Paradise

Today, the Yuan family was busy with farm work on a few acres of land, from morning to night, came back from the field late, and cooked later than usual.

When Lin Bao came over, his family's meal had just been cooked, and he happened to be here, and Yuan's mother made two more dishes. If it wasn't for the time, Yuan's mother would have thought of killing a chicken and stewing it. Treat this The future uncle-to-be.

The meal was served, and a table of people sat around to eat and eat vegetables. Father Yuan was very happy and wanted to take Lin Bao to drink, but Lin Bao was not yet an adult and could not drink alcohol, so he settled for the next best thing and poured him tea .

Two people drink tea while the other drinks, it's also a special taste.Because their attention was not on the wine, but on what Lin Bao told.

Lin Bao had eaten, and he was quite full, not hungry at all. He was holding a cup of tea, and only occasionally ordered some food, because the Yuan family wanted to hear about his catching thieves, especially wanting to hear about him seeing He told the story of the magistrate at the dinner table one by one.

The Yuan family listened with great interest while eating their food.

"Xiaobao, you have so many ideas. You actually came up with such a way to catch Liu Lao Si. It's amazing. Liu Lao Si steals things from the villagers a lot. Every time he does it secretly, there is no Someone caught him before, and the popularity in the village made him teeth itch, and there was nothing he could do about it, now he is reaping the consequences of being arrested and imprisoned, and he deserves it! It's so satisfying." The eldest brother of the Yuan family said happily.

When it comes to Liu Laosi, the eldest brother of the Yuan family hates it very much. His land is next to that of Liu Laosi's family. Weeds and insects would spread to his field from next door, and they had to clean up the weeds in Liu Laosi's field next to his field every time.

This is still a trivial matter, the key is that Liu Laosi is a very bad guy, every time when the crops are ripe, he will always steal the food from his family's field while no one is paying attention, it is very hateful, the farmer's family is the most precious What you need is food, you can't be angry if someone steals it, but you can't catch him stealing it, especially Liu Laosi is also very sloppy, he looks like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, even if you beat him He is not afraid of a few punches, and he still goes his own way.

This time Lin Bao's "catch the thief and seize the stolen goods" was really used wisely.Moreover, Liu Laosi was greedy this time, and stole a lot of things from the Lin family in one go. Counting the silver, it would be several taels, which is enough for an ordinary family to eat and drink for a year. This is already a big case in the countryside. Such a big case requires report to the government.

But this kind of thing, usually the village will get mixed up and don't want to get it up, but this time Liu Laosi has committed public anger before, this is a rare opportunity, and the villagers will not let it go, and they all agree to send him away. Officials, this is what Liu Laosi deserves, and he can't live for his own crimes.

"Brother Dong, the purse that Xiaobao gave you just now contains money from the magistrate of the county. Take it out and let us have a look, so we can enjoy it." The elder brother of the Yuan family said, the purse just now was taken by brother Yuandong. Put it away, he hasn't seen the reward inside yet, he has been thinking about it.

"That's right, take it out and let us all have a look." Yuan's father said cheerfully, he drank half a bowl of rice wine today when he was happy, and now his face is flushed, obviously he drank too much.

At this moment, when the Yuan family was listening to Lin Bao's story, they had already finished their meal. Brother Yuan Dong helped his mother take away the plates and bowls on the table, and took the purse and snacks that Lin Bao gave him. When they came out, the snacks were placed on the table for everyone to share.

Brother Yuan Dong didn't give the purse to others, but opened the purse himself, took out the copper coins wrapped in red paper, put the red paper on the table and opened the red paper, "It's all here, look, it's just copper coins, you guys I've seen it all."

"I have seen copper coins before, but we have never seen such a new copper coin. It is so golden. Look how round this copper coin is, and there is no bump at all." The second brother of the Yuan family sighed, holding a copper coin on the palm of his hand and looking at it. , I like it very much.

The others also took a copper coin and looked at it in their hands.Speaking of which, the copper coins given by the magistrate of this county are indeed different from ordinary copper coins. These copper coins are specially minted by the imperial court every year, and are used as rewards for these lower-level officials.

These copper coins are made of brass and zinc according to the same specifications, and they are a circle larger than ordinary copper coins. The words "Shangwu Tongbao" are printed on them. The new copper coins are yellow and look golden under the light. Yes, very beautiful.

The two elder brothers of the Yuan family looked at the copper coins and wanted one too. They didn't want to spend it, but they wanted to find a red rope to tie it around their necks. Some people in the village hung the copper coins like this. On the neck, it's quite nice. Most of the people who do this are worn by adults for children, but there are also old men who wear it like this.

The elder brother of the Yuan family took the copper coin and gestured to his chest, and asked the second elder brother of the Yuan family, "Second brother, how do you see it, is it suitable for me to hang it?"

The second brother of the Yuan family nodded and said, "It's suitable, I want to wear one too!"

The two elder brothers were not overjoyed yet, their hands were empty, and Yuan Dong'er took back all the copper coins in their hands, rewrapped them in red paper, and planned to put them back into the purse, "This is Xiaobao Gave it to me! I want to keep it.”

"Brother Dong, my good brother, don't be so stingy, so much copper coins, one for me and your second brother is enough."

The elder brother of the Yuan family looked at Lin Bao while he was talking. It was obvious that he wanted to ask him to help intercede. They knew their brother's temper well. If he said no, he would definitely not give it. will not be forced.

"Brother Dong, elder brother and the others like it so much, you can give the copper coins to them." Lin Bao persuaded from the side. In many cases, Lin Bao is more likely to come to trouble. Give.

In fact, that's what Brother Yuan Dong said. He has already thought about it. When the two elder brothers have children in the future, he is very happy to give this copper coin to his nephews, but they want it right now. Yuan Dong The elder brother also followed the wishes of the two elder brothers, and took out the copper coins again, and gave each of them one.

The two Yuan brothers were very happy. They went to find the red string together and tied the copper coins around their necks. They were all very beautiful.

Yuan's father saw the two sons carrying copper coins, and felt itchy in his heart. Before he could open his mouth, Brother Yuan Dong was considerate. He took the red string that his elder brother found, put the copper coins in, and put them directly on his father's neck. above the neck.Yuan's father was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, he shouted, "It's still my brother Dong who loves me the most!"