"To catch a thief, you have to catch them in the act, and we don't have any evidence right now." Ye Yihan recalled the description of Wang Xin in the book; she wasn't some deeply malicious person, just someone with a bad habit of trying to take advantage of others.
"I plan to ask Comrade Li if there’s a carpenter in the village. I want to have a cabinet made and buy a lock for it. That way, we won't have to worry about others rummaging through our things anymore. Do you want to join me?"
In this era where private trade was prohibited, craftsmen like carpenters, cobblers, and tinkers were permitted to work for others in exchange for payment.
Chapter 17