Chapter 183 Negligence
Ten taels of silver! The child obviously just stole a few buns. What kind of buns are so expensive, but they actually cost ten taels of silver!
To put it bluntly, the strong man saw that Fang Mengru was kind-hearted and didn't look like a poor person, so he opened his mouth and said ten taels of silver as soon as he opened his mouth. Although Fang Mengru and others did not lack these ten taels of silver, they would probably not feel very comfortable if they were cheated of such a sum.
"You are cheating people. The buns in this child's hand are not worth ten taels of silver!" Fang Mengru was very angry and stared at the strong man with wide eyes, wishing she could beat the person in front of her.
The strong man thought he was right, so he hugged his arms and said with a arrogant look: "This troubled times are coming, where is the price not rising? Now you can still spend money to buy buns and eat them. When the two countries really fight, you can't buy food even if you have money!"
After the strong man finished speaking viciously, he walked around the thin boy's side, held the thin boy's collar, and lifted it from the ground, "How about it, girl, are you still doing this good thing? If you don't do it, I will take the child back and clean up!"
The boy was lightly held in his hand by the strong man, like a thin rabbit without resistance.
"You--" Fang Mengru saw the boy lowering his head and looking desperate that he had already accepted his fate. She glared at the strong man fiercely and said reluctantly: "You let the person go, I'll give it!"
Fang Mengru took out a silver ingot from her arms and threw it at the big man. The big man caught it, weighed the amount of the silver, and then threw the child back to the ground with a smile.
The child fell to the ground like an abandoned puppet, lowering his head, and the strong man looked at the child with condescending attention. The flying dust covered the indifferent expression on the strong man's face, "Little bastard, this time you went away and met a good person. If you dare to go to my store to steal food again, see if I won't break your legs!"
After saying these harsh words, the strong man left swayingly.
Fang Mengru glared at the arrogant back of the man, and then tried her best to endure the impulse to teach the man a lesson. Then she walked to the boy and helped the boy up from the ground.
"Okay, it's okay, you go back and find your family. Also, don't steal anything again in the future." Fang Mengru taught the boy a lesson with a stern face.
As if he was afraid that he would dirty Fang Mengru's clothes, the boy took two steps back in his arms and whispered: "I don't have family."
The boy's words stunned everyone. Fang Mengru couldn't help but turn around and look at Lin Yingxue and others. Lin Yingxue saw what Fang Mengru thought, so he spoke according to Fang Mengru's intention: "It's getting late. This child is from the city and should be familiar with the situation in the city. Why not let him take us to find an inn and then we will discuss how to help the child."
Lin Yingxue's words made Fang Mengru feel relieved. She smiled at Lin Yingxue gratefully, and then squatted down in front of the boy, "You have heard the words of that sister just now. You are from the city, do you know where there is an inn nearby to open the door?"
The boy thought about it, but did not answer. He just turned around and ran to the side. After running two steps, he stopped to look at Lin Yingxue and his group. It seemed that the meaning should be to take Lin Yingxue and others over.
Lin Yingxue and others followed the little boy and finally found an inn with a door open. Although the inn looked deserted and not very popular, it was already very good to find an inn compared to sleeping in the wild.
"Several guest officials..." The inn that had not been opened for a long time suddenly welcomed such a large group of guests. The shopkeeper's eyes were inevitably cautious when he looked at Lin Yingxue and others.
"Don't worry, shopkeeper, we are just passing caravans, stay here for one night and left." Lin Yingxue stood up as usual and said in her sweet and harmless voice.
The shopkeeper looked up and down at Lin Yingxue and his group several times. After seeing that they did not look like bandits, he put down his guard and welcomed them in enthusiastically.
"Don't blame me for being negligent, recently, the world is not peaceful. The shop had met a group of thieves a few days ago. I originally planned to close the store in the next two days. The customer came in time. This may be the last business of the store..." After putting down his guard, the shopkeeper began to say more and more words. While he was muttering, he asked the only friend in the store to arrange a room for them.
Seeing that the shopkeeper and waiter were kind and enthusiastic, Lin Yingxue and his group gradually relaxed their vigilance. Although the only chef in the store was slower to cook, the food tasted very good. The group was ready to wash and rest after the meal.
"Have you finished washing?" Fang Mengru and Lin Yingxue stood in front of the boy's room door after washing up, hoping to solve the boy's affairs tonight.
Hearing the sound from outside, the door was quickly opened - the little boy stood by the door, wearing the clean clothes that the servant Fang Mengru found for him, staring at Lin Yingxue and the others with big black eyes.
"Ah, I didn't expect this child to look pretty." Fang Mengru reached out and pinched the boy's face in surprise. The boy's body shrank slightly, as if he wanted to avoid it, but in the end he still held it back.
After Lin Yingxue and Fang Mengru entered the house, the boy lowered his head and stood aside with some anxiety. Lin Yingxue looked at the boy up and down and saw that although the boy was a little thin, he was still energetic. He thought that although the boy's life was a little harder, he should not have reached a desperate situation.
She felt a little relieved and asked softly: "Where have your parents gone? Do you have any relatives in the world?"
The boy shook his head and replied in a low voice: "It's gone."
"What should we do? We have important things to do here, so we can't bring a half-old child with us, right?" Fang Mengru frowned and looked at Lin Yingxue.
Rescuing people is a simple matter, but how to arrange this child is a difficult problem.
Lin Yingxue pondered for a while and was about to answer, when she looked up, she saw the child in front of her looking at her steadily. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she saw that there seemed to be a little black snake in the boy's eyes turning constantly.
"Dream..." She was about to turn her head, but her mind suddenly became dizzy, and her eyes were even more dizzy. Lin Yingxue held her forehead and couldn't help but lie on the table.
"Yingxue!" Fang Mengru also realized Lin Yingxue's abnormality at this time. She stood up and was about to check Lin Yingxue's condition, but her legs became weak as soon as she stood up, so she had to sit back.
"What's going on?" The gradually lost strength and the ineffective internal force made Fang Mengru's face involuntarily feel a hint of panic.
"There is something wrong with the food, and this child is also there." Lin Yingxue's consciousness became increasingly blurred. Even though she had bitten her tongue, she still couldn't stop the arrival of coma.
The boy walked up and Lin Yingxue raised her head and looked at the boy weakly. Before her consciousness was unconscious, what caught her eyes was the boy's calm face and strange eyes.
Murong Jun and his servants also realized something was wrong after returning to the room. When they thought there was something wrong with the food, the smoke poured in from all over the room had already filled the entire room, and most of the servants fell down. Murong Jun was very skilled in martial arts, and although he was also hit, he still forced himself to walk towards Lin Yingxue's room.
"Stop!" However, Murong Jun could not see Lin Yingxue's traces in the room. Instead, he saw a thin figure holding two bags and trying to leave.
The boy who was about to leave with his belongings was slightly surprised when he saw Murong Junji come in. He glanced at Murong Jun, and a small snake seemed to slowly appear in his black eyes.
Murong Jun had never seen such strange eyes. When a dizzy feeling came, Murong Jun finally realized something was wrong. He hurriedly moved his eyes away, and at the same time, he made a quick move to subdue the boy.
Although the internal strength was blocked, Murong Jun's move should not be underestimated. The boy was beaten by Murong Jun, his figure couldn't help but shiver, and his face suddenly turned pale.
He quickly raised his head and looked at Murong Jun. At this time, Murong Jun saw that the boy's eyes began to turn quickly. At the same time, his brain seemed to be stabbed by a needle. A severe pain came. He couldn't help but lower his head, and the boy also took this opportunity to run out.
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Chapter completed!