"Who are you?"
The male voice that Xiao Xiao heard before said very rudely, "The store is not open today, let's go."
"Leave quickly."
...
Xiao Xiao looked over.
It was a man in his early thirties.
He is thin and has a gloomy complexion.
There is a gloomy look between the eyebrows.
There was clearly something bothering him.
...
"Mutansong!"
The old man next to the man shouted angrily, "Why are you talking?"
Immediately, the old man looked at Xiao Xiao with an apologetic look on his face, "This guest, I'm really sorry."
"Our store is closed today."
"Can you please come back tomorrow?"
...
"Grandpa Mu, I am Xiao Xiao from Xiao's Tea House, do you still remember me?"
Xiao Xiao smiled and revealed his identity.
…
"Xiao Xiao?"
The old man was confused for a moment, but soon his frown relaxed a little, and a look of surprise appeared on his face, "It's Xiaoxiao."
"It's been a long time since I last saw you kid."
"The last time I heard about you was when you were admitted to Yanda University."
"Your grandpa nǎinǎi and your parents were so happy at that time."
"We, the neighbors, are also very happy for you."
...
"You're a kid who has a lot of potential."
"You could tell from a young age that he was different from other children."
…
Seeing the junior whom he had never seen before, the old man suddenly started chatting and started chattering.
Just when Xiao Xiao was about to interrupt the old man, he heard the man next to the old man shout in a very bad tone: "Old man, Luo Li is so annoying."
...
Then, the man turned his head and glared at Xiao Xiao, "Don't you see that our father and son have something to talk about?"
"Why are you so ignorant?"
"I'm really stupid at reading. I have no ability to observe words and emotions at all!"
"You-ouch!"
The man tilted his body and howled miserably.
It turned out that Mr. Mu heard the boy's words becoming more and more outrageous. He suddenly got angry and picked up the wooden sculpture next to him and hit the man hard. "You stinky boy, an unfilial son, how can you talk?"
"When did I teach you this?"
"You want to make me angry too, right?"
"Yes or no?!"
As the old man spoke, he hit the man with something in his hand.
The man twisted left and right, screaming repeatedly, "Smelly old man, what are you doing?"
"Stop! Stop!"
"I told you to stop!"
"You can't understand people, can you?"
The man's canthus was cracked, and the pain on his body made him, who was already grumpy, especially in a depressed mood during this period, almost lose his mind, and he lost some of his weight in his actions.
He stretched out his hand and pushed the old man away.
…
The old man had made an angry move before, but the man was caught off guard and fell into passivity.
Moreover, when I hit my son, the son always has some concerns even if he wants to fight back.
And once these worries are gone, how can the old man compare with the strength of the young man?
…
The old man was pushed backwards.
Behind it is the counter with sharp edges. If the old man hits it, he may be seriously injured.
...
In the flash of lightning, Xiao Xiao reached out and grabbed the old man.
"Grandpa Mu, are you okay?"
The old man's lips were trembling. I don't know if he was angry or scared.
...
Maybe both.
…
After a while, the old man regained his composure.
He stretched out his hand and pointed at the man. Not only his fingers, but his whole arm and even his whole body were trembling slightly, "Okay, okay, you brat!"
The old man's voice was hoarse and he was shaking violently, "I'm your dad!"
"You actually attacked me!"
"You, you unfilial son!"
…
The man's heart skipped a beat when he saw the old man almost knocking himself onto the counter.
He originally wanted to push the old man aside, but unexpectedly the old man resisted and fell backwards.
Seeing that the old man was caught by the young man, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then when he heard the old man scolding him, he curled his lips in disdain, feeling annoyed in his heart, so his words naturally didn't sound very nice, "Didn't you already say that I am an unfilial son?"
"Are you tired of saying the same thing too often?"
...
"Besides, you were careless just now and you blame me?!"
"Rely on the old and sell the old!"
…
"you you-"
The old man's hand trembled even more as he pointed at the man.
…
"What me!"
The man was very impatient and wanted to pat down the old man's unsightly finger, but when he was about to drop it, his wrist was clamped with a strong force.
He looked stunned, and used all his strength without believing in evil.
But it is like a mud cow entering the sea, unable to stir up any waves.
...
He was breathing heavily, his eyes were red, and he yelled viciously: "You bastard, if you have sense, let go quickly, or else-"
“哐啷~哐婷~哐婷~哐婷哐哷哐哷哐哷哐哷哐哷哐哷哐宷哐哷哐哷哐哷哐哷哐哷哐哷哓哷哓哷哐哷哓哷哐哷哐哟哓哟哐哟哐哟哟哟ʼʟʟʟʃʢ”ʻʻ?
"Ouch!"
The man staggered back and fell on a pile of wooden sculptures behind him.
The wooden sculpture fell to the ground, and he lay on the ground gasping in pain.
He promised that there must be bruises all over his body.
"You brat, you're looking for death!"
He was gnashing his teeth, getting angry, and making "hissing" sounds from time to time as he spoke.
…
"You made me let go."
Xiao Xiao was very innocent, "I just did what you said."
Then, he no longer focused on the man, but looked at the old man, "Grandpa Mu, there is a fire in your yard."
…
The old man looked stunned as he watched the man relieve his anger but also couldn't bear it.
"What? Fire?!"
"not good!"
The old man shouted and rushed to the yard behind.
If anyone in the neighborhood is most afraid of fire, it is definitely his family.
Gumuxuan is a wood carving shop, and his yard is naturally filled with all kinds of wood and scraps.
Once it burns, it will be terrible.
…
"follow me."
Xiao Xiao quickly surpassed the old man, and under Li's guidance, he walked quickly towards a room in the yard with a clear goal.
The door was ajar, Xiao Xiao pushed it open and walked in.
A puff of black smoke rushed towards me.
…
Xiao Xiao held his breath and waved his hand vigorously.
…
"It's burning?!"
The old man's worried inquiry came from behind.
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"No."
"Grandpa Mu, don't come in."
"It's choking here."
"It must be burning wet wood."
"Let me see and move the dry wood."
"Grandpa Mu, go get some water."
In order to prevent the old man from thinking about things outside, Xiao Xiao arranged a task for the old man.
...
"Oh, okay."
"I'll be right away."
"Don't worry, I'm here to watch."
"Be careful not to fall."
…
Xiao Xiao reminded him loudly, but what he heard in his ears was the sound of the old man's footsteps leaving in a hurry.
…
"The Frog God."
The sound of turning pages in the Yaojian sounded in Xiao Xiao's ears.
…
The sound of "Shuashua-" suddenly stopped, "Quack~"
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"Frog God, send some water."
"Quack~"
…
A small dark cloud formed in the sky at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Then, "Wow~"
The rain fell. (To be continued)
