23. Strange thieves
People always say it's hard to leave your homeland, and I think so. But what I've always wondered is, where is my homeland? Is it Huaxia who forced me to leave my hometown after giving birth to me? Or is it Dongying who raised me, but forced me to come back from the dead? It seems to be both, and it doesn't seem to be either. It's something I think about every day, and I think it has something to do with my bad mood lately. Originally, when I returned from studying art, I should have been in a high mood, but for some reason, I was always disappointed. One didn't leave behind to feed those pirates to the sharks, which didn't make my mood much better, but returned to Jinzhou Port in a daze.
When I got off the boat, I saw my uncle-in-law and Yanzhu sitting in the harbor at first glance. I hurriedly stepped forward and shouted, "Uncle! Younger sister! ”
My uncle, Yan Lei, suddenly came back to his senses, looked at me and said with great joy: "San'er, you are back!" As soon as I was happy, I even called back my previous name. Yan Zhu also shouted: "You still know to come back!" I thought you fed the fish! ”
I didn't care about all this, and I wondered, "Why are you here?"
My uncle-in-law squeezed my arms up and down with both hands, held them tightly, and then said happily: "When you went for three months, and when I reached two months, I thought every day that you should return, but I didn't see anyone every day. In my dream the day before yesterday, I dreamed that you were cold, I don't know if it was auspicious or evil, you Ye Gong, Uncle Ye also miss you every day, but your uncle and father have a business trip, and Ye Gong is old again, so I will come to this port every day to welcome you! It's time for today! ”
Yan Zhu shouted on the side: "My father, your uncle, I am afraid that if you die and cut off the only incense of the Sun family, you will not be able to explain to my mother." Hmph, who called me not a man, my father hurts others all day long! He pouted, but then he was happy, and he stretched out his hand to me and said, "Bring it!"
I was moved in my heart, this is what it feels like to be cared for and cared for! It's not always said that I should cherish the present, but since I have come here and become who I am now, then I should cherish what I have. What's the point of always thinking about things that don't go far and go back to the roots? I also remembered that I was sick, training, and daily bits and pieces, and these relatives were good to me, and I was immediately relieved.
So, I hugged the two of them tightly! After a while, Yan Zhu stopped doing it first, broke free, and said with a red face: "Who wants you to hold it?" What about gifts? In a panic, my uncle-in-law and I laughed. I looked back at the kite and said, "What about the gift for the little one?"
Kite smiled and took out a box and handed it to Yan Zhu, who couldn't wait to open it, and it turned out to be a whole box of tortoiseshell jewelry! Suddenly shouted in surprise, causing everyone to look at this side in surprise. The uncle-in-law reprimanded: "The girl's family is not reserved!" What a system! "In and out of words, but it is full of love.
Sitting in the carriage back to the camp, my uncle-in-law told me about the situation in the past few months. The business is running normally, and the governor cares about it, and all aspects are also very careful. Several relatives are also smooth, but I just heard that something strange happened in the camp, but the details are not clear.
Strange? I couldn't help but be interested, but my uncle-in-law was not a member of the army, so I had to go back and ask my uncle about them. So, I talked more about family things, and I was happy for a while.
When I returned to the camp, I first reported to Qi Dudu, and then sent seasonal seafood, fruits and vegetables from Jiaozhou Bay. Qi Dudu smiled very contentedly, and asked with a smile: "Why did you go for so long?"
I replied with a smile: "Meng Du Du is worried, he is occasionally infected with the epidemic, and he will return after he recovers, and I hope that Du Du Haihan!"
Qi Dudu smiled understandingly, but he didn't say anything, just said: "In this case, let's recuperate!"
I retreated back to the barracks. The family has already prepared a dinner party, waiting for me to come back, there is a way to go out dumplings into the store, the table is full of eight cold and ten hot, and there is a huge bowl of noodles in front of me. The uncle-in-law said, "Your uncle said that you have loved to eat this bite since you were a child, so you cooked it yourself, come and come!" Don't eat sticky anymore! ”
Ye Buregret sat next to me, handed me a salted duck egg and said, "Noodle eating partner, I know you best." I reluctantly thanked and took it, and the table burst into laughter.
I was so moved that I didn't want to, and was about to speak, when suddenly a voice came from outside the door: "You bastard!" When you're back, don't you know how to report first? ”
When I turned around, I saw Ye Sizhong Shi Ran walking in, and said with a lewd smile: "So I came uninvited!" Look at what you guys eat well! ”
Hurriedly added dishes and chopsticks to the stool, and the guy arched his hand to Ye Gong and his uncle and uncle, and then sat next to his uncle with a big grin. This is a family banquet, Ye Sizhong and his uncle and brother are commensurate, so they only sit according to their seniority, regardless of their position. When he sat down, I pouted and said, "I went to you three times in one day and didn't see anyone, who knows where you went to live happily!"
It stands to reason that Ye Sizhong is my elder, but after many things, the friendship between the two of us is extraordinary, and everyone just laughed when they saw this, and they didn't blame!
Ye Sizhong laughed twice, sighed again, and said helplessly: "It's not that thief yet!" Alas, don't talk about it first! When you come back, let's catch the wind for you first! ”
Everyone raised their glasses and drank happily, and it was lively for a while.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Ye Sizhong sighed again. I wondered, this guy is more heartless than me on weekdays, what's wrong with today? He struck him with his elbow and said, "What happened?" What kind of thief makes Ye Daguan so unbearable? ”
Ye Sizhong pushed my elbow away, rolled his eyes and said, "You came to find me happy!" You...... Hey! You are the first to have a heart! You've got to help me! After saying that, he grabbed my sleeve tightly, as if he was afraid that I would run away!
I squirted a mouthful of noodles and choked on coughing. Ye Sizhong didn't care, and talked about the recent events in 1510. It was a month and a half ago, and bad things began to happen in the camp. There are always documents, calligraphy and paintings that are suddenly lost, covering a wide area, and even Qi Dudu has lost his documents.
Strangely enough, however, the thief did not steal gold or silver, but only conspicuous things. And every few days, what was lost reappeared in the camp, but not necessarily in anyone's house. Sometimes Zhang San's love letters to the situation were stolen and appeared at Li Si's house every few days. Or Li Si wrote a letter to his family, telling the prefect Wang Wu to be unkind, but he appeared in Zhao Liu's house! Or maybe a battalion officer hid a lot of women's clothes, and the thief stole them, but when he put them back a few days later, he put them in the middle of the school yard with the house number written on them......
For a time, everyone in the camp was in danger. Qi Dudu was furious and Ye Sizhong investigated the matter thoroughly, but the poor old man failed to verify it in many ways, and he almost ate the board! Governor Qi issued an order yesterday that if the case is not solved within ten days, he, Ye Sizhong, will eat forty military sticks. If you don't solve the case in 20 days, 80! If the case is not solved for a month, it will be regarded as his own crime, and the military law will serve!
Speaking of this, Ye Sizhong continued to grab my sleeve and said, "Qilan, you have the most ideas, you have to help me with this!" Otherwise, I'll say you stole it! Arrest you to take the blame! ”
I shouted, "A month and a half ago, I was still in Dongyingna!"
Ye Sizhong shouted: "Haha! Let's be honest! He also said to worship his ancestors! If you don't help me, I'll go to the governor to explain the matter in detail, how about it? ”
I was immediately angry. Said helplessly: "Just help you, so many nonsense words!"
Ye Sizhong was overjoyed and said: "A word is a certainty!" Come on, come on, drink and drink! I'll give you the wind today! ”
The crowd laughed and drank without mentioning.
The next day, I took the Nine Ghosts Zhengxiao and Mo to Ye Sizhong's barracks. When he saw me coming, he hurriedly pushed a pile of paperwork to me and said, "You're here!" Here's the file, take a look! Look at it seriously! After saying that, he ran to the side to drink tea. I smiled bitterly and shook my head, so I grabbed his teapot and drank it myself! Faster than the hand, who can be faster than Juhedao?
Ye Sizhong was helpless, so he came over to study it carefully with me. As he said, the thief's actions were very bizarre and unusual.
After watching it for a long time, I asked the Nine Ghosts Zhengxiao and Mo, what do you think? Both said that the thief was not seeking money and should have other plans, but it was really difficult to judge, and it seemed to be a child's play...... I can't laugh or cry, is there such a child? What are you playing, it's all! But after thinking about it again, the thief's actions were indeed bizarre and obedient, so he looked up and asked Ye Sizhong, when was the last time it was stolen?
Ye Sizhong pinched his fingers, clenched his right hand into a fist and knocked it on the palm of his left hand, and said excitedly: "It was three days ago!" Supposedly, it's time to make a move today! ”
I nodded and asked him, "How did you investigate the case before?"
Ye Sizhong replied distressedly: "At first, I set up secret posts on the camp walls all over the camp, but the thieves still patronized it. I suspected that it might be a thief, and the second time, I set up secret posts everywhere in the camp, but it was still stolen! has been going back and forth more than ten times, but the thief has not been caught! ”
I was amazed, "Oh! Such a strange thing! Let me meet him tonight! However, I still need your cooperation with me! ”
Ye Sizhong said: "That's no problem!"
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In the afternoon, in order to rectify military discipline, the whole battalion promulgated a curfew. No one is allowed to enter or leave from the time of day, and those who violate the order will be served by military law! Ye Sizhong was puzzled, but what did this mean? As soon as I said this in his ear, Ye Sizhong suddenly said with joy: "Okay! I knew you had a way! ”
It's nightfall. We still sent secret sentries in and out of the camp, but in the middle of the night, there was still no movement! This is not surprising. I told the nine ghosts, Masataka and Mo, to go and see our arrangement. The two of them received the order, and in a blink of an eye, they went to the roof of the house, and quietly walked along the eaves of each house to observe. Half an hour later, I suddenly heard a night owl chirping! That's the signal we agreed on! So I took the kite and the sand and hurried to the scream!
After a while, he saw Mo in front of a room, pointed to the ground, and took the lead and ran forward! A few of us followed him, ran a few steps and stopped! Mo pointed to the roof, I understood what he meant, the thief went up from here! So Mo Liang went up to the roof, pointed with his hand on it, and led the way forward. The three of us still followed closely, and saw the room, and the nine ghosts were outside the house. The five of us met, and the Nine Ghosts said in a low voice, "The thief is inside!"
I nodded slightly, but I didn't say anything, but asked the Nine Ghosts to go to Ye Sizhong quickly.
A few minutes later, a team of people quietly surrounded the house! Looks like it's time to get your hands on the little mouse!
I asked someone to open the door and rush in! Turned inside out three times! No one!
How is this possible!?