Chapter 18 An Xiucai's family loses money

But I heard a man's shout suddenly come from behind: "Go!" ”

With a "poof", the male wolf let out a wail.

It was as if he had been kicked hard by the man.

Red Bean knelt on the ground and turned over, drew his knife and stood up.

I saw that Mi Houjun was rushing forward, and punched the head of the big male wolf who was still struggling.

The male wolf was lying motionless in the grass.

The red beans were covered in blood, and their hearts were palpitating.

Looking at the other two little wolves, they had already fled without a trace.

Mi Houjun killed the male wolf, and looked back at the appearance of the red bean.

In a panic, he turned around and ran to Hongdou's side, grabbed Hongdou's shoulder and asked again and again:

"Red Bean, what's wrong with you? Where's the injury? Show me! ”

Hongdou grabbed him away: "I'm not injured, it's wolf blood...... Take a look at Aunt Fang. ”

Inserted the short knife in his hand into the scabbard: "Thank you Shaodong for this knife." ”

Mi Houjun hurriedly helped Aunt Fang up, but said to the red beans in his mouth:

"What are you talking about?"

He asked again, "Aunt Fang, where did you get hurt?" ”

Aunt Fang couldn't even speak.

After a while, the shock calmed down for a while, and he picked his shoulder.

Fortunately, the padded jacket was torn by the wolf cub, and the flesh on the shoulder had not been bitten.

It's just that when he fell, he broke the back of his hand and opened a long wound.

Hongdou picked up Aunt Chen, whose legs were trembling, again, but saw that Aunt Chen's skirt was wet with a large piece of wet head.

She was afraid of being seen by Mi Shaodong and ashamed of Aunt Chen.

Then he said to Mi Houjun: "Thank you Shaodong for arriving in time and saving my life." ”

Mi Houjun blamed himself in distress: "Red Bean, I should go up the mountain with you today." ”

Red Bean wiped her messy forehead.

"Shaodong came to our Longshan Pass to see the shop and do business."

"How can you follow us people around?"

Seeing that Aunt Chen really couldn't walk the road, Hongdou squatted down.

said: "Auntie, I carry you on my back." ”

said to Mi Houjun: "Please Shaodong carry Aunt Chen's bamboo basket down the mountain." ”

Mi Houjun said: "I have more strength than you, I will carry Aunt Chen." ”

As if she had woken up from a nightmare, Aunt Chen was so frightened that she waved her hand again and again:

"That can't, that can't ......"

"How can you tell Shaodong to carry me."

Dead or alive, he refused to ask Mi Houjun to carry her.

Hongdou couldn't help but carry Aunt Chen.

Mi Houjun had no choice but to carry the bamboo basket for Aunt Chen.

The velvet who was hiding on the oak tree looked at the red beans as if they were leaving, and suddenly ran down from the branches.

But I saw that the red bean did not carry the basket, but carried a person.

Very angry squeaky and screaming.

Red Beans didn't care about it.

Velvet refused to put on the lid of Mi Houjun and Aunt Fang's back basket.

scratching his ears and scratching his cheeks, he was very ambitious to follow the red beans before and after.

The four of them walked for about an hour with velvet.

Only then did I see Carpenter Wang with Chen Laomo and more than a dozen middle-aged men coming up the mountain.

When Aunt Chen saw her husband, she asked Hongdou to let her go.

But he couldn't help it, and he cried loudly.

Carpenter Wang and the others saw that the red beans were covered in blood, and Aunt Fang was also bleeding from the back of her hand.

Both of them were in tattered clothes, their hair was scattered, and Aunt Chen was crying and wailing non-stop.

Frightened and asked.

It's only been more than two hours before and after, why did it get like this?

Mi Houjun briefly talked about the fact that Hongdou and they were suddenly stopped and killed by several wolves.

Carpenter Wang stuck out his tongue and couldn't take it back.

said to Mi Houjun: "No wonder Shaodong heard that there were still people on the mountain, so he turned around and ran towards the mountain. ”

"How did you know they were going to meet wolves?"

Mi Houjun smiled bitterly in his heart: You are a big man, how can I know that they will meet wolves?

I feel sorry for the red beans, and I want to hurry up the mountain, and it's good to pick her up a little more.

It's hard to say that.

I had to say: "A few days ago, when I went up the mountain with Hongdou, I saw wolf dung on the mountain road. ”

"A few of them are women, and if they are alone, I am afraid that I will meet that thing."

Hongdou couldn't help but glance at Mi Houjun: Why haven't I heard you talk about seeing wolf dung?

Chen Lao Mo felt sorry for his wife, and shouted to Carpenter Wang angrily:

"Carpenter Wang, you really don't talk about people."

"Folks, why did you leave the three of them behind and take someone down the mountain first?"

"If it weren't for Mi Shaodong, wouldn't my life be gone?"

Carpenter Wang opened his mouth, but he was also a little speechless.

Mi Houjun is not happy:

"The lives of this Uncle Chen, Aunt Fang and Aunt Chen were saved by Hongdou desperately."

"When I arrived, Red Bean had already killed two wolves......"

Hongdou said: "Uncle Mo, don't blame Uncle Carpenter." ”

"Everyone is carrying a dead and heavy basket, and they can't all be delayed on the mountain."

"I asked my uncle to take them down the mountain first, and then come to pick us up."

Aunt Fang was afraid and angry in her heart, and robbed Bai Chen Lao Mo Dao:

"It's your sister-in-law who can't walk the aisle, and almost killed Hongdou and me."

"If there are men in people, which family is not a man who follows up the mountain?"

"Who are you still talking to here?"

Chen Lao Mo wanted to reply to Aunt Fang a few words, why did he speak for Carpenter Wang?

I'm afraid that people will say that he is like a woman without a man, and Aunt Fang won't want him.

endured the anger, carried his own woman, and went down the mountain with everyone.

Carpenter Wang insisted on taking off Aunt Chen's back basket from Mi Houjun and carrying it himself.

Probably in his heart, it also meant atonement.

A fluffy smoke climbed onto the shoulder of the red bean, staring at everyone with a pair of big furry eyes.

Everyone looked, wanting to laugh but not laughing.

As soon as he entered the village, Juanzi and Xiaohuzi pulled his sister Xiaocao and several children ran over.

When Juanzi saw the red beans and made a terrible appearance, her father carried her mother again.

I was immediately stunned.

Even on the shoulder of the red bean, the velvet monkey that she likes the most, she doesn't have the heart to tease.

After following everyone for a while, we arrived at the leather goods store.

Mi Houjun arched his hand to everyone, pulled the red beans, and was about to enter the shop.

Juanzi looked at the red bean and said in a low voice:

"Sister Hongdou, hurry up and go home to see Uncle Xiucai."

Hongdou was shocked: "Juanzi, what's wrong with my father?" ”

As soon as he shook off Mi Houjun's pull, he ran home.

Thinking in my heart, Dad didn't know that she met a wolf in the mountains?

The sky was already a little dark, and as soon as Hongdou entered the house, she saw that her father did not light the lamp.

He just lay straight on his tattered adobe bamboo fence bed.

"Daddy, daddy, what's wrong with you?"

The velvet was screaming at the red beans, and he was so frightened that he ran to the stove and squatted.

Hearing the continuous shouts of red beans, An Xiucai seemed to be relieved in one breath.

Lying on the bed, he suddenly slapped his hands on the bamboo fence and cried:

"My grandfather and son can't live anymore......"

"Nier, my copper coins were stolen by thieves......"

"Oh my God, oh my God......"

It turned out that An Xiucai used the money she and Nizi earned.

It's all in a small cloth bag, and it's always hidden under my broken pillow.

Although the people in Longshan Pass are very poor, they are also simple and simple, and theft rarely occurs.

For example, everyone's chickens, ducks, pigs and dogs are free to scatter outside.

Whoever is going to starve to death, he doesn't quietly steal people's livestock to eat.

Everyone's doors are not very tight, and no one has anything really valuable at home anyway.

An Xiucai also knew that Hongdou was going to lead everyone up the mountain today, but he still locked the door and went out to make a living.

After walking for a day, I also earned more than ten yuan.

When I returned home, the door was still locked, and the red bean had not returned.

An Xiucai took out the key and was about to open the door.

But I saw that the Jiang family of Wang Datian's family was picking up the old ewe mother-in-law at the door of the house.

Jiang followed the red beans up the mountain.

She also saw An Xiucai come back.

So he hurried over and said the reason why the red beans hadn't gone down the mountain yet.

An Xiucai has never been a strong person, I heard Jiang say this.

It's just muttering in my heart, sighing and forgetting it.

His own Nizi's actions, he is becoming more and more confused.

When I opened the door, the first thing I did was to touch his money bag.

As soon as he reached under the pillow, he felt empty.

He was flustered and did not give up, and hurriedly turned over the broken pillow and the broken mattress.

There really is nothing left.

An Xiucai saw that the money bag that was the same as his life was gone.

He earned it recently, and the red beans were handed over to him yesterday, and it was a lot of money.

It's all gone.

Sour Xiucai was dumbfounded, and his heart suddenly cooled to the bottom of the water.

He jumped to his feet in a hurry, but he couldn't shout.

He fell on the bed with a thud and stood straight to death.

It just so happened that Juanzi saw An Xiu only come back, and Xiao Nizi was anxious why her mother hadn't come back yet.

ran to Sister Hongdou's house to look.

An Xiucai entered the door and touched under the pillow, rummaging through the bed in a panic.

It wasn't until An Xiu died of annoyance, and she looked at it all.

Juanzi was so frightened that she ran away.

When he went out, he met Xiaohuzi and them, so he ran to the entrance of the village together.

Red Beans was angry and anxious.

is angry that the hard-earned money of himself and his father is gone.

Seeing that it was about to freeze, she was still doing something with the money.

What's in a hurry is that it's just a few dollars, but it seems to have cost her father half a life.

It's not worth it.

Hongdou hurriedly helped her father up.

Persuaded: "Dad, didn't you lose a few times of money?" ”

"It is said that if it weren't for the fact that my family's money was stolen by thieves."

"Maybe I won't see my dad today."

An Xiucai stopped her tears when she heard Hongdou say this.

When I opened my old eyes, I saw that the red beans were covered in blood.

Frightened, he fell off the bed and grabbed the red bean's hand.

He asked repeatedly, "Nier, what are you...... How did you get it? ”

Hongdou hurriedly said, "I met a wolf." ”

Before the words fell, I saw Mi Shaodong walk into the house.

Hongdou glanced at Mi Houjun: "Thanks to Mi Shaodong's timely arrival, you Nizi picked up a life." ”

An Xiucai's legs weakened, and he knelt down in front of Mi Houjun at once.

Mi Houjun hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

He said in a loud voice: "I can't do it, I can't do it." ”

"Uncle An, the red beans are so powerful."

"I killed two wolves first, and I just happened to arrive and help her."

He said to An Xiucai, who was dumbfounded: "What's wrong at home? ”

Sure enough, compared to life and death, money or something is a trivial matter.

An Xiucai immediately wiped his tears with his sleeve.

Shaking his head: "That's it......"

Carpenter Wang sent a bamboo basket to Aunt Chen, and listened to Juanzi's ability to learn An Xiucai's shape.

I panicked and came to see it.

When I entered the house, I saw An Xiucai's tears not dry, and she slapped her thigh.

said to Hongdou and Mi Houjun: "Yes, I know who did this pickled ambiguous thing." ”

In Hongdou's heart, he thought that if he lost this money, he would lose it.

If the man had not been very poor and hungry, he would not have gone into someone's house and stolen.

So it was silent.

An Xiucai saw that although her own Nizi had met a wolf, she was safe.

After being shocked, I still felt pain in my heart for his money.

Glaring at Carpenter Wang, he asked tightly, "Carpenter Wang, how do you know which one it is?" ”

Carpenter Wang asked, "Xiucai, can the lock of your house be picked?" ”

An Xiucai shook his head and said, "It's just that the door lock is good, but the money is gone." ”

Carpenter Wang had the posture of a detective: "You don't know this." ”

"The man came in from half the door of your house."

"When he left, he closed the door again."

"Well, this door looks dilapidated, and half of the door is still a little heavy."

"This man must have some strength......

Mi Houjun said: "Carpenter Wang, don't sell Guanzi." ”

"You simply say who it is."

"Just go and get him back the money he stole from Uncle An."

Carpenter Wang said confidently:

"When I took people down the mountain at dawn, I saw Old Man Yue and his lame son hurriedly leaving the village."

"I don't know when his grandfather and son will return to the village."

"Since you're back, why are you leaving in a hurry when it's late?"

"Longshan Pass counts his poor ass and slaps the bench."

"Shaodong, you think, people are in a hurry, what can't be done?"

Hongdou sighed, waved his hand and said:

"Forget it, it's not good to be suspicious of people without evidence."

Carpenter Wang's chest straightened: "Why are you suspicious?" ”

"Red Bean, if you don't believe it."

"I'll take someone out of the village, arrest him and come back to ask."

"His son can't go fast, he won't go far."

As he spoke, he ran out.

Hongdou didn't want to pull him, so he shouted anxiously:

"Uncle, uncle, don't go, I don't want the money."

"If he really wants to be taken, he is also trying to survive......"

"Uncle ......"

An Xiucai heard Hongdou say this, but he was very unwilling:

"Niel, that's what I said, yes, yes......"

Hongdou saw that he couldn't stop Carpenter Wang, so he had to go with him.

tidied up her father's messy bed, and helped An Xiu to lie down again.

said to Mi Houjun: "It's okay, Shaodong, please go back." ”

Mi Houjun smiled: "I'm not in a hurry...... It's going to be too late anyway. ”

"I'm going to see if Carpenter Wang can catch the thief."

Paused for a moment, "Red Bean, I still have something to tell you......"

Red Bean didn't know what he was going to say crazy again, and she didn't bother to ask him.

casually sat in the house and accompanied An Xiucai to say something to tell him not to worry.

I went to scoop up the water and wash the foul wolf blood on my face and hands.

It took a while to clean up and light the oil lamp.

asked Mi Houjun: "Shaodong, who did you buy your tea saplings from Yamada?" ”