roccoschili Chapter 114 Almost cheated
Chapter 114 Almost cheated
It took three days and two nights before we finally arrived at Wanyue Village.
Crescent Moon Village is truly as its name suggests. Looking from a high place, the whole village looks like a crescent moon. There is a mountain range nearby, and on the left side of the mountain range you can see a very long river that is shaped like a sickle.
To the right of the village is a vast and boundless blue ocean. The water is magnificent, deep and hides countless mysteries, which makes people yearn for it but also feel fearful.
Because the terrain of Wanyue Village resembles a crescent moon and is surrounded by the sea on three sides, it is also called Wanyue Island.
The people here make a living by fishing, so when they walked into Wanyue Village, they could see fishing nets and various fishing tools hanging outside many houses.
Wanyue Village was different from the Chengzhou they had visited before. There was no smooth road surface on the ground. It was still a very primitive mud and sand surface, or a gravel road.
Looking around, I saw that their attire was different from that of the villagers in Wanyue Village, so they attracted a lot of attention.
Some villagers even gathered together, staring at these outsiders and talking about them, but no one dared to approach.
Seeing this scene, Rong Su thought about it and decided to go over, but just as she took two steps closer, the villagers immediately took several steps back in fear.
Their actions made Rong Su feel awkward for a moment. He could only stand there, putting on a friendly smile and asking, "Hello everyone, we are from Xuancheng. We don't mean to disturb you, but we are here to find the Snow Seven Grass. I wonder if you know where it is? If so, could you please let me know?"
As she spoke, she had already taken out a considerable amount of silver to show her sincerity.
When the villagers saw the silver, their attitudes changed. One of them, an older woman, came over, stared at the silver, and said with a smile, "Miss, are you looking for Snow Seven Grass?"
Hearing the old lady's words, Rong Su seemed to know Xue Qicao. She smiled and stuffed two silver ingots into her hands. Seeing her eyes staring at the silver without blinking, she asked, "Can you tell me where I can find it?"
When the other people saw that Rong Su really knew how to give money, they all came over and surrounded her, and even took the initiative to express that they knew it too.
Seeing this, Rong Su smiled slightly, not intending to give out the silver anymore. She collected the silver, turned to look at them and asked again, "If anyone knows anything, just tell me, and I will definitely not treat you unfairly."
Seeing the silver being taken away like this, several people looked anxious. Then they looked at each other and started to speak. They talked at once and it was so chaotic that it was impossible to tell who was telling the truth.
"I know! It's in the sea."
"Ask me, I know it's in that stone."
"He's not right at all. It's right inside that cave!"
"You're not right, it's in the sea!"
"In the stone!"
"In the cave!"
In an instant, those people started arguing with red faces, and the situation got out of control.
It felt like his ears were blown apart by firecrackers. Rong Su frowned and was about to speak out to stop him when Shen Peiqing stepped forward with a cold and imposing voice.
"That's enough. Whoever tells the real location of Snow Seven Grass will get the silver."
This naturally emanating aura of superiority instantly silenced the villagers who were arguing fiercely.
The villagers were afraid of Shen Peiqing's power, but they didn't have the confidence to step forward and speak, so they started pushing each other and no one wanted to step forward.
Seeing this, Rong Su glared at Shen Peiqing, asking him to please stop making things worse. Shen Peiqing was puzzled when he saw her blaming look. Didn't she not want to see the villagers quarreling? Why was she blaming him?
Then Rong Su looked at the lady who had just given the silver and asked her, "Auntie, can you tell me?"
The old lady tasted the sweetness, rolled her eyes, and smiled kindly but also with a hint of shrewdness.
"I know, of course I know about Snow Seven Grass. I have it at home. Why don't you all go to my house and I'll get it for you. But the silver will be calculated separately."
Rong Su didn't expect that there were Snow Seven Grasses in the old lady's house. She was delighted and looked at Shen Peiqing. Shen Peiqing also looked back at her. They seemed to be surprised by each other.
Just when Rong Su was about to agree to the old lady's request to go to her house, a slightly dark and somewhat vicissitudes of life voice came from behind her.
"You have snow seven grass at home? Aunt Lin, I only know that you have a lot of dried salted fish at home. I wonder when you can invite me to your house to eat some dried salted fish?"
Such a teasing tone immediately angered Aunt Lin. She widened her eyes, pointed at the people behind them, and cursed loudly.
"You bastard Xu Cao! How dare you covet my salted fish! Bah, get out of here!"
After she finished cursing and venting her anger, Aunt Lin rubbed her hands and looked at Rong Su with a flattering smile: "Don't listen to his nonsense, he only knows how to talk nonsense. I really have Snow Seven Grass at home. My naughty child found it when he went to play at the beach."
Just as Aunt Lin finished speaking, Xu Cao interrupted, "Snow Seven Grass found on the beach? That really must be the blessing of the Sea God. Why don't I see such a rare food when I go to the beach on weekdays?"
Food? Rong Su glanced at Xu Cao, who was wearing old and somewhat worn clothes. His hair was messy and casually tied with a piece of gray-black cloth and hung on his shoulders. His eyes were full of unrestrained and unruly. He looked a little disheveled, and he should be around thirty or forty years old.
"That's right! My child has always been favored by the sea god, so it's normal for him to pick up food like Snow Seven Grass!" Aunt Lin looked proud.
But after hearing this, Rong Su felt something was wrong. What food? Snow Seven Grass is a herb, how could it be food?
She looked at Xu Cao again and saw that he was just smiling and not saying anything. Now Rong Su understood that Aunt Lin had no idea what Xue Qicao was. She said that she had Xue Qicao at home just because she was after the silver in her hand.
After figuring it out, Rong Su had already put away the silver. She looked at Aunt Lin again and said calmly, "Auntie, I won't go to your house. If you really have Snow Seven Grass, please bring it from home. Once I've checked and confirmed it's Snow Seven Grass, I'll pay you."
As soon as these words came out, Aunt Lin was immediately unwilling: "How can that be possible? Such precious Snow Seven Grass, how can I take it out of my home at will? It's better for you to come with me."
Haha, if I go to your house, you can ask for money as you please, no matter whether you have money at home or not, you will definitely ask for money with various reasons.
Rong Su had experienced this kind of thing before, but when she heard that the other party had Snow Seven Grass, she was too surprised and neglected her vigilance.
"Auntie Lin, let me ask you a question. What is Snow Seven Grass made of?"
For a moment, I didn't expect Rong Su to suddenly ask what Snow Seven Grass was. I was confused. Didn't this girl come looking for it without knowing what Snow Seven Grass was? Then I thought, this is just right. If she doesn't understand, then I can just make it up.
Aunt Lin had already made up her mind and said with a smile, "Oh, of course I know. Snow Seven Grass is very rare. It belongs to the Sea God and is a rare food."
Look at what Aunt Lin said, she was talking in such exaggerated words, making the Snow Seven Grass sound so sacred.
But in Rong Su's opinion, this person is just a liar who lies for money.
"Really? Then your Snow Seven Grass isn't what I'm looking for. I'm not looking for food."
Aunt Lin panicked when she heard this and immediately began to explain: "No, young lady, you just want the Snow Seven Grass, right? I don't care if it's food or not. Come back with me and I'll get it for you right away!"
At this point, the old lady was still talking nonsense. Rong Su no longer had the patience to deal with her. She glanced at Shen Peiqing and said, "Let's go."
Shen Peiqing said nothing and turned around with her.
Seeing them about to leave, Aunt Lin, seeing the silver in her hand about to fly away, stopped them anxiously and said hastily: "No, young lady, I really have Snow Seven Grass at home!"
Seeing that Aunt Lin was still unwilling to give up and had not realized that she had seen through her tricks, Rong Su could not help but sneer and point it out directly.
"I advise you not to think you can fool me with such a trick. You want to trick us into coming to your house and then extort money from us? If you block our way again, you will have to spit out the silver you just swallowed."
These words immediately made Aunt Lin's face change. She realized that her thoughts had been exposed, and she was really afraid that Rong Su would take back the two silver ingots. Her face turned red immediately, and she pretended to have something urgent at home and turned around and ran away.
The other villagers were originally concerned about the little money in Rong Su's hands, but now they saw that the other party was not someone to be trifled with, and they were afraid of being implicated, so they left quickly.
Seeing that everyone had left, Rong Su felt as if a stink bug was stuffed in her heart and was extremely disgusted.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Cao had already walked far away. She thought about how this person had reminded her just now, and she felt that this person might really know Xue Qicao.
Thinking of this, Rong Su immediately chased after him.
Seeing her chasing after him, Shen Peiqing whispered something to Shi Tou. Shi Tou responded and left, and he followed Rong Su.
After Rong Su caught up with Xu Cao, he asked, "Big Brother, do you know where Xue Qicao is? Can you tell me?"
Xu Cao heard Rong Su's footsteps, but had no intention of stopping. Now seeing the little girl catching up with him, he turned around to look at her, and then looked straight ahead again, with a nonchalant look and a lazy tone.
"How do you know I know about Snow Seven Grass? If I tell you, you'll give me silver, right?"
This person spoke unclearly, and Rong Su was immediately filled with doubts. So, did he know it?
But since this person reminded her of this, she still wanted to hold on to this little hope.
He analyzed it seriously and confidently: "You reminded me, otherwise I might have been fooled by Aunt Lin. Also, as long as you tell me the whereabouts of Snow Seven Grass, I will definitely reward you."
Xu Cao glanced at Rong Su and saw that she looked a little anxious. After thinking for a moment, he continued in a lazy tone: "Oh. What do you want Xue Qicao for?"
Hearing this, the other party seemed to be willing. Rong Su didn't care about anything else and told the truth.
"It's for medical treatment. That person desperately needs it. Without it, that person won't be able to fulfill his ambitions and will be a useless person forever."
The words may be rough, but the truth is there; Rong Su is just stating the facts.
But the speaker may not have intended it, but the listener may have taken it to heart. Shen Peiqing followed Rong Sushen and was a little touched when he heard her words at first, but the more he listened, the more he felt that this girl was deliberately mocking him.
After listening to this, Xu Cao pondered for a long time, then stopped, reached out and stroked the stubble on his chin, looking at her with a thoughtful expression.
"You're quite good at playing the victim."
She thought he would be moved by her words and tell her, but she didn't expect him to say such words. Suddenly, Rong Su's expression almost couldn't be maintained, and she could only laugh dryly.
"Haha. Brother Xu, what I said is true."
In fact, there was a bit of intentional misery in her heart, but it was almost the truth, and Rong Su felt very justified about it.
Xu Cao stared at her for a moment, then pretended to be deep and said seriously, "Don't call me big brother. I'm much older than you. I could be your father."
Why does this person's thoughts wander so much? Can't he just talk about a good topic?
Rong Su suppressed the corners of her mouth that were about to twitch, and smiled a little stiffly. She nodded honestly: "Then how should I call you?"
The man really thought about it seriously, stroking his stubble for a while, then snapped his fingers and said with a silly smile, "What else can I call you? Uncle, of course. Do you want to call me Dad? It's not impossible. After all, it's not bad to have more daughters to take care of me in my old age!"
What! Rong Su was shocked. How could this man be so shameless! How could he ask a woman he just met to recognize him as his father?
A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. Rong Su had lost his patience and immediately retracted his smile. He turned around with a cold face and didn't intend to beg this man anymore.
Seeing Rong Su was really angry, Xu Cao realized that she seemed to have gone too far and felt a little embarrassed. She panicked and immediately blocked Rong Su's outstretched hand. She said in an apologetic tone: "I'm sorry, little girl, I know where Xue Qicao is. Let me tell you."
Rong Su had a stern face. Although her goal was achieved, she was still somewhat unhappy in her heart. How dare this person make fun of her!
Seeing that Rong Su was not so easy to calm down, Xu Cao scratched the back of his head, at a loss for a moment. He looked to the side and saw the silent Shen Peiqing, and immediately looked at him with a smile.
"Hey little brother, your girl seems to be angry with me. Do you have any solution?"
When Shen Peiqing saw Xu Cao asking him for help, he looked at Rong Su again and put on a helpless expression towards Xu Cao.
"Senior, there's nothing I can do."
Xu Cao's face suddenly turned sad, and he said distressedly, "That's really bad."
Rong Su's original focus was on Xu Cao teasing her, but now when she heard him asking Shen Peiqing for help, her attention was diverted again. She glared at Xu Cao and retorted, "What do you mean by 'your girl'? She's my patient! Can you please stop talking nonsense?"
Auntie Lin was right about one thing, this guy is really good at talking nonsense!
Seeing Rong Su seemed to be getting angrier, Xu Cao shut up, smiled awkwardly, and admitted his mistake: "Yes, yes, I was talking nonsense. Then are you still going to ask Xue Qicao to save people?"
If it weren't for Xue Qicao and the mission, Rong Su didn't want to have anything to do with Xu Cao at all! This person is even more annoying than Shen Peiqing!