When the pears are green

The village head stood at the door of the main hall and looked at the people inside. He then glanced at the black dog lying on the ground. He told Jiang Qingzhou, "Don't worry. I will give you an explanation."

Jiang Qingzhou and Song Li hurriedly thanked the village head. The village head waved his hand and led his people back.

After the head of the village went back, Jiang Ping and the other two also said goodbye. Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou sent them to the door.

Song Li looked at the courtyard wall. The wooden ladder that Jiang Qingzhou mentioned was gone. It should be that the village head had someone carry it away.

Jiang Qingye's crying was heard in the yard. Song Li ran over quickly and saw Jiang Qingye squatting beside the black dog, wiping his tears.

Song Xing squatted beside Jiang Qingye and patted his back slowly.

Jiang Qingzhou quickly locked the gate. He walked over and whispered to Jiang Qingye, "Qingye, don't cry. We still have to go to the library tomorrow! I'll get you a puppy in a few days."

Jiang Qingye slowly stopped crying. He rubbed his eyes and begged Jiang Qingzhou: "Brother, let's bury it. Don't sell it or eat it."

Jiang Qingzhou rubbed Jiang Qingye's head and said softly, "It has been with us for so many years. Now it's gone, so it must be buried. Don't worry."

Song Li comforted Jiang Qingye a few more words. Jiang Qingye nodded and went back to the room with Song Xing.

Jiang Qingzhou looked at the black dog with sad eyes, and he and Song Li carried the black dog into the doghouse.

"It has grown up here since it was young. Let it stay here for one last night." Jiang Qingzhou said with a sad expression.

Song Li nodded silently. She took Jiang Qingzhou to wash his hands, and then they returned to the east room together.

Jiang Qingzhou first checked whether Song Li had any injuries, then buried his head in Song Li's arms and told her that it was the puppy adopted by Jiang's father before his death. This black dog accompanied the two brothers through the pain of losing their father and mother, and now even the black dog is gone.

Song Li didn't say anything. She just patted Jiang Qingzhou's back silently, comforting him wordlessly.

Here, the village head led everyone to the ancestral hall, opened the door, and kicked the two thieves in.

The next morning, Jiang Qingzhou and Jiang Qingye buried the black dog next to the graves of Jiang's father and mother.

At the same time, the news that Jiang Qingzhou's family caught a thief last night spread throughout the village. After hearing the news, many people ran to the ancestral hall of the Jiang family and Jiangjia Village to watch the excitement.

Jiang Qian specifically came to call Jiang Qingye and Song Xing to go to the town with him. The school where Jiang Qian studied was very close to Rongxing Bookstore.

After receiving the news, Jiang Qingzhou's two cousins ​​came to the Jiang family to comfort Jiang Qingzhou. Jiang Qingzhou told them that there was no other loss except the death of a black dog.

After Jiang Qingzhou's uncle left, Song Li asked softly, "Qingzhou, your uncles are pretty good to you. I remember they were there when we got engaged and married. Why do you seem to have a bad relationship with them?"

"Xiao Li, after my mother passed away, they thought about adopting Qingye to a relative, but I didn't agree, so it became a bit unpleasant." Jiang Qingzhou replied.

Song Li felt a little guilty. She thought she shouldn't have said too much and reminded Jiang Qingzhou of the sad things in the past.

Jiang Qingzhou looked at Song Li's expression, he smiled and hugged Song Li in his arms, and gently told her that there was no need to be like this, it was all in the past.

Soon, Jiang Ping and Zhang Ying came in and said they were going to visit the ancestral hall with Jiang Qingzhou and Song Li.

In Jiangjia Village, the largest number of families have the surname Jiang, followed by those with the surnames Li, Wang, Zhang, etc.

When Song Li and the other three arrived at the ancestral hall, there were already three layers of onlookers inside and outside. When the villagers saw Song Li and the others coming, they automatically made way for them.

The villagers stared at Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou intently, and they were all whispering about how the two caught the two thieves.

When the village head saw Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou, he told them, "I've asked Lao Er to report to the police. The constable should be here soon."

Jiang Qingzhou and Song Li thanked the head of the village, then stood aside and waited for the arrival of the constable.

The Li family was crying and making a fuss at the gate of the ancestral hall. They demanded that the village head hand over the thief and that they repay their grain.

The head of the village let the Li family in with a bit of impatience. From the ancestral hall came the voices of two men begging loudly for mercy.

After hearing the voice, some people whispered that the voice should be from Jiang Erwa and Li Xiaoniu from the village. These two people were well-known for stealing and being idle in the village.

After a while, the Li family came out happily. They thanked the head of the village, glanced at Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou beside them, and hurried towards the village.

Someone stopped the Li family and asked them where they were going. The man happily said, "Of course, we are going to get the food back."

Some villagers followed the Li family, saying they were there to cheer them on, but in fact they were there to watch the fun.

Not long after the Li family left, Erlang from the village head's family came over with the two constables from last time.

The constable briefly asked Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou about the situation, and then followed the head of the village into the ancestral hall.

Ruyi and Zhang Pingan also came to the ancestral hall of Jiangjia Village. They looked around and hurried towards Jiang Qingzhou and Song Li.

Song Li asked in surprise: "Ruyi, Ping'an, why are you here?"

Ruyi took Song Li's hand and said, "Cousin, we heard in the village that your house was robbed last night. My mother was worried, so she asked Ping An and I to come and see what happened."

"There is no loss at home, except that the black dog is gone." Jiang Qingzhou replied softly.

Zhang Pingan cried out "Ah!" and said sadly, "Cousin, Qingye will be very sad. The dog was left by my uncle."

Jiang Qingzhou patted Zhang Pingan on the shoulder and told him, "Qingye is indeed sad. Qingye and I have buried the black dog."

The door of the ancestral hall opened, and two constables came out, escorting a thief in shackles. The mask on the thief's face had been taken off.

The crowd began to talk, and it turned out to be Jiang Erwa and Li Xiaoniu. Some people began to spit on them, saying that they had not slept well in recent days and were a disgrace to the people of Jiangjia Village.

The villagers became more and more excited, and some of them wanted to beat up the two thieves.

The two constables shouted at them sternly and walked towards the crowd with iron bars in their hands. The villagers immediately fell silent and dared not move.

One of the young constables accidentally stepped on Ruyi's foot. Ruyi was afraid of the constable and dared not make a sound.

Zhang Pingan saw this and pushed the young constable boldly, saying loudly, "You stepped on my sister."

After hearing this, the young detective looked at the girl who was covering her mouth, then looked at his feet, and quickly apologized.

Ruyi didn't dare to say anything. She quickly shook her head to indicate that she was fine, and hid behind Song Li.

The young constable chuckled and continued to walk towards Heihe Town with the older constable, escorting the two thieves.

After the constable left, the crowd dispersed.

Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou also took Ruyi and Zhang Pingan home.

Song Li asked Ruyi: "Ruyi, the eldest sister-in-law said that she would arrange a marriage for you after the New Year. Do you have someone chosen?"

Ruyi shook her head and replied in a low voice: "Cousin, not yet, my mother was just talking."

Song Li then asked Ruyi about the handkerchief, and Ruyi said generously: "Mr. Li also drew some drawings for me, which should be the same as Xiaoyue's."

Seeing that Ruyi looked normal, Song Li thought that she must have let it go, so she felt relieved.

Ruyi and Zhang Ping'an stayed at Jiang's house for a while and then went back because they were afraid that Jiang would worry.

Jiang Qingye and Song Xing returned from school. Song Li asked Jiang Qingye, "Qingye, where did the puppy in your arms come from?"

"Sister-in-law, Li Yi gave it to me." Jiang Qingye was no longer depressed.

At night, Jiang Qingzhou looked at the wall of his own courtyard and said to Song Li, "Xiao Li, I plan to raise the wall in two days."

Song Li smiled and responded: "It should be raised, so that we can feel more at ease."

When the Jiang family raised the wall of the courtyard, the men of the Li family also came to help.

The man from the Li family smiled and said to Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou: "Although my family has done some bad things in the past, we are also sensible. If you hadn't caught the thief, we would definitely not be able to find our food."

In recent days, Jiang Qingzhou found that Song Li would look at the night sky for a while every night. He asked curiously: "Xiao Li, you look at the night sky every day, what do you look at?"

Song Li pointed to the night sky and replied, "I'm looking at the Big Dipper. Spring is coming soon."

Jiang Qingzhou also raised his head. He looked in the direction of Song Li's finger, and then asked, "How did Xiaoli know that?"

"The Big Dipper told me that. Look, its handle is pointing to the east. As the ancients said, 'When the handle of the Big Dipper points to the east, spring will come to the whole world.'" Song Li pointed to Yuheng, Kaiyang and Yaoguang at the end of the handle.