The maidservant named Xiao Huan would sometimes think about what kind of life the son-in-law led before he came up the mountain. Who was in his family, whether he was married, whether he had a girl in his heart …
Later, as they lived together for a long time, she gradually understood some things.
Some of the information that Li Yi unintentionally revealed made the maidservant dispel some of her assumptions, but she was not so sure about most things.
As early as the night of Chinese Valentine's Day, when Li Yi became very strange, the maidservant already had some guesses in her heart.
If two people love each other for a long time, why would they stay together day and night …
She had pestered Sister Qin, the only one in the village who had read books, to explain the meaning of these two sentences to her. She only remembered that Sister Qin had said at that time that son-in-law … was probably a person with a story.
She looked at the painting in her hand again. Looking at the beautiful girl, the maidservant could not help but let her imagination run wild. Could it be that this was son-in-law's former sweetheart?
One was a dignified scholar, the other was a charming beauty. They should have been a pair that would be envied by the world, helping each other in times of hardship and accompanying each other for a lifetime …
But suddenly, there was a great change. The scholar was kidnapped by the mountain bandits and became the husband of the village's stronghold, while the beauty sat alone in her boudoir, washing her face with tears …
Although it could not be seen normally, son-in-law's heart must have been very bitter, right?
Thinking of this, an inexplicable feeling suddenly surged in the young girl's heart. She felt a lump in her throat and her heart tightened. Tears fell down her cheeks.
"Xiao Huan, what's wrong?"
A familiar voice suddenly sounded beside her. The young girl was startled. When she turned her head, she saw Liu Ruyi standing behind her.
"Ah, Second Miss …" She quickly reached out to wipe her tears and said, "Nothing, I accidentally squinted my eyes just now."
"What is this?"
Liu Ruyi looked at the seemingly familiar painting in her hand and looked over.
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A nap solved a thousand worries. When Li Yi woke up the next day, it was almost lunchtime.
Of course, he didn't have time to teach the naughty children, and no one paid him a salary. He didn't have enough motivation to work. Fortunately, it was up to him whether he went to school or not, and there were no restrictions.
There was no one in the courtyard. Liu Ruyi should have gone out to practice. As for Liu Ruyi, Li Yi hadn't seen her since yesterday. He was used to her occasional disappearances.
Xiao Huan was cooking in the kitchen. It was not appropriate for a man to wander around the kitchen all the time. Moreover, after a long time, Li Yi himself would get tired of it. As early as half a month ago, he had begun to consciously teach Xiao Huan some things about cooking. In short, she could not just casually throw something into the pot and cook it like before. Eating should be a kind of enjoyment, not as simple as filling the stomach.
After washing up, he walked to the door and stretched his body.
Breathing in the fresh air from the mountains, he immediately felt refreshed.
The air wasn't polluted by industrialization. Every breath he took was filled with the smell of nature. It was extremely fresh and had a strong smell of … meat?
After carefully distinguishing it, Li Yi was sure that he didn't smell wrong. It was indeed the smell of meat.
The smell didn't come from his own kitchen. Last night, he had told Xiao Huan to handle the meat himself. He wrinkled his nose and sniffed. Looking in the direction of the smell, he saw the naughty child from Master Fang's family walking over with a huge bowl in his hands.
The naughty child walked up to Li Yi, holding the bowl and said timidly, "Young master, my father asked me to bring this over."
Seeing the big bowl of cooked meat in the naughty child's hands, Li Yi smiled and patted his head. He took the bowl from his hands.
Although he didn't lack it, it was a kind gesture, so he couldn't refuse it.
After completing the task his father gave him, the naughty child didn't even say "Goodbye, young master" and ran home.
Today, not only was there delicious rice, but there was also meat to eat. The naughty child's smile had already reached the corner of his mouth, and his heart had already flown home.
Not only did Li Yi smell the strong smell of meat, but many people in the Willow Leaf Village stood at the door and swallowed their saliva as they smelled the fragrance in the air.
Looking at the situation in the village, even rice was a luxury. It had been a long time since the people in the village smelled the smell of meat.
When they saw the naughty children strolling around the village with bowls of white rice and a layer of meat on top of the rice, everyone couldn't stay calm.
Not to mention pork, even the richest family in the village couldn't be so extravagant with white rice.
A group of landless tenant farmers actually ate better food than the people of the Liu Family who had land. Many people couldn't help but stare at them.
Thinking of what happened yesterday, some people finally realized that the things that Master Fang and his people brought back to the village were really food!
A whole ten stones of rice!
For them, this was no less than an astronomical figure.
Some people couldn't help but run to inquire about the news. When they came back, they were in a trance.
They were worried that they didn't have a place to show off. When they were asked, Master Fang and his people naturally didn't hide anything and told them the whole story.
When the news reached the ears of the people, it became a story of a powerful new son-in-law who easily exchanged a painting for ten taels of silver. The meat and food were all bought by him.
After hearing this piece of news, the crowd was left with nothing but deep shock.
Among them, no one had seen what ten taels of silver looked like. Previously, Fang's family was so poor that they didn't even have food to eat, but now they could eat rice and meat, which shocked them even more.
At this time, the ones who regretted the most were the women who paid Li Yi to paint on the Chinese Valentine's Day. When they thought that the sky lamp they released was worth ten taels of silver, their hearts were bleeding.
Using ten taels of silver to release the sky lamp was probably the most extravagant thing they had ever done in their lives!
As for those who were originally from families similar to Master Fang and his people, they could only watch the people eat meat. They were filled with regret. They secretly regretted why they didn't stand on the side of Liu Ruyi and Liu Ruyi when everyone joined forces to attack the direct line of descent …
Of course, there were also people who secretly thought that they should go down the mountain and kidnap a scholar. They wouldn't let him do anything and just lock him in his room to paint every day …
But it was just a thought. If any scholar had this kind of ability to earn money, how could there be a "poor scholar"?
No matter how jealous and jealous the direct line of descent and the others were, they had to admit …
Liu Ruyi and Liu Ruyi had really picked up a treasure this time!
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