After hearing all of this, Yang Huazhong said: "I understand what's going on. It all boils down to two eggs and two pieces of pancake."

"You suspect she stole the eggs, and she suspects you stole the cakes. Now I ask you both, catch the thief red-handed."

"If you can bring forth irrefutable evidence, we shall settle this matter in the presence of our fellow villagers and determine right from wrong."

"If you can't produce convincing evidence to prove the other party is the thief, then we'll just downplay this and make it a minor issue,"

"We're all from the same village, fellow countrymen. You guys fought and scolded, but that's all in the past. Don't let it ruin things. We have to see each other every day." Yang Huazhong said.

Both Zhang's and Chen's families stood there frowning silently.

There is no concrete evidence, it's all speculation.

Among the crowd watching the commotion, someone also came out to mediate: "The headman is right, it's almost enough. It's a time of severe famine now. If it were in the past, I could take two eggs and two pieces of flatbread from home to help you out. Everyone, stop arguing, get along."

After much persuasion from the crowd, both the Zhang family and the Chen family could only agree to this, and went back to their own homes.

Yang Huazhong looked at the crowd gathered around and said, “This is a special time, every household is struggling to make ends meet. Our village has always been known for its simple folk, but as the saying goes, ‘Where there are many trees, there are all kinds of birds.’”

"Everyone should be more careful and watch their belongings closely. Don't let those unscrupulous people take advantage of the situation and create chaos." Yang Huazhong said.

Everybody nodded in agreement. The big fellow, jokingly said: "At this point, the most valuable thing at home is probably that old cooking pot. If a thief came to my house, he'd probably cry his eyes out."

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Everyone laughed, and after they were done laughing, they all went their separate ways.

After the Chen and Zhang families argued over eggs and cakes, Changping Village did not enter a period of calm. Instead, squabbles and disturbances happened every now and then. Please let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

For a single egg, a handful of wheat flour, an old hen, even some people's pet dogs were stolen...

Later, when digging for wild vegetables outside, some people even fought over two vegetables.

As the head of the neighborhood, Yang Huazhong was constantly bothered by trivial matters. The threshold of his house was almost worn down by the constant stream of people.

This is an outside matter, and things are also not quiet within the Lao Yang family.

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Of course, this is not a guess, it must have happened from the Fourth House.

Liu Shi and Xiao Juan got into a fight.

When the news reached Yang Huazhong and Yang Ruqing, the battle was already over.

"Since it's over, then Dad you don't have to go any further, I'll just go and see what's going on." Yang Ruoqing said, volunteering to go.

When Yang Ruqing arrived at the old Yang family residence, she heard that the back yard Liu and Xiaojuan's rooms were both closed tight, and there was a sound coming from Lao Yangtou's east room.

It seems everyone is in the east room. Yang Ruqing hurried into the east room.

Inside the eastern room, there were truly a whole bunch of people.

Lao Yangtou, Tan Shi, Zhao Liuer, and Ju'er are all here.

All eyes were on Liu and Xiaojuan.

Liu and Xiaojuan stood on opposite sides. Liu's face was flushed red with anger, her fingers trembled, and her hair was disheveled. There was a bald patch the size of a thumb above her temples, bright red as if it had been freshly plucked off during a fight.

And Xia Juan, who stood opposite Liu Shi, was holding a handkerchief to her face, burying her head and sobbing softly.

Seeing Yang Ruqing come in, Lao Yang said: "You all stop arguing, you can't tell who is right or wrong. Ruqing is here, let Ruqing make a decision."

Yang Ruoqing was stunned for a moment, but Ju'er had already quickly walked to Yang Ruoqing's side and took her arm, pulling her onto the bench beside them.

“Sister Qing’er, my mother and Xiaojuan’s mother fought again, it’s about those little thefts. It’s really annoying.” Ju’er said.

"I'm already annoyed just hearing about it, but since I'm here, I might as well listen. What kind of petty theft are we talking about?" Yang Ruqing asked.

Liu said, "That lowly servant girl, Xiao Juan, actually said I stole her snacks! She drove me crazy. I'm the big wife, the main wife, would I care about a couple of snacks?"

Over there, Xiaojuan's voice came from behind the paper screen, "I saw you with my own eyes leaving my room. When I went back in, the snacks were gone. If it wasn't you who stole them, then who did?"

“How would I know which one was stolen? Besides, I didn’t steal it.” Liu said.

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Xia Juan took off her handkerchief and glared at Liu Shi, saying, “Do you dare to swear?”

Liu said, “Let it happen! Who's afraid of who?”

Then she directly raised her hand: "If I stole the snacks in your house, let me never be able to hold my grandchildren..."

"Mother!"

"The fourth daughter-in-law!"

"Fool!"

Ju, Lao Yangtou, and Tan scolded Liu all at almost the same time.

Yang Ruqing and Zhao Liuer looked at each other, both with bewildered expressions. They were speechless in the face of Liu's words.

Ju'er jumped up from the stool and glared at Liu, "Mother, what are you saying? Did you swear like that to curse Chen and me for never having a son?"

Old Yang also darkened his face and said, "Fourth sister-in-law, you should think before you speak!"

Tan directly picked up a pillow from the bedside and threw it at Liu: "Stupid is stupid, just can't bear to swear by yourself. The snacks are yours, you stole them! Just spit it out!"

Liu took a few steps back to avoid Tan's pillow, and argued with her chin held high: "If I dared to swear that I didn't steal it, wouldn't that prove I didn't? Alright, then I swear, if I stole the snacks, may I die a terrible death!"

“Ugly Xiaojuan, have you understood now? Your grandma doesn't want that lousy pastry anymore!”

Then, Liu turned to Yang Ruqing here and said: "There's no need for you to come forward as an official to help the master judge this case. I didn't steal anything, if you see me coming out of her room, then you think I stole it, I won't say much, I just say the last sentence, I didn't go into her room at all, since she got burned on her face, I haven't gone into her room again!"

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"When I saw the bed in that room, I thought of Lao Si's heartless act with this lowly woman. I felt sick, my heart ached. I would rather die than go back into that room for a bag of snacks!" Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

After saying that, Liu Shi turned around and stormed out of the east room.

When leaving, he didn't forget to slam the door shut.

In the east room, Tan was so angry that her whole body trembled.

“This is going to be a huge uproar, to slam the door like that! This is truly going to cause chaos. Where’s Fourth Brother? Where is he?” Mrs. Tan asked loudly.

Jú'er said: "My father and Chen Biāo both went to the town tavern to work. They won't be home until dark."

Tan said, "When it gets dark, have your father come to my house. This time, I'll either force him to write a divorce letter to your mother, or I won't be called Tan."

Jù'er frowned, her pleading gaze turned to Yang Ruqing. Obviously, Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

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