Midnight, Qili Village, Liu Yu's house.
The night is filled with moonlight, like water, shining on this quiet countryside. The people in the village have already rested, and the toads in the pond beside the village are singing happily, creating a tranquility and tranquility of the Jiangnan water town.
Zang Xi's eyelids kept twitching today, which made him sleepless. Since Diao Xiechu came to Jingkou two months ago and beat him up, too many things happened in Jingkou, and Liu Yu also offended Diao because of him. Brother, this made Zang Xi very uneasy. He brought eggs laid by his own chickens several times to visit Liu Yu.
But every time he arrived at the door of Liu's house, he was blocked by Xiao Wenshou, who hinted not to get too close to Liu Yu now to prevent the Diao brothers' revenge. Zang Xi could only put down the eggs, look at Liu Yu who was still lying on the bed from a distance, bowed several times, and returned with tears.
But Zang Xi couldn't even see Xiao Wenshou since noon today, which made him feel very strange. Liu Yu's family was also unusually quiet. Except for Tan Pingzhi and a few nephews from Wei Yongzhi's family who looked after the door, Xiao Wenshou and Liu Brothers Daolian and Liu Daogui no longer appear.
Thinking of this, Zang Xi murmured to himself: "Brother Liu, do you think of these outsiders more seriously than our fellow countrymen who have been here for decades? What is going on? You can't even see me. Just say a word."
Thinking of this, Zang Xi gritted his teeth and got up. His brother Zang Tao, who was sleeping on the side, was awakened by his movements. He rubbed his eyes and said, "Brother, what's wrong? Are you going to get up at night?" "
Zang Xi shook his head: "No, I want to go see Brother Liu. Only when I see others can I feel at ease. To be clear, this incident happened because of me. At this time, I can't be afraid of being deceived."
Zang Tao laughed and sat up: "Brother, I will go with you."
While the two were talking, suddenly there was a burst of light footsteps outside the house. It was very thin and light, and you couldn't hear it if you didn't listen carefully. Then, Dahuang from Xu Xian's house opposite called twice, and he couldn't hear it anymore. .
Zang Xi's expression changed: "No, someone has entered the village, get up quickly."
The two brothers rushed out of the house. Under the moonlight, dozens of black shadows were flying over the eaves and walls, passing between the roof and the courtyard wall, heading straight for Liu Yu's house. The leading black shadows had clearly jumped into the house. In Liu Yu's yard, the action was so fast that it was simply difficult to describe in words.
Zang Xi picked up the hoe in the yard, and Zang Xi grabbed the hunting bow and arrow directly from the wall. The two of them shouted at the top of their lungs: "Come here, come here quickly, a thief has entered the village." !”
As the two men shouted loudly, all the dogs in the village started barking, a gong sounded, and every household turned on their lights. The villagers in Qili Village picked up farm tools, bows and arrows, and some people even hid their He also took the spear and sword in his hand, shouted and rushed out, running towards Liu Yu's home.
When Zang Xi rushed into the Liu family's house, the courtyard door was already wide open, and several side rooms were also open. Liu Yu's family's few farm tools were scattered everywhere, and even the large water tank between the kitchen walls was smashed into pieces. There were a few pieces, and the water flowed all over the floor, even overflowing outside the house and flowing into the courtyard.
Zang Xi stamped his feet anxiously: "No, I'm late!" He rushed into Liu Yu's bedroom and saw a man lying on the bed, his body covered with wounds, but his face was bruised and purple. One piece, swollen high. But compared to his already swollen face, it didn't grow much. This person is not Liu Yu, but Liu Muzhi.
Zang Xi opened his eyes wide in surprise: "Fat man, how could it be you?"
Liu Muzhi covered his face and cursed: "You damn thief, how dare you hit me!"
At this moment, the villagers also rushed in. The village chief, Xiang Tao, was a middle-aged man in his forties. He held two shining single knives in his hands and said in a deep voice: "What on earth is going on?!"
Liu Muzhi stood up and threw away the wound belt on his body: "Uncle Xiang, there are thieves who want to harm the slaves. Fortunately, we were prepared. This prevented their conspiracy from succeeding."
Xiang Tao opened his eyes wide and looked around the room. It had been turned into a mess. Almost no intact furniture was still in its original place. All the cabinets were opened and a pile of rags were thrown all over the floor. Yes, it was obvious that the visitor had just conducted a search, which only took a few minutes.
And a few young people helped three people into the room. Two of the three people were children and one was a woman. They were not Liu Yu's family of three, but they were wearing the clothes of Liu Yu's family. clothes.
Xu Xianzhi looked at a child and said in surprise: "I have seen you, aren't you Tan Pingzhi's family?"
A child who looked seven or eight years old nodded: "Yes, my name is Tan Daoji. My uncle asked us to pretend to be Liu Yu's family members and lie here to prevent anyone from harming his family. Sure enough, tonight there was The thieves came, slapped me twice and asked them where they were."
The boy's face was highly swollen, and a palm print was particularly obvious. Tears were shining in his eyes, but he tried not to cry. How could such a big child behave like this after experiencing such a thing? Let people praise secretly.
Xiang Tao stepped forward and squatted down, holding Tan Daoji's shoulders, and said softly: "We are all Liu Yu's fellow villagers, good people, and here to help you. Don't be afraid. You are safe now. It's just that Liu Yu and the others are going Where is it? Also, can you clearly see who is here today?"
Tan Daoji shook his head: "It's hard to see clearly in the dark night. These people are wearing black clothes with cloths covering their faces. Their speech is deliberately unclear. They must also be hiding their identities."
Xiang Tao gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "These audacious thieves dare to touch this place to commit murder. If I know who did it, I will definitely put them in a pig cage!"
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "Uncle Xiang, don't worry about this. Now Liu Yu's family has moved to a safe place. You don't have to worry about him. We will report to the official tomorrow morning."
Xu Xianzhi shouted angrily: "I'm afraid it's just a family of officials and bandits pretending to be murderers."
Xiang Tao's expression changed, and he scolded in a deep voice: "Xiao Xu, don't speak nonsense!"
Xu Xianzhi sneered: "Everyone knows who Brother Liu's enemy is and how he was injured. I think we should not report to the official this time and find a way to get closer to the capital."
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "Okay, Xiao Xu, the people will not fight with the officials. Let's wait until Liu Yu comes back. Thank you everyone for coming to help today. Let's leave now."
Xu Xianzhi muttered unwillingly: "The thief also killed my rhubarb, give me the dog's life!" As he said this, he looked relieved, turned and walked away, and all the villagers in the courtyard were also led by Xiang Tao. , left one after another. Only Liu Muzhi's eyes flashed coldly, he looked in the direction of Jingkou City, and murmured: "Good luck to you, slave." chapter;
