Chapter 11: The Thief
After the loss of these two hunting tools, it was more difficult for the mountain people to eat wild meat, and the wild animals in the mountains began to flood, and within a few years, they were everywhere, causing a lot of damage to the crops in the village.
The villagers have thought of many countermeasures, and after actual testing, the most effective way is to administer medicine. However, the wild boars and hares that have been poisoned cannot be eaten, and can only be taken to the fertile fields.
Niu Xiaoqiang carried a shovel to the back mountain under the reflection of the bright moon, although the moonlight was very bright, but the environment of the barren mountains and mountains still made him feel scared. In particular, the trees on the hill in the distance look like shadows, and the more you look at them, the more they look like monsters.
In order to dispel the fear in his heart, Xiaoqiang couldn't help but hum: "The red star shines brightly, the red star warms the heart, the red star is the heart of our workers and peasants, and the glory of the party shines on all ......generations."
With the encouragement of singing, Xiaoqiang finally walked halfway up the mountain. After some investigation, he chose a mountain depression as a place to dig a trap.
The valley had been washed out by rain, and a cornfield was not far below. The reason why Niu Xiaoqiang chose this place to dig the pit was mainly because he saw many messy pig's hoof prints on the soil of the mountain depression. Domestic pigs are all bred in captivity, and these hoof prints must have been left by wild boars.
"Are you ready, always ready, we are all Communist Children's League, and the future masters must be us, tick-tock......"
I have to say that Xiao Qiang's courage is really not good, he dug a few times and looked around suspiciously, as if he was worried that something terrible would suddenly rush out of the woods. After repeating it a few times, Xiaoqiang used the "Singing Exorcism Dafa" again, singing while digging a pit.
He was ticking when three figures appeared at the foot of the mountain.
"Brother Xiaodong, what should we do if we step on the snake?"
"Huahua, you just follow me, we'll help you open the way, and if there is a snake, I and Xiaoyong will step on it first. ”
"Oh. ”
These three people are the three Niu Huahua who have pit Niu Xiaoqiang during the day, as for why they ran to the mountains at night, you can understand from the next conversation:
"Xiaodong, are you sure that the second grandfather is not at home today?"
"I made a special inquiry when I was having dinner just now, and the second grandfather went to the city to visit relatives and will come back tomorrow. ”
"That's good, Xiaodong, will you pick a watermelon? If you steal a raw one, wouldn't it be a trip for nothing?"
"Don't worry, my dad taught me how to tell if a watermelon is raw or ripe, just flick it with my fingers. ”
"Oh?
"Of course, most of the watermelons that have a crispy sound when they play are raw, and the ones with a dull sound are basically cooked. ”
As soon as Niu Xiaodong's voice fell, Niu Huahua, who was walking at the end, interjected: "Brother Xiaodong, I, I'm afraid...... Why don't I go in the middle......"
Niu Xiaodong pouted: "What are you afraid of? With me and Xiaoyong here, even if we encounter a wild boar, we can take it down!"
Niu Huahua seemed to be encouraged, and she straightened up Xiaohe's sharp chest and said, "Well, I'm not afraid." ”
The trio turned right as they passed a fork in the road, and a few minutes later they came to a melon field. Since they had inquired about the situation in advance, the three of them didn't even have any intention of hiding, and walked directly into the melon field with a big grin.
"Wow, this watermelon is so big, let's pick this!"
"What are you? It's only ten pounds at most, and I'm definitely more than fifteen pounds, so if you want to steal, steal this bigger one!"
"Are you two stupid? The second grandfather of such a big watermelon must remember it in his heart, if we steal it, he will definitely find out, and it will not be so easy to steal it next time." ”
"Yes, yes, we can't steal a big one, just steal an average-sized one, as for which one to steal...... It's up to you. ”
Niu Xiaodong nodded with satisfaction, and kept knocking on the watermelon.
After some identification, Niu Xiaodong finally picked a watermelon of about seven catties. He picked the watermelon and waved at his friends: "Let's go, find a place to eat melons!"
Niu Huahua and Niu Xiaoyong nodded and licked their lips, and the three of them held the watermelon before they walked out of the distance of ten meters, when a loud voice suddenly exploded on the other side of the watermelon field: "Wow! Dogs dare to come and steal my melons! See if I don't kill you!"
As he spoke, the man picked up a pole and rushed over, and the three of them were so frightened that they hurried along the mountain road.
After escaping a certain distance, Niu Xiaoyong couldn't help but complain: "Xiaodong, didn't you say that the second grandfather went to the city to visit relatives and didn't come back? What's going on? Your mother, almost beat me up!"
Niu Xiaodong defended himself a little depressedly: "I may have heard it wrong. ”
"Can this be misheard?"
"Have you forgotten that there are two second grandfathers in our village? ”
There are indeed two second grandfathers in Niujia Village, and Niu Xiaoyong completely lost his temper when he heard this. Niu Huahua, who followed behind, interjected a little breathlessly: "Can you slow down? I can't keep up." ”
Niu Xiaodong was just about to urge two sentences, when the second grandfather's scolding voice came from behind: "Short Yang Shou thing! Don't run! Stop me!"
Niu Xiaodong felt that he couldn't run fast with the oil bottle of Niu Huahua, but he was embarrassed to abandon his comrades directly. He turned his head, and soon had a plan, turned his head and said to the two comrades-in-arms: "Depending on the situation, this old thing wants to be wiped out, and if we don't catch up, we will definitely not stop, in order to leave a fire for the revolution, let's run separately!"
After Niu Xiaodong finished speaking, he didn't care whether the two comrades-in-arms agreed or not, he dodged into the woods and ran away without a trace. Seeing this, Niu Xiaoyong got into the woods on the other side, and soon ran so much that he couldn't hear the sound.
The remaining cow flowers looked left and right, and then she said with a cry: "Two traitors...... I actually left my comrades behind......"
"Sons, stop me!"
Hearing the second grandfather's scolding rapidly approaching, Niu Huahua was in a hurry and got into the grass on the side of the road.
After chasing for a distance, the second grandfather found that the melon thief was nowhere to be found, so he had to scold and go back.
It was not until his footsteps could no longer be heard that the sound of Si Xisuo was heard in the grass beside the road, and the thin figure of Niu Huahua came out of it.
The surrounding dense woods looked a little gloomy, and the more Niu Hua looked at it, the more frightened she became, she trembled and took out a red armband from her pocket and held it tightly in the palm of her hand, and hypnotized herself: "I have a red armband, and all cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods must retreat......
Niu Huahua walked forward while chattering, and it didn't take much effort to reach the fork in the road halfway up the mountain. She was turning her head suspiciously to look around, when she suddenly heard a wheezing sound in her ears.
Not far ahead, Xiaoqiang was digging a pit. At this moment, he was so tired and sweating that he didn't even have the strength to sing.