In fact, Xu Zhiguo often loses some small items in the yard, such as brooms, small baskets, children's red scarves and other small objects. According to Xu Zhiguo's temper, as soon as he loses something, he will go around asking his neighbors about it, but Jin Xiaoju always thinks like this, these things are not of much value, even if the neighbor took the wrong thing at the time, he will return it later, there is no need to chase after it, once there is a misunderstanding between the neighbors and a conflict, it is really not worth it. As a result, there is a gap between neighbors, but because the matter is too small, no one dares to break it.

Until one day, some large things in the yard began to gradually be lost, when everyone gathered around the courtyard to eat, Fang Caiyu began to complain without naming names: "Our yard, in the past, there were still good habits of taking care of each other, helping and caring for each other's neighbors' property, but recently, I don't know who brought this kind of atmosphere, our yard is becoming more and more unpresentable, today someone takes someone's broom, and tomorrow secretly takes away other people's shirts and pants, although these are not valuable things, But I'm straightforward, we are the poorest, and we have to talk about moral conscience, things that are not our own, try not to take them, even if you take the wrong one, you are embarrassed to return it clearly, you can secretly return it at night, or put it in its original position. In this way, you will not be looked down upon by your neighbors, you say, is that the truth? ”

As soon as this topic opened, it was like a flood beast that came out of the flood, and everyone began to complain about the kind of resentment that had been buried in their hearts for a period of time. Especially Xu Zhiguo, he spoke even more excitedly: "I thought that in our yard, only my family's lost things are the most valuable and valuable, it turns out that there are so many things lost in the entire yard and no one dares to stand up and speak, this is no longer an ordinary petty theft phenomenon, this big thief must be hidden in our yard." ”

Some people also disagree with Xu Zhiguo's remarks: "You can't speculate casually without any basis and no evidence, because this is easy to attract hatred." Jin Xiaoju was also very disgusted by Xu Zhiguo's words: "Let you stop talking nonsense, you don't listen, how can you say that the big thief is in our courtyard?" ”

Everyone was amused. Zhang Xueyun said: "This thief is so bold that he even steals things from his yard, it's really infuriating, don't let me meet him, otherwise, he will have to compensate him for all my things." ”

Fang Caiyu also echoed and said: "This thief should know it himself, and maybe he is still a thief shouting to catch a thief." ”

Although she did not name this sentence, it was obvious that there was something in her words. Xu Zhiguo was about to get angry, but Jin Xiaoju spoke first: "Yes, this thief's neighbors are panicked and suspicious of each other, everyone should keep their eyes open in the future, only if she catches it, she has nothing to say." ”

The discussions in the courtyard were all at lunchtime, but at this time, Zhu Xiuya's old woman had not yet gone home for dinner, and Fang Benquan was busy in the rice factory, and Bao Yumei was running outside all day long, and everyone was convinced of these adults in Bao Yumei's family.

After a day, it was close to the seventh day of the lunar month, the sky was extremely dark this night, and it was already past midnight. Xu Zhiguo had to get up in the middle of the night, and he began to run outside the yard, to go to the toilet outside to have diarrhea. One side didn't run enough, and then I ran a second and third time. At this time, he found that a figure was staggering in his direction, this Xu Zhiguo is usually not small, but at night he is weak, and his courage is extraordinarily small. The dark shadow walked and swayed, more like a ghost. Xu Zhiguo buried his head in his crotch, and he didn't dare to gasp.

This dark night has already walked next to him, fortunately, the sky is too dark, no one knows that there is someone around, when this black shadow walked over, Xu Zhiguo only heard something on her body tossing her. Xu Zhiguo then pricked up his ears to listen, this voice was very strange, and it was clearly not a human voice.

Xu Zhiguo had already heard it quickly, it turned out that this sound came from the arms of this black shadow, and it was clearly the voice of a hen.

Xu Zhiguo was very puzzled, this black shadow seemed to be a woman, if he found his chicken at this time, he would definitely go in the opposite direction, because now the direction of this person's departure is not towards the village, but towards the outside of the village, then, it means that this person has a ghost in his heart. Xu Zhiguo wanted to let go of his throat and shout at her, but after thinking about it carefully, more is better than less, in case she alarmed her accomplices, she would definitely be the one who suffered.

Xu Zhiguo hurried home and told Jin Xiaoju about this strange thing, Jin Xiaoju said: "Then have you seen who this person is?" Eighty percent sure this man is a thief. ”

Xu Zhiguo also nodded and said: "I think so too, no matter what she is, this person walks outside the village, I don't dare to chase her, I am afraid that she has someone to answer, so she will suffer, fortunately, this chicken is not our family anyway, and I have nothing to lose." ”

There was nothing to say all night, and at dawn, Xu Zhiguo got up to open the chicken door, and there were obviously a few fewer chickens running out of the chicken coop. This made Xu Zhiguo very strange, thinking that the missing chickens ran to Bao Yumei's chicken coop for the night, but last night he clearly saw his chickens enter his own chicken coop, and the chicken door was also closed by himself at that time.

He called his wife and asked her to go with him to the courtyard and the hall to count the chickens. Jin Xiaoju was annoyed and said, "What are you doing suspiciously, can't you count them yourself when you open the door?" Xu Zhiguo said loudly: "I don't need you to educate me, who wouldn't do this little thing?" I asked you to count together, I just thought that I didn't count the right amount just now, so I called you. ”

So the two of them chased the chickens all over the yard to recognize their own numbers, causing many neighbors' chickens to run around screaming. Zhang Xueyun came over and stopped: "Xiaoju, you can't chase the chickens all over the yard like this, it will frighten the chickens, besides, these chickens are just when they start laying eggs, you don't feel sorry for your chickens, you'd better lock them up in the future and don't let them out, I don't allow you to chase my chickens like this." ”

Xu Zhiguo was dissatisfied with Zhang Xueyun coming out to speak, so he said: "I find my own chicken, and it doesn't interfere with the freedom of your chickens?" ”

So the two began to quarrel about what you said and what I said.

Jin Xiaoju pushed Xu Zhiguo home and said, "Zhiguo, don't quarrel with Uncle Zhang, it's all our fault." ”

Xu Zhi didn't have two chickens in the country last night, and he was so distressed that he was about to shed tears. He examined it carefully and found that it was a new hen that had just laid eggs for two days, which made him even more suspicious. He said loudly in the yard that he had diarrhea last night, got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet, and encountered a strange incident, and at that time he was afraid to greet the thief, and it seemed that the thief had taken advantage of the time when he opened the door of the platform into the yard and stole the new hen in his house. However, this matter is quite puzzling, how could the thief, if not an acquaintance, be so coincidental and steal a new hen that has just begun to lay eggs?

After Xu Zhiguo said this, the neighbors in the yard began to talk about it, and everyone said that this matter was indeed very strange, but no one dared to doubt the people around him.

At this moment, the old woman Zhu Xiuya walked in from the stage gate, looking at his shoes, the old woman had just come back from early work, and the shoes were covered with wet mud, not to mention, and the upper of the shoes was full of grass clippings and grass roots.

Everyone stared at her, and the old woman Zhu Xiuya smiled and said, "What are the Nong people doing in the yard not to work?" ”

Fang Caihe approached her and said, "Auntie, are you going to work early today?" ”

The old man Zhu Xiuya hurriedly said: "Jingmo (today) wiped (no) to work, and went to Caizhu's house last night (last night) to come back." ”

Li Zhutao asked him: "Sister-in-law Ningbo, did you go to your daughter's house last night to visit relatives?" ”

Zhu Xiuya's old woman said: "I don't have time during the day, so I walk around at night (at night)." ”

Fang Caihe suddenly pointed to the placket of her clothes and asked, "Auntie, what are you doing on your clothes, why are you so dirty?" ”

The old woman Zhu Xiuya hurriedly covered it with her hands and said, "What is it?" Allah's clothes are dirty, and it is a lot of trouble. As he spoke, he bypassed Fang Caihe and prepared to walk into the room.

"You wait." Xu Zhiguo walked over, opened Zhu Xiuya's clothes with his hand, and said to everyone: "Caihe has found out just now that there are dirty things on her aunt's clothes, and Mrs. Zhu still wants to hide them. ”

Xu Zhiguo leaned his nose closer, sniffed it, frowned and said, "It's true, it still stinks." ”

Li Zhutao also walked over and pulled Zhu Xiuya into the house to ask her: "Sister-in-law Ningbo, you tell me the truth, have you taken Zhiguo's chicken away and given it away?" ”

"Sin, conscience of heaven and earth, Alamo does not (does not)." Zhu Xiuya shook her head vigorously in denial.

"Okay, we're sure you won't do this kind of thing, at this age, who doesn't care about this reputation." Li Zhutao walked out of the house and said, "Don't doubt her, she has already said that Zhiguo's chicken was not taken away by her." ”

Although the old man Zhu Xiuya escaped today, everyone in the courtyard began to suspect her.