Happy Little Scholar

"Master, I should have stopped you at the beginning!"

Beside a lonely grave at the end of Lijia Village, more than a dozen figures stood solemnly. The old man surnamed Li stroked the cold and rough tombstone, his expression sad and full of self-blame. Tian'lai' novel

Not far behind the crowd, the villagers of Lijia Village gathered in twos and threes, talking in low voices.

"Are these nobles really here to see Li Xiucai?"

"That old man calls himself "old slave", could it be that Li Xiucai is also from a wealthy family?"

"Why ask? If he is not from a wealthy family, how can there be so many followers riding horses and carrying swords? When I first met Li Xiucai, I knew he was not an ordinary person."

"Nonsense, my second son worked in a tailor shop at that time, and he said that the clothes on Li Xiucai's body were enough for us to eat for several years."

"And the wife of the Li family is so beautiful and well-educated, but... it's a pity!"

The villagers talked one after another, fully developing their imagination.

Gossip is human nature, especially for those villagers who have little culture and like to squat under the locust tree at the entrance of the village and chat when they have nothing to do.

In a short period of time, several versions of the story about Li Xiucai were circulated.

Some time ago, a brothel was built on an open space not far from the village. Villagers who had nothing to do would sometimes go there to listen. At this time, the jokes commonly used by storytellers were mixed together, and a touching story was freshly cooked.

The lady of the Li family was originally a rich girl. In order to resist the marriage arranged by the family, she eloped with her lover for thousands of miles to avoid the search of the family. She lived in seclusion in such a remote mountain village, with simple meals, tea, rice, oil and salt, and lived a small life for two people. They hid for ten years until the couple passed away.

Twenty years later, the lady's family declined, while the lover's family rose day by day. Now, the man's family finally found the traces of the two. They were full of joy and wanted to take them back, but they could only sigh at this lonely grave------what a sad story!

Of course, the story does not end here.

The girl's family, who had previously suppressed the couple, never expected that twenty years later, the girl's child would become a great man, and be personally rewarded by the Emperor, given an official position and land. In just a few years, he rose rapidly and became a member of the imperial court. After learning about his parents' past, he was furious and vowed to clear his parents' names...

Well, just write it like this. If it is sold to the theater, it will probably make a lot of money...

"Things are unpredictable, old brother, please be patient." Li Jiacuncun Masa sighed, patted the old man on the shoulder and said.

Suppressing the images that emerged in his memory again, the old man wiped away his tears with his sleeves, looked at Muramasa, and smiled: "Old brother, can you tell me about him over the years?"

"Of course, no problem." Muramasa nodded, stroked his beard, and the old man's face showed a look of reminiscence. He said slowly: "The story started twenty years ago..."

"When I first saw them, I knew they were not ordinary people. I'm afraid they came from some extraordinary place. At first, they couldn't do farm work, but in the end, my boy couldn't stand it and went to help..."

Muramasa talked slowly, and the bitterness on the old man's face became stronger.

Although the Li family is not a wealthy family, twenty years ago, when the old master was still there, the young master, as the eldest grandson of the direct line, had been living a life of luxury since childhood. How could he have suffered such hardships?

One can imagine what kind of life he has lived for so many years...

"Mrs. Li passed away early, and Mr. Li raised the child alone until he was over ten years old and passed away. The child has a promising future..."

"Child?"

The old man grabbed Muramasa's arm and asked excitedly: "Does the young master have a child?"

Muramasa nodded and said: "If there is no child, I'm afraid that when Mrs. Li passed away, Mr. Li followed her..."

The old man surnamed Li no longer cared why he didn't find out that the young master had a child in the household office yesterday, and hurriedly asked: "Where is the child now?"

...

...

Li Yi was busy in the kitchen.

Since Xiaohuan inherited some of his cooking skills, Li Yi has rarely come to the kitchen.

"Eggs."

"Sugar."

"Milk..."

Li Yi used chopsticks to stir in a large bowl, and Xiaohuan helped on the side. The materials and steps for making cream are simple, but milk is not easy to find. People in this era don't drink it often. A small can of milk took Liu a lot of effort.

Without whipped cream, I had to settle for the next best thing. After tasting it with chopsticks, it was sweet. Of course, the taste was not comparable to real cream, but it was okay.

"Master..., is it delicious?" The little maid blinked and looked at him.

"If you want to eat, go get a spoon yourself. Remember not to eat too much, or you will get fat." Li Yi saw her thoughts at a glance and waved his hand.

There was some cream on his hands, and he planned to go out and get some water to wash it.

Ruyi's birthday was coming soon, and he originally planned to make a cream cake, but the materials and tools were too incomplete. If it was too ugly, it would have the opposite effect. Li Yi decided to make a new plan.

After wiping his hands and returning to the kitchen again, he saw Miss Liu also taking a spoon to scoop cream to eat. He walked over, shook his head and said, "That's not how you eat cream."

Xiaohuan looked up at him in confusion------just now, Master clearly told him to eat with a spoon?

"First, wash your hands." Li Yi raised his hands, scooped a spoonful of cream into his palm, shook it in front of Miss Liu Er, and in her puzzled and inquiring eyes------quickly smeared the cream on her pretty face.

Because the distance was too close, Miss Liu Er, who was waiting for Li Yi to tell her how to eat this thing, had no time to react, and Li Yi's figure had disappeared in the kitchen.

"Haha, this is the correct way to use cream!"

"Pah!" There was an arrogant laugh outside the door, Miss Liu Er's beautiful eyes were blazing, two fingers were slightly bent, and the wooden spoon broke in half in her hand.

"Haha, Miss Liu Er, your face..." Xiaohuan looked at her and laughed. After Liu Ruyi glared at her, she immediately covered her mouth, and the smile came out of her eyes.

Li Yi walked out of the yard happily. Miss Liu Er, who was concerned about her face, must have washed her face before coming out. At that time, he was afraid that he would have almost walked to the county government office.

Life is fun this way. It is also a good thing to let Miss Liu, who only knows how to make trouble for you, suffer a setback occasionally.

Humming a light tune, he was stunned when he walked out of the door.

"Uncle Li, why are you here?"

Li Yi looked at Li Jiacun Cunzheng standing at the door and asked with some confusion.

"Why did the adults move here? If it weren't for Captain Liu, I wouldn't have found this place." Cunzheng said with a smile.

There were two people standing next to the old man Cunzheng. Before Li Yi remembered to speak, the old man on the right suddenly became very excited and murmured: "Yes, yes, it must be, and he looks seven points similar to the young master when he was young, and his eyes are so spiritual, he is like Miss He..."

The old man took a step forward, grabbed Li Yi's arm, and looked up and down. Because he was too excited, even his voice was trembling.

"What are you doing!"

Seeing someone at the door holding the son-in-law from a distance, Lao Fang strode over and shouted sternly.