Chapter 124: Catching Thieves in the City
The three of them walked all the way to take a look, and seeing that it was already noon, they found an inn to settle down. After eating, Li Ce proposed to go shopping for clothes, and after wearing such a set of clothes along the way, it was time to change and wash. In addition, when you come to the capital, you naturally want to visit your teacher first, so you can't just be sloppy and go to the door empty-handed.
Guan Zhen had a stomach trouble at this time, eating and drinking all the way in the morning, at this time his stomach couldn't stand it, and he had diarrhea all the time, so Di Qing had no choice but to stay in the inn to take care of him, and Li Ce went out alone.
He searched all the way for the shop that sold clothes, and after walking for a short time, he saw a large number of people gathered in the southeast of the wide street, and from time to time there were shouts and shouts, and it seemed that there was a bustle.
Li Ce squeezed in, only to find out that it was juggling, this thing had only been seen on TV before, and he had really never seen a live performance.
I saw an artist in the center of the field, extremely stocky, about thirty years old, dressed in a pair of short brown, performing the top tank, the big tank is a common big water tank, the round mouth is one meter wide, the whole big tank is more than one meter high, not to mention a hundred and ten pounds. The artist was half-squatting, the vat was half oblique on his head, and as the artist's body continued to rotate, the vat was also dripping and turning on his head, so exquisite skills, no wonder the audience would applaud so much.
On the other side is a lean man, in the performance of fire-breathing, he holds a fire stick in his hand, drinks a mouthful of fire oil, spews out at the fire stick, "whew" a fire dragon gushes out of his mouth, the flames are three feet high, this wonderful performance, and won the audience's applause.
In addition to these two people, there was also a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, and this little girl performed even more powerfully, and she actually crossed the fire barefoot. There was a long road of charcoal on the ground, on which were patches of steel tiles, and the burning charcoal was so strong that the steel tiles were burned red, and even flames burst out from the joints of the steel tiles from time to time.
The little girl had two pigtails, a light green flower dress, and a thin figure, which was obviously caused by long-term malnutrition. She took off her shoes and socks, moved her feet, took a deep breath, and prepared to start walking.
When Li Ce saw her feet, they should have been white and flawless jade feet, but they were pitted, gray and white, all of which were scars left after burns.
He sighed secretly, he should have been loved at an age, but he had suffered so many sins, if this was to be placed in the future generations, it would be child abuse, and he would be punished. But he thought about it, how can there be any parents in the world who don't love their children, all for their livelihood......
He was sighing, and everyone exclaimed, the little girl was already barefoot on the red-hot steel tile. Li Ce couldn't bear to frown, every time the little girl took a step, his heart trembled, and he couldn't see this pitiful ...... in his life
The little girl was quite relaxed at first, but after she walked, the soles of her feet were obviously a little hot, her feet were crooked, and she almost fell, and everyone's hearts were tightened, but fortunately, the little girl controlled her body in time, but even so, Li Ce also saw that her instep was scalded by the red-hot steel tile, and there was a blister in that position instantly, the little girl looked down at the burned instep, and there were some tears in her eyes, but she immediately raised her head again, didn't say a word, gritted her teeth and insisted on walking down.
Seeing that she was finally finished, Li Ce couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and applauded vigorously from the bottom of his heart.
After the performance, the little girl didn't care about the injury on her foot, limped and took a gong, held it in her hand, and turned around with the crowd of onlookers, this is to collect money.
But who would have thought that the audience, who was still desperately applauding just now, saw that they were going to collect money, and most of them dispersed in an instant, and some of the rest were also a dime, of course, there were also kind-hearted ones, who threw a few pennies on the plate one after another, and when they turned to Li Ce, Li Ce did not hesitate to take out a piece of silver, which was more than two taels, why did the little girl see such a big piece of silver, she couldn't help but look up, Li Ce smiled and nodded at her.
The little girl held the gong, leaned over and said softly, "Gongzi Xie." ”
Li Ce finished giving the money and was about to leave, but as soon as he turned around, he heard a familiar voice and said crisply: "Go and find Lang Zhong to see the foot injury, little sister, this is for you." ”
Li Ce turned his head and saw that it was the little boy who was dressed as a man just now, and she looked concerned, so she took off the bracelet she had just bought and put it in the little girl's gong.
Li Ce was slightly stunned, he couldn't imagine that this wayward daughter still had such sympathy, and she was willing to give up the bracelet she had just bought.
The little girl was panicked for a while, she hurriedly picked up the gong and said, "Childe, this bracelet is too valuable, and the slave family can't accept it." ”
The little boy dressed as a man couldn't help but say, reached out and took the little girl's hand, and immediately put the bracelet on her hand.
"Look, how pretty." The little boy smiled, revealing a crescent moon.
The little girl was also overjoyed when she saw it, but her intuition told her that she couldn't accept it, would this son give him such a valuable thing......
The little boy seemed to see her worries, grinned, and said something in the ear of the little girl, the little girl was startled, looked at the little boy, blinked, showed a sudden realization expression, and said gratefully: "Xie Gongzi." ”
The little boy smiled, the little girl continued to turn around with the gong, and the eldest son, who had been with her, nodded at the little boy with approval, and the little boy seemed very happy to get his approval.
Xiao Gongzi's actions, Li Ce couldn't help but look at her twice, just when he was about to leave, the last glance found that these two people had repeatedly exposed their wealth and were targeted by thieves, at this time, a lewd thin man in the back, taking advantage of her pride, was stealing the purse she hung around her waist.
Seeing that the purse had been taken off, the two followed the little girl without noticing that the purse had been stolen.
"Catch the thief!" Li Ce stretched out his hand and pointed and shouted loudly.
When he shouted, the thief sneered at him defiantly, and then ran away.
The little boy was shocked and hurriedly touched his waist, only to find that the purse and jade pendant had been stolen, and she was so angry that she stomped her feet again and again.
The eldest son who accompanied her reacted very quickly, and he chased after him as soon as he saw the theft.
Li Ce was stunned, he didn't expect that thief to be so bold...... it! Dare to be so provocative! He scolded secretly in his heart, and chased after him, are the thieves in the capital so arrogant? Damn, let Lao Tzu catch you today, see if I don't kill you!
So there was a lively scene on the street, a lewd man ran wildly in front, and the three handsome men in the back were panting and chasing after him. It's just that the foot strength of the three people is obviously not as good as that of the thief, and they are not familiar with the terrain, so they will be lost after a while......
The three of them panted and stopped at the mouth of an alley, there were three roads in front of them, which one was it?
The three of them were looking at each other, and suddenly there was a rush of horses' hooves, Li Ce subconsciously looked at the source of the sound, and was instantly shocked, only to see four horses rushing towards this at the mouth of the alley on the left, the situation was critical, and the distance from the three people was less than one zhang (about three meters).
The two sons also heard the sound at this time, and when they looked sideways, they were also shocked and stunned on the spot!
Seeing that they were about to collide, the four horses seemed to be frightened, and if such a thunderous gallop was hit by them, they would not be killed, but they would be trampled to death.
At the critical moment, Li Ce was the first to react, he kicked the butt of the eldest prince in front of him, and then he didn't care where he kicked him, so he threw himself towards the little boy on the far left.
Li Ce closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, his body rolled on the ground several times, only to feel that his right shoulder was hot and painful, and his mouth and nose were choked with several mouthfuls of dust.
He gasped and tried to open his eyes, but the dust blew into his eyes, and he endured the discomfort, squinting at the sight that the four horses had rushed into the alley on the left, and then he was relieved, and glad that he was not trampled by the horses.
"Huh? What is this, soft and elastic? Li Ce was holding something unknown in his right hand, and because his eyes couldn't be opened, he was curious in his heart, and he couldn't help but increase his strength and pinched it.
"Ahh He pinched it, but there was an exclamation in his arms, and the voice was sharp and crisp, clearly a woman's voice.
Li Ce was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that he was holding the little boy and rolling to the ground, at this time his eyes were better, he tried to open his eyes, but found that the little boy in front of him, no, to be exact, the little lady, because the hat she was wearing had fallen off, and her hair had already been scattered, and she was looking at herself in amazement, so shocked, frightened, as if there was a touch of shame......
Li Ce was stunned, what kind of expression are you, could it be that you are stupid? Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, his face turned red, and his gaze slowly moved downward.
"My God, no wonder this feels ......" Li Ce shouted in his heart, his face turned red instantly, his right hand was actually inserted into someone's **, and he was holding someone's ** at this time, and the pink grape grain was sandwiched between his fingers, this feel ......
Li Ce reacted and pulled out his hand suddenly, and the little boy also came back to his senses, her face was red as if she was about to drip blood, and she glared at Li Ce with angry eyes.
Li Ce was embarrassed in his heart, and hurriedly helped her up, who knew that this little boy, no, it should be that after this girl stood up, she slapped Li Ce with her backhand.