Shoko ate with a somewhat restless head. said that he wanted to cool off in the courtyard, so he took a bowl of tea and sat at the stone table under the tree in the courtyard.

Xiangzi sipped his tea casually, but his eyes didn't stop for a moment, searching for the shadow that made his heart flutter.

In a trance, a little girl of three or four years old jumped over from the courtyard.

When passing by the stone table, he suddenly slowed down his pace, flashed a pair of big watery eyes, and looked at Xiangzi curiously, as if his eyes were hiding many words.

Shoko smiled gently at her and said softly, "What's your name?" How old are you? ”

The girl didn't seem to be afraid of people, so she simply climbed onto the stone bench and said in a childish voice: "My name is Xue'er, and I'm almost four years old." ”

Seeing the little guy fiddling with a small leather ball in his hand, Xiangzi teased her and said, "Would you like to play with your uncle?" ”

Cher smiled at him childishly and reached for the ball.

Xiangzi took the ball, flicked it on the table a few times, and rolled the ball in front of Xue'er with a funny look, and with bursts of laughter like silver bells, the two forgot to play together.

Shuzhen leaned over and glanced out of the door, pursed her lips and smiled, pretending to be careless, and said to the old man, "That sister-in-law just now, who is your family?" The stir-fried vegetables are really delicious. ”

When the old man asked, the expression on his face immediately became sad.

He sighed softly and said, "Speaking of which, he is also a poor man." His man is a company commander of the provincial army, and his surname is Wang, so he lives in the west courtyard of my house.

When Ma Zhongying attacked the city, she would die, and the woman had a big belly and was pitiful, and Mao'er Yan and her mother simply taught her to live with us. Oops, it's been almost four years."

Shuzhen nodded contemplatively and said, "Is she also a Muslim?" ”

The old man smiled sadly and said, "It's Han." However, stirring spoons in the same pot with us over the years can be regarded as a half-pulled back. ”

Xiangzi was immersed in the long-lost childlike fun, but saw a well-proportioned figure, pressed obliquely on the stone table.

He turned back suddenly, only to see the woman standing behind him smiling.

The woman's gaze met Xiangzi, her white cheeks were slightly red, and she smiled shyly and said, "This baby is very skinny, he is familiar with each other, and he is not timid at all." ”

Xiangzi smiled gently at her, and then the child and the stir-fry accosted for a while.

Sook-jin was in the house, but her heart was always watching the outside. Hearing the woman's cheerful laughter, she really couldn't sit still, and said to go to the thatched house, but quietly stood behind Xiangzi.

Shoko turned her head and glanced at her lightly, and continued to talk and laugh with the woman as if no one was around.

Somehow, Shuzhen at this time suddenly had an inexplicable sense of loss. And this feeling has never been felt since she met Shoko.

She tried her best to restrain herself, the tide of turbulent emotional changes, her body was a little stiff and stood for a while, then turned around and left silently.

The woman seemed to notice something, and Chong Xiangzi smiled a little mysteriously and said, "Who is that beautiful woman?" ”

Xiangzi smiled disguised and said, "You came to the ancient city with us to play." ”

The woman pursed her lips and smiled, "She doesn't look very happy." ”

Xiangzi sneered and said, "She's such a person, she likes to have a cold face." ”

The woman's eyes turned smartly, exchanged names, and dragged Xue'er away in a hurry.

Her name is Zhang Hongjie, and she has a manly name.

Shuzhen chattered in the cat's swallowhouse for a while, and then said that she was going to walk around the street. When the three of them saw her expression, they didn't dare to gnaw, so they had to follow silently behind them.

Shuzhen, wandering aimlessly, picking up and looking around, and didn't see what she was buying. Xiangzi knew that she was not happy, so he patiently followed her.

When he came to the bustling part of West Street, the big man saw a few locks of noodles back to the noodle restaurant, so he shouted for dinner. So, each of the four asked for a bowl of noodles. Shuzhen didn't huddle together to eat as usual, but occupied a small table by herself.

Xiao Gucheng just wanted to say something, but was stopped by Xiangzi with his eyes. So, the three of them didn't speak, but just ate the noodles with a "whooshing" sound.

Not long after, with a slight commotion at the noodle stall, I saw three or four reckless men, hugging a boy with oily hair and noodles, staggering over.

When he saw Shuzhen, he first froze for a moment, and then approached with a hippie smile, and accosted: "Ouch, which fairy flew from the cave mansion, she looks too handsome." ”

The owner of the noodle restaurant hurriedly put down the work in his hand, stepped forward, and said with a smile on his face: "Oh, it's Third Young Master Zhang, if you want to eat something, please sit here." ”

Third Young Master Zhang, irritablely, stretched out his hand and pushed it away, and shouted angrily: "Go!" Go! Go! Don't stir up Lao Tzu's excitement. ”

As he spoke, he put his hand on Shuzhen's shoulder. He still muttered sour words.

The little ancient city and the big man were just about to get up, but they were stopped by Xiangzi waving his hand.

I saw Shuzhen, who ate the last noodle unhurriedly, and glanced at Zhang Sanshao with a sneer.

Suddenly, he reached out and clasped the hand that was on his shoulder. Then he flew up and kicked Zhang Sanshao's right eyeframe. Zhang Sanshao screamed and rolled to the ground. Seeing that something was wrong, the three entourages rushed towards Shuzhen. I saw Shuzhen flashing and moving, flying with her fists and feet, dividing five by two with three strikes, and then knocking the three of them to the ground.

Zhang Sanshao, covering his face with his hands, retreated backwards, and shouted like a wolf: "Come and call someone!" A bunch of waste. ”

So, the clever man got up and ran towards the alley not far away.

Zhang Sanshao moved backwards like a dog afraid of a stick, and shouted stubbornly: "Where did the wild girl come from, dare to beat me Zhang Sanye?" I won't give you a little bit of power today, and I don't know that Lord Ma has three eyes. ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw more than a dozen men with large wooden sticks and blades rushing out of the alley.

Zhang Sanshao suddenly came to his senses, pointed at Shuzhen and shouted: "Give me that crazy girl to beat me as it is!" Break my leg, carry me back to the house, and let her know who I am Zhang Sanye! ”

So, a group of men the guys, and they rushed to Shuzhen like a tide.

rushed to Xiangzi's table, only to see Xiangzi pick up the bench under his buttocks, and a gust of wind swept and struck. In the blink of an eye, there were only a few left on the ground. The big man and the small ancient city were stunned for a moment, then turned over and jumped up, punching and kicking for a while.

Except for Zhang Shao, who was still trembling and standing in the distance, the rest of the men rolled on the ground calling for their father and mother.

Xiangzi looked around vigilantly, and saw in the distance, several policemen with guns on their backs rushing towards this side. So he leaned close to the ear of the little ancient city and whispered, "Go away!" Tomorrow we will go to the Yamen to find someone to save us. ”

Xiao Gucheng nodded smartly, and squeezed out the crowd of onlookers. At this moment, seven or eight policemen burst over with great momentum.

The tall man in the lead, dancing with the barge gun without the blue in his hand, shouted at the top of his voice: "Which one is making trouble? ”

Zhang Sanshao pounced as if he had suddenly come to savior. Pulling a crying voice, half of his face was bruised, and he angrily pointed at Xiangzi and the three of them and shouted: "Second brother, no! Captain Zhang, it's a few of them who beat me up. ”

After a pause, he shouted, "There's another one who slips around." ”

That Captain Zhang, like a dog smelling, circled around the three of them twice. He looked at Shoko and said, "It's not a local, is it?" ”

Shoko nodded calmly. The man suddenly said threateningly: "Outsiders, dare to go to the ancient city to make trouble?" Call me back to the police station to see if I don't skin you! ”

Before the words fell, seven or eight people gathered around, pushed and shoved, and put the three of them in the cell.

The dark and musty cell, with only the bowl-sized window on the back wall, still sprinkled a ray of sunset into it, regardless of whether it was high or low.

The dim light, like a twisted lens, shone crookedly on the big man's face.

Xiangzi and Shuzhen sat side by side under the small window, and the three of them sat silently, and no one spoke. In the dark, Shoko fumbled and held Shuzhen's hand, but Shuzhen didn't have obvious displeasure.

The little hand was soft and slippery, and Xiangzi put it between his palms in distress and quietly placed it on his chest.

At some point, the moon quietly climbed up the back wall, stretched in a cold silver light, and quietly peeked into everything in the house.

Shoko said softly with a side face, "Are you sleeping?" ”

Shuzhen didn't speak, but moved slightly, and her hand was warm.

Xiangzi sighed lightly and muttered in a deep voice: "She looks too much like Juanzi, if you don't look closely, she just looks like a person." ”

After a pause, he continued: "I just have an indescribable affection for her, that's all, and there will be no other thoughts." ”

There was silence for a while, and the sequins that fell on the big man's body were crooked in the corner.

With a slight squeezing sound, Shoko felt that a head with a faint orchid fragrance was warmly tilted on his shoulder.