Chapter 200: Stealing a Chicken but Losing the Rice
At this time, the whole village was silent, with only the rustling sound of the night wind blowing through the treetops.
There is a jujube tree planted at the gate of Old Lady Wan’s house, some distance away from the fence.
At this time, the black shadow climbed up the jujube tree in a few steps. He stood on the jujube tree and looked inside. The bright moonlight made the yard as bright as day.
Everything in the yard appeared vaguely in the shadow's sight.
The black shadow took out a piece of meat from his arms. There was an iron hook tied to the meat, and a rope was tied to the meat.
The black shadow looked up at the sky at this time, and the moonlight shone on his face through the gaps in the leaves. Only then could he see clearly that this person was the golden leopard who had been there during the day.
There were still strips of cloth tied around Jin Bao's hands, but that didn't stop him from doing bad things.
He chose the right moment and threw the piece of meat towards the big white goose. The piece of meat made a slight sound when it hit the ground, which woke up the big white goose.
When Golden Leopard found that the big white goose had woken up, he immediately pulled the rope, hoping that the big white goose would find the bait he had thrown.
Sure enough, the big white goose chased after the piece of meat. It bent its neck and pecked at the piece of meat with its beak, but did not open its mouth.
Golden Leopard was watching the movements of the big white goose from the tree, feeling both excited and nervous, because he would be able to eat goose meat soon.
But the big white goose didn't open its mouth for a long time, it just kept flapping its beak.
Golden Leopard was a little anxious. He pulled the rope again, and the piece of meat moved a little further out.
At this time, the big white goose suddenly raised its head and looked towards the jujube tree in the direction of the rope.
Jin Bao was startled. Could this big white goose be a spirit? He was sweating coldly when the big white goose looked at him.
Just when he thought the big white goose was about to call, he saw the big white goose suddenly opened its mouth and started to bite the meat. Golden Leopard was delighted and immediately pulled the rope.
The upper beak of the big white goose was hooked and its whole body slid forward.
At the same time, a shrill cawing sound was heard in the yard, which attracted the attention of the other two big white geese. The three big white geese in the yard began to call one after another.
Golden Leopard was anxious and wanted to speed up, but the big white goose was a bit heavy and struggled hard, which made him a little panicked for a moment.
Boss Wan had already received instructions from Old Lady Wan, so he did not take off his clothes before going to bed, but slept in his clothes. When he heard the noise in the yard, he went out with a machete.
When he came to the yard, he saw the big white goose moving in one direction. He looked in that direction and found it was the jujube tree outside the yard.
Boss Wan ran over like a gust of wind, and in the light of the moon, he saw a rope pulling the big white goose. He cut the rope with a knife, and the big white goose was rescued. At the same time, a scream was heard outside the yard.
It turned out that the rope of the big white goose was broken, and the tension was also broken. The strength in the hands of Golden Leopard who was pulling the big white goose loosened, and he lost his balance on the tree and fell directly under the jujube tree.
At this time, everyone in the Wan family woke up, and adults and children opened the door and came out.
Boss Wan had already hurried over to open the gate, and saw a figure crawling up from under the jujube tree, limping and trying to run away.
How could Boss Wan let him go?
However, he still remembered Mrs. Wan's advice not to beat the man to death, so he dropped the machete, strode after him, and pinned the man to the ground. Without asking who he was, he rained down his fists as hard as rocks on the man's body and face.
He even took off his socks and covered the other person's mouth.
The golden leopard rolled on the ground after being beaten, but could not make a sound.
The second and fourth brothers of Wan also followed out. Seeing that the eldest brother of Wan had caught a thief, the two brothers went forward to help without saying a word. After a round of punching and kicking, they saw that the thief was almost motionless.
Boss Wan quickly called for a halt, "Alright, stop the fight. Mother said not to kill anyone. Tie him up and send him to the village chief's house. Take the injured goose with you as well. It's evidence. Also, take the hemp rope."
When Mrs. Wan saw that the thief had been tied up, she took the children into the house and continued to sleep.
The eldest Wan and the second Wan, one holding the golden leopard and the other carrying the evidence, went to the village chief's house.
The road to the village chief's house was downhill all the way, full of twists and turns, and quite fast.
The village chief was called up in the middle of the night. Thinking something had happened, he quickly lit the only oil lamp in the house and opened the gate.
"Wan brothers? What are you doing?"
Jinniu saw that Wan Lao Da and Wan Lao Er were a little confused. They had just dealt with their family affairs during the day, so why were they knocking on the door again in the middle of the night?
"Village chief, we caught a thief tonight. To prevent him from escaping, we have broken his legs."
When Jinniu heard this, his face became serious and he asked the two men to quickly bring the thief into the yard.
"Where is the thief? Let me see. The people in our village have always been simple and honest. Stealing is against the village rules. If the amount of stolen money is large, you can be expelled from the village."
There has been no theft in the village since Jinniu took over, and this is the first case tonight.
Before Taurus even saw the person, he had already sentenced the thief to death in his heart. He had to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys and establish his authority.
But when he saw clearly the people brought by Boss Wan, a raging anger rose in his heart.
"Golden Leopard? How could it be him?" Taurus was extremely disappointed. He didn't expect that the person who would tear down his stage was his cousin from the same tribe.
"Village chief, I'm afraid you don't believe me and say we are deliberately against him and wrongly accusing a good man. I also brought evidence. This is what he wanted to steal tonight, my big white goose. This is the tool he used to commit the crime. After he was discovered, he fell from the jujube tree in front of my house, and I held him down. I was afraid he would run away, so I didn't see who he was, so I beat him up first. If I had known it was the village chief's cousin, we would have brought him to see the village chief directly."
Boss Wan spoke such high-sounding lies without even blushing.
Taurus glanced at the golden leopard, then at the geese held by Boss Wan and Boss Wan, and knew that this was ninety percent true.
But Boss Wan did not give up, and continued: "Village chief, in fact, he went to my house once at noon. At that time, there were only women and children at home. He took a kitchen knife to cut my fence, and my mother was awakened by the warning of my big white goose. He panicked and dropped the tool. The kitchen knife is still in my house."
The more Jinniu listened, the darker his face became. He even wanted to kick Jinbao. This thief was so stupid that he not only failed to gain any advantage twice but was also caught on the spot.
"Wan brothers, do you think this is okay? You beat this man up, so you can vent your anger. I'll send him back first, and tomorrow I'll ask them to compensate you for your losses. First, your family didn't lose anything, and second, it's hard to explain why you beat him up like this. What do you think?"
The eldest and second eldest Wan discussed in a low voice, then nodded and said, "For the sake of the village chief, let's let it go this time. If there is a next time, we won't let him off so easily."
"Don't worry, if he dares to do it again, I will expel him from the village."
Jinniu personally saw off the eldest and second Wan and went back to clean up the mess. He was really fed up with the family's troubles every day. He was also very angry about the affairs of the Jinbao family and had no place to vent it. He kicked Jinbao, who was lying at the doorstep, and Jinniu felt much better.
"You really lost more than you gained. I hope you won't learn your lesson and become a thief."
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