Chen Ermao pointed toward the courtyard, "This is Chen Xiaobei's home. Chen Xiaobei is on duty at Dahuaishu. There are only Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer at home."
The other two people nodded, "Go in first and see if Chen Xiaobei's mother-in-law is here."
this.
Chen Ermao was obviously a little surprised.
"Brother Waizui, brother Sanshui..."
Waizui patted Chen Ermao on the shoulder, "Don't worry, you go first, and we will come in later."
Entering this courtyard, Chen Ermao was still a little frightened.
That time I was almost scared to death by Chen Xiaobei.
But then he thought about it, Chen Xiaobei was not at home today, so he gritted his teeth and gave it a go.
After climbing into the yard and touching the edge of the door, Chen Ermao hesitated for a moment, then he pushed tentatively.
Hey, why is this door locked from the outside?
This is a bit strange.
Could it be that when Chen Xiaobei left, he closed the door from the outside.
After a slight hesitation, Chen Ermao gently opened the door bolt, and then slowly pushed the door open bit by bit.
Waizui and Sanshui outside the courtyard saw him opening the door, so they climbed in from the courtyard wall unhurriedly.
When he entered the room, it was pitch black before his eyes. Chen Ermao didn't dare to light the fire, so he could only stand there and get used to it for a while before talking.
But soon, he felt something was wrong. The room was too quiet.
It was eerily quiet, not even the slightest sound.
At this time, Waizui and Sanshui also came to the door. They didn't care about so much, and they immediately polished off the fire.
With this weak light, Chen Ermao could clearly see that there was no one on the bed.
Waizui held up the fire folder and stepped forward to examine it carefully.
In the end, he got a little discouraged, "Did tnd leak the news?"
Chen Ermao thought for a moment, "Chen Daqiang, this bastard, dares to betray us."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out, "I'll go find him to settle the score."
But Sanshui stopped him and said, "Okay, stop wandering around the village, let's discuss what to do next?"
Before he finished speaking, Waizui pulled the two of them out, "Quickly, if Chen Daqiang betrays us, what kind of trap might Chen Xiaobei have set for us?"
Chen Ermao and Sanshui suddenly realized it. The three of them ran out in a hurry, without even having time to close the door.
The three of them climbed over the courtyard wall, almost trotted out of the village, and hid in the dark before letting out a long sigh of relief.
After waiting for a cup of tea, everything was calm. Sanshui looked puzzled, "Brother Waizui, there is no trap at all!"
Waizui scratched the back of his head with a confused look on his face.
"If that's the case, maybe Chen Daqiang didn't betray us."
"But, in that case, why aren't Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer at home?" Chen Ermao asked.
"Hey, what's weird about this?" Sanshui forced his mind to make up his mind, "Chen Xiaobei is not at home, and Cui Hongyu, a weak woman with a little girl, is not allowed to go back to her parents' house to stay for one night."
Needless to say, this explanation was quite reasonable. Chen Ermao was unable to refute, so he had to change the topic, "Brothers, how about we find a place to rest and come back tomorrow night."
He waved his hand with a crooked mouth, "What are you looking for? Chen Xiaobei's house doesn't have this ready-made! Let's wait in his house. When he comes back early tomorrow morning, I will kill him with one knife and go back to collect the reward from the leader of the village. It’s over.”
Chen Ermao's heart skipped a beat, these two were so courageous.
But when he thought about it again, Chen Ermao couldn't help but feel itchy in his heart when he remembered Cui Hongyu's dowry.
Get some of this casually, and you can sell it at a good price in the county town. When the time comes, Waizui Sanshui and the others will find their cousin, Lao Hei, to receive the reward.
If you can get some of Cui Hongyu's dowry and sell it, your trip will not be in vain.
With their own thoughts, the three of them returned to Chen Xiaobei's home. Waizui and Sanshui leaned on the bed and took a nap.
Chen Ermao couldn't sit still. He held up the fire folder and looked around.
Soon his eyes fell on a large ceramic vat in the corner.
Most people in the village use this kind of jar to store food, but it is obvious that Chen Xiaobei's family has no surplus food at all.
But the area around this tank is very clean. There is also a lid made of wood on top of the tank. This cover is much larger than the millstone, and it has obviously been scrubbed. It is not spotless, but it is also very clean.
Chen Ermao stepped forward and opened the lid. Sure enough, there were several bundles and two wooden boxes inside. The wooden boxes were Cui Hongyu's jewelry boxes. There was really no place to hide them at home, so he had to stuff them all into this jar.
Opening the jewelry box, there were several gold bracelets and silver pendants inside. When he saw these things, Chen Ermao's eyes lit up. He was now rich.
Just as he was about to take action, a crooked voice came from beside him, "Okay, calm down, don't disturb my dream."
Chen Ermao suppressed the excitement in his heart and said, "I understand, brother, just go back to sleep."
He carefully put these pieces of jewelry into his arms, and then took out two bags.
You can turn your head, Wizui Sanshui. The two of them sleep on the same bed, leaving no room for themselves. He thought for a while and simply put the wooden cover on the ground. He sat up and leaned against the wall, closing his eyes and concentrating.
Chen Ermao secretly planned in his heart that after killing Chen Xiaobei tomorrow, he would take away everything in the tank.
At this time, Chen Xiaobei had already stood up and was about to invite people to go on patrol with him.
In his group was a young man named Xiaowen.
This Chen Xiaowen is one year younger than him. There is really nothing to do at home, so he can only work in the village protection team to gain experience, and at least he can earn some bonuses by the end of the year.
Chen Xiaowen followed Chen Xiaobei closely, saying as he walked, "Brother Xiaobei, let's just take a walk, that's enough."
Chen Xiaobei stopped and turned to look at him, "Did you patrol like this at night before?"
Chen Xiaowen hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded, "Yes, before I followed Brother Chen Ping, I walked uphill to the front and then walked back."
They were walking west along the road in the village. The further they went, the closer they got to Qingniu Mountain. The terrain was naturally getting higher and higher, but when they reached the uphill slope, there were at least ten or twenty households in front of them.
Chen Xiaobei shook his head, "Xiaowen, since we are on the village protection team, let's get it done. If this doesn't work, let's go to Zhang Carpenter's door. Otherwise, how can we deal with what the young and old men do to us? trust."
Chen Xiaowen looked at him in surprise, "Brother, what does trust mean?"
Chen Xiaobei was silent for a while, yes, what is trust? There is no such word these days, right?
"Oh, it means that the people in our village think that we can protect the village."
Chen Xiaowen nodded thoughtfully, "Brother Xiaobei, where did you hear these words?"
This question is difficult for Chen Xiaobei to answer.
He had no choice but to change the subject, "I also heard that from the wealthy family in the county. By the way, I will take you to the county another day. The county seat is really beautiful."
Chen Xiaowen's eyes were immediately filled with yearning, "I, I've only been to the county once, and it was still snowing and I didn't see anything."
