After several arguments, no one was willing to give in easily.
The old man with a white beard put down his hand stroking his beard and sighed: "Li Zheng, you see it's almost dawn, so wasting it all is not an option. How about this, you can take as much food as there is in the courtyard and leave the rest." Our village also needs to discuss what to do next, and we will definitely give you an answer the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Hearing this, the village chief laughed out loud. Who doesn't know how to talk nonsense? Let alone reply. I'm afraid they won't even admit it after tonight.
"No……"
Just as the village chief was about to speak, Gu Jiu gently pulled him and said, "Don't worry, village chief, I have a way to make them come to us."
The village chief glanced at Gu Jiu suspiciously. After thinking about Gu Jiu's previous judgment, he found that he was not wrong, so he nodded and asked everyone to get the food.
Seeing this, the contempt and ridicule in Wang Dahu's eyes was barely written on his face. A bunch of fools, they believe everything they say, and I have to give you an explanation, grandma, after tonight, don’t even think about having another chance to enter Peach Blossom Village! I won’t be able to get out until then, let’s see what you can do!
"Let me tell you! Except for the room where the food is kept, I will never let you go if you dare to touch anything else!"
After hearing this, many people wanted to come over and beat him again. The village chief waved his hand to them, indicating that food was more important. After a while, more than ten kilograms of grain were dug out.
"Village chief, how are we going to divide this food?" On the way back, a villager looked at the food and asked eagerly. Although there are potatoes now, the food that was not eaten before has been eaten as seeds for the next year. Now it is mainly corn kernels that have not been ground, which can be saved as seeds.
"Every family has contributed, and these things will be divided equally among each household after they are brought back." After saying that, the village chief looked back to make sure that no one from Taohua Village was following, and then asked in a low voice: "Xiaojiu, are you sure those people Will you give us an explanation? We were caught off guard tonight. After tonight, let alone finding anyone, we may not even be able to enter this Peach Blossom Village."
"Yes." Gu Jiu nodded: "Village Chief, don't worry. That person is not the one who suffered the loss. If we took away his food, he will definitely cause trouble for us. If we strengthen our defenses in the past few days, we will definitely be able to catch him again. Live them."
The village chief nodded doubtfully. Although he didn't quite believe it, he still started to organize people from various families to patrol at night after returning.
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"Dahu, the whole Taohua Village stopped you for what happened today. Never go to Gujia Village again in the future!" The white-bearded village chief looked at Wang Dahu and said in a warning tone.
"I know, I know." Wang Dahu waved his hand and went directly into the house.
Seeing this, the white-bearded village chief sighed helplessly and waved his hand to signal everyone to disperse. However, before they could walk out of the alley, Wang Dahu's roar could be heard.
"Silver! I have so much silver!"
Inside the house, Wang Dahu rummaged through the bedding but could not find the forty taels of silver carefully wrapped in red cloth.
"People from Gujia Village, they must have taken it away!" As Wang Dahu said that he was about to find someone to get it back, the village chief Baibeard quickly asked someone to hold him back.
"You just threw it away when you said it was lost. Can people recognize it?"
"No one comes here except them during this period. Who else could they be?"
"Who do you want to go to with so many people?" The white-bearded village chief looked at Wang Dahu angrily. Why did this man forget everything when he got excited? He just scolded people away, can they pay attention to him now?
"That little girl took it!"
Wang Guan, who had been silent from beginning to end, stood up holding his injured thigh, with the same fierce eyes as his father Wang Dahu.
"I saw her come into the house!"
Hearing Wang Guan's words, Wang Dahu suddenly thought of Gu Jiu: "She is this little girl. I see that she is not a good thing. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have lost more than ten pounds for no reason." Food! Village chief, you don’t have to worry about this, I have a solution in mind!"
After saying that, he went home, closed the door, and pulled Wang Tiejun into the house.
The next evening, Gu Jiu sent Gu Jing and Ye Qingyi to the village chief's house early.
"Xiao Jiu, are you sure they will find you tonight?" The village chief looked at Gu Jiu and asked uncertainly. After all, they just came back from Taohua Village yesterday, and if the other party wants to cause trouble, they have to wait until the time specified by their village chief. Come again.
"Not sure." Gu Jiu shook his head: "But they will definitely come back, maybe tonight or tomorrow night. I can see Wang Dahu's face clearly in the night, then he can naturally see me. Village Chief, you are not Did you say that he even sold his wife and daughter in order to have a better meal? Such a person is not a good person, so sooner or later he will find me!"
Hearing this, Gu Jing hugged Gu Jiu worriedly: "Wouldn't my sister be in danger? I want to be with my sister!"
"No, if you stay with me again, it will only make me more dangerous. The village chief's place is very safe. You stay here honestly and obediently!" Gu Jiu pushed Gu Jing to Ye Qingyi and settled some details with the village chief. Then he walked back alone.
She has never been firmly chosen by anyone, let alone someone who would sacrifice his life for her. That sister is the first person, so she will not let go of the person who forced her to death!
Because he had slept enough during the day, Gu Jiu's mind was particularly clear at night. He lay on the bed motionless and listened to the sounds outside. He didn't know how long it had passed, but Gu Jiu suddenly heard the tiny rubbing sound again and opened his eyes suddenly. Open your eyes and look out calmly.
Sure enough, three black shadows flashed across the window illuminated by the moonlight.
Gu Jiu hurriedly pushed the person next to him and pointed outside.
Immediately afterwards, the door was opened, and a small creaking sound was heard. A man tiptoed towards the bed with a broken sack in his hand. The village chief saw the opportunity and rushed forward and kicked the man. Kicked to the ground, the other two turned around and ran away.
As Gu Jiu shouted that the thief had been caught, the villagers hiding in other rooms immediately emerged and surrounded and captured them easily.
"Xiaojiu, today..."
"There is another person outside!" Gu Jiu interrupted the village chief and ran out first. Under the reflection of the moonlight, Gu Jiu accurately discovered the other party's location. Since the opponent's leg was injured, Gu Jiu quickly caught up with him.
"Is it you?" Gu Jiu looked at Wang Guan with some surprise: "Why, are you here for revenge too?"
"It was you who took the silver!" Wang Guan asked with an unexpected answer.
"Yes." Gu Jiu said without concealment.
"That's what my father left for me!"
"so what?"
"Taking it without asking is a thief!"
Hearing this, Gu Jiu looked at Wang Guan with some humor. Although the man in front of him was a scholar, he was full of violence and showed no elegance at all: "You, a thief, want to talk to me about etiquette? What else is stealing? This money was originally Even if your father stole it from us, if I take it back, it will be regarded as returning it to its original owner!"
"No! I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you. You'd better return the money to me now, otherwise you will definitely regret it!"
"For example?"
"You know Hongxiang Pavilion, right? Once you go in, you will never come out! You, a woman, cannot stay at home and be protected all the time. Once you are alone, Hongxiang Pavilion will be your destination! You too Don't want to live in pain for the rest of your life!" Wang Guan said while observing Gu Jiu carefully, considering the chances of winning the fight with his legs.
Hearing this, Gu Jiu stopped smiling and stared at Wang Guan expressionlessly: "Since you know that Hongxiang Pavilion is not a good place, why didn't you stop your father?"
Hearing this, Wang Guan was stunned for a moment, and looked at Gu Jiu with a disgusted face as if he remembered something: "I thought you were a child of an innocent family, but I didn't expect you to be from that kind of place! Why, it's My cheap sister asked you to steal our money? It’s useless, my father signed a death deed, no matter what they do, she won’t come out no matter how much money she spends!”
Gu Jiu was disgusted by the indifference on Wang Guan's face. He grabbed his collar and yelled, "She is your sister. Shouldn't you feel sad about what happened to her?"
"Feeling distressed?" Wang Guan looked at Gu Jiu as if he were a fool: "My father raised her so that she could be sold for a good price one day. You want to... ah!"
Wang Guan covered his face and looked at Gu Jiu in disbelief: "I tell you, according to the law, if a woman beats a man, but...ah!"
Gu Jiu kicked the person to the ground, dragged him to a place where no one was around and beat him severely.
"What did you just want to say?" Gu Jiu raised Wang Guan, patted his face and asked: "You want to say that I should be accused in the street of never being able to get married in this life? Someone has to see it! Who is going to do that? Sue? You? A man of 17 or 18 was beaten so hard by a 13-year-old girl that he couldn't stand up?"
Listening to the footsteps getting clearer and louder from far away, Gu Jiu suddenly let go of Wang Guan and said sarcastically: "If you really have the courage, then go ahead and sue! If you don't have the ability, get out of here as soon as possible, otherwise I will beat you every time I see you." !”
"Xiao Jiu, where is the person?" The village chief looked behind Gu Jiu and asked.
"I didn't catch up and ran away."
"That's it. Let's go back first. It's not safe for you to be alone."
"Um."
When Gu Jiu returned, the five people led by Wang Dahu had been tied up tightly. Seeing Gu Jiu, Wang Dahu suddenly became excited and wanted to spit out the rag in his mouth. But the result was that he was kicked hard by the person responsible for guarding.
"Village chief, I have sent someone to notify the people in Taohua Village. We can go there now."
The village chief nodded and shouted to the villagers: "Folks, we will keep half of the people from each family as we did last time, and the rest will go to Taohua Village to collect debts!"
"good!"
After suppressing Wang Dahu and others, everyone set off towards Taohua Village with smiles on their faces. This time they were arrested on the spot. What excuses could the people of Taohua Village have?
At the entrance of Taohua Village, the white-bearded village chief looked at the five people who were tied tightly and didn't know how to speak for a moment.
"Village Chief Wang, you said you wanted to give an explanation to our Gujia Village, but before the reply arrived, they stole it again. Now if we try anything else, it would be unjustifiable for you to stop us, right?"
