Chapter 39 The Prince's Little Hobby
Li Ruanruan hurriedly got out of bed and tidied her hair: "I'll make some porridge, you can eat it first."
Li Mutou hurried on: "It's too late, and Manager Wang will scold us again. Sister, you and Dad should eat."
"That--"
Li Runrun wanted to ask him to get a pancake, but when she looked up, she found that Li Mutou was no longer there.
In the stable, Dongqing, the maidservant beside Ye Shuang, gave a bag of silver to the steward.
Steward Wang bowed his head and said in a fawning tone, "Please rest assured, Miss. I will take care of this matter."
Dongqing didn't say much, just looked around, made sure there was no one around, and left.
Manager Wang opened his purse and took a look, then took out a silver ingot and took a bite.
As I walked out from the corner, I saw Li Mutou running to work.
He pocketed the silver, then immediately turned fierce and scolded him: "Why are you so late? I told you to go to the farm to collect fodder, but you are so lazy. You have been getting lazier at work lately!"
Li Mutou didn't expect to be so unlucky as to meet the manager. He lowered his head and didn't dare to talk back or say a word.
It's because he is the lowest servant in the mansion.
An old groom inside shouted, "Mu Tou, Mu Tou is here, hurry up and shovel the horse manure."
This was to help him. Li Mutou was happy and immediately responded, "I'm coming."
Then he looked at the steward with a nervous look on his face.
The steward then waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and shovel the horse manure and go get some hay. This horse is so much more valuable than you are. If you delay it from eating hay, you'll be in trouble!"
“Yes, yes.”
Limutou quickly ran into the stable.
Manager Wang took out the silver again and continued to bite it.
The eldest lady gave so much silver to buy Li Mutou's life, so it can't be blamed on him. If there is anyone to blame, it should be that Li Mutou's life is too cheap.
If a low-ranking horse slave died on the road while pulling fodder, it was just an accident.
The life of a pear wood servant is worth less than that of a horse. The death of the horse given by the emperor would alarm the entire mansion, but no one would care about the life of a lowly slave.
Limutou ran into the stable. He used the prince's medicine on his wounds, and they healed quickly. He was already full of energy.
Young people are at an age of vigor and energy, full of enthusiasm.
The old groom Li Da was bending over to shovel horse manure. He had been doing heavy work for many years and had developed a back pain, which had recurred in the past two days. He had just shoveled twice when he reached behind his back and hit his back with the back of his hand.
"Let me do it, Uncle Li."
Li Mutou ran over and took the shovel from Li Da's hand. Li Da waved his hand and said, "Why don't you go and get the horse feed quickly and get out of this mansion sooner, so that the old man won't continue to scold you."
Li Da wanted to push Li Mutou to do his work, but Li Mutou grabbed the shovel and started to shovel horse manure with great effort. Although he looked thin, he was actually more energetic each time.
"Thank you Uncle Li for what I did just now. Otherwise, I don't know how long I would have been scolded."
The horse manure was wrapped up in a short while. Li Mutou harnessed the donkey cart, found tools, and prepared to go and pull the horse manure.
Li Da pounded his waist and said, "You kid, you have such a good backer but you don't know how to use it. Just let your sister whisper in the prince's ear, and if that old man asked you to be the manager of the stables, it would be nothing more than a word from the prince!"
The old groom working nearby heard this and quickly agreed, "That's right, we're all happy to have you as the stable manager. Just don't get into bad habits and deduct our monthly food allowance like that old fellow did."
"Of course not, Mu Tou. If you become the stable manager, I'll quit playing cards and work hard for you."
"Hehehehe, if Mu Tou could become the stable manager, our lives would be much better."
"You look down on us, Mu Tu, don't you? We can tell at a glance that Mu Tu is a promising guy. I've watched this kid grow up. He's a big, strong guy, so if he doesn't have a promising future, who will?"
When the old grooms talked about this, it was as if Li Mutou could kick Manager Wang to his position in the afternoon. They were all very happy.
It can be seen that they hate Manager Wang very much. They all talk about Manager Wang's miserable end and say that they want Manager Wang to shovel horse manure with his mouth because his mouth is full of manure.
Li Mutou didn't blush when they praised her, and she thought it was beautiful after listening to them for a while. It's inevitable that she would scold her boss when she went to work.
But he didn't think much of it. He just let them talk for a bit, then glared at them with a fake stern face. "Stop it! Just keep this to yourself, but don't cause any trouble for my sister. And don't say it after I'm gone. You guys don't have good ears. If Steward Wang comes to inspect and hears you, you'll be in big trouble."
"Oh, look, look, our Mu Mu is already so impressive even before he becomes the manager."
"I said our Mu Tou is a promising guy."
"Stop, stop!"
Limutou laughed and joked with them for a while, but couldn't stand their flattery anymore, so he quickly led the donkey cart out.
Leaving the capital, winter has arrived and the mountain scenery outside has a sense of winter desolation.
Limutou did not dare to delay and drove the donkey cart as fast as he could.
When they arrived at the farm, the people there were very flattering to the people from the Marquis' Mansion and helped them prepare fodder.
Seeing that they were old, Limutou would help pack and bundle the hay.
After filling the cart with fodder, Limutou hurried back.
Otherwise, he would be scolded by the manager. Being able to work in the stable and earn a monthly salary to support his family was what he needed most. Except for the workers, everyone in the stable was very nice. Working there was less intrigue and the hard work didn't feel tiring at all.
He didn't want to be picked on by the manager and lose such a good job.
Limutou was driving a donkey cart through the mountains and forests when a horse carriage suddenly caught up from behind, and it seemed like it was heading towards him.
Limutou had a bad feeling and drove the donkey cart a little faster.
But the donkey cart could not outrun the horse carriage. He saw the carriage stop in front of him, and several masked men in black jumped out from it, holding long knives in their hands.
The sword came towards Li Mutou, who dodged it by rolling over and then ran towards the path.
The man in black was chasing closely behind.
Inside the Marquis’ Mansion.
Li Runrun worked with Li Da at noon, and went to see the shop with Ye Qiaoqiao in the afternoon. This time, everyone in the shop was very respectful and obedient, and the process went very smoothly.
Ye Qiaoqiao also asked Li Runrun to go to the human traffickers tomorrow to look at the slaves and buy some for their own.
It was still light when Li Runrun returned home. Her father had been called away to do some heavy work again. Li Runrun cooked the meal and sat aside to mend clothes.
The emerald green dress that the prince had given her as a reward was torn by him again, and this time it was even worse than the last time. Fortunately, she had good craftsmanship and could embroider patterns to cover up the places that could not be mended.
Li Ruorun sighed. The prince liked to tear her clothes, which was really not a good habit.
She really didn't have many decent clothes to wear to meet him.
She was sewing, but she didn't know what happened today. The needle kept pricking her hand and she bit her fingers.
Looking at the fire of the small stove in front of me, it’s not dim.
Just as he was wondering what happened, Li Da came running back from outside: "Ruanruan, the people at the stable said that Mu Tou was on his way to the village when his donkey cart overturned and he rolled off the cliff! Ruanruan!"
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