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Chapter 13 The gullible little money-grubber
When Xiao Li walked to the grocery store where he had agreed to meet Lu Yuan, it was already the end of the afternoon, which was around two or three in the afternoon.
From a distance, Xiao Li saw the drowsy young man sitting on the ground with his hands on the edge of the backpack.
He deliberately made his footsteps heavier, walked up to the young man and stood still, blocking the hot wind.
Lu Yuan nodded his head and hit his arm hard, only then did he wake up and realize that he had almost fallen asleep.
When he rubbed his eyes, he found that there was a person standing in front of him. He was stunned at first, but when he saw that it was the familiar robe in front of him, he looked up in surprise.
"You're here?"
The delicate and pretty little face was flushed red from the heat, and the hair on the forehead was wet, making her look very disheveled.
Xiao Li, who had never been waited for by anyone, thought that the young man was extremely handsome at this moment.
He squatted down, took out a cotton handkerchief, and gently wiped the sweat off the boy's face. "Why don't you find a place where the sun doesn't shine?"
"I was worried you wouldn't be able to find me when you got there, and I've only been out in the sun for a while. It's common to be out in the sun all day during busy farming seasons. This is nothing."
The boy's eyes are sparkling, like two black gems embedded in his eyes, beautiful and precious.
Being stared at by such a pair of eyes, Xiao Li felt as if a hole had been pried open in his heart, and something unknown had drilled in, then took root in his heart and could never be removed.
Suppressing the unknown emotion, Xiao Li took advantage of the moment when the young man was embarrassed to look away and took out a snow pear from the space under the cover of his sleeve and gave it to him.
"For me again?"
The word "again" inexplicably pleased Xiao Li.
He said "hmm", raised the pear in his hand, and signaled the boy to eat it.
As the saying goes, the first time is strange, the second time is familiar. Lu Yuan was not as polite to him as the first time. After thanking him quietly, he took it and took a bite, and then...
He held up a bit of the pear to Xiao Li and asked without realizing anything was wrong, "Do you want to eat it?"
Looking at this extremely familiar scene, Xiao Li lowered his head and laughed quietly.
Lu Yuan was confused. "What's so funny? Could it be that he found some silver?"
In the eyes of money lovers, picking up money is probably the best thing that can happen to you.
Xiao Li did not deny it, "Yes! I found some silver, do you want it?"
"Give it to me?" Lu Yuan's eyes widened in surprise, and her little mouth opened slightly, forgetting to close it.
"Hmm." Xiao Li patted his chin gently and manually closed his mouth. "Do you want it?"
I thought the money-grubber would be eager to ask for money, but...
The young man covered his mouth and glared at him with a look of disappointment.
Can such things be said in public?
Although they had only known each other for a short time, Xiao Li inexplicably felt that the young man's thoughts were very easy to guess.
He raised his eyebrows and looked the boy up and down, his slightly upturned eyes revealing a bit of ruffian spirit.
Lu Yuan had never had any contact with his original self before, so he just thought that he was good at disguise and deceived everyone in the village.
This guy is not a gentle and polite scholar at all, he is almost as bad as those bad boys!
Lu Yuan's hand felt like it was burned, and she pulled it back abruptly. She looked around, and only felt relieved when she saw that no one noticed them. She then quietly "taught" the ignorant scholar a lesson.
"You can't say this kind of thing so loudly. What if someone hears you?"
Xiao Li raised the corners of his lips and whispered, imitating him: "Then should I speak more quietly?"
Then he was given an unpleasant look by the young man. He suspected that if they had not yet gotten married, he would have twisted his ears just because of the young man's "fierce" look.
Lu Yuan snorted, "You can't tell it on the street, can you? There are so many people here. What if someone hears it and says it's me? Will you give it to me or not?"
I have to say, this makes sense.
Not only were the living standards in ancient times backward, but there was no surveillance here like we see everywhere in later generations.
If something like what the young man said really happened, even if the person who blackmailed them was dealt with afterwards, other people would inevitably point fingers at them.
If you go too far, people might say that everyone who sees it gets a share, which will be even more troublesome.
But the premise of all this is that he really picked up the money.
Thinking about how the young man foolishly believed what he said casually and worried about him, Xiao Li felt a rare sense of guilt.
"Don't worry, I pawned the silver with two broken bowls. I didn't really pick up silver."
"Ah?" Lu Yuan was stunned, confusion showing on her small face. "You lied to me?"
It cannot be said that this key point is not grasped accurately, it can only be said that it hits the nail on the head.
Xiao Li had no way to refute it. He clenched his right fist to his lips and coughed dryly, trying to cover up his mistake. "You can't say that."
"What else can I say?" Lu Yuan gritted his teeth.
How could there be such a despicable person? He lied to someone and then denied it after admitting it.
Xiao Li pretended to be silent, "Hmm?"
Lu Yuan waited for a long time but he didn't speak. He was so anxious that he couldn't help stamping his feet and said, "Hurry up and say it!"
Xiao Li was touched by his cuteness and chuckled softly before he said slowly, "I didn't do anything, but I exchanged two broken bowls for silver. Isn't this like picking it up for free?"
Lu Yuan was led astray by him. She thought about it seriously for a moment before nodding her head, "Yes!"
"Since you found it for free, how can you say that I cheated you?" Xiao Li raised his eyebrows and stared at the obviously stunned young man with a half-smile.
Lu Yuan: “???”
No, how can it be like this?
The boy's eyes kept blinking, and it seemed like he couldn't accept this nonsense for a while.
Lu Yuan opened his mouth, wanting to say that it was not like that, but he didn't know how to say it. In the end, he lowered his head dejectedly, hugged his backpack and said nothing.
Obviously, this is his own fault, Xiao Li feels so guilty!
He touched the boy's head and lowered his voice to comfort him.
"Alright, alright, how could our little kite be wrong? This is all my fault. I distorted the facts and made our little kite sad."
"You lied to me!" Lu Yuan looked up, her eyes red, and looked at him accusingly.
It looks like a little rabbit, so cute that makes people want to bully it even more.
“…” This idea is very dangerous.
This is not the end of the world, but it is not an era where everyone can act lawless.
Xiao Li cursed himself in his heart, and then admitted his mistake again.
"I was wrong. I apologize to you. I'm sorry, Xiao Fengzheng. I was wrong."
Don’t dare to do that next time.
The young man was simple-minded and had no idea about the tricks of later generations. He obviously softened his heart when he heard that.
"Then, then you can't lie to me next time," the boy said in an inexplicably coquettish voice, and then suddenly changed the subject and said, "But you can lie to others!"
“…” What a double standard.
But anyway, his double standards really made Xiao Li feel itchy.
He moved to the side and sat next to Lu Yuan. He held his chin and turned to look at the young man beside him who had calmed down.
How could someone be so easily coaxed? Just an apology, whose authenticity was unclear, actually softened his heart. Could it be that anyone could trick him away?
Thinking that the little brother would foolishly follow others, Xiao Li felt inexplicably annoyed.
He closed his eyes, suppressed the irritation in his heart, and then opened his eyes to look at Lu Yuan.
"Why can I lie to others but not to you?"
“How can others compare with me!”
"Why not?"
"Why do you have so many questions? You're more annoying than a babbling child. I'm ignoring you!"
Lu Yuan was so angry that she stood up and was about to leave with the backpack, but Xiao Li grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.
"Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore. Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"
It would have been fine if he hadn't said it, but once he did, Lu Yuan really felt hungry. She touched her flat belly and sighed with a worried look on her face.
"Food in the county is so expensive. We agreed that I'd treat you to steamed buns after I sold some mountain produce. Let's go buy some steamed buns now!"
Steamed buns are cheap, only one penny each. He can’t even hold one with one hand, and eating one can keep him full for a long time!
How could Xiao Li let him spend money? "If you don't want to eat steamed buns, I'll take you to a restaurant."
"No, I can't..." Lu Yuan had never been to a restaurant, but she had heard how expensive the food there was. She was afraid that even if she sold herself, she would not be able to have a full meal.
"I'm treating you to a meal, are you really not going?" Xiao Li stopped and looked at him.
Lu Yuan was in a dilemma. After a long while, she swallowed her saliva and refused. "No, no, I can buy a lot of brown rice with that money."
Xiao Li had eaten brown rice last night, which was mixed with rice bran and was difficult to swallow. He didn't want to eat the same thing again.
If it was brown rice without bran like in later generations, he could still accept it.
However, from what he saw, the level of rice husking here obviously did not meet his requirements.
"If you don't want to buy brown rice, let's go to the restaurant." Xiao Li was very determined. Lu Yuan couldn't persuade him and was half-pulled and half-dragged by him to go there.
When the dishes started to be served, he was so shocked by the huge table of food that he almost forgot how to speak.
When conditions permit, Xiao Li will never compromise himself.
He had just picked up a piece of braised pork with chopsticks when he saw the young man standing there in a daze, so he put the braised pork into his bowl.
"I've ordered everything, let's eat."
"..." Lu Yuan didn't know what to say. She looked at him hesitantly, seeing that he was eating with relish and drooling.
When Xiao Li put another chicken leg in his bowl, he gritted his teeth, picked up the bowl and started eating.
Forget it, even if Xiao Li doesn't have the money to pay the bill and wants to sell him out, he will accept it.
But before that, he had to fill his stomach first. It was better to die with a full stomach than to die with a hungry stomach.
As for what Xiao Li said before, about exchanging two broken bowls for money, he didn't take it seriously at all.
Even if the broken bowl could be exchanged for money, how many copper coins could it get? It would definitely not be enough to eat all the delicious food on the table.
Xiao Li didn't know whether it was because the original body was still growing or because he had replaced it, but his appetite was more than twice that of the original body.
Lu Yuan had a small stomach and a small appetite. Even if she tried her best to stuff food into her mouth, she couldn't eat much. Soon she was full. She held the tea bowl and sipped the good tea she had never heard of.
While drinking tea, he saw Xiao Lifeng eating up all the food on the table like a whirlwind, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
"How come you can eat so much?"
"Are you disgusted by the fact that I eat too much? Or are you jealous of my good appetite?"
Xiao Li rinsed his mouth with tea, leaned back with his arms folded, and stared at him leisurely.
When he had no expression on his face, he always gave people an indescribable feeling of strength. Lu Yuan was a little uncomfortable with his sudden change.
"No, I'm wondering if I can support you in the future." He sighed, "If we don't have money to pay the bill, there's no need to support you in the future. I can't support you now!"
“…” Are you trying to force me to eat this soft rice?
Xiao Li's temples throbbed, he gritted his teeth, and looked at the young man who was truly worried.
"Then what should we do? Keep you here to pay off the debt?"
"No, what else?" Lu Yuan shrugged, her voice muffled, "But I'll stay to pay off my debt. You have to help me look after my little daddy. He..."
"Boom-"
Lu Yuan was attracted by his actions and looked down at the table, just in time to see him take away his palm, revealing the silver ingot underneath.
It’s white and big, like a silver ingot.
He blinked his eyes and rubbed them with his hands, fearing that he had seen it wrong.
But no matter what he did, the silver ingots remained there and did not disappear.
Xiao Li poked his cheek unhappily, "Little money-grubber."
Lu Yuan's whole attention was on the silver ingot. She waved his hand away as she thought it was in the way, picked up the silver ingot and wanted to bite it to see if it was real.
Xiao Li quickly stopped him, his eyes and hands darting. He tapped his forehead with his fingers, "You don't mind the dirt."
"It's not dirty, not dirty. How can silver be dirty?" Lu Yuan held the silver ingot tightly in his arms, grinning from ear to ear, revealing his money-grubber nature.
If it were someone else, Xiao Li might find it shameful to watch, but looking at Lu Yuan's money-obsessed look, the corners of his lips couldn't help but rise.
I like money well!
If he likes something else, he may have to spend some time to get it, but as for money, he can get a lot by just taking out anything from the space.
After eating and drinking, they rested for a while before letting the waiter settle the bill.
"The total is three taels, one qian and twenty wen. The shopkeeper said he would write off the twenty wen for you. Do you want to pay in silver?" The waiter kept staring at Xiao Li while speaking.
It’s not his fault, but the general environment of this era is like this. Those who have money are basically men.
Xiao Li raised his chin towards Lu Yuan and said, "Give it over there."
The waiter looked at him in disbelief, as if he had seen something truly remarkable. After a while, he turned to Lu Yuan with a complicated expression, "Sir?"
Lu Yuan gave him the silver ingot distressedly, "Can't you give me a little less?"
The waiter gasped when he saw the ten-liang silver ingot. He didn't expect that a young man would have so much silver. He didn't expect that the tall and strong man would be a gigolo. How shameful!
Then he heard the young man bargaining again, and his mouth twitched, and he smiled stiffly, "I've already given you twenty cents, I really can't give you any less."
"Okay." Lu Yuan sighed dejectedly.
The waiter said something and went to the shopkeeper with the silver ingot to change the money.
Ever since he gave the silver ingot away, the boy has been listless. It's obvious that he really can't bear to part with it.
Xiao Li pondered for a moment and asked him, "Do you like silver so much?"
Lu Yuanli said "hmm" weakly.
The waiter returned quickly and placed six taels and nine cents of silver in front of him. "Sir, this is your change."
In front of him was a five-liang silver ingot and one liang and nine qian of silver coins.
If so much money had been placed in front of him in the past, he would have been extremely happy.
But whenever he thought about spending three taels and one cent on a meal, he felt heartbroken, and even the money became unpleasant.
"Your silver."
Xiao Li glanced at the silver that the young man pushed over to him, and pushed it back to him, "Take it. If it's not enough, ask me for more."
Lu Yuan: ???
The boy, who had been drooping, straightened up instantly, looking at him with sparkling eyes, "Really?"
Xiao Li seemed to see the embodiment of "sitting up in shock from a dying illness", feeling helpless and wanting to laugh.
"real."
"Then I'll keep it for you!" The young man responded irrelevantly.
The waiter gave me the change and started to clear the things on the table. After listening for a while, I finally realized that I had misunderstood before.
That man was not a gigolo, and the silver ingots that the young man used to pay the bill were not his own, but the man's.
He couldn't help but secretly glance at the two men, and found that the man was tall and handsome, while the boy was...
It can't be said that he is ugly, but he looks awkward no matter how you look at him. His little face is gray and his hair is messy, making him look very sloppy.
I don’t know if that man was blind. Why was he so nice to such an ugly guy? He actually gave him more than six taels of silver without any hesitation.
It was because he didn't have a younger sister, otherwise he would have wanted his younger sister to seduce that man.
Xiao Li had sharp senses and soon noticed the waiter's gaze. He frowned slightly and stood up and left with the excited young man.
Lu Yuan whispered to him as they walked, "I'm not greedy for your money. I'm just helping you put it away first. Otherwise, what will you do if you spend it again like you did today? There will be so many places that need money in the future..."
Listening to the young man's chattering, Xiao Li's heart felt calmer than ever before.
When he tilted his head to look at Lu Yuan, there was a tenderness in his eyes that he himself had never known existed.
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