The girl named Xiaozhu watched Li Yi take away the remaining sweet-scented osmanthus cake together with her handkerchief and quickly disappeared from the door, with a stunned expression on her pretty face.
Only half of the story is told. It stops at the most critical moment and cannot hear the rest of the story, which makes people feel itchy and uncomfortable.
"This young master, what he says does not mean what he means..."
She clearly said that after eating her sweet-scented osmanthus cake, she would tell a good story... The girl clenched her fists tightly, bit her lower lip, and murmured in a low voice.
Seeing the scholar accept the reward money, turn around and leave quickly, several men who were attracted by the story of "Painted Skin" also stayed in place.
"What the hell is this?"
The story was tickling me so hard that the storyteller ran away irresponsibly. Have you ever considered the feelings of the spectators?
How could this young scholar be more hateful than the old storyteller on the stage?
"Yuzhu, who is that person?" The old man who was reading the story just now came down from the stage, walked to the girl's side, glanced in the direction of the door, and asked.
Although the story hasn't been finished yet, no one here is listening to him anymore. I wanted to come over and ask for details, but I didn't expect that the scholar who disrupted the situation slipped away so quickly.
Before the girl had time to reply, the man who was scared by her just now spoke hurriedly.
"Old man, don't talk about the story you just told. Do you know how to tell "Painted Skin"? Hurry up and give us a paragraph. You will be rewarded."
The man took out a handful of copper coins from his arms and slapped them on the table, staring at the old man closely and said.
"Yes, yes, that scholar was so unruly just now. He ran away in the middle of his speech, which made the listeners feel itchy. You should quickly continue where he left off."
There was a look of astonishment on the old man's face, and he couldn't understand what these people were saying.
"What did they let themselves talk about, and what kind of skin did they use?"
Does he know what kind of skin it is?
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I originally wanted to come here to listen to music and watch singing and dancing, but I didn't catch the good time and met a chattering old man. The only harvest was these sweet-scented osmanthus cakes.
The sweet-scented osmanthus cake made by Wan Ruoqing is really delicious. The next time I meet her, I have to ask her how to make it. Go back and teach Xiao Huan. You can make more and take it with you. There is nothing in this era.
There are all kinds of snacks. If you get hungry when you are at the county office, you can eat a few to fill your stomach first.
There was nothing to do, so he just strolled here. This tile-roofed house can be regarded as a large entertainment venue in Qing'an Prefecture. It is an extremely wide square with various tile-roofed houses built. In addition to large and small fences used for performances,
Outside, there were also many merchants, with a variety of goods on both sides. Li Yi stopped for a moment outside a few hook bars. There were singers, actors, swords swallowed in their mouths, and big rocks smashed in their chests. It was dazzling to see.
It has to be said that city people are more playful than the villagers in Liuye Village and know how to have fun for themselves.
Although it is still daytime, many people have gathered here, making it a good place to kill time.
Li Yi visited several Goulan places one after another, looked at the sky, and guessed that it was almost time to get off work. After patrolling outside for so long, it was time to go home for dinner.
As he turned back and passed a certain brothel, a girl who was standing at the door to receive customers suddenly noticed and hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed his arm.
"Sir, come in and play..."
The slurping sound gave Li Yi goosebumps all over his body, and he hurriedly threw his arm away from her hand.
The brothels here are not as high-end as Qunyu Yuan. There are no courtesans to accompany you to sing poems and songs, talk about life and ideals. The purpose of men coming here is very simple, which is to satisfy their physiological needs.
Li Yi had endured more than 20 years in his previous life. He had only experienced a few months in this world, and his physiological needs were not that strong. What's more, no matter what, he couldn't tell his first time here!
The heavily made-up brothel woman saw that the handsome young man in front of her didn't seem to have that kind of intention, and wanted to give up, but she was unwilling to do so. It was difficult to meet such an outstanding-looking customer here, so she simply gritted her teeth and said: "
Young Master, you can come in with me, I..., I won’t charge you any money.”
Although as a prostitute, she was engaged in the sex business, she would feel a little bored when facing those old and ugly clients every day. If she could go to Wushan with such a young man, she would be willing to pay him.
Also willing.
Don’t charge money…
Li Yi was shocked by these words. It turned out that what Li Xuan said last time was not a lie to him. He could really go to the brothel without paying...
But the current situation is a little different. This woman with gleaming eyes didn't give him such a big discount because of some poem or article, but probably because---he has the potential to be a pretty boy?
Li Yi tried to escape from the clutches of the soliciting woman. The woman seemed to be very disappointed, and in the end she even revealed her intention to pay him back. After Li Yi apologized repeatedly, he left in a hurry.
He secretly sighed in his heart, the young ladies in this world are really passionate and unrestrained...
After leaving Wa City, I had no intention of shopping anymore. I returned to the county government office and went directly to the back office to ask Lao Fang to go back with me.
"Sir, Brother Fang went out to buy things." When Lao Fang was not there, a yamen servant ran over and said.
Lao Fang had nothing to do in the county government office all day long, and he became quite familiar with these government officials. He called them "Brother Fang" every day.
"Forget it, when he comes back, tell him that I will go back first."
Based on Li Yi's understanding of Lao Fang, after shopping on the street, he might have to go shopping for a long time and was too lazy to wait for him to come back.
He rented a carriage from a carriage dealer and drove slowly out of Fucheng. At the same time, in Liuye Village, Xiaohuan looked a little anxious.
The little rabbit given to her by her uncle was lost.
"Why don't you go look outside? Maybe it ran out because it was hungry." Liu Ruyi looked at her and comforted her.
"No, I just fed it in the morning."
There was a cry in Xiaohuan's voice. She had raised the rabbit for a long time and had feelings for it. She lost it for no reason and felt very uncomfortable.
In the past, even if she released the rabbit, it would only move around in the yard. Sometimes it would run out, but it would not run very far, and it would come back on its own initiative after a while. But today, she has already searched the yard and the surrounding area.
, but still found nothing.
"Still not found, maybe it ran away secretly." Liu Ruyi walked in from outside. She had expanded the scope of her search, but still could not find the rabbit.
Although Xiao Huan was reluctant to believe it in her heart, she also knew that this rabbit was originally caught from outside. Maybe it also had its own family. If someone wanted to separate Xiao Huan from her uncle, she would definitely feel very sad.
"I hope the little rabbit can find her family..." the little maid sighed and murmured.
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"Sir, will I still wait here tomorrow morning?" The clerk from the car dealer sent Li Yi down the mountain. There was a mountain road in front of him. He asked before leaving.
"No need." Li Yi waved his hand. The last time he shoed the horse, the horse seemed to be frightened. He never acted wildly in front of him again. He honestly stopped jumping around. He will go out tomorrow.
When the time comes, you can ride it.
The man drove the carriage back, and Li Yi was walking alone on the mountain road, thinking that he still had to walk a long way back to the village, and his dream of buying a big house in the city should be realized as soon as possible.
Liuye Village used to be a bandit village. When building the village, it was natural to consider whether it would be easily destroyed by the government's troops. There were rugged mountain roads along the way, and some places could only accommodate one person and one horse.
It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. As a bandit village, the location is not bad. But as a village, it is hidden in the mountains and travel is extremely difficult. It makes sense that generations of people have been so poor.
Li Yi walked through a dense forest, and suddenly there was a sound from the forest. He paused, looked up, and saw a person walking out of the forest, looking at him with a half-smile.