Chapter 30 The stick that broke up the couple
Little Su Bao was startled and peeked out from under Qian Shi's arms.
The outside is brightly lit now, so you can see clearly.
A chubby little girl dressed in red was standing at the door, waving into the yard!
Little Su Bao's eyes lit up, showing a mix of nervousness and inexplicable emotions.
That was an emotion she had never felt before!
It seems she's made friends!
That feeling made Xiao Su Bao stretch her neck and try to look outside.
"Su Bao, I'm your friend, Fu Manduo!" Fu Manduo shouted excitedly, ignoring her father's attempts to stop her, and ran inside, lifting her skirt.
Xiao Su Bao was a little nervous and subconsciously glanced at Qian Shi.
She didn't know how she should react, but she knew she was feeling a little excited.
"You guys are amazing! You caught so many bad guys!" Fu Manduo saw that the door was not closed, so he peeked at Xiao Su Bao through the door.
Ms. Qian was puzzled. How could Xiao Su Bao, who had just arrived in the county town, already have a friend?
Could it be someone they knew before?
Before she could ask, Tang Dabao said, "Hey, isn't this the chubby girl who knocked over her aunt's candied hawthorn today?"
"You're the chubby one! I'm strong, not fat!"
The little girl is six or seven years old this year, and she has reached the age where she can distinguish between beauty and ugliness. Upon hearing Tang Dabao's words, she immediately became dissatisfied.
The little girl was confident and poised, a stark contrast to Xiao Su Bao.
Tang Dabao scratched his head, avoiding the angry glare from the chubby girl, Fu Manduo.
Sun Cuihua glared at her son and said irritably, "Is this how I've always taught you? You're a grown man, how can you talk about a little girl like that?"
Tang Dabao immediately lowered his head, but he still thought the little chubby girl was very fat!
His eyes were all squeezed together, you couldn't even see his nose, and his face was all chubby, though he looked quite lucky...
Madam Qian reached out and grabbed her eldest grandson's ear: "Come here and apologize to that young girl!"
Fu Manduo stood at the door, hands on her hips, staring fiercely at Tang Dabao.
Tang Dabao pursed his lips and reluctantly apologized to Fu Manduo: "I'm sorry!"
After saying that, he turned around, leaving Fu Manduo with his backside!
He doesn't like chubby little girls at all!
snort!
Little Su Bao didn't know why her nephew was angry.
She looked at her only friend, then at her eldest nephew, a worried expression on her face.
What should she do?
Mrs. Qian had been watching the little girl the whole time, and when she saw her like this, she couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright, go have fun with your friends!"
Ms. Qian released her hand and gently patted Xiao Su Bao's arm.
Xiao Su Bao nervously rubbed her hands together, glancing helplessly at Qian Shi.
Feeling sorry for the little girl, Mrs. Qian simply took her hand and walked outside.
At this moment, the magistrate of Fu County, along with his constables, had already bound the eight fugitives tightly.
He saw it clearly just now, there's absolutely no mistake!
Thinking that he had already achieved such great success so soon after arriving, his eyes lit up, and his slightly chubby face was now full of smiles.
"You have performed a great service this time. I will have someone give you the reward money tomorrow. Do you have any other requests? As long as they are reasonable, I will grant them!" Fu Lin was genuinely happy.
It's only eight hundred taels of silver, and besides, I don't even have to pay for it myself; it's all allocated by the higher-ups!
He couldn't be bothered to embezzle that little bit of money; after all, he had nothing else but money.
Upon hearing this, Tang Qi was taken aback and quickly bowed gratefully, saying, "This humble subject thanks you, Your Excellency!"
Fulin waved his hand happily, not really caring about it. He looked up at his daughter, feeling somewhat helpless.
The next moment, Madam Qian came out with Xiao Su Bao. She didn't let her two sons and daughters-in-law follow, but let them stay in the house to watch over the other children.
As soon as Xiao Su Bao reached the door, Fu Man Duo grabbed her hand.
"My good friend, it's been so long!" Fu Manduo was very excited, his cheeks flushed red, making him exceptionally cute.
Xiao Su Bao was a little nervous, but seeing Fu Man Duo's happy expression, she couldn't help but slowly curl the corners of her lips into a smile.
"Sir, this is my mother. All of us brothers were raised by her, and she makes all the decisions in the family!" Tang Qi walked to Madam Qian's side and explained to Magistrate Fu.
Fulin was taken aback and subconsciously asked, "What about your father?"
"He died by accident when he went up the mountain ten years ago!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Lin was stunned, but his admiration for Qian Shi grew even stronger.
Seeing that Madam Qian was about to come over to pay her respects, he said directly, "Alright, no need for formalities."
Tang Yu and the others changed their clothes and came out, looking somewhat disheveled. Tang Yu's hands were trembling from exerting too much force earlier.
Who is this?
Wasn't the man supposed to be dead? How come there's still one?
"This is my uncle, Tang Yu!" Tang Qi looked at Tang Si and Tang Shan supporting Tang Yu and was also a little worried.
After all, my uncle's health has never been very good, but this is not the time for them to speak. Let's send these bad guys away first.
Tang Yu loved reading and passed the imperial examination to become a scholar. Now he teaches at a private school in the county. He had actually seen the county magistrate once, but he was only standing far away at the time.
“Little Su Bao, this is my dad. Dad, this is the friend I told you about today, Little Su Bao!” Fu Manduo pulled Little Su Bao and walked to Fu Lin.
Fu Lin looked at Xiao Su Bao, a thin and small girl. When did she become friends with his daughter?
His daughter is the kind of person who can find fault even in the smallest things.
After all, Xiao Su Bao looks skinny and small, like a little white rabbit, and seems easy to bully...
And if you look closely, it's kind of cute...
Little Su Bao nervously held Fu Man Duo's hand tightly.
"Dad, hello..."
She was so nervous that her first words immediately silenced everyone.
"Haha, this little girl is quite interesting, calling me 'Dad' so quickly..."
Fu Lin reached out and touched Xiao Su Bao's head. It was soft, completely different from his own daughter's stiff, stubble-like hair.
This is exactly what his ideal little daughter looks like!
Xiao Su Bao's cheeks flushed red, and she lowered her head, too frightened to look up.
"I...I'm sorry, Uncle...Hello, Uncle..." She nervously gripped the hem of her clothes, tears welling up in her eyes.
"This child is too thin. We can't let the child suffer. You must take good care of him from now on!"
It's rare for Fulin to be so talkative, but it seems he genuinely likes this young girl.
Madam Qian immediately nodded in agreement, and said with a smile, "You're right, sir. We will definitely take good care of her."
Seeing that Madam Qian wasn't just giving him the runaround, Fu Lin nodded and turned to look at his daughter.
This girl is clinging to Xiao Su Bao, she won't even glance at me...
Finally, the eight people were taken away.
Fu Lin originally planned to have them go to the yamen to collect their reward money the next day, but then he thought of something.
He simply took out his money bag and gave them eight hundred taels of silver notes.
"This is your bounty, but if you have any other requests, you can let us know!" Fulin said with a smile.
He handed the silver note to Tang Yu, but Tang Yu bowed slightly to Fu Lin, shook her head, and looked at Madam Qian: "In our family, it is my sister-in-law who makes the decisions!"
"Oh? Fine, you can decide for yourselves." Fulin was inwardly gossipy, but didn't show it on his face.
Madam Qian accepted the silver notes, still somewhat incredulous. With a touch of excitement, she said, "No need, this reward is more than enough!"
Seeing that they didn't seem to be faking it and weren't greedy, Fulin was even more satisfied.
"Daughter, it's time to go back!" Fu Lin was speechless as he looked at the girl who had forgotten her own father.
Fumanduo and Xiaosubao were talking, mostly her, while Xiaosubao listened quietly from the side.
Even so, Fu Manduo was still very happy because she had friends who didn't mind her being fat!
Don't think she's stupid just because she's fat. She knows exactly who treats her well.
"Alright, it's time to go home!" Fulin urged, seeing his daughter's reluctant expression.
Fu Manduo held Xiao Su Bao's hand longingly.
"Next time I go to Tangjia Village, you must take me out to play, okay?" Fumanduo said, her little eyes sparkling as she looked at Xiaosubao.
"Mmm!" Little Su Bao was also a little reluctant to part with her new friend, after all, they were each other's first good friend.
Watching the two of them reluctantly part ways.
Fulin felt as if he were the one stick breaking up a loving couple!
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