Chapter 52: Took the Wrong Medicine

Lu Fu heard that the money in the house was gone and ran home in a hurry.

The first thing he did when he got home was to look at the family's money box.

Seeing this, Lu Mu's face turned pale, and she braced herself to ask: "You didn't touch the money?"

"Even if I touched it, I wouldn't have touched it all," Lu Fu said irritably.

He searched for the money frantically, but didn't even find a hair.

Lu Fu was so angry he smashed the money box on the ground, his expression fierce.

"Where's the money? Who the hell took the money!"

His gloomy gaze swept over everyone.

Su Yuxian's scalp went numb, and she hurriedly said: "It wasn't me. I have an injured foot, so it's inconvenient to go anywhere, and I haven't been to the main room."

Lu Fu felt what she said made sense, moved his gaze away, and looked at Lu Sister-in-law.

"It wasn't me either. If I had taken it, why would I confess it myself?" Lu Sister-in-law was unhappy.

Lu Fu had a cold, stern face. "So much money can't just disappear into thin air, can it?"

The family turned the house upside down again, even poking the mouse holes, but they didn't find a single banknote.

Lu Mu sat on the ground and cried, crying for her money.

"Damn thief, the kind who has no asshole for a son. So much money, how could they have the heart to take it all? Oh my, my heart aches to death. Oh my mother."

"Once I catch this bastard, I'll definitely chop off his dog claws and let his parents see if what they raised is a human or a beast."

She was angry, but for Lu Sister-in-law, she wanted to cry.

Her dowry was in that money.

Her mother said she would give her two hundred yuan of private money when she married. Now the money was gone; would she still have it?!

Lu Fu raged: "Cry, cry, cry. What's the use of crying? Report it to the Public Security Bureau, or at least go to the Security Committee. You're all a bunch of trash."

After scolding, he rushed out of the house to find the captain of the Security Committee.

Once he went to find him, the matter of the Lu family losing money couldn't be hidden anymore, and the entire Fengshou Brigade knew about the Lu family being stolen from.

Under the big banyan tree in the village, a group of women who had no intention of taking a nap because of the gossip gathered in a circle, sharing the Lu family's gossip.

"Hey, have you heard? It seems the Lu family was stolen from."

"I heard it! The news has already spread throughout the village!"

"Does anyone know exactly how much money they lost?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Yuanbao's mother looked at the Captain's wife, who was silent, and asked: "Sister-in-law knows?"

"You finally thought of me," the Captain's wife rolled her eyes, stood up slowly, picked up her stool, and sat in the middle of the crowd.

Being stared at by several pairs of eyes, she was very satisfied.

"I don't know the specific amount."

Hearing this, the excitement in the eyes of the gossipers faded. Wasn't she teasing them?

If it hadn't been the Captain's wife speaking, they would have scolded her a few times.

"Oh, don't be in such a hurry," the Captain's wife said.

Everyone thought she had inside information and looked over excitedly again.

"How much?"

"How much? At least three or five hundred, right?"

"Yizhou has an allowance; three or five hundred should be about right."

Everyone said one sentence after another.

The Captain's wife thought of the amount of money the Lu family lost, and couldn't help but feel sour, which also showed on her face.

"I heard it was over a thousand yuan."

To be honest, when she first heard this amount, she was shocked.

Over a thousand! She hadn't seen so much money in her whole life!

As soon as the Captain's wife's voice fell, a series of hissing sounds rose one after another.

Everyone was shocked.

"Hiss!! Over a thousand yuan?!" Yuanbao's mother hissed the loudest, her lips trembling.

Her family couldn't even take out one hundred yuan.

"Is being a soldier that profitable?" Her eyes shone, and she began to calculate in her heart to let her Yuanbao be a soldier when he grew up.

The Captain's wife wasn't sure if being a soldier was a blessing. It was true there was an allowance, but she heard that soldiers had to go to the battlefield and catch spies; it was very dangerous. That allowance was exchanged for one's life; what kind of blessing was that?

"Over a thousand yuan..." Someone muttered, her expression slightly suspicious. "Did that Lu family boy send all his allowances home?"

"Who knows?" Wang Chunhua said.

It was as if a big loudspeaker was placed under the banyan tree; as long as the words were spoken, they would spread throughout the village very quickly.

A few old ladies ran specifically to the Gu family.

First, they gave Gu Mu an extremely complicated look.

Before Gu Mu could ask them their purpose, Li Lao Wang Wang Pozi said sourly: "Chenghuai's mother, you have this one son, Chenghuai, who is worth several of other people's."

Gu Mu: "...?"

Gu Mu looked at her blankly. "Why did you suddenly say that?"

"Took the wrong medicine?"

Li Lao Wang Wang Pozi felt her heart blocked.

"You don't know yet." Qian Wang Wang Pozi, who was from the same village as Gu Mu's maiden home, said with a smile: "The Lu family lost money; haven't you heard?"

"Lost money?" Gu Mu's tone rose.

"Yes, they said they lost over a thousand yuan." When talking about over a thousand yuan, everyone's tone was shocked, regretful, envious, and complicated beyond description.

"Over a thousand yuan?!" Gu Mu was equally shocked.

*Is the Lu family that rich? *

However...

"The Lu family lost money; what does it have to do with my Third Son?"

Qian Wang Wang Pozi tsked. "Everyone is guessing that the Lu family boy's allowance isn't low."

"They say he's only a deputy battalion commander, and his family has saved so much money. Your Third Son is a battalion commander, one level higher than him; his allowance must be higher."

And saved even more.

She didn't say that quite a few people were eyeing the Gu family, planning to come to the door to borrow money when they were short in the future.

Gu Mu knew the principle of not showing off wealth and immediately said: "I'm not clear about this. They've long since divided the family, and I never ask about Chenghuai's allowance. It's the child's life-risking money; why would I open my mouth to ask for it."

"His allowance is so high, and he doesn't give you money for old age?" Li Lao Wang Wang Pozi didn't believe it at all.

Gu Mu said impolitely: "His father and I aren't unable to work; why would we want the child's money? We have food and drink at home."

"Could it be... your Third Daughter-in-law is reluctant to give it?" It seemed this could make her happy, and Li Lao Wang Wang Pozi smiled until her face was wrinkled.

"..."

Gu Mu said with a flat tone the most pretentious words: "Zhaozhao said I've worked hard taking care of the four cubs, so she gives me two yuan for old age every month."

This money would be directly exchanged for food; she didn't mention it.

Two yuan, that was really not a small amount.

Immediately, several mothers-in-law sighed, feeling so uncomfortable they couldn't speak.

Even Qian Wang Wang Pozi, who was closest to Gu Mu, gave her a sour look.

"Alright, I know your Third Daughter-in-law is filial. Smiling like that is scary; do you still think you're a young girl?"

"They're all filial; my three daughters-in-law are all filial," Gu Mu said, her face full of smiles, a trace of pride overflowing from the corners of her eyes. "Third Daughter-in-law said that even at an old age one can be pretty, and one can apply snow cream. She said she would buy some and give it to me when she gets it."

Unable to stand her showing off, the few little old ladies packed their things and left.

After returning home, they saw their sons' noses weren't noses, and eyes weren't eyes.

The sons of each family were full of confusion.

*What wrong medicine did they take again? *

They didn't dare to ask and hurriedly found something to do, fearing being scolded.

The Lu family lost over a thousand yuan, a huge amount.

The comrades of the Security Committee naturally used everything they had learned, investigating what should be investigated and asking what should be asked, using every method, but still to no avail.

They could only end it as a "cold case."

Hearing the investigation results, Lu Mu was unwilling to give up, stepped forward, and grabbed the patched undershirt of the Security Committee captain.

*Riiip*, it was the sound of fabric tearing.

The other members of the Security Committee were stunned.

It wasn't known who suddenly went *pfft*.

Then, a series of leaking sounds rose one after another.

Changsheng's uncle was also a member of the Security Committee. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but laugh: "Auntie, you don't treat us as outsiders too much. You're even stripping our captain's clothes in front of us; this isn't good, is it?"

Security Committee captain Zhang Yongqiang gave him a warning look, signaling him to restrain himself.

Lu Mu's face turned bright red, and she glared at Changsheng's uncle hatefully. "I'll pay for it, alright?"

Changsheng's uncle was a reckless person. If you spoke well, he could give you face; if you didn't speak well to him, then sorry, don't expect him to say anything nice.

"Look at what you're saying. You tore it, so isn't it right for you to pay for it? Why are you being so loud."

Lu Mu was so angry her body leaned back, and she ignored him, chasing Zhang Yongqiang and asking: "Captain Zhang, what did you just say?"

"My family lost so much money, and you said you tried your best. What do you mean? You're not looking anymore? Then what should my family do?"

She was so excited she wanted to do it again.

Zhang Yongqiang frowned and took two steps back.

"Then what do you want me to do! We looked where we should look, and asked who we should ask. There are no clues. What do you want us to do?"

Lu Mu screamed: "Keep looking! Until you find it!"

Changsheng's uncle sneered: "This request is really rough."

Other Security Committee members gave him an encouraging look—*if you can talk, say more. *

The young man was greatly encouraged, puffed out his chest, stepped forward, and continued: "Our Security Committee isn't your Lu family's; we don't revolve around your house all day."

"We checked what should be checked, but we didn't find anything. Even if you force us to death, we still won't find anything."

"Some things don't have results just because you work hard." He used this sentence as a concluding remark.

Lu Mu realized that her family's money was probably really gone. Her heart ached until her eyes went black, and she sat on the ground, crying desperately: "My family's money."

She had always been difficult to deal with, and the people from the Security Committee were afraid of causing trouble, so they left one after another.

The Lu family members sat numbly in their own places, dark clouds covering their heads, the atmosphere cold and heavy.

Lu Baozhen covered her rumbling stomach and walked out of the room. Just as she reached the courtyard, she tripped and fell.

For the little lucky star recognized by the whole brigade, this was the first time.

She was confused and couldn't react for a long time.

Lu Mu's old eyes brightened, and she stepped forward to

She has always been difficult to deal with, and the members of the Security Committee, fearing that some trouble might arise, left one after another.

The Lu family sat numbly, each occupying a spot, with dark clouds hanging over their heads and a cold, heavy atmosphere.

Lu Baozhen clutched her rumbling stomach, walked out of the room, and just as she reached the courtyard, she tripped and fell with a thud.

For this little lucky star recognized by the entire production brigade, this was a first.

She was completely bewildered, unable to react for a long time.

Lu Mu's aged eyes suddenly brightened; she stepped forward to pick up her granddaughter, and her face, wrinkled like old tree bark, smoothed out, "We have Baozhen, with Baozhen, what does that little bit of money matter?"

She looked at Lu Fu, "I'll ask for leave tomorrow and take Baozhen to the county town to look around."

The money in the blue cloth bag, as well as the gold ring, were things Baozhen "found" in the county town; if she takes Baozhen to the county town, the money and the ring will definitely come back.

Lu Fu's action of smoking his dry pipe paused slightly, "Go."

Su Yuxian's gaze rested on Lu Baozhen, seemingly there yet not, and something flashed rapidly through her eyes.

The county town.

After getting off work, Lin Zhao loaded Li Fen onto her bike and went to the match factory to pick up materials for 500 matchboxes, learned clearly how to make them, thanked the enthusiastic big sister Li Fen, and took her leave.

After leaving the match factory, she went to the photo studio, took out the film, paid the old master at the studio to develop the photos, and confirmed the time to pick them up.

Then she rode her bicycle home.

Just as she reached the entrance of the village, the two cubs and two dogs, one big and one small, came to meet her.

Hearing Hearing Erzai grabbed Lin Zhao's waist, "Mom, I want to ride the bicycle."

Seeing Seeing Dazai pulled his younger brother, "Hearing Hearing Erzai, Mom is tired from work."

"……Alright then." Hearing Hearing Erzai's eyes were disappointed, and he sighed, "When will I be able to ride a bicycle myself?"

"In another three or five years, maybe," Lin Zhao replied.

She bent down to pick up Hearing Hearing Erzai, placed the little one on the back seat, and looked at Seeing Seeing Dazai, "Mom will push you home; Hearing Hearing Erzai sits first, and then you sit, okay?"

Seeing Seeing Dazai said, "That's fine, I'll help Mom push the bike."

After saying this, he grabbed the back seat of the bicycle.

Hearing Hearing Erzai was crazy with happiness sitting on the bicycle, dangling his two legs, his loud voice full of joy, "Mom, it's so high, I like the bicycle."

The villagers thought to themselves, there's no one who doesn't like a bicycle.

Wang Wang Pozi Qian laughed, "Hearing Hearing Erzai, when your dad comes back, let your dad carry you on his shoulders, it'll be even higher."

Hearing Hearing Erzai looked at Lin Zhao, "Mom, how tall is my dad? Is he as tall as my second uncle?"

"Of course, your dad is a famously tall man in all the villages around. He's taller than your grandpa and your eldest uncle, and also taller than your uncles," Lin Zhao explained gently.

Back when she and Comrade Gu Chenghuai were dating, his height, like his face, was an important bonus point.

"Wow!" Hearing Hearing Erzai exclaimed, looking at his mother longingly, "Mom, can I be that tall too?"

"You can. You are your dad's sons; as long as you eat well, of course you can grow that tall," Lin Zhao said with a smile in her eyes, suddenly thinking of the cubs' father, wondering how he was doing.

As they were walking, Hearing Hearing Erzai suddenly spoke up, "Mom, stop, stop, it's my brother's turn to sit."

"Hearing Hearing Erzai did very well, not being greedy, and still thinking of his brother in his heart," Lin Zhao praised.

Hearing Hearing Erzai puffed out his chest and held his head high, feeling completely floating on air.

He was praised by Mom again, hehehe.

Seeing Seeing Dazai sat on the back seat of the bicycle, his posture much more well-behaved than his brother's, his face calm; except for the corners of his mouth being curled higher than usual, his joy was not revealed.

"Did anything happen in the village today?" Lin Zhao asked casually.

Hearing Hearing Erzai trotted forward, walking side-by-side with his mother, his eyes bright, "Yes! There were super many things in the village today."

He cautiously looked around and said mysteriously, "Mom, Lu Baozhen is super weird."

Lin Zhao couldn't help but laugh, and asked with a puzzled "Oh?", "How is she weird?"

"She was shouting at her own hand... Li Li!" The little kid, who didn't even have a kindergarten education, didn't know which 'Li' it was, and could only think of the pear one eats.

Lin Zhao stopped and asked in astonishment, "You said Baozhen was talking to her own hand?"

"That's right," Hearing Hearing Erzai nodded his little head, "My brother and I both saw it, right brother?"

Lin Zhao followed his line of sight and turned her head to look at the steady Seeing Seeing Dazai.

"Yes, I saw it too. She was shouting Li Li," Seeing Seeing Dazai spoke clearly and logically, with a sense of little gentlemanly politeness, like Lin Father, "Mom, Lu Baozhen also wanted to grab the box that my brother and I dug up."

He kept a stern face, "She even threatened my brother and me, telling us to give the box to her, otherwise she would tell the brigade."

Hearing Hearing Erzai jumped in front of Lin Zhao and added quickly, "She even bit me! Mom, look at the mark she gave me," he held up his hand.