The pretty widow is addicted to money, and the little wolfdog asks for a hug

The procession of criminal slaves continued to advance.

The two officers following behind dismounted and took charge of looking after Crazy Horse.

The young man in black also walked over with a hunched back and squatted aside at a distance.

The street vendors were busy picking up the vegetables, fruits and melons scattered on the ground, and the streets were gradually returning to their bustling state.

Gu Qinghuai and Zhao Ying supported each other and stood on the street and did not leave.

Gu Qinghuai poked Zhao Ying's arm with his finger and whispered, "Mother, did you see that boy in black? He saved me just now."

Zhao Ying's eyes turned to the young boy, "Yes, it's the criminal slave."

Gu Qinghuai raised the corner of his lips slightly, "He is a criminal slave and a stranger, but he is someone I can trust with my back."

Zhao Ying's eyes widened: "Huai'er, you——" She was just a child! Why are you leaning over? !

Gu Qinghuai whispered, "Mother, just now, he could have just stood by and watched, but he didn't. He still saved me despite the danger."

Zhao Ying nodded with a stiff expression: "Yes...it is true." But there was no need to turn her back. The child looked several years younger than her daughter and was a criminal slave. He was not suitable.

Meng Wubing from the Meng family is only two years younger than my daughter, which is good.

Gu Qinghuai continued, "I guess he knows Kung Fu and is a hidden master. So, I want to buy him and make him my personal bodyguard.

You know, Zhou Genchang and Zhang Guiling, those two old drug addicts, will definitely not let me go easily. They might be looking for an opportunity to assassinate me. I need a thug by my side."

A "knife" that can kill women!

"Just a bodyguard? A thug? Nothing else?" Zhao Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

Oh my God, she was scared to death, she thought that "handing over your back" meant giving yourself to him.

"Yeah, what else?" Gu Qinghuai was a little puzzled when he saw Zhao Ying looking as if she had been pardoned.

Zhao Ying covered her mouth with her hands in embarrassment and laughed: "My dear, I thought 'giving up your back' meant giving up your body. You see, if you give up your back, then you have to give up your front as well? That means giving up your whole body."

puff!

Gu Qinghuai laughed so hard that his stomach hurt.

"Mother... the meaning of 'turning your back' is that if two people can turn their backs to each other in a battle, that is the highest level of trust."

Zhao Ying blushed and said “Oh oh oh”.

She understood that what it meant was that the boy would not stab her daughter in the back.

"But...but he is a criminal slave. Will the officials sell him?"

She felt that dealing with the officials was a bit scary.

Gu Qinghuai lowered his voice and said, "Mother, didn't you hear what others said before? These criminal slaves, if they are valuable, will be sold to pimps, brothels, brothels and other places. Only those who are not valuable will be sent to heavy labor."

"But they committed crimes, no... they are not good people," Zhao Ying's expression was cracked.

My daughter is so brave!

Even criminal slaves dare to buy it!

Gu Qinghuai glanced at Zhao Ying and chuckled, "Mother, how can you be so naive? Are the criminal slaves necessarily guilty people? Are the officers escorting the prisoners, the high-ranking officials, and even the good people walking on the streets necessarily good people?

Except for those who are truly evil-minded, good and bad are often just different positions. "

Seeing Zhao Ying's bewildered expression, Gu Qinghuai continued, "Mother, for example, Zhou Genchang and Zhou Zhangshi, they are not criminal slaves. In the eyes of others, they live like human beings, bright and beautiful, but are they good people?"

"No! Those two old beasts are so bad!" Zhao Ying said hatefully, gritting her teeth.

She wished she could beat those two old bastards to death with her own hands for daring to torture her daughter like that!

Gu Qinghuai nodded, "That's right."

Zhao Ying thought for a moment and said, "Huai'er, just do whatever you want to do. I don't have much experience and my brain is not very smart, so I can't think of that much. Anyway, I will support you in whatever you do."

Gu Qinghuai smiled and said, "Okay, mother, let's go buy some herbal tea to quench the thirst of the two officers."

It was almost the hour of Si, the sun had risen to most of the sky, the bright white sunlight was scattered on the ground, dazzling the eyes, and the street was getting hotter and hotter.

The pedestrians were all sweating profusely, and were using all kinds of fans to fan their faces.

The dog lying on the side of the road was panting with its long tongue hanging out.

The two officers sat in the shade in front of the shop, squinting their eyes, looking bored.

When the people passing by saw them, they shrank back and kept a distance from them for fear of bumping into them.

The young boy squatted beside the fainted horse, his head drooping weakly, like an eggplant wilted in the sun.

Perhaps because he had not been exposed to water for a long time, he did not sweat much. The back of his neck was tanned by the sun, making the whip marks look even more hideous.

Gu Qinghuai restrained the light in her eyes, and showed a fearful expression of a country woman seeing an officer. She took two bowls of herbal tea, walked up to the officer, and said respectfully, "Excuse me, sirs. It's so hot, and you two officers have worked so hard. I bought two bowls of herbal tea. I wonder if you can do me the honor of drinking a bowl of herbal tea to cool down?"

The two officers glanced at Gu Qinghuai and saw that she was smiling and very respectful, so they took the herbal tea with great pleasure.

She is just a pregnant country woman. She wouldn't dare to poison the tea in broad daylight, in front of everyone.

Sugar and mint leaves are added to the herbal tea, which is cool and sweet.

The two officers drank the whole drink in one gulp, and immediately felt refreshed, with the heat dissipated a lot.

Their eyes lingered wantonly on Gu Qinghuai's chest, and when returning the bowl, they pretended to accidentally touch Gu Qinghuai's hand.

One of them smiled maliciously and said, "Young lady, what else do you want? Tell me and I will do it for you."

These two greasy pigs!

If it hadn't been on the street, she would have gouged out their eyes and chopped off their hands!

Gu Qinghuai suppressed the nausea in her heart and said, "Sir, that little slave just saved my life. I dare to ask you, sir, can I give that little slave a bowl of herbal tea as well?"

The two officers looked at the young man in black, nodded, and said, "Go."

Criminal slaves aged twelve or thirteen are the most valuable and can be sold to a pimping shop. If they can be sold to an elephant brothel, they will be even more valuable. If they die of thirst, it will be a big loss.

Since the young woman was willing to spend money, they wished she would buy a bowl of water for the slave boy to drink.

Gu Qinghuai took the herbal tea from Zhao Ying and handed it to the boy.

The young man sensed someone approaching, and a cold light flashed in his slightly lowered eyes.

He raised his head slightly, and a corner of a water-red dress came into view. Then a clear and pleasant girl's voice sounded: "Little brother, you just saved me. I can't repay you at this moment. I can only buy you a bowl of herbal tea. Come, drink a bowl. If you continue to be exposed to the sun like this, you will get a heat stroke."

Qi Yuanshuo slowly raised his head, and his sharp eyes fell on Gu Qinghuai's face.

It was originally a small oval face, but because of being too thin, it looked a little distorted. The skin was slightly dark and slightly rough. A pair of clean and clear almond-shaped eyes looked at him with a smile.

"No need," Qi Yuanshuo spat out two words coldly and lowered his eyes again.