After Li Zhi left, Ganjingzhuang returned to its former peace.
The villagers were really uncomfortable these days. Li Zhi's incognito patrol had been reduced to a minimum, but there were still hundreds of people in the smallest group. These people usually dispersed in the village, making secret posts and making whistles.
Bankers encounter strangers when they go out, looking back and forth with cold and scrutinizing eyes. Living under such eyes every day, the psychological pressure of bankers is inexplicably increased.
Li Zhi, who thought he was friendly and friendly and did not disturb the people, was unaware that he had actually caused considerable trouble to the villagers in the past few days.
Before leaving, he also looted all the farmers’ dried meat for the Chinese New Year. Tsk!
The sky was clear and sunny, and Li Qinzai was squatting by the field bank, chatting with the old farmer.
"So that person is the emperor, ah, that's amazing! No wonder it's so generous to buy my dried meat in such a grand ostentation, haha." The old farmer looked satisfied. It was obvious that his family had made a lot of money selling dried meat this year.
"But your family has no meat to eat during the New Year, what should you do?" Li Qinzai said with a smile.
The old farmer shook his head: "You have money! Why don't you eat meat if you have money? I gave you fifty coins, which is enough for our family for half a year. I will buy three feet of cloth for Aunt E and some steamed buns from the city for E'wa."
, buy two more kilograms of muddy wine, it’s better than eating meat, it’s very delicious!”
After saying this, the old farmer grinned, showing his big yellow teeth.
Li Qinzai also laughed. Nowadays, prices in Datang are very low. The old villagers probably still have a lot left over after buying this lot. With the autumn harvest, this family will at least have enough food and clothing to fill their stomachs this year, and they can also look forward to the future.
next year.
It's great, the family has enough money and the years are prosperous.
The old farmer was in a good mood and said happily. He groped around in his arms and took out a piece of dried fruit and handed it to Li Qinzai. The dried fruit looked dark.
The old farmer seemed to feel embarrassed, so he wiped the dried fruit on his clothes, then handed it to Li Qinzai, grinning innocently, a little shyly.
"Young Master, please don't be offended. Yesterday, the baby wanted to eat, but I stopped him from eating a piece. It's actually not dirty..."
Li Qinzai smiled and didn't dislike it at all. He took the dried fruit and stuffed it into his mouth. He nodded while eating: "It's a bit chewy, but it's not good enough to preserve. Next time, find a dry and ventilated place to dry the dried fruit. You're a little
It’s wet.”
Seeing that Li Qinzai did not dislike Li Qinzai and commented seriously, the old villager became even more happy and couldn't help but said: "Young Master is not bad, and the heads of our village are all good. Others say how good my grandson's fifth grandson is. Bah! Outside!
People are talking nonsense, how can the young master's demeanor be even half a bastard?"
Li Qinzai grinned: "I was indeed a bastard before. I can't hide this from others, and I don't intend to hide it from others."
"No one is young and frivolous. The old man was also a bastard when he was young. He was almost like the widow in the village..."
Li Qinzai became interested: "What's that with the widow? Tell me."
"Old things from the past, haha, let's not mention them anymore. If my mother-in-law finds out, I won't even think about having a good life this year..."
The topic of men is both vulgar and happy. In this aspect, there is no difference between the sons of powerful men and ordinary old farmers.
The two of them were chatting happily, when a beautiful woman came walking from the end of the field ridge.
Li Qinzai saw her from a distance and couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
The old villager also saw her and winked at Li Qinzai: "This girl is fairer than a widow. Her face looks like she is good at giving birth. Don't miss her, Fifth Young Master."
"Have you always known her?" Li Qinzai asked.
"I don't know. I brought a little girl to our village a few months ago and stayed at Widow Song's house. She said she was a refugee from the north. She didn't look like it. I've seen refugees who fled before. She didn't look like this. She was like that
The little girl is so upright, she looks like she comes from a wealthy family."
Li Qinzai smiled. Cui Jie's acting skills seemed to be very good. Anyone could tell at a glance that she was different. The fact that she was able to escape from Qingzhou to Ganjingzhuang was really thanks to the simple folk customs of the Tang Dynasty, and
She is as blessed as a chosen one.
Cui Jie had already walked up to Li Qinzai. The old farmer laughed twice and left with an excuse. He was a very discerning old man.
With her palms raised flat to touch her forehead, Cui Jie still maintained the upright family etiquette.
"Cui Jie meets Brother Li Shi."
Li Qinzai smiled bitterly and said: "We are all in the same village. We will meet by chance once a day on average. There is no need to be so polite every time, right?"
"Etiquette cannot be discarded." Cui Jie said seriously: "Although Cui Jie is in trouble, her behavior should not be frivolous. If she loses even the most basic upbringing, how will she be different from an animal?"
Li Qinzai's cheek twitched a few times.
I always feel like she is blaming Sang and Huai, but there is no evidence...
Seeing that Li Qinzai was speechless, Cui Jie raised her eyes and glanced quickly, then lowered her head and said softly: "I have no intention of criticizing Brother Li, please don't think too much."
Li Qinzai exhaled, okay, there is evidence.
"It doesn't matter if you scold me, etiquette is in the heart, not on the surface. Some people may practice etiquette on the surface, but they are full of male thieves and female prostitutes. If you cut open the surface, you will see that the inside is full of darkness and killing. Such people are worse than
A rude person who looks the same on the inside."
Cui Jie smiled slightly: "Brother Li Shi, do you think you are polite or rude?"
"Of course he looks unruly and wild on the outside, but is a refined gentleman on the inside."
"How can I see it?"
"Oh, if I were rude in my heart, from the day I met you in Zhuangzi, you would have been captured by the Cui family and taken back to Qingzhou and locked up in a cage, or you would no longer be a young girl."
Li Qinzai smiled at her with a bad expression: "She is my fiancée anyway. If I do something to you, the Cui family will not be surprised, right?"
Cui Jie looked up in shock, her pretty face turned red instantly, whether from shame or anger.
"You, you, you..."
Li Qinzai said: "Asshole? Villain? Beast? Or a disciple?"
Cui Jie opened her small mouth, but she didn't know what to say. Li Qinzai had a much richer vocabulary than her in terms of swearing.
With a blush on her face, Cui Jie turned around and left: "I, I... I won't tell you anymore!"
"Come back!" Li Qinzai called her lazily: "I won't tease you anymore, let me tell you something serious."
Cui Jie had no choice but to turn around and stare at him with unkind eyes.
Li Qinzai looked her over and said with a smile: "Yesterday, when you met your brother, did you cry and then tell him about all my crimes?"
Cui Jie said angrily: "No! I am not a villain who is behind the Taoism!"
Li Qinzai blurted out in shock: "Huh? Are you women the right person behind your back?"
Seeing Cui Jie's confused look, Li Qinzai smiled.
Well, one thing is not the other, there is a generation gap of thousands of years...
Cui Jie looked directly into his eyes and said seriously: "No matter what Brother Li Shi's reputation was in the past, at least he was not rude to me. Not only that, you also helped me conceal my whereabouts and saved my life. I, Cui Jiecheng,
How can I say bad things about you behind your back if I don’t know your kindness?”
Li Qinzai sighed: "You understand justice so well that I am embarrassed to ask you for money..."
"You want money? Why do you want money?"
"I had a chat with your brother yesterday. Your brother expressed his great gratitude to me for taking you in, and then offered to give me money for food and accommodation... Unexpectedly, your brother gave you all his money and died.
I have no money left, so I have to ask you for money."
Cui Jie was startled and subconsciously covered her waist: "I... I don't have room and board in your house, but I still have to give you money?"
Li Qinzai said seriously: "The entire Zhuangzi belongs to the Li family. Theoretically, even if you hang on a tree and sleep, you still have to pay for accommodation. Miss Cui must rarely go out and doesn't know the rules outside?"
Cui Jie was stunned. Li Qinzai was right. This young lady from an aristocratic family really rarely went out. She didn't know what the rules were among the people, but listening to Li Qinzai's analysis, it seemed to make sense...
Yes, the entire Zhuangzi belongs to the Li family, and they are taken in by him. The villagers are all the Li family's food fiefs, and theoretically they should be given money.
But...the money given by her brother has not even warmed her heart, and she has to give it away again. Cui Jie, who has seen all the suffering in the world, feels really sad.
"I...can I give you less?" Cui Jie showed a rare pleading look and said: "In a few days, brother will ask someone to send money and gifts, and then I will give you more, okay?"
Li Qinzai blinked: "How much money do you have?"
Cui Jie hesitated for a moment, then took out a small purse from her waist. The purse was embroidered with a red peony, which was very small and unique.
Li Qinzai took the money bag and couldn't help but sniff.
The purse smells so good, I don't know if it's her body fragrance or the smell of flowers and plants. As expected, everything that belongs to a girl smells good.
Cui Jie saw his actions in her eyes, and her cheeks suddenly flew up and she said in embarrassment: "You... don't smell it."
Li Qinzai smiled and opened his money bag. There were some scattered silver pieces and a handful of copper coins inside.
Oh, having an elder brother is indeed different. The shotguns are exchanged for cannons, and the money is enough to support the villagers for several years.
He unceremoniously took away all the scattered silver pieces in the purse and left some copper coins for Cui Jie. By estimation, the remaining copper coins were enough for Cui Jie and Congshuang to eat nourishing fish and meat for several months.
.
"For the sake of our family friends, I will reluctantly take a little less. Oh, it's a huge loss. It really hurts money to talk about love." Li Qinzai sighed with an unwilling face.
Cui Jie took back the money bag and took a look inside. She saw that the silver bars were gone and only some copper coins were left. She couldn't help but look distressed.
I thought that my brother would be able to return to his former rich and beautiful life after being rescued, but he ended up returning to before liberation overnight...
Cui Jie couldn't help but wonder if she had been possessed by the God of Poverty recently, otherwise why she was always losing money.
Or maybe, it’s not the god of poverty who is possessed, but the villain who is ordered to commit crime...
The money was taken away, but Cui Jie felt that something was getting more and more wrong. She felt that she was being blackmailed and defrauded, so she glared at him cautiously, and then quickly looked away for fear of being discovered by the villain.
Li Qinzai put the scattered silver pieces into his arms and smiled happily, with an auspicious smile on his face to attract wealth.
Unexpectedly, I actually made money out of just a few casual words of deception.
It can be determined that the IQ of this young lady from an aristocratic family should be minus ten points, about seventy points, indicating a slight mental retardation.
From a genetic point of view, this woman cannot marry, otherwise she will give birth to a son who will not recognize women when he is on the kang, and will not recognize shoes when he is off the kang.