XVIII. Earn money with your hands

In the past few days, the subordinates surnamed You no longer appeared, and Li Buqi returned home directly from Daxiangguo Temple. When I was about to get home, someone was crying and screaming in the alley, and Li Buqi asked Aunt Xu, who was standing on the street sighing, "Whose house is this?" What happened? ”

Aunt Xu looked concerned: "It's your big brother Ma's house." Your eldest brother Ma also died in Shaanxi in the war, and his sister-in-law came back with the child, and the old and the young couldn't go on, so she wanted to pawn the eldest sister to others. But the man was old and drunkard, and the eldest sister was unwilling to live or die. Alas, what a girl is ruined. ”

Liu Zhiwei rummaged through Li Buqi's memory and remembered that the sister-in-law of the Ma family was a very capable person, they were all neighbors, so they could help if they could, and they just happened to make money for themselves. He asked casually: "The eldest sister of the Ma family is also thirteen, right?" I remember her hands were quite skillful. ”

Aunt Xu'er's eyes lit up: "No, my mother-in-law is skillful, she is also diligent, and she doesn't look bad, she will definitely be filial to your father and mother when you receive it in ......the house."

Li Buqi had no choice but to laugh dryly and run away. Does my heart say that I look like someone who takes advantage of others? Aunt Xu is still gossiping behind Li Buqi.

Li Buqi hurried home and saw that the old lady was weaving cloth in the yard, so he asked, "Where is Dad?" ”

When the old lady saw her son coming back, she hurriedly got up and scooped a scoop of cold water from the bucket to quench Li Buqi's thirst, and then said, "Your father is going to go out and find a job to earn some chewing grain." ”

Li Buqi choked up: "Didn't you say that your son raised you?" What can Daddy do when he goes out? ”

The old lady punched her son: "You made your own decisions that day and didn't ask him a word, he felt that he was useless." Don't worry about that old thing. ”

"Mother, when I came back just now, I heard that the eldest sister of the Ma family was going to pawn and sell to others, and I was crying. I want to help his family, you go and tell his family, pawn the eldest sister's wait two days in advance. ”

The old lady sighed, "This is a common thing for the military and Han families. You are a good-hearted person, but you don't help the poor. ”

Li Buqi said: "Don't worry, my son has a number." I've been looking for something to do at his house for the past two days. I remember that his eldest sister's embroidery work is very good, and she can do it. As long as you have money to earn, you can live, and in two years to find a good family for your eldest sister, wouldn't it be better than selling it in a hurry now? ”

The old lady will be suspicious: "Can you really help his family find a job?" ”

Li Buqi nodded confidently: "Of course." The old lady said yes, took some money and went out. Li was the only one in the family, he hurriedly walked to the well in the yard and leaned down, carefully studying the reflection in the water.

Alas, Li Bu gave up this skin and was a little sorry for the audience. The first is that he was born black, and the reflection is basically invisible, and the second is a big face that is swollen and fat. Originally, Li Buqi's facial features were not worried, and he still had a straight and high nose bridge, but all of this fat face was ruined, his eyes were squeezed a little bit, and he gave birth to a lot of youthful pimples, this dignity is really rare for girls to favor.

For the first time since the crossing, Liu Zhiwei was a little disgusted with Li Bu's face.

As soon as the courtyard door rang, Lian Guangzhi walked in with a few books, and saw Li Buqi lying on the well, concentrating on looking into the well, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Li Bu gave up the document, his mouth was full of wine, and asked: "It's nothing, let's see if the well should be dignified." Brother, is this going to the Wenhui? ”

Lian Guangzhi laughed: "Today I went, and I got acquainted with a person who has a lot of books at home, so I don't borrow a few books to come back, I have to copy them down quickly." ”

Li Buqi also got up from the well platform and prepared to work - appearance is only part of the strength, since appearance is not dominant, then work harder in other aspects.

Walked to Qi Fang's house and asked Uncle Qi about the tofu factory, because the tofu shop has a good location on the street, it takes twelve dollars to take it down. But now this little money is a small amount of money for Li Buqi, he told Uncle Qi to immediately discuss the transfer with the owner of the tofu factory, get the money immediately, and strive to get the tofu shop in the next few days.

Uncle Qi asked, "Is this possible?" Don't have to discuss with your family? ”

Li Buqi said: "Uncle don't have to worry about this, I'll go back and tell the adults." You just have to take down the tofu workshop, and this tofu workshop will also have your family's share in the future.

When he went out and went to Xie Yong's house, his family was no longer forbidden to the army, and now he was a craftsman who struck iron. Li Buqi drew a drawing for Xie Yong and asked Xie Yong and his father to build things. Xie Yong's father took the drawings and looked at them and said, "Huh": "Boy, you have a strange drawing." But it's clear. ”

If you know it, what are you doing with so much nonsense?

At the time of the lantern, Liu Zhiwei's dream lover in the Zhao family's mansion in Longjin Bridge still asked a twenty-seven or eight-year-old young man with a thin anger on his face: "Second brother, can you find out the details of the disciple?" ”

The young man was Zhao Chengqi, Zhao Yuanwai's second brother, and he stood sideways in front of Zhao Yuanwai and replied, "It has been investigated." That kid is a thief with an army, and his family lives in Beicheng Crossbowman Lane, and Xiangguo Temple hired him to paint murals. The monk of Xiangguo Temple said that he teased Yu Wencai a few days ago, and he was the one who blackmailed Yu Wencai for more than ten yuan, which shows that this person is also a treacherous person. ”

The girl hurriedly reminded him: "Second brother, then can you find out how he knows my maiden name?" ”

"It's kind of weird. He only came back from Shaanxi a few days ago, and it is impossible for him to see his sister. Or maybe I heard it before. Since he publicized his sister's name in public and damaged his sister's reputation, I thought about cleaning him up. ”

The girl stomped her foot: "I haven't figured it out yet, don't mess around." Not many outsiders heard him call my name, and if you make a fuss, the city will be full of storms. ”

Zhao Chengqi looked at Zhao Yuanwai, and Zhao Yuanwai spoke: "That's what Min'er said." You don't know if you don't make trouble with others, but if you make trouble, everyone else knows, how will your sister go out in the future? ”

"Did you just endure this? That guy is just a thief with an army, how can he bear it if he dares to call my sister's name? ”

The girl asked: "Didn't you also say that Juventus is not a good person, what other bad deeds does the disciple have in addition to this?" ”

"Well, that doesn't seem like it. By the way, I heard that Futian Yuan is the one who treats maggots with maggots. Tsk, where in the world is there a maggot to cure diseases? As soon as I heard it, I knew that this kid was not a good thing. ”

Sure enough, this made the girl disgusting, and her face changed: "It turned out to be him." ”

"Oh? It turned out to be him? Zhao Yuanwai said: "Then you can't touch him casually." The word about using maggots to treat injuries spread all over Tokyo, and I heard that the man was really cured, and that kid had some reputation. Although your eldest brother is an official in a foreign country, it is not good to give Yushi a charge of conniving at his family's murder, so don't touch him for the time being, just pay more attention. And the rest of the family should be careful to find out who leaked your sister's name. There are only a few people on the left and right, and if it is verified, they will be severely punished. ”

The girl returned to her embroidery building and thought for a long time, but she still asked the maid Xing'er in confusion: "Xing'er, do you remember meeting Na Deng's disciple before?" ”

Xing'er shook her head again and again: "No, little lady." Mother Wu: They also said they hadn't seen it before. ”

The girl hesitated and said, "Then maybe it's a misunderstanding, right?" Maybe he had met someone with the same name as me who was born like me. ”

Xing'er stuck out her tongue: "That's too coincidental, right?" ”