This was a very old house that didn't take up much space.
"Brother, sister, this is my home. It's a bit run-down, but clean!"
Bai Xiao explained in haste, fearing Li Mo wouldn't like it.
Li Mo was silent, still looking around the small courtyard.
"Xiao 'er?
Are you back? "
A woman who looked to be in her thirties staggered out of a room!
"Mother, why did you come out? You're still recovering."
Bai Xiao hurried forward to support his mother.
"Look at you, why didn't you call me when you had guests?
Who are they? "
"Mother, they are the ones who gave me the hundred taels of silver yesterday. They came to see our house and want to rent it."
"Hello, auntie!
Junior is Li Mo, and this is Liu Yan. The two of us traveled here and wanted to stay for a while. Young brother Bai Xiao said he had a few empty rooms, so we came to take a look. "
"Sigh!
I'm the one who dragged this child down. His father left early and I am sick. The family can only rely on him to make a living. Don't laugh at us, but our house is a bit run-down.
If you don't mind, you can move in for a while. As for the rent, you gave us enough yesterday! "
"Auntie!
That won't do. Yesterday was Bai Xiao's fee. We can't live here for nothing! "
Liu Yan interrupted.
"No, I said I don't want it, so I don't want it. If you want to give it to me, go find another house!"
Bai Xiao's mother was a stubborn one.
"Auntie, don't get worked up. Your health is more important. We will stay here. Liu Yan, take care of auntie. Bai Xiao, come with me to the tavern."
Li Mo took Bai Xiao out of the yard with him.
"Brother Li Mo, I'm sorry, but I have no other choice. You saw how my mother …"
"Alright, that's enough!
I understand your difficulties. "Li Mo fished out a few hundred taels of silver and gave them to Bai Xiao.
"Take them to see your mother!"
"Brother Li, n-that's not what I meant!"
"I know you don't mean that.
You're already shouldering the burden of the family at such a young age. This is a loan from me. You can return it to me when you have money in the future! "
Li Mo admired Bai Xiao. At such a young age, he was so sensible, supporting the family and taking care of his sick mother. This moved Li Mo and he decided to help Bai Xiao.
"Thank you, Brother Li!
I will definitely return the money to you! "
Bai Xiao was unable to control his emotions.
Li Mo patted Bai Xiao's shoulder and walked to the tavern.
…
When they returned to Bai Xiao's house, Liu Yan had simply cleaned up their two rooms and was happily playing with Little White.
Seeing Li Mo, he hurried over.
"Li Mo, Bai Xiao and his mother are so pitiful. Can we help them?"
"Don't worry, I will naturally do what I have to do!"
Liu Yan smiled. She knew Li Mo was a kind man, or he wouldn't have stayed at Bai Xiao's place.
"Alright, let's go out for a walk. Xiao Xiao is already waiting for us outside!"
"Wonderful! Li Mo, do you know?
It's been a long time since I've been this free. Being stuck in the governor's office every day is killing me! "
One had to admit, Taiping Town's unique advantages attracted many martial experts. It wasn't big, but the streets were bustling with activity.
The locals weren't the only ones hawking their wares. Li Mo even saw some martial experts selling low level spiritual herbs and magic treasures. Of course, the price was exorbitant.
Liu Yan was like a happy elf, looking left and right. Everything was new, while Little White on her shoulder was more timid. His front paws clutched Liu Yan's clothes, his big eyes looking around vigilantly.
"Eh?"
Li Mo passed by a martial artist's stall and stopped. He was interested in a simple and unadorned mirror.
"Yo!
Little brother, you have a good eye. This ancient mirror is a treasure passed down by my sect. Since you are a kindred spirit, I will sell it to you cheaper. How about a thousand taels?
"Wow!
Why don't you just rob a bank? A thousand for a broken mirror? "
Bai Xiao could not help but exclaim.
"What does a kid like you know?
This is my sect's treasure. Go play somewhere else and don't disturb my business! "
…
Li Mo ignored the stall owner's words. If it was as he said, then why would he sell this mirror? There were only two possibilities. It was an ordinary mirror and the stall owner was just trying to mystify people. Or the stall owner was so weak that he couldn't even tell it was a treasure.
Li Mo stared at the bronze mirror. The back was covered in green rust, but Li Mo could still make out the four sacred beasts, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. As for the inscriptions around it, Li Mo didn't recognize them!
But for some reason, this bronze mirror gave Li Mo a sense of familiarity!
"A hundred taels for this mirror!"
Li Mo turned to the stall owner.
"Little brother, this is my sect's treasure. A hundred taels?
You'd better go somewhere else! "
The stall owner gave Li Mo a disdainful look.
How could Li Mo not know of his little trick? He stood up to leave.
"Hey!
Little brother, you can have the five hundred taels. How about I do a good deed today? "
The stall owner got this bronze mirror by accident. When he saw the design on its back, he treated it like a treasure. But no matter how he studied it, he couldn't find anything special about it. In the end, he gave up and took it to the stall to see if he could sell it for a good price. But no one showed interest in it for more than a month.
Seeing Li Mo's interest in the bronze mirror, he opened his mouth like a lion!
"I won't take a cent more than a hundred taels."
"Hey!
Little brother, how about three hundred taels? That's the most I can do. "
"Ha-ha, goodbye!"
Li Mo ignored him and left with Liu Yan and Bai Xiao.
"Consider it my bad luck today. Little brother, you've picked up a bargain. If I wasn't in urgent need of money, I wouldn't have sold it!"
The stall owner saw Li Mo was about to leave and hurried to stop him.
In any case, this thing was no better than scrap metal in his hands. It was better to trade it for silver.
Li Mo handed the silver to the stall owner and left with the mirror, not bothering to waste time with him.
"Li Mo, what is this bronze mirror?"
Liu Yan asked curiously as she watched Li Mo fiddle with the mirror in his hand.
"I don't know either, but there's something inexplicably familiar about it!"
"Ah!
You don't even know what it is and you still want to buy it for a hundred taels? You must have too much money to spend! "
Liu Yan ignored Li Mo and went to other stalls to pick what she liked.
…
"What kind of treasure are you?"