Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

The night was getting dark, and Sifang Village began to be shrouded in darkness.

After dinner in every household, except for a few people enjoying the shade in the yard, everyone else went back to their rooms to sleep to reduce hunger.

Chen Changli walked in the dark Sifang Village and soon took advantage of the weak moonlight to reach the area where the three bandits were hiding.

He found a place to hide, and while paying attention to his surroundings, he thought about where these bandits might be hiding in the mountains.

The more bandits there are and if they want to hide some food, their location must be close to the mountain wall and there will be no attack by wild beasts.

In other words, they are definitely in a safe place, and finding their place depends on the people within them.

As his thoughts gradually became clearer, Chen Changli couldn't help but feel relaxed.

At this moment, the three bandits took action. They headed towards the best house in the village with green light in their eyes.

Chen Changli stared at the direction they were going, and smiled in surprise. They were going to the village chief's house. It seemed that the lean man had a big grudge against the village chief's son!

Fortunately, he was going to harm the village chief's family, otherwise he would have caught them before they could find a way to get into the villagers' homes.

Now it is confirmed that they are going to the village chief's house. This is completely dog ​​eat dog. While he is watching the fun, he can also follow these people to find the hiding place of the bandit.

Once he made up his mind, Chen Changli quickly followed, and happened to see the lean man standing outside the village chief's house, secretly blowing away a puff of smoke through the crack in the door.

Two thin men stood by his side, looking out for him.

In less than half a quarter of an hour, the lean man felt that it was almost done, so he took out a dagger, pried open the door bolt, and led the people in. It didn't take long for the three of them to come out each carrying a sack.

They closed the door and ran straight up the mountain without wasting any time.

Once they entered the mountains, they stopped moving forward. Instead, they found a perfect location and began to open the sacks and take out the sweet potatoes to roast.

The three grown men had relatively large appetites, and they quickly consumed most of the sack of sweet potatoes.

A thin man burped and sighed, "As expected of the village chief's family, they have more food than other families."

"It's a pity that we have been hungry for a long time and have less strength, otherwise we wouldn't be able to carry the sweet potatoes." Another person's tone was full of regret.

The lean man sneered: "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't even be able to eat sweet potatoes."

After eating and wiping his mouth, he said with a smile in his eyes: "This Sifang Village is backed by mountains and has not yet reached a desperate situation, so the food in their fields cannot be wasted. Otherwise, as the heat intensifies, the food in the fields will be lost." There’s a chance it could be wasted.”

Hearing what he said, the two thin men immediately sat up straight and asked with expectant eyes: "What do you want to do? Both of us are willing to listen to you."

"The three of us can't do anything big." The lean man's eyes flashed, "We have to use these sweet potatoes to please the adults and let them take us to do something big."

He was no longer satisfied with petty theft and wanted to rush directly into the village to grab food.

What he meant was obvious. The other two were not afraid at all, but became excited.

"The world outside is getting worse and worse. Only the village on the mountain still has some surplus food, but this surplus food can't last long. Rather than taking advantage of those stupid villagers, it's better for us to enjoy all the food ourselves. .”

The more they talked, the more excited they became. They immediately put the sacks on their bodies and got up and headed back to the mountain.

Seeing that they suddenly became so active, the lean man followed with a smile on his face.

The three of them did not return to the bandit's camp until dawn.

Chen Changli followed along and made some notes while familiarizing himself with the surrounding environment, and then discovered that these bandits actually lived in a small valley.

When he saw this small valley with mountains and water, and noticed that there were fertile fields for cultivation in the distance, he knew that these bandits had been staying here for a long time.

His deep eyes were calm, but the aura around him suddenly shrank and became nonexistent.

But in a moment, like lightning, he bypassed the patrolling bandits and entered the valley. It took him an hour to find the place where the food was piled.

Seeing the hordes of grain being randomly placed on the ground, Chen Changli's eyes almost burst into flames. These bandits tried their best to get the grain but did not cherish it. It was really hateful.

He had to tell the county magistrate about this as soon as possible and let the magistrate lead troops to suppress the bandits. Otherwise, when these bandits became more and more courageous, trouble would occur in Sifang Village and neighboring villages.

Keeping the layout of the valley in mind and determining the number of bandits, Chen Changli quickly went down the mountain to the town.

He was actively taking action, but several families who went back to discuss matters with the clan leader yesterday came to the Chen family at dawn.

At this time, the Chen family had just gotten up not long ago.

When she heard someone knocking on the door outside, Wan Shufang thought it was Chen Changli who had come back, and hurried to the door to open the door.

"From the Chen family, we have something to tell you." Widow Xu's breathing was rapid and her body couldn't stop trembling.

Wan Shufang saw something wrong with her expression, and saw other people's faces tense as if they were suppressing their emotions.

She had a bad feeling and quickly let people in.

After a few people entered the courtyard, their expressions became slightly better.

Wan Shufang lowered her voice and asked, "Why did you come here so early in the morning? But something was wrong with what happened yesterday."

Widow Xu also whispered: "We told the clan leaders what happened as you and your wife said. The clan leaders were very worried and prepared to report it to the official. We discussed it privately and decided to come over and tell you and your wife. Look at you. What did you think before you reported it to the official?"

When it came to reporting to officials, Widow Xu's voice became even lower. After all, what ordinary people feared most was officials, and the village chief who managed the entire village was considered a minor official.

She was worried that if the food thief was not caught, the village chief would find out about them and make it difficult for them to live in the village.

Wan Shufang understood what Widow Xu meant.

She looked embarrassed: "My head went out early in the morning and he hasn't come back yet. I can't make the decision alone on this matter."

Chen Changli went out yesterday, and she was not worried about him at first.

Just one night passed and he still hadn't come back, so she felt a little uneasy.

Now that Widow Xu said such words again, Wan Shufang did not dare to act rashly. After all, no one knew what the situation was at the village chief's side.

If they accidentally alerted their family, the bandits would probably rush down the mountain regardless.

"Wait another half day. If my boss hasn't come back after half a day, we will go find the county magistrate."

Wan Shufang comforted Widow Xu with kind words and asked the others to go back and wait for the news. After thinking about it, she went to the kitchen to get some flour mixed with fine chaff and made some cakes before going to the village chief's house.

"Damn the second son, how can there be a son like him in this world? Instead of taking good things home, he steals them out. Does he want to starve us to death?"