Poor Family

  Chapter 8 Reporting Complaints Directly (Part 2)

Li Yanqing was nimble, and slipped into the main hall through the gap of the desk covered with a thick layer of dust. It was almost dark at this time, but the inside of the main hall was extraordinarily bright. It was like daylight, but the back of the niche was pitch black.

  The sacrificial activities will be held after dawn. The main hall is filled with various sacrificial items, as well as paper-made carriages and mansions.

Li Yanqing went around to the front of the wooden alcove, and saw that the altar table was already filled with various sacrifices. The sacrifices were divided into three rows. In the back row were the big three animals with sheep's head, pig's head and bull's head. In the middle were chickens, ducks and fish. It is an incense burner and two big red candles, and the trays on both sides are filled with dim sum fruits of various colors.

At a glance, Li Yanqing saw the white jade cakes that made the three villains dream about them. They looked like small moon cakes. They were said to be famous in the capital. A small celadon vase with a thin neck, he needed to use this to call the police, so he stuffed it into his arms.

  Li Yanqing thought about it all night last night, and he has already formulated a mature plan. This is a habit he has cultivated for many years. Everything is decided before action, but once it is done, there is no turning back.

He was not in a hurry to start, but crawled around the wall, from the back door to the front door, figured out the route, then ran behind the wooden niche, and climbed up the two-story wooden niche like a monkey .

  Li Yanqing first hid the largest wordless red sandalwood spirit tablet in the backyard, and then came back to climb up the wooden alcove. Everything was ready, just waiting for the fish to take the bait.

   Li Daguang was the first one to come back. He went to the town to buy some pork head meat. We have good wine tonight. How can we go with wine without pig head meat.

  Li Daguang locked the door behind him, and ran to the corner impatiently. There were two jars of fine wine that touched his soul.

  He sat cross-legged next to the wine jar, slowly inserted a thin copper pipe from the edge of the wine jar, took a sip, and the cool and mellow wine was drawn out and flowed into the large thick porcelain bowl next to it.

   "Hehe! I want two juniors to accompany me because I am afraid that I will steal the bar! The more you are afraid, the more I want to steal. I am so mad at you, the third child."

  Li Daguang talked to himself, picked up the wine bowl and took a sip, his eyes narrowed immediately, and he smashed his mouth, "It's really good wine!"

Li Yanqing shook his head secretly on the wooden alcove. This fourth uncle didn't check to see if the red sandalwood spirit tablet was still there after entering the house, and stole the sacrificial wine in spite of his heavy responsibility. He was completely unqualified as the guardian of the ancestral hall. , indicating that the patriarch is also wise enough not to go there.

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  It was completely dark outside, and Li Daguang was drinking in the main hall, grabbing meat and stuffing it into his mouth, talking to himself vaguely from time to time.

  Suddenly, Li Yanqing saw three black shadows slowly reflected on the window paper next to the gate, and he felt excited, the fish finally came.

  He stared intently at the three shadows, only to see a small hole in the window paper, apparently an eye was secretly peeping into the main hall.

  Li Yanqing secretly scolded the three of them for being stupid. He didn't expect their shadows to be reflected on the window paper. As long as Li Daguang raised his head, he could see three black shadows.

It's a pity that Li Daguang has been completely immersed in the world of wine. He drank about half a jug of wine and ate up the pig's head meat in the paper bag. Fell asleep.

  Li Yanqing immediately seized the opportunity to ignite the fire pocket, and blew it out again, leaving sparks behind.

   After a while, Liu Fu'er's voice came from outside the window, "He's asleep, let's do it!"

  'Pfft! ’ With a sound, the paper on the window was torn, a hand stretched in through the pane, and pulled the latch. The window was half opened, and three wicked boys jumped in one after another like mice.

  The three of them crawled to the altar, and impatiently grabbed a white jade pancake and stuffed it into their mouths. It was indeed a famous snack in the capital, and the soft and sweet taste made these three little villains in the country who had never seen the world intoxicated.

They completely forgot that they only tasted one at the beginning, and brought white jade cakes to the altar, and another plate of mung bean cakes, the county's famous product, to the altar. The three hid under the altar, and began to calculate how many they could steal. Not revealing.

Li Yanqing had already quietly climbed down from the top of the wooden alcove, hid in a corner behind the alcove, covered the burning flames with a high hanging curtain, took out the vase from his arms, and took a glance at it. Li Daguang, who was lying two feet away, was a little hesitant. This vase weighed at least two catties, and he might hurt someone.

He suddenly found a small stone at his feet, so he picked it up and weighed it. With a wave of his hand, the small stone flew over and hit Li Daguang's face impartially. A sharp pain woke Li Daguang from his dream. Sitting up suddenly, he vaguely saw the three thieves hiding under the altar and dividing the spoils.

  Li Daguang woke up suddenly, and was furious in his heart. He roared, "What are you doing!"

This roar was like a thunderbolt from the clear sky, and the three villains hiding under the altar were suddenly terrified. Liu Fu'er stood up instinctively to run away, but he forgot the altar on his head, and hit his head heavily on the bottom of the altar. He knocked over, and all kinds of offerings tumbled to the ground, bowls and dishes smashed to pieces, three sacrificial animals rolled to the ground, and the altar table was overturned with a loud crash. The three evil boys were terrified.

  Li Daguang was also stunned, but he immediately realized that the thief had to be caught and cleared of responsibility. Li Daguang rushed forward like a tiger and caught the three villains.

   "You three little bastards, you have caused a big disaster!"

  The three villains cried out in fright, "Fourth Uncle, we made a mistake, please forgive us!"

   "I spare you, who will spare me!"

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  Li Yanqing hid behind the wooden alcove, and was about to blow the fire, when he suddenly saw a candle rolling on the ground, the candle was not extinguished, and the flame was still burning.

He snuffed out the fire, stuffed it into his arms, carefully picked up the candle, and lit the curtains. The curtains in the main hall had been hung for many years, and they were already dry. stand up.

Li Yanqing stared at the burning flames, and a flash of determination flashed in his eyes. He knew exactly what he was doing. In this world where the strong bully the weak, he could only use extraordinary means to seek justice for his abused father and change the situation. The fate of him and his father.

  Li Yanqing put down the candle, quickly got out of the main hall through the gap of the table, closed the window behind his back, and rushed out of the ancestral hall.

  The three villains cried and struggled desperately, trying to break free from Li Daguang's hand and escape. Li Daguang became even more furious and dragged them towards the door.

At this moment, he suddenly smelled a pungent smell of smoke. He felt something bad in his heart. He was afraid that the three villains would take the opportunity to escape, so he turned his body and looked behind the wooden niche. The burning candle on the ground looked up again, and Li Daguang was frightened out of his wits. He saw flames flying above his head, and all three curtains were ignited.

  His legs went limp, he plopped down on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "You...you have caused a terrible disaster!"

  (end of this chapter)