The afterglow of the setting sun turned the blue sky crimson. Beneath that most vivid touch of red, there is a hill surrounded by terraced fields. From a distance, the top of the mountain meets the clouds in the sky, and the terraced rice fields seem to have become a fairy road to the clouds, which makes people think that there is a prosperous and magnificent fairy palace above the clouds, and whether there are beautiful fairies singing and dancing in the fairy palace.......

It wasn't until I got closer that I saw that on the mountainside, next to the terraced fields, there were dozens of families scattered together.

This is Oda Mountain, and the terraced fields on the mountain are owned by Wu Yuan in the town. And these households on the mountain are tenants who grow rice for Wu Yuanwai.

The houses on the mountainside are simple and simple, even if they are farmers, they are clean and tidy.

It's just that among these dozens of households, there is still one, which is in tatters, like a little red in the green bushes, and it is difficult to think of not being conspicuous.

The thatch on the roof of the house is one east and one west, and the dust casts a yellow veil on the house. On the wall of the house, several planks had been broken by the sun and rain. This dilapidated house really makes people wonder if it can be counted as a house.

Under the house, on the relatively clean window, a handsome young man of fifteen or sixteen years old, with his chin in his hands, was staring into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

At this moment, a young man who was angry ran out of nowhere, and said to the young man who was crawling on the window: "Duan Ling, today I was chased by the dog of the Wang Steward's house again, do you think we want to find some way to get a tooth sacrifice." I've heard that a lot of people have been chased by that dog. ”

Duan Ling was still looking into the distance, but his mind thought of his father, who had passed away a few years ago. After his mother gave birth to him, he died, leaving only his father to raise him. When he was twelve years old, his father also died of a serious illness and passed away forever.

He alone has survived to this day with the help of his neighbors. There are more and more rents owed to Wu Yuanwai, or it won't be long before Wu Yuanwai has to take back the one-third of an acre of land.

"What do you want? I'll ask you!" The angry young man stretched out his hand and shook it in front of Duan Ling's eyes, which pulled Duan Ling's thoughts back.

"What did you say?" Duan Ling stretched.

"I said that the dog in charge of the king is too hateful, and I will find a way to get it, and our brothers will fight and sacrifice their teeth. The angry young man shrugged helplessly and said again.

"I'm not interested. Zheng San, I also advise you not to touch that dog. Last year, our harvest was not good, and many tenants in Xiaotianshan owed Wu Yuanwai rent. The king's steward is a dog fighting with people, and he wishes that we would have some handle in his hands, so that we would have nothing to say when we were driven away by him. Duan Ling waved his hand and said seriously.

This Wang is Wu Yuanwai's brother-in-law, and seeing that this year's harvest is better, if he finds an excuse to drive the tenants away now, he can find a new batch of businesses. With an excuse, the other tenants will not be able to make any trouble, and the people who have been driven away will not want to take a grain of rice out of here. In this way, when the harvest arrives and the rents are offset, the rest becomes his.

"I'll go first, and I'll talk about it in the evening. Zheng Sanyi saw that Duan Ling had no interest in this matter, and left after a casual chat.

Night.

Duan Ling was sitting cross-legged on the bed with his eyes closed. The whispers of the squirting go from far to near. When Duan Ling walked out of the hut, he saw Zheng San, Gouzi and others carrying a cloth bag in front of him.

Duan Ling was about to ask, but Zheng San hurriedly made a silent gesture. With a "bump", the cloth bag was still on the ground. Duan Ling looked at this posture, how could he not know what was placed inside?

Looking at the few people who were still smiling, Duan Ling sighed helplessly. These were all brothers who had grown up with him since childhood, and he should have thought that Zheng San would never listen to him. It's just that if the East Window incident happens, these families will be driven away by the king's steward under the pretext of what should they do in the future?

As if seeing Duan Ling's concern, Zheng San leaned over and whispered to Duan Ling: "Hehe, it's okay Duan Ling, Steward Wang couldn't wait for dark to get on his concubine's bed, and the dog and I wrapped frog poison in the meat bun, and when the dog died, it was half a sentence." As for Zhao Si and the others, they slept like dead pigs. After saying that, he sneered and kicked the cloth bag on the ground twice.

Without waiting for Duan Ling to say anything more, Zheng San immediately turned around and handed over to the dog and the others, making a fire, boiling water, and shaving. Everyone is a farmer, and it is not difficult to do these things. In a few moments, the cleaned dog meat was pierced by a stick and placed on top of the fire.

The golden grease dripped down, and there was a crackling sound in the fire, accompanied by the overflowing fragrance, and several people were even more hungry. Zheng San sprinkled spices and roasted slowly for a while, and the fragrant meat had been removed from the shelves and placed on the shabby table of Duan Ling's house.

For the peasant family, meat is a luxury, and at this time, under the fragrance of the fragrance, how can they bear it, one person cut off a piece and devoured it. Duan Ling was no exception, although he was a little afraid of this, he did not taste meat for a long time.

After a hearty meal, Duan Ling burped comfortably, and then looked at the few people next to him who were lying crookedly because they had eaten too much, and couldn't help but smile, and then slowly spoke: "We have eaten the meat, but the evidence must not be left, otherwise, we are afraid that we will all be driven away by the king's steward." ”

Duan Ling asked Zheng San and the others to throw all the bones and fur into the fire, he didn't believe it, the dog had turned to ashes, and Steward Wang could still recognize it.

After doing this, everyone left without saying a word all night.

Early the next morning, a pig-killing roar came from the entire Xiaotian Mountain, and this voice spread throughout the entire mountain range: "Where is my prosperous wealth? Where is Lao Tzu's prosperous wealth?"

At the top of the hill, in a courtyard made of rubble and stone walls, a bamboo-like figure stood in front of the dog pen, fists clenched and eyes wide open, obviously angry.

"Zhao Si, Zhao Si...... Hurry up and call people up, even if you turn this Xiaotian Mountain upside down, you have to find Lao Tzu's prosperity back, otherwise, Lao Tzu will chop you up. Steward Wang pumped a big mouth scraper towards Zhao Si.

Zhao Si was sleepy-eyed, and he was really awake now. They were responsible for the safety of Steward Wang, but now this kind of thing has appeared under their noses, and what they have lost is Wang's wealth that they treat as their own son, and it is conceivable that if Wangcai can't be recovered, Steward Wang will really chop him up.

"Yes, yes...... The little ones go now. After saying that, he greeted a few subordinates who had rushed behind him because of the angry roar of the king's steward, and walked outside.

"Fourth brother, where can we go to find Wangcai? This Wangcai has long legs, how can we say that we will find it if we find it." Behind Zhao Si, Liu Liu asked.

"Smack!", Zhao Si slapped Liu Liuyi with his backhand, Liu Liu was dumbfounded, buried his head deep in his chest, stared at his toes, and escaped a little daughter-in-law who had been wronged.

Zhao Si's eyes showed a hint of cunning, "Wangcai has long legs, but don't forget, it still has a rope around its neck, I just took a look, the rope is not in place, and there is no trace of pulling on the tree that tied Wangcai, it is obvious that Wangcai was stolen." Zhao Si put on an unfathomable look and said slowly.

"The fourth brother is wise. Liu Liu hurriedly slapped him with a sycophant.

"Let's go, look for it one by one, I don't believe I can't find any clues. Let me know who stole Wangcai, and I had to kill him. Zhao Si took a few subordinates and began a carpet search on Xiaotian Mountain.

"Nope!"

"Didn't find it!"

The people on Xiaotian Mountain were almost looking for them, and even Zhao Si began to wonder if his idea was wrong? Behind everyone, there were also many people who had not yet gone to the fields at this time. At this time, everyone also followed behind Zhao Si with the mentality of watching the excitement.

A cold sweat broke out on Zhao Si's forehead, Duan Ling's family was already the only one in Xiaotianshan that had not been searched. But Duan Ling's figure is not to mention stealing a dog, it is to steal a chicken, and Zhao Si doesn't believe it very much. It's really Duan Ling who feels like a sick scholar, and he has no power to restrain the chicken at all. If he can't find it here, he really doesn't know where to find Wangcai.

The sound of commotion sounded outside the house, and Duan Ling walked out of the house, just as Zhao Si and many tenants arrived. Zheng San blended in with the crowd and quietly handed Duan Ling a reassuring look.

"Zhao Tou, I don't know why I came here early in the morning?" Duan Ling bowed to Zhao Siwei.

"The king's steward's wealth has been lost, and I have been ordered by the king's steward to look for it from house to house. Without waiting for Duan Ling to agree, Zhao Si immediately motioned to Liu Liu and the others to search.

In Duan Ling's house, there was a crackling sound, as if it was not searching, but demolishing the house. Liu Liu and the others looked inside to no avail, so they had to come out in a huff.

Duan Ling also exhaled in his heart, although the evidence had been destroyed, but this was a bad thing, and it really made him nervous. It's just that there is still a harmless smile on the surface.

Looking at the expressions of Liu Liu and the others, Zhao Si could also guess what the result was. Zhao Si, Liu Liu and the others, who were struggling about where to find prosperity, were just about to leave, but Zhao Si suddenly stopped. He walked slowly towards the fire where he had cooked Wangcai yesterday. At this time, there was only the ashes of the fire, but in the ashes of the fire, there was a golden color that could not be detected without careful inspection.

Zhao Si picked up a branch and pulled out the golden object from the ashes. Duan Ling was shocked, wasn't that a small piece of iron accessory on Wangcai's collar? But, why? It wasn't burned to ashes? You know, Duan Ling later added a lot of firewood to the fire to increase the firepower to destroy the evidence.

"What is this?" Zhao Si said flatly. But when it came into Duan Ling's ears, it became extremely weird and gloomy, like the roar of a ghost.