Chapter 9: Goddaughter
readx(); The scene was quiet, and people looked at Chen Xiaomo with surprised eyes.
Chen Xiaomo stared at the dozen or so catchers in front of him, and shouted, "You guys don't get out of here!"
The dozen or so catchers reacted instantly, and they didn't even pay attention to the fainting catchers, so they dropped their weapons and fled like a wasteland.
Chen Xiaomo moved his gaze to the people on the field again, and his murderous gaze like a drop of blood scared everyone to move half a step.
After a long time, Chen Xiaomo's eyes softened and returned to their former clarity. He breathed a long sigh of relief, and suddenly saw everyone standing still, only then did he realize his gaffe, and greeted him with a smile: "Don't be stunned, come and get the steamed buns!"
It may be that everyone has relaxed their vigilance against Chen Xiaomo, or it may be that they are too hungry. Anyway, they rushed to the bucket with steamed buns.
"Don't grab it, come one by one!" shouted an old man with a gray beard as he walked to the bucket of steamed buns. Everyone seemed to listen to him very much, and immediately formed a long line.
Of course, there are 25,000 steamed buns here, and everyone can basically get four or five.
After receiving the steamed buns, everyone devoured them. Chen Xiaomo looked at them like this, and an infinite sense of pity suddenly rose in his heart.
"Uncle, you eat steamed buns!" a crisp voice sounded behind Chen Xiaomo.
Chen Xiaomo hurriedly looked back, and saw a little girl of three or four years old holding a steamed bun in both hands and handing it to him, he couldn't help but laugh secretly: "I am only twenty-three years old, when did I become an uncle!"
However, seeing the little girl's innocent face and her grateful eyes, Chen Xiaomo's heart was sour.
He squatted down, touched the little girl's head, and said with a smile: "The little friend is good, uncle is not hungry, you can eat!"
The little girl showed an innocent smile, and did not shirk it, so she devoured it, and said while eating: "Mmmm, it's still delicious steamed buns!"
At this time, a woman appeared behind the little girl and said a little unhappily: "Jin'er, this steamed bun is for your uncle, why did you eat it yourself?"
The woman, though the mother of the little girl, was also in her early twenties. It seems that this ancient custom of marrying early is true.
Chen Xiaomo hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's not in the way, Jin'er is hungry, just let her eat!" Chen Xiaomo stood up and looked at the woman, but the young face was full of haggardness.
"Are you the mother of this Jin'er?" Chen Xiao was a little surprised, after all, in modern society, such a young mother is rare.
The woman nodded, and said with a sad expression: "My name is Xiangxiu, my father-in-law has worked for them day and night, and there is no food, and I have starved to death the day before yesterday, I ...... Jin'er and I" The woman said, and actually cried.
Chen Xiaomo was so confused by the woman's crying, but she didn't know how to comfort her, so she hurriedly asked for a steamed bun from the white-bearded old man and handed it to the woman, "Don't be sad, you can eat some too!"
Xiangxiu didn't take the steamed bun in Chen Xiaomo's hand, but knelt down on both knees, pulled Jin'er to kneel, and said, "Jin'er, kowtow to your benefactor!"
Jin'er was also very obedient, and immediately kowtowed to Chen Xiaomo, and said, "Thank you, benefactor!"
Chen Xiaomo was about to help the two of them up, but saw that all the people around him knelt down on their knees, and kowtowed while saying, "Thank you benefactor, please make the decision for us!"
"Thank you benefactor, please make the decision for us!"
After several times, the people still knelt down, and the slogan never stopped.
Chen Xiaomo said loudly: "Everyone get up first, if there is any grievance, I, Chen Xiaomo, will definitely try my best to get justice for everyone!"
The surroundings were calm, but everyone was still on their knees.
At this time, the white-bearded old man who distributed steamed buns said: "I am the mayor here, and Laishui Town is the border of Dongjun. Three years ago, the previous general was transferred, and the imperial court sent a new major general over, that is, the famous Overlord Fist - Tiger Lord!"
Chen Xiaomo said that he had never heard of this name at all.
The white-bearded old man continued: "Since the tiger master came here, he has been extorting from us, and he has to hand over grain every year, and all kinds of taxes are even more outrageous, and even the taxes after ten years have been collected by him. ”
"Lord Tiger not only expropriated violently, but also oppressed the people. The cost of our Laishui Town is good. But since he came, we've all been destitute. The grain in the warehouse was piled up and moldy, and he wouldn't give us food. A steamed bun costs two cents, we have no money, how can we afford to eat!"
"Not only did we have no food, but we had to work day and night, and the men in the town didn't know how many they had starved to death!"
"That major general is greedy for money and lustful, if he sees that someone's daughter is good-looking, he will be forcibly taken captive, and the mansion of a major general has become the emperor's three palaces and six courtyards!"
The elders in the town spoke one after another, listing the crimes of the tiger master one by one, which was really full of complaints, and it was difficult to write!
"There are such cruel people in the world!" Chen Xiaomo hated the root of his teeth, "You didn't report to the court? Maybe you are looking for someone to clean him up?"
"The world is as black as a crow, and the tiger master has already had a good relationship with the above, and no one cares about this matter at all. The white-bearded old man said in an angry manner: "We also hired two killers, but the tiger master was too strong, and the killer was killed with two punches, and we also suffered a lot of crimes because of this, and then we stopped doing it." ”
"Please benefactor be the master for us!" In a moment of Chen Xiao's silent thoughts, the white-bearded old man took the lead and shouted again.
Seeing this, everyone also shouted, and the requests were like nails and thorns, stabbing Chen Xiaomo's heart.
There was a flame in Chen Xiaomo's chest, and he said righteously: "Everyone, please get up quickly, and when you are full of food and drink, take me to the Tiger Master's mansion, I, Chen Xiaomo, will make him pay the price he deserves!"
At this time, Chen Xiaomo found that Jin'er and her mother were still kneeling in place, and he hurriedly went to help the two.
I only heard Xiangxiu say: "Benefactor, I have a reluctant request!"
A bad premonition immediately surged in Chen Xiaomo's heart, but he still said heartily: "But it's okay to say it!"
"I want Jin'er to recognize you as a godfather!"
"What, what?" Chen Xiaomo opened his mouth wide, "No, I still ......"
"If the benefactor doesn't agree, Jin'er and I won't be able to kneel for a long time!" said Xiang Xiu resolutely, with a little expectation in her eyes.
Looking at this posture, it is not okay if you don't agree. However, he is only in his early twenties, but he has an extra daughter for no reason, which really makes him cry and laugh.
"Okay, get up, I'll just promise. ”
Xiangxiu's face immediately showed a look of joy, and she said to Jin'er excitedly: "Jin'er, call godfather!"
"Godfather!" Jin'er called out obediently, her childish voice crisp.
Chen Xiaomo suddenly felt uncomfortable, but there was still a reluctant smile on his face.