The rapid sound of the gong echoed in the night sky of Hetou Village, and everyone put down their work and ran towards the village.
This is a signal, this is a signal from the Hetou Village Protection Team. The rapid sound of the gong indicates that there is a situation.
This Hetou Village has a special village protection team, led by the grandson of the village chief Chen Anbang named Chen Ping.
Chen Ping followed his grandfather's instructions and laid an ambush around Chen Xiaobei's home early.
As soon as he saw a figure entering Chen Xiaobei's home, he immediately hid quietly outside the wall.
It was Chen Ermao and his friends who ran to Chen Xiaobei's home.
Chen Xiaobei guessed right. He got Cui Hongyu's silk and satin in the afternoon, which completely aroused Chen Ermao's greed. Thinking about the dowry on the carriage when Cui Hongyu got married, he felt itchy in his heart.
Chen Ermao and others did not expect that Chen Xiaobei would set up a trap for them, so when they saw Chen Xiaobei and the others leaving the house, they immediately rushed in and tried to rob Cui Hongyu's dowry.
Several people carried the bundles that Chen Xiaobei had placed on the bed on their backs. After seeing that there was nothing left to carry in the room, they strolled leisurely and prepared to retreat.
They never dreamed that Chen Ping had already been waiting outside the wall with his village guards.
As soon as the three people jumped out of the wall, they were pinned to the ground by the village guard team.
When they saw the thief caught, the village protection team members nearby immediately sounded the gong to warn him.
Chen Xiaobei felt relieved when he heard the gong, but Cui Hongyu felt a little thump in his heart.
"Husband, it seems that it came from our family."
Chen Xiaobei and Gu Zuo were surprised, "Oh, go back quickly."
By the time Chen Xiaobei arrived, the villagers who came first had already surrounded his house on three levels inside and three outside.
The head of the neighborhood, Chen Anbang, also rushed to the scene. He held a torch and looked at the thieves one by one. His beard stood up with anger.
"Chen Ermao, you guys are so brave."
"According to the rules of our Hetou Village, if you do something inappropriate, you will be expelled from the clan and left to fend for yourself. You will never be allowed to enter Hetou Village again."
Chen Ermao was dumbfounded when he heard this, and fell to his knees with a plop. Monkey and Erleng behind him also hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy.
"Chief, we don't dare to do it anymore. We don't dare to do it anymore. Your Excellency, please spare us a lot."
At this time, the liar chief Chen Anbang was searching the crowd, looking for Chen Xiaobei and Cui Hongyu.
First use words to scare Chen Ermao, and then someone will come forward to ask for mercy.
Therefore, the person who came forward to plead for mercy is naturally the most suitable owner.
So when he saw Cui Hongyu, he waved.
"Kuyu, come over quickly and see if anything is missing."
Chen Xiaobei and Cui Hongyu stepped forward to open a few bags and take a look.
Chen Xiaobei had tampered with these bundles, except that the top one was a bit of satin, and the bottom ones he stuffed in were the tattered mattress and sheets from his own bed.
This is just in case, so that if you go bald for a long time, you won't suffer too much loss.
So, when Cui Hongyu saw the tatters underneath, she didn't know what was missing. She could only look at Chen Xiaobei with doubtful eyes.
Chen Xiaobei patted his thigh, "Oh, Grandpa Li, one of the most important things missing is the piece of bright red silk and satin that Hong Yu kept for her wedding dress. It's worth hundreds of coins, and it's gone.
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After hearing this, Chen Ermao secretly complained.
He shouted out in a hurry, "Chen Xiaobei, you are talking nonsense, we snatched that piece of satin this afternoon."
After finishing the sentence, he immediately realized that he had said too much and quickly shut up. However, the second person next to him didn't come back and immediately added, "Yes, the monkey and I can testify."
The chief, Chen Anbang, almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
Damn it, you guys even grabbed a bunch of them this afternoon.
At this time, the person who leads the rhythm comes, and that is Xiumei from the west.
Xiumei is a good actress. As soon as she heard this, she immediately started to act up and rushed towards Chen Ermao, scratching and scratching her.
"You bastards, you dare to steal Hong Yu's things blatantly, I will tear you apart today."
Seeing Xiumei acting wildly, Cuihua and Dachun hurriedly came forward to persuade her, while Chen Xiaobei took Hongyu and hid aside to watch the show.
This time the ball was kicked to the liar director Chen Anbang.
Just at this moment, several more people squeezed in from the crowd, including Chen Ermao's mother, Monkey's father, and Er Leng's mother. The three of them came to Chen Anbang, knelt down and kowtowed.
"Chief, the children are young and immature. You think this is their first offender. Please spare them."
Chen Anbang didn't speak. If he spared them after asking for a few words, what prestige would he have in the future?
He pursed his lips towards Chen Xiaobei and Cui Hongyu.
A few people understood and immediately turned their heads and walked with their knees in front of Cui Hongyu, "Miss Hongyu, if you have a lot of children, please let my children go. We will be at your mercy."
Parents are pitiful. Chen Xiaobei sympathizes with these three parents, but he also knows that if Chen Ermao is not dealt with, he will never have peace in the future.
Thinking of this, he coughed slightly and said, "If the three of them just came to steal, for the sake of the same clan and clan, I can let them go. But you heard it just now. They just robbed them on the road this afternoon."
He stole a piece of silk belonging to Hong Yu, and this robbery is the behavior of a mountain bandit."
The second aunt next to her, Xiumei, immediately started to add, "Yes, he will be robbed on the road and sent to the county government to serve a few years in prison."
Yes, I, my second aunt, really understand what I mean, and this last-minute touch is really good.
The atmosphere at the scene was a bit awkward now.
Things have come to this point. The district chief, Chen Anbang, cannot come to Taiwan, and the three parents have been pleading to no avail.
Chen Ermao and others were scared to death for a long time. In this era, the cell was difficult to get in and out.
If you go in, you will have to shed your skin even if you don't die.
Cui Hongyu is a woman with a soft heart after all. She hesitated and said tentatively to Chen Xiaobei, "Husband, since they know they are wrong, are they..."
This is what Chen Xiaobei was waiting for.
Not only do I want you to learn a lesson, but I also want you to owe Kureha a favor.
He came to the Li Chief Chen Anbang and said, "Grandpa Li Chief, since we are all from the same clan, there is no need to make this matter so tense. As long as you send the silk and satin back for the robbery, I can forget about it. As for the rest, you can let it go."
It’s up to the old man to figure it out.”
After hearing Chen Xiaobei's words, Chen Anbang came back to his senses.
He knew very well that in the afternoon Chen Xiaobei told him that the silk was stolen while hanging in the yard, but he did not expect that it was Chen Ermao and the others who blocked the road and robbed it.
This shows that Chen Xiaobei had no intention of making the robbery a big deal.
Of course, what Chen Xiaobei said was very clear. He told him to take care of it, but he was actually implying that Chen Xiaobei didn't want to let go of the theft.
Chen Anbang complained secretly, alas, the offending incident fell on him in the end, but if he didn't deal with it impartially and Chen Xiaobei went to the county government, he would probably be blamed for it as well.
