Marshal, your vest is off

Chapter 12 Storytelling

Cheng Yue was a little surprised, but he still greeted calmly.

Zhao Ningbai hid behind Cheng Qing's shoulder, secretly looked at Cheng Yue, and whispered: "This is my sister's brother, he is so good-looking."

The more Princess An and Princess looked at her, the happier she became, and she said to Cheng Yue: "Don't call me Princess anymore, call me stepmother together with Qing'er."

"This..." Cheng Yue looked at Cheng Qing subconsciously, wanting to ask what was going on.

Cheng Qing looked back innocently, "You are so good that others have taken notice of you. What can she do?"
Princess An and Princess smiled and said, "Stop talking about that. My stepmother has something to do and she will leave first. Bai'er, go back."

Zhao Ningbai wanted to follow her instinctively, but as soon as she took a step, she stepped back, shook her head and said, "I'm not going back. I'm here to accompany my sister. Since we are a family, I should be here too."

"You child, you have a sister and you don't have a mother." Although Princess An and her tone was blaming, her expression was both satisfied and happy.

"Mother~~" Zhao Ningbai called out delicately.

Cheng Qing, who had been rough for several years, couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Don't worry, stepmother, I will take good care of her."

Princess Anhe nodded and said with a slight smile: "I'll leave it to you, I'll rest assured, then I'll leave first."

Cheng Qing, who thought she would worry about Zhao Ningbai and would definitely take him away, was stunned.Just... casually handing over your child to someone you just met?My heart is too big.

"Congratulations to my adoptive mother."

"Congratulations to mother."

When Cheng Qing saluted, Zhao Ningbai followed suit.

Zhao Ningbai's behavior made An and Princess look at each other emphatically. There suddenly seemed to be ecstasy in their eyes and a slight smile on their faces.

Cheng Yue did not see Princess An He's expression from behind and said, "Foster mother, let me take you out."

"Okay." Princess An and Princess nodded, calmed their expressions, turned around and walked out.

Cheng Qing, who took in all this, narrowed his eyes slightly.It seems that there is something hidden behind this girl's obedience.

"Sister, can you tell me about Marshal Cheng? I admire him so much." Zhao Ningbai looked in the direction of the coffin, flattened her mouth and started crying, "I really want to see him, but I can never see him again. .”

Cheng Qing couldn't laugh or cry. Does this girl like her so much?
Kneeling back, she said, "I haven't seen him for a long time. I only remember her when she was a child."

Zhao Ningbai stopped crying, twitched and knelt beside her, and asked with a nasal voice: "Sister, I want to know."

Cheng Qing recalled: "She was very naughty when she was little, and she did all sorts of things like sneaking around."

"Is this really him?" Zhao Ningbai asked doubtfully.

Cheng Qing said with a smile: "Xiao Ning'er, even if he is a great hero, he is still a human being. I haven't finished speaking yet, please continue to listen to me."

"Yeah." Zhao Ningbai nodded, covered his mouth and stopped talking.

Cheng Qing continued: "Although she was sneaking around, she wasn't really bad. She just liked to play. Seeing that people were getting anxious, she sent all those chickens and dogs back."

"The funniest thing is that she didn't take those creatures away by force, but used tricks to make them automatically follow her."

"Although those neighbors are angry, after following her for a period of time, their livestock will not only return intact, but also grow a lot."

"Over time, those neighbors not only wanted her to take away their livestock, but also took the initiative to send them over." Zhao Ningbai chuckled and was overjoyed.

Cheng Qing was also happy and continued to recall: "The stupid thing she did when she was a child still laid the root of the disaster. A real thief appeared in the village and stole several chickens while everyone was unprepared. For this reason, the people in the village People, blaming all the blame on her, blocked my house and asked my father to compensate for their losses."

"How could they do this? It was obvious that they were attacked by thieves just for profit, how could they blame the marshal?!" Zhao Ningbai said indignantly.

Cheng Qing said: "The root cause of this matter is her. She has not been afraid of getting into trouble since she was a child. She has taken the initiative to stand up and take responsibility."

"Ah? Will the villagers let her go?" Zhao Ningbai asked worriedly.

Cheng Qing nodded and said: "After she went out, she took the initiative to compensate the villagers for their losses, but our family is also poor, how can we compensate them all at once? So we all wrote IOUs, and the villagers dispersed."

"They went too far!" Zhao Ningbai said angrily: "Why did the Marshal just let them manipulate him like this?"

"Princess, this is the brilliance of the marshal." A smiling man's voice sounded.

The two of them looked up. Cheng Yue, who had gone to see off An and Princess, came back at some point and was standing at the door.

Zhao Ningbai felt a little shy when she saw him, but her curiosity prompted her to continue asking, "Why do you say that?"

Cheng Yue glanced at Cheng Qing with unclear meaning, but did not go in. He continued: "She did that to stabilize the villagers first and then catch the thief. She was retreating in order to advance."

Zhao Ningbai suddenly realized, and said in admiration, "Marshal is so amazing! What's next?"

"Next? Then we have to ask Qing'er. No one knows this matter better than her. You can ask her." Cheng Yue left with a meaningful smile.

Cheng Qing closed his eyes slightly and looked at the place where he left. His face was not clear, but he was already gritting his teeth.

It’s just a small story, is it necessary to tell the whole truth?
"Sister, what's next?" Zhao Ningbai looked at Cheng Qing with a curious look on his face.

Cheng Qing quickly adjusted and had no choice but to continue. "After the villagers left, she went to the house of the villager who had been robbed to look for clues. The thief was not someone who often did this kind of thing, and he also liked It was all missing. The marshal found some discarded herbs and some fresh soil in the villagers’ houses.”

"According to these clues, she found an old man hiding in the mountain behind the village."

"You're still stealing things at such an old age?" Zhao Ningbai asked in surprise.

Cheng Qing said: "What can't people do when they are extremely hungry?"

She had seen people eating people and drinking blood, but in order not to scare the little girl, she didn't say anything.

"Oh, did the marshal find the villagers and catch him?" Zhao Ningbai asked.

Cheng Qing shook his head and said: "That old man knows how to use medicine, and I'm afraid he has a lot of powerful things in his hand. For example, the drowsiness medicine is more powerful. If you spill it, you can pour it down. It is not easy to use when there are many people."

"Then we can't catch him?" Zhao Ningbai frowned.

"No, the marshal caught him alone." Cheng Qing said.

"Ah? How did the marshal do it?" Zhao Ningbai asked in surprise.

　Suddenly I remembered something I forgot. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day everyone!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)