The box of gold was very conspicuous in the room. It was not that Li Yi had never seen so much money, but he had only seen such a scene of a whole box of gold in front of him in a TV series.
When they were most short of money and manpower, they could only rely on selling jade pendants and poems to barely make a living. It was such a difficult period of time. It was only a month, but with so much money in front of them, their hearts were already calm.
If it was someone else who saw so much gold, they would immediately become a nouveau riche. They would not be happy if they did not go out and spend hundreds of taels of silver.
He closed the box and put it under the bed. When he walked out, he saw the second young lady of the Liu family slowly practicing Tai Chi in the courtyard. This was the improved version of Ruyi's Tai Chi. It focused more on actual combat, and the movements looked more beautiful.
"Get ready, we'll go out in a while." Li Yi looked at her and said.
"What are we going to do?" Miss.Liu continued her movements and asked without turning her head.
"We've earned so much money. How can we not buy something to splurge on? Why don't we spend at least a thousand taels of silver …" Li Yi urged, "Hurry up, we'll leave after we finish eating!"
No matter in the past, present, or future, women couldn't resist the temptation of shopping. Even a fairy like Second Miss Liu, who didn't eat the food of the mortal world, would occasionally like to go shopping, even if she only bought a bunch of useless things.
After finalizing the plan for today, when Li Yi was busy in the kitchen, Lin Yong came over, leaned on the door, and asked, "Li Brothers, do you have anything to do after dinner?"
Li Yi did not turn around and said, "I'm going out to buy something after dinner."
Lin Yong clapped his hands and said, "Miss is going out in a while. She asked me to ask you guys if you want to go out together?"
Since Lin Wanru refused to pay him the last time, he would always do something intentionally or unintentionally.
For example, he would give Miss.Liu a hairpin, a bracelet, or when he passed by a clothing store and saw a beautiful dress, he would also buy it for her, like a disguised compensation.
This kind of thing happened every few days, and Li Yi was used to it.
"Okay." Li Yi only hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.
For such a long time, Second Miss Liu had been staying at home to recuperate. Occasionally, she would go out with him. Other than him, the only other person she came into contact with was Lin Wanru, who would occasionally come to talk to him.
Li Yi noticed that Lin Wanru did not seem to have many friends. Every day, she would go to the Lin family and go to the shop. These two women did not like to talk, but during this time, they actually established a strange relationship.
Of course, although they did not like to talk, there were different levels.
When he was with Miss.Liu, Lin Wanru talked more.
It was actually a very tiring thing to go shopping with women, because they did not know tiredness at all.
When passing by the most famous rouge and powder shop in Fengzhou City, Miss.Liu and Lin Wanru went in, and he and Lin Yong could only wait outside.
Although there was no sign outside this shop that said "Men Are Not Allowed", generally men would choose to avoid it. Inside, there were all women. The mixed smell of rouge and perfume made Li Yi very uncomfortable.
Lin Yong squatted on the steps and asked, "Li Brothers, such a small bottle of 'perfume' actually dared to sell for two taels of silver, and these women still rushed to buy it. I really don't understand what they are thinking!"
Li Yi lowered his head and glanced at him. If a rough man like him could understand the mind of women, the sun would rise from the west.
Two taels of silver was nothing. A small bottle of limited edition Blue Enchantress in the capital of the Jing Kingdom cost two hundred taels of silver, and a large group of people rushed to buy it. Even so, there was no market for it. Even if you had money, you could not buy it. The perfume in the Qi Kingdom was only bought from the capital. One bottle could be bought for two taels of silver, and it could not even recover the cost. If the perfume sold by these black-hearted purchasing agents was not diluted, his name would be written upside down.
Next to the shop was a tea stall. At this time, there were many customers in the tea stall, drinking tea and chatting.
Li Yi was not in the mood to listen to them. He estimated that in at most half a month, they would be able to set off for their return. This time, they did not enter the Qi Kingdom too deep. If they were fast, they could reach Shuzhou in two days. Under his careful care, Miss.Liu's body had recovered. The closer the day of their return, the more he looked forward to it.
There were still some faint voices in his ears, such as "corrupt officials", "First Prince", "for the country and the people", and so on. Lin Yong was a restless person. Li Yi did not pay attention to him, and the old man beside him would not talk to him either. He simply moved his butt and leaned to the side.
"You don't say. This time, those people have really done a lot of good things for Feng Province. Corrupt officials should be arrested, the more the better. The more they arrest, the better the lives of the people will be."
A young man dressed like a scholar glanced at him and said, "That's true, but nothing is absolute. It may not be a good thing to make such a big fuss and go to war. The whole Feng Province and the neighboring provinces are in a mess, which is not a good thing for the people."
Someone said, "Yes, which official is not corrupt? Big or small, the result is the same. These days, there is no one in the county government to handle the case, and the bandits have become rampant. Every morning, people go to the county government to report the case, and there is a long line at the door."
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They were all ordinary people, drinking tea and chatting. Finally, Lin Yong found someone who was willing to talk to him. He simply sat beside the tea stall and chatted with the people.
Li Yi leaned against a pillar, thinking about whether Ruyi would give birth to a boy or a girl, and what name he should give to the boy, and what name he should give to the girl. Suddenly, he heard a voice.
"Young Master, what do you think about the First Prince's investigation of the corrupt officials in Feng Province?"
He turned around and saw an old man with gray hair standing up beside the tea stall. The old man looked at him and said with a smile.
Li Yi looked at him from head to toe and shook his head slightly.
He was holding a small book in his hand, which was probably a record of all kinds of rumors he had heard from the people of Feng Province. The thin bamboo tube at his waist should be filled with writing brushes. Looking at his extremely familiar appearance, he could catch anyone on the street and ask them about their opinions on the current affairs of the court …
The censors of the Jing Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom were all the same. They had a few new tricks up their sleeves. The way they handled things was also simple and crude. Even if they were a little tactful, it would not be easy for people to guess their identity.
One could not speak carelessly in front of the imperial censors. These people were all hearsay memorials, which meant that as long as they heard some news, no matter whether it was true or false, they could openly talk about it.
If Li Yi said that the Third Prince of the Qi Kingdom, Zhao Yi, and the Sage of Poetry, Zhao Xiuwen, had some kind of shady deal for a long time and it was heard by one of the censors, it would not take long before everyone knew that the two of them liked men.
They did not have to take responsibility for their words. This was the privilege of the censors.
"How else can I look at it? I'm standing in front of my house …" Li Yi looked at him and said, "These few days, the soldiers have been arresting people outside every day. It's very lively …"
The old man had a smile on his face. He was about to ask some questions, but his mouth opened halfway. He did not know what he wanted to ask.
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