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Chapter 23

"Why did someone appear out of thin air?" The crisp voice was like chime bells ringing, with echoes, less childlike childishness, and gradually entering the adolescent stage.

The voice brought Bai Xin back to his senses, he looked down at the long arrow nailed not far away, he couldn't help but feel a little scared, a layer of cold sweat crawled on his back, he deliberately stood up slowly to calm himself down.

"Oh, young master, you scared me to death!" A somewhat exaggerated voice sounded from behind the boy, panting, "This will hurt someone, but what should I do?"

The man hugged his quiver, trotted to Bai Xin, looked left and right around him, and kept asking, "Little brother, are you alright?"

Bai Xin patted the dirt on his body, raised his head to look at it, and surrounded himself with a 24-year-old man, wearing a short brown robe with a collar, and with a round face and big eyes. He looked like a servant, but he was not a dog. This made Bai Xin half angry, and looked at the boy standing not far away.

The young man stood there stiffly, holding the small bow tightly with both hands, his knuckles turned white, Bai Xin saw that he was wearing a yellow single robe with dark patterns, with a leather strap with Ruyi buckle around his waist, and he was stepping on a pair of clouds and cowhide. Boots, after seeing how he was wearing it, he took a look at his appearance. This young man's skin is as white as snow, his eyes are as bright as stars, and his ears are like Maitreya Buddha. According to the old man, this kind of person is blessed. Bai Xin knew that he was a child of a rich family. , combined with the recent uproar in the village, I already have guesses in my mind.

The young man knew he was wrong, and he was not domineering, but he still muttered unwillingly: "I obviously shot a rabbit. I don't know why he appeared out of nowhere, and it gave me a big jump."

Seeing that Bai Xin didn't speak, the servants thought he was frightened, and kept asking, "Little brother, are you alright?"

Only then did Bai Xin force a smile and shook his head.

At this time, the young man also looked at Bai Xin, and saw that he was not panicked like ordinary children, so he couldn't help but take a second look, and saw that his face was pale, and he was a little guilty, he waved his hand and said, "Fulin, Give this kid a few taels of silver to scare him."

He is obviously only a half-grown child, but he spits out the word "children", which makes people feel a little funny, like a child who is full of adults, and the man named Fulin nodded hurriedly, and immediately touched it from his sleeve. A piece of broken silver came out, Bai Xin's eyes were poisoned, and he only glanced at it, and knew that the silver was at least two and a half.

Fulin handed the money forward, because Bai Xin's quietness also made him feel good, "Little brother, I'm sorry, my young master said to pay you some money, I have the right to suppress it."

Bai Xin stared at the silver, almost unable to move his eyes away, like a feather in his heart kept scratching, and a voice echoed in his ears, urging him to take it, take it.

Bai Xin withdrew his gaze and stared at the dark pattern of flowers on the young man's body. The pattern was smooth and gorgeous, but not too conspicuous.It's not that he doesn't love money. On the contrary, in the current situation, he doesn't want to let go of even a penny, and he can't wait to break it into eight-petaled flowers. The news of accepting the money today reached Grandma Bai's ears, and the Bai family had to make a fuss.

At the same time, Bai Xin already hated the Bai family very much, so naturally he was unwilling to give the money to Grandma Bai. Although Grandma Bai would treat his family with a better attitude after giving the money, don't even think about it, the money will definitely be spent on Erlang Instead of doing this, Bai Xin would rather not have the money.

After thinking it over, Bai Xin shook his head, and calmly said: "I'm fine, I was just shocked, and I don't want this money either, so you can put it away."

His words made the master and servant very astonished, they didn't react for a moment, do you want the money handed to you?

Seeing that it was getting late and the firewood hadn't been picked up yet, Bai Xin couldn't help feeling a little anxious. He wanted to bid farewell to the two people in front of him and leave, but just as he moved, he heard the boy utter a strange cry and yelled loudly, " How can you not?"

Fulin came back to his senses, and put the money on Bai Xin again. Seeing that the child was dressed in rags, he knew that the family conditions were poor, and he didn't understand why he didn't want the money. But Fulin had a good heart and persuaded him with a pleasant face: "Although it wasn't hurt, it was also frightening. You take the money back and ask your mother to buy you some delicious food. Don't be shocked."

Bai Xin couldn't help but let out a cold snort. If he took the money home, he would buy delicious food, but it might not reach his mouth. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he even turned his body to avoid Fulin's approaching hand, shook his head firmly, "I don't want it!"

Relying on his small and nimble body, he slipped under Fulin's arm, ran a few steps forward, then turned upside down with the bamboo basket on his back, reversed his comfortable position, and looked back at the master and servant, "It's getting late Now, I still need to gather firewood."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Pao left without waiting for the two people to react.

Fulin and his young master were still standing there in a daze, the former still holding the piece of broken silver in his hand.

The young man's eyes followed Bai Xin's back until he disappeared into the mountains and forests. He couldn't see him. He retracted his eyes and looked at the silver in Fulin's hand. After looking for a long time, he couldn't see anything special. Suspicious, "Why does he avoid snakes and scorpions like he encounters snakes and scorpions? This silver is not poisonous?"

Fulin was also surprised, he put the money back, shook his head, and echoed: "Yes!"

The two of them each found a reason for Bai Xin. Anyway, they generally thought he was a fool and dared not ask for money from others for nothing.

After a while, Fulin went on to say, "Master, do you want to continue walking in?"

The boy threw the bow to the other party without much interest, and his voice was half a beat slower than before, "I won't fight anymore, it's boring."

Fulin breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said, "Master, let's go back quickly. There is nothing interesting in this remote village. It took me a long time to see a rabbit. Why don't we go to town tomorrow to see it?"

The young man still couldn't lift his spirits, his brows were slightly lowered, "What is there to see in the town? Can it be more lively than the capital city?"

"Yes, yes, but what if there is something new?" Fulin kept following him.

"Okay." Although the young man agreed, but hearing his dispensable tone, it was obvious that he didn't care too much.

Fulin saw that his young master no longer thought about hunting in the mountains, and finally put his heart back into his stomach. Although the villagers said that there are no wild animals on this mountain, we should not take it lightly. It is safer to go to the town for a stroll.

The two of them wandered back, when the boy suddenly said out of nowhere, "Why do you think he doesn't want money?" His voice was full of confusion.

Fulin was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that the young master was referring to the child he just met, he was also very puzzled, but he still found an excuse, "Maybe the child is timid, seeing that the money is too much, he dare not accept it." .”

The young man still agrees with this reason. He slightly opened his brows, clicked his tongue again, and muttered in a low voice, "I knew I would have given him some copper coins just now. Looking at him like that, I knew that the family was poor. I'm afraid I have never seen silver coins." , no wonder he dared not accept it.”

After all, Fulin is an adult, so it is natural to see that Bai Xin's brows and eyes are not as timid and cowardly as he said, but in the face of the young master who has taken his heart, he obviously can't say too much, so he once again followed his words and agreed. .

Bai Xin had a lot of greed today, so he picked aconites for an extra half an hour. On the way, he dawdled with the boy for a while, and wasted some time. When it was getting dark, he didn't pick up as much firewood as before. Bai Xin Hurriedly walking home, first hid Cyperus cyperi in the dilapidated house of Bai's house in the dark, then made a half-circle and returned home.

Seeing that her son came back late today, Mrs. Cao couldn't help worrying from time to time. She was relieved when she saw that his son had returned safely, and the movements of her hands became lighter.

But Grandma Bai put all her mind on the firewood. As soon as Bai Xin entered the door, she walked over and took a look at the bamboo basket. Chang, snorted angrily: "I told you to pick up more today, why is there less than yesterday? Useless things, I don't know where to go crazy all day."

Bai Xin has been numb for a long time, those words did not enter his ears.