Rebirth He Yuzhu stays away from troubles

The joyous afterglow of his newlywed life had not yet faded from Yi Zhonghai's mind, but when he looked at the messy and disheveled home, his good mood was instantly shattered, making him feel helpless and lost.

Yi Zhonghai pretended to be calm and walked into the inner bedroom. After a careful inspection, he breathed a sigh of relief. His large savings were all there and had not been touched. He opened the cabinet and found that the money and bills for daily use were gone. The iron box was just scattered there. The 300 yuan plus some bills were worth 400 to 500 yuan.

Although Yi Zhonghai is a level 7 fitter with a monthly salary of more than 80 yuan, it would take him half a year to a year to save up the money; an ordinary working-class family may need to save up for 7 to 10 years. These days, the bride price for marrying a city girl is only about 20 yuan.

Although Yi Zhonghai lost a large amount of property, he was still rational. He was worried that Qin Huairu or Xiao Dang had taken it, so he did not dare to make it public for fear of ruining his reputation.

Yi Zhonghai searched the front yard, the middle yard, and the back yard but couldn't find anyone. He became anxious, feeling that not only his belongings had been stolen, but also the trust deep in his heart had been taken away.

The indifferent Yi Zhonghai went to the police station to report the case. The police station rarely encountered a theft case of such a large amount of money, so they sent five investigators to the courtyard.

Three investigators started their investigation from the front yard; two investigators went directly to the crime scene, the Yi family.

The reconnaissance personnel who visited the house compiled the following information: No strangers entered or left the courtyard today. Apart from Qin Huairu, the only two people who entered or left the courtyard were the Yi family's two children, Banggeng and Xiaodang.

The investigators at the crime scene screened footprints, fingerprints, etc. and concluded that the crime was committed by a child between 4 and 7 years old.

Yi Zhonghai was standing nearby, watching the investigators analyzing and matching the evidence. He then knew that it was Banggeng and Xiaodang who did it, and he felt relieved. He thought, "I'll just get it back when the time comes."

"What's going on? Why are so many people gathering at my house?" Qin Huairu shouted outside the crowd and walked towards Yi's house.

"Huairu, our house was robbed. The money and tickets in the iron box are all gone," Yi Zhonghai said helplessly, staring at Qin Huairu.

"Ah, it's all my fault. It's all my fault. Thinking about how hard you've worked recently, I went out to cut meat in the afternoon. Woo, woo..." Qin Huairu said and started crying.

What she was thinking was: Oh, it’s because “Pork Strong” was too strong today. What usually takes half an hour took me nearly two hours today.

"It's okay, you don't have to worry. According to the analysis of the comrades handling the case, Banggeng and Xiaodang should have taken it for fun." Yi Zhonghai was moved when he heard Qin Huairu say "she went out to buy meat for him" and comforted her.

"Uncle, uncle, please mobilize everyone to help find Banggeng and Xiaodang." Yi Zhonghai pleaded with Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui in the crowd.

"I watched them both enter the courtyard with their hands full of things."

"I saw them eating candy figures and walking towards the backyard..."

People in the crowd kept providing clues, and everyone rushed to the backyard. They found Xiaodang and Banggeng in the corner of the west room where the deaf old lady stored her belongings.

The two of them finished eating the brown paper bag of stinky tofu, which was scattered on the ground, and they smelled of stinky tofu. Cloud cakes, dough figurines, and small bundles of rubber bands were piled up beside them. The two of them were happily playing and eating, when suddenly they saw so many people coming in at once, which frightened them both.

When the case officers saw this, they looked at each other and dragged them out. Bang Geng saw that they were from the Public Security Bureau, and he didn't want to go into the interrogation room again, so he told them everything.

When Xiao Dang saw that something was wrong, he started yelling, "Bang Geng, it was obviously you who stole it, don't frame me."

Jia Zhang, who was in the crowd, was a little afraid when she saw the people from the Public Security Bureau, so she hid far away and watched the excitement.

As soon as he saw his grandson was in trouble, his tyranny came out and he shouted, "Everyone knows that my Banggeng is an honest child. Usually, this money-losing guy is always doing bad things. Comrades from the Public Security Bureau, you have to stand up for our Banggeng!"

"Little boy, how do you prove that those things were taken by this girl?" a comrade from the Public Security Bureau asked Banggeng softly.

Bang Geng tilted his neck, pointed with his silly little hand, and said nervously, "The things are all in her clothes and pants pockets."

An investigator reached in and took out a pile of bills, but unfortunately they were all in cents, dimes, and one-yuan notes. The total amount of money in his several pockets was less than 10 yuan.

"Where are the money and tickets?" the investigator asked sternly.

When Xiao Dang found out that he was exposed, he was so scared that he started crying, "Woo, woo...it's all here."

"You took all the money and tickets in the iron box at home." The investigator looked at the little girl with disgust and asked loudly.

"Wow, wow... yes. But when I got to the candy store, pancake store, and grocery store in the alley, many of them were gone."

"Woo, woo...we just bought some food and toys, and the rest are all here." Xiaodang cried so sadly, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

The police officer said to Yi Zhonghai: "Comrade, your child did it himself. You should discipline him strictly!"

"They are so young, the police can't intervene, so let's focus on family education! Please sign the case closing form."

As the police officers left, the crowd dispersed while talking.

Yi Zhonghai had a bitter face and endured the pain and said: "Huai Ru, send Xiao Dang back to the Jia family. I can't afford to support your Xiao Dang. If you want to keep her, let's get a divorce tomorrow."

"Zhonghai, I'll send you back now. We don't want to get divorced..." Qin Huairu panicked when she heard that she was going to get divorced. Yi Zhonghai was her only harbor now.

Qin Huairu carried Xiaodang and went to Jia's house. Jia Zhang was at home, comforting her eldest grandson Bang Geng.

When she heard Qin Huairu say that she wanted to return Xiaodang to the Jia family, she kicked Xiaodang out of the door and shouted, "There is no such bad person in the Jia family. I don't know where you were born. Look at her face. There is a trace of our Jia family. Don't come to the Jia family in the future. Xiaodang's life or death has nothing to do with the Jia family."

Qin Huairu, crying, carried Xiaodang in one hand and walked towards Yi's house, wanting Xiaodang to apologize to Yi Zhonghai. When Yi Zhonghai saw Qin Huairu bringing Xiaodang back, he closed the door.

Qin Huairu was sitting on the stone steps in front of the Yi family's door, silently shedding tears. She didn't want to go back to the countryside, and she didn't want to lose Yi Zhonghai, her blood cow... Suddenly, she stopped crying and walked out carrying Xiaodang.

Not long after, Qin Huairu arrived at the matchmaker's house who introduced her to the Jia family. There she cried and complained, leaving the matchmaker at a loss. She was filled with sympathy and blamed herself for not finding a good family for Qin Huairu.

"Now in the countryside, there is a family looking for a child bride. Their son got sick a few years ago and became a little stupid after the injection."

"If you're willing, I'll help you send it over. The betrothal gift for a child bride is only 1 yuan, so I can only give it as a token of my appreciation."

"After all, these days, who would raise a girl for nothing when they can't even feed themselves?"

After the matchmaker finished speaking, she looked at the pitiful Qin Huairu.

"Then I'll trouble you. No matter whether she lives or dies, don't let her come back again." Qin Huairu said to Xiaodang with hatred.

After taking the one yuan handed over by the matchmaker, Qin Huairu walked towards the courtyard house at No. 1 Nanluoguxiang with light steps and a relaxed look on her face.

Xiaodang’s cries and curses were getting farther and farther away: “Wuwu, you unlucky star, take me back! Wuwu… you evil spirit, you will be punished…”