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

Youcai and the other two came back and asked Zhuzhu if she had prepared dinner because they were starving.

When they came back yesterday afternoon, Zhuzhu vowed to cook them a delicious meal. But it was already twelve o'clock and the smoke from the kitchen hadn't risen yet. Could this dish be a cold dish?

Zhuzhu slapped her forehead and said, "Oops! I forgot everything!"

She urged Jilin to cook. Since her money was stolen, she still ate vegetables this time.

When Youcai heard about eating vegetarian food, he was so angry that he yelled, "You said you were the boss and you gave me a feast? Do vegetables count as a feast? How can you be so stingy!"

Zhuzhu watched Jilin go to the kitchen, and then told him what had happened.

Youcai heard gossip, but he didn't care about gossip anymore. "So many thieves! When did our county become a den of thieves?"

Baolin felt something was wrong, "Have you had things stolen from you?"

Youcai shook his head, "It wasn't me! It was one of our classmates. Someone went out to eat and his money was stolen. And it wasn't just one person, several people were stolen!"

Baolin ignored them and looked at Zhuzhu, "After dinner, I'll take you to the police station. Maybe we can catch the person soon."

Zhuzhu nodded. "Okay!" She reminded them, "I think thieves will come and steal the chickens in our village too."

Youcai was rubbing his hands in anticipation, "Come if you want! I want to catch the thieves and make sure they never come back!"

Children of this era all like great heroes. Youcai has been proud of his father since he was a child. He couldn't be a soldier or go to the battlefield. Now that he can fight bad guys, he can't help but feel a little excited.

He was still eagerly looking for tools to beat up the thief when Zhang Xiuhua and Aunt Wang came back.

Aunt Wang went into the chicken farm to feed the chickens and pick up eggs. Zhang Xiuhua went home, followed by several children.

"Aunt Zhang? Would a thief really come to steal chickens?" Youcai couldn't wait to ask after entering the main room.

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "It probably won't take a few days. If a thief really comes, you should stay in the house and don't come out, lest you get hurt in a fight."

Since these thieves dared to steal from the chicken farm, there must have been a lot of people there.

There were several children at home, and she was worried. She didn't even dare to go forward, and could only call for someone to come over.

Youcai was unwilling, "Aunt Zhang, I'm already eighteen years old, an adult, and I'm very good at fighting."

He clenched his fists and flexed his biceps to show her.

Zhang Xiuhua looked at his eager and expectant look and couldn't help but sigh, "Let's talk about it later. If there are not enough people, you can come forward to help. If there are enough people, you don't have to join in the fun."

Youcai agreed verbally, but his eyes were shining, obviously he didn't listen.

Zhang Xiuhua thought that the thief would come to her house soon, but she underestimated the thief's patience. No thief came that night. Youcai was full of energy at the beginning, but in the early morning, he was too sleepy, his eyelids were fighting, and he fell asleep.

When he woke up early in the morning, when it was bright outside, he regretted it deeply, "Aunt Zhang, why didn't you call me?!"

He also wants to beat the thief!

Zhang Xiuhua heard his ghostly cries from across the room, "He's not here!"

Youcai shut up instantly. He wanted to smile, but when he thought about having to go back to school today, he couldn't be happy anymore.

At noon, Zhang Xiuhua made dry pot fish for the children. There was no shrimp in it because Jilin didn't buy any, so she bought a fish from a fisherman by the river. It tasted great.

In the past, when she cooked a new dish, Youcai would definitely clamor to learn it, but he was so preoccupied with catching thieves that he had no time to cook, so Zhang Xiuhua cooked it herself. To be honest, she was relieved. Because she bought the seasoning for the dry pot shrimp, she didn't know the proportions. If Youcai chased her and asked, she really didn't know.

But she was obviously too relaxed too soon. During the meal, the children ate such a strong aroma for the first time and their mouths were full of oil. Youcai immediately asked how the dish was prepared.

Zhang Xiuhua told him about the seasoning packet she bought. She had torn off all the outer packaging. She was afraid that Youcai would ask about the brand, so she asked Youcai, "Can you taste what spices are used in this seasoning? This seasoning is too expensive. A packet of seasoning is more expensive than the ingredients."

Youcai could understand when he heard that the seasoning was expensive, "This is their unique secret recipe. I'll give it a try, but I may not be able to make it."

After all, he is not a professional chef, just an amateur who likes to cook.

After dinner, the children did their homework and played in the yard. The vendor who sold jelly yesterday came again, and this time he brought eggs.

Zhang Xiuhua was afraid that the children would let the secret slip, so she didn't tell them who she suspected.

The children didn't react much when they saw the vendors.

Second Aunt Wang was a little nervous. When she took the bucket, her hands trembled and she dropped it to the ground. Zhang Xiuhua was afraid that she would be exposed, so she came over and said, "Second Aunt, if you are not feeling well, go home and lie down. You are going to Jiang Province to marry your daughter soon, so you have to recover from your illness."

Aunt Wang Er also knew that her acting skills were not good enough, and she was afraid that the other party would see through it, so she took the opportunity to back off and smiled at Zhang Xiuhua, "Okay! Thank you for your help."

Zhang Xiuhua went into the house to pick up eggs for the vendor.

When paying, the vendor pretended to be gossipy and asked, "Is she going to marry her daughter off? She looks very young to me, only about 40 years old."

Zhang Xiuhua had an expression that said, "Is your eyesight not working?" "She's already over 50. My eldest son is 26, and my daughter is 24. It's time for them to get married."

The vendor blushed and scratched his head. "I'm not very good at judging people. My mother is about the same age as her, but she looks much older than her."

Zhang Xiuhua didn't ask any further questions. She took the money and watched him leave.

In the afternoon, Youcai reluctantly returned to school. Seeing his expression of looking back every few steps, people who didn't know him would have thought that he was reluctant to leave home.

"Maybe the thief won't come. You should go to school quickly. Don't think too much." Zhang Xiuhua was also tired.

No matter how reluctant he was, he couldn't miss school, so Youcai finally left.

A week passed in the blink of an eye. On April 29, Aunt Wang was going to take a train to Jiangxi Province, but the thief still didn't come. Aunt Wang handed the key to Zhang Xiuhua, "Is it okay if I'm not here? Will the thief come and steal things while I'm away?!"

Zhang Xiuhua thought: It's possible. "If one family is removed, the risk will be reduced by one third. Don't worry about it. Xinghua's marriage is more important."

Aunt Wang could only think so.

Zhang Xiuhua asked her how to deal with the poultry problem?

"I'll let Li Si stay at my house for two days to help look after the house." Aunt Wang smiled, "It's just right for him to look after the neighbors."

Zhang Xiuhua felt that it would definitely not be May Day, because May Day is Labor Day, workers and children have a holiday, and with more children, the village will be more lively than usual.

She had a hunch that the thief would choose tonight.

She told the captain her guess. He took a puff of his pipe and said he had waited too long for this day.

He asked Xiuhua to go back and he would ask a strong laborer to keep an eye on her.

That night, Zhang Xiuhua did not sleep. She lay in front of the window and stared at the yard.