Bandit Reborn
Chapter 53
Yelling, she always thought she cooked delicious food, but you don't have to worry now, her daughter gave birth last month, and she has quit this job, thank goodness. "
Li Huaixi smiled and looked back at Yan Li, "You are such a useless boss!"
Yan Li smiled wryly, "Who told her to be recommended by the shopkeeper of our family? If you don't look at the face of the monk, you must also look at the face of the Buddha."
Li Huaixi didn't have such troubles. He walked through the shop and entered the backyard. As he walked, he turned around and asked Yan Li, "When did aunt and uncle come? Today?"
"I arrived the day before yesterday. Cheng An and my sister couldn't live in Jin County. They wanted to come to Yu Chuan, so my father and mother came together and wanted to buy them a yard here."
Li Huaixi stopped, and asked in a low voice, "Cheng An? What about Uncle...?"
"After a quarrel, I came out." Yan Li sighed, "Go in, my mother still wants you to help Cheng An take a look, but she can trust you."
"My medical skills are really good, how about I take your pulse too?" Li Huaixi smiled and gave Yan Li a sideways glance. He had completely forgotten Lin Yichen's explanation in the morning.
Yan Li didn't answer, and was inexplicably agitated by this look. Li Huaixi's eyes fell on him, like countless small feather fans fanning him continuously, but the more fanning became hotter, the more itchy and unbearable, Yan Li couldn't figure out what kind of magic power it was, but before he figured it out, Li Huaixi had already walked forward with a smile, and Yan Li stomped his feet angrily, and hurriedly followed.
Li Huaixi went into the room and invited Ann to his aunt and uncle. Cheng An and Yan Ying were also in the room. Several people greeted each other, and after sitting down and chatting for a while, the aunt really trusted Li Huaixi and asked Cheng An to feel the pulse. .
"I learned this medical skill from the abbot of Jingtan Temple. One bottle is not half full. I dare not delay my cousin. You should ask a famous doctor in Yuchuan City to show you." Li Huaixi said with a smile.
The aunt waved her hand, "No, your cousin is fine after taking the medicine you prescribed. Why should I find someone else? Auntie can't believe who can't believe you?! My nephew is the number one child prodigy in our Great Zhou Dynasty!"
Li Huaixi was a little embarrassed. He did write prescriptions for Cheng An during the Chinese New Year. He had never seen a doctor for others, and he was a dead horse as a living horse doctor, so he wrote several prescriptions at one go, and he didn't know which one. The blind cat ran into a dead mouse, and after half a year, Cheng An's body seemed to be getting better. He didn't hear Cheng An coughing for a long time after entering the room.
The aunt repeatedly expressed her trust, and Yan Shigui and the others also looked expectant, but Li Huaixi was disrespectful, so she had to call Cheng An again.
After finishing the pulse, Li Huaixi himself was also secretly surprised. He didn't expect that he was very capable, and he actually managed Cheng An to a great extent. My brother is indeed recovering well, you can stop those medicines, and change to some warming and nourishing herbal diet, just eat some often, I will write out a few in a while, and just do it."
Yan Ying was afraid that Li Huaixi would forget about it when he left, so she quickly put down the child and brought a pen and paper, asking him to write now.Knowing that she was impatient, Li Huaixi didn't mind, so he thought about it for a while, took a pen and wrote a few simple recipes for medicinal meals, and handed them to Yan Ying after writing, seeing how she put away the recipes like a treasure, she smiled.
After treating Cheng An, it was time for dinner. Li Huaixi sat next to Yan Li, and his uncle Yan Shigui was in front of him.
Yan Shigui is not good at words, and the three sentences are inseparable from business. He plans to find a better shop in Yuchuan to open a silk and satin shop for his daughter and son-in-law. Cheng An learned the silk business for five years before, and it would be a pity if he changed his career.
The aunt does not interfere with these matters. Before she came to Yuchuan, she had just visited her mother at her younger sister's house, chatting with her nephew while eating, "Your elder brother's new house is almost finished, yo, it's built in a grand way. In Tongding The town must be a good house that can be counted, and the courtyard wall has also been redone. The high wall is the same as our courtyard in Jinxian County. It can’t be done. Last month, a thief broke into your house at night. Your father coughed when he heard the movement, and the thief came. I ran away, luckily I didn’t enter the house, I only stole two hams, but it was scary enough, I heard that the thieves were all carrying knives..."
Auntie was in a good mood, chattering about some new things she had heard while eating. Someone was burglarized, someone was robbed, and it all ended in a bloody conflict. The more Li Huaixi heard it, the more frightened she became. We left early after lunch.He just received a letter from his family a few days ago. His father didn't mention this matter in the letter, maybe because he was afraid that he would be worried, but now that his aunt's embellishment made Li Huaixi, who was not at home, even more worried. up,
At the beginning, Li Huaixi entered Li's house on the second day after time travel. He was five years old at that time, and he left home to study when he was ten years old. Li Huaixi in the pot almost forgot the existence of such people as thieves. Although he is proficient in various mechanisms now, there is no such thing in his family!
Li Huaixi is very worried. Their family has been famous all these years. They used to be able to pretend to be corn noodles, but now they can’t. The family built a house and hired a husband for their sister. The whole family wears gold and silver from top to bottom. In the eyes of those who think badly, they have already turned into delicious steamed buns!
Even if they didn't build a house or hire a husband, they couldn't hide their family's wealth. Not to mention Lin Yichen delivering things in carts every now and then, Li Chengkui's income from selling bacon and ham in the past few years alone was enough to attract the prying eyes of thieves.The method of bacon is simple and easy to learn. Although other people have been making it in the past two years, because their family has produced two scholars, one of whom is a child prodigy, thanks to the original rumors, people who buy bacon are still willing to buy their family. Li Chengkui's The bacon has become a brand name, and even restaurants from other places come here to buy his ham. Every year, his family sells more bacon and ham than other families combined.
Fortune and misfortune depend on each other, and Li Huaixi doesn't like this word more and more. When he gets rich, he will be missed by thieves. When he is promoted, he becomes a pawn. The war is approaching. Li Huaixi can't let go of his family, and he can't let go of Lin Yichen who may be trapped at any time , suddenly caught in a dilemma.
In the afternoon, Lin Yichen came to pick up his little fox. As soon as he entered Li Huaixi's room, his heart ached. The little boy lay listlessly on the table, his sharp chin was red.
"What's the matter? It's fine this morning." Lin Yichen went over and hugged him in his arms, and hurriedly asked.
Li Huaixi rubbed against Lin Yichen's arms twice, and the warm touch made him feel even more irritable, and he turned back sullenly with the word "annoying!".
Lin Yichen couldn't figure it out, he didn't know what bothered Li Huaixi, but Mr. Fu Yin knew how to ask without shame, and continued to ask like a big brother, "Baby, what's bothering you? Can you tell me?"
"Yes! You are the one who is bothering you!" Li Huaixi rubbed his hands twice as he spoke.
Lin Yichen is happy, it is a great honor for the little fox to worry about herself!However, after the glory, it is still necessary to figure out what Li Huaixi is annoyed about. After a long time of soft words, Mr. Fuyin finally understood the reason for Li Huaixi's annoyance.
"Should I receive Yu Chuan first?"
"You don't want to cross the river like a Bodhisattva." Li Huaixi glared at him, as usual, if you don't get promoted sooner, you won't get promoted later!
"Then I'll send someone there."
"Send someone? The person who sent the yamen is still from your Lin family? How much? How to arrange it?" Li Huaixi listed a lot of questions.
"Didn't your family build a house?"
"The new house is trendy, how can people live in it? Besides, we sent a bunch of big men back to the courtyard for no reason. Our family is small, and you still let my mother go out!" Li Huaixi said all this afternoon All these plans have been thought through.
"That doesn't mean you have to rob your house when the fight starts..." Lin Yichen felt guilty when he said this, Li Huaixi gave him a blank look, and Lin Yichen himself fell silent. When the war broke out, people like Li Huaixi's family were indeed bandits. The first choice target, a fat sheep with no horns at all.
After being silent for a while, Li Huaixi took a big deep breath, and suddenly smiled, "If General Weiyuan rebels, we must catch him and chop him up a few times to make it worthwhile, making us almost frightened. "
"No, it cost us so much money just to dig the tunnel!" Lin Yichen also laughed, the two of them really looked like frightened birds.
"Forget it," Li Huaixi sat up, "the fight hasn't started yet, it's useless to worry, I'll write a letter to ask my father to come over tomorrow, I have to explain some things to him face to face, you hurry up My second brother, come back, the business has stopped, so why check the account!"
57. National mourning
Li Huaixi was worried, and after thinking about it in the afternoon of the Dragon Boat Festival, he sent a letter to his parents. The letter didn't mention anything about the current situation, nor did he ask about the robbers at home. I want his dad to come over.
Sitting at home, Mrs. Cheng scolded, suspecting that her son had lost money and wanted his mother to come and clean up the mess, otherwise he would only miss his protective father.After scolding, Mrs. Cheng still took a lot of money from the family, and when she went out, she repeatedly told, "If you lose the capital, you and your son don't get angry, just cash it out early. It's almost summer. Don't set the child on fire."
Li Chengkui agreed to go on the road. He didn't believe that his youngest son would only think of him alone, but the shopkeeper he found for his son was reliable, and it was not difficult to run the inn. Li Chengkui didn't think his youngest son would lose his book. Thinking that the sister-in-law and his wife had just gone to Yuchuan, and according to the nagging and outspoken nature of the sister-in-law, I felt that the younger son was more likely to be worried about being burglarized at home.
After his father arrived, Li Huaixi complained a lot, blaming him for only reporting good news but not bad news. The two of them closed the door, and Li Huaixi confessed all his worries. Li Chengkui smiled and touched his son's little head, "Boy, you forgot about us What's Zhuang's name?"
Li Huaixi laughed when he thought about it. He had really forgotten about it. Their village is called Lijiazhuang. Shihu, a hundred or so light and strong young men, is really quite a force.
"How can you dare to grab it without opening your eyes? Dad has already raised the courtyard wall again. There are broken tiles on the top of the wall. Thieves can't climb in, and they are not afraid when they go in. Look at Dad, he is tall and big. Yes, one or two little thieves can still fight." Li Chengkui stood up with a smile and rolled up his sleeves in front of his youngest son, his knotted muscles looked really threatening.
Li Huaixi was a little relieved, and took out the individual crossbow that he had prepared for himself, "Father, once there is a fight, it will be useless to count on the government. You take this crossbow. There are twelve iron arrows in the sword box. Thieves, don't hesitate. Killing is no different from killing pigs. It's easier. Don't be merciless. Also, keep the boning knife at hand at night. In two days, my brother's craftsman will return to Jin County. I will ask them to set up some mechanism in our house, you should watch it, and don’t use it then.”
Li Chengkui felt that his son was a little too cautious, but he was afraid that his son would be unsteady thinking about things, so he took the crossbow and put it away. After looking at the sharp arrow tip in the sword box, Li Chengkui smiled and said, "Son, can you Don't make those organs too domineering, little thieves are not that bad, last time it just followed two hams, there is no need to kill people."
"Understood, dad." Li Huaixi agreed, and put back the blueprint of the mechanism that had been taken out.
Li Chengkui stayed with his son in Yuchuan for a day and then went back. When he left, he looked at his younger son who was still frowning. Li Chengkui said with a smile, "Son, money is something foreign to you. Going desperately? If it’s really a big deal at that time, it will be a big deal. Besides, our Zhuangzi does not rely on the main road, so we can’t meet those large groups of refugees. The remaining small groups of bandits are nothing to fear. When there was chaos in my generation, the village organized a team to protect the village, Lijiazhuang is not only our family with some wealth, there are many people who don’t show up and don’t leak water, don’t worry.”
Feeling the temperature from his father's big palm, Li Huaixi felt at ease, and relaxed his brows. He rubbed against his father like he did when he was a child, and let him get into the carriage with a smile.
In June, Li Hu also came back from other places, and the Lin family gave him a long vacation. He planned to help his younger brother take care of the inn in Yuchuan, but Li Huaixi disagreed, and after closing the door to give him some advice, he sent Li Hu too. go back.
After summer, Li Huaixi didn't have a bitter summer due to proper conditioning. He could eat and drink every day, and he grew a lot. His teeth finally came back full, neat, and not a single one was crooked.
On the day of the summer solstice, Young Master He was taken back from the academy by his father. When he came back ten days later, he had become a dejected married man. He might have been beaten and smelled of medicine. At night, Li Huaixi heard He moaned in the room, one high and one low, there was no joy at all, it seemed like he was enduring pain.
Liu Quan also heard it, but this guy was wrong. The next day, he looked at He Dashao Shutong with eyes full of admiration, and Li Huaixi's stomach hurt from laughing.
Young Master He is a flirtatious young man, enthusiasm comes and goes quickly, he loses interest when his pregnant wife enters the door, and he begins to find excuses not to go back in the days of Xiu Mu, and his wife is not a good match. Yes, after Young Master He shied away twice, his newly married wife came to the door by herself with her stomach full. She didn't know what she said in the room, Young Master He followed down the mountain with a blushing face.
Duan Zhengchun's mother brought his younger brother to visit once in mid-July. Liu Quan and He Guang were all liberated in those days. Make delicious lotus leaf porridge.
Duan Zhengchun's mother is capable and forthright, but Li Huaixi always feels that she is a bit pitiful. Grandma is right, the cold chastity archway is indeed useless at all, Duan Zhengchun's mother can see that when she was young, it shouldn't be considered. Ugly, the age should be about the same as Li Chengkui, but she has become an old lady, not like a woman who is less than 40 years old.
Duan Zhengchun's younger brother looks a lot like Duan Zhengchun, he is one year older than Li Huaixi, he is thirteen this year, he is a very hardworking kid, this time he came out to see his brother with two books.
The Duan family lived in the academy for seven or eight days and then went back. In the blink of an eye, midsummer came, and the annual lotus poetry appreciation party in Yuchuan Academy was about to start again.
Li Huaixi didn't have any idea about lotus appreciation poetry. In his eyes, lotus is lotus, lotus pod is lotus pod. He likes lotus leaves because they can be used to cook his favorite lotus leaf porridge.
But Duan Zhengchun and He Chongwen were looking forward to this year's Lotus Poetry Appreciation Festival. The two of them started racking their brains to think of words several days in advance. Young Master He even asked Shutong to go down the mountain to customize a suit embroidered with lotus flowers for him.
The poetry meeting was set on July [-]th, and the next day was the day of Hugh Mu. Li Huaixi asked Liu Quan to pack up the things for going down the mountain, and planned to go down the mountain as soon as the poetry meeting was over.He has recently taken a fancy to a shop facing the street, and has already sent the third grandfather over to negotiate a few times.
On the nineteenth morning, Li Huaixi punched in the yard for a while, and then took a shower. While changing clothes in the house, Liu Quan ran in from the outside and said out of breath, "The government sent someone to post a notice , the poetry meeting can’t be held, the emperor has passed away!”
The fat cat was still playing wildly outside, Liu Quan yelled twice in the yard but did not see the fat cat coming back, Li Huaixi couldn't wait, and ordered Liu Quan to stay in the academy, and bring the cat down the mountain to find him after the fat cat came back.
After tidying up his whole body, Li Huaixi hurried down the mountain by himself. He was a little excited and a little irritated. This kind of excitement and stimulation made him itchy all over. He wished he could fly to Lin Yichen's side immediately and give him two big mouthfuls of kisses. .
White flags have been hung outside the government office, and all the red places have been wrapped up. Lin Yichen put on a layer of white mourning clothes over the red official uniform, and changed his hat, complaining about the hot weather.
Seeing Lin Yichen's attire, Li Huaixi calmed down a little, took a big gulp of icy sour plum soup when he entered the door, and then asked, "Why did you ascend to heaven so quickly?!"
"Yeah, it's that fast. How much ice do you need to use in this summer!" Lin Yichen picked up the fan and slammed it twice before putting it down. He also took a sip of the sour plum soup that Li Huaixi had just drank, "The prince has already ascended the throne Cheng Xinhuang, the official document says that the enthronement ceremony will be held on August [-]th, and the whole world will celebrate together, and the world will be amnesty."
"What about the south side? Any news?"
Lin Yichen shook his head, "Not yet. The Holy Majesty died on the fifteenth day. It took three days to spread the word to us, and it may take two more days to spread it to King Zhennan."
"Well, you can still be safe for two days. How are your soldiers training? It won't be like a mess!"
Lin Yichen fiddled with the pendant on the fan, pouted and said, "It's not much better than loose sand. My wife has to ask for leave for giving birth, the child has to take time off after the full moon, and the family has to take time off to pull weeds in the rice fields! I read them a few days ago. There are all kinds of military records, I think it's better to change the book cover and change the name, and call it "Compilation of Reasons for Fake Application"!"
"You just put it down after reading it? Didn't someone say 'Master Fu Yin is very angry' to scare them?" Li Huaixi smiled and hugged the young Fu Yin from behind.
"What is Mr. Fu Yin to them, a civil servant?" Lin Yichen smiled, stretched out his hand to grab his little fox into his arms, and said while looking at it, "General Weiyuan is not against you. He offered three sticks of incense to offer, if he turns his back, our tunnels will come in handy in eight or nine out of ten!"
"Promising!" Li Huaixi smiled and sat on the lap of Lord Fuyin, pulled the mourning clothes on Lin Yichen's body and said, "I don't even go home because I listen to you wearing mourning clothes and talking about your frustration here. It's okay if there are people. When the time comes to war, the garrison general will give them leave."
"That's true, but I'm afraid they will run away when they see someone, and won't listen to orders."
Li Huaixi took the fan in Lin Yichen's hand and slapped it, and said with a sneer, "Where are you going? Hmph, the government soldiers are all registered, have families and mouths, and you should tell them ugly things first. Listen to the dispatch, if you become a deserter, you will be killed without mercy, and your descendants will not be allowed to join the army again. Those good deeds of tax reduction and corvee will never come to their tribe! Moreover, it is precisely because these soldiers are dragging their families Only those who have a mouth, we can adjust, don’t forget the saying that good fortune and misfortune depend on each other when you are serious.”
"You mean..."
Li Huaixi clapped his fan, pointed at Lin Yichen's chest and said, "What do soldiers with their families fear most? They are most afraid that their family members will suffer. If General Weiyuan comes, we will pour a pile of dirty water on him first." Let’s say what the government soldiers value, what General Weiyuan robs, and we are not afraid that they will not stick to it.”
Lin Yichen thought for a while, and kissed Li Huaixi suddenly, "Good idea! The government soldiers are just like us, they don't care who is the emperor or not, and they dare to fight for a pig. Good idea. Get a few refugees to speak out, hehe, I'm not afraid that those government soldiers will not work hard!"
"Smart, but you can't just play with these dirty things. Mr. Fu Yin, you have to prepare those high-sounding words well. I'm still waiting to see your heroic appearance on the tower to inspire the soldiers and angrily rebuke the rebels!"
"Do you want to go up to the tower?" Lin Yichen hesitated.
"Or go to the front of the battle!" Li Huaixi smiled and pointed out another place where Mr. Fu Yin could shine.
Lin Yichen snatched the fan from Li Huaixi's hand and slammed it fiercely, saying resignedly, "I'm still the tower."
Lin Yichen's day is not a day for rest and bathing, so Li Huaixi came out after sitting in the government office for a while, and the shops on the street hung up white flags one after another. During the national funeral, the whole country is very boring, and there are no more entertainers. , You can’t watch songs and dances, you can’t go to the theater, you can’t even marry your wife, and those who have a banquet have to change the date.
Li Huaixi took a leisurely walk on the street, thinking of the couple Cheng An and Yan Ying, he smiled silently, this couple is really the best among bad people, the newly renovated store was originally planned to open on July [-]th, just in time It was a good time to change summer clothes to autumn clothes, but the emperor passed away, and the whole country was in mourning. Naturally, things like 'opening a good fortune' were not allowed, and the best season was missed in vain.
The Fuya is not far from the Tongfu Inn. Li Huaixi walked across two streets and arrived. The white flags at the entrance of the store had already been hung up. The paper was also peeled off and replaced with a white one, and the old shopkeeper was instructing the guys to check if there were any omissions.
Li Huaixi secretly took the old shopkeeper to a place where people carried people, and whispered, "Third Grandpa, prepare more food in the store these days, buy as much as you can, and store it in the cellar behind. If you want to buy more, those things won’t break.”
The old shopkeeper has lived for more than 60 years, and he has seen the world's affairs thoroughly. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Sure enough, a hero is born as a boy. You can think of this at such a young age. I have sent someone to hire The car passed by. Huaixi, I think you should go home first, as long as I am here."
Li Huaixi shook his head, "I can't leave. I have my father and two older brothers at home, so I don't need anything. You should go back. The third grandma can't do it alone at home without someone to take care of her."
The third grandpa smiled, "Who cares about her with her old bones guarding the dilapidated house! Well, since you can't leave, you must have important things to do, so you don't have to worry about the things in the store. I promise to take care of it." good."
Upon hearing this, Li Huaixi bowed to the old shopkeeper, and said with a smile, "Then I will leave it to the third grandpa."
Li Huaixi was still thinking about the shop he was optimistic about, and there was nothing else to do after the arrangement in the shop, so the old shopkeeper called a car, and the two of them went to the owner of the shop that he had hoped for in advance.
The boss didn't expect that Li Huaixi would still buy his place in this situation, so he readily agreed. At that time, he signed the contract, went to the yamen for record and changed the title deed, and Li Huaixi got another property.
The house is cheap to buy, and Li Huaixi has no business to do. He intends to rent out this place, but this will not work in the short term. Li Huaixi is not in a hurry, and he has taken the land deed and left the government office. When Lin Yichen gets the letter When they came out, Li Huaixi had already got into the carriage and left.
The carriage made two turns and sent back the seller and the old shopkeeper respectively. Seeing that the meal time was approaching, Li Huaixi ordered the coachman to go all the way to the door of Yan Li's shop. Through the window, he saw that the shop door was open, and Yan Li was walking around inside. Go, Li Huaixi smiled, paid the fare and got out of the car.
Cheng An and his wife were also there, and the new store could not be opened for the time being. Yan Ying was complaining with her baby in her arms.
Yan Li and Cheng An are also considering whether to go home to avoid the problem. In the past two years, there have been rumors on the streets that Zhennan King is about to rebel. People with brains also sensed the clues.
Common people are not allowed to talk about state affairs, Yan Li closed the store door, and asked Li Huaixi who just came in softly, "Huaixi, do you think this can be fought?"
"I'm not the King of Zhennan, nor General Weiyuan, how do I know if I can fight?!" Li Huaixi glanced at Yan Li angrily, found the most comfortable rattan rocking chair in the store and lay down, In the hot summer, Li Xiucai took off his shoes and threw them on the ground without a sense of public morality.
Yan Li handed him a cattail fan, and Li Huaixi said as he fanned it, "Wait a minute, maybe you won't be able to open the door for a while, it's so hot, there is no one on the street at noon, What are you afraid of?"
Cheng An went over and opened the door again, and poured another cup of herbal tea for Li Huaixi. Li Huaixi straightened up on the recliner and drank it down, and said with a smile, "I'm tired this morning, and my legs are almost running thin."
Yan Li knew that the relationship between Li Huaixi and the Fu Yin was unusual, and seeing that he seemed not in a hurry, he was a little relieved, and said with a smile, "I don't worry about seeing you like this. It’s a dilapidated house, and you can’t carry it on your back or carry it, it’s not like we have a big house of goods, and we don’t know where to hide it.”
Li Huaixi smiled and gave Yan Li a sideways glance. He felt that this cousin was more likely to be a profiteer. He asked for ideas, not just asking for ideas. If there is a real fight, Cousin Cheng An may have to hurry up, who wants these things from you, why don’t you hurry up and send the guys to buy rice? When the war starts, it will be too late for the price of rice to rise.”
After being reminded by Li Huaixi, both of them remembered this incident. Cheng An got anxious and said repeatedly, "Yes, yes, hurry up, I'm afraid I won't be able to buy it if it's too late."
Yan Li got up and arranged for the guys in the store to buy rice. Li Huaixi was lying on the recliner fanning boredly. After a while, Yan Ying came from behind and said that the meal was ready. Li Huaixi put on his shoes and stood up. Let the cousin take the child back first, if there is a fight, only the two of them will not be able to settle down."
Cheng An nodded and said, "I think so too. Tomorrow I plan to send the two of them back first, and then come back. There are so many goods in the store, and I really don't worry about it."
Li Huaixi didn't know what he could do if he was worried, he was as thin as a chicken, if people really wanted to rob his shop, Cheng An might not even be able to protect a piece of cloth.Li Huaixi wanted him to send the goods to the shop he just bought. It had been empty for more than half a year. Most people would not think that there were goods hidden in it, but he was afraid that Cheng An would lose his money and be blamed by others. Shibai became a good person, so he didn't say anything when he came.
In the afternoon, Li Huaixi went back to his inn. The rice noodles had been bought, and the guys were sending them in. Liu Quan also came back from the academy, and was sweating profusely chasing the cat. A salted fish ran all over the yard.
"Let it go, it's asking for coughing and hair loss!" Li Huaixi couldn't help it after Liu Quan kicked over the wooden basin that the washerwoman put in the yard, and stopped her with a loud voice. Stupid book boy.
Liu Quan stopped, rolled his eyes from exhaustion, and out of breath, pointed to the fat cat that jumped up to the roof and said, "It, it is already the second one!"
"You don't care, go get someone to prepare water for me, I want to take a shower." Li Huaixi said as he entered the house, ran for a day, and the morning shower was a waste.
After a while, the guys brought hot water in, Li Huaixi closed the door, leaned quietly in the bathtub and thought, if you want to hit him, hit him, he is not afraid of any big things as a time traveler.
58、Calculation
In a blink of an eye, the summer clothes were replaced with autumn clothes. On the tenth day of the eighth month, the leaves of the poplar trees had just turned yellow, and before the new emperor held his enthronement ceremony, news came from the south that the King of Zhennan had turned his back.
This king of Zhennan is so straightforward. In order to make himself famous, he even denied the birth of the first emperor. He said that the first emperor was a child brought in by the first empress dowager in order to consolidate the queen's position. He said with certainty that It has to be like the real thing.
The first emperor was "brought in", and the new emperor became a "wild species". The king of Zhennan "bears the burden of humiliation and endures the burden of suffering", and now he is finally going north to restore royal orthodoxy.
Li Huaixi wanted to laugh after reading the proclamation. This King of Zhennan is really good at talking nonsense, using a bunch of unproven things to confuse the public. Some pedantic people, but they are inferior in the eyes of sensible people, and they are not people who can achieve great things.
The King of Zhennan claims to have an army of 80, but according to Grandpa Lin Yichen, there are actually only 40. The 40 army was blocked before leaving Lingnan. The army, the third prince who has been rumored to have thought about it in the palace, appeared on the battlefield and took the post of Marshal of the Army and Horses.
The third prince is brave and good at fighting, and the king of Zhennan is not an idiot. The two sides have been sticking together since the beginning of the battle, and the fight is in full swing.
There was chaos in the south as expected, but there was no movement in the north. Lin Yichen sent several groups of spies there, and the information returned was that everything was as usual. General Weiyuan was busy dealing with the Datan people who took the opportunity to attack from the north, and there was no sign of following the rebellion.
In a blink of an eye, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the army of the King of Zhennan fails to go north to attack Huanglong in one fell swoop. The new emperor held the enthronement ceremony in the capital as scheduled, amnesty the world, and the city of Yuchuan was not affected by the flames of war. Rest for three days.
Li Huaixi arrived at Lin Yichen's place early. He recently read a lot of military book formations and felt a little unsteady, so he didn't rest on time for several days. He improved the original design and re-drawn new drawings to Lin Yichen.
The two talked for a while with the blueprints, Li Huaixi finished explaining what should be explained clearly, and after the official business was over, the fatigue accumulated for several days hit him, Lin Yichen arranged for someone to come in and make the bed for him, Li Huaixi relaxed , climbed up to nest, and fell asleep in a blink of an eye.
Lin Yichen didn't have such a good life as him. With the disaster of war, all the officials in the whole country, big and small, lost Xiu Mu. Mr. Fu Yin kissed his little fox twice, and left the back office quietly with the blueprint.
The general affairs in the government office are handled by special personnel. Lin Yichen got into the carriage and went straight to several newly-built factories of the Lin family. Mr. Fu Yin used the power of his own family. All the things designed by Li Huaixi were processed by the Lin family. On the other hand, it is also able to achieve technical secrecy to the greatest extent.
In the evening, Li Huaixi was woken up by Lin Yichen who came back, and the two of them went back to the Lin Mansion to have a reunion dinner and hurried back to the government office. reception.
The military pay is given to the [-]-strong army of General Weiyuan in the north, and there are ten carts full of snowflake silver!The military vehicles were guarded by heavy soldiers. Li Huaixi took a look from a distance. He heard that every year the imperial court would convert half of the military salary into grain and transport it to northern Xinjiang, but this time it was all silver, not even half a bag of rice.
Lin Yichen came back very late that night, took off his clothes and went to bed, picked Li Huaixi and fell asleep. There was no smell of alcohol on his body. Li Huaixi adjusted a comfortable posture and went to sleep. The Mid-Autumn Festival between the two of them was as pure as the moon in the sky.
The next morning, when Li Huaixi got up, Lin Yichen had already gone out, and the army delivery team left the city early in the morning, and he, the prefect, had to arrange people to ensure safety along the way.
The maids came in to wait for Li Huaixi to wash and eat. After a while, Lin Yichen came back and hurriedly filled a bowl of rice and went out. Before leaving, he messed up Li Huaixi's hair. attention.
Li Huaixi sat with disheveled hair, calmly continued to drink porridge and eat steamed buns, and ordered the maid to find him a golden head crown inlaid with red coral. Li Huaixi counted the 26 years of his previous life and decided to forgive Lin Yichen for being so narrow-minded. Behavior.
After breakfast, Li Huaixi left the government office and returned to his inn. The guys in the store were busy, and they all hurriedly saluted him and then ran away. The old shopkeeper didn't have time to talk to him, and a large number of them were doing business in the south All the people ran back, dragging their families with them, and even the woodshed was crowded with people.
Liu Quan followed to help, and Li Huaixi found a chair to sit in the lobby and listen to the guests chatting. Although the hearsay is not credible, it can also be used as a reference, at least to compare which of the two sides' propaganda is more in place.
A five or six-year-old girl looked eagerly at the fat cat in Li Huaixi's hands, and Li Huaixi looked at it with a smile
Li Huaixi smiled and looked back at Yan Li, "You are such a useless boss!"
Yan Li smiled wryly, "Who told her to be recommended by the shopkeeper of our family? If you don't look at the face of the monk, you must also look at the face of the Buddha."
Li Huaixi didn't have such troubles. He walked through the shop and entered the backyard. As he walked, he turned around and asked Yan Li, "When did aunt and uncle come? Today?"
"I arrived the day before yesterday. Cheng An and my sister couldn't live in Jin County. They wanted to come to Yu Chuan, so my father and mother came together and wanted to buy them a yard here."
Li Huaixi stopped, and asked in a low voice, "Cheng An? What about Uncle...?"
"After a quarrel, I came out." Yan Li sighed, "Go in, my mother still wants you to help Cheng An take a look, but she can trust you."
"My medical skills are really good, how about I take your pulse too?" Li Huaixi smiled and gave Yan Li a sideways glance. He had completely forgotten Lin Yichen's explanation in the morning.
Yan Li didn't answer, and was inexplicably agitated by this look. Li Huaixi's eyes fell on him, like countless small feather fans fanning him continuously, but the more fanning became hotter, the more itchy and unbearable, Yan Li couldn't figure out what kind of magic power it was, but before he figured it out, Li Huaixi had already walked forward with a smile, and Yan Li stomped his feet angrily, and hurriedly followed.
Li Huaixi went into the room and invited Ann to his aunt and uncle. Cheng An and Yan Ying were also in the room. Several people greeted each other, and after sitting down and chatting for a while, the aunt really trusted Li Huaixi and asked Cheng An to feel the pulse. .
"I learned this medical skill from the abbot of Jingtan Temple. One bottle is not half full. I dare not delay my cousin. You should ask a famous doctor in Yuchuan City to show you." Li Huaixi said with a smile.
The aunt waved her hand, "No, your cousin is fine after taking the medicine you prescribed. Why should I find someone else? Auntie can't believe who can't believe you?! My nephew is the number one child prodigy in our Great Zhou Dynasty!"
Li Huaixi was a little embarrassed. He did write prescriptions for Cheng An during the Chinese New Year. He had never seen a doctor for others, and he was a dead horse as a living horse doctor, so he wrote several prescriptions at one go, and he didn't know which one. The blind cat ran into a dead mouse, and after half a year, Cheng An's body seemed to be getting better. He didn't hear Cheng An coughing for a long time after entering the room.
The aunt repeatedly expressed her trust, and Yan Shigui and the others also looked expectant, but Li Huaixi was disrespectful, so she had to call Cheng An again.
After finishing the pulse, Li Huaixi himself was also secretly surprised. He didn't expect that he was very capable, and he actually managed Cheng An to a great extent. My brother is indeed recovering well, you can stop those medicines, and change to some warming and nourishing herbal diet, just eat some often, I will write out a few in a while, and just do it."
Yan Ying was afraid that Li Huaixi would forget about it when he left, so she quickly put down the child and brought a pen and paper, asking him to write now.Knowing that she was impatient, Li Huaixi didn't mind, so he thought about it for a while, took a pen and wrote a few simple recipes for medicinal meals, and handed them to Yan Ying after writing, seeing how she put away the recipes like a treasure, she smiled.
After treating Cheng An, it was time for dinner. Li Huaixi sat next to Yan Li, and his uncle Yan Shigui was in front of him.
Yan Shigui is not good at words, and the three sentences are inseparable from business. He plans to find a better shop in Yuchuan to open a silk and satin shop for his daughter and son-in-law. Cheng An learned the silk business for five years before, and it would be a pity if he changed his career.
The aunt does not interfere with these matters. Before she came to Yuchuan, she had just visited her mother at her younger sister's house, chatting with her nephew while eating, "Your elder brother's new house is almost finished, yo, it's built in a grand way. In Tongding The town must be a good house that can be counted, and the courtyard wall has also been redone. The high wall is the same as our courtyard in Jinxian County. It can’t be done. Last month, a thief broke into your house at night. Your father coughed when he heard the movement, and the thief came. I ran away, luckily I didn’t enter the house, I only stole two hams, but it was scary enough, I heard that the thieves were all carrying knives..."
Auntie was in a good mood, chattering about some new things she had heard while eating. Someone was burglarized, someone was robbed, and it all ended in a bloody conflict. The more Li Huaixi heard it, the more frightened she became. We left early after lunch.He just received a letter from his family a few days ago. His father didn't mention this matter in the letter, maybe because he was afraid that he would be worried, but now that his aunt's embellishment made Li Huaixi, who was not at home, even more worried. up,
At the beginning, Li Huaixi entered Li's house on the second day after time travel. He was five years old at that time, and he left home to study when he was ten years old. Li Huaixi in the pot almost forgot the existence of such people as thieves. Although he is proficient in various mechanisms now, there is no such thing in his family!
Li Huaixi is very worried. Their family has been famous all these years. They used to be able to pretend to be corn noodles, but now they can’t. The family built a house and hired a husband for their sister. The whole family wears gold and silver from top to bottom. In the eyes of those who think badly, they have already turned into delicious steamed buns!
Even if they didn't build a house or hire a husband, they couldn't hide their family's wealth. Not to mention Lin Yichen delivering things in carts every now and then, Li Chengkui's income from selling bacon and ham in the past few years alone was enough to attract the prying eyes of thieves.The method of bacon is simple and easy to learn. Although other people have been making it in the past two years, because their family has produced two scholars, one of whom is a child prodigy, thanks to the original rumors, people who buy bacon are still willing to buy their family. Li Chengkui's The bacon has become a brand name, and even restaurants from other places come here to buy his ham. Every year, his family sells more bacon and ham than other families combined.
Fortune and misfortune depend on each other, and Li Huaixi doesn't like this word more and more. When he gets rich, he will be missed by thieves. When he is promoted, he becomes a pawn. The war is approaching. Li Huaixi can't let go of his family, and he can't let go of Lin Yichen who may be trapped at any time , suddenly caught in a dilemma.
In the afternoon, Lin Yichen came to pick up his little fox. As soon as he entered Li Huaixi's room, his heart ached. The little boy lay listlessly on the table, his sharp chin was red.
"What's the matter? It's fine this morning." Lin Yichen went over and hugged him in his arms, and hurriedly asked.
Li Huaixi rubbed against Lin Yichen's arms twice, and the warm touch made him feel even more irritable, and he turned back sullenly with the word "annoying!".
Lin Yichen couldn't figure it out, he didn't know what bothered Li Huaixi, but Mr. Fu Yin knew how to ask without shame, and continued to ask like a big brother, "Baby, what's bothering you? Can you tell me?"
"Yes! You are the one who is bothering you!" Li Huaixi rubbed his hands twice as he spoke.
Lin Yichen is happy, it is a great honor for the little fox to worry about herself!However, after the glory, it is still necessary to figure out what Li Huaixi is annoyed about. After a long time of soft words, Mr. Fuyin finally understood the reason for Li Huaixi's annoyance.
"Should I receive Yu Chuan first?"
"You don't want to cross the river like a Bodhisattva." Li Huaixi glared at him, as usual, if you don't get promoted sooner, you won't get promoted later!
"Then I'll send someone there."
"Send someone? The person who sent the yamen is still from your Lin family? How much? How to arrange it?" Li Huaixi listed a lot of questions.
"Didn't your family build a house?"
"The new house is trendy, how can people live in it? Besides, we sent a bunch of big men back to the courtyard for no reason. Our family is small, and you still let my mother go out!" Li Huaixi said all this afternoon All these plans have been thought through.
"That doesn't mean you have to rob your house when the fight starts..." Lin Yichen felt guilty when he said this, Li Huaixi gave him a blank look, and Lin Yichen himself fell silent. When the war broke out, people like Li Huaixi's family were indeed bandits. The first choice target, a fat sheep with no horns at all.
After being silent for a while, Li Huaixi took a big deep breath, and suddenly smiled, "If General Weiyuan rebels, we must catch him and chop him up a few times to make it worthwhile, making us almost frightened. "
"No, it cost us so much money just to dig the tunnel!" Lin Yichen also laughed, the two of them really looked like frightened birds.
"Forget it," Li Huaixi sat up, "the fight hasn't started yet, it's useless to worry, I'll write a letter to ask my father to come over tomorrow, I have to explain some things to him face to face, you hurry up My second brother, come back, the business has stopped, so why check the account!"
57. National mourning
Li Huaixi was worried, and after thinking about it in the afternoon of the Dragon Boat Festival, he sent a letter to his parents. The letter didn't mention anything about the current situation, nor did he ask about the robbers at home. I want his dad to come over.
Sitting at home, Mrs. Cheng scolded, suspecting that her son had lost money and wanted his mother to come and clean up the mess, otherwise he would only miss his protective father.After scolding, Mrs. Cheng still took a lot of money from the family, and when she went out, she repeatedly told, "If you lose the capital, you and your son don't get angry, just cash it out early. It's almost summer. Don't set the child on fire."
Li Chengkui agreed to go on the road. He didn't believe that his youngest son would only think of him alone, but the shopkeeper he found for his son was reliable, and it was not difficult to run the inn. Li Chengkui didn't think his youngest son would lose his book. Thinking that the sister-in-law and his wife had just gone to Yuchuan, and according to the nagging and outspoken nature of the sister-in-law, I felt that the younger son was more likely to be worried about being burglarized at home.
After his father arrived, Li Huaixi complained a lot, blaming him for only reporting good news but not bad news. The two of them closed the door, and Li Huaixi confessed all his worries. Li Chengkui smiled and touched his son's little head, "Boy, you forgot about us What's Zhuang's name?"
Li Huaixi laughed when he thought about it. He had really forgotten about it. Their village is called Lijiazhuang. Shihu, a hundred or so light and strong young men, is really quite a force.
"How can you dare to grab it without opening your eyes? Dad has already raised the courtyard wall again. There are broken tiles on the top of the wall. Thieves can't climb in, and they are not afraid when they go in. Look at Dad, he is tall and big. Yes, one or two little thieves can still fight." Li Chengkui stood up with a smile and rolled up his sleeves in front of his youngest son, his knotted muscles looked really threatening.
Li Huaixi was a little relieved, and took out the individual crossbow that he had prepared for himself, "Father, once there is a fight, it will be useless to count on the government. You take this crossbow. There are twelve iron arrows in the sword box. Thieves, don't hesitate. Killing is no different from killing pigs. It's easier. Don't be merciless. Also, keep the boning knife at hand at night. In two days, my brother's craftsman will return to Jin County. I will ask them to set up some mechanism in our house, you should watch it, and don’t use it then.”
Li Chengkui felt that his son was a little too cautious, but he was afraid that his son would be unsteady thinking about things, so he took the crossbow and put it away. After looking at the sharp arrow tip in the sword box, Li Chengkui smiled and said, "Son, can you Don't make those organs too domineering, little thieves are not that bad, last time it just followed two hams, there is no need to kill people."
"Understood, dad." Li Huaixi agreed, and put back the blueprint of the mechanism that had been taken out.
Li Chengkui stayed with his son in Yuchuan for a day and then went back. When he left, he looked at his younger son who was still frowning. Li Chengkui said with a smile, "Son, money is something foreign to you. Going desperately? If it’s really a big deal at that time, it will be a big deal. Besides, our Zhuangzi does not rely on the main road, so we can’t meet those large groups of refugees. The remaining small groups of bandits are nothing to fear. When there was chaos in my generation, the village organized a team to protect the village, Lijiazhuang is not only our family with some wealth, there are many people who don’t show up and don’t leak water, don’t worry.”
Feeling the temperature from his father's big palm, Li Huaixi felt at ease, and relaxed his brows. He rubbed against his father like he did when he was a child, and let him get into the carriage with a smile.
In June, Li Hu also came back from other places, and the Lin family gave him a long vacation. He planned to help his younger brother take care of the inn in Yuchuan, but Li Huaixi disagreed, and after closing the door to give him some advice, he sent Li Hu too. go back.
After summer, Li Huaixi didn't have a bitter summer due to proper conditioning. He could eat and drink every day, and he grew a lot. His teeth finally came back full, neat, and not a single one was crooked.
On the day of the summer solstice, Young Master He was taken back from the academy by his father. When he came back ten days later, he had become a dejected married man. He might have been beaten and smelled of medicine. At night, Li Huaixi heard He moaned in the room, one high and one low, there was no joy at all, it seemed like he was enduring pain.
Liu Quan also heard it, but this guy was wrong. The next day, he looked at He Dashao Shutong with eyes full of admiration, and Li Huaixi's stomach hurt from laughing.
Young Master He is a flirtatious young man, enthusiasm comes and goes quickly, he loses interest when his pregnant wife enters the door, and he begins to find excuses not to go back in the days of Xiu Mu, and his wife is not a good match. Yes, after Young Master He shied away twice, his newly married wife came to the door by herself with her stomach full. She didn't know what she said in the room, Young Master He followed down the mountain with a blushing face.
Duan Zhengchun's mother brought his younger brother to visit once in mid-July. Liu Quan and He Guang were all liberated in those days. Make delicious lotus leaf porridge.
Duan Zhengchun's mother is capable and forthright, but Li Huaixi always feels that she is a bit pitiful. Grandma is right, the cold chastity archway is indeed useless at all, Duan Zhengchun's mother can see that when she was young, it shouldn't be considered. Ugly, the age should be about the same as Li Chengkui, but she has become an old lady, not like a woman who is less than 40 years old.
Duan Zhengchun's younger brother looks a lot like Duan Zhengchun, he is one year older than Li Huaixi, he is thirteen this year, he is a very hardworking kid, this time he came out to see his brother with two books.
The Duan family lived in the academy for seven or eight days and then went back. In the blink of an eye, midsummer came, and the annual lotus poetry appreciation party in Yuchuan Academy was about to start again.
Li Huaixi didn't have any idea about lotus appreciation poetry. In his eyes, lotus is lotus, lotus pod is lotus pod. He likes lotus leaves because they can be used to cook his favorite lotus leaf porridge.
But Duan Zhengchun and He Chongwen were looking forward to this year's Lotus Poetry Appreciation Festival. The two of them started racking their brains to think of words several days in advance. Young Master He even asked Shutong to go down the mountain to customize a suit embroidered with lotus flowers for him.
The poetry meeting was set on July [-]th, and the next day was the day of Hugh Mu. Li Huaixi asked Liu Quan to pack up the things for going down the mountain, and planned to go down the mountain as soon as the poetry meeting was over.He has recently taken a fancy to a shop facing the street, and has already sent the third grandfather over to negotiate a few times.
On the nineteenth morning, Li Huaixi punched in the yard for a while, and then took a shower. While changing clothes in the house, Liu Quan ran in from the outside and said out of breath, "The government sent someone to post a notice , the poetry meeting can’t be held, the emperor has passed away!”
The fat cat was still playing wildly outside, Liu Quan yelled twice in the yard but did not see the fat cat coming back, Li Huaixi couldn't wait, and ordered Liu Quan to stay in the academy, and bring the cat down the mountain to find him after the fat cat came back.
After tidying up his whole body, Li Huaixi hurried down the mountain by himself. He was a little excited and a little irritated. This kind of excitement and stimulation made him itchy all over. He wished he could fly to Lin Yichen's side immediately and give him two big mouthfuls of kisses. .
White flags have been hung outside the government office, and all the red places have been wrapped up. Lin Yichen put on a layer of white mourning clothes over the red official uniform, and changed his hat, complaining about the hot weather.
Seeing Lin Yichen's attire, Li Huaixi calmed down a little, took a big gulp of icy sour plum soup when he entered the door, and then asked, "Why did you ascend to heaven so quickly?!"
"Yeah, it's that fast. How much ice do you need to use in this summer!" Lin Yichen picked up the fan and slammed it twice before putting it down. He also took a sip of the sour plum soup that Li Huaixi had just drank, "The prince has already ascended the throne Cheng Xinhuang, the official document says that the enthronement ceremony will be held on August [-]th, and the whole world will celebrate together, and the world will be amnesty."
"What about the south side? Any news?"
Lin Yichen shook his head, "Not yet. The Holy Majesty died on the fifteenth day. It took three days to spread the word to us, and it may take two more days to spread it to King Zhennan."
"Well, you can still be safe for two days. How are your soldiers training? It won't be like a mess!"
Lin Yichen fiddled with the pendant on the fan, pouted and said, "It's not much better than loose sand. My wife has to ask for leave for giving birth, the child has to take time off after the full moon, and the family has to take time off to pull weeds in the rice fields! I read them a few days ago. There are all kinds of military records, I think it's better to change the book cover and change the name, and call it "Compilation of Reasons for Fake Application"!"
"You just put it down after reading it? Didn't someone say 'Master Fu Yin is very angry' to scare them?" Li Huaixi smiled and hugged the young Fu Yin from behind.
"What is Mr. Fu Yin to them, a civil servant?" Lin Yichen smiled, stretched out his hand to grab his little fox into his arms, and said while looking at it, "General Weiyuan is not against you. He offered three sticks of incense to offer, if he turns his back, our tunnels will come in handy in eight or nine out of ten!"
"Promising!" Li Huaixi smiled and sat on the lap of Lord Fuyin, pulled the mourning clothes on Lin Yichen's body and said, "I don't even go home because I listen to you wearing mourning clothes and talking about your frustration here. It's okay if there are people. When the time comes to war, the garrison general will give them leave."
"That's true, but I'm afraid they will run away when they see someone, and won't listen to orders."
Li Huaixi took the fan in Lin Yichen's hand and slapped it, and said with a sneer, "Where are you going? Hmph, the government soldiers are all registered, have families and mouths, and you should tell them ugly things first. Listen to the dispatch, if you become a deserter, you will be killed without mercy, and your descendants will not be allowed to join the army again. Those good deeds of tax reduction and corvee will never come to their tribe! Moreover, it is precisely because these soldiers are dragging their families Only those who have a mouth, we can adjust, don’t forget the saying that good fortune and misfortune depend on each other when you are serious.”
"You mean..."
Li Huaixi clapped his fan, pointed at Lin Yichen's chest and said, "What do soldiers with their families fear most? They are most afraid that their family members will suffer. If General Weiyuan comes, we will pour a pile of dirty water on him first." Let’s say what the government soldiers value, what General Weiyuan robs, and we are not afraid that they will not stick to it.”
Lin Yichen thought for a while, and kissed Li Huaixi suddenly, "Good idea! The government soldiers are just like us, they don't care who is the emperor or not, and they dare to fight for a pig. Good idea. Get a few refugees to speak out, hehe, I'm not afraid that those government soldiers will not work hard!"
"Smart, but you can't just play with these dirty things. Mr. Fu Yin, you have to prepare those high-sounding words well. I'm still waiting to see your heroic appearance on the tower to inspire the soldiers and angrily rebuke the rebels!"
"Do you want to go up to the tower?" Lin Yichen hesitated.
"Or go to the front of the battle!" Li Huaixi smiled and pointed out another place where Mr. Fu Yin could shine.
Lin Yichen snatched the fan from Li Huaixi's hand and slammed it fiercely, saying resignedly, "I'm still the tower."
Lin Yichen's day is not a day for rest and bathing, so Li Huaixi came out after sitting in the government office for a while, and the shops on the street hung up white flags one after another. During the national funeral, the whole country is very boring, and there are no more entertainers. , You can’t watch songs and dances, you can’t go to the theater, you can’t even marry your wife, and those who have a banquet have to change the date.
Li Huaixi took a leisurely walk on the street, thinking of the couple Cheng An and Yan Ying, he smiled silently, this couple is really the best among bad people, the newly renovated store was originally planned to open on July [-]th, just in time It was a good time to change summer clothes to autumn clothes, but the emperor passed away, and the whole country was in mourning. Naturally, things like 'opening a good fortune' were not allowed, and the best season was missed in vain.
The Fuya is not far from the Tongfu Inn. Li Huaixi walked across two streets and arrived. The white flags at the entrance of the store had already been hung up. The paper was also peeled off and replaced with a white one, and the old shopkeeper was instructing the guys to check if there were any omissions.
Li Huaixi secretly took the old shopkeeper to a place where people carried people, and whispered, "Third Grandpa, prepare more food in the store these days, buy as much as you can, and store it in the cellar behind. If you want to buy more, those things won’t break.”
The old shopkeeper has lived for more than 60 years, and he has seen the world's affairs thoroughly. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Sure enough, a hero is born as a boy. You can think of this at such a young age. I have sent someone to hire The car passed by. Huaixi, I think you should go home first, as long as I am here."
Li Huaixi shook his head, "I can't leave. I have my father and two older brothers at home, so I don't need anything. You should go back. The third grandma can't do it alone at home without someone to take care of her."
The third grandpa smiled, "Who cares about her with her old bones guarding the dilapidated house! Well, since you can't leave, you must have important things to do, so you don't have to worry about the things in the store. I promise to take care of it." good."
Upon hearing this, Li Huaixi bowed to the old shopkeeper, and said with a smile, "Then I will leave it to the third grandpa."
Li Huaixi was still thinking about the shop he was optimistic about, and there was nothing else to do after the arrangement in the shop, so the old shopkeeper called a car, and the two of them went to the owner of the shop that he had hoped for in advance.
The boss didn't expect that Li Huaixi would still buy his place in this situation, so he readily agreed. At that time, he signed the contract, went to the yamen for record and changed the title deed, and Li Huaixi got another property.
The house is cheap to buy, and Li Huaixi has no business to do. He intends to rent out this place, but this will not work in the short term. Li Huaixi is not in a hurry, and he has taken the land deed and left the government office. When Lin Yichen gets the letter When they came out, Li Huaixi had already got into the carriage and left.
The carriage made two turns and sent back the seller and the old shopkeeper respectively. Seeing that the meal time was approaching, Li Huaixi ordered the coachman to go all the way to the door of Yan Li's shop. Through the window, he saw that the shop door was open, and Yan Li was walking around inside. Go, Li Huaixi smiled, paid the fare and got out of the car.
Cheng An and his wife were also there, and the new store could not be opened for the time being. Yan Ying was complaining with her baby in her arms.
Yan Li and Cheng An are also considering whether to go home to avoid the problem. In the past two years, there have been rumors on the streets that Zhennan King is about to rebel. People with brains also sensed the clues.
Common people are not allowed to talk about state affairs, Yan Li closed the store door, and asked Li Huaixi who just came in softly, "Huaixi, do you think this can be fought?"
"I'm not the King of Zhennan, nor General Weiyuan, how do I know if I can fight?!" Li Huaixi glanced at Yan Li angrily, found the most comfortable rattan rocking chair in the store and lay down, In the hot summer, Li Xiucai took off his shoes and threw them on the ground without a sense of public morality.
Yan Li handed him a cattail fan, and Li Huaixi said as he fanned it, "Wait a minute, maybe you won't be able to open the door for a while, it's so hot, there is no one on the street at noon, What are you afraid of?"
Cheng An went over and opened the door again, and poured another cup of herbal tea for Li Huaixi. Li Huaixi straightened up on the recliner and drank it down, and said with a smile, "I'm tired this morning, and my legs are almost running thin."
Yan Li knew that the relationship between Li Huaixi and the Fu Yin was unusual, and seeing that he seemed not in a hurry, he was a little relieved, and said with a smile, "I don't worry about seeing you like this. It’s a dilapidated house, and you can’t carry it on your back or carry it, it’s not like we have a big house of goods, and we don’t know where to hide it.”
Li Huaixi smiled and gave Yan Li a sideways glance. He felt that this cousin was more likely to be a profiteer. He asked for ideas, not just asking for ideas. If there is a real fight, Cousin Cheng An may have to hurry up, who wants these things from you, why don’t you hurry up and send the guys to buy rice? When the war starts, it will be too late for the price of rice to rise.”
After being reminded by Li Huaixi, both of them remembered this incident. Cheng An got anxious and said repeatedly, "Yes, yes, hurry up, I'm afraid I won't be able to buy it if it's too late."
Yan Li got up and arranged for the guys in the store to buy rice. Li Huaixi was lying on the recliner fanning boredly. After a while, Yan Ying came from behind and said that the meal was ready. Li Huaixi put on his shoes and stood up. Let the cousin take the child back first, if there is a fight, only the two of them will not be able to settle down."
Cheng An nodded and said, "I think so too. Tomorrow I plan to send the two of them back first, and then come back. There are so many goods in the store, and I really don't worry about it."
Li Huaixi didn't know what he could do if he was worried, he was as thin as a chicken, if people really wanted to rob his shop, Cheng An might not even be able to protect a piece of cloth.Li Huaixi wanted him to send the goods to the shop he just bought. It had been empty for more than half a year. Most people would not think that there were goods hidden in it, but he was afraid that Cheng An would lose his money and be blamed by others. Shibai became a good person, so he didn't say anything when he came.
In the afternoon, Li Huaixi went back to his inn. The rice noodles had been bought, and the guys were sending them in. Liu Quan also came back from the academy, and was sweating profusely chasing the cat. A salted fish ran all over the yard.
"Let it go, it's asking for coughing and hair loss!" Li Huaixi couldn't help it after Liu Quan kicked over the wooden basin that the washerwoman put in the yard, and stopped her with a loud voice. Stupid book boy.
Liu Quan stopped, rolled his eyes from exhaustion, and out of breath, pointed to the fat cat that jumped up to the roof and said, "It, it is already the second one!"
"You don't care, go get someone to prepare water for me, I want to take a shower." Li Huaixi said as he entered the house, ran for a day, and the morning shower was a waste.
After a while, the guys brought hot water in, Li Huaixi closed the door, leaned quietly in the bathtub and thought, if you want to hit him, hit him, he is not afraid of any big things as a time traveler.
58、Calculation
In a blink of an eye, the summer clothes were replaced with autumn clothes. On the tenth day of the eighth month, the leaves of the poplar trees had just turned yellow, and before the new emperor held his enthronement ceremony, news came from the south that the King of Zhennan had turned his back.
This king of Zhennan is so straightforward. In order to make himself famous, he even denied the birth of the first emperor. He said that the first emperor was a child brought in by the first empress dowager in order to consolidate the queen's position. He said with certainty that It has to be like the real thing.
The first emperor was "brought in", and the new emperor became a "wild species". The king of Zhennan "bears the burden of humiliation and endures the burden of suffering", and now he is finally going north to restore royal orthodoxy.
Li Huaixi wanted to laugh after reading the proclamation. This King of Zhennan is really good at talking nonsense, using a bunch of unproven things to confuse the public. Some pedantic people, but they are inferior in the eyes of sensible people, and they are not people who can achieve great things.
The King of Zhennan claims to have an army of 80, but according to Grandpa Lin Yichen, there are actually only 40. The 40 army was blocked before leaving Lingnan. The army, the third prince who has been rumored to have thought about it in the palace, appeared on the battlefield and took the post of Marshal of the Army and Horses.
The third prince is brave and good at fighting, and the king of Zhennan is not an idiot. The two sides have been sticking together since the beginning of the battle, and the fight is in full swing.
There was chaos in the south as expected, but there was no movement in the north. Lin Yichen sent several groups of spies there, and the information returned was that everything was as usual. General Weiyuan was busy dealing with the Datan people who took the opportunity to attack from the north, and there was no sign of following the rebellion.
In a blink of an eye, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the army of the King of Zhennan fails to go north to attack Huanglong in one fell swoop. The new emperor held the enthronement ceremony in the capital as scheduled, amnesty the world, and the city of Yuchuan was not affected by the flames of war. Rest for three days.
Li Huaixi arrived at Lin Yichen's place early. He recently read a lot of military book formations and felt a little unsteady, so he didn't rest on time for several days. He improved the original design and re-drawn new drawings to Lin Yichen.
The two talked for a while with the blueprints, Li Huaixi finished explaining what should be explained clearly, and after the official business was over, the fatigue accumulated for several days hit him, Lin Yichen arranged for someone to come in and make the bed for him, Li Huaixi relaxed , climbed up to nest, and fell asleep in a blink of an eye.
Lin Yichen didn't have such a good life as him. With the disaster of war, all the officials in the whole country, big and small, lost Xiu Mu. Mr. Fu Yin kissed his little fox twice, and left the back office quietly with the blueprint.
The general affairs in the government office are handled by special personnel. Lin Yichen got into the carriage and went straight to several newly-built factories of the Lin family. Mr. Fu Yin used the power of his own family. All the things designed by Li Huaixi were processed by the Lin family. On the other hand, it is also able to achieve technical secrecy to the greatest extent.
In the evening, Li Huaixi was woken up by Lin Yichen who came back, and the two of them went back to the Lin Mansion to have a reunion dinner and hurried back to the government office. reception.
The military pay is given to the [-]-strong army of General Weiyuan in the north, and there are ten carts full of snowflake silver!The military vehicles were guarded by heavy soldiers. Li Huaixi took a look from a distance. He heard that every year the imperial court would convert half of the military salary into grain and transport it to northern Xinjiang, but this time it was all silver, not even half a bag of rice.
Lin Yichen came back very late that night, took off his clothes and went to bed, picked Li Huaixi and fell asleep. There was no smell of alcohol on his body. Li Huaixi adjusted a comfortable posture and went to sleep. The Mid-Autumn Festival between the two of them was as pure as the moon in the sky.
The next morning, when Li Huaixi got up, Lin Yichen had already gone out, and the army delivery team left the city early in the morning, and he, the prefect, had to arrange people to ensure safety along the way.
The maids came in to wait for Li Huaixi to wash and eat. After a while, Lin Yichen came back and hurriedly filled a bowl of rice and went out. Before leaving, he messed up Li Huaixi's hair. attention.
Li Huaixi sat with disheveled hair, calmly continued to drink porridge and eat steamed buns, and ordered the maid to find him a golden head crown inlaid with red coral. Li Huaixi counted the 26 years of his previous life and decided to forgive Lin Yichen for being so narrow-minded. Behavior.
After breakfast, Li Huaixi left the government office and returned to his inn. The guys in the store were busy, and they all hurriedly saluted him and then ran away. The old shopkeeper didn't have time to talk to him, and a large number of them were doing business in the south All the people ran back, dragging their families with them, and even the woodshed was crowded with people.
Liu Quan followed to help, and Li Huaixi found a chair to sit in the lobby and listen to the guests chatting. Although the hearsay is not credible, it can also be used as a reference, at least to compare which of the two sides' propaganda is more in place.
A five or six-year-old girl looked eagerly at the fat cat in Li Huaixi's hands, and Li Huaixi looked at it with a smile
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