Chapter 7 Li Shiyouzi
After the banquet was dispersed, the brothers and uncles who were relatively close to them stayed, saying that they had nothing to say and wanted to take this opportunity to make it clear. The lady ordered a few maids to go to the back hall to help, and tea and fruit snacks were placed on the left and right sides of each chair table, so that the guests could not be neglected.
The merchant invited them into the back hall, and when they were seated, their faces were red and full of joy because of the effect of alcohol, and they greeted each other with smiles and conversations. The merchant was originally a scholar, and his heart was very happy for everyone to talk about poetry and books together, and at this moment, he saw that the people close to him got together, and the relationship was very good, and his heart was very happy. Who thinks, everyone has an abacus in their hearts, and they can wait for others to say goodbye. But there is one person who is different, he is the son of a big businessman, from Xifeng, because his father is good friends with Ren Guiping, today because of things can not get out, so he ordered the only son to bring a congratulatory gift to the banquet. This big businessman's name is Li He, and he is one of the few wealthy people in Xifeng Kingdom, and his business shops are all over Xifeng's large and small towns, and everyone in the local area knows about it. He only had one son in half his life, named Li Qingmu. This Li Qingmu has been pampered since he was a child, and because he was born prematurely, he was not allowed to exercise, so his body is weak. Then I was fortunate to be told by a person that if I continued to raise it like this, this son would be finished, and if I went out to experience it with the poor road, it would be a pillar of talent. When Li He first saw the Taoist, he knew that he had met an immortal, otherwise anyone would have this immortal wind bone, and when he heard this, he ordered a little boy to pack up the young master's clothes and throw the young master out of the door. Look at this Li Aoki again, because of the fortune teller when he was a child, he said that "the child's body is not a disease, but a lack of wood in the body", as soon as he said this, Li He changed his name, and then there was a thriving head, and there was a green in front of the wooden word, Aoki Aoki, which was talking about the vigorous beginning of spring, verdant and vibrant, and the trees were green. This name to my own sound, very ugly, so the fortune teller monks and the like are not satisfied, do not want today's father to throw him out of the house because of the words of the Taoist, he is unwilling, crying is also used, but it is useless, was snatched by the slave and dragged out of the door, the heart is annoyed and abnormal, but also sad and frightened, looking up, a Taoist in the wind of the jade tree is squinting, smiling at the corners of his mouth to look at him, for a while, Li Qingmu was fascinated. The people in the house were pressing on the wife, and there was a mess, and after an instant, the crying outside the house was gone, and the lady stopped crying and listened carefully to the movement outside. After not seeing movement for a long time, Li Hela opened the door, and everyone crowded behind him to take a closer look, stretching out their heads to poke their heads. The clothes were the same as when they were thrown out, and the young master sat motionless outside the door, looking up at the Taoist. Everyone chattered and spoke, and they didn't see the slightest movement of Li Qingmu, just looking at the Taoist. Seeing that this was the case, there was no need for them to do anything, just a simple send-off, and Aoki left with his fellow Taoists. He was only twelve years old at the time.
Taoists travel all over the world, and there is nothing around them. Seeing that Aoki was not like a layman, he expected that he would have a marriage in the future, so he told his family and asked him to go through the experience. After a few years, Aoki was reborn, and the Taoist sent him home. During his studies, Aoki traveled to rivers, lakes and seas, met all kinds of people, and knew himself well about warmth and coldness, but he had a little bit of his master's chic and detachment. After returning home, his father Li He saw that his son was so good-looking, and his heart was happy, so he invited his uncles, brothers and sisters in the next life to pick up the wind for him, set up a banquet, and set up a stage play, and the family was happy. Since then, Li He has intended to let Aoki get in touch with business, and seeing that he is handy, fortunately, all the big and small affairs are left to him, so that he can be idle. Besides, the Li family has such a big family business, there are many shops, and there are countless stewards, it is the Arowana that is mixed, and people like to chew their tongues, a group of people have seen this young master, the appearance is one in a hundred, and the body is not as thin as I heard it, but it is a handsome person. At the beginning, Aoki got involved in the family business, the older generation only played as a child, and the younger generation only knew how to flatter and flatter, and he didn't let him go, but he didn't know how powerful he was later. Aoki carefully checked the operation of the shop, the preferences and styles of the passers-by, the amount of expenditure on the account, and even the affairs of the stewards, he checked them thoroughly. Took over the family business from his father, the first thing to rectify was the personnel, there was a classification, all the people who were indiscriminate and full of money were sent away, and those who were motivated to think about things were given the position of steward, and the old man was asked to leave with a lot of money. Since then, everyone knows the new master, Li Aoki.
At that time, Li Hexi made poetry friends and got acquainted with Ren Guiping in business, so as to expand his business to the newly developed hilly country. During the conversation, I saw that this person spoke well, and had the temperament of a poet and book, so I had a good impression, and then I made a deep friendship, and the two really fit together, but I felt that I hated to see each other late. Li He didn't come to the banquet this time, not because he had something to do, not to mention that he had retired to the back hall, and he didn't care about many things, but in his heart, he was a little selfish. A few years ago, Ren Guiping told Li He that he had taken in a goddaughter. Li He knew that his wife had nothing to do, and he didn't want to take a concubine, so he was told that he had accepted a daughter, and he was really happy for his friend. In the next few years, friends brought their daughter Xifeng from time to time, intending to let her get in touch with business, and occasionally came to Li's mansion, after Li He saw Ren Qingqing, he felt that this child looked good, and he had already intended to allow her to be his daughter-in-law, but at that time, Aoki was studying art outside, Qingqing was young, and it was too early to talk about marriage, but now Aoki has gone home, and Qingqing is also an adult. Li He did this intentionally this time.
The back hall of Renfu is very large, with a high dome, empty on all sides, and above the door are two sandalwood chairs, and a boxy shelf is placed in the middle, on which two teacups are placed on the left and right. Behind the sandalwood chair is a shelf that rises a head up, and knick-knacks such as flowers and porcelain are placed. On the wall above hangs a picture of a mountain stream in early spring. Ren Guiping is sitting on the sandalwood chair located in the main seat, there are four sandalwood chairs on the left and right sides of the bottom, there is also a shelf between the two chairs, and the freshly brewed tea is placed on the left and right. They didn't put their minds on it, and soon they had nothing to say, so they all picked up the tea at hand and drank it.
The host and guest are different, and the young and old are orderly. Except for Ren Guiping, who sat in the main seat, the rest of the people consciously sat down according to their generation, and the youngest Li Qingmu was in the last seat. At this moment, he was very bored, he originally heard his father say that he had been a friend for many years, and he had business contacts, so he took this opportunity to let him get in touch, and specially told him that he must hand over his handwritten letter to Ren Guiping. Therefore, Li Qingmu stayed, wanting to find an opportunity to hand over the letter and finish the matter. Seeing that everyone had nothing to say, but they didn't leave, they thought that if they stayed like this any longer, and if they delayed the time so much, it was better to hand it in as soon as possible and hurry back. Aoki stood up, walked up to Ren Guiping, took out his father's handwritten letter, handed it over, and said, "Uncle Ren, this is the letter that my father asked me to hand over to you."
Ren Guiping took it and asked with a smile: Aoki, everything is okay with your parents?
Aoki Hui: Thank you for your concern, everything is fine. Uncle Ren, I brought the letter, and there are still ten in the family, so I will leave first. After Aoki finished speaking, he bowed down. Ren Guiping nodded, and Aoki turned to leave. Seeing that Aoki handed over a letter, everyone was thinking about it in their hearts. The young ones didn't think much about the older ones, and when they saw Li Qingmu gone, a few of them couldn't bear the loneliness, so they got up in turn and said goodbye. And the moment I saw the letter, which I had some friendship with Li Qingmu's father Li He, I guessed what the content was. Thinking of this, I was a little impatient, and I was anxious to get ahead of the curve.