"Wow! It's a silver ticket of fifty taels, grandpa is such a tyrant! Gu Ye opened the thin red envelope, and it was actually a silver ticket inside. Qingshan Village gives children red envelopes, and it is good to have one or two copper plates, and grandpa is so generous!

Gu Ming was puzzled on the side: "Sister, what is a local tyrant?" ”

"Uh...... The local tyrant is, very rich and very arrogant, like grandpa! Gu Ye slapped his grandfather a little on the back.

"Grandpa, you can't favor one over the other, what about mine? I want red envelopes too! Gu Ming puffed out her cheeks and stretched out her arms to ask for red envelopes.

Gu Xiaole took out another red envelope and stuffed it into his grandson's hand: "Take it!" ”

Gu Ye's eyes rolled around, he looked at his brother's red envelope, and smiled like a little fox: "Brother, you don't have any place to spend money, why don't I help you collect it, lest you lose it carelessly." I'll give it to you when you need it. ”

Without thinking, Gu Ming sent the red envelope that was not yet hot to her sister. My sister has always been careful, and she also helped put away her master's silver. She does things, he is relieved.

Gu Ye put the red envelope into the space, holding the warm hand stove, revealing a sweet smile.

Gu Xiao grinned and turned his head to glance at his granddaughter's smug little expression. His stupid grandson was sold by his sister and counted the money for her! However, Gu Xiao also knew that this grandson who doted on his sister, not to mention that his sister just offered to help him keep the money, even if he asked him for it, he would still give her all his family wealth without hesitation. It seems that I have to work harder and treat my granddaughter better, otherwise I will lose face by my grandson!

"Huh? How did the door open? I remember when I left, I was locked up! Aunt Yan's gaze sharpened, and she looked around, and there was nothing unusual.

Gu Ye slipped down from his grandfather's back and looked around, except for his grandfather's footprints, there was no other trace. The snow is falling so heavily that even if there is anything, it will be covered by the snow.

"It can't be blown away by the wind, right?" Gu Ming entered the courtyard and walked around, but he didn't find anything else, he muttered in a small voice. Qingshan villagers are simple and simple, the road is not forgotten, there should be no one running to other people's homes on Chinese New Year's Eve to steal things, right?

Gu Ye rushed into his house first, and found that the boxes on the kang were wide open, and the clothes inside were turned into a mess. The lock of the cabinet was also violently smashed, but fortunately she put all the valuable things into the space. However, the beaded flowers left in the dressing box outside, and a pair of silver bracelets that were not very valuable, were missing.

Gu Ming came in from outside, saw the situation in her room, frowned, and said, "You have also been turned over by thieves here?" Lost something? ”

Gu Ye told his brother about the situation on his side. She noticed that when her brother asked, she used the word "also", so she asked anxiously, "Where is your house with your grandfather?" What's missing? ”

Gu Ming touched her head and said, "Don't worry, grandpa's belongings can be collected tightly." Except for a sweater that was added in Yancheng to keep out the cold, and a cloak of silver rat skin, nothing else was taken away. You said...... Who did this? ”

Gu Ye frowned and came to the master's room, which was also messed up, but there was nothing valuable, and it was nothing less.

At this time, Aunt Yan's voice came: "Girl, come quickly!" ”

The voice came from the direction of the pharmacy, Gu Ming's face changed slightly, he glanced at his sister, and rushed to the pharmacy with his legs. The pharmacy was in shambles, crude drugs were thrown on the ground haphazardly, and the few bags of medicinal herbs that had been concocted were gone.

Gu Xiao stepped into the pharmacy and saw the messy scene inside, his brows condensed into a pimple: "On a snowy day, thieves will definitely not come in from outside." If we people from Qingshan Village steal silver coins and small pieces of jewelry, it is better to say that it is easy to hide. Stealing my clothes and sewing them in the quilt to keep out the cold is also reasonable. But stealing the medicinal herbs you concocted, the snow covers the mountains, and you can't get out of the village in the short term, and you can't sell them, isn't it leaving people with a handle waiting to be caught? ”

"If the thief isn't stupid, it'...... He's left the village now, and he doesn't plan to return! Gu Ye had already guessed who it was. From the mouth of the eldest son of the village chief's family, when Wu Angelica went to ask for a doctor in the middle of the night, he had already left! How could it be possible to turn back and steal from her house?

Wrong! It was freezing outside, and there was no way he could hide outside. When Li Chunshan knocked on the door in the past, Wu Angelica must still be in the courtyard!

"Grandpa, let's go to Wu Danggui's house to have a look!" Gu Xiao also agreed with his granddaughter's opinion, picked up his short-legged little granddaughter, and walked quickly towards the entrance of the village.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and many villagers had already gotten up to clear the snow. Seeing Gu Xiao's grandfather and grandson braving the wind and snow, stepping on the thick snow, and hurrying away, they couldn't help but ask: "Fifth Master Gu (Fifth Uncle), where are you going!" ”

When they learned that someone took advantage of them to go to the village chief's house to save people, entered their house and stole a lot of things, the kind-hearted villagers of Qingshan Village were furious! Who! Who is so shameless, not to mention the burglary during the New Year, but also to take advantage of the time when the doctor is treating the disease and saving people, it is so shameless that it is outrageous! We must find out this person who has lost his conscience and drive him out of Qingshan Village!!

Seeing the three grandchildren of Gu Xiao, they were heading in the direction of the entrance of the village. The villagers instantly understood that it was a couple surnamed Wu! In the past 100 years, there has never been a theft in Qingshan Village, even if the door is open to sleep.

The only ugly incident was when the mother-in-law of the Wu family went into Zhang Orion's yard and stole a few pieces of game. There are one and there are two, and only their family is forced by the creditor to be forced to can't even open the pot for the New Year, who else can there be besides them?

The village chief got the news and also rushed over with his three sons. At this time, Gu Xiao's grandfather and grandson had already entered the Wu family's courtyard. The villagers followed behind the village chief, rushed in, and let out angry denunciations - "Wu Angelica, you come out!" "Wu Angelica, you shrunken turtle, dare not do it!" "Wu Angelica, hurry up and return the stolen property!" ……

"Uncle Li," Gu Ye asked Li Chunshan, "After you entered the courtyard, did you enter the main house directly?" Can you elaborate on what happened last night? ”

Li Chunshan didn't think about it, nodded and said, "I knocked on the door for a long time, and when I saw that no one answered, I pushed the door in." There was no latch to the door, and there was no light in the yard at all. I took advantage of the snow and pushed open the door of this room. ”

Li Chunshan pointed to the main house of the Wu family and continued: "It's as cold as an ice cellar inside, there is no fire on the kang, there is no one inside, and everything that can be taken away from the boxes and cabinets has been taken......"

"What? Wu Angelica's two sons are gone? What about the money they owe us? ”

"Holy, this is the silver that our family has kept for several years—"

"You shouldn't have taken pity on them in the first place, and lent the silver to these two white-eyed wolves!!"

"Yes, you should let the rich man's son beat Wu Angelica, the turtle son, to death and mutilation!!"

The villagers of Qingshan Village were full of indignation and talked about it.

"But...... If Wu Angelica left Qingshan Village before Gu Ye's visit, then the theft of Gu Wuye's house had nothing to do with the two of them, right? In the crowd, some people raised doubts.

Gu Ye shook his head slowly and said, "That's not necessarily!" When Uncle Li came, he only entered the main house, saw the scene in the house, and guessed that the other party had left. There are pregnant women waiting to see a doctor in the house, and the other rooms have not been carefully examined. As far as I know, Wu Angelica also has a room dedicated to pharmaceutical storage, right? ”

"Yes!" A villager who walks around Wu Danggui's house more often said, "His pharmacy is in the backyard, and the door to the backyard is locked on weekdays!" ”

When Gu Xiao heard this, he took the lead and walked to the backyard. The Gu Ye brothers and sisters followed closely behind. Wu Angelica's pharmacy is not large, it is a small mud-walled and grass-roofed house. There were some worthless dried herbs in a mess, and in the open space in the middle of the pharmacy, there was a burnt brazier and a worn-out quilt. Obviously, there were once people hiding in the pharmacy!

That makes sense. When the eldest son of the village chief came to ask for Dr. Wu, he should have hid in the pharmacy. After Li Chunshan left, he took the opportunity to touch the Gu family halfway up the mountainside, turned over valuable things, and stole more than 20 catties of medicinal materials that Gu Ye had just concocted.

"This Wu Angelica left on Chinese New Year's Eve, the mountains are icy and snowy, and he is not afraid of freezing to death on the road!" The crowd muttered.

Zhang Orion suddenly spoke: "I don't think he can travel overnight no matter how stupid he is." Not to mention that the wind and snow didn't stop last night, and it was easier to meet wild beasts at night. If I were him, I would have chosen a village near us and spent the night before I left this morning. ”

"So what are you waiting for! Go after it! Don't we have skis? Skiing to town is faster than riding a horse on a mountain road! If you chase it now, you might be able to catch up! Li Hao was eager to try. He, along with a few older kids, is the best skier in the village. Even the adults in the village can't compare to them!

Other villagers also agreed. Gu Xiao bent down, drew a map of the distribution of nearby villages on a piece of clean snow, pointed to three of them, and said, "These villages are the closest to our Qingshan Village, if you ski over, you can reach it in less than an hour." Last night, they were most likely to spend the night in these places. ”

Then, he extended a few mountain roads from these villages: "Wu Angelica is a thief with a weak heart, and he will definitely not take the big road, so the trails out of the mountains in these villages should be focused on." I took a few people with me and walked this path. Zhang Orion, you take a few people down that road. Li Chunshan, you brothers are chasing another road. We have skis, and the other must have them, so whether we can catch up or not, we must return to the village before dark. Right now...... Let's go! ”

Skis that were originally used for recreation came in handy at this time. Li Hao changed into a thick cotton coat and followed behind his father with great interest, as if he was going to do something big.