Erhua opened his eyes dazedly, and saw a dark hole in front of him.
"What's going on? Are we being robbed?"
"Yes, I have taken the money from your pocket."
It turned out that there was someone standing next to him. Erhua didn't notice it and was startled.
Although I could understand what the man was saying, his accent was very awkward.
He thought about it carefully and felt that something was not right. He and Lao Zhang arrived here near dusk and did not see anyone on the road. How did this person know that he was at Amei's house and how did he know that he had money on him?
Could it be that Lao Zhang colluded with someone to rob him of his money?
Or maybe Amei's family colluded with someone?
It is also possible that the ox cart driver was in collusion with this man.
In just a moment, Erhua thought about all the possibilities, but still had no clear suspect.
His wrists and ankles ached slightly, and then he realized that he was tied up.
"Brother, when you're in the underworld, you should always leave a way out. Since you've taken my money, can you let me go?"
Erhua remained relatively calm and used all the robbery stories he had heard while hanging out outside.
The man sneered and kicked him hard in the stomach. Erhua's stomach suddenly felt churning. Fortunately, the pancakes were too bad last night, so he only ate until he was three-quarters full.
"Stop pretending to be a gangster. Who do you think you are? You're just a scoundrel!"
"Do you know me? You said I was a scoundrel!"
Erhua was not convinced. He didn't expect that even here, someone would still call him a gangster!
It was already dawn outside and light was coming in. It turned out to be a cave. Erhua could then see the man's appearance clearly.
He is a young man, very tall and strong, a bit like Xu Guoqing.
Erhua cursed in his heart: Damn it, Xu Guoqing, you come here and still try to suppress me!
The man threw two cakes, the same as yesterday's, at Erhua and said, "It's up to you whether you want to eat them or not. I'll let you out after I finish my business."
Erhua got anxious when he heard this and shouted, "That won't work. We're out in the wilderness. What if a wild animal gets in?"
"Then let it drag you away!"
After saying this, he left without looking back.
Erhua was confused. This man robbed his money and didn't want his life, but he refused to let him go immediately. Why?
He said he would release me only after he had finished his business, which meant that releasing me now would ruin his business.
This is Erhua's first time here. What could be related to him?
I can’t figure it out!
Erhua smacked his lips, his mouth felt bitter and his lips were dry. He looked around and found a bowl of water in the corner.
His hands and feet were tied, so he had to crawl over and try to reach the bowl with his mouth. As soon as his mouth reached the edge of the bowl, he exerted force with his chin, and the other side of the bowl actually lifted up, and the whole bowl of water splashed onto his face.
"It's over." He sighed deeply and curled up like a shrimp on the ground. "The water is gone. If I don't get eaten by a wolf, I will die of thirst first."
He looked back at what he had done and found that none of it had been successful.
Before, when eating from the communal pot, Erhua thought that he would show off his ability in front of the villagers and become the team leader in a few years. However, he could not bear the hardship of farm work at all.
Later, while hanging around outside, he was persuaded by someone to do some small business, which is called speculation and profiteering, and he was almost arrested;
Later, as everyone knows, he became an apprentice to learn how to carve rosewood, but he lost his fingers due to his obsession and was too embarrassed to continue learning the craft.
This time when he went out to borrow money from the landlady, he got robbed again.
According to Erhua's temper, every time he thought it was because he was not lucky enough and his abilities were not revealed.
But this time, he lay there cursing like a shrimp, laughing like a madman one moment and crying miserably the next.
Finally, there was a deathly silence.
He already understood in his heart, was it because Erhua had bad luck?
Who has good luck in this world?
Without being honest and hardworking, who can have a prosperous family and good harvest?
Erhua has been doing nothing for so many years!
He ruined such a good master, ruined such a good Luo Zhen, and ruined his mother, father, brothers and sisters.
Regret took root in his heart like a seed, quickly spreading to every corner of his body. It was a poisonous ivy that corroded his bone marrow and made him suffer excruciating pain.
It's okay to feel pain, that's how you can turn back.
Erhua guarded the cave, watching the light outside gradually brighten, then slowly dim again. As the day drew to a close, his eyelids grew heavier...
"Erhua! Erhua! Wake up!"
Erhua was slapped twice in the face and suddenly opened his eyes. The person coming was Lao Zhang!
"Lao Zhang!" He was overjoyed and struggled to get up, but fell down again after a few flutters.
"Don't move, I'll untie you."
Old Zhang hurriedly untied him and took him outside. It was dark now, and the three sisters of Amei's family were guarding the cave entrance.
When he came down the mountain, Erhua felt so hungry that he saw stars and his legs were weak.
It’s a pity that the two cakes left by the man are still in the cave!
"Lao Zhang, what's going on?" Erhua leaned closer to Lao Zhang, always feeling that the two sisters Amei were unreliable.
Old Zhang looked embarrassed and hesitated.
"Why don't you speak?" Erhua was furious. Since they couldn't understand him anyway, he simply asked loudly:
"Could it be that you colluded with them to rob me of my money? That's unethical of you!"
After hearing this, Lao Zhang also stopped to argue with him.
"I'm not telling you not because I feel guilty, but because it's hard to explain. I want to wait until we get back to tell you! I'm telling you, because I came here with you this time, my money was also stolen!
Who do you think is wronged? I am the most wronged! "
While speaking, he secretly glanced at Amei, and Erhua understood: This matter must be related to Amei!
"Is it related to Amei?"
Lao Zhang nodded helplessly. Erhua wanted to ask again, but he signaled Erhua to leave quickly.
"Let's go back first. It's very unsafe out here in the wilderness at night. You'll understand when we get back to their house."
When he returned to the low house again, Erhua found the man kneeling in the yard.
Hearing Erhua and the others coming back, the old couple hurried out to greet them. The old aunt walked around Erhua and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he had no obvious injuries.
It's genuine and doesn't seem fake.
Seeing that the man was still kneeling, Ah Mei also knelt down beside him.
The old aunt was so angry that she tried to pull her up, but Ah Mei kept crying and refused to get up. Several people started arguing with each other, leaving Erhua standing there with an empty stomach.
Suddenly, the man kowtowed three times to the aunt, and his forehead was bleeding.
Although he didn't know what they were arguing about, Erhua was shocked by the man's posture. He had to say, he was a real man!
Lao Zhang pulled him aside, stuffed a piece of bread into his hand, and said, "You must be hungry. Eat first. They'll be here for a while!"
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