Lord of Prolo

His name is Li Banfeng—”Feng” as in “mountain peak,” not “madness.” The doctor confirmed he is not insane.

To save a friend’s life, he stepped onto Platform 96, boarded the 1160 steam train, ...

Chapter 38: Songs before Sleeping

Li Banfeng asked the driver to drive the cart to a wilderness in Waigou and unload the goods.

Chunsheng had paid enough fare beforehand, and the driver didn't ask any questions. He just put the cart full of items at the edge of the woods and drove away.

Li Banfeng looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he exerted all his strength and lifted up the four-poster wooden bed.

It's true that Lv Xiu's load-bearing capacity is quite good. Even carrying such a large wooden bed, Li Banfeng can still free his hands to take out the key.

This solid wooden bed is really heavy.

The fellow named Chunsheng just now was able to carry the big bed onto the carriage by himself. It seems that he is not an ordinary person.

Li Banfeng sent the bed into the portable house. The portable house itself was not big, only six or seven square meters. With a one and a half meter bed, the space was a little compact.

Li Banfeng moved the record player in again and was thinking about where to put it.

Put it opposite the bed and listen to the music while lying on it?

It is quite pleasant to enjoy the beauty of music while watching the steam erupting.

But when a song is over, I have to get out of bed to change the record. When two cups of water are dry, I have to get out of bed to add more water.

It would be a bit boring if you frequently get out of bed while listening to music.

Li Banfeng placed the record player next to the bed. He could lie in bed and change the record, add water, put out the fire, and wind it up with just his hands without having to get out of bed.

This is a good idea, let’s do it.

After moving the record player, I spread out the bedding, wiped the dust with a feather duster, and neatly folded the clothes that the boss gave me and placed them next to the backpack.

There are still many things to buy, including a wardrobe, a storage cabinet, and a set of tables and chairs...

Li Banfeng's eyelids felt heavy and he felt a little sleepy.

After coming down the mountain, he and Xiaopang rested in the inn for a day and returned to Ligou the next day. It was just past dusk and the sky was getting dark. Logically, Li Banfeng shouldn't be so tired.

Could it be that the remaining poison in the body has not been cleared yet?

That shouldn't be the case! Isn't it said that home repairs recover the fastest?

No matter how tired I am, I have to go see Xiaopang. I have been here for such a long time, and if there is one person who can be considered Li Banfeng's friend, it must be Qin Xiaopang.

When we arrived at the steamed bun shop at the corner of the street, Qin Xiaopang was still eating voraciously, and there were several piles of steamed buns stacked next to the table.

"Why did you take so long?" Fat Qin spoke slurredly, with a bun stuffed in his mouth.

"I negotiated the price with Shopkeeper Feng." Li Banfeng pulled a chair and sat down, then told the shopkeeper to bring two more baskets of buns.

The bun shop is not big, but the buns are exquisitely made with beef filling. When you take a bite and sip it gently, your mouth will be filled with fresh soup. Served with two cloves of crushed garlic, it is an authentic delicacy, simple and pure.

Li Banfeng ordered a pot of wine. He didn't know what kind of wine was delicious in this shop. He had never heard of any of the names of the wines here. He just asked the waiter to bring the best wine.

Qin Xiaopang felt a little distressed because he hadn't sold his pills yet. Even the wine in the bun shop was a bit of a luxury for him.

"Brother Qin, don't worry, I'll treat you to dinner." Li Banfeng poured a cup of wine and took a sip. The wine was very strong and it stayed in his mouth for a long time before he swallowed it.

Seeing Li Banfeng being so generous, Qin Xiaopang lowered his voice and asked, "What's the price?"

Li Banfeng gestured: "Six thousand."

There is no need to hide this from Qin Xiaopang. If he wants to find Manager Feng to ship goods in the future, the price will probably be the same.

Qin Xiaopang shook his head when he heard this: "Brother Li, I'm not saying you're selling for too little. This is not an ordinary item. You really don't know the ins and outs here."

"What's the secret?"

It was late, and there was no one else in the bun shop. Fat Qin lowered his voice to the lowest level: "I just met an acquaintance in this bun shop. I asked about the market and I actually found out the answer.

The wealthy families in Puluozhou bought hundreds of elixirs every year, and at the end of the year, they would give them to their meritorious sons and daughters.

A whole family worked hard for a year, hoping to get more pills to exchange for cultivation, but what should they do if they don't have any merits? They have to buy them at the market at a high price.

The price in the market is different from that in the pharmacy. The pharmacy sells it for 10,000, while the market sells it for at least 12,000, 15,000, 18,000, or even 20,000. You're selling it for 6,000, which is really a loss."

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "If I can sell this elixir, it means I have money. If I can't sell it, what's the point of keeping it with me? I don't need those few days of cultivation, and I don't know any rich kids."

Qin Xiaopang took a sip of wine and said, "How about this, after we rest for two days, I'll take you around Yaowanggou. We can't get close to those who are too rich, but I know a lot of young men from wealthy families."

Li Banfeng ate a bun and said with a smile: "Thank you for your kindness. I will go back to Yuezhou tomorrow."

"Yuezhou?" Qin Xiaopang had never heard of this place name.

"Yuezhou is a place in another state. I am from there."

"You're going back? So soon?" Xiaopang felt a little disappointed, but after eating two buns, he felt relieved.

"That's right, you are from another state, you have seen the world, you will definitely look down on Prostate.

One day, I will go to another state to have a look. If I have never been to such a beautiful place, my life would be wasted. "

Such a good place?

Is Yuezhou a good place?

Li Banfeng felt that Yuezhou was indeed a good place, but if you asked him to describe what was good about it, he couldn't say.

They ate until the bun shop closed and then said goodbye.

Qin Xiaopang said: "You know where my home is. When you come to Pro Province again, you must come to find me."

The alcohol gradually took effect, and coupled with exhaustion, Li Banfeng lay on the bed, about to fall asleep.

I just went to bed like this, but I always felt like something was missing.

Didn’t you walk twenty miles today?

Enough walking.

So what else is there to do?

Li Banfeng half sat up, took out the crank, inserted it into the record player, and wound it up.

It turned out that this was the thing missing, it turned out that there was no music before going to bed.

He specially selected a record, which was wrapped in cardboard with a painted cover.

The cover features a field of red and yellow flowers, with a dancing girl in a long skirt in the center of the flowers.

Li Banfeng took out a record, placed it on the tray of the record player, flipped the switch, and the record player began to play a beautiful song against the noisy background:

The south wind brings coolness!

The nightingale sings so sweetly!

All the flowers under the moon are dreaming, only the tuberose is still exuding fragrance!

"Tuber Jasmine"!

I've heard this song before, but I've never liked it as much as I do tonight.

Before the song was over, Li Banfeng had already fallen asleep.

He used a clockwork spring instead of a steam engine because he was worried that he might fall asleep at any time.

Clockwork didn't have to worry about putting out the fire, so Li Banfeng fell asleep boldly.

"I sing for you, I think about you, tuberose~~"

The song is over.

The needle has reached the end.

The spring was completely loose and the record player stopped.

In the pitch-black room, the only sound was Li Banfeng's even and deep breathing.

Crash~

There was a sound of water coming from the record player, as if someone was adding water into the speaker of the record player.

Sniff

A match was struck and lit the wick in the tank.

Tsk~tsk~tsk~

Clouds of water mist spurted out from the small speaker on the right, and the record player's tray began to rotate slowly.

The needle was moved back to the starting point, and amid the noisy background, a song came from the record player again:

"The end of the world, the corner of the sea,

Looking for a soulmate,

The little girl sang, the man played the piano,

Lang, we are of one mind!"

The beautiful singing voice lingered in the house.

Hiss hiss hiss

The petals of the copper lotus slowly unfolded, and a whirlwind arose in the heart of the lotus.

The whirlwind blew across the record player, causing the song to go slightly out of tune.

After more than ten seconds, the singing slowly returned to normal.

The petals of the copper lotus trembled a few times and then closed again.

The record player continued to play its sweet tune:

Life~Who doesn't~cherish youth

The little sister is like a thread and the man is like a needle

My dear, we are inseparable!

Li Banfeng fell asleep soundly while listening to the song, with a happy smile on his face.

P.S. Everyone keeps asking if there is a heroine in this book. Sala tells you that there is. Here she comes! She comes, spewing steam.