Chapter 003: Little Beggar
Gourmet Courts.
The time-honored food shop in Mizhou City, the largest restaurant chain in the empire, has branches in every corner of the empire, and it is said that the owner of the food court is inextricably linked to the royal family.
Nan Kerui was not interested in this, he was only here to taste the specialties of the empire.
Nan Kerui stood outside the door of the food court, stretching comfortably, he had just finished settling the bill, Wan Guan was standing behind him, comfortably touching his round belly, and kept burping.
Just now, Wan Guan single-handedly solved a whole roasted whole sheep, which couldn't help but make Nan Kerui ashamed.
"Big Brother ......"
Just as Nan Kerui was about to go home, a little beggar of about four or five years old, dressed in shabby clothes and covered with grime, was running towards him, and his little black hands were holding a bag.
Nan Kerui flashed a trace of doubt, and Wanguan 'O', who was originally standing behind him, rushed forward, and blocked Nan Kerui behind him in a timely manner, grinning like a wolf grandmother.
"Little one, are you calling me?"
As the only descendant of the Nan Ke family, Nan Ke Rui can't afford to make the slightest mistake, don't look at Wan Guan's big smug on weekdays, but when it comes to business, he will never be negligent, even if it is a little beggar in front of him who has no threat at all, he will not choose to take risks.
The little beggar took a step back a little timidly, shook his head, and stared at Nan Kerui behind Wan Guan with big black and bright eyes, his pitiful expression faintly mixed with a hint of expectation.
Nan Kerui was looking at the little beggar at this time, and there was no trace of cleanliness on his body, but the brocade bag he was holding tightly in his hand was spotless, and judging from the texture, it should belong to the precious silk.
Such a precious silk is held in the hands of a dirty little beggar, which looks very different.
"What's wrong with you, little one?"
Just when Nan Kerui observed the little beggar, the little beggar seemed to have finally made up his mind and handed the gorgeous bag in his hand to Nan Kerui. "Big brother, someone asked me to give you this bag, he said...... Say ......"
When the little beggar said this, he shyly lowered his little head and played with the corners of his clothes.
Wan Guan took the bag over, took out a milky white oval bead from it, glanced at it and found no problems, and then handed it to Nan Kerui.
Nan Kerui stretched out his hand to take it, but his attention never left the little beggar in this process, and when he found that the little beggar's expression was fine, Nan Kerui carefully observed the bead in his hand.
"It's crystal clear, and it seems to contain a very comfortable aura inside...... "Nan Kerui muttered under his breath.
"Little guy, who asked you to send this bead?" Nan Kerui put the bead into the bag, he was also well-read, but he was very unfamiliar with the bead in front of him, and now the first thing he had to figure out was the origin of this bead.
When the little beggar heard Nan Kerui's question, he raised his little head, his little eyes blinked twice, and he said crisply. "An old man. ”
"Old man, do you know him?" Nan Kerui squatted down, touched the little beggar's head, and continued to ask.
The little beggar shook his head.
Nan Kerui frowned, and continued to ask without giving up. "Did he say anything?"
"He said let ......me give you this bead," said the little beggar Nono.
"What about the others?" Nan Kerui was even more puzzled.
The little beggar turned to the woods opposite, pointed to an old locust tree, and said suspiciously. "Huh...... Why is it still there? Why is it gone? ”
Nan Kerui couldn't understand, he didn't know any old man at all, and the bead in front of him knew at a glance that it was a precious thing, and it was definitely not something that ordinary people could handle.
"Who the hell?" Nan Kerui muttered in his heart.
"Did he say anything?"
When the little beggar heard this, he lowered his little head in embarrassment, and continued to fiddle with the corners of his clothes, and his voice was so low that even Nan Kerui couldn't hear it clearly. "He said, he said......"
"Huh, you ...... louder."
The little beggar seemed to have finally mustered up his courage at this time, raised his little head violently, and stared at Nan Kerui with big black eyes. "The old man said that the eldest brother is a good man, and if I give this bead to the eldest brother, the eldest brother will definitely take me in, and he will give me a lot of good food, and he will not let me live on the streets, cold and hungry. ”
"Hey...... This old man is good at trading. Nan Kerui didn't speak, Wan Guan shook the fat on his body, squinted a pair of small eyes and grinned.
"Big brother, will you give me something to eat?" After the little beggar finished speaking, he kept staring at Nan Kerui, and when he saw that Nan Kerui was stunned and didn't answer, he tugged at Nan Kerui's clothes pitifully.
"Ah...... Of course, the big brother will buy you a lot of delicious food later. Nan Kerui woke up suddenly, and hurriedly patted the little guy's head.
When the little beggar heard Nan Kerui's promise, he jumped up excitedly. Hanhan finally didn't have to go hungry. Woohoo......"
The little beggar began to cry with a whimper.
Nan Kerui sighed for a while, touching the scene, Wan Guan seemed to remember the unbearable days when he was living on the streets in his childhood, if he hadn't met Nan Kerui, he might have starved to death on the streets now.
Wan Guan stepped forward to pick up the little beggar, changing his tricks and coaxing him, Nan Kerui nodded with satisfaction with Wan Guan's actions.
When the little beggar was coaxed by Wan Guan and laughed, Nan Kerui beckoned Wan Guan to enter the food court to buy some food for Han Han first, and Wan Guan happily shook his fat body and ran into the food court.
"Han Han, tell my brother, what does the old man who gave you this bead look like?" Nan Ke Rui pulled Han Han to find a clean place and sat down.
"Huh?"
Han Han sat on Nan Kerui's lap, tilted his little head and began to remember. "He's hunched over, he's got a stubble, and he's carrying a bag of hemp......"
"Could it be ......" Nan Kerui didn't believe it, judging from Han Han's description, it was strikingly similar to the old man he saved from the prince of Chu just now.
"Is he wearing a gray robe that is about to fade after washing, and he keeps coughing dryly......
Nan Kerui tried hard to recall the image of the old man, he came to the rescue completely out of dissatisfaction with the prince of Chu State, and did not care too much about the appearance of the old man, so some details are not clear.
"Hmm!" Han Han nodded.
"It can't really be him, right?!" Nan Kerui's eyes twitched, and he couldn't help but start to doubt. "This bead is obviously worth a fortune, but the old man is so poor that he hasn't even changed his clothes for a long time, how can he have such a rare treasure?"
"Come on...... Wan Guan broke the gong's throat, and his round and fat body rushed out of the food hall, handing a steaming roast chicken to Han Han, and at the same time interrupting Nan Kerui's conjecture.
"Eat slowly, be careful of the burn. ”
"I ...... Is this really for Hanhan?"
Han Han stared at the roast chicken in her hand in disbelief, looked at Nan Kerui, and then looked at Wan Guan who was squinting with small eyes, she never dreamed that one day she would also eat the roast chicken that only aristocratic lords deserve, this kind of scene may only appear in dreams before.
"Ouch......"
Han Han pinched himself hard, and a clear pain came, Han Han suddenly jumped up, crying and laughing excitedly, and kept muttering in his mouth. "Great, it's not a dream! It's not a dream......"
Thump!
Han Han knelt down in front of Nan Kerui, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and stared at Nan Kerui with resolute eyes. "Big brother, please accept Hanhan, don't look at Hanhan, in fact, I can do anything, I can do laundry for you, cook for you, and give you ......"
Han Han's crazy actions startled both Nan Kerui and Wan Guan, and before he could finish speaking, Nan Kerui dragged him up. "Remember, you can't kneel down people at every turn, I don't like that. ”
Han Han stared at Nan Kerui with big eyes, his little head really couldn't figure out whether Nan Kerui had agreed to his request or not, and he was stunned for a while.
But Wan Guan on the side pushed him and reminded. "What are you still doing in a daze, don't you thank the young master soon. ”
"Ah, did my brother agree to Hanhan?" Hanhan suddenly reacted and asked nervously.
When he saw Nan Kerui nodding, Han Han jumped up excitedly. "Thank you, big brother!"
Looking at Han Han's excited appearance, Nan Kerui smiled rarely, maybe in the depths of his young heart, he didn't understand too much at all, he might only know now that he wouldn't be hungry if he was by his side.
When Hanhan was gobbling up the roast chicken, Nan Kerui told Wan Guan about his conjecture, and after Wan Guan listened, the little eyes that were about to open due to obesity were opening round at this time, and he was struggling to cover his saliva.
"Is that old man the legendary master of the world?"
"Perhaps, even Ling Zhongtian's death has something to do with him. Nan Kerui was a little unsure, but it didn't mean that it was impossible, he subconsciously believed that the master behind it was the bad old man.
"What?!Wasn't it Uncle Shen who killed Ling Zhongtian?" Wan Guan's fat body shook up and down due to excessive excitement, and he always thought that it was Uncle Shen who was secretly making his hand, but now when he heard that there was someone else, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"Uncle Shen doesn't have this skill yet!" Nan Kerui shook his head slightly, ignoring Wan Guan, who was in a sluggish state.
"Of course, it could also be that he picked up this bead by accident...... "Nan Ke Rui really couldn't overlap the frail old man with the legendary hermit, and he still had a bit of luck.
Wan Guan shook his big head, and he was completely awake from the shock at this time.
"Whatever...... No matter how he got the beads, in a word, since he entrusted someone to give it to the young master, it proves that he has inherited your love from the young master. ”
Nan Kerui nodded, and shook his head again, since he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it anymore.
As for this bead, Nan Kerui decided to let his grandmother look at it first, and then it was not too late to make a decision.
Nan Kerui stood up and beckoned Han Han to go home, but found that the roast chicken had been swept away by him, and what shocked Nan Kerui even more was that he didn't even have a single bone left after eating.
Catching a glimpse of Han Han's unfulfilled appearance, Nan Kerui asked Wan Guan to take him in and buy a roast chicken.