The daily routine of wearing a book and abusing literature to cultivate a scholar and Xiaoxianggong

Chapter 19 Earn money with Xianggong
Pei Zhiqi carefully sat down beside the bed.

Li Xiaodao lay down on the husband's lap in a lively manner, closed his eyes lightly and said, "Start pressing! I'm ready to lie down!"

Gently pressing the Baihui acupoint and the temple with warm fingers, staying at the Fengchi acupoint, and then pressing the acupoint on the shoulder, Li Xiaodao immediately felt his whole head relax a lot.

Li Xiaodao, who lightly closed his eyes, enjoyed it very much. Xianggong's technique is very gentle and will not hurt too much.

From time to time, Xianggong's sleeves brushed his cheek lightly, and there was a faint woody fragrance. This should be the special laundry soap, oh no, it is the thing called soap that washes clothes, and this fragrance will be left behind.

It smells so good.

I don't know if it's because Pei Zhiqi's hands are too light, or Li Xiaodao is really sleepy after working all day, or this woody fragrance has the effect of calming the nerves. After massaging his head, Li Xiaodao gradually fell asleep.

Pei Zhiqi was about to change acupoints, but found that the lady was fast asleep with her eyes slightly closed and breathing evenly.

His hands stopped in the air, not knowing what to do.

He called his wife softly twice, trying to wake her up to lie down before going to sleep, but Li Xiaodao, who was soundly asleep, could still hear her.

Pei Zhiqi sat up and did not dare to move, for fear of waking his wife.

But you can't sit like this overnight...

He called again, but still no answer.

Pei Zhiqi had no choice but to say softly: "Ma'am, I'm sorry for being rude..." Then he gently lifted Li Xiaodao's head and shoulders to the pillow, and then covered her with a quilt.

The lady was sleeping beside the bed, so he had no choice but to carefully step into the bed and lie down on his side.

He turned his face to his wife and was very relieved to see her sleeping soundly.It is rare for a lady to fall asleep so fast at night, and she usually has to turn over for a long time before falling asleep.

Looking at him, he yawned, and his drowsiness also came.

A good night's dream.

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Early the next morning, a carriage stopped at the entrance of the inn, and it was here to pick up Li Xiaodao and Pei Zhiqi to "work".

After washing up, the two had a hasty breakfast in the inn, and then boarded the carriage.

Before setting off, Li Xiaodao carefully checked whether Xianggong had brought his sword and chili noodles, and he also hid his dagger in his waist.

How did they know that as soon as they got into the carriage, the officers and soldiers driving said: "Mr. Pei, Miss Li, you can't carry a sword or saber when you go to Shibosi."

"Ah? Aren't you going to the shed by the sea today?"

"No. There were too many businessmen making trouble in that shed yesterday. It was temporarily set up. You have finished processing the backlog of documents yesterday. Today, you can go to the Shibo Department to translate the daily routine documents. You cannot wear weapons when you enter the official office. .”

"Okay..." Li Xiaodao had no choice but to untie the dagger from his waist, and Pei Zhiqi also untied the sword.

"Give it to me, lady, I'll take it upstairs."

Pei Zhiqi went upstairs with their weapons, and returned to the carriage after a while.

The officers and soldiers sounded their whips, and the carriage drove towards Shibosi.

Only the packet of chili noodles was left on Pei Zhiqi's body.

The carriage stopped at Shibosi, Li Xiaodao got out of the carriage and took a look, this Shibosi was different from what he thought.

I thought that a yamen like a customs office should have two majestic lions at the entrance and a group of pavilions, but I didn't expect it to be an ordinary big courtyard.

The houses are very common, but the place is quite big, and there are quite a few houses.

It should be used more as a warehouse. To check the compliant goods on the ship, taxes are collected. Sometimes the tax is silver taels, and sometimes it is goods.It is impossible for the goods to be transported to the capital every day. They must be stored in a certain amount or transported once every specified day.

Non-compliant ones are also stored for processing.

Li Xiaodao and Xianggong walked inside while guessing, imagining the daily operation of the ancient city shipping company.

"Here, it's here. The documents that need to be translated have been placed on the table, and the pen, ink, paper and inkstone are also ready. If there is anything else you need, the girl can call someone. I will be outside."

The officers and soldiers leading the way brought the two of them into a room, saluted Li Xiaodao and Pei Zhiqi, and were about to leave.

"Hey wait! Where's Master Zhu? Isn't he coming today? Who will pay me that night?" Li Xiaodao asked.

"Master Zhu is busy outside during the day, if you don't come back at night, the girl will call me."

Li Xiaodao saw that in addition to the large work table and two chairs placed on both sides of the table, there was a small tea table next to it, and a chair was placed inside the tea table. The tea and hot water were all prepared on the table. , There are also two plates of exquisite dim sum.

"This seat..."

"Oh, this is the order of Li Guanshi from the palace of the capital, saying that he will stay here today, but it is still early, he may still be drinking morning tea, and he will be here soon."

There are two vertical lines on Li Xiaodao's eyebrows.This old man Li has nothing to do?I didn't see enough yesterday, and today I still have to sit by the side and watch myself work?What kind of special fetish is this?

I thought I was working here today with my husband, but here is a light bulb.

Li Xiaodao pouted dissatisfiedly.

"Miss Li, what other orders do you have? If there is no little one, then go down," the officer and soldier bowed and saluted.

"No more, go get busy! I'll call you again if I need something!"

Li Xiaodao laid out the paper, and then sorted out the documents he wanted to translate. Pei Zhiqi, who was quiet along the way, first poured clean water into the inkstone, took out the ink stick, and began to grind the ink.

The two of them were as natural as they were in the study at home before. They knew what they should do without having to speak out, like a pair of highly efficient partners.

After a while, Li Xiaodao sat down and picked up a manuscript to read, and the five taels of silver book in Tibetan language was placed beside her, and she had to refer to it from time to time.

After roughly going through the manuscript, she raised her head and smiled at Pei Zhiqi who was sitting across from her, "Is your husband ready? I'm about to start?"

Pei Zhiqi pinched his sleeve with one hand and dipped a pen in thick ink with the other, and replied with a smile: "Ready, lady, let's start."

"Hello, Dear Chief of Shipbuilding Department of Daiyu Chaoshi, I am the captain of the Merchant Ship Victory from the Luzon Kingdom. We came to your country on this voyage with the goodwill of friendly exchanges and brought three boxes of our country's special crystal crystals, medium Five boxes, 25 boxes of high-grade medicinal materials, [-] boxes of medium-grade medicinal materials..."

Li Xiaodao began to translate slowly, and Pei Zhiqi converted the vernacular that Li Xiaodao translated into written language, and recorded it in neat and beautiful lower case letters.

The two cooperated very well. Li Xiaodao took care of writing at a slow speed, and Pei Zhiqi wrote fast and beautifully. The rhythm of one slow and one fast just matched.

Occasionally, Li Xiaodao looked up at Xianggong, and found that Xianggong was also smiling at him.

Today I am much happier working in the shed than yesterday, and there are no loud businessmen around me, but a pleasing husband-in-law on the opposite side.

Mr. Xianggong lightly pinches the small sleeve with one hand, and writes with the pen in the other. His movements are smooth and elegant; his handsome face is meticulous, with a serious expression, but there is always a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, looking confident and leisurely.

Both of them were very focused, working together smoothly and quickly, they didn't realize that Manager Li had quietly entered the door unknowingly.

(End of this chapter)