When she got home, before she entered the door, Jiang Wanbai saw Zhang standing at the door and watching, as if waiting for them.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Jiang Wanbai asked.

Zhang nodded a little uneasily, and then said: "I fed the chickens just now, and I found that the chickens were missing a ......."

After speaking, Zhang's was a little afraid to look at Jiang Wanbai, this chicken costs two pennies a piece, Jiang Wanbai handed over these chickens to her, but just a day later, this chicken was missing one for no reason, how is this good!

Jiang Wanbai frowned, it was a bit strange that there was one less chicken, not one dead. As she walked into the courtyard, she asked, "Have you looked for it, maybe you have hidden in a corner?" ”

At this time, Jiang Wanbai had already come to the edge of the chicken pen, saying that it was a chicken pen, but it was actually a small circle surrounded by two broken mats, just under the eaves of the house where Jiang Wanbai lived, next to it was a wooden cage, and the wooden cage raised the large, three, small and four hedgehogs caught two days ago.

Of course, this chicken pen is a little smaller, but it is only for transition, and after three or five days, these chickens and ducks will grow up a little bit, and they will be put outside to raise, otherwise, so many chickens and ducks are crowded here, and then they will be basked by the sun, the taste, it is estimated that Jiang Wanbai can't stand it without opening the window.

At this time, the nearly thirty chickens and ducklings were happily eating vegetables in the circle, and if they didn't count them deliberately, they really couldn't see that one was missing.

"I've looked for it, I've looked for it several times." Zhang's eyes were about to turn red, not only did she find it, but she also asked Tian to carry them to help find it, and several people almost turned the chicken pen over, but the chicken circle was so big, no is no.

Jiang Wanbai nodded, and counted it twice, and finally determined that it was a chicken missing, "When did you find out that one was missing, just now?" ”

Jiang Wanbai asked, and Zhang's was even more uneasy, "I just found out just now, but I don't know when this chicken has been running out of reads;."

Yesterday, when I put them in the chicken pen, the number was still right, but after the family was a little busy, I didn't count until just now, Cheng'an was counting and playing there, and I found that the chicken didn't know when there was one missing. ”

Tian Chengan is still young, and sometimes when he goes out to play, others dislike him, so he often plays by himself at home. Today, too, he took a nap at noon, and when he woke up, there was no one at home, so he could only follow Zhang back and forth, but Zhang had something to do, so he asked him to see those chickens.

He also liked those fluffy little guys, so he lay on the edge of the chicken pen and watched, and while looking, he began to count one by one, counting several times, he finally counted clearly, and then happily went to tell Zhang, hoping that Zhang could praise him.

But when Zhang heard the number, he was a little dumbfounded, Tian Chengan is five years old, and he shouldn't be wrong when he counts a few chickens, what's going on, is there one less chicken?

The next thing, Jiang Wanbai knew.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Wanbai said: "This chicken can't disappear for no reason, unless it ......" As she spoke, she turned her eyes to the golden bean lying lazily on the other side, this chicken won't be eaten by this guy!

Tian Lao Er and the others next to him also immediately understood what Jiang Wanbai meant, but because the idea that the golden snake was a spiritual creature was deep-rooted, they began to unconsciously excuse the golden bean, "Mother, it can't be the golden snake, how can it eat chicken?" ”

"And what does it eat?" Jiang Wanbai asked rhetorically.

Tian Lao Er was a little speechless, yes, the golden snake also wants to eat, but soon he found the words, "This chicken is so small, the golden snake is so big, it's not enough to eat a chicken, if it were it, there wouldn't be only one less chicken." ”

"Really?" Jiang Wanbai replied with a smile, she remembered that the eggs in the wasteland bird's nest were smaller than the chickens, but the golden beans were not eaten all at once, and it knew how to be sustainable.

Knowing that Tian Lao Er and they were too superstitious, Jiang Wanbai did not continue to argue with them, but said: "During the day, there are always people in our yard, if there is something to steal the chicken, we will definitely be able to see it, so this chicken must have been lost last night."

So, tonight, let's stay in the house and wait to see what the hell is stealing the chickens. After speaking, Jiang Wanbai looked at Jin Dou and continued, "If you let me catch it, don't blame me for being ruthless." ”

Jiang Wanbai didn't believe that this Jin Dou could really understand people's words, what she said seemed to be said to Jin Dou, but it was actually said to Tian Lao Er and them, her words have been put here, it can be regarded as a preventive injection for Tian Lao Er and them, if she really finds out that it is Jin Dou's chicken stolen at night, hum!

Tian Lao Er and they naturally understood what Jiang Wanbai meant, which made them a little helpless, why did Jiang Wanbai always have trouble with this golden snake, if there was no blessing from this golden snake, how could their family have a good life now.

However, if it is really the chicken that this golden snake eats, it is also a little difficult to do!

That night, the children went to bed early, and Jiang Wanbai sat in the house with Tian Laoer, looking down from the window by the moonlight.

Under the window, it is the woody nest where the chickens sleep, and the chickens have returned to the nest motionless, but the ducklings and geese are walking back and forth from time to time.

Ducks and geese are night eyes, and they can see things at night, so when these geese grow up, Jiang Wanbai doesn't have to worry about the idea of having something to fight these chickens, the goose is very fierce, and he is not even afraid of people, wings and beaks are used together, and sometimes, he can even watch the home and nursing home reads;!

"Mother......" Tian Lao Er said with some worry, "It's almost time, or you go to sleep first, I will watch here with the third brother and the fourth brother, if you really catch that thing, we will sue you tomorrow." ”

Jiang Wanbai waved her hand and made a silent gesture, she slept all afternoon for the sake of her actions at night, and now she is in good spirits.

Tian Lao Er was helpless, so he could only lie down at the window and look down.

The moon shifted, and half an hour passed in a blink of an eye, at this time, Tian Lao Er and they were all sleepy, and their eyelids began to fight, but Jiang Wanbai was still mentally abnormal.

At this moment, something crawled under the moonlight, the thing was round, the size of a melon, very short, as if it had no long legs, but the speed was very fast, and after a while, it came not far away, and it looked like that, it was coming towards the eaves.

Finally caught you, Jiang Wanbai hurriedly pushed Tian Lao Er and motioned for him to do it.

Tian Lao Er was originally a little confused, but when he was pushed like this, he immediately became smart, changed his spirit, and looked into the courtyard, he also saw that thing, it was round, not long, that is to say, it was not a golden snake, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that the thing had come under the eaves, he threw the net he had prepared in his hand towards it, and when he had finished it, he jumped out of the window and stepped on the edge of the net, "Caught." He shouted with some joy.

When Jiang Wanbai heard this, she hurriedly lit the oil lamp, took the oil lamp and walked out, "Caught?" What is it? ”

"I really caught it, and it wasn't in vain that I borrowed this beast net from Wen Liang's family." Tian Laosi followed behind and said happily.

At this time, Tian Lao Er had already carried the net to the door, just happened to meet Jiang Wanbai and them, with the help of the oil lamp, everyone finally saw the things in the net, pink belly, pointed little face, a long thorn, at this time was curled up in the net innocently looking at everyone, it turned out to be a hedgehog.

Jiang Wanbai couldn't laugh or cry, how could he be a hedgehog, a chicken thief?

Tian Lao Er and they were also a little dumbfounded, "This hedgehog is ......" said, everyone looked at the wooden cage next to them, and seemed to think of something.

This is the hedgehog that ran away on the day of pulling weeds, I didn't expect it to come back to visit its family or partners?

"Mother, what should I do?" Tian Lao Er shook the hedgehog in his hand and asked.

Jiang Wanbai suddenly remembered one thing, according to Tian Chengyun, the hedgehog in this cage has not eaten since it was caught, but they saw that this hedgehog was quite energetic, and they really liked it very much, thinking that it was very hungry and would definitely eat it, so they didn't let these hedgehogs go.

It was quite strange when she heard about it, this hedgehog can not eat or drink for a few days, it turned out that this hedgehog has been sending food to the hedgehog inside, which reminded her of a modern report, saying that a gecko was nailed to the wall, and the other gecko insisted on feeding it for ten years.

How many years can a gecko live, but it has done a lot of things that parents and children can't do, how can it not be touching.

"Put all the hedgehogs away, and put them in the field outside, with them, we don't have to worry about bugs on our land." Jiang Wanbai said.

Children raise hedgehogs just for fun and like them, but for hedgehogs, this kind of liking is a catastrophe, Jiang Wanbai doesn't want this hedgehog to be like that gecko, another ten years.

Tian Lao Er agreed, opened the cage, put the hedgehog inside into the net, and then opened the door with the net and went out to reads;.

"Mother, are we still guarding it today?" Tian Laosi asked, now that there is such a fuss, the chicken thief will definitely not come.

Jiang Wanbai also thought of this, and hesitated a little, she finally put on the formation, did she just give up?

At this moment, there was a slight noise next to it, especially obvious in the dark night, and everyone hurriedly looked there, but this time, they only felt cold.

I saw that under the moonlight that the oil lamp could not illuminate, a small basket danced there, up and down, as if someone was manipulating, very rhythmic. But everyone could see it, but there was no one there.

Is the basket fine? Or are there ghosts? Everyone's hairs stood on end, which was too terrifying.

"Mother...... Tian Laosi quietly pulled Jiang Wanbai, wanted to pull Jiang Wanbai into the door, and then quickly closed the door.

Jiang Wanbai hurriedly entered the door, but she didn't let Tian Laosi close the door, Tian Laosi was still outside!

Several people were a little frightened, and at this moment, there was a sudden cry from the small basket, like crying, and the frightened Tian Laosan and Tian Laosi knelt on the ground with a puff, trembling, and began to kowtow, saying some words begging for mercy.

Crying in the middle of the night, coupled with this dancing little basket, Jiang Wanbai was also frightened, why, it turns out that there are really ghosts and monsters in this world, but she didn't scare Tian Laosan like them, she just held the oil lamp tightly, looked nervously, and prayed, Tian Laoer came back quickly.

At this moment, a slender black shadow suddenly appeared next to him, and the black shadow shook it hard, and something flew upside down, and that direction was Jiang Wanbai's side.

With a "snap", the thing was falling at Jiang Wanbai's feet, and Jiang Wanbai was so frightened that she almost didn't scream.

Gritting her teeth, Jiang Wanbai looked at the ground, but she was a little stunned at this look, what is this thing? A little older than a mouse, covered in yellow hair, with a tail like a cat, and two green eyes, he was staring at her with a sly face.

Jiang Wanbai couldn't tell what kind of animal it was for a while, so she was stunned and didn't dare to move.

When the thing saw so many people, it wanted to run, but at this moment, the thing that had just smoked it slowly crawled over, a golden scale shining a faint halo in the moonlight, and the two eyes were like glass, not a golden bean or someone.

The thing seemed to be very scruptuous, and its two front feet were slightly raised, and it was half-standing in the air like a human, and it was in a stalemate with Jindou.

"It's a weasel." Tian Laosi shouted, then stood up from the ground with a slump and said with an angry face, "Grandma, I actually let a weasel play it." As he spoke, he picked up the broom next to him, wanting to teach the weasel a hard lesson.

The weasel was flanked back and forth, and suddenly raised its buttocks, releasing a pale green gas, and an indescribable disgusting smell immediately came from the air.

Jiang Wanbai finally knew what it was at the moment when Tian Laosi shouted out the weasel, it turned out to be a famous weasel, I had always heard others say it before, but I hadn't seen it so carefully, but I saw it today.

The smell of the weasel's stinky fart was all in her nose, Jiang Wanbai quickly covered her nose and retreated back, but the spread speed of the stinky fart was obviously much faster than hers, and after a while, she felt dizzy.

Tian Laosi was choked by this stinky fart, and had to follow Jiang Wanbai to retreat back.

The weasel saw that the opportunity was coming, and was about to run away, suddenly, a fine net fell from the sky, covering it in the middle, it turned out that Tian Lao Er came back, and saw that the weasel was about to run, so he hurriedly cast the net.

Jiang Wanbai stood aside, slowed down for a long time, and then felt better, turned around, and saw Tian Lao Er closing the weasel into the wooden cage, and immediately said, "This is the chicken thief, right?" ”

"But it's not it, and the little basket just now, it's also because it's on top of the bottom, that's why it's jumping around, and the cry is also it, this thing, it's a thief!" Tian Lao Er checked the wooden cage again and found that the weasel would definitely not be able to escape, so he was relieved.

It turned out to be the cry of this thing, ridiculous, she thought it was a cry, and sure enough, it was a suspicious ghost, Jiang Wanbai felt a little embarrassed, so she stopped continuing the topic, but asked: "What are you trying to do with it?" ”

Speaking of this, Tian Lao Er smiled, "The person who sells the zuò brush in the town, the hair of this thing is the most suitable for making a brush, and the reader also gave it a nice name, what is it called 'wolf hair', such a one, can make a lot of brushes." ”

"How much can it be sold for?" Jiang Wanbai didn't expect that this thing could also be exchanged for money.

"I can probably sell it for two or three hundred wen."

"So much?" Two or three hundred wen, enough to buy two chickens.

"This thing is alive, that's why it's worth a lot, and if it's only dead, it's not worth a few dollars. To make a brush, you must use a live weasel, when it dies, the fur will be scattered, and it is not easy to use, but this thing is very fine, and it is not easy to catch a live one, so it is so expensive. Tian Lao Er looked at it and explained.

It turned out to be the case, but, in this way, I made a small fortune tonight, and Jiang Wanbai had a smile on her face.

At this time, Tian Laosi also came over, "Mother, the golden snake is our family's god of wealth, now, you should believe it!" ”

Hearing Tian Laosi mention the golden bean, Jiang Wanbai hurriedly looked to the side, she remembered that the golden bean was still there just now, but she didn't see the golden bean, it didn't know when, it crawled away.

Thinking of the appearance of Jin Dou fighting weasels just now, Jiang Wanbai suddenly felt that maybe it was reasonable for people here to believe that the golden snake would bring good luck, at least with it, one mountain could not accommodate two tigers, and other snakes, insects, rats and ants and other scourges would not be able to enter the house.

Instantly decided to treat Jin Dou peacefully in the future, Jiang Wanbai nodded noncommittally, and then said: "It's so late, let's go back to sleep quickly, there are still many things to do tomorrow." ”

After what happened just now, everyone was not sleepy at all, but they still went back to their rooms to sleep, after all, there are things to do tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Tian Lao Er went to the town with a wooden cage, and as for Jiang Wanbai, he called everyone in the family together and began to chop peanuts and pound chili peppers.

While working, Jiang Wanbai watched Tian carry them, she released those hedgehogs last night, and originally wanted to explain it to these children this morning, but looking at their appearance, it seems that they don't care about this matter at all, which is a little strange.

After thinking about it for a while, Jiang Wanbai figured it out again, this hedgehog was put by her, what can these children say, they are in this house, but they have the least right to speak.

It seems that dressing up as an old lady is not without any benefits, Jiang Wan thought bitterly.

After working for a long time, seeing that the seasoning was about to be ready, Jiang Wanbai suddenly remembered this matter, and hurriedly said to Tian Laosan: "Third child, you go and ask, can the jar be made tomorrow, or see how much they do, they will send it to us tomorrow, we need to read it here urgently;." ”

"Well, I'll go right away." Tian Laosan wiped his hands, turned around and left the hospital.

Not long after he left, Tian Lao Er came back with a sullen face, which made Jiang Wanbai a little strange, he was still smiling when he left in the morning, how could it be like this now.

"Second brother, what's going on, how much did the weasel sell for?" Jiang Wanbai asked.

Tian Lao Er took out a small string of money and handed it to Jiang Wanbai, "Sold it for three hundred wen." ”

"The price is quite high!" Jiang Wanbai took the money and sighed.

Tian Lao Er nodded, "The boss said that the weasel we caught had a good coat, so he gave a high price, and said that if he caught it again in the future, he would send it to him." After Tian Lao Er said these two sentences dryly, he stopped talking again.

Jiang Wanbai always asked like squeezing toothpaste, and she was a little annoyed to ask, so she said directly: "I see that your face is not good, what happened to you in the town?" ”

Tian Lao Er glanced at Jiang Wanbai in some surprise, then let out a sigh of relief, and said, "I'm going to see the eldest sister and the second sister, invite them to have a drink, and tell them as you say." ”

"The result?" Jiang Wanbai asked.

"The eldest sister said that she didn't have time that day, as for the second sister......" Tian Lao Er said, as if remembering something, he took out a gilt silver hairpin from his sleeve and handed it to Jiang Wanbai, "She said she didn't want to see us, and then took this hairpin off her head and threw it to me, and turned to leave." ”

"Oh? That's it! Jiang Wanbai said and took the gilt silver hairpin.

I saw that there was a butterfly engraved at one end of the hairpin, and the handiwork was good, but because of long-term wear, the gilt on the surface was a little flowery, revealing the silver inside, making the whole hairpin look not difficult to look good.

"Hey!" Tian Lao Er let out another long sigh.

"I'm afraid Yinfeng's life won't be easy!" Jiang Wanbai turned the hairpin in her hand and said, the Liang family is a wealthy family, but Tian Yinfeng wears such a hairpin, which is enough to explain it.

However, in such a situation, she can still give the hairpin to Tian Laoer, which shows that she still has the Tian family in her heart, but that Tian Jinfeng, it is estimated that she has long forgotten what her surname is!

Tian Lao Er was only worried about Tian Jinfeng and Tian Yinfeng's attitude towards him, but when he heard Jiang Wanbai say this, he frowned.

He suddenly remembered that this hairpin seemed to be the only jewelry on his second sister's head, and her clothes, although they were also satin, had obviously been washed many times.

Could it be that the second sister is really suffering! Tian Lao Er stood up suddenly, "Mother, I want to go see the second sister again." So saying, he was about to go out.

Tian Lao Er regrets it now, when he met with the second sister just now, he patronized the eldest sister's anger, and didn't pay attention to the second sister's situation, if the second sister is really suffering, he also took the second sister's hairpin, he said that he would not forgive himself, the Tian family is most sorry for the second sister!

"Sit down, what problem can you solve if you go in such a panic." Jiang Wanbai shouted.

The hot sweat on Tian Lao'er's anxious face came out, but Jiang Wanbai asked him to sit down, and he still sat down honestly, "Mother, what should we do, we can't watch the second sister suffer." ”