The girl called Xiao Zhu watched as Li Yi took away the rest of the osmanthus cake along with her handkerchief. His figure quickly disappeared at the door, and the expression on her pretty face was somewhat stunned.
The story was only told halfway, and it stopped at the most critical moment. Not being able to hear the rest of the story made people's hearts itch uncomfortably.
"This young master, he didn't keep his word …"
He clearly said that after eating her osmanthus cake, he would tell a good story … The girl clenched her fists, lightly bit her lower lip, and murmured in a low voice.
Seeing the scholar take the reward and simply turn around to leave, the men who were attracted by the story of "The Painted Skin" were also dumbfounded.
"What the hell is this?"
Just as they were tempted by the story, the storyteller ran away irresponsibly. Did he even consider the feelings of the audience?
Why was this young scholar even more abominable than the old storyteller on the stage?
"Yu Zhu, who was that person?" The old storyteller came down from the stage and walked to the girl's side. He looked in the direction of the door and asked.
Although the story was not finished, there was no one here to listen to him. Originally, he wanted to come over and ask clearly, but he didn't expect that the disruptive scholar would run away so quickly.
Before the girl had time to reply, the man who was frightened by her just now spoke first.
"Old man, don't tell the story you just told. Do you know how to tell" The Painted Skin "? Hurry up and tell us a part, and we will reward you."
The man took out a copper coin from his bosom and slapped it on the table. He stared closely at the old man and said.
"Yes, yes, yes, that scholar just now was too unruly. He ran away halfway through his story, and it made people's hearts itch. Hurry up and continue from where he just left off."
The old man's face revealed a stunned expression. He simply didn't understand what these people were saying.
"What did they want me to tell? What skin?"
How would he know what skin it was!
…
Originally, he wanted to come here to listen to the music and watch the dance, but he didn't come at a good time. He met a chattering old man, and his only gain was these osmanthus cakes.
The osmanthus cake made by Ruoqing was really delicious. The next time he met her, he would ask her how to make it and teach Xiao Huan when he went back. He could make more to take with him. In this era, there was no variety of snacks. If he was hungry in the county government, he could eat a few pieces to fill his stomach.
Since he had nothing to do, he decided to wander around. This tile-roofed building could be considered a fairly large entertainment venue in Qing 'an Prefecture. It was an extremely wide square with all kinds of tile-roofed houses. Other than the large and small booths used for performances, there were also many merchants. On both sides of the square, a dazzling array of goods were displayed. Li Yi paused for a moment outside a few of the booths. There were singers, actors, people swallowing swords in their mouths, and people breaking rocks with their chests. It was a dazzling sight.
It had to be said that the people in the city were more playful than the villagers in the Willow Leaf Village. They knew how to find fun for themselves.
Although it was still daytime, there were a lot of people gathered here. It was a good place to kill time.
Li Yi visited a few more booths one after another. Looking at the sky, he estimated that it was almost time to get off work. After patrolling outside for so long, it was time to go home for dinner.
On his way back, he passed by a certain brothel. The eyes of a girl who was standing at the door to receive customers lit up. She hurriedly took a few steps forward and grabbed his arm.
"Childe, come in and play …"
Her coquettish voice gave Li Yi goosebumps, and he hurriedly flung his arm away from her hand.
The brothel here was not as high-end as the Jade Courtyard. There were no prostitutes to accompany you to recite poems and songs, talk about life and ideals. The purpose of men coming here was very simple, which was to satisfy their physiological needs.
Li Yi had endured for more than 20 years in his previous life. He had only experienced a few months in this world, so his physiological needs were not so strong. Moreover, in any case, he could not give up his first time here!
The heavily made-up brothel girl saw that the handsome young man in front of her didn't seem to have that kind of intention. She wanted to give up, but she was unwilling. It was very difficult to meet such an outstanding customer here. She simply clenched her teeth and said, "Young Master, come in with me. I … I won't take your money."
Although she was a prostitute and was in the flesh business, she would still be a little annoyed when she had to face those old and ugly patrons every day. If she could have sex with such a young gentleman, she would be willing to pay for it.
No charge …
Li Yi was shocked because of this sentence. It turned out that what Li Xuan said last time was not a lie. He could really go to a brothel without paying for it …
However, the situation now was a little different. This girl with shining eyes did not give him such a big discount because of some poems or essays. Most likely, it was because — he had the potential to be a gigolo.
He struggled out of the girl's hand as if he was escaping. The girl seemed to be very disappointed. In the end, she even showed that she wanted to pay for it. After apologizing repeatedly, Li Yi hurriedly left.
He secretly sighed in his heart, "The young ladies in this world are really passionate and unrestrained …"
After leaving Wa City, he was not in the mood to stroll anymore. When he returned to the county government, he directly went to the back office to ask Fang to go back with him.
"Your Excellency, Brother Fang went out to buy something." When Fang was not there, a yamen runner ran over and said.
Fang had nothing to do in the county government all day, so he became familiar with these yamen runners. Usually, he called him "Brother Fang".
"Forget it. When he comes back, tell him that I am going back first."
According to Li Yi's understanding of Fang, after buying something on the street, he did not know how long it would take. He was too lazy to wait for him to come back.
He rented a carriage and slowly drove out of the prefecture. At the same time, in the Willow Leaves Village, Xiao Huan looked a little anxious.
The little rabbit that was given to her by the son-in-law was lost.
"Why don't we go outside and look for it? Maybe it ran out because it was hungry." Liu Ruyi looked at her and comforted her.
"No, I just fed it this morning."
Xiao Huan's voice sounded like she was about to cry. She had raised that rabbit for a long time and already had feelings for it. She felt very sad that it was lost for no reason.
In the past, even if she let the rabbit out, it only moved around in the yard. Sometimes it would run out, but it would not run very far. After a while, it would run back on its own. But today, she had searched the yard and the surrounding area, but still found nothing.
"I still can't find it. Maybe it sneaked away." Liu Ruyi walked in from outside. She had expanded the scope of the search, but still couldn't find the rabbit.
Although Xiao Huan was not very willing to believe it, she also knew that this rabbit was originally caught from outside. Maybe it also had its own family. If someone wanted to separate Xiao Huan from Miss and the son-in-law, she must be very sad in her heart.
"I hope the little rabbit can find its family …" The little servant girl sighed and murmured.
…
"Childe, should I still wait here tomorrow morning?" The servant of the carriage sent Li Yi to the foot of the mountain. The mountain road was in front of him, and he asked before leaving.
"No need." Li Yi waved his hand. Last time when he nailed the horse's shoes, it seemed to be frightened and did not act wildly in front of him again. It obediently stopped jumping around. When he went out tomorrow, he could ride it.
The servant drove the carriage back. Li Yi walked alone on the mountain road, thinking that there was still a long way to go back to the stockade village. He had to realize his dream of buying a big house in the city as soon as possible.
Willow Leaves Stockade used to be a mountain bandit village. When building the village, it was natural to consider whether it would be easily destroyed by the troops sent by the government. On the way, there were rugged mountain roads. Some places could only allow one person and one horse to pass. It was easy to defend and difficult to attack. As a mountain bandit village, its location was not bad. But as a village, it was extremely difficult to go out, hiding in the deep mountains. It was also reasonable that several generations of villagers were so poor.
"Haha, County Magistrate Li, why didn't Fang Laosan follow you today?"
Li Yi walked through a dense forest. Suddenly, a sound came from the forest. He stopped in his tracks and looked up. He saw a person walking out of the forest and looking at him with a smile that was not a smile.
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