After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 418 It’s hard to guard against domestic thieves
"Okay, I've got it! Go back and tell Sister Xiaoxiao, I definitely will!"

After giving her instructions, Liu Qiaomei turned and left, reminding Liu Qing to eat it while it was hot.

After Liu Qing opened the food box, he found a lot of delicious meat and other side dishes inside, which showed that Su Xiaoxiao had put a lot of effort into making it.

Liu Qing was also very moved. After Liu Qiaomei had walked a long way, she heard Liu Qing's voice coming from behind her.

"Please tell Sister Xiaoxiao for me that she put so much effort into making these dishes!"

Liu Qing's voice was loud and magnetic. Liu Qiaomei turned around and waved to him, indicating that she would definitely pass on his words to Su Xiaoxiao and tell him to go back.

As Liu Qiaomei walked, she smiled to herself, thinking that this Liu Qing looked very shrewd, but he turned out to be a bit simple-minded, which was quite amusing.

But when he sang, he was quite serious and sang very well. For some reason, Liu Qiaomei felt a strange attraction to him.

Perhaps it's because they share similar interests and appreciate each other?

Liu Qiaomei couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she felt a strange feeling growing secretly in her heart towards Liu Qing.

As Liu Qiaomei walked home, she thought about the large tear she had seen on Liu Qing's jacket draped over the bed. She decided that next time she came, she would bring a needle and thread to help Liu Qing mend the jacket.

Liu Qiaomei didn't know why, but she found herself unconsciously starting to consider Liu Qing's feelings. What was the reason for this?

After returning home, Su Xiaoxiao asked Liu Qiaomei, "How is the situation over there? Has he eaten?"

Liu Qiaomei told Liu Qing to express her gratitude to her, but it seemed that everything in the field was normal. Nothing else had happened, and for the time being, they were all fine. Those troublemakers probably hadn't started their operation yet.

Although Su Xiaoxiao was temporarily relieved, she was still worried about what kind of trouble those who came to cause trouble would cause if they came again. It was hard to say. For the time being, she still trusted Liu Qing's words. It required observation. No matter what kind of people they were, Su Xiaoxiao would catch these bad guys sooner or later. That was beyond doubt. It was just a temporary issue. It hadn't been said yet that she would catch them.

Su Xiaoxiao knew, of course, that there were many people in the village who were jealous of her, and that everyone had ulterior motives, especially since they couldn't stand seeing Su Xiaoxiao doing well.

Su Xiaoxiao felt that there was something fishy about this incident, that someone might be deliberately directing the destruction of her chili seedlings.

Thinking about this, Su Xiaoxiao felt very upset. In fact, she always broke new ground in this village and offended some people with old-fashioned ways, who felt that Su Xiaoxiao was challenging them.

That's why they jumped up to cause trouble. Su Xiaoxiao felt this matter couldn't just be left unresolved. She decided to make a big deal out of it to deter those in the village who wanted to cause trouble.

Meanwhile, Liu Qing opened the food box in the shack and ate with great pleasure, as a sumptuous meal always brings joy.

He didn't forget his responsibilities, so he didn't drink alcohol, as that would delay things, and he finished his meal in less than half an hour.

It had to be a strong young man who could eat a lot and quickly. After finishing his meal, he would put the food box at the entrance of the shack.

Liu Qiaomei said she would come to pick it up during the day tomorrow. Liu Qing arrived at the door, intending to go back inside to sit for a while before going out to continue patrolling the fields. Suddenly, he saw a faint light in the distance. It was already getting dark, and the dim yellow light looked like the glow of an oil lamp.

Liu Qing became more vigilant, went back into the house and grabbed the fire starter. Having a weapon in hand would make it less likely for him to suffer if anything happened outside.

Liu Qing crouched low, following Su Xiaoxiao's instructions, trying her best to catch those people in the act so that they could be convicted.

He crept over to the bright spot and, sure enough, heard at least five or six people whispering among themselves. "Brother, which piece of land from the Su family should we destroy today?"

"Let's go here. I heard that these seedlings with newly sprouted white flowers are called chili seedlings. Let's go over there and pull them all up!"

These people were speaking very softly and furtively, but their voices were unfamiliar, and Liu Qing could not quite tell them apart by sound alone.

He wasn't from this village after all, and he wasn't very familiar with the people here. He heard those people start stomping on the rice seedlings in the field, making a lot of noise. They were secretly laughing and causing trouble.

Liu Qing wanted to rush over and beat those people up with his stick, to teach them a lesson. But he remembered his mission and Su Xiaoxiao's teachings, so he quickly and quietly ran back to report.

It's very close to Su Xiaoxiao's home, only a ten-minute round trip.

Su Xiaoxiao was thinking about this at home when there was a sudden, urgent knocking on the door. She quickly went to open it and saw Liu Qing, covered in sweat, leaning against the doorway, panting heavily.

"Sister Xiaoxiao, those people who came to destroy your chili plants are here! You should go and check on them!"

Su Xiaoxiao said, "Okay, I'll go find the village head right now!"

Su Xiaoxiao's house wasn't far from the village head's house. The village head had heard about Su Xiaoxiao's situation before, and he said to Su Xiaoxiao, "Perfect, let's go together and catch them this time, and see which group of troublemakers in the village they are."

The village head quickly found some strong young men in the village, and they all walked together toward Su Xiaoxiao's field.

Upon arriving there, they immediately surrounded those people.

The group was still pulling up the chili seedlings that Su Xiaoxiao had planted when they realized they were suddenly surrounded by bright lights.

The village head was furious and shouted at the people in front of him, "Stop right now!"

Those people immediately panicked. When they saw who was in front of them clearly, they were so frightened that they tried to run away, but were caught red-handed by the village head's men.

The people used torches to illuminate the faces of these people, and upon closer inspection, no one expected that they all knew the people in front of them.

It was Old Mrs. Wang, her daughter, Su Xiangdong, and Zhao Shi. These people were secretly pulling up the chili seedlings that Su Xiaoxiao had worked so hard to plant from the ground in her field.

No one expected that the person who had vandalized Su Xiaoxiao's rice seedlings so badly these past few days was actually a member of Su Xiaoxiao's own family. It really is true that it's hard to guard against a thief within the family!