Chapter 4 Get in trouble

When Tao's mother came back, Zhidie was sitting on the threshold and crying.

She asked anxiously, "What's wrong with Zhidie? Why do you sit here and cry?"

Zhidie swallowed and said, "Gold... Gold is missing."

"What? Did it run out by itself? Maybe it will come back later. Mother Tao comforted her daughter.

Zhidie shook her head and said, "No, it can't run out by itself. Even the basket is missing. It must have been caught."

"Has anyone been here today?" Mother Tao asked.

"Yes, Aunt Zhang next door came to borrow rice, and Uncle Yao also came." Zhidie said one by one, "Yes, Uncle Wang Qiang and Uncle Wang have also been here."

"What is he doing here?" Mother Tao asked doubtfully.

"He didn't know where he heard that I had picked up gold. He said that he would be the best doctor for snakes when he was young. I thought that gold would not eat, so I took it out and let him have a look." Zhidie said one by one.

"Silly child, how can he cure snakes? He can almost eat snakes, so what did he say?" Tao's mother continued to ask.

"He also said that he wanted me to sell gold to him, but I didn't sell it. Gold is our family. How can I sell it?" As soon as he mentioned this Zhidie, he was still a little angry.

"He must have let him take the gold away. If he sees that you won't sell it, he must have taken it away when you didn't pay attention." Tao's mother said for sure.

"I said why didn't you let me see him off when he left? It turned out that he wanted to take the gold and was afraid that I would find it. But mother, what should we do? Will he hurt gold? Zhidie asked anxiously.

"No, since he wants to buy gold, it means that gold has the value to use. He may have sold the gold." Mother Tao really doesn't know whether it is a blessing or a curse that this snake was stolen.

"No, I must get it back." Before he finished speaking, he ran out.

"Zheddie..." Mother Tao shouted loudly at Zhidie's back.

Zhidie ran to Wang Qiang's house angrily.

Wang Qiang is sitting outside the house drinking.

"Uncle Wang, how can you take my gold? Where is it? Give it back to me quickly."

Wang Qiang looked up at her and said, "Your child's tone is really strong. What evidence do you have to say that I took your snake?"

"This..." Zhidie wasgeng sai for a moment. "You just let me go into the house and look for it."

"Presumptuous, you can enter my room at will."

"If you don't let me in, you will feel guilty. You must have taken the gold."

"Oh, you are really good at wronging people. I just won't let you in. What can you do?"

"I..."

"Dad, is this snake really worth a hundred taels of silver?" A voice that did not belong to the two of them sounded.

Zhidie turned her head and saw that Wang Qiang's son Wang Dali was holding a golden snake in his hand.

She hurried forward to take the snake from Wang Dali, but Wang Qiang stood in front of her son.

"Uncle Wang, this is my gold. Give it back to me quickly." She said anxiously.

Wang Qiang saw the failure and turned his eyes and said, "What you said is really interesting. If everything is the same as yours, is it all yours? I picked up this snake halfway."

"You talk nonsense. My gold listens to me the most. If you don't believe it, I'll call it." Zhidie stamped his feet.

Wang Qiang touched his moustache and thought for a moment, "I still don't believe that snakes can understand people's words. Let her have a try."

So he said to her, "Okay, tell him to try it."

Zhidie shouted a few times.

He Jinchen raised his head very cooperatively, and his little body twisted and climbed towards Zhidie.

Zhidie was proud. "How about Uncle Wang? I'm my gold. Give it to me quickly."

Wang Qiang didn't expect that the little snake could listen to her call. He felt miscalculated and heard that she wanted a snake. He couldn't help but be angry. "This is your snake. I took it away. What can you do if I don't return it?"

"You" Zhidie didn't expect him to say this, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Wang Qiang was a little proud. "I'm telling you, you don't want to go back. At the beginning, you asked you to sell it to me and you didn't sell it. Now it's mine in my hands."

Zhidieqi's body trembled slightly, "Don't you just want money? How much do you want? I'll give it!"

When Wang Qiang heard that Qian's eyes suddenly glowed, "One hundred taels, give me one hundred taels and I'll give it back to you."

"One hundred taels so much?" Zhidie shouted loudly.

"You can't take it back without one child." Wang Qiang's eyes showed a fierce light and said, "Go vigorously to send Zhidie out."

Wang Dali heard his father's words and went forward to chase Zhidie, "Go, go, go."

Zhidie cried and walked home. Halfway through, she met her mother Tao who came to look for her.

Seeing her daughter crying, her heart was broken. Zhidie told the story to Tao's mother, but there was nothing she could do. Wang Qiang's bully couldn't afford to provoke her. After a few times, Zhidie comforted her and took her home.

After returning home, Zhidie sat alone in the yard in a daze. In the past, it was time for her to feed the gold. Although it refused to eat it, she would still feed it. Today, the gold was stolen. She didn't have the ability to grab it back. Thinking about it, tears fell down one after another.

Suddenly, a pair of shoes appeared in front of her. She looked up along the shoes. The owner of the shoes was Wang Qiang.

"Where's your mother, Zhidie?"

She wiped her tears, stood up and said, "It's in the room."

Tao's mother came out when she heard someone talking in the courtyard. She was slightly surprised to see that it was Wang Qiang.

Looking at Tao's mother Wang Qiang's mouth, there was an imperceptible smile, "Tao's, I have something to ask you this time. Just now, your Zhidie went to our house. After she left, I found that I had lost something at home."

Tao's mother felt a little bad. "Nonsense, how can my Zhidie take your things?"

Wang Qiang took a chair and sat down. "Don't believe it. After she left, I found that our family was missing a hundred taels of silver tickets. Today, my family didn't go to anyone else. She must have taken it."

"You, why did you wrong me? I didn't take it at all." Zhi Dieqi shouted.

"You didn't take it. Will my silver ticket fly by itself?" He turned his head to Tao's mother again, "Tao's, what do you think we should do?"

Tao's mother's face turned white, and her body trembled slightly. She knew in her heart that Wang Qiang was determined to plant it on Zhidie, and it was useless to break her mouth.

"What do you want to do?" The voice trembled a little.

"Either pay back the money or let Zhidie be my son's daughter-in-law."

"What?" Tao's mother's body could no longer support her. Huang Zhidie hurried forward and mixed her.

"If you don't pay back the money, I will arrest you to see the officials." Wang Qiang said intimidation.

"If you see an official, you will see an official. Is it possible to be afraid of you?" Mother Tao is not afraid at all.

Wang Qiang got up from the chair, stood in Tao's mother's ear and said softly, "Don't forget that the county magistrate is my brother-in-law."

Mother Tao took a breath of cold air. Why did she forget this? Looking at today's thing, it can't be finished.

"I'll pay back the money."

"How much money can you earn with your old bone? I'm afraid you're dead if you don't save enough money. I'll show you that I'm here for Zhidie today. It's her blessing that I like her."

Zhidie is her heart, and she is willing to give up.

"I can't do it if I want Zhidie." Mother Tao said firmly.

"Then don't blame me for being rude. Go and follow me to see the official and treat you for the crime of lax discipline." As he spoke, he pulled Tao's mother and walked out.

"Let go of my mother, I promise you." When Zhidie saw Wang Qiang like this, she was also a little anxious.

Wang Qiang took Tao's mother's hand and put it back. "Say it earlier, you are more interesting than your mother."

Mother Tao was not only a little anxious when she saw her daughter saying this. Just as she was about to say something, she was interrupted by Zhidie.

"Mom, just promise him. Your body can't stand the pain of prison. I don't have a father anymore. I don't want to lose my mother again." Zhidie pulled Tao's mother and cried.

Wiping his tears and said to Wang Qiang, "I can promise you, but you also have to promise me that I want to take care of my mother at home. I can't go to your house. When I reach the age of marriage, I will naturally marry your son."

Wang Qiang nodded, "I promise you, but you and your mother need to press the handprint on this paper, so that you can have a certificate in the future."

With that, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and pressed Zhidie's finger heavily.