Gu Jiu got dressed and carefully hid in the dark, and after a while, a figure came in over the wall, followed by the second and third. Seeing a few people enter the house one by one along the corner of the wall, Gu Jiu hurriedly climbed out over the wall, and ran all the way towards the village chief's house.

Since the village chief's family was the last to clean up the potatoes, when Gu Jiu arrived, Aunt Xia was still carefully picking the potatoes and separating those with frostbite.

There was a banging knock on the door, which startled Aunt Xia: "Who, who?" ”

"I ...... Auntie, it's me, Gu Jiu, the person who stole the food before is here again, and now he is at my house, you hurry up and tell the village chief, maybe you can help the villagers get the previous grain back! Gu Jiu ran out of breath, and a large amount of white haze gas rose under the reflection of the moonlight.

Hearing Gu Jiu's voice, Aunt Xia didn't even have time to open the door, so she hurriedly ran into the house to call the village chief.

"What's the matter? This just fell asleep. ”

"What are you sleeping! Those damn thieves are here again, and now they're at Koku's house. If you dare to tighten up, maybe we can get back the previous food! ”

Hearing this, the village chief was completely sleepy, so he straightened up, put on his clothes and ran out.

"Xiao Jiu, you and your aunt will call the others up immediately, we can't let them run away this time!" While talking, the village chief raised his legs and ran out, and he went to block people first.

Since Old Man Gu can be regarded as a figure with a head and a face in the village, the house is also built in the center of the village, which is convenient for Gu Jiu and Aunt Xia to call people at the moment.

"Xiao Jiu, you go and call the folks over there, if people really want to run away, we can block it." Aunt Xia pointed to the east and said to Gu Jiu.

Gu Jiu nodded, and after the villagers were woken up, the group of thieves also reacted, and hurriedly pushed the ground and ran away.

"Stop!" The village chief had been waiting for the opportunity, and now when he saw that the three people were about to run, he immediately stood out from the shadows!

Several people looked at each other and looked at each other, two of them were responsible for stopping the village chief, and the rest were pushing the cart to the east. Seeing that he was getting farther and farther away from the village chief, the man pushing the cart smiled triumphantly.

"Hey, hey, a bunch of fools, I didn't expect there to be a lot of food!"

Just as he smug the car around the corner, thinking that he was about to leave, he was suddenly startled by the scene in front of him. The black-pressed shadow blocked the entire path, making him think that a demon had come to him for his life.

In the next second, the dark clouds floated, the moonlight flashed, and the appearance of more than a dozen people was revealed.

"His grandmother's! Folks, chase, dare to steal grandpa's food, today is bound to give him a discount on his legs! ”

The shouting soon shouted more villagers, and more people joined in, and the man was holding dozens of catties of potatoes and was far from being able to catch up with the villagers because of his familiarity with the terrain, and was soon stopped by people on all sides.

"You can't run, hurry up and put things down! Otherwise, you're welcome! ”

Looking at the people around, the thief also picked up the basket, raised his hand, and slowly walked in the direction of Gu Jiu.

Gu Jiu looked at the other party, although he knew his intentions, but he had no intention of dodging, she dared to be sure that this person was the same person who entered their room last time, and she was bound to see this person's appearance today!

After coming over, the man pounced violently and was about to hold Gu Jiu hostage, Gu Jiu had already prepared, and slid sideways with the help of the frozen snowflakes, and ripped off the black cloth on the man's face. The black cloth was ripped off, and the man covered his face violently, knocking them away from the crowd and running wildly.

"Grandma's, let him run away. This person is definitely from our nearby village, but it's a pity that I didn't see what he looked like. The villager angrily kicked the frozen snowdrift, suddenly thought of something, turned his head to look at Gu Jiu and asked, "Jiu girl, you are close, did you just see what he looks like?" ”

Gu Jiu nodded stunned when she heard this, although it was only for a moment, she was 100% right with the person's appearance - it was the man who sold that sister when she first entered the city.

Seeing Gu Jiu nodding, the villagers immediately came to their senses and gathered around: "Jiu girl, do you recognize that person?" Do you know which village he is from? Would you recognize it if you saw you again? ”

"Yes, yes, then we will be able to come back with the food we didn't have before!"

Hearing this, Gu Jiu shook her head, and although she could recognize her when she saw her again, she didn't know which nearby village this person belonged to. In addition, the food that the villagers had lost before was probably eaten cleanly, otherwise this group of people would not have come to steal food again.

Seeing Gu Jiu shaking his head, the villagers immediately dispersed in disappointment.

"Tell me that this man dares to come and steal food alone!"

"Who's to say it isn't! Okay, let's go back to each other. ”

Hearing this, Gu Jiu suddenly shouted to everyone: "There are three of them in total, and there are two other people!" The village chief said that he didn't want to customize the other two people! You can ......"

Without waiting for Gu Jiu to finish speaking, everyone ran in the opposite direction of the thieves, looking forward to the village chief's side catching someone.

By the time Gu Jiu and a few others packed up their food and went back with the cart, Gu's house was already brightly lit, and there were lit torches everywhere.

"Xiao Jiu! You and Xiao Jing have made great achievements today! When Aunt Xia saw Gu Jiu, she happily stepped forward and said, "You don't know, how clever your brother is, he smashed people over in one fell swoop!" When this person wakes up, let's settle the old accounts together! ”

"Aunt Xia is right! Folks, all of you come and see if anyone knows this person, and let's ask for an explanation for the food before! Aunt Chen waved her hand, and pulled one person after another forward to recognize people with high interest.

"Mother, I've seen him, he's from Peach Blossom Village next door, and I met him when I was buying pen and ink with his son. His son said that he did not come home all year round, saying that he was doing business. ”

"Stone, what you said is true?"

The half-old man who was called a stone nodded: "Village chief, I remember it very clearly, it won't be wrong!" I still know where his house is? His family is from outside and lives on the edge of Peach Blossom Village. ”

Hearing this, the villagers immediately couldn't stand and shouted that they would find it now! The village chief raised his hand to signal the villagers to calm down, and then crouched down and shook the thieves who were firmly tied up.

After a while, the man woke up, opened his eyes and looked at the crowd, and immediately closed them again, wondering why he had suddenly fainted and fell into their hands.

"Brother, we already know that you are from Peach Blossom Village, so you don't need to pretend. You were the one who came to steal our food last time, and if you hand over the food, this matter will be over. ”

Seeing that the person still didn't speak and continued to pretend to be dead, Gu Wensheng stepped forward and kicked him firmly, threatening: "Don't think that if you don't speak, you can pass this matter, you have a son who is studying!" If we take you to the office, do you think your son will hate you! ”

The man remained silent, and it was not until the men pulled him up and took him to the field cart to take him to the town overnight for the record, that he opened his eyes and struggled.

"I didn't take the food before, even if you take me to see the official, you won't be able to get it back!"

Seeing that the people were talking, the village chief hurriedly raised his hand to stop the others, stepped forward and asked, "You mean you didn't come last time?" The person who brought you here should have been involved! If you tell us who it is, it's the same if we go and ask for food ourselves. ”

Speaking of this, the man began to be silent again, and the villagers became impatient, and stepped forward and said: "What do you have to say to him, village chief, just pull him to the middle of their village, and see if his wife and children, the elders of the family feel ashamed!" ”

The man still did not speak, and the people tried to pull him to see the officer, and they no longer struggled. Gu Jiu was suspicious, and suddenly said coldly: "I saw the appearance of one of you, not only me, but many villagers have seen it, even if you don't say it, we can investigate them one by one." Besides, you are the only one of the three people who has been arrested, whether you say it or not, as long as we find them, they will feel that you are the secret! ”

When the words fell, the man turned his head sharply to look at Gu Jiu: "How do you prove that you really saw him?" ”

"The man has a scar on the palm of his hand."

Villagers: !! The eyes are good enough! It's so dark, and you can still see the scar?

Looking at the man's suspicious expression, Gu Jiu continued: "I don't know how to describe his appearance, if I really want to comment on it, it will be a bad look, especially those eyes. But I can describe in detail the scar on his hand, because it was not an ordinary scratch, but a stab with a sharp object. Such wounds are uncommon. ”

"What do you want? After so much time, the grain has long been eaten. ”

"But you stole our things, and even if you can't return those quantities in the end, you should give us a proper explanation!" Gu Jiu's voice was calm and calm, which greatly calmed the restlessness of the villagers. Otherwise, when the man said that there was no food, everyone would line up and scold him.

"Yes, the girl is right, when the time comes, you can come up with as much as you want! We're not unreasonable! ”

"Tell me who that person is, or we'll really be looking for it."

The man was silent for a moment, and finally chose to refuse: "What you are looking for is different from what I said after all. ”

"No, I said, why don't you get in?" Gu Youcai looked at the dead appearance of the man on the ground, and he wanted to punch him.

Looking at the other party's appearance, Gu Jiu also expected that this person must have some handle in the other party's hands, so he walked up to the village chief and whispered a few words. Then the village chief asked everyone to go back first, and wait for the next morning to go door-to-door to Taohua Village to find those with scars on their hands. As for this man, he will take care of him for the time being.

"Gu Jiu, the village chief wants to take people away, why are you going?" Gu Zhiqi didn't know when he came out again, and the look in his eyes seemed to say: Why, are you in such a hurry to reap the benefits?

Gu Jiu ignored him, and after instructing Gu Jing and Ye Qingyi, he went out with the village chief and Aunt Xia.

"Do you see if this is familiar?" After arriving at the village chief's house, Gu Jiu took out something from his arms and showed it to the other party and asked.