The wife of two taels of silver

Zhang Ben glanced at the sun and realized it was time to pick up the children.

The two children attended a private school in the neighboring village, Xia'anhe Village.

There was an old scholar in Xia'anhe Village. He had taken the provincial examination for more than ten years but never passed. The blow was so great that he stopped taking the examination and went to teach in the village.

However, scholars are rare in rural areas. There is only one scholar in Shang'anhe Village, the old scholar, and there is only Gu An in Shang'anhe Village.

Because he has slow legs, Zhang Ben went to pick up his child early.

On the way, they met Li Erzhu, Li Yatou's father. Li Erzhu asked, "Brother Zhang, where are you going?"

Usually Xiaobai goes to pick up the children from school. Li Erzhu only picks up the children at the beginning and never comes again.

Zhang Ben said, "It's Erzhu. I'm going to pick up the children. Xiaobai and his wife are out today."

Li Erzhu immediately said, "Okay, I'll go with you. Big brother, wait for me to put the hoe back home."

Zhang Ben said, "I will go alone and become Erzhu brother. You can go to work in the fields."

Li Erzhu walked home and shook his head: "It's okay, I can do farm work anytime, nothing is more important than children."

Afterwards, the two of them went to the private school together to pick up their child after school.

Most people in the village don’t have enough to eat, so there are very few children coming to school, only a dozen or so.

When Gu Mo and the other two saw Zhang Ben, they all ran over and asked, "Uncle Zhang, where is Xiaobai? Why didn't Xiaobai come?"

"Dad!" The girl was very happy to see her father.

Zhang Ben and Li Erzhu took the cloth bags of the three children and said, "Xiaobai and his wife are out, so we are the two of us to take you home today."

It takes about quarter of an hour to walk from Shang'anhe Village to Xia'anhe Village.

Although they have walked this road many times, the children are still very curious about it. Every day they discover places they have not noticed before, and then discuss them together, chattering.

When they entered Shang'anhe Village, many children greeted the three of them, which was a change from the previous situation where no one was willing to play with them.

The family's status in the village and the improvement of one's own abilities will allow one to rise to an important position in the circle of children.

"Momo, Lanlan!" The little friends greeted happily: "Want to play together? Catch crickets!"

The three children looked at the two adults sensibly.

Zhang Ben touched the back of Gu Mo and Gu Zhilan's heads. Li Erzhu touched the back of Li Yatou's head, gently pushed her forward, and said, "Go play."

"Oh~!" The three children jumped up and rushed towards the group of children.

Lin Jiafu and Ma Kuizi, who had been following in the dark, became excited as they watched, "Brother Kui! Maybe we can catch all three of them today!"

Ma Kuizi looked at these three good guys, his eyes shining: "Jiafu, are all the things I asked you to prepare ready?"

"Don't worry, Brother Kui, everything is ready!" Lin Jiafu rubbed his hands excitedly.

Gu Mo and his two friends not only played, but sometimes also taught these little friends some words. This made the children's parents very excited and let their children play with Gu Mo and his friends even more.

"This word is pronounced 国," Gu Mo scratched on the ground with a branch, "That's how it's written."

"The country of the country is this." Gu Mo added.

The other children were also very curious. They didn't know what the characters looked like. Reading and writing these four characters were too unfamiliar to them.

"I want to try it too!"

“I’ll write something too!”

"Momo, do you think what I wrote is correct?"

The friends chattered and asked Gu Mo about the characters. The writing was so crooked that some of them couldn't even be recognized as characters.

The three children were also very responsible. I taught them one by one and taught them the correct way to write.

Gu Mo and his friends have become the kings among this group of children, while Erhu is the king among another group of children.

Most of those children were disobedient, teased cats and dogs, regarded Gu Mo and his group as enemies, and wanted to compete with them in everything they did.

But obviously, none of them could read and write, which made them feel at a disadvantage and very dissatisfied.

Erhu was jealous when he saw Gu Mo and Gu Zhilan being treated like stars. It was obvious that Gu Mo and Gu Zhilan were not even worthy of carrying his shoes before, but now they could go against him.

"We caught a fox cub yesterday!" Erhu shouted at the group of people.

The children behind Erhu were stunned. When had they ever caught a fox cub? They saw one in the mountains yesterday, but it ran away so quickly that they didn't even know where to chase it.

Children are playful after all. When the other kid heard that Erhu had caught a little fox, he dropped the branch he was holding and ran over to ask, "Erhu, really? Can I see the fox cub you caught?"

Erhu raised his chin proudly, put his hands on his hips, and said, "Okay, I'll show you."

When the others heard this, they also gathered around, clamoring to see the little fox: "Erhu, can I see it too?"

"Erhu, I want to see it too."

"Two tigers, two tigers, and me and me."

Erhu was happy and said, "Okay, I'll let you take a look at them all."

Goudan secretly pulled Erhu over and said, "Erhu, what are you talking about? We don't have any fox cubs."

"Shut up!" Erhu's face changed. He leaned close to Goudan's ear and said, "Why are you so anxious? Just watch me."

Erhu crossed his arms, squinted his eyes at Gu Mo, Gu Zhilan, and Li Yaya, and said, "You three, do you want to see the fox cub?"

The three kids looked at each other, nodded honestly, and said, "Yes, I want to see it."

Erhu stood on a large rock, waved his hand, and said as if giving a speech, "I can let you see my fox cub, but after one look, it's gone. I want to catch another fox cub later. Do you want to come?"

"There are eight or nine fox cubs in this litter. Now that the key has found the den, we can each get one!" Erhu encouraged the children.

Someone was eager to try and asked, "Erhu, is it far? My mother said we can't go too far into the mountains."

Erhu said, "Not far, just a little above the foot of the mountain."

Seeing that these people were still hesitant, Erhu said, "Are you going or not? If not, we'll leave and won't wait for you."

Erhu jumped down from the rock and led Goudan and the others up the mountain, muttering, "What a bunch of cowards."

The half-grown children could not stand being provoked. Suddenly someone said, "Erhu, I'll go. Take me with you."

"Erhu, take me with you too."

"Who's the coward? I didn't say I wouldn't go."

Except for Gu Mo, Gu Zhilan and Li Yatou, everyone followed Erhu up the mountain.

Gu Zhilan actually wanted to go, so she held her brother and sister's hands and said, "Brother, sister, let's go too."

Gu Mo shook his head and said, "Lanlan, we should go home and see if mother has come home."

Li Yatou also said: "Yes, Lanlan, it's almost time for dinner. Mom and Dad will be worried if they can't find us."

Gu Zhilan lowered her head, feeling a little depressed. "Okay, I still want to see the little fox. It must be very pretty."

The three were about to leave when Erhu turned around and shouted at them, "Gu Mo, Gu Zhilan! Li girl! Aren't you going?"

The three shook their heads and prepared to leave again.

"You all should go together, let's all go." Erhu kept persuading them abnormally.

The other children also followed suit. They had no bad intentions, they just thought it would be fun to catch fox cubs together. Gu Mo and the others were very nice to them, so they also wanted to take Gu Mo to play with them.

"Yeah, Momolanlan, it's okay, girl, don't you want to go? We'll just catch it for a while and be back soon."

"Yeah, it's still a while before dinner. Even if we can't catch it, we might as well see what the fox cub looks like."

"Yes, we often go to the mountains. If we don't pick mushrooms, we collect firewood."

"Momo, Lanlan, girl, come with us."

Gu Zhilan also looked at her brother and sister expectantly. She really wanted to go.

No matter how mature Gu Mo and Li Yatou were, they were still children after all. They were persuaded and followed the large group to the mountain.

This was a great opportunity for Lin Jiafu and Ma Kuizi. They got it without any effort. After the children went to the mountain, the two of them followed them stealthily.

When we got to the top of the mountain, we saw dense trees and the lush leaves blocked the sunlight, making it a little dim.

There were nine children. Erhu divided them into two teams and commanded: "Ergou, you take them over there. Goudan, you follow me and the three of them over here."

"No matter where you see the fox cub, you must shout loudly and ask us to come over." Erhu said very convincingly.

The three of them refer to Gu Mo, Gu Zhilan and Li Yatou.

The others had no objections and began to split into two groups.

Erhu was walking side by side with Gu Mo and the other two at first, but as they walked, he fell behind, and Gu Mo and the others didn't notice it.

Goudan looked at the backs of Gu Mo and the other two, and asked Erhu in a low voice: "Erhu, what do you want to do?"

Erhu said indignantly, "I can't stand these three people who know everything. Let's hide quietly and imitate the wolf howl to scare them."

Goudan gave Erhu a thumbs up and said, "Erhu, you are really smart."

Erhu smiled slyly and said to Gu Mo and the other three, "Yes, a little further ahead, that's where I saw the little fox yesterday."

The three of them walked forward, looking for the fox cub carefully.

Erhu and Goudan quietly walked back, hid in the weeds, covered their mouths with their hands, leaving a small gap, and began to imitate the howl of wolves.

“Ouch—”

The barking sound is very similar to Xiaobai's, but it is also different from Xiaobai's. When Xiaobai barks at home, he is just acting coquettishly, not so ferociously.

"what!!!"

Gu Mo and the others were really frightened. They screamed instantly and turned around and ran forward.

The children in the village have all heard from their parents that there are wolves in the mountains, so they don’t dare to go into the mountains.

The three children ran forward, their hearts pounding, their heads tense, and they forgot everything else as they were only thinking about getting away from the wolf behind them.

"Hahahahahahahahahaha!" Erhu and Goudan clapped their hands and laughed loudly. Thinking of the silly looks of Gu Mo and the others, they laughed even more happily.

Goudan's mouth was dry from laughing. He licked his lips and asked Erhu, "Is nothing going to happen to them?"

Erhu didn't take it seriously. "What could possibly happen? They were running down the mountain."

Goudan thought about it and nodded.

The two of them turned around and went to find another team.

Seeing this, Lin Jiafu excitedly grabbed Ma Kuizi beside him and said, "Brother Kui!"

Ma Kuizi threw him away and cursed, "What are you still standing there for? Chase after him!"

How could three little kids outrun two strong adults?

After a while, Lin Jiafu and Ma Kuizi caught up to Gu Mo and the other two.

"Ah! Who is it?"

The three children who were only thinking about running forward were suddenly blocked by someone and were frightened.

Seeing that it was Lin Jiafu, even though Lin Jiafu had never given Gu Mo and Gu Zhilan a good face and would be scolded if he saw them, in this situation, seeing an adult, or a relative, the child could not help but ask for help: "Uncle, there is a wolf behind!"

Gu Mo said to Lin Jiafu anxiously.

"There's a wolf. Come here, come to me." After being hit by Ma Kuizi's elbow, Lin Jiafu reacted and said in a hypocritical manner.

The three children quickly hid behind the adults.

However, before they could stand properly, Gu Mo and Gu Zhilan were each covered with a handkerchief by Lin Jiafu.

"What are you doing! Let go of Momo and Lanlan!" Li Yatou was shocked and scared, but looking at Momo and Lanlan's tumbling legs, she went up and slapped Lin Jiafu.

Gu Mo tightly grasped the hand covering his mouth, his hand turning white with strength, but he still couldn't get it free. After struggling for a while, he began to feel dizzy, his head went limp to the side, and he passed out.

The same was true for Gu Zhilan, with tears in the corners of her eyes.

Li Yatou was anxious and bit Lin Jiafu's wrist.

Lin Jiafu roared and pushed Li Yatou away. Gu Zhilan had already fainted. He threw her to the ground and took out a handkerchief from his arms, which was sprinkled with medicine powder, and covered Li Yatou's mouth with it.

"You little bitch, you dare to bite me? I'll beat you to death!" Lin Jiafu pressed Li Yatou to the ground and slapped her.

The handkerchief was covered with sleeping pills, and soon, Li Yatou stopped struggling.

Lin Jiafu stood up, panting, looking at the wound on his arm, and cursed: "These two little bitches scratched me until I bled."

Ma Kuizi said impatiently, "Quickly tie up the three of them, cover their mouths tightly, and carry them to the car. Maybe we can see the money tonight."

"Okay!" Lin Jiafu nodded excitedly.

They tied the three children's hands and feet, stuffed rags into their mouths to make sure they couldn't make any sound even if they woke up, and then stuffed them into sacks and planned to carry them to their carriage.

This carriage was rented in advance. When Lin Jiafu first wanted to rent it, he was reluctant. It was only after Ma Kuizi gave him a lecture that he rented the carriage.

The carriage was parked at the end of the village, where there were few people, the ground was uneven and difficult to farm. There were only a few small woods and no one lived there. It was a good place to hide the carriage.

After putting the three large sacks on the carriage, Ma Kuizi drove the carriage into Hua'an County from a small road.

The small road is difficult to walk on and the distance is even longer, so not many people walk on it.

This simply provides perfect conditions for these two beasts to do this.

At Erhu's place, the other kids saw Erhu and Goudan coming over, but didn't see Gu Mo and the others. They asked, "Hey? Where are Momo and Lanlan? The girl isn't here either."

"Oh, the three of them went back and said they were going home." Erhu lied without blushing or beating his heart.

After searching for a while, the children actually found a little fox cub with bright red fur. The children were very excited and chased it for a long time. They only went home when it was getting dark.

On Lin Haitang's side, when Lin Haitang just got on the carriage and was about to go home, Lin Jiafu and Ma Kuizi were already almost at the county town with their three children.

When Lin Haitang got home, she found that her child was missing. Zhang Ben and Li Erzhu were looking for him frantically.