"Thieves?"
Guan Hanyan panicked and rushed into the courtyard.
Qin Feng had spent eight strings of the thirty strings of money he had earned from selling the tiger. He exchanged the remaining twenty strings of money for silver ingots and carried them with him. There were only a few strings of copper coins and some worthless things left at home. He did not feel any heartache even if he lost them.
However, Qin Feng changed his mind and pretended to be anxious. He handed Guan Xiao'e to Lin Yunfang and followed Guan Hanyan.
The door lock of the central room had been smashed and was hanging on the bolt. The small room had been turned upside down.
When he entered the room, he saw Guan Hanyan holding an empty box and crying her heart out.
"Boss, all the money under the bed is gone…"
"Damn it!"
Qin Feng pretended to be angry and punched the door.
Wealth moved people, especially in this era where everyone was starving. There were too many people who were willing to take risks. If someone came to steal today, someone might come to rob tomorrow with a knife.
Therefore, it was reasonable for the ancients to say that wealth should not be revealed.
However, the entire village knew that Qin Feng had killed the tiger and received the reward money. It was impossible to hide it.
He might as well take this opportunity to solve the problem.
"Sister-in-law, did you see who the thief was?" Qin Feng asked.
Not many people knew that he and Guan Hanyan were going out today, so it was very likely that the intruder was an acquaintance.
"Who else could it be? Xie Guang, that bastard!"
Lin Yunfang quickly told him what had happened.
Now was the best time to dig wild vegetables, but the women were afraid that there were still tigers in the back mountain, so Xiao Yu and Third Aunt brought them to find Qin Feng to boost their courage.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Xie Guang and a bald man he didn't recognize running out of the main room with a cloth bag on their backs.
Seeing that the door lock was broken, Third Aunt and the others immediately started shouting to catch the thief.
However, when Zhang Liang heard the shout and ran over, Xie Guang and Baldy had already run far away.
"Qin Feng, don't worry. Your Brother Liang will definitely be able to get Xie Guang back."
As soon as Lin Yunfang finished speaking, she saw Zhang Liang, the village chief, and the others come back with sticks.
"Did you catch up?"
The women surrounded him.
"No, that bastard Xie Guang ran faster than a rabbit. When we chased him to the back of the mountain, he had already gone into the old forest."
" He even stole from the villagers?" The village chief was trembling with anger." If I had known earlier, I would have let him starve to death."
Back then, on the battlefield, the patrol team formed by the villagers of Haijiao Village encountered an enemy ambush. Xie Guang's father died in battle.
After the village chief and the others retired from the army, they would help Xie Guang from time to time on account of their comrade-in-arms. Who knew that he would develop the habit of idling around and become a hooligan that everyone avoided?
"One life, one life. Xie Guang asked for it."
Zhang Liang didn't have any sympathy for Xie Guang. He looked at Qin Feng." What's missing from home?"
"Other than the string of copper coins I had with me, all the money from selling the tiger was stolen by this bastard!"
Knowing that the thief was Xie Guang, Qin Feng didn't even have any psychological burden when he shifted the blame.
Even if they caught Xie Guang later, everyone would only believe in him, the hero who beat the tiger, and not a hoodlum. They would only think that he had gambled away the money.
"Qin Feng, just you wait. I'll go to the back mountain now. Even if I have to chase him to the end of the world, I'll capture that kid for you!"
When Zhang Liang heard that all of Qin Feng's belongings had been stolen, he was so anxious that he picked up his chopper and wanted to go to the back of the mountain.
Brother Liang, don't be rash."
Qin Feng grabbed Zhang Liang." There might be a tiger in the forest. It's not worth it to risk your life for this money."
"This isn't just a little money. How are we going to live without you?"
" Money can be earned again. Don't forget, I can hunt too. I won't go hungry."
Qin Feng said confidently.
It was only twenty strings of money. Even if it was lost, he wouldn't care too much.
"Sigh!"
Since the main character had said so, Zhang Liang couldn't say anything more and sighed heavily.
"Village Chief, Xie Guang's wife has been captured. How do you think we should deal with her?"
A few young men pushed a woman over.
It was the girl that Xie Guang had chosen from the bridal procession a few days ago.
However, it was even more miserable than a few days ago. His left eye was purple and his face was swollen.
At that time, he was still wearing a patched coat. Now, he was only wearing a simple undergarment and pants, and his feet were bare.
She was pushed into the courtyard and was so scared that she knelt on the ground and trembled.
"Village Chief, what is this?"
Qin Feng frowned and asked.
He hated Xie Guang, but it had nothing to do with the girl in front of him.
"Since ancient times, the son has to pay for the father's debts, and the wife should pay for the husband's debts."
The village chief said," Xie Guang has run away. Of course, his wife has to pay this debt. Tell me, do you want to send him to the government or what?"
"Brothers, please let me go. I don't know anything."
When she heard that she was going to be sent off, the girl was so scared that her face turned pale.
An ordinary citizen like her would either starve to death in prison or be sent to a brothel once she entered the government.
"I really don't know anything. On the day of our wedding, Xie Guang beat me up and took six copper coins from my family to gamble. The next day, he snatched my clothes away and never came back…"
The girl cried." Brothers, please let me go. I really don't know anything."
" She's also a pitiful person." Qin Feng sighed and looked at the village chief." Every grievance has its perpetrator. What does Xie Guang's mistake have to do with her?" Village chief, let her go."
"Have you thought it through?"
"I've thought about it."
Qin Feng never wanted to do anything to an innocent girl.
" Thank you, Village Chief! Thank you, Big Brother!"
The girl was afraid that Qin Feng would go back on his word, so she kowtowed, got up, and ran.
" Alright, everyone can leave now. Go back to your work. Xiao Yu, don't go to the back of the mountain for the next few days. Go to the river and dig for bitter herbs."
The village chief waved his hand and dispersed the villagers who were watching the show.
"Xiao Feng, go back and persuade Hanyan not to harm her body."
Lin Yunfang pointed to the inner room and pulled Zhang Liang away.
Guan Hanyan didn't know that Qin Feng had brought the silver ingots with him before he left. She really thought that all the money had been lost, and her heart ached terribly in the house.
When Little Er saw her sister crying, she also cried.
Qin Feng looked outside and confirmed that everyone had left. He took out a silver ingot from his pocket and placed it on the table.
As expected, silver was useful. Guan Hanyan immediately stopped crying and pulled Qin Feng to ask what was going on.
...
More than ten miles away, Xie Guang and Baldy came out of the forest.
They turned around to make sure that no one was chasing after them. Then, they sat on the ground and panted heavily.
"It's a pity that I didn't even get to sleep with the woman I just married."
Xie Guang muttered as he opened the sack and poured out a pile of copper coins.
Too many people had seen him steal things. He could forget about returning to Haijiao Village in the future.
"With money, wouldn't it be easy to sleep with girls? There are a lot of them in Zhoulan Valley."
" It's a pity that we didn't find that kid's silver. Otherwise, we would be rich." The bald man pulled at the pile of copper coins.
"Third Leader, that kid must have kept the silver with him."
"Why don't you go back and call a few brothers? We'll go back tonight," Xie Guang's eyes flashed fiercely.
"Forget it, let's spend all these copper coins first."
"Maybe I'll be lucky and won't have to find trouble with that kid," said the bald man.
"That's right, that's right."
Xie Guang nodded and bowed as he followed the bald man into the ravine.