Bandit Reborn

Li Huaixi grew rapidly when he was 11 years old. In the summer, his height surpassed the fat Liu Quan. He also hung sandbags in their small courtyard, and erected several wooden stakes and dummies Every day, he has to set aside an hour to practice martial arts. Lin Yichen wrote that the king of Zhennan in the south had frequently mobilized troops and horses this year, and he was very afraid that he would not be able to protect himself in times of war.

In June, Li Long wrote to say that he had signed up for this year's Qiu Wei, and that he would come to Yuchuan with his classmates in the near future, and asked Li Huaixi to reserve a few rooms for them in his own inn, so as not to miss them later. place to live.

After reading the letter, Li Huaixi asked Liu Quan to go down the mountain to arrange this matter. The sheets and bedding in his newly opened inn are all brand new, and the interior and exterior have just been renovated, and the environment looks clean. He also knows how to take care of it, so the business has been very good since it opened.Li Long came to ask for a room at this time, probably there were none left, Li Huaixi didn't have any hope for his own inn, but he thought Liu Quan was quick-witted, so it shouldn't be difficult to find a place.

Now there are only him and Liu Quan on the mountain again. Lin Qing went back to Yuchuan Lin Mansion after Liu Quan came back. At that time, Liu Quan looked at the neatly tidied room and babbled for a long time. He didn't have the nerve to find fault with others. It's because he realized his shame and moved forward, or maybe he secretly thought of competing with the servants of the Lin family again. In short, Liu Quan worked a lot after he came back, which made Li Huaixi finally feel that the servant he raised was a little bit worthwhile.

Liu Quan went down the mountain in the morning and came back in the evening, but he still returned empty-handed. Li Long made a decision too late. The rooms in Tongfu Inn were indeed fully booked. There are no rooms left.

"Then you didn't ask if there is any short-term rental house?" Li Huaixi was a little anxious when he heard it. He asked his elder brother in April, but Li Long hesitated at that time and said that he hadn't thought about it, and he would notify him when he thought about it. Later, his homework in the academy was too tiring, and when his inn opened, Li Huaixi forgot to remind him when he was busy. As a result, the innkeeper's brother had no place to live.

Liu Quan ran for a day, sweating all over his body, rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find a change of clothes, he was going to take a bath, and after hearing Li Huaixi's question, he replied angrily, "I asked, and all the good places have been rented out. The rest are all facing the street, don’t mention it, I finally found a suitable one, but someone snatched it away. The landlord said I was too young, so I was afraid that what I said would not count, so I signed it in front of me. A scholar later! How annoying! What happened to me when I was young? Can’t rent a house when I’m young?!”

Li Huaixi knew that it was useless to be anxious at this time. After thinking about it for a while, he told Liu Quan, "Okay, don't be angry, you go down tomorrow with the money, pay the money if you are optimistic, and sign the contract, they will never Those who dislike money are young, so those facing the street are fine, my eldest brother and the others won’t pass the exam anyway, and the house facing the street just gives them something to say when they release the rankings.”

"Can't the big brother pass the exam?" Liu Quan asked strangely holding his clothes, not understanding what he was busy with when he knew he couldn't pass the exam.

"[-]% won't pass the exam. It's easy to say during the Chinese New Year, but when you first signed up, you started to hesitate, so you still expect him to take the exam calmly? I've seen his 'heroic appearance'. I really don't look down on him, I This is the truth." Li Huaixi felt at ease after making the decision, laughing and teasing his elder brother behind his back.

Liu Quan nodded, thinking of Li Long's two serious illnesses, he also smiled, "You're right, I'll go down the mountain tomorrow and buy him a few more handkerchiefs, if he doesn't have enough to wipe his sweat."

Li Huaixi felt hot when he heard the word 'sweat', so he picked up a fan and fanned him for a while, hitting Liu Quan at the same time, "Buy two for yourself too, you smell your own sweat, this summer is here, everyone is suffering from summer , how can you still eat like this, I guess your current weight is equivalent to [-] catties of noodles on my back and back, are you not tired of carrying this whole body of meat?"

Li Huaixi is very wicked, he said this, every time he can make Butler Liu furious, and he can be much cooler, this is a psychological remedy for him to treat the bitter summer.

13-year-old Liu Quan fell in love a while ago, and fell in love with a little girl from the Lin family. This guy is a shameless activist. He bought rouge and gouache to please him, but the 12-year-old girl rejected Liu Quan very simply. There is only one reason, that he is too fat.

Li Huaixi poked Liu Quan's sore spot, and the fat man twisted his neck with great effort to retort, "Li Huaixi! I don't take you like this! You are so thin? Like a bamboo pole!" Just as he was about to continue scolding, Liu Quan thought of his current idol Fatty Liu, the butler of the Lin family who is always smiling, took a breath and said, "I have a good temper, I'll take a bath, and I won't care about you like you, I'll kill you with heat!"

Li Huaixi didn't want him to have a 'good temper', so he smiled and shouted behind Liu's body, "Don't put water in the tub, as soon as you go in, there will be no place for water, throw it out and waste it."

Liu Quan was so angry that he said without turning his head, "I am willing, I will carry more water, and I will lose weight!"

After Liu Quan took a bath, both the master and the servant had cooled off, and the room temporarily returned to calm. He was lying on the bamboo bed in his underwear like a steamed bun to enjoy the cool, and he closed his eyes for a long time and suddenly lied to the corpse again, " Young master, I saw your cousin Cheng An today!"

Li Huaixi was practicing calligraphy, paused for a moment, and asked casually, "Where is it?"

"On South Street, he is alone."

"Did he see you?"

"No, I didn't call him, should we write a letter to tell the family?"

"Pretend you haven't seen it." Li Huaixi finished writing a piece of writing, stopped writing and said to Liu Quan, "The house on South Street is not good, go look elsewhere, and come back when you find a house, and buy a catty of Guangfu Remember the pastry, don’t be greedy, it’s easy to spoil in summer.”

Liu Quan understood what Li Huaixi meant, and came back early at noon the next day. He rented a small yard facing the street. Since Li Long couldn't pass the exam, he didn't want to run away in the hot weather. Guangfu Ji He didn't forget the cakes, and he bought two catties, but Li Huaixi only saw one catty in the food box. Fatty Liu replied with a smile, he bought two flavors, and the ones he brought back were the crispy ones that Li Huaixi loved to eat. He ate the sweet one he liked on the road.

Two days after renting the house, before Li Long arrived, Yan Li came first.Since Liu Quan could see Cheng An on the street, other people would naturally be able to see him too. Cheng An was considered a rookie among businessmen in Jin County, so many people had seen him.More than ten days ago, a merchant who came to Yuchuan to buy goods met Cheng An, and when he returned, he told Yan Shigui who had been looking for his daughter.

For more than ten days, if Cheng An wanted to run away, he should have run away long ago, but Liu Quan still met him on the street, which meant that Cheng An didn't run away. Li Huaixi guessed that Yan Ying must have a child, and Cheng An was already confident. .

Li Huaixi doesn't have a deep relationship with his eldest cousin, but he only met a few times during the New Year's Eve. He doesn't know much about that handsome young man. Recently, he feels more and more that Cheng An's handling of this matter is unreasonable.

Although combining with Yan Ying, there must be some difficulties, but he eloped without fighting for it at all, which really made him disagree, and now this kind of recklessness also makes him feel very uncomfortable, a responsible man should not do this , This is tantamount to putting all the pressure on Yan Ying alone. If he were Yan Shigui, Cheng An would not be able to be satisfied like this.

In fact, things were similar to what he thought. Yan Li came here with his uncle Yan Shigui. They hired more than a dozen young men to come together to find someone. Yan Li painted a portrait of Cheng An, which was lifelike. Zhang, and the original words that my uncle gave these boys were, "After you find it, no matter what the situation is, you must first beat this boy to death!" '.

"What about after the beating is over? Let my cousin remarry? Uncle, you really can't figure it out. Cousin, don't be stupid, it's a violation of the king's law, just take the person back and it's over, quietly Let them go, anyway, neither of them is engaged, so we can just fulfill them, and we are still relatives." Li Huaixi has nothing to do with him, pretending to be muddy.

"How can it be so cheap? My father raised my sister as a sharp-hearted person. The dowry he had prepared piled up all over the room, and Cheng An just abducted it for no reason. You Said my father can let it go?! He was really angry this time. He lay at home for more than half a month without even going out. After these few months, he suddenly aged several years, and even his white hair grew out. If you see Cheng An, you must beat him to death first, and we will admit it after a few days in jail!" Yan Li was also very angry when he talked about this incident, and his tone was tinged with cruelty.

Li Huaixi poured a glass of water for Yan Li, and then said, "Then the beating is over, and the beating is disabled, what should my cousin do? The two of you came out together, it must be something already."

Yan Li understood what Li Huaixi was talking about, blushed, and sighed, "This is what she did to herself. When she ran away like that that day, my father and I chased her out, and my mother was also chased by my father." Called out, there is no one in charge at home, the two aunts who don't know the reason started to yell first, now the neighbors all know about it, my sister has already lost her reputation, so there is no such thing It doesn't matter. I don't know what my father plans for my sister's future, and I don't dare to ask, and he will get angry when I ask. "

"You should stop it when the time comes, or your relatives will have nothing to do." Li Huaixi was still wiping the mud.

Yan Li shook his head and smiled wryly, "There's nothing else to do. Hey, let's not talk about it. It's very annoying to talk about. You are doing well here. I think you are much taller than when you were in the Chinese New Year. You are almost catching up with me. It seems that the food in your academy is good."

Li Huaixi smiled, and changed the topic casually, "That's right, you can tell by looking at my bookboy, he's about to grow into a pig. By the way, cousin, when are you leaving? My elder brother will also come in two days. We can walk around Yuchuan together, and I will also go to say hello to uncle."

"I can't tell if I want to stay in Yuchuan for a few days. If I find my sister, I have to leave immediately. If I can't find it in a while, I can stay for a while. Don't you take a rest every tenth? If I don't leave, it will take two days. Nineteen will come to pick you up." The Yan family has its own carriage, and Yan Li came by carriage this time.

Li Huaixi agreed to come down, and chatted with Yan Li about his inn with a smile. Yan Li was a good guy in business and gave him a lot of ideas. After the preparatory bell for class in the afternoon rang, Yan Li got up and left.

After sending Yan Li away, Liu Quan revealed his true colors, staring quietly at his master, "Next time you say that I look like a pig, I will fight you desperately."

Li Huaixi was happy, "If I push you down, you may not even be able to get up, and you are still fighting with me, let's talk about losing your body fat."

Liu Quan did not discuss his weight problem with him, and asked with some confusion, "Since your cousin is here, why didn't you tell your cousin that I saw Cheng Chengan, he was carrying a basket to buy vegetables that day, I think He lives near that street, I don’t know what to say, it’s good to mention it, and they can save two days walking around the street.”

"I said my cousin can reward you with two gold ingots? Why do we get involved in their affairs? After the trouble, they become in-laws. What are we? Villain! Be stupid, pack up quickly, it's time for the afternoon It's time for class, I'm going to try it right away, I have long legs, maybe I can use stirrups."

"The legs are too long for you to reach! Your whole body is not long enough, Huaixi, let me tell you, I can't tell your parents what happened, you can't ride a horse..."

On the afternoon of June [-]th, Li Long brought three classmates to look for Li Huaixi, who happened to meet Li Huaixi when he was leaving get out of class.

Li Long's three classmates were all in their late teens, and the four of them were like-minded. They all had beards, but none of them covered their upper lips like his elder brother. Li Huaixi was worried that his elder brother would not be able to enter the examination room. No one would believe that his eldest brother was only 17 unless he shaved off his beard.

"My cousin may come later, we'll go down the mountain together later. Don't worry, the house has been found for you, it's clean, and you can live there, but the location is not particularly good, facing the street, it's a bit noisy , Our inn is already full, and it is not easy for those who open the door to do business to rush out, it is really a burden." Because there are outsiders, Li Huaixi explained very politely.

The oldest of Li Long's classmates was Liao Dezhi, who seemed to be a good sociable person. At this time, he smiled and said, "I can't blame you. It's because we signed up too late. Our classmates have already arrived. We We are the last one to leave at our academy, and it is thanks to you that we can have a place to live, otherwise we might have to sleep on the street, I am really troublesome to you." After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands at Li Huaixi.

Li Huaixi returned the gift with a smile, "You're welcome, they are all my elder brother's friends, as it should be." He has been out for a year, and he is very used to these etiquettes.

Li Long was not good at socializing, so he left his 11-year-old brother to socialize with his three classmates. He sat on a chair and drank a cup of water. It was hot in the afternoon, and he was sweating when he came.

Li Huaixi saw it, and turned to his elder brother and said, "Brother, go take a shower, we have to go to say hello to my uncle later, you will be rude like this."

Li Long looked down at his clothes, some places were soaked with sweat, so he stood up, "Then I'll take a shower and change clothes, the weather is too hot, luckily the exam is set in autumn, Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to take the exam."

Li Huaixi and Li Long's three classmates had nothing to talk about, so they chatted about things in their hometown. Jin County is a disaster year this year, with heavy snowfall in winter and heavy rain in summer. Lin Yichen mentioned these in his letter, but there is no such thing. The three described it as 'thrilling'.

"The heavy rain, pouring is definitely not enough to describe it, it seems that the dragon king in the sky accidentally hit the water tank, and the water on the street was up to waist!"

"That's right, how many days have we been eating pickles in a row, all the vegetables have turned into aquatic plants!"

"It's a good thing that people didn't turn into fish. If you want to say that our county magistrate is really good, those measures are in place. If there are no ditches and reservoirs that have been repaired in recent years, our county must be like Sui County that year, so how many people will die? Man, our county magistrate is going to be promoted this time, and at the end of this year, he might be transferred to Yuchuan."

"The new county magistrate is also good. I heard that they are also classmates, but they are not in the same subject..."

The three of them talked very lively. Li Huaixi occasionally interjected a sentence or two, but most of the time he listened. Lin Yichen didn't mention in his letter that he was the newly transferred county magistrate, let alone his classmate and old friend. Judging from his usual big mouth, it was not by accident that he forgot. Li Huaixi was smiling, but his small fists were slowly clenched tightly.

At this time, Li Long finished washing, changed his clothes and came out of the bathroom in the wing room. Yan Li also happened to enter the yard. Li Huaixi got up and introduced each other, changed into fresh clothes and followed everyone down the mountain.