Chapter 13 Dabao is in trouble

Dewdrops dripped down the willow leaves into the soil, and small white flowers popped out on the ground. As the breeze blew, the withered and yellow leaves swayed, and autumn quietly invaded the village.

Xu Miaomiao warmed up the porridge in the pot, ate a few mouthfuls, then put the rabbit hair in a backpack and walked towards the market.

The rabbit fur in the backpack was as white as snow, without a trace of gray. Xu Miaomiao hummed a little tune and walked briskly: These rabbit furs can be sold at a good price.

I was so excited that I didn't notice the small shadow behind me.

Dabao leaned his head out and watched the woman leave, and after thinking it over, he secretly followed her.

Following my memory, I came to the stall I had been to before, but the stall that had been doing booming business was no longer there, and it had been replaced by a candied haws shop.

"Boss, I want to ask why the store where I bought rabbit fur before is no longer open?"

The boss looked around and said mysteriously, "They have made a fortune and opened a silk and satin shop."

As he spoke, he pointed to a shop in the center of the street: "That's it."

"Thank you, boss."

Xu Miaomiao followed the direction the boss pointed and came to the silk shop.

The shop was crowded with people, and the women coming and going made it impossible to get in.

When the boss saw that it was Xu Miaomiao, he greeted her and said, "So it's you."

Xu Miaomiao grinned: "I haven't seen you for a few days. Your business is getting more and more prosperous."

"Haha, let me tell you the truth, ma'am. I sold this rabbit fur to the capital. The ladies in the capital have never seen this kind of gadget, and the sales are quite good."

The boss said with a smile, picking up the rabbit tail hairpin beside him and handing it to Xu Miaomiao.

The long silver hairpin is made into the shape of a little rabbit, and the furry little tail at the end makes people want to pinch it a few more times.

Xu Miaomiao handed the rabbit hair in the basket to the boss: "I came here this time to do business with you."

The boss looked at Louzhong's snow-white rabbit fur, and his eyes sparkled: "This fur is so white, my lady, please name a price, I want all of it."

"Give it as you see fit."

The boss thought for a while, took out a bag of silver and handed it to Xu Miaomiao: "Madam, take a look and see if it is enough."

Xu Miaomiao weighed it over, smiled knowingly, and stretched out her hand to refuse: "You've given too much."

"Take it, my lady." The man refused again and again, and stuffed the hairpin to Xu Miaomiao: "But if you have this high-quality rabbit hair again in the future, I hope you will think of my little shop."

Xu Miaomiao nodded, turned and left, and bumped into someone coming towards her.

"Is it you?"

The man looked at Xu Miaomiao in surprise, his tone full of joy: "My wife saved me last time, why don't I treat you to a meal today?"

Xu Miaomiao's mind raced, and she remembered that she had saved someone by the river, so she said, "No need, I have something else to do, bye."

Just as she was about to leave, someone suddenly grabbed her wrist. Xu Miaomiao frowned and looked at the man with a sharp look.

The man realized his recklessness and quickly let go: "I'm sorry, my lady. I just feel that we are destined to be together, please do me a favor."

"I have three children waiting for me at home, so it's not convenient for me to eat out."

Xu Miaomiao bowed slightly and left.

The man's eyes wandered and he muttered to himself: Interesting.

A small head popped out from the corner, staring at Xu Miaomiao's departing figure, but the man behind her saw it clearly.

The man stepped forward and patted the boy on the head: "Little guy, why are you following her?"

Dabao turned his head away and wanted to continue following but was picked up by the man.

"Let me go!"

The man forced a smile: "Tell me first why you followed her."

Watching the woman walking away, Dabao said impatiently, "She is my mother."

"Oh?" The man raised his eyebrows and said with interest, "I thought you looked familiar. You must be the one who followed her that day."

After saying this, Dabao also looked at the man in front of him seriously: "It's you, the one who fainted by the river that day."

The man nodded: "Since she is your mother, why didn't you call her and instead sneak behind her?"

Dabao turned his head away, his face blushing: He wouldn't say that, it's because the woman has changed so much recently that he secretly followed her out to take a look.

"What's your name, little one?"

"Why should I tell you?"

"Haha." The man chuckled and walked forward with Dabao in his hand: "Then I'd better go ask your mother, and by the way, ask her why she doesn't think her own child is good."

"Dabao, my name is Dabao."

Dabao spoke quickly and held the man tightly: he didn't want to go forward and confront the woman.

The man frowned and looked at Dabao's small body curiously: "Have you ever practiced martial arts?"

Dabao shook his head.

"That means your Ren and Du meridians are naturally open." The man put Dabao down and said, "You are very talented. Do you want to learn martial arts from me? You will definitely achieve something in the future."

Dabao stared at the man in front of him suspiciously, always feeling that he was a liar.

The man laughed. He never thought that he would be doubted by a little child.

He picked up Dabao and flew to the roof.

The boy only felt a gust of breeze blowing in front of him, and in the blink of an eye he was standing on the roof.

"Now you believe it."

Dabao nodded and then shook his head, with a conflicted look on his face: "You are very powerful, but I can't learn martial arts from you."

His younger brothers and sisters are still young, and he can't leave them.

Holding Dabao in his arms, the man flew down and waved his hand indifferently as he left: "It's okay. Come find me here if you want to learn in the future."

Dabao thought thoughtfully: If I learn martial arts, I can protect them better in the future.

Despite her small figure, she was filled with great worries at the moment and didn't notice the two men approaching her.

At the corner, the two men met each other and smiled obscenely.

"Little boy, do you want to eat candy?"

The man came to Dabao with a rabbit-shaped sugar man and asked him.

Dabao frowned and pushed the person away: "I don't want to eat."

The man refused to give in and took out a few more plums: "This one is very sweet, try it."

Dabao knew that the man was up to no good and was about to shout for help when he saw white smoke coming out of the man's mouth.

Dabao quickly covered his mouth and nose, but it was too late. He became dizzy and fainted.

In a trance, Dabao felt like he was on a wobbly carriage, and from time to time he could hear a man's sneering voice.

"Brother, this little boy will surely fetch a good price."

"What are you buying? Master Fang has no heirs, so we can give him to him and make a fortune."

"But this half-grown child has already started to remember things. Will Master Fang accept him?"

"Haha, anyone who smells this fragrance will lose their memory no matter who they are."

Dabao frowned and tried to open his eyes but couldn't. Then he smelled a strange fragrance.

(End of this chapter)