On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Xu Laosan hid under the wall, smelling the smell of meat and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

They know more about the details of the Xiao family than the people in the village.

Because his nephew was called by the county magistrate and told him: Neighbors should live in harmony and peace is the most important thing.

If the county magistrate can say this, it means that the owner of Huichun Hall has really gone to the county magistrate to plead for the Xiao family.

So much so that my nephew complained about them, causing him to lose face in front of the county magistrate.

Then they can only come back in despair.

Who knew that when they came back, neighbors would come to inquire about the Xiao family.

Only then did he know that the Xiao family had already publicized the story of saving the young master of Huichun Hall.

He also said that even if the pillars of the Xiao family were imprisoned, they would not be afraid. The Jiang family would help solve the problem and take care of them.

The wonderful thing about rumors is that the people who spread them will add fuel to the rumors according to their own preferences.

So much so that in the end, it was said that when the Xiao family married a daughter-in-law, the Jiang family would send someone to help with money.

This time the Xu family stopped.

They dare to be arrogant because their nephew is an adult in the yamen.

But now that the Xiao family's backers are more powerful than them, they don't dare to bother with that again.

And then I thought that it was my family who complained that caused Brother Xiao to serve in labor force. Even if he came to apologize, he would probably be kicked out.

The more he thought about it, the more he regretted it.

He had no share in the confiscated prey. They were all divided among the adults in the county government.

But the Xiao family must put the loss on themselves.

It's really a waste of money.

What made him even more depressed was that the family next door was either boiling lard or stewing chicken these days, and his eldest grandson was crying because of the delicious smell.

Even adults like them find it hard to swallow their multi-grain rice and corn cakes when they smell this aroma.

Xu Erlang came over and said, "Dad, let's buy some meat too? There's no oil or water in this belly, so we don't have the energy to work?"

He was really dissatisfied.

My mother was partial to her younger brother, so she came to ask for marriage but was rejected, so my father took money to ask his cousin for help.

I originally thought that if the wool comes from the sheep, the money can be doubled, and I can marry a younger brother and sister who don't need a bride price.

The results of it? The ten taels of silver were wasted, and the cousin was allowed to eat at the expense of Shangguan, and he also wore small shoes by the way.

And my family lost ten taels of silver, and now my mother is very distressed, and she is very careless about the food.

The staple food is either sweet potato porridge or steamed buns with mixed noodles. They don’t even want to make rice, saying they want to sell more rice to make up for the shortfall.

However, there is no oil or water in the stewed tofu with cabbage, stir-fried sauerkraut, and steamed prunes.

However, their oil extraction is a laborious task, and the smell of meat wafts from the next door when it's meal time.

He suspected that this was the Xiao family's revenge and wanted to devour them to death.

"Okay," Xu Laosan couldn't help the greed in his stomach. Looking at the rooster in his yard, his eyes turned green: "Take care of the rooster."

Xu Erlang responded and quickly went to catch the chicken.

When Xu San's family came back from cutting vegetables in the fields, they saw a father and son gathered around plucking chicken feathers when they entered.

"You are crazy," she said with anger, "That's a big rooster reserved for the New Year."

This year it was their family’s turn to worship their ancestors, and a big rooster was indispensable. Xu San whispered in a pitiful voice, "Why are you so anxious, mother? I'll catch a rooster for you in the evening."

He climbed up the ladder to take a peek before. There were seven or eight chicks in the chicken pen next door, as well as three hens and a big rooster.

After all, the chickens are all the same, and the Xiao family has caused a lot of money loss to their own family. He is going to let the chickens next door have new chicken pens.

Xu Dalang was a little hesitant when he heard this: "Isn't this not good? They will doubt us."

It's not like I don't have any money. In the past ten years, I have saved at least seventy or eighty taels of silver.

It's just that parents are eager to be able to only go in but not get out.

Except this time, in order to harm the Xiao family, I took ten taels of silver. I originally wanted to use a small amount to win a big deal, but in the end I lost all my money.

"What are you afraid of?" Xu Sanlang felt that his eldest brother was timid: "Chickens can't talk, and they won't agree when called by the Xiao family. Let's cut the hair on the chicken wings again, and I'm afraid even the Xiao family won't be able to recognize him. "

He gritted his teeth and snorted coldly: "I don't believe that they can go to the government for such a trivial matter? I have to let them understand that there will be no good consequences for offending me."

If the two families weren't right next to each other, the moment he got angry, he would have thought of setting fire to the Xiao family.

He had noticed a long time ago that there were a lot of bamboo piled in the Xiao family's yard, and if it caught fire, it would be impossible to put it out.

Xu Laosan snorted dissatisfiedly: "What should I do when the rooster crows?"

"When we press oil at night, there is a lot of noise." Xu Sanlang is very experienced in stealing chickens and dogs: "Chickens don't know how to crow at night. If I make a hissing sound, the chickens won't even dare to make a sound. .”

A big rooster, with more than ten potatoes added, finally gave the Xu family a full meal.

By mid-Hai hour, that is, ten o'clock in the evening, there were almost no lights in the countryside.

The main reason is that lamp oil also costs money, and everyone is accustomed to working at sunrise and breathing at sundown.

That is to say, the Xu family still has some lights.

It was silent at night, which made the movement of oil pressing seem particularly loud.

Xu Sanlang went to take a nap after dinner. After being woken up by his father, he yawned and went to wash his face.

He stepped on the ladder and, taking advantage of the moonlight, lay on the wall to see that the Xiao family had no lights.

He turned to Xu Laosan who was holding the ladder and whispered: "Dad, after I jump down, you can climb up to pick me up."

"Row."

Xu Sanlang jumped down.

The wall, which is more than two meters high, is not a problem for a strong young man like him who is used to climbing high and jumping low.

Unfortunately, the moment he landed, the soles of his feet hurt as if he were stepping on a knife-tip mountain, and he couldn't help but let out a shrill scream: "Ah... help me..."

The neighboring houses were frightened awake by his screams.

Especially the children felt that the cry was like what their parents said they were being eaten by wolves, and they were frightened to tears.

Xu Laosan was about to climb up the ladder to meet his son, but when he heard his screams, he was so frightened that he sat on the ground.

Even though he was wrong in all kinds of ways, he still cared about his son very much, and he didn't care about the shameful things his younger son did, so he quickly shouted: "Sanlang, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Dalang and Xu Erlang, who were using oil to cover up the noise in the house, also ran out quickly and heard their brother crying and shouting like crazy on the other side of the wall. The shrill shouts made them all feel frightened.

"I'll go take a look!" Xu Dalang climbed up the ladder and saw his younger brother sitting under the wall, holding his legs and howling like crazy.

And he also discovered that the lights in the Xiao family's house were gradually lighting up.

After all, this was not a glorious thing. Xu Dalang quickly came down and said nervously: "The Xiao family is all up, what should we do?"

Country people are tough, and if they catch a thief, they will beat him half to death before sending him to the police.