Zhao Shi raised his eyes, and his cold gaze fell lightly on the little girl.
The little girl was raised a little chubby by her family, her cheeks were chubby, soft and waxy, and she was easy to pinch when she stood up. Her hair was tied into two circles, and she had a cute and soft face, but her expression was It is majestic.
With an unhappy face, Xiaoman raised her neck and stared at the man in front of her. Her black pupils were clean and free of any impurities. She ordered him fiercely: "Take me home quickly!"
She didn't get any candy and was carried to a strange place.
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Zhao Shi was amused by her childish tone and wanted to laugh. He took two steps forward, his wide sleeves and gauze lifted up with his movements. The swaying skirt and the indifferent expression on his face added to the atmosphere. A somewhat cold sense of distance. He knelt down, looked at her and asked, "Where is your father?"
Xiaoman opened his eyes, "What is father? Is it delicious?"
The rich milky fragrance of the little girl penetrated the tip of the man's nose, and he frowned slightly. Even a child of two or three years old couldn't possibly know who his parents were.
Zhao Shi himself didn't notice that he was surprisingly patient at this moment. His voice was light, and he couldn't tell whether it was gentle or serious. He asked again: "What about your mother?"
"Mom is waiting for me at home! You need to send me back as soon as possible."
This commanding language makes people laugh and cry.
Zhao Shi felt that a mother who could lose her children was not very reliable at all. He knelt down, looked at the little girl's eyes, kissed her in a straightforward manner and said: "Your mother has given you a lost."
Xiaoman tried her best to get up and said, "So you have to send me back."
Zhao Shi smiled and said, "No, we will give it away. If your mother didn't abandon you on purpose, she would have found it herself."
However, the little girl's clothes don't look like those from a poor family who can't even afford to raise a child. Wearing gold and silver, she is young and tender. It is estimated that her mother was too careless and did not even know that the child was lost.
Xiao Man pouted her lips. She didn't think of herself as a human being at all, so she asked straightforwardly, "Xiao Man is hungry! I want some candy!"
Zhao Shi laughed at her for having cavities and asked someone to make porridge for her.
The people in the kitchen cooked shrimp porridge, and when it was served, the aroma almost overflowed. Xiaoman was carried to the table, and the maid helped her put a bib on it.
The little girl was eating the porridge on the table, her mouth was very picky, she turned away and said, "I don't want to drink it."
If it had been anyone else, Zhao Shi would have left her hungry.
"Then what do you want to eat?"
"Want some candy."
"No."
"Then I don't want to eat shrimp either." Xiaoman's picky eating habit had previously been a headache for Zhu. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't change her daughter's bad habit, so she had no choice but to give in.
Zhao Shi raised his eyebrows, he didn't eat shrimp either. He waved his hand and asked someone to take away the shrimp porridge, "Besides this, is there anything else you wouldn't eat?"
Xiaoman clasped his fingers and counted them carefully, "No mandarin fish, no green vegetables, no bracken, no lettuce, no rotten eggs, no..."
"Okay." Zhao Shi interrupted her, sighed helplessly, and ordered his servants to buy a few candies.
The little girl was satisfied with the candy and sat there obediently without moving.
Hong Ling was almost dying of anxiety. She searched all over the street but couldn't find the child. All she could think about was "dirty".
The kind-hearted eldest sister reminded her, "Go and report the crime! If someone picks up the child, we will bring it back to you."
Hong Ling Liu Shen Wuzhu wandered to the government office and reported the case to the government. The people from the government told her to go home and wait, and they would tell her if there was any news.
Hong Ling has lived for so many years without fear, and now she doesn't have the courage to go home to see Zhu. She doesn't know how to talk to her at all.
Zhu loves her daughter so much, pampering her as if she were her own. She will definitely not be able to bear the loss of her child.
Hong Ling stayed there until it was almost evening and had no choice but to return home. Her eyes were circled redder than a rabbit, and she clenched her hands nervously, with a nervous expression.
Zhu made a pair of knee pads for Wei Chiyu in the afternoon. The spring was cold and the was damp and cold. If you were not careful, your knees would get injured if they were frozen for a long time.
After wearing knee pads last night, she went to the kitchen and made their favorite soup.
Zhu brought the black-bone chicken and yam soup to the table, looked at her with a smile and asked: "Where is Xiaoman? Are you asleep?"
Hongling gritted her teeth and closed her eyes, and said to her very guiltily: "Zhuzhu, I lost Xiaoman."
She didn't dare to raise her eyes to see the expression on her face. She sniffed, held back her tears, and continued: "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have quarreled with others. When I finished the quarrel, I turned around and realized that no one was there. ”
Zhu's eyes were darkened, he was unsteady on his feet, and he was so dizzy that he couldn't recover.
Hong Ling was worried that she wouldn't be able to bear it, so she quickly stepped forward to help her, "You... don't worry, I've already reported it to the police, and Xiaoman will definitely be able to get her back. Yangzhou city has good public security, and no Yapo dares to buy or sell little girls in the city. .”
Zhu couldn't hear anything, her limbs regained their strength, and she gently pushed her away, "I want to go out to find her."
Hong Ling followed her pitifully, "I'll go too."
The two searched the streets and alleys of Yangzhou City, but could not find the child.
The shoes that Zhujin wore when going out didn't fit well, and there were blood blisters on his heels. After a few hours of searching, his legs had already lost strength.
Her eyes were red, and hot tears were flowing down her eye sockets. Her slender body was swaying in the wind. Hong Ling held her arm and said, "Let's go to the Yamen again and ask."
There is no other way except this.
Zhu raised his sleeves to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "Yeah."
It happened that people from the government office were also looking for them. Ba Tou and Hong Ling were old acquaintances, and this restless aunt was constantly causing trouble for them.
Today, I overturned someone else's stall and got into a fight with someone. Hui Hui made everyone upset, but after all, it was her who took the blame in Hui Hui.
Fortunately, was dark, and Zhu’s clothes and hair were messy. Two more years passed before the catcher didn’t recognize that Zhu was the woman he was looking for with the portrait two years ago.
"You are here just in time. There is news about the child."
Zhu almost fainted from excitement, her empty eyes gradually regained their brightness, she squeezed her fingers tightly, and her throat was speechless.
Hong Ling asked: "Where is it?"
The head catcher said: "Just now, someone came to the government office and said that he had picked up a two or three-year-old little girl. He asked her where she lived, but she didn't know. So they took him home first."
After hearing these words, Zhu Zhu could finally relax a little. She tried her best to support her body and said, "I'm going to pick up the child now."
The catcher stopped her and said, "It's already very late now. You'd better make another trip. They said the child will be sent to the Yamen on ."
Zhu couldn't wait any longer, she shook her head, "Please tell me where that person lives."
The catcher couldn't help but glance at her. He felt that her face looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her before. He frowned and pointed the way to the two of them.
In the courtyard at the back alley of Qingshi.
The courtyard is secluded, the door is closed, and there is no one around.
Zhu gently clicked the ring on the door. After a while, a young boy came out and opened the door. He held a lantern in his hand and looked at the two of them in the weak firelight. Next time, he asked: "Who are the two girls?"
Zhu wiped away the hazy moisture from her eyes, twitched the corner of her mouth, trying to regain some energy. She opened her mouth and whispered softly: "I'm here to take my daughter home."
The boy suddenly realized something and said, "So that little girl was lost by your family?"
Zhu nodded, her voice urgent, "Can you let me in?"
The servant led her to the side hall, and the maid poured them two cups of hot tea, "You two girls will wait for now, let us go and answer the young master's orders first."
Zhu nodded absently, looking around. The furnishings of this house are quite elegant and noble. The owner must be either rich or noble.
After Xiaoman ate the candy, he made a fuss about going home.
Zhao Shi thought she was noisy, but he didn't drive the little girl out of the study. Instead, he quietly allowed her to act.
The little girl has a quiet and cute little face, but her spleen is bigger than most. Not easy to bully at all.
Zhao Shi let her climb onto his main table and pressed his tender chubby hands into the inkstone. The palms of her pink palms were covered with dark ink. She raised her chubby hands to threaten him, "No. Listen to me, I’m going to cause trouble!”
Zhao Shi found it funny and rolled his eyes, "You go ahead and make trouble."
Xiao Manke was spoiled by him, so she naturally became a mischievous bad boy, rubbing her dirty little hands everywhere and making a mess on his desk and letters.
Unfortunately, she didn't succeed.
Xiaoman got tired from jumping up and down, so she fell on his lap, grabbed his sleeves, and slowly fell asleep.
Zhao Shi couldn't bear the mysophobia, so she had someone bring in a basin of warm water and use a towel to help her clean the ink-stained face. He didn't know why, but he just thought this little girl's face was very pleasing to the eye.
If her parents don't want her anymore, it's not impossible to take her back to the capital and leave her to be raised by their servants.
There was a knock on the door at the door, "Sir, the child's mother is here."
Zhao Shi's plan failed, but he didn't feel that much. He handed the sleeping little girl to Sui, "Take her over."
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After Zhao Shi sent the person out, he found that the silver bracelet on her wrist had fallen to the ground. He picked it up and asked as he walked towards the door: "Is the person gone?"
The silver bracelet was meant to ward off evil spirits and ghosts, and her mother would be anxious if she lost it.
"Sir, the person is still in the front yard."
"Send this silver bracelet back to them." As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Shigai said, "That's it, I'll go by myself."
Zhao Shi hurriedly walked to the side hall of the front yard. Zhu Zhu was holding his daughter and was about to leave. He was busy at night. His black hair was a little messy, his face was small and thin, and his eyebrows were intertwined with a haggard look. It happened to be a spring day, so she was wearing thin clothes, and the evening breeze blew her thin shirt with wide sleeves.
Zhao Shi stared blankly at the woman's side face, motionless.