It was already the end of time when Zhiyuan found Yuheng again.

She went to the shop under the big banyan tree in Erjinggou Alley but came up empty-handed. Then she followed the mark left by Yu Heng and found it all the way to a porcelain shop in the West Market.

Yuheng followed Zhiyuan to Huaping Lake, and before leaving, he poked his head into the shop.

Of course, Li Chenan didn't know that there was a little tail following him. At this moment, he was explaining to the shopkeeper the thing drawn on this piece of paper.

It's not very difficult, but the shape of the vessel is a little weird.

The two parties quickly reached an agreement, and he also bought a few jars and ordered a batch of small and exquisite jars.

After paying the deposit and agreeing on the time and place of the transaction, Li Chenan left the porcelain shop and continued to look for what he needed in the West Market.

West Market is a very prosperous market in Guangling City, where you can buy oil, salt, firewood, rice, sauce, vinegar and tea.

Of course, iron, porcelain, woodware, etc. are also available here.

Li Chenan walked around and took a look. Occasionally he went to a certain shop to pick up a small object and looked at it with interest. Then he walked slowly, looking at the dazzling array of goods and the endless flow of people. He suddenly felt that this feeling was quite good.

Yes, this is an experience I have never had in my previous life. I think this is the down-to-earth fireworks of the world.

After becoming successful in my previous life, I lived a life in the clouds, which many people envied, but they didn't know the ups and downs behind that life.

They scheming and deceitful for business, wishing to kill their opponents immediately, and fawning and groveling in officialdom, just like a grandson.

The tendons in my mind are always tense, for fear that something will go wrong somewhere and I will fall from the cloud.

Insomnia, anxiety, and even depression are tortures that others cannot see. All they see is the superficial scenery.

This is good now.

Although the small courtyard is simple, I can sleep peacefully.

Now there is no anxiety anymore, everything can come slowly. Well, after opening the tavern, there is no need to ask for a good business, it is enough to make a small profit.

Only now does Li Chenan truly understand that money is something external to the body.

It is indispensable, but there is no need to pursue it too hard.

It is enough to cover the normal expenses of the family. Of course, it would be best if there is still a little surplus throughout the year.

This is not difficult for him.

With this in mind, Li Chenan passed by a wood shop and bought two more beds here, and added a few mattresses and quilts from the grocery store next door.

The money store is responsible for delivering these items, and the service is pretty good.

When he came out of the shop and continued walking forward, a voice suddenly came from behind him: "Brother, brother!"

Turning around, I saw it was my sister Li Qiaoxi.

Li Qiaoxi is fourteen years old, and she is quite petite just like her name. However, her eyebrows have not yet grown, her hair is a bit withered, and her face looks a bit childish.

But she was very considerate. When she was still in that family, her sister had never disliked her brother's stupidity, but had always encouraged him.

"It's really you. I went to that shop and you weren't there."

Li Chenan looked at a small bag in Li Qiaoxi's hand and said with a smile: "Come to visit the West Market, what do you want?"

"Mom is sick. I asked a doctor to get some medicine a few days ago, but she still hasn't gotten better after three doses... I, I originally wanted to ask Dr. Zhang from Hui Chun Tang..."

Li Qiaoxi pursed her lips, revealing two shallow dimples on her cheeks. She lowered her head, gritted her teeth, bulging her cheeks, and said bitterly: "That woman won't give me any money!"

That woman is of course the concubine.

If it comes to that, Li Chenan and his sister should call her "Second Mother", but obviously neither brother nor sister have a good impression of that "Second Mother".

Now when her mother was sick and needed medical treatment, she actually refused to give her money... This made Li Chenan frown.

"Let's go and ask for Dr. Zhang from Huichun Hall."

Li Qiaoxi didn't leave.

Because the consultation fees at Huichun Tang are very expensive.

She has no money in her pocket.

And her brother's pocket was obviously cleaner than her face.

She took a deep breath and picked up the small bag in her hand, "I used that recipe to grab a pair of medicine. I'll go back and fry it for my mother to take before taking a look."

When Li Qiaoxi went to Erjinggou Alley to find Li Chenan, she never thought that this brother had money to pay for a doctor. In Li Qiaoxi's opinion, the four taels of silver she gave him ten days ago had already been spent.

She just hoped that her brother could go back and see her mother.

But what Li Chenan said to her at this time made her raise her head in shock——

"Go to Huichun Hall, I have money."

Looking at Li Qiaoxi's unbelievable eyes, Li Chenan took out the remaining three 10-tael silver notes from his arms, plus about five taels of broken silver.

Li Qiaoxi opened her mouth wide, suddenly looked around nervously, tugged on Li Chenan's clothes, and asked in a low voice: "Brother, are you gambling again?"

This predecessor had been in business for three years and owed a lot of debt because he went to a gambling house.

At first, he didn't go there by himself, but was taken there by a gangster named Sun Er from Erjinggou Alley.

I won a small amount of silver for the first time.

The second big win was five taels of silver.

Then he got out of hand and lost completely.

If the title deed to the shop hadn't been in the hands of his mother, Li Chenan would have tragically discovered that he didn't even have a place to stay after traveling through time.

So at this moment, Li Chenan suddenly took out so much money, which really shocked Li Qiaoxi.

"Brother, you swore to your mother...you...you..."

She looked very anxious and stamped her feet, as if she hated iron and said: "Why are you so unsatisfactory! This is going to make my mother angry to death!"

Li Chenan suddenly felt a sense of warmth in his heart.

Instead of being angry because of his sister's indiscriminate blaming, he actually smiled.

How long has it been since anyone cared about me like this?

He rubbed Li Qiaoxi's head and said, "Brother didn't go gambling."

"Where did you get so much money?"

"Brother has earned it seriously. Let's go to Huichun Hall. Don't delay treating mother."

Li Qiaoxi looked at Li Chenan suspiciously. She didn't see anything strange on his face, but there was something strange in her heart.

My older brother was weak, timid, and not good at words by nature.

That cowardice was even etched on his face. He usually shrank and walked with his head hanging, as if he was afraid that someone would recognize him, and he seemed even more afraid that someone would know that he was the incompetent man in the Li family.

's useless eldest son.

But now...

Now he had a smile on his face and was indifferent, and what he revealed in that indifference was a look that made her, Li Qiaoxi, feel at ease.

So she put aside those doubts temporarily and felt that it was more important to treat her mother first.

The brother and sister left the West Market and headed for the Huichun Hall in Changle Alley.

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Painting Pingtung, Yanyu Pavilion.

When Yuheng told Ning Chuchu and Zhongli Ruoshui what she saw in detail, the two women looked at each other in disbelief.

"I originally thought that it took him a long time to compose this lyric. After all, writing lyrics is not easy."

Zhongli Ruoshui sat up straight, sighed leisurely, and said: "He actually finished writing such a good poem with just a pen... It seems that the pile of paper in his hand contains more than ten poems!"

"Let's not care about the other poems, but the momentum of this stroke of writing is like a stroke of God. It cannot be compared with those who call themselves talents! What kind of erudition is this, what kind of attainment is this!"

"No, I have to go see this person!"

Zhongli Ruoshui stood up and said, "Go now!"

Of course Ning Chuchu was also shocked by the young man's talent, but she was more rational than Zhongli Ruoshui.

She pressed Zhongli Ruoshui's shoulder and said, "Don't be so impatient. Didn't I let Kaiyang go check it out?"

"The preliminary examination here is about to end. You have to go to Huafang to host the next poetry competition. As for him... wait until Kaiyang finishes investigating his life experience."

"After all, it makes no sense that such a talented person would hide in the market. I suspect that he came from somewhere else, in case there is something wrong with his character... From this poem, it seems that he was deeply hurt by love.

If he already has a family elsewhere, then even if he is very talented, he is not a good match for you."

Ning Chuchu's words made Zhongli Ruoshui calm down.

Although Guangling City is large, it really doesn't make sense that a great talent who can astonish the world should appear so unexpectedly.

Writing has something in common with martial arts in some aspects. Writing requires diligent study, while martial arts requires hard training. Both are hard work. Even the most gifted genius needs to accumulate and then lose his talent.

Of course, what really stopped her was Ning Chuchu's last words.

Of course, it is impossible for the third young lady of Zhongli's family to be a junior for someone, even if he has a first-class official position!

Didn't Zhiyuan say that he would open a tavern in Erjinggou Alley?

There is plenty of time to investigate all eighteen generations of his ancestors, and it will be safer to take action at that time.

So Zhongli Ruoshui sat down again and suddenly showed a bright smile:

"You said... if his family background is innocent and he is unmarried... should I also take the initiative?"

Ning Chuchu raised her beautiful eyebrows and raised her hand: "But I met him first!"

"Hmph, your majestic princess, your future husband must come from a certain prince's palace. Can you like this little mountain man?"

"That's not certain. After all, I also hope that my future husband will be like Prime Minister Shang!"

Zhongli Ruoshui glared at Ning Chuchu and did not take her words to heart, because Ning Chuchu was a princess and her future was more difficult to control.

Just then, a maid hurriedly walked in.

She wished them both a long blessing and said to Zhongli Ruoshui: "Miss, for this couplet, Master Zhou and the others have selected a hundred young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty."

"Twenty-six of them have climbed to the third floor. The girl Shen Qiaodie Shen you invited has also come and is waiting in the back cabin of the third floor."

Zhongli Ruoshui nodded and said to Ning Chuchu: "Let's go and meet those talented people."

The two stood up, and Zhongli Ruoshui said with some regret: "It's a pity that he didn't come, so I always feel that something is missing."

"Let's just think of it as a cultural gathering on March 3rd. As for choosing a son-in-law...if Cheng Guogong arrives, you have to help me stop him!"

When we walked out of the Yanyu Pavilion, it was already sunset.

Looking at the Huaping Lake dyed red by the setting sun, Zhongli Ruoshui thought to himself, if he were here and saw this scene and wrote a poem about the sunset, could it be comparable to the famous Shang Buqi?
Chapter completed!