Chapter 4: Chu Li, who is preoccupied
Chu Li saw the big shopkeeper for the second time, the first time was when he first came, Liu Ruier seemed to have mentioned to him the little beggar he picked up, it was when Chu Li was working on the first day, he met a very strange guest, ordered a cup of tea, and sat in the corner of the lobby for an afternoon.
Chu Li was curious at the time, but on the first day of work, he didn't know many people, and he was not familiar with the other small guys in Tianyan Building. It wasn't until Liu Rui'er came to him three days later and told Chu Li that the shopkeeper had seen him and felt very satisfied, that Chu Li knew that the strange guest that day was the famous Tianyan Lou Baida shopkeeper.
The big shopkeeper didn't look like a businessman, but a scholar with more temperament, wearing a cyan robe, his face was calm, and his eyes were as clear as a pool of clear water. Chu Li sat down and looked at the handsome and somewhat unspeakable man in front of him, not knowing why the dignified shopkeeper would meet a little person like himself alone.
"What do you think of my banquet this day?" the voice of the big shopkeeper was very calm, indescribably elegant. Chu Li didn't know the intention of his question, so he could only answer truthfully, "It's even worse than the rumors." ”
"Then what do you think of this girl Rui'er?" The voice of the big shopkeeper was still very calm, and the question he asked also made Chu Li confused, so he had to reply stubbornly, "It's even worse than the rumors." ”
"Then how about I give you this banquet building, and maybe give Rui'er to you?" Countless people are crazy about it, and the big shopkeeper said it plainly, and the tone was as if he was saying something not worth mentioning.
"I... Chu Li was stunned, and was suddenly hit by a huge pie, ecstasy! But after ecstasy, there was endless loss, Chu Li was self-aware, how could such a good thing for no reason fall on his head in the world.
"Palm. . . The shopkeeper laughed. Chu Li's voice was extremely bitter, and he felt as if he had experienced the ups and downs of his life.
"What do you think of being the King of Qin?" the big shopkeeper didn't seem to care about Chu Li's answer at all, and asked to himself. Seeing that the big shopkeeper continued to ask questions, Chu Li quickly cleaned up his mood and replied, "Unprecedented." ”
"What do you think of the Qi Kingdom, which is now in tatters?" the voice of the big shopkeeper still did not fluctuate, but he closed his eyes. Chu Li thought for a while, he didn't know much about Qi State, only that it was adjacent to Great Qin, so he replied truthfully, "I don't know much. ”
The shopkeeper did not continue to ask, his eyes were closed, and his brow was frowned, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, the big shopkeeper took out a document from his bosom and put it on the table, "You can take a look at it first, and if you feel that there is no problem, you will sign it." ”
Chu Li was a little inexplicable, picked up the document in front of him, and glanced at it hastily, but his face became very strange. He rubbed his eyes, and carefully read the contents of the document from top to bottom, still with a strange face.
"Big shopkeeper, I'm just one. Before Chu Li's words could be finished, he was interrupted by the big shopkeeper reaching out his hand.
"You just have to tell me to sign or not. Chu Li actually saw the expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling from his face, gritted his teeth, Chu Li turned his heart sideways, he had nothing anyway, and he was afraid of something, "Sign!"
After leaving from the big shopkeeper, Chu Li was still in a trance, until he received a powder punch from Liu Rui'er, which was not light or heavy, and then he reacted, looking at the eldest lady in front of him who was pouting and a little indignant, Chu Li's face was very exciting.
"What did my father say? Let's say it at the beginning!" Liu Rui'er was anxious in her heart, especially Chu Li's strange expression looking at her, obviously saying that she had something to do with her.
"Your father said he was going to marry you to me. Chu Li rolled his eyes. For some reason, he always wanted to tease Liu Rui'er when he faced her, just like Liu Rui'er was always angry when she saw Chu Li.
"Cut, just you, my father is reluctant to marry me to a little beggar, I will marry a big hero in the future, a big hero who is more powerful than the general of Zhengxi!" Liu Rui'er said, her eyes full of yearning.
"Why are you all thinking about the battlefield, what the general. Chu Li saw that the eldest lady had already thought about it, muttered in his mouth, turned his face and left.
Chu Li didn't go to work today, he took a leave of absence from the bookkeeper, and planned to go to the city to buy a suit. Along the way, Chu Li fell into deep thought, the document that the hundred-two treasurers asked him to sign today was basically similar to what he said.
First, three years later, Tianyanlou was sent to Chu Li. Second, if Chu Li nodded and agreed, Liu Rui'er would marry him immediately. But then there was another condition, Chu Li needed to serve in the army for ten years, and his service in the army during these ten years should not be less than 10,000 households.
Great Qin established the country by force and advocated force, and his position in the army was based on military merits.
Those who kill ten enemies or establish the same battle merits shall be appointed as ten commanders and lead a team of ten people. Those who kill 100 enemies or make equal war exploits will be appointed as centurions, and 10 commanders will be in charge. It was followed by the marquis of a thousand households, the marquis of ten thousand households, the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, and the general, among which there were a total of ten positions in total. If you kill the enemy's generals, if you save your own generals, these armies have their own set of calculations. But even so, a few of these million troops are called ten thousand marquis!
Although he knew that this condition was as difficult as ascending to the sky, Chu Li had some calculations in his heart, and he would get the Tianyan Tower three years later, which one could not do it within ten years. The young man was secretly proud in his heart, thinking that such a small loophole had been discovered by himself.
In a room on the top floor of the Tianyan Building, one hundred and two major shopkeepers were sitting in danger. Opposite him stood a bearded man, although he was dressed in coarse linen clothes, his eyes were shining, his temples were slightly raised, and the calluses on his hands were grinding out of his mouths, all of which showed that this person's identity was not so simple on the surface, and there were several people in the Central Plains who could make the big shopkeeper so serious.
"Is Sir really unwilling to go back with me?" Dahan's voice was filled with a thick pleading, and the big shopkeeper sighed, "The past has passed, Luo Yu is dead, and now the one who is alive is Liu Da, the shopkeeper of the Great Qin Kingdom Tianyan Building." ”
"But... A deep sadness flashed in the big man's eyes, and then it was replaced by perseverance. "My subordinates know, sir, please take care. With that, he bowed to the big shopkeeper and pushed the door away. Looking at the lonely and departing figure, the big shopkeeper sighed deeply, people are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless.
Chu Li is very distressed now, and he is in trouble. was just walking, but suddenly a person rushed over, Chu Li turned to one side to dodge, who knew that this person took advantage of the situation to hide behind him, and then he was surrounded by a group of people.
"Why, you're his friend?" asked the leader with a scar on his face, a straw stick in his mouth, and vaguely asked. Chu Li was very helpless, and finally came out with a day off, so he got this kind of thing.
He looked back behind him, a fair-looking young man, about the same age as Chu Li, wearing a scholarly robe, with a submissive look.
In fact, Chu Li has always regarded himself as a scholar in his heart, after all, he was once in Mingxi Town, he was praised by Zhao Fuzi, in the private school of dozens of people, Chu Li dared to say that he was the person who suffered the least from the master's board, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart, and regarded himself as a good student with excellent character and learning.
"What's wrong with him?" may be the good impression of the reader, or it may be a smooth mouth, Chu Li asked such a sentence, and he regretted it after asking. Sure enough, this group of people really regarded Chu Li as a friend of this scholar.
The big man at the head smacked the straw stick in his mouth to the ground and snorted viciously, "You ask us, ask the poor ghost behind you! I've put my words here, if the money owed to us today is not settled, don't even think about leaving!"
When Chu Li heard this, he was about to ask what kind of money he had, but the scholar who was originally hiding behind him suddenly straightened up as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, paced and stood side by side with Chu Li, lifted the hem of his robe, cleared his throat and said, "Xiaosheng and the girls are talking about the world, discussing the overall situation of the world, and solving the mystery of the stars, which is what you and I want." You pickled ugly goods have disturbed the dreams of beautiful women, and I am magnanimous not to pursue you, who knows that you still dare to chase after the yellow and white things, do you really think that scholars will not be angry?"
A long speech, revealing the unique sour and rotten atmosphere of a scholar, Chu Li could understand what was going on, it turned out that this scholar went to the land of smoke and willows but was penniless, and was collected by others.
It's ridiculous, Chu Li is about to leave, he still has a lot of things to do today. Seeing that he was leaving, the scholar asked out loud. "Brother Tai is afraid?" Chu Li only felt a wave of righteousness rushing to his face, and when he raised his eyes, he saw this scholar holding a scroll in his hand, as if he was a mighty and unyielding disciple of a poor family.
Just when Chu Li was dumbfounded, a sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and there was a commotion in the crowd outside, and the scholar took the scroll into his arms, pulled up Chu Li's sleeve and squeezed into the crowd.
Not long after, in a less populated alley in the south of the city, two young people were panting, "Fortunately, these eggs are gone, otherwise there would be some trouble today." "No eggs?" Chu Li was a little curious, "Do you think anyone in Fu'an City dares to ride a horse, these are eunuchs from Xuanjing, with the king's edict, they have privileges!"
Chu Li was stunned, although he didn't know why, but he knew that in Xuanjing, this kind of eunuch who was an internal servant was to be castrated, and there were rumors of internal officials in the previous dynasty, and many people called these eunuchs eggless.
"Thank you Brother Tai this time, I don't know what Brother Tai is called. The scholar was self-cooked, and he made a big joke, and then asked Chu Li's name. "My name is Chu Li. Chu Li thought about it, and it didn't seem that there was any need to hide his name, so he said it truthfully.
"My name is Lu Bo, and in this Fu'an City, if my knowledge ranks second, no one dares to admit that I am the first. Lu Bo patted his chest and said triumphantly. Chu Li responded a little absent-mindedly, and Lu Bo asked when he saw this, "Brother Chu has something on his mind?" Chu Li was wandering out of the world and replied casually, "Do you think it's appropriate to marry Liu Rui'er home." ”