Text Chapter 16 Bathing Turmoil
Li Zhaoyuan was startled, like a child who had done something wrong, his face was flushed, and he said in a trembling voice: "You ...... What are you doing here? Get up! Get up!" he was a man who had never enjoyed the life of an outsider in ancient times, and he was at a loss for what to do.
One of the maids, who had a red apple and a small dimple, said with a crying voice: "The little maid is not taking good care of me, please punish the gentleman." But please sir don't drive us away. ”
Li Zhaoyuan was confused and asked, "I don't know why you are like this? I didn't drive you away, get up and talk quickly." ”
Another egg-faced maid whispered, "If the gentleman doesn't drive us away, we'll get up." ”
"Okay, I'm not going to drive you away. Get up quickly. Li Zhaoyuan said helplessly.
The two little girls stood up slowly, and only after Li Zhaoyuan asked and answered did they find out the reason.
It turns out that these two little girls, the apple red dimple is called Qiulan, and the goose egg face is called Dongmei. Because of his poor family, he was sold into the Sanxiong Dart Bureau as a maid since he was a child. Today, he was arranged by Tiehu Tie Leopard to serve Li Zhaoyuan, saying that Mr. can do anything, as long as he serves well, their benefits are indispensable. Mr. is very capable, young and handsome, if they follow Mr. in the future, the future will naturally be bright. If he makes him angry, he will kick them out of the game and sell them into a brothel, and make them tremble.
Most of the mortal states in the Xuanwu World have a feudal imperial system, and only a few countries have an elder council system. The Great Xia Kingdom is a feudal imperial system, not that the status of women is not high, but the hierarchy is strict, and the status of subordinates is not high. Especially the subordinates who have sold their bodies have no status. You can buy and sell as you like, you just can't kill it.
So when Qiulan Dongmei saw Li Zhaoyuan, who was a talent, she was secretly happy in her heart, thinking that it would be good if she could follow Li Zhaoyuan as a concubine.
If Li Zhaoyuan moves his hands and feet like an ordinary colorist, they will be half-pushed and half-served.
Unexpectedly, Li Zhaoyuan turned out to be a decent gentleman and didn't understand the amorous feelings, not only did he not look at them squarely, but also let them leave, and he was anxious. That's why there was such a scene just now.
In fact, we can't blame Xiao Li for this, he is a newcomer to the society, and he has not been poisoned by the big dye vat of society. Now that he is practicing divine skills again, he is naturally not very interested in women. Ordinary monks are dedicated to the Tao, and naturally have no distractions. If you don't meet a Taoist couple who fell in love at first sight, you won't have too many reveries.
Finally figured out the ins and outs, Li Zhaoyuan thought to himself: "I didn't expect you to be a black-faced Li Kui, and you are still one of the tumors of the decadent feudal system." See how I clean you up. Although he didn't want to be a revolutionary pioneer in overthrowing the decadent feudal system and establishing a democratic republic, he still had to take care of this kind of thing.
He took a look at the two-story villa, and then said to Qiulan Dongmei: "Then you can live here, I won't drive you away." But you don't have to be restricted, you can do whatever you want, you can eat whatever you want. ”
Qiulan Dongmei turned crying into laughter, thinking that Mr. accepted us, and we must serve Mr. well in the future, and I will not let Mr. down.
Although he didn't let them leave, Li Zhaoyuan was still a little embarrassed and a little restrained when he looked at them. He thought that he hadn't taken a hot bath in a long time, and although he had now learned the art of purification, he still remembered the feeling of steaming. So he asked, "I don't know, is there a place to take a bath here?"
"Does Sir want to bathe and change clothes?" Qiulan hurriedly replied, "Let's go and arrange for Mr." ”
After that, the two little maids hurried out. Along the way, there was talk and laughter. Dongmei pretended to be upright and said, "Qiulan, I thought that Mr. was a real upright gentleman, and he just wanted us to take a bath with him for a while." ”
Qiulan pinched Dongmei's waist with one finger and said with a smile: "Doesn't my sister want to, and she doesn't want to wait for Mr. to take a bath?"
After listening to Qiulan's words, Dongmei's face turned red, and she pinched Qiulan's small waist with her backhand, and said with a grin: "It turns out that our sister Qiulan is also thinking of spring." Hee-hee......"
"Isn't my sister also thinking about spring? ”
The two little maids left with such a joke. Although they thought they were far away, they spoke so quietly that no one could hear them. But Li Zhaoyuan heard every word in his ears because of his superhuman ear power. He couldn't help but shake his head. Although he is not a decent gentleman, he knows that he will have to leave sooner or later, and he doesn't want to make her suffer for the rest of her life. After all, Xianfan is different, he doesn't want to watch the person he likes slowly grow old and die before him, and he can't do anything about it.
Soon, Qiulan Dongmei carried a new set of clothes, a basket of spices, and two servants carrying a large wooden barrel, followed by seven or eight buckets full of hot water, and came to the small courtyard. Go into the back room, set up the barrels, fill the hot water, set the temperature, put the spices, and then tell the servants to stand down.
Only then did Li Zhaoyuan come in, and then the two of them wanted to help him undress. Li Zhaoyuan's children from poor families have been dressing and wearing shoes by themselves since they were children, when have they enjoyed such treatment, they feel uncomfortable, and hurriedly stopped: "You go out first, I'll wash it myself." I don't like it when people watch me take a shower. ”
Qiulan Dongmei thought that Li Zhaoyuan was pretending to be a decent man and a gentleman, and he couldn't go out. Li Zhaoyuan had to get angry, and said, "Don't let me go out yet!" I don't think you want to stay here. I don't understand the rules at all. ”
The second daughter saw that Li Zhaoyuan was really angry, and she was so frightened that she immediately retreated obediently. They went out and closed the door, looked at each other, stuck out their tongues, and whispered: "Sister Dongmei, is there something wrong with Mr., he is afraid of being seen by us." ”
"It's possible, well, maybe that doesn't work. ”
"Alas...... I thought it was a stallion, but I didn't expect it to be a rouge horse. ”
"Dead girl, don't talk nonsense, if Mr. hears it, you and I will ......"
With that, the two of them covered their mouths, held back laughter, and walked away with their heads down.
Li Zhaoyuan was so angry when he heard their words, he was almost speechless, and he couldn't help but feel funny. "I didn't expect that I would be regarded as a manly man by others when I returned to Yanagishita Hui. He couldn't help but shake his head and lie down in the barrel, enjoying the heat and aroma.
In the evening, the two brothers of Iron Tiger and Iron Leopard came hand in hand and invited Li Zhaoyuan to attend the evening banquet at the most upscale Tianxiang Restaurant in Tiger City. Li Zhaoyuan couldn't shirk it again and again, but it was difficult to resist the enthusiasm, so he had to go together.
The banquet was organized by the local Chamber of Commerce. Mainly to thank the three male dart board for the local businessmen in addition to a big harm in their hearts. The Chamber of Commerce and the Sunset Thief have a blood feud, and some of those bounties are sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. This shows how much the Sunset Thieves have done to the caravan. Because most of the other sand bandits are seeking wealth rather than life, and the sunset thieves are serving a pot of food, and people and goods are eaten. Therefore, he formed a blood feud with the Chamber of Commerce.
The extermination of the Sunset Thieves this time can be regarded as a great joy. The well-known characters of Tiger Landing City basically attended the banquet.
At the main table sat Huang Jialin Taishou, Hulin garrison general Yuan Geyong, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Tie Long and some local figures of great status. Iron Tiger and Iron Leopard are not qualified to sit at the main table. Li Zhaoyuan also sat at the main table at Tielong's insistence. There's no way, the protagonist this time is the iron dragon master of the three male dart games. The president of the Chamber of Commerce, who is the chairman, cannot disobey either.
At the beginning of the banquet, Huang Taishou first made a speech, first expressing the bravery of the three heroes of the Tie clan, and then boasting about his political achievements and so on. Then there was the speech of the president of the Chamber of Commerce, thanking the three heroes of the Tie clan for eliminating harm for the people, and so on, and then toasted together.
After that, a large number of characters toasted back and forth, not only the iron dragon was poured wine, but also the iron tiger and some of his darts were also toasted in turn.
Li Zhaoyuan knew few people, so he was not drunk much, and from time to time there were darts coming over to toast. The three heroes of the Iron Clan themselves are now surrounded by the crowd and have no time to ask him for a drink. He was also happy to be idle, silently eating the delicacies of the Tiger City. The taste is not bad, and there is really a hint of flavor of our Chinese food, which reminds him of his hometown and feels a trace of sorrow.
The dishes have five flavors, and the wine has passed three rounds.
I saw a big man with a tall cow and a big horse, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, a face full of meat, and a beard, holding a wine bottle in one hand and a wine glass in the other, swaying to the side of the iron tiger. He raised his wine glass and said to Tie Long with a mouthful of wine: "Tie Da is in charge, you slaughter a knife this time, Lao Tzu admires it." Come, Xiong will give you a drink. With that, he grunted and toasted.
Then he turned to Li Zhaoyuan and asked: "This little brother is very good-looking, I don't know which hero in the rivers and lakes is it? ”
"Xiaosheng is a nobody, and there is no title in the rivers and lakes. It's okay not to mention the small name, and please don't laugh at Brother Xiong. Li Zhaoyuan was neither humble nor arrogant.
"Hey, little brother, don't be modest, you can sit at the same table with Brother Tielong, you must not be a nobody, and your martial arts must be excellent. Xiong is not talented, and he wants to learn from his little brother, but he doesn't know if he can give advice. Xiong Tianling shook his head and said, as if he had decided to eat Li Zhaoyuan.
It turned out that this Xiong Tianling was the chief guard of the Chamber of Commerce, and he thought that he was the best in the world in martial arts, and he was very unconvinced by Tielong, but he knew that he was not Tielong's opponent, and he wanted to lose Tielong's face.
He saw that Li Zhaoyuan's fresh face was actually arranged by Tielong at the main table, and looked at Li Zhaoyuan's small body, which was far worse than him. So I wanted to teach this boy with a raw face a lesson, and lose the face of the iron dragon. Aren't you treated as a guest, don't teach your guest a lesson, see what you do?
Huang Taishou heard that someone wanted to fight, and agreed: "The wine and food are almost eaten, and some people compete in martial arts, which is good." ”
The garrison general Yuan Geyong also applauded: "Very good, people in the rivers and lakes just have to compete more, so that their martial arts can be improved." "He was originally a martial artist, and he likes to watch people compete in the school field the most, how can he let go of such a good opportunity.
The president of the Chamber of Commerce wanted to stop it, but when he saw the two adults speak, he could only follow them.