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Chapter 128 - Chapter 123 – The Boy Desperate to Make Money 很想赚钱的少年

Four years later, Lin Yuan was nine. His wooden saber sliced through the morning air, leaving blurred traces behind. He steadied himself, exhaled deeply, finally finishing his daily saber training.

"Sixth Brother!"

As soon as he sheathed his saber, a baby - like voice rang out. Turning around, he saw his seventh sister, Lin Wen, bouncing over while hugging Xiao Hei, with Xiao Bai perched on her head.

"You're slacking off again!"

"Who's slacking off? I'm deep in philosophical thought!" Lin Yuan shot back with false bravado. All the while, he was mentally haggling with Jiuchong Ring, plotting ways to "strike it rich and banish those godawful bamboo toilet sticks for good."

"Liar! I clearly saw you spacing out! Father said we should focus when practicing martial arts!" Lin Wen looked dead serious, as if she were her father's spy, keeping an eye on his laziness.

"Father also said we should listen to our elder brothers. I'm your brother, so you should listen to me." Lin Yuan spouted nonsense with a straight face.

Lin Wen glared at him, wanting to argue but failing to come up with a comeback. Instead, she angrily buried her face in Xiao Hei's fur.

Lin Yuan chuckled. "Seventh Sister, fess up. Were you here to watch me train, or did you want me to play with you?"

Lin Wen felt a pang of guilt. Hugging Xiao Hei, she mumbled, "I... I just thought you might be tired and wanted you to take a break!"

"Alright, it's rare for you to be so thoughtful." Lin Yuan ruffled her hair, then set his wooden saber aside, sat cross - legged, and said, "Come and discuss an important life question with me."

Lin Wen perked up immediately. "What question?"

"How can we escape the nightmare of using bamboo sticks to... you know, clean up after going to the bathroom?"

Lin Wen stared at him, completely bewildered.

Lin Wen: "???"

Xiao Hei: "Meow???"

Xiao Bai: "Squeak???"

Lin Wen froze, her face scrunching up. "Sixth Brother, can we not talk about this?"

"This is a huge life issue! Seventh Sister, if I make a fortune, could we use something more comfortable, like soft cloth?"

Lin Wen thought for a moment and nodded. "Makes sense... But how do we make money?"

"That's what I'm trying to figure out." Lin Yuan stroked his chin. "Maybe we should start a small business?"

"Sell what?"

Lin Yuan thought hard, then his eyes fell on Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai.

"How about renting out Xiao Bai? Rich ladies could pet her. A two - tailed fox is so auspicious!"

Lin Wen tilted her head and shook it firmly. "What? No way!"

"Just kidding, haha!" Lin Yuan quickly said.

He reached out to pat Xiao Hei's head. The cat obligingly nuzzled his palm, gave a long stretch, then nestled back into Lin Wen's arms and promptly dozed off. Meanwhile, Xiao Bai stayed comfortably perched on Lin Wen's head, lazily flicking its twin tails, clearly content to live the life of a spoiled fox that never had to set foot on the ground.

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就这样过了四年,林远这副躯体已经9岁了.

手中的木刀呼啸而过,在晨曦的映照下划出一道道残影.他稳住身形,长长地吐出一口气,终于完成了今天的刀法训练.

"六哥!"

林远刚收势,就听到一声奶里奶气的呼喊,转头一看,只见自家七妹,林温抱着小黑,头上还趴着小白,蹦蹦跳跳地跑了过来.

"你又在偷懒了吧!"

"谁偷懒了!我这是在思考人生!" 林远义正严词地反驳,同时在脑海里继续和九重戒讨论着"如何赚大钱,换掉那些让人无法直视的竹签" 的问题.

"骗人!我刚刚明明看到你在发呆!阿爹说练武要专心!" 林温一脸认真,仿佛在替他们的爹监察他的偷懒行为.

"阿爹还说要听长兄的话,我是你哥,你要听我的." 林远一本正经地胡说八道.

林温气鼓鼓地看着他,想反驳,但又想不出办法,只好狠狠地吸了一口手里的猫毛.

林远忍不住笑了出来:"七妹,你老实交代,你是想来看我练武,还是想找我陪你玩?"

林温顿时有点心虚,抱着小黑嘀咕道:"我... 我只是怕你太累,想让你休息一下!"

"行吧,难得你这么有心." 林远揉了揉她的脑袋,随后把木刀放到一旁,盘腿坐下:"那来陪哥一起讨论个重要的人生问题."

林温一听,立刻来了兴趣:"什么问题?"

"就是我们大便... 不是,是我们大恭后,如何改变我们用竹签来清理的悲惨命运!"

林温:"???"

小黑:"喵???"

小白:"吱呜?"

林温愣了一下,小脸皱成了一团:"六哥,你能不能别讨论这种事!"

"这就是人生大事啊!七妹,你说,如果我能赚大钱,我们能不能用上更舒服的东西,比如更软的布?"

林温想了想,点点头:"好像有道理...那要怎么赚钱?"

"这就是我要思考的问题." 林远摸着下巴:"要不,我们去做点小买卖?"

"卖什么?"

林远认真地思考了一下,目光落在小黑和小白身上.

"要不,把小白租出去,让贵夫人们摸一摸?两条尾巴的狐狸,多吉祥啊!"

林温歪着脑袋,摇着头:"什么?不行!"

"我只是开个玩笑,哈哈!" 林远道.

他伸手摸了摸小黑的脑袋,小黑倒是很给面子地蹭了蹭他的掌心,接着伸了个懒腰,又缩回林温怀里呼呼大睡.小白则依旧趴在林温头上,甩着尾巴,显然是打定主意当个贵族狐狸,不用自己走路.

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