"Young master, time is of the essence. Let's leave tomorrow morning." After discussing with the young man for a while, Elder Li walked over and said.
"Tomorrow it is then." Li Yi waved his hand. Since he couldn't leave in a few days, it didn't matter if it was tomorrow or the day after. He had to leave early and come back early. He still had business to attend to.
"Okay, we will come pick you up tomorrow morning." After saying this, the old man left with the young man.
They packed early and left the next morning. If the journey was smooth, they should be able to reach the capital in five days.
"Son-in-law, where are you going?" Xiao Huan lowered her head to look at Li Yi and asked in a small voice. Her tone was a bit nervous.
Li Yi patted her little hand and said, "Don't worry, I am only going to the capital to take care of some business. I will be back soon. At that time, I will bring you rouge from the capital. Wan Hua Zhai's rouge and face powder can only be sold in the capital."
Last time, Li Xuan gave a few boxes of high quality rouge. It was said that it was specially provided by the palace and was very precious. Only the Wan Hua Zhai in the capital sold it. The servant girl usually couldn't bear to use it and hid it in the cupboard. In the end, it was ruined by rats and she was sad for a long time. Li Yi originally wanted to ask Li Xuan for a few more boxes. Later, he found out that there weren't many in the manor. The last few boxes were all given to him last time.
Xiao Huan nodded with some disappointment. Although she had wanted the rouge from the Wan Hua Zhai for a long time, she hoped that in a few days during the Lantern Festival, the son-in-law would take her and the miss to see the lanterns. However, the son-in-law would leave tomorrow. No matter how beautiful the lanterns were, it would be meaningless.
Whether it was to repay a favor or to seek peace of mind, no matter what the reason was, this trip to the capital was unavoidable. Even if Li Yi planned to return immediately after the old furen's birthday, it would probably take at least half a month. In the days that he would not be in Qing An Fu, there were some things that he had to explain before he left.
The first thing he had to do was, of course, to ask for leave from the county government.
This was simple. Speaking of which, the sick leave that Her Highness had given him had not disappeared. Now that he was working while sick, his salary was doubled …
He only needed to inform County Magistrate Liu, and he would take care of the rest.
County Magistrate Liu had nothing to say to this county lieutenant who hardly appeared in the county government.
Of course, he would not put Li Yi in the same position as the former County Commandant Zhou. Not to mention that their backgrounds were worlds apart, he could not find any fault with County Commandant Zhou's contributions to the yamen.
These days, under the instruction of the magistrate of Qing 'an Prefecture, the County Magistrate of Qing' an Prefecture had sent the County Lieutenants to Anxi County, while the County Magistrate of Anxi County had personally come to Anxi County to inspect the working style of the Anxi County Government. Before he left, he intentionally left a few bailiffs to stay in the Anxi County Government to learn about the reform. The good public security of Anxi County was widely publicized as an example. County Magistrate Liu had been an official for many years, but this was the first time he felt so proud …
Li Yi walked out of the county government and went straight to the theater.
He also had to inform Wan Ruoqing and Old Man Sun that they had to stop the expansion of the theater for the time being. They had to manage the current territory first. If the foundation was not stable, there was a high chance that the theater would collapse in the future.
"Hehe, don't worry, Sir. With our current manpower, running the few theaters in and out of the city is already our limit. There are many people who want to join us, but they are only doing odd jobs to earn a living. A few stewards are currently training their own people. When they are capable enough, they will be sent out …"
Old Sun's saliva flew everywhere. With a face full of excitement, he painted a grand blueprint for Li Yi with just a few words. It seemed that he wanted to open theaters in all the prefectures of the Jing Kingdom in his lifetime.
Everyone was busy. Even Wu Er, who had just joined the theater, was no exception.
The eldest son of the Wu family continued his business of escorting goods and transporting goods. At the same time, he collected information from all walks of the martial arts world. Anecdotes about the martial arts world and the ranking of the best had been completely handed over to Wu Er. The few storytellers under him used the fastest speed to weave the martial arts world's matters into all sorts of stories. The ranking of the Wulin Heroes changed three times a day. Its influence was no longer limited to Qing 'an Prefecture. It was quite well-known in the neighboring prefectures.
Wan Ruoqing was still so beautiful and charming, but she had become a lot thinner. Li Yi frowned and said, "As for the theater, just let the people under you handle it. You just need to control the overall situation and avoid any big mistakes. Don't work too hard."
Li Yi's original intention was to let them use their own abilities to change their poor lives. He didn't expect that the small brothel at the beginning would develop into such a huge organization. Wan Ruoqing's body was already weak. If she collapsed, it would not be worth it.
"Got it." Wan Ruoqing smiled and nodded.
It was beyond her expectations that the theater could reach the scale it was today. Step by step, they had all put in a lot of effort for it. Naturally, they treasured it very much. They handled all the big and small things personally. More importantly, she really wanted to make some achievements and show him …
"That's right. Sister Ruoqing gets up before dawn every day and doesn't go to sleep after midnight. She has lost a lot of weight these days!" The girl named Xiao Zhu said indignantly.
Li Yi patted her on the shoulder and said, "From now on, you are Sister Ruoqing's personal butler. Your monthly salary is the same as the other butlers. The only thing you need to do is to look after her and not let her work too hard. Do you understand?"
"Yes!" The young girl's face flushed red as she patted her small chest and promised, "Don't worry, I will definitely raise Sister Ruoqing until she is fair and plump, just like before — no, she was too thin before, she has to be a little fatter!"
Li Yi smiled and then looked at them and said, "I have to go out for a period of time. If there is anything, you two can discuss it. If there is any trouble that you can't solve, go to the county government to find Arrester Liu …"
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When passing by the gate of the Jade Courtyard, Li Yi stopped for a moment. When he was hesitating whether to go in and say goodbye, the girl standing at the gate welcomed him with a smile.
"Childe, do you want to come in and have some fun …"
Looking at the girl talking and the white powder on her face falling down, Li Yi no longer hesitated and strode away.
He was only going out for half a month. There was no need to say goodbye. He had asked Xiaocui to send the things over. At most, when he came back, he would treat her to a meal and apologize in person. It should be sincere enough, right?
When he stepped into the house, Ruyi was helping him pack up. There was a bulging bag on the table, and she was putting a few silver ingots into another small bag.
"These …" Li Yi pointed at the bag. Ruyi explained, "They are all clothes to change. It is not convenient to use the silver notes. It is a long journey. Husband, bring more silver. It is Old Madam's birthday. You should buy some decent gifts. Don't be laughed at …"
"By the way, it is inconvenient for me. Let Ruyi go to the capital with you. I don't know what will happen on the way. With Ruyi, she can protect you …"
Li Yi stood rooted to the spot in a daze as he watched her tidy up and ramble on. She was a peerless expert of her generation, yet she was behaving like a little lady.
At this moment, the scene was really like a wife talking about her husband before he went away. It was also a feeling that Li Yi had never experienced in his two lives.
The first time he saw the woman who smashed the wooden table with her palm and said "I am Liu Ruyi", it was as if it was yesterday. He didn't know when she started to become more and more like a little wife …
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