Jiapingguan Chronicle

The group reluctantly left the stable, stood at the door and looked inside the stable, still unsatisfied.

"The little cow is so cute, so soft." Xiao Xiushui held her face and looked up at Shen Cha, "Sister Xiao Cha, can I stay with the little cow? I'll know it grows up."

"Of course, even if the little cow grows up, you can always stay with it." Shen Cha squatted down, reached out and pinched Xiao Xiushui's face, "But the premise is that the little cow is willing to get close to you. If it If it doesn’t want to get close to you, you must not force it, otherwise it will hurt you.”

"I understand." Xiao Xiushui nodded seriously, "Don't worry, Sister Xiaocha, I will take good care of the little cow, and I will also take good care of myself."

"It's so cute!"

Qi Bo looked at the happy-looking little Xiu Shui who was being rubbed, and sighed softly. This little guy had a hard life. Because he was not born to grow up, he was abandoned by his family on the street when he was very young. , if he hadn't encountered it by chance, this little guy would have been frozen to death.

Fortunately, none of the people he knew disliked this little guy. They all loved him as their nephew. This little guy could be considered a blessing in disguise.He now hopes that Xiao Xiushui will always maintain this innocence and be so happy.

"What are your plans next?" Qi Bo looked at everyone, "Stay here for a tea break, or should you go back directly?"

"Don't worry, I have something to tell Uncle Qi."

Seeing Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian looking at her, Shen Cha smiled. This was what she had just thought of. Before Qi Bo became Qi Bo, he was also a talented and well-educated man. Mr. Ruolan was a famous town in Xijing City back then, and no one knew about it. Little did people know, especially those from high-ranking families, that they were very interested in him.

Just now, Shen Cha suddenly thought of something. Master Ruolan's skills in unveiling and mounting paintings were superb. Many princes and nobles asked Master Ruolan to frame their favorite ancient paintings, even if they waited a while. For half a year, they were content with it.

"Then let's go to the front hall and have tea!"

Merlin took over the task of making tea and asked Uncle Qi to find a boy to take her to the dining room in the back, while Uncle Qi led the others to the front hall.

After arriving at the front hall and everyone was seated, Hongye put all the snacks he had just bought on the street on the table, picked a few that the children liked, and placed them in front of Xiao Xiushui.

When Mei Lin brought the tea, they chatted for a while and drank two cups of tea. Xue Ruitian held the tea cup, glanced at Hongye who was taking care of Xiao Xiushui, and winked at her.

"Xiao Xiushui, sister will take you for a walk on the street, okay?" Hongye looked at Qi Bo, "It should be a lively time outside, let's go for a walk, Qi Bo, what do you think?"

"..." Uncle Qi looked at Hongye, then at Xiao Xiushui who looked expectant, and then at those guys who obviously had something to say. He sighed helplessly and waved towards Hongye, "Go ahead. , don’t go too far.”

"That's great!" Xiao Xiushui jumped up happily, "I haven't gone out for a long time. Thank you, Grandpa, and thank you Sister Hongye."

"What's there to thank you for?" Hongye reached out and touched Xiao Xiushui's head, "Then we're leaving now?"

"Wait a minute!" Qi Bo waved to Xiao Xiushui, "Follow Sister Hongye carefully and don't run around. Do you understand?"

"I know, I won't run around!"

"Don't worry, I'll arrange for Shadow to follow you, and everything will be fine."

"Okay!" Qi Bo warned a few more times, and was thinking of giving Hongye a purse. If Xiao Xiushui encountered something she liked on the street, he would use the money in the purse to buy it.

“Are you scolding us?”

"One yard owned by a yard."

"No code is allowed!" Xue Ruitian raised his chin towards Hongye and asked her to pull Xiao Xiu Shui to the door. "Although Xiao Xiu Shui calls us brother and sister, according to seniority, we actually have to call us uncle and aunt. We usually bring Xiao Xiushui doesn't have much time to play, so we finally have this opportunity. Whatever the child wants to buy, we will naturally spend the money."

"Xiaotian is right. Since we are the ones taking the children to play, we naturally spend money on them." Shen Haolin smiled lightly and said, "Uncle Qi, please take the money back!"

"Okay, since you said that, I won't be polite to you."

Qi Bo put the money bag away and watched Hongye pulling the cheerful Xiao Xiushui away. When the footsteps completely disappeared, he turned his attention to the three people sitting opposite.

Merlin saw Shen Cha's gesture to him, bowed slightly, turned and left the front hall, closed the door, and stood there, not allowing anyone to approach.

"Tell me, what do you want to do by sending everyone away? Do you want to say something to me? If it's still Lao Qi's business, don't say anything. If that kid comes to torment me, I'll let him If he goes to work as a coolie, you can scare him away no matter what."

"Can you scare him away by doing hard work? It was possible before, but it is absolutely impossible now." Xue Ruitian smiled, waved his hand towards Uncle Qi, and said, "Then you are looking down on him. After several years of experience here, He is not what he used to be, and it will definitely surprise you.”

"Surprised?" Qi Bo didn't believe this statement and shook his head gently, "With his small body, how can he be so different from what he used to be?"

"It has nothing to do with body, it's probably the difference between seeing blood and not seeing blood."

"Seeing blood?" Qi Bo was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean?"

"They just became people like us." Seeing Qi Bo's disbelief, Shen Cha sighed softly, "Although they are going to sea, it is different from ordinary fishing boats going to sea. They go to sea better than those fishing boats. The farther and deeper the place, the more dangers you encounter. Not only from pirates and pirates, but also from unknown giant creatures in the depths of the sea."

"Is it really that dangerous?"

"Yes, the people at the seaside have said that going to sea means a narrow escape from death. They are all like this, let alone Lao Qi?"

"Yes, he has a lot more to overcome than those fishermen."

"Yes!" Shen Cha sighed softly, "So, it is very difficult for him. He has been exhausted physically and mentally in the past few years, but he is the leader of the entire fleet. If he collapses, the fleet may I can’t come back.”

"Hearing what you say, I really want to look at him with admiration."

"Moreover, when Thirteen left Xijing City, he bumped into Lao Qi's convoy returning to the capital at the city gate. He had a few words with Lao Qi, saying that his current state no longer resembled the frail scholar he once was. , with dark skin and a powerful appearance, he is no different from Liu Shuai’s generals who are good at fighting."

"Is he so powerful?" Qi Bo smiled, "After hearing what you said, I am very interested in his current appearance."