Chapter Five Hundred and Thirty Nine: Catching Crickets
When Su Qian heard Xuan'er's words, she unconsciously showed distress in her eyes. She held Xuan'er in her arms, patted Xuan'er's back gently, and comforted: "Okay, don't cry, Xuan'er is here.
My son will never run out of food, Xuan'er can eat as much as she wants, and my young lady and uncle will always be with Xuan'er."
Xuan'er leaned in Su Qian's arms, her tears wet the gauze clothes Su Qian was wearing, and she murmured softly with sobs: "Miss..."
I miss my loved ones even more every festive season.
I'm afraid this is not the first time Xuan'er has cried like this. Maybe every Mid-Autumn Festival Xuan'er will huddle in bed alone and sob secretly.
While touching Xuan'er's little head, Su Qian thought about the past. At that time, she had unresolved knots and didn't pay much attention to Xuan'er. She didn't have enough martial arts skills in the past, so she didn't notice every Mid-Autumn Festival at all.
The little maids in the house will cry secretly.
Perhaps she still hoped in her heart that her mother would remember her.
After a long time, a steady sound of breathing came, and Xuan'er had already fallen asleep.
Just when Su Qian wanted to leave, she realized that the little girl was hugging her so tightly.
Su Qian sighed, rubbed Xuan'er's head, then stretched out her hand towards the candlelight, flicked it with her fingers, and the lights in the room immediately went out.
…
Liuzhou
Taoyuan Inn
It was getting late at this time, and the little girl and Long Bing'er had gone back to their room early. Xu Qing also ate the mooncakes they brought. Originally he was still a little hungry, but now he was not only full but even a little scared.
Wei Xiong had already told him the news from the Ming family in the afternoon.
Three days later, the Ming family and several other Jianghu gangs will hold a martial arts conference in the Ming family compound. At that time, all martial arts heroes with license plates can participate.
Tomorrow is the little girl's birthday, and Xu Qing specially asked the shopkeeper of Taoyuan Inn to remember to buy more fresh fruits tomorrow.
The little girl has been thinking about her fruit cake for a long time.
The cakes are all good, but the whipping cream is a bit laborious.
Outside the window, the moon is like water, and the sky is full of stars. Tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it is a beautiful time.
This feeling and scene are worthy of a poem!
Xu Qing looked at the jade plate in the air, coughed twice, cleared his throat, and said:
"The moonlight shines before the bed,"
"It's probably frost on the ground."
"Look up at the bright moon,"
"Look down... look down... look down and see Long Bing'er. What's going on? What is this girl doing at night?"
Isn't that right? When Xu Qing lowered her head to miss her hometown, she happened to see Long Bing'er dressed in black walking out of the door of Taoyuan Inn. Where was this girl going so late?
It was already past midnight, the night market on the street had almost dispersed, and the only sound that could be heard was the sound of the night watchman.
Judging from the direction Long Bing'er is going, it seems to be the Ming family...
Why did he go to Ming's house?
Thinking of this, Xu Qing first took something from the box under the bed, and then walked downstairs.
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Among the Ming family
Long Bing'er was dressed in black and covered her face with black gauze. She almost blended into the night, allowing her to easily avoid the Ming family guards who patrolled at night one after another, and went straight to the study.
She got lost because she had a poor sense of direction, especially in unfamiliar places with many people and no reference points. This situation was particularly obvious.
But it was already late at night and the streets were sparsely populated, so she naturally wouldn't have the trouble of finding her way.
The autumn wind rustled the trees, which just covered up the sound of Long Bing'er's footsteps.
When Long Bing'er walked straight to the study, he suddenly saw two Ming family guards coming towards him. Long Bing'er hid behind a big tree in a flash, but she didn't want to be in a hurry.
I accidentally stepped on a broken branch that fell behind a tree.
"Click——"
The sound of branches being trampled was extremely ear-piercing in the quiet autumn night.
This sound made Long Bing'er feel alarm bells ringing in her heart and she broke out in a cold sweat.
Guard Lao Zhang, who was on patrol, looked at guard Liu Si beside him and said strangely: "I just seemed to hear a sound over there."
Liu Si said: "I heard it too, it seemed to be coming from behind the tree."
Lao Zhang nodded and said, "Go over and take a look to make sure no thieves sneak in."
Liu Si nodded and walked behind the tree with Lao Zhang.
Just as Liu Si and Lao Zhang were getting closer and closer to the big tree, there was suddenly a "chirp, chirp, chirp" sound of crickets.
Lao Zhang stopped and said, "What did I think it was? It turned out to be just a cricket."
"Crickets?!" Liu Si suddenly became interested after hearing this.
Lao Zhang asked doubtfully: "Why are you excited about crickets?"
Liu Si said hehe: "You don't know, when I had free time yesterday, I lost my general when I had a cricket fight with that guy Wang Er. You see how loud this cricket's cry is, it will definitely kill me."
The one that lost to Wang Er comes back again, hurry up, help me catch it."
Lao Zhang frowned and said, "We are still on patrol. If we miss an errand, aren't you afraid that the housekeeper will punish you and me?"
Liu Si patted Lao Zhang on the shoulder: "Lao Zhang, when did you say you became so afraid of things?"
Lao Zhang said: "This is not a matter of being afraid of trouble. The head of the family has given instructions and nothing can go wrong these days."
Liu Sidao: "If you had the time to speak, you would have caught me already. Hurry up, hurry up. How long does it take to catch a cricket? Hurry up, hurry up."
Lao Zhang reluctantly agreed to him: "Okay, okay, hurry up, hurry up, the housekeeper will be punished if you neglect him."
Liu Si waved his hand and moved closer to the tree: "I know, I know."
Long Bing'er, who was behind the tree, became even more nervous at this time. The last time she read Xu Qing's storybook, it clearly described that if someone caught someone chirping like a cricket, they would think there was no problem and leave.
fraud!
Xu Qing is a big liar!
This trick doesn’t work at all!
If there is any sound of crickets, they will come over!
The same goes for these two guards. If they don't patrol properly, why are they fighting crickets when they have nothing to do?
What’s so fun about fighting crickets?!
No wonder he's still a guard now!
…
Hearing the footsteps of the two people getting closer and closer, Long Bing'er couldn't help but feel her heart sinking, and finally stamped her feet and stepped out.
When Liu Si and Lao Zhang saw the figure flashing out and before they could speak, they each received a blow from the scabbard on their necks and fainted to the ground.
After Long Bing'er knocked Liu Si and Lao Zhang unconscious, she glanced at them, and then continued to sneak towards the study.
Although these two people will not wake up in a short time now, there are two less people patrolling the courtyard, and they will soon be discovered by the stewards of the Ming family.
At that time, they may become vigilant. If they fail this time, they will definitely be on guard.