Chapter 173 Cheapskate
After scrambling to drink the warm wine, Bai Shu stopped drinking. He sat at the table with Xiao Yurou, Yuan Youqing and Wu Shaobai. The two girls had a small appetite and had eaten early and put down their chopsticks. Bai Shu and Wu Shaobai were cleaning the remaining food at this moment, and Bai Shu didn't like to waste it.
The atmosphere inside the room seemed a little solemn because Xiao Yurou had just gotten angry. Suddenly, the door of the store sounded and two more people walked in.
An old man was wearing a teenage granddaughter, and his grandparents and grandchildren were wearing thin clothes. They stamped their feet into the house and were still sizzling heat towards their palms.
Although the two were dressed in rags, the waiter asked: "What do the two guests need?"
The old man asked tremblingly, "Can you give us two grandchildren a cup of hot water?"
The waiter hesitated and said, "Okay, but you can leave quickly after drinking, don't delay our business."
The old man hurriedly thanked him, but the little girl beside him stared at the food on the table of Bai Shu and others, looking pitiful.
Xu Muling was the first to stand up, pulled the grandchildren to the table and sat down, and told the waiter to add a few more dishes.
"It's so late, why are you still taking your children out? You've left this inn, but you don't have a place to live." At this moment, Xu Muling looked quite like a girl next door, as if she was sincerely worried about the grandparents and grandchildren.
On the way, Xu Muling was the leader, and did everything himself and took care of everything in all aspects. He never lost anyone in the team, including Bai Shu. Even at this moment, Xu Muling acted like a kind woman.
Bai Shu is not a stingy person, but Bai Shu likes to preconceive it. On the Dragon Boat Festival that day, Xu Muling left a bad impression on Bai Shu, and Bai Shu also knew that Xu Muling was scheming.
Sometimes Bai Shu couldn't tell whether the things that Xu Muling did that looked good were played and performed for Wu Shaobai, including Xu Muling in the Sword Sect to help Bai Shu talk, or Xu Muling was coming to apply medicine to Bai Shu that day in the Tide Watching Small Building. After Bai Shu refused, Xu Muling really acted as an angry look of donkey's liver and lungs.
Bai Shu was getting less and less able to understand Xu Muling.
The old man smiled bitterly and said, "We can't do anything about it when we come out like this."
Xu Muling poured a cup of hot water for the old man and comforted him: "If you have any difficulties, tell me, I might be able to help you."
The old man sighed and said, "I originally lived in Lengjia Town in the east. A few years ago, my son and daughter-in-law were captured and killed by bandits. Only the old man and my granddaughter depend on each other."
Chunyu Hongyi frowned while listening to the side, and couldn't help but interrupt and heard this, "All of them have reached this land, and there are still bandits?"
The waiter who was wiping the table next to him said at the right time: "You don't know that the bandits in the east of Lengjia Town made the most fiercer fuss, and even those who practiced the world passed by."
Chunyu Hongyi shook his head and said, "It's impossible. Lingwu City here is not too far away. Any bandits will be wiped out. It's impossible to keep disaster."
Bai Shu also agreed with Chunyu Hongyi's statement. Bai Shu heard Hongdou say that Chunyu Hongyi is from Lingwu City and has some influence at home.
The waiter of the shop said, "You don't know that Lengjia Town is bordering the 100,000 mountains to the east. Every time a powerful person comes, the bandits disappear into the mountains like oil on their feet, without a trace. But as long as the person comes, they will come out of the mountain and continue to be arrogant."
The old man also said, "Yes, our Lengjia Town is always busy. We want to move the town several times, but there is no suitable place to go. Over time, the population has been much smaller. However, the old man is very lucky. His family is doing some carpenter business, and he can barely take care of the livelihood of me and my girl."
As the old man was talking, the waiter suddenly remembered something and asked, "You are Mr. Leng Yu, are you?"
The old man nodded and said, "I didn't expect anyone else to remember my old man. This is my granddaughter Leng Shanshan."
After saying this, the waiter said again: "Mr. Leng Yu and Leng are the best carpenter in Lengjia Town. When my grandfather passed away, he used the coffin you made. We couldn't afford it at that time, and you didn't urge you to pay it back. It took a few years to pay it back." The waiter said, his tone unconsciously warmed up a little.
Leng Yu nodded and said, "Yes, so many years have passed in a flash. Now, the old man, I have no home. I can only find a way to go to the city to make a living."
The waiter said in confusion: "You live in the town well, how come you don't even have a home?"
Leng Yu sighed and said, "My house is next to a Taoist temple named Mu Ru. Some days ago, I changed my owner in the temple because my house is next to the Taoist temple and I can make some coffins and other utensils. Qingzhu, their owner, regarded it as bad luck. This afternoon, my house was burned by them with a fire, and all the carpentry work they had done was destroyed."
Leng Yu couldn't help but burst into tears when he said this: "Those in Qingzhu's eyes are all bad luck. For me, they are all money and life."
Leng Yu trembled his lips and said, "I'm afraid they will hurt Shanshan, and I will never dare to go back to Lengjia Town again. I'm going to go to the city to make a living. Whether it's begging or working hard, I have no choice now."
Everyone was filled with righteous indignation and said everything. Chen Ci even slapped the table and said angrily: "Now, any pig and dog dare to open a Taoist temple, that's all right!"
Chen Ci asked a few more questions, asked about the direction of Lengjia Town, explained to Xu Muling, and prepared to find the bad luck of Taoist Qingzhu.
The other disciples also wanted to follow him when they heard this, but Chen Ci scolded him back.
"Everyone is staying honestly, and they are all at the doorstep. If something goes wrong, who can afford to take care of it?"
Everyone sat back.
Bai Shu chased him out of the door, Chen Ci looked at Bai Shu and said, "You are too determined to kill, don't go."
Bai Shu shook his head and said, "I just want to remind you not to listen to it indirectly. When you arrive in the town, find out clearly before doing things. The more you are a commoner, the more you have to consider what you say."
Chen Ci was obviously not familiar with the market. He was stunned for a moment, nodded before leading the horse out.
When Chen Ci left, the genius completely fell into pieces.
"Will that guy go? I think everyone in Muruguan is very fierce, but don't suffer any losses." Leng Yu was still a little worried about his remarks.
Xu Muling smiled and comforted: "Don't think too much. He is a practitioner and is very powerful."
Leng Yu then forced himself to smile and said, "That's good, it's really causing you trouble."
Everyone would not find it troublesome. Yuan Youqing even went to talk to Leng Yu's granddaughter Leng Shanshan.
Xu Muling comforted Leng Yu in a low voice, suddenly walked to Bai Shu and said to Bai Shu: "Can you come out? I have something to discuss with you."
With Wu Shaobai next to him, Bai Shu couldn't show Xu Muling's face. Moreover, the Dragon Boat Festival was so long that Xu Muling had let go, but Bai Shu was still reluctant to give up and seemed too stingy.
Bai Shu turned around and left the house without saying a word, and Xu Muling followed him out.
A thin layer of snowflakes were accumulated on the ground, and the north wind was still blowing, and the bleakness was everywhere. Bai Shu stood at the wind entrance. Xu Muling subconsciously pulled Bai Shu and pulled him to a shelter place.
"What's going on with Senior Sister Xu?" Bai Shu was neither salty nor indifferent, and straightforward.
Xu Muling's face turned red when she saw her, and she said in a low voice: "Can Junior Brother Bai lend me some silver? I will return it to you when I return to the temple."
Bai Shu shook his head and said, "Senior Sister Xu is joking. You are the leader. There are so many places to spend money along the way. You are all working on the upper and lower levels. How could you shorten the money?"
Xu Muling hurriedly explained: "I used all the money from Guanli along the way, and I will report the money at that time."
Bai Shu was stunned and said, "Since it's because it's the money from the Guanye, it's even more impossible for us to lose money. Why did Senior Sister Xu borrow money from me?"
Xu Muling lowered his voice and said, "I don't bring much money. I want to give Mr. Leng Yu some money to turn over, so I thought of asking you to borrow it."
Bai Shu was stunned, but still didn't give up, and continued to ask, "Then you can use the money in the temple first, and then go back and make up for it immediately?"
Xu Muling was so angry that his chest trembled. Although he was angry, he still snatched his anger and said, "I rarely use silver in my life. Moreover, I don't have much more silver. I have to make up for it when I go back and find someone to make up for it. I don't know how long it will take to make up for it."
Xu Mu said angrily: "Along the way, I saw you stand up for others more than once. I thought you were a very responsible and caring man. You spent money yourself and were generous. I thought of asking you to borrow this money. I didn't expect that you were not only unwilling to help, but also pushed you to stop me. I, Xu Muling, had misread the person!"
"Stingy!"
Xu Muling cursed and turned around and was about to go back.
"Senior Sister Xu!" Bai Shu suddenly called out to Xu Muling.
Xu Muling looked back and glared at Bai Shu, with a charming look.
"What? Do you think it's not humiliating me enough?"
When Xu Muling and his composure went to Bai Shu, Bai Shu felt that he was hypocritical and disliked her, but now that Xu Muling's angry look was, Bai Shu felt that it was much more real.
"I have only so much." Bai Shu handed all the silver notes left on him to Xu Muling. When I bid farewell to Bai Lu and Jianjia, most of the money Bai Shu carries had already given away, but there was not much left at this moment.
Bai Shu's eyes were a little apology, and Xu Muling could vaguely feel that Bai Shu was really the kind of extreme person. If you love him, you will love him deeply, and if you are tired of him, you will be tired of him.
But some things happen when they happen. In Bai Shu's heart, a bad thing can almost overturn all the good things that the man showed.
Even at this moment, Bai Shu saw that Xu Muling really wanted to help Leng Yu's grandchildren, Bai Shu was still unwilling to have too much contact with Xu Muling.
"I will pay you back as soon as possible, thank you." Xu Muling took the money and put it away, turned around and walked into the room without looking back.
Chapter completed!