Sanxiang's daughter-in-law reluctantly chatted with her mother a few more words, and then excused herself to go home.

Not long after, Sanxiang came to my house and found my mother.

Sanxiang said: "I also said what happened to the child these days." Just now, my daughter-in-law went back to tell me that the child had left home. Jin Xiang, who was borrowing eggs at my house, told me about your niece's child, and I panicked. ”

Mom nodded and invited him to sit down.

Sanxiang didn't sit down and said, "What the hell is going on?" You tell me that I'll do what you say right away. "At that time, there was already a red brick factory in our village, and there was no fire in the cave all year round.

Mom told Sanxiang how to place Zhao, and Sanxiang hurriedly went home again.

That night, Sanxiang found red paper, wrote his son's birthday, cut his fingernails, toenails and hair, wrapped them in a ball, and took advantage of the night to walk to the red brick factory.

The red brick factory has a special night watchman to prevent people in the vicinity from stealing bricks. A mouthful of red bricks is worth three cents. Sanxiang cat walked in the middle of the pile of bricks with his waist bent, and suddenly a flashlight shone on him.

"What for? Sneaky. Didn't you come to steal bricks? "The night watchman is an old man, and everyone in the village knows him.

Sanxiang immediately straightened his waist: "No, no, I want to pee when I come here, I'm afraid that people will see it badly, no, it's better to hide in the brick pile." You still don't sleep so late? ”

The night watchman carried a flashlight on Sanxiang's face and recognized the person: "If I sleep, I will be cheaper than the person who exploits the loophole." Am I sleeping soundly? ”

"You don't believe me?" Sanxiang pretended to be angry.

"It's not a question of believing it or not, it's better to walk around here less at night. No one can tell who is missing. "The Night's Watch is faithful.

"I'm really here to pee. You see, my trouser belts are all undone. Sanxiang said as he unbuttoned his trouser belt. He knew that the old man's eyes couldn't see clearly, and the darkness around him couldn't see clearly. The night watchman moved the light of the flashlight to Sanxiang's lower body, and Sanxiang had already untied his trouser belt quickly.

The night watchman saw that Sanxiang's trouser belt was indeed open, and said with a smile: "I know you won't steal bricks." Come on, come on, it's windy outside, go to the kiln and sit. Drink some tea with me and smoke a cigarette. ”

Sanxiang couldn't ask for it, so he hurriedly said: "Eh, yes." ”

The night watchman walked in front, and Sanxiang followed.

Sanxiang asked as he walked: "You are alone on this kiln?" Don't send a companion? ”

The night watchman said, "Where is there anyone else?" Except for me, an old man who is idle all day and night and can move his body, who wants to watch this brick factory day and night upside down? I can earn a cigarette in a day. ”

Sanxiang was even happier in his heart.

The brick-burning workshop is a two-story structure, and the cave is the first floor, which is stacked with neat mud bricks, and then the cave door is sealed. There are well-packed holes on the top of the cave, and the brick-burners add coal fire or charcoal to the hole on the second floor. The night watchman took Sanxiang to the upper floor.

The night watchman and Sanxiang sat down and chatted for a long time, but Sanxiang didn't get a chance to throw the wrapped paper ball into the hole where the coal was added. If you don't lose it, it's not good to be discovered by the night watch.

The night watchman handed Sanxiang a cigarette and said, "I never need to boil water for tea here." ”

"Oh?" Sanxiang was perfunctory while looking for opportunities.

"You see," said the night watchman, pointing to a jug that was placed on the ground, "and put the jug into the hole where the coal was added, and it burns faster than firewood." Hey. ”

Sanxiang suddenly took it to heart.