Last time I became rich by stealing.
Meng Sheng didn't take the few hundred yuan seriously and was a little reluctant to spend it. He coaxed her, "Only Feng Yijia and I know about this money. If it's lost, they will definitely suspect us.
Let’s wait for a while until this matter has faded away before we talk about it!”
Feng Youcai thought it made sense, so he stopped insisting and said, "Then let's go to another place. My eldest brother has hidden some good things there.
These were all from the years when food was scarce. I collected wild animals from the mountains and exchanged them for other things, intending to save them for my daughter's dowry.
It was originally hidden in the beam of the house and no one was told.
Unexpectedly, after I died, the house fell into their hands, and the eldest brother dug it out when he was renovating the roof.
Let's go, while everyone is asleep, and get our things back."
Hearing this, Feng Yijia was so moved that his nose felt sore just thinking about the long mountain road.
Meng Sheng sighed secretly: He can't escape the fate of being a thief tonight!
Uncle Youcai can't get his hands on the real thing, so he can't ask Feng Yijia to do it.
Just ask: "Where is the thing hidden?
They are all at home, and it is difficult to start in a room where people live."
Feng Youcai curled his lips and replied, "Don't worry, my elder brother is also single. He didn't tell anyone about his wife and children. He kept it in the house for fear that it would be found out if he wasn't careful, so he hid it under the pile of firewood outside the house!
If I hadn’t been watching, I really wouldn’t know where those things went.”
Most families in the village store their firewood outside the yard to prevent snakes and insects from gathering and crawling into the rooms.
The firewood of Mr. Feng's family is different. For more than ten years, it has been piled outside the room where the couple sleeps, filling up an entire wall.
Feng Yijia used to wonder why his uncle didn't pile the firewood outside, making the house, which already had poor ventilation, even darker and damper.
Now I know the reason.
The two of them and a ghost went all the way to Old Feng's house and soon arrived at the place.
Under the moonlight, the entire yard appeared in vague outline.
The bluestone courtyard wall is tall and strong, and the solid wood gate is tightly closed.
"Don't go in, just wait for us outside."
Feng Youcai and Meng Sheng looked at the courtyard wall that was much taller than a person, and spoke in unison about Feng Yijia.
There is not a single difference in the handwriting of either of them.
After saying that, Feng Youcai glanced at Meng Sheng with some disgust, but at least he kept his mouth shut and didn't argue with him because Meng Sheng needed help right away.
He humphed, turned around and floated directly into the yard.
Meng Sheng touched his nose, smiled at Feng Yiji, then stretched out his hand, kicked his feet and climbed onto the top of the wall, then silently climbed in like a monkey.
Feng Yijia watched the two people disappear from his sight, and knowing his own limitations, he didn't plan to climb over the wall.
He simply found two stones nearby, piled them up, and stood on tiptoe to see what was happening in the yard.
He picked up a few small stones in his hand, ready to make a feint to the east and attack in the west to save people from muddy water.
In the yard, Meng Sheng crouched down as he approached his destination, and following Feng Youcai's instructions, he carefully moved the wooden boxes piece by piece.
Listening to the snoring and mumbling coming from a wall, and the creaking of the bed caused by turning over from time to time, his movements were light and steady, without making any sound at all.
While Feng Youcai kept giving reminders, he couldn't help but complain in his heart: I wonder what this kid went through in prison?
He has such a good mental state that he is not panicked at all. If you don't know him, you would think he is used to doing this.
The man and the ghost worked in perfect harmony, and soon dug out a small package wrapped in oilcloth from the soil under the wooden box.
The bag is small, but heavy.
Meng Sheng carefully wiped off the dirt on it, took it out and handed it directly to Feng Yijiajia.
Then he turned back, ignoring the small hole he had dug and the wooden boxes he had moved. After clearing his footprints, he found a pair of shoes of similar size at the door of Feng Laosan's house and put them on. He walked around and then turned around and left the yard.
Finally, he changed back into his own shoes, hooked the shoes that had left footprints with a branch, and carefully placed them back in the yard.
Feng Youcai, who was floating in the air, watched him add to the drama, and once again confirmed that this kid had more tricks than honeycomb coal.
But thinking about what might happen, I found him very pleasing to the eye for the first time.
Having achieved their goal, the two men and the ghost left the Feng family's old house and headed home.
On the way, Feng Youcai rarely talked about his life.
“Everyone says the eldest is stupid and the second is cunning.
But we brothers are different. My eldest brother looks honest on the surface, but he has been very smart since he was young.
When he made mistakes as a child, he would often blame me and the third child, bullying us because we were younger and couldn't speak as fluently as he did.
Because of this, the third brother and I were beaten and scolded for no apparent reason.
When we get older, we like to take away any good things we have.
He would often use a combination of coaxing and intimidation to get the New Year's money and candies given by others as soon as he got them.
With an older brother like this, I, the third child, followed his example.
Everyone has a lot of ulterior motives.
The three brothers grew up fighting each other's wits and courage, and blaming each other.
The conflict escalated after the sister-in-law came home.
The family is always quarreling over trivial matters.
My parents were afraid that the brothers would become enemies, and they were also having health problems at the time, so they decided to just split up the family business.
Later, when my parents passed away, the relationship between the three families eased a little as they no longer had to deal with each other.
After the third brother and I each got married, we got along pretty well.
I thought we were brothers after all, even if our bones were broken, our tendons were still connected.
During the most difficult years, I tried every possible way to help them.
But I didn't expect that in their hearts, the word "brother" means that they can openly exploit others.
After I died, not only did they take my house and belongings, but they also treated my only daughter harshly.”
There was still anger and resentment in his voice as he spoke. Decades of time had not completely diluted the hostility in his heart.
Feng Yijia comforted his father: "Dad, everything is over. I'm fine now. Don't think about the past anymore!"
Feng Youcai showed a strange smile on his face and replied, "Well, Dad will listen to you. I don't want to think about it anymore!"
Meng Sheng glanced at him and knew that he was just trying to coax her, and he might retaliate in some way later.
His future father-in-law may not be very broad-minded.
After being a tool and a listener, Meng Sheng went straight home to wash up and go to bed.
Get up early tomorrow, maybe you can watch a big show.
Feng Yijia returned home with his father and curiously opened the small package he had brought back.
She looked at the dowry her father had saved for her with great interest.
Layer by layer of oilcloth was peeled off, revealing a pile of gold and silver jewelry of somewhat dull color.
Feng Yijiajia took inventory: two pairs of gold earrings, two gold locks, six gold necklaces, and two silver bracelets.
The quantity was not large, and the total value was not as great as the bag of jewelry she brought back from the mountains.
But Feng Yijia treated them as treasures. He took them out one by one and wiped them clean carefully. After that, he found a box with a cloth pad, put them in one by one, locked it and put them at the bottom of the box.
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