Chapter 44: Stealing Half a Day of Leisure
"I went to the eighteenth courtyard just now and asked Doudou to find out. Gongsun You raised his head carefully, paying attention to Liu Chen's face, and seeing that he was not obviously unhappy, he suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.
"Doudou?" Liu Chen frowned, and said with some tears and laughter: "You buy her snacks to eat again, this little girl is greedy, and she will sell me with a little favor!"
"It's not like that. Seeing Liu Chen's smile, Gongsun You's face also had a bright smile, and he once again mustered up the courage to hold Liu Chen's arm and explained: "Doudou is very cute, we are all students of the art department, naturally we know each other, we are all good sisters, and there are no small favors." β
Looking at Gongsun You's soft hair hanging on his arm, facing her complaining and worried gaze, Liu Chen thought about it carefully, and finally didn't withdraw his hand, but just physically distanced himself from her and said, "Say, what's the matter?"
Liu Chen's refusal made the girl's heart instantly excited, and she didn't care about the estrangement between his words at all, and as soon as she raised her head, she opened her watery eyes and said in anticipation: "There is a poetry meeting the day after tomorrow, all of them are some talented people, talented women, in the Taoyuan of the Art Department, Brother Yi will accompany me to it, okay?"
"Which eye do you see that I can compose poems? I can't even read the Holy Ancestor Sutra!" Liu Chen glared at Gongsun You a little speechlessly, and couldn't help frowning and asked: "Look at me like this, how do you look like a genius? Don't talk nonsense!"
"Brother Yi, come with me. Gongsun You's lips pursed, and he said a little pitifully: "Then Wen Renhao will also go, what if he harasses me again, what if we harass me again, we agreed in the contract, you have to block his harassment for me." β
"It's not been a day or two since you were harassed, yes, I'll go with you, that's it, I'll leave if it's okay!" As soon as Liu Chen opened his mouth, he saw that Gongsun You's eyes were red, and he was about to cry again, so he had no choice but to sigh bitterly and change his words: "It's only this once, it's not an example, this business is too bad, and you have to chant poetry to make a difference, it's really fucked up." β
Gongsun Youpu laughed, and when he saw that Liu Chen was leaving, he immediately walked back to the small pavilion and picked up the delicate food box and handed it to him, saying: "The dim sum sent by the palace today is very delicious, Brother Yi also take some back and try it!"
"Alas, farewell!" Liu Chen reluctantly took the food box, left here without looking back, and came to the river to recall Wu Tong and the two who were playing in the water, and the three of them returned to their small courtyard together.
"The craftsmanship of the demon chef, tsk, the last time I ate it, it was the time for the envoy of the Extreme Star Sea to go to Weizhou!" Everyone in the eighteenth courtyard sat under the old locust tree, sharing the snacks that Gongsun You gave to Liu Chen, two or three mouthfuls, Wu Tong closed his eyes slightly, and praised with a face full of enjoyment: "Your ex-wife really treats you well, this thing, even if she is an emperor, she can't eat it if she wants to!"
"Brother Tong'er, if you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute, next door, Amitabha, it's really delicious!" The little monk gobbled up a lot of stuff into his mouth, and when he saw that Liu Chen didn't eat a bite, he immediately blushed a little embarrassedly, and kept complaining about Wu Tong.
"Doudou, why are you so unreliable, if someone else gives you a little benefit, you will sell the young master and me, and I will go to Yuezhou to see how your eldest duke cleans you up!" Liu Chen didn't answer Wu Tong's words, just leaned lazily on the bamboo chair, sipping tea while rubbing little Lori's head.
"Young Master!" Little Lori wrinkled her nose, swallowed the snack with a bitter face, and leaned on Liu Chen's body, and her little hand also grabbed Liu Chen's neck and said coquettishly: "It's not what you said, don't take advantage of the bastard, besides, can people let that stinky woman get benefits, people call it hypocrisy and wrongdoing, don't let you sue, otherwise people will ignore you!"
"You're still against you!" Liu Chen was a little out of breath by the little Lori, and finally hugged her and put her back on his lap, and then he said angrily with black lines: "Look at your little ghosts, the black ones are all white for you, what kind of hypocrisy and wrongful snakes, isn't it just greedy, you know how to eat every day, and when the time comes, you will grow into a big fat man, see if you can get married!"
"Hey!" Wu Tong poured a few sips of tea before he said with a smile: "I think Doudou is not wrong, to deal with that kind of woman, you should take advantage of it, anyway, she is very rich, you don't want this benefit, it's not cheap for others, besides, do you still want to marry Doudou? Come on, as long as you marry, the little girl is your first concubine, this is the rule!"
"That's it!" Little Lori heard Wu Tong's strong support for her bandit logic, and suddenly she couldn't care about being shy, buried her head in Liu Chen's chest, and said coquettishly: "The young master said some nonsense, let the grand duke know, but I have to peel off a layer of your skin!"
"Really?" Liu Chen sneered, ruffled little Lori's hair, and said angrily: "In a few years, Lao Tzu will marry you to Misery and let you be a nun for a lifetime, and see that you are still sad." β
"Brother Chen, why are you involved in me, I am a monk, and the four major monks are empty, you are also immoral, Amitabha, sin and sin!"
"Haha!" The little monk's sad face made everyone laugh out loud, the little Lori looked embarrassed, couldn't help but glance at Liu Chen, and then obediently sat back on his rattan chair, the sunset, the afterglow of the sunset lazily sprinkled under the old locust tree in the courtyard of No. 18, the young boys and girls laughed happily, so that they stole half a day of leisure.
After a simple dinner, Liu Chen sat on the bed for a while, and after a week, the whole person was suddenly refreshed, and the practice of moving mountains made his physique stronger, and naturally, when he was refining qi, the benefits of a strong body gradually began to become clear.
Today is the day of the connection with the shopkeeper, the time has just arrived, Liu Chen changed into night clothes again, sneakily went out, came to the small forest in front of the side hall of the back mountain to hide his body, several times, he suppressed the desire to go forward to see, this side hall is too simple, in the depths of this Bauhinia Mountain, but I have never heard anyone mention it, it is precisely because of this, Liu Chen's heart, more and more curious, the old and sophisticated Liu Chen also knows that curiosity will kill the cat, so, even if he wants to see it again, he has to hold back at this moment, the shopkeeper does not speak, he does not dare to step forwardγ
"During this time, you are quite diligent in your practice!" After waiting for a long time, a black-robed shopkeeper appeared in front of Liu Chen, and when Liu Chen bowed down to say hello, he was not polite, and said directly: "During the Dragon Boat Festival, there are cargo ships that will pass through the Canglan River to the dock in the north of Chang'an City, and the consignee is the Nine Holy Palace, your task is to snatch this batch of goods back, this mission, all the personnel in the organization will participate, the old man will transfer you to Chen Sheng's subordinates to listen to it, remember, this battle can only be won and undefeated!"
"Yes!" Liu Chen promised and didn't ask more.
"Specific arrangements, Chen Sheng will contact you at that time, and in the next period of time, you must upgrade your cultivation to the fourth grade of qi refining in order to save your life!"
After speaking, Uncle Mao dodged and disappeared into the night sky, Liu Chen stood in place and thought for a moment, checked his disguise, and then moved towards the eighteenth courtyard in the dark.