Happy Little Scholar

A box of gold nuggets is very conspicuous in the room. It's not like Li Yi has never seen so much money, but a scene like this with a box of gold in front of him has only been seen in TV series.

When they were most short of money and manpower, they could only survive by selling jade pendants and selling poems. It was such a difficult time. It was only a month, so much money was left here. , my heart is already calm.

If it were anyone else, seeing so much gold, they would immediately become a nouveau riche, and they would not feel happy unless they went out and spent a thousand or eight hundred taels of gold.

After covering the box and putting it under the bed, Miss Liu Er was doing Tai Chi slowly in the courtyard. This was already an improved version of Ruyi. It focused more on actual combat and the movements looked more aesthetic. .

"Get ready, we'll go out soon." Li Yi looked at her and said.

"What are you going to do?" Miss Liu Er continued her actions and asked without looking back.

"I've made so much money, why don't I just buy something to squander it? Why can't I spend a thousand and a hundred and eighty taels..." Li Yi urged: "Hurry up, let's leave as soon as we finish eating!"

No matter in the past, now or in the future, women cannot resist the temptation of shopping. Even fairies like Miss Liu Er who don’t like the worldly fireworks occasionally like to go shopping on the street, even if what they buy back is just a bunch of useless things. s things.

Immediately, the plan for today was finalized. While Li Yi was busy in the kitchen, Lin Yong came over, leaned against the door, and asked, "Brother Li, are you okay after dinner?"

Li Yi didn't look back and said, "After dinner, I need to go out and buy some things."

Lin Yong clapped his hands and said, "Miss will be going out soon. Let me come over and ask you if you want to go out together?"

Ever since Lin Wanru paid him wages last time and was rejected by him, she would always do something intentionally or unintentionally.

For example, if you give Miss Liu Er a hairpin or a bracelet, or if you see a beautiful dress when passing by a clothing store, you will buy it and give it to her, which is like a disguised form of compensation.

This kind of thing happens every few days, and Li Yi is used to it.

"Okay." Li Yi only hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

For such a long time in the past, Miss Liu Er had been staying at home to recuperate from her injuries. She would occasionally go out with him. Apart from him, the only person she came into contact with on weekdays was Lin Wanru, who came to talk to her from time to time.

Li Yiyou noticed that Lin Wanru didn't seem to have many friends with her on weekdays. Every day, it was the Lin family and the shop. They were two women who didn't like to talk very much. During this period of time, they actually established a strange relationship. Correspondence.

Of course, even though neither of them likes to talk, there are degrees of difference.

When she was with Miss Liu Er, Lin Wanru talked more.

Shopping with women is actually a very tiring thing, because they don't know how tired it is.

When passing by the most famous rouge and gouache shop in Fengzhou City, Miss Liu Er and Lin Wanru went in, while he and Lin Yong could only wait outside.

Although there is no "men not allowed" sign outside this kind of shop, most men will choose to avoid it. The people inside are all women, and Li Yi doesn't like the smell of powder and perfume.

Lin Yong squatted on the steps nearby and asked: "Brother Li, you dare to sell such a small bottle of "perfume" for two taels of silver. These women are still rushing to buy it. I really don't understand what they are thinking. Thought!"

Li Yi lowered his head and glanced at him. If a rough man like this could understand a woman's thoughts, the sun would probably come out in the west.

What's two taels of silver? A small bottle of limited edition Blue Enchantress in Jingguo's capital costs two hundred taels of silver, but a large group of people are rushing to buy it. It's still priceless but not marketable. Even if you have money, you can't buy it. Qi Guo's The perfume is just bought from Kyoto. You can buy a bottle for only two taels of silver, and you can't even get the money back. If the perfume sold by these black-hearted purchasing agents has not been diluted, the character "Li" will be written upside down.

Next to the shop is a tea stall. There are many customers at the tea stall, drinking tea and chatting.

Li Yi didn't want to listen to them. He estimated the days. They could set off back in half a month at most. This time they didn't enter Qi very far. If they went fast, they could reach Shuzhou in two days. Miss Liu Er Under his careful care, his body is no longer a serious problem. The closer the day of return is, the more anticipation he feels in his heart.

There were still some faint voices in his ears, such as "corrupt official", "eldest prince", "serving the country and the people", etc. Lin Yong had a restless temper, Li Yi ignored him, and the old man beside him even more. Not knowing how to talk to him, he simply moved his butt and leaned to the side.

"Not to mention, those people have really done a lot of good things for Fengzhou this time. Corrupt officials should be arrested. The more we arrest, the better. The more we arrest, the easier the lives of the people will be."

A young man dressed as a scholar glanced at him and said: "Although I say that, nothing is absolute. Such a big fanfare and war may not be all good things. It will throw the entire Fengzhou and several neighboring states into chaos. It’s not a good thing for the people.”

Someone said: "Yes, no official is corrupt. Big or small corruption will lead to the same result. In the past two days, no one from the county government has been handling the case, and bandits have become rampant. Every morning, people who go to the county government to report crimes are at the door. There’s a long queue.”

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They were all ordinary people, drinking tea and chatting. Lin Yong finally found someone who was willing to talk to him, so he simply sat by the tea stall and chatted enthusiastically with everyone.

Li Yi was leaning against a pillar, thinking about whether Ruyi would give birth to a boy or a girl, what should be the name of the boy, and what should be the name of the girl, when a voice suddenly came to his ears.

"Master, what do you think of the eldest prince's investigation of corrupt officials in Fengzhou?"

He turned around and saw an old man with half-white hair standing up next to the tea stall, looking at him and saying with a smile.

Li Yi looked him up and down and shook his head slightly.

The small book he was holding in his hand was probably not recording the various rumors he had heard from the people of Fengzhou. The thin bamboo tube on his waist probably contained a writing brush. Look at this extremely familiar outfit. He was walking on the street. Catch anyone and ask them for their views on government affairs...

The censors of Jingguo and Qiguo all have the same virtues, even if they have a little new tricks, they are also simple and rough in doing things, even if they are a little tactful, their identities will not be easily guessed.

You can't talk nonsense in front of the censor. These people are all gossips, which means that as long as they hear some kind of news, whether it is true or false, they can speak openly about it.

If Li Yi said something now that the third prince of Qi, Zhao Yi, and the poet Zhao Xiuwen had been having some kind of unfair deal for a long time, and a certain censor heard about it, it wouldn't take long for everyone to know that the two liked Long Yang.

You don't have to be responsible for what you say. This is the prerogative of the censor.

"How else can I watch? Stand in front of my house and watch..." Li Yi glanced at him and said, "The officers and soldiers are arresting people outside every day these days, it's so lively..."

The old man was smiling and was about to answer the question and ask some questions. Halfway through opening his mouth, he didn't know what he wanted to ask just now.