It should have been more than 30 years ago, and as we all know, there were a lot of rats in the countryside at that time. Especially my uncle's house, because there is a grain processing factory in the village next door, there are a lot of rats in it, and my uncle's family suffers from it. That day, there happened to be a man walking through the village selling rat poison.
So my aunt bought a few packets of rat poison, and when I got home, I found an oily paper bag, which contained fried peanuts left over from my uncle's drinking. My aunt mixed rat poison in the peanuts and told my uncle to sprinkle the peanuts in the corner where the rats were infested at night. Who knows, when the movie was shown in the village that night, my uncle and aunt went to watch the movie, and they forgot about sprinkling rat poison.
That night, most of the people in the village gathered in the village hall to watch a movie, and there were almost no people in the house. At this time, a young man in the village who was idle and liked to steal petty theft took advantage of this opportunity to go to several villagers' houses to steal things (which was later discovered by the police after investigation), but he did not steal anything of value.
When he came to his uncle's house to rummage through things, he found this bag of peanuts, so he walked away. Then I went home eating peanuts and drinking a little wine, and as a result, two movies were shown that night, and the thief's family came home after watching the movie, and found that the thief had foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground and died.
The police investigated through various methods, and a few days later, the results of the police examination came out, and the person had died of poisoning by eating peanuts containing rat poison. After knowing this result, my aunt thought that there was still a bag of peanuts mixed with rat poison at home, but now she couldn't find it. My uncle and aunt were both from the countryside and were more loyal and honest, so I told the police about the situation.
The truth of the case is revealed, the matter is already like this, and it is all the fault of the deceased, but the police suggested: out of the spirit of humanitarianism, the uncle and aunt gave the deceased's family 3,000 yuan as comfort, you must know that more than 30 years ago, 3,000 yuan was a lot of money in the countryside. In a blink of an eye, so many years have passed, and my uncle and aunt feel very wronged when they mention this matter.
It was a tragedy caused by a bag of peanuts. If my aunt and uncle hadn't forgotten to sprinkle rat poison, if the thief hadn't stolen the peanut pack, if he hadn't eaten the peanut, maybe this tragedy wouldn't have happened. However, the reality has no ifs, and the tragedy has already occurred and cannot be reversed.
Although more than 30 years have passed, this incident still impresses me deeply, human life is fragile, and we should cherish and respect life. At the same time, they should also abide by laws and regulations and not do illegal and criminal things. In life, we must always be vigilant and pay attention to safety to avoid similar tragedies from happening again.