Half a quarter of an hour later, the sound of gongs resounded throughout Heshang Village!
At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and every household had finished the day's farming and was eating and resting at home. After hearing the sound of the gong, they came out one after another and asked each other what happened.
The gong will only be sounded when something big happens in the village!
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"Li Zheng asked everyone to gather at the head of the village!"
"Come on, hurry up, Lizheng must have something big to announce!"
People gathered under the old willow tree at the entrance of the village. Men and women, old and young, crowded around. Zhao Lizheng stood at the front with his hands behind his back. Seeing that everyone was almost here, he shouted loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet." !”
Everything fell silent.
Everyone looked at Li Zheng in confusion.
"Something happened in our village today! Madam Ming's house was robbed!" Zhao Lizheng said loudly.
As soon as the words fell, there was a wave of waves.
"What?! Were you robbed?"
"It's not dark yet, and there's a thief in the village?"
"Li Zheng, is it possible that there is a mistake? Madam Ming's wife has lost something at home. You can help her find it."
A big fan of Mrs. He went online: "The Ming family's wife is blessed by gods! If you steal her things, be careful not to be struck by lightning!"
Mingsong stood up and said angrily: "That's right! My sister's house was indeed robbed. All the newly bought dishes are gone, and the rice jars are all empty! Even the bed board was turned upside down, and all valuable things were stolen. Gone!"
Everyone's discussion became louder. They originally thought that at most a bowl or a chicken was missing from the house, but who would have thought that the entire Ming family was looted!
"This matter needs to be reported to the official!" someone from the villagers said.
Another person said: "The sun is going to set. It will be tomorrow when the county government officials arrive. By then, the thief may have gone somewhere."
Zhao Lizheng raised his hands and pressed them down, signaling everyone to be quiet, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone should know about the Ming family's wife. She has been living in our village with her three children. It has not been easy for her for more than a year. ! Now that I finally have some money, my life is about to get better, and something like this happened! As a village leader, I feel very angry! Even more sad! Our Heshang Village has always had simple folk customs, but something like this happened! It’s me, Li Zheng, who can’t stand up to the Ming family’s wife!”
Mingxi didn't expect Zhao Lizheng to be so excited, and said hurriedly: "Uncle Zhao, please don't say that. You and Aunt Zhao have already helped me too much."
Zhao Lizheng waved his hand and continued to look at everyone and said: "In a few days, the county magistrate will come to our village. If the county magistrate knows this, what will he think of our village? What will the people in other villages think? Our village? A bunch of sneaky and unruly people?! How will our children marry each other in the future?! Who dares to marry their daughter?! Will the reputation of our Heshang Village be ruined here?!!!"
What he said made everyone filled with indignation!
"Uncle Zhao! Tell us what to do about this matter, we will listen to you!"
"Yes, we will do whatever Li Zheng says!"
"We must catch this thief who ruined the reputation of our village!"
"Yes! We must catch him!"
Ming Xi held the child and stood in the crowd, silently sizing and observing. As the saying goes, all kinds of people can be raised by rice. Some people share the same hatred, while others disagree.
But she still got a lot of relief, because there are always more good people than bad people.
She is not afraid of a difficult life. She can create favorable material conditions on her own, but it is difficult for her to create a peaceful and friendly environment. Now, she can see the soil of Taoyuan from the villagers of Heshang Village.
Zhao Lizheng said impassionedly: "Thieves must be caught, but they cannot be caught for no reason. The Ming family's house was stolen in the afternoon, so I hope everyone can think carefully about whether any suspicious people were found at that time! Those who provide clues , I paid him three taels of rice out of my own pocket!"
The crowd was silent for a while and began to whisper among themselves, but no one could provide any clues.
At that time, most people were busy working in the fields and did not pay much attention to other people's homes. Moreover, the thatched house that Mingxi lived in was in a very remote location. There were several holly trees in front of the house blocking the view, which made it even more difficult. Made people aware of it.
When Zhao Lizheng saw this, his expression turned ugly.
He knew in his heart that if there was no evidence to catch a thief and take the stolen goods, it would be useless even if he reported it to the police. And the longer the delay, the more likely the stolen goods would be moved away. If the things had been resold, the matter would be investigated even more. Not sure.
At this time, a boy in the crowd said hesitantly: "I saw... uh, I saw Brother Ergou taking Hu Tie and the others to the Ming family."
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Er Gouzi.
Ergouzi smiled carelessly, "I went that way, but I was going to Hexia Village with Brother Tie and the others. What? You can't walk on the road in the village? Anyone who walks on that road is a thief?"
The boy said anxiously: "You obviously..."
"Hey! Shut up if you can't speak!" Ergouzi suddenly showed a ferocious look on his face, "Don't blame me for losing your things. You think I'm easy to bully!"
The boy's face turned pale with fright. The boy's parents hurriedly covered the child's mouth and said with stiff smiles: "You two dogs are from the same village. Who are you trying to scare? My Fan'er is just returning home. To be fair, I didn’t say you were a thief, so why are you so anxious?”
Ergouzi snorted, "It's okay if you don't have it. I'm the first to be ugly. If anyone wants to throw dirty water on my head, don't blame my fists for not having eyes!"
When he said this, there was a sudden silence all around.
Everyone knows that Er Gouzi is a rogue who does not hesitate to mess around, and whoever gets in contact with him will be unlucky. Hu Tie from Hexia Village is also famous for being a thorn, and no one dares to offend him.
Zhao Lizheng's face became more and more ugly, and Ming Song's face turned red with anger!
The thief was obviously about to be found out, but with Ergou messing up like this, who would dare to stand up and testify? !
Mingsong's blood boiled and he stared at Ergou. Finally, he couldn't bear it any longer, raised his fists and rushed over!
"You thief! You stole it! Give my sister's things back!!!"
Everyone exclaimed!
"The fight started!"
"Ouch! Stop them quickly!"
"Oh my God, I'm going to kill someone!"
No one expected that Mingsong was famous for being honest and honest in the village. He had never been red-faced with anyone, but today he was so angry that he hit Ergou with his fist as if he was desperate for his life!
The two dogs were also stunned. They were hit twice in succession. Before they could fight back, blood was already visible on their faces!
Mingsong was like a mad lion, pressing Ergou's head and smashing it to the ground!
"You don't leave a way for my sister to survive! You don't want to live either!!!"
Zhao Lizheng shouted loudly: "Hurry and hold him! Do you want people to die in Heshang Village?!"
Li Zheng's two sons quickly stepped forward to hold Ming Song down. Other villagers also helped and finally pulled the two away——
Ergou's nose was bruised and his face was swollen. He rolled and crawled in front of Nie Zheng, wailing loudly: "Uncle Zhao! You have to make the decision for me! The Ming family not only framed a good person, but also beat me like this! They must pay compensation. ! Pay for the medical expenses!”
At this time, a light pink folding fan fell out of his clothes. No matter the color or pattern, it didn't look like something a man should have.
Man Jing suddenly shouted: "My mother bought me the fan!"
