Liu Mingyi sat at home with a pitiful little face. Since yesterday, there have been many bad guys who have come to make trouble, both good and bad. Her uncle has also disappeared. Mrs. Qi will not allow her to go out again, for fear that those people will hurt her; Pan Xigui wanted to stay at home I kept watch and let Mrs. Qi persuade me, but still went to work early in the morning. The abuse and foul language outside became more and more intense.
In the afternoon, those gangsters started kicking in the door. How could the thin door panel of their house withstand the kicking? After just a few kicks, they heard several "crash" sounds, and the front door was completely shattered. Mrs. Qi was so frightened that she hugged her Liu Mingyi hid behind. Liu Mingyi's little brows stood up, she struggled out of her mother's arms, jumped down and ran out, passing by the threshold and picking up the small stool she usually sat on. Qi chased her from behind and shouted: "Yier return!"
Liu Mingyi's short legs were much faster than her mother's. She ran out like a whirlwind and bumped into three tall gangsters. She picked up a small stool and swept the first one's ankle. Don't look at her, she is outside all the time. Ye Ye, who climbed the tree on the wall, still had some strength in his little arms. The man's feet were unsteady, and he fell down with a "plop". Liu Mingyi jumped over him and hit the second man's knee with a stool. This one The spot was so tight that the one who was beaten was unprepared, and his lower body was unstable and he fell on all fours. The third one was a little further away from the two of them, and he saw clearly that it was a child, so he hurriedly grabbed it with a big palm. Faster than him, she circled around his legs to reach behind her, and hit the back of her knees with a stool. Good guy, a little girl knocked down three adults in the blink of an eye. Mrs. Qi was so shocked that she held her mouth.
When the gangsters got up, Liu Mingyi stood in the middle of the yard holding a small stool. Mrs. Qi hurriedly stepped forward and laughed: "Everyone! The child is still young and ignorant..." Before he could finish his words, a gangster knocked him down with his hands. Liu Mingyi shouted: "Mother!" After a few steps, she ran over to help her mother, and heard a "plop" behind her. When she helped Qi sit up and looked back, she saw a man appear out of thin air in the courtyard.
This man was about forty or fifty years old. He was wearing blue-grey cloth and a bamboo hat on his head. He looked at the local ruffian lying on the ground and said, "I despise sneak attacks the most in my life, but you unexpectedly attacked a child." Liu Mingyi looked at the man with admiration, and he turned around and said, "Little baby, you are already fighting one against three. The enemy is strong and you are weak. If you are distracted and help others, you will expose your shortcomings to your opponent."
Liu Mingyi pursed her lips and argued: "This is my mother, not someone else."
The ruffian underground couldn't get up after crawling for a long time. The other two looked at each other for a few times. One said: "Did you just see this old man take action?"
The other one shook his head: "No! I didn't even see the shadow! Is he a human or a ghost?"
The one on the ground said: "Of course he is a human being! There are no shadows of ghosts under the sun." He said "Ouch" and got up.
The three of them looked at each other for a few more times, then clasped their fists and said, "The old man is very skilled! I didn't expect this crazy girl to have such luck, so let's admit defeat! Green mountains and clear waters, see you later!" They all turned around and ran away.
Liu Mingyi only saw a figure flash past, and heard three more "plop" and three "ouch" sounds. The three ruffians fell to the ground. The one wearing a hat was already in front of them and said calmly: "It's smashed." Why don’t people repair their doors?”
Mrs. Qi hurriedly said: "No, no, no...it's not a good wood at all."
Liu Mingyi shouted loudly: "Of course I have to compensate! There is no reason not to compensate for smashing other people's things!"
Mrs. Qi stamped her feet anxiously: "Children, what do you know?" He looked at the man wearing a bamboo hat and said, "Hero! We are just an ordinary small family. If we offend them, we will be punished when you leave tomorrow.
There will never be peace again.”
The man wearing a hat said: "Have you ever offended them before?"
Mrs. Qi hurriedly said: "How dare a little girl offend these uncles!"
The man wearing a bamboo hat said, "Why are they breaking down your door now?" Mrs. Qi was speechless.
The three ruffians struggled to get up from the ground. They stared at each other for a long time. They looked at Qi's mother and daughter and then at the one wearing a bamboo hat. They said with a sad face: "Heroes! Spare us! We are just...
I heard some gossip that this Pan family's daughter-in-law is going to make a fortune after getting a big customer, so I thought of asking her to lend her a small amount of money temporarily."
The one wearing a bamboo hat just said, "lose money."
Liu Mingyi shouted from behind: "Pay up!"
The three of them had no choice but to take out some copper coins from their pockets and put them on the ground. The one wearing a bamboo hat looked at it and said: "That's about enough. Let's go." As soon as they finished speaking, the three of them ran out like rabbits. Liu Mingyi was happy.
"Oh~~oh~~oh~~" was heard all over the yard.
Mrs. Qi stepped forward and said, "Thank you so much, hero, for saving me. It's just that my family is poor and I have nothing to repay."
The man wearing a bamboo hat looked at her and said: "These people are all jackals. The more you dodge, the less likely they will let you go. It's better to be strong, because you can't pick the weak ones."
Mrs. Qi smiled bitterly and said: "For people like us, what can we do to be strong?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard someone outside the door say: "Why does a person like Aunt Qi need to be strong? Anyone who bothers you is either dead, beaten by a master who doesn't know where they came from, or someone demolished the roof of the gambling house they often go to.
.”
Everyone looked up and saw a man in his forties walking in from outside. Coincidentally, he was also wearing a blue-gray cloth coat and a straw hat. Liu Mingyi looked at the man in the courtyard and then at the one who came in.
That one asked: "Two uncles, are you together?"
The man wearing a hat said with a smile: "You can just call him uncle, I'm enough to be your grandfather at this age." Then he bowed his hands to the man and said, "It seems that this friend didn't pass by by chance."
The man wearing the straw hat said: "That's not true. A brother left my house the night before yesterday. I wonder if this friend knows him?"
The man wearing a bamboo hat said: "May I ask your brother's name?"
The man in the straw hat sneered: "My friend doesn't recognize him?"
Wearing a bamboo hat, he said: "This friend may have misunderstood. My aunt saw Pan's sister-in-law's needlework at a friend's place. She liked her so much that she decided to order two things. Because this area in the west of the city is not very peaceful,
I've been ordered to take a front stand. If there's any unsafe situation, it's best to prepare early."
The man in the straw hat said curiously: "Sister-in-law of the Pan family is very lucky! How many days have passed and she has got two big customers?"
The man wearing a bamboo hat said: "I think her craftsmanship is really good. As the saying goes, good wine is not afraid of deep alleys."
The man in the straw hat sneered: "I wonder where this friend lives."
Dai Daojia thought for a moment and said: "It's not that I'm stingy and refuse to say it. My aunt is of noble status, I don't know if you deserve to know."
The man wearing the straw hat said: "I also have some identity, so I don't think I will tarnish your lord's name."
The man wearing a bamboo hat said, "I guess the carriage is coming soon. I don't have time to chat with you right now. If my friend is interested, we can chat later." Then he turned to Mrs. Qi and said, "Sister-in-law Pan, can you tidy up a little bit?"
Mrs. Qi hurriedly said: "Come here!" She immediately went to get a broom. Liu Mingyi hurriedly picked up the copper coins from the ground. The one wearing a hat helped to pick up the broken door board and put it against the wall. The one wearing a straw hat stood coldly.
Not moving.
A few people had just finished cleaning up when they heard the sound of horses neighing and the wheels of carriages coming from outside. The man wearing a bamboo hat hurried out to greet her, followed by Qi's mother and daughter. They saw a car with a red wheel cover parked at the door, and a big maid.
He was helping a young woman dressed as a young woman get out of the car and said, "Third Grandma, please be careful, the land is not very flat." The man wearing a hat hat clasped his fists in front of the door and said, "My aunt is here." Third Grandma
She nodded lightly towards him. Liu Mingyi opened her big eyes and looked around curiously; Mrs. Qi also stepped forward and looked very happy, secretly shocked in her heart. This third grandmother must have come from a high-class family with her luxurious and graceful appearance.
The third grandma looked at Mrs. Qi and said, "You must be Pan's sister-in-law." Mrs. Qi lowered her head and said "yes". The third grandma said with a smile, "I saw a purse you made yesterday at a friend's house. I liked it very much. She
You said there are many interesting tricks here, I want to see them."
Mrs. Qi hurriedly said: "My daughter will be lucky to be favored by noble people."
The third grandma looked up and asked, "What's going on?"
The man wearing a bamboo hat said: "Go back to my aunt, some scoundrels from the market just came to stir up trouble, but they have been beaten away..."
The third grandmother frowned and said, "In broad daylight, something like this happened at the emperor's feet. Did Zhao Cheng get his salary for free?" Then she said to Qi, "Don't worry, Sister Pan, those people don't dare to come here anymore."
The man wearing a straw hat in the yard sneered: "I wonder what your surname is, grandma? Why do you have the final say?"
"My surname is Situ." The third grandmother said calmly, "Can I have the final say?" The man in the straw hat was shocked.
Mrs. Qi hurriedly knelt down and said, "A common girl kowtows to the noble man." She then winked at Liu Mingyi and ordered her to kowtow to the noble man. Seeing this, the man wearing a straw hat walked out a few steps and knelt down.
The third grandma looked at them and sighed softly: "I wasn't going to tell you my identity. That's all, get up."
Mrs. Qi kowtowed with tears in her eyes: "Thank you for your protection."
The third grandma smiled and said: "Are you afraid that I will leave after buying something and not care about you?"
Mrs. Qi hurriedly said: "Women of the people don't dare."
The third grandma called to the man wearing a bamboo hat: "General Zhong, could you please go to the Five Cities Military and Horse Department later to get the Prince Consort's film? Tell Zhao Cheng that there will be a second time about this matter. His official hat
No need to wear it anymore." The man in the straw hat bowed and clasped his fists in response, "Yes." Hearing this, the man in the straw hat slightly raised his head and glanced at General Zhong, who was wearing the hat.
Mrs. Qi kowtowed again: "Thank you, Princess, for your kindness."
"Okay, get up. We still have business to do."
Mrs. Qi kowtowed three more times before she got up and led the way. The third mistress held the maid's hand and followed her in. General Zhong, the man in the straw hat and the others followed behind.
Mrs. Qi bowed and said, "A common girl's family is poor and she cannot afford tea. She dare not give the princess a dirty cup for daily use."
The third grandma said with a smile: "No need to be busy, I am not thirsty. I just came to see the flowers."
Mrs. Qi hurriedly dug out a large stack of flowers and handed them to the eldest maid. She stood aside with her hands down. The eldest maid presented the flowers to the third grandma. After looking at them for a while, the third grandma said with emotion: "Sure enough, they are the flowers in the palace."
Look."
Mrs. Qi lowered her head and said, "The civilian daughter has been in the palace for ten years, but she came out three years ago."
The third grandma nodded: "No wonder." She looked at the flowers again and said with a smile, "I have been out of the palace for seven years."
The eldest maid said from the side: "The patterns in the palace are really noble, not as vulgar as our needlework."
The third grandma said: "There is no need to say these words, each has its own flavor." The eldest maid hurriedly lowered her head and agreed. The third grandma then looked through it carefully from the beginning, ordered a dozen things at once, and asked Mrs. Qi
Can I make clothes?
Mrs. Qi: "Yes. It's just that after leaving the palace, I only made some clothes for home use. I don't know if they will be popular with the princess."
The Third Grandma said: "I also have people with sewing skills from the palace, but the patterns are not as complete as yours. Just do it, no matter what, you will not be spared your wages." Mrs. Qi knelt down in tears and thanked her.
The two talked about some old stories in the palace. The third grandmother sighed: "Looking back now, those days in the palace seem like a dream."
Mrs. Qi said: "No. Folk girls sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and don't know where they are."
Saying this, it disappeared in the blink of an eye for more than half an hour. The third grandma took out a small Western pocket watch, took a look at it, and said, "It's time to go back."
Mrs. Qi hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Send the princess off." The third grandmother helped the eldest maid to go out. Although the one in the straw hat did not come into the house, she was kneeling at the door. Mrs. Qi got up and followed her out of the door, then knelt again.
It wasn't until the Third Grandma's carriage turned out of the alley that Qi got up from the ground, and looked back - the door to their house had been installed! Liu Mingyi held the door and said happily: "The noble and the lady just sat down to talk. The one wearing a bamboo hat
Grandpa ordered someone to go to the carpenter's shop quickly to buy a door for our house and install it."
Qi said: "That General Zhong is really a good man." She couldn't help but shed tears again, "Okay! We are safe now."
The mother and daughter held hands and went into the yard to take a look. The one in the straw hat was still there! But General Zhong had already left protecting the princess. Mrs. Qi was a little scared and hugged Liu Mingyi tightly. The one in the straw hat looked her over.
After half a day, the two of them suddenly jumped onto the courtyard wall and disappeared in the blink of an eye! Liu Mingyi said "Ouch~~": "He can fly~~"
Early the next morning, someone knocked on the door. When Mrs. Qi opened the door, she saw two government servants. Her face turned pale with fright: "You two gentlemen, are you okay?"
One said: "We are from the Wucheng Military and Horse Division, and this is our squad leader Huang."
Mrs. Qi was immediately pleasantly surprised, her face relaxed immediately, and she said, "Hello, Team Leader Huang."
Bantou Huang said: "Are you from the Pan family?"
"My husband's surname is Pan."
"Let me ask you, what does your family have to do with Rongguo Mansion?"
Mrs. Qi thought for a while and suddenly realized: "It turns out to be her." Then she invited the two of them to sit in the room and told them what happened yesterday, with no hint of boasting in her words.
Only then did the two government officials understand. Team leader Huang said: "You are so lucky to pick up gold bars after somersaulting. Just don't worry, no one will dare to disturb you anymore." Mrs. Qi quickly thanked them and gave them a few coins with a blushing face.
Ten copper coins, he just said, "It's really hard right now, and I haven't received the reward from the princess yet." How could the two of them like this? They didn't want it, so they walked away. Mrs. Qi chanted Buddha's name repeatedly, and no one dared to come to their house again.
There was a commotion in front of the door.
At this time, Jia Cong had eaten early and had changed his clothes and was about to go out. A boy came to report that Mr. Liu was visiting. Jia Cong rushed out and took a look. It was the man he had picked out at Liu's house that day.
The man with eyes like the portrait of the boss of the noodle shop, cupped his hands and said, "Hello, Mr. Liu. Why are you here so early in the morning?"
The man also clasped his fists and said, "I hope Mr. Jia will hand over our fourth son."