In the evening, when the family was eating, Ling'er said: "Dad, mother, you haven't slept well these days, your body can't stand it for a long time, I think we just don't keep it, they like to throw it, it's a big deal, let's get up early in the morning and dig a pit and bury it, anyway, you have to bury it if you don't keep it, sometimes he doesn't come after a night, it's too much trouble!" ”

The old lady sighed and said: "Alas, it's very tiring, but if you don't catch the thief who makes the bad, our family will not be at peace!" What's more, it's unlucky to always have dirty things thrown at the door! Or...... Let's go to the old village chief and think of a way, right? ”

Ling'er remembered what the two grandsons of the village chief said before she came back that day, indeed, every time she had something to do, she would trouble others, and the old village chief was not in good health, so it was not good to find someone for everything! What's more, even if the old village chief comes forward, it's a big deal to ask people to beat gongs and drums to warn the village, if you can't catch people, everything will be in vain!

Dad also said: "Forget it, the elder brother of the village helped so much last time about the Yan family, I heard that the Yan family came to Houshan to make trouble last night, and I went back and got sick, alas~~~"

The old lady was even more sad, so she simply put down the chopsticks and sighed again and again: "Alas! What's going on? Let's be honest and honest, and no one will provoke or offend, but there will always be trouble coming to the door!

Alas, even if someone is dissatisfied with our family, there is no need to bring so many dead things over, those cats and dogs are spiritual, and they are also a life! Alas, what a sin! ”

When Ling'er heard this, she remembered those cats and dogs who died tragically, and the wild cats and dogs in the village were about to be killed by the thief.

By the way, didn't you say that it was difficult to deal with thieves if you couldn't catch them? The thieves want to throw dead cats, dead dogs, and dead animals to disgrace our family, so we have to get those things back first, we just need to go to the village to inquire and visit, and see who has been collecting such things recently, and check them one by one, and we will definitely find the thieves who make them bad!

So, Ling'er told her father and mother her thoughts, and her father's eyes lit up, and after a while, the old lady said a little depressed: "Alas, forget it, now the people in the village are hiding far away when they see our family, and they all think we are unlucky!" If we go into the village, which family has a headache and brain fever, it's not all on us, and we can't tell how many mouths we have at that time! ”

The old lady is also reasonable, but how can I check if I don't enter the village? Can someone help? Who's invited? At this time, how many families in the village are willing to wade into this troubled water? Ling'er thought about it, except for Yue'er and Xiaohuzi, she really couldn't find anyone else! But both of them are good friends of their own, and I can't bear to implicate them!

Ling'er hesitated again and again, thought about it, and suddenly came up with an idea, "Mother, how much silver do we have in our family now?" ”

The old lady looked at her: "Didn't I tell you last time?" What's wrong? ”

"Then fifty taels? Mother, will you give me ten taels? ”

"Ten taels!" The old lady looked at her in surprise, and said earnestly after a while: "Ling'er, although our family is better off now, and we have some silver deposits, but we can't compare to other people's families, there is no land, no land, no forest, we have to find a way to save more silver, and only when the family wants to sell the land can we get the money, you know, people who have no land have no roots......

The old lady muttered, Ling'er knew that it had always been her father's wish to buy a field, they didn't dare to think about it before they had no money, but now they have a little money, and they always want to save more and buy more land!

But now that our family is in the village, even if we buy land, we will still be squeezed out in the end, and we will have nothing left at that time, so the top priority is to find a way to get the matter in front of us!

Ling'er calculated, his private silver still has ten taels, and he can still earn silver by going up the mountain to cut wood in the future, since the old lady is reluctant, she has to use her private money to do things! She ate silently while listening to the old lady's chatter, thinking in her heart how to catch the bad man.

The next morning, the family got up early and habitually went to the door to check, and sure enough, there were two dead snakes and a dead piglet! The old lady clasped her hands together and muttered: "Amitabha, the snake god and the pig god are not strange, it is not our ...... that harmed you."

Then, Ling'er packed the dead thing in a basket and moved it to the slope of the mountain behind to bury it, and when he was done, it was already dawn, and the sun jumped out of the eastern horizon on the top of the mountain.

Today, Ling'er had breakfast, picked up the basket and was about to go out, the old lady chased it out, and told and advised: "Ling'er, there are many things in the village now, you must not go to the village, and don't go to the place where there are many people, it will be unclear when the time comes!" ……”

"Mother, I know, don't worry!" Ling'er carried the basket around the mountain behind her house, then turned to the river near a big rock, made a mark on it, and went to dig up her wild herbs!

In the evening, Ling'er came to the hillside behind her house, and while tiptoeing to search, she lowered her voice and shouted: "Sister Yue'er, Xiaohuzi, where are you?" ”

When she turned to the vicinity of the big rock, Yue'er suddenly jumped out from behind and slapped her, so scared that she almost screamed! Yue'er smiled and said, "Ling'er, it's time for you!" You don't know that my grandparents won't let me go to your house these days, I went to the river and left a password, and I didn't see you coming, so I was in a hurry! Grandma said that my eldest brother will come to pick me up tomorrow! ”

"Sister Ling'er, didn't the master say that he was going to send you home last time? I thought you were gone! ”

"Can't! Grandpa just said it so badly that he was reluctant to let me go! Hey, Ling'er, are there still people throwing dead cats and dead dogs at your doorstep? ”

As soon as she mentioned this, Ling'er frowned: "Yes, it's annoying!" On a hot day, it stinks if you don't pay attention! These people are really immoral enough, they kill so many things, and they are not afraid of retribution! Sister Yue'er, Xiaohuzi, it's inconvenient for me to go into the village now, I just want to ask you to do something! ”

Yue'er said excitedly: "Are you going to catch a thief?" I'm coming, I'm coming! ”

"Sister Yue'er, this is not a good errand, I don't want you to be involved too! Here, this is a little list I wrote, you just need to post it in the village while no one is paying attention, and you don't have to worry about the rest! ”

"What list? Show me! Yue'er pulled the stack of papers over, glanced at it hastily, and said in surprise:

"Ling'er, when did you become a good person? What cat spirit dog spirit? And worship! There are also 10 taels of silver for those who provide information about the thief, and 10 taels of silver for those who can catch the thief and send it to the sinkhole to apologize to the mountain god!

Ten taels of silver! Ling'er, if someone really catches the thief to the sinkhole, where are you going to get ten taels of silver? ”

"You don't have to worry about this, Sister Yue'er, Xiaohuzi, be careful when you post a list, don't be seen! Don't be seen by your family, you have to keep it secret, you know? ”

Ling'er took out another stack of small sheets and stuffed them to Xiaohuzi, who looked at the flyer in his hand in a daze, and stammered: "Ling... Ling'er, actually, I... My mother won't let me come ......."

"Oh, little tiger, manly man, don't keep talking about your mother, let other boys know, it's only strange if you don't laugh at you! Ling'er, don't worry, I'll take care of this for you, wait for my good news! Yue'er slapped Xiaohuzi hard, and then patted her chest generously to promise!

Ling'er likes Yue'er the most, she has a hearty personality and is easier to talk to than boys, but she used to be a little tiger who used to be a doll head, and she has been mixing with them a lot recently, plus his mother beats him from time to time, which makes him a little girly!

Ling'er sent the two down the hill and stayed on the mountain for a while before going home. In the following days, in addition to getting up early every day to clean the gate of the courtyard, she ran to the back hillside sinkhole with a basket on her back to squat.

The effect of the small list soon became apparent, and on the third day they took the list, there was no dead thing in front of their house, and on the fourth day there was only a thin pheasant, and on the fifth day there was nothing, and on the sixth day it was a small wild thing. Anyway, the wild cats that are domesticated or roaming the village are gone, and at most they are dead snakes, dead centipedes, and the like.

My father and mother were naturally happy to see that they had been quiet recently, and specially set up an incense case in the hall to worship the mountain gods, and worship them every morning and evening, which is quite pious!

But Ling'er can't be relieved, the list has been posted for so many days, she stays by the sinkhole every day, sometimes Yue'er and Xiaohuzi also come to wait with her, but I haven't seen anyone who came to reveal the news of the thief, let alone expect someone to catch the thief here to apologize!

Is ten taels of silver not enough? Do you want to add more? But I don't have so much money on me, so I can't add it! Or... Wait a minute? Or find another way?

On this day, Ling'er and Yue'er are still guarding the sinkhole, at noon, it is also the hottest time of the day, everyone hides at home to take a nap, generally no one comes out, Ling'er is lazy and about to sleep, suddenly Yue'er pushed her and shook: "Ling'er, look at it, there are people!" ”

Ling'er jumped up excitedly, and sure enough, she saw a woman in the grove next to her shrinking her head and looking around nervously. If you look closely, it looks like ...... By the way, it's Aunt Zhu, the neighbor of the old village chief, this woman loves to take advantage of the most, and her mouth is broken, last time Ling'er pretended to be a ghost to scare her son Wang Xiaoniu in order to help Wan'er! It's noon, what is she doing here?

Aunt Zhu looked around for a long time, slowly touched the edge of the sinkhole and knelt down, kowtowed and muttered: "Mountain God, the little woman knows who catches wild cats and dogs in the village, and the little woman also thinks that the cat and dog are pitiful, but... But the little woman is weak and weak, and she can't beat others!"

Ling'er and Yue'er looked at each other in surprise, someone finally took the bait! The little woman muttered and muttered for a long time, but she didn't say who did it! Yue'er was impatient, and said in a hoarse voice: "Bold woman, you know that someone hurts my people, and you actually sit back and ignore it, what crime should you be guilty of!" ”

Aunt Zhu was stunned, and kowtowed to the ground with a bang, "The mountain god forgives the sin, and the mountain god is angry!" The mountain god forgives sins! ……”

"Humph! It's okay to spare you, but you have to tell who did it? I have to find someone to arrest that guy and kowtow to the god to apologize, otherwise...... Hum! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )