"Mom, mom! I won't answer you anymore." Zhou Jiakang grabbed her hand. "I told you this because Dad told us last time that he could ride a bicycle with his eyes closed, but he almost fell into the ditch outside. If you don't believe me, ask my sister."
"You're such a chatterbox!" Zhou Xiaoqian said with disdain. She felt that her brother was invincible. Every time he made a mistake, he would admit it quickly and make the same mistake again quickly.
Zhou Yiding and Xu Erchun glared at Zhou Huaian and said, "We have to be careful when we ride your tractor in the future. If one day you think you can drive with your eyes closed, we will be in danger."
Zhou Huaian touched his nose awkwardly, "I was just teasing them, but I didn't expect the tire would hit a rock and almost flip into the ditch."
"Luckily you flipped over, otherwise all the kids would have learned to ride with their eyes closed from you, that would have been troublesome." Zhou's mother smiled and slapped him, "You're so old, but you're still not steady at all!"
"Let's go!" Zhou Huaian pushed away the flashlight and took the lead in pushing his bicycle towards the gate of the courtyard.
Yang Chunyan pushed the 26-circle car that Zhou Huairong and the other two had given her to Luo Haili. Luo Qiaoling reluctantly said goodbye to Zhou Xiaowen and the others, then climbed onto the front bumper and sat down.
"I'm going back. You guys can go to town and have fun during the holidays."
"Yes! During the holidays, we will go up to the mountains to dig out bird nests and catch mountain crabs and fry them for food."
"Let's go!" Zhou Yiding took Zhou Yumei and her daughter out of the yard on their bicycles, and Luo Haili hurriedly followed.
As soon as they arrived at Xu Erchun's house, they saw Ye Laoya squatting at the gate, staring blankly at the road leading back to the village. When he heard the noise, he turned his head to look at them, then got up and went back to the house and closed the gate.
Zhou Yumei whispered, "He might get into trouble if he's like this! Aren't Accountant Ye and his wife coming to live with him?"
"They are here, but he won't let them stay here." Xu Erchun pointed at his head, "Maybe he got too angry, something went wrong here."
"Alas!" Several people sighed and shook their heads, thinking that men like Ye Laoya were really rare.
Zhou Huaian was pedaling hard in front, carrying two large baskets, while Lai Fu was running slowly behind him. It was already past nine o'clock when they arrived at the street corner. The houses in the town had already closed their doors and windows. No other sound could be heard except the hoarse cries of chickens and lazy cicadas.
After Zhou Yumei opened the door and went in, she was busy scooping ice jelly for the two of them to eat, while Zhou Yiding took a bowl to fill water for the dog.
Zhou Huaian untied Lai Fu's rope, pinched its mouth and said, "This is my eldest sister's house. Be quiet. Only yell when bad people come. Do you understand?"
I don’t know if Lai Fu understood or not, but he wagged his tail and lay down on the straw mat that Zhou Yumei had laid.
Luo Qiaoling looked at them curiously and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, will the bad guy come tonight? Can Lai Fu really catch him?"
Zhou Huaian shook his head and nodded, "As long as they come, we can catch them."
"Catch him and send him to the police!" Luo Qiaoling said, waving her fist. "The bad guy is really bad. He made our door stink. Customers passing by the door pinched their noses and said it was so smelly!"
"Okay, we'll hand him over to the police once we catch him!"
"It's time for some ice jelly!" Zhou Yiding brought a bowl of water and placed it in front of Lai Fu. The three of them turned and went to the main room.
Luo Haili smiled and said, "It's hotter in town than in the mountains. I laid out a cool mat for you and put a towel blanket to cover your stomach."
"Cousin, we are already in our twenties, we won't catch a cold." Zhou Huaian picked up the ice jelly and drank it with amusement, then went to the backyard to wash up with Zhou Yiding.
Zhou Huaian picked up the bucket and poured water over his head, then took the soap and rubbed it over his body, then picked up the bucket and poured water over his body again, happily wiping the water drops off his face, "Comfortable!"
Zhou Yiding also picked up the bucket and poured water, "I won't go to Ning'an with you tomorrow morning. I have to go to my father-in-law's place and take my mother-in-law to the mountains to play for a few days."
"Okay!" Zhou Huaian picked up a dry towel and wiped his hair. The two of them trotted to the front yard, said hello to Zhou Yumei, and went to the room near the gate.
With a click, Zhou Yiding turned on the light and said, "I don't know how long it will take before our village can put up electric poles and have electricity."
"Who knows!" Zhou Huaian walked to the bed and changed into the shorts and vest he brought with him. "There are dogs watching outside. It's still early, so let's get some good sleep."
"What are you afraid of with a dog around? As long as there is a noise, it will not escape its ears." Zhou Yiding also went to the bedside to change his wet vest and shorts.
The two were exhausted after a long day and were really tired. They fell asleep soon after their heads touched the pillow.
Occasionally someone walked by on the street. Lai Fu looked up and thought they were not bad people, so he lay down again.
It was late at night and a crescent moon was shining over the town. The stars were flickering in the night wind.
At this time, Fang Dongming appeared in the alley next to Zhou Yumei's house. When he walked to the entrance of the alley, he stopped and stood in the corner looking at her door, as if waiting for someone to appear.
After standing there for more than half an hour, he frowned and thought to himself, "Since Yumei laid the cement, the people who threw dirty water haven't come for two days. Could it be that they saw that throwing water has no effect and they won't come to cause trouble in the future?"
Fang Dongming raised his wrist and looked at his watch. "It's half past one. Wait another half an hour. If he doesn't come, go back to sleep."
He was dozing off against the wall with his eyes squinted when he suddenly heard a creaking sound. He looked out and saw two dark figures walking out from the diagonal opposite side. Looking closely, he saw one of them carrying a bamboo ladder and another holding two bags in his hands.
Fang Dongming looked at the bag and the bamboo ladder, frowned and thought for a moment, his face suddenly darkened, "How could there be such a vicious thing in the world?"
He suppressed his anger and quietly watched the two people walking towards this side. When the man carrying the ladder walked to the middle of the street, he looked left and right, crouched down and stood on tiptoe, and ran quickly towards the alley. The man carrying the bag also followed quickly.
Fang Dongming hurriedly retreated, and when he retreated to the corner of another house, he saw the two men sneaking to the backyard wall of Zhou Yumei's house.
The man carrying the ladder put the bamboo ladder on the courtyard wall and whispered something to the man carrying the bag. Suddenly, a wild barking sound came from the courtyard wall, "Woof woof~Woof woof..."
The two were stunned for a moment, "Where did the dog come from?"
"I don't know either!"
While the two were stunned, Fang Dongming strode forward, grabbed the man carrying the sack, and threw him over his shoulder. There was a dull bang, and the man fell to the ground. The sack in his hand also flew out and fell to the ground. Something was seen squirming inside.
"You beast! How dare you release snakes into residents' homes!" Fang Dongming kicked him. The other man saw that things were not going well and ran away, but Fang Dongming caught up with him and kicked him in the vest. The man screamed and fell to the ground.
He walked up to him, stepped on his vest, grabbed him, handcuffed his hands behind his back, and tied him up with a rope.
At this time, Zhou Huaian and Zhou Yiding also ran out with flashlights. When they saw the bamboo ladder against the wall and the person lying under the wall, they stepped forward and kicked him, "Fuck you, you big bastard, it turns out to be you, you bastard, are you still human?"
"Awoo~Woof~" Lai Fu barked wildly and walked up to him and bit his leg, then rushed to the sack and started barking wildly.
"Ah~ Ouch~ Ouch~" He Jianjun held his head and screamed.
Zhou Yiding walked over with a flashlight, and seeing the squirming shapes in the sack, he couldn't help but feel horrified, "Lao Suo, you brought two more bags!"
He was so angry that he turned around and kicked He Jianjun a few more times, "You beast, I'm going to beat you to death, you're worse than a pig or a dog."
He Jianjun screamed in agony as he was kicked to the ground. He had no power to fight back and held his head to beg for mercy. "Youngest brother, spare me. There are only some non-venomous snakes in there. We just wanted to scare Yumei..."
Ever since he had begged Zhou Yumei several times with a disgraceful attitude, she not only refused to remarry him, but also chased him with a knife like a tigress, causing him to be laughed at by neighbors and unable to raise his head in front of others.
They didn't listen to my gentle words and gentle persuasion, so they resorted to force and threw feces water on me several times, but it didn't work...
My fourth brother-in-law said that women are timid, so he brought some snakes to Zhou Yumei's backyard. There are so many snakes hiding in the house, and one would come out from time to time, and sooner or later they would be scared away...
"I just wanted to scare you! Damn it, you really dare to say that!" Zhou Yiding was carrying a heavy sack. "There are at least 20 to 30 old shuttlecocks in here. I'll take them all to your house later!"
"Fuck you!" Zhou Huaian was furious and kicked him. "You are worse than an animal. There are children in the yard. Xiaoxi can't even walk. What if she gets bit by a snake... How can you do such a thing that is worse than pigs and dogs?"
"Youngest, stop fighting. Send them to the police station. Those snakes are evidence!" Fang Dongming walked over carrying a man in his thirties.
Zhou Huaian and Zhou Yiding were stunned when they turned around and saw him, "Brother Dongming, why are you here?"
Fang Dongming didn't expect them to come, so he thought of an excuse, "Yumei went to the joint defense team and said someone threw feces at her door, so the team sent us to take turns guarding it."
As he said this, he threw the man to the ground, walked forward, pulled up He Jianjun, took out a rope and started to tie him up.
"We brought the dog here because my sister told us that someone was causing trouble." Zhou Huaian shone the flashlight on the man's face, who was still on the ground. "Is this bastard the brother-in-law of that beast named He?"
Zhou Yiding looked at him strangely, "I've been a relative of your family for so long, and you don't even recognize me?"
"He has so many brothers-in-law, how can I recognize them all!" When Zhou Huaian saw the sack in front of him, the anger in his heart surged up. He stepped forward and kicked him a few times, making him scream in pain.
Zhou Yumei and Luo Haili also ran out. When they saw Fang Dongming, they were also stunned for a moment, "Why are you here?"
Fang Dongming glanced at her and said, "It was my turn to patrol tonight. I happened to see these two people sneaking around here. I thought they were thieves, but who knew they were..."
Zhou Huaian helped explain, "Sister, it's a relief that Brother Fang came tonight. Otherwise, when we heard the noise and came out, there would be old crickets everywhere in the yard. If a few of them hid and bit someone, it would be troublesome."
Zhou Yumei and the other two were horrified, "Ah~..." (End of this chapter)
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