Chen Ermao pointed toward the courtyard, "This is Chen Xiaobei's home. Chen Xiaobei is on duty at Dahuaishu. There are only Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer at home."
The other two people nodded, "You go in first and see if they are there."
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Chen Ermao Xiaolan was a little surprised.
"Brother Waizui, Brother Sanshui..."
Waizui patted Chen Ermao on the shoulder, "Don't worry, you go first, and we will come in later."
When Chen Ermao entered this courtyard, he was still a little frightened.
That time I was almost scared to death by Chen Xiaobei.
But then he thought about it, Chen Xiaobei was not at home today, so he gritted his teeth and gave it a go.
After climbing into the yard and touching the edge of the door, Chen Ermao hesitated for a moment, then he pushed tentatively!
Hey, why is this door locked from the outside?
This is a bit strange.
Could it be that Chen Xiaobei closed the door from the outside when he left.
After a slight hesitation, Chen Ermao gently opened the door bolt, and then slowly pushed the door open bit by bit.
Outside the courtyard, Waizui and Sanshui saw him opening the door, so they climbed in from the courtyard wall without haste.
Entering the room, it was pitch black before his eyes, and Chen Ermao didn't dare to light the fire. He could only stand there and get used to it for a while before talking.
But soon, he felt something was wrong, the room was too quiet.
It was eerily quiet, not even the slightest sound.
At this time, Waizui and Sanshui also came to the door. They didn't care about so much, and they immediately polished off the fire.
With this weak light, Chen Ermao could clearly see that there was no one on the bed.
Holding up the fire folder with crooked lips, he stepped forward and inspected it carefully.
Finally he got a little discouraged and asked, "Did tnd leak the news?"
Chen Ermao thought for a moment, "How dare this bastard Chen Daqiang betray us."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out, "I'll go find him to settle the score."
But Sanshui stopped him and said, "Okay, stop wandering around the village, let's discuss what to do next?"
Before he finished speaking, Waizui pulled the two of them out, "Let's go quickly. If Chen Daqiang betrays us, what kind of trap might Chen Xiaobei have set for us?"
Chen Ermao and Sanshui suddenly realized what they were doing. The three of them ran out in a hurry, not even having time to close the door.
The three of them climbed over the courtyard wall, almost trotted out of the village, and hid in the dark, then breathed a long sigh of relief.
After waiting for a cup of tea, everything was calm. Sanshui looked puzzled, "Brother Waizui, there is no trap here!"
Waizui scratched the back of his head with a confused look on his face.
"If that's the case, maybe Chen Daqiang didn't betray us."
"But, in that case, why aren't Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiao'er at home?" Chen Ermao asked.
"Hey, what's weird about this?" Sanshui forced his mind to make up his mind, "Chen Xiaobei is not at home, and Cui Hongyu, a weak woman with a little girl, is not allowed to go back to her parents' house to stay for one night."
Needless to say, this explanation was quite reasonable. Chen Ermao was unable to refute, so he had to change the topic, "Brothers, how about we find a place to rest and come back tomorrow night."
He twisted his mouth and waved his hand, "What are you looking for? Chen Xiaobei's house doesn't have this ready-made! Let's just wait in his house. When he comes back early tomorrow morning, I will kill him with one knife. Then we can go back and collect the reward from the leader of Dazhai."
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Chen Ermao's heart skipped a beat, these two were so courageous.
But when he thought about it again, Chen Ermao couldn't help but feel itchy in his heart when he remembered Cui Hongyu's dowry.
Just get some of this and sell it at a good price in the county town. When the time comes, the two of them will find their cousin, Lao Hei, to receive the reward.
If you can get some of Cui Hongyu's dowry and sell it, your trip won't be in vain.
With their own thoughts, the three of them returned to Chen Xiaobei's home. Waizui and Sanshui leaned on the bed and took a nap.
Chen Ermao couldn't sit still. He held up the fire folder and looked around.
Soon his eyes fell on a large ceramic vat in the corner.
Most people in the village use this kind of jar to store grain, but it is obvious that Chen Xiaobei's family has no surplus grain at all.
But the area around the tank was very clean. There was also a wooden cover on top of the tank. The cover was much larger than the millstone, and it had obviously been scrubbed. It was not spotless, but it was still very clean.
Chen Ermao stepped forward and opened the lid. Sure enough, there were several bundles and two wooden boxes inside. The wooden boxes were Cui Hongyu's jewelry boxes. There was really no place to hide them at home, so he had to stuff them all into this jar.
Opening the jewelry box, there were several gold bracelets and silver pendants inside. When he saw these things, Chen Ermao's eyes lit up. He was now rich.
Just as he was about to take action, a crooked voice came from beside him, "Okay, calm down, don't disturb my dream."
Chen Ermao suppressed the excitement in his heart and said, "I understand, brother, you can go back to sleep."
He carefully put these pieces of jewelry into his arms and took out two bags.
After thinking about it, Chen Ermao simply threw the wooden lid aside. He sat up and leaned against the corner with his eyes closed to relax.
He secretly planned in his heart that after killing Chen Xiaobei tomorrow, he would take away everything in the tank.
At this time, Chen Xiaobei had already stood up and was ready to greet him, and he went to patrol with him.
In his group was a young man named Xiaowen.
Chen Xiaowen is one year younger than him. There is really nothing to make a living at home, so he can only work in the village protection team to gain experience, and at least he can earn some bonuses at the end of the year.
Chen Xiaowen followed Chen Xiaobei closely, saying as he walked, "Brother Xiaobei, let's just walk around, it's almost done."
Chen Xiaobei stopped and turned to look at him, "Did you patrol like this at night before?"
Chen Xiaowen hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded, "Yes, before I followed Brother Chen Ping, I walked uphill to the front and then walked back."
They were walking west along the road in the village. The further they went, the closer they got to Qingniu Mountain. The terrain was naturally getting higher and higher, but when they reached the uphill slope, there were at least ten or twenty households in front of them.
Chen Xiaobei shook his head, "Xiaowen, since we are the village protection team, we will do it well. If this doesn't work, let's walk to the entrance of the village. Otherwise, how can we earn the trust of the young and old men in us?
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Chen Xiaowen looked at him in surprise, "Brother, what does trust mean?"
Chen Xiaobei was silent for a while, yes, what is trust? There is no such word these days, right?
"Oh, it means that the people in our village think that we can protect the village."
Chen Xiaowen nodded thoughtfully, "Brother Xiaobei, where did you hear these words?"
This question is difficult for Chen Xiaobei to answer.
He had no choice but to change the subject, "I also heard that from a wealthy family in the county. By the way, I will take you to the county another day. The county seat is really beautiful."
Chen Xiaowen's eyes were immediately filled with yearning, "I, I've only been to the county once, and it was still snowing and I didn't see anything."