Had They Ended Up in a Chicken Coop?

When Madam Shen opened her eyes, she saw that they were surrounded by chicken droppings, and they were sitting on the quilt.

Is this the chicken coop?

She cried her heart out.

"Shen Congrong, what trouble have you gotten yourself into? Did you kill someone's entire family?"

Otherwise, why would they be so persistent? It's been going on for three days straight!

The first day was on the edge of the field, the second day was in the cowshed, and now it's all over, we're in the chicken coop.

Shen Congrong, with a chicken feather stuck in his hair, said, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I left hundreds of men behind yesterday! I'll go find them now."

He rushed out, then froze, exclaiming, "Where are we? Where is the butler... where is the butler?"

After a while, the butler came running over from a short distance away and said, "Sir, all of our fruit trees are gone."

Shen Congrong trembled with anger. "What a joke! We have thousands of trees planted on this estate. Who has the ability to move them all in one night?"

The head butler slapped his thigh and said:

"At first I didn't believe it either, but I've been searching for half an hour."

The entire village was spotless; not a single tree could be seen.

Shen Congrong remained silent for a long time, and was also in a state of confusion for a long time, before finally saying, "The trees have all been moved, but has the hilltop been moved? These damned bastards, why didn't they take the hilltop with them?"

The steward shook his head and said, "They didn't take the hilltop, but all the grain has been harvested. Seventy acres of land, and now there's no harvest at all."

Shen Congrong, unable to bear it any longer, said, "These beasts! Our grain is still green, isn't it? What can we do with it if we harvest it?"

The butler gave a wry smile and said:

"Let me show you! To be honest, I can't believe my eyes either."

All the grain turned yellow and ripened overnight.

Shen Congrong walked to the edge of the field, where wheat was planted everywhere.

Yesterday the wheat field was lush and green, but overnight, the entire field has changed completely.

The wheat seemed to ripen suddenly; all the ears of wheat had been cut down, leaving only neat rows of yellow stubble in the field.

Shen Congrong slumped to the ground and said:

"This is outrageous! Who is really going too far?"

I just don't believe it. I just don't believe that person can come and move things every day, and that they can move the whole village away.

How exactly was it done? And what about those hundreds of people?

The butler sighed and said, "I can't wake them all up. I've already called them three times."

Finally, one of the guards was woken up and rushed over, saying, "Sir, we must have been drugged yesterday. We patrolled this area for half the day, and then we fell asleep without realizing it in the middle of the night."

Shen Congrong looked at him and said, "Then take a look, what exactly happened? Look, all the wheat is gone, what went wrong?"

The guard examined him carefully, then shook his head and said, "I can't see anything wrong, sir. Shall we return to Jiangnan?"

Shen Congrong sneered:

"I've lost two houses and a manor. How can I accept going back to Jiangnan?"

I refuse to believe we can't catch those thieves.

I won't sleep a wink tonight; I'm determined to catch them.

Zhou Wanwan had just finished breakfast, and the Old Scholar Tree had just taken the plate away when Shen Congrong arrived.

He sat on the pile of firewood, looking at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"You're safe and sound here. Tonight I'll take you with me. I want to see just how those thieves managed to move my estate."

"He's here. Take him to my wife's place. Find two—no, no, twenty people—to keep a close watch on them."

Zheng Xing'an said with a face full of dissatisfaction, "Aren't we allowed to sleep in the woodshed today?"

Shen Congrong glared at them and said, "We have to change places again today. I need to think of a better place."

The farmhouse was unsafe, and the residence was not secure either. Standing by the field, Shen Congrong thought for a long time before saying in a deep voice, "Why don't we go to the military camp?"

The strategist beside him echoed:

"General, the military camp is well-stocked with soldiers and generals, and is heavily guarded."

Ordinary evil spirits or wicked people would never dare to approach easily; going there is the safest option.

Shen Congrong nodded slowly and breathed a sigh of relief:

"I just remembered that my second son is currently serving in the military."

"I'll just stay at his camp tonight; I doubt anyone will dare stop me."

Without further delay, the group lined up several carriages and headed towards the military camp in a grand procession.

Shen Congrong stroked his beard and boasted to Madam Shen, "I'd like to see what kind of trouble you can cause in this heavily guarded military camp!"

Upon arriving at the military camp, Zhou Wanwan was placed in a separate military tent.

The four corners were supported by pillars, and the heavy curtains exuded a somber and murderous aura.

What's even more reassuring is that twenty elite guards were stationed inside the tent, keeping a close watch on her every step of the way, even her comings and goings.

Outside the military tent, more than a hundred soldiers surrounded it, forming a tight defensive line with guards every three steps and sentries every five steps, making it impenetrable from the inside out.

Let alone a human figure, even a bird would find it as difficult as climbing to heaven to get close.

Shen Congrong smiled and said, "Now I can finally rest easy. I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight."

Madam Shen sat in her tent and said, "I originally came here to relax, but now it feels like I'm fleeing a disaster. I haven't been this disheveled in years."

Shen Congrong gritted her teeth and said:

"Don't worry, Madam. If those thieves dare to come tonight, I will take them down immediately."

"Then we can get our houses and estates back."

Madam Shen sighed and said, "That's all we can do. Just who are these people? How are they so powerful?"

Shen Congrong shook his head and said, "Bad people come from poor and remote places. I guess they are some highly skilled martial artists who went up the mountain to become bandits."

Madam Shen looked at Zhou Wanwan next door and said, "Haven't you brought that girl any food for days?"

Shen Congrong shook her head and said, "I don't remember. Anyway, after I brought her back, I never brought her any food again."

Madam Shen immediately stood up, pointed at Shen Congrong's nose, and scolded:

"You heartless bastard, are you out of your mind?"

This child is about the same age as your granddaughter, how could you bear to mistreat her?

"You've already locked her up, and now you're not even feeding her? Do you want her to starve to death?"

Shen Congrong looked at her and quickly explained, "Madam, you don't understand."

"Slap..." Shen Congrong received a slap across the face.

Madam Shen pointed at his nose and scolded:

"Shen Congrong, you could so cruelly kill a five- or six-year-old child, are you even human?"

What if one day you don't like me anymore, and you kill me too?

I haven't fed her or given her water for two days. I'm afraid the child is almost dead by now.

"Quickly, bring her to me."

A small tree nearby heard everything they were saying next door and then repeated it word for word to Zhou Wanwan from outside.

Zhou Wanwan burst into laughter upon hearing this; Shen Congrong was henpecked.