The old man had fallen into a deep sleep, and his aunt was packing up the house. Fatty Li Yingcai and Duan Wu were sitting on a large rock by the door, showing off his treasured delicacies one by one. No one knew how many delicacies he had hidden in his clothes, and the fragrance of the delicacies drifted far away, attracting the attention of a few children who hid far away and swallowed their saliva.
"Come, don't be shy, eat."
He generously pushed all the delicacies to Duan Wu and patted his chest, "I still have a lot at home, I'll treat you to even better food next time …"
After thinking for a bit, he added, "But, you also have to treat me to your family's noodles."
The temptation of delicacies to children was not small. Finally, a little girl of about seven or eight years old slowly walked over. She pointed at a pastry in a paper bag and said, "Little brother, can I eat this?"
A kind smile appeared on the fatty's face, and he straightforwardly said, "Not giving!"
Seeing the little girl walk away with tears streaming down her face, the fatty's mouth twitched. The reason why he gave these delicacies to Duan Wu was because she was his older brother's younger sister, which meant she was his younger sister. Don't think that he didn't see that Duan Wu was the only one surrounded by people. She still wanted to ask him for food? In her dreams!
"Young Master, shouldn't we discuss this matter with our family first?" At the entrance, the old man surnamed Li looked at Li Yi and said with an awkward expression.
"Why should we discuss it?" Li Yi looked at him and asked.
Elder Li sighed and said, "These years, the family has helped them a lot, but we never did it openly. Otherwise, it would cause the Chen family to be even more dissatisfied. Once they get serious, the He family will face even more trouble.
If young master wants to bring them home, it is not impossible, but you should at least discuss it with the old madam or the second master. There are many people in the Li family who are still brooding over what happened in the past. If young master doesn't say anything, you will meet with a lot of resistance. "
Hearing this, Li Yi shook his head and said, "I'm not going to bring them back to the Li family."
When the old man heard this, he was stunned. Just as he was about to ask, Li Yi had already ordered the Li family guards to look for a palanquin on the street. As for the other guards, they walked into the alley and stood guard here.
"What's going on with the He family?"
"I don't know. Why are there so many people? Is someone here to cause trouble again? "
"Their family has always been very strange. Who knows what happened? But looking at them, are they moving?"
"So what if they moved? I heard that the He family offended a powerful official in the capital. Didn't you see how they survived all these years? Even if they moved away, I'm afraid they will end up the same."
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People from the other families who lived in the same alley kept walking to the door. They looked in the direction of the He family's house, pointed at it, and discussed in low voices.
Among them, a middle-aged woman wearing a coarse long skirt saw the scene in front of the He family's house. Her expression changed a few times, and she quietly walked out of the alley.
At this time, Li Yi and the two children were already walking on the street.
Seeing the clothes that the little girl was wearing full of patches, Li Yi frowned and decided to take her to the tailor's shop first.
Because there was no uniform size system, there were no ready-made clothes on the street. Usually, clothes had to be tailored in advance.
There were many clothes in the tailor's shop, and they were all custom-made. It wasn't difficult to find a suitable dress for the little girl.
"Sir, this is a reservation by another customer, so it can't be sold. How about this, I'll first measure this little girl's size, then pick a piece of fabric that you're satisfied with. Two days, just two days. You can come back to pick it up after two days. I guarantee that your clothes will be ready! "The manager of the tailor's shop said with a troubled expression.
However, the troubled expression on his face disappeared when he saw the ingot of silver on the table.
"This dress looks really good on a little girl. There are a few other pieces here that are not bad either. Would young master like to take a look?" He wrapped the few pieces of clothing together and sent Li Yi out the door with a fawning expression. "Take care, young master. You're welcome to come again next time!"
The distance between an ugly duckling and a white swan was actually only a piece of clothing.
A new dress and a few suitable pieces of jewelry could complete the perfect transformation from a little beggar to a little princess.
After coming out of the jewelry shop, Li Yi pinched her little face and said, "You're too thin. You need to eat more in the future to gain weight."
The little fatty expressed great agreement with this sentence. He patted his entire chest and said proudly, "That's right. You can only grow as strong as me by eating more!"
The little girl nodded and secretly decided that she definitely wouldn't eat more in the future …
She held onto Li Yi's hand tightly, afraid that he would disappear the moment she let go, just like how he had suddenly appeared.
If her brother disappeared, no one would buy new clothes and beautiful jewelry for her. Thinking of her appearance in the mirror just now, her heart was unprecedentedly happy.
After renting a courtyard in an inn and paying the deposit, Li Yi returned to the streets with the two children.
It was not suitable for them to live in the Li family, but if they lived outside, they would have to worry about the public house's revenge.
They found someone on the street and asked for a certain address. They bought two dough figurines from a roadside stall, one for each child. The little fatty bit off the head of the dough figurine and muttered that there was not enough honey in the dough figurine, so it was tasteless …
Li Yi was thinking about something else.
Because he had received a modern education, he had always thought that elopement was very romantic. Modern people pursued free love, and the story of elopement for love in ancient times was revered to a very high level. The story of Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun, A Male Phoenix Seeking a Female Phoenix, was envied by many people.
However, the reality was cruel. Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun had only been a couple since ancient times. In the end, Zhuo Wenjun had to sing "I wish to find the one who loves me, and never part with me" to change Sima Xiangru's mind …
Even so, it was a good ending. Li Yi had read through the criminal files of Anxi County. Due to elopement, the man's name was expelled from the clan, and the woman's life was forfeited. There were countless cases of elopement.
Actually, the ending for his parents was not bad.
After all, the two of them had escaped from the shackles of their families. Although their days in the Li family village were hard, they should still be very happy. He could feel this in his memory.
However, in the distant capital, there were still some people who were suffering for them.
Because of this, the Chen family and the Li family lost face, but it was still a small matter.
What crime did the rest of the He family commit? Did they have to suffer 20 years of revenge?
What did the young lady of the Chen family do to have her lifelong happiness destroyed just like that?
Thinking of this, Li Yi could not even blame the Chen family too much.
With his status, he naturally could not blame his parents.
"What a sin …" Stories were all lies. He would never believe in romantic love stories again. Li Yi let out a long sigh in his heart and stopped thinking about this matter.
At this time, they had already walked to the door of an imposing mansion.
"Stop, who are you and what are you here for?" The young gatekeeper was originally sitting on a chair and drinking tea leisurely. Seeing someone walk up the stairs, he immediately walked over.
"Please go in and inform them that the Crown Prince's friend is here." It was the first time that Li Yi had come to the Crown Prince's Mansion. This gatekeeper was very unfamiliar and was not originally from Prince Ning's Mansion.
The gatekeeper glanced at the three of them. A young man with two children, what kind of strange combination was this?
He did not even have a follower by his side, so he definitely did not have a noble identity …
He claimed to be the Crown Prince's friend. The Crown Prince had only been in Jing for a few days, and the places he frequently went, other than the Imperial Palace, it was the Crown Prince's Mansion. How could he have any friends? This guy, could he be pretending to be the Crown Prince's friend?
After being a gatekeeper for so many years, he had some ability to see people. What kind of person was the Crown Prince? The friends that the Crown Prince knew were naturally not rich or noble. That kind of superior temperament could not be faked. The person in front of him, did he really think that by wearing decent clothes, he could pretend to be the Crown Prince's friend?
"Go, go, go, go. The Crown Prince is very busy, how can he see just anyone …" The gatekeeper impatiently waved his hand. There were countless people who wanted to visit the Crown Prince every day. If he went to bother the Crown Prince every time someone came, he would have packed up and left long ago.
What's more, this guy did not even have the most basic greeting card. He lacked the most basic sincerity!
"Bastard, how can you say that!" The young gatekeeper was about to go back and continue drinking tea. Before he could turn around, his butt was kicked by someone and he immediately rolled on the ground.
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