Smelled something fishy

  Smell something fishy

  After such an incident, Yu Chuanjin's mind was full of drafts, and he didn't know how to tell Bai Huang about it.

  Her feelings towards Bai Guang were not just superficial disdain and disgust, but another kind of complex thoughts that even she couldn't explain clearly.

  It's always easy to talk about heroic deeds, but it's hard to actually do them.

  In that mountain flood, more than a dozen young and strong men were present, but only Bai Huan dared to stand out. The experience of being held in his arms made Yu Caijin unforgettable. And in the past six months, she would often hear news about Bai Huan from her uncle...

  This time, taking advantage of the holiday, she finally mustered up the courage to dial Bai Huan's phone number, but didn't expect the development of things to be so laughably and tearfully frustrating.

  "It's okay, as long as nothing is lost. You're already a grown-up who has entered society, so be more careful with things in the future!"

  With a stern face, he lectured her for a while and then turned around to leave, not giving Yu Cianjin any chance to speak.

  In front of him was indeed a delicious bowl of soft rice, and as long as things developed naturally, eating this bowl of soft rice would be a matter of course.

  However, Bai Huan didn't have a habit of eating soft rice, and more importantly, he really didn't have any feelings for Ceng Jin.

  Dating someone who doesn't have feelings... no, having a romance, is it interesting?

  ……

  Leaving behind a neat and nimble figure, Bai Huan continued his big shopping spree until he couldn't carry anything else, then hurried to the Central Bus Station with a huff.

  Half an hour later, he got off the bus at Xiangshanxi Town with three large woven bags slung over his shoulder.

  Bai Huan stood by the road, just tidied up the things in his bag a bit, and saw a man and a woman pulling and tugging at each other. The girl looked very impatient. Behind the two people, a group of half-grown children were making faces and winking at each other from afar. Bai Huan suddenly became happy, weren't these guys the same gang from his hometown? Surrounding the girl was Hui Zi, while Xiao Bin followed behind with the main force.

  "Hey, Xiao Bin!" Bai Huan snapped his fingers and beckoned to those sneaky little kids in the back.

  "Huh? Brother Huan?" Xiao Bin, who was being mischievous, suddenly turned his head and saw Bai Huan, then immediately ran over obediently. The group of kids behind him also surged across the street, each of them grinning foolishly, surrounding Bai Huan in the middle.

  Hui Zi, who was acting alone, finally realized something was off and turned around to see the commotion across the street. He quickly pulled his girlfriend over and said: "Huang Ge, you're back for the holiday... uh, this is my girlfriend He Li, she's the one I went to town with last time, I helped her carry things. Today's a holiday, we made plans to go out and have some fun."

  The girl doesn't look bad, a typical Xijiang girl, with delicate and elegant eyebrows and eyes, plus the long-haired princess curl, she's not much different from the girls in the city.

  Her complexion wasn't very good-looking, with an expression of disdain, and when her eyes swept over the woven bag in Bai Huan's hand, her chin even pointed upwards.

  Seeing the little girl's attitude, Bai Huan smiled casually and didn't take it seriously. He took out a pack of soft Chinese cigarettes and handed them out, also biting one himself: "Alright, you guys play your own thing. But when you get back tonight, come to my place first, I have something to tell you."

  A group of half-sized children giggled and accepted the cigarette, nodding repeatedly.

  The girl's rigid face also became more vibrant when she saw the white fluttering Chinese clothes.

  If Bai Huan took out a pack of Huanghe Lou 1916 or Honghe Dao, she might have even more contempt for him. Unfortunately, Zhonghua cigarettes are too famous, and even the girls know something about them, so He Li also actively increased her favorability by a bit.

  Among these five or six people, the youngest one was only 5 years older than Bai Huan, but he stood in front of Bai Huan, and no one dared to interrupt.

  Only Xiao Bin was a bit bolder, relying on the childhood friendship of playing with mud, and came up with a smile: "Huang Ge, can't you say something now? We're planning to stay overnight tonight..."

  "How old are you now, and all you know is how to play around?" Bai Huang glared over with a bad temper.

  Bai Hua's face changed, and Xiao Bin didn't dare to speak anymore. It was still Hui Zi who was a bit more mature: "No, Brother Hua, we also plan to go out and work after the New Year, and we rarely play around usually."

  Huh? Going out to work? Weren't you just about to say something about this?

  Bai Huang was taken aback, but also felt it was quite a coincidence. He simply stated: "This time I came back, I'm preparing to recruit some people to work in my nursery. One month with food and accommodation provided for 3000 yuan, later when you can go out to run business, the treatment will rise accordingly."

  A group of people were stunned and didn't react, but He Li, who was beside them, came back to her senses.

  She was only eighteen or nineteen years old, but had already worked outside for several years and returned to her hometown last year, finding a job at a mobile phone store.

  Her boyfriend is good to her, but he doesn't have much money. The two of them just had a big argument about going out to work.

  Now there is good business coming to your door, why not do it?

  He Lili only regretted that she had misjudged him, thinking that anyone carrying a woven bag was just a migrant worker, but unexpectedly Bai Huan turned out to be a young boss.

  If she weren't unfamiliar with them, she would have already tried to get close to them.

  "3,000 a month!" A few young people finally came back to their senses, excitedly scratching their ears and cheeks.

  They usually work on farms at home and occasionally come to the town to do some short-term labor, with an annual income of only 3-4 thousand. Now, suddenly multiplied by 12, it's impossible to stabilize.

  Bai Huang nodded and snorted: "A bit of a conscience! The salary of future business managers and nursery directors will be even higher. As long as you work hard, I can still make a profit from you?"

  He spoke from his heart.

  Firstly, with the increase in his abilities, he can't stay hidden in Xijiang City forever, and becoming a behind-the-scenes boss is an inevitable choice. Secondly, these people were all childhood playmates, it's better to pull them along than to recruit outsiders.

  After hearing Bai Huan's promise, a group of people burst out laughing, unsure of what to say.

  He Lixia's eyes beside her suddenly became eager too, her mind full of mobile phones, clothes and cosmetics.

  "Alright, you guys play, I'll head back first." Bai Huan didn't have the heart to fool around with them and waved his hand as he headed up the mountain road.

  As soon as Bai Huan made a move, the group of people immediately went wild, not caring about the weird looks from others, shouting at the top of their lungs: "We're going to get rich! We're going to get rich! Following Brother Huan will bring us fortune!"

  Only He Lijiao was different from others, holding her boyfriend's arm and shaking it hard while making a face: "No matter what, tomorrow you have to accompany me to the city to go shopping! You must go!"

  ……

  After walking alone in the mountains for three hours, Bai Huan saw the old locust tree again.

  Winter is a desolate season, even this big tree and ordinary plants are no exception, can't resist the natural law.

  Looking at the bare branches of the old tree, he recalled the scene where he obtained the Natural Spiritual Wisdom here five months ago. Bai Huan couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion and casually sent out a strand of natural energy.

  If this tree could become a spirit, would it turn into the kind of old man from the wooden temple in Journey to the West or the Shepherd Tree from fantasy world?

  Bai Huan was grinning from ear to ear, but his smile froze halfway because he saw an old man waving at him with a smile on the ridge not far away.

  It's Old Zhang.

  Bai Huang didn't say a word, directly took out the rice flower fragrance he brought with him, threw it over, and wanted to slip away, but was caught by the old man's grasp on his collar: "What are you running for? I'm not an old fool, can still eat you?"

  Pshaw, I'm not afraid of you, you're just a paper tiger!

  With a loud roar, the accumulation of more than half a year came to an end. His wild communication skills, if not fully controlling a tiger, could also get along with the king of the mountain forest without any trouble.

  What about these old guys?

  Let's just forget about grandma. At her age, she still loves playing dead and when she's not doing that, she's always nagging about her grandson's wife.

  As for Old Zhang, he wasn't much better off either. Bai Huan had already made his preparations and was waiting for him to bring up the topic of taking on an apprentice to practice martial arts.

  As expected, after Old Zhang accepted the tribute from Bai Huan, his old but not dim eyes scanned him up and down, and he jumped up like a rooster with blood in its eyes, saying: "What's wrong with you, kid? You're even more robust than during the hot summer!"

  With combat power increased, would I casually say such things?

  Bai Hua laughed twice and slapped away Old Zhang's hands that were all over the place: "I'm not a pig, what kind of appearance is this picking and choosing?"

  The old hunter grunted twice, not knowing if he had listened or not. Anyway, he stared at Bai Huan like a fly stuck on a big turd: "Alright, let's practice martial arts during the New Year..."

  "There are so many kids in the village, can't you just pick one casually?" Bai Huan was too lazy to bother: "I'm old, my bones are set, how can I still practice?"

  The old hunter sighed: "Those without talent can't learn toe-wrestling..."

  "People without perseverance can't learn it either, and I don't have much perseverance."

  Let's have some fun!

  What is a Druid? It's an existence that can look down on others just by commanding its subordinates to plant trees and afforest.

  Although it can't compare to the Dragon Clan's bug species that can infinitely level up just by eating, drinking and sleeping, Bai Huan was still very content.

  Compared with Druids, martial artists who need to practice in the sweltering heat of summer and the bitter cold of winter are simply too weak.

  "How can you be so heartless and watch me lose all my skills?"

  Bai Huan helplessly spread his hands: "I also can't do anything about it." This kind of guy who fears hardship and fatigue, naturally cannot understand Lao Zhang's noble sentiments in worrying that traditional culture will be lost.

  "Ah..." Old Zhang really wanted to take action and teach Bai Huan a lesson, but he was also afraid of pushing him too hard, this kid would become even more unwilling to practice martial arts with him.

  Finally, he let out a sigh of frustration and changed the subject: "I'm going into the mountains the day after tomorrow, are you coming or not?"

  "Day after tomorrow? This year's harvest in the field is not good, why still want to go hunting in winter?" Bai Huang was puzzled.

  The old man rolled his small eyes and glared at him with a bad temper: "Someone collects fur, can't I save some coffin money?"

  The old man in a rage is not to be trifled with, but Bai Huanlian smiled and accompanied him: "Alright, alright, as long as you're happy!"

  To divert the old man's attention, he casually asked another question: "How is it that there are still people collecting fur nowadays? It's been a rare sight in recent years, hasn't it?"

  The old man was indeed led away by him: "How do I know, others mainly collect living things, and also collect some fur."

  Take delivery of goods?

  If it were the former Bai Huan, he would probably not have reacted to these words, but as a Druid, he suddenly felt a sense of vigilance.