"Qing'er, do you think you can find her out?" Cao Bamei asked quietly, standing next to Yang Ruoqing. Kuangsha Literature Network
Yang Ruoqing smiled faintly and also whispered: "You will definitely not be able to find it through this search."
"Ah?" Cao Bamei was surprised, her eyes filled with confusion.
Since we can't find it, isn't it a waste of time?
"If the thief is hiding among us, a search will reveal some clues." Yang Ruoqing continued.
Cao Bamei stopped asking and sat there patiently waiting for the result.
As for Yang Ruoqing, she also sat patiently, sometimes even squinting her eyes as if she was asleep, but the peripheral light from the corner of her eyes and the surrounding senses spread out countless times, covering everyone in the east room.
These people's micro expressions and small movements are all under her control.
Time passed little by little, and no results were delivered from the front yard to the back yard.
Lao Yangtou is a little better and can pass the time by smoking dry cigarettes to relieve boredom.
Tan, on the other hand, couldn't sit still and stretched his neck like an old tortoise. From time to time, he would send Sun out to inquire, but every time he was stopped by the joint efforts of Lao Yangtou and Yang Ruoqing.
"I can't get enough of it in a hurry. If you want to get your precious wooden box back, you have to wait patiently and slowly." Yang Ruoqing said.
Mrs. Tan curled her lips, sat down in frustration, and said angrily: "It's hard to guard against house thieves at night. If I really find out who in the family stole my wooden box, I will have to chop off its paws and feed them to the dogs." !”
Yang Ruoqing also took advantage of the situation and said: "Yes, rather than being found out, it is better to stand up and admit it directly, admit your mistake, and the matter will be over. It will be really embarrassing if you find out later."
Ms. Liu quickly echoed: "Yes, yes, yes, which one is the thief? Hurry up and stand up for yourself. Isn't this wasting everyone's time?"
"By the way, Qing'er, when we go to search Xiaojuan's fox den next door later, you can't let your fourth uncle go. He has to avoid suspicion and let your father or Yong go in. The fox den must be searched first. !" she said again.
Yang Ruoqing curled her lips, "Fourth Aunt's suggestion is good. Those who should avoid suspicion should avoid suspicion. Then, Fourth Aunt, who are you going to let go when your house is searched later?"
Mrs. Liu straightened her back: "I won't panic if anyone goes, and I won't panic if it turns upside down!"
A search of the front yard yielded no results.
There was a trace of doubt on Lao Yangtou's face. Could it be that his suspicion was in the wrong direction?
Are there really no insiders in the Lao Yang family who are thieves, but outsiders?
Tan's anxious voice interrupted Lao Yangtou's thoughts: "Then search the rooms in the backyard, and He'er's rooms must be carefully checked! Qingtianhua dares to extend his dirty hands into the east room, it's terrible. !”
Old Yangtou felt relieved, put down the dry tobacco pole and stood up.
"Qing'er, come over and help us search together!" As he walked towards the door, he called Yang Ruoqing's name.
Yang Ruoqing got up and went to the yard outside the east room, and made a simple division of the area with Yang Huazhong and the other three. Yang Huazhong went to Xiaojuan's house, Yang Huaming and Lao Yangtou went to He'er's house together, and Yang Ruoqing followed Yang Yongjin went into the west room where Liu was staying together.
On the way to the west room, Yang Ruoqing clearly felt that there was a line of sight following her.
She then turned her head and followed the line of sight, and saw a figure flashing past the window in the east room.
Although it flashed by very fast, Yang Ruoqing saw the corner of the clothes, it was the fourth aunt Liu.
Didn’t you say that you won’t panic even if you turn everything upside down?
Why can't you calm down now?
With a mocking arc on her lips, Yang Ruoqing withdrew her gaze and slowly followed Yang Yongjin to the door of the west room.
"Aunt Fourth, this house is really messy. It's as messy as a pig's nest. I don't even know where to start." Yang Yongjin and Yang Ruoqing said while standing on the ground in the middle of the house.
Yang Ruoqing couldn't help but raise her hands to her forehead, "I finally understand why my fourth uncle doesn't want to sleep in this room."
Yang Yongjin had black streaks all over his head. He was a man. If he were to be with such a woman, he would rather sleep in the woodshed.
"Let's search like this!" Yang Yongjin said, rolling up his sleeves and looking like he was ready to go all out.
Yang Ruoqing held her hands in front of her and walked leisurely in the room, scanning every inch of the room.
From the placement of these objects, the tea bowls on the table, and the brooms and dustpans lying in the corners, I can deduce in my mind the scenes at that time, such as Mr. Liu drinking tea and then cracking melon seeds, with melon seed shells flying everywhere. , she picked up the broom and was cleaning it, but accidentally hit the stool next to her...
Yang Huazhong and Yang Huaming have searched all other houses, but still found nothing.
At this time, except for Yang Ruoqing and Yang Yongjin who were still in the west room, everyone else had returned to the east room.
The atmosphere in the east room was a bit gloomy and depressing, and the last hope fell on the west room.
After a while, Yang Ruoqing and Yang Yongjin came in.
"How's it going? Have you found the wooden box?" Tan asked impatiently.
Yang Yongjin shook his head, "Not found."
The corners of Mrs. Liu's lips curled up, "Yongjin, Qing'er, since I'm not in my house, why did you stay in my house for so long? The longer you stay in my house, the more suspicious others will be of me. I almost waded into this muddy water!"
Yang Ruoqingyun said calmly: "The main reason is that Fourth Aunt, your house is too messy, which seriously hindered our search process."
Cao Bamei covered her mouth and snickered. She suddenly realized that this kind of occasion was not suitable for laughing, so she quickly stopped, sat down properly, and looked at her nose, nose and heart.
Old Yangtou's expression was very ugly, and his displeased gaze swept over everyone in the room: "No one has admitted it, and I can't find it anymore. This is funny. Is it possible that I have to report it to the official?"
Tan immediately said: "Report, report, report, must report, the wooden box contains our old coffin book!"
Yang Huazhong and everyone else looked at each other in shock. If the matter was reported to the official, the matter would become even bigger and become a family scandal of the old Yang family. If an outsider committed the crime, it would be difficult for the official to come to investigate the case.
If it is found out that it was done by one of my own family members...
Yang Huazhong gritted his teeth and said, "Although if the official reported that this matter would make a bigger fuss, my mother also said that this is my father and mother's coffin book. Although we, as children, can still collect the money to replenish the coffin for my father and mother. , but this thing is very bad."
"If this kind of moth hiding in the dark is not uncovered, similar things will happen in the future. So, if my parents want to report it to the official, I have no objection!"
Yang Huaming also said: "I don't object, anyway, this matter has nothing to do with me, I am honest in my heart)."
Mrs. Liu's eyes showed a hint of panic...
Yang Ruoqing felt that the time had come, and stood up and said: "Reporting to the official is the last resort. Before reporting to the official, I have another way, maybe I can try it!" Fupin Chinese
