Chapter 121 Mr. Li Visits His Hut Three Times
"It's so good, but you're not moved?"
When Lu Qiniang heard the familiar voice, she excitedly put down the lotus pod and stood up, "Master Li, you're here!"
"Okay, okay, you feel much better. Have you gained some weight? Come on, sit down. Uncle Teng, you should sit down too. Xiao Yan is out and will be back soon. Daya, hurry up and prepare the meal. Master Li is here."
Mr. Li smiled and said, "I feel relieved when I see your door from afar. I am even happier when I hear you speak."
Teng Wenfu helped him sit down on the stone bench.
Lu Qiniang had already found a pair of scissors and was picking grapes with her head tilted back.
"I was nagging yesterday about a bunch of ripe ones, saying they should be picked by birds. I'll cut some and wash them for you to try—"
After washing the grapes, she brought out a large bowl of peeled lotus seeds and said, "Try it, please."
Yun Ting originally wanted to hide back in the house, but after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and walked over to pay his respects to Mr. Li.
Master Li glanced at him and said, "You've improved."
Yun Ting stood aside with his hands hanging down, not daring to speak.
He is afraid of himself, and the more he talks, the more mistakes he makes.
Back then, his ancestors accompanied Emperor Gaozu in conquering the world, and they were on close terms with him.
Many people even say that the throne was given to Emperor Gaozu by his ancestors.
Therefore, Emperor Gaozu promised the Yun family immense wealth and honor for generations.
But now, he didn't even dare to say a word in front of the emperor. He had no confidence.
What Lu Qiniang said was actually right.
"You're feeling much better now, aren't you? Shouldn't you ask Dr. Hu to change your medicine?"
Mr. Li smiled and said, "That's exactly why I came here."
"Er Ya," Lu Qiniang called out, "Go to Doctor Hu's house and tell him we've prepared some wine and food, and invite him to come over for a drink tonight."
Erya responded, came out of the house, opened her two palms, and said proudly with the backs of her hands facing people, "Mom, look at my painted nails, don't they look good?"
"It's beautiful. Didn't you see Master Li coming? You didn't even call for help."
"Hello, Mr. Li." Erya said with a smile, "I'll be there right away."
"This girl is lively." said Master Li.
The maid brought a plate of melons rinsed with well water and a bowl of lotus leaf and lotus seed drink, and asked softly, "Master Li, can I make you some locust leaf cold noodles tonight? It's not something special, but it's nice to try something new."
Speak appropriately and be tactful in your actions.
"Okay, you arrange it." Mr. Li looked at her twice more.
After coming here several times, Daya left a deep impression on him.
He doesn't talk much, but he has a clear gaze and a kind heart.
When Xiao Yan came back, he had already seen Lu Jin outside, so he was not surprised when he came in. He bowed and greeted calmly, and handed the newly bought tea to Lu Qiniang.
Lu Qiniang prepared tea and Doctor Hu also came.
However, he was dragged here by Erya, with a look of reluctance on his face, and his body was dirty, as if he had been dug out from a pile of dirt.
"Did you go into a rat hole?" Lu Qiniang looked disgusted and scooped up some water, "Come here and wash your hands."
"How much work do you assign to me every day? You don't pay me a penny for consultations, which just delays my making money!" Doctor Hu said angrily.
He walked over, put his hands under the ladle, and washed his hands with the water poured by Lu Qiniang.
"How do you make money?" Lu Qiniang asked, "Are you still running that warehouse with Liu Xing?"
"Exactly." Doctor Hu said smugly, "Just wait and see me make a fortune!"
“Almost finished?”
“It’s almost there.”
Doctor Hu took the towel from Daya and wiped his hands. "When I make money, I'll marry Sanya to my son."
If it was his first time, Teng Wenfu would have been furious when he saw Doctor Hu being so arrogant.
But now he was very patient, even looking at him with respect, waiting for him and Lu Qinniang to finish bragging.
"It's nothing. This disease can't be cured. Even if you take the medicine, you won't die." Doctor Hu withdrew his hand almost as soon as he touched Mr. Li's pulse. "There's no need to adjust the previous prescription."
Having said that, he stood up and was about to leave.
"Please stay, doctor." Master Li said, "There is one thing I would like to trouble you with."
"Hurry up and tell me, I'm in a hurry to make money!" Doctor Hu said impatiently.
"The miracle medicine cured my illness, but every time I take it, I feel very sleepy..."
"You'd be wrong if you weren't sleepy. I gave you some tranquilizers. Your illness is caused by being too tired and overthinking. If you get enough rest, you'll be halfway cured."
Master Li: “…”
"Leave."
Doctor Hu waved his sleeves, leaving behind a cloud of flying dust.
"Your illness is caused by fatigue," Lu Qiniang said. "You're already so old, why are you so tired? What you're competing for now should be how long you can live."
"There's nothing I can do." Master Li sighed, "Court affairs..."
He suddenly realized that he had let the cat out of the bag.
"Court affairs?" Lu Qiniang asked.
Master Li: “…”
This is quite difficult to handle.
But it doesn’t matter, the enthusiastic Lu Qiniang will help him.
"I thought you looked like an official before," Lu Qiniang said. "In fact, it's because the emperor is working too hard that the people below him dare not relax."
Xiao Yan cleared his throat.
"You must be tired, have a piece of melon." Lu Qiniang picked up the plate of melon and handed it to him.
Xiao Yan took it silently and ate the melon.
"When I was in the Zhou Mansion, the headmaster worked hard to become a fourth-rank official. Guess what happened?"
"What's wrong?" Mr. Li asked with a smile.
"I have to go to court every day, hahahaha. They say that before, only officials of the third rank had to attend court. Later, the emperor probably thought it was not lively enough, so he waved his hand and asked officials of the fourth rank to go too. It used to be once every three to five days, but now it's nine out of ten. Isn't it a commotion?"
Teng Wenfu: “…”
Master Li: "...It's quite noisy, making a fuss every day."
"Actually, why would there be so much to say? How much time do we waste on the road every day? If we had that time, wouldn't it be better to let the officials go to the government office and solve the problems of the people?"
Teng Wenfu's throat also felt uncomfortable.
Lu Qi's mother: "Uncle Teng, how are your legs and feet lately?"
Teng Wenfu: "Very good, very good. What are you having for dinner?"
"Daya is making arrangements, don't worry." Lu Qiniang said, "What were we talking about just now? Isn't the emperor tired of seeing those faces every day? We ordinary people have problems but have no way to file a complaint. The Shuntian prefecture governor won't even accept my complaint. I get angry just thinking about it."
Teng Wenfu: Governor of Shuntian Prefecture, you have hit a wall.
"Those officials go to court every day to deal with their duties! They don't have things to do every day. Why waste their time running around every day? The emperor is tired too. Our current emperor is so good. If he gets tired and becomes unwell, who knows what it will be like if we replace him!"
Master Li stroked his beard and asked, "Wasn't Xiao Yan betrayed by the Emperor? Are you trying to help the right instead of your relatives?"
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