While soothing himself from the long journey of the past few days, Chu Li did not forget his master's advice: to be diligent and frugal, guard against arrogance, impatience, alcoholism and sex.
She kept it in mind.
Diligence and thrift are virtues that everyone should have in their bones!
But people must have a place to settle down.
So, after eating and drinking her fill, she was forced to spend a large sum of money to buy a three-story house with a yard adjacent to the Jiangnan waterway.
Once you have a house, you need people to clean it, make the beds, and cook for you, and you have to go to the human traffickers to pick out a few maids that you like.
Two of them cooked for her.
Two of them massaged her shoulders and washed her feet.
Two people clean the house and do odd jobs.
I had to raise a big black dog to guard the house.
After my daughter recovered, her old clothes could no longer fit into her body, so she had to buy twelve sets of women's clothing, from inside to outside, from head to toe, including headgear.
After three days of hard work and spending a small gold bar, I finally settled it.
Now, you can start living a frugal and down-to-earth life.
"Uncle Turtle, good morning."
There was a pond in the yard. Chu Li specially asked the maid to build a small step in the pond and set up a small wooden house. Uncle Turtle was lying on the smooth white jade stone to sunbathe his back.
“Woof woof!”
"Shh, Dahei, don't disturb my Uncle Turtle from practicing."
"Miss, it's time for breakfast!"
Two maids rolled up their sleeves and came out of the kitchen, carrying hot meals and placing them on the low table in the yard.
Chu Li likes this yard very much.
There is a big maple tree planted here. Under the tree are flat pebbles and a stone table. It is most suitable to put a rocking chair here to enjoy the cool air and watch the moon at night.
On the left is a pond with flowing water, and on the right is a small garden.
The big black dog lay at his feet, wagging his tail, looking up with his big, round eyes, staring at his owner as he chewed a bone, drooling.
Breakfast is simple:
A boiled chicken, a bowl of crab and shrimp stewed meat porridge, and two plates of pickles.
Because Chu Li had instructed her in advance that she should live a simple life and be diligent and frugal. Only by cultivating herself and improving her character could she become as indifferent and detached from the world as her master and have a Taoist spirit.
The maids kept in mind: the young lady’s meal must not contain more than three dishes.
"On the sixth day of the New Year, I want to have braised pork knuckles with soybeans, Jiangnan specialty duck wrapped in fish, and Tai Chi prawns in the evening." Chu Li was gnawing on a chicken leg.
She was too lazy to name the six maids.
They all have her last name.
The first and second days, the third and fourth days, the fifth and sixth days, simple and easy to remember.
The maidservant at the side bowed slightly, sensible and polite: "Miss, I am the third grade of junior high school."
"..."
Chu Li always has to admit his mistakes.
After all, they have only been here for two days and are all strangers, but they have signed an indenture contract, which means their lives are in her hands, so she is not worried that they will have any other thoughts.
"Chuwu, did you feed the dog today?"
"Hey, Miss, I'm a second year junior high school student."
"Then why is it still drooling at me... Oh, I see, it must be because Chu San's cooking skills are so good."
Chu Li was full. He touched his round belly and licked the corner of his mouth.
"Miss, have a cup of milk tea to calm your nerves."
"No, you'll get fat."
"Young lady is a martial artist. I heard from my father that martial artists are very active and consume a lot of energy. Young lady is so thin, so she needs to take good care of herself."
"That's what you said."
Chu Li fed the bone to the big black dog and drank a cup of milk tea. He felt dizzy and sleepy.
He ordered two maids to bring a rocking chair and put it beside the pond, and said:
"If you have nothing else to do, please leave. I am about to start practicing. Please do not disturb me."
"yes."
The six of them quickly packed up and left the courtyard.
In private, they whispered:
"Which family are you from, young lady? Why are you out here to experience life?"
"Young lady, you are a martial arts expert, you have a fortune, you are beautiful and cool. I have heard that some young ladies from wealthy families didn't like the marriages arranged by their families, so they ran away secretly to avoid it, and ended up meeting the person they loved..."
"Isn't this the story Mr. Lin told me last time?"
"Oh, Sister Chuyi, you also like to listen to Mr. Lin's storytelling."
"That's right, Mr. Lin mentioned last time..."
Several little girls were whispering to each other, but Chu Li didn't hear them. At this moment, she was lying on her side in the rocking chair, supporting her head with her elbows, observing Uncle Turtle carefully.
When practicing the tortoise breathing technique, you should carefully observe the tortoise's breathing and movements, slow down your own breathing, and gradually reach the same frequency as its.
Inhale, exhale.
Inhale...
Exhale…
Inhale...
…
call!
call--
Chu Li crossed his legs, drooled, fluttered his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.
During this time, Chuyi came in once and saw that the young lady was asleep. He quietly took a blanket and covered her with it.
I sighed in my heart:
Miss, you must have been practicing too hard!
They get up so early in the morning to practice and have to stay up until midnight before coming back. Their small shoulders carry such a heavy burden. They are so strong!
In the water town of Jiangnan, the Wu dialect is heard, the maple leaves are rustled by the wind, and the sunlight penetrates the gaps between the leaves, shining on Chu Li in patches. She is covered with a blanket, as if she is in the clouds, sleeping soundly.
I slept until noon.
Chu Li kept his master's teachings in mind, being down-to-earth, diligent and thrifty, and rolled up his sleeves to work in his own small garden.
"These grapes are good."
"It's sweet and astringent, really appetizing."
There is a grape rack in the small garden, with bunches of purple fruits on it. Together with the flowers planted there, it looks like a paradise with winding paths leading to secluded places.
Chu Li was trimming the dead leaves while eating the freshly picked grapes.
She liked this house not only because of its good location, but also because of its courtyard.
"On the first day of the new year, remember to water them every day and fertilize them with plenty of fertilizer so that they can produce bigger and sweeter fruits next year."
I wrote it down on the first day of the new year.
"Chu Er, pick the ripe grapes and squeeze them into juice, and bring me some ice cubes to cool them down."
I wrote it down in the second year of junior high school.
"On the third day of junior high school, help me clean up the silt in the pond and raise black carp, silver carp, grass carp and crucian carp."
Chusan was stunned for a moment: "Miss, don't you raise koi?"
Aren’t there ornamental koi fish raised in the homes of wealthy families?
But fish like black carp and silver carp are all food ingredients.
Chu Li shook his head: "Master taught me that one should be down-to-earth, diligent and frugal, and never forget one's roots when one is rich and powerful, and never change when one is poor and humble."
She doesn't do that kind of empty stuff.
Just raise black carp, silver carp, grass carp and crucian carp. When they are not hungry, you can watch them, and when you are hungry, you can catch them and eat them.
"I will go buy fish fry later."
The third grade student secretly praised: The lady is such a down-to-earth, simple and humble person!
"On the fourth day, you go help me... On the fifth day, you are responsible... On the sixth day..." Chu Li gave the instructions, picked a bunch of grapes, sat on the bench, ate them and wiped the sweat off his face:
"I'm exhausted after working all afternoon."
A person's life is completely different from that in the palace, but such freshness makes her excited.
There are no rules to follow here, no need to worry about being framed, and you can do whatever you want.
It's freedom.
It is the freedom of no longer being trapped within palace walls.
If the eighth prince knew about this, he would be extremely envious of her.
Suddenly thought of Chu Aotian...
Chu Li felt a dry nose.
The eighth prince is playful and active. They grew up together and played together. Now, she is free and casual, but the eighth prince can only stay in the palace forever, facing power struggles, open fighting and covert fighting, being attacked from all sides, and being caught in a dilemma. He dare not sleep too deeply at night.
He will be trapped within the palace walls for the rest of his life.
He couldn't leave the imperial capital, nor could he come to Jiangnan, let alone live the kind of life she lived.
Thinking back to the days when they played, ate, drank and had fun together...
Chu Li felt sad.
"Miss, the braised pork knuckle with soybeans is ready!"
While eating dinner, Chu Li thought of Chu Aotian's current situation and couldn't help feeling sad. He took two big bites of the pig's trotter with tears in his eyes.
Fortunately, she has been liberated.
The eighth prince is so pitiful.
It's so pitiful!
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