"Rat poison. We soaked it in rat poison for a while, caught it with a rat trap, and then tied it with a rope and sent it into the yard to feed the dogs." Hei Lian looked at the dogs who were staring at him eagerly, "They saw the meat and didn't even look at it..."
They originally thought that even if the dog didn't eat the meat caught by the mouse, as long as it touched it, the dog would be caught by the trap.
But the two dogs didn't even want the meat. They just stared at them and bit them. If they hadn't climbed fast, they would have been bitten while on the ladder.
Yan Yongxin, that useless thing, was so scared when he saw the old man from the Zhou family coming out that he jumped off the wall. His foot was twisted when he landed on the ground, and he could not run fast even with all his strength.
The two men thought at the time that since nothing had been lost in the Zhou family and the dog was fine, they would not chase them out. They planned to hide in the cornfield for a while and then move the bamboo ladder away.
Who knew that his dog would come out and chase them relentlessly, even when they were hiding in the cornfield, they were discovered, and they called so many dogs...
"You bastard, you piece of shit, you big bastard!" Zhou Huaian hit him with a stick, "You are worse than pigs and dogs, and you want to poison my dog..."
"Ah~" Yan Yongxin and Hei Lian screamed and curled up in pain.
Yang Chunyan, who was standing at the door of the main hall, heard Hei Lian's scream and thought it sounded familiar. She handed Xiao Jiuer to Zhou's father and walked out.
When she saw the black face, she recognized him at a glance and stepped forward to kick him, "Huaian, my second sister-in-law and I beat up this bastard in the woods last year!"
Zhou Huaian was furious, "Ah~ I'm going to kill you, you beast who is worse than a pig or a dog!"
Heimian was so scared that he trembled all over. "Spare us, spare us. If you kill us, you will also have to stay in jail. It's not worth it..."
He never dreamed that the house where the theft came from was the home of the two women who almost beat him to death with a hoe in the woods. If he had known this, he would not have dared to open the door and let them steal.
"How dare you threaten me!" Zhou Huaian and his brothers stepped forward and started punching and kicking the two men... Hei Lian and Yan Yongxin held their heads and gave up struggling.
Seeing that the two men had stopped screaming, Yang Chunyan hurried forward to stop them, "Brother, Huai'an, stop beating them. It will be troublesome if they kill each other."
Zhou Huaian said calmly: "Just kill them and throw them in the back mountain. The wild animals in the mountains are looking for food all over the mountain. If you send them up, they will just take them away. You won't even find a bone."
The two people who were pretending to be dead were so scared that they shook all over and almost died.
Yang Chunyan glared at Zhou Huaian, "What nonsense are you talking about? Send them to the police at dawn and sentence them accordingly!"
Ye Laoyao and Lin Wu are still there. If something really happens to them, they might report you immediately and send you to jail.
Their family's life was getting better and better. Although they told others that they were helping to collect goods from the provincial capital, Jiang Yu and her family came in and out of the house every day, and they could see the situation of their family.
Some people say one thing to your face and another behind your back. On the surface, they are very friendly to you and flatter you in everything they say and do, but as soon as they see you are in trouble, they will immediately step on you, wishing to push you into a mud pit so that you will never be able to get out!
The old man patted him and said, "Chunyan is right. We are innocent common people. We don't need to bear the burden of a murder case for them."
"Okay, I'll listen to you and spare their lives." Zhou Huaian didn't really want to kill them, he just wanted to scare them and make an example of them to prevent more people from targeting his family in the future.
Hei Lian and Yan Yongxin finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. They didn't steal anything, and even if they were handed over to the police, they would only be detained for ten days or half a month. This was better than being sent to the back mountain to feed wild animals by that evil spirit Zhou Laoyao.
Zhou Huairong looked at Zhou Huaian, "What should we do? Send him to the brigade or tie him up and hang him on the tree over there?"
Yang Chunyan shook her head. The forest over there was pitch black. It would be troublesome if she was dragged away by wild animals.
Seeing Zhou Huaian's gloomy face, Xu Erchun persuaded him, "Youngest brother, Lai Fu and Wang Cai are both fine, and your family hasn't suffered any losses. In my opinion, we should either lock them up in the yard or tie them up outside and send them to the brigade for disposal at dawn."
The old man also nodded, "Youngest, just listen to Erchun."
Zhou Huaian looked at his watch. It was already past four o'clock. "We are also going to set off for Baicaoping. Let's tie them up on the bamboo ladder. I will go to Uncle Datian's house at dawn and ask him to come and see how to deal with them."
"Okay, I'll go back and get two hemp ropes." Zhou Huairong went into the house, took out two hemp ropes and handed them to Zhou Huaian.
There was no big tree at the gate, so everyone lifted the two men up, tied them to a bamboo ladder, and leaned them against the courtyard wall.
Zhou Huaian shook his hands, "My hands are stinky, is it because I peed and shit in my pants?"
Xu Erchun: "With so many dogs lying on my body, it would be strange if I didn't poop in my pants!"
Zhou Huaian was disgusted. "Fuck! It's their own fault. That's what I mean by that."
Zhou Huaishan pointed at the two men and said, "Don't move. If the ladder falls and someone falls to his death, it's not our fault!"
Lin Wu laughed and said, "It's so low, you won't die from the fall. If you break something, you'll be paralyzed in bed for the rest of your life."
Yan Yongxin and Hei Lian were so exhausted that they stuck to the bamboo ladder like a puddle of mud. They didn't have the strength to move even if they were asked to.
"You don't want to be a good person, but want to be a thief hated by everyone. You have to get bitten by dogs and feed mosquitoes." Ye Laoyao looked at the two of them and felt that the one with healthy hands and feet was much better than him. Instead of being down to earth, he chose to take the crooked path.
Xu Erchun clapped his arms and slapped the mosquito into a pulp. "It's only a little after four o'clock. There are still more than two hours before dawn. There's no need to slap them. The mosquitoes outside are enough for them to bear!"
"A mosquito bite will only itch for a while. If you tie them up like this and send them to the woods, they will be sucked dry by leeches in no time." Lin Wu said as he looked at the two of them.
"You didn't steal anything and got bitten by a dog like this, and you still want to send yourself to Lao Linzi to feed the leeches!" Hei Lian and Yan Yongxin felt that everyone in the Funius Brigade was a ruthless person, so they had to avoid them in the future.
At this time, Zhao Huifang and Zhang Xiuxiang also came out, "It's time to eat. Let's go after eating."
Zhou Huaian then realized that he was still wearing a red vest and shorts. He rubbed his itchy hands and feet from the mosquito bites and said, "I'll go back and change my clothes, wash my face and brush my teeth, and then I'll be back."
Ye Laoyao looked at his watch and said, "Laoyao, do you guys go to collect mushrooms so early every day?"
Zhou Huaian nodded, "Yes! We have to collect them quickly, wash them and send them to the drying room. If they rot, we will lose money."
"I can't stand getting up at 4 o'clock!" Ye Laoyao pulled Lin Wu and said, "Let's go back and take a nap before getting up to pick mushrooms."
"I'm going back too." Xu Erchun followed the two of them, packed up and prepared to go out to collect mushrooms.
Zhou Huaian went back and scooped up some hot water, applied soap and scrubbed his body. Yang Chunyan then applied some medicated oil on him, and he felt less itchy.
He put on the shirt and trousers she handed him, "Yan'er, you can sleep for a while. Lai Fu and Wang Cai are watching over you outside. You'll be fine."
Yang Chunyan nodded and said, "Remember to tell Third Brother to buy a few pounds of bones."
"That's right!" Zhou Huaian put on his money bag, carried his military bag and went out. He saw the old man and Zhou's father lighting mosquito coils and sitting on the steps smoking leaf tobacco. "Go to sleep for a while!"
Father Zhou shook his head. "I can't sleep. Let's sit for a while. The red mushrooms in the oven can be taken out. It will be almost dawn when we are done."
Zhou Huaian: "Take your time. The sun is shining brightly these two days, so there won't be many deliveries."
The old man warned: "Go slowly on the road!"
"Got it!" Zhou Huaian went out, looked at the two people on the bamboo ladder, and then went to Zhou Huairong's house.
"Eat buns." Zhao Huifang brought him a bowl of pea porridge and put two eggs on the table.
"Thank you, sister-in-law!" Zhou Huaian picked up the egg and started eating.
After they had breakfast, Zhou Huairong walked towards the tractor with the crank, "Youngest, you take a nap, I'll drive."
"Okay!" Zhou Huaian climbed onto the truck bed.
Zhang Xiuxiang leaned against the carriage board and asked, "Youngest, was that bastard from last time really from the Construction Team? His home is not far from Third Young Lady's home, right?"
Zhou Huaian nodded, "Yeah! Even his mother won't recognize him when he goes back this time."
"Should!"
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After daybreak, those who went up the mountain to pick mushrooms and passed by Yang Chunyan's house would stop to look at Hei Lian and Yan Yongxin tied to the bamboo ladder. When they heard that the two men were carrying the bamboo ladder and rat traps to steal things, they wanted to beat those two bastards.
The old man hurriedly stopped them, fearing that they would kill someone and get into trouble.
After a while, Zhou's father, Zhou Datian, and two militiamen came over with a cart. They were stunned when they saw the two men with bruised faces and noses, and their bodies were covered with bites from dogs and looked like they were no longer human.
"Isn't the youngest's dog too powerful?"
Father Zhou also felt the pain when he saw it, "… they were bitten by seven or eight dogs. If the youngest son hadn't chased the dogs away, they would have been bitten to death."
After hearing this, the two militiamen said enviously, "The two dogs in the youngest family are very powerful, but it's a pity that they can't have puppies!"
Zhou Datian also felt it was a pity to waste such a good breed. "Second brother, talk to the youngest brother and ask him to buy a mountain dog for breeding."
"Let me talk to him." Zhou's father and several others put Hei Lian and Yan Yongxin on a cart, and two militiamen pulled them towards the brigade headquarters.
Zhou Datian said, "Second brother, I'll go back and wait for someone to come over and see what they say. If they say it's good, I'll have them take them back. If not, I'll send them to the police station and lock them up."
Father Zhou nodded, "We didn't lose anything, we just need to beat him up to vent our anger, and you can handle the rest."
"Okay, then I'll go first." Zhou Datian chased the two militiamen.
Father Zhou went back to the house and told the others about the situation. “Everyone says Lai Fu and Wang Cai are two good dogs.”
Zhou's mother said thankfully, "Yes! Fortunately, we have two dogs to help watch the house. Otherwise, everyone would be so tired that they would fall asleep, and the thieves would come and steal everything in the backyard warehouse without anyone knowing."
"Didn't Uncle Datian say that the dog bit people too hard?" After hearing this, Yang Chunyan thought of future generations. For people like Hei Lian and Yan Yongxin, his family might have to pay for medicine.
"No!" Zhou's father laughed, "The world is much better now than in the old days. In the past, if they were caught, even if their hands and feet were crippled, his family wouldn't dare to say anything."
Old man: "It's rare for petty thieves to have their limbs broken. As long as they are not too extreme, they will be given some leeway." (End of this chapter)
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