Chapter 16: Stolen
Tan Yuhua is the old daughter of the Xiaohu family, so she is quite favored at home. The in-laws said that they are from the county seat, and the family has opened a tofu workshop, and I heard that there are small family assets.
After arriving at the Tan family, due to affection, Lao Hu gave a silver hairpin as makeup, although it was hollow, there were also small two taels.
With the current background and courtyard of the old Jiang family, if you add makeup to a close family, you will not be so shabby.
For example, the gift she prepared for her eldest daughter-in-law and her nephew and daughter-in-law for the Lin family's new entrance was a pair of red gold bracelets.
But to Xiaohu's daughter, even if it is a hollow silver hairpin, she is distressed.
Tan Yuhua was a little dissatisfied with this aunt's stinginess, she thought to herself that she should add a golden hairpin to the Hu family's court.
Fortunately, she was a bit of a calculation and didn't show it on the spot.
In fact, the dowry that her mother prepared for her was only a set of six pieces of silver.
At least of all the makeup, this silver hairpin is the most valuable.
When the auspicious time came, the bridegroom rode on a donkey and took the bride away with a sedan chair carried by four people.
After that, it's time for the woman's family to sit at the table. Because she is the elder sister of the old Hu family and the mother of the people, the old Hu family has been courteous to everyone.
In this era when everything is inferior, only reading is high. Ordinary talents have to be looked up to, let alone family members.
I got up early in the morning and watched the excitement again. Jiang Yuqing's baby couldn't hold it for a long time, and he fell asleep in Lao Hu's arms.
Xiao Hu came over and said, "Sister, the child is already asleep, and you have been hugging you all morning, so you are tired."
Why don't you let me go to my house and let her sleep." No one enters my house except me. ”
Lao Hu hugged his granddaughter, and it was really inconvenient to eat.
In addition, the granddaughter is good-looking and very pressed, and she has been hugging her all morning, and her hands are really sore.
After thinking about it, he agreed to Xiao Hu's proposal, and followed Xiao Hu to the room with the child in his arms.
After putting down the child, he covered her with a thin rabbit fur cloak, and patted her gently for a while to make sure that she would not wake up in a short time, and then reluctantly left.
Not long after Lao Hu left, a sneaky figure entered Lao Hu's door.
The lewd man rummaged around, but found nothing of value, and then his greedy gaze locked onto the sleeping baby on the bed.
The third aunt said that this child is good-looking. If you sell it to the flower building, it will definitely sell for a lot of money.
She heard that some flower houses specially picked beautiful little girls to buy, raised and trained into such thin horses, and then sold them to those wealthy businessmen and big officials, making a lot of money.
And this child is also dressed in gold and silver, and he is very rich. The jewelry on her body alone is worth a lot of silver.
In recent days, the gang of grandsons in the gambling house have been in a hurry to collect debts, and if they can't get any more money, his arm will not be saved. After selling her, the money she got paid off the debt, and maybe she could play a few more games.
Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated, took out a handkerchief soaked in sweat medicine from his arms, and covered it with the child's mouth and nose.
The baby struggled only slightly, and then stopped moving.
It must be the first time to do such a thing, and the lewd man's heart is pounding.
He quickly lifted the quilt, picked up the child, carefully put his head out of the door, and saw his third aunt nodding to him.
He looked around again, and saw that no one noticed this, so he went out and ran as fast as he could.
Halfway through the meal, Lao Hu suddenly felt a palpitation. Thinking of his granddaughter who was still sleeping in Xiao Hu's room, he confessed his guilt and got up to see the child, and Xiao Hu had no choice but to put chopsticks and follow along.
The two pushed open the door and saw that the bed was empty, and there was still the shadow of a child.
Old Hu's brain was blank in an instant, like falling into an ice cellar, and his legs were so weak that he almost couldn't stand.
"Where's my good baby, but what about my granddaughter?" Old Hu trembled and grabbed Xiao Hu.
Xiao Hu also turned white at this time, and said with a squeak: "This, didn't you sleep well here before, where did you go this time?" ”
"I ask you, where is my good baby?" Old Hu Shi was anxious and angry, and opened his voice and shouted: "Didn't you say that no one came to your house?" Where's my granddaughter? ”
"Well, sister, don't worry. When I ask the family, maybe the baby is awake, and they can't say if they hug it and coax it. ”
Lao Hu didn't have any way to do it, so he came out with his feet and asked, who hugged the child in the house, and said that he hadn't seen it after asking around.
The Tan family felt that the big thing was not good, and they were busy shouting around looking for the child.
In a panic, a half-male doll shouted at Xiao Hu: "Mother-in-law of the Tan family, I just saw that Uncle Tan went to the direction of the county seat, holding something in his arms, wrapped in a big red clothes, and there are white hairs on the clothes, which looks good." ”
When everyone heard this, they immediately reacted.
The little girl of the Jiang family, who was wrapped in a big red cloak with white rabbit fur edges, was still rare for a while. The daughter of the Jiang family is expensive.
Another rugged male voice said: "It must be him, Tan Laosan didn't lose much money in the gambling house in the city a few days ago, I'm afraid that it wasn't because he saw that the little doll of the Jiang family was good-looking, so he had a crooked mind." ”
The crowd was in an uproar. "Oh, then hurry up and chase it!" ”
"No, such a good-looking little doll is really going to be sold, but it can't be recovered."
"Iniquity!"
"Beast, even my aunt's child dares to steal!"
"People who lose red eyes can't do anything......."
Old Hu only felt that his head was buzzing, and the sky was spinning for a while. Fortunately, others helped me in time so that I didn't fall down.
If she hadn't thought about her little granddaughter who was taken away, she would have fainted and died.
She forced herself to calm down, and trembled her lips to the people around her: "Please send a few people, while going to Xijindu to report to my house, and at the same time going to the county government to report the case."
My child's uncle is Master Lu of the county government, so I must get my doll back.
When I find the doll, my Jiang family will be grateful. ”
Most of the people who came to eat and drink were relatives and friends of the Tan family or the same village, and Li Zheng in the lotus land was also here, knowing that the matter was very important.
Besides, if it is the child of the lifting family, or the niece of Master Lu, one is not good, and the whole village has to follow it.
Li Zheng immediately made a decision, arranged several groups of people, and quickly scattered them.
While chasing in the direction of Tan Laosan, one went to the county government to report the case, and the other went to Xijindu to inform the Jiang family.
Old Hu was already half crazy, her face was full of tears, she grabbed Xiao Hu's collar with both hands, and the hatred in her eyes was rolling, almost drowning Xiao Hu.
She gritted her teeth and said, "When I was a child, you and your mother harmed me and my brother. And now the good son you have born has come again to plague my granddaughter.
Did I, Hu Yuzhen, dig up your Wang family's ancestral grave in my last life? Let me tell you Wang Cuihua (Xiaohu's real name), if my child is found safely, if there is a single hair missing, I will call your family restless.
I, Hu Yuzhen, do what I say! As he spoke, he pushed Xiao Hu away.
Xiao Hu sat slumped on the ground, his face pale as if he had just been dragged out of a coffin.
She originally wanted to take the opportunity of her daughter's marriage to repair her relationship with her stepsister, and her family could follow in the future.
I never thought that such a thing would happen before the light was touched.
It's over, it's all over!
Xiao Hu's eldest daughter-in-law and second daughter-in-law are angry and hateful.
On weekdays, my mother-in-law favors the third uncle, and everything I eat and drink at home is close to the third uncle, that is, several children have to stay behind.
The third uncle is a bastard again, she doesn't allow anyone to say a word, but if there is a word of dissatisfaction, she will be scolded by her mother-in-law.
Now, it has developed into stealing children. Now, the whole family is going to be killed by him.
Xiao Hu's eldest daughter-in-law cried and scolded: "They are all your accustomed good sons, idle and stealing chickens and dogs."
If we hadn't watched it closely, your daughter's dowry would have been stolen to pay off gambling debts, and now you are so bold that you even steal your child, which is simply not as good as a beast. ”
Her little daughter-in-law also cried: "Today, my uncle can steal my aunt's child, and tomorrow he can take our child to sell while we are not at home."
I don't dare to stay in this home, and today I will take the child back to my parents' house! "After that, I pulled a few children and left.
The eldest daughter-in-law also pulled the child, ignored the child's father's obstruction, went back to the house, collected the clothes and left. For a while, the courtyard was crying and crying, a good happy event, and suddenly there was a gloomy cloud.
Let's say that Jiang Yuqing was carried out by Tan Laosan and woke up halfway through. Because of being covered with medicine, my mind was dizzy.
She didn't know what was wrong with her, she just felt that this force made her extremely uncomfortable, and she subconsciously struggled. This scared Tan Laosan, who was holding her, into shock.
Tan Laosan thought that the child was going to cry, so he put one hand around her, and reached into his arms with one hand to touch the medicated handkerchief, intending to take medicine again.
If I cover it for a long time this time, I don't believe she can wake up. However, when I touched it, I found that there was nothing in my arms, and I immediately cursed.
He viciously threatened the child in his arms: "Don't cry, crying will kill you." These words exploded in his ears like thunder, and Jiang Yuqing's drowsy mind instantly sobered up.
Oh no, she seems to have fallen into the wrong hands.
She remembered that she fell asleep in her grandmother's arms, and now she is in the wrong hands, what about grandma? Did something happen to you?
If he was snatched by him from Lao Hu, with Lao Hu's love for her, he would rather fight for his life than let him succeed.
In the scramble, he must have woken up a long time ago, how could he not be aware.
Unless she was drugged in her sleep.
She sniffled slightly, and as expected, she smelled the smell of inferior ecstasy.
And if you want to drug her in your sleep, this pervert will definitely pick when Lao Hu is not present.
She thought of today's occasion again, it was very likely that after she fell asleep, Lao Hu put her somewhere to sleep, and then let this pervert take advantage of the loophole and drug her to steal her.
If that's the case, then Lao Hu is safe.
Thinking of this, she was immediately half relieved. The most important thing right now is how to get out. Her mind raced, looking for a way out.
Tan Laosan threatened, and when he saw that the child really didn't move anymore, his heart was suddenly relieved.
With the love of the old woman of the Jiang family for her granddaughter, it was only a matter of time before she found out that the child was gone. When the time comes, someone will definitely be sent to chase after them.
Fang Cai was nervous, just thinking about running away quickly, and he wasn't sure if anyone would see him on the road.
However, the main road in the county seat can no longer be walked, and you have to pick a small road where no one is walking.
Thinking about it, he turned onto a mountain path on the side of the road. This mountain road can lead directly to Zuojiazhuang Village outside the county.
From here to the county seat, it is even closer than taking the main road.
But because of this path, the road is narrow and rugged, and the woods on both sides are lush and sometimes infested with snakes and insects.
And there is also a gloomy mass grave on the way, so very few people walk.
Tan Laosan was in a hurry to run, and he didn't pay attention when he turned onto the trail, and the shoes on the child's feet hooked the thorns.
He didn't care much, and after tearing it off with all his might, he hurried away.
Not long after, the child's other shoe also fell off.
It wasn't until he ran out far away, seeing that he was about to reach the mass grave after another mountain bag, that Tan Laosan stopped and planned to rest for a while.