The New Year is approaching, and the Li Mansion is gradually getting busy.

The eldest lady Zhang has an overview of the overall situation.

Instructed his subordinates to buy New Year's goods, clean the yard, let the housekeeper give New Year's gifts to the good family, entertain the shopkeepers of the shops in various parts of the Li family, thank them for their hard work for a year, win people's hearts, in short, they are very busy.

Even so, the soup given to Li Wuchang never fell, and every time it was delivered by the money housekeeper in person, watching Li Wuchang drink it before leaving.

Li Wuchang sometimes saw a few young men wandering around the promenade of Caiyunju Garden when they had something to do, and he knew that it was the guy from the Qian housekeeper, who came to stare at him, and he didn't pay attention to it.

For the soup, Li Wuchang secretly spit it out every time, it became a habit, and he thought about how to quickly enter the fifth grade realm, and it would be okay at that time.

Since entering the third grade, Li Wuchang's cultivation speed has not been so fast, and it is really getting more and more difficult.

This kind of thing is not in a hurry, Li Wuchang can only slowly figure it out, and do whatever he should do every day.

Caiyunju, the nurse took the Wang family and his wife to clean the courtyard, decorate the rooms, hang lanterns, paste red paper, and was very busy, Li Wuchang couldn't help, so he volunteered to buy some New Year's goods, of course, with Xiaoru Xiaoxi, the two beauties.

Xiao Ru and Xiao Xi are both from outside the city, and they haven't seen much of the prosperity of Chang'an City, and Li Wuchang has taken them around these days.

Snacks, lanterns, jewelry, all kinds of gadgets, as long as Li Wuchang sees it, he will buy it, coaxing the two beautiful girls to be happy, very happy.

......

Li Wuchang saw people coming and going on the street, and he hugged Xiao Xi up, Xiao Xi giggled, looked at the lively street, and shouted.

The figure flashed, and Li Wuchang quickly judged that someone was following him.

After shopping, the three of them returned to Chongyi Fang, and Li Wuchang said that he still had some things, so he asked Xiaoru to take Xiaoxi home first.

After seeing the two of them enter the gate of the Li Mansion, Li Wuchang turned around and shouted: "Friend, please show up." ”

A young man of the same age as himself walked out from around the corner, looked at Li Wuchang, and said, "Fourth Prince Li?"

"Who's your Excellency?" followed me a few streets. Li Wuchang asked lightly.

"I think I've been very careful, but you found out, it seems that the rumors are wrong, you have two hits. The other party was slightly surprised, and looked Li Wuchang up and down.

Li Wuchang didn't speak, thinking about the identity and purpose of the other party.

After a while, the other party coughed lightly: "The contemptible Zhao Xun is Wang Changde's distant nephew." ”

It turned out to be a distant relative of the Wang family, Li Wuchang remembered that Wang Changde said that he had distant relatives in Chang'an City who he hadn't seen for many years, and he was going to take refuge, but the two relatives had passed away, and the remaining son followed the master to walk the rivers and lakes.

"Zhao Xun, the walk in the rivers and lakes is over, and you are going back to Chang'an to participate in the martial arts conference?" Li Wuchang glanced at the other party.

"Uncle Wang told you that, it seems that my Uncle Wang's family is really at your house, and I thought those street patrol officers were lying to me. Zhao Xun muttered quietly.

With just this sentence, Li Wuchang knew that this Zhao Xun had been secretly visited, and today he followed him, so he wanted to confirm whether the Wang family was in the Li Mansion.

"You feel very strange, how could a gentleman who only knows nonsense be so kind as to take in three civilians, right, so secretly follow me to confirm?" Li Wuchang smiled faintly.

Zhao Xun was guessed by others, and said: "It's really that Brother Tai's reputation is too big, I just want to know if the three relatives were forcibly sold to the Li Mansion as slaves...... Now it seems that I am thinking too much. ”

Li Wuchang waved his hand, didn't care, and invited: "Go to the Li Mansion for a walk?"

......

For Zhao Xun's arrival, the Wang family was in tears, Xiaoxi had never seen Zhao Xun's brother, but she was not very excited, and stayed by her father's side obediently, listening to them tell what happened to their family.

After Zhao Xun heard that they were bullied by hooligans, he clenched his fists, his expression was not good, and after hearing that it was Li Wuchang who saved their family, he got up and waved at Li Wuchang, and said, "Thank you Fourth Prince." ”

Li Wuchang smiled and said, "Since you are Xiaoxi's brother, you don't have to be so polite, just call me by name." ”

Zhao Xun glanced at Li Wuchang strangely, and said: "It's better to be famous than to meet, I didn't expect you to be not only warm-hearted, but also so free and easy, I'm curious, how did you get such a reputation?"

Li Wuchang laughed and said: "It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, and I, Li Er, have a bad reputation, this is a matter of course." ”

Then he leaned close to Zhao Xun's ear and said in an undetectable voice: "I'm a concubine." ”

After speaking, he looked at Zhao Xun with a smile on his face.

Zhao Xun has been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, and he has seen all kinds of things, and he understands that the dispute between the concubines and concubines is a drama that will be staged by all major families.

Li Wuchang expressed his sadness and helplessness with a sentence.

Zhao Xun already had a good impression of Li Wuchang, and as soon as this remark came out, he admired him a little, and said with a smile: "Do you want to make a friend, stunned?"

Zhao Xun followed his master to walk the rivers and lakes for five or six years, and the master often taught him that he must pay attention to making friends, not only on the surface, but also on the heart.

In his opinion, Li Wuchang is kind-hearted, free-spirited, and mature, and he is a friend to make.

As everyone knows, while Zhao Xun is observing Li Wuchang, Li Wuchang is also observing Zhao Xun.

Li Wuchang understands psychology, and can often roughly judge who the other party is through a few faces and a few words.

According to Li Wuchang's judgment, Zhao Xun is an open-minded, righteous, and unruly young man, and this kind of person is certainly worth befriending. At that moment, he stretched out his hand, held Zhao Xun's hand, and laughed: "Except for my little Han Dazhi, only you made me stunned, and I listened very kindly." ”

......

After a hearty dinner, Li Wuchang pulled Zhao Xun to the study and chatted.

The Zhao family was originally a small merchant in Chang'an City, and Zhao Xun's parents have been living a small life in peace.

When Zhao Xun was born, a Taoist priest came to the door, saying that this son was born with a vision, and he would become a great weapon in the future, so he had to accept Zhao Xun as his apprentice.

Since he was a child, Zhao Xun has followed his master to learn martial arts, five years ago his parents died, he sold his belongings, walked the rivers and lakes with his master, and only came back in the past few days.

As for his master, he told Zhao Xun to wander alone for some time, and then went back to the master's door.

For Li Wuchang, Zhao Xun was the first sincere friend he made.

Han Dazhi is small, and aside from it, the children of other families who usually play together are at most friends of wine and meat, which is not worth mentioning.

Li Wuchang was happy in his heart and asked, "Brother Zhao returned to Chang'an this time, but for the martial arts conference in a few months?"

Zhao Xun smiled: "Since everyone is friends, let's change the name, just call Brother Zhao, everyone is the same age, and I am a month younger than you." ”

After a pause, he continued: "The younger brother is indeed for the martial arts conference, and he wants to make a name for himself, glorify his ancestors or something, you won't laugh at the little brother." ”

Li Wuchang said: "You have this ambition, how can I laugh at you." ”

Zhao Xun sighed and said, "It's true to say that the Glory Sect is the ancestor, and it's also true that you want to do something." On the way back to Chang'an, I saw a lot of displaced people, who had no food and began to eat bark and grass roots. ”

"How can I blame you for this, this is what the imperial court should do. Li Wuchang comforted.

Zhao Xun waved his hand and continued: "I have also met bandits, hehe, they are also desperate people, his mother's eyes are hungry and green, and he can't stand steadily, but he robs everywhere with a burning stick, it's really ......"

sighed, as if he was very angry, and continued: "The most hateful thing is that the government is indiscriminate, and if you catch it, you will kill it, and it is a great achievement after killing, you say, what is this, the court indulges them like this?"

After Zhao Xun finished speaking, he looked indignant.

"It's normal. Li Wuchang said lightly.

"It's normal?" Zhao Xun asked rhetorically.

Li Wuchang glanced at him and said: "It's not that there is no grain, but the price has increased several times, you can go to the grain market to see, it is all the grain of large families, this is called hoarding." ”

Zhao Xun's face was ugly.

Li Wuchang continued: "This summer's severe drought, the people's harvest is low, barely surviving, and the winter snowstorm breaks out, it can be said that the disaster is not alone, food is too expensive, people who cannot afford to buy food are displaced or even fall into the grass, it is inevitable that they will sell their children and daughters. ”

Zhao Xun frowned and continued to listen.

Li Wuchang sighed and continued: "If it's just like that, it's okay to say, who knows that the Khitan and Goryeo take the opportunity to make trouble, and the imperial court needs a large amount of grain to be transferred to Jizhou to maintain the front, and the grain is not enough, do you say that you can still take care of the common people? At this time, occasionally setting up a porridge stall is already benevolent and righteous, and the common people still dare to fall into the grass and rob the money, in the eyes of the imperial court, this is to make trouble, regardless of the overall situation, so killing this kind of person is of course a great achievement." ”

Listening to Li Wuchang's analysis, Zhao Xun clenched his fists and said fiercely: "I see, so it seems that these big families who refuse to put grain at a low price are the culprits, and your Li family is ......."

Li Wuchang smiled helplessly, and said: "The Li family is also a big family, of course they have done this kind of thing, because everyone sells grain at a high price, if the Li family puts grain at a low price, it will only provoke the hostility of other big families, and the most terrible thing is that it will fall into the charge of buying people's hearts, and I don't need to say what the consequences will be." ”

Then he lowered his voice and said, "Besides, do you know...... The largest of the big families is the royal family. ”

Zhao Xun's face turned pale, hammered the table, and muttered: "No wonder my master always sighs when he talks about serving the court, and he doesn't mention it." ”

Seeing Zhao Xun's collapsed faith, Li Wuchang comforted: "You and I are small people, and we can't change any overall situation, but we can also do our best to help some people." ”

Zhao Xun's face was a little better, and he said, "That's why you saved Uncle Wang's family?"

"It's fate. Li Wuchang replied.

"Alas, listening to your analysis, I was a little disheartened, and I was not even in the mood to participate in the martial arts conference. Zhao Xun was depressed.

"It's a pity not to participate, your martial arts are so high, you have the opportunity to enter the Martial Arts Pavilion and improve your strength, when the time comes, you want to do chivalrous deeds, rob the rich and help the poor or something, isn't it easier?" Li Wuchang said.

Zhao Xun has followed his master to practice martial arts for more than ten years, and now he has the strength of the sixth rank of the beginner level, if he participates in the martial arts conference, he will have the opportunity to enter the martial arts pavilion.

"Robbing the rich and helping the poor? Zhao Xun finally came to the interest again, laughed, looked at Li Wuchang, and asked, "What about you, your kung fu is not bad, do you participate?...... Oh, you're a noble kid, you have to participate. ”

Li Wuchang smiled bitterly and sighed: "My eldest lady, she doesn't want me to practice martial arts, in her eyes, I'm just a bastard who hasn't started yet, and she also likes this situation, this ...... You know?"

"Is it so serious?" Zhao Xun imagined the complicated situation that Li Wuchang was facing, and it was really not easy to practice martial arts secretly.

At the same time, Zhao Xun was quite moved by Li Wuchang's ability to trust himself.

Zhao Xun has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, he has seen a lot of people, but it is always difficult to have friends, it is strange to say, this time I saw Li Wuchang, in just a few hours, I seemed to regard Li Wuchang as a close friend.

It can only be said to be fate.

"I bought a house in Xuanpingfang, you go there often, just practice there, as long as you want, I guarantee that there is no one else, including me. Zhao Xun patted his chest.

Li Wuchang was overjoyed, and the problem trapped in his heart was finally solved.

Zhao Xun's previous properties in Chang'an City were sold, and Xuan Pingfan, who came back this time, bought a new house, and he came here this time to take over the three members of the Wang family.

Li Wuchang has no opinion, and of course the Wang family has no opinion, because no matter how good the Li family is, it is not his own home.

It's Xiaoxi, this girl, who has lived these days, is a little reluctant to leave, in her opinion, Zhao Xun is just a distant cousin who has never met, far less close to Li Wuchang.

As soon as she heard that she was leaving the Li Mansion, she pouted and was full of displeasure, until Li Wuchang promised to go to see her.

The next day, the three members of the Wang family moved over, and there were only three people left in Caiyunju, which was a lot deserted all of a sudden.