Zhou's father said, "I didn't tell you because I was afraid you would make wild guesses. If we don't catch him tonight, don't make a fuss tomorrow. I don't believe he stole a few bags."
"Fuck him, if we catch him, we'll beat him up first, then tie him up and parade him around the village!"
The old man took two puffs of his cigarette and said, "Don't hit the fatal parts. If someone dies, we will be sued."
Father Zhou nodded, "Got it. You stay at home tonight and we'll go and watch over you."
One of the four Zhou family members went to guard the earthen kiln, one slept in the straw hut, and the other two hid behind cement bags, ready to catch the turtle in the jar.
Cicadas were chirping outside and insects were buzzing. The two men, tired after a day of work, were leaning against the cement bags and feeling drowsy.
When Zhou's father heard the sound of footsteps, he turned his head to look at Zhou Huaishan and saw him looking at him with sparkling eyes.
The father and son said silently at the same time: "Here it comes!"
When Bear No. 2 heard the snoring coming from the straw hut, he grinned triumphantly, went straight into the next straw hut, grabbed a bag of cement, and carried it on his shoulder.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, a dazzling flashlight light shone on his face. He was so scared that he trembled and quickly raised his hands to cover his eyes, and the cement fell to the ground.
Then a roar was heard, "Fuck you, my ancestor named Xiong, you are such a shameless person..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhou Huaishan punched him in the face. Xiong Laoer suddenly saw stars, felt dizzy, and sat down on the concrete.
"I'm going to beat you to death!" Zhou Huaishan, with new and old hatreds coming one after another, punched him. "Fuck you, you shameless bastard, you're addicted to stealing, right..."
"You bought all these things in your house with the money from selling bezoars!" Xiong Lao Er roared, endured the discomfort, leaned sideways and pushed Zhou Huaishan away and ran out.
Zhou Huaishan was knocked off balance by him and fell onto a pile of cement.
"Beat this shameless bastard to death..." Zhou's father roared and rushed forward to grab him. Xiong Laoer ignored him and rammed into him again. "Ouch~" Zhou's father was knocked out and hit the straw shed...
Zhou Huaishan was shocked, "Old man~"
Father Zhou hurriedly said, "I'm fine, catch that bastard!"
As soon as Xiong Laoer ran to the door, he ran into Zhou Huaijun who came from next door. He raised his leg and kicked him, "So it's you, you bastard. I can't kill you today..."
Xiong Laoer fell to the ground and struggled to get up and run again. Zhou Huaijun came forward and sat on him, beating him up all over the head and face, "Fuck you, my ancestor, you... you bastard..."
The second bear screamed and struggled for a few times, then gave up resisting completely.
Seeing that he couldn't move, Zhou Huaijun hurried in to check on Zhou's father, "Old man, are you okay?"
Father Zhou covered his chest and said, "He bumped into me, it hurts a little."
"Damn it, he stole things and dared to hit people!" Zhou Huaishan helped his father out. He kicked Xiong Laoer again in anger and cursed all his eight generations of ancestors.
If Zhou's father hadn't held him back, the two brothers would have beaten him to a cripple.
Xiong Laoer felt pain all over his body, and he wanted to die lying there, secretly hating the Zhou family for being cunning and blaming He Hongxiu for being greedy...
"Second brother, third brother, it's done! Tie him up first." Zhou's father was afraid of causing death, so he quickly grabbed the two brothers and said, "Huaishan, go to the brigade to ask Secretary Xu and Captain Zhou, and Huaijun, go to Lao Xiong's house and ask Lao Xiong to come over."
"Got it." The two brothers took out ropes and tied up Bear No. 2.
He Hongxiu waited in the woods for a while, and when she saw that Xiong Laoer hadn't come yet, she couldn't help but get anxious, "Why did you take so long? You should have been here at this time yesterday! Could it be that he was..."
She didn't want to think further, and spat a few times. Just as she was about to go over to take a look, she saw a flashlight coming from the front. She quickly hid behind a tree and saw Zhou Huaishan and his brother walking towards the road cursing.
"Damn it, I originally thought it was that bastard Xu Hongbing, but it turns out to be Xiong Laoer."
"Shameless bastard, he came to steal right after I started the construction. I saw the youngest one just brought back the cement and he set his eyes on me."
"It's probably true. If I had known, I would have left the dog from Yiding's family behind."
"Well! Let the youngest take the dog down the mountain. The dog will be the one keeping watch at night."
He Hongxiu hid behind a tree, watching the two brothers walk away. She was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, turning in circles, "Oh no, the second brother was really caught by the Zhou family... What should I do? What should I do?"
She thought for a long time and decided to go back to Old Bear for help, so she ran back along the path.
He hurried to the Xiong family's old house and saw Zhou Huaishan standing at the gate and knocking on the door. He quickly turned around and ran towards the back door.
Zhou Huaishan stood at the gate of the Xiong family and heard footsteps getting closer. After a while, Zhou Sufang opened the gate and said, "Who is it? It's the middle of the night. What's the matter? Can't you tell me tomorrow?"
She saw Zhou Huaishan was stunned for a moment, and said unhappily, "Zhou Laosan, what are you doing coming to my house in the middle of the night?"
"What are you doing!" Zhou Huaishan said angrily, "Xiong Laoer stole cement from my house and was caught by us. What do you think I am doing here?" After saying that, he turned around and left.
"What are you talking about?" Zhou Sufang couldn't believe her ears and chased after him and said, "Zhou Laosan, stand up and tell me clearly, how long has my second son been stealing cement from your house? What did you do to your second son?"
"You want to rip my mouth off?" Zhou Huaishan turned around and looked at her sarcastically, "I ate too much and couldn't find anything to do, so I came to your house in the middle of the night to talk nonsense?"
After hearing this, Zhou Sufang was at a loss as to what to do. She turned around and walked back, intending to find Xiong Dahai for help.
"Mom, the old man is calling you to go back." Xiong Da's wife grabbed her and said excitedly, "Mom, Hongxiu is here and said that the second son was caught stealing cement from Zhou's family."
"What should I do?" Zhou Sufang stamped her feet in anger. "How could you, the unlucky kid, steal the Zhou family's cement?"
Xiong Dahai was standing at the entrance to the main hall. As soon as he saw her, he said, "You and the eldest brother should go find Accountant Ye and ask him to say a few good words for us and smooth things over. It would be best if we could get the second brother back tonight."
He Hongxiu said anxiously: "Mom, hurry up, I see Zhou Laoer is heading towards the team."
Zhou Sufang was furious after hearing this and slapped her in the face. "Since he was little, Lao Er has never stolen a blade of grass. How could he steal cement? It was you, you shallow-minded person, who instigated Lao Er to do it."
He Hongxiu covered her face, "I didn't! The second brother said that the Zhou family embezzled our bezoar. The money for repairing the house, buying tractors, and buying cement originally belonged to our family!
He originally wanted to steal his family’s tractor, and he went there a few times. There were people watching Zhou’s house every day, so he wanted to steal a few bags of cement…”
Xiong Dahai looked at Zhou Sufang angrily and said, "What's the matter? Wait until you get the second brother back first. Why don't you go and call for help?"
"Oh!" Xiong Da and Zhou Sufang left with flashlights.
At this time, the youngest bear who was sleeping in the side room was also awakened and came out to look at the few people, "Old man, what happened to the second brother?" (End of this chapter)
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