Chapter 204 Uninvited Guests Break into the Door
Under the lush ginkgo tree, a letter-writing stall was set up. Li Qifeng sat behind the desk, calmly copying books with a pen while waiting for customers to come. From time to time, he turned back to glance at his two younger sisters who were sitting in a row behind him.
Li Qifeng couldn't help but let a silent smile appear on his lips. The noise around him seemed to no longer be audible to him. The only thing in his heart and eyes was his sister.
Li Yaoguang, who was dressed as a man again today to watch over her brother's stall, did not notice the silly look of Li Qifeng in front of her. She shared the handful of fried soybeans that the enthusiastic neighbor had just stuffed into her with her sister, and took a small handful for herself, putting one in her mouth from time to time, and listened leisurely to the neighbors chatting under the tree.
Li Yaoguang just listened for fun when she heard that the Zhang family had lost their chickens and the widow of the Wang family was going to remarry. But when she heard someone sighing and talking about important events in the court, she quickly pricked up her ears.
"Hey, have you heard about the recent court reports?"
"what?"
"Hey, you don't know this. A few days ago, the court reported that a young general named Shen on the north bank had made many outstanding achievements. His Majesty was very pleased and issued an imperial decree to appoint that young general Shen to temporarily take over his father's position and to give him the title of General Zhenbei, commanding an army of 100,000 and to Zhenbei together with the general who came to help from the northwest."
"Yes, yes. I also heard that General Shen is only sixteen or seventeen years old. He is young but very capable. He has become a high-ranking official at such a young age. He is really young and promising."
"Wow, is it true?"
"How can this be false? It's all reported in the court bulletin and the government office has even posted a notice. If you don't believe me, ask the young scholar, right, Li Xiucai?"
The young scholar Li Qifeng was being stared at by many people when he was asked about this. He raised his head and nodded: "Yes."
Everyone started talking at once, some gossipy people even asked, "Mr. Li, what else did the list and the official newspaper say? Just tell us."
Li Yaoguang also looked at Li Qifeng, wondering, "Brother, when did this happen?"
"Not long ago, the list was published during the days when you went to Cheng'en Mansion. I saw it when I passed by the government office on my way to the bookstore."
"Oh, so that's it." Li Yaoguang responded, but in his heart he thought that the management of Cheng'en Mansion was really strict. This was not a trivial matter. There was not a single person in the mansion gossiping behind people's back. No wonder he didn't know about it.
However, Shen Yue was able to obtain the imperial edict and could lead the troops legitimately. As a comrade-in-arms who had fought side by side with him, I was sincerely happy for him.
Moreover, being able to kill the enemy and avenge so many lives lost in vain is a good thing and should be made clear.
Being so happy, Li Yaoguang immediately planned to invite his aunt and others to have a good meal to celebrate.
She put the last few soybeans in her hand into her mouth, took Yaoyao's hand, said hello to Li Qifeng and told him her plan. Although Li Qifeng was surprised that his sister was actually friends with the legendary protagonist, he did not question it and nodded readily. He just asked the two sisters to be careful and let them go.
Li Yaoguang first took Yaoyao to the Marquis' Mansion and told her that he was happy to treat everyone today and asked her aunt and uncle to go to dinner. Then he left Yaoyao to play with Yang Ge'er and the others, and agreed to a series of "humiliating" conditions for the three little guys to buy them delicious food before he was able to escape successfully.
It was a rare occasion for her to go out, so this time she planned to bring Black Whirlwind, Desheng and the BMW home, so that she could let them help out while shopping. She took the two furry dogs, who had grown into strong and majestic ones, with her and went to the stable to take the BMW away. Then, the three pets left the mansion and headed straight for the West Lake near the new palace.
There are large and small fish markets on the lakeside. Li Yaoguang bought two fresh carps and a basket of his favorite river shrimps and small fish from a small fishing boat that had just docked. These can be fried with pepper and salt or stir-fried to make a great dish to go with wine and rice.
In addition to fish, on the way back, Li Yaoguang passed by a famous restaurant in Hangzhou and queued up to grab two roast chickens.
When they returned to Luoguxiang, they bought half a plate bone and a piece of meat from the butcher shop. When they saw pig offal, they bought a pair of pig lungs and two large bones as a snack for Black Whirlwind Desheng. In addition, they also bought some seasonal vegetables and fruits. When they passed by the grain shop on their way back, Li Yaoguang, who felt that he could not be partial to one over the other, did not forget to bring a bag of black beans for BMW as a snack.
The bags were heavy, but fortunately the three pets could help. BMW was of course the most important one, as was Tutu, who was also carrying the heavy bag. Black Whirlwind and De Sheng were not at ease either, as they were carrying their own rations on their backs.
The man and his three pets returned home in a majestic manner. Although most people mistakenly thought that the furry animals were dogs, they avoided them and dared not approach them because of their size.
They got home safely. Li Yaoguang arranged for Aunt Qiu Banxia to clean up. During the meal, she also personally taught Aunt Qiu how to cook the dishes, which were all classic dishes that she learned from short videos in her previous life.
When the time was almost up, Cheng Su, who had agreed on the time earlier, came with his wife and children.
When Li Qifeng saw his relatives, he quickly finished the work in his hands, took ten cents from the other party, handed over the letter he had written on their behalf, hurriedly packed up his stall and returned home with his relatives.
The family gathered together for a meal in a lively atmosphere. Yingchun, Luanshan, Aunt Qiu, and Banxia, who came with them, set up another table under the kitchen. They were celebrating happily and wishing their distant friend Shen Yue peace and happiness when someone suddenly knocked on the door of their courtyard.
When he heard someone knocking on the door, Luanshan, who was eating from a large bowl with his mouth full of oil, frowned and wondered who was so blind to come to his house at a time like this. Didn't he know that people have to be careful when eating?
Although he was complaining in his heart, when he saw Aunt Qiu and the others at the table were about to move, Luanshan put down his bowl and chopsticks and hurriedly stopped them, "Aunt Qiu, please don't move. I'll go."
I hurried out of the kitchen and heard the knocking on the door getting louder and louder. Luanshan kept knocking at his feet and responded.
"Come on, come on, stop knocking."
The "dong dong dong" sound did not stop because of Luanshan's response. Instead, it became more rapid, with a bit of inexplicable impatience.
Luanshan's frown was enough to kill a mosquito, so he quickly went over to open the door, wanting to see who was so tactless.
As a result, as soon as the door opened, the person outside expressed his dissatisfaction before he could say anything.
"What's going on? Why did you take so long to open the door? Humph, you are a small family and you just don't know the rules!"
When Luanshan heard this, he suddenly got angry.
No matter how unfavored our master is, he is still the master of the Marquis' Mansion. No matter how small this courtyard is, the young master is still a relative of the Marquis' Mansion and has many friends.
And what kind of person is this! He is so rude when he comes to someone's house?
Even though Luanshan was trained by Cheng Su to be polite and cautious, and knew that it was better to be careful and cautious, he could not help but angrily question the person in front of him, "Who are you? What do you want to do by shouting in someone else's house?"
The man smiled disdainfully at Luanshan, pushed him away rudely and spoke shamelessly.
"Go away, go away, where did this guard dog come from? How dare you block my way? Do you know who my master is? Get lost, a good dog doesn't block the road. I won't waste my words with you. If you know what's good for you, call out Wuyouzi. Our master asked him to come to our house to tell stories. It's a great honor for him."