There were not many big trees on the nearby hillside, just a few. They found a tree with a trunk that looked relatively solid, but they didn't know what the tree was called.
Anyway, a good tree is one that can hang people on.
As they were dragging him, the man woke up again, whimpering and gasping for breath, and begging for mercy.
"Shut up! It's late at night and others still need to sleep. Do you know that? Don't you have any sense of public morality?" Ye Yaodong said righteously and kicked him twice.
"That's right, can't you just be sensible and shut up?"
The little thief Qiu burst into tears, his tears and snot all mixed together. He was beaten like this, and you still want him to be sensible? He couldn't even cry out loud...
"I untied the rope at the back and tied it to the front so it would be easier to hang him up."
"Well, I can't run away anyway."
The two men were busy for a while, and if Aqiu didn't cooperate, he would be beaten. In the end, he was completely tamed. When they asked him to stand under a big tree, he really climbed down the tree obediently. Since he was going to be hung up anyway, it was better to be a hero and not suffer a loss.
Ye Yaodong was also very satisfied.
"Wouldn't it be better for you to be obedient and honest earlier? Wouldn't it be comfortable to sleep at home late at night? You have to come out as a thief, and this is the price you pay."
"Have you ever heard of Xu Laifu from our village? He often wandered around at night, and one morning he was found lying on the road covered in blood. One of his hands was missing, and his wrist was broken. There was only a loose wrist, and the wound was about the size of a peach..."
A peach-sized mouth...
Aqiu trembled with fear...
"This guy, just can't do bad things, it's easy to get retribution, and if you mess with someone you shouldn't mess with, you have to pay the price."
"It's so easy to kill someone now. Just spend some money. Buying arms and legs can be clearly marked with a price. There are many people rushing to do it. Don't make it too easy..."
Ah Guang frowned and sniffed again, "What's that smell?"
Ye Yaodong also shrugged his nose, "Smell of urine?"
Ah Guang held the flashlight and looked at Ah Qiu's crotch. "Fuck, you are so cowardly, and you dare to imitate others and go out at night?"
"What a coward! You got so scared by just a few words."
"This is a true story, and it's not just random talk. Tsk tsk tsk, I heard that you can only use your left hand to eat, do everything with your left hand, and don't know what to do with your parents when they get old, and you can't even find a wife. I heard that you're asking people everywhere if you can buy a wife?"
"This person should be more obedient and behave himself..."
"I was wrong, I was wrong... I didn't do anything..."
People in the nearby villages had all heard about Xu Lai Fu's story, but people from other villages didn't know as much as those in the village itself. After being frightened by this, Aqiu was scared out of his wits. He regretted it so much that he almost burst into tears, fearing that he would also be missing a part of his body.
"Hang him up and let his feet touch the ground, otherwise he will be left hanging until dawn and die."
After a good beating, he was hung on a tree to be blown by the wind all night. It would take four or five hours until dawn tomorrow, which was enough to make him drink a bottle of wine. If he was left hanging in the air, it would be very dangerous.
He didn't want to get his hands stained with blood, so it would be enough for him to just give everyone a beating.
"OK."
A Guang swung the other end of the rope towards the tree several times before it got hung up, then he jumped several times but still couldn't grab one end of the rope.
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but twitch his lips, "My father is tall, and my mother is short. Fortunately, my sister is not short, otherwise I would really worry about my future nephew being held back by his biological father."
"What are you talking about? I'm not as good as most, but I'm better than most. After all, I'm 1.74 meters tall, and I'm also a famous tall guy in the village!"
"Yeah, he's 1.74 meters tall."
There is nothing wrong with being the tallest among the short ones. Compared with others, he is indeed tall.
"Come here, carry the person."
"Well, do you think everyone can grow as tall as you? There's no point in being that tall. It wastes fabric. You have to use more fabric than others to make clothes and pants."
A Guang exchanged positions with him, held the person there, and waited for him to pull the rope.
Ye Yaodong's jumping ability was just so-so. He grabbed the rope after one jump, pulled it down hard, hung the man up, and spoke.
"This is more expensive than others, and uses more material than others. Wouldn't it be a good deal if I bought ready-made clothes?"
"Aren't all your clothes made by your wife?"
"You need to call Third Sister-in-law! The rope tied to the tree trunk is not long enough. Run back and get another one. Get a longer one. Tie it tighter and tie it twice more."
You have to jump up a little to pull the rope. It's too short to tie them up. Although it's also because the little thief Aqiu's hand was not raised just now, it's still too short.
"Okay, then you pull it first."
"Um."
Hikaru ran back quickly, "The three of them are almost filling up the car, let's hurry up too."
"Three people? Is Qing moving there too?"
"yes."
"Then connect it quickly and tie him up. Take off your stinky socks and stuff his mouth shut to avoid waking up the people around him and disturbing their sweet dreams."
"Huh? You still want my socks, not yours?"
"My socks are freshly made, no, they're not tasty enough!"
A Guang was speechless for a moment, and had to take off his Liberation shoes, revealing his patched socks.
Ye Yaodong quickly wrinkled his nose, and he quickly took off one of his mended shoes, then lifted up the other foot. This foot was even more exaggerated, with the big toe on it having broken through the encirclement and sticking out, waving at him.
"My sister is really too much. She didn't even make you two more pairs of socks? Didn't your father also pick up a lot of fabric during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year?"
"There are good ones. This one just got torn. I haven't had time to sew it yet. I was in a hurry to put it on. I didn't look carefully when I took the socks to put them on. I didn't notice the hole until I put them on. I was too lazy to change it. Anyway, no one can see the inside of the shoes. The ones that haven't been mended can be worn daily. The tattered ones can be worn when working."
Ye Yaodong thought about it and realized that his usual clothes, pants and socks were folded by A Qing the night before and placed on the stool next to him. He could just put them on when he woke up.
It seems like he is like this too
Good socks for daily wear, mended socks for work wear
He didn't pay attention to these things. Anyway, someone had arranged everything for him, so it was enough for him to have something to wear.
He stopped talking, connected the two ends of the rope firmly, wrapped it around the tree a few times, adjusted the height at which the person would be hung, and then tied him up tightly.
A Guang also crumpled up his smelly socks and stuffed them into his mouth.
"Luckily it's torn, otherwise I would have to pay for a pair of socks."
"Boss Pei is still short of a pair of socks? That's funny."
"Why don't you take off your socks?"
"never."
The two men walked around the hung man while talking, and then clapped their hands.
"Praise! Call it a day!"
Ah Guang touched his chin and shone the flashlight from head to toe. "If someone comes out to pee in the middle of the night and sees this, they'll be scared to death."
"Never mind, let's go. This has delayed us for quite some time." Ye Yaodong turned around and walked back first.
A Guang put away the flashlight and followed him.
The tractor at the door was already fully loaded. Uncle Zhou and A Zheng were using ropes to tie up the dried fish on top to prevent them from falling.
Lin Xiuqing and the old lady were standing at the door looking in. When they saw them coming back, they took a few quick steps forward.
"It's hung up? There won't be any problem, right?"
"No, he wasn't hung in the air, his feet were on the ground, and he was exposed to the wind all night. He wouldn't die. At most, he would lie down for a few more days to deepen his memory and live a good life for the rest of his life."
"That's good. This is a profound lesson for him. I hope he won't dare to come to my house again next time."
"I definitely won't dare to do this again. I was scared to death just now."
The old lady handed over a cloth bag and said, "I boiled ten eggs. You can eat them on the way. It will also help you get rid of bad luck and bring you good luck."
"Okay, go inside and continue sleeping. It's only a little after 12 o'clock, still midnight, and it's still early for dawn."
"After you left, we went inside. We packed a few extra bags today, and asked Uncle Zhou to be more careful when driving on the road, especially when turning."
"knew."
Ah Zheng shouted from the car: "Okay, it's all done, hurry up and get in the car, I've reserved four feet of space for you."
"Thank you so much."
"You're welcome. Who are we talking to? Hurry up, don't delay my fortune."
Ye Yaodong grabbed the armrest of the tractor, stepped directly on the sacks, and found the reserved space for the four feet that A Zheng had left for them.
It's just the right size, and you have to squeeze it in with both legs.
"Hiss! Damn! How come I didn't know that you have such a good sense of space? I almost got stabbed to death when I squeezed my legs in there." As soon as A Guang put his legs in there, he started hissing and screaming.
Ye Yaodong felt nothing, "Luckily I haven't taken off my woolen pants yet, so the dried fish can't prick me."
"You are still wearing woolen pants?" A Guang was surprised.
"Of course. I'm almost 30, so I have to take care of myself."
Older people are reluctant to take off their woolen trousers early. They keep warm in spring and fall. It is only the beginning of spring and it is still cool in the morning and evening. It is only hot at noon, so it is better to keep warm.
"You are too weak. What young person wears woolen pants?"
"That's right, we didn't wear woolen pants in the middle of winter."
They both looked at him with disdain.
"What do you know? You will understand when you get older. You will feel pain here and there, which are all caused by the diseases you suffered when you were young."
Ah Zheng's cheeks twitched twice and he chuckled, "You speak in the same tone as my 80-year-old grandma."
Uncle Zhou was just pulling out the crank from the storage box under the seat, preparing to crank the car to start it. He smiled and said, "Adong is right..."
"Just be careful on the road and drive slower." The old lady standing aside said worriedly.
"Got it. Ah Qing, remember to call Secretary Chen over tomorrow and let them handle it."
"I know."