Chapter Forty-Eight: An Unexpected Encounter

"Li Lexia has something to ask for her son, and she hopes that her son will help!" Li Lexia bowed her head.

This Li Lexia is as straightforward and bold as ever, and she has something to say, but there are many empty greetings. This is also what Mingyue appreciates, but the thoughtful Mingyue did not rush to express her position, nor did she care about the difference between men and women, she lightly supported Li Lexia's forearm with both hands, and said: "Miss Li, get up quickly, Yue's young age will not lose her life if she receives this great gift." ”

Li Lexia didn't pretend to be awkward, knowing that Mingyue wouldn't answer easily until she figured out what she was asking for, so she simply stood up.

"I don't know what Miss Li is asking for?"

"Childe, I didn't come alone this time, there are more than ten old and weak people in the village, who want to come to Childe and find a way to live."

"Supporting the township is the proper duty of Suyue Garden, even if Miss Li doesn't say it, Yue should do her best to help the villagers. I don't know where the villagers are now, so I first instructed the garden to arrange food so that everyone can fill their stomachs, and the future can be discussed in the long run. ”

"Childe's righteousness Li Lexia is very grateful, but there is a difficulty in this that needs to be explained to Childe, otherwise it may cause trouble for Childe."

Hearing this, Mingyue was a little surprised. Originally, when I heard that I was defecting to my neighbors, I didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that I would arrange some errand servants in the garden, even if it was some old and weak people, I didn't have more mouths to eat, it was nothing for Nuoda to stay in the Moon Garden, and it was also a merit that I could help so many poor people with my own efforts. But he didn't think that this righteous act of helping the old and weak would cause any trouble.

"Oh, Miss Li, you might as well tell me about it."

"Childe knows that our village has been exploited by the government for a long time, and there is no way to live, and the young and strong are either dead or fleeing, and there are only a dozen old, weak, sick and disabled people left in the village. However, regardless of the situation in the village, the government still blindly demanded taxes. As soon as I was registered in the village, I had to pay a day's tax. If the young ones escape, they can always make a living outside, and the rest of the old and weak can't escape, and it is difficult to stay and make ends meet, let alone the oppression of heavy taxes. ”

"Isn't this about driving people to death?" Mingyue said angrily, her chest fell together, and she was very angry with the unscrupulous officials. Thinking of this Li Lexia who is young and vigorous, but did not run away by herself, and still wants to help the old and weak in the village, it can be seen that the righteousness of kindness in her heart can't help but value her a little more.

"In the government house, there are a group of jackals dressed in human skin, who cares whether the villagers live or die. I thought that I also had some fate with Childe, and I knew that Childe was righteous, so I licked my face to beg Childe, but in this way, the group of jackals will inevitably sniff the smell and patrol the door, and we are all registered in the village, and they will definitely use this as an excuse to ask Childe for taxes, and then trouble will come to the door, I am afraid that they will be entangled. ”

"I see, there is such a powerful relationship in this." Only then did Mingyue suddenly realize the trouble in Li Lexia's mouth, and at the same time, she was a little ashamed that she was not yet at home, and her understanding of Ji Yuguo's various national policies was still superficial, and she could not deeply understand what kind of impact these policies would have on the country and the people.

Thinking that he was plotting a lot, it was indeed inconvenient to have too many entanglements with the government on the surface, so he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Seeing that Mingyue had a hesitant look on her face, Li Lexia couldn't help but look down at her toes and secretly bit her lower lip. She knew that Mingyue had concerns about this matter, and she didn't want to force others, but for the lives of more than a dozen villagers, she could only force Mingyue to make it difficult for her. With a "plop", Li Lexia knelt in front of Mingyue again, "I know that the son is in trouble in this matter, but I still want to ask the son for help. ”

Hearing Li Lexia say this, Mingyue's heart softened, and she hurriedly agreed, and at the same time, her mind was full of thoughts, and she secretly had a plan, thinking that this "troublesome" thing could fall on the Lord of Xinfutai. After taking care of the dead ghost Zhang Futai, Mingyue did not let go of the ill-gotten wealth in the mansion, and now he has to take some oil and water to bribe the new Futai lord and move the household registration of more than a dozen villagers, which is not a big deal.

"Miss Li has lost my birthday again, these villagers will be my people in Yueyuan in the future, and I will deal with the problems of the government."

"It's a great joy that Miss Li is willing to follow me, how about being by my side in the future?"

Li Lexia's face flushed slightly when she heard this, she gave a blessing, thanked Mingyue, and whispered "Slave and maid thank Gongzi", and then stopped talking. At that time, there were many maids and servants in large households, and there were different among these maids, among which there was a kind called Tongfang maids, in addition to serving the master's food and clothing, and also responsible for the male master. Hearing that Mingyue asked her to follow her in the future, she thought that she was probably going to be a maid in the room, and she was very ashamed in her heart, and her speech was not as sharp as before. didn't know that this was a great wronging of Mingyue.

After instructing Weak Liu to arrange food and lodging for the villagers, and instructing Song Youzhi to handle the bribery of Xinfutai, Mingyue was in a good mood and was busy for a while, so he wanted to relax. and happened to accept Li Lexia, whom he has always admired, as a portable maid, although she is nominally a maid, but in Mingyue's opinion, it is more like an extra boudoir friend. Now that she has relaxed for a short time, she can't help but feel a girl's heart sprout, and she wants to go to the market with Li Lexia to play, and by the way, buy some clothes and jewelry for Li Lexia, and make a fuss.

At that moment, Mingyue thought that Li Lexia was shopping for clothes and took Li Lexia and You Ning to go shopping. The three of them came to the market, Mingyue swayed left and right, ate a sugar gourd for a while, tried new clothes for a while, and picked up in front of the head flower shop for a while. made Li Lexia embarrassed, Mingyue's intimate actions made her very embarrassed, and at the same time strengthened her previous judgment. Yu Ning followed behind Mingyue with an expressionless face, always paying attention to the surrounding situation, he was not interested in shopping, and he had to pay more attention to protecting the safety of his son in this kind of mixed market.

After shopping for about an hour, Mingyue took Li Lexia and You Ning to Tianxiang Building, a famous restaurant in the house, and prepared a large meal. As soon as Mingyue was about to enter the building, he saw a small piece of dazzling things smashed down, and before he could hit Mingyue's head, he was grabbed by Youning, and at the same time heard someone laughing by the window on the second floor, "Childe, don't come to harm!" ”

Mingyue and the three looked up, but it was a person who met on the tree when they ran away from home - Shen Yanyu.