Traveling through the busy farmland of a peasant girl

Chapter 143 Troublesome Boy

Not long after, Shen Li pulled the young man to the big poplar tree.

At this moment, the place under the big poplar tree was already crowded with people and very lively. The villagers gathered there in three layers, watching the scene of the wild boar being slaughtered and cut up, and from time to time they let out bursts of exclamations and laughter. The scene was extremely lively.

Shen Li saw this opportunity and tried to break free from the boy's hand again, but she didn't expect that as soon as the boy's eyes fell on the scene of slaughtering and cutting up a wild boar in front of him, his emotions instantly became more excited, and the strength in his hands became stronger. He held Shen Li's hand tightly and would not let go. Shen Li frowned in pain and gasped.

Bai Jin and Shen Shaodong were originally standing aside chatting and talking about the construction of the ancestral hall and some things in the village. They accidentally saw the situation here, looked at each other, and walked towards Shen Li at the same time.

Shen Shaodong's eyes fell on the two people holding hands tightly, and he frowned and asked, "Li'er, is this injured boy the one you brought back from the mountain? Have you found out whose child he is?"

Shen Li looked helpless and speechless. She raised the hand that the boy was holding and said simply and concisely, "Dad, he seemed to have fallen and become stupid. When he woke up, he just called me sister and kept holding me and wouldn't let go!"

As for the young man, he still looked alert, his eyes fixed on Shen Shaodong, with no intention of relaxing his guard at all, just like a small animal ready to protect its territory at any time when facing a stranger.

Bai Jin observed silently for a while before stepping forward and saying calmly, "Take him home first. I'll try to figure out how to resolve this."

After hearing this, Shen Li nodded quickly and had to pull the boy towards home again. Bai Jin followed them back to the Shen family.

Walking into the house, Bai Jin looked at the two people who were still in a stalemate, and whispered to Shen Li: "Do you have any fruits or candies here? After all, he is a child. Maybe he will be fine if you coax him with these."

When Shen Li heard this, she suddenly understood, as if waking up from a dream, and felt that this method was feasible.

She quickly pulled the boy into her room, took out a bright red apple, handed it to him, and said softly, "Qi'er, if you let go of my hand, I can give you another one, okay?"

The young man first looked at the hand that was tightly holding Shen Li, then looked at the apple in front of him, frowning slightly, as if he was making a difficult decision.

After hesitating for a long time, he reached out to take the apple, but the hand holding Shen Li was still tightly clenched, with no sign of letting go.

Shen Li was so angry that she couldn't help but yelled, "Let me go! If you don't let me go, I really don't want you anymore!"

The boy seemed to be stunned by her shout. He was stunned for several seconds and dropped the apple in his hand to the ground.

Then, as if he had suffered a great injustice, he hugged Shen Li's body tightly with his backhand, and burst into tears. He sobbed and said, "Sister, I will let go of your hand, please don't leave me!" The crying became louder and louder, and soon he couldn't speak.

Shen Li listened to his sad cry, and her heart suddenly felt sad. Her original anger also disappeared for the most part. She raised her hand and gently patted his back, and said softly: "Sister will not abandon you. Sister will always want you. Don't cry, dear."

Bai Jin stood aside and watched the situation. He couldn't help but pinch his brows, thinking to himself, "Ali, this girl, actually saved such a big trouble. What should I do now?"

At this moment, Shen Li's aunt, Shen Shaoxue, came over with a teapot and teacups. Seeing the scene in the house, she was full of curiosity. She lowered her body slightly towards Bai Jin and asked politely, "County Magistrate, A-Li, what's going on?"

When Bai Jin heard the voice, he subconsciously looked back. When he turned around, he saw a figure with gentle eyes, fair face and graceful posture slowly walking towards him.

But for some reason, my heart, which had been as calm as water, suddenly started beating uncontrollably, and a strange feeling quietly spread in my heart.

Although the person in front of me was wearing coarse linen clothes, it could not hide her graceful and beautiful figure. She had a simple bun on her head, fixed with only a wooden hairpin. A few strands of hair hung down, gently fluttering in the breeze, adding a bit of charming charm.

She has a pretty face, eyebrows like distant ink, eyes like clear autumn water, revealing a sense of agility and purity, a straight nose, lips like cherries, red without any makeup, and the slightly upturned corners of her mouth seem to carry a faint smile, which makes people feel close to her when they see her.

At this moment, she was lowering her head slightly, concentrating on holding the tea set at hand. Her quiet appearance was like a beautiful painting, making people reluctant to disturb her.

Shen Li poked her head out of the boy's arms and said to her aunt, "Aunt, please help entertain Mr. Bai first. I guess it will take a while before I can finish the things here."

Shen Shaoxue was straightforward and not at all shy. With a generous smile on her face, she said to Bai Jin, "Master Bai, please come in and sit for a while and have some tea."

Bai Jin looked at Shen Li and the young man helplessly again, hesitated for a moment, and finally turned around and followed Shen Shaoxue.

Shen Xuan was in the house thinking about how to solve the problem with his sister. When he heard the noise coming from outside, he walked out of the house.

When Shen Shaoxue saw Shen Xuan coming out, she hurriedly poured Bai Jin a cup of steaming hot tea. The fragrance of the tea rose up and slowly drifted around the house.

She was hesitating whether to stay and accompany Bai Jin. After all, he was the county magistrate, and he was concerned about the single man and woman, and she still had a lot of work to do.

At this moment, seeing Shen Xuan coming out, Shen Shaoxue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appeared on her face, and she said to Shen Xuan: "Xuan'er, you stay here and talk to Master Bai for a while, I have something to do over there." After that, she bowed to Bai Jinfu and left in a hurry.

Upon hearing this, Shen Xuan respectfully bowed to the hurried Shen Shaoxue, nodded obediently and said, "Okay, little aunt, you go ahead and do your work, I'm here."

After that, he walked to Bai Jin, bowed slightly, and said politely and appropriately: "Master Bai, please have some tea."

Bai Jin looked at Shen Shaoxue's leaving back and felt a little lost. He didn't know what was wrong with him. He thought to himself: If I can't figure it out, I'll talk about it later. There's still a lot of time anyway!