Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Back at Kou Mansion, Li Xu went to find Kou Xiao and asked him to find someone to level the palace, and then drew a simple blueprint for the craftsmen to build a new house according to the blueprint.

Kou Xiao saw that the drawing was simple and clear, there were neither pavilions, towers, pavilions, small bridges or flowing water, and he was not good enough to be Li Xu's painter, so he said euphemistically: "There is a very famous painter in Nanyue who is best at painting buildings, why don't let him Want to design a new style for the palace?"

Li Xu waved his hand, "No, I don't plan to live by myself, as long as the building is strong and simple."

Kou Xiao asked subconsciously: "Where does the prince want to live?"

Li Xu glanced at him faintly, "Could it be that General Kou thinks I'm in the way of staying at home and wants to drive me away?"

This glance almost knocked Kou Xiao out of his wits, he could hear his heart beating like a drum in his chest, he thought to himself, mother, who is this evil king Shun?

He dazedly thought that those heroes who are obsessed with beauty are not so difficult to understand. If King Shun intends to seduce him, he will definitely not be able to hold back. What rights are not rights, maybe they have to be given away.

Of course, he also knew that this was impossible. King Shun had accepted the crown princess very early on, and there were many beauties around him. Although he was down and out and had no women by his side for the time being, it was indispensable for him to marry a wife and take concubines in the future.

Thinking about it this way, he felt that it was a good thing for Li Xu to live in Kou's mansion, and he couldn't live in someone else's house to get married. "Live as long as the prince likes to live, the general will never wish for it."

Li Xu doesn't care whether he really wants it or it's fake, anyway, he has no money now, it's Lai Ding Kou Xiao, when he earns money, he will find a place with good geomantic omen to build a new house, he doesn't like the gloomy old mansion at all.

Kou Xiao asked puzzledly: "Since the prince doesn't live here, why build such a house?"

Li Xu sighed, "I am so shy in my pocket, I want to build a factory to make something and sell it, so as to save some money."

Kou Xiao twitched after hearing this, building a factory to make things and sell them?Are you sure King Shun is not joking with him?Could it be that he wanted to ask himself for money in a tactful manner? After all, he said it was so pitiful.

Enduring heartache, Kou Xiao took out a purse from his pocket and handed it to him, "This is the money that the general has saved for half a year, about 20 taels, give it to the prince for emergency."

Li Xu looked at the old purse, then looked at Kou Xiao's distressed face as if his flesh had been cut, retracted his ready-to-stretch hands into his sleeves, and said with his sleeves in his hands, "General... this is What do you mean? How can I ask for your money."

Too little?Kou Xiao's fingertips were itchy and wanted to hit someone, but he reluctantly took out a jade pendant, "That's all, there's nothing more than a copper coin."

Li Xu looked funny, and a warm current flowed through his heart. He received a lot of gifts from officials along the way, some big and some small, but there was no such thing as Kou Xiao, who just gave him all the things on his body. It can be seen that Nanyue The poverty is really not blown out of the outside world.

Li Xu didn't pick up anything, and asked, "How many days will it take for this prince's house to be completed?"

"There is a lot of money to build this house. Why don't I convert it into cash and give it to you at the end. Just tell me what you need. At the beginning of the new year, I'm afraid I won't be able to spare too much money to build the house for the prince." Although Li Xu's drawings are simple, but after the house is built, furniture must be added, which is a huge expense.

Li Xu expressed his understanding, "I borrowed the money, and General Kou told me how much it cost when the time comes, and I will make it up."

Speaking of this, Kou Xiao also knew that he was determined to build a house, so he put away the jade pendant and purse, and left with a bad face.

After seeing Kou Xiao, Li Xu returned to the courtyard and asked Liu Shu to inquire about the situation of Kou's family, how many masters there are in the family, where they live, and how many vacancies there are.

Liu Shu is the most gossip, he is good at inquiring about news, and quickly found out the population of the Kou family. It really doesn't make sense that even those cousin girls who are related to each other can live in a courtyard alone."

Li Xu knew that it was not kind to take advantage of the Kou family, but since he planned to stay for a while, he definitely didn't want to see the Kou family every day. It's not unreasonable to live in the house. It would be great if the Kou family could divide him into several separate yards, and open a side door to make it easy to get in and out.

"You said those cousin girls came for General Kou?"

"No, they all want to be Mrs. Kou. Unfortunately, I don't think General Kou is interested in any of them."

The women who came rushing here are definitely not attractive. Li Xu understood men's hearts too well, and asked again: "Then why haven't they given up on going back to marry?"

Liu Shu said angrily: "This is why the servants said that the Kou family is in chaos. These cousin girls are fond of the wealth of the Kou family, and they don't want to leave at all. After thinking about it, they know that they have no other way out except to marry when they return home. Instead of marrying For a man who doesn’t know his character, it’s better to stay at Kou’s house, where he can eat and drink, and no one cares about him, how comfortable he is.”

Li Xu grasped the key point and asked: "Is the Kou family rich?" For a man who took out 20 taels of silver, it was as painful as cutting his own flesh. Is the family really rich?Or is it because Kou Xiao is stingy?

Liu Shu curled his lips, with a disdainful expression on his face, "It's definitely not as good as the family members in the Central Plains, but it's not bad in the local area. You don't know how poor this Nanyue is. You can live in such a big house and have a group of servants to serve you. There are not many officials."

This is true, everything is compared, the Kou family is definitely not bad in this Minzhou city, even if the money is not as good as the Lei family, the fame and power must be one of the best.

"How many cousin girls live in Kou's house?"

"There are more than a dozen people."

Li Xu sighed, "That is to say, once they leave, more than ten yards will be vacated."

"No, I heard that the old lady likes to be lively. In the past, there were too few people in the family and it was too quiet. That's why they were kept at home as guests."

"It's exciting, isn't that a very simple matter?" Li Xu thought about it.

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When I saw Kou Xiao again, I couldn't help teasing him, "General Kou is not too young, why hasn't he engaged yet, but there is someone he likes?"

Kou Xiao thought of the six-year-old little princess of Shun Wang's family, and said righteously: "The general is away all year round, and he doesn't think about marriage for the time being. The prince asks this, but do you want to introduce someone to the general?"

The corner of Li Xu's mouth twitched, admiring his imagination, "I'm the first time in South Vietnam, so I don't know any noble girls, but I heard that there are more than a dozen cousins ​​living in the house, and I think it will be a good thing to come to General Kou."

Kou Xiao thought it would be fine as long as he didn’t bring me and the little princess together. As for those so-called cousins, he completely forgot about this matter, “It’s because the old lady is lonely, and she brought a little girl from a relative’s house to accompany her to relieve her boredom. Don't get me wrong."

He didn't remember what those women looked like at all, and he didn't know if Li Xu had his eyes on one of them, otherwise he would just mention what they were doing.

Kou Xiao thinks about it too, this King Shun doesn't even have a concubine by his side, he has traveled all the way to South Vietnam, he naturally misses a woman, he secretly decided that this matter must not be agreed to, otherwise if there is a beginning, wouldn't he be even more so in the future? Unscrupulously searching for beauties.

Kou Xiao doesn't feel heartbroken that Li Xu likes women, but when he thinks about the expenses of these women in the future, he can't accept it. Nanyue's tax revenue is not easy to come by, it's not for the purpose of raising women for King Shun.

"Since General Kou doesn't want to marry them, why don't you let them live in Kou's mansion because it will hurt your reputation?"

"The one who cleans himself will clear up." Naturally, there are bad rumors outside, but Kou Xiao didn't take it seriously, and he would beat people up when he was in a hurry, which would always make the rumors disappear for a while, King Shun Asking this question is because he wants to know his attitude towards these women. It is not easy for him to do something like taking his wife away.

The thinking of the two is not on the same channel, but the final result is what Li Xu wants.

Li Xu stopped talking, and turned to talking about building the house, "The spring plowing has not yet started, can General Kou finish the palace before the spring plowing?"

Kou Xiao nodded, "The house requested by the prince is simple, and it can be built quickly, but the craftsmen in some places don't know much about the blueprints, so I'm afraid I need to trouble the prince to give some pointers."

"It's simple, let them ask me directly if they don't understand."

"I'll leave this matter to Guo Fu, and I'll let him go to you tomorrow to wait for orders." Kou Xiao can't live in the mansion every day, there are a lot of things waiting for him to deal with in the barracks, if it wasn't for Li Xu followed, he should be in the barracks the next day.

After bidding farewell to Li Xu, Kou Xiao went to the old man's east courtyard, first played a few games of chess with his grandfather, and then chatted a few gossips with his grandmother, which revealed that now King Shun lives at home, those cousin girls It's better to send him home as soon as possible, otherwise it will damage the reputation of King Shun.

The old lady was not happy, these girls were all selected by her for Kou Xiao, and her granddaughter-in-law might be among them, so King Shun was only staying for a few days, how could he be so lenient!

"The distinction between the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard is very clear. They don't go out on weekdays, so how can it have any influence?"

Kou Xiao didn't want to disobey his own grandmother, so he had to go to his mother's advice. Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Mrs. Kou refuted him, "It's just a few young girls who haven't left the court. Just stay here, if we rush back, it will appear that our Kou family is too cold and mean."

"They have their own family, and they have reached the age of marriage. Why stay in the Kou family and waste time, let the family take them back to marry as soon as possible." , Either I ran into this one today, or I ran into that one tomorrow, and I wished to stick to him one by one, as if he was a Bodhisattva.

Mrs. Kou gave her son an angry look, "You also know that they have reached the age of marriage, so what about you? When will you marry a wife? The Kou family has a single lineage, but you are counting on you to flourish."

Li Xu's figure flashed in Kou Xiao's mind, thinking that if his future wife is someone like Li Xu, then he would definitely be willing to marry, but can Nanyue find a woman who is like Li Xu in every way?

He found an excuse indiscriminately and said: "I see Princess Shu Ning is dignified and smart. I will marry her when she grows up."

Mrs. Kou slapped him hard, "You bastard, what are you talking about, how old is the little princess? You have to wait until the ancestors of the Kou family can't wait to put this idea to rest."

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small theater:

Old Gong: "I want to marry a woman like King Shun."

Li Xu: "If you eunuch yourself, I can marry you."

Old Gong: "..."