Zheng San worked hard for most of the day, went to the town to buy tiles, bought wound medicine, hired a doctor, and ordered a copper bell in the east of the city. He did a lot of things and spent a lot of effort.Fortunately, brother Chu is strong enough to carry the pile of tiles by himself, otherwise he would have to spend money to hire a buddy to move it, which is not worthwhile.

Back home, the doctor was treating the wounded, while Brother Chu went to repair the roof of the house, and worked until dark before everything came to an end.

The roof has been repaired, and it can't be seen from the outside that it has been damaged, and it can only be seen from the inside.Zheng San finally stopped moaning, the house was repaired anyway, and it wasn't his money that was spent in the end, so it was a happy ending.There are wounded at home, so Zheng San still has to serve him with delicious food and drink, but the money is also from Brother Chu, so he doesn't feel sorry for him, he just needs to put in more effort in cooking.

When dinner was served in the evening, Xu Bao, Lu Biao, Xing Gao and the others were already able to move around.Zheng San admired it very much, Jianghu people are indeed stronger, they are much more resistant to beatings than ordinary people, and get better sooner.Boss Cai still let others see his sad side face, and hid the injured side of his face.Brother Chu is very lively, and he is very active when eating.

On the second day, Zheng San's mood became cheerful again, because the industrious boss Zhao quickly delivered the copper bell to his door, which made him very happy.This brass bell is quite big, the sound is clear and crisp, and it is quite beautiful.Zheng San hung it on the big tree in front of the door, shook it vigorously a few times, and the sound of the copper bell could be heard far away.

Zheng San made an agreement with them that knocking the copper bell three times in a row would be the signal to call them back.But this signal is not needed for the time being, because Xu Bao, Xing Gao and Lu Biao are still resting in the woodshed.Fortunately, there are not many things to do in the field recently, just watering, he and Brother Chu can do it well.After a period of time, the farming will be busy, and manpower will be needed.

But as soon as the copper bell was hung that day, Zheng San's troubles came.

At noon, the sun was scorching, Zheng San was resting in the room, holding a cattail fan in his right hand, fanning himself frequently.

clang clang clang...

When the rapid bell rang, Zheng Sanyi was so excited that he almost fell off his chair.He hastily put down the fan and walked to the door. The copper bell was shaking, but there was no one there.

Could it be the wind blowing?But just now...the wind didn't seem that strong.Besides, the brass bell he customized was so big that it couldn't be blown by ordinary wind, so it had to be cranked by hand or hit with a hard object to ring.Zheng San couldn't see why, so he had to go back to sleep. As soon as he lay down, the bell rang again.

Zheng San was startled, and hurried out to look, but there was still no one in front of the door.Zheng San wiped his eyes, did he see a ghost today?

Zheng San pretended to enter the room, then turned around quickly, and the few small shadows saw the owner suddenly turn around, and hurriedly retreated.Now Zheng San finally understood that the ringtone was made by a nearby child.

"My child, be more obedient, and don't keep coming here to ring the bell at Uncle's house!"

Several children scattered like birds and beasts, knowing that they were found, they simply did not hide, and simply laughed out loud.Zheng San looked helpless, walked up to the bell, looked at the bell, and said, "I never thought that this thing would attract little dolls."

Brother Chu, who was feeding the horses and piglets in the backyard, poked his head out and asked, "Brother Zheng, is dinner ready?"

Zheng Sandao: "Chu Qing, didn't you just eat enough? Why are you hungry again?"

Chu Qing nodded honestly.

Zheng San went to the kitchen to see that the pot of rice had been eaten clean, and there was nothing left.

He took two boiled sweet potatoes and said, "If you're really hungry, eat this first. I won't start cooking dinner until a few hours later."

Brother Chu took the sweet potatoes and continued to work.Boss Cai also came out of the woodshed after giving the medicine to the brothers, and turned to him sideways.

Zheng San took the initiative to say: "It's all right, it's just a few kids playing with the copper bell as a toy."

Cai Laodao: "Brother Zheng, what can I help you with?"

Zheng San still couldn't bear Boss Cai's enthusiasm, and quickly shook his head: "No, no, Brother Cai, please rest, your injury is not healed yet."

clang clang clang...

Zheng San couldn't bear it anymore, turned his head and shouted angrily: "This group of children, are you annoying! Be careful, uncle, I will tell your parents to go!"

This time, the person standing under the copper bell was not a child, but a huge fat man.According to Zheng San's visual inspection, he was about the same age as him, a little fatter than fat Lu Biao, and he was like a ball.

Seeing Zheng San talking to him, the fat man turned his head, his eyes were only slit by the fat, and he said: "Brother Zheng, your copper bell is very interesting, can you knock it twice?"

Zheng San was speechless, and could only say: "Okay, you can do whatever you want."

This fat man also lives nearby, but he is a little far away from Zheng San. His surname is Xu, and everyone calls him Fatty Xu.His parents are gone, and he lives alone without a wife.Zheng San didn't know where this brother's interest came from, he actually ran so far to his house to ring the bell to play, and, since just now, he has been ringing for almost a quarter of an hour.

Zheng San was disturbed by the sound of the bell, coughed twice, and said: "Brother Xu, this bell always rings, I'm afraid it will disturb the neighbors nearby, let's forget about playing with it enough, children's things are nothing. What fun."

Fatty Xu said: "It doesn't matter, I'm also your neighbor, I don't feel noisy."

Zheng San's words were poor, and Cai Lao said: "Brother, you don't find it noisy, but the rest of the people may find it noisy."

Fatty Xu chuckled: "It's okay, I'll just cover my ears."

After that, he covered his ears with one hand and continued to ring the bell with the other.He said: "Oh, there is no way to cover both ears at the same time, and still hear."

Zheng San looked up at the sky, while Boss Cai looked very melancholy from the side.Brother Chu poked his head out and said, "Brother Zheng, why is the bell ringing again?"

Zheng San pointed at Fatty Xu, and didn't bother to say anything else.

Brother Chu saw that Zheng San was not happy, and guessing that he didn't want to hear the bell all the time, he walked up to Fatty Xu and grabbed his hand.Fatty Xu was in pain, and the ringing finally stopped.Brother Chu said: "Stop playing with the bell all the time, our house rings the bell to mean eating, and you always ring it like this, which makes me very hungry."

Zheng San's head was full of black lines. It turned out that brother Chu had long been dissatisfied with Fatty Xu's random ringing of the bell.By the way... didn't he eat seven bowls of rice for lunch?And also added two large sweet potatoes.

Fatty Xu said: "I'm really sorry, it's exhausting to be hungry, so I won't shake it."

Fatty Xu walked away slowly, and Zheng San finally breathed a sigh of relief as he watched his burly figure fade away.When Fatty Xu was no longer in sight, Zheng San stretched out his thumb to Chu Qing and said, "Chu Qing, you are really good!"

Brother Chu happily scratched his head and said, "No, by the way... Brother Zheng, when will you make dinner?"

Zheng San said: "Take a rest when you're tired, and you won't be hungry so fast. I'll make dinner earlier."

Boss Cai's profile became more and more melancholy, and he said, "Brother Zheng, when the sun goes down today, I'll go water the fields."

Zheng Sanxi said: "Is it really possible? That's really troublesome Brother Cai. Although Brother Cai only has minor injuries, he still needs to pay attention to his body."

Boss Cai said: "Thank you Brother Zheng for your concern. Over the years, no one has cared about me like this..."

Zheng Sandao: "Where is it, I will prepare delicious food for you tonight."

Zheng San turned his head and looked at Brother Chu again. The smile on Brother Chu's face just now disappeared. He carried the ax to the backyard and said, "Brother Zheng, I'm going to chop wood." Zheng San blinked, only I feel that his back is a bit bleak.

In the middle of the night, Zheng San was awakened by a rush of bells.He sat up from the bed, dressed quickly and went outside to check the situation.In the middle of the night, the children should all be asleep. Which child would be so energetic to come and ring the bell to play?

Zheng San didn't dare to act alone, so he quietly ran to Brother Chu's room.Brother Chu also woke up, but he was still fully awake, rubbing his eyes and looking ahead, not understanding what happened.Zheng San grabbed his sleeve and whispered: "Come with me, there is a problem!"

Zheng San quietly opened a window, and at a glance, he understood everything.Whoever made the subject matter so obvious, it's hard not to see it.Fatty Xu was wearing night clothes, and his face was covered with a black cloth. Don't ask Zheng San how he knew it was Fatty Xu, because this brother's body shape can be said to be unique in the local area, and it would be difficult not to recognize him.

Obviously, Fatty Xu didn't just ring the bell this time to play. He tried his best to untie the rope hanging the bell, but the rope was tied tightly, so he hadn't made any progress yet.

Zheng San didn't understand, how did he come up with the idea of ​​stealing other people's bells?It's so creative, it's hard not to be noticed.

Zheng San couldn't help shaking his head slightly, Brother Chu asked: "Brother Zheng, do you want to go out and catch him?"

Zheng San said: "Let's see again, and see what else he can do."

Zheng San thought, since Fatty Xu is here, there is no need to worry.There is a group of Jianghu people living in his family, all of them are better than Fatty Xu.At this special moment, Zheng San suddenly noticed the kindness of the Jianghu people.In addition to being strong and able to work, the anti-thief anti-theft is also top-notch.

The bell is still ringing.After a while, the few in the firewood room quit.

Shorty Xu Bao rushed out cursing, and even though the damage wasn't good, he gave Fatty Xu a solid punch.

Xing Gao and Lu Biao also rushed out, they formed a circle and beat up Fatty Xu.Boss Cai came out with his face sideways, Fatty Xu was being beaten.

Xu Bao spat: "Damn it, stealing the clock in the middle of the night, why don't you think about it? It will affect the sleep of the grandpas."

Xing Gao and Lu Biao also scolded, Xing Gao said: "Lu Biao, he is fatter than you, it is really rare."

Lu Biao snorted: "Xing Gao, you don't have eyes, he's much fatter than me, and I'm just a little fat now."

Under the siege of the crowd, Fatty Xu covered his face with his hands and begged for mercy: "Don't hit me, don't hit me..."

Boss Cai asked: "Who are you? What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

Fatty Xu continued to cover his face with his hands, and shouted, "Don't hit me, don't hit me anymore..."

Xu Bao became impatient, kicked him suddenly, pulled his hand away, and tore off the black veil covering his face: "Damn it, you kid knows how to beg for mercy, why didn't you explain the crime?"

Fatty Xu: "Stop beating, stop beating..."

Zheng San opened the door and went out, Fatty Xu had been beaten to tears.He was surprised, Fatty Xu knew how to beg for mercy, so why didn't he say anything else?

"Fatty Xu, what do you mean by coming to me to steal the bell in the middle of the night?"

Fatty Xu burst into tears: "Don't hit me, don't hit me...I know I was wrong..."

Zheng San was in a daze, and Brother Chu actually said exactly what he said: "Brother Zheng, he has something stuffed in his ears!"

Zheng San took a few steps forward, pulled out a large pile of cotton stuffed in his ears, and asked loudly in his ear: "Fatty Xu, what do you mean by coming to my house to steal the bell in the middle of the night?"

Fatty Xu knelt down on his knees, and said: "Brother Zheng, I was wrong, I shouldn't have this wrong idea... I saw this bell today, and I liked it very much. But making such a bell costs a lot, and I don't want I don't have any money, and my money is tight, so... I couldn't think about it for a while, so I wanted to come at night and take it away secretly."

Seeing that Zheng San was silent, Fatty Xu hurriedly said, "Brother Zheng, please don't send me to see the official. I can do whatever you want. I can work for you, be it as a cow or a horse..."

Zheng San waved his hand and said, "Forget it, anyway, you didn't steal anything. We are neighbors, and we will have to deal with each other in the future. I will definitely not publicize what happened today."

Xu Baodao: "Master San, you let him go like this, it's too cheap for this kid, right?"

Zheng San waved his hand and said, "Let's forget it. Fatty Xu is not a bad person. I just didn't figure it out for a while. I'll just trust him once."

Xu Bao said gratefully: "Thank you Brother Zheng, I will definitely visit you some other day and apologize."

The matter was settled in this way, Zheng San became a good man and occupied the moral high ground, and the Four Heroes of Chu continued to go back to the firewood room to sleep.Fatty Xu slowly got up from the ground, Zheng San said: "Fatty Xu, go back and rest, don't do it again next time."

Fatty Xu sniffed and thanked again: "Thank you Brother Zheng."

He dragged his bulky body away slowly, and at the end, he suddenly turned around and said weakly, "Brother Zheng, can I ask you a question?"

Zheng San said: "What's the problem, let's talk."

"I obviously plugged my ears, how did you hear the bell? I didn't make any sound."

Zheng San was speechless.He felt that with Fatty Xu's brain, explanations probably wouldn't work.After a long time, he said: "Fatty, go back to sleep, we can all hear you except you."

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