Xu Xing found a hidden stinky ditch, threw the corpse of the scholar and doctor in, and then covered some debris piled up beside the ditch on the corpse, returned to the vicinity of the old locust tree, and hid.

There are few people walking around in this remote alley. Every time Xu Xing sees a person passing by, he will focus on his spirits, observe carefully, and doubt whether the other party is the person he wants to wait for.

Seven people passed in a row, but none of them would look at the old locust tree more.

In the evening, the eighth person came.

When he saw this person, Xu Xing looked a little surprised because Xu Xing actually knew this person!

This person is the butler of the county magistrate's office. Although he changed into inconspicuous clothes at this moment, Xu Xing had a very good memory and recognized the person at a glance.

After the butler came to the alley, he seemed to be lost. He looked around and muttered something in his mouth.

When passing by the old locust tree, the butler stopped, looked up at the dense canopy above his head. It seemed to be a little hot, and he wiped the sweat from his head with his sleeve.

Stand under the tree for a while, look around for a while, and then walk forward again.

When Xu Xing saw that the butler never looked at the tree hole, he didn't get close to the tree hole, and he said in confusion: "Isn't this person not this person? Then, the butler of the county magistrate's office, what are he doing here?"

Instead of chasing him to check, he continued to hide in the dark to observe.

Not long after, a little girl of six or seven years old ran over deep in the alley, and her clothes were a little worn.

Xu Xing didn't care too much when he saw this little girl at first, but what Xu Xing didn't expect was that the little girl actually ran straight under the old locust tree and reached into the tree hole!

Xu Xing was immediately surprised and thought to himself: "Did the note be passed to such a little girl?" But Xu Xing felt it was unlikely.

The little girl touched the hole in the tree for a while, but didn't get anything, so she got up again and went back deep into the alley.

Xu Xing's heart moved slightly and quietly followed the little girl.

The little girl jumped all the way, walked to the door of a family in the deepest part of the alley, opened the door, and walked in.

He walked quickly for a few steps, stole the door and listened carefully.

The little girl's voice sounded in the yard: "Uncle Yu, there is nothing in the tree hole!"

A half-old man's voice sounded: "Oh, I understand! Xiaohe, come, I'll give you a candy!"

The little girl said happily: "Thank you Uncle Yu!" Then, a burst of brisk footsteps came towards the door.

Xu Xing quickly dodged and began to hide.

I saw the little girl go out and close the door, and the smile on her face quickly disappeared.

She pursed her lips, looked back, came to a stone at the door, hid the candy under the stone, and then lowered her head and walked away with depression.

The little girl walked all the way to the old locust tree, sat on the crooked roots of the tree, holding her little face, looking stunned.

Xu Xing looked at the little girl in secret, and sneaked back to the door of the house.

Xu Xing first glanced at the little girl's candy stone, and saw dozens of thumb-sized candy pieces piled up inside.

Due to the hot weather, some of the sugar cubes have melted and stuck together, and even a lot of dust has attracted many ants to attach to them.

At this time, the woman's intermittent "Yeah ahhh" sound came from the door, and the man's rough breathing sound. The man was panting while saying some dirty words that were unpleasant.

When Xu Xing heard this, he knew what was doing inside.

He cursed inwardly, and did not want to stain his ears, so he turned around and left temporarily.

Xu Xing did nothing for a moment and turned to the old locust tree. Seeing the little girl being stunned, she thought about it, then walked over and asked, "Why are you sitting here alone?"

The little girl looked up at Xu Xing and ignored him.

Xu Xing didn't care at all, and sat with her on the crooked roots and said, "Your name is Xiaohe?"

The little girl turned to look at Xu Xing in surprise and said, "How do you know my name?"

Xu Xing said: "I also know that you have hidden a lot of sugar under the stone outside your doorstep! You really can't hide things. The sugar you hide has melted, it has been stained with a lot of dust, and it has attracted a lot of ants!"

Xiaohe said angrily: "Those candies are not hidden by me! I don't want them there!"

Xu Xing pretended to be puzzled and said, "Why don't you want those sugars? Are those sugars not sweet?"

Xiao He said angrily: "I don't like it, I want you to care!"

Xu Xing said with a strange expression: "Where is a child who doesn't like candy?" He said that, and showed a sudden look, "Oh, I understand, you don't like the person who gives you candy!"

Xiao He was surprised again and looked at Xu Xing and said, "You, why did you know again?"

Xu Xing said: "I just saw a man entering your house, and then you came out, and I was still very unhappy. Is that sugar given to him?"

When Xiaohe heard this, she said, "Yes, I just don't like that man. He bullies my sister-in-law every time he comes. My sister-in-law didn't want to do it at first, but later she looked forward to him coming every day!

"After I told my brother about this, my brother went to beat my sister-in-law, and they even had a fight, and then my brother disappeared the next day!

"Since then, my sister-in-law has been talking to me coldly every day. Sometimes she doesn't even give me food, and she wants to drive me out of the house!"

Xiaohe choked and cried: "I...I hate them both!"

The two of them obviously refer to her sister-in-law and Uncle Yu.

Xu Xing took out a handkerchief and handed it over: "Here, I'll wipe it for you!"

This handkerchief was given to him by the garment store when buying clothes. Perhaps because the price of buying him bear skin was too low, I felt a little embarrassed!

After seeing the handkerchief, Xiaohe was stunned for a moment, then refused in a panic and said, "No, no need!" She quickly wiped her tears with the back of her hand.

Xu Xing could see that Xiaohe might have felt a little inferior when she saw that the handkerchief was new and she was afraid that the handkerchief would be dirty, so she refused.

So he wiped the tears from Xiaohe's face with a handkerchief, then stuffed the handkerchief into her hand, and said, "You can use it for you. Anyway, this handkerchief was given to me by someone else. I, a man, don't use any handkerchief."

Seeing that her handkerchief was stained with tears, Xiaohe couldn't refuse anymore. She wiped her tears with her handkerchief and said, "Then... I'll give it back to you after I wash it!"

Xu Xing waved his hand indifferently and said, "No, I'll give it to you!"

Xiaohe sniffed and muttered in a low voice: "It looks like she is just a few years older than me, so why are you pretending to be an adult!"

Xu Xing had excellent internal strength and had excellent ears. He was so close to him at this moment. Of course, Xiao He couldn't hide his muttering. He squinted his eyes: "What did you say?"

Xiao He felt a little relieved and said, "I...I mean, you are older than me, would it be good if I call you brother?"

Xu Xing quickly refused and said, "No, no, I don't want to be your brother!"

Xu Xing said to himself: "Your brother was cuckolded by your sister-in-law, and even his life was probably gone. This is a typical Wu Dalang template! I don't want to be a brother like you!"

When Xiaohe heard Xu Xing's rejection, she felt a little sad and lowered her head and whispered: "I'm sorry, I was talking nonsense just now. You can tell at a glance that the clothes you are wearing are from wealthy families. How could she recognize me as a poor girl who has no love and no one loves me as her sister?"

The clothes Xu Xing was wearing at this time were indeed good, and it was normal that he was considered a rich disciple.

Seeing that the little girl had misunderstood her words, Xu Xing hesitated for a moment and decided to comfort her, and said, "Don't think too much, I don't mean to look down on you. I'm not from a wealthy family. You may not believe it if you say it. I was still a little beggar who was about to starve to death half a year ago!"

Xiaohe's eyes lit up: "Really? You really don't look down on me?"

Xu Xing nodded seriously and said, "It's really not!"

Xiaohe said, "Then...then I won't call you brother, would you call you young master? I will follow you and be your maid in the future!"

Xu Xing glared and said, "We two have just met each other, okay? You don't even know what I'm called, but you are going to follow me and be my maid?"

From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to take a harsh maid with him. He didn't want to take care of a little maid when he was in danger.

Xiaohe said seriously: "Although we just met, I can feel that you are a good person!"

Well, I was even sent a good person to a card!

Xu Xing felt a little headache and felt that it might be a mistake for him to come over to talk to him. He touched his forehead and sighed, "You are a little girl, where did you listen to be a maid?"

Xiaohe said, "It was my sister-in-law who said that she had discussed with that man several times and wanted to sell me to the county magistrate's mansion as a maid! By the way, where is the county magistrate's mansion?"

When Xu Xing heard this, his eyes were slightly cold and he asked softly: "Did that man agree?"

Xiaohe nodded and said, "Well, he said that he would make arrangements soon and he would send me there in a few days!"

Xu Xing cursed coldly: "It's really a damn dog man and woman!"

Xiaohe was shocked by Xu Xing's words. She felt that it was inappropriate to scold her sister-in-law like this. She wanted to refute it, but she felt that it was relieved to scold her like this, so she just opened her mouth and didn't say anything.

It was not until then that Xu Xing remembered his original purpose of coming over to talk to him and asked, "By the way, does that man often ask you to come to this tree hole to help him get things?"

Xiaohe said, "Yes! Every time he comes over, he will ask me to go to the tree hole to see if there is anything! Hey, this is what you saw just now? But I remember, when I came to see the tree hole, there was obviously no one around!"

Of course Xu Xing wouldn't tell her that he was hiding in the corner and peeking at that time!

So he automatically ignored Xiaohe's question, and showed a baited expression on his face, and said to himself: "It seems that I'm not wrong, it's you!"

Xiaohe tilted her head, looked at Xu Xing, and said with confusion: "What is it really you? Why can't I understand?"
Chapter completed!