Chapter 397: Li Family Pearl
"Who are you? Why did you come to our village?"
The little girl in the lead spoke in a stiff and elegant language.
She had a slightly dark skin, slightly flat features, was barefoot, and wore some silver ornaments on her body, which made tinkling sounds when she moved slightly.
The little girl is young, but very calm.
Just by looking at her aura and attire, you can tell that she is the leader of this group.
Gu Qingcheng remained calm and put the sword in his hand back into the scabbard.
"I am Gu Qing!"
Gu Qingcheng spoke briefly and directly stated her identity.
She was testing to see whether this foreign girl who could speak the elegant language of the Southern Dynasties had really seen the world.
"Gu? You, you are from the Wu Castle of Gu Clan in Luozhou?"
You know what, this little girl actually knows it.
She even knew, "Wujun Gu family? That famous aristocratic family?"
Gu Qingcheng smiled. This little girl must have been educated and received cultural education from the Celestial Empire.
"I dare not! I am indeed from the Gu family of Wujun! May I ask what your surname is, young lady?"
Gu Qingcheng asked politely.
Gu Qingcheng is a true noble lady from an aristocratic family. She will not look down on the "weak" just because of her background, knowledge, etc.
For example, in ancient times, many nobles who claimed to be orthodox looked down on the uncivilized barbarians.
I always feel that the other person is a savage, just like a monkey in the mountains.
But Gu Qingcheng wouldn't! She was already noble enough and had been at the top. She didn't need to improve herself by belittling others.
In her eyes, all the people in the world are her people!
The Han people are! So are the so-called barbarians such as the Li people and Liao people!
Gu Qingcheng is completely in the mentality of a superior.
Afterwards, she bound to the system and entered various novel worlds.
Gu Qingcheng came into contact with the idea of great unification in later generations, and she became more and more determined in this idea.
As long as you live on this land, as long as you agree with the culture and ideas of the Celestial Empire, you are one of us! "My name is Li Mingzhu, and I am the daughter of the headman of the Li tribe!"
Li Mingzhu felt Gu Qingcheng's kindness and was very surprised.
As the daughter of a tribal chief, Li Mingzhu has not only seen the world, but has also studied at the official school in the provincial capital.
In the words of the Luozhou governor, this is called "education."
To be honest, Li Mingzhu doesn't like the word "education", as if she and her people are inferior to others.
However, Li Mingzhu did learn a lot in the official school.
She learned the elegant language (Mandarin) of the Southern Dynasties, and also learned those beautiful and gorgeous fu poems. She also knew that the distant capital city had wealth and prosperity that she could not imagine.
Fine clothes and gallant horses! Aristocratic families and elegant manners! Li Mingzhu was yearning to go to Jiankang and experience the so-called rich and noble place for herself.
Unfortunately, her mother was ill, and the Li tribe could not be without a leader.
As the next chief, Li Mingzhu cannot abandon his own village!
Li tribe? Chieftain? Gu Qingcheng knew that some tribes in the mountains still maintained the tradition of matriarchal clan.
That is, women are the leaders! Perhaps, this is one of the reasons why some scholars look down on barbarians - the world is upside down! Hens crow at dawn! Ignorant of etiquette! But Gu Qingcheng likes it very much!
What's wrong with women? As long as they have outstanding abilities, they can become leaders, or even -
"It turns out to be the Li family pearl!"
Gu Qingcheng smiled sweetly and had a very kind attitude.
After a systematic improvement, her appearance has reached 77 points.
This is a number that goes beyond elegance.
In addition to her young age and good temperament, Gu Qingcheng is a dazzling little beauty.
Li Mingzhu's eyes couldn't help but light up: What a beautiful and elegant young lady from a noble family.
In addition to her appearance and temperament, what made Li Mingzhu happy was Gu Qingcheng's attitude towards her.
They do not have the arrogance of the Celestial Chinese, nor do they have the arrogance and contempt that comes from status and knowledge.
From Gu Qingcheng, Limingzhu felt a breath called "equality".
This made Li Mingzhu very satisfied.
She doesn't need respect, fear, etc. from strangers, she just wants to be treated equally.
They are the common people, not monkeys from the mountains. They are human beings just like the people down there! Moreover, the young lady not only treated her equally, but also praised her.
The pearl of the Li family!
Hehe, yes, when my mother named her, she felt that she was a pearl of their Li tribe.
Dawn Pearl is her name, and it is also the expectation of her mother and the tribesmen for her.
Now, the four words "Li Family Pearl" came out of this little noble lady's mouth, and she inexplicably felt that she was respected! "You are also the Pearl of the Gu Family!"
Li Mingzhu is as straightforward and simple as a mountain girl! When she is praised, she will not modestly say "thank you" like other little girls.
Li Mingzhu accepted the other party's compliment calmly and said politely: Hey, you are not bad either.
Gu Qingcheng smiled again. She liked such a frank little girl.
After some greetings, the two girls, who were three or four years apart in age, became friends.
Li Mingzhu said, "This wild sugarcane forest has always belonged to our Li tribe!"
However, the Li tribe itself did not obey the management of the Luozhou government, and their land was not listed in the government's fish scale book.
The interests of the Li tribe will not be protected by the government! Of course, the Li tribe does not need government protection.
They have young and strong men and sufficient military force to protect their homeland! Gu Qingcheng: ...No wonder the government only asked for 100 strings of cash to let her take away this piece of forest.
It seems that the government is "generous at the expense of other people"!
Well, if we go by the law, the governor of Luozhou is not considered to be cheating.
This piece of forest is indeed a "barren mountain".
But the reality is that the so-called ownerless things are actually territories occupied by the Li tribe for hundreds of years.
Even if the government sells it to someone else, they can't take it away! The swords and arrows of the Li tribe are not vegetarian.
In addition, the Li tribe lived in the mountains all year round, dealing with snakes, insects, rats and ants all day long.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
The witch doctors in their tribe developed many snake and insect poisons according to local conditions.
As long as people feel that the tribe has been offended, they will directly prevent poison! Gu Qingcheng couldn't help but suspect that these man-made poisonous gases might also be classified as "miasma"! "However, since you have spent money, we can't let you suffer a loss!"
"How about this, you can harvest this sugarcane forest, but this forest still belongs to our Libu!"
Li Mingzhu had a very good impression of Gu Qingcheng. After listening to Gu Qingcheng's explanation, she knew that she had been deceived by the government and felt somewhat sympathetic.
She thought about it and waved her hand generously, indicating that she would not let Gu Qingcheng return empty-handed.
Gu Qingcheng felt more and more that Li Mingzhu was a very cute girl.
"Thank you! However, since this forest belongs to the Li tribe, I can't let you suffer any loss!"
"I have some use for these sugar canes, so I'll buy them at the market price, okay?"
Gu Qingcheng is open-minded, and Li Mingzhu also feels that Gu Qingcheng is a person who can make friends with others.
"Okay! Then I won't refuse!"
"Of course, brothers should settle accounts clearly! Even if we are friends, we should not let our friends suffer any loss!"
"You, you consider me a friend?"
"We are friends, aren't we? Otherwise, why would Sister Li be so generous to me?"
"Ah? You, you call me sister?" Don't you think I'm a barbarian, coarse and lowly? "Yes! I think sister should be a few years older than me, so of course I have to call you sister!"
"…I, I'm twelve years old, how about you?"
"Ah Qing is nine years old!"
"Haha! Yes! Yes, yes! I am indeed older than you! Gu, Gu family's younger sister!"
Li Mingzhu was flattered and at a loss what to do by Gu Qingcheng's enthusiasm.
In fact, Dawn Pearl is also a darling of heaven.
If Gu Qingcheng relied on her status as a noble lady from an aristocratic family and looked down on her as a barbarian, Li Mingzhu would not tolerate it.
Humph, they were all precious and raised in the palm of someone's hand, so who is worse than who? She, Li Mingzhu, is the future head of the Li tribe!
Comparing arrogance? She would never lose! However, Gu Qingcheng did not despise her, but sincerely wanted to make friends with her.
Li Mingzhu's heart felt as if it had been soaked in a hot spring, moist and warm, so comfortable and soothing! Most importantly, that "Aqing" still called her sister!
Sister! Hehe, even a noble lady like Aqing treats her as her sister.
Li Mingzhu only felt that Gu Qingcheng in front of her was the cutest and most caring sister in the world! Huoshui: ...I'll just look, I won't say anything!
Alas, poor Dawn Pearl, such a simple, naive and silly child.
Where has she ever seen a big shot like Gu Qingcheng who has a black heart but a sweet mouth?
Gu Qingcheng can even deal with the old foxes in the court clearly.
Not to mention a little mountain girl like Li Mingzhu, whose eyes are filled with clear stupidity.
Tsk tsk, without saying too much, just the word "sister" was enough to fool Li Mingzhu into losing her mind.
If Gu Qingcheng didn't still have some conscience, Li Baozhu, the silly girl, would have given up the entire forest! "Really, no need! Sister, I've said that brothers should settle accounts clearly! You treat me as a sister, and I won't let you suffer any loss!"
"Also, I need a lot of sugar cane. If you really want to help me, please keep an eye out for me!"
"In the future, if your people are free, they can help me grow sugarcane."
Facing the enthusiastic Li Mingzhu, Gu Qingcheng had a bit of utilitarianism in her heart, but also a bit of sincerity.
She did want to use Li Bu, but this "use" itself was a win-win situation.
If they get sugarcane, the Li tribe can get copper coins, or daily necessities such as salt and cloth.
In addition, the Li Department of the Dawn Pearl was common knowledge to Gu Qingcheng.
If successful, she would be able to manage all the Li people, Liao people and other mountain people in Lingnan.
This will also be a powerful help to her! "Okay! Then I'll listen to you!"
"By the way, we don't want money, I want salt."
Li Mingzhu is definitely not a naive person. She will not abandon her own interests just because of a few nice words from a stranger.
Although he called her "A-mei", he was still thinking about the supplies that the village needed most.
"Sure! I'll give you the best fine salt!"
Since Gu Qingcheng wants to bring the Li tribe under his control, he will naturally not be confused about trivial matters.
Not only did she give Limingzhu the salt she needed most, she also gave her the best quality refined sea salt...
(End of this chapter)
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