As Su Li continued to study his own cultivation, time passed quietly. In the blink of an eye, just one month has passed, Qinghe County is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations everywhere, and the Spring Festival is approaching.
In the academy courtyard, Su Li sat in front of the window, quietly watching the light snow falling outside.
During the Chinese New Year this year, her eldest brother Su Qingtan was studying at the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine and had no time to go back, so she had no need to go back and just used the excuse of Qinghe Academy to excuse her return.
When Su Huanli heard that it was Qinghe University, she agreed and asked her to find out if there were any cheaper stores in Qinghe City.
At this time, Grandma Li came from behind and said.
"Miss, a message came from Master Fang, saying that the winery has been built."
Su Li nodded, "Let's go over there. There's no one in the school anymore, so it's not appropriate for me to stay here."
Grandma Li took her own salute and followed Su Li to the school gate. When the guard at the gate saw Su Li, he immediately smiled and said, "Is Professor Su going back to celebrate the New Year?"
"Yes." Su Li smiled sweetly and said, "You guys have worked really hard to protect the school."
"Hahaha, it's not hard, it's not hard..."
"When I heard what Professor Su said, my whole body felt warm!"
"Have a nice trip, Professor Su!"
“…”
The guard said goodbye warmly, not for anything else but because Su Li had been out a lot in the past month and would bring some delicious food to them every time he passed by. No lecturer in the school could do this alone. They were also human beings. After receiving such a delicate favor, they were naturally moved and regarded Su Li as someone close to them.
No matter who asked about Su Li's movements, in order to protect Su Li, they would help cover it up and save Su Li a lot of trouble.
Walking on the street, Su Li put on a cloak and a hat. Grandma Li also brought a bamboo hat. People are rushing around in this ice and snow, and no one will take a close look at their faces.
On the second-class street of Qinghe City, a three-story high-rise building stands out among a group of low shops like a chicken, which is particularly eye-catching.
The paint color of the high-rise building is very bright, dark red all over, and it is also made of this year's new wood. Just looking at it makes me want to go in and sit. Even just to have a sip of tea and rest is very comfortable.
"Why isn't 'Liliju' open yet? I'd like to go in and see what's going on here."
"I'm tired of eating all the food in the city. I really wish this was a restaurant!"
"Could it be a bathing place, hehehe..."
"I think this building is elegant and unique, and it's definitely not what my brother thought!"
"In the past two days, I have seen many servants busy decorating the interior. I guess it will be time to open the door after the decoration is completed."
"While I still have lucky money in my hand during the New Year, I want to go in and enjoy it!"
“…”
Many people are looking forward to it, and some interested people have valued this building at at least two hundred thousand taels. This price does not include the land, and is much higher than the construction cost of an ordinary restaurant.
At this moment, Fang Ling was rubbing her little hands and standing outside the back door of Lili House, keeping looking at something. Suddenly her eyes lit up and she quickly shouted: "It's coming, it's coming!"
When Su Li walked to the door, she heard Fang Ling calling, and immediately saw Heidan and a group of people rushing out to snatch the package from Nanny Li's hand and surrounding her to enter the building.
Looking at the rich dishes on the round table in the lobby, Su Li felt a strange feeling in her heart, and for a moment she didn't know what it felt like.
"Sister Li, I've been busy with all this!" Fang Ling said with a blushing face, "Although it's not as busy as my sister, this is the New Year's Eve dinner that Ling'er has prepared for you!"
Su Li touched Fang Ling's little head, and her voice was gentler than ever before, "Ling'er is great, my sister will teach you to make more delicious food in the future."
Fang Ling had never been so exaggerated by Su Li. She cried out loudly with tears streaming down her face, and buried her head in Su Li's chest.
Fang Yuan looked on with a faint smile on his lips. No matter what Su Li's purpose was in building this place, it was enough for them to have a place where they could live and settle down and make them feel happy.
Of course, it would be better if it was not called Linliju.
Fang Yuan felt a little sour in his heart when he thought of this. This feeling... He didn't understand it, he just felt a little uncomfortable.
However, he never told anyone how he felt, not even to Qu Qingning. He was afraid that if he brought it up, he would destroy everything in front of him.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, Qu Qingning stretched out comfortably and gave Fang Ling a big thumbs up. "The food cooked by sister Ling'er is getting more and more fragrant and delicious. I don't know which boy will be cheaper in the future. Fang Yuan, don't you think so?"
Fang Yuan rolled his eyes and ignored him.
Fang Ling put away the dishes and chopsticks angrily, "Brother Qingning, eat your food well! I want to be like Sister Su Li, a very powerful person, and no one can marry me!"
Heidan and others laughed.
After a while of laughter, Fang Ling and Hei Dan went back to their rooms to rest, leaving only Su Li and the others.
Qu Qingning calmed down and got down to business, "Su Li, all the wine from the other courtyard has been shipped here. None of the craftsmen remember what was built during this period. When will we open?"
"Opening?" Su Li pointed to the third floor, shook his head and smiled: "There are only fifteen of you in total, can you manage the business on the third floor?"
Qu Qingning was immediately dumbfounded.
Yes, and it's not a three-story building, it's also underground, so it's not too busy at all.
Fang Yuan tapped the table gently and asked firmly: "Go to the dental store to buy it?"
"Yes!" Qu Qingning clapped his hands and agreed: "Su Li, what you are building is not an ordinary winery. It is obviously inappropriate to recruit workers. The only way to solve the problem now is to buy people from a dental shop. The life and death of the people you buy will be controlled by them. It’s easier to control in your own hands.”
Speaking of this, Qu Qingning suddenly narrowed his eyes and whispered: "Speaking of which, if we hadn't escaped desperately, Fang Yuan and I would have become commodities for people to buy and sell in the tooth shop. Of course, it is more likely to die directly. Whole corpse. It’s really annoying to think about it..."
Fang Yuan frowned slightly and signaled Qu Qingning not to continue talking, so as not to expose too much.
Su Li suddenly smiled and said: "I don't know much about the past between the two of you, but I do know your hatred. If you really want to take revenge, you should do it slowly."
Fang Yuan's expression froze slightly, and he looked at Su Li inquiringly.
Does she really know? Or are you trying to be mysterious
Su Li didn't seem to notice Fang Yuan's expression, and decisively finalized the itinerary, "Let's dress up tomorrow and go to the dental shop together!"
The next day, the sky cleared up, but it was also colder.
Qinghe City's Yaxing is in the most fringe area of Beicheng. After all, the slave trade is not a glamorous transaction, and the owner of Yahang consciously opened it in the farthest place from the county governor's house.
Su Li and three others came on foot. They were all dressed in white and had flowing skirts.
After taking Su Li's self-made Yiyuan Bone Pill, Fang Yuan and Qu Qingning both grew a lot taller. Their handsome faces disappeared and they became ordinary, like two expressionless guards.
Su Li was also a few inches taller. She was dressed in white and had a gauze hat on her head. Her face was covered with a veil, making her look very mysterious.
As soon as these three people appeared at the door of the dental shop, they were immediately greeted respectfully by the stewards of the dental shop. Just because of the guards' clothes, they only had one distinguished guest.
"May I ask how you call this person?" The owner of the dental shop bent down slightly with a smile on his face.
Qu Qingning immediately snorted coldly and said, "You can call my master 'Mr. Li'."
As he spoke, Qu Qingning felt suffocated. Could it be that Su Li wanted to take advantage of him? Why did he set up his identity in this way? He had been confused from the moment he put on makeup in the morning to now.
On the other hand, Fang Yuan tightened his mouth, and the face around his mouth twitched slightly. In the end, he managed to hold back and did not laugh.
The boss of the dental shop was stunned when he heard this, "Mr. Li"
The person in the middle was obviously a woman... But he didn't bother to care too much and immediately said politely:
"It turns out that 'Mr. Li' is here to invite you. May I ask who you want when you come? We have everything here, whether they are slaves, prisoners of war, or prisoners, and they have all been educated and are absolutely obedient."
"First go and see a servant who can be a waiter in the winery."
Su Li spoke softly, with a strange tone of voice, as if there was a layer of cloth covering it. It's hard to tell whether it's a boy or a girl.
Such a sound made the owner of Yahang turn pale in fright. He didn't dare to ask any more questions and immediately led the three people inside.
He finally understood that this "Mr. Li" was definitely a member of the Jianghu, and those were all desperadoes who licked blood with their swords. He didn't want to make this master unhappy and die on the spot! He was even prepared to give his servants away for free.
Naturally, Su Li didn't know what the owner of the tooth shop was thinking. When they entered the room where the servants were selected, they immediately noticed a faint stench. The owner of the dental shop was about to apologize, but he saw that neither Qu Qingning nor Fang Yuan's expressions changed at all, and even "Mr. Li" seemed to be used to it and had no reaction at all.
"Ada, go and pick some that can be cultivated."
Su Li pointed to the pile of cages holding people and said softly.
Fang Yuan's face darkened, but he walked over and started touching them one by one. Su Li said that when it comes to selecting young people who can practice martial arts, what they want to train is not just a waiter, but also the embryonic form of a power.
The owner of the tooth shop stood aside, feeling cold all over. The young man named A Da walked over and didn't mind the dirt or hatred. He touched them one by one. You must know that although there were people cleaning up there regularly, there was still a lot of excrement.
Most people come here to pick someone, but they are let out to see, unlike this "Mr. Li" who is so straightforward.
Not long after, Fang Yuan came over and shook his head, and the sound condensed into a line and passed into Su Li's ears.
"Although it's okay to have two seedlings, their spirits are broken and their servility is too deep. They are not worth cultivating."
When the owner of Yaxing saw Fang Yuan shaking his head, he immediately panicked and said quickly: "Mr. Li, it doesn't matter if you are not satisfied. We still have nine such places. If it doesn't work, we can go to the prisoner of war camp and jump directly. I and the people there The relationship is great!"
"That's really helpful." Su Li's voice was indifferent, and there was no trace of joy at all. "If we can't gather twenty people in the remaining nine camps, I'll bother the boss to personally take me to the prisoner of war camp."
The owner of the tooth shop broke into cold sweat and nodded repeatedly: "Of course, it is a small man's honor to serve you."
As he spoke, the owner of the tooth shop couldn't help but feel fear in his heart. He usually wouldn't be so timid even when he met a high-ranking official. How could he be so scared when he met such a hooded Mr. Li? It was really weird.
Of the next nine camps, Fang Yuan only picked out six that could barely be seen. A group of skinny teenagers followed Su Li and the others, with fear and imagination in their eyes, but not numbness or despair.
The owner of Yahang has been running the slave trade for many years. He could see the mental outlook of these six young men at a glance. He immediately understood that the servants Su Li wanted to find were people who had not lost their humanity. There were not many such slaves in Yahang. It seemed that There was really only one trip to the prisoner of war camp.
Thinking of the friendship between himself and the prisoner of war camp, the owner of the tooth shop bleeds in his heart. He bought it with money, and the chance to go to the prisoner of war camp was less and less, but with three ruthless people standing next to him, how could he dare to say no
Taking six slave boys with him, Su Li got into Yaxing's car and quickly left Qinghe City and arrived at the military camp stationed outside the city.
Su Li glanced at it and saw that this was not only a prisoner of war camp, but also a training camp for the regular army.
The owner of the tooth shop licked his face and tried to flatter himself for a while, and finally got permission to let him go. However, before he drove the carriage more than two hundred meters, he was stopped by a young man wearing a deputy general's armor.