Chapter 22

Emptying Aunt Ma’s Family

After chatting with her son Chen Jian, Aunt Ma went to sleep.

Tie Lanyan went into her space and practiced boxing for two hours before coming out.

Two hours in the space was only one hour outside.

Time was up, and the two were now fast asleep.

Tie Lanyan climbed into the house through the window.

First, she tied Aunt Ma up in a sack and beat her up. Then she did the same to Chen Jian.

She then put sacks over their heads, tied their hands and feet, and threw them in a corner.

Finally, she reached her favorite part – looting!

Aunt Ma’s husband was a technical backbone at the steel mill before he passed away, and he earned a high salary.

Even though the Chen family hadn’t had any income for a few years, they still had a lot of savings.

She opened Aunt Ma’s bedside table and found a small iron box for money.

Tie Lanyan counted it, only 300 yuan.

This wasn’t right, there must be more money hidden somewhere else.

Tie Lanyan tapped on the wall and checked under the bed, but found nothing.

Tie Lanyan: ……

This place was the most obvious and inconspicuous, she was good at hiding things.

There were over 3000 yuan in the earthenware pot, along with ten or so ration coupons.

Tie Lanyan happily took them.

She looked at other dusty earthenware pots, and to her surprise, they also contained things.

A few gold bars, a gold plate, a few ancient silver ingots, a handful of ancient coins, a pair of silver bracelets, and silver earrings.

There were quite a few things in the cupboard.

A big bag of rice, a glass jar of white flour, two jars of brown sugar, 30 eggs, a few bunches of vegetables.

A few strips of cured meat and sausages, a few dried fish, and a box of sponge cake.

Tie Lanyan had been planning to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy food tomorrow, but now she didn’t need to.

Heh, the “Delicious Pavilion” in her space could get some new stock!

Next, Tie Lanyan collected everything in the room.

Even the sacks covering Aunt Ma and Chen Jian’s faces were removed.

Only two swollen pig heads remained, their eyes swollen shut.

When she left the yard,

Tie Lanyan saw Aunt Ma’s underwear hanging on the clothesline and suddenly had a wicked idea.

Make it a done deal?

Old bacon could be used too!

Tie Lanyan disgustedly used a branch to pick up the underwear and walked out.

She turned left and right until she reached a dark alley.

She walked to the end of the dilapidated yard and threw the underwear wrapped in a stone at the window.

Crash!

The window shattered, waking up the old bachelor who was sleeping inside.

“Who is it! Damn it, who’s smashing my window at this hour!”

The old bachelor was a hothead, and he loved to get drunk and beat people up. His previous wife had run away from him because of his violence.

This man was old and irresponsible. He had been caught peeking at a young woman taking a bath and sent to prison for reform.

After his release, he didn’t change his ways. He once got drunk and blocked the original owner in the alley and harassed her.

The original owner was shy and didn’t tell her parents about it. After that, she would always take a detour when she saw the old bachelor, and she had a deep shadow in her heart.

Tie Lanyan’s action tonight directly solved two problems.

The hypocritical Aunt Ma versus the nasty old bachelor, let’s see who wins!

……

The next morning.

Tie Lanyan was woken up by the sound of wailing from next door.

She quickly got up and got dressed, not even bothering to brush her teeth or wash her face, and went straight to the scene.

There was fresh gossip to be had, she had to get there while it was hot!

When Tie Lanyan arrived, Aunt Ma’s yard was already crowded with onlookers.

“My god… who on earth stole everything from my house… waaa… I can’t live anymore!”

Aunt Ma sat on the ground, her face bruised and swollen, slapping her thighs and crying.

Chen Jian stood there in a daze, looking completely lost.

His front door was wide open, and the inside was completely empty, not even a single hair left.

Someone whispered: “This thief is so bold, not only did they steal things, but they also beat people up. Look at the mother and son, how miserable they are!”

“I heard the thief even stole Aunt Ma’s underwear. How desperate for money are they, stealing underwear?”

In the crowd, the old bachelor couldn’t help but touch the things in his pocket when he heard this.

The discussion continued.

“I say it must be a group of habitual criminals. A family in the west of the city was also robbed overnight, and the methods are exactly the same!”

“Oh no, they won’t target my house, I’ll transfer my belongings, don’t let them steal anything!”

Tie Lanyan, who had been listening from the side: ……

Ahem, she had a strong sense of principle, okay.

As long as it didn’t touch her bottom line, she wouldn’t go this far.

In the yard, Aunt Ma was just crying, and Chen Jian just stood there in a daze.

A kind neighbor reminded them to report it to the police, and Chen Jian finally left in a daze.

As soon as Chen Jian left, a voice suddenly rang out from the crowd of onlookers.

“Aunt Ma, don’t cry, you’re making me heartbroken. Let me wipe your tears.”

A moment later, the old bachelor with a pockmarked face walked over with a grin.

As he spoke, he pretended to take out a handkerchief from his pocket.

He didn’t find a handkerchief, but instead pulled out a pair of red underwear.

The old bachelor exclaimed, quickly stuffing the underwear back into his pocket with a guilty look.

“Don’t think too much about it, everyone. These were left at my place by Aunt Ma, and I was going to return them.”

Everyone present was dumbfounded.

What’s going on here? We don’t understand!

Aunt Ma, who had been wailing, jumped to her feet and started yelling at the old bachelor.

“You old dog, don’t talk nonsense! I have nothing to do with you!”

“You must be the one who stole from my house and stole my underwear. Now you dare to show up here, are you shameless?”

“I… I didn’t steal anything from your house… Don’t slander me!”

The old bachelor’s face turned pale with panic, and he couldn’t explain himself.

He was only crazy after drinking. Usually, he liked to talk nonsense, but he wasn’t good at arguing.

She wanted to make them fight, preferably to the point of mutual destruction. She had to add fuel to the fire.

“How could the old bachelor have moved all those things by himself? He doesn’t have the money to hire so many people to steal.

Maybe Aunt Ma went to the old bachelor’s place last night, and the door wasn’t locked, which is why the thief was able to get in!”

Tie Lanyan squeezed out these two sentences in a low voice and quickly moved to another place to watch the show.

Everyone was engrossed in the gossip, and no one noticed her.

Hearing this, the old bachelor quickly denied it:

“That’s right, that’s exactly what happened. I didn’t steal anything, you can search my house if you want!”

He just wanted to blame Aunt Ma so he could have a hot meal, but he didn’t want to be caught as a thief.

For a moment, everyone looked at Aunt Ma with a speechless expression.

Why would she be interested in this old bachelor who liked to get violent after drinking?

He must have been starved for company after being widowed for years!

Aunt Ma was already in a bad mood because her house had been robbed.

Now, being looked at by everyone with these complex gazes, her emotions completely broke down.

“Ah ah ah! Shut up! You old fart, what are you talking about!”

“When did I go to your place? Your house is a dump, a dog wouldn’t even look at it, why would I go there!”

“To steal someone! Maybe you have a taste for that, otherwise how would the old bachelor have your underwear!”

Tie Lanyan, not wanting to miss out on the drama, started stirring the pot again.

After saying that, she immediately bent down and changed her position to continue enjoying the show.

Heh, she’s so clever.