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As the saying goes, "Although the sparrow is small, it has all the organs." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

This is the case with Xiaohanpu.

Although there are only about 50 shops in total, there are all kinds of shops, whether it is a teahouse, a wine shop, a cloth shop, a pharmacy, a pawnshop, a jewelry shop, a coffin shop, an oil, salt, sauce and vinegar shop, or a green house, an inn, a theater, a casino and a livestock market.

"Pan Humpback Teahouse" and "Sister Restaurant" are only one wall apart.

Throughout the year, the business of the "Pan Humpback Teahouse" is very good, and it is always full of tea customers who are rain or shine.

Pan's hunchback is a stuffy gourd, and he can't hit a fart with eight poles, so it stands to reason that this kind of person is not suitable for business at all. But a diligent can make up for the clumsiness, all day long, the chicken-breasted and convex back Pan hunchback always carries the spout of the teapot steaming white in the teahouse, in order to ensure that the tea bowls of the tea guests can always be full of steaming tea to drink; moreover, he respects the guests very much, only need to pay five cents, as long as you want, you can sit from morning to night, and will never be driven away halfway.

My sister's personality is diametrically opposite, she always has a smile on her face, which makes people feel like a spring breeze. Most of the neighbors don't remember her name and surname anymore, and all women and children, old and young, call her "little sister". For this title, even if it comes from the mouth of a three-year-old child, she not only does not think it is angry, but is very happy, and always agrees with a smile.

She is not only sweet, but also has good cooking skills, since opening this restaurant, for more than ten years, she has insisted on cooking herself to ensure the quality of the dishes.

The food at the "Sister Restaurant" is not only delicious, but also reasonably priced. Regardless of cold or summer, it is always crowded with guests. It is said that the liquor she sells in her shop alone is no less than five koku a day.

The restaurant is open for three meals a day, selling pasta in the morning and drinks at noon and evening.

At the beginning of the day, the "Pan Humpback Teahouse" was already full, and the "Sister Restaurant", which was at the worst time of the day, still had three tables of diners.

In the sound of "tapping", the three of them rode into the town, led by a heroic woman in red, followed by two middle-aged nuns.

With a "huh-" sound, the woman in red reined in her horse in front of the "Sister Restaurant" and dismounted like a red cloud.

"What a spirit!" Countless heads immediately stretched out from the window of the teahouse, and they looked carefully while admiring. I saw her with a red apple face, big eyes, a sweet smile on her face, a brown-red soft whip wrapped around her waist, and no shyness under the attention of everyone.

A ruffian-looking tea guest watched her into the restaurant in a daze, saliva dripping from her mouth that she couldn't close it, and suddenly stood up with a "Teng" sound, and stroked her temples pretentiously and said: "Brothers, look at it! In a few moments, this little sister belongs to this young master!"

A black-faced man with an owl face hurriedly grabbed him, shook his head and said, "He Qi, this is a bee, it can't be touched, it will sting people!"

"Hmph, I don't believe it!" He Qi struggled for a while, but he couldn't break free, turned around and said slightly angrily: "Third brother, don't pull me!"

"Brother Xin's! This girl is no ordinary person! she won't be able to eat and walk around!" said the owl.

Another companion also grabbed him and persuaded: "Third Brother Hao is right! Don't you see her skill when she dismounts? She is very strong and neat! I think she is probably a disciple of a famous sect in the martial arts." ”

He Qixin looked at the door again unwillingly, swallowed his saliva, and sat back in his seat.

The younger sister greeted her with a smile and said enthusiastically: "This little sister is good! The two masters are good! You are eating noodles, right?"

The woman in red smiled, "Yes." I want half a pound of braised beef noodles. Remember, ask your master to make the spiciest one!"

"Okay, good!" the younger sister agreed, stared at her again in surprise, and muttered in her heart: Didn't you hear it wrong? How can such a slender little sister eat half a catty of noodles? Men usually only eat three taels!

"Boss, didn't you hear clearly?" The girl in red saw her expression, and emphasized with a smile: "Half a catty of braised beef noodles." ”

"Where's that, I've heard it clearly!" the younger sister came back to her senses, smiled at her, and then smiled and asked the two nuns: "May I ask what the two masters eat?"

"Let's all cook two taels of somen noodles!" said an older nun in a serious manner.

The woman in red held a big white porcelain bowl, eating red noodles with a big mouthful, beads of sweat on her nose, and her cheeks were red, like a ripe apple, which strongly gave people a healthy and bold feeling.

"Senior Sister Lin, I really envy you, such a good appetite!" the elderly nun picked up a few noodles and glanced at the girl in red.

"Senior Sister Junxian, we have been on the road all night, and now we have something to eat, can we not be hungry? I am so hungry that my chest is pressed against my back!" the woman in red said vaguely as she buried her head in her noodles.

"Look at your eating face!" The other nun chuckled, glanced at her, then turned to look at the smiling sister behind the counter, and touched her with her elbow, "By the way, Senior Sister Lin, do you still have a sister?"

"Sister, no, who told you?" the woman in red looked at her suspiciously, with her big eyes wide open.

"Look, isn't it right over the counter!" the nun squeezed her eyes mischievously, "Your smile is like carved out of a mold, it's not a sister!"

Junxian glanced back at his sister, and a smile appeared on his serious face.

"Don't laugh, she's really my long-lost sister!" The girl in red turned her head and glanced at her sister seriously, and pretended to be serious: "When I eat noodles, I'll admit it!"

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A young woman in a green shirt led a little boy timidly into the town.

The young woman's face was fair, her complexion was delicate, her face was tired and weathered, and her little feet were a little staggering when she was wrapped around her feet, and the little boy was white and fat, and his steps were a little unsteady, and he looked curiously from side to side with a pair of dark eyes.

This mother and son, naturally Shuzhen and Rui'er, walked for nearly four hours, and they only advanced less than thirty miles.

"Mother, where is this?" asked Rui'er crisply.

"Hmm...... Mother doesn't know?" Shuzhen wiped her sweat and looked around at the shops on both sides of the street with some confusion.

"Mother, why aren't you home yet? Rui'er can't walk. Ruil paused, pouting impatiently.

"It's almost there! Good Rui'er, keep persisting!" Shuzhen lowered her head and pulled Rui'er by her hand, and walked forward.

"Mother, hug me! Rui'er's feet hurt so much!" Rui'er simply sat on the street, stubbornly refusing to leave.

Shuzhen was helpless, turned around and squatted down, took off the shoe on his left foot to check, and saw that the soles of his feet were swollen with several blisters, two of which were worn out, oozing with a slight amount of blood. So I had to pick him up, gritted my teeth and walked forward step by step.

"Mother, Rui'er is so hungry! Rui'er wants to eat rice candy!" Rui'er pointed to a stall selling rice candy on the side of the street.

"It's not good to eat sugar, your teeth will grow worms!" Shuzhen raised her head and glanced forward, pointed to the "Sister Restaurant" and smiled: "There is a restaurant there, let's go there to eat!"

"Ruier doesn't want tooth worms, and she doesn't eat rice candy. Rui'er didn't insist anymore, "Rui'er wants to eat and copy hands!"

Shuzhen smiled and said, "Okay." Riel is so obedient. ”

A thin young man stared at Shuzhen, who was approaching, and excitedly touched He Qi, who was elbowing his head and sighing: "Seventh brother, look!

Another white young man at the same table also saw it almost at the same time, shook his head and said, "It's beautiful to drift, but it's a pity that it's a young woman with a child!"

"What's wrong with the young woman? That's the smell!" the thin young man smiled lewdly, "Hua Laosi, you can look carefully, it's quite innocent!"

"Don't tell me, really!" the owl agreed, glancing intently.

He Qi raised his head listlessly, glanced at the gazes of his companions, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "What a beauty!"

The owl grabbed him again: "Don't worry!"

"You...... Third brother, what's wrong?" He Qi was annoyed: "I'm sure that this little lady is definitely not a bee!"

"I know," the owl said, "In broad daylight, it's not good to be so blatant!"

"Hey, it's true," He Qi was anxious, "Third brother, tell me quickly, what is good!"

"Don't worry! The third brother will definitely help you get her!" the owl smiled confidently and said to Hua Laosiyi: "You go, old place!

Shuzhen had just walked to the door of the teahouse with Rui'er in her arms, and was hit hard by Hua Laosi, who came out in a hurry, and almost fell.

Hua Laosi hurriedly held her with one hand and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

"It doesn't matter!" Shuzhen stood firm, hugging Rui'er steadily.

Hua Laosi owed, walked briskly past the "Feng Ji Buxing" and "Bumrungrad Pharmacy", and walked around the corner of the "Hades Please Coffin Shop" and disappeared into the branch alley.

Shuzhen was fixed and was about to move forward, when the owl strode out, raised his hand and pointed to the place where Hua Laosi disappeared, and said to Shuzhen with a nervous expression: "This guy is a thief! Look, has anything been stolen?"

Shuzhen was stunned, looked down at the burden on her left shoulder, it was already gone, and her face turned pale with shock, cold sweat trickled down, and she said in a hurry: "This ...... Why did I lose it? What should I do?"

"It was stolen by that thief!" the owl walked up to her quickly, "give me the child, and we'll chase it!"

Sook-jeong looks at him fearfully, refusing to give him Rui'er.

"Little sister-in-law, don't be nervous! I'm not a bad person!" the owl looked righteous and awe-inspiring: "I think your mother and son are too pitiful, so I want to help you! Let's chase after him, or let him run away!"

The owl no longer forced himself to hug Rui'er, and hurriedly chased after Shuzhen's sleeve.

After running dozens of steps, Shuzhen gradually couldn't keep up, and the owl was in a hurry, urging repeatedly: "Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Shuzhen panted and ran after him for another ten or so steps, and the owl, impatient, turned around and grabbed the child, and strode forward. Shuzhen was shocked and anxious, and struggled to follow him.

He Qi and the thin young man hurriedly walked out of the teahouse, and followed behind Shuzhen more than ten feet away.

After they went, the tea guests began to talk about it, and many of them shook their heads and sighed: "What a wretch!"

A sturdy man in his thirties turned sallow with anger, stood up and slapped the table, and said angrily: "It's so hateful......! No, I have to save the mother and son!"

A companion hurriedly grabbed him: "Brother Chang, don't get excited! How can we fight them?"

"What are you afraid of, go, come with me!" Brother Chang pulled hard, "Let's go and call Bi Wu and Pi Er again!"

"Be calm!" the companion was in a hurry, stood up and grabbed his shoulder and reminded, "He Laohu's people, how can we afford to provoke ?...... It's going to ruin your family!"

Brother Chang was like a Chinese electric power, immediately silent, after taking a few breaths, he sat down heavily, screamed angrily, "dong" punched on the table, "bang" sound, the tea bowl overturned, dripping tea leaves and tea splashed half of the table.

Pan immediately appeared beside him, cleaned up quickly, and then reloaded him with new tea, carrying the teapot and pouring boiling water into the bowl.

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Shuzhen followed the owl for a while, but how could there be a thief? Seeing that she was running more and more deserted, she became frightened in her heart, and said in a trembling voice: "Come away early, let's go back!"

The owl stopped, and Shuzhen said, "I'm sorry, I'm tired of you, give me the child!"

"No, I'm not tired at all!" The owl had no intention of returning the child to Shuzhen, and even Ruier felt the fear, and cried "Wow Wow" as she struggled to fall on top of Shuzhen.

"Don't be afraid! Uncle is not a bad person!" The owl hugged Rui'er tightly with one hand, looked around vigilantly, and hurriedly took out a piece of candy and handed it to Rui'er, but he knocked it off with one hand: "Bad guy!"

"Oh! I remember! That's where the thief lives!" the owl pointed to a brick house not far away, and ran briskly over there. Shuzhen vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but the child was in his hands, anxious and afraid, and hurriedly ran after him.

The owl ran to the door, kicked open the hidden door, and dodged into the room.

As soon as Shuzhen stepped through the door, she saw the thief standing in the hall, and beside her stood an owl holding Rui'er, who was crying "Wow", and both of them smiled smugly at her.

Shuzhen's cold hair stood upside down, subconsciously took a step back, and was crashing into the arms of a person, before she could let out a frightened scream, she had already covered her mouth tightly with one hand, and then her waist tightened, and she was hugged by someone who came, and strode into the door, and then "bang", the light dimmed, and the door was closed.

Shuzhen struggled hard, how could she break free?

"Listen: don't shout loudly, or you'll kill your child at once!" the owl yelled viciously at Sook-jeong.

Sook-jeong was so frightened that she stopped struggling.

The owl snorted, and someone put Shuzhen down.

Shuzhen looked back in horror, and saw two strange young men smiling lewdly behind her, of course, it was He Qi and them.

She was so frightened that she subconsciously rushed forward, and Hua Laosi, who was standing in front of her with a wicked smile, stepped back and crashed into He Qi's arms.

"Little girl, don't be afraid! Young Master Ben pities the fragrance and pities the jade very much!" He Qi hugged her from behind, touching her and smacking her cheeks.

"Let go of me, what are you going to do?" said Sook-jeong, crying.

"Do you still need to ask, Young Master Ben wants to hurt you well!" He Qi was very proud.

Seeing that her mother was being bullied, Ruier cried even louder, the owl pressed his mouth fiercely with one hand, Rui'er stopped crying, a pair of small hands waved wildly, little feet kicked wildly, and a small face was swollen and red.

"Don't hurt him! Please, big brother, please, he's just a child!" Shuzhen whimpered, her legs weakened, and she kowtowed again and again, He Qi took the opportunity to lean down and become careless again.

"Don't make a fuss yet!" The owl stopped He Qi and said to Shuzhen: "Come here! as long as you can coax him not to cry, I will spare him!"

Shuzhen hurriedly got up and ran over, reached out to hug Rui'er, and the owl handed Rui'er to her, and Rui'er couldn't stop coughing.

"Don't be afraid, don't cry!" Shuzhen wept while comforting Rui'er: "Obediently listen to my mother, as long as you don't cry, these uncles won't beat us!"

"If you dare to cry again, I'll strangle you!" the owl said intimidatingly, glaring at Rui'er with his big hand open.

Rui'er was too frightened to look at him, and turned her head with a snort. Shuzhen hugged him tightly and crouched down.

He Qi saw that the fat in his hand was in his mouth, and he waved impatiently to the three of them: "You guys go out first!

The owl pointed at him and said, "I promised to help you get her, but I did! Remember: after playing, send it to 'Fengqi Tower' immediately!"

He Qi watched Shuzhen swallow his saliva, and hesitated: "Third brother, fifth ...... Send it back in three days!"

"No!" the owl shook his head and said, "It's been a long time, I'm afraid of accidents, what if I run away......"

"I ......" He Qi was anxious to fight, but was stopped by the owl waving his hand, "I have to send it over tomorrow morning at the latest!"

"This ...... Okay then!" He Qiluan agreed.

"What about me, third brother, you let the seventh brother be happy, and leave me alone? I saw this girl first!" The thin young man glanced at Shuzhen unwillingly, and turned his head to look at the owl with an unhappy expression.

"Okay! That's fair!" the owl hesitated, then agreed.

He Qi was given a piece of the pie with a look of reluctance, while the thin young man looked happy.

The owl's eyes flashed, and he said, "Remember me: if you don't send someone over tomorrow morning...... You know the consequences!"

He Qi and the thin young man felt a chill in their hearts at the same time, and said in a loud voice: "Of course!

"What should you do with this kid?" Hua Laosi pointed at Rui'er and looked at the owl.

"It's the same old way!" the owl said.

"This ...... Third brother, this kid looks very good, it's too wasteful to break his hands and feet to beg...... Didn't Kong Yuanwai always want a son? But none of his six wives did. I think it would be better to do this: if we sell this child to him, he will like it so much that he will pay more than a lifetime of begging."

"That's fine!" the owl thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice.

Sook-jeong is so frightened that she hears that she is going to break her hands and feet, and she shuddes into her arms and shudders in her arms, until she is relieved when they decide to sell her to someone else.

"Take it!" the owl spread his hand at Hua Laosi.

"Oh, I almost forgot!" Hua Laosi hurriedly took a burden from the table and handed it to the owl, which was Shuzhen's.

"So light?" the owl checked, looked down at the burden, and looked at Hua Lao Si sternly: "Fourth, what else?"

Hua Laosi looked embarrassed, took out a handful of jewelry from himself, and handed it to him with some reluctance.

"Take it!" The owl snatched it and put it in the baggage, checked it again, and sneered: "Hmph, I Hao San has passed the purpose of things, and you dare to play tricks!"

Hua Laosi's face changed color in fright, and he hurriedly ran to the corner, uncovered a broken basket that was buckled upside down, picked up a large handful of jewelry, and held it in the owl's hand with trembling hands.

The owl took two and handed them to him: "This one is for you!"

"Thank you, third brother!" Hua Laosi looked grateful to Dade.

"Take this kid away!" the owl said, "Knock it out with the drugged first, and don't make a fuss!"

Hua Laosi agreed, walked over to take Rui'er, Shuzhen cried and hugged Rui'er, refusing to let go.

"What are you doing in a daze, go and help!" the owl shouted angrily at He Qi and the thin young man.

The two hurriedly rushed forward, cut Shuzhen backwards on the left and right, and pressed her to the ground. Rui'er, who had been snatched, screamed and cried while scratching and biting Hua Laosi.

"Useless stuff!" the owl fetched a wet towel to cover Relle's mouth, and Rair shook her head and struggled a few times, slowly fainting.

Shuzhen gnawed on the ground and struggled hard, how could she move a bit?