Yang Huazhong said: "In the past few days, we have been helping the villagers grab things or lock things up, but secretly we have been paying attention to everyone's reactions."
"Everyone seems to have no abnormal reaction. Qing'er, tell me, is it possible that the thief is really not from our village, but from another village?" Yang Huazhong asked.
Yang Ruoqing thought about it for a while.
"The fire isn't here yet, but it's probably going to be soon. Let's stoke the fire first, and then wait patiently," she said.
Then, he called a few of them closer and muttered in a low voice.
Yang Huazhong and others understood and nodded repeatedly.
"Don't worry, Qing'er, I'll do it right away!"
Yang Ruoqing nodded: "Okay, dad, you go and do it. Let's go have dinner first."
…
Dinner is placed in the main room.
The women took their children to eat in the backyard, while the men were in the main room in the front yard.
Yang Ruoqing also came to the front hall to eat because she had to help serve the dishes.
During the banquet, everyone was seated, and Yang Huaan looked around.
"Qing'er, where is your father? Why don't you come for dinner?" he asked.
Yang Ruoqing said: "My father has something to do."
"It's getting dark today, and it's dinner time. Is there anything you can't do during the day?" Yang Hua'an asked again.
Yang Ruoqing said: "I don't know what happened. He just said hello and left, and he was in a hurry."
Yang Huaan rolled his eyes, raised his chopsticks to pick up a piece of food, and asked casually: "Then where did he go?"
Yang Ruoqing said: "I don't know either..."
"I know."
Beside, Luo Fengtang spoke up.
"Third uncle seems to have said that he should go to the Tutu Temple to find Uncle Li Zheng," he said.
Yang Ruoqing nodded and sat down to eat without asking any more questions.
Luo Fengtang also sat down.
However, the chopsticks in Yang Huaan's hand shook.
The scrambled eggs I just picked up with chopsticks suddenly fell on the table.
Old Yang Tou glared at Yang Huaan displeased: "You are a big man, why are you so careless when picking up vegetables? I wonder if there is flooding right now and supplies are tight, right?"
Yang Huaan blushed and said with an apologetic smile: "I accidentally picked it up and ate it. I promise not to spoil anything, hehe!"
Yang Huaan put the chopsticks and eggs back into his bowl and started eating.
Here, Yang Ruoqing seemed to be eating the food in her bowl intently, but she could see Yang Huaan's reaction clearly from the corner of her eye.
Yang Huaan ate this meal absentmindedly.
During the dinner, he kept looking at the door of the hall.
Normally, he would have to pull out two bowls of rice at night and go to the kitchen to make enough food for a bowl of crispy rice soup.
Tonight, I barely ate what was in the bowl and didn’t add any more.
"I'm full. Let's go outside to get some fresh air to digest. Dad, you guys eat slowly!"
Yang Hua put down the bowls and chopsticks and hurriedly set up the table.
Here, Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang exchanged glances.
Both of them saw the same suspicion in each other's eyes.
In this matter, from the beginning, their direction of catching the thief seemed to be narrow.
She only focused on the gathering place of villagers near the Earth Temple, but ignored the people in her family.
It is said that it is difficult to guard against house thieves by day and by night. This is probably what is being said.
Yang Ruoqing suddenly remembered that in the past two days, Yang Huaan seemed to particularly enjoy getting close to Yang Huazhong.
No matter what happens, he likes to hang out with Yang Huazhong, asking about things like catching thieves, and evidence.
No one was suspicious and just assumed that Yang Huaan was also actively and enthusiastically paying attention to this matter.
I see!
"We are full too, Master, Grandpa, please eat slowly."
Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang also put down the bowls and chopsticks.
The two of them quickly returned to the backyard and went straight to the room where Yang Huazhong and Sun were sleeping.
If Yang Huaan is really the thief, he must be eager to get back the 'thief's certificate' left behind.
According to the rumors, the 'thief certificate' is in the hands of Yang Huazhong.
Then, Yang Huaan definitely wants to find out and then eliminate the evidence.
The two entered the room where Yang Huazhong and Sun were sleeping.
There were indeed signs of turbulence in the house.
"Huh, I thought he was so calm, but it turns out he's just that!" Yang Ruoqing sneered.
"There is no 'thief's certificate' at all. Now, something is made out of nothing, and the fox's tail is really exposed!" she added.
Luo Fengtang also frowned: "If your uncle is really the thief, then should we arrest him?"
Yang Ruoqing was startled for a moment and looked up at him.
She understood what he meant.
The so-called family scandal should not be publicized.
If Yang Huaan really did this, Yang Huaan's image would definitely be shattered after being exposed.
And the entire Old Yang family will also be humiliated.
But!
"Although family scandals should not be made public, it also depends on how serious the nature of the plot is!"
Yang Ruoqing said.
"I will never tolerate such a black sheep!"
This is no longer the category of petty theft.
This is a question of a person's quality.
At a time like this, when everyone is suffering, you do such an immoral thing?
Unforgivable!
If you don't expose such a person's evil deeds, he will never know that he is wrong.
It may even get worse in the future.
"When humans are born, they are inherently good. No one is born to do evil." Yang Ruoqing continued.
"I also really want to be lucky that he is not my uncle, but if he really fails to live up to his expectations and wants to die, don't blame me for killing my relatives out of justice!"
Luo Fengtang nodded: "Okay, no matter what decision you make, I will always stand by you!"
"Um!"
The two of them calculated it again.
It was decided to let Luo Fengtang follow Yang Huaan, while Yang Ruoqing took advantage of everyone being eating to sneak into Yang Huaan's house to look for stolen goods.
After a while, Yang Ruoqing came out of Yang Hua'an's room.
I dug deep and found nothing.
In this way, if the uncle is the thief, the stolen goods must not be hidden here.
It must be hidden somewhere else.
Which place is most likely?
She was thinking so hard that she couldn't think of anything at this moment.
But it's okay, there is no one outside the yard except Luo Fengtang who is following him out.
Yang Huazhong and others also set up nets.
Fish can be caught in the net as long as they surface.
Thinking of this, Yang Ruoqing felt happy and went to the kitchen humming a little tune.
Looking forward to the big drama tonight.
She helped Sun clear the dishes, and when she was washing the third bowl, Luo Fengtang rushed into the kitchen like a gust of wind.
"How's it going? Is the fish caught?"
Yang Ruoqing asked immediately.
Luo Fengtang nodded, sweating from running.
"Who is it?" she asked quickly, the answer ready to come out in her eyes.
Luo Fengtang nodded.
Although she had already guessed it, Yang Ruoqing was shocked again when she received Luo Fengtang's confirmation.
"What's going on now?" she asked.
Luo Fengtang said: "Third uncle is getting angry with that and asking your uncle why he would do such a thing. Uncle Li Zheng is smoking a cigarette and saying nothing."
Hearing this, Yang Ruoqing guessed that Li Zheng also didn't expect Tou'er to be Yang Hua'an.
