Chapter 5 The Man with the Veil
Li Mingze, who had been silent all this time, suddenly stood on tiptoe and took a look at the silver bills in Yaoyao's arms. The smallest denomination of each bill was fifty taels. There should be no less than several thousand taels, right?
Thinking about his monthly salary of only five taels, he couldn't balance it.
"Grandma, I want to go to the street to play too, and I want money too!" Li Mingze said loudly angrily.
"Today is not a holiday. Why are you playing on the street instead of going to school? I think you have forgotten how it feels when your father beats you!" Old Madam Li's face darkened and she scolded.
"Why can Yaoyao go out and play with so much money? Why can my elder brother skip classes, but I can't? Grandma, you are biased!" Li Mingze suddenly cried and shouted, he didn't care, he wanted it!
Li Yunfeng kicked her and said, "You are such a grown-up, yet you dare to compete with your cousin Yaoyao? Aren't you ashamed?" "What should I be ashamed of? She should be the one to be ashamed! So what if her father gives our family money every year? This is our home! She is just a guest, why should everyone favor her? It's unfair!" Li Mingze retorted, twisting his neck.
Li Mingyan suddenly walked up to him, a faint smile on his face, yet he inexplicably made people feel a chill in their hearts. "Have you memorized the Three Character Classic? Can you write all the Hundred Family Names? How many pages of the Disciple Rules have you memorized? Have you reported to your father about skipping classes with your classmates yesterday afternoon to deceive the teacher?"
"I..." Li Mingze suddenly became intimidated. If his father knew about this, he would be beaten to a pulp!
Bai Yaoyao smiled and looked up and asked, "Cousin, after we have had enough fun on the street, can we go to the military camp to see my second uncle? Yaoyao hasn't seen my second uncle for a long time!"
This little black-hearted guy!
Madam Li and Yao almost laughed out loud when they heard this.
Li Mingyan suppressed his smile and nodded seriously, "Okay."
Then, he asked Li Mingze, "Are you sure you want to go?"
"I'm not going! I still have classes. I'm leaving first. I'm going to be late!" Li Mingze turned around and ran, as if if he ran slowly someone would catch him and send him to his father in the military camp!
“Puff!”
Everyone couldn't help laughing.
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When the carriage was harnessed, Bai Yaoyao was lying on Li Mingyan's shoulder, fiddling with the wooden puppy toy made for her by her uncle, and her chubby little hands were having a lot of fun playing with it.
Suddenly, the door of the Liu family next door opened, and Grandpa Liu and his grandson Liu Xiaocheng came out, supporting a man wearing a veil.
A breeze blew gently, and a faint herbal scent filled the air, mixed with a faint smell of blood.
Bai Yaoyao immediately raised her head and saw a man wearing a veil and being supported by someone not far away.
The little girl's eyes widened instantly.
The man was wearing a blue shirt, had a tall and thin figure, and had a cold and aloof temperament. He gave people a feeling of being fragile, as if he could be blown away by the wind at any time.
There was a long veil hanging around the veil, covering half of his body, so his appearance could not be seen clearly, but his figure and his breath made Bai Yaoyao feel familiar!
"I'm sorry to trouble Young Master Li." Grandpa Liu stepped forward, his wrinkled face showing a simple and grateful expression. He nodded and bowed to Li Mingyan.
Li Mingyan hurried forward and extended a hand to support him. "Grandpa Liu, you don't have to be polite. It's natural for neighbors to look after each other. Besides, for me, it's just a small favor, not a big deal."
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