Chapter 18-a lesson from a thief

After finishing their teaching and learning session for the day, Wang Wei and Yin Yue was heading back.

The dusk was not fallen on the city yet.The copper coloured sun beams were still on the sky,coloring the surrounding,faces of people passing through the streets chattering and smiling.

The vendors of the market place were trying to sell at least one more thing to their buyers before ending their business for the day.

Wang Wei stopped near a stationery shop and bought inkstone,papers and brushes which needed for writing.He gave them to Yin Yue for using them to complete her second task.

As a lowest rank servant,it was not normal for Yin Yue to use writing materials in her working place.Because normal servants' literature skills were not very high,they rarely use writing materials although they could read and write to some extent .Yet she accepted them because she needed to do her works.

Then they went on their way again.While walking,Yin Yue was observing the surrounding .She was remembering the lessons she learnt today.She was trying to apply those theories and improve her knowledge even while walking because she knew that market place is a very good place for observing various kinds of people, things, occupations...etc.

She could smell the sweet and fresh aroma of steamed buns,and other various dishes coming from the roadside food stalls.She tried to identify those different smells accurately and remember them because she remembered how Wang Wei told her about the importance of sense of smell.

While walking like this ,Yin Yue suddenly felt someone collided with her.She didn't fall down because she was rescued by Wang Wei and the collided force was not much great.When she looked at the front to see who collided with her,she saw a little boy who had fallen down on the floor.He looked about 8-9 years old with a skinny body,wearing dirty clothes filled with dust.He looked very timidly at them as if he was about to cry.

Seeing that pitiful child,she guessed that this might be a poor begger child who lived on the streets out of the city or shanties.So she helped him get up and was ready to let him go when Wang Wei caught the little boy by his neck.

Yin Yue was startled by this behavior of Wang Wei.So she demanded for a reason.

"Uncle ,Why are you treating this boy so rudely?"

"Li Er, check whether do you have all your belongings with you right now" instead of replying,Wang Wei gave a command in return .

Still curious ,Yin Yue follwed the command, checking her belongings.

The writing materials were in place,without lacking anything,

even the hairpin ...the last gift of her mother which she was protecting like her life ,carrying it with her where ever she went was in place safely too...nothing was lost ....

When she was about to reply...,

Hold on a second...where is my money...?Yin Yue suddenly realized .It was with her a while ago.But now it was not.

"Uncle, my money..."Yin Yue answered.

"It was with me a while ago..but now it is not"

While holding the neck of that anxious child from his left hand,Wang Wei tookout a little money pouch through his ragged clothes.

Yin Yue was really surprised because she couldn't realise when that little guy had managed to steal her money.It was just a collison in the road.She didn't even fall down.

While her imagination going on for that small moment she heard a quick sharp sound of pain.

That little guy somehow had managed to loosen Wang Wei's grip on his neck and he had escaped from Wang Wei's hand by biting his hand.He ran off from the place like a frightened small rabbit and disappeared from their vision.If he wanted ,Wang Wei could try catching him yet he let off the little one.

There were a few people watching this quick incident.They also dispersed from the place.Wang Wei handed over the money pouch to Yin Yue.

She was very curious.Taking the money pouch back,she questioned Wang Wei.

"Uncle,how did you know that ,that little fellow stole my money? Even I didn't notice my money was gone.Although we collided ,I didn't even felt that he touched me to steal my money"Yin Yue asked nonstop .

"I didn't think someone that little,would be able to steal that cleverly even without slightly alerting me"Yin Yue was expressing her surprise.

Wang Wei looked at Yin Yue with a smile because of her talking manner like a matured one.That begger child might be same age as her although it was not visible because of his skinny,petite build but Yin Yue was referring him as a little one.

After they escaped from the capital,this was the first time Wang Wei heard this little girl talk longer like this .Otherwise her talking were limited to just nodding ,shaking head or for a few words.

He felt happy.So with the same smile he replied Yin Yue.

"Miss, although I didn't imagine that we would encounter an incident like this today, this incident was a perfect practical example for all the lessons I taught miss today" he explained .

"Although that guy was little,his observation skills, his movements were far more developed than miss.That is why miss could not figure out what happened."

Although she felt a bit embarrassed ,she got her lesson from the incident.Forcussing on one thing,one sense is not enough.She had to practice on focusing every sense at the same time with same intensity .

Keep that message tightly written in her mind,she went back to her work place after bidding farewell to Wang Wei.