Transmigration: From Dragon Princess To Pampered Granddaughter
Chapter 251 - 252: Bitten by a Rat 5

Chapter 251: Chapter 252: Bitten by a Rat 5

After hearing this, everyone wore an enlightened expression, comprehending the truth, which indeed made a lot of sense.

If they don’t have any grain left and people start suspecting, it’s hard to guarantee the suspicion won’t fall on them.

Zhou Zhaodi, quick-witted and quick-tongued, immediately praised, "Indeed, mom has the smarts. If it were us, we certainly couldn’t have come up with such a thorough plan."

Even though she was very upset about the grain not going into their home’s storage, everyone is already in the loop, so there’s no escaping it.

Ma Xiulian added, "They’ll probably all start digging mouse holes tonight, you brothers can go with them."

As for her, she would be staying at home to bathe her beloved granddaughter and put her to sleep.

No one asked why this time.

They understood that for the deception to be convincing, it has to be thorough.

If the commune found the grain, it would definitely be divided among the households. They could still receive a bag or half a bag, which is better than having nothing at all.

With this thought, everyone felt a little more balanced in their hearts.

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So that very night, taking advantage of the midnight quietness, the whole family, carrying spades and baskets, slipped out the door.

But they only made it a few steps before bumping straight into the neighbors.

Both families locked eyes in a moment of mutual silence.

The Chen Family: Not knowing how to carry on the charade, chose silence.

The neighbors: Unlucky. The Chen Family had the same idea about the mouse holes!

By looking at the tools in each other’s hands, it was clear that everyone was out to find the mouse holes.

After a moment of silence, the neighbors were the first to speak: "Since we’ve encountered each other, let’s look for it together! If found, we’ll share the food in the hole."

Chen Jianguo nodded, "Agreed."

So the two families, who had reached a consensus, were prepared to team up in order to guard the "secret."

But to their surprise, lots of villagers were out on the search, including the team leader, Zhao Mancao.

With the whole commune gossiping about the mouse holes all day, Zhao Mancao anticipated their intentions. Worried of fights over the grain, he decided to wait there in person.

"I’ll assign groups for everyone. We’ll look for the mouse holes area by area to save time."

Knowing which villagers had bad blood, he specifically assigned them to the same team.

In this way, they could supervise each other and prevent anyone from finding the grain and keeping it a secret.

"Our goal tonight is the same, I hope everyone can cooperate. It’s getting late, so let’s quickly search the village. Whether we find it or not, everyone goes to bed after!"

"Yes."

The villagers all sounded in unison and went their separate ways.

The Chen Family too was grouped and everyone searched in silence for the mouse holes with their implements.

Only Li Chunhua wore a face of discontent: These mouse holes were originally discovered by the Chens, only to benefit the entire commune in the end!

It made her sick!

Some families carried torches, searching carefully at the foot of the hill.

Being villagers, they knew the kind of places where mice liked to burrow. After more than half an hour, they finally found two large mouse holes in the east and south of the village.

These two mouse holes were bigger than the ones the Chen Family had previously discovered. They cleared away the plants blocking the entrance, revealing it to everyone’s eyes.