When we returned after collecting dew, Bai Fan also got up.

She was carrying a basket of herbs and was going to the stream to wash them.

Daiyu came forward to help. She turned on the word recitation audio on her mobile phone and pulled Bai Fan to recite the words together.

When I walked to the gate of the yard, I saw the two men in black still fishing downstream. The way they held the fishing rods was a bit strange, and they didn't even have a bucket. They didn't look like they were here to fish. Moreover, the way they were dressed revealed a sense of hostility.

For some reason, Daiyu had a bad feeling in her heart. She calmed herself down and said to Bai Fan:

"Grandma, wait a minute. I'm going to go back to the house and get a slingshot. I'll see if there's a chance I can catch a fish for our meal."

Bai Fan shook his head and smiled:

"It's so early in the morning, and you're making such a filthy meal."

Daiyu winked at her mischievously and said:

"Quick, how do you memorize the English word for slingshot?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the word memorization software began to count down "3, 2, 1".

Daiyu blurted out quickly:

"Slingshot, slingshot."

Bai Fan has learned from yesterday's experience and lessons. He was on high alert before getting up today. He tried hard to open the door of wisdom, found an English dictionary, and memorized some basic vocabulary.

But she never thought that Daiyu would come up with such an awkward word.

She was eventually defeated and had to perform a one-legged stand on the plum blossom pole.

While she was alone, Daiyu came down from upstairs, grabbed a slingshot, waved proudly at Bai Fan, and put the slingshot into the side pocket of her dress.

When we reached the shore.

Daiyu pretended nothing had happened and continued to test her English vocabulary with Baifan.

But she couldn't help but move her eyes downstream and glanced at them a few times -

The sturdier man also saw Daiyu. He threw his fishing rod to the shore and typed a string of words on his watch.

Then he winked at his companion.

Both of them turned to look in the direction of Daiyu and Bai Fan.

Sure enough, these two people were definitely not here to really fish, otherwise they would not be willing to treat the fishing tools in such a way.

The drunkard's real intention was not to drink, and Daiyu casually put her hand into her side pocket.

Bai Fan also obviously noticed that there was something wrong with the two people's eyes. She pulled Daiyu aside and asked:

"The two people over there seem to be looking at us."

Daiyu initially thought they looked familiar because she only saw their profiles. But when they turned around and looked at her from the front, she realized that these two men were the guys with guns on the pickup truck across the stream that day.

I don't know if these two people are holding a grudge against her because she threw a stone across the stream that day, so they want to come here and take revenge.

Daiyu turned up the volume on her phone and leaned close to Baifan's ear:

"Grandma, let's wash the herbs carefully and pretend we didn't see them."

At the same time, she picked up a few pebbles from the stream and held them in her hand.

He glanced downstream several times out of the corner of his eye.

At the entrance of Jiuqu Alley, He Shuirong sat in the back seat of a car, his eyes looking towards the bank of Crescent Moon Creek, his face grim, his fingers occasionally resting on the door panel.

Xie Yun was in the driver's seat, looking a little terrified, and asked:

"Boss He, those two people?"

"Keep an eye on it first, don't alert the enemy."

He Shuirong looked upstream of the stream again. The girl was smiling like a flower. From time to time, she would lean close to Bai Fan's ear, biting her little ear, which looked particularly touching and cute.

His expression eased a little.

Xie Yun didn't know what his boss was thinking. He looked at the two men in black on the shore. It was obvious that these two men were professional killers.

Miss Lin is just a delicate little girl, and she is still washing herbs upstream. What kind of person is Mr. He in the heart? How can he just sit there?

The sturdier man in black reached for his back pocket. Seeing this, his companion stepped forward and held him down, lowering his head and saying to him:

"This is China, do you want to die?"

The muscular man hesitated for a moment before letting go of his hand, picking up the fishing rod from the shore and continuing to pretend to fish.

Seeing the other person like this, Daiyu loosened her pockets slightly and continued to wash the herbs with one hand while looking for Bai Fan to recite words.

After cleaning, the two of them carried the herbs into the yard and spread them out to dry in the yard.

After breakfast, Daiyu carried her schoolbag as usual, but she also took her slingshot with her.

When going out, Bai Fan must follow her.

Daiyu said:

"Grandma, I'm just going to school. You don't have to follow me."

Bai Fan said disdainfully:

"Who followed you? I just happened to be going shopping for groceries."

Daiyu smiled sweetly at her and said:

"We still have a lot of vegetables in our garden that we haven't eaten yet. The sun is strong now, and they will become old if they are exposed to the sun for a while longer."

Bai Fan still wanted to follow, she said:

"How can vegetables alone be nutritious? I need to buy some meat."

Daiyu pointed at the refrigerator and said:

"Grandma, is there a greedy cat in our house?"

Bai Fan was puzzled and asked:

"Where's the cat?"

Daiyu pointed at the refrigerator, giggled, and said:

"Oh, so there is no greedy cat. Grandpa Zheng sent so much meat yesterday. If there were no greedy cat, it would be enough for us to eat for a week or two."

After she finished speaking, she smiled mischievously at Bai Fan and patted her schoolbag:

"Grandma, I won't waste my time talking to you. It's almost too late."

Bai Fan insisted on following her. Seeing that Daiyu would not let him, she said in a serious tone:

"Xiaoyu, I think those two men in black by the stream just now are not good people. It's dangerous for a little kid like you to go to school. I'm worried."

Daiyu stretched out her hand and pulled Bai Fan into the courtyard, saying:

"Grandma, don't worry. I'm already an adult, what could possibly happen to me? If you're worried, just stand at the door and watch me walk out of the alley."

Knowing that she couldn't persuade Bai Fan, Daiyu had to give Bai Fan a compromise suggestion.

The two men in black just now were definitely not good people. Bai Fan was worried about Daiyu's safety, and Daiyu was the same, afraid that the two of them would cause trouble for Bai Fan.

Bai Fan saw that his granddaughter was also stubborn, so he couldn't say anything else and could only reluctantly agree to her:

"Okay then. I'll stand at the door and watch you leave. When you get to school, let me know you're safe."

Daiyu walked out of the courtyard without looking back, turned her back and waved goodbye to Bai Fan:

"Grandma, I'm leaving now. It's too hot outside. You should stay out today."

The grandparents and grandchildren were worried about each other's safety.

Daiyu walked along Jiuqu Alley towards the school.

Because of the psychological struggle and speculation in the morning, she looked towards the stream as soon as she went out.

At this time, the two men in black had already retreated.

Jiuqu Alley is deep and secluded. When Shuangxi Town was still a county town, many residents lived in this area. At that time, ordinary people traveled on foot, and only those with wealthy families had horse-drawn carriages.

Shuangxi Ancient County used to be an economically prosperous place, a must-go place for merchants.

Therefore, this alley was built according to the standards of ancient horse-drawn carriages, and there are several stables for tying horses on the side of the alley.

Nowadays, many residents in the town have moved to the south city. Even if they still live in Shuangxi Town, many have moved to the new city area, leaving the houses here vacant.

The sparsely populated old alleys would be more terrifying even in broad daylight.

"Tatt, tatt," the sound of footsteps echoed in the alley, and I always felt like someone was following me...

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