It turned out to be a short arrow, or rather, a crossbow arrow!

No wonder I just wondered, obviously I hit the thief in the chest with a mallet, why did he cover his face and fall down, and screamed so badly, it turned out that at that time, someone shot an arrow at him, and he was wounded by the arrow before the wolf bèi escaped.

The question is-

Who shot this crossbow arrow?

Thinking of this, I turned to look around, and it was already dark again, and there were two or three dog barks in the distance, and it became more and more silent, and I couldn't see anyone around at all.

"Mother, what the hell is this?"

Li'er still held my arm and kept asking, I didn't bother to answer her, just looked around carefully, just because it was too thrilling, I didn't notice where the crossbow bolts came from, and now I want to find them, I'm afraid it's difficult.

The night was getting darker, and the moon was slowly obscured by the clouds, and the surroundings were darkened.

Although this arrow helped me, maybe the archer was not hostile to me, but the thought that there might be people around me who had been watching my home, my life, and my daughter was even under the prying eyes of others, that feeling still made me very uneasy, and I hurriedly picked up Li'er and turned back to the house.

Pick up the latch that fell to the ground by the thief with an iron wire, close the door, check it again, and then carry Li'er back to the back room.

It was a sleepless night for me.

I kept my eyes open and watched the darkness outside the window slowly brighten, and the morning light shone through the window on the head of the bed, and the warm feeling faded away the chill and panic of the night.

"Mother......" Li'er's sticky voice sounded, as soon as I looked down, I saw her open her eyes and yawn big, and then reached out to hug my neck, I smiled and rubbed her face, and said softly: "Was Li'er frightened last night?" ”

"I was scared at first, but then I wasn't afraid."

Li'er said, raised her head to look at me again, and her big eyes flashed with excitement: "Mother is so amazing!" ”

I smiled and kissed her apple-like cheek, "Of course." Mother is not powerful, who is powerful. ”

The mother and daughter were sticky on the bed for a while, and it was time to get up. I took my daughter to freshen up, and then made breakfast for her, Li'er can now be very obedient to come over with a bowl of porridge, after a bowl of porridge back to the house, pull out the stool and climb up to sit down, and when I take a plate of small pickles and scrambled eggs, I saw her pouting and blowing on the steaming porridge for a long time, and then eating in small bites.

Seeing her eat as cute as a puppy, I held the bowl next to me, and I just felt like my heart was melting.

In the past, I didn't understand why mothers would always spoil their children, even if they spoiled God, they didn't think it was too much, but now that they are mothers, they get along with their daughters day and night, and they understand that even if they see her even a little progress, a little cuteness, they feel that their children are the smartest and loveliest children in the world, even if they give her all the qiē in this world, it is not enough to express their love.

After a while, Li'er ate all the porridge in the bowl, obediently put down the chopsticks and looked at me, I also looked at her, and said with a smile: "What does Li'er want to say to my mother?" ”

"Huh? How does my mother know? ”

"You are so well-behaved, you don't lie in bed, and you serve the dishes yourself, don't you want to ask your mother for something?"

Li'er immediately laughed, and then said, "Is my mother going to the market today?" ”

"Yes."

"Then, can Li'er go with her mother?"

I was stunned for a moment, and didn't answer her immediately.

If it had been two days ago, I would have refused without thinking about it, because the market was still far from here, and the children would be very tired from walking so far, and besides, there were many people there, and I didn't want to leave my son in case anything went wrong. But after last night's incident, it made me feel more worried.

As long as I think of a pair of eyes peeping into my home, a crossbow arrow that can shoot into my yard, I can't rest assured that Li'er is left alone at home.

I thought about it, then I lowered my head and smiled and said, "You want to go, but you have to walk a long way, what if you refuse to go on the road, what if you cheat?" ”

"I won't be able to leave my son!"

"Really?" I laughed and said, "What if you cry on the road and refuse to leave?" ”

"......" she blushed, thought for a long time, and looked at me with blank eyes: "What should my mother say?" ”

I laughed and said, "Then you won't be able to eat snacks for a month, and you won't be allowed to go to the river to play in the future." ”

When she heard this, her face turned white, and after thinking about it for a long time, she finally made up her mind and gritted her teeth: "Okay!" ”

Looking at the serious look on her little face, I couldn't help but be happy in my heart, so I agreed to her. When I finished eating and cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, just as Rue Xiang and a few other embroidery girls came to look for me, I tidied up the house, took out the bag of silver and put it away, thought about it, and found the silver lock from under the pillow.

Li'er has been guarding my side, and when she saw the silver lock, she was immediately interested: "Mother, what is that?" ”

I glanced at her and said softly, "This is a gift from someone else." ”

"Huh? For me? ”

Li'er was overjoyed, and hurriedly came over to see: "Why did my mother never show me?" ”

“…… Because, because it's too valuable, my mother is worried that you will lose it. ”

"I won't be able to leave my son. Mother, can you take it for Li'er? ”

She looked like it, her eyes looked at the silver lock without blinking, I smiled softly, and put the silver lock in her palm: "Then you take it." If you lose it, your mother will not allow you to eat snacks for a year. ”

She couldn't care about the distressed snacks anymore, so she took them carefully, and the silver lock emitted a gentle luster in her soft palm, as if the person who gave the gift had such tender feelings for her, even in the most difficult days, he did not hesitate to love her.

Li'er looked at the silver lock, carefully fiddled with his fingertips, and saw a few words on it: "Mother, who is Liu San?" ”

I glanced down at her, "It's the one who gave this silver lock." ”

"Oh, do I know him?"

“…… No. ”

"Then why did he give it to me?"

I walked out with a slight pause, looked down at the silver lock, was silent for a while, and said with a smile: "Because Li'er is very cute, and the people who have seen you love you very much." ”

When the girl heard this, she blushed, but she grinned and clenched the silver lock. I kept smiling and looking at her, but at this time there was a slight dull pain in my chest, and I slowly locked the door, and as soon as I turned around, I saw Li'er holding my sleeve again: "That mother, this Liu San - can I see him?" ”

My face froze.

She didn't know why, she looked at me expectantly, but I didn't answer her, just took her hand and walked out, and Li'er still chased and asked, "Mother?" ”

"Don't ask."

When I said this, my voice was already a little hoarse, as if she was lying on my stomach and pressing against my chest last night, and the heavy feeling of not being able to breathe came back to my body. I took two deep breaths to calm myself down, but I couldn't stop looking a little uncomfortable. Li'er looked at me, this time, she didn't break the casserole and ask the end, but carefully took my hand, looked down at the silver lock in the palm of her hand, and stopped talking.

I led her outside.

Rue Xiang and the others waited for a while, and when they saw me, they all said with concern: "Light, why is your face so ugly?" ”

"Did the thief hurt you last night?"

"Are you alright?"

I forced a smile and said, "It's okay, I just didn't sleep well." Let's go. ”

So saying, I went out with them, but when I closed the courtyard door, I looked up again, and looked at the simple little courtyard, and at the simple house.

The scenery around is nice and quiet, the wind blows through the treetops and makes a rustling sound, there are some children chasing and playing in the distance, other chickens and ducks have been released, flapping their wings and flying up the fence, and yellow dogs barking.

This scene is really like the most ordinary pastoral picture.

But I know that this picture is not simple.

The arrow last night had already added a touch of blood to the picture, and I didn't know who the other party was or what the purpose was, but although the arrow helped me, it always made me uneasy, as if some haze had come with the arrow and enveloped my life.

Who the hell is it?

I looked around again, but still didn't find anything, and then I turned around and followed them when they were urging.

We didn't walk very fast, but it didn't take much time to get to the bazaar. What's interesting is Li'er, she really didn't be coquettish along the way, maybe she was afraid that I would fulfill my promise not to give her snacks, and I saw her walking straight away several times, but she never really cried.

Moreover, the silver lock also seemed to give her great comfort, and she played all the way.

When we arrived at the embroidery workshop, Boss Wang was already waiting there, and the other embroidery girls were all present, obviously they were also looking forward to this moment.

As soon as Boss Wang saw me, he breathed a sigh of relief.

I smiled in my heart and walked over with everyone, only to find that many of the furnishings in this embroidery workshop had been taken away, and the lobby and yard were empty.

As soon as he saw us coming, Boss Wang immediately smiled and said, "Madam, are you ready for silver?" ”

I smiled and took the burden off my back, handed it to him, and said, "Boss Wang, there are ninety-seven taels of silver here, you can order it." ”

When he heard this, he said, "Madam, the contemptible man made it clear that day, and the mortgage cost a hundred taels." ”

I smiled, bowed my head and said to Li'er, "Li'er, give the silver lock to my mother." ”

She obediently gave me the silver lock, but her eyes kept looking, only to see me put the silver lock on the table: "And this is also mortgaged to you." This silver lock is in good condition, definitely more than-"

Before he finished speaking, he heard Li'er suddenly say, "No! ”

We all looked down at her, only to see Li'er's eyes widen: "No." Mother, you said it was mine! ”

"But now my mother needs this silver lock to use it, Li'er is good, just use it as a mortgage, and Boss Wang will return it to you after a while."

"No, that's mine!"

"Leaving the ......"

As soon as she spoke, the girl's eyes turned red, as if the grievances that had come along the way had erupted at this moment, her small mouth was deflated, and tears filled her eyes in the blink of an eye. I thought she must be crying, but she didn't, just stared at the silver lock in Boss Wang's hand aggrievedly, and whispered: "My ......"