6: He was beaten so badly by a group of monkeys that he cried for his parents.

"Just now, I saw the six of them running wildly in the house and the yard... The sight was truly appalling."

"I heard that all the things in Wang Dazhuang's house disappeared overnight."

"What? Everything disappeared?"

"Yes, there was no bed, no cabinets, tables, or chairs—nothing. The kitchen was completely empty."

"I heard the coffin is missing too."

"I heard that besides the six people, everything else vanished."

"What? Something like that actually happened?"

"Could they have been possessed by evil?"

"Maybe they did too many bad things and are facing retribution."

"Shh, are you tired of living? Now is the time of 'Destroying the Four Olds.' Can you say things like that? Do you want to be dragged off to the Committee?"

Wang Dazhuang's house.

They had burned charcoal earlier, so the room was warm, but when dawn broke, the charcoal had burned out, and they were all woken up by the cold.

At first, the few of them were still drunk. When Wang Dazhuang felt someone touching him, he thought it was his former lover.

"Come here and let Daddy give you a kiss."

He leaned in for a kiss and got a mouthful of fur.

Wang Dazhuang thought he had kissed his lover's hair and continued to grope around with his eyes closed. His hand touched a bulging area—why was everything covered in fur? Before he could think further, the next second, he felt a sharp pain in that spot.

"Awooo!" His face twisted in pain, and he howled.

He opened his eyes and realized he was holding a monkey. The monkey was staring at him furiously.

"A ghost!"

Wang Dazhuang jumped up, but the next second, his shorts were ripped to shreds by the monkey, which then lunged at him.

"Slap, slap, slap."

Wang Dazhuang was slapped dizzy by the monkey's large paw.

The others started howling too.

"Monkeys!"

"Ghosts!"

"Where did all these monkeys come from?"

"Ahhh..."

"Where did our clothes go..."

"It hurts so much."

After being viciously beaten by The Monkeys, the men scrambled up, crawling and stumbling. Ignoring the fact that they were naked, they headed toward the door.

It was winter, and it was snowing outside. As soon as they opened the door, they began shivering from the cold.

But if they didn't escape, The Monkeys would beat them to death.

"Help me..."

"Someone, come quickly! Help!"

There were many households around Wang Dazhuang's house. Hearing the screams, many people woke up, opened their courtyard gates, and peeked out.

Many people quickly ran over, only to witness a scene that shocked them and made their jaws drop.

In the courtyard, six naked men were being chased and beaten by a dozen or so monkeys, resulting in bloody welts all over their bodies. One man's face was swollen like a pig's head.

Wang Dazhuang and the others were beaten unconscious before The Monkeys finally left.

When the Village Head of Wang Family Village arrived with his men, they were astonished to see the six unconscious men lying in the courtyard.

Xiao Dashu and Xiao Xiaoshu, along with the others, listened to the discussions around them, all feeling deeply shocked.

Wang Dazhuang and his group faced retribution? All their belongings were lost?

"Second Brother, was Wang Dazhuang's house robbed?"

"Maybe it's retribution." Xiao Xiaoshu finished speaking and looked around. It wasn't wise to say such things now; if people from the Revolutionary Committee heard it, they would be taken away for labor.

Grandma Xiao heard this and excitedly held Xiao Niannian's hand.

"Niannian, did you hear that? Wang Dazhuang and his group were punished by Heaven..."

"Grandma, I heard it. They must have done too many bad things, so they were punished."

Everyone who heard Xiao Niannian nodded vigorously.

Second Uncle Xiao's house.

"Ah..."

A scream echoed throughout Second Uncle Xiao's house.

Immediately after, two more screams rang out.

When Xiao Yueyue woke up, she found herself only wearing underwear. Second Uncle Xiao was only wearing briefs, and Second Aunt Xiao was wearing old, worn underwear. They were all lying on the floor.

"Husband, what happened? Where did our bed go? Where did the tables in the house go?"

"What about our clothes?"

"Mom, Dad, my clothes and my bag are gone..."

Xiao Yueyue realized that the only thing she had on her was the Xu Family jade pendant around her neck.

Xiao Yueyue shivered violently and rushed into her parents' room.

She saw her parents lying on the floor, both shivering from the cold. Except for her parents, everything in the room was gone.

"Mom, Dad, where are our things? The wardrobe, the tables, the chairs? The sewing machine? Everything in the house is gone."

Hearing their daughter's words, they ignored the cold and ran out to the living room and other storage rooms, only to find the house completely empty, not a single thing left behind.

"Someone must have stolen all our things!" Second Aunt Xiao yelled hysterically.

"Which bastard dared to steal things from our house?"

The two of them started cursing loudly, their language growing fouler with every word.

The noise attracted the neighbors.

"Second Brother Xiao, Second Sister-in-law, what happened to your house?"

"Our house was robbed! Quickly, help us fetch Tenth Uncle, and ask him to call the people from the Commune and report it to the Public Security Bureau..." Second Uncle Xiao said loudly.

Village Head Xiao brought people to Second Uncle Xiao's house.

Many villagers had already gathered around Second Uncle Xiao's house, and some kind-hearted people brought old clothes for them to wear.

Second Aunt Xiao sat on the ground, slapping her thigh and wailing.

"Oh, Heaven! What are we going to do? Which damned person stole everything from our home..."

"Tenth Uncle, report it to the Commune and the Public Security Bureau! We must find the person who stole from us..."

The Xiao Family villagers watching the scene were discussing animatedly.

"How many people would it take to steal? Even a wardrobe that big was stolen."

"I heard the sewing machine and the pig were stolen."

"Also the dining table and chairs, even the coffin was stolen."

"This is too unbelievable."

"They were punished by Heaven."

Village Head Xiao sent someone to notify the Commune, and the Commune also sent someone to report it to the Public Security Bureau.

The Public Security officers had just received the report from Wang Family Village, and now hearing about a similar situation in Xiao Family Village, they were greatly astonished. Because the matter was so outrageous, the Public Security Bureau in the County Government specially dispatched two teams to investigate the case.

Grandma Xiao and Xiao Niannian were riding an ox cart toward the City's train station. Along the way, Grandma Xiao, Xiao Dashu, and Xiao Xiaoshu were still discussing what happened at Wang Dazhuang's house.

Although it was snowing outside, the road was relatively easy to travel, and in less than three hours, they arrived at the City's train station. They parked the ox cart and bicycles in a secluded corner.

"Sixth Aunt, we'll go buy tickets for you and Niannian. Sit here and wait for a while. You all take good care of Sixth Aunt Grandma and Niannian."

Xiao Dashu instructed his two sons to protect Sixth Aunt Grandma and their sister.

"Dad, don't worry."

"Eldest Uncle, don't worry."

Xiao Niannian looked at the train station. The current train station was nothing like the High-Speed Rail Stations of later generations, with their luxurious decorations, passages, and elevators. Outside the current station, the ground was covered entirely in yellow mud, with only a few places paved with cement.

However, people were coming and going at the train station. Not far away, there were a few storefronts, housing the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, the Public Security Bureau, and several other departments.