Chapter 19: The King Carpenter Catches the Thief

Mi Houjun looked at Hongdou: "I just want to tell you about this." ”

"Yesterday, Carpenter Wang asked for my family, and no one was willing to sell or rent the land to me."

"Those tea seeds can wait until next spring to fall into the ground, how can the saplings wait?"

Hongdou thought for a while: "Does the young owner have a field in the countryside?" ”

Mi Houjun smiled: "There are naturally some." ”

Hongdou: "Why don't Shaodong take these tea seedlings back to his field and plant them?" ”

Mi Houjun: "Red Bean, I'll tell you." ”

"If you want to pick good tea leaves with a fragrance similar to the fairy cliff, you have to plant tea trees near this Linglong Mountain."

"I'm not from here, my family's farmland is too far away from here, and the water, soil and climate are different."

"Of course, if you want the tea to be really good, it is best to be able to pick and fry it on the fairy cliff."

"You can see it, you can't get in and out of it."

"The cost of manpower and material resources is too great, and you can't earn much silver."

"Planting in this Longshan Pass can only be a small area of trial planting."

"If the fragrance is too far away, it can't be sold for money."

Hongdou thought to himself, where do I not know these curves?

I just don't pretend to be confused, and I'm afraid of frightening Xiucai's father.

And this goblin's Mi Shaodong.

After being silent for a while, he said, "The mountain fields here are human lives. ”

"But you want to take it and plant a tree, who will rent and sell it?"

Mi Houjun sighed unconsciously.

"I originally wanted to do some separate business on my own, but I didn't want it to be so difficult at the beginning."

Hongdou said: "Mi Shaodong, what kind of people are drinking this bitter tea outside?" ”

Mi Houjun smiled: "Red beans, you said this tea is bitter? ”

"In those rich and noble families outside, they have a way."

"Take these tea leaves and order a sweet and mellow tea."

"So, it doesn't matter if the tea is bitter or not."

"The important thing is that it is the first scent of the lid when it is opened at the feast."

"If you can make the best tribute tea."

"Tea is simply not tea, it's gold."

Red beans have understood.

The meaning of Mi Shaodong dialect is that this tea is like a luxury in modern society.

The so-called eating tea is probably a symbol of identity and status.

The poor can't even eat, so they don't need to eat any sweet and bitter tea.

In Hongdou's heart, he suddenly had some vague thoughts.

She looked at Mi Houjun: "How is Shaodong going to do the tea business in Linglong Mountain?" ”

Mi Houjun saw the solemnity of Hongdou's question, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Said: "I know in my heart that this exquisite camellia is indeed excellent. ”

"But you have to plant tea trees and fry tea leaves."

Hongdou said: "How much capital does Shaodong have in his hands?" ”

Mi Houjun probably calculated it a long time ago.

He immediately said, "I will always have the silver to buy ten acres and twenty acres of mountain fields." ”

"But I have to go back first."

Hongdou asked, "What about roasted tea?" ”

Mi Houjun said: "It doesn't take much silver to prepare those items. ”

"But you have to hire a roasted tea master."

"When the shop is finished, you can continue to stir up the tea."

"As for shipping out of Longshan Pass for sale, that's not a problem."

Hongdou said: "Tomorrow I will find someone who is willing to rent and buy Yamada for Shaodong." ”

An Xiucai listened for a long time, and suddenly said: "No, no, don't ......"

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard a loud shouting outside.

"His family lost copper coins, why should he rely on my grandfather and son?"

"Xiucai and I burned incense in front of us and gambled to ......"

An Xiucai also forgot to say anything to Hongdou, and got up with a bone.

Two scrawny hands rested on the edge of the bed.

Shaking his beard, glaring, and only panting.

Hongdou panicked and grabbed her father.

Mi Houjun hurriedly stood up.

I saw a thin old man with a thin body, dressed in rags.

He was barefoot and wore a pair of ragged linen shoes, and his hair and beard were gray and dirty.

He carried a rag cloth bag on his shoulder, a stick in one hand, and a broken bowl in the other.

But he straightened his neck, opened his eyes angrily, and walked into the house noisily.

A thin man with a sluggish expression and a limp walking.

His clothes were also pitifully torn, and they followed him closely.

When I entered the door, I brought in a sour smell that I don't know how long it had not been washed.

Carpenter Wang, Chen Laomo, and a few village men also came in together.

Carpenter Wang's face was full of pride.

Said loudly: "Be a thief with a weak heart, fart and blush." ”

"Lao Yue, you didn't do anything about pickling, why are you in such a hurry and going outside when it's dark?"

"Come on, did you ask your father and son to take Xiucai's copper coin?"

Old man Yue turned around and spat at Carpenter Wang's face:

"Phew, if I want food, I want rice."

"But they won't do those things like stealing chickens and dogs."

"Carpenter Wang, you are a dog, I am not poor for you to bully."

Hongdou hurriedly shouted at the angry old man Yue: "Uncle Yue." ”

Lao Yuetou turned his head and saw that there was still a leather shop in the house, Shaodong.

I didn't forget to ask Mi Houjun for an inquiry.

There was still anger on his face, looking at Hongdou and An Xiucai.

"Xiucai, your family lost the copper coin, why did it depend on my grandfather?"

"It's true that I'm back today, and I'm in a hurry to leave when it's dark."

"It's not that I stole anything of your value and want to run."

"My grandfather and son are here to rush to Qinglong Town."

"There is a family in Qinglong Town, Ming'er, who is marrying a daughter-in-law, and I want to ask him for a few pennies."

"More than thirty miles away, Qingzi's legs and feet are not dexterous."

"If I don't leave at night, I can't leave in the middle of the night?"

While talking, he was negative.

He took off the deflated cloth bag on his shoulder and threw it on the ground.

said: "Xiucai, search it, if you can't find it, I will go to the Land Temple with you to burn incense and gamble." ”

Looking at Yue Qing again, there were already tears in his eyes, but he didn't make a sound.

Hongdou was very sad when he saw it.

Hurriedly bent down to pick up the cloth bag for Lao Yuetou: "Uncle Yue, my father and I can't stand you." ”

"A few hangs of money are worthless, and if you lose them, you will lose ......"

Lao Yuetou was even more annoyed: "Hongdou Nizi, Uncle Yue doesn't like to hear what you say." ”

"My old Yue is asking for rice flowers, and they are also clean flowers."

"Don't talk about a few pennies, it's just a pile of silver."

"I also know that my life is cheap, and that's not mine."

"Your father's copper coins were not stolen by your Uncle Yue."

"When I came back today, I didn't even hit your doorstep."

"I only have one son, one life, I'm not afraid to bet with your father ......"

Hongdou hurriedly said: "Uncle Yue, don't say it." ”

"I know that the copper coin will never be taken by you."

Carpenter Wang and Chen Lao Mo were very happy, thinking that they had caught a real thief.

Now looking at Lao Yue's strength, it really doesn't look like he stole Xiucai's copper coins.

Chen Lao Mo touched his head: "Which one is this black heart?" ”

"Taking advantage of the fact that the people in the village are empty, do this conscience-losing thing?"

"Others took away the cow, but asked Lao Yue to pull out the ox stake."

The other said: "I know, Lao Yue is right." ”

"Qinglong Town will marry the second daughter-in-law of the rich man Liang tomorrow."

"His house has a big silk Zhuangzi, and the county lord is better with him."

Carpenter Wang was a little bored, and sneered: "Do you know a lot of weirdness? ”

The man said: "My father-in-law's family is from Qinglong Town." ”

"My wife just came back from her mother's house yesterday, why don't I know?"

Carpenter Wang has an upright temperament and said to Lao Yuetou:

"It seems that I want to do something wrong, and I don't complain about Xiucai and Hongdou."

"That's a coincidence."

"When I went down the mountain, I saw your father and son hurrying out of the village."

"Xiucai lost his money, and he died of annoyance."

"You say, if I don't rely on you, who else can I rely on?"

"Lao Yue, if you want to be annoyed, just annoy me."

"Red Beans stopped me...... It's because I can't stand you and wronged your grandfather and son. ”

Lao Yuetou stepped on hundreds of doors to beg for food, and he has always been humble and sleek.

Fang was angry, just because he was really wronged.

I don't want to bear the reputation of a thief in vain.

Seeing that Hongdou and Carpenter Wang said this, they turned their anger into joy.

said: "I'm not annoyed Xiucai, nor am I annoyed carpenter, I really didn't steal copper coins." ”

He added, "It's better for you to bring my grandfather and son back." ”

"Otherwise, my grandfather and son don't know anything."

"A man is outside, but bears the reputation of a thief."

"But he who stole the copper coins went away with joy."

After talking for a while, I didn't know who touched An Xiucai's copper coin.

Old man Yue was thinking about going to Qinglong Town and was in a hurry to leave.

Hongdou left them for dinner before leaving, but the grandfather and son refused.

After Old Man Yue took Yue Qing away, Wang Carpenter Chen Lao Mo and others also went home.

The red beans made dinner, and Mi Houjun ate it before returning to the shop.

The fluffy is full of hairy chestnuts during the day, and it is not too noisy.

has been obediently huddled next to the quilt of red beans,

Red Beans are ready to blow out the lamp and sleep.

An Xiucai, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, suddenly said, "Lao Yue can stir tea." ”

Hongdou didn't understand: "Dad, what are you talking about?" ”

An Xiucai raised his head and looked at the red beans.

"When Lao Yue was young, he roasted tea for people outside."

"Keiko's mother is the one he brought back from stir-frying tea outside."

Hongdou looked at her father in surprise and shouted, "Dad, why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

An Xiucai sighed: "I don't know if he wants to do it again." ”

Hongdou said: "Isn't it better to do crafts than to ask for food?" Why is Uncle Yue unwilling to do it? ”

An Xiucai said: "After Qingzi Niang died of illness, he couldn't live. ”

"I took Keiko to his father-in-law's house, and Keiko's leg was broken by his brother-in-law's son."

"Later, he would rather ask for food than go to the place where the tea is roasted to do his craft."

He also said, "Your Uncle Yue is a capable person, but it is a ......."

"You want to buy Yamada for Mi Shaodong, but you can't do it."

The red bean was silent, lying on the rotten straw, and began to ponder in his heart.

Uncle Yue will come back sooner or later.

The thing in front of him is how to find the mountain field for Mi Shaodong to plant tea trees.

If she can't do it, she will do it, she will not listen to her father for a long time.

Carpenter Wang came early in the morning to look for red beans.

It turned out that they heard that Hongdou and Mi Shaodong killed three wolves together.

Everyone wants to get those dead wolves down the mountain, and it's a piece of meat.

Yesterday it was too late, and everyone was in shock.

Although there were many people going up the mountain, they did not dare to ask to turn back to find the dead wolves.

Early this morning, Chen Lao Mo went to Carpenter Wang's house and asked him to come and look for red beans.

He said, 'That's it, I don't know if the smell of dead wolf's blood has attracted the jackals.'

But it's very close to the bottom of the mountain, so let's go and see it together.

Maybe it's still there? ’

Hongdou also thought about the basket of chestnuts that he had put on the middle of the road, and promised to go together.

Go and talk to Mi Shaodong.

Mi Houjun immediately said: "Hongdou, I'll go up the mountain with you." ”

Hongdou said: "There are many of us, how can we meet wolves again and again?" ”

"Shaodong, don't meddle with my business, you should do your business well."

Mi Houjun looked at her: "Then be careful yourself." ”

Hongdou nodded: "When I come back, I'll find someone for you who is willing to rent and sell Yamada." ”

After thinking about it, he said, "There are also people who fry tea." ”

Mi Hou Junqi said: "Do you still have someone here who can stir tea?" ”

Hongdou said: "I heard that there is one, wait for me to ask." ”

Mi Houjun: "This is not in a hurry. ”

Red Bean suddenly let out an "oops".

Mi Houjun asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Hongdou said embarrassedly: "I met Jin Laojiu on the mountain yesterday. ”

"He told me to bring a bag of wild wine to Shaodong and told me to throw it away......"

Mi Houjun teased: "Did you meet a wolf and be scared?" ”

Hongdou said: "I'll look for it, maybe it's still there." ”

Wang carpenter Chen Laomo and others took a flat rope and carried a sickle and hoe.

Mighty, go up the mountain.

Without the back basket, the velvet is like a kitten, and has been lying on the shoulder of the red bean.

The place where they met the wolf yesterday was indeed not too far from the bottom of the mountain.

It was more than an hour away.

When they arrived, they saw that two big wolves and one little wolf had died on the ground.

The male wolf who was killed by Mi Houjun and the little wolf who was stabbed to death with a short knife by the red bean.

The bodies were stiff, but they were still intact

The she-wolf who was stabbed in the neck by red beans first died, but only a blood-red wolf bone was gnawed.

Carpenter Wang said, "This is not the work of a jackal. ”

"That thing always likes to be in groups and is greedy."

"You won't just eat one dead wolf and leave two."

Hongdou said: "We met five wolves yesterday. ”

"Kill three, run away with one small one."

"There is also a small one, which was cut by Aunt Fang and also escaped."

Carpenter Wang said, "That's right. ”

"Look at this wolf cub, it's really a ruthless and unrighteous thing, they even eat their own mother."

As he spoke, he beckoned everyone to tie up the other two dead wolves with ropes.

Hongdou ran to the oak tree, but she didn't find the wine bag she left under the tree yesterday.

It's weird.

Yesterday, she obviously took out the wine bag and threw it on the side of Aunt Chen's bamboo basket.

Carpenter Wang came over and asked, "Red Bean, what are you looking for?" ”

Hongdou said: "A wine bag, Jin Laojiu asked me to give it to Shaodong." ”

"Why is it gone? Could it be that someone has passed here? ”

Carpenter Wang said, "No. ”

Hongdou thinks about it, could it be that Aunt Chen was in a panic and caught up and beat the wolf?

No wonder when I saw Mi Shaodong at that time, I still forgot to be so clean.

The horror is one reason, and the main thing may be that there is no wine bag to be seen.