.

"Are you two all ready?" He was also carrying a burlap sack, which was bulging with things.

"Master, I took a lot of cornmeal, it's for my junior brother..."

Seeing that Chang Kun only brought a few empty sacks, Lei Guohong chuckled: "Chang Kun, you're not short of food. It's fine if you didn't bring anything to exchange, but what are you going to do with a few empty sacks?"

"I heard there are things you can find on the beach, I want to try it."

Lei Guohong: ...

"Chang Kun, where did you hear this rumor? Even an old fisherman could spend a whole day on the beach and not even collect a sackful. You're bringing several sacks with you? That's ridiculous."

"My hometown is right by the sea. Come with me then, and we can pick up some seashells and conches to take back for the kids at home to play with."

Chang Kun chuckled: "Then thank you very much, Master. Go there and collect as many seashells as you can; my little girl at home loves them."

He thought to himself, when it comes to beachcombing and collecting goods, even the most skilled old fishermen can't compare to his system's sensing ability!

The three tidied up and went straight to the platform to wait. Although it was morning, there were still quite a few people on the platform. When they saw the three people in police uniforms, the passengers consciously avoided them and hid to the side.

"Junior brother, what are you looking at?" Hou Jun asked, a little curious as he noticed Chang Kun's eyes were constantly looking to one side.

Chang Kun gestured for him to look to the side: "I thought all the thieves would hide away to avoid trouble during the National Day holiday, but I didn't expect there to be some stubborn ones."

"Huh?" Lei Guohong and Hou Jun were a little surprised. Chang Kun had only just arrived at the platform and had already spotted a thief?

"Look at that guy in the dark blue long-sleeved shirt, he's hunched over like a little old man."

Lei Guohong and Hou Jun quietly observed for a moment. The man just looked around like an ordinary passenger, without making any hand movements. They couldn't tell that there was anything wrong with him.

"Junior brother, is that really a thief? If I'm sure, I'll make my move." Hou Jun was quite confident in Chang Kun's judgment.

Chang Kun nodded: "This person is quite diligent, coming out to work early in the morning. But, is it appropriate to wear long sleeves in such hot weather?"

Hou Jun slapped his thigh: "That's right! Everyone else is practically shirtless, but this guy is wearing long sleeves. Something's definitely up!"

Just then, a train whistle sounded, and a train approached from afar.

"Junior brother, we need to get on the bus, it's too late!"

Hou Jun called out to the other side of the platform, "Brother Gui, over here!"

"This is an undercover officer. You've only been here a few days and haven't gotten to know everyone yet, right? Sometimes it's inconvenient for us to take action, so we can call them," Lei Guohong explained from the side.

"Brother Gui, that guy in long sleeves, he looks like an old man, he's a thief. Go catch him! I'll give you credit, you'll treat us to dinner when you get back from your trip!" Hou Jun said to Brother Gui who ran over.

"Haha, I never thought I'd get to benefit from your monkey-like luck one day. Alright, leave the rest to me." Brother Gui patted his chest.

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