On this day, Taiping Town, Tongde Inn, came with so many guests, a man and two women, and a small child. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info The young man had unkempt hair, a tattoo on his face, and a burly figure, which was Di Baiqing. One of the women was dressed in white, her face was charming, elegant and dusty, and her figure was elegant. The other two are Bai Xirou and Jade Qilin.

At the square table near the outside of the inn, the four of them were full of wine and food, chatting in a whisper.

The jade unicorn who listened said: "Sister, I just saw that this market is very lively, can we go to the market after dinner?"

Liu Yufei was smiling in her eyes, just about to answer. Suddenly, a thin body stumbled into the inn and got into the arms of Di Baiqing, who was sitting a little inside.

The jade qilin sitting on Di Baiqing's right hand jumped up in fright and shouted, "Sister, he ......"

Liu Xufei also looked at this thin person. It was a little beggar with a thin yellow face, ragged clothes, and unkempt hair, about twelve or thirteen years of age, with chapped lips and a dirty face, and his eyes full of pleading to look at Liu Xufei.

Who is this little beggar? It is actually the little beggar who stole Jiang Zhong, Meng and Yinliang in the teahouse last time. But at the same time, Xiaoguozi also stole a topographic map of a dragon-patterned jade pendant in Jiang Zhongmeng's arms.

The little beggar pointed to the outside of the inn, his eyes were frightened, and he prayed to Liu Xufei: "This sister, please save me......" The little beggar's exposed arm was bruised, and there were rattan scars, which was very eye-catching.

Bai Xirou said: "Girl, little beggars are cunning, they usually try their best to deceive people when they steal people......"

Seeing that the little beggar was becoming more and more panicked and wanted to cry, Liu Xufei raised her right hand to stop Bai Xirou from continuing. Liu Xufei said: "Jade Qilin, sit down quickly, everyone eats just like just now." She turned to Di Baiqing and said, "Brother Di, hide him." ”

"Good!"

Di Baiqing hurriedly lifted the hem of his clothes and hid the little beggar on his thigh. The jade qilin also sat back in place with some fear, but Bai Xirou's eyes were still staring at the table and looking at the little beggar vigilantly. Liu Xufei picked up the chopsticks, and the four people at the table ate the meal as if nothing had happened.

Suddenly, I saw a middle-aged woman walk in at the door of the inn. The woman was dressed in black, her face was covered with a black scarf, her eyes were sharp, and she glanced fiercely at every guest in the inn. She was full of gray hair, and if it weren't for her straight body, she would have thought she was an old woman.

It's not yet noon, and there are fewer people eating, except for Liu Xufei, who has four people at the table, and the rest of the tables are one or two people. The guests who were immersed in the meal all looked up at the white-haired middle-aged woman and whispered.

The white-haired woman ignored all this, walked straight into the inn, and carefully scanned it again. Apparently, she was looking for someone.

Di Baiqing could clearly feel that the little beggar hiding in his arms was trembling. He and Liu Xufei glanced at each other, and the two immediately understood that the white-haired woman with a fierce face must be looking for a little beggar.

The white-haired woman came to Liu Xufei's table and stopped behind Di Baiqing, her sharp eyes swept at the jade unicorn. The jade qilin trembled and raised his dark and frightened eyes, with an innocent expression, a sad face, and a red face that was lovely, but at the moment it looked funny because of fear.

Liu Xufei said softly to the jade unicorn: "Jade unicorn, be good, eat." ”

The white-haired woman seemed to be very lost, and when she left, she snorted coldly, turned around and walked away quickly.

The crowd at the inn immediately made a noise: "Who is this old woman, why is she so terrible?"

A tall man got up and said, "Let's go, let's not eat." At this time, several more people got up and paid their bills to leave. The inn, which was originally few people, seemed empty at the moment.

Di Baiqing said softly: "Miss Liu, the white-haired woman should still be in the vicinity, let's go out now, it is undoubtedly to send it to the door." Why don't we ask the innkeeper for a few rooms and stay here?"

"Okay, it's up to Big Brother Di. Liu Yufei nodded lightly.

Soon, Di Baiqing and the four of them took the little beggar to the wing room on the second floor. They asked for two rooms, Di Baiqing took two children to live in one room in the east wing, and Liu Xufei and Bai Xirou lived in one room in the south wing.

At this moment, a group of five of them were huddled in the east wing. The little beggar "plopped" and knelt on the ground, and bowed respectfully to Di Baiqing and Liu Xufei: "Thank you big brother, big sister for saving your life, the little fruit has nothing to reciprocate, please accept the little fruit three times." ”

Jade Qilin asked curiously, "Is your name Xiaoguozi?" My name is Jade Qilin, you should be older than me, right?"

Xiao Guozi nodded and responded: "Xiao Guozi is twelve years old this year, lives in a dilapidated temple in a remote alley in Taiping Town, has no father or mother, and begs for a living. ”

Bai Xirou asked, "Xiaoguozi, why did the white-haired woman arrest you just now? Could it be that you stole something from her?"

"No, Little Fruit didn't steal anything from her. Xiao Guozi said repeatedly: "This white-haired woman is fierce, she has killed many of my companions, and there are almost no beggars in Taiping Town." With that, the little fruit flattened his mouth and began to cry again.

Liu Xufei poured a bowl of tea for Xiaoguozi, pulled him up, and let him sit on a chair. Di Baiqing said: "Xiaoguozi, if you have anything to say, we are not bad people and will not harm you." ”

"Hmm!" Xiao Guozi nodded and said, "This white-haired woman threatened to ask for a topographic map, and if she didn't find it, she would kill all the beggars in Taiping Town." I was also accidentally targeted by her this morning. ”

Bai Xirou asked in shock, "Could it be that you beggars have any secrets? What kind of topographic map is that?"

Xiao Guozi's eyes flickered, and he replied timidly: "This thing is also strange, in fact, not long ago, I did pick up a topographic map. ”

"Picked up?" Bai Xirou said: "Little fruit, my girl is kind-hearted, and she took pity on you, so she took you in." The white-haired woman was extremely fierce and unpredictable, and she was still outside at the moment. If you let her know that we saved you, we'll be in danger too. Or, you don't say it, and when we find an opportunity, we will send you back to the ruined temple in the alley. Or, you just tell the truth, maybe my girl and Di Gongzi can still help you. Do you understand?"

Xiao Guozi "pounced" on his knees and hurriedly said: "Xiao Guozi knows that he is wrong, Xiao Guozi must tell the truth." ”

Liu Xufei said to Bai Xirou: "Xirou, he is a child, don't be too strict with him." ”

Xiaoguozi, who listened to it, said slowly: "That day, in the Taiping teahouse opposite, two young men came, and I saw that they were brightly dressed and did not look like wicked people, so I had a sneaky thought and walked into the teahouse......

Xiao Guozi told Liu Xufei and the four of them clearly about stealing Jiang Zhong, Meng Yinliang and the rice paper with a topographic map in the Taiping Teahouse opposite at dusk that day.

At the end, Xiaoguozi explained anxiously: "Sister Baiyi, you have to believe me, I am not a malicious heart, I have a cheating mind, but I am so hungry that I haven't eaten for three days and three nights." If I hadn't stolen the silver taels, the little elephant wouldn't have let me go. You see, the rattan on my arms and body was beaten by a baby elephant......"

After that, the little fruit that rolled down the tears rolled up the broken sleeves that were only half left, and the shabby shirt, revealing rattan sticks from the inside, like insects crawling on the arms, which was shocking. (To be continued.) )