Chapter 7: Catching the Adulterer

  Yuán Hào and Da Gou crept quietly to the back of the house and stuck close to the window to listen for any movement inside.

  "Come on, my little treasure, I'm so impatient, it's killing me, hurry up and take it off..."

  "Here you come, look at how anxious you are, you men are all the same, like cats, can't be apart from stinky things every day."

  "Oh no, be gentle! You've torn my clothes to shreds. You'll have to compensate me for this!"

  "Alright, alright, I'll buy you new ones, isn't that enough? Once I get transferred to the town, I'll buy you new clothes every day. And I'll even divorce that shrew at home and make you my wife. Come quickly, I can't wait any longer."

  "Oh dear, it's easy to talk now, but when you get to town, who am I? You'll probably have forgotten all about me by then."

  "I swear to heaven that what I say today is absolutely true. If there's even half a word of falsehood, may thunder strike me."

  On this side, Wang Mugang made an oath, on that side, a loud crack of thunder was heard from the edge of the sky, it had started to thunder, really don't know how many evil things Wang Mu has done, even the heavens can't bear it anymore...

  "Alright, stop making promises now, men's words are never true."

  This loud thunder also startled Wang Mu. He hastily and awkwardly said: "Recently it's been dry, so a little rain is good."

  Yuanhao and the big dog heard it under the windowsill, it was really true, originally it was true, this is indeed a pair of adulterous husband and wife, the woman does not follow the path of a virtuous wife, the man abandons his family, truly a shame.

  Yuankui pulled the big dog, indicating that it was almost time to act, and came from the back of the house to the front. He quietly signaled to Er Gou and Da Sha to come over, then they discussed their strategy.

  "That couple is in the house, we can't just rush in like this, it won't work, we need to think of a way to scare them, then we can deal with that Wang guy and get the money."

  "What should we do about this, big dog?"

  "Hao Ge, what's going on? Can't we just rush in and catch them in the act? Why bother with all this trouble?"

  "How can this be, after all the other party are two adults, what if they get anxious, they can do anything. Let's do it like this, later you, Big Fool, just shout loudly 'Open the door, open the door, village defense team is here to catch thieves', make sure your voice is loud and knock on the door with force, we will echo from the side, got it, Big Fool? Once the people inside hear that someone is catching thieves, they will definitely run away. At this time, I'll run while shouting, and tomorrow we can go find that Wang guy to get our money back."

  "Alright, I understand."

  "Alright then, big fool, go ahead and shout loudly, then knock on the door."

  "Open the door! Open the door! It's the village security team. There's a thief in your house, we've come to catch him!" Da Shuai shouted while banging on the door.

  The king in the house was frightened and quickly put on his clothes. While dressing, he said: "Come on, come on, how did a thief break into my house?" He also whispered to Wang Daifu: "You'd better take advantage of the chaos and leave from the backyard wall."

  Mr. Wang was also frightened to death, hastily put on his clothes, holding the clothes and medicine box in his hand, without even putting them on properly, quickly climbed down the ladder from the wall of the courtyard, due to nervousness, he sprained his foot when jumping down, Mr. Wang gritted his teeth and said: "Ah, mother, it hurts me to death." After thinking for a moment, the joint defense team was still in front of the house, so he didn't dare to stay any longer, wiping away tears, he ran wildly along the small river road towards the village... Unfortunately, when landing, the white coat fell off behind the house, and he didn't even notice.

  "Opening the door, what kind of neighborhood watch is this? Not even a ghost in sight. Just one unhappy face scolding: 'Who's there? Can't sleep at night, running around yelling for no reason? Don't let people sleep?'".

  Those few bad kids are hiding in the bushes and laughing secretly. Just because we won't let you sleep, what's wrong with that?

  "Come on, let's go to the back of the house and see if there are any clues left behind. I saw that Wang Daifu just now, he was running down the mountain with his upper body exposed, didn't he sprain his foot? He ran really fast, almost as fast as a rabbit, haha!"

  So Yuan Huan and others found Wang Dafu's white coat behind the house, on which Wang Dafu's work permit was still hanging.

  "I'm watching him, that guy with the surname Wang, let's see if he dares not to give me money, haha."

  Chapter 8: Waiting by the Stump for Rabbits

  The next day, Yuan Hua got up early and brought Da Sha to the east of the village to discuss with Da Gou and Er Gou how to carry out the extortion. As time was pressing, they were afraid that if this matter dragged on for too long, that little brat would be transferred to the town, which would make things more troublesome.

  "Hao Ge is here." said Da Gou and Er Gou simultaneously.

  "Uh, let's discuss it today and figure out how to get the money as soon as possible. Time is running out, didn't that 'evil doctor' say he was going to be transferred to town yesterday? I'm afraid if he leaves for town, even if we have evidence, we won't be able to do anything to him."

  "Yes, this matter should not be delayed. I think we'd better go to the broken temple behind the village to discuss how to get the money as soon as possible. Only when we have the money in our own hands can it be considered our own."

  "Alright, let's go."

  Four people came to the ruined temple again.

  "What's the point of talking? What can we do?"

  "Why don't we just go to his house and give the clothes to that 'tigress' of a mother he's so afraid of? We can explain the situation to her, and it'll be fine, right?" said Second Dog.

  "This won't do, and let's not mention whether 'Mother Tiger' will believe it or not. Even if she does, after all, they're a family, as the saying goes, 'not everyone can pee into the same pot'. What if 'Mother Tiger' gets angry and brings us back home? That would be troublesome. The adults will definitely downplay this matter. It's not suitable."

  "I think the big dog is right, after all this is a matter of feelings. If the adults find out, we will be facing more than just a beating. Adults have many worries and 'Mother Tiger' and 'Evil Doctor' are not easy to deal with. Even if we have the 'Evil Doctor's work permit, he can simply say it was lost somewhere and let us pick it up."

  "Huang said it's right, I think we'd better do this: we'll guard the village entrance and wait for that 'evil doctor' to get off work. As long as we wave that white coat in front of him, I don't believe he won't ask us anything. Once he asks, then we can directly state our conditions."

  "Right, this plan is good. Let's do it as the big dog said. Today we'll start waiting by the tree stump for a rabbit to take the bait. Once it does, whether we steam or roast it will be up to our mood, haha."

  After lunch, the four naughty boys ran to the river and had a refreshing bath for more than an hour, then wandered around again. After messing around until about 4 pm, they came back to the village entrance to wait in ambush.

  "I think it's almost time to eat, and in about an hour, that 'evil doctor' should be here. Second Dog, go check his house entrance and see if he's home. We'll work together, if he is at home, we'll come back tomorrow to stake out, but if he's not at home, then we'll take action today."

  "Alright, I'm going. If there's any news, I'll come back and report right away, haha."

  Actually, at that time, 'Mother Tiger' and 'Evil Doctor' were not at home. Where did they go? 'Mother Tiger' went back to her mother's house, but 'Evil Doctor', because he sprained his foot that day, originally planned to rest at home for two days before going back to work. However, thinking about the upcoming transfer to the town, in case of a sudden inspection or something, it would be bad. In those years, it was not comparable to now, and no one dared to be too arrogant. Facing job transfers was a big deal, requiring comprehensive evaluation, unlike now, where having connections could make it a matter of just one sentence.

  Soon, Er Gou came back and briefly explained the situation. There was no one at home, the gate was locked tightly, and it wasn't until he took a closer look that he realized what had happened.

  Yuan Hui heard this and thought the atmosphere was good, so they waited. The four naughty boys sat by the only road leading to the village entrance, waiting for the rabbit to take the bait.

  It was almost five thirty when the "evil doctor" rode a "Phoenix brand" bicycle over, and saw that the four village kids were sitting by the side of the road. The "evil doctor" glanced at them with disdain and said: "You're all so old, you don't even go to school, just hanging around like hoodlums, squatting on the roadside, what's the point? If you don't study, you'll have no future, and if you have no future, you won't be able to marry a wife."

  After finishing speaking, he was about to leave when he saw Yuankai holding a white coat. His heart skipped a beat, why did it look so familiar? Could it be his own? It shouldn't be that coincidental. He thought to himself while trying to comfort himself.