Chapter 186 The Patriarch of the Pork
"Hey, stop, we want to rent a carriage!" Fan'er reached out to shout at a carriage on the side of the road, but unfortunately the other party ignored her at all, whipped her horse and whipped her. Through the car window, you could see that there was already someone inside.
"Fan'er, stop shouting. It's difficult to rent a car whenever there is a curfew in Chang'an. If it really doesn't work, go find an inn and go back tomorrow!" At this time, the lady standing next to him said to stop Fan'er. They went to the city to buy things today, but they forgot to see the time. They remembered to go home until it was almost dark, but they could no longer rent a car on the side of the carriage and could only try their luck on the street, but now they seem to have little hope.
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't had to go to have a meal, it wouldn't have been delayed for so long!" Fan'er turned around in a little annoyed at this time, and then looked at the big bags under the clothes girl's feet and was in trouble. She bought so many things today, even if she didn't go back, it would be a big trouble to move these things to the inn.
"Okay, you can't blame you. If you blame me, I'll blame you for buying too many things and spending too much time. I see there is an inn in Anyefang behind us. Let's go find a clean home and stay in first!" The lady in the clothes said in advance again. She wore a veil on her head, and a veil hanging from the hat could block her appearance. This is also the standard dressing for ordinary noble women when they go out on the street.
"Okay!" Fan'er had to nodded when she heard this. Since she had fried tea, Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang bought fried tea from her from time to time. Especially Princess Pingyang often used fried tea as a gift to others. The amount needed was very large. Fan'er couldn't be busy alone, so the wardrobe also joined in. With these incomes, they could finally supplement the common daily necessities at home. In the past, they often came with Yuechan, but this was the first time they went to the city alone, but they didn't expect to encounter such a thing.
However, just as Fan'er and the lady in the clothes lowered their heads to pack up their things, they suddenly saw a carriage parked beside them. Then the window was opened, revealing a familiar face and said, "Why are you here? Do you need to take a car?"
"Young Master Li! Why are you here?" Fan'er turned his head and saw Li Xiu in the car window. He couldn't help but scream in surprise, and then trotted forward. He was able to meet an acquaintance in this huge Chang'an City, and at their most helpless moment, Fan'er naturally felt extremely surprised.
"Haha~, Uncle Ma and I went to the banquet, but when we came back, we saw you on the side of the road." Li Xiu also smiled and said, "After saying that he jumped out of the carriage. The Ma Master in the carriage had already slept like a dead pig as soon as he got on the carriage. I guess he didn't know that Li Xiu threw him halfway.
After getting off the car, Li Xiu walked straight to the lady in the air and helped them take the things into the car. He just now saw that they wanted to stop the carriage but no one was willing to stop it. It just so happened that the carriage arranged by the Wu Mansion was very spacious, and it was more than enough to bring two more people, not to mention that it was a walk.
"No...no..." The lady instinctively resisted when she saw Li Xiu picking up her things and getting into the car without saying a word. After all, the relationship between her and Li Xiu was both complicated and subtle. Although the last tea stir-frying made her relationship with Li Xiu ease, she was still not willing to have too much contact with Li Xiu.
However, Li Xiu ignored Mom's words at all, reached out and took the things from her hand and picked them up into the car. Fan'er also ran over and pulled Mom's wife to the carriage, which made her unable to refuse, and finally got on the carriage.
"Hey, Mr. Ma is so drunk, why are you not doing anything at all?" Fan'er pulled the clothes lady into the carriage. When he saw Mr. Ma who was drunk, he asked Li Xiu a little strangely. Just now, Li Xiu said in person that he and Mr. Ma were going to the banquet. Where can he not drink at all when he went to the banquet? But Li Xiu was obviously not drunk at all?
"Haha, I don't like the taste of wine, so I don't drink it normally!" Li Xiu replied with a smile. He was very glad that he insisted on this good habit at the beginning. Now many people know about his problem, so they would not deliberately let him drink when they were invited to him.
"Young master is so strange. How can there be no man who doesn't drink alcohol?" Fan'er couldn't help but talk to herself when she heard this, but as soon as she said that, the lady in the clothes immediately patted her. "Fan'er, don't talk nonsense. Drinking too much will only make things worse!"
At the end of the conversation, the lady suddenly turned red because she found that she was talking to Li Xiu, which made her feel a little embarrassed. She turned her head and stopped looking at Li Xiu. In fact, what she said was what she said was in her heart, and she also didn't like others to drink.
Li Xiu smiled when he saw the performance of the woman in the air, and then asked Fan'er about the reason why they came to Chang'an City. When he learned that they were going to the city to buy some daily necessities, Li Xiu did not ask any more questions. Instead, he talked with Fan'er about the special food and snacks in Chang'an City, and even extended some similar snacks from these snacks to later generations. Fan'er was a greedy girl, drooling while listening.
The silly lady didn't want to hear it, but later she was slowly attracted by the experiences that Li Xiu had inadvertently revealed. Her eyes were curious and she also looked at Li Xiu to explain the strange stories. It was not until the carriage returned to the old house where she lived that she suddenly woke up and turned her head away from looking at Li Xiu.
Li Xiu helped Fan'er take the things off the carriage. It was completely dark. Li Xiu took them home and lighted the lights before leaving. Then he sent Mr. Ma to the Princess Villa and personally carried him off the carriage. At this time, the servants from the mansion came to help and carried Mr. Ma back to rest.
Li Xiu's house was too close to the villa and there was no need to ride a carriage anymore, so Li Xiu gave the coachman some reward and sent him away, and then he was about to walk home while walking. However, before he could leave the gate of the princess villa, he suddenly saw a car slowly coming. When the car approached Li Xiu found that a ox cart was coming, and a young man was driving the cart. There was still a person sitting on the cart behind. Because it was too dark, he couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly.
However, Li Xiu couldn't see the person in the car, but the person in the car saw him. He immediately jumped out of the car and ran over to salute Li Xiu and said, "The villain has seen Li Jijiu!"
"Zhou Sanliang? Where are you going?" Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the person getting out of the car. The other party was Zhou Sanliang, a servant from the Princess Villa. He had seen him when he was slaughtering pigs in Lijiazhuang a few days ago.
Before Zhou Sanliang could answer, the young man who drove the ox cart got off the cart at this time, and then said respectfully to Zhou Sanliang: "Master Zhou, it's already dark, I'll go back first!"
"Okay, be careful on the way!" Zhou Sanliang nodded immediately. After the other party left, he said to Li Xiu with some embarrassment, "You are asking for a drink from me, I am invited by someone."
"Oh? Someone invites you to drink?" Li Xiu was stunned when he heard this, and then thought of something. He smiled and said, "Is it because of the castration of pigs?"
"Hehe, it's because of this. Now Zhuangzi, a few hundred miles in a radius, knows that one pig in Lijiazhuang is two. The main reason is that I castrated the pigs in the beginning of spring. So many people come to find people during this period. Some want to learn from their masters, and some want to invite me to castrate them. However, the season is wrong, and I have pushed them to next year." Zhou Sanliang said excitedly at this time, and when he was speaking, Li Xiu found that he was less humble and more confident. Now he looks much more pleasing, or he is more like a normal person.
"Haha~, this is indeed a good thing. I guess you will definitely not be busy next year. So if someone wants to learn the craftsmanship of castrated pigs, you can choose a few apprentices from them. You don't have to be polite to receive the gift of apprenticeship. When the craftsmanship of castrated pigs is spread in the future, you will be the ancestor of the castrated pig industry!" Li Xiu couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and was also happy about the changes in Zhou Sanliang.
"Yes...I...I dare not think about the ancestors, as long as I can be a person with integrity." Zhou Sanliang couldn't help but feel excited when he heard the end. Becoming a ancestor in his line was simply unimaginable for him. Even if the castration pig was just a lowly skill, it was enough to make future disciples remember him.
Seeing Zhou Sanliang's excited look, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He walked up and patted his shoulder and said again: "Sanliang, do it well. I will tell you to Uncle Ma to give you greater freedom. If you really want to make some achievements in the future, I can ask the princess to go to your lowliness. By then, you have made money and regained your freedom. Adopt a few more children, let them follow your surname, and let them continue the incense of your Zhou family!"
Hearing Li Xiu's promise, Zhou Sanliang suddenly knelt down with a "thump" sound, his whole body trembled with excitement. After a while, he shouted loudly in a choked voice: "Thank you... Thank you for Li Jijiu's sake for fulfilling the villain!"
As a eunuch who has not had freedom since childhood, Li Xiu's description of his future is almost what he longs for in his life. Especially as a eunuch, he could not have any descendants at all, but if he could restore his freedom and adopt a few more children, he would be worthy of the ancestors of the Zhou family.
Li Xiu hurriedly helped Zhou Sanliang up and comforted him a few more words. Only then did Zhou Sanliang recover from his excitement, and then Li Xiu sent him back.
After watching Zhou Sanliang turn around and enter the gate of the other courtyard, Li Xiu couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He thought that Zhou Sanliang was just a humble person who could not be humble at the time, and now he finally has the opportunity to live a normal life.
Li Xiu turned around and went home, feeling happy about the changes in Zhou Sanliang as he walked. After all, helping others is the basis of happiness. When Li Xiu returned home, he saw Yue Chan hurried over and whispered a few words in his ear. As a result, Li Xiu was stunned because Yue Chan told him that Li Chengdao was here today, and it seemed that he had something to worry about. What Li Xiu didn't expect was that Li Chengdao had not returned yet, and it seemed that he did not plan to return to the palace today. (To be continued.)
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Chapter completed!