There is only one possibility—the crime was committed by an acquaintance!
Taking the strip of cloth to measure the size of the footprint, Xia Qianqian smiled coldly.
Before Jiang Ming apologized, she was still a "bad girl" in the surrounding area, and was famous for fighting in Yangliu Village. Few people dared to come to her house to steal things. She silently checked in her mind and locked her target on Xia Dinghai.
This morning she went to town very early, and most people in the village were still asleep. But Xia Dinghai came to catch up with the carriage. He got up early and knew that no one was at her home and she would not be back for a while.
"Sister, what are we going to eat today without meat?" Xia Yunyun was about to cry. The bacon was hanging on the beam, and she would look at it several times a day, waiting to eat meat every day!
"Yunyun, be good. Big sister will go find some meat right away." Xia Qianqian touched Xia Yunyun's head, put on her cloak and walked out.
Xia Dinghai drove the carriage expressionlessly and didn't talk to Xia Dingfeng. He was using facts to express that he was angry!
Old Man Xia and Mrs. Song sat in the carriage, each with their own thoughts, and did not speak.
However, as soon as they entered the house, Xia Qianqian arrived. Old man Xia was very happy and asked, "Qianqian, why are you here?"
"I'm here to see my second uncle." Xia Qianqian's cold eyes fell on Xia Dinghai.
Xia Dinghai smiled hypocritically: "Qianqian, what's the matter?"
"Uncle, is the meat delicious?" Xia Qianqian asked with a smile.
Xia Dinghai was startled for a moment, but he kept a straight face and pretended to be calm: "What kind of meat?"
"It's my family's bacon." said Xia Qianqian.
Xia Dinghai didn't expect Xia Qianqian to suspect him so quickly, and even came to his house openly. He was flustered: "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
"My second uncle came to my house this morning and took my bacon. Did he share it with his family?" Xia Qianqian asked. Seeing the confused look on Old Man Xia's face, she knew he didn't share it. Xia Dinghai must have been hiding in the east wing and eating alone with his wife and daughter.
"You're getting more and more outrageous. Qianqian, are you hungry? I'll ask your grandma to get you a piece of meat, and then go home and eat it with your mother and sister." Xia Dinghai turned around and was about to leave.
He stole Xia Qianqian's flesh, so it should be okay for him to return a piece to her, right
"Uncle, wait a minute." Xia Qianqian ran forward and blocked Xia Dinghai. "Uncle, I'm not a beggar. I didn't come here to ask for meat. I just came to take back the meat from my family! Uncle, you said you didn't steal it, do you dare to let me search?"
After listening for a long time, Old Man Xia finally understood: The second son stole the meat from Xia Qianqian's house and hid it to eat alone! This wicked son, not only stole things, but he even dared to eat it alone!
"Second brother!" Old man Xia roared angrily.
Xia Dinghai shuddered: "Dad..."
Old Man Xia wanted to slap his son, but he held back and said, "Why didn't you send the meat along with the melon seeds? And you let Qianqian come home hungry. Don't you know that Qianqian has brought honor to our Xia family today?"
Xia Dinghai was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and said quickly, "Yes, yes, I didn't think it through. I'll go get the meat."
"Second brother." Xia Dingfeng said leisurely, "Qianqian said she doesn't want our meat. She is here to look for the meat that was lost in her family."
Xia Dinghai was so angry that he almost died of anger at Xia Dingfeng: "Third brother!"
"We'll know if there's any theft if we search it." After Xia Dingfeng said this, he walked straight into the east wing.
Song, Xia Shanshan, and Xia Jiajia looked at him anxiously: "Old Third..."
"Third Uncle..."
"Qianqian, come in and search!" Xia Dingfeng shouted outside.
When Xia Qianqian walked in, Song's face suddenly turned pale.
(End of this chapter)