Many things were always treasured after they were lost. Before, Li Yi felt that being a county lieutenant was boring. He was always entangled by trivial things that had nothing to do with him. He would rather lie at home or bask in the sun in the courtyard of Ruyi's Workshop.
Now, his wish to lie in the courtyard and bask in the sun had really come true.
Since he was injured, his range of activities was limited to his room and this small courtyard. If he wanted to go through the shop to have a look outside, he would be stopped by Fang.
Xiao Huan and Ruyi returned to the stockade village. Since they were going to stay here for a while, they naturally needed to bring some daily necessities and change of clothes. Ruyi also went back, leaving Li Yi alone in the courtyard.
He was the only one in the courtyard, and there was no one to talk to. After a while, Li Yi began to miss the girl named "Piglet."
At least, there was someone to talk to, so he wouldn't be bored …
Even if he had countless books in his head to relieve his boredom, he couldn't compare with a beautiful young girl in her twenties.
It didn't take long for the beautiful young girl to climb up the wall again.
"Phew … Sister Ruoqing finally went out." The young girl looked back and let out a long sigh of relief. Seeing that Li Yi was still lying on the chair in the courtyard, she was relieved.
"Don't tell sister Ruoqing about the osmanthus cake." This time, the young girl seemed to have put the chair under her feet a little higher, so she could fold her arms and lie on the wall. She looked at Li Yi and said this.
"Don't worry."
After getting a positive answer from Li Yi, the young girl stared at him with big sparkling eyes, waiting for him to fulfill his promise.
Li Yi didn't want to lie to a young girl. Besides, it was not easy for someone to talk to him, so he adjusted to a comfortable position and said, "Wang Sheng climbed over the wall and returned home …"
"Yes, I have. Last time, I said that Wang Sheng peeped outside the window at the female ghost painting her skin on the bed!" the young girl said hurriedly.
"What's the rush? What's the rush? I haven't gotten into the zone yet." Li Yi glanced at her, then slowly said, "Wang Sheng was very scared when he saw that the female ghost had turned into a woman who played with him every night. He was so scared that his soul almost flew away. Finally, he remembered the Daoist priest he met on the street and hurriedly chased after him …"
The girl's expression was focused. She secretly memorized the plot that he said and then passed it on to Grandpa Sun. With the follow-up story, those customers would probably give more money, right?
The original story of the Painted Skin was not long. Wang Sheng saved a woman and hid it in his house despite his wife's advice. However, the woman turned out to be an evil ghost. After digging out Wang Sheng's heart and lungs, she escaped. Later, she was killed by a Taoist priest with a peach wood sword. Wang Sheng's wife found an extraordinary person and saved Wang Sheng …
The ending was a happy one, but the plot was full of twists and turns. Speaking of which, there was even a little erotic element to it, which made it more attractive to men. It had the elements to sell well in this world.
The original Painted Skin was only about two thousand words. Unlike the old man, Li Yi did not have to add to the atmosphere from time to time. It was similar to a flat and straightforward narration. It did not take long for him to reach the ending.
"Thank you for your story. I'll leave first. Remember to keep the osmanthus cake a secret!" After listening to the story, the girl had achieved her goal. Her feet were a little numb after standing for a long time. She wanted to quickly tell Grandpa Sun before she forgot the plot.
Ruyi and the others had not returned from the village yet. If the girl left, who could he talk to to relieve his boredom?
Fang?
After thinking about it, he gave up. There was too much of a generation gap, and it was not easy to communicate.
Seeing that the girl turned her head and was about to jump down, Li Yi spoke again, "For the sake of the osmanthus cake, in addition to the Painted Skin, I'll give you another story called Ying Ning."
"Ah, Ying Ning?" The girl's movements slowed down. She turned around and looked at Li Yi again.
There was actually a buy one get one free deal?
"The scholar Prince Fu met a beautiful woman at the Lantern Festival. He picked up the plum blossoms that the girl had dropped. After returning home, he missed her so much that he fell ill …"
It was another story that she had never heard before. The girl immediately stopped thinking about it and listened carefully.
One "Painted Skin" could only solve the problem temporarily. When the customers got tired of listening to it, the brothel would still face the same predicament as before. Of course, the more stories there were, the better. At this moment, she was even thinking that she must get the stories of "Legend of the White Snake" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" that this gentleman had told her previously. Anyway, the price was only a few pieces of osmanthus cake. Even if Elder Sister Ruoqing found out, she probably wouldn't blame her.
Moreover, she had eaten quite a lot of them before …
This time, it was naturally not for the sake of telling a story. Li Yi slowed down the speed of his narration. Sometimes, the girl would interrupt and ask some questions that she did not understand.
"Hee hee, that Miss Ying Ning is so innocent …" When the girl spoke again, she raised her head and looked forward. Suddenly, she shrank her head back. While Li Yi was puzzled, there was a sound of messy footsteps behind him.
He turned around and saw a few people passing through the shop and walking towards the courtyard.
Fang did not stop them because they were all acquaintances. Li Xuan asked the guards behind him to carry boxes of different sizes into the courtyard, while he walked towards Li Yi.
"I heard from MIngzhu that you were injured, so I came to have a look."
The people of the Li Family were very polite, unlike County Magistrate Liu, who came to visit the patient empty-handed. Not to mention whether he was secretly happy in his heart, at least these gifts showed enough sincerity.
In fact, Li Yi hadn't seen Li Xuan for many days. A few days ago, he was still curious. With Li Xuan's personality, it wasn't normal for him to hold back for so long and not look for him to refresh his worldview.
When he raised his head to look at him, he was stunned and said doubtfully, "I haven't seen you for a few days. Why do you look so haggard? Even if you go to the Jade Courtyard every day, it shouldn't be like this, right?"
Speaking of this matter, Li Xuan could not help but smile bitterly. He waved his hand and said, "Don't mention it. Since mother's birthday banquet, father has not allowed me to step out of the Prince's Mansion. He invited several great scholars to teach me some inexplicable things all day long. It's so annoying."
"If MIngzhu did not go to the Prince's Mansion to visit mother and let me find such an excuse to come out, I'm afraid that I would still be facing those troublesome old guys in the Prince's Mansion." He looked at Li Yi, who was leisurely lying in the courtyard and basking in the sun, and his face was full of envy.
As a dignified Prince, his life was not as carefree as his. Naturally, his heart was extremely depressed.
"Let's go. I've been bored to death in the Prince's Mansion these days. It's not easy to come out today. I'd like to invite you to the Jade Courtyard to relax." Looking at him, he did not look like he was seriously injured. Li Xuan shook his head and stopped thinking about these annoying things. He looked at Li Yi and said.
"Ahem, I'm seriously injured this time. I'm afraid it's not convenient. You should go by yourself …" Li Yi said with a dry cough.
"Where …"
Just as Li Xuan was about to speak, he suddenly felt a chill run through his body. He quickly turned his head and saw a few figures standing behind him looking at him.
The little servant girl who won with two stones, the heroine who could fly in the sky, and Li Yi's wife that he saw the other day …
"Ahem, hello, sister-in-law …"
Looking at the woman in the middle, Li Xuan's expression froze. He then copied Li Yi and coughed dryly. His expression was incomparably awkward.
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