"Let's close the brothel early today. There shouldn't be many customers on New Year's Eve. After a few more days of rest, it'll be time to get busy again."
When she walked out of the brothel again, Li Yi was carrying a pile of things in her arms. Most of them were scripts that she wanted to take to Willow Alley to read.
Wan Ruoqing shook her head and said, "Tomorrow is the first day of the Chinese New Year. We can rest for another day. After the second day, there will be more customers. We can't be idle until the Lantern Festival. In previous years, the number of customers in these few days is equivalent to a few months of normal days."
"Silver is something that can never be earned. Doing this will actually lose the original intention." Li Yi shook her head. When she was about to speak again, she suddenly threw the stack of books in her hand into the air. She bent over to support an old man who was leaning on a walking stick and almost falling. Then, she reached out with her other hand and let the stack of books land firmly in her hand.
"Old man, are you alright?" Seeing that the old man had steadied himself, he let go of his hand and asked.
The old man waved his hand and looked him up and down. "Young man, you're quite skilled …"
Li Yi looked at him. The horizontal wrinkles on his face were like tree bark. From his appearance, he looked even older than Second Great Uncle. Li Yi asked in surprise, "Old man, may I know your age?"
A smile appeared on the old man's withered face. He stroked his beard and said, "I'm seventy-three years old this year."
Hearing the old man's words, even Ruoqing, who was standing at the side, was surprised.
Normally, people who could live to fifty years old were considered to have lived a long life. Sixty years old was even rarer. Those who could live to seventy years old were already considered to be ancestors. An ancestor like this old man who was still running around alone at such an old age was even rarer.
Li Yi also knew the meaning of seventy-three years old in this world. He asked in confusion, "Old man, why are you out alone? Where's your family?"
The old man still had a smile on his face. He said, "Haha, I'm just bored at home and came out for a walk."
As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on the young man in front of him.
He looked at the youngest Marquis in the Jing Kingdom, the Minister of Jin Ziguang, the first scholar in the Jing Kingdom, unparalleled in poetry and literature, and well-versed in classics, Li Yi — the sycophant that Cui Qingze had mentioned.
From what had happened just now, he had a preliminary understanding of him. But it was still too early to make a final conclusion.
That was why he had the scene just now and was about to test him.
He looked at Li Yi and smiled. "You …"
"Haha, then continue to stroll. We'll be leaving first. There are many people on the street, so remember to be careful when you walk. Don't fall again …"
The old man stood on the street with his walking stick and looked ahead. Until the young man and the young man, he saw the young man walk.
He closed his mouth slowly after the young man and the woman disappeared. Li Yi also smiled and looked in a certain direction. He turned to look at Wan Ruoqing and said, "Let's go."
The old man stood on the street with his walking stick and looked ahead. He didn't close his mouth until the young man and the woman disappeared.
A pondering look appeared on the old man's face. A moment later, he asked, "Was it a little fake when I fell just now?"
"Ah …"
"Was it?"
The middle-aged man nodded and said in a low voice, "Yes …"
…
"It was too fake." Li Yi shook his head and said, "Didn't you notice it just now?"
Wan Ruoqing shook her head and said, "No. When I noticed it, you had already helped the old man up."
Li Yi shook his head and said, "Although that old man is not young, his body is very strong. He could have thrown away that walking stick. He actually fell down on purpose just now. Moreover, there was another person watching us in the dark. It's very likely that he's his accomplice …"
Although the old man was very old, he might not even be as good as an actor in terms of acting skills. If it was in the future, he would definitely be beaten to death.
A puzzled expression appeared on Wan Ruoqing's face as she said, "Ah, but why did he …"
"You, you're just too kind, too pure." Li Yi looked at her and said solemnly, "Nowadays, public morals are getting worse day by day, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be. Those bad people have many tricks up their sleeves. For example, that old man just now. If he said that he was knocked down by us and that he suffered a serious internal injury, then he stopped us on the street and asked us to pay him a large sum of money, what should we do?
Besides, he has an accomplice in the dark. If he helps him to make false testimony, how can we reason with him? "
"Ah?"
A look of disbelief appeared on Wan Ruoqing's face. She really hadn't thought about it carefully. However, such an old man, even if he went to the government office, he had to sit in front of the court. Even the county magistrate had to bow to him and serve him carefully. If he really insisted that they were the culprit, then …
Recalling the kind-looking old man just now, she looked at Li Yi and asked uncertainly, "But, the old man just now didn't look like that kind of person?"
"Then do you believe him or me?"
"I believe you."
"That's right. I won't lie to you." Li Yi nodded with satisfaction and warned, "It's a good thing that you are kind, but you have to be more careful. Don't be deceived by some people with bad intentions …"
Wan Ruoqing nodded obediently and said, "I know …"
…
"Are you really not going over today?"
In the small courtyard in Willow Lane, Li Yi had confirmed with Zui Mo countless times.
She shook her head and said, "No, I'll stay here with sister Ruoqing. You don't have to worry about our place being deserted. At night, the sisters in the brothel are all together, and the sisters in the shop who can't go home also come together. It's more lively than your home."
Li Yi shook his head and corrected her, "It's our home."
She glanced at him and repeated, "Your home."
Li Yi raised a hand and asked, "Whose home?"
Zeng Zui Mo blushed, and a strange feeling came from a certain part of her body. This was his usual method of correcting himself. She rolled her eyes at him and said, "Your home!"
…
"Our home …"
After a few slaps, she leaned into Li Yi's arms with a flushed face and whispered, "Don't, don't be like this. Sister Ruoqing is still at home."
"She went to take a bath and won't come out for a while." Li Yi looked around and said, "Other than Xiao Cui, who is hiding behind the tree, nobody saw it."
"Xiao Cui?" Zeng Zui Mo hurriedly came out of Li Yi's arms, lifted her skirt, and ran under the osmanthus tree in the yard.
"Xiao — Cui —"
"Ah, Miss …"
The little maid's panicked voice came not long after. "Miss, I did it on purpose … Ah, no, I did it on purpose … Ah, Li, help!"
Li Yi didn't know what she did to Xiao Cui. Not long after, Xiao Cui ran out with a red face, covering her butt. A moment later, Zui Mo also came out of the room.
"This is for you." She handed an envelope to Li Yi.
"What is this?" Li Yi was surprised. "What can't be said face to face …"
"This … is for you from Lord Zeng." After she finished speaking, she handed him another letter and said, "This is for you from Mrs. Chen …"
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