Daily life of captives

On the day of the summer solstice, Li Shao's cold was finally healed. The elder Sun Boyi confirmed with Lu Qiumao before he released Li Shao's foot restraint order, and Li Shao, who was finally free, immediately set a date.

As the evening approached, Changsun Boyi suddenly found out that Li Shao, who had been by his side all afternoon, had disappeared. When he walked out of the East Wing, Changsun Boyi saw Deng Yi and the others coming and going in and out of the main room, busy all the time.

Changsun Boyi was curious and walked over quietly.

Standing at the door of the Westinghouse, the eldest grandson Boyi saw that Li Shao in the Westinghouse was well-dressed. Although the clothes he usually wore were blue and green, the color was so light that it was not much different from plain color, but now However, Li Shao changed into a snow-blue brocade suit with dark patterns, the neckline and cuffs were embroidered with correct golden cloud patterns, looking handsome and noble, the purple cloak pressed against him, and the cloak was embroidered with a thin patch of gold thread. In the bamboo forest, a divine deer stands with its head held high. Its face is gentle, but it exudes majesty, which also makes Li Shao look calm and majestic. An ebony-colored towel is tied on the neatly tied hair bun, which makes the noble The calm Li Shao looks a little more easy-going.

After ten years, even though he was dressed up, Li Shao lost the publicity and pride of his youth, but his introvertedness and gentleness honed by the years made Changsun Boyi love him very much.Once looking at Li Shao who was so radiant, the eldest grandson Boyi admired him, and only hoped that he would be stronger, so strong that he could catch up with the years and be worthy of Li Shao, but now he only lowered his eyebrows when facing the exhausted man in front of him. The smiling person, Changsun Boyi only has love and pity in his heart. He still hopes that he can become stronger, but not to stand shoulder to shoulder with Li Shao. He hopes that he can be strong enough to stand in front of Li Shao at any time. He has the ability to protect the peace of Li Shao I.

Li Shao turned around, and the ring around his waist jingled, which brought back the mind of Changsun Boyi.

The eldest grandson Boyi stepped into the room and took the sash from Yunzhu.

"Where are you going?" Changsun Boyi went around in front of Li Shao, and wrapped the ribbon around Li Shao's waist.

"Didn't I tell you before?" Li Shao raised his arm so that Sun Boyi could wrap his belt around it, "Since I decided to make money to support you, I always have to go out to entertain you."

"You didn't say you were going in the evening," Changsun Boyi skillfully tied the ribbon, "Isn't Luan Qi here?"

Li Shao sighed pretending to be plaintive, and said: "Business is not as good as court, but no one gives me face, and if I don't show sincerity, this business can't be discussed."

The eldest grandson Boyi straightened up and straightened Li Shao's collar: "I have to go in the evening? When will you be back?"

Li Shao looked at his eldest grandson Boyi, blinked, and tilted his head with a smile: "I'll be back early in the morning."

Changsun Boyi paused his hand, raised his head and glared at Li Shao: "Go to Pingkangfang?"

In Chang'an City, the only place where men can spend the night besides home is Pingkangfang.

"En." Li Shao nodded, smiling a bit doglegly, "Weize, Wei Feng and Luan Qi, the biggest band in Pingkang, will all come with me, don't worry."

"En." Elder Sun Boyi still couldn't hold back, and leaned forward to give Li Shao a deep kiss.

Deng Yi and the others immediately lowered their heads and silently exited the Westinghouse.

After kissing and retreating, Changsun Boyi raised his hand to wipe away the water stains from the corner of Li Shao's mouth: "Drink less."

"You are so long-winded." Li Shao wrinkled his nose and teased.

The eldest grandson Boyi bit Li Shao's nose again, then took Li Shao's hand and walked out.

Li Shao followed Eldest Sun Boyi, smiling softly.

Stepping out of the Tiance Admiral's mansion, Changsun Boyi twitched the corner of his mouth when he saw the carriage parked at the door: "How rich are you?"

Today, Li Shao went to entertain in person, so naturally he had to be full of pomp and circumstance.Businessmen are not politicians, and most of them live scattered all over the country. It is extremely difficult for the leaders of each family to meet once. Therefore, when they meet for the first time, they must be quick, precise and ruthless. Use the simplest and most intuitive method to quickly see each other's strength and be accurate Judging whether it is true or false, decisively deciding whether to lower the price and cooperate, as for the mutual temptation and calculation, it is something that can be done slowly in the future.

So Luan Qi specially found the best embroiderer in Chang'an City to tailor a set of clothes for Li Shao, even the carriage was specially made.

Different from the boxy appearance of ordinary carriages, the carriage of this carriage is specially made of high-quality red sandalwood to look like a square pavilion. Because the weather is getting hotter, the three sides other than the door are embedded with hollow carved screens. The door is also made of red sandalwood, and the inside is covered with green gauze. It seems that you can see the scene inside the car hazyly, but you can't see it clearly. Even the incense display inside the car is carefully selected. And other objects, every detail fully demonstrates the financial strength of its owner.And the most rich and noble thing is the white jade bell hanging on the corners of the pavilion's raised four wings.

Luan Qi was thinking that anyway, the carriage was just running around in Chang'an City, as long as they had enough appearance, they were not short of money.

Li Shao smiled lightly and said: "If you only support you, you will be rich and rich, but if you want to do something else, I am afraid it will not be enough. If it is not for you, I don't have to do it myself."

"Well, I rely on you to support me." Changsun Boyi looked at Li Shao with a smile on his eyes.

Li Shao glared at Sun Boyi angrily: "The skin is getting thicker and thicker, I was pointing at you to raise me, this is good."

After saying this, Li Shao broke away from Elder Sun Boyi's hand, walked towards the carriage, and was supported by Luan Qi to step on the carriage. When the body shook, the four bells jingled.

Li Shao paused, looking at the little bell dangling on the corner of the wing with great interest.

Seeing that Li Shao was interested in the bell, Luan Qi immediately said: "If you like it, my lord, I'll send some over."

Li Shao smiled: "No need."

After finishing speaking, Li Shao got into the car.

After closing the door of the carriage, Luan Qi sat on the shaft of the carriage to act as the driver, while Wei Ze and Wei Feng guarded the two sides of the carriage, walking steadily along with the carriage.

Changsun Boyi has been standing in front of the gate of Admiral Tiance's mansion and watched until he could no longer see the shadow of the carriage, then turned back to the mansion, but this night, it is impossible for Changsun Boyi to stay in the mansion peacefully .

As soon as the door of the carriage was closed, Li Shao suppressed his smile, closed his eyes and rested his mind. When the door opened again, Li Shao's face was only indifferent.

"Young Master, be careful." Wei Feng took a step forward and stretched out his hand into the carriage.

Li Shao put his hand on Wei Feng's, then leaned out unhurriedly, and got off the carriage steadily.

Luan Qi had already walked to the door of Lefang, looking like he was going to lead the way for Li Shao: "My lord, this way please."

Li Shao turned his head and glanced at the crowded music hall, then let go of Wei Feng's hand, turned and walked over.

Wei Ze and Wei Feng had a half-smile and the other had no expression on their faces, and their vigilant eyes quickly wandered around every part of the music hall.

The manager of the music workshop didn't know Li Shao, but he was very familiar with Luan Qi, because he had already received Luan Qi's instructions, so even if he saw Li Shao, the golden mountain walking, no one dared to talk to him. They could only watch helplessly as the indifferent Li Shao passed through the noisy crowd and walked all the way to the top floor of the band.

There was only one private room on the top floor of the music workshop. Luan Qi knocked on the door, opened it, and led Li Shao in. When he saw the people who were already sitting in the private room, Li Shao suddenly felt a headache.

"Young master! Why are you? What a coincidence!"

Du Tian, ​​who was already waiting impatiently, turned his head to look at the door when he heard the sound of the door opening. He originally wanted to complain, but when he saw Li Shao who appeared at the door, Du Tian jumped up, his stomach full His dissatisfaction disappeared immediately, but he was overjoyed.

Running to Li Shao with a smile on his face, Du Fei asked excitedly, "Is the young master asking me out today?"

When he saw this young man in the crowd a few days ago, he felt that this young man was extremely beautiful, and the way this young man dressed up today is even more eye-catching, and his demeanor is even more amazing.Why haven't I heard of such a figure in the Houchu business world before?

"I didn't expect Mr. Du to be from the Du family in Jingzhou. This is really... a coincidence."

Jingzhou is located in the middle of the river, and the water system extends in all directions. It is considered the center of the later Chu, so it is also an important transit point for land transportation. It is a pity that Boyi disrupted the situation, and now he is negotiating with the Ministry of Households of Hou Chu again.

However, what Li Shao asked Luan Qi to do was to sell goods from the south to the north or from the north to the south. However, in fact, Luan Qi neither opened a workshop to produce goods, nor organized a caravan to deliver goods. He was just a middleman, selling goods at low prices. After buying a large amount of goods from the workshop, he contacted the merchants to deliver them. After arriving at the destination, Luan Qi sold the goods to local shops at a high price.Therefore, there are not many merchants under Li Shao, but he makes a lot of money.

The Du family in Jingzhou, as a merchant occupying a favorable transportation location, naturally became the person Li Shao wanted to cooperate with, but Li Shao never thought that Du Tian was actually the Du family, and this was really troublesome.

"Coincident! Isn't it a coincidence!" Du Tian was very excited, his eyes were shining when he looked at Li Shao, "Sir, don't stand at the door, sit inside, sit inside."

Barely maintaining the indifferent expression on his face, Li Shao bit the bullet and walked into the private room, and sat down opposite Du Tian.

Du Tian also hurriedly sat down, and happily poured a glass of wine for Li Shao: "God has mercy on you, knowing that I have been looking for you for the past few days, you have sent him to me. For this fateful reunion, I am sorry A toast to the young master!"

A fateful reunion... Li Shao brought the wine glass to his mouth, then raised his other hand to cover his face with a wide sleeve, spilled the glass of wine on the sleeve as a matter of course, then put down his hand, covered the sleeve with the The wine-soaked side is buttoned down.

It's a pity that Luan Qi specially made the clothes. Although the color is a bit heavier, he still likes it.

Du Tian stared at Li Shao intently, the smile on his face was so bright that Li Shao felt a little dazzled.

Lowering his eyes, Li Shao asked, "Is this the first time Mr. Du has come to Chang'an?"

"It's indeed my first time here." Du Tian still smiled and looked straight at Li Shao, "I shouldn't be the one who came this time. My father is always afraid of bad things about me. Fortunately, I worked hard to win this trip." This is an opportunity, otherwise you and your son will miss it."

"Thanks to Mr. Du's wrong love, I will be the host today, Mr. Du must have a good time." After speaking, Li Shao gave Luan Qi a wink, "I heard that the singing and dancing in this music workshop is the best in Chang'an city , I hope it can meet Mr. Du's wishes."

Luan Qi understood, and went out to ask the steward of the music workshop to bring in the girl he had chosen in advance.

Du Tian frowned in dissatisfaction, and then smiled again: "Master, you are so polite, why bother to spend so much money? I will be satisfied if I can have a drink and talk with you."

"How can this be done?" Li Shao raised his eyes and glanced at Du Tian, ​​"It's rare for Mr. Du to come to Chang'an, and I should do my best as a landlord to let Mr. Du appreciate the style of Chang'an. This Pingkangfang has always been It is a sacred place that people flock to in Chang'an City, and the singing and dancing in each music workshop also has its own characteristics, which is beyond words, how can you miss it?"

Du Tian was taken aback, and looked at Li Shao with a delicate expression: "Master, do you like these?"

Li Shao didn't answer but asked instead: "Don't you like Mr. Du?"

Du Tian laughed dryly, always feeling that it was wrong to answer whether he liked it, and it was wrong to answer whether he didn't like it.

"By the way, I don't know your surname yet. You have to tell me this time, right?"

Li Shao's eyebrows twitched: "The surname is Yi, and the single name is Shao."

Du Tian blinked, and asked again: "Where's the name? You and I met today and became friends, and we will see each other frequently in the future. It's a little strange to always call Mr. Yi."

"...Shu Liao."

"Shu Liao... I have been thinking about it for many days, and finally let me know." Du Tian smiled shyly, "Then Shu Liao can call me Qiu Min."

"Okay," I was so annoyed, "How long will Mr. Du stay in Chang'an?"

"I'm not in a hurry to go back," Du Tian said without hesitation, "Jingzhou has a father and brother in charge of the overall situation, and I'm not alone. I also plan to take this opportunity to walk around and visit friends who have taken good care of the Du family over the years. .”

As soon as Du Tian finished speaking, the entourage sitting behind him came forward and reminded Du Tian, ​​"My lord, the Patriarch wants us to return to Jingzhou before the end of the month. You will not be able to stay in Chang'an much longer."

Du Tian immediately bent his elbow and slammed the entourage's chest: "Shut up!"

A smile flashed in Li Shao's eyes, but he still had an indifferent face, and his tone was extremely cold, but still polite: "Then Mr. Du can still play in Chang'an for a while, I should be with you, but what's the matter?" Being entangled is really useless, if Mr. Du doesn't dislike it, let Luan Qi accompany Mr. Du to go around, there are many good places in the suburbs of Chang'an, it would be a pity not to take a look."

Du Tian looked at Li Shao, and asked suspiciously: "Shu Liao is busy? I see that Shu Liao is not very old, so he came here to help the family, right? When we met in Qujiang a few days ago, Shu Liao still smiled. Today he looks tired, Shu Liao should also pay attention to rest."

Li Shao looked up at Du Tian, ​​and said calmly, "I'm the only one in the house, even if I want to rest, I don't have the time."

It's not that he's tired, he just doesn't want to laugh, and he couldn't laugh anymore after seeing Du Tian.

"No one at home?" Du Tian looked at Li Shao puzzled, and for a moment did not understand what he meant.

Li Shao said in a calm tone: "My parents passed away early, and I am the only child in the family, so I am the only one to take care of the family business left by my father."

"Sorry." Du Tian felt embarrassed immediately, and looked at Li Shao apologetically, "Even so, Shu Liao must pay attention to his body."

"Thank you, Mr. Du, for your concern."

Finding that Li Shao didn't like to talk much, Du Tian could only try his best to find the topic: "Where does Shu Liao live? I've lived in the inn in Chongrenfang since I came to Chang'an. If Shu Liao passes by, you can find me."

Glancing at Du Tian, ​​Li Shao said, "I don't have a place to live in Chang'an, and I'm staying at my fiancé's house temporarily."

"Wei, fiancé?" Du Tian slipped his hand supporting his chin, and looked at Li Shao in astonishment, "Shu Liao promised him?"

"En," Li Shao nodded, "We got engaged when we were young."

Du Tian drank a glass of wine to calm down: "I was engaged when I was young, so why haven't I been able to get married so far?"

"It was I who suddenly inherited the family business, and I couldn't take care of other things for a while, so he accommodated me." After the words fell, Li Shao raised his wine glass and sighed softly, "Don't talk about this, I offer a toast to Mr. Du, I hope We will be happy to work together in the future.”

"Okay, happy cooperation." Du Tian was still thinking about Li Shao's marriage, and he didn't understand what Li Shao said in the last sentence. He lightly clinked glasses with Li Shao, and the wine poured into his stomach.

The attendant sitting behind Du Tian held his forehead.

You haven't said anything yet, so why did you cooperate?How should the money be calculated?What to do?Dare their sons drink this wine?It's terrible!

Feeling that the opening ceremony was about the same, Li Shao stopped talking to Du Tian, ​​and poured wine one after another, but Du Tian drank all the wine in his stomach, but Li Shao's wine was all spilled to the sleeves.

Luan Qi also cooperated with Li Shao's pace, moved closer to Du Tian's entourage, and poured wine on them with all his might.

The four of them drank from evening to Haishi, Du Tian vomited three times, his entourage also fell to the ground drunk, but Li Shao and Luan Qi didn't even change their expressions.

Luan Qi returned behind Li Shao, and took out a piece of paper full of small characters from his arms: "My lord."

They came here after making two-handed preparations. If the person from Du's family is easy to talk, they will have a good chat, talk, and then sign a cooperation agreement when both parties are awake, but if the person is not easy to talk, then When they were drunk, they directly pressed their fingerprints, and they were determined to win the cooperation with the Du family.

It's just that I didn't expect to meet Du Tian who was interested in the young master. This person is easy to talk, but his intentions for the young master are too obvious. In order to reduce the contact between the young master and Du Tian, ​​let's just press his fingerprints when he is drunk.

Li Shao took the paper agreement, read it through, and then walked to Du Tian with the paper and squatted down.

"Mr. Du?" He patted Du Tian on the shoulder, and when Du Tian turned his head to look at Li Shao with dazed eyes, Li Shao showed his first bright smile after meeting Du Tian, ​​and said softly, "Mr. Du , My Yijia’s goods are all backlogged in the warehouse, and I can’t find a merchant to transport them, can Mr. Du do me a favor?”

Du Tian watched Li Shao burp: "Uncle... Liao?"

"Well, what's the matter?" Li Shao tilted his head, and his smile became brighter.

"Shu Liao," Du Tian suddenly jumped forward, hugged Li Shao's waist tightly and did not let go, "Shu Liao, you are so beautiful..."

"What do you need to say?" Li Shao muttered impatiently, and he put on his smile again, "Qiu Min, can you really not help me? I can only rely on Qiu Min now."

"Help!" Du Tian raised his head suddenly, and his uncontrollable volume startled Li Shao, "Help! No matter what Shu Liao's troubles are, I will help... hiccup... how?"

Luan Qi immediately stepped forward and handed the red clay to Du Tian's eyes: "As long as Mr. Du presses a handprint here, he can help our son."

Du Tian looked at Luan Qi, at Hongni, and then at Li Shao: "This can help Shu Liao?"

"Yes, as long as you press your fingerprint, Qiu Min will help me a lot, and if you press this fingerprint, we will be able to see each other often in the future. Does Qiu Min not want to see me again?"

"Think!" Du Tian hiccupped again, "See Shuliao...see Shuliao...hiccup...fingerprint...fingerprint..."

Luan Qi hurriedly pushed the red mud forward again, Du Tian got up when he saw the red mud, and pressed his handprint in a daze.

"Good boy," Li Shao raised his hand and knocked Du Tian unconscious with a knife in his hand, "Luan Qi, help me move him away."

"What are you doing?" Elder Sun Boyi squatted on the window sill of the private room, looking at Li Shao and Du Tian lying in Li Shao's arms with a dark face.

Li Shao was stunned for a moment, his brain was running fast, thinking about how to answer the question of Changsun Boyi.

"That..." Li Shao turned his head and looked at Changsun Boyi aggrievedly, "He rushed over, I knocked him out."

Luan Qi originally wanted to move Du Tian away, but he was frightened by the sudden appearance of the eldest grandson Boyi, and his outstretched hand was still in the air, but he forgot to move Du Tian.

The elder grandson Boyi jumped into the room, walked up to Li Shao and kicked Du Tian away. When he saw Du Tian's face clearly, the elder grandson Boyi's face turned darker.

"Why is he here?"

Isn't this the one who played the flute on the Qujiang River that day?

Li Shao hurriedly stood up, and stood beside Changsun Boyi very obediently, holding Changsun Boyi's arm affectionately: "This time I want to cooperate with the Du family in Jingzhou, and I want them to help us deliver goods in the future. He is the Du family. His young master is here on behalf of the Du family."

Grandson Boyi frowned: "Can't you change to another house?"

Li Shao shook his head innocently: "It can't be changed."

Changsun Boyi's two eyebrows were almost frowning together: "Can't let Luan Qi do it?"

"Yes." Li Shao nodded hurriedly.

He didn't do anything, why is he so guilty?Boyi came at the wrong time, even if it was the time for a cup of tea in the evening, this really caught him off guard.

Only then did Changsun Boyi's eyebrows relax, and his attention returned to Li Shao, and Changsun Boyi found that Li Shao's sleeves were all wet: "What's wrong with your sleeves? What did he do to you?! "

"What can he do to me? You won't let me drink, I spilled it on my sleeve."

Li Shao looked at Changsun Boyi with a smile, with an expression of "I'm very good, I beg for a reward", and raised his hand to fan his sleeves, the strong smell of alcohol drifted away, causing Changsun Boyi to frown again .

Looking at Du Tian who was lying unconscious on the ground, the eldest grandson Boyi suddenly took out a bag of money and threw it to the girls who were stunned aside.

"The money belongs to you, serve this young master well."

Isn't it greedy for beauty?Give him all!

Frightened by eldest grandson Boyi's aura, the girls could only accept it, but when they opened the purse, the girls immediately burst out laughing, expressing that they would definitely let Du Tian have a good time.

Changsun Boyi snorted coldly, then turned his head to look at Li Shao: "The others are all drunk, you still want to stay here?"

"Not with me," Li Shao tilted his head, and leaned softly on Changsun Boyi's shoulder, "I'm sleepy, let's go home."

Without saying a word, Changsun Boyi put his arms around Li Shao's waist and led the people to the window, and jumped out of the window with his breath.

Hugging Changsun Boyi tightly, Li Shao only wanted to know why Changsun Boyi had to jump out of the window at the moment he was taken out of the window, and what was the door for?