Transmigration: The Main Character is Not Becoming the Cannon Fodder!-Chapter 332 - 20: Famine Years Without Famine (20)

Li Chunhua remembered the heartache and despair she felt when she saw a whole jar of grain being ruined, and couldn’t believe that this was done by Jing’er and her father?

Li Chunhua wavered, feeling as though the people in front of her were mere shadows.

How could this be? How could Jing’er do such a thing?

At a time when ideological awareness was taken seriously, petty theft was considered quite severe, so the village head sent someone to the city police station overnight.

Zhao Donglai felt trapped too. He originally thought the movie would be playing for a long time, giving him plenty of time to find it, but who knew they’d come back so soon?

Great, now if they get caught, his son working at the factory might lose his job, and the whole family will have to face hardships.

At this moment, Zhao Donglai wasn’t even considering how Zhao Jing would fare.

His original approach to Zhao Jing was purposeful; he never really cared about this daughter.

Zhao Donglai rolled his eyes and immediately said loudly, "We weren’t here to steal; we heard before that Li Haoge was a wealthy man before he fled, and had a lot of good things. Since my daughter is also here, I thought I’d come over and have a look."

Zhao Jing was unwilling to accept this, being caught like this would ruin her reputation, and how could she have good days in the future? She wanted to live a better life in return.

Hearing what Zhao Donglai said, she thought for a while and added, "Yes, last night I saw Daya with Grandpa Li and Grandma Li, admiring a big golden hairpin and many other gold items on the kang bed, so I wanted my dad to see them too."

Their explanations were stiff, and it was clear they intended to steal the gold items, but everyone present remained silent. At this time, every household was incredibly poor, and suddenly someone told them a family in the village was hiding a lot of gold items; it was too much of a shock.

Li Shuning suddenly spoke up, "Zhao Jing, you really know how to harm people. At a time like this, none of us have spare money, and you’re framing our family? Our family has been counted as poor farmers for generations, Grandpa and Grandma fled here in poverty. Coupled with the drought, they ended up in Li Family Village."

"What kind of big golden hairpin are you talking about?"

Seeing the expressions of those in the courtyard, Zhao Jing inexplicably felt a sense of pleasure. Yes, if they couldn’t have it good, she’d ensure the Li Family wouldn’t either.

"It’s a butterfly hairpin, and there are bracelets, necklaces, and other things..." Zhao Jing described them in detail.

Li Shuning quickly ran into the room and soon came out with a paper box.

"Village Chief, you must do justice for our family. Zhao Jing is a troublemaker. She tried to kill me when she was so young and disrupt our family. Now she wants to make our lives uneasy and tries to steal things. Even after being caught, she says things like this."

Li Shuning opened the box and placed it on a wooden table in the courtyard.

The courtyard was already bright, and when everyone looked, it looked like real gold at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it clearly wasn’t right.

The village head asked, "Girl, what is going on here?"

Li Shuning sighed, "Grandpa and Grandma came as refugees and settled here. My father had a younger sister, but on the road fleeing, she was too hungry and didn’t make it."

Li Shuning wiped away a tear.

"Recently, Grandpa and Grandma were happy seeing Brother getting married but also sad Auntie left at a young age, without marrying. So I thought, since this was the case, I’d make some things for Auntie to burn at her grave. If you don’t believe me, you can check the back mountain where Grandpa secretly made Aunt a grave back then."

"These were made from what I learned at Brother’s place. The Yellow Paper was bought in the city, as the paper quality is better. I thought as Auntie was a girl, burning something nice was necessary. I didn’t expect Zhao Jing’s wicked intentions."

"For many years, all the money my father earned as a carpenter, the money from building stoves, and the money Brother sent back, was given to my mom. But Zhao Jing said she wanted to do business. My mom impulsively gave Zhao Jing eight hundred yuan without considering our family - and Zhao Jing gave it to her dad, then claimed business losses."

Everyone was stunned into silence, their expressions varied.

Zhao Donglai secretly cursed; there was eight hundred yuan, yet only six hundred was given to him. What a sly person.

Li Chunhua collapsed; she never expected Zhao Jing, whom she trusted so much, to give away the money, harming her. What had she done to deserve this distrust from Zhao Jing? She didn’t even dare to rebuke her once for fear of making her feel guilty.

The villagers whispered among themselves, saying how the Li Rengui family was pretty much ruined by Zhao Jing and Li Chunhua.

Eight hundred yuan, between army subsidies and Li Rengui’s diligence, how many years of savings just vanished.

If they had a daughter-in-law like this, she definitely ought to be punished. Rengui was too soft-hearted, merely divorcing her and giving food and money too.

Even Li Haoge and Li Rengui were surprised, but previously, it was agreed that Daya would handle everything, and they just needed to support her.

"Over the years, my mom’s actions have been outrageous. My dad had no choice but to stop giving her money. Brother has his own family now and naturally also stopped sending money, and they thought since we saved some they’d come and ruin us, and now they talk about gold items. If our reputation is ruined, how can we live? Who’s to say one day we’ll end up killed at home?"

"Zhao Jing, at twelve years old, when you didn’t even have a proper meal at your grandmother’s house, you came into our home. I shared everything I had with you, what wrong did we do to you for you to treat us like this? First, you tried to kill me, then took all the family money, the grain that couldn’t be taken was ruined, and now you even want to destroy our household. Why is your heart so dark?"

Li Shuning’s beauty, expressing herself tearfully, exuded a kind of fragility that stirred sympathy.

Several soft-hearted girls or women also began to cry softly.

The village head took out the box and removed each item, urging, "Ladies and gentlemen, please see, these are the so-called gold items Zhao Jing mentioned. They must have seen these as an excuse. Everyone knows the character of Rengui’s family. I knew Rengui had a sister. When Uncle Li made the grave in the back mountain, he sought my uncle’s help. If they had money, how could their daughter have starved?"

"Never in Li Family Village has there been such a vile occurrence. I’ve already sent someone to the police station; these people will be detained at the ancestral hall. Does anyone have any objections?"

Everyone shook their heads.