Thanks for the invitation: In ancient times, people shared children

Sure enough, a boy came running to the bank of the creek not far away.

Judging from his stature, he was about the same age as them. He was not dressed very well. His clothes and pants were torn and too short, exposing his arms and legs. He looked very skinny.

Fortunately, the weather is not cold, otherwise it would be really bad.

Seeing him take off his shoes and step into the stream, Yundou whispered, "Hurry up, let's go get some water."

The child nodded.

We went back to the backyard, one of us picked up the bucket and the other picked up the washbasin, and we left.

The guard at the door glanced at them and said, "Go early and come back early. It's getting dark. You are not allowed to linger outside."

They agreed readily, then went around to the back and approached the boy cautiously.

The stream gurgles and the birds chirp.

Boy: “Ouch!”

With a crackling sound, he was thrown into the water by a wash basin.

Yundou held up the bucket and looked at the child in shock: "Why are you holding him? Get him up quickly! He's drowning!"

The boy, whose head was held down, struggled desperately with his hands and feet like a drowning fish.

The child hurriedly carried him to the shore and said embarrassedly, "I thought I was catching a wild animal."

If you encounter a pheasant or a rabbit, it will be easy to catch them by just tapping them.

Kidney Bean said, "Don't you see how big your pot is? How big is it? How can it fit in there? You'll kill it."

"You're still talking about me," the child said, pointing at the bucket in her hand, "Why are you holding it up? Don't think I didn't see that you wanted to hit him!"

Yundou hesitated, "I... I just wanted to hit him lightly to confuse him and prevent him from running away. Who is like you, who is so ruthless!"

The more Jingdou spoke, the more confident he became.

No matter what her plan was, she didn't do it anyway, so whatever she says now makes sense!

She raised her head in a fierce manner.

Child: "Then you are also an accomplice!"

Kidney beans: ...

"Ahem...you...ahem...you're the main culprit!" the boy coughed, pointing at the child and then at Yundou, angrily saying, "You're two murderers! I'm going to sue you at the government office!"

"I'm sorry, we feel very guilty." Yundou admitted it very straightforwardly and lowered her head.

Child: "I feel guilty too, but everyone has their own share of responsibility. Just sue me. Or can you forgive me for not dying?"

"It depends on your sincerity." The boy curled his lips and stretched out his hand.

The child grabbed him and pulled him up: "My heart is full of sincerity. I will go find you some clothes to wear."

The boy shook her hand off and said angrily, "What do I need clothes for? Don't you understand? Don't you understand?"

He spread his hands and gestured vigorously.

The child took a step back and asked in surprise, "You don't want money, do you?"

"Shouldn't I?" The boy glared!

"Should……"

But I feel so bad! I should have used my brain before I took action!

The child was extremely upset. She hadn't caused trouble for a long time and was too excited at the moment.

At this moment, I could only ask with difficulty: "How much do you want?"

The boy looked at them, rolled his eyes, and said, "Ten taels!"

"Take my life," the child stuffed the basin into his arms and handed over his head, "You can kill me now, I have no complaints."

Her monthly salary was only one or two taels, but he asked for ten months' salary.

The boy held the basin and said, "Why would I want your life?"

Child: "How about this, you put me in that water and keep me there until you're satisfied."

Boy: "Come on, if someone sees me, I'll be a murderer. Aren't you harming me?"

"So what do you want? Ten taels is absolutely impossible!"

The child spoke with absolute certainty, having already decided to be a scoundrel.

You have to choose between being sorry for him and being sorry for yourself.

Kidney Bean tentatively said, "How about two taels? That's not a small amount."

The child nodded: "Three or two at most, or you will kill me."

The boy glanced at them, and the eldest muttered unhappily, "Stingy."

"what?"

Sanliang was still stingy, and the child looked at him in surprise.

The boy dropped the basin and put his hands on his hips, saying, "That's right. Judging from your clothes, you must be the maids of the prince inside. People like you are all dressed in gold and silver, eating the best food, and having as much money as leaves on the trees. You almost drowned me, and you're not even willing to give me ten taels. You're so stingy!"

"You didn't almost drown! You just went through the water!" the child argued.

Yundou was surprised: "How could you see us wearing gold and silver? We are just servant girls. We don't even have a single decent piece of jewelry on our bodies, let alone gold and silver!"

There was only a copper hairpin on Yundou's head, without even a layer of gold paint. It had turned black and looked worthless.

The child didn't even have a single piece of jewelry: "Forget gold and silver. I still owe a lot of debts."

The boy didn't believe them: "The material on you..."

"It was given to us. Didn't you see that what we wear is similar? The only difference is the color. These are all made in the mansion." Yundou explained.

Boy: “But you still have money.”

"That's because the master is rich. What does it have to do with us? If we were to buy our own clothes, we'd be lucky to have two new sets of clothes a year."

The child also explained.

The boy slumped his shoulders doubtfully and held out his hand again: "Two sets make you rich, pay for it."

The child stared.

He added slowly, "Three taels, not a copper coin less. I only want copper coins and silver. Don't try to fool me with silver notes. I can't spend that kind of stuff at all."

"And the banknotes. I've never seen any banknotes before."

The child mumbled and fumbled around in his pocket for money.

Yundou said, "I have seen some, but there are no three-liang silver notes. They are all one, five, ten, fifty, one hundred, and at most one thousand. These are all set by the government. If you want a three-liang silver note, we have nowhere to find it. Besides, how can you not spend silver notes? Even if someone doesn't accept them, can't we just find a bank to exchange them for?"

As she spoke, the child also found the money hidden on his body. When he handed it to the boy, he saw that he was shaking all over and had a dull look on his face, as if he had been struck by lightning.

Then his face turned red again, he snatched the money from the child's hand and ran away.

Child: "Hey! Why are you running? That's not even three taels!"

Yundou covered the child's mouth with his hand and said, "Shh! It's not good if it's not enough. It's just a good way to save money. I think he must have been cheated. Remember to find someone to settle the score. Let's leave quickly, otherwise if he finds out something is wrong, he will come to ask for it again."

The kid was always half cunning and half stupid, and when he shouldn't have been clever, he said, "What's the point of leaving? You can run away, but you can't. What if he needs to stay for ten days or half a month, and he goes straight to the post station to look for someone? If he makes a scene, I'm sure it won't end well for me. I wouldn't have come out with you if I had known."

"Tsk, I don't believe he has such courage. Besides, I asked you to catch him with me, but I didn't ask you to catch him like that. You are stupid, so why blame me?" Yundou disagreed.

Child: “You’re stupid.”

"You're not stupid," Yundou said lightly, then urged, "Hurry up and get some water and go back. It's already this late. Even if he wants to come, he won't come now. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

She was so calm that whatever the child said would make her think she was being unreasonable...

But if I don't say something, it seems like I'm admitting that I'm stupid.

The angry child had no choice but to say: "If you want to hit me, hit me yourself. I will never be friends with you again."

Then he ran away angrily.

No matter how Yundou kept yelling at him, "Are you a three-year-old kid? How can I fetch water for you with a bucket of water?"

The child stopped and turned around and shouted angrily: "I didn't even fetch any water!"

After she said that, she ran away quickly.

Kidney Bean: ...Who cares if you want to or not? We're already out! We came out to get water!

Yundou finally walked back with a bucket and a basin in his arms. Facing the guard's curious gaze, he said with a stiff face, "She was in a hurry and forgot the basin outside by the water."

"Did I forget you by the water, too?"

A slightly smaller guard laughed.

Another person said confidently: "They must have had a fight."

Kidney Bean: I see, what else is there to ask? If you ask again, I'll get angry too!