8. Chapter 8 The Eighth Step of the Minister

Two days later, Hu Li looked at the old doctor in front of him with a look of anticipation.

The old man withdrew his hand, smiled and nodded, "The little boy is fine, but the medicine still needs to be drunk, the old man prescribes another pair of medicines, and the little boy can have a bowl a day." The old doctor said and wrote down another prescription with a pen, and Qiu Xi hurriedly took it.

Hu Li's eyes lit up when he heard the old doctor say that there was nothing to do, he was actually fine for a long time, and it was very uncomfortable when he had a long tail, but after he grew up, the sharp increase in cultivation and strength in his body made him a little better than before.

However, Hu Li turned his head to look at Xiao Qiao, and he was happy in his heart, although Brother Xiao didn't seem to be very easy to get along with, he was still a good person!

"Brother Xiao, I'm ready, when can we go to the outskirts of Beijing?" As soon as the old doctor left, Hu Li couldn't help but look at Xiao Qiao expectantly, he had already wanted to go out, but it was indeed him who hit Brother Xiao before, and it was also appropriate to stay and wait for reparation.

Xiao Qiao smiled, "How about going tomorrow?" ”

Hu Li nodded happily, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he was blind to his fox eyes, "Okay, I'm going to tell Qiu Xi and let her bring a lot of things." ”

Xiao Qiao looked at Hu Lile's turbulent appearance, and his mood was also a lot happier.

Thinking of his father, who had already been to the Qi family, Xiao Qiao smiled more and more beautifully, "It just so happens that I have a courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing, and there are some strange things in the courtyard that are not available in the imperial city, you can see if there is anything you like." ”

Hu Li's eyes lit up and he nodded again and again.

Early the next morning, a carriage slowly drove out of Xiao Mansion, and the sound of the carriage clattering was particularly clear in the silent morning.

Hu Li rubbed his eyes a little sleepily, looked at Xiao Qiao who was sitting on the side holding a book, and muttered, "Brother Xiao, is your courtyard far away?" ”

Xiao Qiao shook his head, his attention still on the book in his hand, "It's not far, it's just that there are still some things to do before going to the other courtyard." ”

"Oh!" Hu Li picked up the pillow behind his back and put it next to him, and found a comfortable position to lie down, "Brother Xiao, I still want to sleep for a while, can you call me when you get to the other courtyard?" ”

"Yes, go to sleep." Xiao Qiao put down the book in his hand and put the thin quilt on his waist on the side, although it was already summer, it was still a little cold in the morning.

Hu Li slept soundly in a few minutes, and the carriage clattered through the streets, leaving the city gate and heading east.

"Young Master, Yuntan Temple has arrived." The carriage stopped, and the coachman knocked lightly on the door frame of the carriage and whispered.

Xiao Qiao looked at Hu Li, who was still asleep, and told Qiu Xi to stay in the carriage to take care of Hu Li, so he got up and got out of the carriage.

"Young Master, I've inquired about it, Master Pratt & Whitney is indeed here recently." Shuzhu yawned, leaned over to Xiao Qiao's side and said.

"Well, let's go." Xiao Qiao stepped on the steps and walked up step by step.

Master Puhui is a well-known monk, but what is not known is another identity of Master Puhui, a disciple of a famous poison doctor in the rivers and lakes. It's just that since Master Puhui entered Buddhism, he no longer talks about this identity to the public.

Although Xiao Qiao came not late, there were not a few people in Yuntan Temple who got up early to pray for blessings. Shuzhu took a stick of incense from the little novice on the side and handed it to Xiao Qiao, and then took a stick of incense for himself, and placed the Buddha with Xiao Qiao.

Xiao Qiao's purpose here was to meet Master Puhui, and he donated 10,000 taels of sesame oil money without mercy, and it didn't take long for Xiao Shami to take them to meet the abbot.

"Amitabha, Lord Xiao Shi, please come in." The little novice led him to a courtyard in the backyard of Yuntan Temple, recited the Buddha's name and retired.

Shuzhu has always been respectful of the great monks, and every time he hears them say Zen words, Shuzhu just wants to doze off, "Young Master, I'll go around the side and come back to you in a while." ”

Knowing Shuzhu's thoughts, Xiao Qiao waved his hand, "Go ahead." ”

The abbot's courtyard was quiet and quiet, Xiao Qiao only walked to the door, and saw that the door was opened, and the abbot recited the Buddha's name, and said, "Master Xiao, but you are here for Uncle Huihui?" ”

"Exactly, Master Abbot's clever calculation." Xiao Qiao replied to the Buddha horn in a low voice, and his voice was soft, which made people feel good when he heard it.

"Amitabha, Uncle Puhui has left Yuntan Temple yesterday, and it is unfortunate that Lord Xiao has come." The abbot master remembered that his uncle Puhui, who traveled all over the world, also had a headache, and looked at Xiao Qi'ao with a slightly stunned expression, "Before Uncle left yesterday, he left a bag and told him that if Lord Xiao came, he would give the bag to Lord Xiao." ”

Xiao Qiao looked at the pale yellow bag in his hand and lowered his eyes slightly, "Since Master Puhui has left, fate has not arrived." ”

"Amitabha!"

When Hu Li woke up, the courtyard was almost there. Xiao Qiao saw that he gradually woke up, and handed him a glass of water, "Don't sleep when you wake up, I only drank a bowl of porridge for breakfast, but do you want to eat more?" ”

Hu Li took the teacup, drank the water in the cup, took the wet handkerchief handed by Qiu Xi and wiped his face, shook his head and said, "Don't eat, Brother Xiao, what are the strange things in the courtyard, you tell me about it." ”

"You'll find out when you get there." Xiao Qiao opened the car window and looked at the scenery outside, except for the things in the courtyard now, he remembered that he had a beloved horse, and the rest of the things had already been vaguely remembered.

Although Xiao Qiao didn't say much, Hu Li was still interested, and he and Qiu Xi got together and muttered. Xiao Qiao looked at his carefree appearance, and couldn't help but bend the corners of his mouth, only to realize how much he had missed in his previous life after being reborn.

Xiao Qiao's house was given to him by his grandmother when he returned to Xiao's mother at the age of ten, and now that he thinks about it, his grandmother may have known his identity early. It's just that the Xiao family needs a lineage heir, and Xiao Jingshu obviously can't afford this burden. Even so, my grandmother's kindness to herself was true.

As soon as Hu Li got out of the carriage, he was about to pull Xiao Qiao to see those strange things, Xiao Qiao looked at Hu Li helplessly and ran to the backyard with Qiu Xi with an excited face, "Steward Liu, you follow Xiao Li and look at him." ”

Steward Liu had long heard that the eldest young master had brought back a little boy before, who was the younger brother of the eldest young master's old friend, and the eldest young master loved this little boy very much. Now that he heard the order, he hurriedly followed Hu Li to the backyard.

"Young Master, my father brought back a lot of novelties this time, do you want to go and see them?" Shuzhu guessed that the reason why the eldest young master came to the other courtyard this time should be because of the person his father brought back before, so he rolled his eyes and asked in a loud voice.

Xiao Qiao nodded and walked towards the side courtyard.

"My father said that he has done what you explained before, and no one can find out the clue from the custody." Shuzhu triumphantly took out a deed of sale and identity document and handed it to Xiao Qiao.

Xiao Qiao waved his hand, "You take it, and you're too noisy!" Shuzhu instantly closed his mouth and honestly stopped talking.

Li Huai's background is not expensive, but he is also the son of a local squire, and he has lived a rich life since he was a child. Until the age of fifteen, he had never suffered a single bit.

However, when he was fifteen years old, his father's family was broken up overnight because he accidentally offended the brother-in-law of the local county magistrate, and he was even bought into a family of wealthy merchants and became a slave.

He didn't know why the shopkeeper of a grocery store in the Imperial City could easily take him out of the Yu family, and he didn't know what he was going to do when he brought him to the Imperial City. This imperial city used to be his dream, but now he doesn't know if this dream is good or bad!

"Young Master, the person my father brought back is here."

The young man's bright and lively voice outside the door made Li Huai instantly put away the love on his face, opened the door with low eyebrows, and a pair of black brocade boots appeared in front of him.

"Li Huai, do you want revenge?" Xiao Qiao's voice was gentle, but the words he said were sharp and direct, he knew that Li Huai at this time did not have the same heart as when he was his housekeeper in his previous life, but he still had time.

Li Huai raised his head suddenly, and the person who came stood against the light, Li Huai couldn't see his expression clearly, "This young master, what do you want?" ”

Xiao Qiao chuckled, "Li Huai, do you want revenge?" ”

Xiao Qiao asked for the second time, Li Huai lowered his head, did he want revenge? Of course he thought that he had stayed in the Yu family for three years, and through the relationship of the Yu family, he had heard some news about the county order.

Although the county commander is just a small sesame official, behind him is the prefect of Zhejiang Prefecture, he is just a person who does not even have personal freedom, even if he has made some trouble for the county magistrate's family through the little master of the Yu family, but that's all.

If he is given a few more years, he may not be able to avenge himself!

"Li Huai, do you want revenge?" Xiao Qi looked patiently at Li Huai's lowered head and asked again.

"I think, I want revenge, but I can do it myself." Li Huai knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch, and since he had the ability, why should he rely on others.

"So, do you want to protect your home?" Xiao Qiao hooked the corners of his mouth, after Li Huai followed him in his previous life, it took him three years to find his parents, but his father had returned to his homeland, and only his mother was struggling to live.

Li Huai, let me see where you can go in this life?

Li Huai looked at Xiao Qiao inexplicably, the person in front of him was noble, he had seen the eldest son of the prefect's family from afar, but that person was far less than one ten-thousandth of the person in front of him.

"What do I have to give?" Li Huai lowered his head again, and his voice was low.

"What you need to give is yourself." Li Huai's eyes widened, looking at the person in front of him incredulously, as if he didn't quite understand his words, Xiao Qiao hooked the corners of his mouth, "I can help you find your family, I can help you settle them, but your life is up to me from now on." ”

Li Huai bit his lip, he knew that what the person in front of him said was not a joke, but true, even if the person had been smiling.

He was taken to the imperial city, but in fact, there was no choice, in this annex, even if he died, no one would know, and he couldn't die.

"Good!"

"Starting tomorrow, I will send someone to teach you literary and martial arts, I will give you a year, and in a year I will see a Li Huai who satisfies me." Xiao Qiao motioned to Shuzhu to bring Li Huai's deed of sale and an identity document, "From now on, your name is Liu Li!" ”