Blissful Days After Widowhood

& nbsp; At this moment, he was kneeling under the table, gobbling down the wonton soup. When he realized that someone was watching, he raised his face, his dark eyes, sharp chin, and a whimpering and threatening sound from his mouth, like a ruthless little beast.

    "Whose child comes out in broad daylight and is scary!" Wang was startled, and quickly stood up and asked the people around him.

    Old Liutou next door heard the movement and came over to explain: "Don't shout, don't shout, this is not someone's child, it's an orphan on our dock."

    Wang became more and more angry when he heard this: "This world is not easy, but it is too much to throw a child like a cat here. No one cares?"

    Lao Liutou put his index finger to his lips again, and made a silent gesture, "It's not that no one cares, it's that I can't control it!"

    Afraid that Mr. Wang would shout again, Lao Liutou talked about the ins and outs.

    "We have all kinds of boats on the dock, and there are more boats coming and going. There is an ocean-going boat line, I don't know if you have heard of it."

     Mr. Wang sounded strangely familiar, but for a while he could not remember where he had heard it.

    She doesn't remember it, but Gu Yin does remember it. Isn't this the same boat that recruited female workers before? Wang's two sisters-in-law wanted to support her to apply for the job.

    Old Liutou continued: "The ocean-going ship passed by our place a few months ago and hired coolies to carry the goods. The coolies all looked strange when they came back. It was said that some of those boxes were heavy and some were light, and there was a cry of 'woo woo'. The stuff inside didn't look like goods, but looked like people."

    Wang shivered in shock, and Lao Liutou sighed, "Anyway, the day after that trip, this child appeared out of nowhere in our place. After that, the guy from the shipping company came back and asked about it, saying that they had missed a piece of 'goods', and asked if we had seen it. At that time, everyone didn't know that he was asking about the child, but he was just patrolling the back. Here, I heard that they lost something and were kind enough to help them find it. But the man ran away in a panic, and we only found out... Well, people can't help but watch this child starve to death in our place, and the owner is a family. The Xi family has fed the child until now. But he usually doesn't show up in the morning, and only comes out in the evening. I think he's starving today."

    Gu Yin and Wang Shi both felt sour when they heard it, Gu Yin turned around and went to the pot to order the wontons again, and Wang then asked Lao Liutou, "Both Yuanyang The boatman was already scared away, why didn't he send the boy to the shantang? Give him a wash and clean up, who would know where he came from? It's better than living like a wild cat and a dog on this pier. "

    At this time, Aunt Ge came over to deliver the steamer, and when she heard they were talking about the child, she took over and said, "If it's really like what you said, Okay, but this kid can't speak, doesn't seem to understand people's words, and has a temperament like a small beast, biting everyone. After that, no one dared to forcibly take him away, for fear that he would do something wrong."

    Wang may not believe what others say, but she has to believe it from the mouth of Aunt Ge who likes children.

    Although the children under the table could not see their faces, they were only two or three years old when they looked at the size of their hands and feet. Such an old child should be able to speak and understand some truth. Growing up like this, and being so afraid of people, you can imagine how he lived in the past when he was not as good as a pig or a dog.

    While they were talking, Gu Yin ordered another bowl of wontons and a steamed bun.

    She blew cold first, and then put the two things on the tray and passed them under the low table.

    The child suddenly saw her approaching, and instinctively wanted to step back, but when she smelled the tempting aroma of food in her hand, she instinctively hesitated.

    Gu Yin handed over the things and left immediately, the child then retracted his little feet that wanted to escape, holding the bowl and eating hard.

    When the adults finished speaking, they looked under the table. There were only two empty bowls left under the table, and no one was there.

    Because of this incident, after returning home, Mrs. Wang learned that she had earned more than 100 yuan today, and there was no smile on her face.

    Gu Yin's heart is also gloomy, although she has long guessed that the ocean-going shipping line is doing dirty business of human trafficking, but when she sees it in reality, she is another mood.

    The boat line was run by the cadre son of the imperial eunuch, the formalities were complete, and the back was against the big tree, not to mention ordinary people like them, I am afraid it was local The county magistrate did not dare to speak up. Otherwise, the unselfish and selfless Guan Zatou found out the clue, and they should have investigated and dealt with this house long ago, and they would not have dared to recruit female workers in an open and honest way.

    "When your father and Qingyi first entered the battlefield, I always hoped that they would win the battle and return home early." The expression on Wang's face Like crying and like laughing, "But we ordinary people live well, everyone knows in their hearts. It's better to think about them now, it's better than being the lackey of a foolish king!"

    Gu Yin quickly got up and closed the house door, "Mother don't say such things, our family is not willing to help the court to fight, but it's just that The situation is stronger than people, and they were forced to go."

    Wang wiped away her tears and choked up: "I just saw the child's heart is uncomfortable, you just let me take it easy. Son, mother Can I have a discussion with you, from now on we will have some food left over every day and leave it to that child?"

    Gu Yin nodded and said, "I want to do it even if my mother doesn't say it."

    Wang didn't eat a few bites for lunch that day, Gu Yin saw that she was bored, and in the afternoon, when she was cooking lard, she specially fried a plate of lard residue .

    Don't look at the fact that they have been in the food business for a few days, but in fact, eating at home is basically casual, and there is not much oil and water in the stomach.

    The aroma of lard dregs pierces people's noses, and the hooked people are greedy and go to the brain, Wang Shi can't care about other people, and Xiao Wu'an The individual carried the bench and sat down by the stove.

    When the steaming lard residue was taken out by Gu Yinsheng, their eyes lit up!

    Gu Yin looked amused, and hurriedly said, "Let it cool before eating, be careful not to burn your mouth."

    Wang Shi and Xiao Wu'an nodded hurriedly, but they didn't rush to open their mouths after hearing her words, but their eyes were not willing to leave the plate for a moment.

    After a while, Mr. Wang picked up a piece and tasted it.

    The yellow lard residue is fragrant and crunchy.

    She ate two pieces in a row, with a look of contentment and enjoyment on her face.

    Xiao Wu'an was in a panic beside him, shook her hand and told her to put down the plate.

    "Look at how anxious you are!" Wang Shi laughed and handed him the plate.

    Xiao Wu'an picked up and ate two pieces, the contented expression on his little face was exactly the same as his mother's.

    But after they ate two pieces each, they stopped moving and handed the plate to Gu Yin to eat.

    Gu Yin really didn't eat it. She smelled the smell of oily vegetables for half a day in the past few days. She had no appetite at all. Shi has to worry about her body again, and may not even eat.

    At this time, I heard Xu's voice coming from outside.

    "What kind of delicious food is this?"

    "Are you a dog's nose?" Mrs. Wang went out with a plate, "My daughter-in-law's fried lard residue, smell it quickly !"

    Xu took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Fragrant!"

    When she was about to stretch out her hand, Wang Shi suddenly put the plate back again, looked at Xu Shi's darkened face and said with a smile: "Really? Me too It smells weird."

    Since the two had bickered last time, they ignored each other. The Xu family finally came, and Gu Yin naturally wanted to be a peacemaker.

    She took out a small bowl from the stove, put the lard residue left in the pot, and went out after Wang Shi, "Farewell, mother. Just kidding with my aunt. Didn't I specifically ask me to set aside a small bowl for my aunt!"

    Wang pouted, did not demolish the stage of his daughter-in-law.

    Xu's complexion also calmed down, and smiled: "Good boy, don't make up for your mother, I know it's your intention, your mother has not searched. It's over." As he said that, he gave Wang Shi a mocking look.

    "Can't eat to stop your mouth?" Wang Shi said, and reached out to grab the bowl in her hand, "If you don't eat, you will pay me back!"

    The Xu family didn't give in either, and walked to her own house, "What am I doing to pay you back? Your daughter-in-law gave it to me with kindness!"

    Wang went to chase again, and the two of them were like fifteen or sixteen years old when you were fighting for a silk flower.

    Gu Yin looked amused, and just as she was trying to persuade them, she saw a burly middle-aged man walking towards the entrance of the alley.

    He was in his early forties, with dark skin, strong facial features, broad shoulders, and a straight back, wearing an ironed catcher Clothes, with a black scabbard hanging from his waist. Although he didn't say a word, but with one hand behind his back and the other on the scabbard, he had the aura of Yuan Ting Yue Zhi.

    Although it was the first time I saw it, Gu Yin guessed that this was the famous Guan Caotou in the town.

     Guan Sutou saw Mrs Xu, he stopped and said, "Mrs. Xu is right here, I'm just going to give this year's rent to Mrs. you."

    Xu Shi was still fighting **** like Wang Shi, but at this moment he suddenly became quiet, his voice was like a mosquito: "Guan Yutou came back all the way from the outside. Are you tired of running around? Don’t be in such a hurry, go back and let my Qingchuan go to yours to get it.”

    Guan Huotou nodded slightly, turned to see Wang Shi and Gu Yin, Gu Yin was blessed and said: "We just moved in a few days ago, I haven't had time to greet you yet."

     Guan Sutou nodded and said: "It's okay, I have something to do a long trip, and I only returned today. We will live in the neighborhood in the future, so we don't have to be so polite. ."

    After he finished speaking, he didn't stay any longer and went back to his yard.

    As soon as he left, Mrs. Wang stroked her chest and exhaled a long breath, "This head catcher is so imposing, I can hardly breathe because of the pressure. "

    Xu Shi immediately retorted: "Guan Caotou has no air at all, why do you arrange him like this?"

    "What did I arrange? I said he was imposing, which is obviously a compliment!"

    Xu glared at her and went back with a bowl.

    Wang looked at her back suspiciously, until Gu Yin called her into the room before she came back to her senses.

    Aunt Ge came in the afternoon, Gu Yin shared the money with her, signed the deed, and went to rest after her work.

    In the middle of the night, Gu Yin woke up as usual, and suddenly she found someone sitting on the bedside!

    Gu Yin almost screamed, but Wang hurriedly reached out and covered her mouth, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's me."

    Gu Yin exhaled a long breath, "Mother came to call to get up and just shouted, how can I sit here without saying a word, it's a big surprise for me."

    Wang hurriedly turned on the lamp, brought her a bowl of water, and explained, "I was going to come in to call you, but when I came in I saw how well you were sleeping. Zhengxiang, thinking about letting you sleep a little longer, I just sat down and thought about something."

    Gu Yin asked her as she drank water, "Why do you want to be so engrossed?"

    Mr. Wang lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "Aunt Xu, it seems that you are interested in Guan Caotou."

    "Cough cough," Gu Yin almost spit out a mouthful of water, "Why did mother say this for no reason?!"

    Wang hurriedly gave her some relief, "I didn't say it for nothing, you were there during the day. She was yelling at me for five and six, and as soon as Guan Sutou appeared, she suddenly became miserable, didn't she fancy someone?"

    Gu Yin got up and got dressed, "Didn't mother say that Guan Caotou is threatening? Aunt Xu is like that too?"

    "Hey, that's different!"

    As for the difference, Wang couldn't say for a while.

    The two entered the kitchen and began to work, Gu Yin had to tell her: "Aunt Xu has been a widow for many years, and Xu Gongzi also wants to take the imperial examination. If you have this conjecture, you can't reveal half a sentence."

    Wang hurriedly said, "I know it even if you don't tell me. It's not just telling you!"

    At this time, Xiao Wu'an also got up and came over, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law immediately stopped talking about it.

    It was busy until dawn again, and the family and Aunt Ge who came to pick up the goods went to the wharf.

    Gu Yin was surprised to find that there was a large potato in the open space of her stall!

    "Honey, will potatoes grow on their own in this open space?" Mr. Wang picked up the potatoes and looked suspiciously at the bluestone floor.

    Aunt Ge looked at it and smiled: "It was sent by that child. Usually they have eaten here with us, and they always bring something the next day. Yes. Sometimes it's a little sparrow, sometimes it's a rag head he picked up... all kinds of strange things, everything."

    After Gu Yin read on the news that people fed stray cats, the cat would also try to grab something in return.

    Unexpectedly, this child not only looks at the kitten, but also acts like it.

    After a few people laughed, they started a busy day, which was busy until almost noon, when Aunt Ge came with an empty steamer.

    In the past two days, because of Gu Yin's buns, her family's business has improved a lot. In the past, because of not much profit, the couple could not rest after finishing the morning market, and they had to sell noodles for another afternoon.

    When people rush to ship and ship in the morning, the passenger flow in the afternoon and morning is not a star and a half, and you can't earn a few silver coins in the afternoon.

    Now that Gu Yin's account is split, the old couple can finally rest for half a day.

    And after two days of cooperation, Gu Yin should share as much as they should, and she didn't even hide the fact that she got rice that was 20% cheaper than the market price. . Although Aunt Ge insisted that the part of the profit belonged to her and was unwilling to overcharge, she still accepted her love in the end.

    She took Gu Yin's hand and complimented her until the stall was closed, and then she left reluctantly.

    In the past two days, the income has been very good, and I heard people compliment her daughter-in-law. .

    Gu Yin smiled and turned to Xiao Wuan to put away the empty bowl on the table, only to see that this little guy was sitting at the low table without knowing what he was doing what.

    Gu Yin put the things in her hands and walked over, and saw Xiao Wuan taking things out of her small purse and handing them to the table.

    "What are you doing?" Afraid of making a loud noise to frighten him, Gu Yinte lowered his voice.

    Xiao Wuan's body suddenly stiffened, he turned his head slowly, his face full of guilt, "I didn't, didn't do anything."

    "Huh?" Gu Yin raised her eyebrows to look at him, "Good boy doesn't lie."

    Xiao Wu'an was still hesitant to say anything, but at this time a small black hand appeared from under the table.

    The incident was revealed, and Xiao Wuan was so anxious that he was about to cry.

    He just saw the kid from yesterday coming again, looking at the leftovers on the table, he felt uncomfortable, remembering his purse He still carried the lard residue that he didn't want to eat yesterday, so he took out one and handed it to him.

    But unexpectedly, he ate one and then stretched out his hand, so he gave it again, and then gave a small half bag.

    He knew that this lard residue was very expensive, and his sister-in-law was not willing to eat it. Although his mother was as greedy as him, she still only restrained Eat a few pieces and leave the rest for him to eat slowly.

    Gu Yin rubbed Xiao Wu'an's head, fearing to scare the child away again, Gu Yin did not squat down to look at him, just across the table I asked him, "Do you want to eat steamed buns? I've specially reserved one for you today."

    Yesterday she listened to Old Liu and they said that this child doesn't seem to understand human language, so she didn't expect the child to respond.

    Unexpectedly, after asking out, the child's little hand shook twice eagerly.

    Gu Yin bent her lips, bent over to get the bun, and Xiao Wuan followed her like a small tail.

    Wang was still at the back of the stall, saw the attentive appearance of his youngest son, he smiled and said, "What bad thing are you doing, boy? You almost feel guilty. Two words are engraved on the forehead."

    Xiao Wu'an held Gu Yin's skirt without saying a word.

    "It's nothing, just that kid from yesterday came again. Wu An gave him the lard residue in his pocket to eat."

    Xiao Wu'an lowered his head lower, resting his chin on his chest, waiting for his mother to knock him on the head.

    However, Mr. Wang didn't hit him, instead he patted him on the back lightly, "I straighten my waist, I didn't do anything bad, why are you doing this? Brainless!"

    Xiao Wuan looked at her in surprise, "Don't you scold me?"

    "What am I scolding you for? It was originally a snack for you to grind your teeth. You can share it if you want. Your mother is so stingy in your heart?"

    Xiao Wuan pursed her lips and smiled.

    Gu Yin took out two buns, one wrapped in oiled paper, the other held in her hand and placed on the low table.

    Two little black hands stretched out and took the buns away.

    Gu Yin couldn't help bending her lips again, took two steps away and said softly: "One for you to eat first, and one for me to wrap for you , you take it back and eat later. If you're still hungry tomorrow, you'll come here at this time, you know?"

    There was no response this time, Gu Yin turned around and Wang Shi then closed the stall, and when they turned around again, there was no one under the low table.

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    After October, the weather is cold. In November, it was winter all of a sudden. A few days ago, you could still see pedestrians wearing single clothes on the road. In these days, even the coolies who wear bunts on the wharf have to wear jackets.

    Gu Yin and the others were fleeing, so they had to buy winter clothes.

    Fortunately, their stall business has been getting better and better in the past two months, so there is no need to worry about these small money.

    Of course, first of all, they were proud of their cooperation with the Ge family, and then after this period of time, their stalls had more repeat customers and their signboards became louder - There are many stalls on the pier. Except for those with excellent locations such as the Ge family and his wife, who can be called "the first" and "the second" by word of mouth, the stalls of others are difficult to describe in detail.

    But now you're on the wharf and you say "the wicked mother-in-law's house", that's almost unknown.

    Gu Yin originally planned to buy ready-to-wear clothes, but Wang went to inquire about the price and dragged her away.

    Afterwards, Mr. Wang pulled cloth to buy cotton and sew clothes. The three of them were wearing new clothes, and they spent less than half a tael of silver together.

    There were still some cotton and rags left, and Wang took up the needle and thread and sewed a small cotton robe.

    This is of course for the kid on the pier.

    Since Gu Yin told him once in the autumn, the child went to their booth to report to them almost every day.

    Although they still hid behind the table board silently as usual, they were no longer frightened by them.

    On the same day, there will be a return gift in the open space of their stall. As Aunt Ge said, there are all kinds of strange things.

    The old man next door looked very strange. He said that the owner of the pier had been sending him food too much, but he was not close to anyone. Gu Yin and the others came the latest, but they were familiar with him.

    Wang said confidently: "That's not because my daughter-in-law is good at craftsmanship. This little brat is very stubborn, so she naturally looks for our family."

    This is still true, when the other vendors on the pier know that the child often appears here at Gu Yin's place, they will distribute some of the leftovers for delivery every day come over.

    But the kid really only recognized what Gu Yin did, and he never touched what others did.

     Later, those people simply did not give him the food, and gave the food directly to Wang Shi and Gu Yin, so that they did not need to prepare another lunch after closing the stall. Another way to help that kid.

    On this day, Wang specially took the newly sewn cotton robe to the dock and waited for the child to come over and put it on for him.

    At noon, the child did not come, but Mrs. Xu came and told Mrs. Wang that there was a new opera troupe in town. , and asked her if she was going.

    Wang used to love listening to operas when she was at home. When Dad Wu was still at home, he took her to the county town fair every month to listen to operas.

    Her first reaction was to follow Xu, but when she turned around and saw that the stall was still there, she stopped again and said, "I'm not going. You Go listen to it by yourself, and don't forget to tell me carefully when you come back."

    Gu Yin was amused, so she grabbed a few coins from the money box and gave them to her.

    "If you want to see it, go see it, take Wu An along to buy some snacks, and watch it while eating. People can handle it."

    Wang was pushed out, took the copper coins in one hand and pulled Xiao Wuan in the other, and before leaving, he said to her: "I put the cotton robe on the bench, wait. Remember to give it to the kid when he comes. Don't move the guy, I'll watch it for a while when I come back to clean up."

    Not long after they left, the faint sound of gongs and drums reached the pier.

    Most of the people in the small town have no entertainment activities.

    The pier, which had already passed the morning market and became deserted, suddenly lost more than half of its people. .

    Gu Yin didn't like to go to the theater, and thought about giving the robe to the child, so she kept it for a while.

    Fortunately, when it was almost time, the child came silently again.

    Gu Yin had long been looking at the low table where he used to hide, and she saw it as soon as he came.

    Just as she was about to stand up and pick up the small cotton robe, a man sat on the stall on her back foot—a dark-brown-haired, white-skinned, dark-eyed boy just sat at another table .

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    Gu Yin had to put down her robe first, then turned around and put down a bowl of wontons.

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    After eating, he didn't rush to leave, but said, "Shop, I heard that your pier is usually very lively, why come to take a look today Only a few people like that?"

    His accent sounded a bit strange, not like the dialects of this area, nor like Mandarin.

    It was the first time that Gu Yin had seen a mixed-race child since she had crossed over, so she couldn't help but glance at him.

    Who knew that the boy suddenly became impatient and slapped the table, "I'm asking you something, what are you staring at me for?"

    Gu Yin was not frightened by him, but she was afraid that he might frighten the child under the other low table, so she immediately replied: "Usually there are indeed many people. Yes, but there is a play in the town today, so everyone went to watch the fun."

    The other party didn't embarrass her any more after hearing this, but continued: "Listen to what you said, you shouldn't have been here for a short time?"

    "It's been a few months."

    "Then have you seen three or four year olds on this pier?"

    "The question from the guest officer is strange. There are people on the pier, some with children on the road, and some with children to stall. I naturally see three or four year olds every day, but I don’t know what you are asking about?”

    The boy scratched his head and muttered to himself: "I haven't seen it before, how do I know what it is." Then he said: "I Naturally, the question is not accompanied by parents and family, but alone."

    The child who was alone on the dock was close by, but the person in front of him was treated as a cargo by an ocean-going ship, and he even came to ask. The person in front of him is clueless, so Gu Yin naturally shouldn't.

    At this time, the child under the low table silently jumped out like a nimble cat.

    "What!" Although the young man didn't look in that direction, out of the corner of his eye he still saw a dark shadow passing by and subconsciously pressed it towards his waist. But there was nothing on his waist, so he put his hand in the air.

    Gu Yin looked solemn, stepped forward to block his sight, "Nothing, just wild cats and dogs on the dock."

    The boy pushed her away and stood up, and began to examine his surroundings carefully.

    Gu Yin was also apprehensive, but luckily he walked around the stall for a week and found nothing.

    He looked at Gu Yin suspiciously, feeling more and more that her actions just now went too far, and her right hand touched her waist unconsciously.

    "What are you doing!" Wang rushed over from the intersection and stood in front of Gu Yin, saying viciously, "You are molesting the good family in broad daylight. Women, is there still a king law?!"

    The boy was taken aback by her, and after hearing what she said, his pale cheeks flushed, "What molesting a good woman? What did I do? ?"

    Wang turned against the guest, went up and grabbed his arm, "Don't deny it, I just saw with my own eyes that you maliciously took my daughter-in-law from the ground up. Looking at your feet, you are not flirting or what? Don't be long-winded, go to the official with me!"

    The boy's face changed when he heard the word "guan", but he couldn't get rid of Wang's iron pincer-like hand, and finally he could only reluctantly twist his own one. arm.

    Wang was also frightened when she heard the crackling sound, and quickly let go of her hand.

    The boy covered his arm and lifted it again, putting the dislocated joint back in. Then there was a thud without looking back, and a fierce man jumped into the river.

    "Are you all right?" Wang Shi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked Gu Yin.

    Gu Yin helped her to sit down and said, "It's okay, you misunderstood. That person didn't do anything to me."

    Wang stroked his chest and said with lingering fears: "I didn't misunderstand, I said that on purpose. When I came, I saw him looking at you and touching you. At the waist, we have only seen Guan Zatou before, and that movement is obviously something that people with daily swords can do."

    "Then you know you're still coming? You're not afraid..."

    "What am I afraid of?" Wang raised her hand and patted her chest, but her hand was still trembling uncontrollably, she was ashamed and said: " Well, I'm still a little bit scared. But what can I do, so I can just leave you alone? Well, don't talk about it, why is that person treating you like that?"

    Gu Yin thought for a while and said, "He and I asked if there were any children alone on the dock..."

    Wang slapped his thigh, "No wonder he changed his face when he heard me say that the newspaper officer, it must be the person from the boat that Lao Shizi abducted and sold people, I'm afraid they will be lost The 'goods' thing is spread out! If I knew it earlier, let's not say he twisted one of his arms, even if he twisted my arm, I would not let him go!"

    Gu Yin felt something was wrong.

    The other party was looking for someone with anxiety and concern, as if they were not just concerned about a piece of goods.

    But it's useless to think about it more, the other party has already run away, she simply doesn't want to, she turns to ask why Wang Shi suddenly came back, the town drama is over?

    Wang said that it wasn't so fast, and added: "I saw more and more people gathered, thinking that there must be no business on the pier, so I came back to pick you up specially Yes. Thanks to me for coming, otherwise I don't know what will happen."

    As she spoke, she lowered her voice and asked, "Has that child been here before? Did you give him a cotton robe?"

    Gu Yin sighed: "I'm here, but I haven't had time to give it, and the person behind me is here. Mother also knows that the child is timid and doesn't Slip away in a while."

    Wang said again "good luck", "I didn't meet you! It's okay, as long as the child is not taken away by the people who are in the boat, let's do it tomorrow. The same goes for him."

    The two took away the stall and left the wharf with a pole.

    Shortly after they left, a string of bubbles appeared on the water on the bank of the river, and the boy was soaked all over before, and climbed ashore in a very embarrassed manner.

    After landing on the shore, he didn't dare to stay for long, clutching his aching arm and running wild.

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    Three long and two short knocks on the door, the person inside opened a gap, and he hurried in.

    Seeing him like this, all the people in the company shouted: "Xiaolu, didn't you go to the pier to check the news? How did you do this?"

    "Did you meet the court's eagle dog? Are you injured?"

    Everyone asked questions, and the boy called Xiaolu found a blanket and wrapped it around him, and drank a cup of hot tea before he said: " Don't mention it, the boat capsized in the gutter. I was going to the pier to inquire about the child's news, but today a troupe of opera came to sing a big show in the town. The pier was empty except for a wonton stand. I sat down and ate a bowl of wontons, and by the way, I asked the little lady who set up the stall."

    Everyone heard him say that they hadn't met anyone from the imperial court, so their expressions loosened and they began to make fun of him.

    "If you ask carefully, will you look like this?"

     "That's right, don't you see that the little lady is alone, and has a bad intention, so that people will be cast into the river as a prodigal son?"

    Xiaolu's fair skin rose red and retorted: "I didn't do anything! I just saw something running away from my feet, that little The lady said it was a wild cat and a wild dog on the pier. I was questioning her when her mother-in-law suddenly rushed over and said that I was molesting a good woman in broad daylight, and she also said that she wanted to bring me to an official position. How can we see the light of our identity, of course I have to run! "

    Speaking of this, he felt a dull pain in his arm again, so he simply took off half of his clothes to reveal one arm.

    I saw an incomparably clear five-fingerprint printed on his fair-skinned arm.

    He said with a sad face: "This woman's hands are too scary, I guess she is worse than our boss."

    "What kind of woman?" the man sitting at the head suddenly asked.

    His voice was not loud, but as soon as he opened his mouth, everyone fell silent, and the room was so silent that needles fell.

    Xiaolu also put aside his joking look, and said seriously: "It's a middle-aged woman around forty years old, tall and thin, very ordinary, but strong Qi Da, when she twisted me, I tried my best to break free, and finally I twisted my joints to get out."

    The man lowered his eyes and stopped talking, only repeated the words "extremely powerful".

    Everyone waited for a while, and seeing that he had no other orders, they gathered together again to make fun.

    Xiaolu became more and more ashamed, twisted his red neck and retorted: "I'm not completely at a loss, that little lady's wontons are delicious! I haven't given them yet. In silver, I still made a lot of money!"

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    Everyone laughed again.

    And the man sitting at the head raised his eyes again when he heard this, sighed again and shook his head.

    Finally, he stood up and said solemnly: "We only found out that the child seemed to fall into the hands of the ocean-going ship and was accidentally lost by them. I have inquired about all the wharves, but they have found nothing. No matter how late, I am afraid that the people in the court will be alarmed... Now the time given by the righteous king has come, we should go back."

    Everyone put away their smiles and quickly packed their bags.

    When night fell, the group quietly left Hanshan Town.