Chapter 22 Fourth Brother, I Know Him
When Bai Shi'an and Li Suining heard someone shouting that something was wrong, they immediately looked over nervously.
Then I heard someone shouting, "Someone jumped into the river, come quickly, save him!"
Bai Shian immediately picked up Li Suining and ran towards the accident.
The little guy couldn't help but feel a little scared. He hugged Bai Shian's neck tightly and muttered subconsciously, "How could someone jump into the river? Xingxing didn't say anything last night."
Bai Shi'an looked serious and soon carried Li Suining to where the crowd gathered.
"What's going on?" He put Li Suining down and immediately looked into the river. Sure enough, he saw a man in the river, struggling.
"Dad!" A little boy cried heartbreakingly. A woman nearby pulled him back and begged for help from the crowd. "Please, anyone who can swim, please go down and save my husband, please..."
Before she finished speaking, Bai Shian took out the banknote and handed it to Li Suining. He took off his shoes and said to the woman, "Watch my sister."
He stretched his body a little, then took a leap and jumped into Jinjiang.
Li Suining's heart instantly rose to his throat, "Fourth brother, be careful, be very careful!"
She was terribly scared.
How could this happen to them?
What if Fourth Brother gets hurt?
She was really scared.
"Your fourth brother is a good man. God bless them and let them come back alive!" The woman protected the two children on both sides, her eyes fixed on the situation in the river.
More and more people gathered around, and everyone held their breath and prayed silently for Bai Shian and the man.
Bai Shian was a good swimmer, but it was a very cold winter and the river water was freezing. The moment he jumped in, his legs cramped a little.
"Fourth brother!" Li Suining watched Bai Shi'an sinking little by little, and cried in fear, "Fourth brother! Fourth brother, don't abandon Suining!"
When Bai Shi'an heard the baby voice, he was instantly startled and a surge of strength surged in his body. He kicked his legs hard and floated up instantly. His legs were healed.
He didn't dare to delay and swam towards the man quickly. Soon, he grabbed the man's hand and without saying a word, dragged him to the riverside.
Several men on the shore rushed to the river to help, and finally, the group of people managed to rescue the man to the shore.
The man was unconscious and appeared to be in critical condition.
"Let me do it." Bai Shi'an pushed everyone away and stepped forward, pressing hard on the man's chest. After a moment, the man spit out a few mouthfuls of turbid water and finally woke up.
"Dad!" The little boy instantly lay on the man and burst into tears.
"Zaiwen, why did you do such a foolish thing?" The woman burst into tears. "Can you really bear to abandon us, mother and son, like this?"
The man called Zaiwen turned his head to the side, endured for a while, and finally burst into tears.
At this time, Li Suining pulled the corner of Bai Shian's clothes and whispered, "Fourth brother, I know him."
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An hour ago, Bai Shi'an and Li Suining just went out, and Bai Ruian also went out soon.
The general's carriage took him to the school gate. He got off the carriage and ran towards the Jujinfang as soon as the carriage drove away.
The kind of game that Li Suining saw last night is called Four-Character Lottery. The prize is drawn at 9:00 am every day, and one number can only be sold to one person.
Bai Ruian ran very fast. His sister said yesterday that someone had bought this number, and he had to get ahead of that person and not miss the opportunity.
Soon, he finally ran to the door of Jujin Building, pushed the door open and went straight to the Sizicai counter.
He was captured by Bai Yunfeng yesterday, so everyone couldn't help but tease him when they saw him.
"Hey, Master Bai Wu is here again? Are you going to settle scores again today?"
"No one dares to look for you now."
Bai Ruian laughed innocently twice, "I won't settle the bill today, I'll buy the four-character lottery."
He walked to the counter and saw that a scholar-looking man next to him had actually picked the number his sister mentioned and seemed to be ready to pay.
"I'll buy this number." Bai Ruian was quick to grab the number and handed the money to the teller. "I'll buy it."
The teller looked at Bai Ruian, then at the scholar next to him. One was the young master of the general's mansion, and the other was a poor guy. He instantly knew who he should give the number to.
"Okay, Fifth Young Master, the lottery will be drawn soon, just wait." The teller said flatteringly, "I think your number is okay."
"Hehe..." Bai Ruian laughed foolishly twice, nodded at the scholar, turned around and looked for a place to sit.
He felt a little guilty and couldn't help but look at the scholar out of the corner of his eye.
The scholar seemed a little distraught. Seeing that his number had been snatched away, he hesitated for a while, changed his number, and turned around to sit next to Bai Ruian.
Bai Ruian became even more restless. If this number came up... he didn't want to sit with this scholar.
So he immediately stood up, changed his seat and sat in the back row.
The scholar seemed to glance at him, but soon lowered his head and waited quietly for the prize announcement.
"Fifth Young Master has good taste. It's bad luck for him to sit with such a poor-looking person." The person in the back row patted Bai Ruian's arm and said flatteringly.
Bai Ruian curled the corners of his mouth and said nothing.
Time passed by minute by minute, and soon it was time to draw the prizes.
Bai Ruian was so nervous that he was sweating all over his forehead and palms. His small eyes, shining with brilliance, stared at the wall not far away without blinking.
Soon, the first number was put in, which was four, the same as the one in Bai Ruian's hand.
Then, the second and third ones happened the same way. Bai Ruian knew he could celebrate in advance.
But at this moment, he noticed that the scholar in the front row had stood up and walked out.
The fourth one was also announced, and Bai Ruian won the jackpot.
In an instant, everyone cheered. No one had won the jackpot in Jujintang for a long time. Everyone gathered around Bai Ruian and started talking.
"Fifth Young Master is a brilliant man. He's a master at calculating and winning the four-character lottery."
"Yeah, it's a pity that the Fifth Young Master only bought one ticket, otherwise... it would be exciting just thinking about it."
"What are you afraid of? Tomorrow, Mr. Wu will buy another ten tickets. He will definitely win again."
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Bai Ruian smiled innocently and nodded to everyone, but his eyes couldn't help but follow the scholar to the door. He understood that this money... should have belonged to that person.
But... he already has a younger sister, so there's no reason for him not to make this money. Besides, he makes money to buy ginseng for his mother...
Bai Ruian thought of many reasons in an instant to reassure himself, and it was not until the silver note of one thousand taels arrived in his hand that he showed a little bit of joy.
He took the banknote and did not keep it in his hand for long. He immediately went to the pharmacy to buy ginseng and returned to school.
He was restless in the school all day. He was eager to go home, give the ginseng to Bai Shian, and tell Bai Shian that he was not wrong.
He bought the best ginseng for his mother.
So, after school, Bai Ruian didn't even go back to Jiruitang, but went straight to Qinxin Garden.
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