The moonlight was as cool as water, and with her cool and sarcastic tone, Father Yang wanted to get angry, but when he saw his son who was tightly bound on the ground, he managed to suppress the anger in his heart, "There must be a misunderstanding, please forgive me." May I ask?"
As soon as the gagged rag was removed, Yang Lanhong immediately yelled, "Father, it's none of my business at all. I just passed by their door and wanted to go to the village. I didn't expect them to catch up."
"When they chased me, they would definitely run away, and then they grabbed me and tied me up."
"Hey, you all heard it." Father Yang looked serious, "I said that my son can't steal fish. He has been raised well since he was a child, and he can't do anything. How could he come here to steal fish? It was a misunderstanding, I will take him back now."
After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand to untie the rope on his son, Zhou Chengkang stepped forward to stop him, "Master Yang, look at this situation, he said he didn't steal fish, do you believe it yourself? Don't take us for fools."
"Then you just refuse to let him go, right?" Father Yang's expression turned ugly, "You have been awarded by Linzhi County, and the mayor must have helped you. When we go to the town, no matter whether my son has done it or not, then he Definitely did."
How shameless!
The question is that his son really did this, and according to him, he became the mayor of the town to help Zhou Chengkang to wrong them.
"Brother Yu, please drag the thieves into the yard. We will send them to the town tomorrow morning." Li Qinghe became impatient. If it wasn't for these thieves in the middle of the night, she would still be sleeping soundly. You can also go to the town to listen. If you refuse to accept the mayor's judgment, you can go to the county seat or go to the prefectural city to appeal."
Over there, the Yu family couple dragged him into the yard neatly, and the couple also entered the door, closing the door with a "bang". go back to sleep!
The next morning, Zhou's mother stayed at home to take care of the children. Li Qinghe and the two of them went to the town with the two thieves, and went straight to the mayor's house to let him decide.
Those two were locked up, Zhou Chengkang said, "An accomplice of theirs has escaped, please ask for your help."
If such two people are allowed to confess themselves, it is definitely not possible. Some special means should be used, but even if this kind of thing is done, the mayor will not do it in front of outsiders, including the two of them.
Li Qinghe believes that the mayor will definitely ask the person who ran away, because the job of the mayor is actually related to his governance of the town. If someone has something stolen every two days, it must be impossible. It's better to catch the thief and stop this kind of thing from the source.
When the two left the mayor's yard, they saw that someone was already waiting for them at the door.
It was the fish seller in the town where the aunt took her to buy fish fry, and he lived in Liucun. Judging by his appearance, he has been waiting for a while. Seeing the two people coming out, he threw away the weeds in his hand, "Let's talk, let's go to the restaurant, I'll treat you."
The three went to the restaurant and sat down. He called the waiter to serve the food, and then poured tea for the two of them, "If I said, I don't know about my brother stealing fish, you probably wouldn't believe me. I just want to ask you , how can I let him go?"
On the next table, Father Yang listened attentively. He didn't leave the pond last night, and followed them all the way to the mayor's house in the morning. Hearing this now, I hurriedly sat over, "My son went to steal fish, and I didn't believe it at first. Why? I didn't give him food or drink."
"I have the same thought as this brother. What are you going to do to let them go? It's all negotiable."
Li Qinghe and the two looked at each other. In fact, if this kind of stealing is caught face to face and has not been succeeded, if it is really in accordance with the law, the sentence will not be heavy. Maybe it won't come out in a year.
"We want to know who is the one who ran away?" Zhou Chengkang said solemnly, "Actually, we and the two of you are both a little unhappy, but as you said, the two of them will not just steal fish, I am more inclined to The two of them are being used. Your younger brother catches fish..." He was talking about the fish seller, and then looked at Father Yang, "Your son is responsible for leading the way. With this calculation, the mastermind has escaped."
The faces of the two people on the opposite side became serious, and then Father Yang got up, "I will give you an explanation."
Zhou Chengkang said solemnly, "I just want him to be punished as he should."
Then, the two returned to the village. After such a long time, many people knew that their house had recruited thieves again, and Li Fu ran over to ask, "Are you all alright?"
"You are so courageous, don't rush to catch up, just in case someone brings a knife." Li Fu circled in the yard, "I was scared to death when I heard it, Chengkang, just in case something happens to you , what should we do if we leave their mother and son behind?"
Seeing that he was really anxious and worried, Li Qinghe softened his heart, "Father, nothing will happen. They were chased by two people, besides, there was another person who was chased by Da Huang."
"Who is this wicked?" Li Fu sighed, "You have already found someone to guard the pond, and you dare to come and steal."
"Be careful in the future."
A lot of people came to ask about it, and even Li Qingmiao and his wife came.
It is worth mentioning that the boss Zhou and his wife in the town finally came back when they had time. I went to Zhou's house first, and found that Zhou's mother was not there, so I arrived at the new house.
It happened to be Zhou's mother who opened the door. When she saw the three of them, the smile on her face immediately faded, "Hey, isn't this a busy person? Why do you have to leave relatives?"
"Mother, we came to see you specially." Boss Zhou squeezed into the door with a big smile, raised the paper bag in his hand, "I even brought you some snacks."
"I'm not old yet." Mother Zhou said indifferently.
Mrs. Mei held the child and pushed it, "Call me grandma."
When the child came forward, Zhou's mother's expression eased a lot. Seeing this, Zhou's boss was slightly relieved, and asked again, "I heard that the fourth family had recruited thieves when I first arrived in the village. Are you all right?" Then he went to the backyard.
"It's okay." Li Qinghe poured out the tea.
Mrs. Mei took it, and said with a smile, "Sister and brother, I have troubled you during this time."
"No trouble, it should be." Li Qinghe really didn't find it troublesome, it should be Zhou's mother who took care of them.
"The more you say that, the more uncomfortable I feel." Mei Shi rubbed the teacup in her hand, she did wear gold bracelets on her fingers and wrists, and even a silver hairpin on her head.
After paying such attention, he suddenly found that the clothes on her body were not muslin, but satin, even the clothes on the child's body were faintly patterned. Even though Boss Zhou was dressed in fine cloth just now, he was new.
It's really different from before.
"If mother is willing, she can live with us in the town. It just so happens that there is still a vacant room in that yard." Mrs. Mei proposed with a smile.
"No." Mother Zhou shook her head, "I still live in the country, and I still have land to plant."
"Mom, you're thinking badly. Farming depends on the sky for food. When it happened last year, you can't even collect the seeds." Mei said with a smile, "You might as well move to the town and help me take care of the children in your free time. Xili is the eldest grandson, don't you want to look at him every day?"
Zhou's mother looked at the children over there who were not much older than Xi Yu, and saw that there were sickly ones, and it was not enough for any child to take care of them. Like Xi Yu, although he is a bit more lively, he is well-behaved when he sleeps, and he doesn't get sick, and he doesn't cry for no reason, and he is happy all day long. Such as Xili is more difficult to take care of. When the child is sick, he will feel uncomfortable. When he feels uncomfortable, he will cry. After crying, the adult will suffer, and sometimes he cannot sleep all night.
Dai Xiyu is happy, seeing the lively child feels comfortable. With Xili, you have to worry, and you can't sleep well at night.
Seeing that Zhou's mother was silent, Mei looked down at the ring on her hand, turning and turning, "Mother, let me tell you the truth, we don't plan to go back to the village and live in the town. You can still send him to study in two years. Chengwen is the eldest son, and he really should provide for you, but if you don't want to go to the town, we can only... Let a few younger brothers do the work for you. After all, you are not the only one He's a son, right?"
"It's like the autumn harvest a few days ago. It's true that we are busy, but we are also busy. If you are too old to do it, then we will definitely find a way to help you with the autumn harvest. But you are only in your forties this year, and your family There are so many younger brothers. You ran to the town that day and left without saying a few words. We only found out that you were angry after you left." Mei's tone was calm, "What are you going to do in the future? Say, don't let us guess, if you don't guess, you will be even more angry, how can you be so angry?"
Li Qinghe stood aside and listened, the more she listened, the more she felt wrong, why is it that Mei's words are not right, or Zhou's mother is wrong
The couple went to the town and didn't return for half a year. There were indeed other brothers in the family, but it couldn't be said that the other brothers were there, so they didn't have to come back at all, and just let go of them, right
The town is not as far away as the county seat, and it is always possible to come back once every half a month. They were indeed busy during the autumn harvest, but they could spend money to hire someone to come back to help Zhou's mother with work.
In fact, it's not good for her to accuse the two of them in front of Zhou's mother. Zhou's mother lives with her now, and it would be bad if Zhou's mother despises her if she talks too much.
"Yes, I understand what you mean." Zhou's mother let go of Xili, and went to Li Qinghe's arms to hug Xiyu again, "It's getting late, you go back. I have to get up early to make tofu tomorrow morning, so I won't delay you gone."
Seeing her appearance, she was really angry again.
Boss Zhou turned around from the backyard and saw exactly this situation, "Mother, we brought a carriage here today and specially picked you up to live in the town."
"No." Mother Zhou waved her hand and went straight in.
Boss Zhou was stunned, looked at Zhou Chengkang who came out of the backyard with him, and asked in a low voice, "Do you feel that since Fifth Sister got married, Mother's temper has become more and more strange."
This should also be considered a reason, but the biggest problem should be that the boss will not come back for a long time.
At present, the eldest son is taking care of the elderly, and the other brothers give some filial piety. In fact, the family has been separated now, and the fifth sister has also married. In conclusion, Zhou's mother should really live with him.
"I didn't feel it." Zhou Chengkang said casually, "Mother doesn't want to go, so you can stay at my house, and you can help me look after the child by the way."
Then, the two really left.
Li Qinghe stood at the door and watched the carriage go away. At some time, Zhou's mother had already stood up and sighed, "It really is... that people are disgusted when they are old."
"Mother, I don't dislike you." Li Qinghe said calmly, "If you are willing, you can move your things from your old house and live here from now on. I will definitely not drive you away."
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