The meat and eggs on the dining table of every household in King Village had long been the envy of the people in the surrounding villages. Yesterday, the seventh granduncle's old pipe knocked on the fence post several times, but it could not stop the group of people who were looking at the powder store with envy.
That night, Wang Maocai arranged for a few strong young men to keep vigil in the flour mill. He thought that everything would be fine, but unexpectedly, a few people really sneaked into the flour mill in the middle of the night.
Wang Kui, who was napping against the stove, was startled by the rustling outside. He quickly woke up the few people beside him. Through the crack in the door, he saw a few black shadows sneaking along the fence wall to the warehouse under the bright moonlight. A young man with a cute baby face suddenly widened his eyes and lowered his voice."Damn it, someone really dares to steal. Brother Kui, watch me break his dog legs!”
Wang Kui slapped his round head silently."Keep your voice down. Have you forgotten what Second Uncle said?”
"I didn't forget, I didn't forget. I'll kidnap them when I find evidence of them stealing…"
"Shh!"
"Brother Kui, they went…"
Wang Kui pointed three people to the east, then called the remaining two to point to the west with him. He planned to surround them from both sides. The six of them carried wooden sticks to dry the powder and shouted when they reached the warehouse door,"We caught a thief! We caught a thief!"
Suddenly, the torches on both sides lit up. The few people in the warehouse had just picked up the fine powder when they were frightened by the movement outside. They did not have time to put down the fine powder and wanted to escape through the door. They just happened to enter the pocket woven by the few people blocking the door. Wang Kui was instructing everyone to tie the few people up with ropes when he heard the sound of footsteps coming from outside the fence. Before he could turn around, he saw the fire everywhere. The fence was set on fire.
Wang Kui was scared half to death. The entire flour mill was made of wood. Once the fire started, it would definitely cause a disaster. Then the entire flour mill would be finished. He did not care about tying people up and hurriedly ran to put out the fire.
Even though there was enough water in the big vat, the six of them were so tired that they were about to lose their strength. However, after the fire was extinguished, they found that their surroundings were in a mess. Not only had several sections of the fence wall been burned, but half of the wall of the big plank house that leaked powder had also been burned.
Some villagers who had woken up at night saw the fire and frantically opened the doors of the nearby houses. Everyone called out to each other. Wang Maocai also rushed over with his three sons. When everyone arrived, they saw this scene: Wang Kui and a few men who were on night watch had bloodshot eyes. They clenched their fists and hammered the broken fence posts. This was the vermicelli shop that they had worked so hard to build. It was the food and hope of their entire village. Now, such a big thing had happened because of their poor care.
The baby-faced young man couldn't help but sob.
Yang Ping's family and the noodle shop were missing. When Feng Nianen and Uncle Wang got the news and arrived, Wang Maocai was bitterly asking for details.
"Second Uncle, it's the people of Liu Village! One of the people who came in to steal was that bastard, Han Donkey!”
"Yes, I recognized him too!"
Wang Maocai was so angry that he gritted his teeth. After a long time, he finally caught his breath."What about the rest?"
"I haven't seen the rest of them…" They shook their heads.
“……”
"What about the one who set the fire?"
Wang Kui had a lingering fear." The person who set the fire didn't see it, but the fire seemed to be possessed by a demon and started all of a sudden."”
"Hey!"
"Second Uncle, it's all my fault. I didn't guard it.”，Wang Kui got up and said,"I'm going to Liu's village to find that bastard!"”
"I'll go too!"
"I'll go too!"
“……”
More people picked up their sticks, and Wang Maocai had to follow.
Feng Nianen, who had walked around the fence, walked over. Wang Maocai and the others felt ashamed when they saw him and lowered their heads.
Feng Nianen gestured for them to put down their sticks."It's useless to go now. They won't dare to return to the village after setting the fire. There are many people in this group. Five of them came in, and there are five or six more who set the fire outside. They don't look like ordinary mountain people.”
Wang Maocai also thought about it and nodded." It doesn't seem like it. In the past, there were thieves in the village, but none of them were so ruthless. They dared to set fire!"”
"Yes, that silly donkey is a fool. He doesn't have that many thoughts and can't gather those old people!”
Speaking of arson, the villagers were filled with righteous indignation. How could he set fire to something he had failed to steal? How was he a thief?
Thinking of the word "bandit", everyone panicked.
Feng Nianen noticed everyone's expressions. He frowned as he thought about it, and his mind raced. He smiled lightly."If they were bandits, would they still need to steal? I would have snatched it long ago!" Then, he looked at Wang Fugui and said,""Big Brother, Dacheng is in the county town. When dawn comes, you and Brother Li Zheng will go to the county town to report to the officials!”
Wang Fugui had just thought of reporting this to the authorities, but he quickly nodded in agreement when he heard Mr. Feng say so.
On the other side, Wang Kui also said that he wanted to go together. There were still four hours before dawn. Feng Nianen asked everyone to go back and rest until dawn. Seeing that everyone looked uneasy, he comforted them again,"Don't worry, villagers. One of the powder shops has been burned down. We have the strength in numbers. When we repair it, we can still leak powder. When the school is built, we can free up our hands. This powder shop still needs to be built with bricks…"
Seeing that he was so easy to talk to, the villagers calmed down a lot, especially Wang Kui and the others. They were really touched and ashamed. After sending Feng Nianen away, they used the torch to clean up the fence before dawn.
On the other side, Uncle Cheng rushed to the small courtyard as soon as he heard the abnormality. He did not care about the situation in the noodle shop at all. He was only worried that someone was trying to create a diversion to harm Yang Ping and her brother. Jin Shi and her son also stayed beside Yang Ping and went up to the roof.
Feng Huang saw his father and Uncle Wang from afar and knew that they were fine. He jumped down from the roof and greeted them."Father, are you alright?"
Feng Nianen smiled inexplicably." It's alright. A few thieves…Where's Master Cheng?"”
Feng Huang was a little confused by his father's smile. He pointed at the central room with confusion."He's with Old Meng and the others.”
"Good-they're chasing?"
"Brother Liang went!"
"You go too. Watch them and don't let them run far. Watch the things in their hands too. Remember to be careful and wait for my news!”
"Alright!" Feng Huang instantly regained his solemnity and left.
"Eldest Brother still has to go to the county at dawn. Hurry up and rest. At the same time, tell Ah Qiao and the others that everything is fine and let them rest!”
" Stone paint?!" Master Cheng said in surprise.
"That's right!" Feng Nianen nodded with a smile. Black like fat, smelly, burning brightly…"
"Uncle Feng is talking about kerosene?" Xiao Fei looked over in surprise. Where did they get the kerosene?"
Old Meng was the calmest. He stroked his beard and slowly stood up." Haha, it's really a blessing in disguise. I'm not as energetic as you guys. I'll go and rest first. Xiao Fei, Ah Qi, you two go and rest too. Tomorrow morning, you'll be checking your homework…"
"Ah?"
"Ah!"
The two children, who had wanted to hear the commotion, could only rub their noses and follow Old Mr. Meng out.
Not to mention how Dacheng brought the villagers to report to the government, it was only said that five days later, the county magistrate, Mu Shun, led a group of government runners to block a group of bandits who were fleeing in a hurry at the Qifeng Pass. The bandits who were scared out of their wits were beaten up by the government runners as soon as they showed up.
More than a dozen burly men with swollen faces and noses had their hands tied together with ropes. The big green mule in the front pulled them up, and a bunch of dumplings were lifted up. Some of them grimaced in pain from their dislocated shoulders, and some of them fell down with their broken legs. They were immediately thrown into a daze. They wanted to cry out in pain, but they were so scared by the bright saber in the hands of the bailiff that they swallowed it back.
The villagers of King Village received the news from somewhere. A group of men, women, old and young rushed over with bricks and stones in their hands. After a rain of stones, the dumplings that were already messy suffered even more. Many of them had their skin broken and their fillings exposed.
Mu Shun stopped everyone at the right time. He put away his saber and cupped his hands on his horse."Villagers, don't be agitated. Let's keep these bandits alive. The county magistrate will hold a public trial in three days. At that time, he will invite the villagers to testify!”
"We'll listen to the official and go to the hearing!”
"Yes, Sir, you're helping the people get rid of evil. We'll all listen to you!”
"Don't worry, we'll all testify!”
“……”
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