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

After eating the dry pot shrimp once, the two children completely fell in love with the taste.

They begged Zhang Xiuhua to make it again on the weekend so that they could eat together when their brothers and sisters came back.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't have any objection. She just asked them to prepare shrimps and clams, as they had all the vegetables at home.

So on Saturday, Zhuzhu and Jilin went to the commune after breakfast.

When they arrived at the commune, they locked their bicycles as usual, and when they got to the alley, it was full of people.

Whenever Zhuzhu saw someone approaching, she would shrink to the side, wishing to stay away from them.

Jilin followed her closely, holding the living expenses given by his mother in his hand.

There were few people selling shrimp. The shrimp at this time were not like those ten years later, which could be kept alive. The shrimp at this time were all river shrimp. After being caught and put in the water, they were already half dead.

Zhuzhu sniffed it and felt that the shrimp was smelly and didn't want it.

Jilin reminded her, "This is the only one selling shrimp. This is the last one. If we don't buy this, we won't be able to buy it again."

“But…” Zhuzhu was a little unwilling. She wanted her brothers and sisters to eat fresh shrimps.

"Don't worry, just buy it. Let's go back early. The taste won't be much different when we get home." Ji Lin urged her to pay quickly.

Zhuzhu looked around and found that there were indeed no other stalls. She took out money from her shirt and was about to hand it to the vendor when suddenly a big hand reached out. Before anyone could react, the hand moved quickly. Everyone looked closely and saw that the money had been taken away. It was a young man of about 17 or 18 years old, running very fast!

Seeing this, Zhuzhu immediately followed behind him, "My money!"

Jilin followed behind him, "Thief! Everyone, stop him!"

The sound made the people around stunned for a moment, but before they could take any action, the thief pushed them away and disappeared at the end of the alley in the blink of an eye.

Of course, Zhuzhu and Jilin couldn't outrun him and disappeared after they left the alley.

Zhuzhu stamped her feet in anger, "My money was stolen!" This was the second time. She thought that if she sewed her pockets tightly, it would not be stolen. Unexpectedly, they robbed her this time!

Jilin pulled her and said, "Let's go! Let's go to the police station and report the crime!"

Zhuzhu wiped her tears and followed Jilin, "How mean! How could he be so mean? That's the money for buying shrimps for my brother and sister."

Ji Lin sighed. He was still young and didn’t understand why the public security in the commune was so poor.

He took Zhuzhu to the police station, but found it was packed with people, all of whom came to report crimes.

Some had their homes robbed, some were beaten, and some had their belongings stolen by biker gangs.

The value of the things they lost was more serious than Zhuzhu's. Moreover, they came late, and the police who received them asked them to wait.

Zhuzhu and Jilin sat on chairs and listened to everyone's chattering.

Most of them were about lost things. Some lost a chicken, some lost a duck. There was even a village where everyone's chickens were stolen.

The more Zhuzhu listened, the more serious the situation seemed to her. She grabbed Jilin's hand and asked in a low voice, "There are two chicken farms in our village. Will thieves come and patronize them?"

Jilin was also worried about this. If they stole a chicken, there were 20,000 chickens in their village. Aren't they more valuable than them?

Zhuzhu didn't care that her money was stolen. She pulled Jilin out of the police station in a hurry.

**

Zhang Xiuhua was reading in the yard. Aunt Wang came out from the chicken farm after feeding the chickens and picked up the eggs. "I'm going to Jiang Province on May Day. Can you help me look after the chicken farm for a few days?"

Zhang Xiuhua smiled, "Why not? Just go!"

"When will you hold the wedding here?" Zhang Xiuhua asked her.

"We have two days off for May Day, and they asked for two more days off. The first two days were held in Jiang Province, and the last two days were held here. I asked Old Man Xu to help me arrange the food for the wedding banquet. I'll pay him later." Aunt Wang sighed, "My husband rushed directly from Pengcheng to Jiang Province. Tiegang also went there from the provincial capital."

Seeing that she had made all the plans, Zhang Xiuhua smiled and nodded, "That's good. Xinghua is married well, and you will have less worries in the future."

"Yes!" Aunt Wang said with a smile, "We are parents for our children."

The two were chatting when someone outside was hawking the product of jelly. A bicycle was parked at the door and the man asked them if they wanted to buy any.

Aunt Wang shook her head and refused, "No need. We can do it ourselves."

The vendor did not leave in a hurry, but asked if he could buy some eggs.

When Aunt Wang Er heard that the other party wanted to buy eggs, she didn't bother to chat with Zhang Xiuhua, and came over with a smile, "How many do you want to buy?"

"Buy a bucket! Two or three hundred. Let me test the sales first." The vendor asked tentatively, "Is that okay?"

Aunt Wang immediately laughed, "That's fine. Just wait."

She took the empty bucket and was about to go into the house to get the eggs. The vendor wanted to go in and take a look, but Aunt Wang stopped him, "Hey, you can't come in. You are full of bacteria, and you can pass them on to the chickens later."

The vendor was a little unhappy. "Big sister, I'm not that dirty, am I? These clothes are freshly washed, so clean. Not dirty at all."

"I'm not saying your clothes are dirty. It's just that the bacteria on humans cannot be transmitted to chickens." Aunt Wang didn't waste any more time talking to him and pushed the person out.

Zhang Xiuhua heard the two people arguing and came over to smooth things over, "Yes! Only one person can come in when we raise chickens. Outsiders are not allowed to come in!"

After hearing her explanation, the vendor finally breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought you guys disliked me. So this is what's going on."

Aunt Wang finished picking up a bucket of eggs. The vendor paid, put the bucket in the basket, and continued to hawk on his bicycle.

Aunt Wang took out her account book to record the bills. She turned around and found Xiuhua had been staring at the vendor. She touched her shoulder in an ambiguous way, "What's the matter? Are you attracted to him?" She looked disgusted, "He is as thin as a monkey. He is not as good-looking as Jianguo."

Zhang Xiuhua rolled her eyes. "What are you thinking? How could I possibly like him? I just think he's weird."

Aunt Wang was a typical rural person. She had not even been to the county town many times. She did not understand what she said, "Why is it strange?"

"Why did he use a bucket to buy eggs? The dirt roads in our countryside are so bumpy. He's been shouting all over the village selling jelly, and by the time he gets home, a few eggs won't be broken." Zhang Xiuhua doesn't look like a serious businessman at all.

Aunt Wang laughed when she heard this, "Maybe he just happened to come across it, and bought a bucket of eggs without bringing a basket."

"But there are ready-made egg trays at the door, and he doesn't buy any." Zhang Xiuhua pointed to the egg tray that Aunt Wang placed casually at the door.

Aunt Wang was at a loss for words. "Maybe he just doesn't know how to live! Men are all coarse-hearted. Xinghua's father is like this. Every time he washes clothes, he just rinses them in the water and takes them out without even getting rid of the dust."

Zhang Xiuhua seemed to be thinking about something.

Just then, Jilin and Zhuzhu came back panting, and Jilin was sweating profusely.