At dusk, the two-wheeled carriage of the family sent Shubai and the three of them back to Xiaowan Village, and when they arrived at the door of the house, they found that the chaimen had been broken, and the rotten wood was lying on the ground in a mess, Shubai and Li Niang's faces changed drastically and rushed into the yard, only to see that the doors of several rooms were open, the house was turned upside down, clothes, bedding and books were thrown all over the ground, and there were footprints on it, even the pot in the kitchen was smashed with a big hole in the stone, and the noodle jar was sprinkled with grass and wood ashes.

Qingyuan was woken up in Shubai's arms, and when he saw his brother's gloomy face and his sister crying, he was so scared that he cried.

The guy who got into a family was startled when he saw this mess, "Master Xiucai, is this a thief at home, hurry up and tell the yamen." ”

"No need Zhang San'er, the book is not lost, there are no other valuables at home, I will go and tell the village chief in a while, you have to run hard, it is not early, you hurry back, don't tell my Uncle Cheng to annoy him."

Zhang San'er left in response, as for Shubai's instructions, he didn't hear it, how could he not tell the owner about such a big matter, and if the owner knew about it later, he would not have to skin him.

Shubai hugged Qingyuan with one hand, stretched out his other arm to hug Li Niang, and forced the sourness in his nose to comfort his younger brothers and sisters softly: "Good, don't cry, the book is not lost, it seems that the person just wants to vent his anger, it's not a big deal, Li Niang, you and Qingyuan stay at home, brother go to the village chief's house for a trip, and come back soon, in case something happens...... You take Qingyuan to hide up there. ”

The heat from the palm of her brother's hand ironed Li Niang's hurt heart, she slowly stopped sobbing, wiped away her tears, and took Qingyuan to sit on the bench, "Brother, you light a lamp, I see that the lamp is not broken." ”

Shubai lit the lamp, and hurriedly went to the village chief to administer justice, at least to let the village chief know that something had happened to his family, and he ran all the way after going out, and only slowed down when he approached the village.

When he passed by Li Daniu's house, he heard the laughter of the village chief, and thought about it, Li Xiaoniu has been entertaining guests for the past two days, as the village chief of the uncle, can't he hold up the scene here, even if the Qin family leaves at noon, thank relatives and friends for not having good food and good food at night?

Shubai turned around and knocked on the firewood door of Li Daniu's house, someone inside asked who it was, and quickly opened the empty firewood door, and Li Changfu appeared, "Huh? Yes sir? It's so late, what's wrong? ”

Shubai has taught Li Changfu for several years, and he deserves this sentence, "Well, Changfu, is the village chief at your house?" There's something really going on in my family and I want to talk to him. ”

The gloomy and angry expression successfully frightened Li Changfu, he hurriedly invited Shubai in, and their family banquet was set up in the hall of the main room, with a table for men and a table for women, and the little baby holding a bowl on the side to join in the fun, full of people.

Xiucai has already stepped into the threshold of the ranks of scholars, although the scholarly scarf and silk straight jacket on Shubai's body are old, but many people here can't wear them for a lifetime, so he appeared with such a majestic appearance, calming everyone in the room, and everyone looked at him in a daze.

Li Changfu said: "Uncle, my husband is here to talk to you. ”

"Oh, oh." Village Chief Li came back to his senses and secretly said evilly, this Mo Xiaoxiu is not very old, how can he come out with the momentum of Mo Juren.

Shubai walked to the village chief's side and saluted respectfully, and the village chief hurriedly stood up to help him, "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, Xiaoxiu has something to say." ”

"So that the village chief knows that Shubai's house was broken into and robbed." After Shubai finished speaking, the house was fried, the villagers of Xiaowan were simple, there had been no thieves for many years, and the village chief was the most nervous and angry, which was related to his political achievements.

Shubai told him all the scenes he saw after he came back, emphasizing that he had not lost all the silver he had brought with him, and that there was no shortage of the most valuable books, but everything else had been destroyed and the losses were huge.

Village Chief Li pinched his beard and made eye contact with Dr. Li a few times before he spoke: "Xiao Xiucai, according to the old man, the situation in your family may be a little complicated, so let's go over and take a look now, Da Niu Niu Niu and Deguang, you can also witness together." ”

Those who were named all stood up, and Li Changfu also followed behind to Mo's house at the end of the village, Li Daniu scolded him a few words, but he didn't drive him away, and followed him.

The group picked a lantern and walked quickly to Mo's house, Li Niang heard the movement and came out, Qingyuan in her arms had been coaxed to sleep, but she couldn't put it on the kang, and she woke up as soon as she put it, so she had to hold it.

When the masters of the Li family saw the tragic situation of the Mo family, they were all shocked and inhaled, Li Deguang said: "What a lot of hatred this must be, even the pot has been smashed." ”

"Shut up, I told you to come and see, not to ask you to comment." The village chief glared at his son, and then said to Shubai: "Xiao Xiucai, look at this situation, it doesn't look like a thief, besides, all day today, I haven't heard of a suspicious person in our village, think about it, will your family's enemies come to the door?" ”

Being a thief and seeking revenge are different concepts, and when you report to the yamen, you will have different reactions, as the person in charge of Xiaowan Village, Village Chief Li certainly does not want to make a criminal case.

Li Niang said: "My family has no quarrel with the world, there is no enemy, my twenty chicks have been taken away, isn't this theft?" The yamen doesn't care? ”

The village chief was stunned, the chickens were stolen, or twenty, which is different in nature.

Li Changfu suddenly screamed, startling everyone, and his brother Li Xiaoniu raised his hand to slap the back of his head, "What the hell is your name!" ”

"Chicken! Chicken! Li Changfu shouted, "At noon, my mother asked me to go to the grocery store at the entrance of the village to make soy sauce, I ran fast, and almost bumped into Aunt Mo at the door, she was holding an old basket in her hand, and scolded me, saying that if she broke her chicken, she would call me to pay for it, I glanced at it, and there were more than ten or twenty chickens." ”

Shubai went into the kitchen without saying a word, and then came out to tell everyone that there was one less rice basket.

The village chief looked at Shubai with blank eyes, "Xiao Xiucai, Changfu's kid is a little skinny, but he never lies, what should you do next, should you go to the yamen to report the case, or go to the second room to ask?" ”

The words and deeds of the village chief are exuding such a signal: The Mo family's big house was not a thief, but was maliciously disrupted by the second room of the Mo family, this is related to the reputation of your Mo family, you can watch it yourself, I can't control it!

Shubai felt powerless in his heart, he lowered his head and thought about it, and said: "The merits of the matter have to be judged by what you see with your own eyes, Shubai asked the village chief, Uncle Da Niu and the brothers to move to the Mo family at the head of the village to ask one or two, if they didn't do it, I hope the village chief will be vigilant, don't let the neighbors suffer such harm again." ”