We said we would experience life, fairy, how did you become real?.

Chapter 171 Please Don't Be Angry Anymore (Two chapters combined, 4000 words)
Early the next morning.

When Xiao Mo walked out of the room, he saw Jiang Xin carrying a basin of water.

"Xiao Mo, it's time to wash up and eat."

Upon seeing Xiao Mo, Jiang Xin spoke.

She still looked as dirty as she did at night.

Xiao Mo had offered her a shower and some of his relatively clean clothes to wear, but she refused.

Seeing her nervousness, Xiao Mo didn't press her.

After a quick wash, Jiang Xin brought out breakfast from the kitchen.

The two sat in the yard eating breakfast together.

This breakfast was just a simple porridge with a lot of mixed grains and beans, and some pickled vegetables. But for the two homeless children, having something to eat was already a blessing.

After finishing breakfast, Jiang Xin cleaned up the dishes, looking quite skilled.

Seeing Jiang Xin busy, Xiao Mo couldn't help but think of the girl in the white dress.

I don't know what Ru Xue's fate was in that part of the story.

Although it was just a fictional story, Xiao Mo felt that he really couldn't let it go...

When Xiao Mo came to his senses, he found Jiang Xin sitting opposite him, her clear eyes looking at him curiously.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Xiao Mo asked with a smile.

"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Xin blinked.

"I remembered a girl."

Xiao Mo collected his thoughts and offered no further explanation.

"By the way, you said you used to live with Sister Azi, so what about your parents?"

Xiao Mo asked Jiang Xin, wanting to know what her life was like before.

Upon hearing Xiao Mo's question, Jiang Xin lowered her head, her small hands unconsciously clutching the hem of her skirt: "My mother abandoned me; she doesn't want me anymore."

"Huh?" Xiao Mo was taken aback.

Jiang Xin rubbed her little hands together and slowly said:

“When I was five years old, my mother took me to escape from war. At first, my mother took good care of me, but as time went on, I could feel that my mother was getting more and more impatient with me.”

Finally, when I woke up one day, there were some dry rations next to my head, but I could no longer find my mother.

"So how did you meet your sister Azi after that?" Xiao Mo continued to ask.

“I walked in the mountains for several days and ran out of food. Just when I was starving, I met Sister Azi.”

Jiang Xin answered seriously.

"After hearing about my story, Sister Azi took me in. Besides me, Sister Azi also adopted four other children."

Sister Azi taught us to read and write, how to grow vegetables and farm, and even how to hunt.

Moreover, Sister Azi also knows swordsmanship, and her swordsmanship is very powerful.

"I'm just too stupid; I can't learn it no matter what I do."

"Have you always lived in the mountains?" Xiao Mo wondered if this A Zi was a sword cultivator or a female knight-errant.

"Mmm." Jiang Xin nodded. "Sister Azi said that the world is too chaotic. We can only go down the mountain when we grow up and have a certain ability to protect ourselves. Usually, only the older children go down the mountain with Sister Azi to sell animal hides and herbs and exchange them for some things."

"What happened to your sister Azi?"

Xiao Mo stroked his chin.

Listening to Jiangxin's description.

Her sister, Azi, must be a good person; it's unlikely she would abandon her willingly.

"I do not know either."

Jiang Xin shook her head.

"One day I went into the mountains to collect herbs, and when I came back, everyone was gone."

I waited for two days, and then kept searching in the mountains and forests.

Finally, I searched further and further away, until I ran out of food and went hungry for two days, and then I found this place.

After speaking, Jiang Xin raised her eyes to look at Xiao Mo: "Thank you for giving me food."

"It's nothing, after all, we're all alone and it's only right that we take care of each other," Xiao Mo said in a half-joking tone. "But Ah Xin, if you keep searching like this, what if your sister Ah Zi doesn't want you anymore?"

"That would be even better." A hint of joy flashed in Jiang Xin's eyes.

"Hmm?" Xiao Mo looked at Jiang Xin in confusion.

Jiang Xin lowered her head and slowly said, "Although I am indeed sad that Sister A Zi doesn't want me."

But if that's the case, it at least means that Sister Zi and everyone else are safe and sound.

As long as they're alright, it doesn't matter if they leave me behind.

As she spoke, Jiang Xin lowered her head, her long eyelashes trembling slightly: "Besides, I really am very clumsy and can't do anything right. It's only right that Sister Azi left me behind. I've already caused Sister Azi a lot of trouble..."

"..." Xiao Mo listened to Jiang Xin's words and didn't know what to say for a moment.

She said last night that she was kind.

In fact, she is the truly kind person.

"Alright, we'll go to town tomorrow and see if we can find out any news about Sister Azi. Today, you can come with me to catch fish."

Xiao Mo stood up.

"Although I have some money, I can't use it right now. We'll have to rely on ourselves for food these next few days."

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Jiang Xin nodded quickly and followed Xiao Mo's footsteps.

The two came to a stream in the mountains, rolled up their trousers, and began to catch fish.

However, catching fish is not an easy job, and usually, the third brother does the catching. The youngest, Xiao Mo, is usually responsible for cooking and assisting the older brothers.

Jiang Xin also had little experience in fishing, as she was the youngest in the group and usually took on similar responsibilities as Xiao Mo.

So for an entire hour, Xiao Mo and Jiang Xin failed to catch a single fish.

In the sweltering summer heat, Xiao Mo spent an hour catching fish under the blazing sun, only to catch nothing in the end, which left him feeling somewhat irritated.

Just when Xiao Mo felt a sense of despair.

Suddenly, a large catfish swam towards Xiao Mo. With quick reflexes, Xiao Mo grabbed the catfish!
"Ah Xin! Fish basket!" Xiao Mo shouted excitedly to the river.

"Coming...coming..."

Jiangxin quickly picked up the fish basket and ran across the stream with her fair little feet.

Although Jiangxin's face was covered in a thick layer of charcoal ash and her whole body was covered in mud, her little feet, after being washed by the stream, revealed her truly fair skin.

Jiangxin quickly opened the fish basket.

Xiao Mo put the large catfish in, and his mouth watered uncontrollably.

For the past few days, Xiao Mo has been eating the food left by his older brothers and hasn't had any meat in a long time.

In Xiao Mo's mind, he had already pictured the tenderness of the fish.

"Let's go back," Xiao Mo said with satisfaction. "We'll have fish porridge tonight."

"Mmm." Jiang Xin nodded happily.

But just as Jiang Xin was about to step ashore, she lost her footing and fell into the stream with a splash.

The fish basket was smashed open.

The giant catfish, grateful for nature's salvation, quickly escaped. Xiao Mo tried to make amends, but it was too late.

The catfish vanished in an instant, and Xiao Mo could only watch it disappear into the distance...

"I'm...I'm sorry...Xiao Mo, I...I didn't mean to..."

Jiang Xin knew she had done something wrong; her face turned deathly pale, her expression filled with guilt and self-reproach. Xiao Mo, knowing the fish porridge was gone, swallowed hard and looked at Jiang Xin.

It's impossible to say that Xiao Mo's eyes didn't show blame and anger.

I really want to eat meat, especially fresh fish.

But what can be done now that things have come to this?

The fish are all gone, what's the use of blaming her?

"Never mind, the fish are gone, so be it." Xiao Mo waved his hand and turned to walk back. "The sun is getting stronger and stronger, let's go back first."

"Okay...Ok..."

Jiang Xin quickly went ashore and followed Xiao Mo.

Jiang Xin looked up several times at Xiao Mo's profile, her expression growing increasingly guilty.

She didn't know if Xiao Mo really didn't blame her.

If it were anyone else, Jiang Xin could easily understand their thoughts.

But Xiao Mo is different.

For Jiang Xin, Xiao Mo's heart was like a thick fog.

I just can't see it clearly no matter what I do.

After picking some wild vegetables, Jiang Xin and Xiao Mo returned to the courtyard.

Xiao Mo sat on the stone bench, thinking about how to buy some meat.

Otherwise, I can't just not eat meat at this stage of my growth.

It's outrageous for a beggar like myself to try to buy things with gold, even small pieces of gold. It would be easy for him to be flagged.

Just as Xiao Mo was thinking of a solution, Jiang Xin suddenly stood in front of him.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Mo asked, looking at the girl in front of him.

"Xiao Mo, you... do you want to hit me a few times..." Jiang Xin hugged her heart with her small hands, looking at Xiao Mo timidly.

"What?" Xiao Mo was stunned. "Why would I hit you?"

"Because I lost that big fish," Jiang Xin said, head down.

"I told you it's okay, you didn't do it on purpose, I won't hit you," Xiao Mo said with a smile, not expecting that she was still thinking about this matter.

“If you don’t hit me, you can scold me.” Jiang Xin seemed a bit stubborn. “That way I’ll feel better. And whenever I do something wrong, my mother’s anger subsides a lot after she hits or scolds me.”

"There's no need." Xiao Mo waved his hand. "I won't hit you or scold you. Don't overthink it. Go cook some rice. I'm starving."

"Oh woo..."

Hearing Xiao Mo say that, Jiang Xin lowered her head and walked towards the kitchen, but the little girl kept looking back at Xiao Mo every three steps.

Jiang Xin felt that Xiao Mo was really angry, but he just didn't say it.

In the afternoon, Xiao Mo was still lost in thought in the courtyard, pondering how to deal with the dirty gold in his hands.

Jiang Xin glanced at Xiao Mo from time to time.

The more Jiang Xin looked at him, the more she felt that Xiao Mo was still sulking.

Sister Zi used to act like this when she was sulking.

Otherwise, why would Xiao Mo remain silent?
Not long after, night fell. After a simple dinner, Xiao Mo took a bath in the courtyard and went back to his room to sleep.

However, in the middle of the night, Xiao Moye hurriedly got up and went out of the courtyard, only to find that Jiang Xin's door was half-closed.

Xiao Mo walked to her door with a puzzled look and glanced inside, only to find that Jiang Xin was nowhere to be found.

"Could this girl have run away from home out of guilt over a fish?"

Xiao Mo was startled.

I've waited so long for her.

If they leave, I don't know when I'll be able to find them again.

Xiao Mo quickly ran out of the courtyard, hoping she hadn't gone far.

"Ah Xin! Where are you?"

"Ah Xin, come back. I really don't blame you!"

“Ah Xin… that fish has already swum back by itself. If you don’t believe me, come out quickly, I’ll take you to see it…”

“Ah Xin…”

Inside the woods, Xiao Mo kept calling out.

But there was no response whatsoever.

Just as Xiao Mo pushed aside the bushes and came to the stream again.

What came into Xiao Mo's view was a little girl with her sleeves and trousers rolled up, her little feet stepping into the stream.

The clean moonlight shone on her, framing her with a soft halo.

The stream water soaked her clothes, washing away the mud from her body and almost completely removing the black soot from her face.

Under the moonlight, a fair-skinned, exquisitely beautiful girl appeared in Xiao Mo's sight.

Xiao Mo felt that it was her "exquisite heart" that nourished her, making her look like a young lady from a wealthy family.

Otherwise, how could someone who is exposed to the wind and sun all day long and doesn't know where their next meal is coming from, still have such fair and delicate skin?

The water level in the stream was a little higher than during the day, and the water was up to the little girl's thighs.

Although it was summer, the coolness of the stream at night was bone-chilling.

However, the little girl seemed not to care at all.

Her eyes were fixed on the stream, the moonlight reflected in her beautiful eyes, filled with unwavering determination.

Under the moonlight, the little girl plunged into the stream again and again, splashing water everywhere.

From what Xiao Mo could see, the little girl had already missed four times, and her clothes were completely soaked, clinging to her thin body.

Just as Xiao Mo walked forward to see what Jiang Xin was doing...

The little girl suddenly plunged into the stream again.

This time, when the little girl got up, she had a big, fat catfish in her arms!

The big catfish kept thrashing its tail, but the little girl clung to it desperately!

Finally, the little girl cleanly placed the catfish in the fish basket next to her and then quickly covered it!

Only then did the little girl wipe the stream water from her forehead and breathe a sigh of relief.

“Ah Xin.”

Xiao Mo called out.

Upon hearing Xiao Mo's voice, Jiang Xin raised her head.

When the little girl saw Xiao Mo, her eyes lit up.

She carefully placed the fish basket containing the catfish onto the shore, then climbed up herself, and carrying the basket, rushed to Xiao Mo.

"Xiao Mo, why aren't you sleeping? What are you doing by the stream?" Jiang Xin tilted her head in confusion.

"You say I don't sleep? What are you doing running into the mountains in the middle of the night?" Xiao Mo retorted.

“I’m catching fish,” Jiang said matter-of-factly.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xin raised the fish basket containing the catfish high:
"Xiao Mo, look, I caught that fish for you..."

"so……"

The girl's eyes sparkled like a galaxy.

"Please don't be angry anymore, okay?"

(End of this chapter)