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"Dog Egg, let's run!"
"Hey, let's not make this money. Fan Jinyou is a total rip-off."
Dog Egg and Blackie turned and ran.
Both of them were terrified.
Six acres of land.
The owl returns to its nest.
Less than an hour later, Gou Dan'er and Hei Zi found Fan Jinyou, their eyes blazing with anger.
Chapter 222 Remembering the Owl, Fan Jinyou Loses Money
"You, what's wrong with you?"
When Fan Jinyou saw Hei Zi and Gou Dan'er, he was shocked. The two looked terrible; they had lost their shoes and their heads were cracked open.
Were they abused by dozens of burly men?
"It's all your fault, you've ruined us."
The haters complained.
He was always terrified by the thought of the unseen attacker.
Having heard too many ghost stories, and imagining attacks in the night by things that are hard to describe and come and go without a trace, he started to tell more.
How did I cheat you guys?
Fan Jinyou was completely baffled.
“We had only cultivated six acres of land when something strange attacked us. We couldn’t see or hear anything, and we had no idea what it was.”
Dog Egg's supplementary explanation.
Fan Jinyou was also stunned. Seeing the disheveled state of Hei Zi and his companion, he knew they weren't lying.
"We're quitting."
"As for the six acres of land, you can go find whoever you want, don't come to us again."
"Besides, look how badly we're injured. We'll never dare to walk alone at night again. You have to give us 100 yuan as compensation."
Kuroko spoke up.
Neither of them had a formal job, and money was their biggest concern.
"You two haven't even gotten anything done, and you're already asking for money?"
Fan Jinyou is not a fool.
I don't want to pay.
"We're both injured!"
Hei Zi was very annoyed.
Although neither of them broke any arms or legs, they had too many superficial injuries and would need to rest for at least half a month before they could go out and earn money again.
What should we do for the next two weeks?
How can you manage without money?
"Yes, you have to pay."
On the issue of money, Gou Dan and Hei Zi share the same opinion.
Regardless of whether the task is completed or not, the money must be received!
Snapped!
Fan Jinyou slapped his thigh, startling Hei Zi and the other man.
"I remember what attacked you. It wasn't a ghost at all. There were no ghosts!"
"Let me tell you, Wan Ping'an, the owner of the six acres of land, raises a nest of owls. You two should have heard of owls, right?"
“It’s a bird, but unlike other birds, owls only come out at night and make no sound when they fly.”
Fan Jinyou suddenly had a toothache.
Why does Su Qingshan keep owls?
If it weren't for the owl guarding them, Kuroko and her gang would have succeeded.
“You two go back again, bring your weapons, kill the owl, and I’ll give you a hundred dollars.”
Fan Jinyou made a request.
"Don't go!"
The two men spoke in unison.
Owls are silent at night, and they fly. Even if you can barely see them at night, you can't see them clearly. How do you kill an owl?
The two of them developed a phobia of owls.
"I'll give you another fifty, and you can go and kill the owl."
Fan Jinyou gritted his teeth.
"No, give me the money now, let's go home and recover."
Hei Zi shook his head.
"Yes, we need to go home to recover from our injuries; we're in so much pain."
Dog Egg grinned and snarled.
A superficial injury, even if it's not serious, doesn't mean it won't hurt.
Fan Jinyou had no choice but to give the two men 100 yuan as they requested.
Watching the two figures leave, Fan Jinyou kicked the door shut.
"Wan Ping'an, I... Ouch..."
Fan Jinyou jumped three feet high.
He had just kicked the door; the solid wood door was fine, but a sharp pain shot through his toe, causing him to scream in agony.
It bounced around for a while.
Fan Jinyou took off his right shoe and saw that his right big toe was twice the size it usually was, and it was red and painful to the touch.
"Wan Ping'an, it's all your fault! If it weren't for you, would I have kicked the door?"
Chapter 223 Jia Zhangshi bought dried pumpkin, worth ten yuan, but only paid one mao.
The next afternoon.
Siheyuan.
When Wan Ping'an returned to the courtyard house, Sun Tiezhu also came back with him and even helped Wan Ping'an carry back a bag of pumpkins.
She's very good at handling things.
When Sun Tiezhu got home, he saw his mother, Wang Dahua, scolding Niu-niu.
"I asked you to watch the house, how did you watch the house?"
"Look, they've all thrown away the dried pumpkin."
Wang Dahua pointed to the basket in front of her house where dried pumpkins were drying. There was only a small piece of dried pumpkin left, along with a dime. The dried pumpkin was gone.
"I... I just went to play in the backyard for a while, and then the dried pumpkin was gone."
Niu Niu felt very wronged.
She didn't know where the dried pumpkin had gone either.
"Mom, please stop scolding Niu Niu. She didn't do it on purpose."
"The most important thing now is to find the dried pumpkin and see who stole it. I'll ask Auntie San to see if any outsiders have been here."
Sun Tiezhu turned and ran to the front yard.
After questioning the three aunties, it was confirmed that no outsiders had come all day, so it must have been done by someone from the courtyard.
"It must be Jia Zhangshi. I'm going to settle accounts with her."
Wang Dahua gritted her teeth.
So far, only Jia Zhangshi has been found to be dishonest in the courtyard. There may be others who are dishonest, but at least they haven't been discovered yet.
"Mom, wait a minute, we don't have any evidence."
"Besides, Jia Zhangshi is an unreasonable person. Going to her won't do any good. Let's just go to the police!"
Sun Tiezhu made a suggestion.
"it is good!"
"Tiezhu, go call the police!"
Wang Dahua agreed.