Pastoral Valley Fragrance

Chapter 62 Someone Stole the Peach
Having said that, Gu Yu wanted to follow, and it seemed that there was already a quarrel, isn't it just a few peaches, there are so many peach trees in Taozhuang, it doesn't affect anything for the children to pick a few peaches.

Seeing that Gu Yu was going, Li Dequan refused to let him go, "It's too chaotic outside, and there are too many people, besides, it's not a good thing, we'd better stay at home."

Seeing Gu Yu looking at her with pleading eyes, Xu Qinshi hugged Gu Yu with a smile, "Go, Dequan, I will take Gu Yu, anyway, I have seen and seen, those two boys are also from my family, go and see." It should be seen."

Li Dequan also wanted to say that some people outside spoke badly and told them not to go out, but he didn't know how to persuade them, so he stomped his feet and ran outside.

Seeing that Li Dequan had left, Xu Qinshi couldn't stop talking, "I came to the yard to steal peaches that day, and I thought those two boys were really bold, and they were still in the house, so I thought I'd go and tell them to talk about it as soon as possible. How would you know that something happened before you even opened your mouth!" While talking, he followed Gu Yu out of the yard.

Gu Yu took Xu Qinshi's somewhat rough hand, worried in his heart that the peach grove was so big, what if he went to the wrong place, he was really dumbfounded when he walked out of the alley.

On the village road, there were people walking in groups, all kinds of people, women with children in their arms, especially children of half age, ran happily, and there was a woman with a rag in her hand, while pulling A child who looked eight or nine years old said, "I told you that you should never take things from Zhuangzi. There are still people like this. You should also listen to how they grow up." What's more exaggerated is that an old man with white beard and hair, He was already unable to walk steadily, and he moved tremblingly under the support of others, his ears were a little strained, and his speech was windy, and he said a word for a long time, but the man who supported him was very respectful.In addition, there are also those men carrying hoes, walking towards the peach forest.

Since Gu Yu came back to Zhuangzi, he has never seen so many people. He didn't need to know the way at all. He followed the flow of people like fish to the place where the accident happened in the forest. Gu Yu had already predicted the situation of those boys from the faces of the people. Not so good.

Xu Qinshi didn't find it strange, "It seems that almost all the heads of each family have arrived, so it's only fair."

Gu Yu didn't know what justice she was talking about, and didn't have the heart to ask, so he went into the woods.

Although these people walked in a hurry, when they entered the forest full of fruits, they were very careful, as if they were afraid of touching the fruits.

Groups of people surrounded them loosely, in the middle were the arrested Lichun Lixia and two other boys of about the same age, all of them looked flustered, Lixia was already wiping tears, and the peach trees beside them were by the river , there are very few peaches on the tree, some half-baked ones on the ground, I don’t know how they picked them, and some branches were broken and thrown on the ground, a mess. In this time of shortage of supplies, such waste is really It's unreasonable, no wonder there is such a movement.

As the head of the village, Chen Yongyu stared at the four troublemakers with a serious face at this time, surrounded by many men, who seemed to be the head of each family, and when the beard and hair arrived, it seemed that they could start asking questions. talk.

A thin man spoke, "Today it's my turn to visit the peach forest. I ate some porridge from home in the morning, and then I went out to walk around. There was nothing wrong. My sow is about to give birth." , just thinking about..."

The people around laughed, "What does your piglet have to do with this?"

"This tree's father has such a long-winded temper, he can't say anything."

The atmosphere was a little weird for a moment, Li Xia also smiled, and covered his mouth when Li Chun glared at him.

Shu'er's father lost face in front of so many people, he was a little bit unwilling, blushed and shouted, "Why, didn't I start from the beginning?"

Chen Yongyu said: "Let Dad Shu'er talk, you all don't talk."

His voice was not loud, but he was quite intimidating. Everyone quieted down again and began to listen to Daddy Tree.

But the tree father seemed to have forgotten what he said, so he had to start again, "It's my turn to watch, and I went back to watch the sow give birth to piglets, but they didn't give birth..." Chen Yongyu had spoken, although everyone thought it was funny at this time , but no one dared to say anything, they all snickered and let him go on, "The pig hasn't given birth yet, I thought we don't need so much straw in such a hot weather, but we need those for the nest, look at it Not enough, so I wanted to come out and grab some straw. I didn’t know that my straw pile was burned by someone who made trouble last year. , I never thought of..."

Speaking of this crucial point, Shu'er's father started to cough, his face turned red, he wanted to say something but couldn't, everyone on the side was a little anxious.It's funny for Gu Yu to stay in the crowd, this Shu'er's father is really capable, he can come back straight from a crooked building.

Tree's father finally spit out a mouthful of old phlegm, and calmed down, "I heard Nao, so I thought there were some people playing here, so I didn't care, but just as I was about to walk over, a peach fell on me. On the forehead, the peaches are not yet ripe, why is it so ruined, God will thunder when he sees it, I was so anxious, I hurried over, it was the four of them, all hiding in the tree, picking peaches for each other Just kidding around, really committing crimes. These few wanted to run away when they saw me coming. Fortunately, Zhuzi's second uncle also passed by here, and Xi'er's father, so they honestly dared not move. I just asked Xi'er's father to call the chief."

Now that the tree father had finished talking, Chen Yongyu was going to ask Lichun and Lixia a few people. They were all a little panicked, but they all nodded and admitted that it was so.

At this moment, a piercing cry came from outside the crowd, "My baby——"

The people present turned their heads one after another, seeing a black spherical object rolling in, recognized that it was Mrs. Zhang, and stepped aside to let her in. As soon as Mrs. Zhang entered, she was a little confused, "Oh, hello, is it?" Who wronged my son for stealing, really broke his conscience—”

Father Shu'er was a little annoyed, "What I saw with my own eyes could not have wronged these boys, look, look at this! It's not just that they hit them!"

Mrs. Zhang patted her thigh, "Hey, hey, look at how you, a big man, talk like this. It's still okay to bully us when the head of the family is not here."

A thick, dark and stocky woman said this to a thin man, and Shu'er's father was defeated in two strokes.Xi'er's father and Zhuzi's second uncle also scolded Mrs. Zhang for being confused.

Li Dequan saw that the people around him were teasing, and shouted: "Sister-in-law, I called all the big guys here to see what to do, how can you be so noisy."

Mrs. Zhang didn't care about Li Dequan, "Hey, I knew you didn't like us—"

Before he finished speaking, there was a shout from behind, "Shut up!" A skinny old man entered the crowd, it was Old Li.

He was so angry that his beard trembled a little. He had lived in Taozhuang for decades, and he was always friendly with others. How could he think that such things would happen when he was old? Still have to deal with it.

Behind him, Li He and Li Dehai also came out, but they didn't see the fourth and fourth daughter-in-law. Li He also hated Zhang when he looked like that. So big, now the face of the Li family was completely humiliated by her, so she said: "All the folks are here too, it's because we didn't teach our grandson well, we should be punished no matter what, and we will teach them well in the future ..."

Old Li didn't wait for Li Heshi to finish speaking, and blushed and shouted angrily, "He is a good grandson who was taught!"

Li He is a little embarrassed, this is the beginning of spring, the beginning of summer and the beginning of autumn. There are only three children in the family on weekdays, and the second child has no children. She didn't expect to cause trouble, but she didn't expect that the old man would not give her any room in front of so many people, so she hated it for a while.

Chen Yongyu said, "Mr. Li, please don't make noise. It's not a big deal for children to eat one or two. Everyone knows that although we guard this peach grove, it's just a rule passed down from generation to generation. Half of the peaches were distributed to each family, and the other half were sold. If anyone had any red and white things, they would make up for it. Now, most of the peaches on the ground are half-baked, so it’s not our duty as farmers to spoil things like this, and if we don’t call everyone, I’m afraid such things will still happen.”

Listening to the tone, it seems that there is a sense of trying to scare chickens and monkeys. Old Li put his head on his old face, thinking of finding a crack in the ground to get in, but he couldn't be silent, he couldn't have a sense of presence, and he had to deal with this matter.

Everyone is clear about the matter, and they are discussing how to deal with it there, but we will discuss it after everyone comes up with a plan.

The head of each family came in handy, Gu Yu felt a little emotional when he heard the noisy voices, most of the villagers surnamed Chen and Li. The outsider with a small surname has something to do, so can such a discussion and decision guarantee fairness? Then he thought, there are naturally rules in this village, and he felt a little relieved, but he just thought about it a little more, in case it is a benefit What about the conflict, does that reason still stand?Gu Yu was a little confused.

And that group of people naturally has everyone, "So many peaches have been ruined like this, isn't it said that one is fined ten for stealing, and the six trees are at least a few hundred catties, and he is fined several thousand catties. "

"Hey, you also need to be talented. If you want me to say, let his family share the peaches, so as to save our family from having to work hard."

"Are you worried about letting thieves divide things?"

There is a lot of uproar, and it seems that no conclusion can be drawn in a short time.

(End of this chapter)