Chapter 10

"Wow, green eyes, are you a monster?"

"I, I'm not a monster..."

"Green eyes and white skin, could it be a cat demon? I heard from my older brother that there is a very beautiful Persian cat out there, with green eyes and long white fur."

"I told you I'm not a monster!"

"The clothes are weird too, they don't fit at all. Did he just turn into a human to steal other people's clothes?"

"I'm not! I didn't!!!"

There were two guys at the door, one was shaking his head and defining the other on his own, while the other was speechless and his voice became louder in anxiety.

Harry was originally very happy. It had been two or three months since he last went to the bar, and he had finally waited for this opportunity. Fang Shao had talked to him about the problem of different speeds of time flow before, but he seemed to understand it and only felt that time was unbearable.

What he didn't expect was that he would meet a strange boy as soon as he entered the bar. He was so self-righteous that he refused to listen to others' explanations. Harry even thought that he was more annoying than his fat cousin. Harry, who was not very good at speaking, thought for a long time before he found the words to fight back, "Your clothes are weird, you, you, you don't even wear shoes!"

"What's wrong with not wearing shoes?" The new boy raised his right foot and showed the other party his white and tender toes that were still covered with grass and mud. "People in Wumeng Linggu don't wear shoes."

"Puff!" Fang Shao, who recognized the boy at first sight, couldn't help but laugh softly. Han Yunxi was still a naughty kid at this time, and he was completely different from the calm and steady Tu Su behind him.

David also looked at the two children with some curiosity, but when he saw Harry's oversized clothes, he frowned like a child of the same age. George's focus was diverted by Fang Shao's laughter, which was a rare expression of Fang Shao's personal emotions, but he unfortunately did not understand Fang Shao's funny point.

As Han Yunxi spoke, he spread his arms and slowly turned in front of Harry, showing off his short jacket and shorts that were very different from modern clothes and very much in the style of the Miao ethnic minority. "And my clothes are not strange, they are new clothes that my mother made for me, and they fit me much better than yours."

He didn't mean to show off, but was genuinely confused by what Harry said. However, Harry, who was already embarrassed, was broken by the word "mom" and his eyes suddenly turned red.

Han Yunxi was startled and took a step back. "What are you doing? I didn't bully you..." The boy felt guilty and his voice became softer.

Harry kept silent. He was already small, which made him look even more pitiful.

Han Yunxi felt a little uneasy. He was never afraid of arguing with others, but Harry's silently sad and aggrieved look made him reflect on himself.

He couldn't have done anything wrong...

Maybe this little green-eyed guy isn't really a monster?

But there's nothing wrong with being a monster. Why would you cry if you were mistaken for someone else?

He thought for a moment, took out a small pottery jar from the cloth bag at his waist, and handed it to Harry reluctantly. "Okay, I was wrong. This is for you."

Harry shook his head violently, avoiding the hand that Han Yunxi extended to him. "No."

Seeing the two children's little dispute escalate to this point, Fang Shao was too embarrassed to watch the show any longer. When he walked out of the counter, Harry hurriedly trotted over to his side. Han Yunxi also trotted over.

Seeing Harry's red eyes, Fang Shao felt a little distressed. But Han Yunxi was not wrong either. Looking at the confused and slightly aggrieved look in the child's eyes, it was estimated that he still didn't understand why Harry was crying.

Fang Shao coaxed Harry first, and then talked to Han Yunxi who insisted on sitting at the same table with Harry.

When Han Yunxi saw that Harry had calmed down, his childish curiosity immediately came out. He pointed at the beer and snacks on David's table and asked Fang Shao, "What are those? Why don't we have them?" He pointed at the hot water in front of himself and Harry, and was obviously dissatisfied with Fang Shao's practice of not treating them equally.

Fang Shao tapped Han Yunxi's forehead and said, "I can't give you alcohol, but I can give you snacks and drinks. But the question is, do you have the money to buy them?"

"What is money? What is buying?" Han Yunxi had a lot of doubts in her little head.

Harry, who had been refusing to answer Han Yunxi, raised his head and looked at the boy in front of him in surprise. He seemed older than him, so why would he ask such a childish question? Harry suddenly didn't dislike Han Yunxi so much. Maybe this boy really just had never seen a child with green eyes, so he always thought he was a monster.

Fang Shao immediately understood Han Yunxi's doubts. Wumeng Spirit Valley seemed to have always been in a self-contained state. The residents in the valley were self-sufficient. Even if there was a need for trade, it would probably be either spontaneous barter or resource allocation under the organization of the chief witch or other leaders.

Fang Shao took some time to make Han Yunxi understand these concepts and the bar's trading rules.

Han Yunxi was listening to the class with a frown on his face, but when he heard that he could exchange items, he immediately showed an expression of sudden enlightenment. There was even a hint of resentment in his expression, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" He took out the small pottery jar that he had put back into the cloth bag and handed it to Fang Shao, "Is this enough? I want the sweet black water you mentioned just now."

He pointed at Harry. "Give him one, too."

Fang Shao took the small pottery jar and opened the oilcloth-wrapped seal. A sweet smell wafted out. He shook the pottery jar, and the brown semi-solid liquid in it swayed slightly, and the fragrance became stronger.

This is... honey?

Good stuff...

Fang Shao immediately agreed to the deal. He was ready to exchange the items from the settlement system later. Even if the value was not enough for two cups of Coke, he could pay the difference out of his own pocket.

But the system's judgment was obviously consistent with his. The balance on Han Yunxi's card was not only enough to cover the consumption of Coke, but also had some left over.

Harry accepted the other party's kindness this time. The two children picked up the Coke, drank it in big gulps, and then exclaimed "Wow~" together. It was Han Yunxi's first time to drink Coke, and it was almost the same for Harry. The stimulating bubbles jumped in their mouths, causing great joy to the two children.

All the previous unpleasantness was swept away, and after exchanging names, they became good friends.

Han Yunxi took out a handful of dried fruits and nuts from the cloth bag and placed them in the middle proudly, "Look, we have snacks now too."

Harry looked at the cloth bag wrapped around Han Yunxi's waist with curiosity, "You have so many things in your bag."

"Haha!" Han Yunxi immediately became proud and took out all the things in the cloth bag. A few pieces of animal meat, a handful of vegetables, a few peppers, and even a few large plates of bright red firecrackers.

Harry stared at it.

George, who was sitting next to them, was also stunned. He couldn't figure out how the little boy could put so many things into that small bag. Moreover, these things were in good condition, and they didn't look like they were stored in a tight bag, let alone squeezed.

It seems that this oriental boy in strange clothes is not an ordinary person. Unfortunately, he did not bring a camera with him, so George could only engrave Han Yunxi's appearance and every move in his mind more carefully.

Han Yunxi finally took out a talisman from the cloth bag. This was the last thing he had. He handed it to Harry and said, "Here, if someone bullies you, this can protect you."

Harry looked at the yellow paper with strange patterns in front of him and murmured the words on it, "Imperial...Order...Tianfu...Golden Bell Talisman..."

Han Yunxi leaned over and talked to Harry for a long time before teaching him how to use the spell.

George leaned forward with a smile and tried to talk to the children. Han Yunxi noticed George's blue eyes, but after what happened just now, he didn't make a joke about George being a "monster". But he was also reluctant to pay attention to this strange adult. Perhaps in his eyes, except for Harry, who was also a child, everyone else was a stranger who needed to be wary.

Harry spoke to George very obediently, but when George, who was born in 1978, heard that Harry's birthday was 1980, he fell silent.

David, who had been watching him warily when he saw him approach the child, was also surprised, and then smiled sarcastically. The customers in the bar are indeed not ordinary. He finally put his mind at ease.

David got up and left the bar. After a while, George also said goodbye to Fang Shao. Before leaving, he praised Fang Shao's taste in wine selection and asked if he could buy some champagne to take away. And he wanted as much as he could get. The more the better.

Fang Shao, who was just following the crowd, accepted David's praise with a smile, turned around and took out two bottles of champagne and placed them on the counter. "Sure, but each person is limited to two bottles at a time."

This time, George could not detect anything from Fang Shao's expression, but he had already completed the task in excess and did not feel any psychological burden. He swiped the card readily and left with two bottles of wine, smiling.

Money is of course a good thing, but to use it as a bargaining chip to impress himself... Fang Shao could only complain that he was thinking too much.

There were two kids left in the bar. Han Yunxi had already told Harry many stories about his mischievous behavior and his new great older brother. Harry also wanted to tell something about himself. But in his poor life, he really didn't have any stories to share with his new friends. So he talked about the bar and Totoro.

Hearing that he could meet such a plush magical creature in a bar, Han Yunxi immediately became interested and kept saying that he must bring his little cicada sister to see Totoro next time. He ignored Harry's stammering explanation and made an appointment with Harry and Totoro, who was not at the scene at all.

It was Fang Shao who came over to remind them that a long time had passed and whether the children should go home. Harry hurriedly jumped off the chair and prepared to go home. Before leaving, Han Yunxi took off the wooden mask that had been hanging diagonally on his head and gave it to Harry.

Harry took the mask somewhat shyly, holding it in his hands with great care, as if he were cherishing a rare friend. He quietly promised to bring a gift for his friend the next time they met.

After Harry left, Fang Shao called Han Yunxi, who had finally packed up the pile of things on the table and was about to leave, and handed him a sealed envelope. "Take this to Lord Xiuning for me."

"How do you know my mother?" Han Yunxi looked at Fang Shao with a wary look on his face. At this moment, he finally remembered what the adults had told him.

You can’t leave the village, you can’t talk to people outside, and you can’t reveal the secrets of Wumeng Spirit Valley...

Oh!

It seems like he has violated all these taboos...