That turned out to be a short arrow, or in other words, a crossbow arrow!

No wonder I was just wondering. I clearly hit the thief in the chest with the mallet, but why did he cover his face and fall down, screaming so miserably? It turns out that at that time, someone shot an arrow at him, and he was injured by the arrow.

He just ran away in embarrassment.

The problem is——

Who shot this crossbow?

Thinking of this, I turned around and looked around. The surroundings had fallen into darkness again. There were two or three dogs barking in the distance. It became quieter and quieter. I couldn't see anyone around anymore.

"Mom, what on earth is this?"

Li'er still held my arm and kept asking questions. I didn't bother to answer her. I just looked around carefully. Just now, because it was too thrilling, I didn't notice where the crossbow arrows came from.

I'm afraid it will be difficult to find it now.

The night is getting darker and darker, the moon is slowly covered by clouds, and the surrounding area becomes dark.

Although this arrow helped me, maybe the person who shot the arrow was not hostile to me, but when I think about the fact that there may be people around me who have been spying on my home, my life, and even my daughter, that kind of

The feeling still made me very uneasy, so I hurriedly picked up Li'er and turned back to the house.

He picked up the door latch that had been scraped off by the thief with an iron wire and fell to the ground, closed the door, checked it again, and then carried Li'er back to the back room.

This night is destined to be a sleepless night for me.

I kept wide-opening my eyes and watched the darkness outside the window slowly brighten. The morning light shone through the window on the bedside, and the warm feeling made the chill and panic of the night fade away.

"Mom..." Li'er's sticky voice sounded. As soon as I lowered my head, I saw her opening her eyes and yawning widely, then reaching out and hugging my neck. I smiled and stroked her face, softly.

Voice: "Were Li'er scared last night?"

"I was scared at first, but then I wasn't scared anymore."

As Li'er spoke, she raised her head and looked at me again, her big eyes flashing with excitement: "Mom is so amazing!"

I smiled and kissed her apple-like cheek: "Of course. If my mother isn't great, who is?"

Mother and daughter stayed on the bed for a while, and then it was time to get up. After I took my daughter to freshen up, I made breakfast for her. Li'er was now able to be very obedient and brought her bowl over and filled her with a bowl of porridge.

After that, she carried her back to the house, pulled out the stool, climbed up and sat down. When I brought a plate of pickles and scrambled eggs, I saw her pouting at the steaming porridge for a long time, and then eating it in small bites.

Get up.

Seeing her eating like a cute puppy, I held the bowl next to me and felt my heart melt.

In the past, I didn’t quite understand why mothers would always pamper their children, even if they were pampered to the heavens. Now that I have become a mother, I understand after getting along with my daughter day and night. When I see even a little bit of progress or cuteness in her, I just love her.

I feel that my child is the smartest and cutest child in the world. Even if I give her everything in the world, it is not enough to express my love.

After a while, Li'er ate all the porridge in the bowl, put down her chopsticks obediently and looked at me. I also looked at her and said with a smile: "What do Li'er want to tell mother?"

"Hey? How did mother know?"

"You are so good, you don't stay in bed, and you serve the dishes yourself. Don't you want to ask your mother for something?"

Li'er immediately giggled, and then said, "Mom, are you going to the market today?"

"Yes."

"Then, can Li'er go with mother?"

I was stunned for a moment and didn't answer her immediately.

If it had been two days ago, I would have refused without even thinking about it. The market was still far away from here, and the child would be very tired walking so far. Besides, there were many people and things going on there, and I didn't want anything to happen to my son.

But after what happened last night, I felt even more worried.

As long as I think about a pair of eyes peering into my home, and a crossbow arrow that can shoot into my yard, I can't help but let Li'er stay at home alone.

I thought about it, then lowered my head and said with a smile: "You want to go, but you have to walk a long way. What if you refuse to go on the road and are cheating?"

"Li'er can't do it!"

"Really?" I laughed and said, "What if you cry on the road and refuse to leave?"

"..." She blushed, thought for a long time, and looked at me eagerly: "What do you want me to do?"

I laughed and said, "Then I'll punish Li'er by not being able to eat snacks for a month, and you won't be allowed to play by the river in the future."

When she heard this, her face turned pale. After thinking for a long time, she finally made up her mind and gritted her teeth: "Okay!"

Looking at the serious look on her little face, I couldn't help but feel happy, so I agreed to her. After I finished eating and put away the dishes, Yunxiang and several other embroiderers came to see me, so I cleaned up.

After walking around the room, he took out the bag of silver and put it away. After thinking about it, he took out the silver lock from under the pillow.

Li'er has been staying by my side. As soon as he saw the silver lock, he was immediately interested: "Mom, what is that?"

I glanced at her and said softly: "This is a gift given to you by others."

"Ah? For me?"

Li'er was overjoyed and hurriedly came over to take a look: "Why has Mom never shown it to me?"

"...Because, because it's too expensive, Mom is worried that you will lose it."

"Li'er can't do it. Mom, can you hold it for Li'er?"

She looked like she liked it and looked at the silver lock without blinking. I smiled softly and put the silver lock in her hand: "Then take it. If you lose it, mother will punish you."

No snacks are allowed for a year."

She no longer cared about the distressed snack, and took it carefully. The silver lock glowed tenderly in her tender palm, as if the person who gave the gift had such tender feelings for her, even in the most difficult days.

Even though he was there, he was not stingy with his love for her.

Li'er looked at the silver lock, carefully fiddled with it with her fingertips, and saw the words on it: "Mom, who is Liu San?"

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I lowered my head and glanced at her: "It's the person who gave me this silver lock."

"Oh, do I know him?"

"...No."

"Then why did he give it to me?"

I paused slightly as I walked out. I looked down at the silver lock. I was silent for a while and then said with a smile, "Because Li'er is very cute and everyone who has met you loves you."

When the girl heard this, she blushed, but she held the silver lock tightly with a smile. I kept looking at her with a smile, but at this time there was a slight pain in my chest, and I slowly locked the door. As soon as I turned around, I saw again

Li'er held my sleeve: "Mom, this Liu San—can I see him?"

My face stiffened.

She didn't know why, but she still looked at me expectantly, but I didn't answer her. I just held her hand and walked out. Li'er also chased me and asked: "Mom?"

"Li'er, don't ask anymore."

When I said this, my voice was already a little hoarse, as if she was lying on me and pressing on my chest last night, and the heavy feeling of being unable to breathe came back to me. I took two deep breaths to calm myself down, but

She couldn't help but look a little unhappy. Li'er looked at me. This time, she didn't break the casserole to ask the truth. Instead, she carefully held my hand and looked down at the silver lock in her hand. No.

Speak.

I led her outside.

Yunxiang and the others had been waiting for a long time. When they saw me, they all said with concern: "Qingqing, why do you look so ugly?"

"Did the thief hurt you last night?"

"Are you okay?"

I forced a smile and said: "It's okay, I just didn't sleep well. Let's go."

With that said, I walked out with them, but when I closed the courtyard door, I raised my head again and looked at this simple little courtyard and that simple room.

The surrounding scenery is very nice and quiet. The wind blows through the treetops and makes a rustling sound. There are some children chasing and playing in the distance. Chickens and ducks from other places have been released, fluttering their wings and flying up the fence. There are also yellow dogs.

barking.

This scene really looks like the most ordinary pastoral picture.

But I know that this picture is not simple.

The arrow last night has already added a touch of blood to this picture. I still don’t know who the other person is and what his purpose is. But - although the arrow helped me, it still makes me worried.

I felt uneasy, as if some haze had shot over with the arrow, shrouding my life.

Who is he?

I took another look around, but still found nothing. Later Yunxiang and the others urged me, so I turned around and followed them.

We didn't walk very fast, and it didn't take us too much time to reach the market. What's interesting is that Li'er, she really didn't act like a spoiled child along the way. Maybe she was afraid that I would fulfill my promise and not give her snacks. I did this several times.

When I saw her walking away, I puckered my lips, but I never really cried.

Moreover, the silver lock seemed to give her great comfort, and she played with it all the way.

When we arrived at the embroidery workshop, Boss Wang was already waiting there, as were the other embroiderers, all of whom were obviously looking forward to this moment.

As soon as Boss Wang saw me, he breathed a sigh of relief.

I smiled in my heart and led everyone over, only to find that many of the furnishings in the embroidery workshop had been picked up and the lobby and courtyard were empty. It seemed that Boss Gao had also sold the place and was ready to leave.

As soon as he saw us passing by, Boss Wang immediately said with a smile: "Madam, have you prepared the money?"

I smiled and took off the baggage from my back, handed it to him, and said, "Boss Wang, there are ninety-seven taels of silver here, please count it."

When he heard this, he said: "Madam, I made it clear the other day that the mortgage is one hundred taels."

I smiled, lowered my head and said to Li'er: "Li'er, give the silver lock to mother."

She obediently gave me the silver lock, but she kept looking at it, only to see me put the silver lock on the table: "I will also pledge this to you. The quality of this silver lock is very good, it is definitely more than -"<

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Before he finished speaking, he heard Li'er suddenly say: "No!"

We all looked down at her and saw Li'er's eyes widening: "No. Mom, you said that's mine!"

"But now my mother needs to use this silver lock. Li'er is good, it's just for mortgage. Boss Wang will return it to you after a while."

"No, that's mine!"

"Li'er..."

Just as she said this, the girl's eyes turned red, as if all the grievances she had experienced along the way suddenly broke out at this moment. Her little mouth shrank, and her eyes filled with tears in the blink of an eye. I thought she must have
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