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

Zhang Xiuhua was a little surprised to see them riding so fast. "Didn't you two go to buy shrimp? Why did you come back empty-handed?"

Zhuzhu jumped down from the back seat and ran to Zhang Xiuhua in two or three steps, "Mom, my money was stolen!"

Zhang Xiuhua's eyes widened. "Robbery? Not stealing?"

Jilin got out of the car panting, "Yes!"

Zhuzhu told her everything that happened. "It was just a blink of an eye. He ran so fast that Jilin and I couldn't catch up. Then we went to the police station to report the incident. It was crowded with people. We heard that chickens and ducks were lost in many villages. Mom, we have to be careful in our village too."

She finished the speech without interruption, tiring herself out.

Aunt Wang and Zhang Xiuhua looked at each other and could see shock in each other's eyes.

Aunt Wang glanced at the door of the chicken farm and slapped her thigh. "Oh, we have 20,000 chickens in our village. If this..."

Before she finished, she slapped herself on the mouth and said, "Don't say such unlucky words."

Aunt Wang hurried to find the team leader to discuss the safety issues of the chicken farm.

She left, but the problem was not solved. Aunt Wang lived next door, and if it was a habitual offender, he would steal things very quietly. She might not have heard it.

The security issue fell on Zhang Xiuhua. She had poor sleep quality to begin with, and with this worry, she couldn't sleep any more.

She signaled her two children to stay at home and watch over the chicken farm and not let anyone get close, and she also had to go and discuss things with the team leader.

Zhuzhu and Jilin felt that they had been entrusted with an important task, and they promised that they would take good care of the chicken farm.

Zhang Xiuhua caught up with Aunt Wang Er, and the two of them went to the team leader's house together.

When the captain heard their purpose, his brows furrowed, "You heard it a little late. I heard that the chicken farm in Zhoujia Village was robbed last night."

Zhang Xiuhua and Aunt Wang gasped.

Aunt Wang couldn't wait to ask, "How many chickens were lost?"

"About 200 chickens. The person watching over the chickens was drugged by the thief."

Zhang Xiuhua was puzzled. "Why would they only lose 200 chickens after taking such a big risk?"

The captain smiled at her appreciatively, "Just then, a villager got up to change the water for bean sprouts. He heard the noise and thought something was wrong, so he woke up his family. Then he saw a stranger entering the village and thought it was a thief, so he alerted the villagers." The captain sighed, "Last night, more than a dozen strong men chased after him, but they failed to catch up."

He asked the two of them to call the cadres to a meeting at the brigade headquarters to discuss countermeasures.

Zhang Xiuhua and Aunt Wang did not dare to delay and went to call for help immediately.

Soon several cadres gathered together. The team leader told everyone about Zhoujia Village and the police station. Everyone was stunned. These thieves were too rampant. They dared to enter the village and steal things.

You have to know that the villagers are very united, and if a thief appears, they are likely to beat someone half to death.

They dare to take such a big risk, they are courting death!

"We have more chickens in Lijiatun. Zhoujia Village has suffered, and I'm afraid we won't be far behind." The team leader proposed to form a patrol team to patrol every night so that if thieves break into the village, they can be alerted in advance.

This idea was unanimously agreed by everyone, but Zhang Xiuhua disagreed. "In this world, there is only a thief who can steal for a thousand days, but there is no such thing as a thief who can guard against thieves for a thousand days. I think it is better to lure the snakes out of their holes and catch them all in one fell swoop. So as to avoid living in fear all day long."

This was actually said by a woman, and several cadres looked at her repeatedly.

The captain took a puff of his pipe and suddenly said, "Xiuhua, this is a good idea. But we don't know when they will come. Who will keep an eye on them?"

Although Zhang Xiuhua lived close to the chicken farm, it was impossible for her to stay awake at night and watch over it. Even an iron man would suffer from overwork.

Zhang Xiuhua said, "In fact, some people have already come into the village to check out the location."

Northeast China is a vast country with a sparse population. In some villages, households are separated by hundreds of meters and the terrain is complex. Thieves will definitely scout the area before they come to a house.

Zhang Xiuhua had always thought that the vendor selling jelly was strange, and she finally knew what was strange about it. She told him about what happened today, "We are all from the countryside, and we know that eggs cannot withstand bumps. It's strange that he used a bucket to hold the eggs. And he even wanted to follow Aunt Wang into the chicken farm. It's inappropriate behavior!"

After hearing her clear and logical analysis, the team leader asked Aunt Wang to call Tie Lihua over.

Aunt Wang immediately went to call for help, and soon Tielihua came.

Seeing so many people, she felt a little uncomfortable, "What's wrong?"

The captain asked her, "Is there a vendor selling jelly hanging around the chicken farm today?"

Tielihua nodded, "He asked me if I wanted some jelly, and I said no. He asked if the chicken farm sold eggs, and I told him that the chickens in the farm hadn't laid eggs yet, and if he wanted eggs he could go to Xiuhua to buy them."

Everyone understood what he meant. It seemed that this person had indeed come here to scout out the situation. He not only wanted to steal the chickens from Xiuhua, but also wanted to steal the chickens from another chicken farm.

"They want to do something big!" The captain took a deep puff of his pipe.

The accountant of the brigade followed Zhang Xiuhua's previous train of thought and asked, "When do you think they will come to visit?"

"It won't take a few days, right? Our Lijiatun area is very concentrated. This is the favorite terrain for thieves."

There are roads in all four directions of Lijiatun, and one side is surrounded by forests. If you hide in there, even a god would find you difficult to find.

Everyone looked at the captain in unison, "Why don't we just do as Xiuhua said. Let's catch the thief so they won't keep an eye on us!"

The brigade accountant slammed the table and said, "Okay!"

He began to analyze the situation for everyone. "Zhoujia Village raises broiler chickens, which have already been sold. We raise laying hens, and the new chicken farm has not yet released the chickens. It is not cost-effective for thieves to steal them."

No buyer would buy a chicken that weighs just over a pound.

"We'll just focus on the chicken farm in Xiuhua." The team leader was worried about leaking the news, so he only asked the people who attended the meeting today to be responsible for keeping an eye on them. "I guess they'll take action soon. Even if one person from each family sends out, we won't be able to keep an eye on them for more than a few days. It's not cold now, so we won't get cold even if we lie in the grass."

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "No need to lie on the grass, sleep in Jilin's house."

The captain waved his hand, "Forget it. It will ruin your reputation. Just wait outside. And it must be a strong laborer in the family. If you don't have enough energy, you will get sleepy and delay things."

Everyone nodded and took note. After discussing some details, they dispersed.

On the way back, Aunt Wang clenched her fists nervously, "If these damn thieves really come to steal my chickens, I will fight them!"

Aunt Wang was counting on a share of the profits from the chicken farm so she could buy a house for her son. If the chickens were stolen, her share of the profits would be gone. No wonder she was so anxious.

Zhang Xiuhua also looked a little serious. "It will probably be these two days. You can sleep a little longer during the day and take a nap at night."

Aunt Wang nodded and said, "Yes."

When I got home, I saw Youcai and the other two had returned. They had gone to the bathhouse to take a bath early in the morning and had just returned.