Siheyuan: tomb robbing? I am serious about hunting.

, quickly hid in the grass beside the ridge. She didn't want to be hit by Wang Dazhuang's tractor. Last time, Wang Dazhuang almost hit the old yellow cattle in the village with his tractor. It was still scary to think about it now. But it happened contrary to her wishes. The tractor seemed to have a grudge against Lin Xiaoju. Wang Dazhuang clearly saw that he was driving to the other side of the ridge, but for some reason, the tractor suddenly made a "squeak" and turned towards Lin Xiaoju. The roar of the tractor became louder and louder, and the soil splashed all over Lin Xiaoju. Lin Xiaoju was so scared that she almost lost her soul. The hoe in her hand fell to the ground with a "clang". She didn't bother to pick up the hoe and turned to rush to the wheat field under the ridge. But she was too anxious, her feet slipped, and she didn't control her strength well. She fell directly into the wheat field with her face down, and accidentally caught a piece of wheat straw in her mouth. Her face and body were covered with mud and wheat leaves. The tractor made a few "thump" sounds and finally stopped. Wang Dazhuang quickly jumped off the tractor. He was wearing a pair of blue overalls with his trouser legs rolled up to his knees. Seeing Lin Xiaoju who had fallen in the wheat field, he quickly ran over, scratching his head and said embarrassedly: "Xiaoju, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, are you okay? My steering wheel seems to be a little disobedient. I don't know what happened just now, but it suddenly turned towards you. I didn't hit you, did I?" Lin Xiaoju slowly got up from the wheat field, spit out the wheat straw in her mouth, patted the dirt on her face and body, feeling angry and amused. She was angry because Wang Dazhuang's skills were too poor and he almost hit her; she was amused because she looked so embarrassed when she fell just now, which must be very funny. She glared at Wang Dazhuang and was about to complain about him, but her eyes were suddenly attracted by the back bucket of the tractor. Something fell out of the back of the tractor. It was a package wrapped in pink floral cloth. The string had come loose, revealing half a piece of red sugar cake inside. It was golden yellow and looked incredibly sweet. Lin Xiaoju's eyes lit up. This package was so familiar to her. Yesterday afternoon, when she went to borrow needlework from Widow Zhang's house at the west end of the village, she had seen Widow Zhang sewing this package. Widow Zhang had said that this was the red sugar cake she had asked a relative in town to buy for her son, who was attending high school in the county town, to help him recover. But how did this package end up on Wang Dazhuang's tractor? Lin Xiaoju pointed at the package and asked in confusion, "Brother Dazhuang, why is there a floral cloth package in the back of your tractor? It looks like there's still red sugar cake inside. Isn't this Aunt Zhang's package? She said she was sending it to her son yesterday, so how did it end up here with you?" Wang Dazhuang looked in the direction Lin Xiaoju pointed and saw the floral cloth package. His face instantly flushed, from his cheeks to the base of his neck. He hurried over, picked up the package, patted the dirt off it with his hands, and said hesitantly: "I... I just passed by Widow Zhang's door and saw her put the package on the doorstep. It seemed that she was going to send it to the brigade headquarters. I thought it would be inconvenient for her as a woman to carry the package, so I thought of helping her take it to the brigade headquarters. But... I forgot to secure the package. When I was driving the tractor just now, it must have fallen off because it was shaking too much." Lin Xiaoju looked at Wang Dazhuang's nervous expression and understood about 70% of it in her heart. Who in the village didn't know that Wang Dazhuang was interested in Widow Zhang? Widow Zhang's husband died young, and it was not easy for her to raise her son alone. Wang Dazhuang usually helped Widow Zhang with work, such as chopping wood, fetching water, and repairing the roof. As long as Widow Zhang asked, Wang Dazhuang would come at her call. This time, he said he was helping Widow Zhang carry the package. I'm afraid he wanted to take this opportunity to talk to Widow Zhang and get closer to her. Lin Xiaoju was trying to hold back her laughter. Just as she was about to expose Wang Dazhuang's little trick, she heard Widow Zhang's shouting from a distance: "My brown sugar cake! Where's my brown sugar cake! Who saw my brown sugar cake package?" Lin Xiaoju and Wang Dazhuang looked up at the same time, only to see Widow Zhang hurriedly running towards them with a bamboo basket. Widow Zhang was wearing a blue floral shirt, her hair tied back with a black hair tie, her face full of anxiety. She had just left the package on the doorstep and went home to get some things. When she came out, she found that the package was missing. After asking around, someone said that they saw Wang Dazhuang driving a tractor passing by, so she hurried over here to chase him. When Wang Dazhuang heard Widow Zhang's voice, he shuddered with fear and almost dropped the package in his hand. He quickly handed the package to Widow Zhang and said with a smile: "Sister Zhang, your package fell on my tractor. I was just about to deliver it to you, and you came." Widow Zhang took the package and quickly opened it. There was one piece of brown sugar cake missing, only four pieces were left. She frowned, squinted her eyes and looked at Wang Dazhuang, and said in a somewhat suspicious tone: "Dazhuang, there were clearly five pieces of brown sugar cakes in my package, how come there are only four pieces left now? Did you steal one piece?" When Wang Dazhuang heard this, his face turned red, like a cooked shrimp. He quickly waved his hands and said anxiously: "It's not me, I really didn't steal it! Sister Zhang, please don't wrongly accuse me! When I picked up the package just now, I saw that there was a piece missing. It may have fallen off when it fell to the ground just now, or it may have been taken away by a mouse or something else. Anyway, I didn't eat it. "Lin Xiaoju watched happily from the side and almost laughed out loud. She clearly saw the package fall into the back bucket of the tractor just now, and there were no mice or other small animals around. How could there be a piece missing? Maybe Wang Dazhuang had secretly eaten a piece when no one was paying attention, and now he was asked by Widow Zhang and he was anxious and at a loss. However, Lin Xiaoju didn't want to embarrass Wang Dazhuang too much. After all, Wang Dazhuang was kind-hearted and wanted to help Widow Zhang carry the package. So, Lin Xiaoju couldn't help but interrupt and said with a smile: "Aunt Zhang, don't worry. I just saw a particularly large sparrow flying over and circling next to the tractor. Maybe the sparrow took away a piece of brown sugar cake. Sparrows also like to eat sweet things, especially brown sugar cake. It smells good. Maybe the sparrow took a fancy to it." After listening to Lin Xiaoju's words, Widow Zhang looked around half-believingly, then looked at Wang Dazhuang. She still had some doubts in her heart, but she had no evidence to prove that Wang Dazhuang had stolen the cake. Wang Dazhuang quickly followed up Lin Xiaoju's words and said, "Yes, yes, it must have been eaten by a sparrow! Sister Zhang, look, there are sparrows everywhere around here. Maybe it was really a sparrow that took away the brown sugar cake. You should hurry and send the package. Don't waste time, otherwise the postman from the brigade will leave soon." Widow Zhang thought about it and felt that what Lin Xiaoju and Wang Dazhuang said made sense, so she didn't pursue it anymore.