"How is it possible? That woman is also a woman from the Central Plains, but her dress and mannerisms are slightly different from ordinary women... But with her personality, she should get along well with the younger sister..." Nangong Yue recalled the impression with a sweet look on his face The "Yan girl" in .
Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao were confused when they heard this, so they simply interrupted Nangong Yue's words. Su Qiqi smiled and said: "Forget it, Third Brother, don't say anything, we will see for ourselves when the time comes..." Zheng Miao also smiled and echoed: "Brother Yue, remember to point it out to us then!"
After saying that, the two girls ran towards the backyard. Su Qiqi said while running: "You guys wait here for a while, Wanrou and I will go call Granny Cui..."
Qin Chuan and others nodded and sat down to rest. Qin Chuan, Nangong Yu, and Nangong Yue chatted for a few words, then each sat on the stone pier in a daze.
Ning'er played with Heihu for a while, but felt bored, so she walked up to Qin Chuan and asked expectantly: "Cousin, can you teach me how to use hidden weapons?"
"Okay! Come on, Ning'er, my cousin will show you first..." Qin Chuan looked at Ning'er lovingly, stood up, took out a few locust stones from his pocket, demonstrated several times himself, and then After explaining the technique of ejecting flying locust stones, he handed a few to Ning'er and asked him to try it out.
Ning'er first practiced in the corner near the rockery. After several attempts, she couldn't play far, so she decided to change the place to play. He glanced around and decided to play in the corner by the roadside. There is a century-old tree there, and some birds often sit on it. He had an idea and aimed the locust pebbles at the birds on the tree and ejected them.
When Nangong Yue saw it, his childlike innocence was greatly enhanced. He also asked Qin Chuan how many locust stones he wanted, and joined the bird-hunting team. The two were having a great time when they suddenly heard a scream from outside the wall, and then someone cursed loudly: "Which blind bastard is throwing stones at me? I don't want to live anymore!" Nangong Yue heard this. When he got into trouble, he hurriedly pulled Ning'er and hid behind the rockery.
Qin Chuan was about to follow the sound and go out to see the situation, but was pulled by Nangong Yu. The two looked at each other, stood there, and looked at the courtyard door silently.
After a while, the courtyard door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man with a fat head, big ears, and a sinister face broke in. He shouted in a rough voice: "Which bastard just threw stones? Come out and apologize to me." !”
He was shouting angrily and looking around when he suddenly saw two handsome young men standing in front of him and was speechless for a moment. After a while, he muttered: "Hey! Did your child just throw a stone at me? Do you adults want to apologize to me?"
Qin Chuan frowned and looked at the man, but said nothing. Nangong Yu saw that the man did have a bulge on his forehead, and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "Brother, I'm sorry, my younger brother was practicing ejecting stones just now, and he accidentally hit you, please forgive me!"
The middle-aged man didn't appreciate it, and said angrily: "Humph! Just apologize with words? Don't you need to compensate for some medical expenses?"
"I have ten taels of silver here. How about I treat your injury?" Nangong Yu said, then took off his money bag from his waist, took out an ingot of silver and handed it to the middle-aged man.
Seeing that Nangong Yu's attitude was still polite, the middle-aged man softened his tone a little and said, "You know the truth...according to our Erlongshan rules, you will have to pay for the subsequent nutritional expenses and lost work expenses..." Nazhong As the young man spoke, he took the silver, put it in his mouth, bit it, and then quickly put the silver into his arms.
"Erlong Mountain? This... what kind of bullshit rules are these?" Qin Chuan asked dissatisfiedly before Nangong Yu could speak.
The middle-aged man was not annoyed, and said with a playful smile: "Young master, you don't know... We all make a living by singing and juggling within a ten-mile radius of Erlong Mountain... Now your little brother smashed my head, If I can't perform on the street for several days, doesn't that mean I've lost my income? If I don't ask you, who can I ask for money?"
"You - you are trying too hard... You only scratched a little skin on your forehead, the ten taels we gave you is already too much, and you are still greedy..." Qin Chuan saw that he looked greedy and scoundrel, He cursed angrily.
"Hey! You guys smashed my head, right? Is it natural for you to pay me money? I put my words down today and won't give you another 20 taels of nutrition and missed work pay. I won't be able to leave here. ..." After saying that, the middle-aged man threw his burden on the ground and sat down cross-legged, like an old pine in meditation.
Qin Chuan's eyes were so angry that he was about to step forward to drive the man away, but Nangong Yu stopped him with his eyes. Nangong Yu walked slowly to the middle-aged man, took out two identical silver coins from his purse and handed them to the middle-aged man.
When the middle-aged man saw the silver, his eyes lit up and he immediately put the money away. Then he was satisfied, shook his head and said: "That's pretty much it. I'll keep an eye on your brother from now on..."
When Qin Chuan saw that he was getting an advantage and acting like a good boy, he couldn't help but wanted to slander him, but Nangong Yu persuaded him to stop him. He could only watch helplessly as the man collected the money and walked away with a proud look on his face.
"This scoundrel..." Qin Chuan couldn't help but curse. Nangong Yu smiled and said calmly: "Brother Xian, there is no need to be angry with such a philistine... just think of it as a waste of money to eliminate disaster..."
After Nangong Yu finished speaking, he shouted towards the rockery: "Third brother, Ning'er, come out..."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a rustling movement behind the rockery. Nangong Yue led Ning'er and walked out softly, and asked with a vigilant look: "That person... left?"
Nangong Yu nodded and said slightly angrily: "Yes, I spent thirty taels of silver and sent it away..." After that, he asked Qin Chuan to accompany him back to the observation tower to pick up the things.
Qin Chuan nodded and followed Nangong Yu towards the observation tower. Nangong Yue quickly ran to close the courtyard door and squatted beside the flower bed with Ning'er to tease the black tiger.
After a while, Su Qiqi, Zheng Miao, and Granny Cui walked out of the backyard and saw the courtyard door suddenly closed. Su Qiqi glanced at Nangong Yue and asked casually: "Third brother, why is the courtyard door closed?"
Nangongyue looked back at the courtyard door, then looked at Su Qiqi and others, and said with a sad expression: "I just lost thirty taels of silver..."
After hearing Nangong Yue's erroneous answer, Zheng Miao became even more curious: "What's wrong? Someone came in and robbed you in broad daylight?"
Nangong Yue nodded exaggeratedly and said quietly: "Almost..."
"Ah? Really?" Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao both showed expressions of disbelief. The two of them looked at Qin Chuan and Nangong Yu who were coming down from the observation tower.
Zheng Miao asked loudly: "Brother, brother Yue said that we were robbed of thirty taels of silver. Is it true?"
When Qin Chuan, who was walking, heard this, he almost slipped and rolled down. He managed to steady himself and replied with a smile: "Really!"
Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao were both stunned for a moment, and then shouted in unison: "No way! Which thief is so bold? Let's settle the score with him!"
