Chapter 2 Shocking Horses

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Xiaoqiu's home is in the back street of Yelin Town, where the horse shed occupies more than half, and there are three small houses, where Lao Qiu, Xiao Qiu and Er Qiu live together.

Lao Qiu is in his forties, short and strong, his back is already a little hunched, and he is burying his head in the grass alone, and when he hears his eldest son coming back, he doesn't raise his head.

Erqiu was six years old, standing in the middle of the courtyard, holding a hard bun in his right hand, sucking two lines of snot, and said with a smile: "Brother." ”

Xiaoqiu ignored his younger brother, sent more than a dozen horses into the stable, and helped his father with grass after he came out.

Xiao Qiu handed the grass, Lao Qiu manipulated the guillotine, the two cooperated tacitly, and soon a bundle of grass turned into minced pieces, mixed with beans, which was the night material for the horses.

Originally, the father and son didn't need to speak, and silence was the norm in this family, but Lao Qiu suddenly stopped and said to Xiao Qiu, who brought the second bundle of grass: "Sue you, tomorrow Master Shen's house will marry, you give me honesty." ”

"Why am I not honest?" Xiao Qiu asked weakly.

Xiaoqiu is diligent and hardworking, and he is also smart, but he has one shortcoming in his father's eyes - he is too stubborn and has to be repaired often, "Master Shen is married to the daughter of Mr. Qin's family, and the two families are right, if you dare to say to others that Fangfang is your daughter-in-law, look at me if I don't break your legs." ”

Erqiu inhaled half of his nose and said with a smile: "Hit my brother, hit my brother." ”

Xiaoqiu threw the grass in his arms to the ground, "Is the second bolt talking nonsense to you......?"

Lao Qiu pointed to the guillotine, Xiaoqiu picked up the grass again, the father and son cooperated, and soon finished another bundle, the guillotine is a quick job, and no one spoke during the period.

Lao Qiu's heart and eyes turned slowly, and then he finally remembered what to say, "Erzhuo, this kid is good, every time he sees me, he is polite, I really don't understand, why do you always have trouble with him." ”

"He provoked me. Xiaoqiu said angrily.

"Silly boy, let me tell you, I played hard when I was a child, and I may be my best friend when I grow up, I see that Erzhuo actually wants to make friends with you. ”

Xiaoqiu felt that this was the strangest statement in the world, and couldn't think of a suitable word to refute it for a while, so she simply got up and walked towards the gate.

"It's getting dark, where are you going?" Lao Qiu shouted, really feeling powerless to discipline his eldest son.

Xiaoqiu stood in front of his younger brother, and Erqiu bit the hard bun with a mouthful of open teeth, looking up at his brother, still smiling on his face.

"Did you hear that, my father said, I played hard when I was a child, and I am a good friend when I grow up. Xiaoqiu slapped his younger brother on the forehead and ran away.

The hard bun flew, Erqiu fell to the ground and cried, Lao Qiu stood up and chased while scolding, but as early as a few years ago, he couldn't catch up with Xiaoqiu's two legs, and when he ran to the gate, Xiaoqiu was gone.

"Alas, uneasy stinky boy. Lao Qiu shook his head, went back and dragged his youngest son, retrieved the hard bun, blew the dust on it, and stuffed it to Erqiu.

When Xiaoqiu ran back to the bridge, it was just dark, he held his stomach, just slapping his younger brother was not exhaustive, and he wanted to find someone to fight, but there was no one on the bridge, and the gang was probably eating at home, pretending to be obedient good children in front of their parents, and the weird people were nowhere to be seen.

Xiao Qiu sat on the shore, watching the last rays of the sunset disappear, his stomach growled, he didn't want to go home at all, he would rather go hungry outside than be reprimanded by his father.

The sun had completely set, the night was as gentle as a dreamland, Xiaoqiu did not feel that the night was terrible, but felt contented and comfortable, and even the resentment in his heart gradually disappeared, he picked up a stone with a flat and round hand, posed, and hit the river with a water float.

It was the perfect throw, and if there were other kids in the room, it would have been a big cheer.

At first, Xiaoqiu was counting the first drift, but soon he couldn't count them, and the pebbles jumped across the river and fell into the grass on the opposite bank.

There seemed to be some movement in the grass, Xiao Qiu stood up suddenly, and suddenly felt the need to check it, the idea was so urgent, he jumped directly into the waist-high river and walked towards the opposite bank.

He had just taken three steps, something strange happened, in that ordinary grass, suddenly a bird flew up, or it may not be a bird, Xiaoqiu only saw a green light, and before he could even see the shape, it disappeared.

Xiao Qiu felt an indescribable panic, he had always been known for his boldness among teenagers of the same age, but this panic rose from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't give him time to prepare at all.

Xiaoqiu crawled to the ground and turned ashore.

Nothing caught up.

"Stay away from demons. Xiao Qiu remembered the strange man's reminder, he shook his head, and scoffed at his panic, there are indeed many strange things in this world, but Yelin Town is safe, so according to legend, the biggest danger that has ever been encountered here is a group of hungry wolves from afar one winter, even this is a legend from a few decades ago.

"Maniac. Xiao Qiu muttered to himself, turned to look at the other side, the half-human-tall grass swayed gently in the night wind, nothing unusual, he rubbed his eyes, and couldn't even confirm that there was really a green light flying just now.

The night is getting deeper and deeper, the residents of Yelin Town go to bed early, and occasionally there are a few dog barks, a qiē is too peaceful, even the wild cats have not come out to make trouble, and the only person in the whole town who has a ghost in his heart is probably only Xiaoqiu.

None of the friends who had made an appointment to meet on the bridge showed up.

In addition to the disappointment, Xiaoqiu also has a little grief and indignation, at his age, he has extremely high standards of loyalty to his friends, and he feels betrayed.

He strode towards the town and decided to go alone.

"Brother Xiaoqiu?" came a tentative question from under the eaves.

Xiaoqiu hadn't gone far in the town before she stopped, and her heart suddenly dissipated, "Why are you here? Didn't you say that you should meet on the bridge?"

Daliang walked out and shouted at Xiaoqiu, there was no light on the street, he was afraid of the night, and mustered up great courage to walk out of the house, "Don't go to Fangfang's house, the two bolts and a group are waiting there." ”

"How come?" asked Xiaoqiu in surprise.

"I don't know, it may be that the news has been revealed, or it may have been guessed by Erzhuo, anyway, I heard that he led people to guard near Mr. Qin's house, and he will kill you when he sees you. ”

The wind was blowing, and Xiaoqiu raised his hand to hold the straw hat on his head, "Then fight, I'm not afraid of him." ”

Da Liang blocked the way, "No, there are adults over there to help, we can't beat it, let's talk about it...... Besides, this can't save Fangfang. ”

The latter sentence made Xiaoqiu discouraged, and he took off his straw hat, "What should I do then?"

"No way. Da Liang spread his hands helplessly, "Anyway, you didn't really promise anything, what you said before was a joke, no one will take it seriously, you don't owe her anything, just go over it, let's find a chance to beat him up in a few days, it's just that he always chews his tongue......"

"yes, I see. Xiaoqiu said unwillingly that things were not that simple, but he didn't know how to explain it to his good friend.

Daliang breathed a sigh of relief, "I have to hurry home, remember the strange man by the bridge during the day? My Lao Tzu said that he is not a madman, he is a Taoist priest, who specializes in taking children, and he will take him away if he pleases his eyes, and he will not tell the family, at least ten or eight years before he is released, and some of them will not come back at all, I don't want to go with him." You should go home too. ”

Fang Fang would rather go with the Taoist priest. Xiaoqiu said.

Daliang was stunned for a while, "This is also a way, but I don't know if the Taoist priest can take a fancy to her." I have to go......" Daliang ran down the street towards his home, turning his head from time to time to look, as if a strange Taoist priest was hiding in the shadows.

Xiaoqiu didn't go home immediately, but ran to the school, Daliang was right, a group of people were patrolling the neighborhood, and the two bolts were also there, and there were seven or eight adults, listening to their conversations, it was not Xiaoqiu who was prevented, but expelled bad luck according to customs.

Xiaoqiu came home, found out the leftovers in the pot and ate them, went to bed and lay down, thinking that she would not be able to sleep, but she fell asleep after a while.

The next day, when Xiaoqiu went into the forest to herd the horses, he was sullen all the time, and the other shepherd boys apologized to him, and found many fresh wild fruits for him, and no one mentioned Fangfang.

Xiaoqiu didn't mention it either.

After the grazing was over, Xiaoqiu folded a flexible wicker as a whip and drove the horses to join their companions and return to the town together.

There was no one on the bridge today, Er Liang didn't control his mouth, and said, "By the way, the Shen family married today, so Er Liang didn't come out." ”

According to the custom of Yelin Town, the bride should enter the gate of her husband's house at dusk, and it has not been long since the auspicious time.

After crossing the bridge, the shepherd boys went back to their respective homes, and Daliang said when he parted: "Brother Xiaoqiu, let's find an opportunity to clean up the second bolt tomorrow, so that he will not dare to laugh at you again." ”

"Hmm. Xiaoqiu replied sullenly, chasing the horses in front of herd.

When she arrived at the entrance of the town, Xiaoqiu heard the sound of musical instruments in the distance, and it seemed that the new daughter-in-law of the Shen family was about to enter the door.

The herd of horses had already turned into the back street, Xiao Qiu rushed to the front, stopped them, and walked into the front street, he thought, he could always take a look from a distance.

The Shen family was the richest man in the town, and half of the people in the town were invited to sit in the town, while the other half stood on the street, watching enviously.

Grandpa Zhang, who was in his sixties, shook his head and sighed: "This pomp and circumstance is wasteful, it's just poor Fangfang, how old is she......" He turned his head and saw Xiaoqiu and the group of horses, raised his crutches, pointed at Xiaoqiu and said, "Mud monkey, what are you doing here?"

"See. ”

"Look at it again, Fangfang is also the daughter-in-law of the Shen family, can she still go back with you?"

The neighbors all laughed and moved their eyes from the gate of the Shen family in the distance to the shepherd boy who was herding horses.

Liu Er was the ** on the street, he was not invited by the Shen family, he was very dissatisfied, and said: "Xiaoqiu, why didn't you let your father help you make a dowry, this is good, Fangfang is stupid to Shen, don't you go to make a scene?"

Grandpa Zhang hit Liu Er with a crutch, "Stinky boy, Xiaoqiu is still a child, what nonsense are you talking about." ”

Xiaoqiu silently jumped on the jujube red horse and made up her mind.

"Guys!" Xiao Qiu shouted at the top of his throat, his voice was still a little immature, and he couldn't reach far, and it couldn't cover the sound of the Shen family's musical instruments, but the people nearby heard it, and at the same time raised their heads and looked at him in surprise, "Make way for me!"

There was a head horse in the herd, and Xiaoqiu's hand whipped down and slammed into the horse's hip.

The first horse raised its front hooves and neighed in surprise and dissatisfaction, and when the second whip came down, it was frightened, and its hooves flew and ran forward lifelessly, and the rest of the horses also galloped, only the jujube red horse was still under Xiaoqiu's control.

It was not until this time that the neighbors understood the meaning of Xiaoqiu's words, Grandpa Zhang lost his crutch, Liu Er hugged his head and jumped up, Aunt Li picked up the child, and Uncle Zhao sat on the ground with his butt...... There was a lot of chaos on the front street of Yelin Town.

Xiao Qiu rode on the back of the jujube red horse, followed the frightened horses, and ran to the gate of the Shen family under the extremely surprised eyes of the residents of Yelin Town.

The crowd that had gathered at the door gave way to a large open space, and the obese Liu Matchmaker sat down on the ground, the flowers on her head trembled slightly, and the musicians still maintained the posture of playing musical instruments, but they didn't make a sound at all.

Everyone looked at Xiaoqiu on the back of the jujube red horse, not understanding whether this was a prank or a new trick of the Shen family.

Xiao Qiu even saw his father in the crowd of onlookers, Lao Qiu was stunned, he couldn't imagine that his eldest son would dare to do such a thing, and the previous reminders were all in vain.

Xiaoqiu saw the sedan chair, and also saw the small figure in front of the sedan chair, he bent down on horseback, stretched out his right hand, and said in a hollow voice: "Come up, follow me." ”

(I applied for a book number yesterday, but I didn't expect to get a chapter, and I apologize to those readers who asked me about the time of the book, I didn't mean to hide it, it was really an accident.) The official book time is still counted from today, and there will be one chapter each day at 8-9 am and 18-19 pm in the future. )

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