After a dispute, the Brigade Leader couldn't refuse Old Woman Feng and still had the people who helped put out the fire searched. As one could imagine, absolutely nothing was found, because the money was lying in Feng Chuxiao's space.
The people who were searched were furious. They had kindly helped, only to be suspected of stealing money.
So, during the search, several people cursed Old Woman Feng:
"Old Woman Feng, you heartless woman, you deserve to lose your money!"
"I will never visit your home again. Don't even mention another fire, even if it rains knives from the sky, I won't come to join the excitement! Nor will I help."
"Heartless, Old Woman Feng, you are too heartless!"
Seeing that her money couldn't be found, Old Woman Feng also started to curse loudly. A group of women began to argue like this. It was only after the Brigade Leader reprimanded them a few times that they stopped.
Old Woman Feng lay on the ground, crying and making a scene, but what could be done?
At this moment, Feng Laoda's Wife, who had gone to find clothes, returned. She saw the kitchen burned to ashes and almost fainted. Her reaction was even more severe than Old Woman Feng's.
Old Woman Feng had only been focused on putting out the fire and fighting with people. One thing after another, she hadn't even had time to grieve for the kitchen.
However, her first reaction was the same as Old Woman Feng's: she believed Feng Chuxiao had started the fire. She pointed at Feng Chuxiao and cursed her, saying the most unpleasant things.
This was the first time Feng Chuxiao had heard such unpleasant curses, and it made her furious! She picked up the stick Old Woman Feng had just thrown away and fiercely hit Feng Laoda's Wife. The speed was so fast that no one could stop her in time.
She felt she wasn't ruthless enough. Mainly, in the apocalypse, she had been protected too well by her older brothers and sisters, who never let her participate in fights.
If it were Sister Tingting, she would probably have dislocated this woman's arms and legs and then slapped her across the face repeatedly.
No, this wouldn't do. She had to be more ruthless. So, she would break one of this woman's arms.
While hitting, she muttered, "You curse me, you're not a good person. Aunt Liu must have lied to me. You're definitely not my mother. How could my mother curse me?"
Feng Laoda's Wife cried out in pain, unable to dodge. After being hit about ten times, someone finally reacted and pulled Feng Chuxiao away.
But before being pulled away, Feng Chuxiao put a lot of force into her last blow. Everyone heard a cracking sound and guessed that a bone in Feng Laoda's Wife's body had broken.
Aunt Liu quickly said, "Chuxiao, how can you hit your own mother? This is extremely unfilial!"
However, in her heart, she was cursing Feng Laoda's Wife, thinking she deserved it. She had hit Chuxiao so many times before; now this fool had avenged her.
Feng Laoda's Wife, in pain all over and not knowing where to clutch, started cursing again, "You ungrateful little bitch! How dare you hit your own mother? You deserve to be struck by lightning!"
Feng Chuxiao nodded seriously, "Yes, yes, old bitch. Hitting your own mother deserves to be struck by lightning. You're definitely not my real mother. Look, there's no lightning."
Her silly words made everyone present burst into laughter. The Brigade Leader, watching this farce, sternly admonished Feng Laoda's Wife, "Don't blame everything on Chuxiao. She's been dazed by the fire and can't possibly listen to you like before. So, when you should be accumulating virtue, you still need to accumulate virtue."
"Brigade Leader! What do you mean by that? Huh? How have we accumulated virtue?" Feng Laoda's Wife was unconvinced.
The other women's eyes darted around, and they began to gossip:
"Their kitchen suddenly caught fire. Is it because they've been too wicked and are now facing retribution?"
"Exactly. Chuxiao was still in a coma, and the fire suddenly started. It must be that Heaven can't stand this family mistreating their own daughter."
"I think that's exactly right... Especially Wang Xihua. What kind of mother doesn't dote on her own daughter? She's the one who hits Chuxiao the hardest!"
Old Woman Feng and Feng Laoda's Wife were so angry they were about to explode. This bitchy girl wasn't their Feng family's real daughter at all. Even if she were beaten to death, their family wouldn't suffer retribution.
Her own parents didn't want her; it was already a great virtue that their family was willing to support her! Feng Laoda's Wife looked at the burned kitchen, heartbroken, as if bleeding. The cabinets and so much firewood were gone. Even more heartbreaking were the rice, flour, and oil in the cabinets.
"Brigade Leader, let my husband take leave today. I need to fix the kitchen to cook." Feng Laoda's Wife said.
The Brigade Leader nodded, "Alright."
He looked at Feng Chuxiao and continued, "Chuxiao used to live in the kitchen, and now she has no residence. You either let her live in the Main Hall, or you arrange a small room for her separately, even if it's just enough to sleep in. Otherwise, I will use her Work Points to build her one."
After speaking, the Brigade Leader turned and left. This was all he could do to help the poor child.
Old Woman Feng was about to retort when her eldest daughter-in-law stopped her, "Mother, I have a plan."
Seeing that the Feng family had quieted down, and everyone else had left, even Feng Chuxiao had disappeared somewhere.
Only then did Old Woman Feng say irritably, "Why didn't you let me speak just now? I still have something to tell you: our money was stolen during the fire!"
"What!" Feng Laoda's Wife exclaimed in shock, "Mother! Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"I didn't have time. I wanted to call out to the Brigade Leader, but you stopped me."
Feng Laoda's Wife's heart ached even more now. She wanted to clutch her chest, and just as she was about to raise her arm, she felt a piercing pain. Tears and snot streamed down her face, "Mother! Why did you let those people leave? It must have been one of them who stole it!"
Old Woman Feng trembled under her daughter-in-law's fierce gaze. She stammered, "I already had the Brigade Leader stop them and search them, but they found nothing."
"If nothing was found on them, then search their homes! The thief must have already taken the money home!"
"Then let's go to their homes now."
Feng Laoda's Wife was almost angered to death by her mother-in-law's words, "Going to their homes now? We'd be kicked out! Who would admit to stealing our money?"
"That damned bitchy girl, it's all her fault. If it weren't for her, so many things wouldn't have happened today. She's a broom star!"
She wanted to curse Feng Chuxiao a few more times or hit something to vent her anger, but she found she couldn't find that dead girl anywhere. "Where is she? Did she run away?"
The pain in her arm reminded her again of what she needed to do. She no longer cared where Feng Chuxiao went and, grumbling, went inside. This arm was definitely broken, and she needed to quickly find money to see a doctor.
Fortunately, she had her own money hidden, and it was hidden very well. Otherwise, this family wouldn't be able to get by.
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Feng Chuxiao returned to the place where she had woken up. She squatted on the ground, looking at the stream in front of her, and reached out to play with the water.
She was happy one moment and sighing the next. Although she had successfully transmigrated, the beginning was not good. She had only read the synopsis and the first few pages of this book. She only knew that the True Daughter had been brought back by her biological parents to replace the False Daughter who was going to the countryside.
Although she lived in Wangjia Village before the age of 17, she hadn't figured out if this body was 16 or 17 years old yet.
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