Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 702 The Mantis Catches the Cicada Oriole Behind
The man found that there was no damage to the bag and turned his head subconsciously, just in time to see a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks walking away pretending to be nonchalant, the man quickly reacted, turned around and stepped forward, grabbing the man The collar of the man roared: "You little thief, you dare to think about grandpa's money, is it because you want to get beaten!"

The thief seemed to be a habitual offender, but he didn't panic at all when he saw the man's aggressive appearance, he sneered while breaking the man's palm, "Don't talk nonsense, you man!

Who do you call a thief? !
The Lord came to buy things and hit you as he passed by, so why did he become a thief?
Look at how much money you have in your bag. If you are a big guy, you will be spitting blood!
You are innocent, and I want to take you to see an official! "

The man seemed to think that what the man said was reasonable, he let go of his palm and took off the bag, squatted on the ground and counted the money inside, and found that there was not a penny missing, so he stood up awkwardly and looked at the man. The man clasped his fists in apology and said: "Someone made a mistake, don't be annoyed, this man, we will make you up!"

The little thief put his arms around his arms and sneered again and again: "Forget it, forget it later, don't talk casually! Talkative people will have to suffer!"

When he spoke the last few words, the thief looked at the source of the voice that reminded the man just now.

Zhu Cihong's eyes followed suit.

A few steps away from him, a boy about ten years old was sitting on a somewhat damaged wooden stick, and beside him was a five or six-year-old girl who was also sitting on the wooden stick. superior.

The girl was looking up at the little thief with a sinister face, her eyes showed fear, a pair of small hands couldn't help but tightly grasped the boy's arms, and her small body couldn't help leaning against the boy's arm. body.

In front of the boy was a piece of torn but clean starched sackcloth, on which were piled more than a dozen chickens and a few pieces of Radix Polygoni Multiflori, Polygonatum and other medicinal materials.

The boy didn't care about the thief's vicious eyes and threatening words, and the expression on his face was very calm.

The man hugged the bag in his arms and turned to leave. After the little thief looked the boy up and down for a few times, he poohed on the ground and then turned and left.

"Master, do you want to take that thief down and send it to Shuntian Mansion?"

Cheng Jian had seen the scene in front of him clearly a long time ago, and after seeing the thief ostentatiously leaving, he approached Zhu Cihong and asked in a low voice.

"No need for now, Xin Zhao, you go and buy all the items that the boy put on display, and then you go to the carriage and wait, Cheng Jian and I will follow behind quietly to see what's going on!"

Attracted by the calm demeanor of this boy, Zhu Cilang ordered casually after hearing Cheng Jian's question.

Although the boy was young, and his clothes were patched in several places, he looked like he was from a not-so-rich family, but he exuded an aura that did not match his age and background. Zhu Cihong was very curious, so he decided to find out where this boy came from.

After receiving the order, Xin Zhao came to the boy, asked the price of the chicken and the medicinal herbs, and immediately took out a small dime of silver and handed it over, asking the boy to wrap up all the things, and the rest There is no need to look for money.

The boy was stunned for a moment, and then he took out another piece of linen from his arms with a happy face, then wrapped the chicken and medicinal materials separately, got up and handed it to Xin Zhao, the young girl also showed a smile on her face. smiled.

Xin Zhao was about the same age as this boy, and when he saw the situation of the boy and the little girl beside him, he felt pity in his heart instantly, so he wanted to give alms by Zhu Cihong's order.

When he was about to leave with two small bundles, the boy suddenly stopped him: "Young master, these things are not worth much just now, the young master gave too much, and the villain can't bear it.

Please young master move, let's go to a shop and weigh it with a silver scale. The villain only charges 35 copper coins for these things, and please take the rest back, young master! "

Zhao Xin was startled when he heard the words, then subconsciously looked back at Zhu Cihong, saw his master nodded slightly, so he readily agreed, the boy asked the little girl to put away the sticks, and then clamped the two sticks under his armpit, and Holding the little hand of the girl with one hand, he stepped forward first, and Zhu Cihong led Cheng Jian closely followed behind with a distance of more than ten steps.

Not far away from the market, the boy led the little girl into a grocery store on the side first, Xin Zhao followed with two revenges, Zhu Cihong and Cheng Jian stopped not far away and waited quietly.

"Master, that little thief has also followed!
It seems that he is not the only one! "

Cheng Jian, who was always on guard, quietly reported to Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong looked back as if nothing had happened, and he found the figure of the thief among the people coming and going, and there were two other men who were definitely not kind at first glance, accompanying the thief.

"Is this thief still a kidnapper?

This is very interesting!

Both a thief and a kidnapper, this guy is quite versatile!
It is said that the kidnapper stole the young child and gave it to a big family in the south of the Yangtze River as a prostitute. Could it be that today I really met him? "

Zhu Cihong rubbed his smooth chin and said to himself.

"Don't care about kidnappers and thieves, I will go up and slap them one by one, and they will all be knocked down in the blink of an eye!"

Cheng Jian, who usually had no chance to fight with others, looked at the three thieves secretly, and replied excitedly.

While speaking, Xin Zhao and the two boys and girls, who were clearly siblings, walked out of the shop. After the boy thanked Xin Zhao with a smile, he turned around and walked towards the outer city with his sister.

Zhu Cihong winked at Xin Zhao who was walking towards him. Xin Zhao understood and continued to return. After the three thieves walked past, Zhu Cihong and Cheng Jian followed leisurely.

"Brother, I'm hungry!
I want to eat steamed cakes! "

After separating from Xin Zhao, the boy and his younger sister walked not far away and happened to pass by a shop selling buns and steamed cakes. The shop owner was moving a basket of freshly baked buns to the shelf outside, and the aroma of food wafted in the wind. , My sister's pace suddenly slowed down.

"Just wait by the side of the road, brother will buy it for you!"

Hearing his sister's words, the boy stopped and looked down at his sister's expectant face. After changing his expression a few times, he still told his sister softly, and then walked towards the steamed stuffed bun shop with the stick in his arms.

After a while, the boy returned to his sister happily with a steamed bun wrapped in toilet paper: "Here! Here you go! My brother bought you a bun! The shopkeeper said it was made with pork stuffing. It smells delicious. Hurry up while it's hot." eat!"

The younger sister took the bun with a happy face, just put the bun to her mouth, suddenly stopped and looked at the boy and said, "Brother, there is only one, what do you eat if I eat it?"

"My brother bought two!

Xu Shi was hungry, before turning around, my brother swallowed the bun, haha!You hurry to eat! "

The boy looked at the steamed stuffed bun in his sister's hand, swallowed hard and said with a smile.

The younger sister did not doubt that he was there. After hearing that her brother had already eaten, she immediately brought the bun to her mouth and took a bite. Suddenly, the smell of pork came to her nostrils. The boy swallowed a big mouthful of saliva again, and looked at it with a smile. Eat sweet sister.

It was already noon, and my younger sister was so hungry that she swallowed a big bun in two mouthfuls, then put her grease-stained fingers into her mouth to suck a few times, with a satisfied smile on her face: " Brother, if our family is rich, I can eat ten of these big meat buns in one meal!"

The boy smiled wryly and reached out to caress his younger sister's yellow hair without making a sound. He held his younger sister's little hand and continued to walk forward. Maybe because he was too young, he didn't notice it at all. , there were three thieves following them all the time, and in the further back, there was also a nosy Prince Ming followed.

　The more I write, the less I feel, and the grades are getting worse and worse. Where is the problem?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)