Chapter 14: False Octagon
Lin Xiaozhu's movements did not show any warning, and he raised his feet and walked over there, so although Xia Shan was sitting next to her, he didn't react for a while. In fact, even if he reacted, he had no reason to stop it. Watching Lin Xiaozhu go over there in a daze, Xia Shan glanced at Wu Pingqiang and said in a sullen voice, "I don't know." "I was inexplicably unhappy.
The big men saw the two beautiful little girls walking towards the master, although they were a little surprised, they were not as unruly as the children, they were still sitting there eating cakes, but their attention was on Lin Xiaozhu and Wu Caiyun.
There is something strange here, and the side that is Lin Xiaozhu's destination will naturally not be unaware. Yuan Tianye raised his head and glanced over here, and saw that it was Lin Xiaozhu walking towards him with a woman, and a flash of interest flashed in his eyes.
Yuan Tianye's attitude towards Lin Xiaozhu, the goatee Yuan Lin knew very well, and even gave her a pill of the Essence Qi Pill, and naturally he would not ignore any requests at this time, and immediately reached out and took the porridge bowl that had just been handed over back to his hand. It was a man in Chinese clothes who didn't know what to do, and felt that Lin Xiaozhu and Wu Caiyun's behavior was too unruly, so he stood up and stopped them halfway, and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter?" ”
Lin Xiaozhu saw that the porridge bowl in Yuan Tianye's hand was handed back again, he breathed a sigh of relief, stopped and lowered his eyes slightly: "In September, in the sparse forest next to the damp valley, there is a plant called mangweed, and the fruit that grows is very similar to star anise, but this thing is poisonous, and accidental ingestion will make people nauseous, vomit, diarrhea, headache, and even coma and death. ”
She didn't say this loudly, but when she heard it in everyone's ears, it was like a thunderclap, except for the children, everyone around the two fires fell silent, and only looked at Yuan Lin with suspicious eyes. The chief steward Yuan Lin has always been loyal to the son, and he is very much used by the son, and the child's food tonight is handled by him alone, and he has never faked it to others. Lin Xiaozhu said this, didn't he mean that Yuan Lin used this mangweed in the porridge?
Yuan Lin's hand trembled, his face suddenly changed color, and his eyes that looked at Lin Xiaozhu shrank suddenly, and then he turned to Yuan Tianye sharply, opening his mouth to explain.
Yuan Tianye raised his hand and shook his finger lightly, but his eyes were firmly fixed on Lin Xiaozhu who was standing with his eyes down, for a moment. His handsome facial features are particularly three-dimensional under the reflection of the firelight, and his black grape-like eyes are deeper than the daylight, like a deep pool that cannot be seen at a glance, making it impossible to see his emotions clearly.
Yuan Lin was uneasy in his heart. Although Childe is young, few people can see through the thoughts in his heart. He doesn't let himself explain out loud now, does he believe himself or not?
The children looked at these people with wrong expressions, and although they didn't quite understand the meaning of Lin Xiaozhu's words, they didn't dare to speak anymore. As soon as the sound stopped, the four fields were silent, except for the "crackling" sound of burning wood and the sound of the wind blowing the leaves.
Wu Caiyun, who was standing in the center of the depression, went from being full of joy when he could get close to the handsome boy to being frightened. A gorgeous little face turned pale, his hands were so flustered that he didn't know where to put them, and his legs trembled involuntarily.
Lin Xiaozhu looked at his nose and nose, and stood there and let Yuan Tianye stare at him. When signing the deed of sale, Yuan Tianye had tested her, which showed that he was extremely suspicious of her in his heart. If he blends in with the children from now on and doesn't come out again, he may forget about her and stop noticing her, which is in her best interest. But tonight's situation is helpless. She didn't smell it; Once she smells it, how can she see death and not save her? Even if he eats a small amount and can't kill anyone, but this young man has taken care of her all the way, how can she watch him poisoned without squeaking? She knew that as soon as she said this, Yuan Lin would definitely be dissatisfied with her, and Yuan Tianye's suspicion of her would also increase. But how can a person live in the world as he wishes? But I just want to be worthy of my heart. As soon as the words were spoken, she had nothing to worry about.
Looking at Lin Xiaozhu, who was still calm under his own forced gaze, Yuan Tianye's eyes became brighter and brighter, and the expression on his face gradually softened. He chuckled and said, "You mean, what kind of grass is there in this bowl of porridge?" ”
"Someone in the village has eaten this grass and almost died, so I remember it the most. The horns of the anion are eight-petaled, but this thing is above the eight-petaled, and the horn lobes are hooked like an eagle's beak; Its fragrance is different from star anise, with an aroma like pomelo leaves, camphor, and pine needles. If you lick it with your tongue, you will feel numb. Since he came out, Lin Xiaozhu was not stunned, and said clearly and coherently, "This thing looks very similar to the anise, if you don't know this thing, it is very easy to mistake it for the anise." ”
Yuan Tianye looked at Lin Xiaozhu, and the smile on his face slowly expanded, all the way to the bottom of his eyes. And the eyes of the men in fancy clothes looking at her were also a little more dignified.
This little girl is not simple. The meaning of her words was that the children could understand it. However, her words refused to be implemented a word, and every word was objectively describing this plant called mangweed. As for whether there is mangweed in this porridge, whether the person who put it knows that it is poisonous, or whether it is mistaken for star anise, that is your understanding, and what you want to investigate has nothing to do with her.
Lin Xiaozhu sighed in his heart. In his previous life, he received more than 20 years of education, and the way he spoke and did things has penetrated deep into the bone marrow, and even if he changes his body, he can't erase it. It turned out that when talking to people in the village, everyone didn't know much, they only thought she was smart and didn't think so much. Now dealing with a little fox like Yuan Tianye who has read books, it is really impossible not to show his feet. She has been seen through in the battle of selling her body, and now that she has stood up, how can she hide it? If you follow the little fox's words, he will definitely be taken to the ditch. It's better to be a single person and show your true temperament. Anyway, she has an excellent grandfather, who speaks more clearly and thinks carefully, which is also normal.
"Then come over and take a look, is there any grass in this porridge?" Yuan Tianye was quite kind, he didn't force her anymore, and put away the edge.
"Yes." Lin Xiaozhu stepped forward, picked up a simple bamboo spoon made by Yuan Lin and stirred it in the pot, and after a while, he picked out a tan thing, put it in the palm of his hand and looked at it, and without speaking, he handed it directly to Yuan Tianye.
"One, two, three......" Yuan Tianye counted the horns that were suspected to be mangweed, and counted ten horns. I put it in my mouth and tasted it, and sure enough, I felt a little numb on the tip of my tongue. He handed the grass to Yuan Lin and said, "Where did you pick it?" ”
"Hui Gongzi, next to the mountain stream." Seeing this, Yuan Lin breathed a sigh of relief, threw off his robe and knelt down, his face full of shame, "The villain thinks that although the pheasant is good, if you put some spices, maybe it tastes better." came out in a hurry, except for salt, the villain did not bring any other spices. When he saw this thing beside the mountain stream, he thought it was anise. The villain was stupid and ignorant, and almost killed the son, and asked the son to punish him. ”
Yuan Tianye nodded, and his tone was as light and natural as chatting: "Although it is harmless, it is reckless and careless, and it is dangerous to make a big mistake." Punish you to go to work for half a year, do you want to accept it? ”
"The villain is convinced." Yuan Lin kowtowed.
"Lin Xiaozhu." Yuan Tianye turned his face to look at Lin Xiaozhu again, "Today's incident is thanks to you." What reward do you want? ”
(Thank you fuyu219 for the roses and the peace charm for the Zhilong boy, thank you fuyu219 for your support to Lingshui!) )