Chapter 22: Curiosity Kills Cats
Accompanied by the neighing of the horses and a scream, a scream pierced the clouds and cracked the stones, and the few people present all felt that their ears hurt as if they had been pierced with needles. Xiaoyu couldn't grasp the reins, and his legs were short and he couldn't step on the stirrups, so he was thrown off the horse at once. Fortunately, the second brother was fast, ran over in a few steps, jumped up, and finally caught the light rain.
A few people who had been watching from a distance also hurriedly rode their horses over.
Second Brother Xia said angrily: "Why are you so reckless." ”
Xiaoyu patted her chest and slid down from the second brother: "There is a second brother." ”
After that, he rubbed beside the jujube red horse: "Second brother, it's so powerful, it can jump so high." The horse had just been shouted by Xiaoyu close to his ear, and he was also a little frightened, and when he saw her leaning over, he was so frightened that he took two steps back.
Lan Haoxin, who was originally hiding behind to watch the excitement, turned her head to look at her guard Xu Yan, with a look of admiration. Xu Escort is too powerful, and the dead girl actually has another unique stunt--- Hedong Lion Roar. It's so powerful that the most powerful horses on the grassland are so frightened that they all retreat.
Lan Haoxin is the youngest son of ---Liang Guogong, the commander of the Northwest Army, because the second brother Xia wants to go back to Xia's house for the New Year, Liang Guogong heard that they will go to the capital after the New Year, so he asked the young son to go back together. He was young and impatient to hurry slowly, and the road was very peaceful, so he ran in front with the guards.
The Lan family is the highest-ranking general in the northwest of the defending army, and it is inevitable that they don't look at others on weekdays, but they just happened to encounter a cautious light rain. The master and servant were first swept into the dense forest, and then the wolf howled and startled the horse. After wandering around the forest for half a night, I found a place to take turns to rest. After going out, I was not too embarrassed to go to Xia's house alone, so I had to wait for Second Brother Xia and them on the road.
Second Brother Xia introduced Xiaoyu to his friends. Xiaoyu seemed to be frightened, and she was a little timid when she saw people. The big eyes flickered, and it was very cute.
The two standing in front, one with a big beard, a big red fat face, and a pair of eyes squeezed by fat, laughed before they could speak: "You are Xiaoyu." I often hear your second brother talk about you, and today I saw that I really have a bit of a childish temperament. ”
Xiaoyu raised her little face, shrugged her nose, stroked her chest and said, "I am not a child of the rivers and lakes, the children of the rivers and lakes must be very brave." I'm scared to death here. ”
Second Brother Xia smiled and introduced on the side: "This is Chen Peng, Brother Chen." ”
Xiaoyu hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Brother Chen, it's been hard all the way." ”
Chen Peng laughed again when he saw it: "This little girl of your family is very polite." I have to break the bank. As he spoke, he took out a small jade rabbit from his arms, the whole body was snow-white and crystalline, but the two eyes were red, and everyone liked it when he looked at it.
Xiaoyu took it happily, touched two handfuls and quickly carried them in his arms, then turned around and looked at the second brother shyly and said, "In the future, you can also give some gadgets when you see his sister-in-law." ”
Chen Peng couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "I don't have such a cute girl in my family." ”
Xiaoyu rolled her eyes when she heard this, and hurriedly said, "Then you will treat me as your sister." As he spoke, he turned his head and saluted to the second brother: "My brother and sister are honored to be invited to the house by the second brother of the Xia family for not giving up." It made everyone laugh out loud.
Second Brother Xia was also amused by her, patted her head, and took a small cloth bag from his arms to Xiaoyu.
He also introduced Xia Yanzhao to Chen Peng.
Xia Rushan introduced a few of them by Xiaoyu: "These are a few little nephews." This caused everyone to laugh again.
Next to Chen Peng was a thin man, looking like a tuberculosis ghost, with a surname and a quasi-name. A pair of eyes were shining, and Xiaoyu didn't dare to look at him again after just one glance. Fang Zhun said: "The little doll is a material for martial arts, but I have thought about apprenticeship and martial arts." ”
Xiaoyu hurriedly waved his hand when he heard this: "You have to endure hardship to learn martial arts." I can't. ”
After hearing this, Fang Zhun didn't persuade again, but said that the greeting ceremony was in the car behind, and I was afraid that it would arrive tomorrow. Xiaoyu hurriedly thanked her.
Behind them stood a young man in a green shirt, who looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old, with a melon seed face, clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and a single name surnamed Zhong. Xiaoyu saw that he was handsome, and couldn't help but look at him twice. The man immediately snorted disdainfully and twisted his head to the side. Xiaoyu saw Daqi and secretly glanced at her brother, but her expression was calm.
Looking back, Xiaoyu is happy, isn't this Lan Haoxin and Xu Yan?
Xiaoyu also walked over and bowed her head and saluted one by one, and said to everyone: "A few big brothers came from afar, and the little sister missed the distance, which is really rude." I'll talk to a few friends over there, so I can go home with you, and let my mother entertain you." ”
Several people praised her for her decent progress and retreat at a young age without losing her childlike innocence. Second Brother Xia also bowed his head frequently with honor on the side.
Xiaoyu walked under the tree, first called Rushan, and told him to ride the pony home quickly and tell his grandmother: "First clean up a women's room, preferably at the grandmother and Xiaoyu's side." There are also four men, two rooms are enough, if there are three, it is better. Needless to say, the second brother's room was instructed: "Be sure to prepare more food, and take back the sparrows, pheasants, and rabbits that I got in the woods today, and let my sister-in-law prepare them quickly." ”
Rushan was surprised to glance at a few of his second uncle's friends, and then hurriedly rode away.
Xiaoyu beckoned Ruju to go up to the tree and accept the wine gourd, but he took out a white cloth, tore it into several strips, and wrote the wine drops owed for the village children to collect. He also promised to repay them twice as much when he was free in the future. The group of children dispersed with cheers.
Xiaoyu returned to Second Brother Xia after making arrangements, and said apologetically to a few people: "Some mundane affairs, let everyone laugh." ”
The others were okay, Lan Haoxin heard her entertainment like an adult, and immediately fell on her horse and laughed.
Xiaoyu glanced at him, sighed, shook his head again, glanced at the other people very sympathetically, and then smiled apologetically at Chen Peng and Fang Zhun: "It's a long way to take a child, so you can worry a lot." ”
Lan Haoxin's laughter was immediately like a hen being choked by the neck, and her little face was flushed.
Chen Peng smiled: "It's okay too." Grandpa Guo also sent someone to take care of him. ”
Xiaoyu immediately glanced at Lan Haoxin soothingly, as if he was really a child. Lan Haoxin was so angry with her that she died.
So, several people talked and laughed and got on the horse, Xiaoyu took Ruchen to ride with the second brother, and the starling brother and Ruju squeezed on Chen Peng and Fang Zhun's horses. I couldn't go fast like this, so I simply walked home slowly.
Xiaoyu greeted Chen Peng again: "I don't know how Brother Chen met my brother." ”
Chen Peng laughed again: "It's a long story, your second brother followed me when he first went out to sell horses." ”
Xiaoyu hurriedly bowed her hand: "I want to thank you for taking care of my mother for so many years." ”
Chen Peng laughed out loud when he heard this: "You little girl is so polite." If it weren't for your second brother, I wouldn't be sitting here today, and I won't mention this word of thanks again. ”
Xiaoyu said yes again and again. Turning his head and looking at Zhong Min again, he asked, "Did the elder brother of the Zhong family also come out to sell horses?"
The second brother sat behind her and smiled: "What the little girl really wants to ask is this Zhong Min." ”
Zhong Min sat on the horse's back, his body swaying gently as the horse moved. He lifted his eyelids with a cold face and glanced at Xiaoyu: "No." ”
Xiaoyu twisted her body and glanced at the second brother: "Is that out to enjoy the mountains and rivers?"
Zhong Min still sat upright on the horse, and said irrationally: "No." ”
Xiaoyu thought about it and asked, "Then did you come out to collect debts?"
Zhong Min listened and said coldly: "Haven't you heard that curiosity kills cats?"
Xiaoyu was stunned: "Oh, there is such a thing, Brother Zhong will tell me about it." ”
Lan Haoxin was secretly happy when she heard this. This Zhong Min looked like this all the way, as if everyone owed him hundreds of hangings. If these two were pinched, no matter which one was strangled to death, he would be very happy.
When Xiaoyu saw it, she turned to Lan Haoxin and said, "Brother Lan, haven't you heard of this allusion, why are you so happy?"
Lan Haoxin choked.
Xiaoyu turned her head again: "Brother Zhong, tell me quickly, was your cat killed by curiosity?"
Zhong Min snorted coldly, looked at Second Brother Xia and said, "Take care of your sister, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind." ”
Xiaoyu listened to it and didn't like it in her heart. He pursed his lips and said, "Second brother, you're back." The mother has already arranged the new house, which is next to the fourth brother. The things of the Wang family's makeup are ready, and I went to see them before. If you don't come back, you'll have to let the fifth brother greet you. ”
Zhong Min's glacier face, which had not changed for 10,000 years, immediately turned blue and white for a while. The hand holding the reins was also clenched tightly at once. As soon as his legs clamped the horse's belly, the horse under his crotch galloped forward.
Xiaoyu saw it and giggled.
turned around and looked at Second Brother Xia with a wicked smile.
Second Brother Xia shook his head and sighed.
Xiaoyu turned her head to look at Lan Haoxin again. Lan Haoxin hesitated for a moment and gave Xiaoyu a thumbs up.
Xiaoyu smiled at him and was about to speak. Lan Haoxin hurriedly raised both thumbs up.
At this time, Zhong Min rode his horse back again, but he avoided the light rain far away and followed Fang Zhun's side.
Xiaoyu sighed: "Why doesn't the elder brother of the Lan family celebrate the New Year at home." ”
Lan Haoxin saw Xiaoyu let him go, and hurriedly replied, "Father asked me to go to the capital to open my eyes." ”
Xiaoyu thought for a while: "Why don't you go to the capital again after the New Year." ”
Lan Haoxin sighed depressedly.
Second Brother Xia gently stabbed Xiaoyu's back behind him. Xiaoyu hurriedly pretended to be suddenly enlightened: "You must have done something bad and been kicked out of the house." ”
Ruju also noticed something: "Rich people have a lot of rules." The little aunt didn't know how many troubles she had, and her grandmother didn't give her one less meal. ”
Xiaoyu giggled for a while before letting out a long sigh: "I was grounded just now." ”
He also said: "Brother Lan, do you say that it is better to be grounded or expelled from the house." ”
Lan Haoxin snorted, thinking to herself: "Such a bad little girl, it's really unreasonable to be grounded for only two days." After thinking for a while, he asked, "Why are you grounded again?" ”