Soon, a pool of blood gathered under each pillar, and the little ruffians had already become bloody people, and they had completely fainted.

Fang Jie felt a little relieved of his hatred, exhaled heavily, threw down the whip casually and said, "Wake them up!" ”

The old man immediately took out the buckets he had prepared and poured them one by one. The old woman brought a chair and respectfully invited Fang Jie to sit down, and even poured a cup of hot tea and served it.

Fang Jie drank a few sips of hot tea slowly, and the little ruffians woke up faintly, their eyes finally focused on Fang Jie, each with a look of resentment and doubt.

Fang Jie waved his hand to signal the old man to loosen the ties for them and tear off the stinky socks in his mouth, then asked coldly, "Say, who instructed you to go to the Zhang family's courtyard?" ”

Feng Gouzi retched twice, and tried his best to pretend to be vicious and asked, "You... Who the hell are you? Torture in private, not afraid of breaking the law..."

Fang Jie snorted heavily and sneered, "Law? Didn't you ignore the law when you burglarized from your house last night? ”

Gou Yu'er had seen Fang Jie from a distance before, and even privately spread rumors with his father and mother that he was involved with Pucao. Now that he was suddenly caught and rewarded with such a whip, no matter how stupid he was, he understood that he had really guessed the right place at the beginning. But at this moment, his life is at stake, where does he dare to talk more, trying his best to support his painful and convulsive body, whimpering and begging for mercy, "Master Fang, spare your life, I don't dare anymore..."

The rest of the little ruffians were also frightened, and begged for mercy one after another, "Childe, spare your life, spare your life." It's all Gou Yu'er and Brother Gou Zi who said that the Zhang family has made a fortune, so we followed..."

Where is the dog leftover willing to carry the black pot, and immediately pointed at the dog with a shudder and said, "It was he who forced me to pay back my gambling debts, so I took them there... I don't dare anymore..."

Fang Jie heard that it was not someone who instructed him behind his back, and the big stone in his heart fell. He got up and walked slowly to the dog leftover, carefully looked at his two arms that had not been "cared for" by the whip, was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Which hand did you touch her last night?" After speaking, he didn't wait for the dog leftovers to answer and guessed to himself, "It's this one, right?" As soon as the words fell, the dog's left arm had already creaked and was trampled off by him.

The dog howled miserably, and immediately fainted under the severe pain. Fang Jie raised his eyebrows, and said with an innocent smile, "I'm really sorry, I seem to have misremembered." The next moment, the right arm of the dog leftover also followed in the footsteps of the left arm.

The dog was in severe pain again, but he woke up from his coma, his face was covered with snot and tears, and he whimpered in his mouth, not knowing whether he was begging for mercy or cursing...

The rest of the little ruffians saw Fang Jie talking and laughing, and turned the dog into a waste, and they were so frightened that their eyes were about to pop out, and one of them even showed feces and urine, and his legs were yellow.

Fang Jie took a few steps back in disgust, and lost the interest in continuing to torture them, as long as he got the news that someone was not deliberately instructed behind his back.

"The crippled one, cleaned up. The few left told them to shut up, discount a leg, and sell it to the iron ore!"

The old couple bowed in response, one of them ran to the bottom of the porch and broke the neck of the dog, while the other went into the house and did not know what poison to take.

Dongzi dragged his limp legs to him, his lips trembled, and asked cautiously, "Male... Childe, this... Is this going back to the garden? ”

Fang Jie nodded, turned around and walked out of the door. Dongzi glanced at the carriage and knew that the master would not sit anymore, so he hurriedly stumbled and followed...

The north wind howled overnight, blowing most of the thatched houses in Nangou Village were in chaos at the edges. The early risers climbed the ladder and carried a stone the size of a small clay pot and pressed it for a long time. When I was done, I occasionally turned my head to look at the panorama of the whole village, and before I could sigh, I was frozen by the biting cold wind and hurried down.

Chunnier got up early and laughed with her two sisters-in-law and went to the stove to boil porridge, and heated two bowls of pig-killing vegetables and a few steamed buns. After finishing his work, he went out to look, but he still didn't see any movement in the courtyard of the Zhang family, so he muttered in annoyance, "Magpie, this dead girl, bullies Pucao and has a good temper." When is it time to get up and cook? ”

Sister-in-law Li patted her sister-in-law and said with a smile, "I was so busy killing pigs yesterday, maybe I was too tired, so I slept a little better." ”

Chunni thought about it, so she responded, "That sister-in-law will help cook more food, and when Pucao wakes up, she won't have to burn the fire anymore." I'll go over and have a look! ”

After she finished speaking, she took a shortcut and detoured to the back garden, and went to the courtyard of Zhang's house from the back door.

Pucao slept sweetly, and suddenly woke up a little dazed when she was shaken, and asked, "What's wrong, I won't let people sleep at night." ”

Chunnier rarely saw her so lazy, so she put her cold hands on her face and smiled evilly, "What night, the sun has reached the top of the mountain." ”

Pu Cao was so cold that she was shocked, turned over and sat up and smashed Chunni's pillow, and scolded with a smile, "It's really a little lazy, I'll get up." ”

Chunni laughed and jumped off the ground, and responded, "My sister-in-law has brought your food, you pick it up, and I'll let my sister-in-law bring it over." ”

"Got it, thank you sister-in-law for me."

Chunni went out with a smile, Pucao was wearing a cotton jacket and dress, and was about to go down to the ground to put on her shoes, but suddenly felt that something was wrong in the house. When I looked up and looked closely, I saw that the oil lamp on the table seemed to have shifted its position, and the dustpan that should have been on the cabinet fell to the floor. Could it be that the children get up at night and light up the lights? Or are you hungry and rummaging for food? These two little gluttonous cats must have just been busy during the day, and they didn't eat well...

She shook her head, reached out and patted the two sleeping children, smiling and putting on her shoes to call the magpies.

Although the magpie knew that he had not been completely ruined last night, when he remembered that he had been touched by those thieves, he was so ashamed that he wanted to hit the wall, and he whimpered and cried until it was dark.

Pucao shouted a few times and didn't hear the magpie answer, so she pushed the door and walked in. As a result, when I saw her eyes crying like steamed buns, I was so shocked that I immediately stepped forward to wake her up and asked, "What's wrong with you, you have a nightmare?" Or who bullied you? ”

When the magpie opened her eyes and saw the grass, she suddenly remembered that she was also disheveled last night, and suffered the same misfortune. Instantly, I felt that I had found a sister who was sympathetic to the same disease, and I didn't care about the awkwardness of weekdays, so I reached out and hugged Pucao and cried.

Pu Cao was hugged tightly by her, and she guessed and wondered in her heart, but in the end she was still confused. I had no choice but to gently pat her back and comfort, "Magpie, don't cry." There is no flame mountain that can't be crossed, let's discuss something together, and shedding tears won't solve the problem. Who bullied you, you tell me! You are my maid now, and whoever bullies you, I will never let you..."

When the magpie heard her say this, she cried even louder, "Madame, ma'am, the slave doesn't want to live anymore, ma'am..."

Pu Cao was already anxious, and when she heard this, she pulled the magpie away, wiped two handfuls of tears for her, and said angrily, "Who bullied you, you said." I can't help you, don't I still have your old master? What is dead or alive, you are not allowed to say gloomy words! ”

The old master? The magpie suddenly remembered Fang Jie's instructions last night, immediately stopped his tears, jumped off the ground in a panic and went out, picked up the big broom and went to sweep the yard.

Pu Cao didn't know what kind of crazy she was smoking, so she chased after her and looked around, and her face gradually turned cold. Before I went to bed last night, there were already snowflakes. It stands to reason that there is fresh snow falling in the yard, and there should be no traces, but why are there dense footprints under the windows of the east chamber and the main house? Don't... Got a thief in the house?

Guessing like this, Pu Cao immediately felt that his heart was pressed like a big stone, and he reflexively went straight to the back room, lifted the bed of the two children, and touched them up and down to change There was nothing wrong, and then he went to open the door of the kang cabinet again.

Sure enough, although there was no shortage of silver taels and parcels in the kang cabinet, the position had been moved. She was even more puzzled in her heart, what kind of thief was this door? Addicted to inspection, but not greedy for money?

Shanzi and Peach Blossom were also tossed and woken up at this time, got up and rubbed their eyes and asked, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?" ”

Pu Cao closed the cabinet door and tried to change his smile and responded, "It's okay, it's getting bright, hurry up and get dressed." ”

The two children responded obediently and slowly put on their jackets and pants. Pu Cao frowned and went to visit Zhang Gui'er in the East Chamber again, but he didn't expect this kid to sleep even more soundly. finally woke him up, but he was so shocked that he hid in the kang with the quilt on his face.

Pu Cao didn't have time to explain to him, and when she went out, she caught the magpie and asked with a threat, "Did there be a thief in the house last night?" If you don't tell the truth, I'll sell you today. ”

The orders of the old and new masters collided in one place, and even a fool knew who to listen to, not to mention that the magpie was still in shock at this time, so he intermittently told what he had seen last night. It's a pity that she doesn't know much, who the thief is, how he came to the door, and where he went in the end, she doesn't know that it was Fang Zhuo who rescued her.

Pu Cao grabbed her front placket, and she was also scared in her heart, if Fang Jie didn't arrive, then the fate of their family...

"You take good care of the two children and eat, I will go to the city and come back soon." Pu Cao threw down this sentence and went straight to Chen's house, the Chen family had just finished eating, and when they saw her, they came to inquire but had work to help. Pu Cao didn't say much, only said that Chen Er was bothered to send her into the city. Chen Er happened to think about going to buy some groceries in the next few days, so he agreed.

Aunt Chen was worried that it would freeze on Pucao Road, so she took the sheepskin jacket from home and put it on for her.

The donkey pulled the small plough and trotted all the way, and the small copper bell under the neck shook, leaving a series of crisp sounds in the quiet world, which was very cheerful.

Chen Er's grocery business has been doing well recently, and his family has saved more than a dozen taels of silver, he is grateful for Pucao's guidance in his heart, and originally planned to say a few words of gratitude. It's a pity that when he turned his head, he saw that Pucao's face was extremely bad, so he swallowed the conversation back with interest.

The little donkey crossed the river ditch and walked through the snowfield, and he walked in a short way, but he was far from the carriage driving to the village on the mountain road, and Chen Er and Pu Cao didn't pay attention to their thoughts.