Dressed as the uncle of farming culture

The foreheads of the two were bruised and purple, and it looked like they had been knocked hard. Mo Tutou squatted down and looked at them, "I need your help..."

Affected by this incident, Xiao Le didn't want to celebrate his birthday very much the next day. In the morning, Mo Tutou gave Xiao Le a birthday gift, and then advised him to go home and get together with his parents and brothers. In the evening, Mo Tutou would go pick him up.

Xiao Le thought that there were many children in the village, so he immediately regained his energy. After buying something, he quickly got on the bullock cart and went back to the village.

Coincidentally, I met Xiao's mother on the way home from the town. She was carrying a basket full of Xiao Le's favorite food. Xiao Le stopped the ox cart and helped Xiao's mother up.

"I knew you were coming back today," Xiao's mother sized him up with a smile, and suddenly the smile on her face gradually disappeared, "But what difficulties did you encounter?"

Knowing that she noticed that her eyes were a little red, Xiao Le raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, and said in a low voice, "We'll talk about it when we go home."

Xiao's mother's heart also sank. The family was packing up and moving to the Ren's family during this period of time. Knowing that they were going to build a house, they were warmly invited by the Ren's family to live there temporarily. After the house was built, they would move back.

Ren's house is not spacious, and there are many Xiao family members, so Xiao's mother took the children to live in Ren's house, and the rest went to other good friends to borrow, and built another stove for cooking.

After the mother and son got off the bullock cart, they hurried home. Mrs. Xiao just came back from the field, and she immediately smiled when she saw Xiao Le. Just as she was about to speak, she realized that the expressions of the two were not right. Keeping up, after the three of them entered the courtyard, they slammed the courtyard door behind their backhands.

Uncle's face is so ugly, something must have happened.

Sister-in-law Xiao was as worried as Mother Xiao, saying that the eldest sister-in-law was like a mother, so Sister-in-law Xiao naturally had some love for Xiao Le.

"Brother Le...what's the matter?"

"What happened?"

"Uncle?"

Fortunately, his family members were all there, so Xiao Le asked everyone to gather in the main room and sit down, "There was a murder case in the county. It was an 11-year-old boy. When he was found, he didn't have any good flesh on his body...he was humiliated to death."

The worst thing everyone thought about was that Xiao Le could no longer be his wife. When they were worried, they heard Xiao Le say so.

The people present gasped, only Xiao Yunlan and Xiao Yunxing, who didn't know much about human affairs, understood that someone had died, and it was a child about their age.

"This, is there any king's law!"

Mother Xiao was trembling with anger, Second Aunt Xiao grabbed Xiao Yunyue and the three of them and stood in front of her, "Don't leave the village these days!"

"Yes!" Mrs. Xiao also realized, "Don't even go hunting for pigweed, I'll go!"

"The left and right families are also busy building houses, so you can help out with the cooking at home, and don't get involved in other things," Father Xiao said in a deep voice, holding an unburned cigarette.

"I came back just to ask the village chief to remind everyone. It would be best for the village chief to tell other villages to take good care of their own children. Don't follow strangers easily, and don't be greedy for money. Why would you choose to be a book boy? Boy bullshit!"

Xiao Le even spoke foul words.

"Brother Le, follow me to find the village head now," Father Xiao got up immediately, and went to the village head's house with Xiao Le.

Xiao Yunxing saw that the faces of the adults were so ugly, he scratched his head and said to Xiao Yunlan, "Yesterday, I told Er Zhuzi that I would go up the mountain to hunt wild fruits tomorrow."

"How can there be any wild fruit to fight these two days?"

Brother Xiao frowned, and looked at Xiao Yunxing and his siblings with warning eyes, "If you get hungry, I'll go to the town and buy some fruit for you, isn't it sweeter than wild fruit?"

"You are obedient," Xiao's mother's face is still a little pale now, "When I was a girl, there was a beast in our county, and he harmed all the little girls! We dare not go out in those days. After two years like this, no one was caught, and one year without accidents, I thought it was over, but as soon as a girl went out to visit her relatives, she was killed."

"Fortunately, that beast was executed by Ling Chi later! Many people went to the execution ground to see the fate of that beast. It was very refreshing. After more than 20 years, another beast appeared! Yun Xing, don't think that you are just a boy and you are fine. Son!"

Seeing that Xiao Yunxing was still looking at the two sisters with worried eyes, Mother Xiao said sharply, "Didn't you hear your little uncle say that the accident happened this time with a boy!"

The little ones were terrified.

"In the future, without an adult following you, you can only go to Ren's house at the farthest, and you can't go anywhere else! Do you understand?"

Brother Xiao patted the table vigorously, intimidating the younger ones.

Xiao Yunyue and the others nodded repeatedly, and when Mrs. Xiao took them to cook, they trembled.

The meal at noon was tasteless, especially for the young ones. Xiao Le only heard later that they had nightmares for several days after being frightened like this.

In the evening, Catcher Mo came to pick him up on a horse. He was having dinner at Xiao's house. Hearing that he was coming, the village chief rushed over to see him. Catcher Mo also told him the seriousness of the matter and asked him to Informed all the villages around the town, the village chief's calves were a little weak.

"Not to mention other villages, but in the village next door to ours, a child disappeared. He was going to the county town to be an apprentice, but he went there for two months, and his parents didn't see anyone."

"The teacher that the child worshiped always said that the child was sent to work elsewhere by him, and he would come back in two days. They heard this kind of words several times, and then they became suspicious, but they did not dare to report to the official. If it’s true, wouldn’t that offend him?”

When Mo catcher heard this, he immediately frowned, "Confused! Who is the name of that family?"

"It's in the next door village, surnamed Wu and named A Niu!"

So Xiao Le and Mo Tutou hurried to the next village after eating, and successfully found the child's home, which was Wu A Niu.

At this point they had just put the food on the table, but they had no appetite at all.

"You said the child really went to work?"

His wife sighed, "The blacksmith's master has worked in the county for countless years, so he shouldn't be able to deceive people."

But she was just worried, afraid that something would happen to the child.

Not to mention that she has been having nightmares these past two days, and she dare not tell her husband for fear that he will be worried.

"Is Wu Aniu at home?"

"It's here!"

Wu A Niu immediately replied when he heard the voice, he heard the voice sounded like ear noises, and he didn't know who it was, so he immediately got up and opened the courtyard door, there were two young men outside the door, one tall and one thin.

"Who are you two?"

"I've found the bullock cart. You go to the county immediately to find the blacksmith's master and force him to give you the man, or you will report to the police." Mo Butou didn't talk nonsense, and let them leave quickly.

Don't say who you are.

Scared the Wu family couple, "Did something happen to my son?"

"Who are you? How do you know my son is in the blacksmith's shop?"

"I'm a police officer from the county government. Don't panic, just do as I tell you."

Where can the two of them eat now, they locked the courtyard door and followed them to the entrance of the village to get on the bullock cart, while Xiao Le and the others rode horses to clear the way.

"I'll take you home first," Xiao Le sat in the back, put his hand lightly on Mo Tantou's shoulders, and when he arrived at the county seat, Mo Tantou turned his head and said, "This matter is too involved, and you are the master. It’s best not to get involved.”

Xiao Le thought for a while, then nodded in response.

He had told Mo Butou in the words of a dream about the underground dungeon in the two beasts' house before, and he naturally knew what to do, and he didn't have much help in the past, and besides, he was not a yamen Some things are beyond his knowledge.

After sending Xiao Le home, Catcher Mo went directly to the yamen, and then took a dozen brothers to the blacksmith shop.

At this time, Wu A Niu and his wife were crying at the door of the shop, forcing the blacksmith to hand over their son.

"We sent our son here to learn blacksmithing from you! But in the past two months, we have seen each other when we were sent here!" "Five times later, you have excuses every time, just not letting us meet My child! My surname is Li! If you don’t hand over our son today, I will crash and die at the door of your shop, and I will haunt you day and night as a ghost! Let me see who dares to come to your shop!

Wu A Niu became more and more excited when he shouted, and called out people from all the shops in the neighbors' houses, and walked over to some nearby yards looking for voices.

"What's going on here?"

"It seems that the child was handed over to Blacksmith Li as an apprentice, but the child has not seen each other for two months. No, it's making trouble."

"I can't see you for two months?" When the women heard this, they immediately felt the feelings of the Wu family couple, "That must be worrying."

"Da Tie Li, when did you become an apprentice? Why haven't I seen it before?"

The shopkeeper of the grocery store opposite the blacksmith stood up with a puzzled expression and asked.

It is said that Wu A Niu and his wife are going to fight desperately with Da Tie Li. This Da Tie Li is about the same age as Wu A Niu. His wife and children are all in the country, and he keeps his shop in the town. .

He easily evaded the attacks of Wu Aniu and his wife, but he still kept the same rhetoric, "You guys misunderstood! That child was really sent to learn from my senior brother, and he will be back soon!"

"Then you take us to find that child now, and Wu Aniu and his wife won't make trouble with you, and will kowtow to you and apologize."

Mo Butou came striding forward with an official knife in his hand, and the dozen or so people behind him also looked very unkind.

When Tie Li saw that all the people from the government had come, his face turned pale with fright, and when he didn't pay attention, he was bitten by Mrs. Wu, causing him to scream in pain. He grabbed his neck.

"Okay," he called to stop intentionally and slowly, but Blacksmith Li had already started to roll his eyes, and after being released by Wu Aniu, he collapsed on the ground and trembled.

When the onlookers saw it, they also felt a little unbearable.

"I haven't figured this out yet..."

"What's unclear, you don't know? Recently, many boys have disappeared! Just yesterday, a corpse was found..."

The yamen didn't spread the news at first, but after the parents of the first victim returned to the village, they started to make a fuss, and now everyone in the next county knew about it.

"I, I said."

Blacksmith Li knew he couldn't escape today.

"take away."

As soon as Mo Butou waved, two people stepped forward and grabbed the blacksmith's plum and went straight into the blacksmith shop. Once the door was closed, the sight of outsiders was cut off, and there were two people standing at the door.

Not far away, an old man waited and watched for a long time, then hurried to Tang's house.

"Actually, for more than a month, my life has been difficult," Blacksmith Li knelt in front of Wu Aniu and his wife, "but I'm just a blacksmith, how can I beat them? Xiao Zhuang was just sending iron to the Tang family that day." The pot was over, but I didn’t come back after this trip, I went to find someone, and the housekeeper of the Tang Mansion threw me 100 taels directly.”

He rushed out of his pocket and took out the crumpled bank note, "It is said that Xiao Zhuang was attracted by his son, and he stayed as a school boy, and he also said that this is Xiao Zhuang's money for selling himself..."

It doesn't matter whether he is the father of the child or not in the words, in a word, they want the child, 100 taels is the seal silver, if the Wu family couple dare to make trouble, the first one to die will be Da Tie Li, and the second one will be Wu A Bull them.

"You return my son!"

Wu A Niu tore off the bank note and punched Da Tie Li in the face.

"Put people in prison, and you follow me to the Tang Mansion."

Catcher Mo put his hand on the official knife, and turned his head to the monkey to ask, "How are the men from the Cao family preparing?"

"It's done."

Monkey whispered.

This man from the Cao family was the father of the first victim.

Xiao Le waited nervously at home, the courtyard door was wide open, and he was sitting at the door. When he saw a man passing by the door with a bruised nose and a swollen face, he hurriedly asked, "A blacksmith?"

The yamen servants naturally knew Xiao Le, and everyone in the yamen knew that a young scholar lived in their leader's house.

"Yes, the boss took people to Tang's house, you don't have to worry."

After finishing speaking, the two yamen servants continued to walk forward with the people.

Xiao Le's heart was raised high, and he thought that there was movement in the Tang family, and the surname Fu couldn't run away after hearing the news?

He rolled his eyes, and immediately went to the study to find shopkeeper Wen. He didn't hide anything from him, and told that Mr. Fu had killed a child, not to mention that he had also lost many children, and he presumably also belonged to the Fu family.

Shopkeeper Wen almost retched when he heard this, and after he recruited his assistant Ah San to whisper a few words, he said to Xiao Le, "Brother Xiao, I'll send you back first, I know what to do."

After receiving the words from Shopkeeper Wen, Xiao Le got into the carriage and went back.

The carriage deliberately passed by the Tang mansion, Xiao Le raised the curtain of the carriage, just in time to see Mr. Tang, who was handcuffed by Mo Butou, pulling him away. At this time, many people surrounded the mansion, and Mr. Tang even shouted for injustice, but Immediately after Xiao Le saw Wu A Niu and his wife leading a young boy out, Xiao Le breathed a sigh of relief, and the common people also started spitting at Mr. Tang.

"This child is actually in the Tang family!"

At this time, while protecting the three members of the Wu family, a policeman shouted loudly, "In addition to this young boy from the Wu family, the Tang residence also has six young boys locked up in private! These young boys are locked in a courtyard, and they have not received any... "

He's stuck.

Another dark-faced policeman glared at him quickly, and said loudly, "The Tang family is going to train them and send them to Mr. Fu's house! I don't want to be caught by us! Which one of you lost a child? , come to the yamen to pick up the child within three days!"

As soon as the words were finished, a few young boys wearing exactly the same clothes as Wu Xiaozhuang walked out from the gate of the Tang family, all of them had red eyes and fearful faces.

Now the common people were furious, and followed the officials directly to the Fu family.

Butler Fu came out to face everyone and only said that it was framed by the Tang family. Their master is a relative of a dignified third-rank official, so how could he do such a thing that harmed the people.

The carriage Xiao Le was sitting in was parked in an inconspicuous place, and he opened half of the curtain to see the situation over there.

"A relative of a third-rank official? No wonder you are so arrogant, search for me!"

Mo Butou was unreasonable, he kicked the butler away, and when the butler struggled and screamed, the official knife was placed on his neck, drawing a bloodstain.

Mr. Fu, who had just settled those people in the study, heard the shout of the servant rushing over, his face changed accordingly. He didn't expect that a small head catcher would dare to break into his mansion!

"You can't bear the crime of breaking into a private house! Boy, go back and ask your county master, he doesn't dare to be so disrespectful to me!"

At the same time, the county magistrate hastily got up from his concubine's bed and came to the jail. He didn't look at the blacksmith, but stared at the bruised and swollen Tang Yuanwai, feeling dizzy, "Mo, how dare Mo Cheng?" !"

There is no evidence to arrest people directly, and beat people like this!

"But the boss did find those children from the Tang family."

A catcher quickly said aside.

Just when Tang Yuanwai was slurring and threatening the county magistrate with the Fu family, the master was silent for a long time and trembling with anger, he wanted to go to the Fu family to pull aside the county magistrate who had captured Mo Butou, "Master, the situation is not good now. .”

"Of course it's not good!" The county magistrate began to break out in a cold sweat, "Master Fu! That's Master Fu! I respect him three points! How dare Mo Cheng!"

"But now the people have surrounded the Fu family. What's more," the master glanced at the Tang member who was still clamoring, "The Tang family was searched, and the rescued child was seen by the people."

It's easy to stop a person, but can the mouths of more than half of the people in a county be blocked?

The county magistrate gritted his teeth, "This Mo Cheng is clearly putting me on a knife!"

If he gets along with each other, the county magistrate will do it too.

"Master, then take a gamble," the master said in a deep voice, "Anyway, that Master Fu and the third-rank official are just distant relatives. After finishing the matter, I will write a letter and hand it over to the third-rank official. Said that Master Fu is in his name..."

The county magistrate's eyes lit up when he heard it.

"...Master Fu has been punished. You obeyed the public opinion and won't offend that high official. Maybe you can get promoted because of it!"

But the county magistrate still hesitated, "What if he just wants to mess with me?"

The master raised his eyebrows, "Then add one more, don't forget, who is Mo Cheng stuffed in, he is a man under the general, it doesn't matter whether he is close or not, the general has always looked down on civil servants, so how can Master Fu do it for a little one?" Little distant relative, offending so many people?"

It's not that people don't want to, it's that people think too much, and the more they think about it, the more they feel that things are not worth publicizing so much.

"Master Fu's crime must be serious," the master emphasized the last word, so heavy that Master Fu was afraid that someone would dare to take advantage of his reputation.

The county magistrate immediately ordered the horses to be prepared and rushed to Fu's house.

Mo Butou found the dungeon in Fu's house, but he didn't find anyone.

At this time, the county magistrate also hurried over.

Master Fu was in a bit of a panic at this moment. He was directly arrested by Mo Butou and taken into the dungeon for interrogation before he came out. At this time, his clothes were messed up and his hair was loose.

"You must give me an explanation for this matter!"

Seeing the county magistrate's first sentence, that's what Master Fu said.

Who knew that the county magistrate had Master Fu tied up, gagged, and asked Mo catcher what he found.

"I found the dungeon, and he hid the person, but it must be in the county."

Before he could do anything, someone sealed the city gate.

"Just look for it! Dig three feet into the ground and find someone for me!"

The county magistrate's voice was very loud, and he even yelled at the gate of Fu's house. The people's love and admiration made the county magistrate heave a sigh of relief.

At this time, he wanted to find those people more than anyone else, otherwise Master Fu's charges would not be enough, how would his plan go forward.

"My lord found it!"

In the middle of the night, the county magistrate who had just finished watching those children got the news, "The shopkeeper Wen from Shufangzhai sent people over! They said they passed by the back door of Fu's house, but found a group of people sneaking around with a few unconscious children on their shoulders, so they followed Go up, wait for people not to pay attention, and catch them!"

The county magistrate felt relieved, "How is the child?!"

The catcher glanced at the few people who had just received the news and came to pick up the child. At this moment, the few people who were holding their child and crying, stepped forward and said in a low voice, "It was not violated, but there were many welts on the body, and one of them had a fever." .”

"Please doctor!"

"Yes!"

Mo catcher didn't come home for three days.

Xiao Le'an taught quietly and finished school, but whenever he was free these three days, he would sit at the gate of the courtyard.

I heard the neighbors in the neighborhood talk about the Tang family and the Fu family who were turned upside down.

Knowing that the children were all back home, Xiao Le breathed a sigh of relief.

On the fifth day, Catcher Mo came back.

He was a little scruffy, but his eyes were shining.

Xiao Le had already prepared hot water for him to wash, and served hot food for him to have a good meal.

"Thank you." Catcher Mo took the initiative to wash the dishes, and then sat in the yard and talked about the two families with Xiao Le, "Everyone who knew about it was arrested. At first, they carried it on their shoulders, and then beat a few. I beat people half to death, and I stopped carrying them, and the rest of the people were scared too much, so they all recruited."

All the bad things done by the two families over the years have been brought to court.

"It's a pity that child, if it was earlier..."

Xiao Le pursed his lips.

Not knowing where the courage came from, Catcher Mo grabbed Xiao Le's hand, "Tell you something happy."

"what?"

Xiao Le looked at the hands they shook, and wanted to withdraw his hands uncomfortably, but was caught tightly by Mo Butou.

"Those two people were castrated by me."

Xiao Le stared wide-eyed, "Really?!"

"Of course," Mo Tun raised his eyebrows, "I asked someone to smear something on their errands that made the dog crazy. Although the dog's mouth was somewhat dirty, the errands of meat were eaten clean. , not even an egg left."

Xiao Le was in high spirits, "Well done!"

After finishing speaking, I was a little worried, "You won't say that you bend the law for personal gain?"

"Did I bend the law for personal gain? They are already sinners."

"Draw the bet?"

"When I was wiping those things, I was so frightened to death that I pressed the bloody handprint." Mo Catcher gently rubbed the back of his hand a little bit, "Now he is half dead and has a fever. My lord said that the class will open tomorrow, and it will be late in the afternoon." Execute, as for those scumbags, they must be beheaded or sent to Hanbei."

Xiao Le withdrew his hand, "Don't move."

After finishing speaking, he got up, "I'm in a good mood, do you want to go for a walk?"

"Happy to accompany."