In the space, the young man, whose whole body was soaked in the spiritual spring, was playing with the pendant in his hand. The pendant is a statue of Guanyin carved from a piece of pure white soft jade. The jade is translucent and pure, like gelatin. Even though Ruan Ning doesn't know much about this, he still feels that the jade Guanyin in his hand looks outstanding in terms of color and texture. They were much better than what Lin Yuehuan gave him last time in Sanshi.
Ruan Ning didn't wear the jade medal last time, but put it in the space. To be honest, he didn't like to wear something with him because it would make him nervous.
But since it was a New Year's gift, Ruan Ning thought for a while and put on the jade Guanyin. He touched the pendant on his chest and found that it was not heavy, so just wear it. It wouldn't be a problem anyway. Taking advantage of the situation, he sank his body downwards, and the rǔ white spring water soaked into his collarbones. Under the washing of spiritual energy, his whole body was filled with an intoxicating feeling of comfort.
"Huh~" Ruan Ning exhaled and soaked lazily in the spiritual spring without wanting to come out. Somehow, he felt that the bath was particularly comfortable today...
In the end, he crawled out of the Lingquan Pool. Ruan Ning wiped himself and touched the pendant on his chest habitually. It was a bit uncomfortable to wear such a gadget so suddenly... Huh? Where's the stuff? !
Ruan Ning looked around and found that apart from the red coil still hanging around his neck, the Guanyin that was supposed to be hanging on his chest was missing! Could it be that it fell into the spiritual spring?
Ruan Ning stared at the rǔ white smoky spiritual spring in front of him and almost cried without tears. How could he find a pool of ten meters in diameter and two meters deep?
He got dressed nervously and left the room. As soon as he entered the bedroom, he saw Lin Yuehuan leaning on the bed and reading documents. When Ruan Ning came out, the man put down the paper in his hand and patted the edge of the bed to signal him to sit down.
Ruan Ning moved over slowly with a grimace, wondering how to tell him that Jade Guanyin was lost in his bath? No matter how hard this reason sounds, it doesn't make sense! The bathtub in the bathroom is only so big. How could he lose something and not be able to find it back? But considering that he entered the space to take a bath, Ruan Ning didn't want to reveal the extraordinary features of his space.
"Come here and let me wipe your hair." Lin Yuehuan took the towel from Ruan Ning's hand and sat him down on the bed. He wiped his hair gently and asked, "Do you still like the gift?"
Ruan Ning suddenly became nervous and replied unnaturally: "I, I like it." I really liked it, but it was a pity that I lost it in the shower (┬＿┬)
Lin Yuehuan saw the red rope hanging around his neck with satisfaction, and thought to himself: It seems that Xiao Ning really likes it this time. He never saw him wearing the jade sign he gave him last time, but that sign belongs to someone else. Maybe someone has worn it before, but it would be better for Xiao Ning not to wear it. Unlike this Guanyin, my father specially asked someone to carve it when he was born. No one except him, Lin Yuehuan, has ever touched it again.
"As long as you like it. I brought it to you when I was a kid. It has been blessed by an eminent monk. Don't take it off. It can keep you safe." What's more important is that it is specially used to give away to his wife. Put it on and run. No more falling.
Ruan Ning became even more nervous after hearing this. Did you bring it up since you were a child? What to do? Someone lost it as soon as he got it. After hesitating again and again, Ruan Ning mustered up the courage to turn around, put on the expression of a strong man who cut off his wrist and said to the man behind him who was wiping his hair wholeheartedly: "Brother Huan, please stop wiping his hair. I, let me tell you something."
Lin Yuehuan stopped as he was told, "What's the matter?" Why did his Xiao Ning have such an expression? His face was wrinkled like a kid who made a mistake. It was so cute.
"It's just..." Ruan Ning took a deep breath and pulled out the red thread from his neck, "It's just that Guanyin asked me to take a bath and lost it."
"..." Lin Yuehuan was silent for a long time.
Ruan Ning couldn't help but apologize with a sad face, "I'm sorry, Brother Huan, my things disappeared as soon as I came out of the water. I accept your punishment no matter what, so don't be angry, okay?"
Lin Yuehuan helplessly touched the child's half-groomed hair, "Who do you think I am, that you are angry with you because of an object? Don't be afraid, nothing is as important to me as Xiao Ning. If you like it, I will give it to you another day. You get one, don't make a sad face, come on, smile."
Ruan Ning carefully observed the man and saw him looking at her with a doting and helpless smile. There was no anger on his face. He suddenly felt a little blushing and felt particularly warm. This man was really good to him.
Seeing that the young man no longer had a grimace, Lin Yuehuan pinched his cheek in a funny way, "What a big deal, it's worth it. As long as you don't lose yourself, it doesn't matter what you lose." Of course, neither do I. You will lose the opportunity.
Ruan Ning blushed and nodded, vowing not to lose herself, but could she still lose herself?
"But Xiao Ning..." Lin Yuehuan hesitated, "What did you use to take a bath?"
He just took a closer look at the red rope. The loop was intact and had not been disconnected anywhere. Moreover, this kind of red rope looked ordinary, but in fact it was specially treated. Lin Yuehuan himself had not seen it since he was a child. There was wear and tear, but now the jade that fell on it has disappeared even though the red rope is not damaged? What kind of bath did his baby use to bathe it, so much so that it could melt jade?
Of course, use the spiritual spring! Ruan Ning himself also realized that something was wrong. The rope was fine. The jade on it would not have really melted into the spiritual spring. But this kind of thing cannot be said.
Relying on Lin Yuehuan's connivance to him, Ruan Ning replied confidently: "I won't tell you!"
However, Lin Yuehuan felt that Ruan Ning's current attitude made him extremely comfortable. He was treating him more and more as one of his own, and he was acting coquettishly. If Ruan Ning were still as polite and polite to him as before when he first came to the base. To be polite, Lin Yuehuan is worried.
"Okay, if you don't say it, don't say it. Come here and continue wiping your hair. You can go to bed after you're done." Lin Yuehuan motioned to the child to turn his head away and continued wiping him with a towel.
"Brother Huan," Ruan Ning turned his back to the man and hesitated for a while before speaking, "I, I will tell you later."
Hearing this, Lin Yuehuan's movements became a little softer, and he said with a smile in his eyes: "Brother, don't be anxious. If you don't want to say it, you can never tell it. I don't care if you have secrets." As long as you stay with me, it's enough.
"Hmm." Ruan Ning responded with unclear meaning.
On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Ruan Xiaoning, who had missed work for many days, finally realized that he had gone to his store in Sanshi early in the morning.
The fifth day of the first lunar month is commonly known as the "Po Wu" festival. It is named because folk custom believes that many taboos in the past can be broken on this day. Although everything is not so particular in the last days, there are still a lot of guests on this day.
In the past, the survivors stayed at home to celebrate the New Year, but after the New Year, they were unable to go out due to the heavy snowfall for many days. The inventory at home had long been exhausted. When the heavy snow stopped on the morning of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, many were trapped at home with little food and drink. All the people came out one after another.
Many people chose to go out to the base to search for supplies today. Firstly, it was not snowing anymore, so their journey would be easier, and also because some people had discovered before that zombies would have their joints frozen in snowy weather, making their movements sluggish. The best time to search for supplies.
You need to bring enough food with you when you travel far. In addition to going to the exchange office at the base to exchange for some food such as steamed buns and bean cakes, many wealthy people with special abilities also come back to the "grocery store" to buy some high-calorie foods such as candies and chocolates. After all, When walking in knee-deep snow, heat is lost extremely quickly.
"Mr. Ruan, give me four bars of chocolate and a pack of cigarettes."
Ruan Ning raised his head and saw that the person who came was actually Zhao Tinghe, who helped him handle the formalities last time. He smiled in surprise, took out the things he wanted from the counter to earn points, and then grabbed a handful of candies and stuffed them into the bag. handed it to him.
"Hey, this, how can this be so embarrassing." Zhao Tinghe waved his hand and did not dare to accept it. He did not dare to take advantage of the dual-type superpower. If their captain found out, he would not deal with him.
"If you're sorry, just treat it as New Year's candy." Ruan Ning insisted on handing him the bag. There were too many candies in his space to count, so giving some away was nothing.
Zhao Tinghe heard what Ruan Ning said. Although he was still a little uneasy, he still reached out to take it, "Thank you, Mr. Ruan. If we can eat such a good meal on New Year's Eve, it is all thanks to your generosity, Mr. Ruan, brothers." I feel grateful in my heart."
"What's there to be grateful for?" Ruan Ning smiled nonchalantly, "I'm also a member of the group, so I won't be stingy with the benefits I can give to my own people."
Zhao Tinghe thought about it. Who in the group didn't know that this person had been living in the same house as the group leader. He was personally picked up and dropped off by the group leader when he came in and out. His attitude was very attentive. It was obvious what the relationship between the two was. However, If they could have such a leader's wife, the group of people below them would also be able to benefit a lot.
"That's natural. Mr. Ruan is just thinking about our own people..." Seeing that there were no guests at this time, Zhao Tinghe wanted to chat with the future leader's wife for a few words, but as soon as he said a few words, he saw her. A little boy wearing thin clothes walked in. I couldn't help but feel a little sad. He had so little clothes on a cold day. This child was really pitiful.
"Dongdong?" Ruan Ning frowned, "Where are your cotton-padded clothes?" When it first started snowing, Ruan Ning saw that Dongdong didn't have thick clothes, but he found two sets for him in the space. They were gone just a few days ago!
Ruan Ning saw that the boy was only wearing single clothes, and his little hands and face were blue from the cold. He couldn't help but feel a little distressed. Regardless of the presence of people, he immediately took out a set of new clothes and pants that had been prepared for him as a New Year gift from the space, " Put it on quickly, it's so cold and you can't go out wearing so little."
Dongdong pursed his lips and took the neatly folded new clothes. He didn't say why his clothes were missing. Instead, he took Ruan Ning's hand and said timidly, "Brother, I want to talk to you alone. "After saying that, he secretly glanced at the unfamiliar uncle in the store, his expression was quite fearful.
Zhao Tinghe was puzzled by the boy. They had never seen him before, so he looked at him so defensively. Uncle Zhao was a good person.
Ruan Ning smiled apologetically at the man, "Mr. Zhao, could you please wait downstairs for a moment? I may have something to ask for later."
Looking at Dongdong who was shivering from the cold and with cold hands, Ruan Ning finally made up his mind to put into practice what he had considered before. He fell in love with this well-behaved and sensible child and wanted to help him more.
After leading Dongdong to the second floor, Ruan Ning signaled him to put on his clothes first, hugged the boy on the sofa, took out a handful of candies from the space and stuffed them into his coat pocket, and asked in a warm voice: "Dongdong, what are you doing?" Don't be afraid, tell your brother now, have your clothes been snatched away?" Ruan Ning was easily angered, but this time he was determined not to let go of the bastard who even snatched the child's warm clothes.
Dongdong held the clothes with his little hands, moved his lips twice, and muttered: "No, no one bullied Dongdong. Dongdong exchanged his clothes for this." As he said, he put his hand into the clothes and dug out, "With big brother, It's different, do you think it's this thing?"
Ruan Ning seemed to have thought about what the boy was saying at this moment. His eyes widened in emotion, his throat was numb, and he felt mixed emotions in his heart. First, it was Brother Zhang Hua and the others, and then Dongdong. What kind of virtue was Ruan Ning? How could he meet such a group of people who take him into their hearts in the last days?
Sure enough, Dongdong dug around for a while and finally took out a round transparent stone the size of a pigeon egg from his clothes. Ruan Ning could tell almost at first sight, this was it! Different from the precious transparent gems of various colors that Brother Zhang Hua and the others sealed in the red envelope, what was lying in the boy's dirty little hands was the kind of stone found in Qu County!