Xiaosheng is not a nerd

Chapter 1762 Old Friend
The little boy was cold all over, his lips were purple and his eyebrows were frosted, obviously he had been frozen all night.

I couldn't help but feel pity for him. Is he a homeless orphan?

He had also wandered the streets when he was young. Although he had a home, he didn't want to go back home. However, he had never been as miserable as the little boy.

Thinking about it, I carried the little boy back into the house first.

"Xiao Yu'er, Xiao Yu'er..."

Xie Fu shouted and pushed the door open to enter the room. Xiao Yuer was changing her clothes. She was only wearing a mop and plain pants. A beautiful scene came into Xie Fu's eyes.

She had a slender waist, a round chest, and long, straight legs. The only flaw was the many scars on her white arms.

"Ah, you are changing clothes, put them on quickly."

Xiao Yu'er just put on an outer coat, glanced at the little boy in Xie Fu's arms, and asked, "What happened?"

"This little boy has been freezing at the door all night. Go and boil some hot water."

"Let me do it."

As Xiao Yu'er spoke, she took the little boy from Xie Fu's hands, and when she put her arms around him, she felt as if she had embraced a piece of ice. She frowned at the coldness and put her coat on the little boy.

He glanced at Xie Fu and said, "What are you still standing there for? Go and boil some water."

Xie Fu smiled and left to boil water. After a while, he came back with a bowl of hot water: "How is the person?"

"I feel much warmer now."

Xie Fu reached out and touched him. Under the warmth of Xiao Yu'er's body, the boy's body temperature had become much warmer. Looking at the gentle and loving look of Xiao Yu'er wrapping the boy, Xie Fu couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Xiao Yuer said unhappily: "What are you laughing at!"

"I laugh at you like a female bodhisattva."

Xiao Yu'er sneered: "A lowly woman like me can't even get close to the Bodhisattva."

"Xiao Yu'er, don't underestimate yourself. The skin is just an external appearance, and the inner heart is the true heart."

As he spoke, it was as if Xiao Yuer was telling the story of the Clavicle Bodhisattva.

Xiao Yuer looked at Xie Fu and said, "I can't see through you any more."

"How to say?"

"At first I thought you were a crude man, then I thought you were a little special, hiding something illegal, and now I find that you have the talent of a scholar."

"Does telling a story count as scholarly talent?"

"Don't forget that I was a lady too. There are some things that vulgar people can't say."

Xie Fu laughed, and the little boy suddenly shouted, "I didn't steal, I didn't steal..."

The two looked over and saw that the little boy had his eyes closed but was mumbling incoherent words. It turned out that he was talking in his sleep.

Xie Fu asked: "Do you know this child?"

"You know him, how could I know him?"

"You are from Jiancheng."

"I've been away from Jiancheng for seven or eight years. How old is he?"

"makes sense."

After a while, the little boy half woke up. Xiao Yuer gave him some hot water. When he opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Yuer. He asked in confusion, "Who are you?"

Xiao Yuer blurted out: "I am your mother."

"I don't have a mother, only a mother-in-law."

"Then why are you eating my milk?"

The little boy then realized that his face was pressed against a soft spot, but he said angrily, "I didn't eat it, I just pressed it against it."

Xiao Yuer giggled, and Xie Fu couldn't help but smile. He remembered that Xiao Yuer said she couldn't have children, so he said, "Xiao Yuer, why don't you adopt him?"

"I can't even support myself, so I'm just bored and want to adopt another one."

The little boy glared at Xie Fu: "I don't want her to adopt me."

The moment he saw Xie Fu, his eyes widened and he said in surprise, "Big fool!"

Xie Fu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was the first time that he was called a fool by someone, and the person was a little boy.

Xiao Yu'er rarely saw Xie Fu in such an awkward state, and couldn't help but chuckle: "Even a child can see that you are a big fool."

"Big fool, I finally found you."

Xie Fu said, "What do you want to see me for?"

The little boy then told the whole story, although he spoke in a discontinuous manner, interspersing this and that, but it was clear enough. He took the tael of silver to buy a coat and shoes and took them back. The mother-in-law at home misunderstood that he had stolen the two taels of silver.

That's true. If someone gives someone a tael of silver after being poured cold water on, anyone who hears it will think it's nonsense.

Xie Fu looked at the little boy who was barefoot, but was thinking about his mother-in-law and spending money on her. It was rare for a young boy to have such filial piety. He couldn't help but say, "Good boy." The two taels of silver were worth it.

"You big fool, come home with me and explain to my mother-in-law that this tael of silver was really given to me by you."

Xie Fu thought that the little boy had not returned all night and his family must be worried, so he readily agreed.

The little boy seemed to be energized when he heard that. He broke free from Xiao Yuer's embrace and jumped directly to the ground.

Xie Fu looked at him barefoot without even shoes, and felt sympathy for him: "Why don't I take you to buy a pair of shoes first."

"No, I'm used to it."

The little boy walked to the front to lead the way. Seeing that Xie Fu did not follow immediately, he said, "Big fool, follow me."

I followed the little boy to his house. Before I even entered the door, the little boy shouted loudly, "Grandma, I brought the big fool here." Then he rushed into the house.

Xie Fu followed him in. It was a simple residence with one room and one yard. The yard was very small and full of miscellaneous items, with only a narrow path left.

Suddenly, a little boy's panicked cry came from inside the house: "Grandma, what's wrong with you!"

Xie Fu walked quickly into the house, only to see an old woman with silver hair lying on the ground. The little boy was lying on the ground, shaking her body, but the old woman did not react at all.

Xie Fu quickly moved closer and squatted to feel the old woman's pulse. It was cold to the touch and her pulse was weak. It was obvious that she was old and weak and had not caught a cold.

Saving lives was the most important thing, so without caring about anything else, he immediately used the mantra of blessing to save the life.

When the little boy saw Xie Fu glowing red, his eyes widened and he was so surprised that he couldn't speak.

Xie Fu smiled and said, "Don't worry, your mother-in-law will be fine, she's just cold. I'm sure your mother-in-law was worried about you all night and looked for you all night. No matter what happens in the future, don't run around."

The little boy nodded: "Big fool, are you a Bodhisattva?"

“I am not a Bodhisattva.”

"Then why is there a red glow coming out of you?"

Xie Fu didn't know how to answer this question: "Go boil a bowl of hot water."

The little boy let out an "oh" and ran out of the house.

Xie Fu suddenly thought of something and said, "Can you boil water? Why don't you come and look after your mother-in-law?"

But I saw smoke coming out of the yard. It seemed that children from poor families have grown up early and there was nothing they didn't know.

Under the treatment of Zhuci Zhenyan, the old woman's cold body temperature slowly eased. Xie Fu then discovered that the old woman's face was covered with scars. Each of those scars was very deep, so deep that even the old wrinkles could not cover them. He was secretly shocked and wondered what kind of punishment she had gone through to have so many scars on her face, making her look so hideous.

For a woman, her life is basically ruined and she must be a miserable person.

After a while, the little boy hurriedly brought a bowl of steaming hot water. Xie Fu reminded him, "Be careful."

The little boy hurriedly put the hot water on the ground, and then rubbed his hands on his clothes. He was obviously burned by the noodles in the bowl, and said, "Hurry up and feed my mother-in-law some hot water."

Xie Fu was obviously confused because of his concern. He said calmly, "It's so hot, you have to let it air dry first."

The little boy took a fan and fanned the hot water. After fanning it for more than ten times, he reached out to touch the bowl to see if it had cooled down. In such cold weather, the water would cool down quickly with or without fanning. When the water became warmer, Xie Fu fed the old woman some hot water, then carried her to the bed and covered her with a quilt.

Xie Fu put a few taels of silver on the table: "I'm leaving first."

The little boy who was squatting beside the bed with a concerned look on his face heard what was said, and hurried over to grab Xie Fu, not letting him leave.

Xie Fu comforted him, "He's fine now."

"No, my mother-in-law woke up, and I couldn't explain it to her clearly. Besides... besides..."

After he said two more things, he begged, "Big fool, can you stay and wait for my mother-in-law to wake up?"

Xie Fu smiled and said that he had nothing urgent to do, so he nodded in agreement.

I had nothing to do, so I started chatting with the little boy: "Are you and your mother-in-law the only ones at home?"

"Ah."

"Where are your parents?"

The little boy shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

Xie Fu was also an experienced person. When he was young, he didn't like others asking about his parents. He smiled, touched the little boy's head, and turned to look at the sleeping old woman.

The little boy saw Xie Fu staring at his grandmother's face and asked, "Are you looking at the scar on my grandmother's face?"

Xie Fu asked politely, "How did you get injured?"

The little boy said, "She's not injured. She just looks like this naturally."

Xie Fu suddenly felt that the child’s words were naive. This was clearly a scar. No one was born with a scar like this.

"People say behind my mother-in-law's back that she used to be undisciplined, which is why she has so many scars on her face."

Xie Fu laughed: "Do you know what "improper" means?"

"I know. My mother-in-law explained it to me. You fool, do you look down on my mother-in-law like others?"

Xie Fu shook his head: "No."

"why?"

Thank you for your mother-in-law's words: "To be able to raise such a filial and sensible child like you, I think your mother-in-law must be a reasonable person."

The little boy said happily: "I think my grandmother is very good too. She is the best person in the world."

Xie Fu smiled knowingly.

As the two chatted, the old woman woke up slowly and called out weakly, "Xiao Wen, Xiao Wen..."

The little boy immediately threw himself on the old woman: "Grandma, I'm here..."

"It's good that you're back. Grandma won't beat you."

"Mother-in-law, I really didn't steal the silver. I brought that big fool here, and he can testify for me."

The old woman looked and found a person beside the bed, but her eyes were blurry and she couldn't see his face clearly.

Xie Fu smiled and said, "Old lady, you misunderstood the child. I did give him this tael of silver."

"Sir, you..."

Xie Fu laughed at himself: "It is indeed as the child said, otherwise why would he call me a big fool?"

"Sir, I haven't met someone like you for a long time. Sir, you are so kind and virtuous. Please accept my humble greetings."

The child didn't understand the reason, but the adult knew it too. The old woman said as she was about to stand up.

Xie Fu quickly declined: "Old lady, there is no need to do this. It is just a small matter. I cannot bear your respect."

"Thank you sir."

Xie Fu laughed: "It's nothing to worry about, old lady. I'll leave first."

The laughter was as bright as the sun, and it inexplicably dispelled the coldness. The old woman always felt that the laughter was a little familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before. She seemed to be thinking about something, so much so that Xie Fu left without saying goodbye.

"gentlemen……"

When I came to my senses, I realized that the other person had left.

"Mother-in-law, this big fool has left."

The old woman rebuked him, "Xiao Wen, this gentleman is not a fool. He is kind-hearted and virtuous. Doing good deeds and gaining fame and profit is Yang De, while doing good deeds and gaining fame but not gaining fame or profit is Yin De."

"Mother-in-law, what is the difference between Yang De and Yin De?"

The old woman smiled and said, “Yang De seeks gain, Yin De seeks fulfillment.”

"Mother-in-law, this gentleman left a few taels of silver. Does it count as a good deed?"

"Okay, Xiao Wen, help me up, and we'll take this gentleman away."

An old man and a child came to the door and looked at the figure walking away. Although it was far away, the old woman could see it clearly.

That gait, that generosity, that demeanor, that upright back appeared again and again in the old woman's dreams. Her heart felt as if it had been shot by an arrow, and her soul trembled. Her whole body shivered, and she cried out in surprise.

"Mother-in-law, what's wrong?"

The old woman hurriedly chased after him, but after only a few steps her elderly body fell to the ground.

"Mother-in-law."

The little boy went forward to support her, but found that her eyes were red and there seemed to be tears in them: "Grandma, why are you crying?" It was the first time he saw his grandmother cry, and he thought she would never cry.

"Quick...quick..."

"What's quick?"

The old woman fainted from excitement...

Xie Fu took a tour around Jiancheng, went to Dengying Tower and Su's Auction House, and inquired about some things. It was indeed as Xiao Yuer said, the Su's Auction House was not a restaurant or inn, and did not accept ordinary people.

He also found out about a special situation. The Su family auction house, which was originally open every other day, has been closed for a while, and the auction will resume three days later.

The person who inquired said that this kind of situation had almost never happened before. This made Xie Fu feel that the Su family was preparing something, and he vaguely felt that the auction that day must not be missed.

Although it was his first time in Jiancheng, Xie Fu could still feel the unpredictable situation in Jiancheng. People with accents from all over the world lived in Dengying Tower. He also found people from the Northern Di and Western Rong.

I originally wanted to go to the Su family, but thinking about my special identity, I would easily become the focus of others because of my high status. So I decided to wait until I understand the situation in Jiancheng before showing up.

It would be best to meet Su Qianqian and have Su Qianqian introduce you and do things in secret.

When they went to the inn where they had agreed to meet Su Qianqian, Su Qianqian had not arrived yet. In order to avoid missing her, Xie Fu described Su Qianqian's appearance and left a letter for the innkeeper.

At dusk, the old woman and the little boy hid in a place, looking at the dilapidated gate from afar.

"Xiao Wen, does he really live here?"

"Mother-in-law, he really lives in there. If you don't believe me, let's go in and find him together."

"No, I need to confirm it first."

The little boy thought that his grandmother had become a little childish and strange today. She never cared about anything before, but why did she care so much about this fool today? "Grandma, what are you doing?"

“Maybe he is an old friend of mine.”

"Oh, it's your friend, mother-in-law."

The old woman smiled bitterly, she didn't know whether it was a friend or... maybe old friend was the most appropriate name.

The little boy asked in confusion: "Grandma, shouldn't your friend be an old man?"

The old woman touched her wrinkled face and said softly, "Grandma is getting old very quickly. Maybe he can't recognize me anymore."

(End of this chapter)