Four or five-year-old children have limited energy. Qin Xiaoxiao started to feel sleepy after less than an hour of shopping in the afternoon. Lin Qiuniang wanted to hold her on her body and let her sleep for a while, but she didn't expect that the little girl didn't appreciate it. She twisted her head and pounced on Qin Shan.

Lin Qiuniang looked at her daughter who was lying on her husband's shoulder and fell asleep within a few breaths. She smiled helplessly: This girl is still blaming her!

Without the sound of the little girl chirping and asking questions, Jing Heng gradually lost interest in shopping. Lin Qiuniang was the first to notice it and offered to take Qin Xiaoxiao back to rest and let them go shopping slowly.

Jing Heng decisively offered to take them home, and before Lin Qiuniang declined, he led the way.

Qin Shan and Qin He were not familiar with the capital, and it was not interesting for two grown men to go shopping. They thought that they would stay in the capital for ten days and a half, and it would not be too late to have fun for two days after the autumn period was over, so they went back together.

Jing Heng had something very important to do in the evening, and he would not be able to come over until 4:00 to accompany Qin Xiaoxiao to enjoy the lanterns. He informed Lin Qiuniang of this, asked her to relay it to Qin Xiaoxiao, and then left the small house with Rock Paper Scissors.

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Qin Xiaoxiao slept longer than usual. When she woke up, the cook had already started preparing dinner.

"You didn't say anything when you saw me. Are you still blaming me for not letting you meddle in your own business?" Lin Qiuniang had nothing to do, so she was doing needlework in the main hall to pass the time. When she saw her daughter walking in without saying a word, she took the initiative to mention

Got the words.

"It's to help others, not to meddle in other people's business." Qin Xiaoxiao's little face was full of displeasure, and she ran to Lin Qiuniang: "The big bad guy has also bullied us, and we have to fight back. This is what grandpa said

!”

Lin Qiuniang put down her needlework and pulled her daughter into her arms: "Your grandfather taught you to fight back, but didn't he teach you to run away when you can't fight?"

Qin Xiaoxiao was stunned and carefully recalled what his grandfather had said.

It seems that grandpa once said that if she can't fight, she should run away and find someone who can fight for help. The eldest brother and the second brother also said the same thing, saying that she was too young and she couldn't beat others in a fight.

Seeing that her daughter remained silent, Lin Qiuniang asked again: "We and I can't beat any of those four strong men. What do you think will happen if we anger them?"

Qin Xiaoxiao recalled the situation at that time, with a look of fear on her face: "The bad guy will drag my mother and I into the house, press her to the ground and beat her hard!"

Lin Qiuniang's eyelids twitched, she stretched out her index finger and tapped her forehead: "You know what the consequences will be, do you still blame me now?"

Qin Xiaoxiao shook her head, but what she said made Lin Qiuniang almost vomit blood: "When the big bad guy hits us, we will scream very loudly. When others hear our screams, they will help us fight the big bad guy away."

Lin Qiuniang felt that her daughter's idea was too dangerous, so she corrected herself hard: "This is the capital, not Qingshan Village. If a bad guy comes to the village to bully us, we will yell and someone will help, but no one here knows us. They

Won’t help!”

Qin Xiaoxiao was puzzled: "Why don't you help? I don't know the big brother. When I saw the big bad guy bullying the big brother, I just wanted to help the big brother and prevent the big bad guy from bullying him."

Now it was Lin Qiuniang's turn to be stunned, and she did not dare to look directly into her daughter's eyes.

My daughter helped Yingge out of natural kindness, so she used herself to save others, thinking that everyone was like her and would stand up when seeing injustice. She didn't know that people's hearts are unpredictable and not everyone has a sincere heart.

Even when she faced Fatty's group of bullies, her first thought was to protect herself and her daughter. She was afraid of being implicated by Yingge, and she never thought that anyone would stand up to fight against those bullies.

Looking at her daughter's clear and flawless eyes, Lin Qiuniang was so ashamed that she didn't know how to explain to her: "The big bad guy has a lot of strength, and others will be afraid of being beaten, so they won't dare to help."

Qin Xiaoxiao frowned, having difficulty understanding these words: "I have counted, there are six bad guys in the room, and there are many people in the restaurant. If we all help together, we won't get beaten."

Lin Qiuniang was very worried. She was afraid that telling the truth would hurt her daughter, and she was also afraid that her daughter would be as reckless as she was today. She thought for a while and then said: "Xiaoxiao, not everyone is like you and will stand up boldly in the face of big bad guys.

! Just like you were afraid of cats before, there are also many people who are afraid of being beaten. When they see bad people doing bad things, they don’t dare to stand up and help.”

This analogy struck a chord with Qin Xiaoxiao, and she unexpectedly understood people who did not dare to stand up and confront the big bad guy. But understanding gave way to understanding, and the little girl had new confusion: "Mom, everyone is afraid of being beaten.

If they are not willing to help others, what should they do if they themselves are bullied by the big bad guy?"

This question did not trouble Lin Qiuniang. She touched her daughter's head gently and said, "No, there are people in this world who are afraid of being beaten, and there are also people who are not afraid of being beaten. If we smile and are not afraid of being beaten, won't we be helping Yingge?"

?”

Caught off guard by her mother's praise, Qin Xiaoxiao's cheeks turned red with excitement: "Mom, you are wrong. It wasn't me who helped eldest brother, it was brother Li who helped eldest brother. Brother Li is a person who is not afraid of being beaten.

Brother Li is so awesome~"

Lin Qiuniang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Yes, Brother Li is very powerful, so he is not afraid of the big bad guy. He can stand up and drive the big bad guy away so that the big bad guy can't bully others!"

Smiling thoughtfully, she threw herself into Lin Qiuniang's arms and asked, "Mom, are the more powerful people less afraid of the big bad guy?" Like Dad and Brother Li, they are very powerful and not afraid of the big bad guy at all!

Lin Qiuniang nodded: "Yes, the more powerful the person, the less afraid of the big bad guy, but the big bad guy is afraid of him!"

Qin Xiaoxiao seemed to have found his goal in life. He clenched his little fists and said solemnly: "I will also become more and more powerful, just like my father and brother Li, making big bad guys afraid of me!"

She is no longer afraid of cats, is she a bit powerful? Well, she will definitely be very powerful!

The prayers made by the koi never fail. At this moment, no matter whether they are evil robbers or bullies who bully others, their hearts are numb and their backs are wet!

After dinner, Qin Xiaoxiao sat at the door, holding her chin with her little hand, waiting for Jingheng to take her to see the lanterns. Unknown to her, Jingheng, who was in the palace, was also frequently asking the palace people about the time. This impatient look aroused a lot of excitement.

Few people pay attention.

Finally, the banquet was dispersed at Xushi. Jingheng was just about to leave the palace when he was summoned by the Lord of a Country. By the time the Lord of a Country came out of the palace after dealing with it, it was already the second moment of Xushi.

Fortunately, Shi Shi was reliable and had anticipated all kinds of accidents, so he deliberately put two sets of casual clothes on the carriage. When Jing Heng got on the carriage, he changed his clothes and ordered the coachman to go straight to the small house. Qin Xiaoxiao was not kept waiting for a long time.

When the group of people came to the busiest street, it was already bustling with people and people were walking shoulder to shoulder. Both sides were hung with bright red lanterns, which complemented the bright moon in the sky and illuminated the whole world.

Qin Xiaoxiao, who was held by Qin Shan, looked at the long street like a fire dragon. She was so excited that she didn't know what to do. Especially the exquisite and lovely lanterns made her dazzled and she didn't know which one to look at. She couldn't wait to see it.

Hold them all in your arms and look at them one by one slowly.

At this time, in order to attract people, a silver shop in the middle of the street held a lantern riddle guessing activity at the door. The generous rewards attracted many people to stop, and the cheers could be heard from a distance.

This kind of excitement is naturally indispensable for Qin Xiaoxiao, who clamored to go and have a look, and also tried his best to encourage Jingheng and Qin He to guess lantern riddles, which would be more interesting.

"You're the only one who has a lot to do!" Jing Heng didn't like to squeeze in the crowd, but when he met Qin Xiaoxiao's pleading eyes, he couldn't refuse and could only squeeze the little girl's hand with a straight face, and started playing rock-paper-scissors.

With the help of others, I pushed my way to the front of the crowd.

Qin Xiaoxiao and others followed closely and got in.

This time, in order to increase its reputation, the bank organized a big game of guessing lantern riddles during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The lantern riddles were divided into nine levels. The first level is the easiest. You can guess it after two years of studying. The reward is a copper.

hairpin.

However, this copper hairpin is not easy to get. You must reach the third level, and you must guess the answer to the third level riddle correctly to get the rewards of the first level, second level, and third level at the same time... and so on, if you want to get the fourth level, the fifth level, etc.

The reward for level 6 is to guess the answer to the riddle of level 6.

If someone guesses the answer to the ninth level riddle in one breath, he can pocket the nine levels of rewards. You must know that the ninth level reward is not simple. It is a luminous pearl the size of a child's palm, worth thousands of gold.

It was precisely because the rewards were so generous that they attracted many passers-by to stop. Among them were many scholars who went to Beijing to participate in the Qiu Wei Festival. They were eager to try, not only to get the Night Pearl, but also to take the opportunity to gain fame.

Knowing that the Luminous Pearl is a good thing, Qin Xiaoxiao said to Qin He eagerly: "Third uncle, can you try it? If we can get the Luminous Pearl, our lamp oil will be saved!"

Forgive me for the limited amount of things in Xiaoya's mind. After knowing that the night pearl can illuminate things and can be made into exquisite jewelry, she is not interested in jewelry, so she just wants to use the night pearl as an oil lamp.

"Haha, you girl is interesting!" The people around clearly heard Qin Xiaoxiao's innocent words and laughed without any sarcasm.

Qin Shan and others were extremely embarrassed, and patted the little girl's head helplessly. This Yinlou could give out a treasure like the Night Pearl as a reward. The answer to the ninth level must be extremely difficult. Even with this girl's golden mouth, I'm afraid it would be impossible to get it.

Less than.

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't know this, and her little mind was occupied by Ye Mingzhu. She kept acting coquettishly with Qin He and asked him to guess the answer to the riddle and win Ye Mingzhu back.

Qin He couldn't bear his little niece's pestering, and couldn't bear to let her down, so he went to the first level puzzle placed by the silver building and took out one.

"Do you like Night Pearl?" Jing Heng asked Qin Xiaoxiao.

Qin Xiaoxiao nodded: "I like it!" Grandma will be very happy to see that she can be an oil lamp user, and she won't feel sorry for the lamp oil anymore.

Jing Heng said: "I have a luminous pearl, and I will give you one."

This casual look was more like giving away stones than luminous pearls. Fortunately, his voice was not loud, and the attention of the people around him was attracted by the guesser, so no one heard him.

"No!" Qin Xiaoxiao refused without even thinking. When she met Jingheng's fierce eyes, she whispered: "Adults say courtesy reciprocates. Brother Li gave me the Night Pearl. I don't have anything as valuable as the Night Pearl.

It’s not good to give it to Brother Li~”

At this point, the little girl felt very embarrassed. The clothes and shoes she wore were all given to her by Brother Li, so she gave Brother Li a piece of black charcoal that could be eaten but could not do anything.

like.

When she grows up and learns how to make clothes and shoes, she can make them for Brother Li. This is also a courtesy. But the night pearl is different. She has nothing better than the night pearl, so what should she give to brother Li?

After hearing the little girl's explanation, Jing Heng's anger gradually subsided: "To you, the luminous pearl is precious, but to me it is just a stone. If you want to reciprocate, just give me a stone in return."

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't believe it and didn't want to be stared at, so she had to shake her head vigorously to let Brother Li know her determination to not let Ye Mingzhu go.

Jingheng was furious, turned his head and ignored her, and ordered Shitou to get the first-level mystery of Yinlou.

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't know what Brother Li was angry about, so he lay on his father's shoulder and felt unhappy.

Qin Shan's attention was attracted by his brother who was guessing lantern riddles. He didn't know that his daughter was feeling uncomfortable. Seeing that his brother guessed the third level in one breath, he said excitedly: "As expected of my brother, he is awesome!"

As he said that, he patted his daughter casually and said, "Xiaoxiao, can your uncle guess the third answer to the riddle correctly?"

Qin Xiaoxiao cheered up and turned to look at Qin He: "Yes, third uncle is very good, he will definitely guess it right!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin He told the boy from Yinlou the answer to the riddle. The boy from Yinlou banged the gong and sang loudly: "Congratulations, Mr. Qin, for guessing the answer to the third level riddle. You will be rewarded with a bronze hairpin and a silver hairpin."

A silver bracelet!"

"Haha, good!" Qin Shan was so happy that he kissed his daughter hard on the face.

In the envious eyes of others, Qin He handed the reward to Lin Qiuniang, wanting to try the fourth level lantern riddle.

Qin Xiaoxiao's mood suddenly improved, and he said with a smile: "Uncle, you are so awesome!"

Qin He smiled and rubbed his little niece's head, and took out a piece of paper with a riddle written on it from the fourth level lantern riddle. When he saw the riddle, he frowned.

Qin Xiaoxiao saw that her third uncle couldn't guess the answer to the riddle for a while, so she knew that the answer was difficult, but she couldn't help, so she could only worry.

At this time, another gong sounded. It turned out that Jing Heng also guessed the answer to the third level riddle and received the same reward as Qin He.

Jingheng didn't even get the reward and continued to guess the answer to the fourth level riddle. I don't know if he was lucky enough to know the answer to the riddle, or if he was too smart. He only saw the riddle clearly and told the answer, and picked up the fifth level riddle.

Qin He was also very powerful. After thinking for a while, he answered the fourth level riddle.

Then the two of them were like competing, one guessed the answers to the fifth and sixth levels faster than the other, and won the same reward again. For Jing Heng, who is less than nine years old, being able to reach the sixth level

The level is already very powerful. At least among the dozens of people present who have reached the sixth level, no one is younger than him.

However, the seventh level was much more difficult. In half a stick of incense, Jing Heng did not guess it and stopped at the seventh level. Qin He narrowly passed the seventh and eighth levels and faced the challenge.

Here comes the ninth level, the ultimate difficulty.
Chapter completed!