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Chapter 49 In the carriage, the secret painting
Jiang Baiye chuckled, "Li Zhi, you are so tender, a man, how can you be so tender?"
Lu Lizhi's complexion changed slightly, and he pulled out the hand that he dug into his waist and felt it carefully.
"But I like it so much." Jiang Baiye was drunk, lying in his arms, his voice muffled, as if talking to himself, "How could I like it so much..."
How could this person spit out so many sweet words, no matter how many times he listened to it, his heart would beat. Lu Lizhi pursed his thin lips slightly, wanting to get up and sit far away from him.
But he pulled the hem of his clothes and pulled her into his arms, "Be good, don't move, I won't touch you."
Lu Lizhi froze, looking down at his hands that still couldn't help twitching, his disordered breathing was close to his ears, in the dark, in the slightly bumpy carriage, it seemed to be covered, wave after wave,In turn overwhelm those noisy voices.
I don't know if it's because the atmosphere is too ambiguous, or because he is so indifferent, wanting to touch but not daring to touch it makes him nervous and irritated, Lu Lizhi suddenly felt that something was wrong with his body, so he quickly clasped his hand, feeling the heat and roughness, and squeezed it tightly.
In the next moment, his face was held in these hands, and he kissed eagerly.
The coachman was concentrating on driving the horse. Although he was familiar with the road and the road was relatively wide and flat, it was a bit unsafe to drive at night. He was afraid that someone would jump out of the road or drive the horse into the gutter.
But the occasional movement from the rear compartment still distracted him, and he didn't know if it was the drunken man making a fuss, the small noises came and went one after another, which sounded a bit weird.
I really can't imagine how such a quiet man can stand up to such a rowdy person.
The coachman shook his head, and was about to turn a corner, when there was a loud "bang" from the rear compartment, which startled him. Is this a fight?
Jiang Baiye rubbed his head in a daze, looking at the man across from him as if he didn't know what happened, "It hurts..."
Lu Lizhi looked at him apologetically, squeezed his fingers, and rubbed the place where he hit him, and then he heard the guy belatedly said: "Li Zhi, are you going to murder your husband?"
Lu Lizhi was silent, thinking of his strangeness just now...which had never appeared before, made him a little panicked.
Even he himself was not very familiar with this body, and he didn't feel inferior because of it, but he never admitted and accepted it, just thinking that he would never let others know, that's enough.
But today its existence is so strong, reminding him of something that cannot be ignored.
He actually, also has that demand.
"Isn't it..." Jiang Baiye keenly felt that he had stepped on his bottom line again, guilt made him subconsciously open his mouth, but was held down by Lu Lizhi.
Lu Lizhi shook his head, he should say sorry, he couldn't respond to him, this is the passionate Jiang Baiye, but because of his own reluctance, he has to go out time and time again.
Lu Lizhi thought of his pitiful look, his heart seemed to be tightly tied, so he leaned over and hugged his waist tightly.
Jiang Baiye's heart was itching from his hug, his whole body was comfortable, and his psychological satisfaction was more important than anything else. He grabbed his hand and touched his chest.
At first, Lu Lizhi froze for a while, but thought that since he couldn't respond to him, he would use other methods...
In the end, Jiang Baiye just asked him to grab something inside, and through the passing moonlight, he saw that it was a bank note with a considerable face value.
A full five thousand taels!
"This is the salary I handed over to my wife..."
Lu Lizhi has already learned from him that "wife" and "mother" have similar meanings, but he feels that he can do it if he pays the money, and he doesn't need him to support him.
Before he pushed back, Jiang Baiye fell into a deep sleep, no matter how much he pushed and pushed, he couldn't wake up.
Lu Lizhi had no choice but to fear that he would lose so much money in a drunken stupor, so he carefully folded the bank notes and put them away, and returned them to him when he was sober.
Shaking all the way, Jiang Baiye only felt as if he was hugged by Li Zhi in his Qinglingling arms, exuding a faint and cold fragrance, which made him sleep very satisfied.
When he woke up the next day, thinking of their not-so-stable future, Jiang Baiye got up full of fighting spirit and was ready to go to work.
As a result, as soon as he left the house, he was startled by the battle outside.
"Father...mother?"
Like the mighty door god, the two are sitting on a chair, which is facing the door of his house, obviously waiting for him!
"Kneel down!" He sternly shouted with unprecedented seriousness.
Jiang Baiye realized what they were going to say, and without thinking about it, he knelt down. There was a heavy bang, and the force was absolutely serious, and the two of them almost couldn't help feeling distressed.
"I'm sorry, father and mother, I won't be able to marry a wife and have children in the future, so I let you have grandchildren..." Jiang Baiye's tone was firm and sincere, without any room for change, which made both of them a little sad.
It's not that they want to have a grandson, what will he do in the future if he has no offspring?
"Have you thought about that?"
"It's enough for me to have Li Zhi." Jiang Baiye couldn't help but show tenderness, "I only want him, and I don't want anything else. If I don't get him, my life is meaningless, so I hope my parents can understand me...Because I will spend my whole life trying to get him and have him!"
The two were stunned for a moment, as if they didn't expect him to be so domineering and resolute.
"So you forced him?" Jiang Dazhu concluded that he knew the virtues of his son and Lu Lizhi's personality. Other parents would definitely feel that their precious son was bewitched by a vixen outside.
In Jiang Dazhu's view, it was his own "fox spirit" who bewitched others!
He stood up angrily, "He is a good boy, but he is still the top case. If he is selected as a scholar again this time, he will have a bright future in the future, but he is dragged into the muddy water by you. Are you worthy of him?"
Jiang Baiye didn't expect such a development, but his mother was angrier than his father, so she pulled out the cane and slammed it on the chair, "I won't beat you up, I don't know what my last name is, it's up to you,You ruined such a good person like Li Zhi!"
Jiang Baiye, "..." It hasn't been ruined yet.
"If I were Li Zhi's parents, I would definitely be angry!" He and Jiang Dazhu could easily guess that it must have been his own brat who made the first move to "break the bend". Thinking this way, HeCouldn't help but tossed him a cane.
Seeing that they didn't vent their anger on Li Zhi, Jiang Baiye was happier than anything else, and asked them to hit him twice more, "Calm your anger first!"
How could He be willing to call again, pointed to the location of the lobby, and sighed, "When Li Zhi sent you back last night, he kowtowed to us a few times there."
Jiang Baiye's breath stagnates, "He's doing well..."
"It's not your fault!" Jiang Dazhu patted the table heavily, "I know I'm sorry at this time? You don't want children, have you ever thought about whether people want to have both children? If you don't become a parent, you don't know the happiness in it. LiYou are alone, and you are not at home, have you ever thought how much he longs for his relatives!"
Jiang Baiye clenched his fists, longing for his loved ones. There is no doubt about it. He used indifference to disguise himself, as if he didn't need it or care about it. Thinking of the day when he cried uncontrollably in his sleep, Jiang Baiye's heart seemed to be twisted hard.A handful, sour and painful.
"Then... what should I do?" It was the first time he looked at the two helplessly.
"Why don't you guys get married quickly? This way he will have more parents, and we can have more sons, and he will be a promising son!" Mrs. He clapped his hands eagerly, and his voice changed a little with excitement.
"For the child's problem, you can also adopt someone from other relatives of the same clan. Li Zhita's grandfather Lu Lizheng also came from other places before. I heard that there are relatives there. You can look for it later, Li ZhitaoMother used to be a lady from a rich family in the county."
The two of them thought this way, and they felt that their son was not worthy of others. In terms of background and qualifications, their son was far inferior. If they were tied up tightly, what would they do if they ran away at that time!
Jiang Baiye, "..." watched the two of them change from the anger of hating him for not fighting to the anxiety of worrying about him being abandoned and starting to give him bad ideas.
In fact, the two of them figured this out after they didn't sleep last night, mainly because they knew what kind of temperament their son was.
In addition, when they were unable to have children in the early years, they experienced a lot of twists and turns, and they had made psychological preparations, so they didn't value them so much when they had no offspring.
As for the others, both He Shi and Jiang Dazhu are a bit strange, and they are not so pedantic when they think about it.
"Call Li Zhi over for a meal at noon. I will cook the food myself. This meal has a special meaning, and I must be in charge of the cooking!" Shih He solemnly said.
Seeing that they really accepted it, Jiang Baiye didn't seem to give in at all, while his heart was moved, he just wanted to treat them thousands of times better.
At that time, Lu Lizhi was sitting on the bed, staring blankly at the front, he was still wearing yesterday's clothes, because he also stayed up all night.
Thinking about the reaction of He Shi and the others, wondering whether the two of them can pass the test, and in the worst case, whether they can't even be friends...
At this moment, a joyful call came from the next door: "Li Zhi, Li Zhi! My parents called you to eat at noon, and I went to work in the workshop. You must come when the time comes. My mother said to do a good job."I'll give you something to eat, there's..."
"Stinky boy, don't tell me about my surprise!" Shi He ran out with a vegetable in his hand and kicked him.
Jiang Baiye's hearty laughter spread here, and Lu Lizhi couldn't help raising the corners of his lips. The complicated and dull mood that had been tormenting all night instantly melted away, and turned into deep joy and down-to-earth truth.
What a blessing to have met them!
Lu Lizhi got up slowly, took a shower and changed his clothes, and put on his newest and most decent clothes, because this meal should be regarded as... a visit to see his in-laws?
On the way to the workshop, Jiang Baiye hummed a tune, which showed that he was in a good mood. The villagers passing by all felt it, and greeted him with a smile.
When he arrived at the workshop, Jiang Baiye urgently issued an order.
"It's too late, I have to break the original plan and start working as soon as possible, please masters to take everyone to get started in the shortest possible time!"
Ding Yue, Mr. Qian, Mr. Qian, Mr. Wang, and Mr. Guo all raised their expressions and said in unison: "Okay, three days should be fine."
"I'll get some more herbs for you to get acquainted with." Just as he was speaking, Fang Li outside ran in in panic to report, "There are a few strange guys outside, who are tall and big, and they want to see you!"
The masters suddenly became tense, obviously the incident the day before yesterday cast a lot of shadows on them.
"Don't panic." If he guessed correctly, it should be...
When Jiang Baiye walked out quickly, it turned out that it was Steward He whom he had just met yesterday. He said with a bit of irony: "You are a bit impatient, the concierge. Before I finished speaking, he ran away with a face full of horror."
Jiang Baiye knew that he was reminding himself, and thanked him: "I wonder if Butler He can help me find a few more people here, guards, concierges, and stewards. Anyone who comes is welcome. As long as the character is decent, others can be taught."
"Your request is not high." But Housekeeper He was a little headache. The two of them that he brought today were carefully selected by him for a long time before, and he spent a lot of thought.People ceded it out.
Jiang Baiye invited people in. It was the reception area before. Although Steward He hadn't seen the inside of the workshop, the special layout around him was a bit novel to him.
When the two of them sat down, Steward He immediately took out the deeds of sale of the four strong men behind him, and introduced straight to the point: "An Rong was conscripted and went to the battlefield. Although he was disfigured, he was very honest., now alone, not afraid of death, but a bit dull, but the kung fu is very good."
"Anhua's family had two younger sisters who were waiting to be married. The bully took a fancy to him. He killed the bully. Everyone applauded him. Even the government didn't pursue him. But the bully's family didn't let their family go. They were forced to sell themselves to us.The He family asked for shelter. Now that his two younger sisters are married, it has been a long time since that incident, so they shouldn't cause you any trouble."
Jiang Baiye looked at An Hua carefully, and he could tell from his face that this man was impatient, but when Butler He asked him to show off his skills, Jiang Baiye saw him pick up the stone roller in the yard with one finger.
It turned out to be a natural power!
Jiang Baiye wondered if he could beat even Xiong Xiazi, so he was really a good player!
The two behind, An Fu and An Gui, are all talented, one runs fast, the other jumps extremely high, Jiang Baiye said with ambition, good guy, I am recruiting athletes.
The four of them are enough to accompany him into the big Mount Heng to gather medicine, at least they can protect themselves, and they don't have any worries. It's hard for the He family to choose such a suitable candidate for him in such a short period of time!
This is also a good signal, indicating that they have probably already made a choice about their proposal yesterday.
Jiang Baiye was in a better mood, and tested their character as usual, and saw that the answers from several people were quite sincere, without being overly flattering, nor did they cover up their past and shortcomings, so he accepted these contracts of prostitution.
Of course, if you want to win the guards carefully selected by others, you must pay a penny.
Compared with the people who bought from dental shops who were uneven and didn't know where to get them, the conditions of these few people are all good, and the price is not low, one hundred taels a piece.
Jiang Baiye coughed lightly, "Can I pay the money next time I go to the Rejuvenation Hall?"
"Of course." Butler He is not in a hurry, but he just doesn't understand. Didn't he just get five thousand taels yesterday, and spend it now?
Jiang Baiye now wants to earn more money to support his wife. Originally, he planned to directly recruit a few skilled people to help him gather herbs.
However, Master He and He Lin both strongly suggested that he directly buy the person and sign a death contract, because there are many good things in the big Mount Heng, and there is no guarantee that there will be people with ulterior motives, so it is more worry-free to buy the person directly.
Jiang Baiye agreed after thinking about it, including the stewards and other personnel behind him. He also tried his best to use his own talents to make him feel at ease.
Now there are four more people in the workshop eating and sleeping, Jiang Baiye gave them a sum of money and went to the town to buy things they needed.
The four of them, the rich and the rich, did not expect to get a lot of money as soon as they came here. They hurriedly said that they had it. They had worked in the He Mansion for a period of time. There were some long and some short..
"Our workshop includes food and housing, not to mention how good the conditions are, but at least there are guarantees. You go to the town to buy some bedding, and more rice and noodles. Vegetables can be bought from the village. They are fresh, which can be regarded as taking care of the same village.People. When the time is right, you can also add extra meals, get two meat dishes, well, once every three days, three dishes and one soup on weekdays."
The rich and the rich were a little excited when they heard that, although they had no shortage of food in the He Mansion, there was no such case.
What's more, their current wages are twice as much as those in the He Mansion!
The days ahead instantly became extremely hopeful, which made them less afraid of the big Mount Heng.
However, although the workshop includes food and lodging, it is only limited to those who live far away and have no place to eat, such as the villagers of Clear Water Village, because their families are here and there are too many people, so Jiang Baiye canβt be too bad.So there is no such benefit, just let them go home to eat.
During the lunch break for an hour at noon, many people cheered after hearing this.
A day starts at about six o'clock in the morning and ends at five o'clock in the evening when it is almost dark. In this regard, Jiang Baiye feels that he is quite a capitalist, but because of the "high temperature subsidy" in summer, everyone is happy to do it.Recently, he has also been in a hurry, thinking about making money as soon as possible to start business.
In this way, when there are too many people, he has to hire two cooks to help with the cooking.
Jiang Baiye was thinking about all kinds of big and small things, no matter how big or small, every aspect had to be taken into consideration, and some regulations had to be developed for a period of time before they knew whether they were good or not, whether they should be changed or not, let's just settle for now.
Others can't wait to go home.
Seeing his parents busy in the kitchen, he hissed at Big Yellow who wagged his tail excitedly when he saw him, and swaggered into Lu Lizhi's house over the wall.
When he walked outside the window, Jiang Baiye found that the purple bamboo he had specially transplanted before had grown much taller, which happened to be able to cover his figure, so he immediately touched it silently.
He saw Lu Lizhi sorting out something in front of the case, opened a scroll without looking aside, and brushed the middle of the paper with his fingertips gently and affectionately.
Jiang Baiye's heart skipped a beat.
It was hard for him not to think too much, what was in that painting that made him show this expression?
Jiang Baiye couldn't help feeling a little jealous, Lu Lizhi didn't seem to have ever done this to him, as if he was looking for a sense of presence, he deliberately threw a bamboo leaf in, hoping that Lu Lizhi would find him.
Unexpectedly, Lu Lizhi continued to stare at the painting as if he didn't respond, as if he didn't pay attention to everything around him.
Jiang Baiye began to scratch and throw the dirt angrily, and he was fascinated by the painting. Is he more attractive?
This time, Lu Lizhi still didn't notice anything unusual, even though the dirt was about to splash in front of him, fortunately, after a while, he finally stopped looking at the painting and carefully rolled it up.
Jiang Baiye took advantage of his turning to get other things, stood up abruptly and grabbed the painting, smiling dangerously, "Let me see what is the painting!"
Lu Lizhi was taken aback by his sudden appearance. Seeing that he was about to open the painting with rough hands, he quickly stepped forward to snatch it back and held it in his arms.
Jiang Baiye, "..."