Li Yi was very melancholy, very melancholy.
Just a few months ago, he was just eating and waiting to die. Every day, he would lie in the courtyard and bask in the sun. When he had nothing to do, he would tease the little servant girls, tell stories to the naughty children, and fight with Miss.Liu for the last piece of chicken on the plate. It was a leisurely life.
He did not know when it all started to change.
He earned more and more money, the people he met became more and more distinguished, the money at home piled up like a mountain, and he spent all day talking and laughing with the princess and heir. The carriage of life started to move in a direction that he did not expect. That horse was so fast that it could not be pulled back.
He thought that he could earn a little money and be content with a little wealth — a few days ago, he was kidnapped and almost lost his life. This time, he was attacked by dozens of people. He had never experienced such an exciting thing in his two lives …
Gunpowder had been invented, but new troubles had followed. Although he did not know how much importance the Emperor would place on this thing, no matter what the result was, it was unlikely that he would be able to live the way he had before.
Moreover, today's matter gave him a wake-up call.
Whether it was working with Ning Wang Fu or his friendship with Li Xuan, they were all illusory. If he used them as a trump card, he would die a terrible death sooner or later.
In the past, he was really used to being lazy and thought about things in a simple way. Looking at it now, he was a little too naive.
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The oil lamp on the table gave off a spark. Li Yi rubbed his slightly swollen eyebrows. The injured area on his abdomen started to hurt again.
After all, his injuries had not completely healed, and it was not suitable for him to make any strenuous movements. However, he had no other choice today. He had been rushing about, and in order to make the gunpowder in time, he did not even have time to eat. At this moment, his old injuries were showing signs of relapse, and his stomach was also unbearably hungry. There was also a faint pain coming from the back of his neck.
Li Yi rubbed the back of his head and a trace of anger appeared on his face.
Today, in front of so many people, he was knocked unconscious by Ruyi. It was a great humiliation.
If he could not reestablish his authority as a husband, he would not be able to stay in this family in the future.
Of course, knocking him out wasn't the main point. The main point was the attitude she had displayed throughout the entire incident. It was truly infuriating.
There was a slight sound of footsteps outside the door, and then the door was pushed open. Liu Ruyi walked in with a tray in her hand. She put a bowl of steaming porridge on the table and said softly, "Uncle Fang said that you haven't eaten all day, so I just cooked some porridge. You should eat it while it's hot."
Li Yi raised his head to look at her. He did not speak, nor did he move.
Liu Ruyi knew that he was angry. Thinking of what he had just said, "I'll settle accounts with you later," she evaded his eyes and said, "My husband, remember to eat your porridge early. I'll leave first."
Just as she was about to open the door and escape, an arm reached out from behind and pressed against the door. Panicking, she turned around and almost touched the tip of Li Yi's nose.
"Don't you have anything to say to me?" At this time, in the flickering light of the room, the posture of the young man and woman was very similar to a kind of action called "Wall Knocking" in the future. According to the current situation, it should be more appropriate to call it "Door Knocking".
The expression on Li Yi's face was very serious, without a trace of cynicism. Liu Ruyi's answer was very important to him.
"It's late, my husband … my husband, you should rest early." The expression on Liu Ruyi's pretty face became more panicked. When she was about to escape from the other side, Li Yi's other hand pressed against her.
The palm that was supposed to be pressed on the door was pressed on her chest because of her sudden movement.
Liu Ruyi's body froze. After the expression on her face froze, her pretty face immediately became extremely red. Looking up at Li Yi, she said in a trembling voice, "Husband, my husband …"
At this moment, she was just a shy and ordinary woman. How could she look like a Grandmaster of a generation?
However, when she raised her head and met Li Yi's gaze, she saw something different in his eyes that were as deep as a pool of water.
She understood the hidden emotions in Li Yi's eyes, causing her body to tremble. Her face gradually turned from red to pale.
It was as if something very important to her was about to leave her …
"I …" Biting her lower lip, she lowered her head and said, "I know I was wrong."
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Li Yi heaved a sigh of relief. He seemed to have put down something in the bottom of his heart.
He looked at her and asked, "Tell me, what did you do wrong?"
After saying that, he felt that there was something wrong with the touch of one of his hands. When he looked down, he could not help but be stunned.
No wonder his hand felt soft …
"I shouldn't have knocked you out, my husband." She lowered her head and said softly.
"What else?" This was not the time to retreat. Li Yi pretended not to notice that his hand was placed where it should not be and continued to ask.
Although she shouldn't have knocked him out, this was only a superficial reason. As the saying goes, husband and wife are birds in the same forest. When disaster strikes, they separate … Bah!
Husband and wife are one. If there are any difficulties, they can discuss and solve it together. Chauvinism is not good. She knocked him out at this critical moment and sent him down the mountain. Did she never see him as her husband?
"Also …" Liu Ruyi thought for a moment and said, "I shouldn't have made the decision on my own and given those who left ten taels of silver as relocation allowance to each household …"
"What?"
Li Yi's eyes widened. "Ten taels of silver as relocation allowance?"
He calculated in his heart. If the Liu family and the villagers were given ten taels of silver each, wouldn't that mean that he had spent nearly three hundred taels of silver today?
This wastrel. How many times did he have to blackmail Li Xuan to earn back the three hundred taels of silver?
It was over. With this, the back garden of the big house had been given away.
Li Yi's heart ached.
"No matter how you put it, they have been implicated by me …" Liu Ruyi sighed and said.
"Forget it. Don't do it again." Three hundred taels of silver was fine. He could earn it back. After those people left, it would be peaceful in the future.
Liu Ruyi lowered her head and Li Yi put his hand on her chest. When the two of them stopped talking and diverted their attention, the atmosphere gradually became awkward.
Li Yi's stomach growled. He pretended to be careless and removed his hand from her chest. Liu Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly, "Husband, hurry up and eat the porridge. It's going to get cold soon."
Li Yi nodded. He was really hungry now. After the scene just now gradually faded in his mind, his appetite also recovered a lot.
He quickly finished the porridge. He touched his belly and slightly frowned.
"Is the wound starting to hurt again?" Liu Ruyi asked worriedly.
"A little." Li Yi said.
"Husband, lie on the bed first. I will use my True Qi to help you comb your meridians." Liu Ruyi put away the bowls and chopsticks and said.
Every time Ruyi helped him comb his meridians, it was probably when Li Yi felt the most comfortable. Her hands seemed to have some kind of magic that could reduce the pain to the minimum.
Li Yi lay on the bed and closed his eyes. While he was enjoying it, the tiredness brought about by running around for a whole day gradually came over him.
When Liu Ruyi withdrew her hands, she saw that he was breathing evenly. He had already fallen asleep. She was startled for a moment and her pretty face suddenly blushed. She looked around and took off her embroidered shoes. She curled up at the foot of the bed and crossed her slender legs. She wrapped her arms around herself and quietly looked at his relaxed expression.
Her pretty face alternated between shyness and confusion. After an unknown amount of time, she peeked outside the door like a thief and lay down beside Li Yi. She slept with her clothes on. She turned her head to the side and glanced outside before slowly closing her eyes.
At this moment, the young girl sitting in the courtyard stared blankly at the round moon in the sky. Occasionally, she would glance at the door not far away. Even when the lights in the room were extinguished, no one came out from inside. A trace of astonishment appeared on her pretty face, and her beautiful eyes suddenly widened …
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