dtnovels Chapter 397 Thief
Chapter 397 Thief
"The head of the village said he would be back in six or seven days. It's been ten days now, and he still hasn't come back. Does he have to wait until after the Lantern Festival?"
Shen Rongshan shook his head: "I don't know. When the village head came to see me, he said he would be back in six or seven days in town. It seems that he might not be back until the Lantern Festival."
Wang Erfeng came out and said, "If there really was a thief in his house, your Aunt Qin might blame you. Rongshan, you shouldn't have agreed to it at that time."
Shen Daguo took over and said, "We are all from the same village. If the head of the village goes there, how can Rongshan not agree? We will listen for any noise at night, so don't worry too much."
"If you're really worried, go to your Aunt Zhou's house and Aunt Niu's house and tell them both."
Niu Guilan came over from the east: "I heard you mention me, what are you talking about?"
Wang Erfeng replied: "I told you to listen for any noises when you sleep at night. The head of the village hasn't come back yet. They are afraid that thieves will come to their house to steal things."
"I just came back from Zhaojia Village. The village next to Zhaojia Village was robbed. The headman's house was robbed. Fortunately, there were people at home. The thief didn't steal anything and was chased away."
"Rongshan, your family should also be careful. We just built three houses. Thieves will think you have a lot of money and come to steal things from you at night. Tell Wenshan and Yuanshan, and put a stick or a knife by your bed when you go to bed at night."
"I understand, Aunt Niu. You guys continue chatting while I go talk to Aunt Zhou."
Shen Daguo nodded: "Hey, go quickly."
After he left, Niu Guilan spoke up, "The village head is really something. We live next to their house, why didn't he let us take care of them? He went to find Rongshan. Their house is at the end of the village, so far away. How could he take care of them at night?"
Wang Afeng looked at Shen Zhongjia and said, "Rongshan is very strong. The thief can't escape from him. We may not be able to catch the thief even if we watch him."
"Then he was sleeping at home at night. Rongshan's home is so far away, how could he hear what happened here? It must be us."
Shen Daguo said nothing and turned back to the house.
"The head of the village can find whoever he wants. Let's be careful at night. It's cold so let's go back early. I'm going back to the house."
Your feet are so cold that they hurt, so you might as well stay in bed and keep warm.
Seeing him coming back, Ji Wenhe comforted him, "Don't worry, nothing should happen."
Shen Rongshan sat next to her: "I told them that I will be more careful at night and my eyelids will stop twitching."
As soon as he finished speaking, his left eyelid twitched again.
"Wen He, look, it's jumping again."
Ji Wenhe turned his head to look, his eyelids were twitching violently: "I can see it, so I'll tell everyone in the village to be careful at night."
Nothing happened in the village during the Chinese New Year last year. There was no news of thieves stealing things in Zhaojia Village and Zhangjia Village. It was a peaceful year.
This year it’s not necessarily the case. After selling grain and rice, we have saved a lot of money, and some thieves are starting to want to get something for nothing.
After dinner, Shen Wenshan went back with Shen Yuanshan and slept at his house that night.
Ji Wenhe put the kitchen knife on the cabinet beside the bed. Shen Rongshan came out of the small room after washing up: "Wenhe, you go to sleep first. I'll go to the headman's house and come back soon."
"Okay, then you go."
I won't feel at ease if I don't go and see him.
It was not yet dark outside. I walked around Shen Zhong's house and then around the village entrance, but didn't find anything suspicious.
When he turned around and went back, he thought for a while, went to Zhaojia Village, brought Dahei back, and let it guard the door of Shen Zhong's house.
At night, as expected, the big black dog started barking.
"Wang Wang Wang!!"
When the villagers heard the dog barking, they immediately got dressed and stood up, holding wooden sticks in their hands.
Shen Rongshan was a light sleeper and was afraid something might happen at night, so he didn't even take off his clothes.
After hearing the dog barking, he quickly put on his shoes and got up.
Ji Wenhe asked dazedly, "What's wrong, Brother Shen?"
"Dahei is barking. I think there are thieves coming into the village. I'm going to go out and take a look. Don't be afraid at home. I'll call Aunt Lan to come and keep you company."
After saying that, he walked out of the house, closed the door, and ran to Lan Qiuhua's house.
"Aunt Lan."
"I'm coming, I heard the noise too, go check it out, I'm at Wen He's place."
"Hey, I'm sorry to trouble you."
"Stop saying polite things and go now."
Amelia Su was accompanied by Shen Anguo, and Shen Erniu had already run over.
Lan Qiuhua said something to the people in the room and went to accompany Ji Wenhe.
When he came to the courtyard, he asked, "Wen He."
"Aunt Lan, I'm in the house."
She pushed the door open and went in.
"Aunt Lan, the tinderbox is in the drawer. I can't find the drawer here. Can you show me if it's in the drawer next to it?"
"Okay, lie down quickly, I'll find it."
Find the tinder and light the oil lamp.
Seeing that she was wearing a thin shirt, Lan Qiuhua hurriedly said, "Hurry up and lie down in bed. It's so cold, you might catch a cold. Your uncle Shen and the others have all gone. Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Ji Wenhe took the cotton-padded jacket and put it on: "It's already the New Year, how come there are still thieves stealing things."
"Then you don't know, there are the most thieves around the Chinese New Year. It's only in the past few years when we were poor that there weren't many thieves. Now that life is better, thieves are back again."
On the other side, the village entrance.
Shen Daguo and his men were holding wooden sticks.
Shen Erniu asked: "Where are the people? Where did they go?"
Shen Ergui replied: "One ran to Zhangjia Village, one ran to Zhaojia Village, and two ran to the east, a total of four people."
Shen Zhanguo cursed: "Damn it, they stole things and came to our village. We can't let them get away."
Shen Rongshan stopped him and said, "Uncle Zhan Guo, don't chase them. They may have knives on them. It's dark and we can't see clearly. It's easy to get into trouble."
"So we're just going to let them run away like that?" Shen Xing cursed. "We can't just let them run away like that. These guys might come back next year. We don't have to wait until next year. They might come to our village to steal things after a while. We can't be busy all day and night."
Shen Rongshan said, "Two people go to Zhangjia Village and Zhaojia Village together and shout that there is a thief. Ask them to get up and catch him together. It's better to have more people, and don't chase him alone."
Several people nodded and the two of them joined together.
Shen Rongshan blew a whistle, and a big black dog ran over from the east.
Patting its head, he said, "Dahei, remember their smell?"
"Woof." Dahei barked.
"it is good."
Shen Liang followed with a wooden stick in his hand: "Rongshan, where are the people?"
"They all ran away. Two ran to the east, and the other two went to Zhangjia Village and Zhaojia Village. Dahei remembered their smells. I will go and catch the two who ran to the east."
"Let's go, I'll go with you."
All the men in the village followed them out and heard their conversation. Shen Feiling said.
"Brother Liang, Brother Rongshan, you guys go ahead, we'll guard the village."