"Miss Bai, there is no need to call me benefactor. My surname is Li and my courtesy name is Xuanlou. You and I are similar in age, so we should be of the same generation."
"How could this happen?" Bai Xinqing shook her head repeatedly, showing her stubbornness. However, the name Li Xuanlou was so unfamiliar that for a moment Bai Xinqing did not expect that the man in front of her was the prominent Prince Da Ganjiu.
There was no one else in the restaurant except Li Luo and the three of them. It was a little deserted. Li Luo said casually: "Are you two here? Why didn't you find a few guys to help?"
"The restaurant has just opened, and there aren't that many things going on. Xiao Xi and I are enough. There is no need to ask for help. Besides," Bai Xinqing paused slightly, her face flushed, and said a little embarrassedly, "Xiao Xi and I
I don’t have enough money to hire help, so it’s better to be busy so that I don’t have to think about those troublesome things all the time.”
Li Luo sighed secretly, it was really not easy for two weak women to make a living. Li Luo didn't ask Bai Xinqing why he didn't go back to slaughter Su Bai's family. He could probably guess something without asking. Good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. In this world
There is no airtight wall. I am afraid that the Bai family has long known what happened in Qingchuan County. If they had the intention, they would not let Bai Xinqing live in a foreign land. Most of them were worried about the Bai family's wings. A married woman was subjected to all kinds of humiliation from foreign races and sins.
Bai Xinqing is not here, but rumors are still unavoidable. In the eyes of these people, Bai Xinqing should probably die to clarify his ambition, so as not to disgrace the Bai family's reputation.
Li Luo deliberately avoided Bai Xinqing's sad past, but Bai Xinqing was open-minded and didn't seem to take it too seriously. He talked about what happened after leaving Yeliangzhou very calmly, but deep down in his heart, he was still like his face.
It’s hard to imagine why he showed so much calmness.
Qingchuan County was lost, and the You family was slaughtered by the Caohai cavalry. When Bai Xinqing and Xiao Xi followed the refugees back to Qingchuan County, the entire Qingchuan County was empty of all ten rooms, and the You family was devastated. Except for the two of them, no one was left.
The two of them couldn't care less about their sadness, so Bai Xinqing took Xiao Xi south and returned to Tu Subai's house. As Li Luo expected, the people were intimidating, so they reluctantly took them in, but they didn't have a good look, and they had too many sarcastic remarks.
Bai Xinqing was so angry that she left Tusu with Xiao Xi again and drifted to Yidi City. The hardships can be imagined. Bai Xinqing sold all her belongings to raise money to buy this restaurant. Now she has no money.
She was so shy that apart from three meals a day, she didn't even dare to buy a decent piece of clothing, so she lived in poverty.
The Bai family was ruthless. Although Bai Xinqing was angry, he didn't have much hatred. When asked, a brother of the family came forward. Xu Bai Xinqing took some Tusu wine from the Bai family's wine cellar and sold it to make up for his livelihood. Otherwise, the two of them would
He had to starve to death. Bai Xinqing was really grateful to the Bai family. Not just anyone could take out the Tusu wine from the Bai family wine cellar. The head of the Bai family would not have known about this and just turned a blind eye.
With one eye, it is just like not seeing.
After hearing this, Li Luo sighed with emotion. He had mixed feelings. The national crisis was at the forefront, but the people of Li were suffering. There were few high-ranking officials in the court who could see the suffering of the people. Bai Xinqing was just a female, with such a stoic character.
, indeed admirable.
Li Luocha changed the topic and joked: "Miss Bai is not afraid of power, but she has the grace to be a woman and not to be inferior to men."
Bai Xinqing's face turned red and she said shyly, "It makes my benefactor laugh. These people bully the weak and fear the strong. They give in a foot today and a foot tomorrow. They are so greedy that they think we are easy to bully."
"Haha, that's well said. Just because of Miss Bai's words, I deserve a drink. I respect you." Li Luo raised his glass. Bai Xinqing didn't hesitate and drank it all in one gulp. She was so anxious that she choked.
He coughed continuously, causing Li Luo and Xiao Xi to laugh.
Bai Xinqing glared at Xiao Xi, but she couldn't help laughing. For a moment, she suddenly felt that all the suffering she had suffered before was worth it.
Several cups of Tusu's fine wine went down her throat, and Xiao Xi secretly tasted half of it. Her face turned red and she looked really good-looking. The laughter in the building filled her ears, and the storm outside was driven away by the aroma of this fine wine.
Bai Xinqing no longer felt as restrained as when she first met Li Luo, and asked with a smile: "Why did my benefactor come to Yidi City? The battle is over?"
Li Luo shook his head and said, "Not yet."
"ah……"
Li Luozhan smiled and said: "There is a possibility that I won't fight again."
"What's going on?"
"Haha, of course there are people who worry about the affairs of the imperial court. If you have wine today, you will get drunk today. You will be worried tomorrow. It is rare to have good wine now. No matter what." Li Luo laughed.
Bai Xinqing was a little suspicious, but she didn't pay much attention to it. She smiled and said to Yan Yan, "I don't care about his worries tomorrow."
After drinking six or seven glasses of wine, Li Luo stopped drinking. It’s good to have a taste. Anyway, he is not a drinker. Tusu wine is good, but it will not be the best among Tusu wines. Li Luo has better Tusu wine than this.
Of course I have drunk it, but I just don’t feel as comfortable as I do now.
After drinking and rekindling the relationship, that's it. Everyone has their own different path to take. Bai Xinqing and Xiao Xi have a hard life and are struggling. In the eyes of ordinary people, they are far less chic and glamorous than people like Li Luo, but they
In Li Luo's view, apart from being unable to change anything, his ordinary life is actually more stable and carefree than his own.
Li Luo didn't want to interfere too much with Bai Xinqing and Xiao Xi's current lives. He could help for a while, but he couldn't help forever. Being entangled with him too much may not be a good thing. Some things must be done by himself, and some knots must be solved by himself.
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After drinking and chatting for a while, Li Luo was slightly drunk. Li Luo stood up to say goodbye. Bai Xinqing had a sense of reluctance in his eyes, but he also knew that there were differences between men and women. His reputation in Yidi City was not very good.
Forget it, don't let others gossip about Li Luo anymore.
Li Luo wanted to pay for the drink, but Bai Xinqing refused, with a very resolute look on her face. Li Luo was dumbfounded and had to give up. Taking advantage of the wine, he suddenly remembered that there were no couplets in front of the door and said with a smile: "Miss Bai doesn't charge for the drink, so I can't do it either."
I drank your Tusu wine for nothing. I see there are no Tao Fu couplets in front of the restaurant. Is there any pen and paper here? Why don’t you show your shame and give Miss Bai a pair of wine couplets?"
"Ah, that couldn't be better." Bai Xinqing agreed happily. No matter whether Li Luo's handwriting was beautiful or ugly, someone finally thought about it, and she felt less lonely and helpless.
Xiao Xi took the pen and ink from behind the counter, one was grinding the ink, and the other was holding the paper. It was very lively, a bit like the joy of the new year. Li Luo greeted with a smile, gearing up, and letting go of the drunkenness, the laughter in the restaurant, I don't know what to experience.
How many hardships have gone through before the two beauties in front of me cherish trivial happiness like this.
With paper and pen ready, Li Luo meditated for a while, writing like the wind, finishing in one go.