He was about to push the door open and go inside.

The eldest brother grabbed him.

"etc."

He listened intently; the room was quiet, without a sound.

"Once inside, move quickly. Third brother, you'll gag them. Second brother and I will hold them down. Fourth brother, you keep watch at the door."

The fourth brother grumbled reluctantly.

"You're making me keep watch again..."

"Shut up!"

The eldest brother glared at him.

"You're the youngest, what are you doing not keeping watch?"

The four of them gently pushed open the door, and moonlight slanted in through the window, making the outline of the room visible.

The bedding on the kang (a heated brick bed) was still laid out, but there was no one there.

Where are they?

The second brother asked in a low voice, puzzled.

San'er, with his sharp eyes, pointed to the corner of the kang (heated brick bed).

"The clothes are over there!"

The four of them went closer and saw that, sure enough, the light blue polyester shirt and navy blue trousers were neatly folded in the corner of the kang (a heated brick bed), with a pillow on top of them.

"The clothes are here, so the person couldn't have gone far."

The eldest brother analyzed.

"He probably went to the toilet."

There's no toilet in this house; we usually have to use the public toilet outside the courtyard.

The second son suddenly noticed something and reached under the mat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and pulled something out.

"Ouch!"

Under the moonlight, the round-framed sunglasses gleamed faintly.

"sunglasses!"

San'er's eyes lit up, and he snatched it away.

"This is a great item, it even has a round frame, it's so fashionable!"

The eldest brother frowned.

Don't touch other people's things!

"What kind of idiot would wear such nice sunglasses?"

San'er couldn't wait to put it on and struck a pose in the moonlight.

"So, how about it? Handsome or not?"

The second child reached out enviously.

"Let me try it!"

"I saw it first!"

San'er protected her sunglasses and refused to give them up.

"Don't fight over it!"

The eldest brother lowered his voice and scolded.

"We're here on business, not for fun!"

The fourth brother suddenly said nervously.

"Brother, what if that idiot suddenly comes back?"

The four of them immediately fell silent and looked warily toward the door.

"What are you afraid of?"

San'er casually pushed up his sunglasses.

"A fool, it's good he's back, saves us the trouble of looking for him."

The second brother suddenly thought of something.

"How much do you think these sunglasses are worth?"

San'er touched the frame of his glasses.

"It must cost at least ten yuan, right? I've seen similar ones at the supply and marketing cooperative."

Ten yuan?

The fourth brother's eyes widened.

"That's enough for my allowance for two months!"

Just then, the sound of footsteps approaching came from outside the door.

The four of them tensed up instantly.

"You're back!"

The fourth brother's voice trembled.

The leader quickly gave instructions.

"Hide! Wait until he comes in before you make your move!"

The four hurriedly searched for a hiding place.

The eldest and second eldest sons hid behind the door, the third son crawled under the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and the fourth son, in a moment of desperation, even climbed into the wardrobe.

The footsteps stopped at the door, and then the door was pushed open.

Under the moonlight, a thin figure wearing only underwear stood at the door, carrying a bulging cloth bag in his hand.

It was Wu Ermaitai who had just finished catching cicadas from the locust tree.

He hummed a little tune as he stepped across the threshold, then suddenly stopped.

His nose suddenly twitched, as if he had smelled something strange.

Having been cleaned up the first time, he is particularly sensitive to smells.

"Who...who is it?"

Wu Er's voice was tinged with doubt.

The eldest and second eldest brothers, who were hiding behind the door, exchanged a glance and then pounced out at the same time!

"Hold him down!"

The eldest brother roared angrily.

Wu Er was extremely quick-witted, a skill honed through years of being beaten.

Just as the two men lunged at him, Wu Ermaita ducked down and slipped between them, throwing the cloth bag in his hand away.

The cicadas in the bag spilled out with a "whoosh," fluttering their wings and flying wildly around the room.

"Damn! What is that?!"

The second child was hit in the face by several cicadas and waved his arms in panic.

San'er darted out from under the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), clutching the pair of smelly socks in his hand, and pounced on Wu Er, burying him in the dirt.

"You idiot, you'll eat your grandpa's sock!"

Wu Ermai recognized San'er and his eyes widened in surprise.

He remembered that this person was the fiercest during the day, constantly yelling that he wanted to hit him.

"Bad guy!"

Wu Er shouted loudly, nimbly dodging San'er's attack, and grabbed a pillow from the kang (a heated brick bed) and threw it at him.

The pillow landed squarely on San'er's face, while the smelly socks ended up stuck to San'er's face instead.

"vomit--"

San'er gagged because of the smell of her own socks.

The fourth brother climbed out of the closet and saw this scene, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Wu Ermaitai was shocked to find that there were four people in the room.

He turned to run away, but the boss grabbed his ankle.

"run?"

The eldest brother grinned maliciously and pulled hard.

Wu Er fell to the ground with a thud, his forehead hitting the threshold hard, and he immediately saw stars.

The second brother seized the opportunity to pounce on Wu Ermaitai's back, pressing his hands on his shoulders.

"Hold him down! Third brother, quickly gag him!"

San'er pulled off the smelly socks from his face and walked over, gritting his teeth.

"Fool, let you taste Grandpa's socks!"

Wu Er struggled desperately, and with a sudden flip, he threw the man on his back off, causing him to hit the wall with a dull thud.

"Ouch!"