flstandardbreds Chapter 157: Catching the Spot
Chapter 157: Catching the Spot
beginning of winter.
This is the second winter that Xu Wenyan has traveled through, and today is the time to harvest radishes.
There is basically nothing to do in winter, so the family only starts harvesting the radishes at noon.
Now the children are staying at home. Because they have no winter clothes, they can only play around the stove. The adults are not much better off. Most of them wear clothes made of rabbit and goat fur, with a little cloth.
The child was wearing new linen clothes, which did not provide much warmth.
"Brother Xu, should we go back to the village soon?" Xiaohu chatted with Xu Wenyan while pulling radishes out of the field.
"About the same. I estimate that we will be able to return to the village in the summer or autumn of next year." Although reluctant, everyone has to return to human society.
If you stay outside all the time, you'll become a savage.
Everyone was happy when they got the news. Going home to farm is the farmers' sense of belonging.
After the radishes were pulled out, they were put into the cellar. This cellar was dug not long ago and was not very big, so we couldn't live here for long.
Wang Cuijuan and Zhou Rong cut the radish into strips and put them into a winnowing basket to dry. The dried radish can be stored for a long time and has a sweet and crispy taste.
I kept working like this until the afternoon. I not only harvested all the radishes, but also turned the soil over.
.........
"Uncle Wei, Uncle Zhu, we already know the approximate location of the villagers who are staying outside."
In Xiaohu's former room, there were seven or eight people gathered in the room. Wei Zheng and Zhu Geng were sitting on the bed, and Eryazi was reporting to them about what had happened over the past half month.
Wei Zheng and Zhu Geng are the guards of these people. Since they were left behind by Er Mazi, they have been responsible for the cultivation of the fields at the edge.
Although they are now considered half-officials, the soldiers on Wang Zeren's side look down on them. No matter how they try to curry favor with them, they cannot fit in.
Just a few days ago, Wei Zheng discovered that Huangtushan and his men were frequently changing shifts. After questioning them, he found out that they were investigating the people who came to the village a month ago.
Huang Tushan and his men didn't know who those people were, but Wei Zheng and the others knew. Not only that, they also knew that the food and fodder delivered this month came from them.
There are many varieties, whether it is meat or vegetables.
After the army arrived, they could no longer exploit the refugees in the village, and their lives became worse and worse. It could be said that the lives of the two men were no different from those of the refugees, except that they did not have to farm.
He couldn't help it, so he joined forces with Huang Tushan and a few others and planned to rob Xu Wenyan and the others today.
"Now that we've made the decision, let's pack our stuff today. Once we occupy that Feng Shui treasure land, we won't have to worry about food and drink."
During the journey, the eight men had their own plans in mind. They were already imagining their prosperous life in the future with enough food and clothing. The fruits in the fields, the chickens and ducks in the pens, their mouths were watering just thinking about them.
Also because people from both sides have been going back and forth these days, the road leading to the shelter has almost become a trail, and you can get through with just a little recognition.
Although the journey was a bit bumpy, we still found the entrance to the beach before sunset.
“Puff—Puff—”
"Hey, what's going on? Why did you fall down?"
"Captain Wei, there is no road ahead!"
Here, Xu Wenyan was just taking off his pants and getting ready to go to bed when the family heard three loud noises of someone falling into the water.
"It's broken, Brother Chen is grabbing a weapon."
When the two came out, Zhou Jianye and Chen Xingjie also came out.
"Either a wild boar fell into the water, or someone came to look for it with ulterior motives." Zhou Jianye said solemnly. It was already winter, and the fire in the stove was basically burning all day long.
This is also due to the fact that we have been burning coal since spring. The hole for storing coal has long been filled to the brim, and a few large pieces of coal can burn for an entire night.
Soon the adults in the shelter came out with their weapons, lit their homemade torches and went out.
As soon as we arrived at the pool, with the help of the torch, we could clearly see the three people still struggling in the water.
As for the few people on the cliff, when they saw nearly a dozen people with weapons running out, they instantly became frightened and ran away.
It took a lot of effort to salvage the three people. In addition to Eryazi, there were two thin middle-aged men.
Xiaohu tied up the three people. It was already very cold in winter, and the deep pool was even colder than before. If Xu Wenyan and his group didn't care about them, they would all freeze to death in the pool.
After leaving the pond, the cold wind blew and it was no different from walking naked into a cold storage room.
After bringing the three people back to the yard, Zhou Rong turned up the fire on the stove.
Xu Wenyan moved a stool and sat down in front of the three people. The reason why he dared to leave a path blatantly was because he was not afraid of being found.
Not to mention whether they can get through the collapsed road above the pool, the traps in this forest alone are enough to cause them a lot of trouble. Moreover, whether it is Chen Sanlin, Xiaohu or even Xu Wenyan, their fighting power is not weak. Aren't they just asking for their lives by coming here?
"Who are the ones who ran away? Who planned it?" Xu Wenyan crossed his legs and was about to use his excellent reasoning and interrogation skills after watching "The Invisible Guest" and "Detective Conan" countless times, when he heard...
"No, don't kill us, we all confess, the masterminds are Wei Zheng and Zhu Geng, the others are Huang Tushan..., we are just guides, it's not our fault, woo woo woo, please spare my life, I have a five-year-old child and an eighty-year-old mother to support at home, please be kind."
Eryazi, together with two other refugees, cried bitterly and told every detail from the beginning of the crime to the end, including the hemorrhoids on his buttocks on the Loess Mountain.
Xu Wenyan:......
"Fuck, no, can't you guys have a little ambition? You're going to sell them all now? Are you kidding?" Xu Wenyan sat up directly from the stool.
"Alright, as long as you confess, it'll be fine. Tie up Xiaohu, and go find Commander Wang tomorrow to ask for an explanation." Zhou Jianye said after thinking calmly.
Logically speaking, most people wouldn't have the courage to do such a thing, especially during this period when the war is about to end. It's not worth it at this critical juncture.
"We don't have to take the initiative to go. Grain will be collected tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. We just need to wait."
As for these three people, they were of course hungry. No matter what their intentions were, as long as they came, they were not good people.
Xiaoman arrived the next day, and Luo Sanyuan and others came with him.
"Xu Wenyan! Come and build the bridge! Xu Wenyan!"
Luo Sanyuan's loud voice could be heard in the room. Xu Wenyan went out with a gloomy face and let them in.
"Hey, what's wrong, brother? You look so sad. We haven't seen each other for a month. Smile a little." Luo Sanyuan grinned and was about to share the strange things that happened to him this month.
"I'm not laughing at all." Xu Wenyan rolled his eyes at him.
Luo Sanyuan scratched his head, not being able to figure out what was wrong with Xu Wenyan: "Oh! Did Chen Sanlin bully you? I'll help you beat him up."
"No, you can just look at it yourself later."
Xu Wenyan brought Xiaoman and Luo Sanyuan into the house. They looked at the three people who were tied up, crossed their arms and tried to recognize them for a long time, but couldn't. "Who are they?"
"I heard that the refugees you are managing were brought here by your soldiers."
"Is this happening?"
Xiaohu recounted what had happened to the two of them.
"Oh, shit! Damn it! How dare someone set his sights on you!" Luo Sanyuan stepped forward and kicked the three men, "Brother Xu, put them down. We didn't bring Wei Zheng and Zhu Geng here in the first place, and they weren't here yesterday. We didn't see them when we left today.
I will be caught by those people when I return, and I will be sorry if I don’t skin you alive.”
Xu Wenyan was also amused by this man's straightforwardness: "Okay then, if this is not handled properly, I will be in trouble."
After helping them pack the radishes and rabbit meat and having a meal, Xiaoman, Eryazi and the other two were ready to leave.
"By the way, Xiaoman, these are the persimmon cakes and red bean cakes that I promised to give you." Having said this, Xu Wenyan looked around and made sure that Chen Sanlin was not there, so he spoke in a low voice.
"I promised to make this for your bastard commander, so you can give it to him. And bring some cloth next time you come. We have no clothes to wear."
Xiaoman smiled and took out a cloth bag from the backpack: "Okay. This is for you. You should find it useful."
After seeing Xiaoman and others off.
Only then did Xu Wenyan open the cloth bag.
After seeing clearly what was inside, Xu Wenyan was delighted again.