Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

136. age

They searched the house thoroughly several more times, but apart from some broken items, they found nothing of value in the empty house.

If it were an ordinary family, they would get angry and smash things if they couldn't find anything suspicious. But these are military families, and if they can't find anything suspicious, they don't dare to act rashly, smash things, or hit people.

Normally, they wouldn't dare come to a family like that, but Li Jianming confidently asserted that his family definitely had illegal items and many treasures, which he had personally witnessed, so they came with dreams of getting rich.

Unexpectedly, they found nothing. Not only was there nothing suspicious about the house, but they were also extremely poor.

There was nothing in the house except for junk.

The others were getting impatient.

"Let's go! Let's go! There's nothing here, it's just a waste of time."

"Yes! Yes! Just three simple, empty rooms, easy to see at a glance. We searched so many times, practically digging three feet into the ground, but there was nothing there."

"let's go!"

Those people left in a swarm.

Li Jianming glanced at An Ran and her brother, then at Su Jinru, and reluctantly followed them outside.

In the courtyard, Li Jianming saw Heizi standing there quietly. He wanted to touch it, as it had once been his companion, but Heizi was full of hostility towards him.

He thought about it for a while, but in the end he didn't dare to go up rashly, so he left dejectedly.

An Ran and An Xin were both terrified by what they had just witnessed, and it took them a long time to recover.

Once Su Jinru was sure that Li Jianming and the others had gone far away, she closed the door and let Hei Zi out.

Move everything out of the space and put it in Kuroko's room.

An Ran asked in confusion, "Mom, how did all our things disappear in an instant? Am I dreaming?"

Su Jinru said gently, "Come and take a look inside Hei Zi's room."

An Xin was the first to rush over, exclaiming in surprise, "Here, here! Everything is here! My dolls, my pretty clothes, my books... they're all here!"

An Ran ran over and was overjoyed to see all his beloved things there. He asked uncertainly, "It's really here, Mom. Did you hide it here?"

"If we don't hide here, where else can we hide?"

An Ran said somewhat uncertainly, "But I clearly saw them pass by here, and it seemed like they checked things inside too!"

"They were afraid of the black cat. They did look at it, but only from a distance and didn't look closely."

An Ran and An Xin could only believe that this was the case.

Because Hei Zi was tied up here, those people dared not approach Hei Zi, much less enter Hei Zi's place to check. Therefore, they were able to escape this disaster entirely because of Hei Zi.

Su Jinru said, "To prevent them from coming a second time, you two should pack up any items you think might be against the rules and give them to me for safekeeping."

Anxin: "Mom, how will you keep it safe?"

"Of course, I'll hide it in a safe place where they'll never find it, and the item won't be damaged. When you need it, and when things have calmed down, I'll return it to you intact."

The two children trusted their mother and tidied up their belongings, entrusting her with anything that might be considered unusual or sensitive.

Even so, Su Jinru repeatedly told her two children not to let anyone into the house when she was not home, because with Hei Zi around, no one would dare to come in unless the owner gave the order.

Despite this, Su Jinru was still very worried. Every day when she went to work, she felt uneasy, wondering if anything unexpected might happen to her two children at home.

Generally speaking, they are nominally military family members and therefore safe, but there is no guarantee that people like Li Jianming will not run around recklessly.

People at this age, especially kids like Li Jianming, are often not thinking clearly and are prone to doing anything driven by passion.

During this period in her previous life, Su Jinru lived peacefully and uneventfully in the village because she was just an ordinary and unremarkable peasant woman, and this identity protected her.

Now, she has too many eye-catching things.

For example, her divorce. She didn't fare too badly after the divorce.

For example, she transformed from an uneducated peasant woman into an agricultural technology station worker who researches grains.

For example, her family has a dog, which has inexplicably aroused various suspicions from many people.

For example, her man is a soldier but he almost never appears in public.

Anyway, she has many unconventional traits, and many aspects that make her the object of jealousy and inexplicable disapproval.

These can all become reasons for others to persecute you without cause.

That's just how people are; it seems like what we fear most is what comes to pass.

That day, people from the neighborhood committee came to Su Jinru's door and asked her why she didn't send her son to the countryside.

Su Jinru said, "According to regulations, the age for going to the countryside is sixteen or above. My son Anran is only fourteen years old. He is still too young. His body cannot handle the physical labor."

"But someone reported that your son is already in his second year of high school. According to the minimum age for enrollment, seven, your son must be at least seventeen years old now!"

“My son started school at the age of six. That year, there was a famine, so he had to stay home and take a year off. When he returned to school, he went straight to the third grade because he had studied at home during his year off, so he passed the third grade exam when he returned to school.”

Everyone was skeptical.

So, your child is three years younger than the other children?

"Yes, that's exactly what I mean. So even though my son is already in his second year of high school, he's three years younger than his classmates."

"My daughter is the same way. She's two years younger than her classmates. My daughter is in her third year of junior high school, but she's actually only twelve years old."

The two people from the neighborhood committee exchanged a glance.

“Last year, we conducted a nationwide population census. Your son’s file clearly states that he is sixteen years old. That is to say, he was already sixteen years old last year, so he would be seventeen this year.”

Su Jinru: "That's true. Last year, the school organized a population census. Since most of my son's classmates were over sixteen, the people organizing the registration and the teachers all registered my son's age as sixteen. Later, when it came time to sign, my son noticed the problem and promptly reported it to the teacher, who then asked the person registering to correct it."

“But the registration records we obtained show that Qi Anran was indeed sixteen years old last year, so she should be seventeen now.”