Yang Ruoqing nodded.
Yang Huazhong then asked a few more of them: "Now that the news has been released, our family has also bought a bunch of things for banquets to use as bait, and we are just waiting for the fish to jump into the pond we dug to eat the bait. There's nothing wrong with that, so where should a bunch of us stay tonight, Qing'er, Da'an, you siblings should give me some answers now, right?"
No wonder Yang Huazhong asked this, mainly because when everyone was discussing the plan to catch the thief, Daan brought up smoke bombs, and the Luo family was left with four people, including two babies.
In the eyes of outsiders, it is difficult for Blacksmith Luo to take care of Wang Cuilian and two young children by himself. With so many rooms in the front and back rooms, he must be too busy to take care of the Sun family and the Sun family. Yang Huazhong's family.
No one from the Sun family and the Yang Huazhong family stayed, and the news was that Yang Huaming and the others went back to patrol several times at night.
Therefore, for a team of thieves who are bold and know how to use wisdom to cover their thefts with a mysterious cloak, tonight is undoubtedly the best opportunity to start.
It was a rare window of opportunity in a century. All the big shots they were afraid of went to Sunjiagou, and sweeping the grave of Mrs. Sun was a major event for the Luo family, the Sun family, and the Yang family, so if this good opportunity tonight was missed, You may only be able to commit petty theft during the year.
If you seize this good opportunity tonight, you may be able to turn your life around!
Even if Yang Huazhong and the others were on guard, the thieves would risk anything in the face of tempting benefits.
Find wealth in danger!
"Dad, we will go to the old house to rest for a while, and then we will set off towards Qingshui Town via another road."
They have already arrived at Sunjiagou, and there is no need for Yang Ruoqing to hide anymore.
"What are we going to do in Qingshui Town? Are we going to go around in a big circle and then go back to the village?" Yang Huazhong was confused and asked again.
Yang Ruoqing smiled and said, "Dad, we won't go back tonight if we don't. I have arranged guest rooms, charcoal braziers, meals, and everything is ready at Tianxiang Building in the town. Let's drive there tonight with a large force. Stay one night and return to the village tomorrow.”
"Ah? Going to live in the town?" Yang Huazhong thought for a while, "That's not bad. We definitely can't live here in Sunjiagou. If we go to the village, the plan may be ruined. We can't stay outside and wait. At dawn, you might as well go to a restaurant in town!"
Xiao An pointed to the children in front and said to Yang Huazhong: "If we can't keep all these little guys together, they'd rather find another place to sleep!"
Having made up their mind, everyone speeded up and headed towards Sunjiagou.
Suddenly, two mountain men came in front. The older one was about the same age as Xiaojie's father, and the younger one was probably in his early thirties.
The two of them came all the way here. When they saw Lao Suntou and his team, their eyes lit up. The older one shouted directly: "Uncle, uncle, I am Mo Gen!"
Lao Suntou was busy on his way, feeling a little disappointed. Suddenly he heard someone calling him. He raised his head and saw the two people coming over. He was also stunned for a moment. Then the disappointment on his face disappeared, revealing a bit of surprise and excitement.
"Is this Mogen? Why are you here?" Lao Suntou came out of the crowd and came to Mogen and his son.
Mogen first asked his son to pay tribute to Lao Suntou, and then he took Lao Suntou's hand and said excitedly: "Earlier, I heard a child at home running back and said that he saw a mule cart and a large group of people going to the woods behind the village. I I thought that this area is the ancestral graveyard of my uncle’s family, and it’s approaching the New Year. I guessed that you should come back to visit the graves, so I quickly took my eldest son to the mountain to find you, and picked you up to have lunch at my house!”
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Soon, Lao Suntou brought Mogen and his son to Yang Huazhong and the others. They were both acquaintances and greeted each other. Then Lao Suntou told Yang Huazhong and the others Mogen's purpose.
When the old man said these words, he could hear that he was very happy in his voice.
Because this was something he didn't expect. He originally thought that the villagers in Sunjiagou would just say hello when they met on the road or even just remember the old acquaintance. Unexpectedly, Mo Gen went up the mountain to invite them to a meal in person.
Yang Huazhong and Xiao Jie's father understood Mo Gen's purpose, and they all politely declined Mo Gen's kindness.
"We brought dry food and rested in the old house later. Then we pasted the Spring Festival couplets and left." Xiaojie's father said.
Mo Gen said: "How can we survive by eating dry food? How tiring it is to travel through mountains and rivers. Solid food is not of any use!"
Yang Huazhong also smiled and nodded, "Yes, Brother Mo Gen, I really don't need to disturb you all. In this twelfth lunar month, every household is busy."
Mo Gen said: "Lao San, why are you so polite to me? I went out a while ago and even went to your house for a meal. Do you think I am so polite to you?"
After that, Mo Gen came over and put his arm around Yang Huazhong's shoulders, "You're not polite now. You have to come to my house for dinner no matter what."
Yang Huazhong smiled and went to see Lao Suntou.
Mo Gen had let go of Yang Huazhong again, came to Lao Suntou, and said respectfully: "Uncle, I will help you."
Lao Suntou said with a smile: "Mogen, we are a big family..."
Mo Gen looked around and said with a smile: "Uncle, are you worried about making me poor? Don't worry, there will be floods outside this year, but here in the mountains we have good weather and a bumper rice harvest. I can still afford a meal!”
Since Mo Gen has talked all the way to this point, if he doesn't go, he really won't give face to the other party.
And, to be fair, whenever people from Sunjiagou go out to the mountains and pass through Changping Village, as long as they are willing to go to Lao Suntou's place, Lao Suntou will treat them with the best dishes at home.
In this way, everyone entered Sunjiagou and went straight to the Sun family's old house.
The courtyard door of the old house was locked and the lock was rusty.
The thick felt cloth and thatch covering the courtyard gate were blown away by the wind, and a corner of the felt cloth danced in the wind.
The wall of the yard, which is one person high, is covered with weeds. They should still be relatively lush in spring and summer, but in the middle of winter, they are all withered and yellow. They cling softly to the wall. Together with the dead old locust tree in the yard, they seem to tell a story. With the vitality of the past.
Old Suntou took off the keys from his waist, found one, and inserted it into the door lock with a slight trembling...
With a creak, the courtyard door was pushed open, and Lao Suntou led everyone into the courtyard covered with dead leaves.
There are several adobe main houses facing the house, with wing rooms and kitchen rooms on both sides.
Everything was cold, and the smoke had long ceased to emit from the chimneys.
There is a stone trough at the bottom of the outer wall of the kitchen. This stone trough was used by Sun Tou and his family many years ago when they still lived in the mountains to feed and drink food and water for the chickens, ducks and pigs at home.
Now the stone trough has long dried up, and it is also filled with dust and dead leaves, almost filling the stone trough.
With his head and chest heaving, Lao Sun took off the bunch of keys from his waist, pushed open the doors of every room in the yard, and then opened the windows. The dust was choking his nose, and the musty smell was overwhelming...
Mo Gen went home to prepare meals, and Yang Huazhong and the others helped Lao Suntou clean up the yard, check and repair doors and windows.
The women left He Lian'er and Luo Baobao to look after the children. Others rolled up their sleeves, some went into the kitchen to prepare hot water, and some started cleaning the house.
Those who carry water, chop wood, sweep the yard, clean tables, children chasing and playing in the yard...
Suddenly, the yard that had been covered in dust for a long time suddenly became lively, and smoke came from the chimney...
