Acacia by mistake

It was very quiet on the lake, and the cry was very vivid, so soft and so pitiful, like the soft paws of a kitten.Qiao Xiangsi's heart was scratched moderately, and her back suddenly felt numb.

He paused, and explained the situation to Meng Shaoyou in a low voice, and the two decided to go first to see if anyone needed help.

In this way, Qiao Xiangsi met Ah Ran.

The young master of the Qiao family was born with gold and jade, and has seen countless beauties, but he is pretentious and has never been tempted, let alone approached.Just because he single-mindedly believes that except for the most beautiful woman in the world, no one else is worthy of him, and he has always dismissed other people's admiration and love.

However, that white and miserable figure that emerged from the darkness, and the soft and mournful moaning made his heart move, giving birth to many charming thoughts that he had never had before.

Who would have thought that the first time in his life that the son of a thousand pieces of gold would be moved by his heart, his first thought, his first desire, was actually because of an ordinary and humble person.

Even Qiao Xiangsi herself was angry with herself, feeling that she was too worthless, she was so angry for several days in a row, she didn't like anything, especially the young lady who attracted her attention.

But what can he do?

The closer I get to Ah Ran, the more I can't help liking him.Ah Ran is weaker than anyone he meets, but also stronger than anyone.Even though he couldn't take care of himself, he was still willing to help an injured stranger; he was so stingy, but he was generous enough to treat himself to a bun—but he didn't succeed.Thinking of this, Qiao Xiang felt angry.Damn it, who ate the buns that were supposed to belong to him?

Qiao Xiangsi couldn't hold back her wild thoughts, and she felt sulky as she thought about it, she couldn't help snorting heavily, but it woke up A Ran who was thinking silently.

"So it's you." Ah Ran nodded, obviously smiling, but Qiao Xiangsi somehow felt that he was a little sad, so she patted his head and said sourly: "I've been standing there all the time, but I just don't think it's necessary to make a move." That's all, why is a certain idiot's eyes always looking at others. By the way, I even covered you with a robe." Qiao Xiang wanted to take credit for this, but after thinking about it, Ah Ran might not be willing to think about the painting on the boat. Knowing what happened, he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and said awkwardly: "Don't mention the past, the most urgent thing now is that woman."

"He has a name." Ah Ran smiled, but she didn't know how to think about it.

"Everyone has a name, what's so strange about it." Qiao Xiangsi didn't take it seriously, and asked again, "Do you think what she said is true or false?"

A Ran was stunned: "I, I don't know either. I have met too few people and I don't have much knowledge. It's better not to ask me."

In the book that Qiao Xiangsi read today, she focused on how to get along with each other—when encountering problems in life, both parties should seek each other's opinions more, and only by discussing with each other can they be in harmony.

But Ah Ran had no objection, so Qiao Xiangsi had to change another question and continue to ask: "Well, I plan to take someone to find the bandit leader she mentioned, what do you think?"

"I think?" Aran replied seriously after careful consideration, "I think you are a real and powerful hero when you see injustice."

Although I still didn't ask for any advice from Aran this time, Qiao Xiangsi was very happy. He happily walked around the room twice, thought happily for a while, and asked Aran for the last question of the day: "It's too much here. It's cold, let's sleep in the same bed at night."

"But..." Ah Ran seemed to express a different opinion.

Qiao Xiangsi changed her face in an instant: "Don't agree! Anyway, I'm wearing clothes, and I won't do anything bad to you. Are you despising me?!"

"Uh..." Ah Ran swallowed what she wanted to say, and said, "Just don't dislike me."

It was night, and they really slept together in the same couch.Qiao Xiangsi still didn't sleep very honestly, and Ah Ran huddled inside neatly, slept until midnight, and woke up because of the stuffy heat.Opening his eyes and looking at the snowy light outside the window, it was Qiao Xiangsi who pressed his arms across his body, hugging him tightly, his body was like a small stove, making people unable to sleep due to the heat.

Ah Ran gently moved away Qiao Xiangsi's arm, stood up, and looked down at Qiao Xiangsi's face.

In the night, Ah Ran couldn't see Qiao Xiangsi's face clearly, but the vague details could be made up by memory.Ah Ran clearly remembered Qiao Xiangsi's smooth and full forehead, her straight nose bridge, her pouting eyes, and her beautifully shaped lips that once uttered love words to herself.

"You're so pretty." Ah Ran couldn't help but whispered to Qiao Xiangsi, "You have a pretty forehead, a pretty nose, a pretty mouth, and the prettiest eyes. It's just that the head is not so good."

Speaking of this, Ah Ran smiled softly: "You always say that you want to marry the most beautiful woman in the world, but I don't think anyone can compare to you. Do you want to marry yourself?"

Qiao Xiangsi slept soundly.When he fell asleep, there was a carefree and straightforward face on his face. A Ran felt that a person who could appreciate such a sleeping face every day would definitely feel happy and even live a long life.

"It would be great if I was really a noodle shop owner." Ah Ran couldn't help thinking about it.

In order to survive, Ah Ran has done many unbearable things.He naively thought that after he redeemed himself and opened a noodle stall, he would be able to say goodbye to his past life, but when he saw Lin Cuiying today, he realized that he was wrong.

The people who come out of the brothel can't hide their dusty smell no matter what.

However, if he hadn't been sold to Nuanxiang Pavilion back then, what would he be like now?

Maybe he will become an honest farmer, or he may start a small business in the streets.But the world is so big, if he hadn't been sold into Nuanxiang Pavilion, he might not be able to meet Qiao Xiangsi and Hero Meng.

"This is not good." Ah Ran finally thought about it, and came to a conclusion, "It's best to be like this."

He lay back in peace.Qiao Xiangsi's arm stretched out again, pressing heavily on his body, afraid that he would be cold, even though she was still asleep, she subconsciously pulled the quilt for him.

It's best for now.

Ah Ran thought again and closed his eyes.

The cold wind howled outside the wall, the snow was raging, and the world was silent.Ah Ran huddled under the blanket, leaning against a warm body, listening to the steady and powerful heartbeat.

This night, he didn't think about what to do in the future, and he didn't think about how many days he had left to see the light.He didn't think about anything, but in a warm embrace, he had a good dream about happiness.

The next day, when Qiao Xiangsi woke up, the wind and snow had stopped.

He closed his eyes and yawned. He was about to curl up in the bed and stretch himself. When he moved his left hand and touched something soft and elastic, he heard a soft muffled groan.

Aran is in her arms.

The cognition from the touch of his fingers made him wake up quickly.He quietly opened his eyes a crack, but saw that Ah Ran didn't dare to move, and was looking at himself with a flushed face.

"You... Take your hands away first." Ah Ran whispered.

Qiao Xiangsi immediately closed her eyes, pretending that she was still sleeping, and squeezed her left hand again.

Ah Ran wanted to hide, but she didn't, and was groped all over in spite of herself.Qiao Xiangsi was distracted, and wanted to move on to the next step, so she heard Ah Ran say, "You must be more careful today."

Qiao Xiangsi smiled, not in the mood to continue to take advantage of this little advantage, lazily opened her eyes, and pecked Ah Ran's cheek: "Of course. Did you sleep well last night? I also need a quilt."

Ah Ran looked at him with a smile, and after a while, carefully asked: "I want to go together."

"Of course." Qiao Xiangsi originally planned to show off her heroic appearance in front of Ah Ran.He sent people out to investigate last night, and he is well prepared today, so there will be no mistakes.

Lin Cuiying was settled properly, and after a good rest, she ate and drank enough. Now her face is a little more rosy, and it is more moving and bright than in the night. Standing in the snow, she looks like a picture of a beautiful woman in snow.

Qiao Xiangsi still couldn't completely let go of her guard against her, and asked the two to guard her exclusively, while she followed Ah Ran to protect her.

The path has been identified, and it is not too far from here, but it is very winding.After walking for less than half an hour, Ah Ran saw a dilapidated courtyard in front of him, which was covered with snow. He thought it was some uninhabited village, but he heard from the pathfinder that this was the den of bandits.

"Here?" Qiao Xiangsi wore a mask, her expression unclear.

Suddenly, there was a sound of "嗤啦", and the snow on the ground and on the house suddenly rose up, arching small bags, and when I looked closely, where was the snow, it was clearly covered by a white cloth and hid inside.At this time, seeing Qiao Xiangsi and the others set up a trick, they all jumped out immediately.

"Kill!"

"Rush me!"

"Don't let any of them go!"

——The last sentence was yelled by Qiao Xiangsi.Since he wanted to show it in front of Ah Ran, he yelled this sentence louder than anyone else, and shocked the audience, everyone was stunned for a moment.

"Fight!" Qiao Xiangsi had no choice but to yell again, and then everyone continued to fight.

This is a completely one-sided battle.Compared to Qiao Xiangsi's army, which was strong and strong, those mountain thieves were old, weak, sick and disabled. What they held in their hands were hoes, wooden sticks and the like, and they used dustpans as shields.

Qiao Xiangsi wanted to show off at first, but unexpectedly there was no space for her to show herself. It didn't take long before she beat those bandits to their knees and tied them up with ropes.

After interrogation, he was convinced that these people were really rebellious bandits, but the mountain they occupied was too barren, and they couldn't even get together their stuff. Before they had time to loot, they were captured by Qiao Xiangsi and his party.

Qiao Xiangsi had already ordered someone to report to the official, so all he had to do was wait.But for some reason, even though everything had been resolved smoothly, a sense of uneasiness suddenly rose in his heart.

These people only have this little manpower, this little ability, how dare they stare at their own team?Originally, he thought that the other party had another ambush, but he hadn't found out yet, but now that the dust has settled, why didn't he show up?

"Where's your friend?" Qiao Xiangsi turned around and asked Lin Cuiying.

Lin Cuiying showed a dazed look, and after a while, she suddenly realized, pointing to one of the huts: "It's there!"

As she spoke, she stepped forward quickly and called out: "Green beads, green beads!"

Seeing her running in a hurry, Ah Ran thought for a while and followed her.Qiao Xiangsi knew that he was worried that Lin Cuiying's friend would be bullied, but at the same time she was also worried that there was a trap, so she hurriedly said, "Don't go first."

Ah Ran paused.

"Be careful of cheating." Qiao Xiangsi instructed in a low voice.Aran nodded, holding something tightly in his hand.

Not long after, Lin Cuiying walked out tremblingly with the help of a woman, her face still stained with tears.Qiao Xiangsi and Ah Ran looked at each other, and both went up to meet her.

"Lvzhu, Luzhu..." Lin Cuiying choked up, gritted her teeth and kept crying.

Was it really a brutal insult?Ah Ran showed unbearable expression, but when her eyes shifted to the woman named "Green Pearl", she was also secretly surprised.

I saw that the woman's clothes were messy, her face was haggard, her legs were trembling and she couldn't stand upright, she had a miserable appearance of being bullied -- but she was a bit older than the two of them thought. At forty, the temples are stained with frost, but there is not much vicissitudes in the eyes, only pure sluggishness and numbness.

"She...she can't speak anymore, and she doesn't recognize me anymore." Lin Cuiying finished speaking with tears, and couldn't help crying anymore.

Qiao Xiangsi ordered the two of them to be taken to the carriage to take good care of them. Looking at the back of Luzhu leaving, she fell silent for a long time.

"Strange." Ah Ran stood beside him, tilting her head in confusion.

"Yeah, one is a young beauty and the other is an old lady, no matter how you think about it, you-"

"Well, I think it's more likely that pedestrians will be fooled by Lin Cuiying's temptation." Ah Ran's doubts are not in Qiao Xiangsi's mind. His focus is not on this, but elsewhere, "they are so different in age." Duo, why do you call them sisters?"

"Uh, this doesn't seem to be a problem." Qiao Xiangsi said, "I have made friends in the forties, and they are usually called brothers. The two have a deep relationship. I only heard that they are friends, but not If there are godfathers, women should be the same."

A Ran shook her head and said: "It's not the same. I think that Luzhu...she is also from the brothel. If they are in the same building, because of their different ages and different generations, it is impossible to call them sisters. But if they are from the secret door , they will pretend to be mother and daughter. They have more rules than us in this regard, because people like us can't be sold when they are in their 20s, but women are different..."

Having said that, he paused and stopped.Qiao Xiangsi smiled and said, "Why don't you say it? It's the first time I've heard of this. It's really strange. Thanks for reminding me."

Aran smiled wryly: "I can only help you in this aspect."

"Why belittle yourself." Qiao Xiangsi waved her hand, "You can help me a lot. For example, you were very good last night. I slept very soundly and had a good dream. By the way, in the dream There's also a little idiot who seems to keep praising me for looking good--"

"Master!"

Qiao Xiangsi was teasing Ah Ran at a critical moment, when she was suddenly interrupted by the butler, she was immediately very displeased.However, the housekeeper's face was solemn, and he couldn't help but feel a sinking: "What happened?"

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Happy Lantern Festival!