The next morning, Zhang Ran had just gotten up and finished washing up. When Sankui, who was excited to come, was dragged together to the section where the fish cage was placed by the river by the small river.

Because his mother suddenly came to question him last night, Zhang Ran was exhausted, and then he thought for the middle of the night, and he slept too late. He got up early in the morning, so along the way, Zhang Ran couldn't cheer up, was sleepy and confused. Until he arrived by the river, he still did not wake up completely.

"Brother Ran, Brother Ran! Look! Our fish cage...fish cage..."

"Fish...cage? What kind of fish cage? Isn't the fish cage still in the river?"

Zhang Ran replied in a daze and looked in the direction Sankui pointed. After seeing this, Zhang Ran couldn't help but be surprised!

It turned out that the fish cage that should have sunk in the river was already thrown on the shore. Looking around, there were many river banks, and more than a dozen fish cages were still on the shore. The fish cages were all empty, and the fish had long disappeared!

"This guy has been rebelled against the enemy!"

Seeing this scene, Zhang Ran instantly woke up. The fish cage that was supposed to be sinking in the river was suddenly thrown to the shore by someone, and all the fish inside were taken away! It was obvious that someone was rushing in front of them and stolen their prey!

At the same time, seeing the messy scene by the river, Sankui, who reacted, couldn't help but curse: "Which boss did this? Don't let Nai Gong catch it, otherwise he must smash his dog's head!"

Listening to Sankui's endless curses, Zhang Ran couldn't help but feel a little angry. When he thought of himself working hard to cut bamboo into the mountains, weaving fish cages, and running around the river early and late, he worked hard, but in the end he was snatched away the fruits of his labor, Zhang Ran couldn't help but want to scold people.

But despite his anger, Zhang Ran knew that such things were almost avoided. After all, Zhang Li was too small, so small that he could not hide any movement from the eyes of people with ulterior motives.

However, I think so, there are only dozens of families in Zhangli. They have meat every day and eat big fish and meat every day. Others also eat millet rice or bean soup every day. This difference is simply outstanding, and it is difficult for others to not pay attention!

However, Zhang Ran did not expect that things would come so suddenly. Before he was ready, the secret had been discovered.

Once the matter is leaked, it is basically impossible to maintain the original state. Therefore, the most urgent task is to find a way to stop the loss. It is best to find the murderer. Only in this way can more losses be avoided.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ran reached out to stop Sankui's curse, pondered for a moment, pointed to the fish cage not far away and said, "Okay, stop scolding! Look, the fish cage is already dry, but it's obvious that the fish stealer has been away for a long time, and 80% of them ran away last night. Where can I find the murderer at this time?"

"Ah? Have you run away long ago?" Sankui scratched his head, looked at the fish cage in front of him, and his face suddenly became bitter and said indignantly: "Even if I run to the ends of the world, I must pull him out! I am so impatient to live a life of daring to steal Nai Gong's fish!"

As he said that, Sankui waved his fist as big as a casserole to show his determination to be incompatible with the thief!

"What's the use of saying this now! Let's talk about it when you catch the fish thief!" Zhang Ran interrupted Sankui impatiently, bent down to pick up the nearest fish cage, and said to Sankui: "Our Qingshui River is only three or five small miles around, and we have only used the fish cage to catch fish in the river for a few days? In terms of time, it is unlikely that other places will know about our situation here in three or five days. So I guess that this fish thief is probably the one in our place. As long as you keep some snacks in the future, you can catch him sooner or later!"

After a pause, he said, "Now, the most important thing for us is to quickly change the fish cage to prevent thieves from stealing fish again. Then dig some earthworms and make the fish cage again, otherwise we will really not be able to catch anything today!"

"Why are you still standing there? Come and help!"

"Oh, oh! Come here, come here!"

...

It took more than an hour to collect all the fish cages and then transfer them all to a section of river far away from the village. Then it took some time to sprinkle the bait again and sink it into the river.

This time, Zhang Ran learned from the last lesson and covered all the ropes exposed to the river bank with leaves or soil.

The other end of the rope is no longer tied to the tree, but is replaced with wooden stakes, nailed to the ground, buried with soil, and then marked to prevent being discovered again.

After doing this, Sankui was still a little worried, so he suggested to Zhang Ran: "Brother Ran, what if we leave and the fish thief comes again? In my opinion, let's stay here and guard!"

"What are you guarding!" Zhang Ran glared at Sankui with anger, and asked back, "Have you seen a thief who came to steal things in broad daylight? Moreover, we made it so hidden this time. If it weren't for the mark, we wouldn't even be able to find it ourselves. In this case, if you guard here, wouldn't it be that there would be no silver here? Isn't it obvious that we have put the fish cage here? Besides, if we draw someone out to guard here, who will go into the mountain to cut bamboo? Could it be that we will live with these dozen fish cages in the future?"

"Ah? This..., this..." After Zhang Ran asked this, Sankui was speechless and hesitated for a while, but hesitated, "You can't guard during the day, so come to guard the assembly that night! Maybe that thief will come to steal fish again at night?"

"It's okay if you're happy!"

Zhang Ran shook his head helplessly. Knowing that Sankui's temper was useless, it would be useless to persuade him any more. He simply ignored him and turned around and walked towards the direction where the village was.

After all the troubles in the morning, when I got home, it was already Siyu (9:00 to 11:00). Zhang Ran hurriedly had some breakfast, carried a basket on his back, and entered the mountain with Sankui.

After entering the mountain, Zhang Ran went to the surrounding hills as usual to check if the trap yesterday had gained any results. But I don’t know if he had gone through the word "未分" and walked around for a long time and back, and found a rabbit that was not big in size. Apart from that, there was no gain.

After returning to the bamboo forest, it was already noon. Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Ran dared not delay. He hurriedly carried the bamboo with Sankui back home.

Because he came back too late today, Zhang Ran and Sankui brothers were busy until dusk and did not weave a few fish cages. Even after hearing the news in the afternoon, his mother Zhang Li and her sister Sui'er came to help, but because the time was too short, they could not exceed yesterday's "yield".
Chapter completed!