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Volume 2, Chapter 182: The Fire Thief

Shangguan Ruoli had long discovered that Shangguan's eyesight was blurred, so he gave him a magnifying glass and a pair of reading glasses, both with crystal lenses.

The magnifying glass has a silver handle and is engraved with the pattern of pines and cranes prolonging life. The reading glasses have tortoiseshell frames and a gold chain hanging on the temples, which can be hung around the neck when not being worn.

She and Dongming Ziyu were both dazzled before traveling through time. Bai Qingqing exchanged them from her medical space and gave them a pair of various styles.

Baizhu casually picked up a pharmacopoeia. It was a big book with very small characters.

Shangguan Ruoli opened a page, put the magnifying glass on the page, moved it up and down, "Take a look."

Bai Shu said in surprise: "Ah! Why are the characters so big?"

Shangguan grabbed the magnifying glass and looked at it for himself. He said in surprise: "What kind of treasure is this? It can actually enlarge words! It's great! It's so interesting!"

Shangguan Ruoli explained: "This is called a magnifying glass. It is made of crystal and has a bulge in the middle, which can magnify the words. Just like water droplets, if you don't believe it, you can drop a drop of water on the words, and the words will be like

It’s like it’s been magnified.”

Angelica brought a piece of paper, Bletilla wrote a small character on it, and Atractylodes carefully poured a drop of water on it.

The four masters and servants gathered around and looked at each other, their eyes widening in surprise.

The four of them were like children, watching the water drops and playing with the magnifying glass, as if they had a new toy.

Shangguan Ruoli handed the reading glasses to Shangguan Ye and said, "Put these on and try them on."

The Shangguan took it and looked over it over and over again, "Where should I put it on?"

Shangguan Ruoli smiled and said: "As for the eyes, the hooks are hung on the ears. When not wearing them, the gold chain can be hung around the neck."

Shangguan tried to put it on, and immediately his eyes became clear, "Okay, okay. This gift of yours is really a timely help! I like it very much! Haha..."

"Fourth aunt, fourth aunt! My eldest aunt and my mother asked you to come together to celebrate the New Year!" Sanlang's cheerful shout sounded in the distance, and he didn't know how hard he shouted.

Shangguan Ruoli said with a smile: "You guys have a rest, I'm going to pay New Year's greetings to the elders in the village."

Shangguan held up his glasses and looked around, waving his hands perfunctorily, "Go, go!"

Li, Liu, Sun and the sisters-in-law Han and Yang of the second aunt's family were all waiting for her at the entrance of the alley, chatting and laughing with the villagers who came to visit.

Shangguan Ruoli met with them and went to a house with female elders to pay New Year's greetings.

This is blood relationship, this is family. Regardless of their relationship with Second Aunt He's family, they are all close relatives and a family by blood.

However, the relationship with Aunt He's family is much better now. Aunt He's family has things to do, and their life is better, and they don't have to hold on to the big house. The mountains and rivers are all doing small things in Qianlima, and Aunt He and the two

All the daughters-in-law helped in the dim sum room, and the children studied with Bai Yaozu in the morning and helped with household chores in the afternoon. It was very busy.

Everyone did not leave Dongzhou's house to visit Nanbeixi Village to pay New Year's greetings. The families of those who fled the famine had lost their relatives. Even though it was the second year, I didn't know if the locals would mind, so they simply didn't go.

Unexpectedly, many villagers from Nanbeixi Village came to pay New Year greetings and move around. The dim sum shop and Qianlima Express Station require a lot of manpower. The Dongzhou family did not have enough people, so they hired many people from Nanbeixi Village.

When Shangguan Ruoli returned home, he heard someone talking in the main room.

Someone said: "Auntie, do you know? Jiang Haoguang encountered a ghost last night. He said it was a white shadow, like lightning. I don't know what happened to him, but he also fell into the stream!"

"Yeah, luckily the stream is shallow this season, otherwise I would have drowned!"

"I was frightened and caught a cold. I heard that I had a fever."

Everyone knew that their family had a grudge against Jiang Haoguang, so they brought up Jiang Haoguang's bad luck.

Shangguan Ruoli's eyes darkened, and he went to Wulang's room and saw Tangyuan'er lying in his pumpkin-shaped nest, snoring.

Hearing the footsteps, Tangyuan'er's little ears moved and he covered his little ears with his furry tail.

Shangguan Ruoli pulled out Tangyuan's little claws and looked carefully, and sure enough he saw a little blood in the gaps between the nails.

"Squeak!" Tangyuan'er protested, it was so sleepy!

Shangguan Ruoli tapped its little nose and asked, "Did you get naughty last night?"

The glutinous rice ball stood up as if to take credit, squeaked proudly twice, and stared with its dark round eyes, like a child begging for praise.

Shangguan Ruoli tugged on its ears and said, "You are so naughty! Hurry up and hide!"

After saying that, he sent it and its pumpkin nest into space.

It is no secret that they have a little white ferret at home. At this time, it is better to avoid the limelight and not hang around in front of everyone to remind him that he has a white pet at home. Everyone is not stupid, and few people who truly believe in ghosts can scratch people.

"Gudong, Gudong..." A series of rapid running sounds came from far to near.

Ling Yue and Wu Lang ran in hand in hand, their little faces were flushed, their big eyes were bright, they were both excited and panicked.

Wulang saw at a glance that Tangyuan'er was not there, not even the pumpkin nest was there. He asked Shangguan Ruoli, "Mom, have you seen Tangyuan'er?"

Shangguan Ruoli said with a faint smile, "What's wrong?"

Ling Yue swallowed her saliva, looked outside the door, and whispered: "Tang Yuan'er may have gotten into trouble!"

Wu Lang also said in a low voice: "That Jiang Haoguang met a white ghost last night and scratched his face. It must be Tang Yuan'er who did it."

Shangguan Ruoli smiled and said: "You are not stupid, you react very quickly."

Ling Yue understood immediately, "Mom, did you hide the glutinous rice balls?"

Shangguan Ruoli said: "Yes, let him hide first."

Wu Lang was puzzled and said angrily: "Tang Yuan'er went to chase the thief who set the fire. It must be Jiang Haoguang who set the fire. He deserves it. Why should Tang Yuan'er hide?"

Shangguan Ruoli explained patiently: "We have no evidence that he set the fire. If he points at Tang Yuan'er and insists that Tang Yuan'er scratched him, it won't be considered evidence, but Tang Yuan'er can't speak, so it's useless for us to argue.

Why bother?"

Wulang understood, nodded obediently, took out all the new year's money, "Mom, here it is for you!"

Shangguan Ruoli smiled and said, "I'll leave it for you until you need it, and then I'll give it to you."

Wulang shook his head, "I don't want it. I have to spend money from my parents for food, clothing, and schooling. Besides, I received the New Year's money, and my parents have to repay the favor. It's only right to give this money to my parents."

Shangguan Ruoli felt warm in his heart, touched his little face, and pulled him into his arms with great pity, "Why is my Wulang so sensible? He is such a good boy."

If the three of them hadn't worn it, the child would have become an orphan without parents and sisters. He would be so hungry that he couldn't even walk. In such difficult circumstances, he didn't know whether he could survive.

Ling Yue didn't want to be outdone by her younger brother, so she also took out her purse and handed it to Shangguan Ruoli, "Mom, I'll give you mine too!"

"Hand over your white-haired beast! You can't just let it go if you hurt someone!" Noisy and angry noises came from outside.
Chapter completed!
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