Abandoned Daughter's Beautiful Pastoral

Chapter 72 Chaos, Stolen (5)
"Oh, Liugu, why did your house get burglarized, did you lose the money? Alas, this is such a pity. If I had known this, Liugu should have given the money to my niece and daughter-in-law for safekeeping! "

Just as Zhang Xiaocao and grandma were about to leave, they were stopped by Mrs. Zhu. She saw her with a bucket on her waist, making sarcastic remarks there, and suppressed the urge to slap this woman away, so she missed her and walked past her. From far away, I can still hear her chatter.

Returning home in a hurry, Zhang Xiaocao was relieved to see that nothing on the ground had moved.

She observed it carefully, and saw that the lock on the gate had been thrown to the ground. She picked it up and looked carefully, and with a little force, the lock was closed, and it was intact!That is to say, if it is not opened by force, the thief will open the lock!
The gate of the courtyard is good, and the thief came in through the courtyard wall. It must not be the front yard, because people often pass by, so it is easy to be found, so she went to the backyard to check, and there were indeed footprints!It was not raining now, so it is impossible to leave footprints, just because there is still a piece of garlic in the field, which was just watered yesterday and is wet.

After distinguishing for a while, she determined that there were three thieves who came in to steal, and at least one was watching outside!
She went around to the outside of the yard again and took a closer look. There were obvious marks on the wall, but nothing was left!Just as she turned around in disappointment, she caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of her eye...

Grandma Zhang saw her granddaughter coming back from the outside, touched here and there, and asked suspiciously: "What are you doing? Let's clean up the house first!"

When Zhang Xiaocao heard this, she quickly stopped her: "Grandma, uncle, it's okay if they catch thieves and people and get the stolen goods. If they only catch thieves and don't see the stolen goods, they won't let them go!"

Grandma Zhang didn't understand these things, but seeing what her granddaughter said was serious, she didn't ask any more questions.

Zhang Xiaocao and grandma were waiting for the news in the yard. About half an hour later, they heard noisy voices from outside the yard, the voices of Zhang Dazhu and several uncles, and some strange shouts, and The immature bleat of the lamb.

Zhang Xiaocao was overjoyed, did he get caught?
Sure enough, Zhang Dazhu and the other six twisted the arms of the three thieves and led them into the yard. The other two also came in carrying the tied up ewe, followed by the impatient lamb.

"Liu Gu, little grass girl, these are the three thieves, and the sheep are also brought back, what do you want to do with them?"

Zhang Dazhu wiped off his sweat and said in a loud voice.

Zhang Xiaocao secretly observed their clothes and pants, but found nothing unusual, and frowned suddenly.

"Uncle, just these three thieves? Did no one escape?"

Zhang Dazhu thought that she was worried that some companions would escape and would come back for revenge, so he said, "Don't worry, girl! Our brothers have been with them for a while, just the three of them, there are no other accomplices, don't worry!"

When Zhang Xiaocao heard this, she frowned even more. Could it be that she guessed wrong, there were actually only three thieves?

But that's not right either!They must be habitual thieves who can pick the lock so neatly, there is no reason to come in to steal things, and they don't arrange for people to watch!
After thinking about it, I decided to cheat them first!
I took a look at the three thieves, and they looked like they were in their twenties, very young, but even if they were caught, they didn't care about it, and they kept threatening them to let them go.

"Master, I tell you that there are people behind us. If you know how to let us go, let us pay a few taels of appeasement money. I don't care about how much money you have. If you don't know what to do, your Zhang Family Village will never be able to enjoy peace in the future!"

One of them raised his head high and said arrogantly.

Zhang Dazhu got angry when he heard it, raised his fist, and punched him hard in the stomach.It doesn't matter whether he has people or not, now that he is in their hands, he dares to be arrogant, and it would be easy to beat him up!
The man was in pain, and he let out a strange cry, and the clamor became more and more violent.

Zhang Dazhu beat him violently again, but in the end the thief couldn't take it anymore and begged for mercy repeatedly before letting him go.

Under the threat of violence from Zhang Dazhu, the other two saw their eldest brother being beaten so badly, they shook their bodies, extinguished the flame of arrogance, and dared not speak any more.

Zhang Xiaocao looked at Zhang Dazhu adoringly. Although the methods were rough, this is how it should be done to villains!
Zhang Dazhu was embarrassed by her, scratched his head, and smiled.

Zhang Xiaocao stopped looking, stared at the three thieves, and asked coldly: "Tell me, which one of you is the lookout!"

The three of them moved at the same time, and two of them unconsciously glanced at the short man standing at the farthest corner.

Zhang Xiaocao knew it well, so she looked at the short man and asked, "How many people went in to steal things?"

Ordinary thieves who look out for the wind are generally not agile enough, and their brains are slower than others, so they will not be important figures in the thieves gang.

Sure enough, the short man opened his mouth and said, "Three... no, it's two people!"

Zhang Xiaocao smiled playfully, and said to Zhang Dazhu: "Uncle, he is not honest at all, please tell him to be more honest!"

Zhang Dazhu chuckled, and when he clenched his fist, his joints crackled. The thief turned pale with fright, and quickly said, "It's three, it's three!"

"Who is that other one? Where is it now?"

Zhang Xiaocao asked quickly.

The short man was about to speak, but he was stopped by the one who was beaten just now, and he only heard him say in disdain: "There is no one else, just the three of us, if you want to beat or scold, please be happy, don't play tricks here!"

Zhang Xiaocao thought to herself when she heard the words, whether this guy was protecting that person, whether it was due to his own interests or because of his loyalty, it was advisable to be able to withstand the threat of violence at this time, but it was a pity that it was not used in the right way.

"It's not easy to beat you up. I will send you all to the Yamen, so that you will never see the sun again and eat rotten rice every day!"

When the three of them heard this, they trembled with fear. It was nothing to beat them up. They were really sent to the Yamen, and they would not be able to get out after more than ten years.
Their reaction was exactly what Zhang Xiaocao wanted.

"Of course, we are not cruel people. As long as you return the silver that was stolen from my house, and swear that you will never set foot in Zhangjia Village again, we can let you go!"

silver?What money?

Zhang Xiaocao's words made several people confused. They took the sheep away angrily because they didn't steal the silver, otherwise they wouldn't be found out, and they were caught easily!

Zhang Xiaocao didn't give them time to think, and said impatiently: "Take out the money quickly, my family needs it urgently, and the wages of uncles and uncles haven't been paid yet. If you don't take it out, let them pay for it." If you die, you will die in vain, there is no one to collect the corpse, and when it is thrown on the mountain, you can only feed it to wild animals!"

(End of this chapter)