Chapter 22: The Thief
Qian Qianqian's face turned red when he said it, and she subconsciously looked at Liu Han beside her, and stammered back.
"If the general doesn't dislike it, this winter coat will be purchased by the people's daughter."
After all, it is a short mouth and a soft hand, not looking at the general's face, but also looking at the face of the money, Qian Qianqian is much more respectful to Xiao Mohan.
Xiao Mohan smiled contemptuously, "It's not necessary, lest someone think I'm bullying the people, you just need to go to the garment shop with General Ben and choose patterns for General Ben." ”
In the end, it was the general, and the shops he entered were different from those that Qian Qianqian entered yesterday, and the three of them stood outside the door in a row, looking at the gold-lettered signboard that seemed to be able to stone people to death, Qian Qianqian was a little hesitant.
"The general is so extravagant?"
"The march and the war are desperate, and there is never a shortage of money."
Xiao Mohan took the lead in entering, and Qian Qianqian looked at Liu Han helplessly, but he could only obey Xiao Mohan's intentions.
"The three guest officers, please, who wants to make new clothes?"
The shopkeeper nodded very enthusiastically, and after a while, he dragged him into the shop, and even poured hot tea and served it, and then slowly asked about the pattern of his preferences.
Xiao Mohan raised his chin at Qian Qianqian, "Let her choose." ”
Qian Qianqian was a little cramped, but she couldn't refuse, so she could only let the little second introduce her.
"This is silk, this is suede, they are all first-class goods, which one does the girl like?"
glanced back at Xiao Mohan, but who knew what he meant by raising his hand and letting Qian Qianqian call the shots.
She is in contact with some rough men on weekdays, but she met a simple Liu Han in the old man's pile and asked her to choose patterns, she really had a hard time choosing.
"Or..."Qian Qianqian tentatively pointed to the piece of white that she could see at a glance, "That's it." ”
The silver-white silk surface, with one after another moire interlaced, looks handsome and elegant, and it is the type that Qian Qianqian will like.
Xiao Mohan frowned, it really didn't suit him.
"Let's choose this style of black."
After many years of fighting on the battlefield, he is no longer used to that light color, and it is easy to expose his wounds and bloodstains.
Xiao Er smiled when he heard this, and asked him to go into the house to try on and trim it half an hour later, Qian Qianqian was so depressed in the house that she panicked and went out of the shop on her own.
Liu Han didn't drink a sip of the tea on the table, and followed her out.
"What's wrong? Could it be that you are angry because the general didn't choose the piece of material you like? Liu Han quipped.
Qian Qianqian squatted on the side of the road and shook her head, a little bored, "No, it's just that I think the general is a little strange, he is famous on weekdays, but why is it so difficult to serve behind his back." ”
In a word, Liu Han's heart turned a thousand times, living in her yard every day, and the opportunities for the two to contact would increase, and he was uneasy.
"Did the general say when he would return to Fucheng?"
Thinking of the secret conversation between the two that day, it was a major matter between countries, so Qian Qianqian had no choice but to hide the matter of espionage, and shook her head sullenly.
"Never."
Seeing her hugging her knees rather unhappily, Liu Han mustered up twelve points of courage before speaking.
"If you don't dare... Then I'll do it for you..."
"Ahh Catch the thief! ”
Before Liu Han finished speaking, he only heard an exclamation on his side, Qian Qianqian touched his empty waist, where the three taels of broken silver that were originally hanging were nowhere with the worn-out money bag.
A figure sprang through the crowd, and you didn't have to think about it to know that it was the person.
Qian Qianqian shouted that she was about to chase after her, but Liu Han pulled her sleeve, "But the general is still trying on clothes, wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to leave like this." ”
"It doesn't matter if he's okay or not, it's important to save me money!"
Qian Qianqian hurriedly broke away from Liu Han's hand, squeezed into the crowd three times and two times, and disappeared, leaving Liu Han alone without an idea.
In the small alley, the thief in the blue cloth shirt turned his money bag with a satisfied smile.
Unbeknownst to him, an eager shadow quickly ran out of the crowd behind him, and quickly found his location.
"Thief! If you want to steal my money bag, come back immediately! ”
Qian Qianqian pushed away the crowd and ran up in one breath, but the thief couldn't react and was pulled off half of her sleeve.
The clothes cracked with a stab, and the masked thief shook off Qian Qianqian's clamps, but he didn't want her to raise his legs high, and pressed his shoulders to force him to kneel with a thud.
Qian Qianqian was about to bend down to pick it up, but she didn't want a figure who stretched out her hand very quickly to immediately roll past and take the money bag away.
It's the same blue cloth shirt, and it's also masked.
Qian Qianqian's body, which had not done anything for too long, was causing trouble, and she took a steady step and said with disdain.
"It's still a gang crime, then don't blame this girl for acting chivalrous, I'm going to take the two of you to report to the police today."
The masked man sneered, and before Qian Qianqian could react, he threw out a dagger.
Qian Qianqian flashed, shook her hand and slapped the wind towards the door of the person's face, who knew that the alley had been surrounded by people in a short time, not only a dagger, but four or five daggers in the air stabbed at her in unison.
Qian Qianqian dodged one after another, and said with disdain: "Someone is stupid enough to use a knife as a hidden weapon, this model is too big." ”
A knife that he caught in his hand was thrown to the ground, and a total of six people were gathered together, and they burst into Qian Qianqian at the same time, and they had the posture of fighting to the death for these three taels of silver.
Qian Qianqian secretly said in her heart that it was not good, this is a narrow alley, although she is a black belt in taekwondo, but the other party is six strong men after all, even if she can hide, she will eat fists if she can't guarantee it.
"Girl, forget it, these people are the head snakes of this street, give them the money, you will suffer if you go down again!"
I don't know who shouted in the crowd, and many people have come to watch, but Qian Qianqian doesn't intend to admit defeat.
"Just a few of you want to take me down, dreaming."
Qian Qianqian climbed over the wall, but she didn't want to see a moat outside the alley, surrounding the market, bottomless and full of silt.
She's a landlubber and doesn't know water at all.
The money bag was clenched tightly in her hand, and she saw that the ground behind her was getting less and less, and those people forced her to retreat.
"There are still such rampant bandits in the realm of this general, how many of you don't want to die?"
A familiar voice came from a distance, and when Qian Qianqian looked up, she saw Xiao Mohan standing on the roof two streets apart, followed by his subordinates.
Although he tried his best to rush here, the distant water could not save the near fire after all.
Qian Qianqian could only take care of herself, and said loudly: "The head can be broken and the blood can be shed, and I will never allow anyone to snatch this ill-gotten wealth from me." ”
"Little girl, hand over the money obediently, and our brothers can still keep you alive."
Several people approached her with a cruel smile, and before Qian Qianqian could react, a figure approached, reaching out to snatch it, but lost his hand and knocked the money bag into the water.
"Dreaming!"
After a real fight, Qian Qianqian didn't suffer a loss, and seeing that Xiao Mohan's people also arrived one after another, they fought with those thieves.
With a plop, Qian Qianqian was worried about the three taels of silver, but was accidentally squeezed into the river behind her by the scuffling crowd.
Fortunately, the river was not turbulent, and she quickly grasped the money bag that was stirred into the whirlpool, but the person immediately struggled on the surface of the water a few times and sank.
Seeing that the situation was not right, several thieves wanted to escape while parrying, but Xiao Mohan had already bullied him with a long sword in his hand, and the cold around him suddenly increased, and he subdued the thief in three or two.
However, his life was spared.
"Come on, send me to the government!"
Furrowing his brows, he seemed to be a little resentful, but Qian Qianqian's figure had disappeared on the river.
tied up a few thieves, and some subordinates were still worried: "General, how is this good, whether to send someone to salvage." ”
Xiao Mohan kicked the person beside him down, "Then when will it be, go down and fish it for me immediately!" ”
After that, the other person jumped down very consciously, and within a cup of tea, the two found Qian Qianqian floating on the water under the small bridge downstream.
was spread flat on the shore, Xiao Mo was silent and let the invited Lang Zhong treat her.
After a while, sewage mixed with a mouthful of sediment spit out, Qian Qianqian's pale face improved a little, and the person woke up slowly.
"General, Miss Qian is awake!"
The surprise report of his subordinates, Xiao Mohan's face was not happy, he twisted his eyebrows and squatted down, looking at her pale face, his face became more and more serious.
"For the sake of those three taels of silver, you don't even want your life, Qian Qianqian, you are so short of money?"
She thought that she would be praised for sacrificing her life, but she didn't want to be questioned by him in exchange.
Qian Qianqian tilted her head to the side and tried to find that she couldn't make a normal sound.
The old man respectfully bowed his hand, "Miss Qian choked on water, although the mud and sand blocked in her throat have been discharged, but after all, the original yuan is damaged, and now she is cold, general, you should take her to change into dry clothes, be careful of colds." ”
It was already close to winter, and the autumn wind of Xiaosu was blowing, and the face was like a knife.
At the moment, Qian Qianqian was trembling, but she gritted her teeth and didn't say a word, probably angry with herself.
Xiao Mohan nodded, bent down in a muffled voice, and picked up Qian Qianqian.
The wet clothes stained his inky new clothes, and a few dark flowers bloomed on his chest, Qian Qianqian wanted to refuse but couldn't speak, and after struggling twice, she could only comply.
was left in the guest room of the inn, and there was a new white dress in front of her, Qian Qianqian's heart was indescribably blocked.
Downstairs, Liu Han chased for a long time before he reached the river, and only after another inquiry did he find this inn, panting and asking.
"Qianqian... How's Qianqian? ”
Xiao Mohan sat quietly at the table drinking tea, and quietly glanced at the room on the second floor.
"She is very good, since she has the courage to jump into the river to protect three taels of silver, she will definitely have her life to live."
In the room on the second floor, Qian Qianqian, who had finished changing her clothes, opened the wet clothes she had changed into, and was relieved when she saw the familiar bag of silver.
Fortunately, it is still there, so all the pain is not in vain.
A short time later, there was a knock on the door of the female shopkeeper outside the guest room, and the elderly mother brought a hot cup of tea.
"Miss Qian, this is the ginger soup that the general ordered us to send, you can drink it while it's hot, it can dispel the cold."
Qian Qianqian was stunned for a moment, such a thing didn't seem like Xiao Mohan could do it at all, he clearly looked like he hated iron but not steel, how could he change his hexagram so quickly?