"Let's close Goulan early today. There won't be many customers on New Year's Eve. After a few days off after the New Year, it's time to start working again."
When she walked out of Goulan again, Li Yi held a bunch of things in her arms, mostly scripts, which she was going to take to Yangliu Lane to read in the next few days.
Wan Ruoqing shook his head and said: "Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year. You can have another day off. After the second day of the Lunar New Year, there will be more and more guests. You can't be idle until the Lantern Festival. In previous years, the number of guests in these few days is worth
It’s been a few months on weekdays.”
"You can never make enough money, but you will lose your original intention in the first place." Li Yi shook his head, and when he was about to speak again, he suddenly threw the pile of books in his hand into the air, leaned over and picked up a man on crutches.
The old man who almost fell held on, and then stretched out his other hand to let the pile of books fall steadily on his hand.
"Old man, are you okay?" Seeing that the old man stood firm, he let go and asked.
The old man waved his hand, looked him up and down, and said, "Young man, you have good skills..."
Li Yi looked at him. The horizontal wrinkles on his face were like tree bark. From his appearance, he looked older than his second uncle. He asked in surprise: "I wonder how old this old man is?"
A smile appeared on the old man's face like a dead tree, he stroked his beard and said, "I am now seventy-three this year."
As soon as the old man said this, even Wan Ruoqing's face showed surprise.
Most people can live to be fifty years old, which is considered a long life. The age of sixty is even rarer. Those who can live to seventy years of age are already considered as ancestors. Like this old man, he is still a person at such an old age.
There are even fewer ancestors running around outside.
Li Yi also knew the significance of seventy-three in this world, and asked doubtfully: "Why is the old man outside alone? Where is your family?"
The old man always had a smile on his face and said: "Haha, I just got bored at home and went out for a walk alone."
While speaking, he kept his eyes on the young man in front of him.
Looking at the youngest marquis in Jingguo, Doctor Jin Ziguanglu, who is known as the most talented scholar in Jingguo, Li Yi is unparalleled in poetry and prose, and is well versed in classics and meanings - he is also what Cui Qingze calls a sycophant.
From the incident just now, he already had a preliminary understanding of him, but it was too early to draw a final conclusion.
Hence, the scene he just had and the temptation he was about to conduct.
He looked at Li Yi and smiled: "You..."
"Haha, let's continue shopping, let's go first. There are many people on the street. Please be careful when walking, and be sure not to fall again..."
Li Yi smiled similarly, glanced in a certain direction, turned to look at Wan Ruoqing, and said, "Let's go."
The old man stood on the street with a cane, looking ahead. It was not until the young man and the woman disappeared that his open mouth slowly closed.
A middle-aged man walked out from the direction where Li Yi glanced just now, and said with a stunned look on his face: "Father, this..."
A thoughtful look appeared on the old man's face, and after a moment he asked: "Isn't what I dropped just now a bit fake?"
"ah……"
"Yes or no?"
The middle-aged man nodded and whispered: "Yes..."
…
"That's too fake." Li Yi shook his head and said, "Didn't you notice just now?"
Wan Ruoqing shook her head and said, "No, when I found out, you had already helped the old man up."
Li Yi shook his head and said: "Although that old man is not young, his body is very strong. The crutch can be thrown away. He actually fell down on purpose just now. Moreover, there was a person next to him, watching from the dark.
Following us, we are probably his accomplices..."
Although the old man just now is very old, when it comes to acting skills, he may not even be as good as a walk-on. If in future generations, he will definitely be beaten to death.
A look of confusion appeared on Wan Ruoqing's face and she said, "Ah, but why did he..."
"You are just too kind-hearted and too simple." Li Yi looked at her and said solemnly: "Nowadays, the world is deteriorating, people's hearts are not as old as they used to be, and those bad people have many tricks up their sleeves. For example, the old man just now, if he said that he
He was knocked down by us. He said he suffered serious internal injuries. He pulled us on the street and refused to let us go. He asked us to pay a large sum of money. What should we do?
Besides, he still has an accomplice in the dark, who will help him with perjury when the time comes, where should we go to reason?"
"ah?"
A look of disbelief appeared on Wan Ruoqing's face. She really hadn't thought about this. However, such an old man would have to sit in front of the government hall even when he arrived at the government office. Even the county magistrate had to salute and serve him carefully. If
If I really insist that the blame lies with them, then...
Recalling the kind-hearted old man just now, she looked at Li Yi and asked uncertainly: "But, the old man just now doesn't look like that kind of person?"
"Then do you believe him or me?"
"trust you."
"That's right, I won't lie to you." Li Yi nodded with satisfaction, and warned: "It's a good thing that you are kind-hearted, but you should keep an eye on everything. Don't be fooled by some unfavorable people.
People with good intentions deceived..."
Wan Ruoqing nodded obediently and said, "I understand..."
…
"You really don't want to go there today?"
In Yangliu Lane and the small courtyard, Li Yi had confirmed with Zui Mo countless times.
She shook her head and said: "I can't make it. I'll stay here with Sister Ruoqing. You don't have to worry about our place being deserted. The sisters who go to the bar in the evening are all together, and the sisters in the shop who can't go home are also coming together. Why?
It’s more lively than your home.”
Li Yi shook his head and corrected: "It's our family."
She glanced at him and repeated: "Your family."
Li Yi raised a hand and asked: "Whose home is it?"
Zeng Zuimo's pretty face turned red, and a strange feeling came from a certain part of her body. This was his usual way of correcting himself. She rolled her eyes at him and said, "Your family!"
…
"Our family..."
After a few slaps, he leaned into Li Yi's arms with a blushing face, and whispered in a low voice: "No, don't be like this, sister Ruoqing is still at home."
"She went to take a bath, and she won't be able to get out for a while." Li Yi turned around and looked around and said, "Except for Xiao Cui hiding behind the tree, no one saw her."
"Xiao Cui?" Zeng Zuimo hurriedly got out of Li Yi's arms, picked up his skirt, and ran towards the osmanthus tree in the yard.
"Xiao——Cui——"
"Ah, miss..."
The little maid's panicked voice came over not long after, "Miss, I did it on purpose..., ah, no, I did it on purpose..., ah, Mr. Li, help me!"
Li Yi didn't know what Xiao Cui did when she dragged her into the room. Not long after, Xiao Cui ran out with a red face and covered her butt. A moment later, Zui Mo also walked out of the room.
"This is for you." She handed an envelope to Li Yi.
"What is this?" Li Yi asked in surprise: "If you have something to say, you can't say it in person..."
"This... is given to you by Master Zeng." After she finished speaking, she handed him another letter and said, "This is given to you by Mrs. Chen..."
