Chapter 508 Gains and Losses
He pretended to be ignorant of it. On the ancient bluestone road, the piece of gold emitted a brilliant light, as if it was directly reflected in everyone's hearts.
"The blood of the devil is also flowing in my bones?" Xu Luo smiled self-deprecatingly, breaking some simple and beautiful things with his own hands, but he didn't feel guilty.
At this moment, behind him, a timid and tender voice suddenly came from the little boy.
"Uncle, your stuff has dropped!"
Xu Luo's body trembled slightly, and his sarcastic smile froze on his face, and he slowly turned around.
I saw a little boy who was seven or eight years old, wearing very ordinary but very clean clothes standing in front of the piece of gold, looking at him with big black and white eyes with curiosity and a hint of timidity.
Behind the little boy was a simple-looking couple.
The man is in his thirties, has a strong figure, dark skin, and thick hands and feet. He looks like the kind of person who does heavy work all year round. His eyes look at Xu Luo, very simple.
The woman around the man has an ordinary appearance and rough skin, and seems a little embarrassed to look at Xu Luo. Such a beautiful guy has never been in the town before.
Some people around looked at the gold, some were envious and surprised, but there was no greed.
Xu Luo smiled and looked at the little boy and said, "Little brother, do you know what this is?"
"I know, it's gold!" Perhaps it was Xu Luo's kindness that made the little boy bold and said frankly.
"Then do you know, what does it mean?" Xu Luo asked again.
The little boy thought about it and said seriously: "Marshmallow!" As he said that, he licked his lips, swallowed and said hesitantly: "Beautiful new clothes! Good-looking toys!"
"Haha, then why do you still remind your uncle?" Xu Luo came over, squatted down, picked up the large piece of gold on the ground, and said with a smile: "Can you give it to you, uncle?"
"I don't want it!" The little boy suddenly felt as if he was insulted, and his little face showed an angry expression and said loudly: "My father and mother have said that you can't take other people's things!"
At this time, an old man in his fifties frowned and looked at Xu Luo, and said softly: "Foreigners, although I don't know where you came from, but you are also a child from a big man's family, you may not know the situation here. Although we are poor, we live a happy life. Although we have hardly seen gold, we know its value. Please do not use this method to pollute a child's pure heart!"
"Yes, young man, you may be very rich, but we don't envy you. You can tell at a glance that you are not happy!" A middle-aged aunt looked at Xu Luo with some concern and said seriously: "Have you encountered something unhappy? Don't be overwhelmed, no matter how difficult it is, it will pass."
"Hurry up and put away this gold! It looks so good! But if you are seen by bad people, you will be in danger!"
"Yes, money is not revealed, young man, don't you understand the truth that we know?"
None of the people around him spoke out was interested in the gold in Xu Luo's hands.
Xu Luo's spiritual sense swept over, and there was no one on the entire street, which had any adverse thoughts on him!
Xu Luo's mouth twitched slightly, and suddenly he smiled. A long-lost clean look appeared in his eyes. He saluted these people seriously and thanked them seriously.
Then he apologized to the little boy: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have used it to **** you."
"I forgive you! My parents said that as long as you make mistakes without intention, you can be forgiven. I don't blame you." The little boy said, grinning: "When I grow up, I will go hunting like my father, hunting a lot of prey, and then I can also trade them for gold!"
"Hahaha, little kid, do you know that you can't get that piece of gold if you fight for the prey for your whole life?"
"Yes, it's so big. Last time I went to the county town, I saw a rich man spending money, only the size of a nail, and I bought a lot of things!"
"It's good if we can earn enough copper coins for life, gold... it's okay to dream of it!"
"I didn't go out for a walk today. At least, I saw gold, haha!"
The people around were chatting and laughing, joking about the little boy.
The little boy lowered his head embarrassedly, but muttered seriously: "I can hunt beasts! I can sell gold!"
Xu Luo stood up, smiled and touched the little boy's head, and then said to the little boy's parents: "Two brothers and sisters-in-law, I came from afar and wanted to stay here for a while. I see there is no inn in this town. Can I stay at your house for a few days? Don't worry... I will pay you."
The young woman looked embarrassed, and the young man beside her was straightforward and said, "I'm afraid my house is too dilapidated and you won't get used to it. If you have no problem, then how many days you live is, what's the reward or something... don't mention it again."
"Our family..." the young woman hesitated and wanted to say something.
The young man showed a simple smile and said, "I know what you are thinking. In fact, you can see that this little brother is in a bad mood. He wants to come out to hide for a few days. I have encountered such a noble man before, who specializes in some poor places, called...oh, it is called experience! Experience life!"
"Our family is very torn!" The young woman fiddled with the corner of her clothes, and said this sentence in embarrassment.
"My sister-in-law is fine, I can get used to it. I used to sleeping in the mountains and forests." Xu Luo said with a smile.
"Then it's okay. Just go and get some wine and buy some good food. I'll have a few drinks with my little brother!" The young man said, looking at the old man and the middle-aged man who had just spoken: "Do you want to come?"
"Ha, your most experienced hunter in the town treats you, why don't you?" the people laughed.
"Okay, come soon!" The young man waved his hand very happily and made a decision.
Xu Luo originally thought his wife would complain a few times, but unexpectedly, after seeing her husband make a decision, the young woman had no complaints at all, so she directly pulled the little boy to buy wine and vegetables.
Xu Luo took out a piece of silver, which was not big, but for the residents of the town, it was definitely a considerable fortune. He wanted to buy vegetables for the young woman because he really didn't have the copper coins on his body...
The young man glared: "How can you let the customer spend money? Take it back quickly! Otherwise, don't mention the matter of living in my house!"
Xu Luo smiled bitterly and had to temporarily put away the money. Then, with the young man, accompanied by several residents of the town, he came to the young man's home.
When he got here, Xu Luo realized that the young man's home was indeed very simple.
The three dirt low houses looked very dilapidated, and they felt out of place with the large houses built with bluestone around them.
The young man didn't feel much uncomfortable and said to Xu Luo with a smile: "This is my home!"
But the old man next to him explained to Xu Luo: "It's not easy to do stone. He has been an orphan since he was a child. He grew up eating a hundred families in the town. He went up the mountain to hunt when he was a teenager. He built this house with his own hands, married his wife and gave birth to a baby. So the people in our town admired him very much!"
Another person said, "Isn't Shitou's new house about to start construction? At that time, Shitou's house may be the best in my town!"
"Yes, Shitou has been very famous in a radius of hundreds of miles. Some nobles in the county town know the name of Shitou!"
Faced with the praise from others, the young man Shitou seemed a little uncomfortable. He scratched his head and said with a smile: "What should I mention in front of a real noble person?"
Everyone laughed, and it seemed that they did not regard Xu Luo as a noble person too much. It seemed that in their eyes, people were equal.
Although it can be seen that Xu Luo is a noble young man and is rich, no one shows that flattering expression to Xu Luo because of this.
Soon, the young woman bought the wine and vegetables and packed it up quickly. A seductive fragrance quickly floated out of the kitchen of the small thatched house.
The old man seemed to be a little moved and said, "Shitou found a good wife! He was gentle and gentle, and he cooked good food. The most important thing is to give birth to a son for you. In the future, Shitou can be your grandfather and tease your grandson!"
Shi Tou scratched his head and said, "How could he think that it was so far? Anyway, it is my biggest dream to let their mother live a good life!"
"This dream is real!" Xu Luo said from the side, and he couldn't help but think of his parents.
My father Xu Ji also said the same thing back then: My greatest achievement in my life is not to be a general or how many people have won many battles... My greatest achievement is to marry my wife and have two sons! As long as my wife and children can be happy, it is my greatest achievement in this life!
"I don't know if my parents and parents are good now?" Xu Luo suddenly became homesick and missed his relatives.
Then, the young woman brought the prepared wine and dishes, authentic farm dishes, but each dish exuded an attractive aroma, and even Xu Luo had the idea of trying it.
This surprised Xu Luo and sighed in his heart: This simple feeling... I haven't had such a long time since I had been there?
Looking at the others, they were almost the same as Xu Luo, with an impatient look on their faces.
Xu Luo suddenly realized in his heart that these people could not be moved when facing the priceless gold. It’s not that they don’t know the value of gold, but on the contrary, except for that little stone... everyone is clear about the value of gold!
But they were not moved and did not develop greed. This was a simple thought engraved in their bones: others cannot take things! Because once they took them, they might get something, but... they would lose more!
On the contrary, when faced with a table of ordinary wine and food, they all showed a jealous expression. That's because this table of wine and food... is not just a table of wine and food, it symbolizes the unity of the town and the friendship between these neighbors!
This one can be taken. After taking it, no one will lose anything, but everyone... will get more!
In fact, these real secular mortals can see clearly between gains and losses.
Chapter completed!