70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 183: Burgled

After the two chatted for a while, Yin Yang carried the meat back to the Zhiqing site, with the basket thoughtfully covered by Xu Mumu, so he didn’t have to worry about anyone seeing it.

Yin Yang brought back so much meat, which made Huo Qingze and the others extremely envious.

"Did you buy it from the Xu Family?" Huo Qingze looked at Yin Yang with a complex expression. So much meat, and already processed—it must be Yin Yang’s idea.

Seeing the pile of meat at Yin Yang’s side, Huo Qingze was calculating whether he should go to the Xu Family’s place and buy some meat to eat, as it’s really hard to buy meat in the town.

"No, Xu Mumu gave it to me." Yin Yang smiled radiantly.

"Tsk tsk, so generous. What good deed did you do for her to give you so much?" Huo Qingze raised an eyebrow slightly. He knew that Yin Yang had feelings for Xu Mumu, but there was no sign that the two were together; it seemed entirely one-sided from Yin Yang, and he hadn’t succeeded in wooing her.

"I encountered a wild boar, and I killed it together with the people from the Xu Family," Yin Yang said with a faint smile. He didn’t want others to know how capable Xu Mumu was; it was enough that he knew.

"You’ve got pretty good luck," Huo Qingze was no longer curious, just glanced at Yin Yang speechlessly. What’s with saying Xu Mumu gave it to him? This wasn’t something he should have gotten—this guy’s head must be muddled; better to stay away from him to avoid catching his silliness.

"Zhiqing Yin, I want to buy some of your cured meat, I’ll pay you at market price," Shen Qi hesitated but still approached Yin Yang. He hadn’t bought meat for a long time and wanted to eat some.

But due to the matter with Bai Xiaofu, he also had some resentment toward Yin Yang.

"Not selling," Yin Yang said blandly, directly carrying the meat into his room. He hung a bamboo pole on the rafter by the window and hung the cured meat, along with some sausages—a whole row of them, looking quite decent.

Drying cured meat in his room, aside from the smell of the meat, there was no downside, and no one could steal it.

Supper was eaten rather early that evening, and after eating, Xu Minghui headed directly to the town.

As the weather turned cold, the cotton quilts in the room had long been swapped, but Xu Mumu’s constitution was good, so she didn’t feel cold.

Furthermore, Xu Mumu was quite resistant to heat and cold, likely a benefit of awakening her superpower.

But with no zombies in this world or mutated plant Crystal Cores to absorb, her strength was likely to stay this way for a lifetime.

Even so, Xu Mumu was satisfied. Compared to others, she felt quite fortunate.

Lazy to think about the messy things, Xu Mumu went straight to sleep.

Xu Mumu didn’t sleep deeply, a habit from her previous life. A slight noise in the small courtyard startled her awake, her eyes opening instantly with clarity.

She quietly got up, put on an overcoat, and went outside.

She had barely stepped out when, under the moonlight, she saw someone climbing over her courtyard wall. The wall had been built with yellow mud by the three brothers of the Old Xu Family after the division, not too high, but enough to block prying eyes.

Then the person walked briskly toward her main house where the cured meat was hung.

Xu Mumu’s eyes flashed with anger; the person was quite bold to come stealing on her territory.

Just as the person was about to use a bamboo pole to take down some meat, Xu Mumu silently appeared behind him, and the person only felt a pain at the back of their head before losing all consciousness.

Without a flashlight or kerosene lamp, she couldn’t see the person’s appearance. Xu Mumu went to Xu Hai’s room and knocked on the door.

"Who’s there?" Xu Hai groggily opened his eyes; it was still dark outside. Who could be knocking at this hour?

"Dad, it’s me. We’ve been robbed," Xu Mumu’s cool voice sounded outside.

At this time, Madam Chen and Old Xu lit a kerosene lamp and came out. Age had made them light sleepers, and when Xu Mumu knocked on Xu Hai’s door, the elderly couple had heard it and got up to see what was going on.

Hearing that there was a thief, they became even more anxious.

"Where’s the thief? I’ll beat him to death," Madam Chen grabbed the broom nearby. She was quite skilled at using the broom to hit people; after all, her sons grew up being chased around by her with a broom.

"Grandma, over there. I knocked him out," Xu Mumu indicated to Madam Chen.

Hearing there was a thief, Xu Hai immediately sobered up and quickly put on a coat to come out.

By now, Madam Chen and they had already seen the thief who came to steal the meat clearly by the light of the kerosene lamp. The elderly couple fell silent for a moment.

"Why is it him?" Old Xu sighed.

By the light of the kerosene lamp, Xu Mumu clearly saw the unconscious person lying on the ground. Xu Mumu didn’t have much memory of him; his name was Xu Qinfen. He was definitely a close relative of the Old Xu Family, and usually, he had little presence, worked diligently, never making enemies with anyone. It was hard to see that he’d be the type to steal.

"Whoever it is, tie him up. We’ll see Uncle Gong tomorrow. We need an explanation for this," Xu Hai said fiercely.

The conditions at Xu Qinfen’s house weren’t too poor and were considered livable in the team, much better than those constantly going hungry.

Xu Hai, without a word, found a straw rope and tied Xu Qinfen’s hands and feet. The strength he used almost woke Xu Qinfen up.

This commotion also woke the second and fourth households, and they all came out to see. Once they heard what happened, Xu He and Xu Po remained quiet. Xu He had a decent relationship with Xu Qinfen, but stealing from his own relatives made them unsure of what to say.

"Mom, I’ll lock him in the woodshed. Let’s get some sleep; we’ll discuss this tomorrow," Xu Hai said, carrying Xu Qinfen to the woodshed. Once there, he laid him down on a heap of fire-starting pine needles, which was much more comfortable than the ground, and locked the door.

"Sigh, everyone go back to sleep," Old Xu sighed.

Xu Mumu checked her watch; it was only a little past two, still early for more sleep.

Old Xu and his wife were deeply troubled, both about the theft and by the fact that the thief was Xu Qinfen, which left them both disappointed and pained.

Returning to her room and lying in bed, to be honest, seeing a thief at home today made Xu Mumu think of her mother, who loved to take advantage, always wanting to pinch a few vegetables when she saw good ones in someone else’s garden.

This bad habit must change, and she’d have to talk with her mom about this. These bad habits absolutely couldn’t remain.

Thinking of all these messy things, Xu Mumu didn’t sleep soundly, and she woke up early the next morning. Madam Chen was up even earlier, kneading some white flour to make doughy porridge for Xu Mumu and her siblings.