The Resplendent Farming Apothecary - Chapter 101

[Chapter 101 Theft]

Gu Ming looked confused: “Sister, what is a local tyrant?”

“Uh… a local tyrant is, very rich and arrogant, like a grandfather!” Gu Ye patted his grandfather in a small way.

“Grandpa, you can’t favor one over another, what about mine? I want a red envelope too!” Gu Ming puffed out his cheeks and stretched out his arms to ask for a red envelope.

Gu Xiao happily took out another red envelope and stuffed it into his grandson’s hands: “Take it!”

Gu Ye’s eyes rolled around, looking at his brother’s red envelope, smiling like a little fox: “Brother, you don’t have any money. Where the money is, why don’t I keep it for you, so that you don’t lose it carelessly. When you need it, I’ll give it to you.”

Without thinking, Gu Ming gave the red envelope that was not yet warm to her sister. The younger sister has always been careful, and she helped her to put away her master’s money. She works, he is relieved.

Gu Ye put the red envelope into the space, holding the warm stove, showing a sweet smile.

Gu Xiao grinned, turned his head and glanced at his granddaughter’s smug little expression. His silly grandson, he was sold by his sister, and he helped her count the money! However, Gu Xiao also knows that this grandson who loves his sister, let alone his sister just offered to help him keep the money, even if he asks him for it, he will still give her all the family assets without hesitation. It seems that I have to work harder and be better to my granddaughter, otherwise I will lose face when my grandson compares!

“Huh? How did the door open? I remember when I left, it was closed!” Aunt Yan’s eyes became sharp, she looked around, and there was nothing unusual.

Gu Ye slipped off his grandfather’s back and looked around. Except for his grandfather’s footprints, he couldn’t see any other traces. The snow is so heavy that even if there is anything, it will be covered by the snow.

“Wouldn’t it be blown away by the wind?” Gu Ming entered the yard and patrolled around, but found nothing else, he whispered in his mouth. The villagers in Qingshan are simple and honest, and they don’t pick up things on the road. Shouldn’t anyone come to other people’s homes to steal things?

Gu Ye rushed into his room first, and found that the box on the kang was wide open, and the clothes inside were turned over in a mess. The lock of the cabinet was also violently smashed. Fortunately, she put all the valuables in the space. However, the pearl flowers and a pair of inexpensive silver bracelets left in the dressing box outside were gone.

Gu Ming came in from outside, frowned when she saw the situation in her house, and said, “You were also overturned by a thief here? Did you lose anything?”

Gu Ye told his brother about the situation on his side. She noticed that when her brother asked the question, he used the word “also”, and asked anxiously, “Where are you and grandpa’s house? What are missing?”

Gu Ming touched her head and said, “Don’t worry, Grandpa’s belongings are well received. Except for a sweater to keep out the cold in Yancheng, and a cloak of ermine skin, I didn’t take anything else with me. You say… Who the hell did this?”

Gu Ye frowned and came to the master’s room, which was also rummaged, but there was nothing valuable, and there was nothing missing.

At this time, Aunt Yan’s voice came: “Girl, come quickly!” The

voice came from the direction of the pharmacy, Gu Ming’s face changed slightly, he and his sister looked at each other, and rushed towards the pharmacy. The pharmacy was a mess, crude medicines were thrown on the ground at will, and several bags of medicinal herbs that had been concocted were missing.

Gu Xiao stepped into the pharmacy and saw the messy scene inside, and his brows froze: “In a snowy day, thieves will never come in from outside. If we are from Qingshan Village, we steal money and small pieces of jewelry. , fortunately, it’s easy to hide. It makes sense to steal my clothes, dismantle them and sew them in the quilt to keep out the cold, but it makes sense to steal the medicinal materials you’ve concocted, and the mountains will be blocked by heavy snow. Are you leaving the handle and waiting to be caught?”

“If the thief is not stupid, then… he has left the village now, and he doesn’t plan to come back in the future!” Gu Ye had already guessed who it was. But from the mouth of the eldest son of the village chief’s family, when Wu Danggui went to ask the doctor at midnight, he had already left! How could it be possible to turn back and steal from her house?

wrong! It was freezing cold outside, and he couldn’t hide outside. When Li Chunshan knocked on the door, Wu Danggui was definitely still in the yard!

“Grandpa, let’s go to Wu Danggui’s house to see!” Gu Xiao also agreed with his granddaughter, carrying his short-legged granddaughter, and walked quickly to the entrance of the village.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and many villagers had already got up to sweep the snow. Seeing that the three of Gu Xiao and grandson braved the wind and snow, stepped on the thick snow, and hurried on their way, they couldn’t help but ask: “Gu Wuye (fifth uncle), where are you going! ”

When they learned that someone took advantage of them to go to the village chief’s house to save people, entered their house and stole a lot of things, the kind-hearted villagers of Qingshan Village were angry! Who! Who is so shameless, not to mention the burglary during the New Year’s Eve, and taking advantage of the doctor’s treatment to save people, it’s so shameless and outrageous! We must find this man who has lost his conscience and drive him out of Qingshan Village! !

Seeing the three grandfathers and grandsons Gu Xiao, they headed towards the entrance of the village. The villagers immediately understood that it was a couple surnamed Wu! In the past 100 years, Qingshan Village has never experienced theft even with the door open.

The only scandal was when the mother-in-law of the Wu family went into Zhang Orion’s yard and stole some game. One has two, and only their family was forced by their creditors to be unable to open the pot during the New Year. Who else could they be?

When the village chief got the news, he also rushed over with his three sons. At this time, the three of Gu Xiao’s grandfather and grandson had already entered the Wu family’s yard. The villagers followed behind the village chief, swarmed in, and denounced angrily—”Wu Danggui, come out!” “Wu Danggui, you shriveled tortoise, dare to act!” “Wu Danggui, hurry up! Return the stolen property!”…

“Uncle Li,” Gu Ye asked Li Chunshan, “After you entered the yard, did you enter the main room directly? Can you elaborate on what happened last night?”

Li Chunshan didn’t think about it, nodded and said: “I knocked on the door for a long time, and when no one answered, I pushed the door and entered. The door was not latched, and there was no light in the yard. I pushed open the door of this house by the snow light. The door.”

Li Chunshan pointed to the main house of the Wu family, and continued: “It’s as cold as an ice cellar inside, there is no fire on the kang, there is no one in it, and everything that can be taken from the boxes and cabinets is taken…”

” What? Wu Angelica and his wife are gone? What should they do with the money they owe us?”

“God damn it, this is the money that our family has saved for several years-”

“We shouldn’t have pitied them and lent the money to us. These two white-eyed wolves!!”

“Yes, let the rich man’s son beat Wu Danggui, the turtle son, to death and maim!!”

The villagers of Qingshan Village were full of indignation and talked a lot.

“But… if Wu Danggui left Qingshan Village before Gu Ye went to the doctor, then the theft at Gu Wuye’s house would have nothing to do with the two of them, right?” Some people in the crowd raised doubts.

Gu Ye shook his head slowly, and said, “That’s not necessarily true! When Uncle Li came, he only entered the main room. Seeing the scene in the room, he guessed that the other party had left. There are pregnant women at home waiting to see a doctor, and the other rooms are not detailed. Check carefully. As far as I know, Wu Danggui also has a special room for making medicines, right?”

“Yes!” said a villager who walked around Wu Danggui’s house more frequently, “His pharmacy is in the backyard, and it is usually accessible on weekdays. The door to the backyard is locked!”

Gu Xiao heard the words and walked to the backyard first. Brother Gu Ye followed closely behind. Wu Angelica’s pharmacy is not big, it is a small house with mud walls and grass roofs. There were some worthless dried herbs in a mess, and in the open space in the middle of the pharmacy, there was a burnt out brazier and a worn quilt. Apparently, someone was hiding in the pharmacy!

This makes sense. When the village chief’s eldest son came to invite Doctor Wu, he should have been hiding in the pharmacy. After Li Chunshan left, he took the opportunity to touch the Gu family halfway up the mountain, turned over valuables, and stole more than 20 kilograms of medicinal materials that Gu Ye had just concocted.

“This Wu Angelica left on New Year’s Eve, the mountains are icy and snowy, and they are not afraid of freezing to death on the road!” Someone in the crowd muttered.

Zhang Orion suddenly said: “I don’t think he is stupid enough to drive overnight. Not to mention that the wind and snow didn’t stop last night, and it’s easier to meet wild animals at night. If I were him, I would choose a nearby village and stay overnight today. Hurry up again in the morning.”

“Then what are you waiting for! Go chase it! Don’t we have snowboards? Going to town on a ski is faster than riding a horse on a mountain road! Go after it now, maybe you can catch up!” Li Hao was eager to try. He and a few older kids are the best skiers in the village. Even the adults in the village can’t compare to them!

Other villagers also agreed. Gu Xiao bent down, drew a map of the nearby villages on a piece of clean snow, pointed to three of them and said, “These villages are the closest to our Qingshan Village. If you ski, you can reach them in less than an hour. Last night, they were most likely to spend the night in these places.”

Then, he extended a few mountain roads from these villages: “Wu Danggui is guilty of being a thief, and he will definitely not take the main road. Then the trails from these villages to the mountains, It’s time to focus on it. I’ll take a few people and go this way. Zhang Orion, you take a few people to go that way. Li Chunshan, your brothers are chasing another way. If you can’t catch up, you must return to the village before dark. Now… let’s go!”

The snowboard that was originally used for entertainment came in great use at this time. Li Hao put on thick cotton clothes and followed his father with great interest, gearing up for a big career.