The women in the village have been preparing for many days, and the Chinese Valentine's Day has finally arrived.
When Li Yi walked out of the door, he could see a high platform that had been built not far ahead. Xiaohuan and the others called it the Qiqiao Tower. There were colorful ribbons tied at the four corners, giving it a very festive atmosphere.
On the table were fried fruits, flowers and melons, some simple wines and dishes, and other seasonal items. Li Yi just saw that Xiaohuan had taken needles and threads, pens and inkstones from home, thinking that they would be used for the evening activities.
They really attach great importance to Chinese Valentine's Day, and they might not be able to eat the snacks placed on the stage during the Chinese New Year.
You must know that the average living standard in Liuyezhai has not reached a moderately prosperous level. Except for the Liu family members, whose family situation is slightly better, the others are just trying to get enough food and clothing to avoid going hungry.
Because of the Chinese Valentine's Day, Li Yi could find a reason to give the naughty children a few days off. Most of the naughty children who were greedy for snacks such as Qiaoguo, Huaguo and Melon were wandering around the Qiqiao Building, thinking of climbing up to steal some.
He was driven away by his sister or the girl who arranged the building cleverly.
Li Yi saw from a distance that Liu Xiaohu was holding a stick in his hand and waving it vigorously, and he actually had a bit of momentum, earning countless envious looks from the naughty children around him.
Most people in the Liu clan practice martial arts, and both men and women are more or less skilled in martial arts.
Sister Liu Ruyi aside, Li Yi's voice at home became much softer when he saw his wife smashing a solid wooden table and her sister-in-law cutting off a tree trunk as thick as an arm with a sword.
Of course, he bumped into them both times by chance, but he didn't have the chance to see them fight with anyone. However, Li Yixin made a rough estimate, and I'm afraid he wouldn't be a match for any of them if there were ten of them.
As he became more and more familiar with the world, Li Yi began to realize that things like martial arts or martial arts might really exist here.
Although it is not clear whether there are fierce men like those in martial arts novels who can defeat enemy generals with hundreds of thousands of troops, but the individual strength of martial arts practitioners is still far beyond Li Yi's imagination.
In short, this world is very dangerous and you need to be careful when going out. Li Yi thinks it is better to stay in the village honestly.
Liu Xiaohu was the king of children in the village, a naughty child. He had practiced martial arts with the adults since he was a child. His body was strong and tight. Li Yi stood aside and watched with interest.
"Hello, sir!"
Suddenly, a certain naughty kid saw Li Yi behind him. After his body trembled, he immediately bowed and shouted respectfully.
The naughty children turned around and saw their husband standing behind them. They all bowed and saluted, as if they had suddenly become good children.
Liu Xiaohu also dropped the stick in his hand. Because he had exercised just now, his face was a little flushed and he was breathing heavily, but the expression on his face was very respectful.
Among all the naughty children, he is the one who likes to listen to Li Yi tell the story of Journey to the West the most. Although he is usually very naughty, he will immediately become a good boy in front of Li Yi.
If we want to say who is the most popular among these naughty kids in the village, no one can compare with Li Yi.
Where can they find a good gentleman who won't let them carry those messy things, will tell them stories, and often takes vacations? The naughty children think that the current gentleman is many times better than the old man before.
Li Yi nodded to the naughty children, then waved his hand and said, "Let's go play."
Seeing the naughty children disappearing in a hurry, and just as he was about to go to the front to take a look, a cold snorting sound suddenly came from his ears.
"Mr. He is just a pushover..."
The voice was vaguely familiar. It sounded like the kind of person who says the grapes are sour when they can't eat them, or similar to the way someone picks a peach that he has coveted for a long time. Li Yi looked back and saw a young man standing there.
Not far behind him, he looked at him with a rather unkind look.
The first time he saw him, Li Yi recalled, wasn't this the guy who broke into the house with his second aunt Wu Shi that night and was scared away by Liu Ruyi in the end?
The way this guy looked at him was like a dog seeing a bone, which made Li Yi feel very unhappy.
"Hey, Wu Ying, don't say that, he is a scholar after all..." As soon as the young man finished speaking, someone beside him said.
"You damn scholar, you're not a pushover..." Another person said.
There were several people beside the young man. After a few words of cheering, they burst into laughter.
Since ancient times, civility and martial arts have been in opposition. Scholars have opposed martial arts, thinking that they are all a group of reckless men with well-developed limbs and simple minds who can only show off their courage.
Similarly, martial arts practitioners also look down on scholars, thinking that they are all just talking words and have no real skills. Even if they can recite a few poems and draw a few paintings, they are still scum with a combat power of only 5...
What's more, the direct lineage has never had a good impression of the direct lineage, and Li Yi now has a big direct lineage label attached to him.
"What are you doing here?" A clear voice came from the side. Several women walked down the Qiaolou. When they saw Li Yi, smiles immediately appeared on their faces. The leading woman came over, bowed her hands and said, "Brother-in-law is here just in time.
, there happens to be something that I need my brother-in-law’s help with.”
The elegant and generous woman in front of her was named Liu Yu. Her father was an old subordinate of the former village leader. She was similar in age to Liu Ruyi. They usually addressed her as sisters. After getting to know each other better, she called Li Yi brother-in-law.
Li Yi had met this woman before but didn't know her name and had never said hello. Then, for some reason, when he met her again, her attitude suddenly became much more eager.
Not only her, but also the girls next to her at the moment would smile and say hello when they saw her.
Out of curiosity, Li Yi asked Xiaohuan and found out that they all liked the paintings he painted on the sky lanterns. The reason was that the paintings he sold to his direct relatives were worth thirty cents each, but he didn't take any money from them.
The girl's heart is filled with thoughts of his goodness.
When Xiaohuan said these words, Li Yi's expression was confused. He couldn't hear clearly what she said after that. He only knew that Liu Ruyi gave herself ten cents for each painting and resold it for thirty cents. Then
For a moment, Li Yi felt that he was a fool...
The young man and the others were very unhappy when they saw that a group of girls treated themselves as nothing but greeted Li Yi with smiles. The young man named Wu Ying snorted and said: "What can a scholar do? Miss Liu Yu can do that."
Whatever you do, just tell us."
Although the two of them belong to different camps, the young man surnamed Wu naturally does not treat beautiful women the same way he treats Li Yi, patting his chest and saying enthusiastically.
Liu Yu turned around, looked at him with a strange look, and said: "Today is the Chinese Valentine's Day, so I'd like you to write a Chinese Valentine's Day poem to suit the occasion."
"Chinese Valentine's Day...words..."
When the young man surnamed Wu heard this, his face froze, and then turned blue and white, suddenly it was wonderful.
Lyricist?
He even knows a Chinese character, so how can he know how to compose lyrics?
If he had known that Liu Yu was looking for someone to compose Chinese Valentine's Day poems, he wouldn't have pretended to be so cool!
