Chapter 203: Uncle Gu took too much knockout drug
Sang Zhixia stared in horror.
Xu Yu said calmly, "Do you remember why we decided to ask Master Gu to look after the place in the first place?"
It’s not just because Uncle Gu’s family is in a bad state, but more because this man is already alert.
The old man has less sleep as he gets older, and with the old woman in his family who has been suffering from illness for many years, Uncle Gu wakes up easily and can't close his eyes many times all night.
But Uncle Gu has sharp ears and is very sensitive to the slightest movement.
No one needed to supervise him all night. Uncle Gu could walk around the threshing ground several times in the moonlight with his hands behind his back, and he would still be in high spirits the next day.
Moreover, considering that the old man worked hard at night, and when there were many people around during the day, Sang Zhixia and Xu Yu never let him help at all, it was impossible that he was too tired.
Xu Yu recalled the past and said subtly, "One night, I went home to sleep, and suddenly I couldn't find the purse you made for me. I went to the threshing ground in the middle of the night to look for it. I had just walked a few steps when Mr. Gu came out with a stick in his hand."
"He could even hear my footsteps clearly in his sleep. There were at least three or five thieves who came yesterday. Why do you think he didn't hear anything?"
Not only did he not hear it, Uncle Gu even said that he was unable to get up to patrol in the middle of the night.
This is not the old man's style.
Sang Zhixia opened her mouth in surprise and doubt.
Xu Yu said slowly, "The tobacco leaves were mixed with knockout drugs, and Uncle Gu was always thinking about taking a few more puffs to wake himself up, so he inadvertently inhaled a lot of knockout drugs, and naturally he couldn't wake up at night."
Xu Yu was the first to discover that the granary had been robbed.
When he arrived at that time in the past, Uncle Gu was already circling the threshing ground for the third time, wishing to drive out even a single mouse that got in.
But today, when he entered the threshing ground, the old man was lying on a haystack, sleeping with his nose bubbling, and he couldn't wake up even after calling him several times.
Xu Yu thought about the origin of the bag of tobacco leaves and said subtly, "The nephew who gave the old man the tobacco leaves used to be a stranger to me. We've only been in touch for the past year or so. You said he was so cold-hearted for years, so why would he suddenly show such concern for a relative he had neglected for so many years?"
Because Uncle Gu has been working on the Xu family's land almost all year, he can get a day's wages for every day he works there. With these wage subsidies, the old man's family situation is much better than before.
Having money, even if it is not much, is enough to make people excited.
The person who delivered the tobacco leaves to Uncle Gu might not have been thinking about the Xu family's food at first, but when he went to the old man's house to reminisce and build friendship, he learned that there was only an old man guarding the Xu family's threshing ground, and he might have had some bad intentions.
In addition, since he was Uncle Gu's nephew, it was not difficult to ask the old couple indirectly about the situation of the threshing ground and the exact location of the granary.
The fog in Sang Zhixia's mind was completely dispelled, and what remained on her face was horror.
But she missed the point.
"How did you know that Uncle Gu's tobacco leaves were mixed with knockout drugs? When his pipe is lit, it smells like smoked bacon, and you can even smell it?"
Xu Yu tapped her hat brim, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Is this the point?"
Sang Zhixia blinked: "The point is, I'm really curious!"
"Can you really smell something like a knockout drug?"
Does Xu Yu have a dog nose?
Xu Yu was unaware of her inner turmoil and simply said lightly, "Zhizhi, I've seen many poisons more vicious and insidious than this in my early years. If I can't detect this, my bones buried in the Xu family's ancestral tomb would have rotted into ashes."
Moreover, the person who gave Uncle Gu the knockout drug was obviously unskilled, the dosage was too large, and the drug was not good.
The pungent smell that even the tobacco leaves couldn't suppress hit Xu Yu's face. It was so strong that it almost made a cow fall down.
Fortunately, Uncle Gu was a light sleeper. If he were someone who was very sleepy and smoked so many cigarettes, he might not even wake up even if he was taken to the river to soak.
The harvesting and transporting in the fields were in full swing, and Sang Zhixia's mind was almost racing.
She stared at Xu Yu with a serious expression, her lips tightened. "So what should we do now? Wait for him to be arrested?"
"They succeeded last night. Will those people come again?"
"Of course."
Xu Yu said slowly, "People who have tasted sweetness once cannot resist the temptation of sugar."
"Since that man is the old man's nephew, it's not difficult for him to know what's going on in the threshing ground."
After a while, Xu Yu will go to replace Uncle Gu to go home for dinner. The people waiting there will know that there is only one more person guarding here tonight, Xu Yu, and they will most likely take the risk to come again.
Because the villagers have already said they will come to help guard the place, and if there are too many people it will be difficult to take action.
If there was only one more Xu Yu, it wouldn't seem like a big deal.
Moreover, there is not much rice left to be harvested in the Xu family's fields, and more and more people will gather at the threshing ground. It would be a pity not to take such a good opportunity.
Sang Zhixia immediately understood what Xu Yu meant, and a frown slowly formed between her brows. "Then I'll go with you tonight."
"But if Uncle Gu takes too much knockout drug, it will definitely not be effective. Can the two of us do it?"
Xu Yu laughed and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Before Sang Zhixia could even utter a rebuttal, Xu Yu gently pinched the back of her neck like a kitten. "There's plenty of grain and undried straw here in the threshing ground. Autumn mosquitoes are very aggressive. Why bother with your delicate skin rushing here to feed those annoying creatures? What good will it do you if those mosquitoes are too full?"
"Be obedient, and I'll give you another important task."
Xu Yu leaned over to Sang Zhixia's ear and whispered, "I've set up the stage. You have to help call the audience."
"Just listen to me when the time comes. I'll make sure to catch all these thieves and let you deal with them."
Sang Zhixia hesitated absentmindedly for a long time, but finally did as Xu Yu said.
The troops were divided into two groups. If Xu Yu was too careless and fell into the trap of the dog thief, at least she could bring reinforcements to support him in time, so that Xu Yu would not be bitten by the dog while trying to fight it.
As for Mr. Gu, who was completely exploited by his own black-hearted relatives...
Sang Zhixia looked at the old man who kept puffing on his cigarette, trying to stimulate himself to be alert, but his eyelids kept drooping. She pursed her lips in an indescribable manner.
It’s hard to say what will happen next given the crazy way Mr. Terutani is inhaling.
Not to mention helping to catch thieves, even if a real disturbance occurs at night, it is hard to predict whether the old man can struggle to open his eyes due to the powerful effects of the medicine.
But things are still undecided and the outline is unclear.
It's too early to say anything at this point, so there's no need to rush to explain.
When Luobei Village once again falls into the dead of night, when the threshing ground is empty and no one is around, the greedy thieves who can no longer restrain themselves will appear...
Noticing the way Sang Zhixia was looking at him, Uncle Gu, whose entire face was shrouded in curling smoke, asked curiously, "Girl, what's wrong?"
Sang Zhixia was in a complicated mood and hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's okay."
"I just want to say that smoking too much dry tobacco is bad for your health. Please smoke slowly and don't choke."
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