Chapter Twenty-Seven: Catching the Thief
"Catch the thief!"
"Bunny, don't let me catch you yet!"
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Ahead......
But suddenly there was a burst of confusion.
I saw a child being knocked to the ground by an adult with one hand, and kicking with his foot.
When the people nearby saw it, they all pointed at it.
"Uncle, something seems to have happened ahead." Zheng Hai said to Qin Xin.
"Go up and have a look."
When he came to the front, it seemed that the child had stolen a little lamb from the other party, and the child was holding the little lamb to death, and a middle-aged man who looked like a butcher was dragged and kicked, but the child just didn't hand over the little lamb, but held the lamb on the ground and shrunk into a ball, and shrunk tighter and tighter, so painful that the little lamb struggled and bleated.
At this time, probably hearing the screams of the little lamb, the child unconsciously loosened, and at this moment, the little lamb in the child's arms was easily snatched by the butcher. At this time, the inspector in charge of patrolling the market also arrived quickly.
"What's going on here!"
"Siji, you've come just in time! This boy stole my sheep. ”
"That's my sheep!" But the child said, and rushed to the butcher, anxious to get his lamb back, "Give it back to me!" But it was clear that the butcher had only picked up the sheep and held it, and with the height of the child, it was impossible to get it.
Qin Xin didn't expect that he would encounter such a thing.
"What is your sheep, this is obviously my sheep. Master Siji, this little rabbit stealing things, you must catch it. ”
"One of you said it was yours, the other said it was yours, what the hell is going on, you say it slowly!"
"This sheep is mine!" Child.
"Huh! Why do you say that this sheep is yours? Master Siji, everyone could see that it was this kid who stole the sheep from my sheepfold while I wasn't looking. "Butcher.
"Who can testify!" The inspector asked.
"Master Siji, me!"
A man walked out of the crowd, first telling his identity, that he was a vegetable seller next to the butcher, and that he had seen the child stealing sheep.
"Are you sure!?"
"Sure!"
But when the child heard this man say this, he seemed to stop doing it, and kept saying in his mouth, "The sheep is mine." ”
This master inspector is also the kind of honest and impartial, probably because he saw the nervous look in the child's eyes, and it didn't seem to be fake, so he turned to look at the vegetable seller.
Selling vegetables was a little panicked at this time, looking at the eyes of Lord Siji, how could he suspect him, he was brave and brave, but if the butcher was not a neighbor with him, probably he would not be silent, but he was really sure that it was the sheep that the child stole and he saw with his own eyes. Moreover, there are many people who have seen it with him.
The vegetable seller took a few dozen steps backwards and found another egg seller. Let the hen seller come and confront him as well. And as the old hen seller also said that it was obvious that the child had stolen other people's sheep, more and more people began to be around, saying that they had seen it.
"That's ...... this"
Qin Xin silently watched the development of the situation. It seemed a bit of a surprise to him. In fact, Qin Xin thinks that children are the victims. After all, people will always subconsciously help the weak party at the first time, but now suddenly so many people say that this child is a thief, and they all say that they see it, so it can't be that these people are colluding.
That is very unlikely.
"Could it be...... Is it really that you have lost your eyes? ”
Qin Xin couldn't help but ask himself.
It is said that poor people must have something to hate, just like some old people in later generations, who pretended to be pitiful in the subway and asked people to borrow money and said that they had no money to go home, and then made a lot of money with it, there are not a few.
This kid is not like this.
In fact, not only Qin Xin has such questions, but probably that Master Siji also has such questions now.
Probably for the sake of insurance, the priest went to ask the child again, but the child only said that the sheep was hers, and asked her if there was any evidence, but she couldn't say it, just blindly emphasized.
This is a headache for Si Ji, on the one hand, he is pitiful and weak, but on the other hand, there are so many witnesses on the butcher's side. If the child can't come up with conclusive evidence, then he has to sentence the sheep to the butcher, as for the treatment of the child, depending on the young age, probably, in the end, he will give the other party a chance, catch it and hang it or something, it feels too harsh.
After thinking about it, Si Ji made a verdict: "If you can't show evidence that it is your sheep, then this sheep belongs to this butcher." Thinking that you are still young, it is also the first time, and this time I will spare you. ”
If it was really stolen, then the interested people would definitely accept this arrangement silently, but this child is obviously not like this.
And he said, "The sheep is mine, give it back to me." ”
This, this gives people the feeling that this kid is so stubborn. Now it's all given you a way out, and you're still pestering here. That's a bit of a no-brainer, isn't it?
The butcher is probably a little angry, obviously the sheep is his, but this little ghost is really going to cheat and deceive. Fortunately, he has a witness, otherwise his sheep would have been deceived in vain.
"Little rabbit, why do you say the sheep is yours?"
Everyone waited for the child's answer, including Qin Xin, but what did the child say, I don't know if it was stupid, I didn't know how to express it, or there was something unspeakable, anyway, there was nothing else to say except for the sentence that the sheep was hers, and she didn't care what the adults thought, she just wanted to get her sheep back. It was at this point that things were deadlocked, at a certain moment...... It seems that there is finally an 'insider' who has appeared.
This person was wearing a yellowed burlap, and it even looked rougher than the filial piety clothes used by Meng Zheng Shouxiao, and he should have seen this child from the crowd later, so he hurriedly pushed aside everyone and exclaimed: "Slave, why are you running here!" ”
At this time, the inspector seemed to have made new progress, and caught the visitor and asked, "Do you know this child?" ”
"Recognize! Why don't you know each other, just live next door to my house, we are neighbors. ”
After some explanation, I finally understood what was going on. The child's parents died early, and now they live in their uncle's house, but the uncle and aunt are snobs, and they usually don't give her a good look, the child's parents died, and there was originally a lamb as a companion, but I didn't expect it to be secretly sold by my uncle and aunt, but what this person didn't expect was that she actually came here to find her sheep.
After the matter was explained, it was no wonder that she was reluctant to say the reason before, since it was something that was sold, although it was not her original intention, but the sheep no longer belonged to her, and she could only secretly ask for the sheep back.
As soon as this person finished speaking, the priest also understood what was going on. If you want to blame, you can only blame the shameless uncle and aunt who sold her niece and lamb. In the end, the sheep went to the butcher. And the child is also ignorant, this time, spare the child once.
"Since the sheep has been sold, it's not your thing." The priest said to the child.
However, the inspector is not finished......
The child fell to his knees and begged bitterly, "The little tail is mine, please give it back to me." ”
"This ......" made the butcher stunned.
But in any case, although the butcher took pity on the child, the butcher would never buy the sheep for nothing and send them back for free.
That's when ......
"Uncle!"
Zheng Hai was moved when he saw Qin's heart.
"How much does your sheep cost?"
Everyone looked at Qin Xin who suddenly appeared.
Qin Xin ignored the reactions of the others and said to the butcher, "I want to buy it." ”
"Uh...... Eight, eight friends. ”
"This is Yapong."
Qin Xin casually took out the eight pun shells from his cuffs, and then exchanged them for the sheep.
To tell the truth, this sheep is still so small, it must not be worth eight friends, after all, an adult cow is only twenty friends, and sheep are cheaper than cows. However, Qin Xin didn't care so much at this time.
Because of this kid, he loves it!
After Qin Xin exchanged the sheep with the butcher, he returned the sheep to the child. When the child saw the sheep return to his hand, he also kowtowed to Qin Xin and thanked him a thousand times.
When the onlookers saw Qin Xin doing this, they talked about it one by one.
It is said:
"This son is such a good person."
"People are so handsome, isn't it the noble son of a family?"
"Good intentions are rewarded."
And so on......
But of course! There are also those who are more worldly, secretly muttering in their hearts whether Qin Xin's brain is burned out.
When everyone dispersed, the place that was originally overcrowded was only Qin Xin, Zheng Hai, the child and the child's neighbors.
Seeing that the neighbor wanted to take the child away, Qin Xin took a step ahead and said his thoughts.
He said to the child's neighbor: "Listen to you, her aunt's family treats her very badly. ”
At this time, the neighbor seemed to have a lot to say, "Why is it not good...... and told the child's uncle and aunt one after another how to treat the child badly.
At this time, Qin Xin was also 'unintentional', but in fact, he said 'intentionally': "Then it will be very difficult for her to go back." ”
The neighbor said, "Well, who said it wasn't, but what else could be done, her parents died early, and there was nothing to rely on except her uncle's house." ”
At this time, seeing that the time was ripe, Qin Xin squatted down and said to the child, "It's better for you to go back with me." ”
When the neighbor heard this, he immediately said, "Childe! ”
Ignoring the neighbor's shock, Qin Xin explained: "I happen to lack a servant by my side, you can follow me in the future." You may not have the delicacies of the mountains and the sea, but you must be full of food. ”
The neighbor saw that Qin Xin's tone was calm and natural, and he looked handsome, not like a bad person, and after a little shock, he said, "I don't know who the son is?" ”
Before Qin Xin could speak, Zheng Hai said more: "Our uncle is Zheng Yi's son-in-law. ”
"Uh...... Zheng Yi's son-in-law? ”
Qin Xin explained: "The meaning is, I am the son-in-law of the Zheng family in Zheng Yi. ”
"Oooh!" The neighbor nodded. seems to be wondering if there is a future with a son-in-law, after all, a son-in-law is superfluous. It seems that Qin Xin's situation doesn't seem to be very good. But after a while, the neighbor finally sighed, as if thinking that it was better to stay at her uncle's house.
The child is still a little ignorant at this time and doesn't know what to do.
It was her neighbor, but this time she acted as a matchmaker, and sighed: "Slave, it's better for you to follow this son in the future." At least it's better than if you stay at your uncle's house. And maybe if you go back with the sheep, you will be sold by your snobbish aunt the next day. ”
The child said, "I don't want it." ”
The neighbor turned his head to Qin Xin and said, "The slave will ask the son, before her parents died, they also asked me to take good care of her, but ...... Alas! I usually only have some leftovers to take out and fill her stomach. ”
Qin Xin said: "I understand, after all, everyone is not having a good time in this world. ”
Neighbor: "Slave, come and see your son." ”
The child hesitated, but finally knelt down solemnly and said, "Slave slave to meet the child." ”
Qin Xin waved his hand: "There's no need to be polite, and besides, I'm not a 'son', just call me 'uncle'." ”
Child: "The slave visits my uncle." ”
Qin Xin was very happy: "Haha, good! In the future, you will be a member of my Zheng family, get up. ”
System Prompt: Get a dog leg. Although he is still a little young, only seven or eight years old, he will grow up sooner or later.
Later, at a three-way intersection outside the city, the slave said goodbye to his neighbors, and Zheng Hai probably didn't expect it to develop like this in the end.
Eight friends, not only in exchange for a sheep, but also a child.