Chapter 37 Subdue Li Bao

Just half a month after Qian Qianyi decided to rebuild Fushui Villa, a young woman named Huixiang came to Changshu Banyetang.She is a well-known singing girl in Shengze Guijiayuan, she had a very good friendship with Liu Rushi back then, this time when she was passing through Suzhou, she specially came to visit her old friend. In order to receive this old handkerchief sister, Liu Rushi was really busy.She arranged for Huixiang to live in the best house in the west courtyard, and personally directed a group of maids and old ladies to furnish Huixiang's room. Qian Yi begged for the Western chime clock to set it up.The clock is made of fine copper, only over an inch in size, set on a red sandalwood base carved in the shape of a bedoro flower, and it will ring automatically every hour. Qian Qianyi spent a lot of money to buy it from a Western merchant. here.When the clock was swung out, Huixiang was taken aback, and refused to stay no matter what.

"Sister, I'm afraid I'll lose it, so I don't have to pay for it!" Huixiang said. "What are you afraid of? There are people guarding my yard from all directions. Who dares to steal it! Otherwise, I will send Lu Yi and two old women to guard it for you. They will sleep next to this clock at night and let you have peace during the day." Use more hands. Sister, to be honest, the old lady you brought is old and deaf, and she is almost useless. I don’t know how you can bear it?” "Sister, you are rich now, it's different from the old days!" Hui Xiang said.

"It's a joke! It's not our turn to talk about being rich. Even if it's one hundred and eighty thousand, you can still get it right away, no more! Well, sister, try this lotus leaf steamed roll, it's still hot. You also know that my stomach is often sick, and I can’t eat any cold food. Some time ago, when I encountered cold food, I couldn’t hold fire. The old man ordered the food to be prepared in advance the night before, put it in a box, and wrapped it with several layers of cotton wool. , with two old women sitting in the warm cellar, taking turns hugging in their arms like this, and it will still be warm when I eat it the next day!"

"Ah, Master Qian treats my sister really well!" "Sister, marry someone! My sister advises you, it's better to choose an old man! My sister has tasted everything and compared it. What about Song Yuanwen and Chen Wozi, in the end, I still feel that this old man Qian will love others! Don't laugh, it's true! Oh, yes, you came at just the right time. The old man Ming'er said that he would go to Fushui Mountain Villa with me, so you should go too! He wanted to survey the villa, and he said he wanted to Cultivate it well, and from now on, study with me and live in seclusion, and live forever..."

"My sister is so lucky!" "What's the luck! I don't like it! What's the taste of living in this poor country all my life? In fact, the old man is not the kind of person who has no ambition. thoughts..." Speaking of this, Liu Rushi stood up and said to Hui Xiang who was staring at her in a daze: "It's getting late, I have to go back to offer incense. Sister, you should rest first, if you get up early tomorrow, you can pass me." Wen Shi came to find me!" She took a few steps, then came back, stretched out her fingertips and gently pinched Hui Xiang's face, "Tell you, my ghost old man don't think he is sixty-one this year, But people are old-hearted, if you seduce him tomorrow, I will not forgive you!" After speaking, he smiled "puchi", swayed his waist, and really left.

The next day, Huixiang got up early.After washing up, Lvyi led the way to my smelling room. Liu Rushi seemed to have woken up not long ago. She was sitting in front of the dressing table, playing with a comb in her hand, and Hongqing was doing her makeup while talking to a handsome young manservant.The servant lowered his head and blushed, standing in a corner far away from the dressing table, looking very embarrassed. I only heard Liu Rushi say: "Li Bao, let me ask you, did you really spend the whole night last night in the study?" Li Bao replied in a low voice: "Yes!" Hui Xiang heard it because she was standing close.Liu Rushi couldn't hear clearly, she turned her head, saw Huixiang, and greeted, "Sister, you are here, sit down first, I'll come right away!" Then she called Li Bao, "You son of a bitch, I can't hear you!" Qing, stand up and say, I can't eat you!"

Li Bao barely moved forward two inches, then raised his voice and said: "Madam Qi, Master slept in the study last night." "Well, you didn't lie to me?" "The little one dare not lie to Madam." "Hmph, dare not? Then why did someone tell me that he went out last night to the house of Widow Qin in the south of the city?" "Ah? No, no! The little one has been waiting by the master's side yesterday, and never left half a step." "real?" "It's true, I dare not deceive Madam." "Okay, I'll trust you for the time being, if I find out later that you tell lies to lie to my wife, be careful!"

"The little ones dare not!" After that, Liu Rushi didn't speak any more, but she didn't let Li Bao go either.After Hong Qing combed her hair and inserted the last pearl, she stood up briskly, nodded to Hui Xiang, then walked up to Li Bao, looked at him and asked, "Excuse me, what are you waiting for?" Did the master scold you?" Li Bao was stunned for a moment, then raised his head involuntarily.But as soon as he met Liu Rushi's half-smile eyes, he hurriedly lowered his head again. "Yes." He blushed and whispered. "For ten taels of silver, I begged the master to release him, but he refused, did he?"

"Ah, Ma'am, you all know!" Li Bao's face suddenly turned pale.Out of fear, sweat began to sweat on his forehead, and his body was shaking slightly. "I don't know anything!" Liu Rushi said proudly, without taking his eyes off the young servant, "Hmph, if the master refuses to agree to something worthless, why don't you come to me?" "Ah!" Li Bao raised his head in astonishment, apparently unable to believe his ears. "You should have told me earlier, the person has been released earlier, and you don't have to be scolded. Ten taels of silver, and I got it." Liu Rushi said slowly, and then glanced at Li Bao, "Let's do it, I see You are poor, I will help you this time. But in the future, you have to be obedient, be good, and be more filial to me, you know?"

"This, little..." Li Bao was overwhelmed by the unexpected ending.Finally, he knelt on the ground with a "plop", kowtowed his head and said, "Thank you Madam for your kindness. The little one will swear to be grateful, and I will never forget it!" Liu Rushi waved her hand and said, "Okay, you go!" Then, she turned around, put on a smiling face, and said to Huixiang, "Sister, I kept you waiting. It's not because my sister deliberately neglected you and made you Sitting on the bench is really a big family, I have to take care of every detail, and I can’t make mistakes! Everyone stared at you from top to bottom! You have never been a housekeeper, so you don’t know the difficulty—— Well, it's not too early, we'll go there if it's too early. You come here so rarely, we're going to have a good time today!"