When I returned to my residence in the county, I saw that Xiaozhu had gotten new clothes from somewhere. The upper body was a light red narrow-sleeved button-down gauze shirt with dark patterns, and the lower body was a pleated embroidered white silk skirt. The dress was bright and eye-catching with a small waist.
It's really Du Mu's poem "Pingping Niao Niao Thirteen Years Old, with Cardamom Sprouting in early February".
"Master, does it look good like this?" Xiaozhu asked expectantly.
Li You walked around Xiaozhu and said earnestly: "Look, these materials are all made of fine gauze and silk, at least two or three taels for a suit? All the monthly money you saved is spent here? You are only thirteen years old, little
When you are young, you should be proud of being diligent and frugal, and don’t be so extravagant. I have never worn anything so expensive!”
It's really boring. Why do people outside say that the master is a romantic and interesting person? Xiaozhu lowered his head and said aggrievedly: "I don't spend my monthly money carelessly..."
Li You was surprised and said: "Did you misappropriate the food money that the master gave you? It seems that we can't live here anymore. The neighbors are all from public houses. Those who are close to Mo are black. It is not good to learn these things."
of."
Jin Baoer was taking a nap in the house. Hearing Li You's voice outside, he got up and came out just in time to hear this sentence. He answered on his behalf: "Master! Don't scold Xiaozhu. This is a gift given to her by the slave family when she no longer wears it."
Li You looked at Jin Bao'er and then at Xiao Zhu. They were indeed about the same size, and the clothes could really be changed. Remembering what he was worried about, he let Xiao Zhu go and said to Jin Bao'er, "I just want to tell you something. Well, you can't
It’s all here with me like this.”
Jin Baoer's face was flustered when he heard this, and he couldn't help but cover his heart and trembled: "What do you want, Master?"
"Don't think about it! What I mean is to appoint you as a concubine. I will hold a big banquet in the next two days to celebrate this matter. I will report it to my parents later and they will definitely approve it." Li You looked at Jin Baoer.
If there is a misunderstanding, don't be frightened and continue talking.
But it seems to be a good thing that she is in mood... If she is still calm and indifferent right now, Li You will really doubt her own charm.
Jin Baoer's face gradually softened and he said, "I remember that your young man came here to see you before noon and said that it was a happy event for you, Master, and it was time to talk about marriage. It seems inappropriate for Master to name the slave family at this time?"
"That's right! Of course it's very good!" Li You nodded, and called Xiaozhu to tell her: "Stop barking indiscriminately in the future, and call her Aunt Jin!"
Jin Baoer glanced at Li You and said to Xiaozhu: "You and I are both pitiful people, so we can still treat each other as sisters." In fact, her concubine is just a title. In essence, Jin Baoer is still the same as Xiaozhu, selling herself.
The deeds are all in the hands of Mr. Li, and they are all considered slaves in the legal sense.
Some readers from the 21st century asked, "Li You is so inhumane. Many other protagonists tear up the contract of betrayal generously and boldly, making beauties burst into tears. How could Li You hold on to the contract of betrayal like this?"
Hidden away, there is no trace of the magnanimity of a modern time traveler.
But what I want to say is that, firstly, objectively, according to the system of this dynasty, if you really tear up the deed of prostitution, you will become a gangster. Jin Baoer and Xiaozhu both said that being a gangster is very stressful; secondly, subjectively, they all spent a lot of money.
It's money, why should Li You be torn up as a piece of paper? Let's just wait and see if it's going to work?
Then again, why did Li You take concubines in such a big way?
On the way, Li You made up his mind and couldn't stand up to Inspector Liu. If he refused directly, it would be like a slap in the Liu family's face. After all, Inspector Liu was a ninth-grade life officer, and he still had a history of killing his son-in-law... Don't
That's good. But self-defeating seems to be a good way to get Inspector Liu to give up on his own initiative. Wasn't it because the Guan family was scared off by Li You's reputation last time when they discussed marriage?
Li You also read several history books in his life. The two most famous people for self-destruction are King Jian of Qin and Xiao He of Han Dynasty. In order to imitate the ancients, Li You recalled the deeds of some sages. After recalling, he said angrily
: "The ancients are not lawful!"
The two sages’ methods of self-defilation were nothing more than asking for land and asking for houses and accepting money from others. Is this kind of behavior considered self-destruction nowadays? Li You lamented this. In ancient times, the people were simple and honest, but unfortunately, time has changed due to changes in the world.
, the past cannot be pursued.
After sighing, he thought about it, didn't Inspector Liu want to recruit a son-in-law? If he was as lustful as his fate and wandered around, how dare the Liu family marry a daughter and come to suffer the consequences? But there is no need to be so exaggerated. If you go too far with yourself, everyone will take it for granted.
What should I do? It will be troublesome to find a good wife in the future. It is better to hire a concubine to test the Liu family. It does not require much effort and there is a ready-made Jin Baoer at home.
This matter needs to be publicized with great fanfare, at least to let the Liu family know that this is a formal concubinage and not deliberately deceiving them. It is also an implicit rejection. The Liu family understands that it is natural to retreat. Anyway, at this time
It’s time to give Jin Baoer a title, he can achieve multiple things with one stone.
Li You feels that he is really smart.
In the evening, after Li You had dinner, he watched Xiaozhu and Jin Baoer play leaf cards. Xiaozhu didn't know how to play this game, but Jin Baoer taught it to her after she came, causing Xiaozhu to throw away the "Thousand Character Classic" that Li You bought.
After neglecting his studies, he fell in love with playing cards. Now, Jin Baoer often cannot beat Xiaozhu, and tonight he lost more than a hundred cents. I also heard that Xiaozhu also won more and lost less when playing cards with the neighbor's wife, and earned hundreds of dollars in total.
Wen pocket money.
Hearing someone knocking on the door, Xiaozhu put down the sign and looked at it. He came back and said, "It's Mr. Sun again. Have you seen me?"
"Please come in."
Jin Baoer took refuge in the inner room, while Xiaozhu went to bring tea and water.
Sun Ji was in the same room, with neither sadness nor joy on his face. He immediately bowed respectfully and said: "Greetings to Mr. Li. I am deeply touched by the Meng Lang the day before yesterday, so I came here to apologize. I had offered a folding fan handle before, and Miss Xiaozhu accepted it.
Already."
Seeing Sun Ji's unprecedented courtesy, Li You was so surprised that he got down from his seat, walked to Sun Ji and said, "Why do you and I, brothers, need to be so courteous? Just do it as usual."
Sun Ji said calmly: "Since that night, I have been thinking too much about Meng Lang. You are no longer the king of the past, but I am still the same person as before. How can I be as indifferent as in the past?"
Are you out of your mind? Nothing is normal today! Li You cursed in his heart, feeling very uncomfortable. However, he really didn’t dare to curse with his mouth. If he curses a few more words, who knows what kind of wind this Sun Bangxian will get?
I scolded him a few times every time, and today he is like this.
It was okay to scold each other back then, but I can't remember when Sun Bangxian started to get excited and get angry at every turn, just like middle-aged and elderly women who have reached menopause and can't be beaten or scolded. Li You narcissistically suspected that he was so little
The small achievement greatly stimulated the heart of Sun Bangxian, who had accomplished nothing.
"My mistakes are all my fault. Brother Sun must never do this!"
"Sir, what you said is serious. In addition, I really have something to do." Sun Ji's face became more humble, "There are fellow countrymen Zhang San and Li Si who left Mr. Li before, and now they feel regretful. They want to return to Mr. Li to work for them, but
I didn't dare to come to the door on my own, so I found someone to help me. I wonder what your advice is?"
When Li You was working as a government servant, these two people were both from Xishui Town, and they worked as helpers running errands for Li You. However, they saw that Li You was always ruthless and ruthless in exploiting the common people.
There was little to gain from following them, so they left. Unexpectedly, the world was unpredictable, so they left, and Li Yamen became Li Dianshi. In the past two months, the two of them had not found any other good jobs, so they remembered that they had become rich.
Li You, who had died, begged Sun Ji to help him to intercede. Seeing that Sun Ji was from the same village, he could not refuse, so he agreed.