Robbery

　　”Uncle, come and see Xiaoyun, Xiaoyun is a little horse and well-behaved.” Fortunately, A-Lin rushed in and saved Tang Chunrong from his helplessness. Tang Chunming waved his hand and asked him to go out,

 Tang Chunrong touched his nose and took another look at the man who was diligently serving his brother, and then walked out under A-Lin’s urging.

　　”Naughty” Seeing his brother-in-law leave, Li Feng lowered his head and bit Tang Chunming’s nose, not daring to do anything more extreme. But even so, Tang Chunming felt embarrassed.

 Is it okay to talk to him in such a tone? And Brother Feng, your aloof image is about to collapse if you continue like this.

　　A-Lin remembered his uncle, who was good to him and his mother, so he couldn’t wait to show off his new favorite horse to his uncle. Tang Chunrong picked up A-Lin and walked towards the new yard in the direction he pointed.

   Listening to him talk about Xiaoyun and how he fed Xiaoyun, Tang Chunrong felt that he had never seen such a cheerful and lively nephew, and his impression of this brother-in-law finally improved a little.

　　Whenever he came to his brother’s place, he felt great changes and surprises. Today, the old courtyard is lush and green, and there is no longer the unique farmhouse smell when you walk in, but a bit more fresh fragrance. Tang Chunrong can see the jasmine with flower buds at a glance.

　　When he pushed open the door of the new yard, he was shocked to see how lively it was, with the sounds of chickens crowing, dogs barking, and the sheep in the sheepfold joining in the fun. Add to that the green everywhere, and it was a farm scene that couldn’t be more vivid.

　　”Uncle, the stable is there.” A-Lin stretched out his little hand and pointed eagerly toward the stable, urging his uncle to go over quickly. Before they arrived, Tang Chunrong heard the laughter of two other children. Sure enough, it was there.

　　”Uncle, please put A-Lin down quickly, A-Lin wants to go over alone,” A-Lin said as he struggled. Tang Chunrong put him down and watched him run towards Da Mao and Er Mao. 

   The stable was just ahead, the first thing they saw was the tall horse that his future brother-in-law rode to their house. Even Tang Chunrong, who seldom saw horses, could feel that this was a rare and good horse. Later, he was lucky enough to ride on it all the way, that feeling made him excited for a while.

　　”Uncle, this is Xiaoyun, our little horse.” Alin pointed to a little white horse beside him and proudly told his uncle.

　　The big horse seemed to recognize Tang Chunrong, but when he saw him coming, it snorted in disdain and turned away.

 Well, Tang Chunrong rubbed his nose, knowing that he had made a fool of himself in the morning, he needed his future brother-in-law to carry him onto the horse’s back. He couldn’t climb up by himself, but that was because of a lack of practice, and he would improve in the future. However, an eleven-year-old boy also has self-esteem.

　　The pony leaned forward to smell the new creature, it was a beautiful pony. Even though Tang Chunrong considered himself a man who could support his family, he couldn’t help but feel excited and touched the pony’s neck: “Is his name Xiaoyun? When did you buy him?”

　　Da Mao and Er Mao also rushed to introduce the origin of Xiaoyun to A-Lin’s uncle and took him to see the paper on the wall. Even Tang Chunrong couldn’t help but feel envious.

     Although he pretended to be mature, he was only an eleven-year-old child, only three years older than Da Mao. He liked both his future brother-in-law’s actions and his brother’s arrangement very much.

　　It was only when Li Feng came over to call them for dinner that Tang Chunrong and the three children reluctantly left. Even Tang Chunrong realized that raising horses requires much knowledge, and these three children actually understood it.

   Of course, his elder brother was even more amazing, as he dared to give the pony to the three children to raise.

　　Tang Chunming saw that his brother also liked horses, and said to him with a smile: “You will have your horse and carriage in the future, they are rare now.  In the future, they won’t be as precious as they are now. Even I will not be allowed to touch them.”

　　Because of the extra dishes, Tang Chunming let Da Mao and Er Mao stay for dinner, and earlier on he had asked Li Feng to go to Da Shan’s house to inform them. Now hearing what Ming Amo said, Da Mao and Er Mao quickly assured Tang Chunrong:

 “If Uncle comes, we will let him ride XiaYun.” Of course, they still showed a reluctant expression on their faces. When other children came to see the horses, they would not let others get close, so today they were very generous to Tang Chunrong.

　　Tang Chunrong couldn’t help laughing and tapped the three little ones on the head: “Uncle won’t compete with you, but you have to take good care of it, otherwise Uncle won’t let you go.”

      He was an adult and an elder, so of course he wouldn’t compete with the younger ones, and he also believed what his brother said that he would earn everything on his own in the future.

　　At the dinner table, Tang Chunrong’s attention slowly turned back to his future brother-in-law. He wanted to observe for his brother to see if this future brother-in-law was good to him.

　　After this observation, he found that this man was very different from his first impression. When facing him and his mother at his home, he had a stern face and was so polite that the people who followed him couldn’t help but become serious. But at his brother’s house, he cared for everyone at the table.

         His brother became the one who had food served to him, Little A-Lin was also taken care of. Even he was also taken care of several times, he was allowed to choose the dishes he liked to eat, and he was also told that scholars also needed to exercise.

    He had heard that some people couldn’t even pass the imperial examinations and were carried out of the examination room.

　　Is this the man who rarely spoke while eating at the breakfast table, in their home?

　　Tang Chunming smiled at his younger brother whose eyes were rolling around, which immediately made Tang Chunrong blush. His brother discovered his actions, but he also felt it was his duty. He was the one who was supposed to support his brother, so of course he had to keep a close eye on his brother-in-law.

　　After dinner, Li Feng cleaned up the table and the kitchen and did not dawdle anymore. He told the two brothers, especially Tang Chunrong, to be more alert at night and call him directly if there was anything, and then left to return to his own home. 

  This time, Tang Chunrong sent him out of the yard, and Li Feng also told him about the possible situations that his brother might encounter at night, such as waking up frequently to relieve himself, or being hungry and needing to eat at night, and asked his brother-in-law to take care of Ming’ger.

　　”I understand. I will take good care of my brother.” Tang Chunrong couldn’t stand it and replied. That was his brother. Was taking care of his brother and accepting the gratitude like an outsider? Wouldn’t that make Tang Chunrong an outsider? It wasn’t that he was narrow-minded, but this tough guy suddenly became nagging and was too inconsistent.

　　After closing the gate, checking the sheepfold and horse shed in the new yard, and seeing that all the 100 or so chickens were well inside the chicken coop, Tang Chunrong went into the house and said to his brother, “Brother, has Brother Li Feng always been like this?”

　　”You can’t stand him?” Tang Chunming could see the strange look in his brother’s eyes. He guessed that the impression Li Feng left on him before was too different from what he saw tonight.

     He comforted his brother, “Don’t overthink, you have to live your life. Furthermore, all his possessions are in my hands now. Are you still afraid that he will bully me?” 

  Tang Chunming praised Li Feng a little, he couldn’t let his brother always look at Li Feng with prejudice.

　　”Oh.” Tang Chunrong replied in a depressed tone, not knowing what to say. So he hugged A-Lin and tried to coax him to talk, but A-Lin sided with his uncle Feng after a few words. Tang Chunrong not only failed to relieve his worries but became even more depressed. His future brother-in-law had already won the hearts of his brother and nephew.

　　But he should believe his brother since he said that his future husband had given him all the family property. To be honest, only a few men can do this. However, Tang Chunrong was still dissatisfied. His brother was still in mourning, so things could not be done in a big way.

    He felt his brother was always at a disadvantage, so he hugged A-Lin and told Ming’ger, “Brother, why can’t you wait until you have finished mourning and then ask a matchmaker to go through all the necessary procedures?” He hoped that even if his brother remarried, he could marry in a grand way that others would feel envious so that his brother would have more face.

　　Tang Chunming was making the bed while conversing with his Brother. When he heard that, he simply sat down and talked about his concerns toward Li Feng. 

Of course, he knew in his heart that Li Feng had selfish motives and wanted to settle their relationship quickly: “He brought back a lot of money, and no one outside knew about it, including the Li family. But soon, the fact that he spent hundreds of taels of silver to buy a barren mountain and put it under my household will be known. How can those Li family members watch it without making a fuss? He feared those people would come to me to make trouble, so he simply settled the relationship formally to avoid some trouble.”

　　Tang Chunrong was a little surprised: “That much? But what do you want to do with the barren mountain?”

　　Tang Chunming patted his silly brother on the head and said, “Raising chickens, raising sheep, and planting fruit trees is to make a fortune. Your brother will be a local rich man in the future. You should quickly pass the imperial examination and become a backer for your brother. Then, no one will be jealous when your brother becomes rich.”

　　”Brother…” Tang Chunrong was a little amused.

　　Because his younger brother often came, Tang Chunming reserved a room for him. Tang Chunrong returned to his room to sleep, still thinking about what his brother said. He was still drowsy until midnight, he secretly warned himself not to sleep too deeply and to pay attention to his brother’s movements. He kept in mind what Li Feng said before he left.

　　Just like that, when he was about to fall into a deep sleep in the second half of the night, he was suddenly awakened by a sound in the yard. Tang Chunrong sat up abruptly from the bed, knowing that he was in his brother’s house. He did not dare to be careless, so he climbed to the window and pricked his ears to listen to the movement outside.

　　Before there was only the chirping of insects and croaking of frogs,then he heard the sounds of horses neighing and dogs barking in the old and new courtyards, accompanied by a faint scream.

  Tang Chunrong was so frightened that he quickly rolled off the bed, his first reaction was to run into the door of his brother and nephew’s room.

　　The oil lamp in his brother’s room was lit. Tang Chunrong was anxious: “Brother, I’m outside, don’t come out, I’ll go see what’s going on, Brother, be careful and don’t open the door.”

　　”A-Rong, you should be careful too. If there is any movement, your brother Li Feng will be here soon.” Tang Chunming’s worried voice came from the room.

　　”I got it, brother!” Tang Chunrong picked up a stick by the wall and bravely walked towards where the noise came from.

　　In the room, Tang Chunming was sitting on the kang, but there was no sign of A-Lin beside him. It turned out that he had quickly sent A-Lin into the space as soon as he heard the noise, so as not to scare the child. So now, A-Lin just moved to another place and continued sleeping soundly.

　　Xiaodai was also in the room, calling out in a baby voice towards the outside and scratching the door with his paws, trying to go out.

  After Tang Chunming stopped it, it wagged his tail and barked at his master twice, then squatted in front of the Kang and stared in the direction of the outside, as if he would stand in front of his master to protect him if there was any movement.

　　Tang Chunming frowned, a little worried about A Rong’s safety. After all, he was only an eleven-year-old child. He would feel more at ease if A Rong didn’t come today. He believed Li Feng would be alert and rush here quickly if there was any noise.

 He had the space as a backup, and he could hide in the space to stay safe at the critical moment, no matter what broke in, it would not succeed.

　　Outside, Jingfeng and Xiaohua were not to be underestimated.

　　The sound came from the new courtyard Tang Chunrong walked to the door between the two courtyards. Before he could open, the courtyard door immediately opened from the other side. Then a familiar voice rang out, which frightened Tang Chunrong who was swinging his stick and turned back in time instead of sweeping in the direction of the voice: “A Rong, it’s me. Someone broke in but Jing Feng and Xiao Hua restrained him. You go guard your brother’s side, I’m here.”

　　Tang Chunrong opened his mouth for a long time but no sound came out. Wow, how alert must he be to get here in such a short time? However, how did he get into the new courtyard? Before Tang Chunrong could ask the question, footsteps had already been heard walking out.

　　Tang Chunrong was so frightened that he broke into a sweat. Only then did he realize he had no shoes on and had run out barefoot without even a coat on.

 When the wind blew, he realized that the temperature was still a little cold in the middle of the night. He hurried back to tell his brother the news so that he could be reassured, and then he went out to see which thief dared to break into his brother’s house!

　　He thought, it was a good thing that he came, otherwise, his brother would have been bullied in Pingshan Village and no one would have come forward to seek justice for him. When it gets light, he will find the village head to talk with him.

　　”elder brother……”

　　”Come in quickly and warm up on the kang. Be careful not to catch a cold.” Tang Chunming had been paying attention to the movements outside. He also heard Li Feng’s voice.

    Although he didn’t hear clearly what he said, he felt relieved when he heard Li Feng. He didn’t think there was anyone in this village who would not suffer at the hands of Li Feng. Instead, it was this younger brother who made him worry.

　　After entering the house, Tang Chunrong was relieved after seeing that his nephew was still sleeping without being disturbed.

 At least he was not frightened, the piece of clothing his brother threw covered his head, and Tang Chunrong quickly put it on. However, he did not listen to his brother and went to the Kang. 

   He still had to go to see the situation over there: “Brother, you should go to the Kang, I’m fine, men have great firepower. I came here to tell you that Brother Li Feng is here so you can be rest assured.”

　　Tang Chunrong glared at his brother, he called himself a man, but he was just a half-grown boy showing off. Seeing his bare feet, he quickly said, “Go to your room and put on your shoes and clothes. Come over later if you have anything to say.”

　　”Hey!” Tang Chunrong ran back to his room at a breakneck speed.

　　At Dashan’s house, Zhang Xiu woke up groggily and saw his husband was about to get off the kang. He struggled to open his eyes and said, “What are you doing in the middle of the night?”

　　Dashan originally didn’t want to disturb his husband, but now that he was awake, he had to give him some head-ups. He turned around and said, “I heard some noise at Ming’gers house, so I wanted to go over and take a look. You go to sleep first. I’ll be back soon if everything is fine.”

　　Zhang Xiu suddenly woke up and said with a start: “Is there any movement at Ming’ger house? No, I will go with you, I am worried.”

　　Dashan thought about it and it made sense, Ming’ger was pregnant, so it would be good for Ah Xiu to go over and take a look. Zhang Xiu was also swiftly, he put on his clothes quickly and went out with Dashan. Although it was still dark, the moonlight was good.

   They had been living in the countryside and were used to walking at night, so they soon arrived at Ming’ger’s, listened carefully to the noise inside, and then knocked on the door: “Ming’ger? I’m Ah Xiu.” Zhang Xiu called out a few times tentatively.

　　The sound was particularly noticeable at night, so Tang Chunrong, who had just come out of his room, heard the knock on the door. He was familiar with Zhang Xiu and even recognized his voice, so he said goodbye to his brother and went to open the courtyard door for him.

 As soon as Zhang Xiu saw Tang Chunrong, he asked anxiously, “Is Brother Ming okay? Was there a thief at home or did something break in from the back mountain?”

　　”Brother Dashan, Brother Xiu,” Tang Chunrong welcomed them in first, then closed the door behind them, saying, “My brother is in the house, Brother Xiu, please help me keep him company. Brother Li Feng should be fine over there, so Brother Dashan and I can go over and take a look.”

　　”Okay, you guys go over and help Li Feng, I’ll go look after Brother Ming.” Zhang Xiu quickly pushed Dashan to let him follow Tang Chunrong, and he hurried into the house.

　　Li Feng originally wanted to call Dashan over. Ming’ger couldn’t be left alone in the yard. Hearing the noise at the gate, he simply waited there. Tang Chunrong and Dashan walked closer and saw a figure rolling on the ground.

  However, his mouth was stuffed with a cloth and he couldn’t make any sound. Only muffled sounds could be heard coming from his throat. No wonder they didn’t hear any sound when they came over. Earlier on, he just screamed for a while and then stopped.

　　Under the moonlight, Tang Chunrong didn’t recognize him, but when Dashan got closer, he was shocked: “Isn’t this Huang Sigou? boy! How dare he break in here? Come on, take him to the village head to seek justice, we must not let him off!” 

   After the shock, he was furious, if Feng hadn’t woken up and arrived in time, he couldn’t imagine what would have happened to Mingger and his son, an orphan and a widow, especially since Mingger was pregnant.

　　Li Feng, Da Shan, and Xiao Hua formed a circle around the black figure rolling on the ground. Even if the person on the ground was not injured, he could not escape. When Li Feng climbed over the wall from outside, he kicked the man, so there was a scream in the middle of the night. Xiao Hua also bit the thief who sneaked into its alert range and bit his butt hard. Dark blood stains could be seen on the ground.

　　After listening to Li Feng’s brief explanation, Dashan couldn’t help but praise: “Good fellow, you have done a great job, I didn’t expect the dog’s guarding ability to be so strong. Let’s see who dares to sneak in from now on!”

　　Tang Chunrong also happily touched Jingfeng’s neck and then touched Xiaohua’s head, which had grown taller than his knees. He decided to be nicer to them in the future. Well, his future brother-in-law would also be useful.

　　”Brother Dashan, Brother Lifeng, I will go with you to find the village head to seek justice. Someone like this who broke into my brother’s home, Pingshan Village, deserves an explanation.” Tang Chunrong said, puffing out his chest.

　　”Good boy, let’s go.” Dashan patted the boy on the shoulder. Although young, he was persistent and knew how to protect his family.

　　”Good boy, let’s go.” Dashan patted the boy on the shoulder. Although young, he was persistent and knew how to protect his family.

　　”Don’t worry, I’ll let Ah Xiu accompany Ming’ger, we’ll be back soon,” Dashan said when he saw Li Feng looking towards the house worriedly.

   Li Feng no longer hesitated, and the three of them were out of the yard in the blink of an eye and went to knock on the door of the village head’s house in the middle of the night. They didn’t want to disturb people’s sleep, but this matter must be dealt with immediately.

   Otherwise, if it was delayed, who knew how Huang Sigou would argue, and how those villagers would throw dirty water on them.

　　Zhang Xiu closed the door behind them and took Xiaohua to the old yard before he went into the house to continue talking to Tang Chunming. He also knew that if Ming’ger went to bed at this time, he would not be able to fall asleep. Fortunately, he did not disturb A-Lin, otherwise, he didn’t know how the shock would affect him.

　　”Don’t worry, the village head and the villagers will give you an explanation. This Huang Sigou is a damned b*trd!” Zhang Xiu hated Huang Sigou who broke in. This man was idle in the village and had the guts to do such a thing. Isn’t he afraid of revenge from  Boy Feng?  Li Feng is now a famous vicious man in the village!

　　”How could it be him? He doesn’t seem to be very courageous normally.” Tang Chunming didn’t expect it to be this person. In his impression, this person was very timid and a little mean. Now that he thinks about it, it was a good decision to raise Xiaohua as a dog, and Jingfeng is also good.

 After all, Li Feng has been to the battlefield and killed barbarians. He heard that Huang Sigou rolling on the ground in pain, the blow Jingfeng gave him must have been heavy. In his opinion, he deserved it! If he planned to take robe him, then this is still considered light!

　　”How would we know? Now we can only wait for the village head and the others for an explanation. Did he do it alone or…?” The unspoken words hinted to whether other people came up with ideas. It would be best not to let go of any of them while taking this opportunity to help Ming’ger establish his authority in the village. Then we will see who would dare to be jealous and cause trouble in the future.

　　Tang Chunming frowned, took the hot water that Zhang Xiu had poured for him, took a sip, and said, “Isn’t this Huang Sigou the man who caused Zhang Lanhua to quarrel with his husband last time?” It turned out that A-Xiu had mentioned this incident to him.

　　”Yes, there are some things you don’t know…” Since they had to wait for someone, Zhang Xiu simply told Tang Chunming about what happened that year.

　　 Huang Sigou had three older brothers before him, but none of them survived, so he was the only one left in his family, so he was very spoiled. At first, he was just a little lazy, but he had no other major problems. He was also quite good-looking, so when he was old enough to look for a ger, some people including Zhang Lanhua still liked him.

    It is said that Zhang Lanhua herself chose Huang Sigou at first and wanted his family to act as a matchmaker. But Zhang Lanhua’s mother’s family asked around in Pingshan Village, and they didn’t like the lazy Huang Sigou very much.

    Instead, they preferred the current Hanzi family, whose family conditions were much better than Huang Sigou’s. Zhang Lanhua had to marry into his current husband’s family after his resistance failed.

　　No one knows whether Huang Sigou also has feelings for Zhang Lanhua. After all, Zhang Lanhua is fair clean-looking, and attractive. Later, Huang Sigou got married, but his husband had difficulties giving birth and died just after the child was born. Now Huang Sigou became a widower with a child, and it became even more difficult for him to get married again.

　　Why? It was because Huang Sigou’s parents doted on their son and Huang Sigou was lazy. After he married his husband, they pushed all the responsibilities at home and outside onto him.

     In the eyes of the villagers, he was a miserable ger who the Huang family totured until he was a nobody. Moreover, Huang Sigou still disliked his husband for being ugly. While his husband worked at home, he was hooking up with other gers in and outside the village.

    Once, he was chased and beaten into Pingshan Village by a man from another village. Only when the village head came out to mediate did the Huang family pay some money to compensate the family that the matter was settled.

　　Now that his husband has died and he has no other gers to talk about, Huang Sigou has become increasingly unruly, spending his days idling around. Two old people with a little grandson can’t control him, and the family can’t save any money. Any silver they have will be taken away by Huang Sigou, who will spend it all in the blink of an eye and even ask the old people for more money.

　　Tang Chunming didn’t expect that he was such a vicious person, honestly, his parents were also to be blamed. They doted on their son so much and didn’t stop him in time when he made mistakes, his character kept getting worse daily, and in the end, he became more and more notorious. The only ones who were pitiful were the deceased husband and the child he left behind.

　　The village head has been very unlucky recently, with one thing after another happening to him. First, the people from the Zhao family were nagging him to go to town to seek justice, and then he was woken up by someone outside in the middle of the night. 

     The village head, who had a rare good night’s sleep, was furious. He decided to scold whoever was outside first and tell them people were sleeping in the middle of the night. If there was anything wrong, he could talk about it tomorrow morning.

　　But when he opened the door and saw that it was Boy Feng, Dashan, and a familiar-looking child standing outside, the anger in the village chief’s heart decreased at a visible speed. After Dashan straightforwardly told the story, the anger that had just been extinguished was rekindled.

     Well, Huang Sigou, you are looking for trouble again! Back then, we didn’t expel you from the village because your parents begged for you at such an old age and because of your poor husband who pleaded for you. Now you dare to seek death! No one can save you this time!

　　”Huang Sigou, you’re awesome. Are you tired of living?” The village head’s eyes were furious, wishing he could poke a few holes in Huang Sigou’s body.

　　Shen Fulang also came over after putting on his clothes, he vaguely heard something and was startled by the situation he saw. “Is this Huang Sigou? He went to Ming’ger’s house in the middle of the night?!” His voice was sharp, showing his anger. He then asked worriedly, “Is Ming’ger okay?”

　　”My brother is at home now, I’ll ask the doctor to check if he was frightened when it’s daybreak. I heard from my brother that he has been taken care of by the village head and has the peaceful life he has today.”

       “Chunrong would like to thank the village head and Shen Fulang on behalf of my brother.” At this time, Tang Chunrong came out and bowed to the head of the village and his wife.

　　The village head only then remembered who this familiar child was, It was also because it was still dark and they didn’t see each other often, so how could he recognize him at first sight? Now he secretly cried out in dismay.

     Just now he wanted to beat Huang Sigou to death to prevent him from causing trouble in the future, but now there are people from other villages intervening, so he can only deal with it more severely, otherwise the Tang family will not let him off.

     The village head couldn’t help but have a headache. If it were just Huang Sigou, it would be easy to deal with him, but the trouble was that there was an old couple behind him.

      If they cried and begged and brought the poor little grandson out, someone would side with them and ask him to deal with him more leniently. Last time, he had to withstand the pressure and force the Huang family to pay money to settle the matter.

　　Although the child spoke politely, his implicit meaning was obvious; he was determined to seek justice for his brother.

　　The village head thought that it was a good time to solve this case before daybreak. With Huang Sigou’s confession and the irrefutable evidence, Huang Sigou wouldn’t get away with it this time. He would not be able to stop until he had been skinned alive.

　　After Li Feng came in, he threw the person he was holding down, At this time, the village head was furious and kicked Huang Sigou hard, but he heard a painful groan from the person on the ground and smelt blood. He was startled and remembered that Feng had killed barbarians before.

     How could he easily let Huang Sigou off after he had offended Ming Ge’er, who was very dear to him? He must not let anyone die. He quickly checked Huang Sigou’s condition and took the cloth ball out of his mouth.

　　Huang Sigou screamed immediately: “My leg… is broken, it’s broken, please call a doctor for me, please help me call a doctor, it hurts so much…”

　　The village head looked at his legs and vaguely saw that one of his legs was twisted, and there were marks of wetness on his pants, obviously bleeding. Although he hated Huang Sigou, he had to call a doctor for him. He stood up and said to Li Feng and the others, “Don’t worry about this matter, I will definitely call the elders to discuss it. We will never let Huang Sigou go again. But now let Doctor Hu check his legs first, otherwise…” 

   He looked at Huang Sigou who was screaming with disgust, otherwise if something really happened to Huang Sigou, he would be blamed. The last incident had brought shame to Pingshan Village.

　 Shen Fulang also looked at Huang Sigou with disgust, he walked out, and said, “I’d better go and call him, it’s a good time to let Doctor Hu go and check on Ming’ger’s condition, there’s no need to wait until dawn.”

　　”Thank you, Shen Fulang.” Tang Chunrong said gratefully. He could tell that the village head was on his brother’s side.

　　Many people were woken up that night and could not sleep well. More than one family in the village had dogs, and the noise from Tang Chunming’s house also alarmed other dogs, which kept barking in the middle of the night. People who lived closer to Tang Chunming’s house were more alert.

    Some people got up in the middle of the night and heard the commotion, they knew that the Tang family had been robbed in the middle of the night. However, since they had caught the thief, most people went back to sleep and waited until dawn. However, some kind-hearted people went to the village head’s house at night.

　　At daybreak, most people in the village got up and started their busy day.

　　After Doctor Hu came to check Tang Chunming’s pulse and said a lot of incomprehensible words to him and then told him to have a good rest, Tang Chunming went to bed on Zhang Xiu’s advice.

    This was also because Li Feng’s presence made him feel at ease, however, before going to bed, he still asked Zhang Xiu to look after his younger brother A Rong. He didn’t know if A-Rong could make it to school in time after what had happened.

　　Therefore, when the sun rose, Tang Chunming fell asleep instead, while A-Lin, who had a good night’s sleep, was still lying beside his mother, showing no signs of waking up.

　　Da Mao and Er Mao got up early in the morning and looked for their parents for a long time but couldn’t find them. They ran outside and saw their mother standing in front of Ming Amo’s door, waving at them.

　　A lot of people had gathered at the village head’s house. As soon as daybreak came, the news that a thief had broken into Tang Chunming’s house spread. The village head called over some people to help deal with the matter of Huang Sigou.

　　Everyone gathered in the yard, and after Huang Sigou’s injuries were checked and Doctor Hu set his bones, he was thrown on a bedboard in the middle of the yard. No one carried him into the house and told him to rest well. As long as he could see his injuries, he was fine. Huang Sigou’s face was pale after being tossed all night.

   Doctor Hu showed no mercy after knowing what happened during the bone-setting process. Huang Sigou’s screams woke the neighbors, who got up in the middle of the night and lamented toward the village head’s home. Some people also ran over to ask about the situation.

　　It was not until dawn that the old man of the Huang family learned about his son’s situation. He immediately brought his grandson to the village head’s house and burst into tears as soon as he entered the house: “Village head, what happened to my boy? How could his legs be broken? Who is this b**tard with a vicious heart? who broke my boy’s legs. Village head, village elders, you have to take care of my boy. He has had a hard time at home these years. This b**tard can’t bear to see my boy live a few days of peace. What should I do with my poor grandson…”

　　Several elders were so angry that their beards were sticking up. It was hard to explain themselves when faced with such indiscriminate people. If the old couple of the Huang family had been willing to discipline Huang Sigou earlier, Huang Sigou would not be so unruly now.

　　”Shut up!” the village head shouted without any mercy. “Why don’t you ask where your kid went in the middle of the night? Who would run into your house and break his legs if he stayed at home? After the last incident, I told you to watch your kid carefully. No one’s pleading will be useful if he does the wrong thing again.”

  “How did you promise me at that time? If I were to say the one with the most vicious heart, your kid would be the first one to be punished. Fortunately, nothing happened. Otherwise, you would have to go to the yamen to see your kid now!”

 The village head also knew how to deal with these unreasonable people, the last sentence scared the Huang couple back from crying.

　　The old couple of the Huang family then discovered that the faces of the village head and several elders were all unfriendly. They had not heard clearly what their son had done before. They only had someone bring them a message saying that their son was over at the village head’s with a broken leg and asked them to go quickly.

   That’s why they did this right away, maybe they didn’t understand the principle of taking the initiative, but they also knew that the more violent the trouble, the more likely the evildoer would be punished. How could they let go of the culprit who broke their boy’s leg?

　　Unexpectedly, things were completely different from what they had imagined. Huang Sigou’s mother was startled and rushed to his son who was lying on the bedboard. He didn’t even care about his little grandson who was pushed to the ground. It was Huang Sigou’s father who helped his grandson to his side and looked after him.

　 Huang Sigou’s mother beat his son with both hands, crying and scolding, “You useless child, tell your mother what you did. If there is anything wrong, apologize to the elders present.”

      “What’s the problem? Although our Huang family is small in the village without the support of the same surname, our Pingshan Village is not exclusive. Everyone is reasonable, if you have anything to say, just tell your mother and the elders of the village head. Tell me, do you want to make your mother angry to death?”

　　”Oh, what are you talking about, Old Huang? Are you saying that our Pingshan Village will bully people with other surnames or not? You should explain yourself clearly. If our village punishes your kid today, does that mean we are bullying you people with other surnames?” 

    Someone in the yard heard what Huang Sigou’s mother said and felt extremely uncomfortable, he immediately started to criticize him.

　　”That’s right, is it reasonable for your son to run to someone else’s house at night? Tell me, what good things has Huang Sigou done in these years? I think Huang Sigou is in this situation because of you, his mother. You have taught a good child to be like this. You really don’t deserve the ancestors of the Huang family.”

　　They were all country-gers, and their eloquence had been honed through daily quarrels over trivial matters. With their chatter, Huang’s mother was so upset that he wanted to scratch the face of the nosy person.

　　”Village head, clan elders, please forgive him this time he talked thoughtlessly because of his love for the child as a mother. Village head, clan elders, tell me what the child has done wrong. I will break his other leg to prevent him from running out and causing trouble in the future.”

      The Huang family’s head suddenly knelt before the village elders and pointed to the sky and the earth.