Chapter 57 Seedling
As noon approached, Madam Fan covered her mouth in despair and cried out, "Oh, my child!"
Perhaps infected by Fan's cries, Aunt Wang's eyes also reddened. Fan Xiaoxiao stared blankly at the passing crowd, filled with self-reproach, completely unaware that sweat had soaked her hair and trickled down her forehead into her eyes. Just as the group was feeling somewhat lost, Xiaobao's childish voice rang out from behind them: "Auntie? Mother? Grandma? Why are you crying? Is there a bad person! Waaah! Xiaobao will go hit him!"
Madam Fan was stunned, as was Aunt Wang. Fan Xiaoxiao was hesitant to turn around, fearing that the sound was just her hallucination.
"Auntie?"
Fan Xiaoxiao turned her neck, and after seeing clearly that it was Xiaobao behind her, she finally couldn't hold back her tears and cried out, "Xiaobao! Where did you go!"
When Madam Fan finally turned around and saw her son, she ran over to him. After confirming that the child was not injured, Madam Fan wiped away the tears on her face and, unusually, lost her temper with Xiao Bao.
"Where have you been! Do you know how many times we've been looking for you?!"
Xiao Bao was shocked that his usually gentle mother would yell at him. Startled, he froze on the spot, looking helplessly at the tearful adults. "I...I...I went to pick something up. Then those uncles and elders rushed out and pushed me out! I couldn't find you! Waaaaah, I'm scared! Waaaaah!"
"Um, madam. If your son has nothing else, I'll take my leave."
Fan Shi, who was holding Xiao Bao and crying, paused slightly, and the three of them then noticed a young man in green standing behind Xiao Bao. Seeing that there was another person standing behind Xiao Bao, they all froze on the spot. Fan Xiaoxiao wiped away her tears and asked Xiao Bao in a tearful voice, "Who is this?"
Little Bao, who was crying his heart out, had no time to answer Fan Xiaoxiao's question. The boy in green scratched his head, sighed with a headache, and said, "I'm just a passerby. This little kid just lost his mother and was crying terribly in front of the pharmacy, insisting on dragging me to find her..."
The boy briefly recounted what had happened. Apparently, when the crowd dispersed, Xiao Bao was pushed to another spot. Unable to find his mother, the child had no choice but to follow his memory towards home. However, since he usually only went out with adults and wasn't very familiar with Guqu Town, he got lost.
When they reached the pharmacy, Xiao Bao finally broke down in tears and begged passersby for help to find his mother, aunt, and grandmother. However, several people ignored him. Finally, he encountered the green-clad boy who was going to the pharmacy to buy medicine. After pestering the boy for a long time, the boy finally had no choice but to take the child and search for his mother.
However, Xiao Bao was young and had gotten lost, which is why it took him some effort to find them. Having said that, the matter was quite clear. The boy in green sighed and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Fan Xiaoxiao and the other two, saying, "Now that this child has found you, I'll be taking my leave."
"Hey! Wait a minute..."
"Hey? What are you doing here?"
Before Fan Xiaoxiao and the other two could finish saying "wait" in unison, Ji Yushu interrupted them as he walked over with a look of surprise on his face, as if he couldn't believe that the young man would be here.
Fan Xiaoxiao observed their expressions and asked somewhat uncertainly:
"Huh? You two know each other?"
Ji Yushu was clearly delighted to see the boy. He nodded and said, "His name is Xiao Miao! Don't let his young age fool you! He's incredibly skilled in martial arts!"
Upon hearing the name, the three turned to look the boy up and down. The boy was dressed in green, with an ordinary appearance, a slender body, and the same height as Granny Wang. His clothes certainly suited the boy's name, Xiao Miao.
Upon learning the name of the person who saved her child, Madam Fan wiped away her tears and prepared to kneel before Xiao Miao. This startled Xiao Miao, who reflexively tried to dodge to the side.
"What are you doing! Get up!"
"This village woman thanks this young hero!"
Hearing that Xiao Miao's tone had changed, Ji Yushu burst out laughing and quickly stepped forward to help Fan Shi up, saying, "Madam! What are you doing! Get up quickly!"
"Can……"
Madam Fan hesitated for a moment, glancing at the benefactor who had saved her child. She had nothing to offer and didn't know how to thank her. Fan Xiaoxiao supported Madam Fan from behind and curtsied to Xiao Miao, saying, "We are truly grateful for your great kindness today! If possible, please allow us to treat you to a good meal and wine!"
When Xiao Miao heard that they were going to treat her to a meal, she immediately shook her head vigorously and backed away repeatedly.
"No, that's fine! I don't need your thanks! You can have the doll! I'm leaving!"
After saying that, Xiao Miao didn't give anyone a chance to react and quickly left the spot in a flash.
"Hey!"
Hahahaha
Seeing Xiao Miao's reaction, Ji Yushu laughed out loud. Fan Xiaoxiao and the others hadn't yet recovered from the sight of the boy's retreating figure. Ji Yushu wiped away the tears of laughter and waved to the group who were still looking in the direction Xiao Miao had left, saying, "Forget it! He's a bit strange; he's most afraid of people being grateful to him."
"Is that so?"
"yes!"
Aunt Wang sighed, touched Xiao Bao who was still sobbing softly, and said, "But we still have to thank him for saving the child! If it weren't for him, what would we have done?"
Madam Fan nodded repeatedly, tears streaming down her face, "Yes, I really can't imagine what I would do if Xiaobao disappeared."
As everyone was discussing how to repay the kindness, Xiao Bao finally finished crying. He spoke haltingly, hiccuping, "Hiccup, that brother, just... just stopped for a long time at a... hiccup, a place that sells alcohol."
Upon learning this, Fan Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, and she smiled at Fan Shi, saying, "Sister! Why don't we make some wine and send it to them?"
"Wine? But... but we've never made it before. Can we even make it?"
"Hey! Trust me! I'll just deliver the wine! Quick, let's go buy some things we need before noon."
Ji Yushu stroked his smooth chin and muttered to himself, "Hiss, does this guy like to drink? How come I didn't know?"
However, by the time Ji Yushu said this, Fan Xiaoxiao and the others had already wiped their faces clean and were rushing excitedly towards the glutinous rice shop, clearly not having heard what he said. Seeing how excited Fan Xiaoxiao and the others were, Ji Yushu couldn't help but wonder what kind of wine they could brew in such a short time. So he put the question of whether Xiao Miao liked to drink out of his mind.
"Hey! Wait for me!"
(End of this chapter)
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