Song Wugen, the elder of Mudu Town, soon rushed over with a few young villagers.

Song Wugen is about forty years old, with a square face, a full beard, a very strong and burly physique, and a mighty appearance, giving people a great coercion.

He wears a red-edged soap coat all the year round and carries a knife around his waist, and he has been the elder of Mudu Town for twenty years, responsible for catching thieves in the town and maintaining law and order.

Although Song Wugen looks mighty, he is an old fritter, he knows who to arrest, who not to arrest, what to manage, what not to manage, what to urgent, what to delay, his heart is like a mirror, everything is clear.

When Fan Tiezhou found him, Song Wugen was still eating, and when he heard that the little prodigy's house was stolen, he dropped his job and ran over.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he shouted, "Where is the thief who has been caught?" Let me see. ”

Fan Tieniu brought the sturdy-tied little scoundrel over, Song Wugen recognized him at a glance, and immediately said angrily: "It's you again, Zhou Xiaomao, you are so tired of it, even the prodigy family dares to steal!" ”

The thief's mouth was gagged with rags, 'Woo! Woo! Screaming, Fan Tiezhou took out the rags in his mouth.

The thief immediately cried and said, "Elder, it was the shopkeeper Li of the Strange Stone Pavilion who instructed us to steal it!" ”

"Needless to say, the other accomplice must be your brother Zhou Damao, right?"

The thief lay on the ground and cried, trembling with fright.

"Phew!"

Song Wugen spat heavily, and then said to Fan Tiezhou: "Doctor Fan, this person's name is Zhou Xiaomao, he has an elder brother named Zhou Damao, the two brothers have been scoundrels in the town since they were children, and they have done a lot of things to steal chickens and dogs, don't worry, I am too familiar with them, I will arrest Zhou Damao before dawn, and the stolen things must be recovered." ”

Fan Ning stepped forward and said, "They are just thieves, the main culprit should be Li Quan, the shopkeeper of the Strange Stone Pavilion!" The elder should arrest him too! ”

Song Wugen's face showed embarrassment, the proprietor of the Strange Stone Pavilion was the Xu family, and he couldn't afford to offend.

Next to him, Fan Tiege has been crawling in the mall for more than ten years, and he is deeply familiar with the world and has a great eye.

He saw the elder man's embarrassment, so he immediately said, "Catch the other thief first, chase the things back, and then we decide what to do next?" ”

Song Wugen suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: "I'll arrest Zhou Damao now, Zhou Xiaomao will be temporarily handed over to your care, tie him up, and don't lynch him." ”

Fan Tiezhou sent Song Wugen away and hurried back, at this time, Fan Ning said to his father: "Daddy, I'll go to the Strange Stone Pavilion to find Li Quan." ”

Fan Tiezhou frowned, "Don't make trouble for the time being, wait for the elder to come back." ”

"It's not as simple as stealing a rock, I have to find him."

Fanning's attitude was very firm, he must go to Li Quan.

Fan Tiege said on the side: "Big brother, I'll accompany A-Ning!" ”

Fan Tiezhou saw his son's resolute attitude and knew that he couldn't stop him, so he had to nod, "Then let the second uncle accompany you, you have to be careful!" ”

Fan Tiezhou and the third Fan Tieniu were responsible for guarding the thief Zhou Xiaomao at home, while Fan Tiege accompanied Fan Ning to hurry to the Strange Stone Pavilion.

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The Strange Stone Pavilion is not far from Fan Ning's house, less than two hundred steps away, Fan Ning and the second uncle rushed to the Strange Stone Pavilion, but happened to see the shopkeeper Li Quan locked the door and wanted to leave.

When Li Quan saw Fan Ning at a glance, his face immediately changed greatly, and he ran away, but was grabbed by Fan Tiege.

"Let go of me!" Li Quan desperately protected the backpack behind him, shouting hoarsely, the fear in his heart made his face a little deformed.

"Second uncle, let him go first, and I'll say a few words to him."

"Humph!"

Fan Tiege snorted heavily and loosened Li Quan's clothes.

Fan Ning calmly said to Li Quan: "You don't have to be nervous, I'm not here to arrest you!" ”

This sentence calmed Li Quan's heart slightly, and he immediately shouted timidly, "Why am I nervous, I haven't broken the law, what am I afraid of?" ”

Fan Tiege was furious and swung his fist to beat him, but was stopped by Fan Ning, who sneered and said, "You go back and tell Xu Ji that he wants to beat me and the stick is a little tender." ”

Li Quan's face changed greatly, and he immediately said nervously: "I don't understand what you mean, what does it have to do with Xu Xiaoguan?" ”

Fan Ning figured it out a little, he won the county taxi selection competition yesterday, and today Li Quan sent someone to steal his things, it is very likely that Xu Ji has a grudge in his heart and sent Li Quan to teach him a lesson.

If this guess is only sixty percent likely, and now Li Quan's face proves that his guess is correct, Fan Ning is ninety percent sure that Xu Ji is instigating it behind his back.

"Just tell him a word, since he wants to play, I'll play with him!"

Fan Ning smiled faintly, "That's all I say, it's up to you whether you say it or not, believe it or not, second uncle, let's go!" ”

Fan Tiege was confused, he found Li Quan, but let him go so easily, what was the idea of this nephew?

"Ning'er, I see that he has a rucksack behind him, which is relatively heavy, and your stone is probably in his rucksack."

Fanning smiled: "I have touched it just now, it should be that stone, to be honest, I still wish he would take it, if I don't put a long line, how can I catch a big fish?" ”

Fan Tiege looked at Fan Ning in a daze, he was very emotional in his heart, he deserved to be a county soldier! His thoughts, words and deeds are completely unknown to him.

"Second uncle, did the Wu family buy your goods later?" Fanning diverted from the topic and stopped mentioning the stone.

At the mention of the Wu family, the expression on Fan Tiege's face became very depressed, and he sighed for a while and said: "Don't mention it, this matter is really annoying, but the Wu family came as promised, and bought all kinds of pots and pans and other items for about 100 yuan."

But the price, he actually asked to settle according to the price of the old chai grocery store opposite, this transaction, I will lose at least 30 yuan, it is simply taking advantage of the fire to rob, and said that it is the old love of the same classmate, bullshit! ”

"Did the second uncle sell it?"

Fan Tiege looked bitter, "Of course it's sold, what if it's not sold?" I want money to buy goods, I have to pay rent next month, and the tuition fees of your two cousins, I want money! ”

"Does the second uncle think he can get through this?"

Fan Tiege shook his head, "I'll tell your aunt, I will definitely be able to get through this time, but I know in my heart that I can only support it for a month or two at most, unless the old chai grocery store collapses, but this is impossible, I can only close the door." ”

Fan Ning pondered for a long time and said slowly: "Has the second uncle considered changing careers?" ”

Fan Tiege smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It's not easy to say, your father has studied medicine for two years, he can change careers, and I started running a grocery store at the age of seventeen and have been doing it for thirteen years, except for business, I can't do anything else." ”

Fanning smiled: "I mean, it's still business, but not a grocery store." ”

"What can I do without opening a grocery store?"

Fan Ning smiled slightly, "Do Taihu Stone business!" ”

Fan Tiege was stunned, then he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked, "Ning'er, just now you said that your stolen stone is worth a few hundred taels of silver, is it true?" ”

Fan Ning smiled and nodded, "I bought that stone from Qishi Lane for three taels of silver, its market price is at most ten yuan, but if it is sold to collectors, it is worth five hundred taels of silver, and he will rush to buy it, Li Quan is also a knowledgeable person, so he will do everything possible to steal this stone." ”

Fan Tiege sighed softly, "I sound incredible, it's like a dream. ”

"This is not a dream, but a real profiteering industry, I want to do it but don't have time, it is better for our uncle and nephew to cooperate and open a Fan Ji Qishi Museum in Wu County, I think there will be a future."

Fan Tiege was also quite tempted, the fate of his grocery store had been decided, and sooner or later he would be crushed by Lao Chai grocery store, he originally planned to change his career to open a snack shop, but his own cooking skills were not good, and he had to hire a chef, so he couldn't make money at all.

Now that he was in a state of confusion and despair, Fanning suddenly proposed to open the Strange Stone Pavilion, which made him seem to see a glimmer of hope again.

It's just that Fanning is still a child after all, and he needs time to think about it.

"Ning'er, let me think about this matter!"

"The second uncle can think about it with peace of mind, and the matter is not in a hurry!"

When the uncle and nephew returned home, Zhang Sanniang cooked a few bowls of egg noodles and beckoned them to sit down and eat.

"Daddy, where's the thief?" Fanning asked.

"Song Qichang escorted him away, another thief has not been caught yet, Song Qichang is still investigating, don't be too anxious." Fan Tiezhou comforted his son.

"I'm not in a hurry!"

Fanning smiled, "I'll go upstairs and clean up." ”

"Ning'er, don't you eat noodles?" Zhang Sanniang came out with a bowl of noodles and asked.

"Mother, I'm not hungry!"

Fan Ning walked upstairs quickly, and Fan Tiezhou asked the second brother: "I heard from the third brother that your store seems to be in difficulty, do you want me to lend you some money?" ”

Fan Tiege waved his hand, "Big brother, it's not a matter of money, it's a matter of meeting a strong competitor, that is, the famous Chai family firm in Pingjiang Prefecture, which has opened a grocery store opposite me, I can't compete with it, and it is estimated that it will have to close for a month or two at most." ”

"And what are you going to do?" Fan Tiezhou asked worriedly.

"I haven't thought about it yet, but just now Ning'er suggested that I do a stone business, does my eldest brother think it's feasible?"

Fan Tiezhou shook his head, "That stupid boy, if he talks stupid things, what business will he do?" ”

"Tie Zhou, you underestimate Ning'er too much!"

Zhang Sanniang came out with another bowl of noodles, and just when she heard her husband commenting on her son, she was very dissatisfied: "Why can't my son do business, then where do you say this house came from?" My son can't do business, you're still a boatman! Can you be a doctor? ”

Fan Tiezhou was stunned for a moment, and he reminisced, "That's right!" I really underestimated my son. ’

"Sister-in-law, this house was earned by Ning'er?" Fan Tiege asked in surprise.

"Of course!"

Zhang Sanniang's face was full of pride, "My family Ning'er bought a stone for one tael of silver, and sold it for two hundred taels of silver as soon as it changed hands. ”

Fan Tiege's eyes suddenly widened, he was now starting to believe a little, what his nephew said to him was not a joke.