Stars were shining all over the sky, and a bright moon was hidden in the thick clouds, looming.
It was extremely quiet outside, with only the chirping of insects in the grass and the flapping of birds' wings at night.
The night breeze was chilly, and Niu Caohua was sneaking along the path alone. She couldn't help but rub the chicken skin on her arms.
She carefully walked through a large field and came to the village.
As soon as I entered the village, I immediately became very energetic, my ears were perked high, and I listened to what was going on around me. My eyes were very agile.
Although it's night now and everyone is asleep, I can't guarantee that anyone will come out to do some errands at night and go to the toilet.
If they discovered it, it would be hard to explain, so I walked extra carefully.
After many twists and turns, we finally arrived at Li Zhengjia, the only house built with bricks and tiles in the village.
In fact, it is not all bricks and tiles. It only uses some bricks and tiles. Most of them are still made of adobe, but they are still many times better than thatched houses.
Niu Caohua hid at the foot of the wall and listened carefully to what was going on inside. Her breathing was even and she was sleeping soundly.
Then don't worry, just climb over the wall and come to the yard.
The yard of Li Zheng's house is much neater than that of Niu Caohua's house. There are also two small vegetable plots planted in the yard, with a little cabbage and other things that are unrecognizable.
The chicken coop is in the corner of the yard, and it's quiet inside.
Niu Caohua directly opened the door of the chicken coop, stretched out her hand and pulled out a chicken.
Oh, you're lucky, the first one is that majestic big rooster with bright fur and red comb.
"Crack." The chicken's neck was directly twisted, and the big rooster couldn't die anymore.
The remaining three old hens were not spared. One by one, their necks were broken by cow grass flowers, and they died.
The chicken coop is now empty, except for a pile of chicken poop.
What to do with the four dead chickens?
Niu Cao Hua has already thought about it and won’t eat it. There are so many pheasants in the mountains. Isn’t it delicious? Anyone who likes to eat the stolen chickens will eat it.
Carrying four chickens, Niu Caohua easily rolled out of the yard of Li Zheng's house. She was extremely careful and didn't even leave any footprints.
She walked around the village again and came to the home of another villager, Niu Qianshan.
The kid in this family, Niu Baoer, is not a little old, but he has a lot of bad intentions. He is a general behind Niu Ergou. He is full of filthy words at a young age, and he does not show mercy at all when bullying Niu Xiaodi.
Niu Caohua plucked some of the feathers from the dead chickens and threw them on the ground. Then she threw all four chickens into Niu Qianshan's yard. After doing this, she ran away without looking back.
I ran home, took a few breaths, and then returned to the warm bed. Niu Xiaodi snuggled up directly with her little body, like a small stove, very warm.
Niu Xiaodi's face was flushed from sleep, and he would chirp from time to time, as if he had eaten something good.
"Sister, I have avenged you. Don't be a white-eyed wolf in the future." Niu Caohua couldn't hold it back and pinched his little face. Well, there was still no flesh and it was uncomfortable to hold. It seemed like he still needed more. Nurture.
Niu Xiaodi was sleeping soundly, and when his cheek was pinched, his little face suddenly became wrinkled, and he squeezed into his sister's arms.
Have a good night's sleep.
****
"Ouch~"
In the early morning, a sad soprano kicked off the day.
Li Zhengjia.
Grandma Chen opened her eyes in a daze and found that it was already bright outside. She hurriedly dressed and stood up, and began to curse.
"I'm lazy again. I won't crow at this hour. I'll kill you tomorrow to worship our ancestors."
"You two lazy bitches, they don't know what they are doing by marrying you. You want me, the mother-in-law, to serve you every day, and let my son divorce you someday!"
As he was buttoning up, he glanced at the old man who was still snoring with his mouth open and his face wrinkled, with a look of disgust on his face.
"Bah, you'll get a thousand cuts." She cursed in a low voice.
After getting dressed, I felt strange again. Although the big rooster at home often crows randomly, it is still a bit strange that there is no sound at all when it is lit. Is there a weasel in the house?
Thinking of this, Grandma Chen was shocked. She quickly opened the door and went to the chicken coop in the yard.
Then there was this poignant soprano.
"Where are my chickens? Where are my big roosters and my old hens? Whoever killed a thousand swords stole our chickens! My old hens are still laying eggs!" Grandma Chen sat down on the ground. He patted his thighs, tears streaming down his face, and his voice spread throughout the village.
"Mom, what's wrong? What happened?"
"Old woman, what's wrong?"
"Grandma, what are you doing so early in the morning? Are you letting your grandson sleep?"
Li Zheng, his two sons, two daughters-in-law, one grandson, and three granddaughters were all awake.
Standing in the yard confused, Niuergou sat on the ground, yawning and complaining, and was picked up by his mother, who lay on her and fell asleep again.
Niu Daya, Niu Erya, and Niu Sanya hid behind the door frame, cowering.
"What? The chicken is gone?"
After figuring out what happened, everyone's eyes widened and their voices became louder.
"Who closed the chicken coop door last night?" Li Zheng's heart skipped a beat, but he still asked calmly.
"Grandpa, it's me." Seven-year-old Niu Daya said tremblingly. She knew the importance of chickens at home. Now that the chickens are gone, she will definitely have no good fruit to eat: "When I closed the door of the chicken coop last night, Look, all the chickens are inside, not a single one is missing! My brother saw it too, and last night he said he wanted to eat eggs from chickens with yellow tails."
Only Niu Ergou in the family has this treatment, eating one egg a day. The old hen with the yellow tail lays the biggest egg, so Niu Ergou only eats the eggs it lays and picks his own every day.
"Er Gou, did you see the chickens entering the henhouse last night?" Li Zheng asked his eldest grandson, who was still in a daze, and his voice became much gentler.
"Chicken? You saw it, Grandma, I haven't eaten any eggs today, go and cook them for me." Niu Ergou became sober when he mentioned eggs.
Seeing this time, his son was still thinking about eating eggs and did not pay attention to the occasion. Niu Shanbao, the eldest son of the Li Zheng family, quickly gave his wife a wink.
He Qiuniang received the look from her man, lowered her head, hugged her son and returned to the room, but her ears were still listening to what was going on outside.
The chickens in your home will belong to your own room in the future, so you can't throw them away casually.
Seeing this, the youngest daughter-in-law Qin Yu also pulled her three daughters into the house.
The loss of the chicken has nothing to do with me. After all, after raising chickens for so many years, I can’t see a single egg in my house. I can’t even see a bit of meat during the holidays. The three children combined don’t even have a cow or a dog. Heavy.
It's all my fault for not having a son, who is not as good as my sister-in-law.
