Ah Zhu watched for a while, feeling bored, so he picked wild chrysanthemums and reeds from the ground to weave a straw crown, while humming a ditty in a low voice.
"A new boat, it's bright, it's bright, it's bright, it's bright. It's loaded with white rice, it's Jiankang... Ahaha, it's Jiankang."
The little tune is melodious and very pleasant to the ears.
Li Hui listened to a few words, turned to look at Azhu and said: "What ditty did Zhu'er sing? It's really nice. I didn't expect you could sing, why didn't you tell me?"
Azhu smiled and said, "Young Master didn't ask me. This song is a local song, and I don't know its name. Aunt Zhang taught me it. She sang it beautifully."
Aunt Zhang was a woman recently hired by the Yamen to cook. Li Hui didn't want Ah Zhu to be busy cooking every day and make a fifteen-year-old girl look unkempt and unkempt, so he hired her.
A sweeper and a helper in the kitchen were Aunt Zhang and her husband, both locals of Juchao County.
"Aunt Zhang can also sing? I didn't expect her. With her broken voice, I don't believe that she sings well." Li Hui said with a smile.
Azhu laughed and said, "Aunt Zhang sang very well when she was young. She said that when she sang, young men would stare blankly."
Li Hui smiled and said: "Listen to her. But Ah Zhu sings very nicely. Keep singing and listen."
Ah Zhu nodded, cleared his throat with a cough, and sang in a sweet voice: "The new boat is bright, it's bright, it's bright, it's bright, it's bright. It's loaded with white rice, it's Jiankang...ah haha, it's Jiankang."
"Eighteen-year-old eldest sister, come and buy rice. Ah, hey, hey, hey. Come and buy rice, with your feet on the board of the ship, the hand lever cabin. Ah, haha, the lever cabin."
"The rice you have is quite good. There are two weeds and two chaff. It needs to be winnowed and open. It needs a bucket and it needs to be walked. Grab a handful of your little white rice. Hey, hey, look at it. Grab a handful.
Hey, you little white rice, hey, hey, eye-catching man."
This Juchao local ditty has a melodious melody and simple lyrics. It depicts a vivid scene of selling and buying rice, but it is also a scene where young men and women express ambiguous meanings. It is quite interesting.
And the second half seems to be Allegro. When Ah Zhu sang, she beat the time with both hands while singing the words quickly from her delicate lips, her bun swaying, looking extremely cute and cute.
Li Huimei smiled brightly and applauded loudly after hearing Ah Zhu finish singing.
"You sing well, you sing well. If I hadn't seen you singing in front of me, I would have thought it was the oriole singing in the willow forest."
Ah Zhu said angrily: "Young Master is making fun of Ah Zhu again."
Li Hui was greatly moved when he saw her cute appearance. He stretched out his hand and whispered: "Come here."
Azhu really didn't know what Li Hui meant, so he turned to look at Liu Lin, blushing and said, "Dachun Dazhuang and the others are here."
Li Hui winked and said: "Some are eating and drinking, but they are not focused on anything else. Come here and let me love you."
Azhu approached with a blushing face, and Li Hui took her little hand. Ah Zhu fell into Li Hui's arms with a sound. Li Hui stretched out his mouth to kiss Azhu's red lips, and Azhu seemed to be in love with each other.
They kissed endlessly. After a period of teaching in the past, A-Zhu was no longer as jerky as before and became much more proficient. This also brought an extremely wonderful feeling to both parties. The two kissed for a long time, and A-Zhu's body was hot, and she was in Li Hui's arms.
After twisting, Li Hui finally left her lips.
Ah Zhu squinted her eyes and panted in Li Hui's arms, feeling extremely sweet in her heart.
Li Hui stroked her hair and said in a deep voice: "Zhu'er, I plan to go back to Wu County after the autumn harvest to visit my mother and Chou Gu. I haven't seen them for a long time and I miss them very much."
Azhu hummed and said, "It's time to go back."
Li Hui said softly: "You come with me and meet my mother and ugly girl. You are so cute, my mother and ugly girl must like you."
Azhu raised his head and looked at Li Hui with a blushing face and said, "Sir, what if your mother doesn't like me? I'm a little worried."
Li Hui smiled and said: "No, my mother is a very kind person and she will not dislike you. Is there anyone in this world who doesn't like my A-Zhu? I brought you back just to show my mother and the others.
When I bring my mother over in the future, I have to get along with her."
Ah Zhu nodded and said softly: "Master, you are actually a little worried, right? Don't worry, Master, Ah Zhu has no wishful thinking. As long as Ah Zhu can accompany you, you will be satisfied. I will be your little maid for the rest of your life."
Li Hui was so moved that he held Ah Zhu's face and started to kiss her again. Ah Zhu suddenly shouted: "The fishing rod, the fishing rod has escaped."
Li Hui turned around and saw that the fishing rod on the side was sliding towards the water. He grabbed it and lifted it hard, and a big white fish jumped out of the water in the sun, shining with silver light.
Ah Zhu started shouting, and Li Hui quickly pulled back the pole and dragged the big white fish ashore. The fish was about a foot long and quite big. Its belly was bulging, and it should be full of fish roe. It looked like a good meal tonight.
Already.
Ah Zhu grabbed the fish with both hands and put it into the wooden barrel. He smiled happily and was about to speak when he heard someone shouting loudly outside the reed pond.
"Xiao Lang, Xiao Lang, come out quickly, someone from Wu County is here." That was Jiang Sheng's voice.
Li Hui was stunned, and quickly stood up and walked out of the reed swamp. Sure enough, it was Jiang Sheng who came running quickly.
"Is someone coming from Wu County? Who is coming?" Li Hui asked.
"Gu Qian, the owner of Gu's South House, has arrived. He has just entered the county office. County Captain Zhou is with him. Please go back quickly." Jiang Sheng said loudly.
Li Hui was stunned again, frowned and said in surprise: "Why is he here?"
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In the lobby of the Juchao County government office, Gu Qian, who was dressed in black robe and wearing a lacquered sand cage crown, was sitting in the hall drinking tea, while Zhou Che was chatting with him.
Li Hui strode in from the lobby. When he saw Gu Qian, he hurriedly raised his hands and said loudly: "Oh, Dong Weng, it's really Dong Weng who is here. They reported it to me, but I still don't believe it. Li Hui has seen Dong Weng."
After Li Hui said this, he was about to kneel down and salute. Gu Qian stood up and hurriedly stepped forward to support him. He laughed loudly and said, "Absolutely not. You are an official now, how can you salute me? It's against the rules. Don't.
I want to break my heart."
Li Hui smiled and said: "Why not? According to seniority, I am the grandson of Dong Weng. This is a courtesy from above and below. Besides, there is no official status, I am just a small county magistrate."
Even so, Gu Qian still insisted on not allowing Li Hui to perform the ceremony. Li Hui had no choice but to bow down and bow to him.
After Gu Qian returned the gift, he looked at Li Hui with bright eyes, looked up and down, and said with a smile: "The young man has lost some weight, but he is more capable. His demeanor is also calmer. But he still has the same spirit, and he is still a handsome young man."
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Li Hui smiled and said: "Dong Weng is very complimentary. Dong Weng looks good too. How is Dong Weng's health? Does he eat and sleep well?"
Gu Qian said: "Thank you for your concern, Xiaolang. I can eat and sleep, and I am in good health. I can still live for a few years. It's just that... I don't feel good sometimes. You also know that things at home are very complicated. You
After I left, no one took care of me, which was really distressing."
Li Hui smiled and said: "Dong Weng asked the people below to do more things. You don't have to do it yourself. It's important to take care of yourself."
Gu Qian nodded. While he was talking, Zhao Dachun and Guo Dazhuang came in from outside. When they saw Gu Qian, they knelt down and kowtowed. After all, the two of them used to be the nursing home of the South House. Although they were given to Li Hui by Gu Qian, Gu Qian was always the old owner, so naturally
Meet each other as servants.
Gu Qian looked at Dachun and Dazhuang, who were tall and majestic, and sighed and praised: "You two did a good job, protecting the young man of the Li family safe and sound, and went through many difficulties. You two have done your duty with all your heart, and you will do even more in the future."
Great efforts. Haha, it looks like you are taller and burlier than you were in my south house."
Guo Dazhuang said: "Xiao Lang treats us like brothers. We have meat to eat every now and then. If Xiao Lang doesn't eat it himself, he will save it for us. Is he afraid that we will be hungry and not grow meat? Isn't that sorry for Xiao Lang?"
Zhao Dachun nodded and said: "That's right. The food is ten times better than in Wu County..."
Li Hui hurriedly stopped him with words. The two of them talked openly and said that the food was better than the food in Wu County. Wouldn't that embarrass Gu Qian?
Gu Qian's face remained as usual and he smiled. Watching Dachun and Dazhuang leave, he said to Li Hui: "It can be seen that they are very satisfied with you."
Li Hui smiled and said: "Don't listen to their gossip, how can there be any meat to eat? I just give them a meal occasionally. Don't look at the two of them who are honest on the surface and seem to speak freely, but in fact they are very sophisticated. See Dong
Dong Weng then filed a complaint against me. They were ashamed of me in front of Dong Weng, which meant that they could not eat well."
Gu Qian stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "I see. I just said, how come the food is better than the food in my South House? These two unruly things."
At that moment, Li Hui invited Gu Qian to sit down in the back hall, and ordered people to bring tea and sit down to talk. At the same time, he ordered the kitchen to prepare food and drinks. The big white fish he caught came in handy.
Zhou Che knew about the relationship between Li Hui and Gu Qian, but he didn't stand out here, so he left after saying a few words.
Gu Qian took a sip of tea, turned to look at the surrounding furnishings and the courtyard outside, and said with a smile: "How come the county government in Juchao County is so shabby? The court doesn't even help repair it?"
Li Hui smiled and said: "It's good to have a place to live. Dong Weng didn't know the situation here when I first came here. The county government office was overgrown with weeds, and there were charms posted everywhere. It looked like a ghost house.
The former magistrate Huang, his whole family and servants all died in this yamen."
Gu Qian was stunned and said with a smile: "I heard about it. Indeed, I heard that the lake bandits caused a lot of damage. I have heard about those things too. Li Hui, you did a good job, beyond my expectation.
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Li Hui smiled and said: "There is no other way. To survive, we have to fight with the lake bandits. Fortunately, we won. It's a pity that Lu Zhan died."
Gu Qian waved his hand and said: "That's no need to mention it. The sensible people in the Lu family know that this has nothing to do with you. Mr. Lu even came to my Gu family to thank you for sending Lu Zhan's coffin back for burial. Hey, who would have thought that both
Are there any other bandits in the lake? Their deaths are indeed unfair."
Li Hui nodded with a smile and asked: "Did Dong Weng come to Juchao County specifically to see me this time? Why didn't you inform him in advance so that I could send someone to meet the escort."
Gu Qian stroked his beard and smiled: "I came here specially, but not entirely."