Ling'er chatted with the uncle surnamed Liu for a while, mainly to inquire about the situation of the Yan family, but unfortunately this old man is quite cautious, even in the face of a little doll like himself, he still talks and talks half-way, half-cut and half-cut, and finally comes to a sentence I also listened to what others said, I don't know if I can do it accurately!

Ling'er felt bored, so she found an excuse to say goodbye to the old man, and went to Banlin Town alone, she decided to confirm it herself.

Ling'er followed the crowd into the town, first found a ready-to-wear shop, bought a set of clothes that fit the body, and went to buy some fat powder to simply modify it for herself, in order to make her image completely different from the previous little stone, of course, she couldn't make people recognize herself as Yang Ling'er from Wangjia Village.

Today's Banlin Town seems to be more lively than ever, people gather in groups of three or five, but there are fewer shouting and bargaining, and more are muttering discussions, and its content is naturally inseparable from the Yan family.

Ling'er walked all the way and listened all the way, everyone's statements were different, but one thing was not bad, that is, the Yang family was looted, and there were heavy casualties, but the objects of casualties have their own theories.

When she turned to the vicinity of Yan's Restaurant, the streets on both sides were already surrounded by people, all of them stood on tiptoe and stretched their necks to look in, and the area around the restaurant had already been surrounded by the government, and a group of cold-faced officials with knives took two steps and one by one, blocking all the onlookers outside.

Ling'er walked around outside the crowd, and she couldn't get close to the restaurant for a long time, so it seemed that it was impossible to inquire about the news from here. She watched for a while, and suddenly remembered that Shuangniang had mentioned to her before that there was an alley behind the high wall of the small yard where they washed dishes, and Shuangniang's house was in that alley.

And there was a big tree on the side of the high wall, and the bold boys in the neighborhood would often climb the tree to peep, and if they found a free time, they would sneak in with a rope and steal something from the big kitchen! Of course, if you are caught, the result is very tragic.

Since the front door could not be entered, she had to go through the back door, and she saw the location of the restaurant and circled around it, and it took nearly half an hour to finally find the alley and the legendary tree.

It's just that there seems to be a first comer here, looking at the few little boys hanging upside down in the tree who are flexible like monkeys and a bunch of children chattering under the tree, Ling'er stopped at the corner a few meters away to watch. The children under the tree shouted in a commotion, "See? See? What do you think? ”

A boy turned around and made a silent gesture: "Shh~~ Be quiet, beware of the official master!" ”

The children were so frightened that they quickly covered their mouths and didn't dare to make a sound, and suddenly heard a girl lower her voice and shouted anxiously: "Second brother, look carefully and see where your mother is?" ”

Ling'er was familiar with this voice, and followed the voice, who was standing under the root of the tree and looking up anxiously, who was not Shuangniang? The boy who climbed the tallest in the tree held the trunk and looked at it for a moment, and whispered, "Sister, I didn't see it!" There was no one in the yard, it seemed... They were all driven to the front building by the official! ”

"That's... So what to do? We... We have to go and get my mother back! ”

A boy next to Shuangniang pulled her sleeve and said, "Sister, don't worry, my mother is fine!" ”

"Why am I not in a hurry! The official said that the people who were not injured in our restaurant were all from the same party, and they all had to be arrested and sent to the county seat to go to prison, and they would also be punished in court! Mother... If we're really caught, we're... What can we do? Shuangniang choked up as she spoke, and she squatted on the ground and cried.

The onlookers let go of a circle and looked at the two sisters and brothers in a daze, the little boy touched Shuangniang's head and said: "Eldest sister, don't be afraid, our master said that the court is a fair and reasonable place, our mother is a good person, and the county master will definitely let her go!" ”

The boy on the tree slipped down, and also patted Shuangniang on the shoulder and comforted: "Eldest sister don't cry, don't worry, my carpenter skills have been almost learned, I will go to the master for help in a while, and ask him to introduce me to some work, there is money for work, and with money, we can find someone to help save my mother!" ”

Seeing the three sisters and brothers gathered together so united, Ling'er was moved in her heart, but it was really inconvenient for her to go out to recognize each other now, so she could only continue to watch in the corner. It was not until lunchtime that the parents of each family called their children to eat, and the children under the tree gradually dispersed, until in the end, only the three sisters and brothers of the Bai family remained.

A few people guarded for a while, and the second brother Bai said: "Eldest sister, my father is not in good health, I don't know that something happened to our mother, and no one at home cooks for him, or you and the third brother go back to take care of your father first, and I will guard it here!" ”

Shuangniang shook her head: "No, I won't lie, I won't be able to hide it from my father when I go back, he will be even more sad to know!" ”

"Eldest sister, even if you don't say it, the neighbors nearby will say that Daddy is home alone, in case he can't stand the news and gets sick again, and no one around him takes care of him, so go back quickly!" After some persuasion by the second brother of Bai, Shuangniang reluctantly agreed, and took her third brother to Ling'er's direction together.

Ling'er quickly stood up straight, and when they approached her, she pretended to pass them by as if nothing had happened. Shuangniang frowned, as if she was thinking about things, and didn't notice Ling'er passing by.

Ling'er came to the bottom of the tree, and saw that the second brother of Nabai was about to climb the tree again, so he hurriedly stopped him: "Wait! ”

Second Brother Bai turned around and saw Ling'er, a stranger, and looked at her suspiciously: "Did you call me?" ”

"yes, what are you doing climbing trees? Is it fun in the trees? Ling'er asked innocently.

Second Brother Bai frowned slightly when he heard this, glanced at Ling'er with some disdain, and said lightly: "It's none of your business!" ”

"Hey, wait! You see, what is this? Ling'er took out a long and thick rope from behind him, and handed it over, but the second brother Bai didn't appreciate it, and said with a straight face: "Little master, this is not a fun place, I want to play with your slaves!" ”

Ling'er was stunned for a moment, hehe, this kid is quite arrogant, and it seems that there are some plots of hatred of the rich!

"Hee-hee, don't you want to go into the yard to find someone? What's the use of just climbing a tree? It's better to go in and look for it next to the house, as long as the person is inside, you can definitely find it, don't you say? ”

Second Brother Bai stared at her for a long time, frowned, and said, "Do you know what's going on here?" Who are inside? ”

"Yes! I heard that this is the backyard of the Yan family restaurant, which was ransacked by bandits, and in addition to the people who worked, they were people from the government! What, you're scared? Don't dare to go in? ”

"Who said I was afraid? I... I sit upright and don't do anything wrong, so why should I be afraid? Second Brother Bai said with a red face and a stiff neck.

"Then why don't you go in?"

"I ...... Come in, give me the rope! ”

Second Brother Bai reached out to take it, Ling'er shrank behind his back, tilted his head and smiled: "If you want a rope, you must take me!" ”

"You? …… Can you climb trees? ”

"Of course!"

"Humph! Bragging, forget it, I don't have time to play with you, do you want to give the rope? Don't let me go home and find it myself! ”

"You're looking for it, then I'll go in first!" Ling'er tied the rope around her waist and climbed up with the trunk of the tree, and her movements were as skilled and flexible as the wild monkeys in the mountains!

Just kidding, I was forced by the Yan family to be a wild man in the vast mountains for a few months, if I couldn't even learn this little bit of life-saving skills, I don't know how many times I was eaten by wild beasts! This tree is a small case for her!

The second brother Bai was also surprised to see her move so quickly and flexibly, standing under the tree and watching her climb up two feet higher than the wall, find a strong branch that stretches into the yard and tie the rope, tentatively pull a few times and tie it a few times, and then really hang the rope and step on the wall to prepare to slide down!

"Wait!"

Ling'er lowered her head and smiled, "What? Got it in mind? Can't get in? ”

Second Brother Bai frowned and hesitated for a moment, "Wait for me to come up!" He climbed up the tree, also stood on the wall, and said to Ling'er: "You go aside, wait for me to go down and take a look, and then come down after gesticulating to you!" ”

Then he took the rope, tugged at it, measured the length, tied one end around his waist, and began to hang the rope and step on the wall and slide down. When he fell to the ground, untied the rope, looked around, and whispered to the top: "Collect the rope!" ”

Ling'er held on to the trunk of the tree and lifted the rope up, only half of it was collected, and suddenly saw the second brother Bai below rolling to the ground, turning over to the back of several baskets containing bowls and hiding. Ling'er was startled, put away the rope a few times, shrank up with the branches, got into the dense leaves, and stared nervously at the direction of the door.

After a burst of footsteps in the big kitchen, a man shouted rudely: "Search for me!" Anything suspicious will be carried to the front lobby! ”

There was a ping-pong sound in the large kitchen, the door to the dishwashing yard creaked, and a bearded man in a servant's uniform strode in, followed by two small attendants. The bearded man glanced around, waved his hand, and the two henchmen immediately began to search, kicking here and poking there!

Seeing that they were about to find the location where Second Brother Bai was hiding, Ling'er jumped to the wall with a rope and threw it down, "Hey! Bearded, what are you doing? ”

A few people looked up and saw that it was a cute little boy who was white and tender, and the bearded man said with a tiger face: "Little doll, this is not the place you should come, go somewhere else!" ”

Ling'er pouted: "Uncle bearded, we usually play here, there used to be a lot of people in this yard, and there were a lot of delicious food, why did those people disappear when you came?" Lost in the good food? ”

The bearded man raised his eyebrows, "Because they are guilty, they have to go to the government for interrogation!" ”

"Huh? Why are you guilty? They didn't do anything! ”

"They colluded with the thieves and ransacked the restaurant and the Yan family's ancestral home, which is not only a crime, but also a big crime!"

"Nonsense, I know the aunt who washes the dishes inside, she is obviously a good person, you must be mistaken! You have wronged people! ”

The bearded man frowned and stared at Ling'er for a while, and his subordinates said, "Boy, don't mess around here and disturb us on errands, beware of arresting you and going to jail!" ”

Ling'er flattened her mouth: "My father said that people who scare children are the most unproductive!" ”

"You...... Dead boy, come down and see what Lao Tzu teaches you! ”

Ling'er grimaced: "You have the ability to come up!" ”

"You come down!"

"You come up!" ……

The two shouted to each other as soon as they went up and down, Ling'er tied the rope around his waist, the wall was four or five meters high, and the people below couldn't come up at all without the help of external force, and it would take at least a quarter of an hour to walk around the outside of the wall, so he was not worried about being caught by the officials at all, but jumped around the wall and made a lot of fun.

The bearded man pinched his beard and shouted to his men: "All right, donkey, how old are you, and you are still having fun with a child!" ”

"Brother Jiang, this kid is hateful, I won't catch him today, I'll ......"

"What's the use of you catching him? Did he commit a crime and he was young, what did he do when he was caught? Let the county lord see how we behaved? ”

"But... But ......" The donkey's face turned red, and Ling'er laughed and shouted: "Hehe, the donkey has been scolded, he deserves it!" ”

"Dead boy! You say it again! ”

"Oh, the donkey is scolded! The donkey is scolded! ”

"You... You come down for me! ”

"You come up!"

"You come down!"

"You come up!" The two of them have reached the circle of death again. Don't look at Ling'er jumping happily on the wall, she is always paying attention to the situation in the courtyard while performing, and she has to try to distract the attention of the people below so that they don't find the second brother Bai hiding behind the basket.

The two quarreled for a while, and a tall and healthy official with a dignified face came out of the side door of the big kitchen, and the bearded man turned to the man and said, "Ding catches the head!" ”

The man hummed lightly, and seeing that the little official here was still arguing with Ling'er, he stretched his face and looked at it for a while, and roared: "Donkey!" ”

The little official was startled, and instinctively turned around and knelt on the ground: "Ding catches the head!" ”

"What are you doing?"

"I... The ......" The donkey stammered and pointed to Ling'er on the wall, Ling'er grimaced, hung the branch and flipped up and hid in the bushes.

Ding Zhutou frowned and looked at the wall, his eyes were puzzled and slightly thoughtful. Everyone saw that Ding Zhutou didn't speak for a while, his expression was a little worried, and the bearded man pleaded: "Ding Zhutou, the donkey has just arrived, he doesn't understand the rules, and his temper is stubborn, you..."

Ding Zhutou raised his hand to stop him, his eyes were still fixed on the wall, and the beard didn't know why, and he also looked back at the wall. After a while, Ding Zhutou slowly walked to the foot of the fence, raised his head and looked at Ling'er on the tree: "Child, may I ask you a few questions?" ”

Ling'er was stunned for a moment, blinked and said, "Okay, but you can't arrest me, I'm not a bad person!" ”

"If you answer the question honestly, we won't arrest you!"

Ling'er tilted her head and thought: "No, I didn't do anything wrong, you shouldn't have arrested me in the first place!" ”

"Stinky boy, don't be rude! This is Ding Tou, do you understand the head catcher of our county government? ”

Ling'er pretended to be naïve and said: "I don't understand! What is Headcatcher? Can you eat it? ”

The official below had a dark face, but the head catcher smiled: "It's okay, Tong Yan is unscrupulous!" Boy, I ask you, what's outside this wall? ”

Ling'er looked outside: "Alley! ”

"What alley?"

"What an alley where people live!"

"Who lives there?"

"Who? Well~~~ Of course it's a good person! ”

"How do you know you're a good person?"

"My dad said that bad guys love to scare children, and the grandparents, uncles and aunts in the alley never scare me!"

"Huh! Then I ask you, where did the rope from that tree come from? ”

"Rope?" Ling'er took a look, the rope she tied that was going to be used to steal into the courtyard wall was still there! She touched her head embarrassedly: "Hehe, I bolted it!" ”

"You? What do you do with your ropes? ”

Ling'er rolled her eyes and stuck out her tongue: "Because the two aunts who wash the dishes here are good to me and often leave me good food, I'll go in here and get it!" ”

"Come down and show me!" Ling'er was stunned, go down?! What is he going to do? Do you really think of yourself as a child?

"Why go down, you don't have anything good for me!"

"You'll have it when you come down!"

"I don't believe it! You've got my two aunts pretty much the same! ”

"What's your aunt's name?"

Ling'er is happy, is there a play? "One is called Aunt Bai, the other is called Lu Erniang, uncle, they are really good people, don't arrest them, okay?"

Ding Zhutou's eyes flashed: "I don't care if it's a good person, but as long as you listen to me, I can let you see them!" ”

As soon as Ding Zhutou's words fell, the basket containing the bowl jingled crisply, everyone looked down, and Ling'er hurriedly shouted: "Okay, okay, I can do whatever you tell me to do, but you are an adult, and your words must count!" Don't arrest me, but take me to see Aunt Bai and Lu Erniang, liars will be eaten by wolves! ”

Several officials secretly ate and snickered, and Ding Zhutou put his hands around his chest and said, "Okay, I promise it!" You tie that rope around your waist and slide it down the wall! ”

Although Ling'er was a little worried, she believed that they would not do anything to herself, and she still walked seriously, and when she slid to a position one person high, the donkey immediately rushed up and grabbed her legs: "Hmph, dead boy, I caught you this time, right?" ”

Ling'er shouted while kicking her legs: "Liar, big liar, lie to be eaten by wolves!" ”

"Hmph, it's almost the same as Lao Tzu eating wolves, stinky boy......"

"Stop, let him go!" Ding Zhutou made a deep sound, and the donkey was startled and hurriedly retreated. Ding Zhutou stepped forward in person, caught Ling'er with both hands, untied the rope around her waist, put her on the ground, and said, "Monkey, come here, climb up and try!" ”

A thin and small official came out, and climbed up little by little with the help of Ling'er's rope, but the branch that tied the rope was not too thick, and the thin monkey official climbed halfway, and there was a click on it, and the thin monkey's body fell down and hung in the air.

Everyone gasped, and the thin monkey was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he didn't dare to move in mid-air, staring nervously at the branches above and shouting: "Boss, are you still climbing up?" ”

Ding Zhutou stared at the branch with his hands on his chest, and said in a deep voice: "Climb, find a way to go up the wall!" ”

Since the boss said so, although the thin monkey official was afraid, he still had to continue to go on hard! He cautiously moved up little by little, grasping at the edge of the wall before the branch fell completely, paused for a moment, and then flipped it up with all his might, and the branch fell with a clatter.

The thin monkey wiped his sweat: "Boss, come up, what do you do next?" ”

"See what's out there?"

The thin monkey looked down for a moment: "It seems... It's a civilian alley! ”

"Where does it lead?"

The thin monkey looked ahead: "The front leads to the main street of the town, and the back side ...... There are a few small courtyards, and it should be the street at the main entrance of this restaurant! ”

Ding Zhutou pondered for a moment, "Do you think there are other places in the tree that can be borrowed?" Are there any traces of ropes on the fence? ”

The thin monkey looked around: "Back to the head, this tree is quite big, but it is not very strong, and the branch that was broken just now is the thickest on the side of the wall, and the others... Children can, adults probably can't bear it! There is no trace of the fence either! ”

Ling'er understood, and Laladin grabbed his head and said, "Uncle, are you looking at how the thieves got in?" ”

Ding Zhutou lowered his head and squinted at her: "What, you know? ”

Ling'er pretended to be innocent and tilted her head and said, "Of course! ”

"Oh? You said! ”

"Of course, it's from the main entrance! How much trouble it takes to climb trees! What's more, there are often people in this kitchen, and it's okay to come in one or two, but if you come in more, you won't be discovered all of a sudden! ”

The officials looked at each other, and the bearded man said, "How is it possible?" We asked half of the people in the town, everything is normal in the town these nights, the guests of the restaurant are all regular customers, it is well documented, there are few people, and no one hears the sound at night, so many thieves, if you enter from the main gate, how can there be no movement? Impossible, definitely not from the main entrance! ”

"Hehe, if you don't enter through the main entrance, can they still make holes like mice?"

"Silly boy, don't talk nonsense, what kind of holes don't make holes!"

Ding Zhutou frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly said: "You guys, go and search the ground in the courtyard room, be careful, and see if there are any traces of the tunnel!" ”

The officials were stunned for a moment, and when they saw Ding Zhutou's serious face, they all bowed their hands and promised, and then they rushed out and went on their own errands, and Ding Zhutou also followed, and Ling'er ran a few steps to follow: "Uncle, uncle, you promised to let me see the two aunts!" ”

Ding Zhutou glanced at her, waved his hand impatiently, and said, "Go, go and play!" ”

"Uncle, your words don't count, lying will be eaten by wolves!" Ling'er shouted dissatisfied, Ding Zhutou stopped, looked back at Ling'er, he lowered his eyebrows and thought about it, beckoned to Ling'er: "You come with me!" ”

Ling'er immediately jumped over happily and glued it to herself: "Uncle is so good, uncle is a man!" ”

Ding Zhutou tugged at the corners of his mouth, and said seriously: "Don't just say nice things, it's okay to see your aunt, unless you can find a way for thieves to enter and leave the restaurant before tonight, otherwise ......"

"Otherwise what? Uncle, it's your job to catch the bad guys, I can't help you! ”

Ding Zhutou chuckled: "I didn't ask you for help!" Boy, what's your name and where do you live? What are you doing in that tree? ”

This question is really difficult to answer, if you lie, people will catch your head, you must know it by checking, if you don't lie, you can't pass this level now, she thought about it, and said casually:

"My name is Bai Xiaowen, my home is in Linxian Town, I came to visit relatives with my mother, I climbed the tree to find Aunt Bai to eat deliciously, but I didn't see her! Uncle, I heard that something big happened in this courtyard and many people died, is it true? (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )