When the group of people came to the other courtyard, Manager Song had already been waiting at the entrance of the other courtyard. When he saw Li Qinzai and Cui Jie, he naturally came forward to salute and congratulate them. Whether the old man was crying or not, Li Qinzai was quite moved.
"We will invite the whole village to a banquet tomorrow, Mr. Li will foot the bill!"
Li Qinzai, who was in a happy mood, was very generous. It was the right thing to be generous to his family's farmers. He would treat them to something to eat or give them something when they had nothing to do. People became more grateful and worked harder with their hoe.
Manager Song hurriedly sent someone to the accounting office to pay the money, and rushed to Weinan County overnight to make purchases.
It is not easy to invite a whole village to a banquet. Meat and vegetables must be prepared in advance. With just one word from the fifth young master of the Li family, the people below will break their legs.
After giving the instructions, Li Qinzai and others settled down in the other courtyard.
Cui Jie and Zi Nu seemed to be very attracted to each other. Women's ability to establish friendships is really amazing. As soon as they talked about skin care, clothing styles, etc., they immediately became sisters.
The two girls had endless things to say, but Li Qinzai stood beside him and hesitated.
Finally, Cui Jie glanced at him and said with a chuckle: "Husband, sleep alone tonight. Sister Zinu and I will talk more."
Li Qinzai sighed, knowing that this was the result. Both of them were his women, so a delicate balance was formed. Regardless of being reserved or polite, neither of them would sleep with him.
That's it for Zi Nu. After all, we only had one night of happiness. Now we are still not on good terms with him. It is impossible to sleep with him tonight.
But Cui Jie is the wife of my matchmaker, so why should she be reserved?
Wouldn't it be more respectable and more prestigious to sleep with a man in front of his concubine?
Gua Po Niang.
In the dead of night, Li Qinzai was alone in the empty boudoir.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, the maid knocked on his door cautiously.
Full of anger, Li Qinzai suddenly opened the door. The maid was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and burst into tears, as if she had opened a tiger cage.
"Five, fifth young master, forgive me, forgive me!"
Li Qinzai said with a cold face: "You'd better have something serious to do, and this serious matter is worthy of me waking up, otherwise you will be miserable!"
"Yes, Manager Song asked me to wake you up..." the maid said tremblingly.
"Speaking of business."
"There was someone kneeling outside the house. A Hu businessman from the Western Regions, who seemed to have walked a long way. He said he wanted to see the Fifth Young Master. Manager Song couldn't drive him away, and he didn't know where he came from. So Manager Song had to ask the Fifth Young Master.
Lang decides."
Speaking of Hu Shang, Li Qinzai immediately thought of Yi Duo.
This guy actually walked to Ganjingzhuang. He worked very hard to survive. He walked at night and didn't get picked up by a wolf. He was really lucky.
The ecological environment is good these days, and there are wild animals everywhere. You can hear wolves howling every night in Zhuangzi. I heard that wolves or beasts occasionally attack the village. Children in the village are strictly prohibited from leaving the village to play.
What I'm afraid of is being caught by a wild beast.
Iduo, a Hu Shang, is a brave man with a high skill level. He has the courage to face fierce beasts, so he is not afraid of being chased. He really underestimates himself.
"I'm not familiar with him. He doesn't like to kneel down!" Li Qinzai yawned, turned around and closed the door, and then threw a sentence from inside: "Tell Manager Song and pretend you didn't see it."
Early the next morning, Li Qinzai woke up in a daze. After washing, Cui Jie and Zi Nu also came holding hands. Together with Qiao'er, the four of them had breakfast in the backyard. Cui Jie excitedly wanted to take them with him.
Zinu visited the village, fished in the river and picked mushrooms.
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These are the skills that Cui Jie and Li Qinzai have come up with since they first met.
Li Qinzai couldn't bear it any longer and kindly reminded him: "The Chinese New Year has just passed, the Wei River has not yet thawed, and mushrooms are not picked in this season..."
Zi Nu chuckled, Cui Jie hesitated, gave him a fierce look, and smiled at Zi Nu: "It doesn't matter, let's go to the river to set up a tent and make a fire to barbecue. My husband is very good at barbecue. Today, everyone likes it very much.
It’s over.”
Li Qinzai was stunned: "Why did you bring me with you when you two were playing together?"
Cui Jie hummed and said, "That's right, when Sister Zi Nu comes back to our village for the first time, shouldn't your husband fulfill his duties as a landlord?"
Li Qinzai nodded, looked at Zi Nu and said, "Do you like barbecue?"
Zi Nu pursed her lips and smiled: "It's not bad."
"Then we won't eat. We'll wait until noon and the cook at home will cook."
Qiao'er said: "Dad, I want to eat barbecue..."
Li Qinzai smiled tenderly and touched his head: "Good boy, are you obedient?"
"obedient."
"Obey, let's not eat barbecue today. If you want to eat it, you have to answer a hundred questions. Which one do you choose?"
Qiao'er said without hesitation: "I won't eat it."
Li Qinzai smiled with relief: "Settled!"
The four of them walked out of the courtyard, Li Qinzai wanted to go to the school, Cui Jie insisted on taking Zi Nu to visit the village, and Qiao'er just went out to play with acquaintances.
As soon as he stepped out of the threshold, Li Qinzai paused and suddenly found that the Hu Shang named Iduo from yesterday was still kneeling at the door. His body was already crumbling. It was still very cold in the current season and the snow on the ground had not melted. Iduo was kneeling in the snow.
He was shaking constantly, and his face was a little abnormally flushed.
Li Qinzai frowned. In the ear room, Manager Song came out, pointed at Yi Duo and said: "Fifth Young Master, this man has been kneeling all night, saying that he wants to see Fifth Young Master. You gave orders last night. I don't dare to be masterful, so I have to let him do what he wants."
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Li Qinzai sighed and said: "Find him a room and help him in. He obviously has a fever. Find a doctor to give him some medicine. Once he's cured, he can be kicked out."
Manager Song nodded in agreement.
Yi Duo's mind was already a little confused, and he didn't seem to see Li Qinzai walking up to him.
Several servants came out of the other courtyard and helped Iduo into the room.
On the way to the school, Li Qinzai greeted the bankers he met with a smile.
Zi Nu whispered behind him: "That Iduo seems to have a secret. He said he has something that can promote you to a higher rank. Why don't you ask?"
Li Qinzai shook his head: "There's nothing to ask. He has offended Nestorianism. If I take him in, I will also offend Nestorianism. To be honest, I can't afford to offend him."
Zi Nu said oh, she actually didn't care much about these things, she only had Li Qinzai in her eyes.
Seeing that Li Qinzai was not interested, Zi Nu didn't bother to mention it.
Cui Jie took Zi Nu to visit Zhuangzi, while Li Qinzai entered the school alone.
The school is still the same, the buildings have not changed much, and it is quiet inside. The students have all returned to Chang'an after their annual vacation, and it is not the first day of school.
Just as he was about to go to the dormitory to have a look, a figure suddenly rushed out of the dormitory. Like a big mouse, he quickly rushed to Li Qinzai, grabbed his hand and cried.
"The Marquis of Li County is finally back. Why didn't you call me when you were on an envoy to the northwest?" the visitor cried loudly.
Li Qinzai was startled, and when he took a closer look, he saw that it was King Luo Bin.
Li Qinzai's expression immediately became awkward: "Brother Tourist, it's been a long time."
King Luo Bin ignored the greetings and still cried sadly: "Why didn't you call me?"
"Well... Your Majesty's order to send me as an envoy was urgent. I set off immediately after receiving the order. I really didn't have time to call you." Li Qinzai said sincerely.
King Luo Bin burst into tears and looked at his sincere expression with tearful eyes without moving for a long time.
After a while, King Luo Bin cried again: "You obviously forgot to call me!"
Li Qinzai wiped the sweat from his forehead. He was so embarrassed that he was seen through. Who leaked the news?