Is the beginning of a catastrophe? The little farm cook is raising a family with a full warehouse.

Just when everyone was immersed in the prosperity and bustle of Junhua City, Cheng Yueli suddenly exclaimed.

"what--"

After hearing the noise, everyone's attention was immediately drawn back, and they all looked at Cheng Yueli with concern.

"Xiao Li, what's wrong?" Cheng Yuntao frowned and asked first.

"Just now, a little beggar bumped into me with his shoulder when he passed by me, and it hurt me."

Cheng Yueli covered her left shoulder with one hand and pointed at the gray figure running away not far away with the other, complaining aggrievedly: "It's him!"

Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, and immediately understood what was going on. After a sneer, he threw the bag in his hand to Cheng Jingzhu and rushed out at an extremely fast speed.

"Little thief, where are you running to!"

Jiang Yu tapped the ground lightly with his feet and shuttled through the crowd like an arrow. His clothes fluttered in the wind, but it did not hinder his speed at all.

Cheng Jingzhu, who suddenly caught the package, froze, standing there without daring to move. He regarded this as a task assigned by Jiang Yu and didn't dare to take it lightly. Although he was extremely scared, he still pretended to be strong on the surface.

The incident happened suddenly. In order to avoid further trouble, Cheng Yuntao hurriedly arranged for her grandmother and younger brothers and sisters to sit at a tea stall nearby and wait.

"Xiao Zhu, here's some change. Use it to buy some tea for everyone."

"Sister, go check out the situation ahead. You stay here to look after grandma and sister. Don't run around. Got it?"

Although Cheng Jingzhu also wanted to go, he had no choice but to sit on the chair and guard it carefully because he had such a "hot potato" in his hands.

"Don't worry, sister. I'm here. Go and see what's going on."

After receiving a positive answer, Cheng Yuntao quickened his pace and rushed forward.

The little beggar was like a cunning little beast, holding the purse he had just obtained tightly in his hand, walking quickly, looking back from time to time, with a look of secret joy in his eyes after succeeding.

"If you run again, I'll break your legs!" Jiang Yu shouted, his voice clear and loud, echoing over the street, but the little beggar refused to listen and instead quickened his pace.

Although the little beggar was thin, he was very clever and dodged left and right in the gaps between the crowd.

However, Jiang Yu's pace was even faster. In a few quick steps, he grabbed the little beggar by the back of his collar and pulled him up: "Why are you learning so much at such a young age? Why are you doing these petty thefts?"

The little beggar's feet were off the ground, and he was still waving his arms in the air, trying to break free, shouting, "Let me go! Why are you arresting me? I didn't steal anything from you!"

Jiang Yu had a hot temper to begin with, and now seeing that the little beggar had been caught in the act and not only showed no remorse but was also so stubborn, his anger suddenly flared up.

He stared at the little beggar coldly, and unconsciously increased the strength of his hands, pinching the little beggar so hard that it hurt. "You little thief, you've done something wrong and you still dare to be stubborn. Are you really unrepentant?"

The little beggar was frightened by the scene and his body trembled slightly, but he still pursed his lips stubbornly and refused to give in. There was a little more fear in his eyes, but he still forced himself to look at Jiang Yu.

Cheng Yuntao also caught up at this time. Seeing the little beggar being held in the air with a frightened look on his face, he pulled Jiang Yu's sleeve and signaled him to put the person down first.

Faced with her plea, Jiang Yu was slightly moved, and reluctantly let the little beggar go, but still clamped his body to prevent him from escaping suddenly.

Only then did Cheng Yuntao see the little beggar's appearance clearly. His hair was as messy as a bird's nest, tangled into a ball. It had not been combed for who knows how long, and there was grass and dust mixed in his hair.

His skin became dark and rough due to long-term exposure to wind and sun, and his cheeks were sunken, revealing signs of malnutrition.

The clothes on his body were torn and patched again and again, with patches piled up layer upon layer in different colors, and it was no longer possible to tell what they originally looked like.

The pants were much too short, revealing his slender and muddy calves. A worn hemp rope was tied around his ankles, serving as a simple shoelace. He was wearing a pair of cloth shoes with holes in them, and his red, frozen toes were vaguely visible at the toes.

The little face was dirty, but the eyes still shone with a lively light beneath the dirt, rolling around, full of vigilance towards the world around them.

The people around just glanced at the series of movements happening here and then went back to their own business.

The old woman selling sachets smacked her lips and said, "It's that little beggar stealing again! It's not the first time, he's been running around on the street all day long."

The hawker selling Hu Bing echoed: "This child has no discipline, I'm afraid he will get into big trouble in the future."

Although there was a hint of helplessness in everyone's words, they were not surprised at all, as if the little beggar's stealing was a common occurrence on the streets of the city, and they just regarded it as an ordinary little episode.

After a while, the streets returned to their usual noise and bustle, only the little beggar had a stubborn look on his face, as if he was very unconvinced.

"You still dare to say you didn't steal anything! Here you go!"

Jiang Yu is a soft-hearted person. If the little beggar had begged for mercy and apologized immediately after being caught, he might have let him go.

But this little beggar was very stubborn. Even after being caught on the spot, he was still so unruly.

Jiang Yu pried open the little beggar's palm, snatched the purse he was holding tightly in his hand, and handed it to Cheng Yuntao sideways.

"Yun Tao, check the contents of this purse to see if anything is missing."

Some habitual thieves will start moving things the second they get something, so it is very likely that he has rummaged through this wallet.

Looking at the familiar thing in front of her, Cheng Yuntao finally realized that it was the purse hanging around Xiaoli's waist that was stolen by the little beggar.

This purse was made for Xiaoli by her in her spare time in the cave. It was not embroidered but made with plant dyeing. It looked different from ordinary purses. In addition, there were a lot of small things stuffed in the purse, making it bulge, which attracted the attention of the little beggar.

Cheng Yuntao quickly took the purse, opened it and checked it, but didn't find anything missing, so she said truthfully: "No, nothing is missing."

"I haven't even opened it yet! Of course there's nothing missing!"

"Now that you've got your purse back, you can let me go!"

Seeing that Cheng Yuntao did not take the opportunity to make trouble, the little beggar raised his voice even louder, twisted his body and tried to run out, like a loach that could not be caught.

Jiang Yu was a little annoyed, and his tone became more impatient: "Hey! You little brat! Stand still! Did I tell you to leave?"

"I've been around for so long and have seen shameless people before, but it's really rare to see someone as shameless as you, who is so young."