"Waaah..." He Dasheng managed to make a few sounds, and Erhua's mother quickly came over and grabbed a pair of her husband's tattered socks to gag him.
"What's wrong, Brother Dasheng?" came the greeting from his accomplices outside the courtyard wall.
But naturally, no one answered him.
There were six people outside, and they waited for a while but still didn't hear any movement from inside.
A sense of unease began to creep into his heart. "What's going on? Why is Brother Dasheng moving so slowly?"
"I don't know, could it be that it hurt itself and can't get up?"
"No, not really... This wall is about the same height as our old wall. I used to climb it every day when I was a kid."
The group of people looked at each other.
Finally, He Yuanbo said with concern, "Brothers, I'll go in and help Brother Dasheng too. The two of us need to be quick."
So He Yuanbo climbed the courtyard wall by stepping on the shoulders of his accomplices.
Their conversation was overheard by several people inside the wall, which is why He Yuanbo was caught even faster.
He was pinned to death almost the instant he jumped down, before his feet even touched the ground.
Unable to find any old socks, Erhua's mother could only take her husband's underwear that was drying in the yard and stuff it into He Yuanbo's mouth.
He Yuanbo struggled for a couple of moments before losing consciousness.
The other two groups of thieves were also captured using the same method.
When the people outside the courtyard wall were gradually surrounded by the young and strong men of the village carrying weapons, they naturally dared not resist with so many people around.
He Tiantian also released her black dog and coconut dog from the house. The two big dogs were like wolves in the dark. They pounced on any strangers they saw, and the group of thieves were all crying for their parents.
Zhao Youqian was pinned down by Zhao Ming and Zhao Xiangbei, his hands tightly bound behind his back.
The villagers began to light torches one after another, and Zhao Tingzhang led everyone involved in tonight's operation out.
His eyes blazed as he looked intently at the bound group of thieves and ordered, "Count them up! See if any have escaped. Bring them all back!"
Zhao Yan took out a pen and paper and began to call out names. At this time, almost the entire village had gathered around.
After working in the fields for so many days, everyone was exhausted! Because of this group of thieves coming to their village to steal grain, the whole village won't be able to sleep tonight.
Anyone would be angry if they heard this.
Erhua's mother was usually very fierce, and she was also very ruthless. She picked up a small stone from the ground and threw it at the group of thieves.
With a "smack," the weapon struck He Dasheng, who was standing at the front, on the head, and blood instantly flowed down his forehead.
Erhua's mother was surprised, not expecting herself to be so strong.
Otherwise, she quickly regained her composure and cursed, "You damned thief, how dare you steal grain from my house! You're asking for trouble!"
He Dasheng had already woken up, and he struggled and screamed. Wang Dazhuang, who was next to him, kicked him in the leg, and he immediately became docile.
"Shut up, be quiet!" Wang Dazhuang cursed impatiently.
He Dasheng was on the verge of tears. He could arrest him, but could they please remove the rag from his mouth? The stench was making him want to vomit.
But my mouth was stuffed up and I couldn't spit it out, it was so uncomfortable.
At this moment, Zhao Yanqing had finished counting the number of people. He walked up to Zhao Tingzhang and said, "Tingzhang, there are twenty-four people in total."
Zhao Tingzhang looked at Zhao Youqian and questioned, "Tell me, how many thieves came this time?"
Zhao Youqian shook his head and cried out, "Chief, I've been wronged! Zhao Ming and Zhao Xiangbei are framing me, saying I'm colluding with these thieves. I swear to God, I don't know them at all!"
“Zhao Youqian, you may not know these people, but that doesn’t mean your wife doesn’t!” Zhao Yanniang couldn’t stand it anymore and couldn’t help but expose her.
She usually despises people who betray their own family. "Why don't you call your wife over for a confrontation? Everyone's here. It'll be good to set an example for your family."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Youqian turned pale.
“Erhua’s mother, you’re strong. Come with me and tie up the rich woman!” Zhao Yan’s mother deliberately used the word “tie up” here. Although no thief had broken into her house, she felt it was necessary to uphold justice for the benefit of the whole village.
He Tiantian stood in the crowd with the children, watching Zhao Yanniang's energetic demeanor, and she couldn't help but give Zhao Auntie a thumbs up.
Zhao, the village head, ordered his men to take the group of thieves to the village ancestral hall, as the hall was large enough to accommodate over a hundred people.
All twenty-four people were bound hand and foot and thrown into the ancestral hall.
Standing at the very front, Zhao Tingzhang respectfully offered incense to the ancestors.
“Heaven above, such a shameful thing has happened to our Changfeng Village today. Fortunately, our ancestors have protected us and saved our grain.”
After Zhao Tingzhang said that, everyone else in the village bowed their heads and prayed.
He Tiantian stood behind, also bowing her head. Although she didn't know what to pray for, she could only hope that heaven would have eyes and let her become a rich woman soon.
With the entire village present, Zhao Tingzhang began the interrogation.
At this moment, Zhao Yanniang and Erhuaniang also tied up Tao Guihua and passed by He Tiantian. Tao Guihua glanced at He Tiantian.
The difference between their last meeting and the last one was too great; Tao Guihua had completely lost the composure she had shown before.
Her hair was loose, and there were some injuries on her face. It seemed that she had a good fight with Zhao Yanniang and Erhua's mother at home and didn't get any advantage.
Even though she was tied up, Tao Guihua still struggled defiantly.
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