Chapter 189: The Downcast and the Listening Box

Seeing the rice bowls stacked on the table again, Lu Qi'er couldn't help but smack his mouth, even though he had just eaten, but seeing the other party eating so happily, he felt a little hungry again.

After snorting twice, Lu Qi'er glanced at Yan Wuxin, and said casually: "Where did you find such a foodie, this is the seventh bowl of rice." ”

As he spoke, another bowl piled up.

"Okay, eighth bowl. ”

"I've been hungry for a long time. Yan Wuxin asked Shopkeeper Huang to prepare some more meals, and then turned around and said this to Lu Qi'er.

The so-called foodie is naturally the homeless man who was in the hall before. After sending off those plague gods, Yan Wuxin stopped Xiao Lizi, who wanted to drive the homeless man out, and then asked the shopkeeper Huang to lead the homeless man to the back hall and prepare some meals for him.

Then, there is the scene in front of me. The bowl does not leave his hand, the rice does not leave his mouth, eating the bowl, looking at the table, Yan Wuxin even feels that the speed of this food is much faster than his soul silk.

It seems that he has been hungry for a long time.

After watching for a while, Lu Qi'er looked away convincingly, and talked to Yan Wuxin beside him, "By the way, you said that the Tiger Wolf Gang came to Zhilufang just now?"

"Well, I also exchanged thirty magenta soul stones for eight [Pure Heart]. Nodding, Yan Wuxin roughly explained what had happened before.

"These are the ones who have been cut a thousand times. Lu Qi'er scolded a little indignantly, but after scolding, he fell into silence, thinking about the causes and consequences that might be related to this matter. After thinking about it for a while, he didn't have a clue, so he put aside the matter of the Tiger Wolf Gang and talked about another thing that made him care, "The Lu family has suffered such a big loss, and they will definitely not give up easily, you have to be careful these days and try not to go out." ”

"It's been okay these days, but Qingming is coming soon. Nodding, Yan Wuxin also talked about it.

"Qingming. Lu Qi'er also understood what Yan Wuxin was referring to, he knew very well that with Yan Wuxin's character, he would go to the Ye family no matter what the time came, and this matter was indeed a bit troublesome. But that's fine, if Ye Zhiqiu is really as bold as he thinks, they may be able to save a lot of effort.

In this way, the two talked for a long time, and the man also ate for a long time.

Lu Qi'er sighed a little, it is not for nothing that he can eat, like Lu Heiniu, who is already very edible, but only today did he understand what it means to have someone outside the people, a mountain is higher than a mountain, and the ancients did not deceive me.

Perhaps because he was full, the man's tattered clothes also bulged a little, but even so, the bowl that the man was holding still did not put down, and it was more appropriate to say that it was better to eat than to pour rice. At this time, when the man was about to reach out to pick up the vegetables, a wooden box fell out of the man's arms and fell to the ground.

The wooden box fell to the ground, the lid was broken open, and with the wooden lid opened lightly, a pleasant sound came out of the wooden box.

Like the sound of a flute, like the song of a bird, the sound is very pleasant, like the sound of the sky.

"It's ...... "Rao is Lu Qi'er is well-informed, and it is the first time he has seen this kind of wooden box, but he has heard it mentioned by others, for example, there seems to be one of the yellow shopkeepers who love money and spend money lavishly, saying that he bought it from those bards when he was doing business, and he has always asked him to bring it to himself, but he has not seen it until now.

Speaking of which, in the early years, this listening box was really a rare treasure, at least in places like Qingling County, it was difficult to see. As the name suggests, the listening box is taken from the meaning of opening the box to listen to the sound, the box is generally made of wooden boxes, as for what kind of wood, this point is not very particular, the key is the echo stone. It is also due to the scarcity of echo stones that determine the preciousness of the listening box, and it is said that this echo stone seems to be able to record the sound for a period of time, and then repeat it repeatedly, as its name suggests.

To be honest, the few people present who saw this thing were a little surprised, after all, although this thing is not as precious as before, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a rare product, in short, although the price of this thing is not so outrageous, at least it is not something that a homeless man can have.

However, the sound only rang for a moment, and then it became intermittent and not very clear. The first time he saw this so-called listening box, Yan Wuxin was still a little curious, but after hearing the intermittent sound, Yan Wuxin also stretched out his hand to pick it up, and said to himself: "It seems to be broken, is it broken?"

At this moment, the man who was still holding the bowl reached out and grabbed Yan Wuxin's wrist, and at this moment, Yan Wuxin couldn't break free from the man's palm.

A hint of surprise flashed through my heart.

"Yo, Wuxin, this is someone else's thing, can't you see the wealth of your eyes!?" Lu Qi'er, who didn't know why, laughed on the side, watching Yan Wuxin being caught by others with the listening box, he wouldn't let go of this opportunity to ridicule.

Subconsciously struggled again, but still couldn't break the man's palm away, this time it made Yan Wuxin really a little surprised. After all, unlike before, this time the soul power in his body was working, but the same ending made him raise his head and look at the homeless man.

As far as the eye could see, it was a tattered and dirty garment, which was no different from a broken step, and it was a shame that the man could still wear it. Above the clothes, there was the man's unkempt hair, and at a glance, the messy hair in front of his forehead covered most of the homeless man's face, and all that could be seen was the man's sighing beard, and the oil stains that remained on the beard.

No matter how you look at it, it is no different from an ordinary beggar, although Yan Wuxin's heart is still a little puzzled, but he still lets go of his hand and returns the wooden box to its original owner.

After taking the listening box, the man's attention returned to the dining table, and he continued to concentrate on the dishes that had just been served. On the side, Lu Qi'er leaned over and said with some disdain: "I think I'm a wise person, how can I know someone like you, you don't know what others have dropped on the ground, scum, scum......"

After speaking, Lu Qi'er also pretended to scratch her head and comb the hair in front of her forehead.

"Looking for a fight?!" Yan Wuxin raised his hand and threatened, but feeling a slight pain on his wrist, he turned his wrist and said with some uncertainty: "The core of that listening box seems to be broken, and there is a noise when the wooden teeth rotate, it is estimated that it was broken before." ”

"Don't try to deny it, maybe you broke it. Yan didn't want to quibble, Lu Qi'er said unforgivingly. In fact, this listening box is also made of puppetry, which may be simpler than ordinary puppets, so Lu Qi'er also knows that Yan Wuxin's guess is estimated to be eight or nine.

"I'm too lazy to pay attention to you. With a blank glance at Lu Qi'er, Yan Wuxin turned around and prepared to walk aside.

At this moment, the homeless man put down the dishes and chopsticks, looked at Yan Wuxin with some excitement, and even his voice trembled a little, "Can you help me fix it!?"

This made Lu Qi'er a little surprised, could it be that this thing is really this homeless man's fault? Could it be that he wants to repair it and sell it for money, well, smart, promising, I thought of a possibility, Lu Qi'er is quite optimistic about this homeless man.

This time, seeing the homeless man's hungry gaze, Yan Wuxin turned around, took the listening box, and looked at it carefully.

"There were cracks in a few of the wooden teeth, and the place where it connected to the stone seemed to be broken. At first glance, Yan Wuxin said something roughly, "But if there is any specific problem, we have to open it and take a look." ”

"Help me fix it. Without the slightest hesitation, the homeless man spoke up, and there was even some pleading in his words.

"Oh, it's going to have to pay. Things became funny, and Lu Qi'er on the side couldn't help but interject.

"I ...... No money. After a moment's hesitation, the homeless man said.

"And what do you have?"

"I don't have anything of value on me. ”

"Hey, let's do it, when the time comes, you go and sell this listening box, and we will divide the money equally, how about it?" Lu Qi'er said, his name is Qi'er, and it is rare to meet a like-minded friend, so this proposal is also quite embarrassing.

"This ...... Not sold. The man said resolutely, at this moment, Lu Qi'er felt a little bored, and it seemed that he had not met a confidant.

"You talk a lot. Glaring at Lu Qi'er, Yan Wuxin said unceremoniously.

"But I can keep you safe. Then I heard the man say that.