"Third brother, are there really bandits entering the village to grab food? Can you inquire clearly? ”

"Second uncle, I have inquired clearly."

The man raised his hand to wipe the beads of sweat from his forehead, and then said, "Xiahe Village, twenty miles away, was visited by bandits a few days ago. I heard that not only the food of every family was robbed, but also a few girls. ”

"What! And robbed someone? Xiahe Village didn't report to the official? ”

"Reported. The officers and soldiers went, but the bandits were long gone. ”

When the words fell, the room was as quiet as a chicken, and a few men lowered their heads and thought...

On the other side, Guo Xiaoxiao, who returned to the village, carried a basket and a bag into the yard.

"Stepmother, we'll help you."

"Okay, slow down." Guo Xiaoxiao, who responded, handed the bag in his hand to the three of them, looked at the little girl with the leg pendant, and said with a shallow smile: "Is the little girl well-behaved today?" ”

"Beautiful mother, Xiaosi is very well-behaved today."

"Well, that's good." As he spoke, he reached out and stroked Xiao Si's hair, squatted down and put down the basket on his back.

Looking at the things that Guo Xiaoxiao took out of the back basket, the eyes of the four brothers and sisters almost fell off.

The third son quickly closed the courtyard door with his feet scattered, and then looked around vigilantly.

That appearance made Guo Xiaoxiao feel a little distressed and sour in her heart.

Reaching out and gently rubbing Xiao Ziqing's head, Guo Xiaoxiao whispered: "Don't be afraid, with me, those bad guys don't dare to come again." ”

"Really?"

"Really."

Seeing Guo Xiaoxiao nodding seriously, Xiao Ziqing's heart relaxed a little, but she still looked around vigilantly.

Guo Xiaoxiao sighed softly, and then began to organize...

After some tidying, Guo Xiaoxiao made dinner.

Taking the opportunity to go to the market today, Guo Xiaoxiao took a piece of meat from the carry-on space, as well as mushrooms and chili peppers, and prepared to stir-fry a mushroom meat sauce to eat with bibimbap and noodles.

Looking at the minced meat, chopped mushrooms and chili peppers, and at Guo Xiaoxiao who was stomping on minced garlic, Xiao Ziqing raised his head and said, "Stepmother, can you light the fire?" ”

"It's okay, I'll be right away."

"Okay."

Guo Xiaoxiao scooped a spoonful of lard into a hot pot, melted and poured the meat foam into the stir-fry.

After changing color, add seasonings and stir-fry, then add minced garlic and mushroom foam to continue stir-frying.

Add the chopped chili peppers and sauté.

With the stir-frying, the kitchen is filled with a rich fragrance.

This rich fragrance made Xiao Ziqing, who was burning the fire, almost fall off.

Guo Xiaoxiao pretended not to see Xiao Ziqing's appearance, lowered his head to look at the color of the meat sauce, tasted the taste again, and felt that it was almost there, so he said: "Ziqing, it's almost." ”

"Okay."

I found a crockpot with mushroom meat sauce, glanced at the pot next to me from time to time, and shouted: "Ziyang, the water is going to boil." ”

"Stepmother, come." As he spoke, Xiao Ziyang walked over with a basket.

Guo Xiaoxiao took the basket, first put the dough inside in the pot and fried it, and then put the noodles into the pot of boiling water.

"Ziqing, annealing."

"Okay."

There is no need for Guo Xiaoxiao to shout, Ziqing has already walked in with Xiao Si.

The four siblings watched with bright eyes as she put noodles in the bowl.

Watching Guo Xiaoxiao scoop the meat sauce into the bowl, Xiao Ziyang hurriedly said: "Stepmother, a little bit is enough." ”

"Yes, stepmother, this is too fragrant, let's eat a little bit."

"Mmmm, the little four have a small belly, just eat a little bit." As she spoke, the little girl compared it with her fingers.

Guo Xiaoxiao looked at their cautious appearance, and said with a light smile: "Don't be afraid." You are growing your body, but you can't just eat a little bit. I'll serve it to the little girl, and you'll serve it yourself, be careful of the burning. ”

"Uh-huh."

As he spoke, he took Xiao Si's bowl of noodles and walked to the table in the stove room.

The second Xiao Ziqing just sat down with the noodles, and sucked it up~~

"It's delicious, the noodles made by my stepmother are better than those made by my father."

"Mmmm, delicious."

After dinner, Guo Xiaoxiao called the four brothers and sisters together, and said with a serious face: "I inquired in the town today, and there are indeed bandits who have entered the village to grab food. Starting tomorrow, don't go out at will. ”

"Stepmother, are there really bandits?"

"Will the bandits come to our village?"

"Stepmother..."

Looking at the frightened look in their eyes, Guo Xiaoxiao tried to lower her voice as much as possible, "I don't know either." Is there a place in our house where we can hide things or people? ”

The four shook their heads, "No." ”

"The cellar doesn't have either?"

"Nope."

Hearing this, Guo Xiaoxiao nodded, and then waved his hand to let them go back to the house to sleep.

And she, lying on the bed, wondered how she got here.

As the second-ranked killer, how can you stumble and burp?

What the fuck is this!

Tsai carefully stroked...

Suddenly, she looked at the pitch-black roof with wide eyes and whispered, "Poison! ”

"It must be."

"Alas, it seems that I was careless. I thought my stepfather had really agreed to let me retire... It turns out..."

Sighing again, Guo smiled and said self-deprecatingly: "If you come, you will be safe." Isn't the life here now what you once wanted? Huh..."

Guo Xiaoxiao, who figured it out, woke up the next morning.

"Stepmother, you're awake. Aunt Lianhua, the village chief's grandfather's family, asked you to go, saying that there was something. ”

As soon as Guo Xiaoxiao stepped out of the door, he heard Xiao Ziyang's voice, was slightly stunned, and asked, "The village chief's house?" When? ”

"A quarter of an hour ago."

"Okay, I'll go when I'm ready."

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"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law Lotus, are you at home?"

"Yes, yes."

As the voice sounded, a woman dressed in blue came out of the room, and the woman was still talking, "Who? ”

"Sister-in-law, I'm Guo Xiaoxiao."

"Ouch, the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family. Come in, come in, come in..."

Seeing the enthusiastic Xu Lianhua, Guo Xiaoxiao nodded and walked in, "Sister-in-law, I heard that the children said that you are looking for me, but what's the matter?" ”

"The daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, that's it. My father-in-law asked me to ask you if you want to dig a cellar at home. ”

"Digging a cellar?"

"Yes. You see, there is a war going on in the north, and not long ago there was a great flood in the south, and I heard that the village of Xiahe, twenty miles away, had been robbed by bandits. In the village, you didn't dig a cellar when you built your house. ”

"Taking advantage of the fact that the price of food is not rising very much at this time, you have to hurry up and prepare a little, after all, there are still a few children at home."

Listening to Xu Lianhua's words, Guo Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement, although she also felt that she should dig a cellar, but at this moment, she shook her head and said, "Sister-in-law, thank you and the village chief uncle so much." ”

"It's too late to dig the cellar now. Truth be told, my family may be targeted by bandits. ”

"What?!"

"The daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, is this true? When? ”

"Sister-in-law, do you remember those two people who were tied to a tree a few days ago? I always thought they were thieves, but when I got the news early this morning, those two were bandits. They came to our village for my family. It scared me so much that I almost fainted, and my heart was still up and down at the moment. ”