LRAB Chapter 195 A Poor Man's Tea Service
Chapter 195 A Poor Man's Tea Service
Chapter 195 A Poor Man's Tea Service
Faced with the issue of having to pay compensation for purifying someone else's familiar, Aqua chose to remain calm.
"Sigh, money gives you courage. Now that I'm broke, I'm even turning a blind eye to demons."
Aqua sighed.
"You're so annoying. If it weren't for your addiction to top-quality wines and your tendency to squander money, the profit sharing Broly gives you from the potions would be more than an average person could earn in over twenty years without eating or drinking."
Darkness clenched her fists, really wanting to punch Aqua, who had no sense of right or wrong, in the head.
"Poverty makes people lose their ambition, and so do gods. Lady Aqua, you should just accept the facts."
Wiz offered a word of advice from the side. She could understand Aqua's current feelings quite well. It was similar to when her magic item shop was in financial deficit, but she saw magic items that tempted her outside, yet dared not buy them.
"The guests are all poor, but I don't know why these poor guests came to Xiaomi's house to see Xiaomi's father?"
Xiao Mi, who was listening nearby, had already figured out that these people were not thieves, but she still asked a question with childlike innocence.
Aqua, Darkness, and Wiz: "..."
Given that this family was practically destitute, why was it so natural for this little girl to call them poor?
"Little sister, being poor is a thing of the past. I'm not poor now. I'm here to do business with your father."
Wizdo.
"Oh, sister, you're a sucker—no, a distinguished guest who brought us donations!"
Xiaomi suddenly realized what was going on and immediately ran to the kitchen to prepare tea, ready to entertain the distinguished guests on behalf of her parents.
"Hey, little girl, did you just say something weird?"
"Darkness asked."
"Huh? What did you say?"
"It's what you called this woman a sucker."
Darkness reminded her.
"What are you saying, you incredibly resilient older sister?"
Xiaomi blinked, looking like she didn't know what she was talking about, and pretended to be clueless.
"What a clever child! But why would he make a demon his contracted familiar?"
Aqua was puzzled by this, but looked at the demon who had shrunk in size and followed her into the house.
"No, don't look at me like that, I don't know anything."
Houst didn't understand why Xiaomi wanted him to be her familiar, even though demons didn't have a good reputation in this world.
"The tea is here!"
Not long after, Xiaomi, who was busy in the kitchen, came out carrying a tray.
"Honorable guest, please have some tea~"
The girl respectfully placed a cup of water with a little tea foam in front of Wiz, and then handed the other earthenware cups to the others.
however……
"Hey, this is just ordinary water, isn't it?"
Aqua examined the liquid in her teacup closely and discovered it was just plain water with no tea leaves at all, and she immediately exclaimed.
"That's right, our family is relatively poor, so the limited tea we have is only supplied to our distinguished guests who bring donations."
Xiaomi said in a serious tone, and the fact that there were no tea leaves in the tea she poured for herself and Houster showed that what she said was probably true.
"Lady Aqua, if you'd like some tea, how about I give you mine?"
Wiz interrupted, surprised that she, as the only lich who didn't need to drink, was the only one served tea.
Aqua didn't stand on ceremony and, as if to say, "You're quite sensible," took the cup of tea from in front of Wiz.
"Uh, what kind of tea is this?"
But after taking a sip, Aqua frowned.
"This is the best tea in my family."
Xiaomi answered the question without hesitation, but her family only had one type of tea, which was cheap tea made from tea leaves.
The tea brewed from this tea not only lacked smoothness but also had a tingling sensation when drunk. For Aqua, who had never experienced hardship since coming to this world, it was indeed something difficult to swallow.
"What's wrong, Aqua? Is there something wrong with this tea?"
Darkness leaned closer and asked.
"Try it yourself."
Aqua handed Darkness the tea she was holding, and after taking a sip, she quite liked it.
"It's a bit sour; it's old tea that wasn't stored properly. It even tastes a bit like swill."
Darkness looked like she was savoring the moment, which made Aqua's lips twitch.
"Although I knew Mr. Piaosaburo's family was poor, I never imagined they were this poor."
Wiz was also somewhat embarrassed.
Broly simply leaned over to smell the tea, then looked up and frowned.
"So, what are you planning to eat for lunch?"
After he realized what was happening, he asked the little girl next to him.
"It's leftover roasted sweet potato from last night!"
Xiaomi responded.
"What did you eat for breakfast this morning?"
Broly asked again.
"It was thin porridge, so thin you could see the bottom of the bowl. Xiao Mi drank two big bowls of it."
Xiaomi acted as if she could eat children.
"Uh, I didn't realize you were having such a hard time~"
Houst remarked with feeling that this was almost the same as that of some starving people.
"It's almost noon, we're thinking of going to eat, would you like to come with us?"
Broly asked.
"Xiaomi needs to guard its own territory, and Xiaomi doesn't have any money either."
The little girl clearly wanted to go, but when she turned the pockets in her skirt inside out, they were empty.
She was short of money and wanted to fill her stomach, so she usually went to the forest to find food. She used to go with her older sister, but now that her sister was in school, she was all alone.
"Let Him watch the house, and not having money isn't a problem, because I'll treat everyone."
Broly pointed at the devil and said that.
"Huh?"
Xiaomi stared wide-eyed at the boy, somewhat incredulous.
"So, Xiaomi can eat delicious food without spending money?"
"Yes, but only if there are good restaurants in this village."
"Oniisan Kamisama, you are such a kind person."
Xiao Mi rubbed her hands together, making a praying gesture towards Broly while praising him.
"Xiao Mi knows which restaurant is the best in the village. Xiao Mi can take you there. Houster, the task of watching the house is entrusted to you. I will take this kind brother to the restaurant for a meal. After the meal, Xiao Mi will be back soon."
Xiaomi stood up and gave the order to her familiar, then turned to Broly, who stood at attention and continued reporting while drooling.
"Xiaomi is all ready and waiting to eat—oh no, I mean, I'm taking Brother Shanren to the best restaurant in our village!"
(End of this chapter)