Xiaocao took Xiaolian with him, drove the donkey cart to the West Mountain, and used a bamboo tube to beat a lot of mountain spring water at the foot of the mountain. On the way back, the multicolored stone on her wrist was soaked in the mountain spring water, and a faint but cheerful voice appeared in her head: [It's so comfortable...... Or is the mountain spring water purer, and it can quickly restore the spiritual power of this divine stone......]

Xiaocao was pleasantly surprised, she thought that the little mending stone that had exhausted her mana would be the same as when she treated her father's injuries, and she would sleep for three or five days before waking up.

Xiao Tianshi seemed to see through her thoughts, and said proudly in her voice: [Girl, underestimate this divine stone, right? In the past, not long after this god stone recognized the master, his mana was at the beginning of awakening, and he exhausted his last trace of spiritual power in order to save people. Now it is different, the mana of this divine stone is gradually increasing, and it is only a temporary depletion of spiritual power. If you take a bath in the spring water, you can replenish the spiritual power consumed in two or three hours. 】

Xiao Tianshi will not tell Xiaocao that every time after helping Xiaocao and the people around her, after exhausting all the spiritual power and mana, the spiritual power and mana will be restored again, and there will be a certain increase. This is the reason why it has helped a weak mortal time and time again. If it goes on like this, one day it will be able to recover all its mana, break through the spatial confinement, and return to Nuwa Niangniang's side!

Xiaocao looked up and saw a few dark clouds floating in the west, the corners of his mouth hooked up a sneer, his eyes hidden fierceness and anger, and said softly: "Two or three hours!" Xiao Tangyuan, are you willing to do me another favor? Let the flames of vengeance burn brightly! ”

In the evening, the dark clouds squeezed the sky, hiding the scarlet eyes of the western sky, as if it was about to fall, so depressed that the heaven and earth seemed to be carrying a heavy burden. The indifferent wind whipped through the streets, raising fragments of dead leaves.

The guys in the storefronts on both sides of the road are ready to close. Pedestrians on the road braved the cold wind and hurried to get home before the storm.

The door of the Zhangji woodware shop was full of people with good deeds. In the human circle, on a donkey cart, there was a young man who had no trace of blood and did not know whether he was alive or dead. Next to the donkey cart, the young man's family stared viciously at the shopkeeper of the seal at the door of the carpentry shop with grief and indignation.

The shopkeeper Zhang, who was full of meat, stood at the gate with a guy with a stick, and scolded in a gloomy voice: "Where did a group of hillbillies come from, slandering people to my old Zhang's head." Don't ask who I am!! Hurry away, if you want to make trouble, beat it and send it to the yamen! ”

A thin and beautiful girl, fearlessly confronting the ruthless shopkeeper. The wind, blowing her hair, stuck to her pale little face. Whether ancient or modern, don't underestimate people's gossip hearts, the crowd gathers more and more, and the three layers inside and outside the three layers of the family and the Zhangji woodware shop are incompatible.

Xiaocao's dark eyes were like bottomless deep pools, swept around the crowd, and said loudly and sadly: "Fathers and fellow villagers, the seriously injured young man lying on the donkey cart is my eldest brother who was an apprentice in Zhangji!"

Zhang Ji is mean and cruel, beating, scolding and abusing on weekdays*, and does not treat apprentices as human beings, but my eldest brother has only been here for half a year, and there is no intact skin on his body! Today, he even beat the person to the point that his ribs were broken, injuring his internal organs, and Dr. Sun of Rentang said that the serious injury was difficult to treat!

Pity my eldest brother is only ten years old, and his life hangs by a thread! Zhang's shopkeeper, shouldn't you give an explanation? ”

Although the wooden ware of Zhangji is very famous in Tanggu, the shopkeeper of Zhang is greedy, cruel, mean, and unscrupulous, and everyone knows it on this street.

Among the onlookers, an old man with gray hair sighed and shook his head, saying, "Evil! How can such a young child be able to do it? ”

The guy in the shop near Zhangji said strangely: "The shopkeeper of Zhangji has a tyrannical temperament, and he often beats the guys in the shop to get angry. Zhangji's apprentices were even more miserable, eating the worst, doing the heaviest work, and often beating him for no reason. Therefore, few of those who come to Zhangji to be apprentices stay for a month. ”

"Yu Hang, this little guy I know, he is very diligent and practical, don't look at the thin body, he does almost all the heavy work of loading and unloading wood, but he never complains about being tired. Unexpectedly, he did not escape the result of being beaten. Alas...... You are also really, you don't inquire before sending the child here, isn't this sending the child into the fire pit? The shopkeeper of another shop spoke with pity and regret.

"What do you say!! Be careful when you speak!! maliciously slandered and slandered in front of me, is it easy for me to bully Zhang Dongming? "Shopkeeper Zhang was a famous villain in the town when he was young, and he had more than one life lawsuit in his hands, but he was the brother-in-law of the chief bookkeeper who relied on the county master. Every time I get into trouble, I can always settle it smoothly, so I have more and more fearlessness.

The people who were whispering in the crowd stopped talking under his cruel gaze. There are those who are timid, and they quietly withdraw from the circle, for fear of being recognized by the shopkeeper Zhang and retaliating in the future.

The tears that Liu had gradually stopped suddenly welled up again when he heard these words. She stood by the donkey cart, gently touched her son's bloodless face, and cried:

"Son! It's all my mother who hurt you!! At the beginning, I was desperate to fall into the charge of unfilial piety, and I shouldn't have sent you over. Every time I see you, you say that you are very good, eat well and sleep well, and don't worry about it at home...... Why are you so stupid? If you tell your mother about your situation, your mother will bring you back if she says anything! ”

Yu Hai's clenched fists were bruised, he gritted his teeth, and squeezed out a sentence: "Shopkeeper Zhang, I sent my son who was jumping around to your store, but he ended up with an uncertain end." Excuse me, what is the reason for you to be so cruel to a teenager? ”

Zhang Dongming was still a little jealous of Yu Hai's tall and sturdy physique. However, when he saw that the women and children around him were young and weak, and that there were many people on his side and all of them were holding weapons, he immediately trembled again:

"Yes, I hit it, how about it? Not only did he steal the master's food, but he also stole the money in the store! Such a thief, if I didn't kill him, I would be merciful!! ”

"No way, my eldest brother won't steal!! You lied to people!! Xiao Shi clenched his little fist and waved it hatefully at the shopkeeper Zhang.

Zhang Dongming put his hands behind his back, with an expression of victory, and said to a young man behind him: "Go!" Bring over the things you found in Yu Hang's house!! ”

Soon, the fellow brought a white-washed handkerchief, and in the handkerchief was wrapped several strings of copper coins, each of which was about fifty wen. Shopkeeper Zhang took the copper coin, showed it in front of the crowd, and said with a sneer:

"Do you see clearly? There are a hundred and fifty copper coins here. Everyone also knows that there is no salary to be paid for being an apprentice, but Yu Hang found so many copper plates by the head of his bed, where did he get it from? ? Also, the guy who lived in the same house with him said that he often smelled food in the middle of the night...... And the master's meals are always served by Yu Hang. Where did the food he steal in the middle of the night come from? It's obvious! ”

The crowd of onlookers saw the "physical evidence" presented by the shopkeeper Zhang, and their tone immediately changed: "I didn't expect Yu Hang to look at such an honest child and actually do such a thing!" ”

"No one should be a face! Let's not talk about stealing the master's food, the child is growing up, how can he stand hungry. However, it is unforgivable to greedily steal the money of the master's family! ”

"Stealing, catching and killing, there is nothing to say......"

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Xiaocao saw that the people who were still upset for them just now, and at this time they turned against the "thieves", and couldn't help but straighten their waists and said loudly: "Shopkeeper Zhang, you said that my eldest brother is a thief." Excuse me, did you see it with your own eyes, or did you catch him stealing the money with your own hands?? Isn't it too arbitrary to conclude that my eldest brother is a thief based on the copper plates found in my eldest brother's house? Folks, can you take money out of your pockets and accuse you of being thieves? ”

"How is that possible! The money in my pocket, which I earned so hard, how could it be stolen? ”

"That's it, that's it! False accusations are also crimes! ”

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Xiaocao's clear eyes swept over everyone's faces, and said sonorously: "Not bad! In the same way, the money on my eldest brother was used by me when my father and I came to the town to pick up my younger brother several times, and we came to see the eldest brother by the way and gave him flowers! I didn't expect my eldest brother to be reluctant to use a copper plate, so he saved it up, and caused such a disaster!! ”

Zhang Dongming's cloudy triangular eyes glanced at her disdainfully, and said, "Little girl, you have to use your brain to lie!" If your family had money, they wouldn't send their children as apprentices! Send dozens of dollars at once, don't you think everyone has a brain? ”

Facing everyone's puzzled eyes, Xiaocao was not in a hurry, and said calmly: "Half a year ago, maybe my family didn't have this ability!" Now! Although we are not as big as the shopkeeper and do some small business at the dock, we still have two or three hundred yuan a day! You say, don't you want to give your eldest brother some food and money for every meal? ”

A voice suddenly came from the crowd and said loudly: "I know this little girl, she sells meat and vegetables at the dock, and when I was a porter at the dock, I used to buy her braised vegetables." The braised vegetables made by the little grass girl are delicious, and the business is excellent, and they are sold out without grabbing a slow step! ”

This voice confirmed the authenticity of Xiaocao's words. She continued: "Shopkeeper Zhang, the money strings in your hands were all sent by me one by one. The thread is made from the embroidery thread of various colors left over from my mother's embroidery, and I have come to give money twice, and once to eat, and the guys in your store know it......"

"The last time I went out shopping with my classmates, I passed by a woodware shop, and I left twenty copper plates for my eldest brother......" Xiao Shi said loudly again.

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Thank you for your care, and you will be rewarded! Two more today! The second watch was around 4 p.m.