supernatural farm girl

Chapter 39 Section 040

040 The Thief Comes to the Door

"It's great, Xiu, to be able to remember some things." Aunt Xu believed it. A country woman, who has never seen the world, believes in these superstitious words, "The fortune teller said that you are destined to be rich and powerful. Fake! Look how lucky you are now!"

Anxiu smiled shamelessly: "Yeah, I also find it strange. Auntie, did I go to the temple to pray for blessings last month and it came true?"

"Oh, did you go to that temple to pray for blessings?" Aunt Xu's heart skipped a beat. The family's luck has been extremely bad these past few years, and she just wanted to worship the gods and get rid of the bad luck.

"It's the Chi'an Temple at the east end of Zhuangzi!" Anxiu laughed.Chi'an Temple is a small temple in Hejiazhuang, just two monks serve the Bodhisattva, just like a decoration.During New Years and holidays, everyone goes back to worship incense and make meritorious deeds. On weekdays, no one cares about it. If something happens at home, they all rush to the Tazi Temple dozens of miles away.

After all, the Tazi Temple is famous far and wide, and the Bodhisattva is also spiritual.

Hearing Anxiu talk about the Chi'an Temple, Aunt Xu was moved.The Chi'an Temple is a small temple. It doesn't take much money to pay homage to the Bodhisattva, and the monks will be very happy if you give three or five Wen.Aunt Xu asked Anxiu: "Girl Xiu, I will also go to pray in a few days to see if I can change my luck."

"Definitely." An Xiu hurriedly laughed.

From the moon to the middle of the sky, the night gradually deepened, and even the barking of dogs in Zhuangzi subsided.Tired all day, Anxiu washed up and went to sleep.There are a lot of things to do tomorrow, first go to Xiao's house to ask for money, then ask the Feng Shui master to watch the day, prepare to build a house and surround the yard.

Four black figures slowly approached Anxiu's house from the west, covering their faces so they couldn't see their faces.

Approaching Anxiu's yard, one of them tripped over a tree branch and almost fell.The leading man pulled down his veil and said angrily in a low voice, "You useless idiot, you will fall down when you walk."

It turned out to be Anxiu's third uncle, He Youlu, and the one who fell was his eldest son, He Shuisheng.Followed by two men in their twenties, they are the younger brothers of the third aunt Jiang's family.The four of them took advantage of the darkness to touch An Xiu's house because they were concerned about An Xiu's money.

In the past few days, there have been rumors in Zhuangzi that several children of the He family have made a fortune, and each of them has earned hundreds of taels of silver, so they can become rich.Although the youngest He Youlu's family was lazy, they coveted such an opportunity to make a fortune, and they regretted that they didn't go with them at the beginning.

So they negotiated and sent the Jiang family to take advantage of Anxiu.Unexpectedly, not only did Jiang shi not get any benefits, she was also frightened to death by Anxiu, saying that the girl was so strong and fierce that she almost killed her.

He Youlu didn't believe it.Anxiu is just a young daughter-in-law, He Shusheng is a child, and the house he lives in is dilapidated, how can they be so fierce?Since it is obvious that he can't take advantage of it, he can only commit murder secretly.I remember that He Sanpang's house was once robbed by thieves. He dressed himself up and robbed An Xiu's money in the middle of the night.

How could he know that his son was so useless, his feet would go limp before he even entered someone's house.

"Father, if people find out about this, we must be kicked out of the clan!" He Shuisheng was timid by nature. Although he sneaked around with the gangsters in the village on weekdays, he had never done such a big thing, so he couldn't help being afraid.At most, he touches other people's chicken coops and secretly sweet potatoes in the field.

"You useless brat!" He Youlu was so angry that his teeth were itchy, he said in a hateful voice, "You stand guard outside the door, we will go in."

The two young men behind him also hesitated a little. After all, this is a big deal. If they are caught, their lives will be ruined.Jiang's natal family was poor, and her two brothers were not married, so Jiang offered a lot of money to lure her two younger brothers to help her husband do evil things.

The two brothers, Da Jiang and Xiao Jiang, were also soft-hearted. They couldn't stand the temptation of their sister, so they agreed as soon as their heads got hot.When they reached the gate of Anxiu, the two of them regretted it a little.Although Anxiu's house is on the west side of Zhuangzi, but there are neighbors on all sides, they accidentally started a fight, and the matter of marrying a daughter-in-law by herself is completely scandalous.Maybe the people in Jiangjiazhuang found out and kicked them out of the clan.

"Brother-in-law, don't wait any longer. We will go after they are all asleep. It's not good to be discovered." Da Jiang reminded.

When He Youlu heard this, he nodded.Under the cover of night, the three of them lay down at the base of the wall in Anxiu's courtyard.

Anxiu fell into a drowsy sleep, when someone pushed her suddenly, she snorted, turned around and wanted to sleep again, He Yuer shook her arm: "Sister Xiu, sister Xiu..."

In the darkness, He Yuer's bright eyes seemed to be able to emit night light, like two stars. Anxiu opened her eyes, startled, and took a closer look, there was a faint moonlight outside the window, and He Yuer's eyes could be seen clearly.Fully awake from the fright, Anxiu sat up: "Yu'er, what's the matter?"

"Sister Xiu, someone was talking outside our yard just now." He Yu'er lowered her voice as hard as she could, showing the timidity of a little girl, "I'm scared!"

"It's all right!" Anxiu hugged her in her arms and patted her on the back, "You heard me, you must have heard what Zhengbao's house is next door." The man on the left of Anxiu's house is called He Although Zhengbao is the same age as Anxiu's father-in-law, their family is relatively senior, and they are Anxiu's grandparents.

"No, Sister Xiu, it's inside and outside our yard. They're still there. If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself." He Yu'er's voice trembled.

Anxiu got up lightly, and secretly looked out the window, and sure enough, she saw a head protruding from the gap in the east yard, looking into her room continuously.

Anxiu gasped, remembering the story about He Sanpang's house that Second Aunt told just now, could it be that she was so unlucky that she really ran into a thief in the town and knocked on the door of her house in the middle of the night?

Clenching her fists, Anxiu shook He Shusheng awake.

The three of them were a little scared in the dark, but the matter was urgent, Anxiu didn't dare to hesitate, looking at He Shusheng and He Yuer, Anxiu's voice was calm: "They must have taken a fancy to our money, so they only touched the door for a long time. They will come in later , Shusheng, you move fast, take advantage of the time to sneak out, go to the second uncle's house, Yu'er, don't cry, hide in the corner, and don't let them find you."

She is the only adult in the family. If she panics, the two children will be even more at a loss.

"But Xiu..." He Shusheng was worried that Anxiu would deal with them alone.

"You have to remember to run fast, and you can't let them catch you, or we'll all be ruined!" An Xiu looked out the window, as if those people had moved.

"Okay!" He Shusheng nodded hastily.

An Xiu lay on the bed with He Yu'er in her arms, pretending to be fast asleep, while He Shusheng hid behind the door, his hands sweating.The door was pried open lightly, and the latch fell slightly to the ground, making a bang sound, Anxiu thought, this thief is a novice, making such a low-level mistake.

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PS:
"Happy Life in Ancient Times" (ISBN: 1883025): Different ways of traveling through the life style of a prostitute, merchants from her natal family, weight from her husband's family,

Life is originally one hurdle after another, and happiness still needs to go through layers of twists and turns.

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