The old man looked at Li Hui, saluted quickly and said: "I'm here to pay tribute to the young man of the Li family. I've been waiting here for many days."
Li Hui hurriedly returned the courtesy and looked at Xie Xuan suspiciously. Xie Xuan smiled and said: "The servants I arranged for you include two servants and two maids."
Li Hui was surprised. Xie Xuan had even arranged the servants. This was so thoughtful.
"Look at the house. Old Chang, lead the way." Xie Xuandao.
Soon after, Li Hui and his party took a general look at the house. Li Hui was silent, and everyone was silent.
"What? Are you not satisfied?" Xie Xuan asked.
Li Hui smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that I'm not satisfied, it's just that it's too exquisite. Are you sure this is the accommodation arranged for me?"
Xie Xuandao: "How can this be false?"
Li Hui smacked his lips and was speechless. Ah Zhu was like a roundworm in Li Hui's belly, asking what Li Hui wanted to ask but couldn't.
"Thank you, Master, how much does the rent for this house cost? We're afraid we can't afford it."
Xie Xuan was stunned and laughed loudly: "Can't afford to live in it? This is my property. I gave it to you to live in. Do I still want your rent? Brother Li Hui, just live in peace. I will pay for such a property."
There are several places. We don’t charge you any rent, and these servants are given to you. You just live there, and when you get tired of living there, you can move out when you want. This place is a bit smaller, but it is currently shared.
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Li Hui didn't know what to say. He said in a deep voice: "What should I do?"
Xie Xuan said in a deep voice: "Brother Li Hui, please don't show up. If you are pretentious, I will be a little uneasy. It's not for any purpose. It's just that friends should help each other, and there is no other intention."
Li Hui knew that there was no need to dwell on this matter anymore, and he would settle down first, so he cupped his hands and said, "Then it's better to obey orders than to be respectful."
Xie Xuan raised his eyebrows in joy, cupped his hands and said, "It's getting late, so I won't bother you too much. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning and go to Wuyi Lane to meet my fourth uncle. He wants to see you. We'll pick you up again tomorrow morning."
Li Hui bowed and saluted, and sent Xie Xuan out of the door. Xie Xuan led the people on their horses and left quickly.
Li Hui and everyone stood in this house, looking around and looking at each other, as if they were in a dream.
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That night, Li Hui didn't sleep well. It wasn't that there were any noisy sounds in the market that made it difficult for Li Hui to sleep. On the contrary, Tianshui Lane was extremely quiet. Apart from the sound of the wind at night, there was only Ah Zhu sleeping beside him.
There was a gentle breathing sound.
The reason why Li Hui had trouble falling asleep was because he felt that everything was unreal and he felt unreliable about everything that was to come. The feeling of excitement and anxiety was very strong.
This Jiankang city is so prosperous. In this Jiankang city, the Sima royal family, the Wang Xieyu family, and even the wealthy and famous people of the Jin Dynasty gather here. He is so small and insignificant here. Li Hui is a confident and
A person with a strong character, but now, he has lost his self-confidence.
What kind of official position will he get? Can he get what he wants here? Will this capital accommodate him? What will happen in the future? Li Hui has completely lost the confidence he had before coming and only feels that he is small and fragile.
Incomparable.
The next morning, when Li Hui opened his eyes, the sky was already bright. A ray of sunlight shone in from the window. Li Hui got up quickly, thinking that he had overslept. Today, Xie Xuanke said that he would come to take him to Wuyi Lane.
. If you overslept, wouldn't it be a very bad first impression?
Today we may meet the famous Xie An, who is famous throughout the ages. It would be rude to be late.
Li Hui hurriedly put on his clothes and shoes and stood up, shouting loudly: "Azhu, Azhu."
Azhu agreed and came in from the outside, and asked in shock: "What's wrong, sir? What's wrong?"
Li Huidao: "Why don't you wake me up? Aren't you missing something important? Is Mr. Xie here?"
Ah Zhu breathed a sigh of relief and said: "What should I do? It's still early, it's just around midnight. Didn't Mr. Xie say he wouldn't come until noon last night? I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I wanted you to sleep a little longer.
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When Li Hui heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back on the bed and said, "It turns out that it was already noon when it was just Chen. But it shocked me."
Ah Zhu stepped forward with a smile, arranged the shoes that had fallen on the floor, and asked, "Is the young master still sleeping? You can sleep for a while longer."
Li Hui sat up and said, "Why are you still sleeping? Just get up and take a walk to wait for Xie Xuan. I won't be able to sleep now."
Ah Zhu nodded and said: "Ah Zhu is just waiting for the young master. I ironed the clothes for the young master, and I happened to wear that brocade robe today."
Li Hui nodded and slowly got dressed and put on his shoes. Ah Zhu was ironing clothes outside just now, and now he went out and brought it in. It was a brocade robe, the best one in Li Hui's wardrobe.
After serving Li Hui and putting on this brocade robe, Ah Zhu held a bronze mirror for Li Hui to look at. Li Hui twisted around looking at the bronze mirror.
"Zhu'er, do you think this is appropriate?" Li Hui asked.
Ah Zhu's eyes flickered and she smiled sweetly: "You look very good. Young Master...Young Master looks good in anything he wears."
This is not a lie. Li Hui was naturally handsome and well-proportioned. When he put on this impressive brocade suit, he became even more handsome and dignified, and his temperament became noble. Ah Zhu was originally Li Hui's person, and he loved her very much.
, at this moment, his eyes were even more confused, and his heart was filled with love.
"I feel a little uncomfortable. Why are you dressed so awkwardly?" Li Hui smacked his lips.
"Maybe it's because you haven't combed your hair or washed up. I'll take a look at the young master's hair after I've done it." Azhu said hurriedly.
Li Hui felt the same, with his hair disheveled and sleepy eyes, he felt uncomfortable. So he went to wash up and take care of himself. Ah Zhu carefully combed Li Hui's hair and inserted hairpins. Then he took it out from the box.
Hang the ornaments on your waist for Li Hui to hang on his waist.
"Master, what do you think now?" Azhu thought it was perfect and asked, holding the bronze mirror in anticipation.
Li Hui twisted around and stared at himself in the mirror, frowning tightly. He always felt that something was wrong with his clothes. It wasn't that they didn't fit, but that something was wrong mentally.
Azhu looked at Li Hui in confusion. She thought everything was perfect, but she didn't know why the young master felt dissatisfied.
"Change into something ordinary. This dress is not suitable." Li Hui took off his brocade robe.
He realized what the problem was. If he was going to be a guest at Xie's house or meet someone like Xie An, he didn't need to worry about his clothes and appearance. The more luxurious he wore, the less in line with his identity and the more uncomfortable he felt.
Including the reason for my insomnia last night, the things in my mind are actually unnecessary. What I have to do is to maintain my true character, maintain my state of mind, and follow the path I should take without going out of my way to change anything.
, make yourself less like yourself.
Even though Jiankang City is huge, even though everything in Jiankang City is unfamiliar, and even though the people you want to meet are famous, you can't lose your composure and feel fear and panic in your heart.
Losing yourself and only thinking about how to cater to and be humble is the most terrifying thing.
After putting on an ordinary cloth shirt and tying the cloth scarf on his bun, Li Hui immediately felt comfortable. This was his original self. After regaining himself, his mood became much more peaceful.
The maid arranged by Xie Xuan brought breakfast not long after, including rice porridge, sugar cakes, and two dishes of side dishes. This was what A-Zhu ordered her to make. Li Hui ate very deliciously, with a bowl of porridge and two cakes, which was very delicious.
Feeling warm all over.
It was still early, so Li Hui started wandering around the back house. It was dark last night, so he didn't check the house carefully. Now he can see it more clearly in the sunlight, and all the details are very exquisite. The courtyard of the back house reflects the careful layout.
There are signs of it. From the layout of the house to the corridor, pillar, window, and door, they are all extremely delicate and beautiful.
Li Hui looked at all this and marveled at the Xie family's strong financial resources. Xie Xuan's private property was full of traces of money and labor. The colored glaze on the eaves, the carvings on the corridor corners and long windows, and the ground floor
The smooth blue bricks and the rock flower beds built in the yard all show strong financial resources.
However, to be honest, Li Hui does not like this house. It is too ingenious, too delicate, too perfect, and too ingenious. What Li Hui likes is actually things that follow nature. The landscape does not need to be so carefully arranged, and the colors do not need to be so elaborate.
It’s so beautiful, and the materials don’t need to be so expensive. The rockery can be decadent, and the ground can be bumpy. An arrangement that’s too perfect will give people an unnatural feeling.
This courtyard is like a beauty wearing heavy makeup and colorful clothes. She is naturally extremely beautiful, but it is less playful and wild, less fresh and natural. Then it is less attractive.
Li Hui was definitely not being hypocritical. He was also grateful to Xie Xuan for arranging such a good house for him to live in. However, these are just personal tastes, not that he did not appreciate Xie Xuan's kindness.
However, the house is not entirely without merit. When he was tossing and turning last night, Li Hui smelled a faint fragrance in the air, which made him feel very comfortable. Now he followed the fragrance and found it in the corner of the back house.
A wintersweet tree with slanting branches, hidden by white snow.
The wintersweet tree was in full bloom, and most of its pale yellow petals were covered with white snow. From a distance, the scattered yellow petals were hidden under the snow, like a girl hiding her face.
Li Hui likes wintersweet. It is inconspicuous, but fragrant and dark. It blooms in the most severe cold times. It blooms in the most barren and cold seasons. It is low-key, elegant, and unassuming. This is what Li Hui likes about wintersweet.
This house gave Li Hui a reason to like it because of this wintersweet...