The Barefoot Doctor in the Siheyuan Chapter 377: The Vegetable Thief
Qin Huairu advanced one year's salary from the steel rolling mill's finance office and returned to Jiajiazhuang with Jia Dongxu's coffin.
The courtyard without the Jia family should have been peaceful.
But it wasn’t noon yet, and a big mother’s roar came from the backyard: “Who stole the cabbage I planted in the flower bed!
If you need to cook and pick up a few pills, I won’t say anything.
Why did you even pick up the newly sprouted cabbage?
He’s still a human being!”
After Yi Zhonghai stepped down, Aunt Ma always felt that everyone around her looked down upon her.
Now that she saw that her cabbage had been stolen, she naturally thought that someone was targeting her.
After all, in a courtyard house, things are rarely lost.
If someone is short of food on weekdays, he can just tell the aunt and she can go get it by herself, no need to be sneaky.
The big mother's noise quickly alarmed many people.
Yan Bugui, who was drying the fish in the front yard, heard the noise and quickly put the fish down and said to the third aunt: "Old lady, something might have happened in the backyard. Please help me dry the fish. I have to go and take a look."
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"Go quickly, I will entrust the yard to you, and you have to take responsibility."
When Yan Bugui came to the backyard with his hands behind his back, a lot of people had gathered inside, and everyone was talking about it.
"Look, the entire vegetable field has been ruined. Who is it, so immoral?"
"My aunt has put in a lot of effort to grow these vegetables. She has to carry water from the central courtyard every day."
"Stop talking, the third uncle is here."
Yan Bugui squeezed into the crowd, looked at the messy vegetable field, and suddenly frowned.
Even a blind person can see that the people who are gathering vegetables are not doing it for eating, but purely to vent their anger.
He turned to look at the big guy: "Who did this? Well! It's too much! Come forward now!"
Since the cabbage was picked up last night and no one saw it, everyone was silent.
When the eldest mother saw this, she cried and cried: "Old Yan, look, just after Lao Yi became the first uncle, someone wants to take revenge on our family. How will we live in the future?"
Yan Bugui hurriedly supported her and said, "Sister-in-law, don't be so anxious. Maybe one of the children has cheap hands! Let's check first and then talk about it."
Are you kidding me? Once the food stealing escalates to the level of retaliation, things will get into trouble.
If word spreads, not only will the reputation of the courtyard be damaged, but even the three stewards will suffer.
Yan Bugui realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately called out Liu Haizhong, and the two of them went door to door to inquire.
The result is very unsatisfactory.
No one saw who stole the food, and no one admitted to stealing the food.
The time came to noon unknowingly, and the vegetable thief hadn't been caught yet, and everyone was no longer in the mood to eat.
Li Donglai rode his bicycle to the door of the courtyard when he was stopped by Yan Jiedi: "Brother Donglai, there is a vegetable thief in our courtyard. My father is investigating the crime with Uncle Liu!"
"Vegetable thief?"
Li Donglai stopped and learned the whole story from Yan Jiedi, his face suddenly darkened.
Yi Zhonghai has been a master for so many years, and there has never been any theft in the courtyard. Of course, if Bangge steals something, that is called taking, and it is not theft.
He had only been a grandfather for a few months when a thief appeared in the yard.
After spreading the word, those who were dissatisfied with him finally found their reasons.
After pushing his bicycle home, Li Dong looked at Wei Dong and Wei Guo, and then walked towards the middle courtyard.
At this time, Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong were still asking door to door.
"Old Wang, when you got up to go to the toilet in the middle of the night, did you see any strange people?"
"Third uncle, it's not that I didn't say it, but it's dark in our compound at night. If I didn't fall into the latrine, even if I have sharp eyes, I wouldn't be able to see the vegetable thief!"
Li Donglai waved to the two of them: "Second uncle, third uncle, come here."
After the two people came together, Li Donglai asked: "How is it? Did you find anything?"
Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong both shook their heads helplessly: "It was dark, everyone was sleeping, and no one saw the food thief. Also, we can't search door to door, as that would easily destroy the unity among the residents.
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Li Donglai nodded.
Indeed, although there is no such thing as a search warrant to search a house these days, no one will be happy if someone is regarded as a thief for no reason and their home is ransacked.
Mass investigation work cannot provide clues, so we can only start from the scene of the eucalyptus discovery.
"Let's go to Aunt Ma's vegetable patch again. By the way, you didn't go into the vegetable patch, did you?" Li Donglai asked.
"No, absolutely not! My aunt just watered the vegetable field yesterday afternoon. The vegetable field was so wet that we would be covered in mud when we stepped in. We didn't go in!" Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong both said that no one had entered the vegetable field.
The vegetable field is wet? It seems interesting.
Li Donglai came to the vegetable field, walked around the vegetable field, and soon found several footprints on the edge of the vegetable field.
He pointed to the footprints and said: "Take a look, you two, there are footprints in the vegetable field. Generally speaking, no children will play in the vegetable field, and it is full of mud. These footprints should be those of vegetable thieves."
Also, the footprints don’t look big, they should be those of a child.”
Yan Bugui nodded in agreement: "Child? I will call out all the children in the hospital now and check them one by one!"
"kang!kang!kang!"
Three gongs sounded, and Yan Bugui's voice echoed in the courtyard: "All the residents in our courtyard have paid attention. The uncle has found clues about the food thieves. Children under the age of ten are all going to the middle courtyard.
Gather under the camphor tree."
He family.
He Wenhui was picking vegetables. When she heard the shouting and looked at the cabbage in her hand, she couldn't help but frown.
He turned to look at He Wenyuan who was squatting aside and playing, and asked: "Wenyuan, did you buy this food from the vegetable market?"
Yesterday afternoon, He Wenhui gave He Wenyuan five cents and asked him to go buy groceries.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He Wenyuan played until midnight and then came back with a large bundle of vegetables.
Five cents can only buy five kilograms of cabbage, and a large bundle weighs more than ten kilograms.
He Wenyuan said that the uncle who bought vegetables gave her a few more kilograms of vegetables because she was young.
At that time, He Wenhui had doubts.
The vegetables in the wet market are all government-owned, so how dare the salesperson give more food to customers?
She originally wanted to question He Wenyuan, but Yu Qiuhua kept praising He Wenyuan for his ability.
He Wenyuan was as proud as a general who had won a battle.
He Wenhui could only bury her doubts in her heart.
Now hearing the third uncle's shout, He Wenhui remembered this incident again.
He Wenyuan looked a little stiff when he heard this, raised his head and said: "I just bought it, what to do with it!"
Seeing her look, He Wenhui suddenly understood something. He stood up and grabbed her clothes: "Wen Yuan, how can you steal food! We have just arrived, and we are unfamiliar with the place, and you did such a thing.
, who will dare to associate with our family in the future?"
He Wenyuan said disapprovingly: "Isn't it just a little dish? What's the big deal? I'm just a child, what can they do to me!"
He Wenyuan was so angry that he stamped his feet: "You really don't make people worry at all."
At this time, Yu Qiuhua, who had been sitting on the chair with his eyes squinting and pretending to be asleep, spoke: "Wen Hui, Wen Yuan did something wrong, but she is your sister. She made a mistake. As a sister, you should help her."
her, rather than blaming her."
"Mom, you"
"What, what, the most important thing now, isn't it to quickly find a way to cover up this matter? Do you want to watch your sister be found out and then be embarrassed in front of so many people?" Yu Qiuhua Triangle
His eyes are also slanted, and his expression is exactly the same as that of Mr. Jia Zhang.
Facing her mother's request, He Wenhui could only nod helplessly.
She put the cabbage in a basket and hid it under the bed. Then she looked at He Wenyuan and said, "Wait a minute, no matter what the adults ask, you still say you don't know. You are a child, and they can't do anything to you."
Then he turned to look at He Wentao and He Wenda: "You two have also been remembered by me!"
He Wentao and He Wenda nodded.
But they didn't think so in their hearts. Why did they have to help cover up He Wenyuan's mistake?
It has to be said that the three children of the He family and the three children of the Jia family are both white-eyed and wolf-like.
They take it for granted that others treat them well, but if they are asked to take some responsibility, they are unwilling to do so.
Under the big camphor tree in the central courtyard, children soon became crowded.
Li Donglai walked up to the children and said: "No matter which of you did the stealing, as long as you stand up and admit your mistake, I will not pursue this matter."
In the crowd, He Wenhui clenched her little hands into fists. She wanted to stand up and make He Wenyuan admit his mistake.
However, she immediately thought that she was her biological sister. If she was criticized in public, not only would she be embarrassed, but there would also be no children to play with her in the future.
As for He Wenyuan, he stiffened his head and looked at Li Donglai with contempt.
She, He Wenyuan, often does this kind of sneaky thing, and has never had any trouble. How could she end up in a small courtyard house?
Seeing that the children were not doing anything, Li Donglai sighed, looked at Yan Bugui and said: "Since no one admits it, let's start investigating!"
Yan Bugui nodded and walked forward, pointing at Liu Guangtian who was photographed in the front and said: "Liu Guangtian, lift up the soles of your shoes and let me see."
Liu Guangtian looked confused, but he still raised his feet.
A strange smell rushed towards him. Yan Bugui frowned and covered his nose: "Baldhead, did you step on dog poop?"
Liu Guangtian felt his whole body tremble after hearing this. He raised his head and glanced at Liu Haizhong. Seeing that Liu Haizhong's face was ashen, he knew that he would be beaten again tonight.
Yan Bugui waved his hand and told Liu Guangtian to leave quickly, then pointed to the next child: "Guangfu, it's your turn."
Although Liu Guangfu did not step on dog poop, he still rubbed his feet on the ground before lifting them up.
Seeing that there was no mud on the soles of the shoes, Yan Bugui also let him leave.
"Next, Wang Tiedan."
He Wenyuan in the crowd saw Yan Bugui checking his shoes, and subconsciously glanced down, his face suddenly turned pale.
The soles of the round-top black cloth shoes on her feet were covered with mud.
When was this attached?
Is this how they catch food thieves?
Without any time to think, He Wenyuan began to secretly rub on the ground.
Li Donglai had been paying attention to the crowd outside. When he saw He Wenyuan's little movements, he pointed at He Wenyuan: "Little girl, come and check first."
He Wenyuan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously hid behind He Wenhui: "Everything has a first-come, first-served basis. There are so many people in front of you, why should you check me first?"
As soon as these words came out, the residents standing aside and watching the excitement all turned their attention to He Wenyuan.
"It's just to check the soles of the shoes. What's wrong with that? If it were me, I would definitely want to check first so that I can leave earlier."
"Hey, there's something wrong with you. I think the food thief is most likely this girl."
"Who is she? Why haven't I seen her before?"
"The second girl from Lao He's family who just moved here."
Hearing the discussion, He Wenhui felt that something was wrong. She blocked He Wenyuan behind her and said to Li Donglai with a smile: "Master, my sister is still a child and is timid. Don't force her."
Li Donglai walked up to He Wenhui and said coldly: "Miss He family, you are also a well-educated and sensible person. Now we are looking for a vegetable thief. Your sister is so uncooperative, I suspect she is a vegetable thief.
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"No, I can't. My sister is just a child. You must have guessed wrong." He Wenhui said hesitantly. As she said that, she pushed He Wenyuan and signaled him to run into the house quickly.
Li Donglai looked at her small movements indifferently and said: "Okay, since you are not prepared to cooperate, then I can only ask the comrades from the police station to come over."
After saying that, he turned to look at Liu Guangtian: "Guangtian, please run over and invite Director Gong from the police station."
"Okay!" Liu Guangtian jumped up excitedly when he encountered the opportunity to atone for his sins. He was about to run out of the hospital when he was stopped by He Wenhui: "No, don't call the comrades from the police station. Let's cooperate. Can't we cooperate?"
Once the comrades from the police station intervene, it will not be solved by being criticized. He Wenhui can still distinguish clearly what is minor and what is serious.
She pulled He Wenyuan to Li Donglai: "Wenyuan, lift your feet quickly."
"I don't!" He Wenyuan rolled his eyes.
"hurry up!"
"I won't!"
"Snapped!"
Seeing He Wenyuan being so disobedient, He Wenhui was so angry that she slapped her in the face: "Are you trying to recruit comrades from the police station?"
He Wenyuan covered his face and wanted to scold He Wenhui, but in the end he did not speak and slowly raised his feet.
When her muddy soles came into view, everything was no longer in suspense.
"Tsk, tsk, I didn't expect it was her who stole the food."
"How could a seemingly quiet girl do something so outrageous?"
"Thanks to you today, otherwise who would have thought that He Wenyuan stole the food."
Li Donglai looked at He Wenyuan coldly: "Okay, now you can explain everything."
The evidence was conclusive, and He Wenyuan had no way to quibble. He could only lower his head and said: "Yesterday afternoon, my sister gave me five cents and asked me to buy cabbage. I got greedy on the way, so I bought gummy teeth with the money.
Sugar. When I returned to the yard, I saw a piece of cabbage beside the flower bed. I thought it had no owner, so I picked up some."