Chapter 22: Emptying Aunt Ma’s Family

After chatting with her son Chen Jian, Aunt Ma went to sleep. Iron Orchid went into the space and practiced boxing for two hours before coming out. Two hours in the space was only one hour outside. Time was up, the two were already sound asleep.

Iron Orchid 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 tied their hands and feet and threw them in a corner.

Finally, it was time for Iron Orchid’s favorite part – looting!

Aunt Ma’s husband had been a technical backbone at the steel mill before he passed away, and he earned a high salary. Even though the Chen family had no income for the past few years, they still had a lot of savings.

She opened Aunt Ma’s bedside table, and sure enough, there was a small iron box for storing money. Iron Orchid counted it, there were only over 300 yuan. This didn’t add up, there must be more money hidden somewhere else.

Iron Orchid tapped on the wall and looked under the bed, but found nothing. Finally, she found it in the kitchen, in a crock for pickling vegetables.

Iron Orchid: …

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

There were over 3,000 yuan in the crock, and a dozen or so tickets. Iron Orchid happily took them.

She looked at the other dusty crocks, and unexpectedly, there were actually things hidden inside. A few small yellow croakers, a gold plate, several ancient silver ingots, a large handful of ancient coins, and a pair of silver bracelets and earrings.

There were quite a few things in the cabinet. A big bag of rice, a glass jar of noodles, two jars of brown sugar, 30 eggs, a few handfuls of vegetables. A few strips of cured meat and sausage, a few dried fish, and a box of sponge cake.

Iron Orchid had been planning to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy food tomorrow, but now she didn’t need to. Hehe, the Delicious Pavilion in the space could be restocked!

Next, Iron Orchid collected everything in the room.

Even the sacks covering Aunt Ma and Chen Jian’s faces were taken. Only two swollen pig heads remained, unable to open their eyes.

As she left the yard, Iron Orchid saw Aunt Ma’s underwear hanging on the clothesline, and a wicked thought came to her mind.

Making it a done deal?

Old cured meat could do the same!

Iron Orchid picked up the underwear with a stick in disgust and walked out.

She turned left and right, reaching a dark alley. She walked to the end of the dilapidated courtyard and threw the underwear wrapped in a stone at the window.

Crash!

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

“Who is it! Damn it, what are you doing smashing my window at night!”

The old bachelor was a hot-tempered man, he loved to get drunk and go crazy and beat people up, his wife had run away from him before. He was old and still very irresponsible, it was said that he had been sent to prison for peeping at his wife taking a bath. After he was released from prison, he still didn’t repent, 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, and later she would avoid him whenever she saw him, she had a big shadow in her heart.

Iron Orchid’s actions tonight directly solved two problems. The hypocritical Aunt Ma versus the disgusting old bachelor, let’s see who wins.

……

The next morning.

Iron Orchid was woken up by a series of screams from next door.

She quickly got up and got dressed, she didn’t even bother to brush her teeth or wash her face, and ran to the scene.

There was fresh gossip to eat, of course, she had to get there while it was hot!

When Iron Orchid arrived, Aunt Ma’s yard was already filled with onlookers. It seemed everyone got up early, they all loved to watch the show.

“My God… who the hell stole everything from my house… woo woo woo… I can’t live anymore!”

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

Chen Jian stood there in a daze, looking dejected and helpless.

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

Someone whispered nearby: “This thief is too brazen, not only did they steal things, but they also beat people up, look how miserable these two are!”

“I heard the thief even stole Aunt Ma’s underwear, how desperate for money can they be, stealing underwear?”

In the crowd, the old bachelor heard this and couldn’t help but touch the thing in his pocket.

The crowd continued to discuss.

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

“Oh no, they won’t target my house, I’ll move my belongings, I don’t want to be robbed!”

Iron Orchid, who was standing nearby and had overheard everything: …

Ahem, she had principles, alright. As long as it didn’t touch her bottom line, she wouldn’t be so ruthless.

In the yard, Aunt Ma was just crying, and Chen Jian was just standing there in a daze. It was a kind neighbor who reminded them to report to the police, and only then did Chen Jian leave in a daze.

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

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

In a moment, the old bachelor with a pockmarked face came over with a smile.

As he spoke, he pretended to take out a handkerchief from his pocket. He didn’t find the handkerchief, but he pulled out a pair of red underwear.

The old bachelor exclaimed, quickly stuffing the underwear back into his pocket in a panic.

“Don’t think too much, everyone, this is Sister Ma’s, she left it at my place, I was going to return it to her.”

Everyone in the yard was stunned.

???

What’s going on, I don’t understand?

Aunt Ma, who had been crying and wailing, jumped up and started scolding 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 you even stole my underwear, now you dare to come here, are you shameless?”

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

The old bachelor’s face flashed with panic, he opened his mouth but didn’t know how to explain. He was just a crazy drunkard, he loved to talk nonsense, but he couldn’t argue.

Iron Orchid saw this and knew what to do.

She wanted them to fight, the best outcome would be for them to both get hurt, so she had to add fuel to the fire.

“How could the old bachelor move so many things by himself, he doesn’t have the money to hire so many people to steal. Maybe last night, Aunt Ma went to the old bachelor’s place, the yard door wasn’t locked, that’s how the thief got in!”

Iron Orchid shouted these two sentences in a muffled voice, then quickly changed her position to watch the show. Everyone was engrossed in the gossip, no one noticed her.

Hearing this, the old bachelor quickly distanced himself:

“Yes, that’s right, I didn’t steal anything, you can search my house if you want!”

He just wanted to cling to Aunt Ma for a hot meal, he couldn’t be arrested as a thief.

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

What did she see in this old bachelor who loved to go crazy and violent after drinking?

She must have been crazy with loneliness after being widowed for so many years!

Aunt Ma was already in a bad mood because her house had been robbed. Now, being looked at by everyone with these complicated eyes, her emotions completely broke down.

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

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

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

Iron Orchid, who loved to stir the pot, started fanning the flames again.

After saying this, she immediately bent down and changed her position, continuing to watch the show.

Hehe, she was smart (•̀ω•́)✧!