A group of women waiting to be "picked" all covered their mouths and looked at Cao Yi with red faces.

In the Qinglou, words like what Li's mother just said can be heard almost every day for them, and even more explicitly, so they are more with a hint of curiosity, or with a lively mentality to look at this famous No. 1 talent in Jiangnan.

"Yourou, you go up and choose!" Cao Yi said with an embarrassed face.

Gongsun Yourou also had a smile on her face and nodded, Cao Yi's reaction and performance also felt a little cute to her.

Then Gongsun Yourou looked at them one by one, each girl basically pinched her arms and shoulders with her hands, Cao Yi knew that Gongsun Yourou was touching the bones to see if each girl's bones were good, and he didn't know much about this Cao Yi.

However, it is still clear to judge that a person is not suitable for martial arts, and generally speaking, if the bones are too slender or too fragile, it is absolutely not okay.

It took about three incense sticks to touch the bones, and Gongsun Yourou groped all the bones of the thirty-five girls present, and selected twelve of them, the youngest was ten years old, and the oldest was fourteen years old.

At Cao Yi's signal, the rest of the girls left, and the selected ones stayed.

"Mother Li, make a price!" Cao Yi sat on the side and crossed Erlang's legs, took a sip of the teacup, and then asked.

"Childe...... It's just a maid maid for the two young ladies...... Do you need so much? Although Cao Yi actually had to buy a little less people than Mother Li expected, for Mother Li, who was open to do business, she naturally had to show that it was difficult.

"What's the total price?" Cao Yi didn't pay attention to Li's mother's words, but directly asked about the final total price, he didn't want to inquire one by one, and then he would make trouble again.

Mother Li gritted her teeth and seemed to have made a very painful decision: "Thanks to the love of Gongzi Cao, the first choice is to come to us to spend a lot of money, and it is so refreshing and crisp, the slave family is also a little cooler, twelve people, the total price is 1,500 taels!" ”

After Mother Li finished speaking, the expressions on Cao Yi's face did not change, but the expressions of the two masters and servants of Gongsun Yourou and Weiyue changed significantly.

Mother Li had been paying attention to the expressions on the faces of the three of them just now, Cao Yi couldn't see anything, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, but from the expressions on the faces of the two girls, it could be seen that the other party still knew that his offer was inflated.

"Gongzi Cao, two young ladies, I won't tell you, the twelve people selected by this young lady are all good talents among us, especially three fourteen-year-olds and five thirteen-year-olds, basically we have been cultivating for several years, if we are not selected by Gongzi, we will cultivate for a few more months, find the right time, and we can push it out after spending Manlou!"

Mother Li's saliva flew straight away, and then leaned back on the Taishi chair, raised her voice and said: "At that time, those girls will all become cash cows, it's just whether this tree is high enough, and how much money you get!" ”

"Alright, that's the price! Take their deeds of sale, hand over the deed with one hand, and pay the money with the other! Cao Yi interrupted Li's mother's words, then turned his head and said, "Weiyue, I want you to go outside the building and let them send the money in!" ”

Wei Yue nodded yes and walked out, after all, one thousand five hundred taels is not a small amount, and it is one hundred and fifty catties when converted into silver, Cao Yi and Gongsun Yourou naturally did not bring them in, and put them in the carriage outside, guarded by Taibai's secret guards.

After a stick of incense, Li's mother was counting the silver, and Gongsun Yourou was checking the deed of sale, and after both parties confirmed that it was correct, Cao Yi stood up and said to the women he had just bought: "A few of you will live here temporarily today, you should pack up and salute, and say goodbye to those who should say goodbye, and I will send someone to pick you up early tomorrow morning!" ”

"Yes, Childe!" As the women who have been cultivated by Hua Manlou for many years, they are naturally very discerning, and everyone should be in unison.

Cao Yi nodded, and after saying goodbye to Yan Yi, he took the lead and walked out.

"Childe, your charm seems to be great, I see that Miss Yan Yi can't wait for you to buy her just now!" In the carriage, Gongsun said playfully.

Cao Yi glared at Gongsun Yourou, and said angrily: "If you want to buy it, I'll buy you first, what will I do with her!" ”

"But Sister Yan Yi, she is very beautiful!"

"Aren't you pretty?"

"That's different, she's a little younger, aren't you excited, childe? Doesn't it mean that men like younger women, no matter how old they are? Gongsun Yourou blinked her eyes and asked with a smile.

Cao Yi glanced at Gongsun Yourou, who was sitting opposite at this time, showing his round buttocks and slender leg curves because he was sitting, and said softly: "Then you have practiced martial arts and can you unlock difficult moves......

"What? Childe, what did you just say? Gongsun Yourou didn't react for a while, and asked in surprise.

"Ahem, it's nothing, praise you for practicing martial arts and your temperament better!" Cao Yi immediately changed the topic, fortunately Gongsun Yourou didn't hear it clearly, otherwise she was really afraid that she would cut herself with a sword.

In the next time, Cao Yi took Gongsun Yourou and Weiyue and ran to several other Qinglou, but there were fewer candidates who could sell Cao Yi's thin noodles over there, most of them were slender and had small skeletons, it was naturally appropriate to become a famous player, and it didn't require too much physical activity, but it was definitely not good to be a sword girl.

So in one afternoon, Cao Yi and the others added up to buy twenty-seven people, and thirty people were less than enough, but fortunately, half of them were already over, and the rest of the people could be purchased in Hangzhou, and then they could gather fifty sword concubines.

Cao Yi and the three of them did not go back to the Drunken Immortal Building, but went directly to the courtyard located on Chongya Street that they had purchased before, but Cao Yi did not go in, but waited for Yu Youwei and Jin'er to come out in the carriage, and the three of them went directly to Senior Brother Fei Haomiao after waiting.

If the senior brother knew that Cao Yi and Yu Youwei had arrived in Yangzhou, but they didn't go to see him, they would have to say a few words in the future, and Cao Yi would have to send Lu Lao's letter over, and the change in the attitude of Mrs. Qin, the senior brother, would have arrived as soon as possible, and it is estimated that the senior brother would be very happy after hearing it.

The main hall of Yangzhou Zhizhou Mansion was brightly lit at this time, Fei Haomiao was sitting on the main seat, looking down at the letterhead in his hand at this time, and his hands holding the paper suddenly trembled at this time.

Fei Haomiao raised his head, the expression on his face was very excited, and he said in disbelief: "Senior brother, junior sister, senior mother, she ...... Did she really say that? ”

Yu Youwei and Cao Yi nodded at the same time.

"Senior Brother Fei, the eldest lady said it herself, and she said it in front of my father, son, and me, saying yes...... I don't blame you anymore in my heart, I have forgiven you! Yu Youwei replied softly.

"Yes, senior brother, the master and the master and the master also said that you haven't seen you again for nearly ten years......" Cao Yi echoed on the side.

"Hahaha, junior brother and sister, senior brother, I am so happy today, so happy!" Fei Haomiao's eyes were red, with a little tears in his eyes, he originally thought that he would not be able to enter the master's house again in this life.

"By the way, I have to dispose of all the official business at hand in the next few days, and then go to Jiangning to meet my master and wife immediately!" Fei Haomiao said excitedly.

Then he suddenly stood up, looked at Cao Yi and Yu Youwei and asked, "What do the master and the two masters usually like?" ”

"Senior brother, in fact, you yourself went to visit them, and it was already the best gift!" Cao Yi said with a smile on the side, he could understand Fei Haomiao's excitement now.

"How can I do that, I haven't seen him in the past ten years, and this time I naturally want to send the key points, so as to reflect my deep affection." Fei Haomiao shook his head and said.

"Senior brother, in fact, the achievements you have made in Yangzhou, becoming a good parent official, for my father and the two mothers, it is already the best gift for them, of course, if the senior brother really wants to send it, I have some suggestions, senior brother, you can refer to it." Yu Youwei looked at Fei Haomiao's behavior like this, and she was also a little moved in her heart.

"Senior sister, tell senior brother!"

"Senior brother, the eldest lady is now eating fasting and chanting Buddha, I think some exquisite objects related to Buddhism, you can try to send them to see, as for the little lady, she is good at tea ceremony, I think senior brother, you can send a set of elegant tea tools, it must be suitable!"

Fei Haomiao's eyes brightened when he heard this, nodded again and again, and then asked, "What about the master?" He's an old man......"

"Father's words, senior brother, you will collect and see if there are any books in Yangzhou, whether there are any books, fragments, orphans or something, my father likes them all, and he usually loves to collect such books......

"Good! Good! I'll start preparing as soon as I have free time in the past two days! Fei Haomiao said excitedly. But junior brother and sister, you have to stay and have a few drinks with me tonight! ”

"Haha, senior brother, even if you don't say it, Youwei and I will both stay for a meal before leaving!"

Maybe it was because the emotions that had been suppressed for many years were released all of a sudden, or maybe when they were happy, everyone was drunk when they were not drunk, and after a few drinks, Fei Haomiao's words became more and more, and he was always talking.

Cao Yi and Yu Youwei listened quietly, they were also happy for their senior brother, and they were also a little moved, in the end, Fei Haomiao said the most and drank the most, but he got drunk early.

After Cao Yi asked the governor of the Zhizhou Mansion to come over to take care of him, he went back with Yu Youwei, Jin'er and others, if there was nothing to do, they could stay in the Zhizhou Mansion, anyway, they had lived here for a long time before.

However, because Cao Yi only stayed in Yangzhou for two days, he will rush to Hangzhou the day after tomorrow, so he needs to seize the time. Tomorrow, Cao Yi will meet with Liu Defa to discuss the next business cooperation, so he will rush back tonight and discuss it with Liu Baiqing.

Because, he plans to ask for someone he has always wanted from Liu Defa!

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