The little boy lay on the ground and stretched out his hands to touch the direction where he saw the beads just now.
With his other hand, he grabbed the potted plant on the side.
The body was turned sideways, with a grin on his face.
Now is the time of spring chill, and the temperature in the water is still freezing.
The little boy rolled up his sleeves and had goosebumps on his exposed arms.
…
The little boy's eyes lit up.
His fingertips touched the round beads.
"Huh~"
He took a deep breath, stretched his hand in a little further, and his cheek touched the rather cold water.
Got it!
The little boy grinned.
…
The little boy didn't look at the beads he brought up. After all, it was difficult for him to turn his head in this position.
He casually stuffed the beads into his trouser pocket and reached into the pool.
Suddenly there was a strong resistance from the water in the pool, as if it was trying to snatch away the beads in his hand. The little boy pursed his lips with a stubborn look on his face. Even though his body was slowly being dragged into the water, he just couldn't.
Let go.
Those are his beads!
The little boy held his breath.
His nose has touched the water.
It looked like half of his face was submerged in the water.
The next second, the little boy blinked, and the force in the water disappeared.
He easily took his hand out of the water.
what happened?
The little boy was a little confused.
But didn't pay too much attention.
He put his hand into the water again.
…
After groping for a while at the bottom of the pool, he found that there were no more beads. The little boy shook his arms and climbed up with some difficulty holding on to the potted plant on the side.
After lying down for a long time, his body became stiff.
There is even a soreness in my arms and shoulders due to overstretching.
But thinking of the beads he got back, a big smile appeared on the little boy's face.
He took out the beads from his pocket and placed them on the stone table.
Um?
The little boy looked at the beads on the table with some confusion.
Why too many?
one two three four five six seven eight?
"Three more."
The little boy murmured.
"Hey, this bead is different."
"This one too."
The little boy divided the beads on the table into two sides.
On one side are clear glass marbles.
One side is white and moist... "Pearl?"
The little boy opened his eyes wide with surprise on his face.
He knows pearls.
Mom has a pearl necklace, which is very precious.
Before, he saw that pearls looked very similar to the glass marbles he liked to play with, so he asked his mother for pearls, but her mother did not give them to him.
She also gave him repeated orders not to play with his mother's pearl necklace.
Although he "covets" his mother's pearls, he doesn't dare to really disobey his mother's words.
It's super scary when mom gets angry.
"hey-hey."
The little boy smiled proudly.
His mother didn't give him the pearl to play with, so he found the pearl by himself.
...
The little boy looked around subconsciously.
My mother said that pearls are very expensive.
Can't let him play.
The deserted courtyard made him sigh in relief.
He didn't notice the water in the pond becoming rippled.
A gray-black figure emerged from the water.
All four eyes of the pearl fish are staring at the pearl on the stone table.
its pearls.
…
Just now, the child put his hand into the water, but the fish didn't pay attention.
It noticed an extra foreign object at the bottom of the pool.
They are round beads that are somewhat similar to its pearls.
Its only eye, which was open a slit, was also closed.
The atmosphere around him became silent again.
The fluctuations in the surrounding water flow can no longer attract its attention at all.
So by the time it discovered that its pearl had been taken away, it was already a little late.
It wanted to snatch its pearl from the child's hand, but finally gave in to the child's stubbornness.
It couldn't really drag this human child into the water.
Although the water in this pool is not deep, it is not that shallow either.
Especially this human child went into the water first.
It knows that humans cannot breathe in water.
…
The pearl fish was worried, and in the end it could only watch the little boy holding its pearl and leaving the yard with a happy face.
"Originally Mei Nu wanted to help me get the pearl back."
"I stopped it."
Although Pearl Fish really wants his pearl back, he doesn't want to cause trouble. "It's too obvious."
Get the pearl back under the little boy's nose...
Although he knew this intellectually, the beadfish was still angry in his heart.
So there was the scene that Xiao's mother saw later.
Unexpectedly, Mother Xiao called Master Xiao Xiao back.
It originally didn't want to tell Lord Xiao Xiao about this so quickly.
The pearl was gone. It was angry, but it didn't want to trouble Mr. Xiao Xiao because of this matter.
That pearl can only be given to that human boy.
After all, it can't get the pearl back by itself.
But since Lord Xiao Xiao took the initiative to ask it what happened, it wouldn't hide it.
Mr. Xiao Xiao will always find out that the pearl is gone later, but it’s just a matter of explaining it sooner rather than later.
…
Originally, Xiao Xiao's face became a little solemn because he knew that a stranger had entered his yard.
Later, when he heard that Pearl Fish said it was a child, his slightly raised eyebrows relaxed a little.
He knew that the child who came to drink tea with the adults at home could not sit still in his seat and wandered around randomly and entered here by mistake.
It's not like this has never happened before.
Some children are always more lively and adventurous.
However, entering someone else's home without the owner's permission is not something to be boasted about.
Especially when he took the owner's things without realizing it.
…
"Pearl Fish, I will help you get the pearl back."
The corners of Xiao Xiao's mouth were slightly raised, and his eyebrows were serious.
"real?"
There was a bit of surprise in the voice of the Pearl Fish.
Immediately, Pearl Fish shook his head and said, "Master Xiao Xiao, if it's troublesome, forget it."
"It's not a rare thing."
As for the pearl fish, as long as it is given enough time, it can breed an endless stream of pearls.
It makes Master Xiao Xiao very happy if he has this intention.
The depression and anger in my heart because my pearls were taken away by humans without permission also eased a lot.
Besides, the reason why it is so angry is because in its eyes, these pearls belong to Master Xiao Xiao.
Master Xiao Xiao's things were taken away by others under its nose, how could it be calm?
It feels very guilty about its own incompetence.
…
It failed to protect Lord Xiao Xiao's pearl.
…
"No trouble."
Xiao Xiao shook his head, "My belongings were taken away from my home."
"This always makes sense."
He could see that the pearl fish cared about those pearls.
"I will help you get the pearl back."
"Thank you, Mr. Xiao Xiao."
The beaded fish no longer refused, its four eyes curled up, and an obvious smile overflowed.