My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 82 Show off your power
The fact that the little white calf reacted so strongly means that someone must have tampered with something in the backyard.

Moreover, these days, everyone in the surrounding villages knows that Chen Ling's eels are valuable.

Needless to say, the situation is pretty much a case of a thief breaking into the backyard.

"Damn it, you've come to steal from my house."

Without saying a word, Chen Ling grabbed a shovel from his house and rushed to the backyard.

But as soon as he stepped out the door, he heard another loud 'boom'.

The backyard door was forcibly pried open, and amidst the rising dust, a figure was thrown out like a burlap sack.

"Moo~"

The angry bellow of the cow rang out again, and the little white calf, stomping its hooves and panting heavily through its nostrils, charged out of the backyard with its eyes blazing.

"Mom! Run!"

A scream rang out. There were two people hiding in front of the old lady Wang's house across the street. Just as her companion slipped into the yard, a cow knocked her out, door and all. Terrified, she hurriedly grabbed her unconscious companion from the ground and ran towards the alley entrance.

"Moo!"

The little white calf seemed to be enraged to the extreme, its two eyes blazing with fire. In the pitch-black night, the furious little white calf was like a terrifying white beast. How could it easily let go of these thieves who had broken into its home? It charged forward recklessly, scaring the two fleeing men out of their wits.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Not to be outdone, Heiwa and Xiaojin shouted and chased after them.

Unfortunately, the cow and the dog didn't chase it far before a motorcycle came up from the alley entrance. A person wearing a helmet was riding on the motorcycle, holding a shotgun, and fired two shots in their direction.

Chen Ling was startled and worried that his cows and dogs might get hurt, so he quickly stopped them from chasing after the dogs.

However, after those people left, he was still so angry that he cursed loudly.

They've even brought out hunting rifles; these guys are really ruthless.

If it weren't for Little White Cow's sudden display of power, Blackie and Little Gold might have been at a disadvantage.

Thinking about it this way, Chen Ling became even angrier: "These bastards really picked the right time. If they dare to come again, none of them will escape."

Tonight, most of the villagers went to the school to watch a movie. They took this opportunity to steal eels. Even if they made a commotion, not many people would hear them.

In addition, these people must have known that Chen Ling's family had two fierce dogs, so they specially prepared hunting rifles to deal with them.

Others were waiting on motorcycles.

It was clearly premeditated.

Thinking about what had just happened, Chen Ling turned on the backyard light, tidied up the door panel and frame that had been broken by the little white cow, and gave it a rough cleaning before calling the little white cow into the yard.

"Well done, Xiaobai, you did a really good job this time."

Chen Ling patted the little white calf's big head.

The little white calf, now back to its docile and obedient self, immediately squinted its eyes in comfort.

When Chen Ling filled a bucket with water from the Cave Heaven Stream and placed it in front of the calf as a reward, the little white ox mooed excitedly and stuck out its tongue to lick his face.

"Alright, alright, drink up."

Chen Ling dodged and pushed its large head away.

The little white calf has been staying in the west wing room lately, not in the yard.

However, since it was always obedient to him and Wang Susu, they didn't put a nose ring on it, but simply tied a muzzle on it, which made it easy for it to break free.

Feeded daily by the stream water and vegetables of the cave, the little white calf is now far superior to ordinary cattle. Although it hasn't grown much in size, its brute strength is enough to take on a wild boar head-on.

Don't be fooled by its seemingly harmless and adorable appearance; angering it will have dire consequences.

The thief who broke into my house tonight is proof of that.

Perhaps these fish thieves never imagined that in addition to their two dogs, they also had a fierce bull.

He deserved to be nearly killed by being stabbed. He'd better think twice before trying to steal again.

……

Around 10 p.m., after the village finishes showing the movie.

When Wang Susu returned home with Yuqiang's wife, she was stunned by the scene in the backyard.

After Chen Ling explained, they finally understood what had happened at home that night.

She secretly blamed herself for going to the movies today, leaving Chen Ling alone at home with no one to look after her if anything happened.

"Is our cow alright?" Wang Susu asked again, remembering how well the little white calf had done today.

"It's okay, you're fine."

What could possibly happen to a little white calf?

The one who got knocked away is the one who got into trouble.

"Then I'll go and prepare more food for the calf."

Wang Susu got up and walked towards the backyard.

Chen Ling was speechless. He had already rewarded the little white calf, so there was no need to feed it again.

Besides, it might not even want the fodder we have at home.

"Ah Ling, let's move the eel inside."

After feeding the cows, Wang Susu said.

Such valuable items, if not stolen, will be coveted by thieves; it's better to keep them under your nose.

"Row."

Chen Ling nodded.

Actually, while Wang Susu was watching the movie, Chen Ling, as usual, put the eel into the cave.

However, since they had been robbed tonight, Wang Susu couldn't help but ask questions, so he released the eel again and moved the small water tank under the eaves of the front yard.

Now that Wang Susu had spoken, he moved the small water tank back into the house.

I moved outside again when I got up in the morning.

Then I whittled a few long bamboo poles at home and installed a fence gate in the backyard.

The old wooden door was already worn out and had been torn to pieces by the little white ox, so it was definitely unusable. I spent most of the day making a bamboo fence to make do with it.

In the past half day, news of the burglary at his house had spread throughout the village, with all sorts of rumors circulating.

Some envious people made sarcastic remarks, saying that he deserved to be robbed for keeping two worthless fish for two thousand yuan.

Chen Ling had no interest in dealing with people like that.

However, Wang Lixian and Wang Jusheng came over one after the other in the afternoon to ask what was going on.

Chen Ling gave a brief account of what happened last night, and the two of them wondered if Chen Erzhu was behind it.

After all, there are only a handful of people in the entire Changle Township who can afford to drive motorcycles.

"Now that you mention it, it's quite possible that this bastard did it."

After Wang Lixian and the other person left, Chen Ling frowned.

Wang Susu had previously mentioned that Qin Dongmei often climbed onto the roof to look into her house, and lately Chen Erzhu had also been having an affair with this woman.

As luck would have it, last night this guy treated the whole village to a movie again.

The whole thing, when put together, is highly suspicious.

Neither he nor Wang Susu thought about it last night, mainly because the motorcycle was different from Chen Erzhu's.

In addition, Chen Erzhu sat with the person showing the movie all night and didn't go anywhere else; everyone who went to see the movie knew that.

"That bastard can even fabricate an alibi..."

However, the more this was the case, the more certain Chen Ling became that it was him.

He gritted his teeth, suppressing his anger: "Wait a little longer, and when his greenhouse is almost finished, I'll give him a good beating."

However, before Chen Ling could deal with him, Chen Erzhu himself got into trouble.

It was a sudden stroke.

He fainted while at home with Sun Yanhong, and only by calling Chen Guoping over in the middle of the night could he be saved.

The neighbors who lived nearby all knew about it and were describing Chen Erzhu's miserable state in the village, saying that Erzhu's lover had many tricks up his sleeve and had left Erzhu covered in injuries, which caused him to suffer a stroke.

This rumor spread widely, leaving Chen Ling both amused and exasperated.

He thought to himself, "It's a good thing this isn't an upwind chance across the street, otherwise it would be quite a scene."

(End of this chapter)