Chapter 115: Loyalty and Betrayal (3)
Nie Xiaohu came to the door of the closet, a little boy was hiding in the closet, his body curled up in a ball, holding half of the dried steamed bun in his hand, his face and hands were full of mud, his body was trembling, and his two eyes were looking at the people outside in horror.
At this time, the woman also ran in, and when she saw this scene, she immediately stopped, and her body trembled involuntarily.
Mao Guangjian and Liu Zhenxiao exchanged glances and walked to the woman's side.
"Don't be afraid, kid, come!" , Nie Xiaohu smiled and stretched out his hands into the wardrobe.
The boy in the closet shook his head, and his mouth made a "whine" sound, as if he was very scared.
Nie Xiaohu shook his head, sighed lightly, reached into his hand and hugged the little boy out, the little boy was very resistant at first, and kept struggling in Nie Xiaohu's arms, slowly, he found that the person holding him seemed to have no ill will towards him, so he gradually calmed down.
Nie Xiaohu looked carefully at the child in his arms, that is, five or six years old, although the clothes on his body were of good texture, they were full of stains, it seemed that he had been wearing them for a long time, faintly smelling outward, his face was full of mud, and he was still holding half a piece of dry and hard steamed buns in his hands, and there were residues of steamed buns on the corners of his mouth.
"What's the matter with this kid?" , Nie Xiaohu stared at the woman closely, his cold gaze seemed to pierce her.
"What do you ask?" , Mao Guangjian pushed the woman on the side.
The woman staggered under her feet, and with an "ah" sound in her mouth, she seemed to have just come back to her senses.
"Child... The child is... It's mine," the woman whispered, her head buried deep in her chest.
"And what's this kid's name? How old is it? ”
"This kid's called... Called...", the woman bit her lower lip and looked panicked, apparently she did not know the child's name.
"Don't be afraid, child, tell uncle that she is your mother?" , Nie Xiaohu pointed at the woman with his hand and looked at the boy in his arms with a smile.
"Ahh
"How can such a cute child be a mute?" , Nie Xiaohu sighed secretly in his heart.
"Grab it!" , Nie Xiaohu hugged the child and walked out.
Mao Guangjian, who had been waiting for a long time, didn't say a word, and tied the woman tightly.
"Nope! No! Don't do that, I say! The woman writhed incessantly, almost crying.
"Let's do it later!" , Nie Xiaohu smiled coldly, "Go and arrest his husband again, and buy some food for the children by the way!" ”
"Oh yes!" , Shi Yuning and Liu Zhenxiao agreed and left quickly.
When she came to the old woman's house, Nie Xiaohu asked the old woman Du to help give the little boy a bath and change into clean clothes.
Half an hour later, the old woman Du came out with the child in her arms, and a beautiful and cute child appeared in front of Nie Xiaohu, and Xiaohu felt sad again.
"Nie Shenzhuo, this dress stinks, it's been too long, and it can't be washed, did you throw it away?" , the old woman Du asked, holding a dirty and smelly dress.
Nie Xiaohu took the clothes, looked inside and out, and suddenly raised his eyebrows slightly, "Wrap it up, after all, it is the child's clothes, and if you find his parents in the future, you can have a certificate of recognition." ”
"That's what I'm saying, it's still Nie Shen who is careful!" The old woman nodded, turned around and went to the cabinet to find a piece of flower cloth, and wrapped the clothes.
After a short time, Shi Yuning and Liu Zhenxiao came back, and a middle-aged man was tied up with five flowers, pushing and shoving forward, followed by a group of people who came to see the excitement.
"Why are you arresting me, which royal law did I violate?!" , the middle-aged man shouted as he walked.
When he arrived in the courtyard of Old Woman Du, Nie Xiaohu moved a chair and sat at the door of the house, his eyes staring at the couple like knives.
Seeing that his wife was also tied, the middle-aged man seemed to understand something, stopped shouting, came to his wife's side, the two glanced at each other, and both silently lowered their heads.
Shi Yuning brought a bag of food to the little boy.
"Hungry, huh? Eat! Shi Yunning looked at the little boy, his eyes full of pity.
When the little boy saw the food, his eyes immediately glowed, and he hurriedly stretched out his little hand, grabbed a chicken leg, and ate it in a big gulp.
Looking at the little boy's eating appearance, Nie Xiaohu couldn't help but sigh lightly again, and turned his head to look at the two who were tied up.
"Who of you is speaking?" , Nie Xiaohu asked coldly.
"No... I don't know the big... Adults want us to say... What to say? ", the woman stammered.
"Then let's tell me who you are!"
"Yes, my lord", the woman said in a trilling voice, "Little woman Feng, this is my husband, named Qi Dongjun, I... We came from Shanxi, only because of the drought in our hometown, we had to leave our hometown, fled here, fortunately the family still has some savings, we bought this small courtyard here, and have lived here for five years, selling vegetables for a living. ”
"Hmm", Nie Xiaohu nodded, and then asked, "Let's talk about the child!" ”
"The child was fostered by someone else in our home, and it was said that it would be fostered for half a year, a total of four taels of silver, and the person gave two taels first, saying that he would give the remaining two taels when he came to receive the child."
"Fostered by someone else?" , Nie Xiaohu frowned.
"Yes, it's not us! We abused the child, and it must have been the child's mother who found out, so she reported it to the official, my lord, we know that we are wrong! ”
As she spoke, the woman cried bitterly, "Poof! Kneeling to the ground, Qi Dongjun also knelt down, with a look of remorse on his face.
"You didn't kidnap the child?" , Nie Xiaohu asked coldly.
"Turn? No, no, no! Feng Shi hurriedly shook his head like a rattle.
"My lord, how dare we do such a thing! Someone really fostered with us! ”
"Then tell me, who put the child in your foster care?"
"It's a little girl!"
"Little girl?" , Nie Xiaohu's brows furrowed even tighter.
"Do you think I'm going to believe it?"
"Really! Absolutely true! Feng seemed to be in a hurry.