Deng Bao was already surrounded by four walls, but now that his wife and children have returned to his parents' house, the neighbors have concluded that he will die, so they have picked the lock in his house and taken away all the things that can be taken in the house, not even a complete window left.

Deng Bao took a look at the fiasco at home by the moonlight, and couldn't help but be sad. Fortunately, it was summer, and the night was hot and dry, and there were no windows to cover it.

He broke some branches, swept a clean place on the ground, removed two door panels and put them on the ground, and said, "Big brother, I have wronged you!" ”

Ma Kun fell asleep on a door panel, and after a while asked, "Brother, do you regret making it look like this?" ”

Deng Bao said: "No regrets! After a pause, he explained: "Don't hide it from my eldest brother, I also asked myself many times when I was in prison. People live for a lifetime, and they really come and go naked, so they don't want to leave something behind to prove that I have been here? It's a hobby of mine, and I want to leave some evidence of my visit. Unfortunately, the opportunity was not a coincidence. If you can give me some silver, and give me some time, I will surely leave something to prove that I have been here. ”

Ma Kun didn't seem to understand when he heard it, and said: "You always have some strange ideas, why can't you accept your fate?" ”

Deng Bao knew that Ma Kun was not his confidant, so he didn't say anything anymore? After a while, Ma Kun fell asleep, and there was a burst of snoring, but he couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning.

As soon as the sky was bright, he half-sat up from the door panel, looked at Ma Kun, who was still sleeping next to him, and got up and came to the fire room.

The water tank is gone. The pot was gone, the stove had collapsed, and not even a single firewood was left to make the fire.

Deng Bao originally wanted to make breakfast for Ma Kun, but now he has neither food nor cooking, so he can only give up. But he was able to get out of the cell, Ma Kun must have worked hard, and he couldn't even wash up without breakfast. So, he walked out of the courtyard door, knocked on the door of the house next door, and said with a smile: "Can you let me borrow a basin?" ”

Deng Bao's fast squad leader Yu Wei was still there, and the neighbor didn't dare to slack off, so he asked, "Deng Guanren came out?" ”

Deng Bao nodded and said, "Don't you dare to call me an official anymore, I'm no longer the team leader." He borrowed something from a neighbor and returned to the house with a basin of water, and Ma Kun got up. The two washed their faces in the basin, and the neighbor had followed in, and when they saw Ma Kun, their faces suddenly stammered, and they dragged them hard, so they had to let the two go to the house for dinner.

The two had to come to the neighbor's house and wait for the meal to be cooked, and most of the neighbors had already learned the news of Deng Bao's release from prison and rushed over.

When they met Deng Bao before, they only dared to say what they heard, but they didn't dare to say what they didn't listen to. Now that Deng Bao has lost his identity as the leader of the team, they also saw that Ma Kun also disapproved of Deng Bao's creation of firecrackers, and they dared to talk bitterly.

Some said: "Brother Deng, live a good life when you come out." The errands of the yamen could not be done, so they did some small business. The knee-deep money on the street depends on whether you can make it or not, but you don't dare to make any more firecrackers, you can see how much trouble it has caused you! ”

Some said: "Brother Deng, I will advise you to sell the old according to the old." Ancestors said that it is not unreasonable for playthings to lose their minds! Look at you, you are the leader of the yamen, and you have the leader of the horse to take care of you, and your future is limitless. But you spend all your mind on these useless things to see what kind of life you are living? Other officials have every meal of big fish and meat, but you, as the head of the team, have every meal of radish and pickles. Therefore, in the future, this kind of expensive and dangerous thing must not be touched again. With your ability, it won't take two or three years to live a prosperous life again, and your wife and children may come back when they see you change your ways. What a pleasant thing it is for a family of three to be together. ”

Deng Bao shook his head helplessly, and said secretly: "Bosom friends are hard to find!" With these village husbands and old people, I really can't talk about going together. ”

Some people saw that Deng Bao didn't listen to their bitter words and remembered them, and they all shook their heads secretly, and said in their hearts: "Rotten wood can't be carved, and mud can't support the wall!" ”

An eleven or twelve-year-old child asked, "Uncle Deng, if you still make firecrackers in the future, you must ask me to come and see you try them." ”

Deng Bao smiled and didn't answer, the child's father slapped the child in the face and shouted: "You dare not do your job, see if I don't break your legs!" ”

Breakfast was served, and the crowd of onlookers went home to eat.

Because of the reception of the leader of Ma Kunma, the host's family specially fried four dishes. Smelling the fragrant food, Deng Bao couldn't swallow it, and said secretly: "Am I really wrong?" If I'm not right, why is everyone saying I'm wrong! ”

After Ma Kun finished eating, the two returned home and waited for Li Feibai to visit. After eating, the neighbors gradually gathered around Deng Bao's house, and saw the two sitting cross-legged on the door panel, and saw Ma Kun's face of lawsuits and sadness, and no one dared to enter the courtyard, so as not to touch Ma Kun's moldy head.

Ma Kun looked at the courtyard of the house, there was really no hospitality, stood up and asked the neighbor outside the door: "Who has a table and chair that can be seen, borrow a set to come and make an envoy." ”

The horse leader begged each other, and everyone had no reason not to borrow, so they went home and brought tables and chairs.

Ma Kun picked out a set that was acceptable, asked the onlookers to help move it to the living room and set it up, took out a tael of silver, and found a loyal guy and said: "Go buy some dried fruits and snacks, pick up the expensive ones and buy them!" ”

The guy took the money and went to buy it. A good deed person asked: "The leader of the horse is borrowing tables and chairs again, and buying snacks, is there a distinguished guest coming?" ”

Ma Kun didn't hide it. Anyway, let's not say it, Li Feibai will come in a while, and everyone will know. Said: "Li Muyou will visit my Deng family brothers in the future." ”

Li Feibai became a friend of the county commander at a young age, and this matter has long been spread in the city. Because they are Deng Bao's neighbors, the gossip is even more flying, and it is known that Li Feibai, a friend of the county commander, is a farmer who was forcibly taxed by Deng Bao. They had already concluded that Deng Bao would never be out of prison again in his life, and that he would be beheaded this fall.

To their consternation, Deng Bao came back from prison last night, and a few people who stole Deng Bao's things from his house were nervous, just afraid that Deng Bao would settle accounts with them, and wondered if they should quietly return the things tonight.

Now, when they heard that Li Feibai was coming to visit Deng Bao, they gave up the idea of quietly returning the things.

Although Li Feibai's feud with Deng Bao is not a deep feud in the sea of blood, how can he swallow this breath as a friend of the county commander. It sounds like a visit, but in fact, who doesn't know that Li Feibai must have settled accounts with Deng Bao. Li Feibai led the evil servant to beat Deng Bao to death, who would dare to fart out. With Deng Bao's evil deeds, he verified his correct body, and was beheaded after the autumn, which did not show Li Feibai's ability. Beat Deng Bao to death in public, that can deter the neighbors and make people dare not touch Li Feibai's tiger whiskers again.

The crowd whispered. There is a pity for Deng Bao, but he is only blamed for his obsession with fire and caused this trouble. Some took Deng Bao as a lesson and warned the children and nephews in the family that they should never touch the fire gun in the future, and those who dare to disobey should be careful of the blossoming of the buttocks.

Seeing that the sun had risen a pole high, and there was still no trace of Li Feibai, everyone was looking forward to it, and asked secretly in their hearts: "Why haven't you come yet?" ”

Some good deeds ran to Li Ji's stone carving shop to peep, but there was no trace of Li Feibai. When he came back in a daze, he encountered Li Feibai leading more than a dozen powerful men towards Deng Bao's house, so he quickened his pace and ran back to report the news.

As soon as Ma Kun heard that Li Feibai was still with more than a dozen big men, his heart was completely cold, and he couldn't help glaring at Deng Bao, and said secretly: "Look at you to make a fire gun, after all, you still gave your life!" ”