The carriage drove out of the city gate and went all the way east along the official road, and the smooth carriage gradually became bumpy. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The so-called official road, in fact, is a slightly flatter dirt road, far from being able to compare with the asphalt road or even the cement road in later generations, and the carriage does not have the slightest shock absorption performance at all, the distance is short, it is okay, sitting in the carriage for several hours in a row, it is no different from the black motorcycle on the rural road in later generations, Li Yi has not felt this kind of torture for a long time.

With a long sigh, if it weren't for this matter, he would have been flying with Ruyi now, on a sweet honeymoon trip, watching the mountains, waters, flowers, stars, and moon, instead of lying drowsy in the carriage alone, or two people......

The curtain of the car was lifted, and the fresh air with a faint fragrance poured in, Li Yi gave Miss Liu Er a little place, bored through the gap in the curtain, while throwing broad beans into his mouth, while looking at the road that kept regressing.

A few hours of horseback riding, although it was a piece of cake for Miss Liu Er, she had long lost her initial freshness, and she was in a stalemate with Li Yi over the last few broad beans in the bag.

It wasn't until Li Yi threw a broad bean stained with his own saliva into it, in exchange for a fierce white eye from Miss Liu Er, that he won the final victory.

"After a few hours of driving, everyone is tired, why don't you rest in front for a while?" Li Yi moved to the front of the carriage, lifted the curtain, and said something outside.

The old man surnamed Li poked his head out of a smaller carriage behind him and said, "Young master, it's not early, and in half an hour, we will arrive at the next county seat. ”

Li Yi nodded and got into the carriage again, secretly glad in his heart, fortunately the distance between Qing'an Mansion and the capital is not too far, six or seven days, compared with the journey of several months, it is already very short.

However, the thought that such a bump will continue for another week is still inevitably a little headache......

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In the small courtyard, the sun was about to set, and the little girl was lying on the rocking chair where Li Yi often lay down, counting what on her fingers.

"Half a month is fifteen days, my uncle and the second lady have been gone for half a day, and there are fourteen and a half days left, and I can see them again......"

"Xiaohuan......" Ruyi's voice came from inside the house.

Hearing the young lady's voice, the little maid responded with a "hey".

"Wash your hands and come back to eat."

"Just come back."

got up from the rocking chair, glanced out the door, saw Uncle Fang passing by the door, turned his head again, and walked listlessly towards the room.

At the same time, Lao Fang and a few men had just walked out of the gate of the house.

"Old Fang, are you sure they won't come back before the end of the night?" A man asked unconvinced.

"Don't worry." Lao Fang patted his chest and said: "A few mothers-in-law went to the temple to pray for blessings, and they will definitely not come back until the second half of the night, as long as we go home before the time of childhood, there will be no problems." ”

"That's good, I heard that the competition for the Oiran in the past few days is very exciting, and I finally waited until my aunt was not at home, so I have to take a good look at it this time."

Several men laughed tacitly, and as soon as they went out into the street, they immediately dispersed.

"Hehe, I'll go to Yingchun Tower to have a look, Lao Fang, are you going to go to the Jade Courtyard to see the little red girl?" When only Lao Fang and another man were left, the other party patted Lao Fang on the shoulder, laughed and left.

The old man cursed to himself and walked in the opposite direction.

At this time, in the Jade Courtyard, the old bustard was hiding in the room, smiling, and in a obviously good mood.

It is really a wise decision to smash all the resources on Chen Miaomiao, she is already famous, and she has earned enough attention in the past few days, plus she herself has also worked hard to win the support of many sons, and her popularity is on par with those old Oiran, this year's top ten Oiran, I am afraid that I can take one steadily.

The only regret is that Zuimmo doesn't know which evil she has fallen into, let her talk about it, but she is unwilling to compete for the position of Oiran, if she has such a mind, the ranking will definitely be in front of Chen Miaomiao.

She has been in this line of work all her life, she has never seen any temperament, like drunken ink, sooner or later she will suffer, if she doesn't take advantage of her youth in the past few years, she will fight hard, and plot for the future, maybe she will be able to end up in a good family.

When there was a knock on the door, the old bustard withdrew his thoughts, opened the door, saw someone coming, and asked, "Drunken ink, what's the matter?" ”

If it was in the past, Lao Bustard would naturally not be so cold about the top brand of the Jade Courtyard and her cash cow, but now, the cash cow has been replaced, and she naturally does not need to be so enthusiastic.

"Won't Mom invite me in and sit down?" Zeng Zuimo seemed to be completely unaware of this, and still said with a smile.

"I said drunk, just listen to your mother's advice, this will only ruin yourself in the end, even if you don't think about your mother, you have to think about yourself, if you continue like this, your mother really can't help you." No matter how you say it, it has been a relationship for many years, and the old bustard still doesn't give up and persuades a few words.

Zeng Zuimo smiled and said, "I'm here for this matter this time." ”

"Did you figure it out?" The bustard's eyes lit up.

"Figured it out." Zeng Zuimo nodded and said, "I'll redeem myself." ”

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"Where did you get all this money?" Looking at the stack of silver tickets in his hand and identifying the authenticity, the old bustard asked in surprise.

The silver ticket is real, as long as you go to the money bank of the corresponding trading house, you can exchange it for the equivalent value of silver, the question is, how can she have so much money?

"That's probably enough." Zeng Zuimo looked at her and asked.

"That's enough...... old bustard nodded mechanically.

According to the fame, the silver redeemed by everyone in the Jade Courtyard is clearly marked, no matter who they are, if they have the intention of leaving, as long as they raise enough silver, she will let them go.

Of course, like the previous drunken ink, she naturally won't let go easily, but now, her fame is not as good as before, and after the Oiran Competition, I am afraid that it will be reduced a lot, and the amount of silver needed to redeem herself will naturally be reduced, at least far less than the one she holds in her hand.

She was a little hesitant at this time, in case she was drunk......

As soon as this idea arose, she denied it, Chen Miaomiao succeeded her as the new signboard of the Jade Academy, and there will be no changes, the role of drunken ink on her is actually dispensable, it is better to accept the silver and give her a favor by the way.

"You've really figured it out?" The old bustard looked at her and asked seriously. Obviously, she had already made her choice at this point.

After getting Zeng Zuimmo's nod to confirm, the old bustard sighed, took out her deed of sale from the box in the room, and said, "For the sake of the past, if you want to leave, wait until after the Oiran Competition." ”

Although her fame is not as good as before, but in the end it is still stronger than most people, and at this critical time, there is no harm in making a little more popularity in Qunyuyuan.

"Okay." It's just that she left a few days late, she has been waiting for so many years, and it's nothing to wait a few more days, not to mention that the deed of sale is in her hand, and the moment she gets the deed of sale, she is already free.

When he walked out of the bustard's room, Zeng Zuimo felt unprecedented relief, finally unloaded the mountain that had been pressing on his shoulders for a long time, breathed a long sigh of relief, and walked all the way back to the room, as if he didn't see the complicated eyes of the sisters in the past, and turned a blind eye to Chen Miaomiao's gloating eyes, pushed open the door and walked in, and saw Xiaocui sitting on the edge of the bed with a sad face.

"This stupid girl."

She muttered something in a whisper, she wanted to surprise her, but since she had promised her mother to keep it a secret, she would not be able to tell her the news until the Oiran Contest was over.