Mo Chen looked at him like that, no matter how many and heavy things he had on his mind, he didn't worry at all right now.
He felt that it was a rare and rare good thing in recent years for the master to accept the junior brother. Sometimes the younger brother is not very courageous, and sometimes he is very courageous.
Just like now, he is like a snail, the tentacles have all retracted into the shell, and there is an aura of "I made a mistake, you punish me" from his whole body.
Mo Chen stretched out his hands and rubbed his head vigorously a few times, and loosened Xiaodong's curly hair with great difficulty.
With disheveled hair, Xiaodong stared nervously at the elder brother.
Those eyes are round, big, and dark... Mo Chen originally wanted to tease him again, but looking at him like that, I'm afraid it will make people cry.
"Okay, it's not your fault, don't frown all the time." Mo Chen changed the topic smoothly: "Why did you wash your clothes when it rained?"
When he entered the room just now, he saw the robe hanging on the porch. Mo Chen himself had almost forgotten about this old dress, but since he dug it out and gave it to his junior brother, his junior brother has taken great care of it, and he has to lift up the hem whenever he wants to go through any rough and rough places, for fear of scratching it , Dirty.
He originally wanted to change the topic so that the little junior brother would stop thinking about the wooden box, but when he mentioned the clothes, Xiaodong's face darkened a bit, and his shoulders drooped, looking like a little girl who was drenched in heavy rain. Poor as a dog.
"The clothes are stained by me, probably can't be washed well..."
The elder brother's clothes were given to him to wear, but he broke them within a few days of wearing them.
Mo Chen: ...
It never occurred to me that instead of relaxing, the little junior brother became even more depressed.
Mo Chen went outside and brought in the clothes, and looked at them carefully.
It wasn't very stained, only the sleeves and the front lapel didn't rub much.
"What is this stained with?"
Xiaodong was still dejected: "Senior brother Ning picked a handful of wild fruits for me, and that fruit was squeezed and dyed..."
Well, this is indeed something Ning Yu and his junior brother can do.
Ning Yu coaxed his junior brother like a child, and he is not usually so concerned about his fellow juniors. It can be seen that the Tianji Mountain sect is not as harmonious as it looks on the outside, and Ning Yu is not as innocent as he looks. It counts.
His position is very delicate. Although he is favored by Master Hu and has talent, his weak body limits his future prospects. He treats his fellow disciples politely and kindly, but never loses his guard. On the contrary, people like Huiliushan have no conflict of interest with him, so they don't have to be careful when getting along. Sending a package of snacks today, and another gadget tomorrow, Ning Yu delivered it smoothly and happily.
"It doesn't matter, this can be washed off." Mo Chen said.
"Really?" Xiaodong's eyes lit up.
"Well, it can be washed off." Mo Chen ordered him: "Go into the room and get the white-bottomed celadon bottle from the box next to my bed."
Xiaodong hurried to fetch things.
Mo Chen uncorked the bottle, poured a little gray powder from it on the clothes, and gently spread the powder on the stains with his hands. After a while, the ashes and stains on the clothes disappeared together, and the whole clothes looked like new as if they had never been stained.
Xiaodong's surprised expression was funny, his mouth was open enough to stuff an egg.
"Really, really powerful." Xiaodong held the bottle and looked at it again and again: "Brother, what's in it?"
Mo Chen smiled, and only said: "A kind of plant ash."
Xiaodong had seen people wash clothes with plant ashes, and he believed it as soon as he heard it, without much doubt.
Mo Chen watched him go happily to hang up the wet clothes to dry again, but he didn't tell him the real purpose of the contents in this bottle.
Of course, it's not a problem to change the little powder that was used up just now... I don't need to tell my junior brother about it.
Things are meant to be used by people. Are they used for detoxification or laundry? At least Mo Chen didn't think it was worthless. It's worth it to make the little junior brother happy again.
As soon as his mood recovered, Xiaodong began to be busy again. First take out the clothes and shoes for the elder brother to replace. Wearing such a tight fit, and wearing boots all day, must be tiring. Put the pillow away, let the senior brother rest on it, and then bring hot water.
In the end, staring at senior brother Ning, he took a piece of Xuelian Dan sent by senior brother Ning. After taking it, he could meditate and adjust his breath.
Mo Chen wasn't angry at Huang Wan for sending the gift, and he didn't mean to blame Xiaodong for it. On the contrary, he felt that the junior brother had suffered the disaster for nothing because of him. Huang Wan's eyes are high above the top, and she is never polite to others, presumably the younger brother was angry with her again in the afternoon.
Mo Chen didn't have any thoughts about Huang Wan.
At the beginning, saving her was a matter of convenience, and it was because of the friendship between Master Hu and his master, not because he had any special friendship with her. But Huang Wan didn't seem to think so.
Before, Mo Chen didn't realize that this girl treated him differently. After all, Huang Wan was so indifferent to everyone. After saving someone, Mo Chen neither publicized his deeds nor expected to be rescued. Many people are grateful to him, and never think much about Huang Wan's indifference.
I just didn't expect that Huang Wan would treat him...
But even so, Mo Chen would not be tempted by her.
Marriage was not included in his plan for the future. The avenue is boundless, Mo Chen has understood this since he was a child. The road ahead is endless. On this road, who can accompany whom to the end? He doesn't have the energy or the time to spend on these small things, and he can't afford to delay.
Even without this reason, Mo Chen would not have anything to do with the people of Tianji Mountain because of the complicated relationship between Tianji Mountain and Huiliu Mountain.
What's more, Huang Wan's temperament is too difficult to get along with. Just imagine, if Mo Chen really became a Taoist couple with her, what would Huang Wan's attitude towards Jiang Fan Xiaodong and the others be? This made Mo Chen absolutely unacceptable.
He doesn't care about it himself, but he will never let his juniors and sisters be wronged.
This gift, of course, must be returned to her.
And the sooner the better, if it is delayed for a long time, I'm afraid that there will be long nights and dreams, and I'm afraid that the girl will have some other thoughts in her heart.
It was still raining the next day, Mo Chen talked to his master, and went to see Huang Wan with that gift that looked like a hot potato.
Hu Zhenren didn't know about it yet, so he asked Li Fulin a little puzzled, "What did he do?"
Everyone knows that this matter should not be publicized, but Master Hu doesn't need to hide it from him. If even he couldn't trust him, Li Fulin wouldn't have any trustworthy friends.
Besides, this matter has to be known to Hu Zhenren. In case there is any misunderstanding, maybe Hu Zhenren will have to speak and explain it.
"It's not a big deal, but Chen'er is a little embarrassed." Li Fulin told about Huang Wan's gift and Mo Chen's refusal one by one. Hu Zhenren touched his forehead and rubbed it back and forth several times: "Ah, really Unexpectedly. I know that girl Huang Wan, she is considered to be the first-class aloof among the younger generation. Many young people in the school are interested in her. Big apprentice."
Li Fulin said that his apprentice is so handsome, and there are quite a few people who have taken a fancy to him.
"However, her temper is unbearable for most people to get along with." Zhenren Hu is not optimistic about this matter either. He knew Mo Chen's temperament. He was forced to be mature since he was a child. He looked gentle and amiable, but he had a temperament of softness on the outside and toughness on the inside. Huang Wan is too strong, but also too arrogant, and Mo Chen is not suitable at all.
"Don't worry, if Huang Wan is really ignorant, I will tell her master." Hu Zhenren replied straight away.
You know it's not easy. To be able to teach Huang Wan such a good character, her master is not a good stubble, she is also a well-known ghost in the sect of Tianji Mountain. It would be even more unreasonable if he was caught in some other person's fault.
"Then this will trouble you."
Mo Chen came back very quickly, only about two quarters of an hour.
Li Fulin asked him in a low voice: "Have you returned it? Did you make it clear?"
Mo Chen nodded, ready to roll up his sleeves to help Master organize the formation.
"The girl didn't say anything?"
From Li Fulin's point of view, the young girl's advances were rejected, and she has such a personality, she might become angry from embarrassment, and she wouldn't let it go so easily, would she
"She didn't say anything."
More than nothing.
After listening to Mo Chen euphemistically expressing that he was only seeking the Dao and had no interest in the Taoist couple, Huang Wan's face turned green and white for a moment, her eyebrows and eyes were distorted, and she walked away without saying a word.
Mo Chen also understood her attitude.
For her, maybe Mo Chen made her feel good, but this good feeling is far less than the importance of her dignity. Mo Chen hurt her face by returning the gift she specially prepared intact. In this case, even if she said one more word, she felt that she was humiliating herself.
Li Fulin didn't think much about it.
Since there was no quarrel, no turn-on, and the gift was returned, and the words were made clear, the matter was considered to be over.
As for whether the girl will find fault in the future, Li Fulin doesn't think that they should swallow their anger when they live here as master and apprentice.
After another full day of work, when Mo Chen went back, Xiaodong also asked about this matter with concern.
Mo Chen smiled and rubbed the little junior to his heart's content, and said with a smile: "Kids don't care about adults' affairs, they have too many eyes and be careful not to grow taller."
"I'm not young anymore." Xiaodong was indignant: "Master said, senior brother, you have already gone down the mountain alone to do errands at my age."
"Only children always emphasize that they are not young..." Mo Chen pointedly glanced at the younger brother who was obviously shorter than himself.
Xiaodong was so angry that his face swelled up, like a white and round meat bun.
But not long after he got angry, he soon forgot.
"By the way, senior brother, someone will come here later."
"who?"
"It's a senior sister from Tianji Mountain. She asked me if Senior Sister Huang Wan has been here, and I said no."
(to be continued)