Cheng Wei looked at the muddy little hand, holding two pitiful copper coins, and was speechless for a while.
Xiao Linyan thought he couldn't see, so he deliberately shook his little hand holding the copper plate. It was probably the first time that the city guard had encountered such a situation, and he was stunned for a moment.
It doesn't matter if he is stunned, the people in line behind him are not going to do it anymore.
"What are you doing ahead? We should hurry up!" someone shouted.
"That's right, everyone is still in a hurry!" A middle-aged man agreed.
Everyone started urging each other, and there were more shouts, and they were no longer afraid of the city guards.
At this time, a fat aunt behind with a basket said: "You are such a grown-up, how shameless are you to ask a child for money?"
Someone raised his head, and everyone started shouting.
"Look at how young this child is, and his body is still covered in mud. You can tell at a glance that he is a miserable child!"
"Yes, you still have to be bullied by others. It's really a deteriorating world and people's hearts are not as old as they used to be!"
"It's really unreasonable for a child to be robbed of just two coins by some unscrupulous adults!"
There were more and more voices coming from the queue, and they were getting louder and louder, and they were accusing the city guards.
Normally, these ordinary people would not dare to be so unscrupulous. I don’t know what happened today. Maybe it’s because “there is strength in numbers”?
The city guard was almost drowned out by the overwhelming accusations from everyone. He was also extremely aggrieved. Why not just collect a toll? Who did he provoke?
The companion on the other side of the city gate winked at him, which meant that if this kid could get any advantage, let him pass quickly!
The city guard also understood and nuzzled at Xiao Linyan to let him pass.
Xiao Linyan didn't seem to understand, but still stretched out his hand and said in a "childish" voice: "Hey, I'll give you the money!"
The city guard became even more helpless and said to him: "No, let you go!"
But Xiao Linyan still didn't put away the two pitiful coins. Feeling a little anxious, he said: "But, but, um, the money hasn't been taken yet!"
The city guards were almost crying. Is this kid stupid? Still being stubborn, he deliberately played tricks on him. Looking at the people behind him who kept urging them, he could only patiently say again: "Hurry up!"
Looking at Xiao Linyan again, he still didn't leave. He still stretched out his hands to hold the two pitiful coins. That means if you say you want money, you have to ask for it. How can you not keep your word?
The city guard finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Get out!"
Xiao Linyan seemed to be frightened, shrunk his neck, led the donkey and ran away without looking back.
The people in the rear glared at the city guards, wondering how could they be so cruel to the child!
The city guard also turned his head and looked at everyone fiercely. Then, everyone lowered their heads silently.
They were also thinking, why did they have the courage to challenge the city guards just now? Is it really that the sense of justice is overwhelming? Strange things!
On the other side, Xiao Linyan entered the city, and Qiu Lao's voice sounded in his heart at the right time: "Boy, you are so shameless, how can you pretend to be young when you enter the city?"
Xiao Linyan said in a low voice: "You don't understand this. Grandpa said you have to be careful when you go out! As a kid like me, if I go into the city alone with money on my body and a knife on my back, I will definitely be suspected. Fuck it. If you do this, you can save a lot of trouble!"
Qiu Lao's voice continued: "I just said that you are a brat! You still know how to borrow help!"
Xiao Linyan puffed out her chest, with a bright smile on her face, and whispered happily: "This is wisdom!"
Qiu Lao: "Bah!"
Some passers-by around saw Xiao Linyan talking to himself, shook their heads sympathetically, and sighed while thinking: Although this poor child is a little dirty, his face is quite cute, but he is a fool. , actually talking to himself.
However, Xiao Linyan didn't know what the passers-by were thinking. He happily led the donkey and walked forward on his own.
Now he was hungry and his clothes were dirty, so he could only find a nearby inn to stay, eat something, and change into clean clothes.
As it happened, there was one right in front, with the four characters "Yelai Inn" written on a square plaque.
"Come on, let's do it right here!" Xiao Linyan thought.
As soon as we entered the door, the waiter trotted over with a white towel on his head. Just as he was about to go forward to greet the guests, he made a standard opening statement: "Guest, please come in. Are you a top-notch person or staying at the hotel?"
But before the words came out, he suppressed them.
Although the job of a waiter usually involves dealing with people from all walks of life, and the training is all about discernment, he will never judge people purely based on their appearance.
But today, he couldn't tell that this person looked like a guest at all. A little kid covered in mud was leading a thin and weak old donkey, looking exactly like a little beggar.
Thinking of this, the waiter suppressed the smile he had just put on, and his sudden change of expression seemed extremely stiff and a little bit funny.
"Little beggar, this is no place for you, get out of here!" The waiter looked at Xiao Linyan with disgust and said fiercely.
"You misunderstood, I came to stay in the hotel." Xiao Linyan explained.
"Hey, you don't understand what I'm talking to, right? How can you, a poor person like you, have money to stay in a hotel? If you don't want to get beaten, get out of here!" The waiter became more and more impatient and was about to roll up his arms and sleeves.
At this time, a gentle and soft voice sounded: "Stop! Why are you embarrassing such a child?"
Xiao Linyan looked in the direction of the sound and saw a group of people sitting at a table near the inside. A burly man, a young man holding a folding fan, and a woman in white with a little girl.
The voice just now came from the woman in white.
The waiter in the shop didn't dare to continue expelling Xiao Linyan when he heard the woman's voice.
The woman in white looked at Xiao Linyan, smiled and said, "Come, come to sister!"
Xiao Linyan heard this and walked towards her. The waiter wanted to say something else, but the woman glared at him and had no choice but to shrink his head.
When I got closer, I saw that this woman in white had a fair face, light eyebrows, and a pair of eyes like autumn water, which seemed like a bottomless pool, making people want to fall into it. Her long hair like a waterfall is spread over her shoulders. Her exquisite appearance, elegant posture, and slightly shy expression make people unable to help but fall in love with her.
The woman in white looked at Xiao Linyan in front of her, and she didn't dislike his stolen goods. She took out a white handkerchief from her arms and gently wiped the dirt on Xiao Linyan's face, and asked softly: "Little brother, where do you come from?" ah?"
This was the first time Xiao Linyan was treated like this by someone other than his grandfather. He was a little uncomfortable for a while, but he did not reject this feeling. He replied: "I was separated from my family and I don't remember where I live."
When traveling in the world, one must never reveal one's roots to others easily. Xiao Linyan kept his grandfather's teachings in mind.
"So that's it!" The woman in white nodded, and then said: "Then are you willing to follow your sister first? Can your sister help you find your family?"
Xiao Linyan thought to himself: I just made up a random reason, where is the real family I am looking for? Although this trip was indeed for the purpose of finding one’s own life experience, these are two different things after all! But there is no good way to escape now, so I can only deal with it for the time being.
Seeing Xiao Linyan nodding, the woman in white smiled slightly, like a breeze blowing on her face, attracting the attention of most men in the store, including the burly man opposite and the young man holding a folding fan.
Seeing that the woman in white was still wiping the dirt from Xiao Linyan's face, the little girl next to her rushed out, shook the woman's arm and acted coquettishly, while glaring at Xiao Linyan angrily, her eyes full of warning. Meaning, as if blaming Xiao Linyan for taking away her sister.
The woman in white flicked her forehead lovingly, lowered her head and smiled, "You girl, are you jealous now?"
The little girl stretched her head forward and rubbed her head in the arms of the woman in white, coquettishly, and the sound of male animals swallowing saliva could be heard in the store.
"Sister, I don't want to take him with me. Look how dirty he is!" The little girl raised her head and pointed at Xiao Linyan and said.
Xiao Linyan lowered his head and looked at the mud all over his body. It seemed that he was indeed quite dirty.
"Yan'er, don't say that to my little brother. What my sister has taught you is to be helpful when you are away from home. My little brother has been separated from his family. If we can, we should help him. Do you understand?" The woman in white pretended to be angry. road.
Xiao Linyan was speechless when he heard this. It looked like this woman was entering the world for the first time. How could there be so much truth, goodness and beauty in the world!
Although it was his first time to travel far away, with his grandfather's words and deeds, and with Qiu Lao, an encyclopedia of martial arts, he was much better than this sister in terms of martial arts experience.
After all, who has never eaten pork and never seen a pig running?
The little girl felt even more aggrieved when she saw her sister helping Xiao Lin Yan to speak. She looked at Xiao Lin Yan with a fierce look, revealing two cute little tiger teeth, as if she was about to rush forward and bite him if he was not careful.
Of course, with Xiao Linyan's character, he would not be as knowledgeable as her. This made the little girl angry and had nowhere to vent her anger, and she hated him even more.
The burly man next to him smiled boldly and said: "Miss Liu is really a chivalrous and gentle person. As a woman, she can still help when encountering difficulties on the road. She is really a role model for us!"
The woman known as Miss Liu smiled slightly and said, "Brother Luo is overly praised!"
The young man next to him flicked the folding fan in his hand, revealing the fan inside and fanning it slightly. With his fair and handsome face, he was quite popular with some inexperienced girls.
But judging from the bland reaction of the woman in white, it was obvious that this pretty boy was not her cup of tea.
But the young man with the folding fan still put on an air of thinking he was cool and said: "Brother Luo is saying that, in my opinion, Miss Liu's good deed today is..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of "two ya two ya", and his face darkened instantly.
Everyone turned around and saw the donkey came in!
