After saying goodbye to everyone in the inn, Dazui supported his mother and walked out of the inn.
Outside the inn, Xiaoliu was already waiting for them at the corner.
"Hey Xiaoliu, why are you here so early?"
Da Zui saw Xiao Liu smiling and saying hello, while the old lady remained silent.
Xiaoliu knew that what he did last night would definitely not be hidden from the old lady’s ears, so he smiled and clasped his fists calmly and said:
"Brother Big Mouth, Aunt Li, you have finally come out. I have been waiting for you all night outside this inn."
"Huh? After waiting for us all night, what are you waiting for us to do?" Dazui couldn't help but asked in confusion after hearing this.
But then he remembered what they had done that night, and a look of panic quickly appeared on Big Mouth's face.
His butt still hurts!
Dazui was so scared that he quickly supported his mother and turned around to leave.
Seeing Da Zui's scared look, Xiao Liu couldn't help but smile and dissuade him.
"Okay, Brother Big Mouth, you don't have to be so afraid. As the saying goes, catch a cheater and catch a double, catch a thief and get dirty. In the end, you didn't pay any money or actual benefits. So it's not gambling, it's just playing at best. One night of mahjong and three dice games."
"Although the Ming Law strictly prohibits illegal gambling, it does not prohibit playing dice and mahjong, so what you are doing is not illegal, and I am not here to get you."
Da Zui, who was originally frightened, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Xiao Liu's words.
"Oh my God, you almost scared me to death. Xiaoliu, you should have told me earlier." Dazui patted his little heart that was beating rapidly just now.
"Then, you just said you wanted to wait for me..." After the fear, Dazui asked with some doubts.
At this time, even the old lady was a little curious. She had thought that Xiao Liu wanted to fish and enforce the law, but she didn't expect it to be the case.
Looking at the curious two people, Xiao Liu said directly:
"I was dragged by someone to escort Aunt Li home."
"Who is dragging me down?" Dazui asked curiously.
Xiao Liu looked at Dazui with a smile and said, "Mrs. Lou."
This Mrs. Lou is naturally the wife of Lou Zhixian. She is also Dazui's biological aunt. Dazui is her only nephew, and Dazui's mother is also her sister-in-law.
Yesterday, she heard that Dazui's mother had come to the county town, and that Dazui had been beaten twenty times. Considering the recent banditry, she was afraid that it would be unsafe for Dazui, who had limited mobility, to send his mother back alone, so she decided to I specifically asked Xiao Liu to help escort him.
Xiao Liu worked for Lou Zhixian, and Lou Zhixian took good care of him. The leader's wife naturally had to give him face, so after asking Lou Zhixian for instructions, Xiao Liu agreed.
And this was one of the reasons why Xiao Liu waited outside the inn all night.
After hearing this, the big-mouthed girl also cupped her fists and thanked:
"Then I really want to thank Deputy Yan for arresting the head. However, Deputy Yan arrests the head. Although I am blind, I have walked this way home countless times. I am very familiar with it. Nothing will happen to me." , just ask my son to take me back, and I won’t bother Deputy Lao Yan to arrest the head."
The old lady declined.
Xiao Liu also smiled and said after hearing this.
"With the senior's ability, there is no need for the junior to escort me. However, since the senior has already lived in seclusion, he must have no longer wanted to interfere with the rights and wrongs in this world."
"In that case, let's let the junior escort the senior for a ride."
"After all, there have been bandits on the outskirts of Qixia Town recently. If there are fish that slip through the net and disturb the seniors, the juniors can help the seniors sweep away these gangsters."
After hearing Xiao Liu's words, the old lady nodded. Xiao Liu's words were not only very appropriate, but also spoke to her heart.
"Deputy Yan is interested in arresting the head, but this won't delay Deputy Yan's official duties, right?"
Seeing that the old lady was ready to agree, Xiao Liu continued to explain with a smile:
"Don't worry, ma'am, as Xiaoliu is the deputy chief of police, it is one of Xiaoliu's responsibilities to inspect the roads for safety and smoothness."
"In addition, Xiaoliu also has a fast horse. It's still early at this time. After sending you back to Lijiagou, we can rush back quickly without any delay."
The old lady nodded when she heard this. She thanked Xiao Liu: "In that case, I would like to thank Deputy Yan for arresting the head."
After that, she said to Big Mouth again:
"Son, let's go quickly, don't delay Deputy Yan's arrest."
"Hey." Da Zui responded quickly, feeling relieved to have Xiao Liu escorting him.
. . . . . .
In this way, there were three people and one horse on the road from Qixia Town to Lijiagou.
Dazui was walking in front holding his mother, while Xiaoliu was following behind holding a horse. The picture was unusually harmonious and beautiful.
Xiaoliu held a knife and led the horse, walking slowly, as if on a spring outing.
At this time, it is the turn of spring and summer, when all things are growing. The countryside is full of wild flowers, the chirping of insects and birds is lively, and there is a light natural freshness in the air.
Although Xiaoliu was not a man of letters, and he could not compose poems with great poetry, he still knew how to enjoy the beautiful nature.
And while Xiaoliu was watching the flowers, Dazui also asked his mother about the confusion in his heart.
"Mom, are you really what they call Xuanyuan with a broken finger?"
The old lady had long known that Dazui would ask such a question. She patted Dazui's hand and said:
"Son, this is all in the past. Mom doesn't want to mention it anymore."
"Hey." Dazui, who was originally very curious, heard his mother say this. Although he was extremely curious, he had no choice but to suppress the curiosity in his heart.
But he still had another very important question to ask, which he had been thinking about for more than ten years.
"Mom, do you know martial arts? Can you teach my child how to use martial arts?" Dazui asked excitedly and nervously.
Dazui really wanted to learn a skill. For this reason, he studied everywhere, but he learned nothing.
The old lady who heard this stopped, and Xiaoliu who was following behind saw the old lady suddenly stop and also stopped.
Dazui and Xiaoliu both looked at the old lady curiously.
However, Xiaoliu was confused and Dazui was looking forward to it.
But the old lady's reaction disappointed Dazui's expectations. She shook her head and said in a deep voice:
"Son, I promise to be my mother that I will never learn martial arts or get involved in martial arts!"
There was a choked tremor in the old lady's voice, obviously she was recalling some sad past.
But Big Mouth couldn't understand the old lady's state of mind at this time. He asked doubtfully:
"Why, Mom? Mom, I want to learn a skill, so that I can make Mom live a better life."
Dazui's words were so sincere that both Xiaoliu and the old lady could tell that he was not lying. The old lady also touched Dazui's head and said:
"Son, Mom knows that you are filial, but Mom doesn't need to have a good life. Mom, as long as you are safe, that's enough."
As she said that, the old lady's eyes couldn't help but shed two lines of tears.
Seeing that his mother was crying, Dazui also said quickly:
"Mother, mother, please don't cry. I don't want to learn martial arts anymore. I will never mention learning martial arts again."
Seeing the scene of a loving mother and a filial son, Xiao Liu couldn't help but feel emotional. He quickly turned away and rubbed his eyes.
