Carefree Scholar

Chapter 19: The first pot of gold

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"Do you know where you went wrong?"

Seeing Xiaohuan standing there with his head down, Li Yi pretended to be angry and said.

Originally, it was just on a whim to help the little girl draw a picture. After she showed it off, Liu Ruyi also asked him to draw a picture that was exactly the same. Just draw it, but he still didn't pay

Brothers are still clear about accounts, let alone sister-in-law!

What if all the girls in the village come to ask him to paint, although it won't take long, but Li Yi always feels uncomfortable if he doesn't give money after the painting is finished...

White people don't pay for work, and the people in Liuye Village don't pay much attention to it.

The little maid looked down at her toes, rubbed the corners of her clothes with both hands, blushed and said nothing, this kind of action was only done when she made a mistake.

After a while, I heard a soft and soft voice, "Master, I know I was wrong..."

Li Yi raised his eyebrows and looked at her, "Okay, then tell me where did you go wrong?"

The little maid thought for a while before raising her head, and said weakly: "I shouldn't show off my uncle's painting..."

Although she bowed her head to admit her mistake, the little girl didn't feel any nervousness in her heart.

After getting along for such a long time, she has long known that my uncle is not such an easy person to get angry, and he treats her very well, even better than the young lady and the second young lady.

The only time that frightened her was when she hurt her hand when she was helping the uncle to chop vegetables, blood flowed out, and when she wanted to grab a handful of soil and sprinkle it on the ground, the uncle lost his temper with her.

However, people in the village usually do this when they accidentally cut their hands or somewhere else

She only remembered standing there feeling aggrieved and wanting to cry. Later, my uncle dragged her to clean the wound, and asked for wound medicine from the young lady. Later, he boiled a ball of gauze in a pot, and cut a strip for her with scissors. Baoshang, every time I think of these things, the little girl's heart feels warm.

Although she didn't know why my uncle did that, she knew that it was for her own good. My uncle is a scholar, he knows a lot, so he can't make mistakes...

Li Yi wasn't really angry. Seeing the little maid standing there with her head bowed and admitting her mistake, she waved her hand and said, "Go, go, just be more careful in the future."

Liu Ruyi usually doesn't know what she's busy with, and she can only see her every day when eating. As for Liu Ruyi—Li Yi thinks it's better not to see her. In this small courtyard, there are only Li Yi and Xiaohuan on weekdays. Little maid, Li Yi is even a little more familiar with his wife in name, so naturally he wouldn't blame her for this trivial matter.

"Understood, my lord..." the little girl responded with a sticky voice, and when she walked out of the door, Liu Ruyi happened to come in, holding a bunch of things in her arms.

Li Yi watched her walk in front of him, and put the thing in his hand on the table in front of him with a "snap".

"Paint the same painting on these sky lanterns."

Looking at the thick stack of praying lanterns in front of him, Li Yi's face gradually darkened... He really thinks that he is a free long-term worker!

"Snapped!"

There was another crisp sound, and Liu Ruyi threw a bag on the table, and said flatly: "Each painting costs ten cents, which is a lot!"

After Li Yi froze for a moment, his brows gradually relaxed.

"make a deal!"

After staying in Liuye village for so long, I finally met a particular person, how much better it was earlier

Liu Ruyi couldn't get used to his philistine face the most, and after a cold snort, she turned and walked out.

"It's really a lion's mouth. It's just a painting that costs thirty cents. Why don't you just grab it!"

"So what about thirty Wen, haven't you paid it?"

"Hmph, you still have the face to say that you paid the money faster than me!"

Under the Qiqiao building that was about to be built, several women belonging to the direct lineage of the Liu family were waiting there, all of them looked a little unsightly, as if someone... robbed them of thirty coins.

For these women who have not yet left the cabinet, the Qiqiao Festival is probably the most important festival of the year. They will fly sky lanterns on the night of Qixi Festival and make wishes at the same time, hoping to find a good husband in the coming year. For women in this era, this is directly related to their happiness for the rest of their lives.

Therefore, even in a small matter, they don't want to be compared by others.

Xiaohuan and Liu Ruyi's sky lanterns were painted with a picture of "Meeting Magpie Bridge", which was obviously more beautiful than theirs and more suitable for the theme of Qixi Festival. In this way, before they even started to make wishes, they had already fallen behind.

If Zhinu likes Liu Ruyi's paintings more, wouldn't they have nothing to do

It is scary for women to be superstitious, not to mention that these women are not educated in atheism like Li Yi, and they are not superstitious... What do you believe in

In fact, Li Yi is now beginning to doubt the authenticity of atheism. Even things like time travel can happen. Who knows if there are ghosts and gods in this world

Leaving superstition aside, everyone has a desire for comparison. Since others have them, even if they can't surpass them, they should be equal to them.

Although they and Liu Ruyi and those who are close to her lineage do not like each other on weekdays, it is not a deep hatred after all, and it is possible to put down my face and beg her.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ruyi agreed, but she asked for 30 cents per painting, and refused to counter-offer...

They clearly saw that Liu Ruyi didn't accept money from the women who were close to her direct lineage. Although they were very unbalanced, thirty cash was not a lot, and they asked for help, but they still paid the money honestly.

Seeing Liu Ruyi approaching from a distance, the girls hurried over to ask.

"At this time tomorrow, you are waiting here, and I will send the painting over."

After getting the answer they wanted from Liu Ruyi, the girls left in satisfaction.

Putting aside the enmity with Liu Ruyi, they actually liked the painting very much in their hearts, and it was not unacceptable to spend thirty coins for it.

After everyone left, Liu Ruyi took out her purse from her sleeve, weighed it, and the corner of her mouth curved slightly.

At this moment, thinking about Li Yi's philistine face, he didn't think it was so hateful anymore.

At the same time, Li Yi had just finished counting the copper coins in the cloth bag.

"The thirteen paintings are only one hundred and twenty-eight coins, profiteer! I'm missing two coins!" Li Yi put all the copper coins back with a bit of displeasure, but soon smiled again and weighed them. Weighing the weight, the smile on the face is even bigger.

In any case, this was his first pot of gold in this world. Although the money was not much, it was also a good sign.

Putting down the purse, he yelled out the door, "Xiaohuan, come in and grind the ink!"

The little maid outside the door responded, and after a while, some lively and charming figures ran in.