Chapter 64: "Peeling the Skin"
What happened to Xu Tingting, the "niece" of Li Dejun, the richest man in Quanzhou, came to Quanzhou, or why she came to Quanzhou, Li Mao generally knew the ins and outs of this matter.
Xu Tingting came to Quanzhou to join her uncle Li Dejun, and after Li Mao saw Xu Tingting, he was overwhelmed by her appearance.
But the two are called cousins and sisters, they are actually cousins, according to Song Law, the two cannot get married, even if there is no restriction of Song Law, there can be nothing between the two, the reason is that at this time, Xu Tingting's heart has been firmly tied to a person's body.
And who this person is, Li Mao also knows.
Although Li Mao was clear about these things, he always couldn't contain the jealousy in his heart.
At this time, Chen Yingluo appeared, Li Mao was amazed by Chen Yingluo's appearance, and just had some thoughts, but found that Chen Yingluo had something to do with that person.
Although the matter between Xu Tingting, Chen Yingluo and that person is not reliable, and of course it is not his person, Li Mao at this time is extremely disgusted with that person, and feels that this person is the most hated person in the world.
So Li Mao laughed and said: "It's true that the surname Li is the champion and the first, it's not wrong to be the governor of Quanzhou, and it's not wrong to be the youngest six-rank official in my dynasty, but... ”
Li Mao accentuated his tone, gritted his teeth and said: "At that time, this person was an unkind official, bullying the people, and acting perversely, which was really despicable. ”
Xu Tingting raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and wanted to open her mouth to argue with Li Mao, but in the end she endured it again and again, and remained silent.
At the same time, Xu Tingting hated her cousin more and more.
"Sister, do you know him?" Xu Tingting's expression, Chen Yingluo saw it in her eyes, so she asked in a low voice.
"He's a big pervert who likes to be powerful, likes to bully, and is self-righteous, how can I know him?" Xu Tingting gritted her silver teeth when she heard this, and replied.
Women are like this, their lover can only say it by himself, he can say whatever he wants, but others can't say half a sentence about him...
Who believes? Chen Yingluo secretly said in her heart when she heard this, Xu Tingting must have known that person, and the relationship was not ordinary.
Hmph, there are wives and concubines at home, and they provoke women everywhere, and they provoke stunning women... Chen Yingluo also secretly spat in her heart Li Sanjian, who didn't know where it was.
I don't know what's going on, Chen Yingluo has always thought of Li Sanjian intentionally or unintentionally these days, and even Chen Yingluo herself didn't notice it.
"Brother Li, how can you see it?" A person from the Chen clan asked.
"Since June, Quanzhou has suffered a flood that is rare in a century, and the people are hungry and displaced, but the surnamed Li does not want to help the victims, but in the name of the government, he buys rice and grain on a large scale and raises the price of rice. Do you know what the people of Quanzhou call him now? Li Mao said.
"What do you call it?" Someone asked.
"The people of Quanzhou call it 'Li Peeling' and 'Living Yama King'. Li Mao replied triumphantly.
Li Mao said, took out a delicate folding fan, fanned it triumphantly, and thought that he was extremely chic, and turned his head to look at Xu Tingting and Chen Yingluo, who were whispering not far away.
Are they talking about themselves? Li Mao said secretly in his heart.
"Brother Li, your surname is also Li... Someone from the Chen family said.
"Hahahaha!" Everyone laughed.
Li Mao's surname is Li, but he talks a lot about "Li peeling"... Everyone thought it was funny.
"My surname is Li... Li Mao's face turned red when he heard this, and said: "But this Li is not the same as Li Ye, I am not the same sect as him, even if it is the same sect, I will be ashamed of my Li clan for being such a cool official." ”
In fact, the Quanzhou Prefecture government purchased rice grain on a large scale, which was too high for the price of rice, and the price of rice skyrocketed, and the prices of other commodities also rose sharply, and the price of some in-demand commodities even exceeded the price of rice, so the Li family, as the first merchant in Quanzhou, has already made a lot of huge profits.
But most people in this world are like this, although they have reaped enough benefits and gained a lot of benefits, they have to make a compassionate appearance, open their mouths to the people, close their mouths to the people, and talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality.
"What Brother Li said is not unreasonable, what Li Zhizhou did is true... Indeed there are some ... Hey, I heard that Li Zhizhou also ordered someone to dig up the embankment of the river in Jinjiang County, and the flood washed away the crops, flooded the fertile land, and killed a lot of people. ”
"Exactly, exactly, he also forced the hungry people to open roads and build roads, I really don't know how useful it is to open roads and build roads...
"He also forcibly borrowed 50,000 yuan and 100,000 stone grain from my Chen family."
"Such a cool official, can't anyone in the court be able to control him?"
"It's not that they don't report it, but the time has not come, and it is expected that the imperial court will punish such corrupt officials in the near future."
"That's, that's it, how long do I think he can do this?"
"Fortunately, Sister Xiang didn't give it to him, otherwise what's the difference between it and sending it to the tiger's mouth?"
"Big yes, big yes!"
So everyone had a good discussion, and Li Sanjian went from a young talent with ambition to a cool official and corrupt official who was beaten by everyone and pointed out by ten thousand people.
Li Mao saw that everyone agreed with him, and he couldn't help but be even more proud, shaking the folding fan lightly, and looking at Xu Tingting and Chen Yingluo, who were as beautiful as fairies, with a smile. Odd books
At this time, the two women were whispering not far away, not knowing what they were talking about.
"Sister, would you like to make that 'cool official' smaller?" At this time, Xu Tingting asked Chen Yingluo in a low voice with a smile.
"I... I... Chen Yingluo was still unusually shy and didn't know how to answer Xu Tingting's question.
"Looks like you're willing." Xu Tingting still refused to let go of Chen Yingluo at this time, so she tested Chen Yingluo again.
"No, I don't want to, I just don't want to." Chen Yingluo looked up and said angrily.
I was reluctant before, but now I am even more unwilling, Chen Yingluo said secretly in her heart.
At this time, Li Sanjian is notorious, who wants to send it to the door and be ridiculed by others? What about being poked in the back of the back?
"Okay, okay, my sister is playing around with you." Xu Tingting smiled: "What woman in this world is willing to be the concubine of others?" ”
Although Xu Tingting said it with a smile, a bitter look suddenly appeared on her face.
"Sister, you... What's wrong? The strange look on Xu Tingting's face was captured by the careful Chen Yingluo, so she asked with some confusion.
"Nothing." Xu Tingting hurriedly covered up, and stood up in a little panic, left Chen Yingluo, walked in front of everyone and said softly: "Gentlemen, can the little girl say two words?" ”
"Sister Ting, there are no elders here, they are all people of the same generation, if you have anything to say, just say it." Li Mao was the first to respond.
"Little lady!" The fourth brother of the Chen family glanced at Li Mao and said with a smile: "Today is to sing and admire the moon, not only can you speak, but you can also sing, does the little lady say or sing?" ”
Today is the Chen family's treat, and it's not your Li family's treat, so noisy, what's the matter? The Chen family secretly complained.
At the same time, Li Mao treated Sister Liu, who had just been married, with a look of ignoring him, and turned to please other women, making everyone despise his character.
"Yes, Little Lady Xu still shows her singing voice, hehe!"
"It's great to be able to dance!"
This is the first time Xu Tingting has spoken in front of everyone after entering the backyard of Chen's house, her voice is tactful, like a yellow warbler out of the valley, and the accent is still the standard Tokyo Kaifeng Mansion accent, which makes everyone feel very fresh.
Xu Tingting smiled slightly: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the day of the full moon, but you should know that the moon is not so round every day, the moon is cloudy and sunny, and the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, not to mention people?" Today, the little woman will give you a word, that is, the ambition of the bird's nest! ”
Xu Tingting said that, she turned around and planned to leave, leaving behind a crowd full of people with their mouths wide open...
"Ladies and gentlemen, the old lady told you all to come over." At this moment, a servant rushed to the backyard panting to greet the people.
"What's the matter?" The fourth brother of the Chen family glared at the servant angrily and asked.
"Li Taishou has arrived, and the old lady asked you to come over to meet you." The servant replied.
Xu Tingting, who had not gone far yet, heard this, and suddenly her whole body was shocked, and she stopped, her body trembled slightly, and she continued to listen to their conversation with her sideways eyes.
"Which Li Taishou is there?" The fourth brother asked angrily.
"Li Taishou is Li Taishou, oh, it's the new champion." The servant replied.
It turned out that "Li Peeling" had come to Chen's house. . . Everyone secretly said in their hearts.
So everyone had to tidy up their clothes and prepare to meet "Li Peeling"...
No matter what, everyone did not dare to disobey the order of the head of the family, no matter what, "Li Peeling" is the governor of Quanzhou after all, and Yili must also be visited, although no one can afford Li Sanjian at this time, and they all despise what Li Sanjian did.
"Sister, let's go take a look." At this time, Chen Yingluo walked to Xu Tingting's side, held Xu Tingting and smiled.
"I..." Xu Tingting hesitated.
Xu Tingting thought about that person day and night, but when she was about to see her at this time, Xu Tingting felt an inexplicable fear again, she really responded to that sentence, when will you see each other? It's embarrassing to be on this night!
"Doesn't my sister want to go? Are you afraid of him? Chen Yingluo asked with a smile.
The bird's nest knows the ambition of the bird, Xu Tingting compares Li Sanjian to the bird, and everyone to the bird...
Chen Yingluo is not a fool, with Xu Tingting's few words, of course, she saw the special relationship between Xu Tingting and Li Sanjian, so it was Chen Yingluo's turn to make fun of Xu Tingting at this time.
"I'm afraid of him? What am I afraid of him doing? Just go, can he still eat me? Xu Tingting said stiffly.
"Sister, would you like to be a little little for that 'cool official'?"
"I... You... I'm going to pull you to do it when I'm small! ”
"Bah, you have to do it, so I won't go."