Luo Xi laughed, stood up to take the tea, and praised, "Gu Heizi, you're good. You have a good eye. You used to do odd jobs, which was a waste of your talents."
Rong Bai smiled even more brightly: "That's because you, the boss, have such good eyesight that you immediately saw through my extraordinary qualities."
"Otherwise, I'd still be herding cattle under the sun right now. You, Boss, are the truly most capable and intelligent one."
This flattery was so blatant, it didn't even take a second thought. Luo Xi's smile deepened, and he tossed a silver ingot over.
"Here you go."
Rong Bai took it and saw that it was a ten-tael silver ingot. He froze for a moment and almost rolled his eyes.
Why is it silver?
He's not short of money.
Couldn't you give us something else? For example, why should we plant crops during a drought?
"What, you don't like it?" Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a while, Luo Xi was a little puzzled.
These days, is there anyone who doesn't like money?
Rong Bai quickly raised his head, his face full of emotion: "How could this be? This is the first time I've received so many rewards. I'm so happy I'm speechless."
"Thank you, Boss! Thank you, Boss!"
The more Luo Xi looked at the boy, the stranger he seemed. After thinking for a moment, he threw over a five-tael silver coin.
"What's the big deal? Here's another one."
"..." Rong Bai painfully put it away, but still had to put on a smile: "Boss, you are so kind. Let me tell you some other fun things."
This time, Luo Xi realized that this person really didn't like money, and might even dislike it, which made things even more interesting.
She sat up straight, feigning interest: "Okay, tell me quickly!"
Before long, the two were chatting animatedly, and the room was filled with their excited voices and joyful laughter.
As for what they were thinking, only they themselves know.
Jiuxian picked up his teacup and took a sip, his gaze darting between the two of them without interrupting, his eyes holding a somewhat ambiguous expression.
Liu Xiaoyu, however, was filled with worry, feeling that her master was not far from being tricked into being sold, and even worse, she would have to pay him to do so.
What a jerk, all he does is spout sweet nothings.
Looking back now, I realize that the Ninth Master was the most reliable. He was highly skilled in martial arts, acted steadily, and never used sweet words to deceive people.
No, she couldn't just stand by and watch her master suffer.
"Master, your legs must be numb from sitting. Let me massage them for you."
As Liu Xiaoyu spoke, she quickly walked over, twisted her body, and squeezed past Gu Heizi, who was talking happily beside her.
Rong Bai stumbled from the push, but only glanced at her strangely before ignoring it and continuing to tell Luo Xi the joke she had just made.
But they'd only exchanged a couple of sentences...
Liu Xiaoyu stood up again, and very precisely stepped on his foot, but then casually picked up the pastries on the table.
Just as Rong Bai was trying to comfort himself by saying that she might have been careless, he felt another sharp pain in his foot, this time with such force that he grimaced in pain.
"My lady, these pastries are newly made by your servant. Would you like to try them and see how they taste?" Liu Xiaoyu said, picking up a pastry and handing it to Luo Xi while glaring at Rong Bai.
Rong Bai: "..."
It's confirmed, this girl did it on purpose.
Has he offended her?
No, right?
I'm so angry!
Rosie: "..."
She lowered her eyes casually, picked up a piece of pastry and put it in her mouth: "Hmm, it's softer than the last one, not bad."
Rong Bai: "..."
He didn't believe the leader hadn't seen what that girl had just done, so that's why she... reacted like that?
"Boss, this lady's eyes seem to be not very good. How about I find her a doctor to treat her eye disease?"
You dare offend me? Humph!
"Still complaining?" Liu Xiaoyu's eyes widened.
That's such a spineless man.
"My eyesight is perfectly fine. I just stepped on you on purpose, so what?"
She displayed the same fierceness she used when arguing with the villagers, and even tried to rush over and stomp on them again, but was pulled back by Luo Xi.
Just when Liu Xiaoyu thought that her master had been seduced by a "vixen" again, she heard Luo Xi say to Rong Bai, "Alright, there's nothing for you to do here. Go herd the cattle."
Rong Bai's smug smile froze on his face. He pointed to his own nose and said, "Boss, are you talking about a villain?"
Luo Xi hummed in agreement: "What else?"
"Look around us, besides you, who else looks like a cowherd?"
Rong Bai looked up at Liu Xiaoyu. There was no need to think about it. Didn't you see how much Luo Xi protected her?
Then she looked at the man who hadn't said a word since the beginning, yet whose presence was extremely strong. She figured he must be the Ninth Floor Master. And this one was even more obvious.
Rong Bai: "..."
He never herded cattle either!
We don't even know who will let whom go when we get there.
What happened to the promise that he was wasting his talents by taking odd jobs?
They were praising and rewarding me just a moment ago, how come things have changed so quickly?
"Boss, I have, hehe, I have other fun things here, you see..." He forced a smile and looked at Luo Xi.
"Master already told you to go herd cattle." Before Luo Xi could speak, Liu Xiaoyu sternly told her to leave.
She even tried to flirt with someone! How infuriating!
Looking into her wary eyes and at Luo Xi's indulgent manner, Rong Bai had no choice but to swallow back the words in her mouth in frustration.
"Yes, Sister Liu, I'll go right away." Since things had come to this, he had no choice but to obediently put down the fan.
However, he didn't forget to praise people before leaving.
"So many cows! This is the first time I've ever seen anything like it. Boss, you're amazing. I've learned something new again."
"Master, it was a pleasure chatting with you. When you have time, please remember to call me and I will come over again."
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