Since it was almost noon, everyone sat around and roasted for a while, and then decided to stop hunting for a while and go back to the village for lunch. By the way, before that, Toshio successfully learned the universal magic "Fire Calling Charm" under the guidance of Lilian, and after he learned it himself, he wanted the other members of the hunting group to follow suit, but I don't know if it was because of the lack of magic power at a young age or some other reason, everyone learned for a while, and in the end, only Baozi succeeded in summoning the flames.

When the hunting group and Xu Shuo and the others returned to the village, the village had already prepared lunch, which was a somewhat thin porridge of wild vegetables with a boiled gnocchi bun.

"I'm sorry, Miao Zhen, I originally came to make food for you at noon today, but I didn't expect to come back late, they cooked first." Xu Shuo held the bowl and whispered to Miao Zhen, who was drinking porridge on the side.

Miao Zhen took a sip of porridge, licked his upper lip, and then raised his face and looked at Xu Shuo with dark and bright eyes.

"Brother Xu Shuo doesn't need to apologize, I think the vegetable porridge is also delicious."

"That's good, that's good. Are you well fed? ”

Miao Zhen nodded.

"Well, everybody eats so much, and so do I."

"Everyone eats so much, but you are you, and people's stomachs are different. You're still growing up, so it's better to eat more. Xu Shuo looked left and right, then lowered his head and whispered in Miao Zhen's ear: "There seem to be a few pieces of jerky in our package, but it's too hard to gnaw, I'll go and ask for hot water in a while, how about soaking it soft for you to eat?" ”

When Miao Zhen heard this, his velvety eyebrows twisted together, and a small flame ignited in his eyes.

"Brother Xu Shuo, you ...... again!"

Xu Shuo saw that Miao Zhen was a little angry, and then he slapped his head twice in a row as if he remembered something.

"Ahh

When Miao Zhen saw Xu Shuo apologize, the anger in Fang Cai's heart suddenly turned to guilt and remorse, and the look on his face also collapsed.

"No, it's me who should apologize, what qualifications do I have to be angry with Brother Xu Shuo, I'm really ......"

Miao Zhen lowered her head reproachfully as she spoke, her hair hanging down blocked her side face, but the milky white porridge noodles reflected her sad face.

Recently, Miao Zhen has been like this from time to time, and whenever Xu Shuo wants to take care of her, she can't control her emotions.

She always felt that she owed Xu Shuo too much, Xu Shuo took her out from the black street, and also helped her find her family, this kindness was so great that it could not be finished for a lifetime, but not only did she not help Xu Shuo, but she was always taken care of by Xu Shuo. This made her feel useless, so whenever Xu Shuo wanted to take care of her, she would try her best to refuse, and told Xu Shuo not to take care of her anymore, she didn't want to increase this personal debt.

But Xu Shuo will still give her some care from time to time, which makes her heart quite tormented, since recently, this torment will turn into anger if she is not careful, and she can't help but want to complain that Xu Shuo doesn't understand her heart.

But what right does she have to complain to Xu Shuo? Xu Shuo is so good to her and is her great benefactor, so she can't help but complain and often falls into endless self-blame.

Obviously, even if Brother Xu Shuo beats me and scolds me and asks me to do something excessive, I shouldn't complain, but he cares about me, but I am angry with him, what am I doing. Miao Zhen thought to herself, the hand holding the porridge trembled slightly, a teardrop fell into the bowl, and the porridge surface rippled.

"Okay, okay, don't think so much, Miao Zhen, sometimes you just think too much." Xu Shuo said softly.

Miao Zhen tried to close his eyes and face with his hair covered, held back his tears, and then spat out a long mouthful of white mist.

"Brother Xu Shuo." Miao Zhen asked in a low voice: "Why are you so good to me, I am not the only one who needs to grow a body here." And at that time, too, we had only known each other for a long time, so why did you come to save me? Brother Xu Shuo, you're not actually so good to everyone, right, why is that? I don't understand. ”

"Well."

Xu Shuo thought about it, picked up the vegetable porridge in his hand and drank it all, and after the vegetable porridge was in his stomach, he took a small snort, and then began to peel the pimple bun at hand, and said slowly while peeling: "In Miao Zhen's opinion, you may feel that you owe me a lot, but for me, good for you, it's just that I am repaying your kindness to me." ”

Miao Zhen looked up in confusion.

"My kindness to you? What kindness? ”

"Noodles, didn't you invite me to eat noodles at that time, broth noodles, it tastes so good, I still drool when I think about it now."

Xu Shuo swallowed his saliva as he spoke, making a slightly intoxicated expression, as if he remembered the taste of the bowl of noodles again.

But Miao Zhen didn't buy it.

"That's just a bowl of noodles, Brother Xu Shuo, didn't you take me to buy clothes later? The kindness of the face or something, it has already been paid off! ”

Xu Shuo shrugged.

"Miao Zhen, do you think a bowl of noodles is expensive, or is a piece of gold expensive?"

"If it's the same weight, of course it's gold." Miao Zhen said without hesitation.

"Then, if you put a bowl of noodles in front of a man who is dying of hunger, do you think that person would be willing to pay a piece of gold to buy it?"

"But that's ......"

"Miao Zhen, do you know that when I first arrived in Chewacheng, I was penniless, I didn't know anyone, I was hungry and cold, and I was ready to sleep on the street that night. But you entertained me, and you poured out your few steel hammers from your shoes, treated me to a bowl of delicious noodle broth, and let me sleep in your basement. ”

Xu Shuo said leisurely, handing the peeled pimple wrapped pulp to Miao Zhen.

"What has happened to me so far in my life has been a failure, and this is the first time I have been born to be a charcoal like you. You're right, I'm not the type to be nice to everyone, on the contrary, based on my personal life experience, I think people should be as selfish as possible. But for you, Miao Zhen, I am willing to use everything I have to repay your kindness for that bowl of noodles. ”

Miao Zhen was stunned by what she said, she looked at Xu Shuo's face blankly, and was speechless for a long time.

Xu Shuo smiled, sent the pulp to Miao Zhen's mouth, and then said softly, "Come on, ah." ”

The focus of Miao Zhen's eyes lingered back and forth between the pimple bag and Xu Shuo, and finally, she slowly opened her mouth, said "Brother Xu Shuo, you are too exaggerated", and then ate the pimple bag handed by Xu Shuo.

Xu Shuo touched Miao Zhen's head with satisfaction, "Good job." ”

At this time, there was a sound of "woo woo" next to him.

Xu Shuo turned his head to look and found that Lilian was covering her mouth with tears in her eyes.

"Lilian, are you alright?"

"Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu Shuo, I, I... I was so impressed! Whining! ”

Xu Shuo smiled awkwardly and scratched his hair a little embarrassed.

"You heard it all, I thought I was talking quietly."

"It's not quiet at all, okay, the flesh is numb."

The sound of buns suddenly appeared in the middle of the conversation.

Xu Shuo followed the sound, only to find that a large circle of people around him were staring at him, and then he realized that he had been watched by the onlookers at some point, and his face turned red all of a sudden.

"Hey, you guys, don't eavesdrop on others!"

"Huh? Brother Xu, you yourself want to talk about this in public, why do you blame us, but you do have a low voice, if we don't quiet down, we really can't hear it, hahaha! ”

"You're ......!"

The words of digging out his heart were heard, and Xu Shuo couldn't wait to dig a hole and bury himself in it.

At this time, a short-haired girl present poked the bun with her elbow, "What are you laughing at, stinky buns, Brother Xu Shuo's multiple feelings, how good, look at you, heartless!" ”

Other girls chimed in.

"That's it!"

"It's so good, I also want a brother like Brother Xu Shuo, Sister Miao Zhen, let's exchange buns with you, okay? Take another day, two for one. ”

Xiao Tian was furious.

"What for! What's the matter with me! I'm fine, okay! ”

Although there is an element of joke in it, Xu Shuo really has never experienced the feeling of being praised by so many people, his face is even redder, and the whole person is on pins and needles.

And by a few people, the room suddenly became lively, full of laughter and Xiaotian's self-defense.

Bai Yu sat in the corner and watched, smiling and talking to the mute girl in sign language.

At this moment, a boy poked his head out of the house and shouted Toshio's name.

"Brother Junxiong, there are two uncles looking for you outside!"