Bang, bang, bang! The knocking on the door was loud and urgent. Tang Jianjun came out of the house. He was an outsider and didn't know the story the village chief was telling, but the wolf howling had really been going on all night. It was the first time he had heard it since he fled to Mushroom Village, and he was terrified.
Fearing the wolves would come down from the mountain, he quickly called the child into his house, locked the doors and windows, and guarded the house all night with a shovel. Just as he was drifting off to sleep, there was a rapid knocking on the door.
My heart skipped a beat. Could it be that a wolf had come down from the mountain? I quickly grabbed a shovel and ran to the door, asking, "Who is it?"
The village chief's voice came over: "Old Tang, open the door, open the door quickly."
It turned out to be the village chief. Tang Jianjun felt relieved. As soon as he opened the door, two policemen rushed over. One of them snatched the shovel from his hand, while the other accidentally twisted Tang Jianjun's hands behind his back. Perhaps the movement was too forceful, because Tang Jianjun cried out in pain.
After apprehending Tang Jianjun, the police issued a search warrant and searched his home thoroughly. Apart from a small bag of cornmeal, there was no other grain.
The next target was the old bachelor. The old bachelor was a shrewd man. Knowing that he was doomed, he simply left the courtyard gate wide open, took a small stool and placed it at the entrance of the main room, with a bag of cornmeal next to him.
Of course, he wasn't really stupid. He fed himself well and dressed warmly early in the morning, just waiting to eat peanuts.
So when the village chief brought the police to his door, the old bachelor stood up, stretched out his hands, and confessed everything clearly, like spilling beans.
Following the old bachelor's confession, the police got busy, sending people to find those hooligans and arrest the person who provided the sleeping potion. Such a person was truly vicious.
The village chief led the police to the foot of Mushroom Mountain again. This time, more people went. After all, the wolves had howled all night, and they were still a little nervous about going to the foot of the mountain. Apart from the village chief and the police, no villagers were willing to go up the mountain. The village chief had a sudden inspiration: the men who went up the mountain today could get ten centimeters.
There were work points to be earned, and Yan Xiaoqiang was the first to step forward, followed by Yan Dongnan, and then more than a dozen others came one after another. After all, they had all stayed indoors today and hadn't gone to the fields to earn work points, because without work points, there would be no food to eat.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Widow Zhang was indeed lying on the ground like a dead dog, muttering to herself, "Don't eat me, I won't steal children anymore, don't eat me, I was wrong, please don't eat me."
The villagers were speculating about the reason for the wolf howling last night. They guessed that Widow Zhang had stolen someone's child and wanted to throw it into the mountains for the wolves to eat. So the wolves were unhappy. It was clearly a human who was doing something bad, but they were trying to frame the wolves. So Widow Zhang was terrified and let the child go to prove her innocence.
In no time, this speculation spread not only throughout Mushroom Village, but also to the town and the county. Everyone felt that the little girl who was stolen was very lucky and would definitely be rich and powerful in the future. As a result, the Yan family became famous, and Yan Xiaonan became even more famous. Everyone gave Yan Xiaonan a nickname: Fubao (Lucky Treasure).
The nosy villagers started coming to the Yan family to chat, mainly wanting to catch a glimpse of the lucky Yan Xiaonan. The cunning ones started plotting, finding suitable boys in their families and taking them straight to the Yan family to arrange a marriage between them. They believed that this lucky child absolutely had to be betrothed first, otherwise he would be snatched away.
The threshold of the Yan family's house was almost worn down by people walking on it. Yan Xiaonan's life was severely affected. She couldn't even leave her own bedroom. Eating and bathing every day was like a battle, just to prevent anyone from climbing over the wall and coming in.
Yes, the Yan family had closed their doors to visitors a few days ago, but there were always a few clueless villagers who would peek over the wall and through the crack in the door at Yan Xiaonan, as if they could get rich just by looking at Fu Bao, which annoyed Yan Xiaonan to no end.
Grandma Yan was unhappy. What are you all doing? If you bother my precious baby again, don't blame me for setting the dogs on you.
Yan Xiaonan chuckled: "Grandma, we don't have a dog."
Uh, right, how about we get one? Yan Xiaoqiang shook his head: "Mom, the villagers can't even feed themselves right now, how can they raise a dog? What if the dog is stolen and cooked and eaten the moment we bring it home?"
Southeast pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "Grandma, how about we raise the outside wall and put some broken glass and pebbles on top?"
Yan Xiaoqiang nodded. "That's a good idea."
Cuihua spoke up, "Mother, why don't we build a new house after the spring planting is over? We'll make all the windows glass and the doors sturdy so that no thief can get in. This incident really scared me to death."
Grandma Yan pondered for a moment. She had earned three hundred yuan from selling grain last time, and she had also saved three or four hundred yuan before. That would definitely be enough to build a house. But now it wasn't a matter of money, but rather Nan Nan's safety.
He slammed his hand heavily on the table: "Qiangzi, go find the village chief to approve the land. Once it's approved, we'll build houses. Dongnan is getting married in a couple of years, so we'll build one for him. Beinan will also build one next to Dongnan."
Bei Nan was stunned: "Grandma, it should be for Southwest. I'm the youngest son, I have to take care of you, so I'll live with you."
Grandma Yan waved her hand: "Go away, go away. I want my granddaughter to take care of me in my old age. You go do whatever you need to do."
Bei Nan, dissatisfied, clutched his chest, indicating that he was deeply hurt.
Southwest was a little confused, but he was happy as long as he was with Nannan: "Grandma, Mom and Dad, and Nannan, don't worry, I'm here, you won't go hungry."
Southeast laughed: "Silly boy, we will take care of our parents and our grandmother. We will also save up for Nannan's dowry when she gets married. Why should you bear the burden alone?"
Grandma Yan felt very sweet inside. Regardless of whether the child had done it or not, her words were simply heartwarming.
Xuemei blushed a little, after all, it was a new house built for them. She said, "Grandma, besides the house where Grandma and Daddy live, the room in the southeast is the biggest. When Nannan grows up a bit, I will clean it up and let Nannan live there."
Yan Xiaonan felt that Xue Mei had spoken her mind. She just wanted her own space, even if she was young. Living in the same house with this loving couple and sleeping on the same kang (a heated brick bed) was too torturous. After all, she wasn't a little baby who knew nothing.
So as soon as Xuemei finished speaking, Yan Xiaonan clapped her hands in agreement. This action made the clever Grandma Yan realize something, and she said, "Starting tonight, Nannan will live in the same room as me. You two sleep like dead pigs, you wouldn't even know if the child was stolen."
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