Chapter 2 ■The peanut thief
To the south of Shimizu Village, more than a dozen tall willow trees grow, and a dilapidated wooden house was built in front of the willow trees.
This is Gao Daquan's home.
Thirty meters away from the tall family, there are beautiful and exquisite small western-style buildings, and such a remote appearance seems a little out of place in this village.
Evening falls.
After dinner, Gao Da's whole family was in the courtyard and chatting.
"Quanzi, although Dad and your mother don't have the ability to make a lot of money, no matter what, even if you smash the pot and sell iron, we will provide you with the help of finishing college. ”
Gao Daquan's father, Gao Dong, is a man in his forties, and his skin looks very dark because of his long years of working in the fields, he said earnestly.
"Your dad is right, even if it is not good, our family will sell the land, and we will have to make up for your tuition. ”
Mother Xu Guiyun is an ordinary rural woman, she was scrubbing her clothes on the side, and she raised her head when she heard the words and echoed.
At this time, Gao Daquan crossed Erlang's legs and pillowed his head with his hands, looking at the dazzling stars in the night sky, "Dad, Mom, you two really don't know that the cost of going to college is not something our family can afford!"
"You stinky boy, just relax your heart, although your dad hasn't studied, he also knows how important going to college is for a person, don't worry about money. "Gao Dong has always insisted on his own opinions.
"Your father and I have discussed, from tomorrow we will harvest the six acres of peanuts planted in our field, and then pull them to the market in two days to sell, I think we will definitely be able to make up enough money for you for the first semester of college." Xu Guiyun said his and Zhou Dong's plans.
As soon as he heard that his parents had already made a plan, Gao Daquan was finally moved by the words "going to college", and hurriedly sat upright, "The peanuts planted in our field are ripe so quickly?"
"More than two months have passed since your college entrance examination, and the summer vacation is almost over, and if this peanut is no longer mature, I really can't count on going to college. Xu Guiyun said with a smile.
"Xiao Quanzi, if you really go to college, grandpa will give you all the money from selling straw shoes and straw hats over the years to subsidize your school expenses, I counted it yesterday, a total of 1,585 yuan, you take it all. ”
Gao Daquan's grandfather had been sitting under the eaves knitting straw sandals, and when he saw Gao Daquan, they were all talking about the cost of going to college, and he couldn't help but think about contributing.
Old man Gao was poor when he was young, and then he learned to weave straw shoes from others.
Until now, although there are fewer people wearing straw sandals, he has never let go of this craft, and occasionally some villagers are willing to spend money to buy a pair from him, and even the straw sandals worn on his tall feet are woven by him.
Don't look at the old man Gao's age, but his body is hard, and he often smokes dry tobacco, as if he is more and more energetic, and he is healthier than those old people in the village with good family conditions.
Seeing that his family had such high hopes for him, Gao Daquan's heart was both warm and touched.
Although the family is poor, the atmosphere of life is happy and happy, but he will never charge a cent for the money that his grandfather promised to give him.
The next day.
Early morning.
The distant sky has just been white, Gao Daquan's family simply ate some gruel, preparing to go up the mountain to harvest the peanuts in the field, Gao Daquan couldn't bear to let his parents be too tired, so he accompanied him.
But just as the family arrived at the field, something strange happened!
As far as the eye can see, all the peanuts on the six acres of land have been dug up, and all the fruits have been picked!
Who can pick all the peanuts in just one night?
"Oh my God!
Xu Guiyun collapsed to the ground on the spot, crying loudly!
"Animal, it must be some beast who did it!"
Gao Dong was so angry that his face turned purple, and he threw the hoe on his shoulder far away, the peanuts were stolen by thieves, what is the use of a hoe!
Looking at such a cruel scene in the field, and looking at the grief of his parents, Gao Daquan's heart was naturally very painful.
He hurriedly put down the basket and sack on his shoulder, and said to his parents: "Dad, Mom, I'll go to the village to inquire and see if I can know who did it, no matter who did it, we have to go to the police station to report the case." ”
Xu Guiyun's soul seemed to be gone, and he couldn't stop crying.
Gao Dong was barely awake, and when he heard this, he had to nod subconsciously.
Gao Daquan ran down the mountain almost all the way, and ran back to Qingshui Village in one breath.
As soon as he entered the village, Gao Daquan was full of thoughts, he didn't know where to go to find out the situation, or should he go to the police station to report the case directly.
He sat on the stone bridge pier at the entrance of the village and fell into deep thought, remembering that his parents had worked hard in the past few months in exchange for nothing, but he felt that he was very useless, and he could not help at all.
If this matter is not settled and the thief cannot be caught, it is not necessary that the parents will be seriously ill under the worry
"Isn't this Gao Daquan, what's the matter, sitting here alone early in the morning, with a sad face, what's going on. ”
Gao Daquan raised his head, only to see a middle-aged man with glasses and a split hair, about the same age as his father, riding a prince motorcycle.
"Teacher Wang, it's you, actually...... It's nothing, it's just a little bit of something going on at home. ”
The person in front of him, Gao Daquan knows, he is the town primary school teacher in Dama Town, called Wang Changqing, when Gao Daquan was a child in elementary school, he was still his homeroom teacher.
"Let's hear if I can help, it's not busy yet, it's still early for class. ”
Wang Changqing simply turned off the motorcycle.
Unable to resist Wang Changqing's enthusiasm, Gao Daquan had no choice but to tell him what happened in his own field.
"Let's go, Gao Daquan, hurry up! Let's take you to the police station to report the case!"
As soon as Wang Changqing heard this, he instantly started the motorcycle engine and directly beckoned Gao Daquan to sit up.
Gao Daquan did not refuse, and immediately got on the motorcycle.
The town of Dam is five kilometers away from Qingshui Village, which is not too far.
But Wang Changqing's motorcycle drove very quickly and steadily!
On the contrary, what happened to Gao Da's family was like his own, which shows what a good teacher he is.
In less than ten minutes, Wang Changqing came to Dam Town with Gao Daquan and parked the motorcycle directly at the gate of the police station in Dam Town.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Wang. ”
Gao Daquan first thanked him.
"Daquan, let's go, I'll go in with you to report the case, I still have an acquaintance here, he will definitely pay attention to your case. ”
Before Gao Daquan could take a step, Wang Changqing took the lead in walking in, Gao Daquan was very moved, and thought in his heart: What a kind teacher this is.
"Eh, this isn't Mr. Wang, good morning. ”
"Hello, Mr. Wang. ”
"It's been a long time, Mr. Wang. ”
“......”
As soon as he entered the police station, the police officers in the police station also knew Wang Changqing, the teacher, and they all respected him very much.
Inside the Director's Office.
"That's the specific thing, Li Dapeng, you have to send someone to investigate this case. ”
Opposite Wang Changqing's desk, Li Dapeng, the director of the Dama Town Police Station, was sitting, and I saw that his two thick black eyebrows were like two black steel knives, which made people feel not angry and arrogant.
Wang Changqing's relationship with him is very unusual, it can be said that he has a friendship of more than 30 years, which everyone in the police station knows.
"Okay, I'll send someone to the police and go to Qingshui Village to investigate the situation, and I will definitely not let the lawbreakers go unpunished, Lao Wang, you and this Gao Daquan classmate please go back first." ”
Before leaving, Wang Changqing seemed a little relieved, "Tell you, don't let me down, don't let me down, if you don't do this well, it will be a bolt from the blue for their family!"
"Brother Changqing, don't worry, if the matter is not done, I, Li Dapeng, will let you dispose of it casually. ”
Walking out of the faction, Gao Daquan's heart felt a little better, thanks to the enthusiastic Wang Changqing, if it weren't for him, I am afraid that he would still be making notes.
"Daquan, the teacher can only help here. ”
"Mr. Wang, I really don't know how to thank you. ”
"Don't say anything that you should be thankful for, who doesn't have three disasters and six difficulties. Wang Changqing raised his hand and looked at his watch, "Eh, it's not early, I still have to rush back to school to teach, and the police station will have a car to Qingshui Village later, you can take their car back together, don't worry, I'll call Li Dapeng and ask him to explain." ”
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After returning to the village, Gao Daquan has been waiting for news at home with his parents.
The case has been reported, and the rest of the matter can only be counted on by the police station to visit everywhere to investigate and collect evidence.
Xu Guiyun sat on the threshold and lost his soul, his red eyes were obviously crying for a long time.
Gao Dong squatted in the courtyard like a stone, without saying a word, and sighed sullenly.
Only the old man Gao, with a dry tobacco pouch in his mouth, looked calm and kept slowly knitting straw sandals as usual.
"Quanzi, at home, I thought you went up the mountain, eh, uncle and aunt are also there?"
At this time, a big fat boy with a round face entered Gao Daquan's house from outside the courtyard gate, and when he saw the atmosphere, it seemed that something was wrong, and he immediately stopped speaking.
This person's name is Qin Liang, he is the only one in Gao Daquan, since he was a child, the two of them have stolen chickens and dogs together, went down to the river to catch fish, went up the mountain to set rabbits, etc., but he has done all the fun things, and he is quite an iron buddy.
And Qin Liang's family conditions are also relatively good, because his parents run a big hotel in the city.
"What's wrong? What's going on?"
Qin Liang leaned his fat head in front of Gao Daquan and asked in a low voice.
Gao Daquan had no choice but to whisper what happened at home again, and Qin Liang's brows gradually furrowed.
"Why don't I go to the house and steal some money to give it to your family for emergency use first, what do you think?"
"What do you say, how can I let you take the money, besides, now that the case has been reported, just wait for news from the police station. ”
At this time, the proprietress of the supermarket at the entrance of the village suddenly came to the courtyard wall of the tall family and opened her throat and shouted.
said that the police station had investigated clearly, and the perpetrator was also arrested, and asked Gao Da's family to go to the police station quickly, if it wasn't for the call from the police station, this old lady would definitely not come to go in vain.
Unexpectedly, before the day came, the case had already been solved.
This is something that Gao Daquan didn't expect, and it was also something that Gao Daquan's parents didn't expect, it seems that the dam town police station really has two brushes.
Gao Daquan didn't want his parents to suffer physically, so he volunteered to be the person in charge of the case, and simply asked his parents to stay at home and wait for the news.
Then let Qin Liang ride out his off-road motorcycle that could sit in tandem, and the two of them stepped on the motorcycle and went straight to the dam town police station!
After coming to Dam Town and entering the police station, Gao Daquan soon saw the thief who stole his peanut field.
This person was none other than Zhao Qiang, who he met outside the entrance of the village yesterday afternoon, which was something he never expected.
It seems that this Zhao Qiang is not convinced by Gao Daquan, so he launched such a revenge on their family, which undoubtedly cut off the life of Gao Daquan's family.
Gradually, after the detailed description of the police comrades at the police station, the reason why Zhao Qiang was able to get away six acres of peanuts overnight was not only him, but also Zhao Qiang's relatives and friends to help inside, adding up to more than 20 people.
This explains why all six acres of peanuts were taken away in just one night.
In the end, Zhao Qiang's gang was naturally severely punished by the law, as for how many years to sentence, this is not something that Gao Daquan should care about, and now there is only one thing that makes him feel gratified.
That is, the whereabouts of all the peanuts have been recovered, and they are placed in a grain and oil store in Dam Town, just waiting for tomorrow to tally the goods.
And Zhao Qiang's family also has to compensate for mental damage and lost work expenses to Gao Da's family, which is about more than 10,000 yuan.
As night fell, Qin Liang drove a off-road motorcycle carrying Gao Daquan on the rural asphalt road and returned in the direction of Qingshui Village.
"Ah Liang, tell me honestly, when you filled in the volunteer after the college entrance examination, did your family fill it in or did you fill it out yourself?"
"Of course I filled it out myself!"
"I can't figure it out, I'm filling in the long and young university, but why are you also filling in the long and young university?"
"Because Master Liang is reluctant to let you go, otherwise you won't see you for at least four years. ”
Gao Daquan raised his hand and flicked a brain at the back of Qin Liang's head, "Tell me honestly, I know you kid is lying!"
"Eh! I'll wipe it, you're too ruthless all over the country!
"Hurry up, or I'll let you eat another one!" Gao Daquan said viciously.
"Don't, I said, I said, because I love Changshaocheng! I love Changshao University even more!" Qin Liang shouted helplessly.