Before long, Chen Xian and Erzhuzi met up.
It was getting dark.
Erzhu glanced at the bundle on his father's back. "Dad, is this all you bought?"
Chen Xian nodded.
The bundle was placed on the oxcart.
I looked in the direction of home.
Dazhu was somewhat worried.
"Father, should we go back first?"
In the distance came the chirping of cicadas and the wailing of the mountain wind.
"Nighttime is a breeding ground for filth, and malice and greed may rise with the darkness."
"Wait a moment, your Uncle Shui might call out later."
The group hid quietly in the bushes, just like Lao Liu, who was ready to ambush them at any moment.
The Jia family.
Jia Bang gritted his teeth.
"Ah Yue, isn't this bullying?"
Jia Yue sobbed and cried incessantly.
"Brother, it's so embarrassing. That boy said my handkerchief was dirty."
Jia Geng grinned disdainfully.
"Just you wait. Once I find an opportunity and that boy leaves the village, I'll knock him down with a brick and get revenge for you."
Granny Jia said with exasperation, "Ah Yue, seducing someone requires skill. You should be more reserved, say some nice things, and belittle the young man a bit, pulling him back and forth a few times so he can't leave you. You're just too impatient."
Granny Jia peered towards the door.
“I just went out and said that Chen Xian’s family went to the neighboring Chating Village to buy grass. With so much grain, they didn’t even leave any men at home. They’re really careless.”
Jia Bang and Jia Geng exchanged a glance.
At dinner, the two of them ate only until they were half full.
He made up an excuse to go out and catch cicada nymphs.
That stuff is fried in oil with salt, and it smells delicious.
However, when passing by the Chen family's house, he would occasionally glance towards the entrance.
Several women were chatting and laughing as they said they were going to fetch water to wash their clothes.
At the same time, at Tiger's house next door.
The small main room was crammed with more than a dozen people.
Tiger's family.
Big water, two waters, two people.
Third Sister, Fourth Sister.
Tiger's father had some doubts.
Why did Chen Dashui and Chen Ershui come looking for me?
Chen Dashui chuckled and said, "It's been a long time since we've had a drink together."
He brought eggs and liquor from home.
Tiger's father had some reservations.
His family and Chen Dashui's family don't usually interact much. They only meet briefly when they're in the village, and are just nodding acquaintances.
But since they came to your door and offered to drink with you, you can't just turn them away, so he told his wife to go to the kitchen to prepare.
On the other side, the Jia family.
Jia Bang pretended to collect cicada shells in front of Chen Xian's house.
These things add up over time, and we can collect them and sell them to the traditional Chinese medicine shop in town.
However, he would occasionally glance at Chen Xian's home out of the corner of his eye.
Just as it was getting dark.
He noticed that the women in Chen Xian's household were starting to prepare to fetch water to wash clothes.
So he quickly ran home and told Jia Geng about it.
The two secretly made calculations.
Jia Bang said slyly, "It won't even take long to check. I'll climb over the wall first. You wait for me outside. If you see anyone coming, stay outside and meow like a cat."
"If I don't steal several hundred kilograms, I'm not a Jia."
It was getting dark.
Chen Qingshan gathered the village's night watchmen and loitered not far from Chen Xian's house.
The villagers were initially puzzled as to why he kept loitering around this place.
Chen Qingshan didn't explain either.
Actually, even now, he is somewhat conflicted.
Wait a minute, what if the Jia family boy really comes to steal grain? Will they really send him out to become an official or expel him from the village?
But Chen Xian's words lingered in his mind.
"I hope I'm being petty. I'm trying to figure people out with the worst possible intentions."
Seizing the opportunity, one of the two young men from the Jia family went outside to provide backup.
One of them quietly climbed over the wall.
Children from rural areas are always quick and agile.
Go up the mountains and down the water to pick birds and pick fruits.
There's nothing I can't do.
Chen Dashui kept looking towards the door.
When he saw Chen Xian's eldest daughter-in-law go out to fetch water, he knew that his opportunity might have come.
The time it takes to drink a cup of tea has passed.
Chen Dashui made an excuse to go out and get more wine, but he didn't have enough to drink.
He saw a young man's figure at the corner.
Judging from his build, he was probably one of the young men in the Jia family.
It was unclear who it was, as their face was obscured by the darkness of night.
Chen Dashui's heart stirred; this was one of them.
What about the other one?
Inside the house at this moment.
Jia Bang rummaged through the drawers and cabinets in the house.
First under the pillow, then inside the desk. Finally, under the bed.
He even touched the holes in the wall.
He cursed under his breath.
"Damn, they really know how to hide their money."
He carried a bag of grain out of the house.
They secretly threw it over the wall.
Chen Dashui saw a dark bag being thrown into the air in the darkness.
Suddenly his expression changed drastically, and he shouted, "You beast! Someone is stealing our grain! Everyone, come quick!"
Jia Bang instinctively wanted to climb over the wall and escape.
He jumped and leaped from the wall.
He jumped and cursed at the same time.
"Damn it, how did they get here so fast?"
Almost in the blink of an eye.
The village's night watchmen all walked to the Chen family's door.
The leader was Chen Qingshan.
Holding torches.
The night watchmen began to get excited.
"There really is a thief! Beat him! Beat him to death!"
The villagers cornered the Jia family boy.
Whether it was intentional or not, the villagers didn't say anything, but just punched and kicked.
The boy kept wailing.
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