When Wang Manyin returned with rhubarb, he saw Guo Chaowang and the middle-aged man already waiting in the courtyard. There are two more people next to him, who are the officials of the Shibi Festival Commune.

Wang Yanqiang was very familiar with these two people, and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.

"This dog is good," the middle-aged man couldn't help but nod after seeing Rhubarb.

Nowadays, most of the native dogs in the countryside grow up eating, and occasionally they can drink some bran from the pot water, which is quite good, so they generally look skinny.

There is a curse here in Yuanxi County, which is called "thin as a dog".

Rhubarb is different, since following Wang Manyin, he drinks space water every day, eats meat every three or five days, and lives more chic than people.

Now it has shiny fur, well-proportioned and powerful limbs, and even its head is nearly 20 centimeters taller than an ordinary earth dog, it looks very powerful, and it looks very good.

Without waiting for Wang Manyin to speak modestly, the other party said again: "But whether it is a good dog or not, it depends on the performance, don't make it a good thing in the end." Before you came, I had my companions ride out of the commune and hide. This is the watch he left behind, let the earth dog smell it and see if he can find it. ”

Wang Manyin noticed that the young case-handling officer was missing.

He didn't take this kind of test to heart. After taking the watch, place it in front of the rhubarb nose.

After a moment, the earth dog roared, turned around and ran out of the courtyard.

"Keep up, let's keep up with ......" The middle-aged man immediately rushed left and right.

In this way, six or seven people followed not far behind the earth dog, including Guo Chaowang.

He had heard of the wonders of rhubarb before, but he had never met him, so he was curious.

During the whole tracking process, the rhubarb appeared very smooth.

Occasionally pause somewhere for more than ten seconds and continue to run with your head down.

This guy got out of the Shibijie Commune, and after crossing the Xingshu River, a tributary of the Dongla River, he ran in the direction of Xiashan Village. After running for miles in one breath, it suddenly stopped and let out a low roar into a ravine.

"No, I did." At this time, a surprised voice came from the cliff ditch.

Then, the young man from earlier walked out pushing his bicycle.

The rest of the people were also amazed, and kept looking around the earth dog.

Of course, Wang Yanqiang is very calm. He had seen rhubarb's ability many times before, and he was a little accustomed to it. Otherwise, they would not have specifically looked for rhubarb to breed.

In fact, the two investigators are no strangers to dogs. From some internal publications, they also learned that some big cities are now trying to use police dogs to solve crimes.

However, there are no police dogs in the original West County...... Even Huangyuan City is not available for the time being.

After seeing rhubarb, some hope rose in the hearts of the two.

After some tossing, the surrounding sky has completely darkened.

They didn't mention it again and rushed back overnight, planning to stay at the Shibi Festival commune at night.

The dirt road in the main Houzitou Commune is built in many places with cliff ditches, and it is okay to ride a bicycle through during the day, but if you are not familiar with the terrain at night, and the light is not good, it is easy to get out of danger.

It's better to stay in the Shibi Festival Commune for one night for the time being, and then bring someone there tomorrow morning.

Everyone returned to the supply and marketing cooperative, and Guo Chaowang immediately ordered the restaurant chef to come over and cook.

Wang Manyin and the others were naturally left behind as escorts.

Professional chefs are hands-on, and naturally guns and knives are fast. After an hour's work, the meal is served.

1/2 pot of potato and lamb, 1/2 pot of pork vermicelli, and a small half pot of sauerkraut...... In these years, people don't pay attention to the variety of food, but pay more attention to the benefits.

The wine table is the perfect time to get closer to each other. After a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere becomes relaxed.

Wang Manyin also knew the names of the two case-handling personnel, the middle-aged man was Captain Jiang Zihua, and the younger one was called Li Jun. It's useless to know, it's related to the probability that you won't use it...... It's really troublesome to use.

After drinking more than half a catty of wine, although he still had a margin, he resolutely refused to pour the wine again. only said that he would take rhubarb to run errands tomorrow, and he was afraid that he would not be able to get up when he was drunk.

Hearing this, everyone did not persuade again.

Guo Chaowang asked the chef to order a few bowls of white noodles and serve them on the table, which was counted as an hangover relief for everyone.

***

"Full of silver, what's the matter?" opened the door to her husband, and Orchid asked with concern.

"Very good, let me take Rhubarb for a trip tomorrow morning." Wang Manyin is almost awake now.

I sniffed and felt the smell of alcohol on my body.

Afraid that the smell of alcohol would affect the orchid, he deliberately brushed his teeth.

After washing, I added some hard wood to the stove, and then went to sleep on the kang.

It is not yet the winter moon, and the temperature has reached below zero at night, and the cave is a little chilly. Wang Manyin's family is not short of firewood, so naturally he didn't plan to be frozen, and he had already started burning the clay kang a few days ago.

After all, wouldn't it be more beautiful to warm the kang and hold your mother-in-law comfortably.

Well, it's just right to warm up with two hands......

After Orchid was awakened, she didn't feel sleepy for the time being, so she simply pillowed on her husband's arm and chatted.

Occasionally, the face is slightly red, and the hand is taken away.

After chatting a few words of gossip, Wang Manyin remembered what was going on, and hurriedly asked: "Orchid, the two-hole cave that our father dug is not going to live in a year ago?" It was all ventilated for two months, and it was dried in the morning. ”

Because of the marriage of the second father Sun Yuting, the old father-in-law's family owes a debt to a river beach. It's been so many years that I haven't turned over.

Now the whole family is still guarding the earthen kiln. Shao'an dug a small earthen nest next to it, and Shaoping and Lanxiang went to other people's houses in the village to borrow it.

Before, the father and son had to go to the production team to work to earn work, and they were tired every day, so they naturally had no heart to dig the kiln. After Wang Manyin's persuasion, the two began to have thoughts.

In addition, Shao'an is now working in the supply and marketing cooperative, so he doesn't have to work in the field, and he has no place to use his strength. When I go home at night, I always have to pick up my head and be busy for an hour.

From the beginning of spring to the present few months, I was stunned to dig a two-hole kiln.

Of course, Wang Manyin also went to help a few times.

The cave is dug and dried, and people can live in it just after the doors and windows are installed.

Knowing that the old father-in-law's family didn't have money, he had been waiting for Shao'an to borrow money. As a result, it's been almost two months, and I haven't opened my mouth.

Hearing her husband mention it, Orchid turned her head and said, "Don't you say that I almost forgot about it, ask Shao'an tomorrow...... By the way, how much can we borrow? ”

"It's okay to borrow them all...... Now we have four or five hundred dollars on hand. Wang Manyin calculated it and reported a relatively low number very restrainedly.

"And so many, didn't you just buy a bike......" Orchid was surprised.

Her husband has always been in charge of the family's money and grain, and she studied tailoring in the supply and marketing cooperatives during this time, and she did not carefully check the accounts of the sales outlets.

"If you think about it, I earned more than 200 yuan by catching scorpions in the summer alone, and Liu Xiangyang and I also sold trees once. In addition, some time ago, I didn't have anything to do, so I went into the mountains and licorice...... These bits and pieces, plus the ones saved before, are probably this number. ”

Orchid had learned about her husband's digging of herbs, but she didn't expect to earn so much.

"You ask Shao'an tomorrow, take advantage of the time before the year, find someone to install the doors and windows as soon as possible, and take the money from us." Shaoping and Lanxiang are also older, and they can't live in other people's homes all the time. ”

"Full silver?" The orchid screamed and said no more.

"What's wrong......" Hearing that her mother-in-law's voice was wrong, Wang Manyin couldn't help but turn her head.

"You've been a little too nice to me." At this moment, the orchid's eyes were hazy with tears. She arched her head, leaning tighter.

"Why have you become sentimental in this pregnancy, crying and crying." Wang Manyin reached out and wiped it speechlessly.

In fact, if there is no money, Wang Manyin really doesn't care very much. These days, if you don't have a ticket, it's hard to spend your money, unless you go to a commission store or a black market.

And even if he had a ticket, he didn't know what to buy.

There is no shortage of grain and oil in the space, and for myself, it may have a little effect on the industrial vouchers.

Of course, the reason why Wang Manyin is willing to help is that the main reason why the father-in-law's family is a reasonable person, and he will not make any trouble every day.

***

After breakfast, Wang Manyin carried orchids, and Wang Yanqiang and Shao'an rode a car to hurry.

When they came to the supply and marketing cooperative, Jiang Zihua and Li Jungang dropped the bowl not long after. The two of them looked in good spirits, apparently they hadn't drunk much last night.

"The four of us rode three bicycles, and for the sake of rhubarb, I also specially tied a wattle basket to the saddle." Seeing Wang Manyin, Jiang Zihua immediately pulled him to see his creativity.

Although rhubarb is more aggrieved to stay in the wattle basket, it is better than running. Although there is a dirt road connecting the two communes, there are nearly 30 miles of land in twists and turns.

If you let Rhubarb run all the way over and lie down tired, how can you solve the case.

The four of them rode to Houzitou Commune.

After listening to Jiang Zihua's introduction on the way, Wang Manyin learned that when those people stole the supply and marketing cooperative, they left a white turban at the scene.

Hearing this, he felt more confident in his heart.

After all, more than a day has passed, and if it is other items, the smell may dissipate. The Loess Plateau lacks water, and many people may not wash it for several months, so the taste of the headscarf is still very powerful.

The layout of Houzitou Supply and Marketing Cooperatives is similar to that of Shibi Festival, but the scale is smaller. Because the case has not been solved, it is still not open.

After a brief conversation with a few other officials, Jiang Zihua came over with a white handkerchief.

After smelling it for a while, Rhubarb yelled at his master twice, turned around and ran out.

With yesterday's experience, Jiang Zihua hurriedly beckoned everyone to follow.

Probably because the delay was too long, there were more disturbing smells, and after the rhubarb left the store, he stopped on the street from time to time to confirm the smell.

In some places, it stopped for two or three minutes.

However, when it got out of the Houzitou Commune, its speed continued to increase, and finally it ran straight towards the mountains. In just half an hour, he ran out of five miles.

The place was already in the mountains, and the road was becoming more and more difficult to navigate. Most of the surrounding mountain beams are in a fragmented state, and there are almost no large flat plateaus in sight.

In many places, there are no dirt roads, only sheep's intestine paths that pedestrians have stepped on. The only good thing is that there are more firewood here, and there are sparse needle shrubs growing everywhere.

However, it is easy to collect firewood, but it is difficult to carry it out of the mountain.

Along the way, they startled the hare a few times.

Now it's important to get down to business, Wang Manyin naturally didn't let Rhubarb chase after him.

Several of the new officers saw Rhubarb for the first time, and they were very suspicious.

walked two or three miles ahead, and one of them couldn't help but ask: "Captain Jiang, is this earth dog okay, why do I feel that it is running blindly?" ”

"Okay, we've come along, let's be a dead horse doctor." Jiang Zihua replied.

Before he found the thief, he didn't really have a score in his heart.

At this time, rhubarb suddenly moved. It sniffed a few times beside a jujube tree by the side of the road, and then let out a low roar.

Is there a situation?!

Wang Manyin hurriedly walked closer, and then shouted in surprise: "Captain Jiang, come and see, what is this!" ”

Hearing this, several people gathered around.

I saw a box of golden monkeys lying quietly at the root of the sour jujube thorns next to it.

And it's a whole package, and it hasn't been opened.

"This must have been left by those thieves, great!!" Jiang Zihua said excitedly.

Now the golden snub-nosed monkey is a special cigarette, and ordinary people have no channel to buy it. In addition, most ordinary people smoke dry tobacco, and very few are willing to smoke cigarettes, let alone high-grade golden monkeys. No one will buy it unless they find someone to do something.

What's more, there are golden monkeys in the cigarettes lost by the Houzitou Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

"Look here, there's also wiring ......" Li Jun found a few thin wires from the needle next to him. It should be a person who hurried by and was hanged.

"They stole something into the mountains the night before and accidentally left traces here,"

After finding so many clues, everyone's faces were a little more happy, and they saw that Rhubarb's eyes became different.

After two more mountain beams in succession, the guy suddenly hunched over again and let out a low whimper at his master.

"Captain Jiang, those thieves should be hiding in the cliff ditch ahead." Wang Manyin was very familiar with Rhubarb's actions, and immediately lowered his voice.

"Be careful, be prepared. Don't keep silent to avoid alarming the thieves!! Hearing this, Jiang Zihua became serious and hurriedly took out his weapon.

The rest of the people were no exception, and in the end, only Wang Manyin was left bare-handed.

The ravine was also heavily washed by rain, with a steep slope and sparse artemisia grass growing at the bottom of the ditch, with occasional pits.

Everyone was concentrating at the moment, always paying attention to the movements around them, but there were no accidents.

At the bottom of some damp ditches, they even saw a few fresh footprints.

Immediately after, a voice came from a crater in front of me.

"Brother Yang, how long are we going to wait here? There wasn't even anyone the night before yesterday, so who knows if we stole it, so let's go back early. It was too cold at night!! ”

"It's cold, let's just make a fire. There is food and drink here, and it is a fairy day...... Wait two more days, and I'll quietly go out and investigate. If it's okay, let's divide the things and money!! Another person responded.

The two of them thought that they were hiding very hidden, and it was impossible for anyone to come to this cliff ditch, so they did not lower their voices.

Confirming the goal, Jiang Zihua did not hesitate any longer.

He waved his hand at the others and roared, "Up! ”

Immediately, Jiang Zihua took the lead in jumping down the pit with a gun.

Wang Yanqiang and the others followed closely behind, shouting loudly at the same time.

As for Wang Manyin, he took rhubarb to guard it.

"Don't ...... Move"

"Ah, who...... Come on! ”

"Yang Laosi, Bai Mazi, it turns out that you two cowardly stole the supply and marketing cooperative's East XZ and are hidden enough!"

"Officer Lin, do you know them?"

"Of course I know, these two cowards are famous gamblers in Houzitou Commune, and they have participated in the study class many times, and they have not changed their teachings. I didn't expect that the courage was getting bigger and bigger, and even the supply and marketing cooperatives dared to steal. ”