The boy's hair was disheveled, he was wearing a cloak that couldn't see its original color, and he was wearing a pair of ripped straw sandals. His face and hands were so dirty that he couldn't see it. 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, with 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 Shi was startled, and quickly stood up and asked the people around him.
The 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 pier."
Hearing this, Wang became more and more angry: "This world is not easy, but it's too much to leave a child like a cat here, no one cares?"
Old 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 continue to shout, Lao Liutou talked about the ins and outs.
"We have all kinds of ships on the dock, and there are more ships. There is an ocean-going ship, I don't know if you have heard of it."
Wang Shi sounded strangely familiar, but for a while he couldn't remember where he had heard it.
She doesn't remember it, but Gu Yin remembers it. Isn't this the boat company that recruited female workers before? Wang's two sisters-in-law wanted to support her to apply for the job.
The old Liutou continued: "The ocean-going ship passed by us a few months ago, and hired coolies to carry the goods. The coolies all looked strange when they came back, saying that some of the boxes were heavy and some were light, and there was also a 'woo woo'. ' cry. It doesn't look like goods, but like people."
Wang Shi was so shocked that he was cold, and the old Liutou also sighed, "Anyway, the day after that trip, this child appeared to us out of thin air. The guy from the shipping company came back to inquire and said yes. They missed a piece of 'goods' and asked us if we had seen it. At that time, everyone didn't know that he was asking about the child, but they just patrolled here with the head off and heard that they had lost something and kindly helped them find it. That man But he ran away in a hurry, and then we found out... Alas, people can't help but watch this child starve to death here. I don't show up in the morning, and only come out in the evening, I think I'm starving today."
Gu Yin and Mrs Wang felt sour when they heard it. Gu Yin turned around and went to the pot and ordered the wontons again. Mrs. Wang then asked old Liutou, "Since the people from the ocean-going ship line have been scared away, why don't you send this child to Shan? Going to the church? Wash and clean him up, who knows where he came from? It's better than living like a wild cat and a wild dog on this pier."
At this time, Aunt Ge came over to deliver the steamer, and when she heard what they were talking about about the child, she took over and said, "It would be nice if it was as you said, but this child can't speak and doesn't seem to understand people. He also has a temperament like a small beast, biting every person he encounters. The last time Guan Caotou wanted to take him away, he was so panicked that he almost jumped into the river. Since then, no one dared to take him away forcibly, for fear that he would come out. Anyway."
Wang Shi may not believe what others said, but she had to believe it when she said it from someone like Aunt Ge who likes children.
Although the children under the table could not see their faces clearly, 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 items on the tray and passed them under the low table.
The child suddenly saw her approaching, and instinctively wanted to back away, but when he smelled the tempting aroma of food in her hands, he hesitated again instinctively.
Gu Yin handed over something and left immediately, the child retracted his little feet that wanted to escape, and started eating hard while holding the bowl.
After 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, Mr. Wang learned that he had earned more than 100 yuan today, and there was no smile on his face.
Gu Yin's heart was also gloomy. Although she had long guessed that the ocean-going shipping line was doing dirty business of human trafficking, she had a different mood when she saw it in reality.
That boat trip was run by the god-son of the imperial eunuch. The formalities were complete, and it was backed by a big tree. Not to mention ordinary people like them, I was afraid that the local county magistrate would 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.
"In the past, when your father and Qingyi first went to the battlefield, I always hoped that they would win the battle and return home early." Wang's face was like crying and laughing, "But what kind of life are we ordinary people? Everyone knows it in their hearts. It's better to think that they are gone now than to be the lackey of a foolish king!"
Gu Yin quickly got up and closed the door of the house, "Don't say such things, mother, our family is not willing to help the court to fight, but because the situation is stronger than others, they are forced to go."
Wang Shi wiped away tears and choked: "I just saw that the child felt uncomfortable, you just let me take it easy. Son, mother can discuss with you, and we will have some food left over every day from now on, Can it be left to that child?"
Gu Yin nodded and said, "Mother doesn't even say that I want to do it."
Wang Shi didn't eat a few bites for lunch that day. Gu Yin saw that she was bored. In the afternoon, when she was cooking lard, she specially fried a plate of lard residue.
Although they have been in the food business for a few days, in fact, they are basically casual at home, and there is not much oil and water in their stomachs.
The aroma of the lard slag pierced people's noses, and the hooked people were greedy and greedy, and Wang shi couldn't care about anyone else, so he and Xiao Wu'an moved on the bench and sat on the edge of the stove.
When the steaming lard residue was released by Gu Yinsheng, the eyes of both of them lit up!
Gu Yin looked at it funny, 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 they didn't want 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, it should squeak in the mouth, and the lips and teeth will be fragrant, and one bite is not enough!
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, shaking her hand and telling 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, and the contented expression on his little face was exactly the same as his mother's.
However, after the two of them ate two pieces each, they stopped moving and handed the plate to Gu Yin to eat.
Gu Yin really didn't eat it. In the past few days, she smelled the smell of oily vegetables for half a day. She had no appetite at all. If it wasn't for the fear of Wang's and her body, she might not even eat.
At this time, I heard Xu's voice coming from outside.
"What kind of delicious food is this?" Mr. Xu said, and he had already entered the door.
"Are you a dog's nose?" Mrs. Wang went out with a plate, "My daughter-in-law's fried lard residue, smell it!"
Xu shi took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Fragrant!"
When she was about to reach out, Mrs Wang suddenly put the plate back again, looked at Mrs Xu's darkened face and said with a smile, "Is that so? I smell a strange fragrance too."
After the two had bickered with each other last time, they ignored each other. Mrs. Xu finally came, and Gu Yin naturally wanted to be a peacemaker.
She took out a small bowl from the stove, put the leftover lard residue in the pot, and went out after Wang Shi, "Mother don't joke with my aunt. Didn't I specifically ask me to set aside a small bowl for my aunt before? bowl!"
Mrs Wang pouted, not dismantling her daughter-in-law's stage.
Mrs Xu's expression also calmed down and smiled: "Good boy, don't try to make up for your mother, I know it's your intention, and your mother has nowhere to search." Then she 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!"
Mrs Xu didn't give in either, and walked to her house, "Why should I pay you back? Your daughter-in-law kindly gave it to me!"
Wang shi went to chase again, and the two of them were like when they were fifteen or sixteen years old, arguing with me for a silk flower.
Gu Yin looked at it funny, and was about to persuade them when she followed, when she saw a burly middle-aged man walking by the entrance of the alley.
He was in his early forties, with dark skin, strong facial features, broad shoulders, and a straight back. He was wearing an ironed catching fast jacket with a black scabbard hanging around 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 Zhaotou stopped when he saw Mrs. Xu, and said, "Mrs. Xu is right here. I'm going to give you this year's rent."
Just now, Mrs. Xu was still fighting cocks like Mrs. Wang, but at this moment, she suddenly became quiet, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "Guan Huotou is tired of running all the way back from the outside, right? Don't be in a hurry for such a short time, turn back. Just let my Qingchuan go to your house to get it."
Guan Caotou nodded slightly, turned to see Wang Shi and Gu Yin, and Gu Yin was blessed and said, "We just moved here a few days ago, and we haven't had time to say hello to you."
Guan Zhaotou nodded and said, "It's okay, I have something to do, and I only came back today. We will live in the neighborhood in the future, so we don't have to be so polite."
After he finished speaking, Guan Zhaotou 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 did you arrange him like this?"
"What did I arrange? I said that he has momentum, which is obviously a compliment!"
Xu shi glared at her and went back with the bowl.
Wang shi looked at her back suspiciously, and didn't recover until Gu Yin called her into the room.
In the afternoon, Aunt Ge came, and Gu Yin shared the money with her, signed the contract, and went to rest without mentioning after she was done.
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 out, but Wang hurriedly reached out and covered her mouth, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's me."
Gu Yin let out a long breath, "Mother came to call me to get up and just call me, how can I sit here without saying a word, and it scared me a lot."
Wang hurriedly held 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 that you were sleeping soundly, and I thought about letting you sleep a little longer, so I sat down. Thinking about something."
Gu Yin asked her while drinking water: "Why do you want to be so fascinated by mother?"
Mrs Wang lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "Aunt Xu, you seem to be interested in Guan Caotou."
"Cough," Gu Yin almost spit out a sip of water from her mouth, "Why did mother say this for no reason?!"
Wang hurriedly gave her relief, "I didn't say it for nothing, you were there during the day. Before Guan Zhaotou came, your auntie Xu was still yelling at me. When Guan Zhaotou appeared, she suddenly became miserable. Don't you see what people are?"
Gu Yin got up and dressed, "Didn't your mother say that Guan Cao Tou is threatening? You were so frightened that you didn't dare to make a sound, so you won't let Aunt Xu do the same?"
"Hey, that's different!"
As for the difference, Wang shi couldn't say for a while.
The two entered the kitchen and started to work. Gu Yinshou had to tell her, "Aunt Xu has been a widow for many years, and Young Master Xu is also going to take the imperial examination. Even if you have this conjecture, your mother can't reveal a word."
Wang Shi hurriedly said: "I know 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 pier.
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 with a smile and said, "It was sent by the child. Usually they have eaten here, and they always have something delivered the next day. Sometimes it's a little sparrow, sometimes it's a rag head he picked up... , everything."
After Gu Yin watched people feed stray cats on the news, the cat would try to grab something in return.
Unexpectedly, the child not only looked at the kitten, but also acted like it.
After a few people laughed, they started a busy day, and they were 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 had to sell noodles for another afternoon.
When people rush to ship the ship, it is usually in the morning. The difference between the passenger flow in the afternoon and the morning is not a star and a half, and you can't earn a few silver in the afternoon.
Now that Gu Yin's account is divided, the old couple can finally rest for half a day.
And after two days of cooperation, Gu Yin could 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.
The progress committee in the past two days has been really good, and when I heard someone compliment Datong's daughter-in-law, Wang was also very happy, and when the stall was closed, she hummed a little song.
Gu Yin smiled and turned to Xiao Wu'an to put away the empty bowl on the table, only to see that this little guy was sitting at the low table and didn't know what he was tinkering with.
Gu Yin put the things in her hand and walked over, and saw Xiao Wu'an taking something from her small purse and handing it to the table.
"What are you doing?" Gu Yinte lowered his voice for fear of making a loud noise to frighten him.
Xiao Wu'an's body suddenly stiffened, and 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 still hesitated to speak, but at this time, a small black and numb hand stuck out from under the table.
When the matter was revealed, Xiao Wuan was so anxious that he almost cried.
He just saw the kid from yesterday coming back again, looking eagerly at the leftovers on the table by others. He felt uncomfortable when he saw that, remembering that he still had the lard residue that he didn't want to eat yesterday in his purse, he took it out. One was handed to him.
But I didn't expect that after he ate one and then stretched out his hand, he gave it again, and then gave a small half of the bag.
He knew that this lard residue was a very precious thing, and his sister-in-law was not willing to eat it. Although his mother was as greedy as him, she only ate a few pieces with restraint, and left the rest for him to eat slowly.
Gu Yin rubbed Xiao Wu'an's head, afraid of scaring the child away again. Gu Yin didn't squat down to look at him, but asked him across the table, "Do you want to eat steamed buns? You kept one."
Yesterday, she heard Lao Liutou and the others say that this child doesn't seem to understand human language, so she didn't expect the child to respond.
Unexpectedly, after asking, the child's little hand shook twice eagerly.
Gu Yin bent her lips, bent over to get the buns, and Xiao Wu'an followed her like a small tail.
Wang Shi was still at the back of the stall, and when he saw the diligent appearance of his younger son, he smiled and said, "What kind of bad thing are you doing, boy? You almost wrote the words guilty of conscience on your 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, Wang shi didn't hit him, and instead patted him on the back lightly, "I straighten my waist, I didn't do anything bad, why are you so dazed!"
Xiao Wuan looked at her in surprise, "Mother doesn't 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 his 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 curving her lips again, took two steps away and said softly: "One for you to eat first, and one for me to wrap up for you, you can take it back and eat later. If you are still hungry tomorrow , I'm still here at this time, you know?"
There was no response this time, Gu Yin turned around and Wang Shi continued to close the stall, and when he 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. These days, even the coolies who wear bunts on the dock have to wear jackets.
Gu Yin and the others were fleeing, so they had to buy winter clothes at this time.
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 are proud of their cooperation with the Ge family, and after this period of time, the number of repeat customers on their stalls has increased, and the signboards have become louder - there are many stalls on the pier, except for the excellent ones like the Ge family The location, when word of mouth can be called "the first" and "the second", other people's stalls are not easy to describe in detail.
But now you say "bad mother-in-law's house" on the pier, and that is almost unknown to everyone.
Gu Yin was going to buy ready-made clothes directly, but Wang shi went to inquire about the price and dragged her away.
Afterwards, Mrs. Wang pulled cloth and bought cotton to sew clothes. The three of them wore new clothes, and they spent less than half a tael together.
Later, there were some cotton and rags left, and Wang took up the needle and thread to sew a small cotton robe.
Naturally, this is for the kid on the pier.
Since Gu Yin told him once in the autumn, the child has reported to their stall almost every day.
Although he still hid behind the table board silently as usual, he was 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 Liutou next door looked very strange, saying that there were too many people from the western family on the pier sending him food, but he didn't see anyone close to him. Gu Yin and the others came the latest, but they were familiar with him.
Wang's righteousness said: "That's not because my daughter-in-law is good at craftsmanship. This little brat has a bad mouth, so she naturally recognizes our family."
This is still true. When the other vendors on the dock know that the child is often here with Gu Yin, they will share some of the leftovers and send them over every day.
But the kid really only recognized what Gu Yin did, and he didn't touch what others did.
Later, those people simply didn't give him the food, and directly gave the food to Wang Shi and Gu Yin, so that they didn't need to prepare another lunch after closing the stall, which was to help the child in another way.
On this day, the Wang family specially brought the newly sewn cotton robe to the dock and waited for the child to come over so that he could put it on.
When it was almost noon, the child didn't come, but Mrs. Xu came over. She told Mrs. Wang that there was a new opera troupe in town. As soon as the chorus came out today, she asked her if she would go.
Wang used to love listening to operas when he was at home. Back then, 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 and said, "I still won't go. You can listen to it 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 go see it, mother, take Wu An along to buy some snacks, and watch it while you eat. Anyway, there are fewer people at this time, so I can handle it alone."
Wang Shi was pushed out, took the copper coins in one hand and pulled Xiao Wu'an in the other, before leaving, he said to her, "I put the cotton robe on the bench, remember to give it to the child when he comes. Don't move the guy, wait. I'll clean up when I get back, and I'll just watch it for a while."
Not long after they left, the faint sound of gongs and drums reached the pier.
Most of the people in the town did not have any entertainment activities, and when they heard the news, they scrambled to watch the excitement.
The dock, which had already passed the morning market and became deserted, suddenly lost more than half of the people. Other vendors saw that there were not many people, and they closed the stalls to join in the fun.
Gu Yin didn't like watching dramas, and thought about giving the robe to the child, so she kept it for a while longer.
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 people came.
Just as she was about to stand up and pick up the small cotton robe, someone sat on the stall on her back foot—a dark-brown-haired, white-skinned, dark-eyed boy just sat at another table.
"Just bring whatever you want to eat!" The young man was wearing only a thin jacket, his face was pale and his lips were blue, and he couldn't stop snorting heat into his hands.
Gu Yin had to put down her robe first, then turned around and put down a bowl of wontons.
The hot wontons were brought to the table, the young man took the soup bowl and gulped down a big mouthful, exhaled a breath of hot air, and finished a bowl of wontons in seven or eight mouthfuls.
After eating, he didn't rush to leave, but said, "Storekeeper, I heard that your pier is usually very lively. Why are there only so few people here today?"
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 and she couldn't help but glance at him more.
Who knew that the young man suddenly became impatient and slapped the table, "I asked you something, why are you staring at me?"
Gu Yin was not frightened by him, but he was afraid that he might frighten the child under the other low table, so she immediately replied: "Usually there are indeed many people, but today there is a play in the town, so everyone will go to see the excitement. already."
After hearing this, the other party didn't embarrass her any more, but continued: "Listening 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-old children on this pier?"
"It's strange for the guest to ask this question. There are people coming and going on the pier, some with their children on the road, and some with their children to stand out. I naturally see three or four-year-old children every day, but I don't know what you asked. What does it look like?"
The young man scratched his head and muttered to himself: "I haven't seen it before, how do I know what it is like." Then he added: "Of course I am not asking if he is accompanied by his parents and his family, but alone. ."
The child who was alone on the dock was close to him, 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.
It was also at this time that the child under the low table jumped out silently like a dexterous 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, subconsciously pressing towards his waist. But there was nothing on his waist, so he put his hand in the air.
Gu Yin looked solemn and stepped forward to block his vision, "There's nothing, just wild cats and dogs on the pier."
The boy pushed her away and stood up and began to examine his surroundings carefully.
Gu Yin was also worried, but fortunately, he walked around the stall for a week and found nothing.
He looked at Gu Yin suspiciously, and felt more and more that her actions just now went too far, and her right hand touched her waist unconsciously.
"What are you doing!" Mrs Wang rushed over from the intersection, stood in front of Gu Yin, and said viciously, "You molested women of a good family in broad daylight, do you still have Wang Fa?!"
The young man was startled by her, and after hearing what she said, a blush appeared on his white cheeks, "What molested a good woman? What did I do?"
Mrs Wang turned her back on the guest and grabbed his arm, "Don't deny it, I just saw with my own eyes that you looked at my daughter-in-law from head to toe with malicious intentions, are you not flirting? Go to the official!"
The young man'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 one of his arms.
Wang Shi was also horrified when he heard the crackling sound, and quickly let go of his hand.
The boy clutched his arm and lifted it again, putting the dislocated joint back in again. Then there was a thud without looking back, and a fierce man jumped into the river.
"Are you all right?" Wang Shi asked Gu Yin, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
Gu Yin helped her to sit down and said, "It's okay, you have 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 sizing you and touching your waist. We only saw Guan Zhaotou earlier, and that action was obviously everyday. A man with a sword will have it."
"Then you know that you're still coming forward? You're not afraid..."
"What am I afraid of?" Wang shi raised her hand and patted her chest, but her hand was still trembling uncontrollably. She was ashamed and said, "Okay, I'm still a little bit afraid. But what can I do if I'm afraid? , can I just leave you alone? Oh, let's not talk about that, how could that person treat 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 Shi slapped his thigh, "No wonder he changed his face when he heard me saying that the newspaper officer, it must be the person from the boat that Lao Shizi abducted and sold people, for fear that they lost the 'goods' and spread it out! If I knew this, don't say that he was twisted. Take off one of my arms, even if he twists my arm off, I won't let him go!"
Gu Yin felt something was wrong.
The tone of the other party's search was anxious and concerned, and it seemed that he did not just care about a piece of goods.
But it was useless to think too much. The other party had already run away. She simply didn't want to. She turned her head and asked why Mrs. Wang came back suddenly. The town drama was 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. It's my fault, otherwise I don't know what will happen. "
As she spoke, she lowered her voice and asked, "Has the child been here before? Is there a cotton robe for him?"
Gu Yin sighed and said, "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, so he slipped away after a while."
Wang shi said again, "Good luck", "I didn't meet you at all! It's okay, as long as the child is not taken away by the people who go to the boat, it will be the same if we give it to him tomorrow."
After talking, the two took away the stall and left the pier with a pole.
Not long after they left, a string of bubbles appeared on the water on the river bank, and the boy was soaked all over and climbed ashore in embarrassment.
After going ashore, he didn't dare to stay for long, clutching his aching arm and running wild.
He walked all the way through the house and the alley, choosing places with few people to walk, and circling east and west to the door of an inconspicuous small house.
The door slammed three times and two shorts, and the person inside opened a gap, and he hurried in.
Seeing him like this, the fellows shouted: "Xiaolu, didn't you go to the pier to check the news? How did you make yourself like this?"
"Did you meet the court's eagle dog? Are you injured?"
The crowd started to ask questions, and the boy called Xiaolu found a blanket and wrapped it around him, and drank a cup of hot tea before opening the mouth and said, "Don't mention it, the young master overturned the boat in the gutter. I was I went to the pier to inquire about the child, but today a troupe of opera came up in the town to sing a big show, and the pier was empty except for a wonton stall. I sat down and ate a bowl of wontons, and asked the little lady who set up the stall by the way. two sentences."
When everyone heard him say that they had not met anyone from the imperial court, their expressions loosened, and they began to make fun of him.
"If you ask carefully, will you be like this now?"
"That's right, don't you think that the little lady is alone and has malicious intentions, so that people will be cast into the river as a prodigal son?"
Xiaolu's white face flushed red, and he retorted: "I didn't do anything! I just saw something running away from my feet. The little lady said it was a wild cat and a wild dog on the pier. I was questioning her, Her mother-in-law suddenly rushed over and said that I molested women of a good family in broad daylight, and she also said that she wanted to bring me into office. Where 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 an 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, and it is estimated that 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 could be heard.
Xiaolu also put away his joking look and said seriously: "It's a middle-aged woman around forty years old, tall and thin, very ordinary, but her strength is very strong, when she twisted me, I tried my best and didn't even have the strength. I broke free, and in the end I twisted my joints to get out."
The man lowered his eyes and stopped talking, he just murmured the words "extremely powerful" repeatedly.
Everyone waited for a long time, and seeing that he had no other orders, they gathered together to joke again.
Xiaolu became more and more ashamed, and twisted his red neck to retort: "I'm not completely at a loss, that little lady's wontons are delicious! I haven't given money yet, and I still made a few cents!"
He twisted an arm, was almost sent to an official, was forced to jump into the river, and even dared to twist and say that he "did not suffer".
The crowd 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: "On the way, we only found out that the child seems to have fallen into the hands of the ocean-going ship, and was accidentally lost by them. Now we have inquired about all the wharfs, but they have found nothing. No matter how late, I am afraid that the court will be alarmed. People... Now the time given by King Yi has come, we should go back."
Everyone put away their smiles, and quickly packed up their luggage.
When night fell, the group quietly left Hanshan Town.