During the few days that Long Zai Tian's father and the others were on their way to the capital, Long Zai Tian was also at home discussing with his great grandfather and grandfather how to deal with the Li Clan. In the end, they still couldn't come up with a perfect solution. Just as the three of them could not come up with anything and were about to strengthen themselves and leave the study room, Long Zaitian heard someone running in from outside. As he ran, he called his name,"Uncle Xiaotian, Uncle Xiaotian, hurry! Hurry up and take a look!" It was Long Jianshe's voice.
"Eh, didn't you guys go to repair the canal? Why are you in such a hurry? What happened?”Long Zaitian asked immediately. Their experimental field was still some distance away from the main canal of the village. They had to build a large canal to guide the water there. At noon today, Long Zaitian had asked Long Jianshe to take most of the members of the "volunteer army" to repair the canal. Why did he come to his house in a panic?
"Uncle Xiaotian, I came back to get something, but…but, go and take a look. The big water buffalo of the brigade was killed not far from the experimental field!”Long Jianshe panted.
"What is it? Big Yellow Ox is dead, did you see it clearly?”Long Zai Tian's grandfather hurriedly asked," Xiao Tian, let's go over and take a look!”his grandfather continued. At this moment, there were already other people who heard Long Jianshe's shouts and were also running in that direction.，Because no matter what era it was, a big buffalo would always be more important to farmers than its economic value. By the time they ran to the small river beside the paddy field, there were already seven or eight people waiting there. When Long Zai Tian and the others walked closer, they saw the breeder squatting in front of the buffalo, crying and cursing.
At this moment, Long Tianqiang's voice came from afar. He was cursing the breeder in exasperation and at the same time, cursing the murderer.
"Alright, stop scolding. Let's see how the water buffalo died first. Search the nearby area and see if there are any useful and suspicious clues.”Long Zaitian's grandfather stopped Long Tianqiang from cursing and said to everyone.
Everyone agreed and began to search for clues in the surroundings. Long Zai Tian did not go, but squatted down and carefully examined the big water buffalo's wound. Through observation, he knew that the weapon that caused the buffalo's death was about an inch wide. According to the direction of the wound, it seemed a little strange. It was cut from the bottom up. Who was so cruel and had such a big grudge against the buffalo?
"Look, there's a sickle here!" At this moment, someone shouted. Then, he saw a friend find a sickle that was still stained with blood in the grass not far away.
As soon as he saw it, Long Zai Tian understood. It was obvious that this was the weapon that killed the big water buffalo, and why such a strange wound would appear tomorrow. It seemed that the person who killed the water buffalo was not necessarily intentional. On the contrary, it was more likely that it was unintentional.
"Everyone, come and take a look. Do you know whose sickle it is? Everyone present took a closer look. Who could recognize it?”Long Tianqiang and Long Tiancheng asked in unison.
In the end, no one present recognized this sickle. Long Tianqiang gritted his teeth and said hatefully,"Take the sickle to the village and ask every house. I don't believe that no one will recognize it.”。
"That's right. Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we have to find the murderer.”The breeder said through gritted teeth. "Wait, Uncle Tianqiang, you should call a few people to deal with this big water buffalo first and then discuss how to distribute it to each family. The weather is too hot, and it will stink if it is left here.”Long Zai Tian suggested when he saw the situation.
Long Zaitian and his grandfather walked home quickly. When they passed by the front hall, they saw a person lying on the bed in their room. Long Zaitian asked his grandfather to ask his great grandfather to suppress this matter. Long Zai Tian walked to his room and saw that the person inside was Brother Xiao Xu. He patted his leg and asked,""Brother Xu, what's wrong?"
Brother Xu was just fifteen years old this year. He was originally in junior high school in the capital. Last year, his family was attacked by the Red Guards. Moreover, his great-grandfather had saved Xu Tianhu's grandfather's life before. Therefore, the elders of the Xu family sent him to the Long Family Village for the sake of Xiao Xu's safety. They wanted to leave a root in this unknown family's future. Some time ago, after the youth returned to the city, he was brought to the Long family by his grandfather from someone else's house and lived with Long Zaitian. I heard from others that Brother Xu's grandfather was a founding father, but he suffered some shock a while ago and didn't return to the city with the other educated youths. Because of his great-grandfather, he received the care and concern of everyone in the Long family.
"No, I…I just came back from the fields and was a little tired. I just wanted to lie down for a while.”Brother Xu's eyes were a little evasive, and he stammered as he spoke.
"Why did you do that?" Long Zaitian thought of the big water buffalo's death and Brother Xu's uneasy expression and asked affirmatively.
" Mm, let me tell you…" Brother Xu gritted his teeth and told Long Zai Tian the whole story. It turned out that a few days ago, he had received a letter from his family saying that his father was sick and that his grandfather's position in the government had been taken down by the Gang of Four. He had only retained his military position. His family's situation was not good and he was asked to stay in the Long family for a few more days. When the family's situation improved, he would be brought back to the capital. This letter made him feel restless. In addition, the Long family took care of him like family. He did not want everyone to worry, so he planned to go to the river to take a walk. Just as he walked to the river at the east end of the village, he saw the big buffalo stepping on the rice. In a fit of anger, he threw the sickle he had brought out at the buffalo. Immediately, he heard the big buffalo scream a few times and then ran towards the village headquarters. However, it fell into the rice field before it could run 40 to 50 meters. This time, Brother Xu was also stunned. He knew that he had caused a big trouble. At that time, he was also dizzy and did not know what to do. He immediately returned to the Long family's residence. When she returned home, she thought about the consequences of this matter and thought of the situation at home mentioned by her mother in the letter. Her heart suddenly felt sour and she cried under the blanket. After crying for a while, she fell asleep and was seen by Long Zai Tian who had just returned home.
"Xiao Tian, since I made a mistake, I didn't plan to hide it. I thought that after I cried for a while, I would go to the police station and surrender.”Xu Tianhu said to Long Zaitian in the end. His tone was very calm, but his face revealed a firm expression.
"Wait a moment, let me think for a while.”Long Zaitian said. The situation that Brother Xu had mentioned flashed in his mind. His family was currently under attack. Moreover, this incident had happened here. He was still young and definitely could not bear it. He might not be able to take it lying down. Long Zaitian knew that the cultural revolution would soon end, and the Xu family would definitely make a comeback. In addition, the Long Family had made a plan to help and rope in the descendants of the Red Family who were in trouble. Great Grandpa also had a relationship with the Xu Family. Long Zaitian was determined to help him and said to him,"Brother Xu, if you turn yourself in now, it won't be easy. "You know how important the water buffalo is to the farmers. I think we should wait for a while and wait for everyone to calm down before we talk about it. By the way, did you get the sickle back?”Long Zai Tian exaggerated the matter a little so that he would listen to his arrangements.
"No, I was scared out of my wits and came back in a daze.”Brother Xu said in a low voice.
"Whose sickle is that?"
"It's from the village's Lianfang uncle's family." Brother Xu replied.
"Phew, luckily it's not someone else's. If that's the case, stay at home first and don't go anywhere. Even if others ask, they will say that they have never seen that sickle, understand? I'll go get some herbs for you. Send them to your parents. Tell them to drink more when they have nothing to do. Their illness will naturally recover. I'll go and find Brother Lian Fang to help me settle this matter. You should also bury it in your heart!”Long Zaitian said to Xu Tianhu.
Arriving at the brigade headquarters, Long Zaitian told Long Lianfang what happened with the big water buffalo. Long Lianfang rolled his eyes and said to Long Zaitian with a smile,""Is it Xu Tianhu who lives in your house?
"En, Brother Lian Fang, your guess is really accurate!”Long Zaitian then told him what Xu Tianhu had told him, and finally asked," Brother Lian Fang, is that sickle yours?"
"Hehe, no. However, this matter is also a coincidence. I picked up that sickle from the river in the north of the village. Last time, Xiao Xu didn't have a sickle, so I gave it to him. Why? Do you want to protect Xiao Xu?" Long Lianfang asked.
"En, you didn't see Uncle Tianqiang and Long Xuehai's looks of wanting to eat people. If they knew who killed the big water buffalo, they might have swallowed the murderer alive. I want to wait for everyone to calm down before talking about it. Moreover, Brother Xu's family is a red revolutionary family in the capital. He is a red descendant. Although the family has suffered a blow, who knows if the family will be put in an important position again in the future? In addition to the relationship between great-grandfather and his grandfather, as well as our Long family's last meeting, we have to be on good terms with the educated youths who have been sent to the countryside, the educated people, the professors, the old revolutions, the old soldiers, and other people who have been sent to the countryside. We have to help them for any of these reasons. We have to help them well so that they can feel the goodwill of our Long family!”Long Zai Tian explained to Long Lian Fang, making him feel the importance and necessity of this matter.
"I see. I really didn't see that Xiao Xu had such a background. Don't worry, Little Tian, I won't tell anyone. Oh right, go back and tell him again.”Long Lianfang quickly agreed. He also knew the importance of this matter. If Little Xu's family member ascended the throne in the future, it would be beneficial to him and the family. He couldn't help but admire Young Clan Leader Long Zaitian even more!
Long Zaitian still underestimated the anger of Long Tianqiang and the others. They went from house to house to inquire about the original owner of the scythe, but the scythe had long been lost, and there was proof from the brigade headquarters. Such a result made things even more confusing.
"Captain, it must be that landlord Zhang Fapeng.”Long Xuehai said excitedly.
"Do you have any evidence? The enemy won't be satisfied with just one attack. Dad, I suggest that Brother Lian Fang organize a militia company to patrol. I'm most worried about Xiaotian's experimental field. It'll be bad if it's harmed by the enemy!”Long Jianshe suggested to his father, Long Tianqiang.
"Yes, Jianshe is right. Tian Cheng and I will immediately go and discuss with Lian Fang. This matter has revealed a trace of evil. You guys continue to investigate.”Long Tianqiang quickly said to everyone.
Now that things had come to this, Long Zaitian had no other choice. He could only return home and tell his great-grandfather to suppress this matter. He didn't want to make a scene and let the district and county know about this matter. Then, he called Xu Tianhu out and reminded him repeatedly,"Brother Xu, just keep this matter to yourself and don't mention it to anyone else!”
"Little Tian, thank you. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone.”Xu Tianhu said. Although he was young, he was very smart and knew the seriousness of the matter.
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