Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

For the sake of her salary, Zhuzhu endured it, but the more she thought about it, the more unwilling she became. "Those people must have squeezed in on purpose."

Jilin nodded in agreement, "They must have been targeting us for a long time."

Zhuzhu asked him, "Who do you think looks more like him? The old man in blue clothes or the sarcastic old lady?"

Jilin thought for a moment and said, "I don't think it's either of them. It could be that young man."

Jilin looked at him in surprise, "Ah? That big brother? Why?"

"I can't really say." Jilin just guessed, "The old man in blue is a security guard. The old woman is so fat, her family must be well off. The young man probably doesn't have a job. The probability of him stealing money is higher than all of them."

Zhuzhu had to admit that what he said was right, "I should have just hugged his arm and shouted loudly to catch the thief."

"We two can't beat him." Ji Lin also told him, "Thieves like this usually work in groups. One is responsible for stealing, and the other is responsible for keeping watch. What if they block our way and beat us up?"

No matter how clever she is, Zhuzhu is only an eight-year-old child. She never thought about this and couldn't help but feel a little scared. She no longer bothered to settle the score with the other party. She regretted that she had not been able to keep her belongings safe. "Next time, I will hold my money tightly in my hand. Let's see how they can steal it."

Ji Lin pedaled his bike with a grunt, "Don't think about how to be the head of the family next time. Think about what we're going to eat for lunch first."

"Of course it's eating meat?" Zhuzhu felt that his question was nonsense.

Jilin looked back at her and said, "Did you forget that I bought this meat? We have to eat it tomorrow."

Mom said that you only get paid if you do a good job. If you don't do a good job, your salary might be deducted.

Zhuzhu slapped her forehead. She was craving for sweet and sour pork. Unfortunately, she couldn't have it today. She thought for a moment and said, "Then let's eat vegetables. There are a lot of vegetables in the private plot."

Jilin rode a few meters away and suddenly remembered something, "We are out of salt."

Zhuzhu jumped out of the back seat, "What did you say?!"

"When I was cooking this morning, I remembered this and wanted to remind you. But then I was too hungry and forgot about it." Jilin was a little annoyed, "What should I do?"

Zhuzhu was speechless, "What else can we do? Of course we turn back."

"Do you still have money?!" Jilin looked at her.

Zhuzhu was stunned by her question. Yes, her wallet was stolen. Not only the 1.5 yuan her mother gave her, but also her own pocket money was gone.

Jilin turned the car around, and Zhuzhu pulled the back seat, not letting him go, reminding him, "I don't have any money."

"I know." Jilin took out a dime from his shirt pocket. "This is my own pocket money. This is all I have. Let's see if I can buy a bag of salt?!"

He didn't know how much salt cost now, but he could buy some anyway.

Zhuzhu finally smiled, "Jilin, thanks for coming with me."

The two men went back to the black market and this time they did not dare to delay. They went to the place where salt was sold and asked, and they were told that the price was 1.5 cents per pound.

Fortunately, the salt at that time was not sold by bag, but bulk coarse salt with distinct grains, and some were even lumps of salt, similar in shape to rock sugar.

The stall owner weighed out ten cents of salt and put it in a brown paper bag. All you have to do is tear open the top and pour it out.

After buying the salt, the two hurried back.

It was already one o'clock when they got home. Not only Zhang Xiuhua, but even they themselves were starving.

I had porridge for breakfast. I wasn’t very hungry in the first place, so I was counting on this lunch.

Zhuzhu ran to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables and asked Jilin to steam the rice first. Their family was used to eating rice. Only when Brother Youcai came back would he steam buns for them. In addition to mom, only Brother Youcai knew how to do this. Now mom is busy learning Russian and hasn't steamed buns for a long time.

Jilin washed the rice and steamed it, while Zhuzhu picked the vegetables and washed them by the well.

Aunt Wang had finished her meal and came over to feed the chickens. Seeing Zhuzhu busy as hell and Zhang Xiuhua, the mother, reading a book leisurely, she slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, it's so late, why don't you cook? Can you stay full by reading?"

Zhang Xiuhua continued to flip through the book, and said calmly, "They are learning to be the head of the household. Why do they need me to cook?"

Aunt Wang was surprised. "Head of the family? Just these two little guys? What kind of family is this?! Can you give them the money in your family?"

Zhang Xiuhua put down the book and said, "I gave them living expenses. I ran to the commune early in the morning to buy meat. I am lucky today because I can eat meat without cooking it myself."

Zhuzhu washed the vegetables and said embarrassedly, "Mom, we can't eat meat today!"

Zhang Xiuhua turned her head and looked at her in surprise, "Why? Didn't you buy meat?"

Zhuzhu was very embarrassed and was about to explain, but Jilin urged her to cook quickly as the pot was ready.

Ji Lin now has two pots to cook. He only needs to put firewood under the stove for steaming rice, but he has to cook the pot himself. It is almost smoking, and she is still chatting over there. He can't help but urge her to hurry up.

Zhang Xiuhua twitched her lips. "How strange! This is the first time I've seen Jilin urge others to hurry up!"

Aunt Wang listened halfway and saw that Zhuzhu was busy cooking, so she didn't ask any more questions and went in to feed the chickens first.

When she came out after feeding the chickens, Zhuzhu had already cooked the vegetables. Aunt Wang tilted her head and asked, "By the way, why can't you eat meat today?"

Zhuzhu felt a little embarrassed, but she couldn't just not answer, so she had to tell him about losing the money.

When Aunt Wang heard that one dollar and a half was lost, she was heartbroken and cried, "Oh, two strong men worked for nothing all day."

At the end of the year, the profit this year was better than in previous years. One work point was 75 cents. A strong laborer got 10 work points, which is one work point. One dollar and fifty cents is the work of two strong laborers for one day.

Zhuzhu blushed and carried the dishes into the house.

Zhang Xiuhua excused her daughter, "She's just a little girl, you can't expect her to run as soon as she can walk. She'll learn from her mistakes, and next time she'll know to keep the money safe."

Since she said so, what else could Aunt Wang say? She just smiled and agreed.

Zhang Xiuhua invited her to come in and have something to eat, but Aunt Wang waved her hand and said no.

Zhang Xiuhua entered the house, and Zhuzhu felt a little ashamed, "Mom, I'm sorry, I didn't let you eat meat today."

"It's okay! Mom ate so much meat yesterday, it's okay to eat vegetarian food today." Zhang Xiuhua asked her about how she lost the money.

Zhuzhu told him everything.

Zhang Xiuhua also agreed with Jilin's words, "It's unrealistic to call the police. Without surveillance and witnesses, who would admit it? Besides, the thieves wouldn't just surrender and wait for the police to come! By the time you call the police, they'll have already run away. It's a waste of time!"

Zhuzhu nodded, "I will pay attention next time."

Even though the matter was exposed, Zhang Xiuhua didn't hold on to it and picked up the chopsticks to pick up the food. Jilin was already hungry, so he took a bite of the food, chewed it twice, and spat it out before he could swallow it.