From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 20: Night Thief
late at night.

A figure quietly approached the Xu family's orchard and casually grabbed a red apricot.

His name is Wang Bo, a refugee who fled here due to famine.

He put the apricot into his mouth and took a bite. Immediately, the sour taste filled his mouth, making his mouth water.

Red apricots are naturally sour and still have some time to ripen, so they have a bitter taste.

"Pah, sour and bitter, it tastes terrible."

He spat out the apricot in his mouth and moved towards the pear orchard next to him.

I picked a big, round fragrant pear and took a bite. It was fragrant, sweet and juicy.

"The fragrant pears are good, even tastier than the ones I grow. The only problem is that this pear orchard is small. I have fifty acres."

He prepared to pick a few more.

"Woof! Woof!"

The sudden barking of a dog startled Wang Bo, and the uneaten pear in his hand fell to the ground.

"Where did this wild dog come from? It scared me to death."

The pear garden where he was was far away from the Xu family compound, separated by dozens of acres of land. He thought the big dog in front of him was a stray dog.

"Get out of here quickly, don't attract the owner of this Pear Garden."

He pretended to bend down and pick up a stone from the ground. Ordinary dogs would stay away when they saw this action.

Dahei was not intimidated by him. He lowered his body, rushed forward, and bit his calf.

"Ouch!"

Wang Bo felt severe pain in his calf. The bite had broken the flesh and drawn blood, but fortunately the bone was not injured.

He retreated repeatedly, kicking his legs in an attempt to kick Dahei away. Dahei didn't let go until they were out of the orchard.

"This dog is really fierce."

He looked down and saw that his trouser legs were torn, revealing the bleeding wounds inside.

"Stealing a fragrant pear and getting bitten is really bad luck."

He gave up the idea of ​​picking up a stick and fighting the stray dog. Wang Bo had come here to escape famine, and there was no need to fight a dog just to steal a pear. It would be a waste of time if he got hurt.

I hadn't walked far when I heard a voice behind me: "You were bitten by a dog."

Wang Bo turned around and saw the old man in tattered clothes: "Old Sun, why are you here? I thought you had gone far away."

The old man's name was "Sun Ye", and he was the one who told stories under the tree during the day.

He was from Sanji County, Yunbian Commandery. When he was young, he was a high-level warrior and a well-known escort in the county. However, he did not save any money because of his gambling addiction.

As he aged, his Qi and blood weakened, his strength declined, and after being dismissed from the escort agency, he started doing some small business, setting up a stall to sell swords, guns, sticks, martial arts secrets, various pills, etc. In fact, he was passing off inferior products as good ones to deceive those who had just started practicing martial arts.

After fleeing from Yunbian County, Sun Ye encountered a group of fellow villagers who were also fleeing from the famine. Among them was Wang Bo.

However, after walking with them for a while, Sun Ye took the initiative to leave the group. Those people had no skills and it was not interesting to walk with them.

"I came to Baihe Village two days ago. I had spent all my money and wanted to earn some money to fill my stomach."

"Mr. Sun, are you also interested in the fragrant pears from the pear orchard?"

"pear?"

Sun Ye rolled his eyes. "Look at you, how much are pears worth? What's valuable is the herb. Do you know what that is?"

He pointed to the Xu family's herb field.

"do not know."

Wang Bo shook his head. He had never grown medicinal herbs.

"That's Kuyewu, a five-leaf Kuyewu! This herb grows one leaf every three years, so five leaves means it's been growing for at least fifteen years.

Each plant is worth at least five hundred coins! All medicine shops buy this herb, so it's easy to sell."

Sun Ye opened his hand and gestured with five fingers.

"Five hundred coins? Half a tael of silver? One, two, three..."

"Don't count. There are about 400 blackbirds per acre, which is 200 taels. There are 8 acres here in total, so 1,600!"

Sun Ye had already figured out the situation of the Xu family's medicinal herb fields.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go."

Wang Bo couldn't wait and wished he could pick up a few blackbird plants right away.

"Why are you in such a hurry? How many plants can we pick in one night? The owner will definitely pick them all and sell them tomorrow, and we won't have another chance. Besides, they have dogs. Did you forget about them just after you got bitten?" "Old Sun, aren't the plants we picked enough? Two plants is one tael of silver, four plants is two taels. If we steal a dozen plants from him, we can sell them for a lot of silver."

Know when to quit, this is Wang Bo's style.

"Look at what you've done. You stole a few dozen taels of Kuyewu out of 1,600 taels? You might as well do something big. If you miss this opportunity, you'll never have it again."

Sun Ye looked towards the herb field, his eyes shining in the night.

Do something big?
Wang Bo was frightened when he heard this. He had never seen 1,600 taels of silver in his life.

"Mr. Sun, what are you going to do?"

"You know where our fellow villagers from Sanji County are."

"I know, I know. They're just a few villages nearby. We're starving, so we'll scatter and look for something to eat."

"you listen to me……"

Sun Ye tells about his plan.

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Two days later, in the afternoon.

Xu Fugui, Xu Xiaoniu and Xu Xiaoyun were working in the fields.

Xu Xiaogou went to the forest farm to practice martial arts.

There are only Jiazhen, Xu Xiaoxia and Xu Xiaoan at home.

In the main room, Jiazhen was sewing clothes while supervising Xu Xiaoan to recite the "Hundred Character Classic".

Xu Xiaoxia was washing clothes in the yard when she suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"Who is it?"

She opened the gate and saw Sun Ye, who was in tattered clothes and had gray hair.

Sun Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, holding the bowl in his hand, and said in a hoarse voice: "Miss, I, I am fleeing from famine. I really, really can't walk anymore. Can... can I have a drink of water?"

"grandfather."

Xu Xiaoxia was kind-hearted. She supported the trembling Sun Ye and took the bowl from his hand.

"Wait a moment, old man. I'll pour you a glass of water."

As she said this she turned and walked into the yard.

Behind her, Sun Ye followed into the yard without her permission, pretended to be exhausted and sat trembling on the steps, observing the situation in the yard with the corner of his eyes.

After a while, Xu Xiaoxia brought a bowl of water and saw Sun Ye sitting on the steps in the yard to rest, not paying much attention.

Sun Ye picked up the bowl and drank it quickly. The water wet his beard and a few drops of water hung on his gray beard.

"Oh~ Thank you, thank you, young lady. It really quenches my thirst."

He was about to stand up after he finished speaking, but he stumbled and fell to the ground.

"Uncle, please slow down."

Xu Xiaoxia hurriedly supported him.

"I'm so hungry I don't have any strength left. Miss, any leftover rice, steamed bread, or wheat bran for pigs will do. Thank you. Good people will be rewarded. May the Buddha bless you."

"Let me get you a steamed bun."

Xu Xiaoxia felt pity for Sun Ye when she saw his pitiful appearance.

She originally planned to ask her mother, but she thought her mother was so kind and would not refuse.

So he went straight to the kitchen.

Sun Ye quietly followed into the kitchen, looked around, and didn't find a better opportunity, so he secretly poured the drug into the water tank. The water tank was too big, and he was worried that the effect would not be good, so he poured the whole packet of drugs into it.

"This drug is quite expensive."

He said with concern, thinking that the family would definitely use water to cook at night, and by then they would all be knocked unconscious, which would be convenient for them to act at night.

"Hey, sir, you..."

Xu Xiaoxia took two steamed buns and turned around to find that Sun Ye had followed her into the kitchen without her knowing.

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