The dwarf left in a panic.
Mingsong looked at the short man's back and murmured to himself: "What is he wearing around his neck? It looks weird."
Zhao Li was listening to his reminder and remembered that there seemed to be a circle like that on Ergou's neck, but he didn't take a closer look at it at the time, and he was not sure now when he recalled it.
Zhao Chuanbao urged from the front: "Dad, let's go, no matter what he does, if he likes to open up wasteland, just let him go."
Zhao Lizheng thought that it was surprising enough that a lazy man wanted to open up wasteland. But if two lazy people wanted to open up wasteland, it would be the same as the sun rising in the west! ...But he also understands why the third child is anxious. The newly married daughter-in-law has only stayed at home for a few days before returning to her parents' home. Can she not be anxious?
Thinking of the marriage of the third child, Zhao Lizheng actually regretted it. However, the main purpose of today's trip was to help the Ming family solve the problem. Other things were incidental. It would be best if the third daughter-in-law could be brought back. Come back and pull down.
"Let's go." Zhao Lizheng sighed inwardly, greeted Mingsong and Liu Zhuzi, and continued to Hexia Village.
The two villages are very close to each other, separated only by a suspension bridge and an earth slope.
Because they are so close, there are many families marrying each other, but because they are so close, there are constant conflicts all year round.
In short, the relationship between the two villages is mainly subtle.
Zhao Lizheng suddenly arrived at Hexia Village with a few strong young men, which immediately attracted the attention of many villagers. Those working in the fields, those working with cows on the roadside, and those cutting pig grass on the slopes all looked over with curiosity or vigilance. .
Others shouted to them from a distance: "Hey! Why is Zhao Lizheng free to come to our place today?"
Zhao Lizheng waved his hand, "I want to talk to Lao Li about something."
Old Man Li's name immediately rang out on the field ridge, one after another, as if beating a drum to spread flowers, spreading the sound farther and farther.
Zhao Lizheng walked forward for a while and saw an old man hurriedly walking forward carrying a hoe.
"Are you here to pick up Qiaoxiang?" Old Man Li said with a kind smile, "Qiaoxiang has been back for a few days, I guess you must come to pick him up in the next few days."
Zhao Lizheng originally meant this, but when Old Man Li said it, he couldn't help it. He replied with a straight face: "I'm not here to pick her up. Since her family is thinking about her, they will stay here longer. This time I I came to you for another matter.”
"Ah?" Old Man Li looked confused. He wiped the sweat from his face and glanced at Liu Zhuzhu beside Zhao Lizheng, wondering if he was here to cause trouble again, right?
Completely opposite to Zhao Lizheng from Heshang Village, Li Lizheng from Hexia Village has a nickname, Li Dazhui. To put it simply, he can throw away any baggage and doesn't care about anything.
"Old Zhao, you are here this time... aren't you still because of the broken head of the pillar last time?" Old Man Li said in embarrassment, "Didn't the pockmarked ones in our village already pay money? Old Zhao, everyone has When you make a living on the Xiaoqing River, you can't look down until you look up. There are some things you can't hold on to, so that's pretty much it."
"No." Zhao Lizheng frowned and said seriously, "Hu Tie from your village brought a group of people to our village to steal things! All the valuables in the house were emptied. What do you think of this matter? You have to ignore it. , I will go to the county government office to ask for an explanation!"
"What?!" Old Man Li was startled, "Is there such a thing?! You, don't talk nonsense!"
"Who is talking nonsense? Hu Tie and his gang were seen by people in our village!" Mingsong couldn't bear it and said angrily, "He went to my sister's house to steal things in broad daylight, and the bed board was turned upside down! The house should be a little tidier. Not a single dish was left for my sister, where is Hu Tieren? Tell him to come out!"
Old Man Li's face changed drastically and he waved his hands hurriedly, "How did I know? Hu Tie spends most of a month in the county. Even if I am an upright person, there is no way I can know his whereabouts! Besides, besides, Hu Tie's whereabouts are... He...he always calls out to his friends and has never been short of money. How could he go to your village to steal things for no reason? Is there some misunderstanding..."
Villagers not far away gradually gathered around and started to chime in: "Yes, I saw Hu Tie inviting people to drink in the county town a few days ago. How can he be so poor that he steals things when he has enough money to treat people to drinks?"
It would be fine if there were fights and troubles. Theft was related to the reputation of the entire village, so the villagers were naturally more concerned about it.
Mingsong was so angry that he clenched his fists and said angrily: "We have no grievances against that Hu Tie, is it possible that we will still wrongly accuse him? He is not a law-abiding person to begin with, and it is not unusual for him to do such sneaky things!"
Zhao Lizheng frowned and said: "The second dog in our village has already been recruited. He said that Hu Tie would take all the things and sell them in the county town, and the money would be in Hu Tie's hands."
Mingsong didn't know about this, so he looked at Zhao Lizheng in surprise, "Uncle Zhao, did Ergou admit it?"
Zhao Lizheng nodded, "Er Gou said that all the money is in Hu Tie's hands, and he can't compensate your sister. He can only help open up wasteland to atone for his sins."
As soon as he finished speaking, laughter suddenly came from all around.
Old Man Li also laughed, "Old Zhao, who doesn't know about Ergou in your village? He is notoriously lazy! He would rather sell his family's land than grow food. Would he be willing to open up wasteland? Even if it is You can’t make up lies so stupid! Hahahaha!”
Zhao Lizheng's face was slightly red, and he frowned and said, "I, Zhao Youren, always say one thing and two things! It was Er Gouzi who personally told me today that we wanted to open up wasteland. Why are you lying to me!"
Old Man Li laughed loudly when he heard this, "In my opinion, you didn't lie to us, but you were deceived by that idiot! He stole 80% of the things in your village. That guy dared to do it but didn't dare to admit it. He had to rely on it." Hu Tietou in our village, Lao Zhao, you are so confused in this matter!"
The villagers nearby all cheered: "Yes, yes! Hu Tie from our village just has a bad temper, and sometimes he doesn't care about anything, but when it comes to stealing things, I am the first one who doesn't believe it!"
"I don't believe it either! I've watched Hu Tie that kid since he was a child. He actually has a good heart and can't steal people's things."
"Zhao Lizheng, you'd better go back to your Heshang Village as soon as possible, take care of the bad guys in your village, and stop spreading rumors."
Zhao Lizheng's face turned livid and he shouted loudly: "Hu Tie and his men stole the things! This is what Ergouzi said himself!"
The villagers in Hexia Village still laughed, "Er Gouzi said he was going to open up wasteland! Do you believe what he says with his dog-like mouth?!"
Mingsong was a clumsy-talker, and when he faced these villagers, he beat them up. His face turned red with anger, his fists clenched tighter and tighter, and the veins on his neck popped out!
Someone in the crowd said angrily: "What's the matter? You came to our Hexia Village and you can't frame me, so you want to beat someone?"
Mingsong said angrily: "Who do you think framed me?! Who do you think you framed?!"
Zhao Lizheng was angry and felt bad. With such a commotion, it seemed that it was almost impossible to seek justice for the wife of the Ming family today. Is it really necessary to go to the stage of reporting to the official?
But if you really report it to the official, the two villages will become enemies...
When Zhao Li was in trouble, someone suddenly shouted: "Hey! Mazi, where are you guys going? Come quickly! People from Heshang Village have come to our village to cause trouble!"
Everyone looked up and saw a scene that was rare to see in their lives: several notoriously lazy gangsters in the village were carrying pots, firewood, furniture and sundries of all sizes, not knowing what they were going to do.
