I wondered, "Sneaky? What did he do? ”

Second Brother Zhao frowned and thought about it, shook his head and said, "Forget it, I can't say it clearly, so it's okay not to say it." Eat and eat. As he spoke, he drank all the wine in his glass, picked up the dishes and chopsticks, and began to eat.

I didn't look at him like he deliberately didn't tell me, but he didn't seem to know what he couldn't figure out. But since he didn't want to say it, I didn't ask about it, after all, it was a matter of thousands of miles away, and it had nothing to do with my current life.

So, I smiled and picked up the dishes and chopsticks.

After the meal was finished, I went into the back room to comfort Aunt Zhao for a few words, and then took Li'er to prepare to say goodbye and go home, Brother Zhao was busy packing things, and when he heard that I was going home, he immediately said, "I'll send you." ”

"Huh?" I was stunned for a moment, and even Rue next to me was stunned.

Aunt Zhao and my family are not far away, and they are both in the same village, why do you need to send them? So I smiled and said, "Second Brother Zhao doesn't need to bother, the road is not long." ”

"I'll send you off, let's go."

After he finished speaking, he put down half of the things he had packed and followed us to the door, I subconsciously glanced at Ruxiang again, and felt that she was also a little confused, but it was not easy to say anything at this time, I only said politely: "Then trouble Second Brother Zhao." ”

As soon as I went out, I found that the sky had completely darkened, the people in the village went to bed early, and there was no light around, only the faint moonlight emitted by a full moon above my head, and there were one or two dog barks from far and near, which made the whole Jixiang Village more and more silent. I walked home with Li'er, and Second Brother Zhao walked beside me only a step or two away.

I thought he was going to say something, but he was quiet all the way, just walking forward.

The atmosphere, a little weird.

It wasn't until I arrived at the gate of my yard that I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned my head and smiled at him, "We've arrived." Thank you, second brother. ”

"You're welcome."

He said but still stood still, I couldn't, I could only go and open the courtyard door, and Li'er walked in, before closing the door, I looked at him still standing there, and said with a smile: "Second Brother Zhao, thank you for sending me and Li'er back, you should go back soon." ”

"Well, you lock the door."

Having said that, he still didn't leave, I was a little embarrassed, but I could only close the door and lock it, but I didn't enter the house immediately, but stood at the door, and heard the second brother of the Zhao family standing outside and didn't leave, and after a while, the sound of him turning around and leaving came.

I couldn't help but feel a little stunned.

And when I lowered my head, I saw Li'er also look up at me with a little face, and her eyes were as clear as water in the moonlight: "Mother, what's wrong?" ”

I smiled, "It's fine. It's late, it's time to sleep. ”

"Oh......"

I turned around and went into the house with Li'er in my arms.

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

On this day, I took another business, I was going to meet a boss in Qishan Village, by the way to see the embroidery, if there was no problem, I had to pay the mortgage and sign the contract.

Before I went out, I still asked Rue Xiang to help me watch some of them. These days, I think about her family, let her rest more, but she still comes to the embroidery workshop every day, busy with everything, after all, the embroidery workshop also has her share, count a few businesses to do, she has saved a lot of private money.

With her taking care of her, of course I was more at ease, and asked her to take a good look at Li'er, so I went out with the silver ticket myself.

He had just left the village not far when suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps behind him.

A voice shouted, "Light girl! ”

When I heard this, I couldn't help but frown.

Looking back, it was indeed the second brother of the Zhao family. He strode up and looked at me with a smile: "Where are you going?" ”

I also smiled: "Second Brother Zhao, it's so early." I'm going to Qishan Village to do something. ”

"It just so happens that I'm going over there too, so let's go together."

“…… Yes. ”

I smiled, but there was some reluctance added to my smile.

I don't know, it's my delusion, the second brother of the Zhao family seems to be too enthusiastic about me.

He has been back to Jixiang Village for more than a month, every day down the river to fish, but also to the nearby mountains to fetch firewood, life is also passable, but as long as it is leisure, he will definitely come to my embroidery workshop, but to help us do chores, do some heavy work, naturally also helped me a lot, but if I want to go out, he will definitely follow me and walk.

Lonely men and widows go on the road together, although they are not alone in a room, but there is something wrong with him, and he doesn't talk much, sometimes no one speaks all the way, the atmosphere is so embarrassing, and I have to take the initiative to find some topics to talk about, so as not to be so embarrassing.

I don't think he means anything to me. After all, I'm already at this age, and I still have a daughter, and the second brother of the Zhao family - I have also heard Rue Xiang talk about it, when he and Liu San'er were thirteen or fourteen years old, they were also good brothers who "caused trouble" together, and some things were not enough.

It's just that......

I thought, and looked up at the one walking beside me.

The two times I went to Qishan Village before, or went out to play with Li'er, he would follow, and when I went to Qishan Village, I found that he didn't seem to have anything to do, just like today, he didn't take anything empty-handed, so he wouldn't go to Qishan Village to see the scenery, right?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but speak: "Second Brother Zhao, what are you doing in Qishan Village?" ”

"Huh?" He seemed to come back to his senses suddenly, looked at me, and looked a little strange: "It's nothing, it's just something." ”

"What's the matter, can I help you?"

"No, it doesn't matter."

As he spoke, he walked on.

We had already walked into the woods, some distance from the village, there were no people around, and the sun was scorching, and even though the dense shade overhead was shading, some of the sun was shining on people's faces.

I thought about it and stopped: "Second Brother Zhao." ”

He also listened, looked at me with a solemn expression, as if he was a little at a loss, and I said calmly: "Although I have known Second Brother Zhao for a short time, you are also very good to us, if there is anything wrong with Second Brother, you might as well say it directly." ”

Seeing me like this, he frowned slightly, and said, "Light girl, don't misunderstand." ”

“……”

"Actually, I—"

Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly stopped.

I saw that his face changed, and I didn't know what was happening, but at this time I heard some movement around him, as if someone was running in this direction, and there was a tense breath in the wind.

What's going on?

Second Brother Zhao came over at once and pulled me behind him, and before I could react, I heard a sneer from the front: "Hmph, I can be regarded as arresting you." ”

At this time, I found that several people had walked out of the forest, all of them were roe deer, and they were holding sticks in their hands to surround us, and the one who came in front of me was a tall man, fierce and vicious, and behind him there was a thin man with a large piece of dog skin plaster on his face, and when he saw me, he immediately pointed at me and said, "Boss, this is this woman, she is rich!" Last time, I suffered a loss at her house! ”

As soon as I heard it, I understood.

This is the thief who came last time, and the wound on his face was left by the arrow.

Unexpectedly, he was still beating my idea.

The second brother of the Zhao family has been protecting me behind him, and the thief boss who looked particularly fierce stared at him and said viciously: "What, it's just the two of you here, do you think you can still deal with so many of our brothers?" If it weren't for you these days, we would have gotten it long ago! ”

“……！”

It dawned on me.

No wonder these days, the second brother of the Zhao family always follows me, but I am afraid that since he returned to the village, he has already found those thieves, so he will send me home at night, and he has been running to the embroidery workshop these days, just to protect me.

Second Brother Zhao sneered: "I also heard from the village chief that you have been making trouble near Jixiang Village, you are bullying no one in the village, right?!" ”

"What about someone? You thought we would be scared of you! ”

As those people spoke, they all laughed arrogantly, only to see the thief boss wave his hand: "Call me!" ”

When I heard this, my face turned white with fright, and Second Brother Zhao hurriedly grabbed me and ran back, saying as he ran: "You hurry back to the village!" Fast! ”

With that, he reached out and pushed me, turned back, flew up, and kicked the thief who rushed to the first one.

He has been a soldier and has fought in battles, so he can naturally fight better than ordinary thieves, and he will beat two of them after a few punches, but in the end, two fists are hard to beat with four hands, and those people rush up in a swarm, and ants will bite the elephant to death.

I ran a few steps, and I saw that Second Brother Zhao was surrounded by several people, and the thief boss led the thief who had robbed me before to chase after me, I saw that this place was still far away from the village, and it was impossible for me to run back without being caught by them. Thinking of this, I also let go, picked up a small thick tree trunk on the side of the road, and walked up to the two thieves with a cruel smile.

When the thief boss saw me like this, he immediately burst out laughing: "What, you still want to rebel against us? ”

I gritted my teeth and didn't speak.

The other thief said, "Damn, that's how she beat me last time." I also hurt Lao Tzu's face, I don't see me today-"

With that, he drew his dagger.

The cold light flashed in my eyes, making me feel palpitations, but I must not be afraid at this time, especially when Second Brother Zhao has been entangled by someone, there is no way to save me, I can only save myself.

Seeing them approaching step by step, I suddenly said: "I have been robbed of a hundred taels by you last time, I have no money at all, and now if you want to rob them again, I only have these broken silver, you can take it if you want!" ”

With that, I took out a few pieces of silver from my sleeve pocket and threw them at them.

When the thief boss heard this, his face changed.

The thief also changed his face, looked at me, looked at the thief boss again, and immediately said, "Boss, I didn't grab the money!" ”

"Really?"

"Not really. This stinky woman said this on purpose, boss, I'm really going to grab the money, I'm already running away, and I'll come to beg you! ”

The thief boss didn't speak, just stared at him, and the thief said: "Boss, I've been following you these days, if I really rob the money, I will treat it as nothing, how can I come back to sue you!" ”

"But I look at you—"

Seeing that neither of them looked at me, but started talking, I took advantage of this moment to pick up the wooden stick and hit the thief's neck fiercely!

"Ahh

The scream was almost finished, and this time, I was almost full of milk, and even heard a click from his neck, and I didn't know if it broke me, but I saw the man fall limply.

This time, the thief boss was stupid.

He probably never thought that I would suddenly make such a move, and he couldn't react for a while, and the second brother Zhao and the few entangled people not far away, he had already knocked over two, but he also added color to himself, and when he heard the screams here, several people were stunned for a while.

The thief boss reacted immediately, and his face turned green suddenly: "You—"

I took advantage of his astonishment to take several steps back, and when I just swung the stick, I used too much force, and this time the tiger's mouth was tense and painful, and my arm was a little trembling.

But anyway, solved one!

It's much better than two people coming up together, and I can't resist at all!

The thief boss's eyes were red, and he also drew his dagger, and looked at me viciously: "Lao Tzu can't spare you!" ”

After saying that, he pounced on me like a hungry tiger.

I hurriedly dodged to the side, but I couldn't bear the weakness of my legs and feet, so I fell down as soon as I dodged myself, and the thief boss saw me like this, and suddenly a hideous smile appeared on his face, and said: "Look how Lao Tzu cleaned you up today!" ”

After saying that, as soon as he stretched out his hand, he was about to come and grab me.

"Don't!"

I screamed in fright and slammed the stick in my hand at him.

And at this moment, the thief boss suddenly screamed, clutched his chest and fell on his back.