In the end, Lou Xiaoyi chose an ordinary and dull string of beads. In the past, of course, he would choose something bright and beautiful, but now, his taste was different.
Although the string of beads was dull, it was precious because it was real. After being polished for many years, there was a sense of vicissitudes in it. This was the consciousness that came from his dreams, but now, he felt that it made sense.
Lou Province was located to the east of Pu City. It was an area where the rich and powerful gathered. However, Lou Province was very ordinary among them. It did not appear to be noble at all. This was Lou Province's low profile, and it was also the Lou Province's helplessness.
A manservant would come to take the horse away, and Ping An would immediately be questioned by the mistress. As the young master, Lou Xiaoyi had to bathe and change his clothes before he could meet his mother. This was the rule of a big house. After returning from a wine party, the smell of wine and meat on his body would offend his mother, who had always prayed to Buddha.
In fact, there were only two masters in the entire Lou Province: the mistress and the young master.
The Lou Residence didn't start out by doing business, nor was it an influential family in Pu City. The reason why it had a relatively high status in Pu City was entirely because of the long-deceased male master of the Lou Residence. He was once the Grand Marshal of the Zhaoye Kingdom. He was a great writer and poet who was widely known in the nearby kingdoms. He was also one of the few people in Pu City who could stand out.
He was a name card of a city. Everyone respected him on the surface, but he did not have any real power. As time passed, Lou Xiaoyi might be able to survive on the glory of his father's generation, but it was hard to say what would happen to the next generation. After all, this was a very realistic world.
Lou Xiaoyi's father passed away early. Since he could remember, Lou Xiaoyi had never seen him. The mother and son relied on each other for survival, and their relationship was very deep. Although he was far from being as talented as his father, to his mother, as long as she could live on peacefully, nothing else mattered.
Amazing talent did not mean that one could live a long life, but it was very likely that one would die young like Lou Xiaoyi's father. Mother Lou had already seen this point clearly, so she never had too many expectations for Lou Xiaoyi.
The reason why he came up with such an unscholarly name was actually to avoid the taboos of the unseen world. Xiaoyi was a little ant, low-key and unobtrusive, with a strong vitality. In fact, it was no different from the things that names such as Iron Egg and Dog Leftover implied.
Some of the maids had already prepared a bathtub of clean water, and then retreated one after another. It was normal for a wealthy family to have maids serving them in the bath. However, this did not apply to Lou Province, where the head wife was very strict. In this aspect, she required Lou Xiaoyi to do it himself. Even the few maids in his room who did rough chores were all tall and boorish, with mediocre appearances. This was to prevent him from being exposed to the affairs between men and women too early.
He was already used to it, so it did not matter. Furthermore, with his consciousness in his dreams, he seemed to be very used to it. For a man, bathing was very fast, but the troublesome part was his long hair. Most of the time was spent on it.
Lou Xiaoyi was dressed in a white scholar's robe with a satin belt. Although he did not have the demeanor of a handsome man like his father, his parents' genes were still there, so of course, he was not too far off.
Lou Province occupied a moderate amount of land. After a few turns, he arrived at the courtyard where his mother lived. The surroundings were completely silent, with maids of all sizes standing on both sides. The head wife was very strict in governing the family, and the atmosphere of the scholarly disciples was indeed different. It was not something that the nouveau riche of Pu City could compare to.
A personal maid led him into the upper room. There was no need for a son to go through so much trouble to meet his mother, but etiquette was very restrictive. This was especially true for someone like his mother, who was very competitive. Ever since his father left, she had shouldered everything, no matter how big or small. This was indeed very prestigious, but it also made her lose her gentleness, and she could not have the best of both worlds.
As a little bird under his mother's wings, Lou Xiaoyi had no choice. Previously, his feelings towards his mother were more of reverence than admiration, but now, he began to disagree. He did not know who gave him the courage to do so!
His mother, Lou Xiaoyi, was already over fifty years old. Lou Xiaoyi was a late father, and it was not easy for him to have a son. The years and hardships of life had long left obvious traces on his mother's face. However, from the outline of her appearance and temperament, he could still vaguely see the elegance of her past. She was once a talented woman in the capital, the descendant of a general, and naturally had a dignified aura.
"Greetings, Mother. Little Yi pays his respects to Mother."
Lou Xiaoyi respectfully paid his respects to his mother. Although he did not kowtow, he still adhered to etiquette. Although he had begun to feel some resistance, believing that there was no need to be so rigid between family members, the habits that he had cultivated over the past ten years still allowed him to not show any disrespect throughout the entire process.
"How was your gathering with the Qi family's boy today? Did they bully you? "
Lou Yaoshi asked with a smile.
Ping An's report was limited to the general situation. He did not know the actual situation in the Chao Feng Brothel. For a mother, if a somewhat dull and autistic child occasionally met with others, especially when it came to drinking, of course she would be very worried. Those children were usually very respectful towards Lou Province, but no one could control what would happen to young people after drinking.
"Replying to Mother, everything is fine. Second Brother Qi and the others also took good care of me. It's just that I'm a little clumsy with words, and I couldn't get a word in when they were discussing swordplay. It will naturally be fine after a few more gatherings. Mother need not worry."
Lou Yaoshi was very gratified. It was not really because he was not bullied, but because her son seemed to have changed and dared to speak? And he even dared to take the initiative to ask for a few more gatherings. This was a very good improvement.
This child had been dull and silent since he was young, unwilling to come into contact with strangers. When he was young, it did not matter as he was easy to control, but when he grew older, he often made her worry. This family would ultimately depend on him, and as his mother, she could not take care of him for a lifetime. If he did not make more friends, how would he face this complicated world alone in the future?
This time, she was the one who asked someone to stuff Little Yi into Qi Er's group's gathering. It was to let him have more contact with the outside world. There were many small groups of young people like this in Pu City. She was cautious in her actions, and only after many inquiries did she confirm this small group of people. Their family backgrounds were clean. Most importantly, although they were young and impetuous, they were all good children and would not harm her Little Yi.
She was not unfamiliar with cultivation. As the young daughter of a general of the Kingdom of Ye, she knew more than the majority of people. It was just that she had never revealed it.
Little Yi was very quiet and did not show any interest in cultivation, so she had never mentioned it in front of the child. However, just half a month ago, she had heard Ping An's small report and learned that this child had recently become interested in cultivation. Thus, she had arranged for him to have a drinking party with Qi Er's group.
No matter what, it was not good to be too quiet. Although there was not much of a future in cultivation, it was the best choice for training the body. Also, with Little Yi's personality, he was not one to cause trouble.
Thus, she secretly connived.
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