Chapter 55: Incognito Visit
Xun Mei saw Chunhong coming out, her body was wet.
"Chunhong, has the master finished washing?" asked Shaoyao.
Chunhong blushed and turned her head and said, "It's fine now."
Xun Mei hurried into the inner room and when she saw what was happening, she asked, "Mom, are you taking a bath or having a water fight?"
In an hour, the ground was covered with water, and even several patches of the bed were wet.
"Sir, taking a bath is like going to war. It takes so long and the whole room is filled with water."
Li Ji's face turned red and he smiled without answering.
Shaoyao and Chunhong brought new bedding from the warm room outside, spread the bedding out for the young lady, and then closed the door and went out.
Xun Mei opened the bedside cupboard and took out a blue porcelain bottle from a box.
This blue porcelain bottle contains the Lengxiang Pills that the old lady mentioned.
Li Ji watched the young lady put a pill into her mouth. He didn't know what kind of pill the young lady took, but it smelled extremely fragrant.
He just smiled slightly beside him.
Xun Mei looked at Li Ji's smirk and thought, the master is going to make trouble again.
She was really surprised, "Mom, what is the formula of your Hercules Pill? It is so magical that it cannot be caught or seen."
Chunhong brought a basin of hot water and turned around to close the door.
The next day, Li Ji came to the government office of Xingyang County.
Li Ai and Yu Cheng were already waiting outside the door.
Li Ji asked, "General Shan has been in Wagang for quite some time. Is there any news?"
Li Ai replied, "Your Excellency, General Shan sent someone to reply saying that Zhai Fa Cao is still indecisive and wavering."
Li Ji slammed the table and said loudly:
"Now the situation is critical. Zhang Xutuo has been killed by my army. The Sui army obviously has no power to resist."
He asked Li Ai: "What is Fa Cao thinking of waiting and watching? Xi Tang is already eyeing us covetously, and Wang Shichong in Dongdu also has evil ambitions."
He suddenly shouted:
"This lawyer is so slow in his work. People who accomplish great things don't pay attention to small details. Who are you waiting for, mom?"
He looked at Li Ai with a stern look and suddenly shouted:
"Butler Li Ai, listen to my orders!"
Li Ai saw that Li Ji had a fierce look on his face and murderous eyes.
"I will be here!"
Li Ai knelt on the ground with a snap and bowed his head to obey.
Li Ji said loudly: "I order you to go to Qi County as soon as possible to contact the two leaders Hao Xiaode and Wang Bo, and ask them to join the alliance."
He paused, drank a sip of water, and then continued:
"As long as they are willing to lend a helping hand to me, Li Ji, and hold on to Dongdu, I will be able to capture Luokoucang successfully."
Li Ai asked timidly: "What if the two leaders are unwilling to surrender to us?"
Li Ji opened his eyes and a fire suddenly rose from his chest.
He chuckled a few times.
His right hand clenched and unclenched suddenly, over and over again, and suddenly his hand tightened suddenly.
"Butler, conquering the enemy without fighting is Sun Tzu's best strategy. But if they despise me, Li Ji."
Li Ai and Yu Cheng suddenly trembled all over, with their hair standing on end .
At this time, a loud shout was heard, "My 100,000-strong army is going to flatten Changbai Mountain and turn Qi County upside down."
"Yes, sir." Li Ai took the order and went out.
After Li Ai left, Li Ji took Yu Cheng to visit Xingyang City. He said that since he took office, the bandit problem in Xingyang has been effectively controlled.
Your mother, we can’t just ignore these wealthy businessmen like this .
If it weren't for the savings of the Xun Mansion, I, Li Ji, would have to live on coarse food.
That's good, you sleep happily every day with your lovely wives and concubines, and money flows into your pockets like water.
What has happened to me, Li Ji? At least you have to pay some protection fees.
Since the government doesn't want you, you just pretend to be stupid, with a silly face but a mean heart, and try to play tricks on me, Li Ji.
Damn it, I, Li Ji, will kill you!
As Li Ji was thinking, Miss Xun Mei's words from last night suddenly appeared in his mind.
She said, "Sir, the expenses of the Xun Mansion are very high, and we are about to run out of money."
This sentence is to remind me, Li Ji, that you have to find a way.
After a while, the lady said:
"Otherwise, sell off a bunch of the maids in Xun Mansion. I can't let you suffer any injustice, my lord."
Li Ji was almost moved to tears at that time.
Look, look, the master of Xun Mansion is gone. How broad-minded can a young lady be? Are you blind, you bastards, or is your mother pretending to be cool?
When Li Ji heard what the young lady said, he really didn't want to sell those servants anymore.
Every day I go to Jiangdu to pick out beautiful girls to fill my backyard.
As for me, I'm thinking about selling people every day. Damn, what will those leaders think of me?
"Miss, I see that you are used to using these servants and maids. At the beginning, the housekeeper Li Ai also sold a batch of them at the market."
He touched the young lady's creamy skin with his hand and said with pity:
"I think we should not sell them. When we have enough income, we can go to Jiangdu to buy some maids."
The lady said hurriedly:
"We need to find a way to make money. There is not much money left in the Xunfu treasury, and we can't collect rent from several places. The harvest is not good, and the rent is getting lower and lower every year."
Li Ji suddenly realized that life is not just about romance, but about daily necessities such as food, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea.
Only when you are in charge of the household do you realize how expensive rice is; even a skilled cook cannot cook without rice!
Just as the young lady was about to be affectionate, Li Ji pushed her away.
He looked at Xun Mei, who was as beautiful as the goddess of Luo River, and asked quietly:
"Do you know which wealthy families there are in Xingyang City?"
Xun Mei was puzzled, so she stretched out her fingers and counted them one by one.
"One, two, three..."
She suddenly shouted, "There are probably five of the largest families. The others are also very wealthy, but a little stingy."
Li Ji thought to himself, I, Li Ji, a stingy person, am not afraid of any thieves, but aren’t these wealthy families afraid of any thieves?
"Sir, Suzaku Street is just ahead. Let's go over there and take a look."
Yu Cheng's rash words suddenly disrupted Li Ji's thoughts.
He was stunned and immediately said:
"Let's see if there's any special pub. Let's go have a few drinks."
Li Ji and Yu Cheng walked along Zhuque Street to the right. Not far away, a restaurant stood at the fork in the road ahead.
Yu Cheng took three steps at a time and soon arrived in front of the restaurant.
He looked at the plaque and saw four big characters "Wangshan Restaurant".
Why is it called Wangshan Restaurant?
This is a street and there are no mountains?
After a while, Li Ji arrived in front of the restaurant.
When he saw that Yucheng didn't go in, he kept fiddling with something in his mouth.
"Yucheng, why don't you go in?"
"Sir, why do you think this restaurant is called Wangshan Restaurant?"
When Li Ji heard this, he burst into laughter.
"You won't wait any longer!"
He told Yu Cheng: "Xingyang County faces Luoyang in the west, Zhongyue Songshan in the south, the Yellow River in the north, and Zhengzhou in the east."
Yu Cheng suddenly understood, and he said with a smile:
"My Lord, I understand. This restaurant is located on the north side of the central axis of Zhuque Street. The mountain you are looking at is Mount Song."
Li Ji nodded, "Good boy, you have a quick mind. Let's go and have some special dishes to try. But you have to call me boss."
Yucheng knew clearly that Lord Li was on a secret visit.
Li Ji was about to step into the store when he heard a shout:
"Sir, please come in?"
