Jiang Yuwei couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw Ning Wan like this:

"Hahahaha, Wan'er, you are too naive. You must remember, never believe a businessman who talks about selling at a loss. Hahaha, don't worry, Wan'er, mother is also a businessman. Businessmen don't do business at a loss. Our house will not be lost by mother!"

Ning Zhao listened to Jiang Yuwei's words and nodded thoughtfully:

"So what the mother meant was that she said this on purpose to give the buyer a sense of advantage, so that he would quickly decide to buy more paper?"

Jiang Yuwei and Ning Huaizhi looked at each other and smiled slightly:

"Zhao'er is smart. From now on, you can sell paper to your classmates at the current price of 25 yuan per piece. This will be their membership price. But you must remember one thing. You go to the academy to study. You can't let selling paper delay your studies."

Ning Zhao smiled and nodded:

"Don't worry, mom. I know what's going on!"

Jiang Yuwei was naturally confident in Ning Zhao's child. He was always polite and patient in doing things. He liked to think about things and knew how to make friends when he was outside. That was why Jiang Yuwei agreed to his proposal to let him sell Yuwei paper in the academy.

The family of four were busy working while chatting. Ning Wu and Tie Zhu in the backyard were busy making paper. Jiang Yuwei quickly prepared four dishes and a soup. She stewed pork ribs soup, stir-fried meat with wild bamboo shoots and a sweet and sour pork ribs, and also made a plate of sweet and sour pork and stir-fried vegetables.

Jiang Yuwei first served out some of each dish, placed them on a tray, and asked Ning Zhao and Ning Wan to take it to the backyard. She was busy putting the food on the table. After the family of four finished their meal with satisfaction, they went back to their rooms to sleep.

When Jiang Yuwei was sleeping in the late night, she heard a faint rustling sound in the backyard. She thought that Ning Wu and Tiezhu did not leave and slept in the paper mill at night, so she did not pay much attention to it, turned over and continued to sleep.

After a while, Jiang Yuwei was awakened by the cries of the piglets. She felt something was wrong. Why were the piglets howling in the middle of the night for no reason? Before going to bed at night, Ning Wan was afraid that they were hungry, so she fed them a lot of food!

Jiang Yuwei didn't dare to think any further. She hurriedly got up and put on her clothes. Just as she was about to go to Ning Huaizhi's room to call him, she saw Ning Zhao had already helped Ning Huaizhi sit on the wheelchair. The two looked at each other. Jiang Yuwei clenched the dagger in her hand. Ning Zhao went to open the door. Jiang Yuwei pushed Ning Huaizhi's wheelchair to the backyard. Seeing this, Ning Zhao hurriedly picked up the stick by the door, closed the door, and followed her to the backyard.

The moonlight was very bright tonight, illuminating the backyard so clearly that there was no need to turn on a light. When the three arrived at the backyard, they saw that the shed that kept the piglets was opened, and only two of the three piglets were left in the pigsty. Looking outside, they saw that the door of the paper mill was wide open. Just as the three were wondering, they saw a figure running from the paper mill to the pond.

Jiang Yuwei was angry. Her house was too easy for thieves to be robbed. Wasn't the lesson of Zhang Laizi being driven out of Ningjia Village last time profound enough? Why did these people only know how to covet other people's things every day? Can't they earn money by working hard with their own hands?

Ning Huaizhi looked at the departing figure and said in a deep voice:

"I feel familiar with this silhouette. It should be someone close to us who did it, but I can't remember who it is. Yuwei, you should go and ask the village head to come first. It's getting light, and it's the time for spring sowing. The village head and his men get up early, so I'll stay here to prevent him from making a surprise attack."

Jiang Yuwei nodded and instructed Ning Zhao:

"Zhao'er, you stay with your father in the courtyard. If Wan'er wakes up, ask her to heat up the leftover food from last night. I'll go find the head of the village first."

Jiang Yuwei held the dagger in her hand and went to the village head's house. It was already dawn and many villagers had gotten up to work in the fields. Jiang Yuwei ran into Uncle Ning on the way. Uncle Ning saw her in such a hurry and greeted her:

"Yuwei, where are you going? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Jiang Yuwei said to Uncle Ning Wu:

"Uncle Wu, my house was robbed last night, and I need to go find the head of the village immediately."

Uncle Ning Wu was also very anxious after hearing this, and hurriedly drove the ox cart and said:

"I'm just about to drive a bullock cart to town. Get on board and I'll take you to see the head of the village first. Your family's affairs are the most important."

Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei did not refuse and got on the ox cart directly. Soon the two of them arrived at the headman's house. After hearing this, the headman also hurriedly got on Uncle Ning's ox cart and followed him to Jiang Yuwei's house to investigate the situation.

The three of them arrived at the courtyard and hurried in to check. They saw that the door to the backyard was still open. Ning Huaizhi and Ning Zhao were waiting for people in the backyard. Ning Wu and Tiezhu also came to the paper mill from the door on the other side of the pond to prepare for work.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei hurriedly stopped the two and asked:

"What time did you leave last night? Did you remember to lock the door?"

After hearing this, Tiezhu scratched his head and said:

"We left after dinner last night. It was not yet completely dark when we left. I locked the door. I remember I locked the door."

Jiang Yuwei first took the village head to check the door lock. Seeing that the door lock was not pried open, it should be that the man had the skill of picking locks, so this kind of lock was very easy for him to open.

Jiang Yuwei looked at the footprints on the ground again, and hurried to the paper mill to get some paper. She carefully traced the footprints of different angles, directions and depths.

When everyone was discussing how to solve this problem, they heard someone shouting in the front yard:

"Is Yuwei home?"

Jiang Yuwei hurried to the front yard to check, and saw that it was Liu who came with a bag on her back, and waved her hand:

"I'm at home, come in quickly."

Liu nodded and said:

"I came to look for Uncle Ning Wu. I waited for his ox cart at the entrance of the village before dawn, intending to deliver embroidery to the town. I didn't expect that he never showed up. I went to Uncle Ning Wu's house and found out that he had come to your place."

Jiang Yuwei nodded and said embarrassedly:

"I'm sorry for delaying your trip to town. Uncle Ning Wu is a kind-hearted man. When he heard that one of my piglets was lost, he forgot about going to town and followed me around to help."

When Uncle Ning Wu saw Liu coming to find him, he slapped his thigh and said:

"You see, I'm old and confused. I've completely forgotten about this matter. Come on, Liu, I'll take you to town first."

Liu didn't move, but thought for a moment and said in a low voice:

"Yuwei, you said a piglet was lost from your home? Is it about three months old?"

Jiang Yuwei was shocked when she heard this, and hurriedly took Liu's hand and led her to the backyard:

"Liu, what you see is a three-month-old piglet. It is from the same litter as these two. I just bought it yesterday, and one of them was stolen at night. Have you seen this piglet anywhere?"

Liu looked at everyone in the backyard who were looking at her nervously, and lowered her head embarrassedly.

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