The night was long, the crows crowed, and the scarlet moonlight was obscured by dark clouds.

There was a constant sound of wooden planks shaking, imaginative expressions, and the sound of heavy, viscous breathing.

John sat slumped outside the door, feeling like he had lost everything.

I don't know how long it took, the wheezing gradually became quieter, and they leaned together, enjoying the aftertaste of the pleasure.

"Alright, it's time for me to go. ”

The tall and thin man stretched his waist and quickly lifted his pants, the dim candlelight hit his face, his facial features appeared through the gap in the window, his expression was a little gloomy, and his eyes were uncertain.

"Don't stay any longer, I don't want to go back now. ”

“...... Aren't you afraid of being discovered by him, why don't you want to go back now, Mina, you are so pitiful. ”

"Dear Neil, I don't want to continue to suffer, give me a little more time, John has just lost his mother, and I'm afraid he won't be able to accept it if I tell him now. ”

Mina slowly regained her composure, her face still flushed, and she began to straighten her clothes and smooth her long brown hair.

"You have a heart, Mina. ”

Hearing her say this, Neil suddenly laughed, laughing frivolously and defiantly, and took the cigarette paper and pouch of tobacco leaves from his underwear pocket.

Fingertips gently rolled the tobacco leaves, reached directly into the faint candle flame and lit it, the white smoke spread down the eaves, and Neil took a puff of enjoyment.

Playing with Mina's long hair at will, his fingers are slender and fair, and you can tell at a glance that he doesn't do heavy work, and is the son of a small farmer who eats rent.

"By the way, didn't you say last time that you got a sum of money, and you want to buy your own farm when you have money, why haven't you heard from you recently?"

John's ears suddenly pricked up when he heard that he was buying a farm, this money was exchanged for his life, Mina didn't say divorce, she had other plans for this money?

John wanted to stay in the village with his mother, so there was no follow-up to the purchase of the farm, and he said that he had hidden the gold pounds, a small part of them in the bank, and buried the rest in the earth. ”

"Now the property in John's name is only in the bank, and the division of the property is up to the judge, so I am not sure how much I will get it. ”

Mina began to sigh, she had thought about the divorce for a long time, but she didn't expect John to really go out and make money, which naturally made her think more.

When the poor man sees the gold pound in front of him, if his eyes do not shine, it must be because he is blind.

"By the way, Neil, you know the lawyer in the town, can you help me ask, if I can prove that John still hid the property, can I apply for an investigation......"

Mina slowly said her heart, maybe as she said before, it was true that she was reluctant to hit John directly, but there were many reasons why she didn't want to have a showdown now, and getting more property was definitely what she cared about the most.

John frowned, and his anger burned again, as if it were more intense than he had just seen his wife's betrayal, and he had nothing but gold pounds.

Climbing up to the window again, and looking through the crack in the window, he saw Neil raise an eyebrow in thought, and slowly speak.

"Mina, don't you want to get all the gold pounds?"

"That fat man is weak and incompetent, he delayed you, look at how beautiful you are, how much like the female star in the poster, he can't compensate for your youth at all. ”

"He deserves to give you all his possessions, he doesn't deserve so much money, and only a beautiful woman like you can play the value of the gold pound. ”

Neil smoked a cigarette and leaned against the wooden wall, looking at Mina in a low voice.

"All?"

"Can I get all the money?"

"How?"

Mina was so anxious that she even ignored Nil's praise for her prettyness, which made her feel as excited, but she wanted to know how to get more money.

Even if you are beautiful on the outside, you can't change the poverty on the inside.

"Hehe, anyway, he obeys you, you just need to use some kind words to find out where the money is hidden, and then find a chance to dig it out secretly, isn't it very simple?"

“...... It's simple, but I don't want to do it all the time, John is still my husband after all, and there's no other way than to get most of the money. ”

Mina pouted, deliberately coquettish to Neil, and John saw it all, and he gradually felt the coldness spread through his body, and a certain nervous disorder fell into greater doubt.

What's wrong with the world, how can people who make mistakes first want to get more money?

That's the gold pound I paid for with my life!

No, it's not just life, it's innocent hands, never-ending nightmares!

John wanted to rush into the tool room at this moment, choke Mina by the neck, ask her how she had become like this, and ask where the gentle and kind woman had gone?

But he remembered the words of the teachers at the college on Sunday, they said that you must be kind and humble, and think about everything first, and whether the problem is your own.

A slap doesn't make a sound, the teacher on Sunday said that it is definitely because of what you haven't done well, and bad luck will happen to you, and you will only find your home!

John also kept this principle in mind, so after he found out that Mina was cheating, he kept asking himself this question, was he really doing something wrong?

But he used all his knowledge and experience, racked his brains, and couldn't find a reason to convince himself no matter what, and even fell into the huge trouble of the collapse of his worldview.

He was even more itchy, scratching his back and neck with his nails, as well as his chest and belly, as if every inch of skin on his body had been brushed by feathers, and he couldn't grasp the point.

The conversation continued in the tool room, and Neil was very unhappy with Mina's answer, as if he had heard a big joke, but he still patiently persuaded her.

Originally, he was just bored, playing casually with this lonely woman, who knew that this woman suddenly got a large sum of money, which was a golden pound that made people red!

Although the money is not hers yet, as long as she gives her advice......

"No matter what method you use, you have to ask the gold pound hiding place first, and never reveal your intentions, I think you haven't been hiding very well lately, haven't you?"

"Mina, pour more ecstasy on that fat man, let him take the initiative to tell you where the gold pound is hidden, and then find a reason to push the responsibility out and divorce the fat man, I know you have wanted to do this for a long time. ”

"You don't have to hide your truest side in front of me, you'll be very tired, anyway, I've seen how ruthless you are, haven't I?"

With the seductive words, Mina rolled her eyes and was held in Neil's arms, seriously considering the feasibility of this matter.

She was a little entangled, and she was sure that she no longer had any feelings for John, who had been married for several years, but only a debt and a little fear.

It's just that divorce is not friendly to the poor.

Even when John was away from home, he would often send his wages back to support his family, so life could go on, and now he suddenly made a lot of money.

Although this Neil has a little money, he is only the nephew of Lord Mosgen, Neil does not have a large manor or luxury carriage, only a palm-sized piece of land.

But I think of his ability and fresh tricks......

Thinking of this, Mina's face flushed again, and the balance of her heart slowly tilted in Neil's favor.

Seeing that Mina was still hesitant, Neil was a little impatient, one foot shook non-stop, and he smoked all the cigarette butts, and he could only continue to use verbal stimulation.

"Hehe, what are you afraid of?"

"I thought you were fearless, and even if you killed that old woman, you could pretend that you didn't know anything, and lay next to the fat man all day long. ”

"Stop pretending to be kind to me. ”

"After the fat mother found out that we were together, she pushed her hard to the corner of the table, and used words to make her have a heart attack, but you were the one who didn't find her a doctor!"

"Mina, you're a natural actor and ......"

Bang!

The double wooden doors in the tool room slammed into the wall, and the deadbolt snapped open.

The dust rose like smoke, the springs creaked, and a rusty hammer twisted off the worktop after a two-second delay and fell in front of John.

The night breeze blew into the workshop, blowing away the dark clouds in the sky, and the scarlet moonlight hit John's broad back, pulling the shadow crooked and narrow.

Mina chuckled in her heart, and froze in place for a moment, she slowly adjusted her breathing, and after seeing the uninvited guest, her heart contracted suddenly, and she quietly moved behind Neil.

Neil threw away the cigarette butt at random, crushed it with the sole of his shoe, his face cold as frost, and clasped his hands around his chest, without any shame or panic.

"Excuse me, what did you—what did you just say?"

"I sat outside and didn't hear clearly, it's likely that I misheard, can you say that again?"

John dragged his feet and slowly approached Mina, his face was cloudy, and the corners of his mouth were cracked and embarrassed, as if he couldn't cry or laugh, and he seemed to cry with laughter.