Chapter 189 Rushing to come,
"What is the name of this old man?" Chen Chunxing thought carefully and raised his smiling face.
She looked cute and innocent, especially when she acted well, which made her the most popular with the old people. But this time she miscalculated.
The old woman stood on the ladder, lowered her head slightly and glanced down. Her eyes stayed on Shen Chunxing's face for a moment, then moved to his side, staring at Xue Yongan, and said slowly:
"Call me whatever you want. I'm just a firewoman, guarding a half-abandoned house all by myself. How can I have the nerve to argue with the maids in the county magistrate's mansion? I wouldn't go out on the street and make a scene just for a few apricots."
“…”
Chen Chunxing couldn't help but chuckled, "You old lady, you're talking too much nonsense. You just said there were no fruits on the tree!"
"Why not?"
The old woman was still staring at Xue Yongan, as if she had discovered some treasure, and she made sounds of praise, which made the ruthless young man feel uncomfortable. He turned his body slightly and glared at Chen Chunxing.
"Why is there no apricot fruit on this perfectly good apricot tree? Someone must have stolen them!"
"If it weren't for Master Xiao Xue's sake, I would have reported the thief to the police long ago!"
"Little girl, you can eat the fruit if you want. Pick as much as you want. Why are you trampling all over the floor? Do you know how much trouble it would take for me to clean up?"
Although Chen Chunxing was blamed for no reason, he was not angry. Instead, he felt a pang of grievance and his eyes turned red on the spot.
She gestured her own height and pulled Xue Yongan next to her.
"Look at me, how can someone like me pick your fruit? Even if I could find a ladder and climb over, could I ever climb back up?"
The old woman was questioned and scratched her face suspiciously, "Then what were you doing just now?"
Chen Chunxing twisted his fingers in confusion, showing his hesitation to the fullest. He finally mustered up the courage and muttered softly, "To be honest with you, something was stolen in our house too! I just wanted to catch the thief!"
"What?" The old woman was so angry that she almost fell down. "You said I was a thief? What did I steal from you? Tell me clearly!"
"I didn't say it was you..." Chen Chunxing said this, but suspicion was revealed in his eyes. He said in a muffled voice, "I lost a jar of pickles, two chickens, three pancakes, four steamed buns, and five pounds of fried peanuts!"
“…”
The old woman's face twitched and she thought to herself, these are not thieves, they are clearly disaster victims fleeing!
But the steps are right in front of me, so I can only take them.
"Now that you mention it, I suddenly remembered that a few days ago, when I was getting up at night, I seemed to see a big black rat running towards the west. I thought it was just my eyes, but the next day, the apricots on the tree were gone. It must be that there were thieves in both our houses!"
Seeing the old lady slap the wall and show an expression of sudden realization, Chen Chunxing smiled beautifully.
"Maybe that's true. I wonder if you can see clearly which direction that big black rat is running off to, mother-in-law?"
"Everyone said they thought it was their eyes, but how could I have noticed..." The old woman glanced down, hesitated for a moment, and then blurted out, "But when I was sweeping the door the next day, I found a trail of mud stained with apricot juice. It went all the way west and ended before leaving our alley. Maybe... the thief is in the alley."
After saying that.
Without giving Chen Chunxing a chance to continue performing, the old woman glanced at Xue Yongan for the last time and climbed down reluctantly.
"Well, is the old man guarding the gate there even half as good-looking as Master Xiao Xue?"
Chen Chunxing recalled Geba's face and said tactfully, "Mother-in-law, being single is good."
“…”
This time the old woman climbed much faster, and disappeared in a flash.
Keep the surroundings quiet.
Chen Chunxing patted his clothes and teased Xue Yongan.
"If this person is good-looking, they'll have advantages everywhere. As soon as they run into trouble, someone will immediately rush to help solve it. Isn't that infuriating?"
Xue Yongan picked up the fallen leaves from her shoulders, scratched Chen Chunxing's nose, and smiled dotingly.
"I see you've adapted quite well. As soon as you open your mouth, you know how to proceed... Is this what you always said before, 'idol'?"
Chen Chunxing put his hands on his hips unhappily, "Who are you scolding? I'm an excellent actor!"
Then he was taken away by Xue Yongan.
The young man lowered his head slightly, leaned close to the little girl's ear, and blew into it with malicious intent.
"Walls have ears" - before he could even utter the four words, she punched him a few times.
Straight women are shy, and strong men vomit blood.
Although both of them are adults at heart, they are rarely so close.
Firstly, Chen Chunxing had been single since his previous life, so he had no such thoughts after his death.
It was not until later that she teamed up with Xue Yongan and stayed together for many years that they gradually got used to each other's presence, and did not notice when a layer of sweetness began to coat their relationship.
As for Xue Yongan, in Shen Chunxing's impression, he was an old feudalist.
She would always remember the first time they went to the human world to do business. It was an August day. Faced with the streets full of people in short skirts, stockings and long legs, he had a tense face and put a green trash can on his head, which almost caused a midnight urban drama.
Therefore, when Chen Chunxing discovered the boy's little movements, he was a little uncomfortable at first. By the time he reacted, Xue Yongan had already put him into the pavilion.
She frowned and clapped her hands.
Mumbling.
"What's wrong with blowing it? You can touch him, it won't hurt you!"
“…”
Xue Yongan used his peripheral vision to measure the two men's heights, and all his impulses immediately turned into a sigh.
He doesn't want to be a pervert.
I had no choice but to put the eager little girl on the stool.
Keep some distance.
Just now I got back to the topic as if nothing had happened.
"Can you believe what the old woman said?"
Chen Chunxing tried to get closer and moved a stool slightly towards Xue Yongan.
As a result, just as my butt was touching this side, the other side was a stool away.
She pouted unhappily: "Well, someone came here specifically to show me the way, so why do I have to explore a little?"
Think about it.
Chen Chunxing regained some composure and continued, "I've heard Bao'er say before that the defense of our Honglu County is loose, and the grassland barbarians and merchants from Southern Jin can come and go as they please.
Just after a major war a few years ago, the borderline was much quieter. Now that the fighting has subsided, I'm afraid there will be many more uninvited guests."
She pointed toward the wall of the next courtyard.
"Let's check it out. Last time at the granary, I felt something was amiss. One person said it was done by someone from Southern Jin, and the other said it was related to Prince Li. There's no way these two are related."
On the branches of the apricot tree, the buds that were about to bloom were blown away by the wind, and no longer had the possibility of bearing fruit, and they fell into the dust on the ground.
The tree wants to be still, but the wind does not stop.
Because of those two people's few words, the entire Honglu County, like a wound-up spring, forced its old body forward, and continued to move forward...
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