[Comprehensive] The Giant of the Red Chamber

"Why do you think the master sent such a little doll to inspect the harvest? What does he know?" This is one of the bribed people, with tattered clothes and loose sleeves, looking like a lazy man. Sitting in the shade of a stack of rice stalks on one side, watching my mother-in-law drying the rice under the scorching sun.

"Never mind him! The smaller you are, the easier it is to be fooled. Don't we take advantage of it easily? I have long said that Zhuangzi's manager looks honest, but in fact he is treacherous inside. I don't know how much he has coveted from the master. I guess our money is just a matter of slipping through our fingers." Another person in a similar state held a piece of dog's tail grass in his mouth, and leaned limply on the stack of rice stalks, wishing he could just collapse on the ground, looking Quite dissatisfied.

"Ten taels of silver are enough for our brothers to be happy for several days. It's for nothing, so what do you do with so much. The mother-in-law at home has long been tired of watching it. I heard that Widow Li in the neighboring village tastes very good. When the time comes, we will Let's go and try something new." There was also a big man with a wretched face who laughed twice, and it seemed that he was thinking about something indescribable.

"Be quiet, do you want everyone to hear?" The person who spoke first stopped the wretched man from continuing to lust, and if he didn't care about him, the people in the valley would be fine as long as they were not blind Seeing that there is a problem, what a widow thinks, he is different, not so vulgar.As soon as the money is in his hands, he will go to the gambling house in the town to gamble. It is king to exchange small money for big money. At that time, let alone Widow Li and Widow Zhang, it will not be a problem to ask for a few fresh young wives. There are not many people with such a brain like him in the world.One is lustful, the other loves to gamble, the two add up to the same level, and I don't know where the self-confidence comes from, thinking that gambling is much more advanced than color.

They were talking happily here, and they didn't even notice that Xue Pan, who just came back from the toilet, was standing on the other side of the rice stalk stack, and he could clearly hear every word of what he just talked about.Although the words did not clearly explain why the steward bribed them, Xue Pan heard that there was something wrong with Zhuangzi's steward, and he must have done something shady behind his back, so he wanted to buy the tenants in advance.At this moment, Xue Pan has not connected the number of rented houses that the old farmer inadvertently revealed before with the tricks of the manager. Conscious that as the future heir of the Xue family, he cannot let the evil servants deceive the master, Xue Pan puffed up his chest and prepared to talk to the A few people pretended to be false, so as to find out the inside story, and when the time comes to report to parents, they will surely receive a compliment, and maybe they can save a little reading and writing homework.

Xue Pan was arrogant, ready to chat with several people without any trace, but he was stopped by a sudden voice: "Brother Shitou, what are you doing here?" , Xiao Shitou was worried that his new friend would fall into the toilet, so he hurried over to find someone, only to find that Xue Pan was bent over and didn't know what he was doing.

"Hehe, I didn't do anything, my feet are numb, my feet are numb." Xue Pan who was discovered winked at the small stone, not wanting the people on the other side to notice that he was eavesdropping, but it was too late, and someone had already heard the movement Coming over, the probe saw Xue Pan.As soon as the eyes of the two met unconsciously, they both found the guilt and panic in the other's eyes, and both thought, "No, I was discovered."

Xue Pan pretended to be calm and walked back with the little stone, and also deliberately pretended to be really numb, limping, which seemed to be the case.The person who discovered also returned to the small team, and communicated with them what he saw just now, and occasionally cast a probing look at Xue Pan in the valley field, as if he was still considering whether to be discovered.Xue Pan was baptized by several gazes in turn, especially when there were malicious elements in them. He became more and more nervous, and he couldn't help but look at the other party. Many people are not aware of it, but they don't expect how a doll under ten years old compares with several adults who often hang out and are comparable to rogues.

However, at any rate, there were many people in the valley field, and after whispering to each other, they started working as if nothing happened.People in the village knew about these slackers. They often slacked around together and let the women and children at home work hard. They were not surprised by what happened today. matter.

Xue Pan went through this period of time in a panic. Seeing that those people did not move further, he felt at ease, thinking that they believed his words, and immediately decided to report to his father what he heard today after being picked up at night. News, check this steward carefully.

After drying the rice, it was as if they had been flooded in water, even Xue Pan who was just helping each other.Back home in the shade by the side of the road, drank a bowl of soup to cool off the summer heat, took a rest, and took advantage of the sun to go down a little, and the family started working again. It can be said that they are racing against time to grab the crops.

After more than half a day, Xue Pan was really tanned, even though he was wearing a straw hat, his face was still flushed, and his arms exposed by rolling up his sleeves due to the heat were no longer white and tender, and turned red.I don't feel it right now, but I'm afraid I can feel the burning pain after sunburn at night, and the color of my skin will drop by at least a few degrees.

The old farmer also saw that Xue Pan couldn't hold on anymore, and when he got to the ground, he told Xiao Shito to take Xue Pan to rest in the shade, and wait until the sun was about to set before going down to the field. Come to pick up, just to send people away.

Xue Panle, who followed Xiao Shitou to catch fish and shrimp in the small ditch, couldn't find the north, and soon forgot about the episode at noon, and focused on fighting the small fish and shrimp in the ditch.The small ditches on the edge of the ground were dug specially for the convenience of irrigation. If there is no heavy rain, the daily water flow will not pass through the calves of adults. After more than ten or decades of development, no artificial traces can be seen. , there are lush aquatic plants on the edge, which seems to be naturally formed. Some aquatic creatures have settled in the small ditch with the water flow, but where there are big fish and prawns, even if there are, I am afraid that they have long been given by people who lack meat and oil. Catch them clean, it's their turn to catch them, little brats.The reason for the two people's undiminished interest is nothing more than just looking for fun, and coveting the coolness in the water.

The two were having fun, but they didn't notice that there were a few unfriendly eyes staring at them not far away, and they were reluctant to leave for a long time.

"What should we do? This kid must have heard what we said before. He went back and told the secret, and our money was lost." Seeing that the money that was about to be obtained was about to fly away, how could they be reconciled.

"I've inquired. This kid is a servant brought by Xue's family. He took Lao Yutou's basket of rice ears in the morning, so he specially asked him to work a day to pay off the debt."

"Being pulled out to repay debts should not be a favored servant." Just standing in the sun on a hot day is enough to suffer, not to mention working in the fields. Even if it is not heavy work, it is not a pleasant job. Some people guessed that if he could gain some face in front of the master's family, he would not be arranged here.

"What's the use of talking so much, do you want to do it?" Someone spat and asked with a slightly fierce look in his eyes.

"What if we are discovered? Why don't we ask the steward first to see what he means?" They did a lot of sneaking, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, but it was hard to say. If you haven't done anything really evil, then someone will be the first to persuade you.I also thought about going to the supervisor first to discuss the countermeasures.

"What are you afraid of? We didn't plan to do anything to him. We just tied him up for a few days. When the Xue family couldn't find anyone, we thought he was lost in the mountains. If a servant disappeared, he would be gone. We could transfer the Xue family's family." sight, so that they have no time to pay attention to other things, the matter is done, let alone ten taels of silver, a hundred taels of silver is still easy to grab." What this man thought was that he had tied up an insider and made things easier for the manager. A catastrophe is equivalent to having a handle in their hands. In the future, they will continue to seek benefits from the steward. A mobile vault is a joy to think about.

"If the Xue family doesn't let go, they have to find someone?" Kidnapping someone is different from stealing chickens, and they might end up in jail.

"We have no grievances or enmities with him. Who would have thought that it was us who did it, and it would be sold far away. Without anyone noticing, he would get a lot of money for nothing. If everyone is sold, where can we find it?" Go, the Xue family won't go on endlessly for a servant." Anyway, it's a servant, and it doesn't matter if you sell it one more time.The person who wanted to use this to completely tie the steward into the thief's boat, looking for a mobile vault, couldn't care less about anything else, and this person must be tied up today.

"The bold and the timid starve to death, and after doing this, the popular and spicy drinkers, what are you afraid of?" Some people were successfully persuaded and began to agree.

If there is one, there are two, and soon several people reached an agreement, looking for an opportunity to quietly tie up this troublesome kid.Soon the opportunity came, Xue Pan felt the urge to urinate, and told Xiao Shitou to find a remote place to urinate alone.Just after urinating, he suddenly saw something moving in the grass in front of him. It looked like a hare or something. Xue Pan was attracted by the movement, and ran forward following the movement, but he didn't run for long. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck and fell down. On the ground, unconscious.A few thieves carried Xue Pan on their shoulders in a sack and ran to the woods not far away. There was a hidden cave there, which was the usual gathering place for them. Enjoy it there, no one else in the village knows about that place.

"Shitou, where's that little brother?" The old farmer wiped the sweat from his forehead and was about to take a sip of water, but he didn't see Xue Pan, so he asked.

"Go pee." Xiaoshi stared at a small fish with thick fingers, and prepared to take it down with a homemade straw net bag.

"How long have you been there?" the old farmer asked casually, and lost it without thinking about urinating.Although there are inevitably a few idlers in the village, on the whole the folk customs are simple and honest, and there is no shame in it.

"Go..." Little Shitou was stopped by the question, and just as the fish was empty, he raised his body and looked around. It was time to come back, and the tuba was almost back.

"Go look for it, don't get lost."

Xiao Shitou dropped his net bag and walked towards the direction of Xue Pan just now, but he didn't see anyone after walking for a long time, so he couldn't help shouting: "Brother Shitou, brother Shitou, where are you?"

"Master, it's bad, brother Shitou is gone." Little Shitou searched everywhere he could find, his face flushed as he ran, but he couldn't find even half a trace, so he trotted back and told the old farmer.

"Shuanzi, don't cut off Shuanzi's daughter-in-law, go find that little brother first." The old farmer was also a little panicked, but he was still able to hold on.

"Go and look around, I'll go to Zhuangzi and ask if I've gone back." The old farmer told him to hurry to Zhuangzi.