"Where is there any sound." Another horse thief said: "Don't be suspicious, after this ticket, you don't have to worry about it this year, and after a few months of rest, my family's field should be collected." ”

"Look at you, you're all gone, and you're still thinking about your family's few acres of land." A disdainful voice sounded, "If you want me to say, I can live happily like this every day, and everything comes without effort." ”

"If the government is surrounded and suppressed, can you escape?" This man is still a little frightened of the government.

"Hey, let's go somewhere else after finishing this ticket tonight, and when the people from his government come, we will be gone for a long time, what are you afraid of, this black light is blinding, who knows that we did it." The other person was quite bold, he said: "I farm, just to cover up, but unlike you, farming is addicted to farming." ”

Liu Man'er didn't listen again, she had slipped all the way away, and it was not until the sound behind her could no longer be heard that she ran up from the grass on the side of the road.

When she caught up with her horse and stepped on the horse, Liu Man'er found that her back was soaked.

Galloping forward on horseback, there is a village in front, Liu Man'er thought about it, or turned a corner, the village is very quiet, most of the villagers seem to have just rested, only a few villagers' homes, there is still a little light, when Liu Man'er rode down, the dog in the village suddenly barked wildly.

Liu Man'er didn't care about it, just shouted loudly: "A horse thief is coming, everyone be careful!" ”

Liu Man'er's crisp voice exploded in the night sky, and the villagers woke up at once, and ran outside, only to hear the sound of horses' hooves going away, but they didn't see the horse thief, and the villagers from all the houses went back.

"Whose prank must be this, what a horse thief at night." Everyone pushed open the door and didn't see anything unusual, and they heard a woman's voice, so they didn't pay attention to it.

"It must be some crazy woman who has been stimulated before." Some villagers said, and then went back to their houses to rest.

Liu Man'er didn't care what they thought, she shouted three times and left, after all, people are selfish, and they must put their own village first.

What's more, although she heard the words of the horse thief, she was still not very sure, if she went down to say more, when the horse thief did not come, these people might have to complain about her.

And there is a village along the way, and she still has to go down to give notice, but if the delay is too long, it will not be good to wait for the horse thief to come.

Liu Man'er didn't stop staying any longer, and walked down quickly.

Soon after she left, the vicious horse thief rode to the village, and the village was in a state of ghost crying again, and many people regretted why they had not listened to the man......

When they went to the next village, most of the villagers had already fallen asleep, and when they heard Liu Man'er's voice, they not only did not appreciate her, but complained that she had delayed their sleep.

However, most of them are still a little afraid of horse thieves, after all, this place, it is not that there have been horse thieves, some people know that the fierceness of horse thieves is rather to believe it, not to believe it, and hurriedly packed up their things, dragged their families to hide in the mountains.

Others, laughing at the fools who left, continued to sleep soundly.

When Liu Man'er returned to her village, it was already a little late, and when she arrived at the door, she saw two lights lit up at the door of her house.

Fang knew that Liu Man'er was riding a horse, and he must have gone through the side door, so he asked people to hang a lamp there, usually at dusk, Liu Man'er would come back, but it was so late today, Liu Man'er still didn't come back, Fang was a little worried.

The food was already cold, and all the children looked at the food with blank eyes, Fang's heart softened a little, so he said, "You eat first, I'll go see when your sister-in-law will come back." ”

Saying that, she got up and walked outside, stood at the side door and looked around for a while, still did not see anyone, she was a little anxious, this right eye kept jumping, always felt that something was going to happen, worried with the lantern often walked to the side of the road.

Finally heard the sound of horses' hooves, a person drove the horse to this side, Fang Shi saw a smile on his face, but he felt that something was wrong, why didn't he hear the sound of the wheel?

"Is it Man'er?" Fang asked loudly.

"Mother." Liu Man'er heard Fang's voice and responded, and walked over to Fang's side quickly.

"Mother, why are you waiting for me here again?" Liu Man'er turned over and dismounted, grabbed Fang Shi with one hand, and felt that her hand was already cold.

"Your kid is always running outside, and he hasn't come back so late, and my mother is worried, so I came out to take a look." As he spoke, Fang Shi took the lantern and took Liu Man'er to the house, and asked, "I remember that you went back in a carriage, but what about your car?" ”

"Mother, don't talk about this." Liu Man'er led the horse to the house, and said: "Hurry up and pack up your things, let everyone go to the mountains to take refuge, when I passed through a village, it seemed that I heard horse thieves burning and looting in the village, I lay on the side of the road and listened for a while, they said that they would rob this area tonight, and I don't know if they will come to our village, so I hurried back." ”

"Ah, there are horse thieves?" When Fang heard this, he was immediately frightened.

"I don't know if they're coming, but you have to be prepared." Liu Man'er parked her horse on the side of the road and said, "Whether we come or not, let's go and pack some things, pack up the soft ones, and hide some of the grain in the cellar to the back mountain just in case." ”

When a few children heard this, they also ran outside, and Liu Man'er repeated what she had said to Fang's family, and then summoned Yun Niang, Aunt Han and others to tell them to hurry up and clean up their things, especially to bring all the knives at home, and also bring some pots and pans just in case.

Everyone saw that Liu Man'er's face was not good, so they no longer hesitated, and immediately went to pack their things, Liu Man'er asked them to clean up within a quarter of an hour, and followed the Fang family to the back mountain first, and she herself hurried to the chief's house.

"Bang bang bang, bang!"

Hearing the sound of knocking on the door, the eldest lady pulled her shoes out to open the door, and by the moonlight, she felt a little strange when she saw that it was Liu Man'er, and asked, "It's Ye Yuan's lady, you came here, is there anything wrong?" ”

"I have something to look for." Liu Man'er said anxiously.

"Looking for the chief?" Although the eldest lady felt a little strange, but seeing Liu Man'er's anxious look, she also opened the door and let her in.

At this time, the voice of the chief also came from inside the house, "Who?" ”

"It's Ye Yuan's lady, she said she has something to look for you." The eldest lady said, invited Liu Man'er in, and then took the fire fold and lit the lamp.

The chief came out with clothes and yawns, the Ye family is now considered a rich family in the village, and Liu Man'er's ability is obvious to the villagers, so he is still more face-saving for Liu Man'er.

Asked Liu Man'er to sit down, and asked again, "Is there anything going on with my niece and daughter-in-law coming over this big night?" ”

The eldest lady poured a glass of water for Liu Man'er, and Liu Man'er didn't care about drinking it, but said anxiously:

"Lieutenant Chief, you know that my Ye Feng is going to the county seat to take the Xiucai exam, so I drove the horse to see him off today, but I came back a little late, I found a village on the road that caught fire, I suspected that it was a horse thief, so I came here to inform you."

"Horse thief?" The chief and the lady were shocked when they heard the two words, "What's the matter?" ”

"Because my ears are more sensitive, I seem to hear some strange sounds, I am afraid that it is a horse thief, so I slipped into the grass on the side, I didn't dare to look at the specific situation, just listened to the two horse thieves guarding the road, they said that they might loot the area along the road tonight, I was a little afraid that they would come to our village, so I hurried back." Liu Man'er said.

After listening to Liu Man'er's words, the chief turned pale and asked, "Are you sure they will come?" ”

"I don't know, but I'd rather believe it than not, please go and talk to the villagers, so that everyone can be prepared, if they come, I guess either tonight or tomorrow, they will definitely come." Liu Man'er stood up and said, "Anyway, I brought my words, and I have to go home to pack my things." ”

"Hey, don't go, this matter is very important, you can go with me and inform the villagers." The lieutenant said.

"Captain, I'm just afraid that the horse thieves won't come when the time comes, and the villagers will resent me for holding a false letter." Liu Man'er sighed and said, "It's not that you don't know, now because we Ye Yuan are not at home, and Ye Qing is working outside, many families are hostile to our family. ”

"When the time comes, just say that you are listening to the news of your friends, anyway, whether you come or not, just let the villagers have a precaution, at least transfer some valuable things to other places, so that even if the horse thief comes, we will run briskly." Liu Man'er walked out as she spoke, and when she arrived at the door, she turned her head and admonished:

"If the horse thief is coming, it will be within these two hours, we really don't have much time, after all, it took me a lot of time to rush back, and it will take a lot of time for you to inform the villagers."

After hearing Liu Man'er's words, the chief and the eldest lady also sighed, they really didn't know if Liu Man'er said this was true or false, after all, they had never heard of a horse thief anywhere, not to mention, Liu Man'er's brain was a little unclear in her past, although this period of time seemed quite normal, but what if, she had a recurrence of her old illness?

Do you want them to believe the words of a madman? It would be a joke if the thief didn't come.

"Do we believe her or not?" After Liu Man'er left, the eldest lady asked.

"This matter is troublesome, and I'm afraid that the villagers will complain about me." Li Chang sighed and said, "After all, what she said is right, it is better to believe it than not to believe it, you go and wake up the children, pack up your things, and go to the mountains first, and I will inform the villagers." ”

"But what if she made it up?" The eldest lady pulled the chief.

"As if it was a drill, I said that my friend told me, and if I didn't come, I would just say that they changed the course." As he spoke, the chief picked up a gong and drum from his home and walked outside.