capital girl

Chapter 169 Encountering a Water Bandit
Their house was not sold, and they kept a few old servants to look after the house.

The old servant was very excited when he saw Li Yulou come back.

"Oh, miss is back, why didn't someone send a letter back in advance?" The old servant walked vigorously, three steps at a time, and came to Li Yulou's side.

"Uncle Liu, are you in good health?" Li Yulou asked with a smile when he saw that this was the old servant of the family, Uncle Liu.

"Okay, everything is fine. What's wrong with living in this huge house?" Uncle Liu replied with a smile, "How are the master and wife, and how is the young master?"

"All good, all good, they are all doing well. My mother opened a shop in the capital, my father went to Dezhou to take up a post, and Yukun is going to be a son-in-law soon." Li Yulou said with a smile.

"My son-in-law, oh my god, what a high official that must be, the young master is really promising." Uncle Liu patted his thigh and said with emotion.

Li Yulou spoke a few more words with Uncle Liu, and then returned to the house where he lived before leaving.

The house is cleaned regularly. Although there is some dust inside, it is not dirty.

"Let's stay here tonight, okay?" Li Yulou turned to Meng Shiyu with a smile.

"This is your boudoir, how about living here?" Meng Shiyu had a secretive smile on his face.

"What are you thinking about? It's just the place where I lived." Li Yulou's cheeks were slightly warm.

Thinking that the two of them will live here at night, there is a feeling of having an affair.

Li Yulou looked at the old things in his room, then closed the door and came out, then gave some instructions to Uncle Liu, and followed Meng Shiyu to Dr. Song's house.

Doctor Song has already received the news and has returned from the medical hall.

"Uncle Song..." Seeing Doctor Song shout, Meng Shiyu's voice was choked up.

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back." Doctor Song's eyes turned red instantly.

Meng Shiyu asked Uncle Song to sit down, and then took Li Yulou to respectfully kowtow three times to Uncle Song.

"I passed the No. [-] examination and now I'm an official. How can I kowtow to me? Get up, get up." Uncle Song got up, helped Meng Shiyu and Li Yulou up, and said in a hoarse voice.

"Uncle Song, you are Shi Yu's adoptive father, and we are your juniors. Let alone being the number one scholar, we have become prime ministers. I should kowtow to you, and I have to kowtow to you." Li Yulou stretched out his hand to support Uncle Song He stopped and pushed him back on the chair.

"Your small mouth is still so sweet." Uncle Song looked at Li Yulou with a smile all over his face, and creases bloomed on his face.

"Why are you back all of a sudden?" Uncle Song looked at Meng Shiyu and asked.

"Appointed by the imperial court, I will be an official in Linshui County. I will come back to see you when I pass by Xiuzhou." Meng Shiyu replied.

Uncle Song frowned slightly, obviously surprised by this appointment.

But he is a doctor, so he doesn't know anything about the court.

It's just that he knows that Linshui County is a poor place.

"It doesn't matter how big an official you are, as long as you think about doing things for the people and benefiting the people, you are a good official." Song Bo said.

"It's just that I've been to this place in Linshui County. It's not a safe place. You have to be careful and protect yourself," Song Bo warned.

"You guys talk, I'll go to the kitchen to make you something to eat, drink and talk." Li Yulou stood up and said.

As a qualified daughter-in-law, shouldn't it be like this at this time?She thinks she's doing a great job.

"I'll go with you." Meng Shiyu immediately stood up and said.

"Alright, you guys go together." Seeing the close relationship between Li Yulou and Meng Shiyu, Song Bo smiled from ear to ear.

"Why did you come with me? Talk to Song Boduo, he must want to know how you are doing in the capital." Li Yulou said in a low voice as he walked out.

"I'm afraid you ordered the kitchen, and I have to build the kitchen, and I won't be able to take office in a while." Meng Shiyu also lowered his voice.

Li Yulou glared at him angrily, "In your eyes, am I that stupid?"

"You are much more stupid than I thought when it comes to cooking." Meng Shiyu whispered close to her ear.

Li Yulou slapped him on the arm angrily.

Meng Shiyu is very good at knives and cooks in an orderly manner, as if everything in the kitchen is under his control. Although he has been away for a long time, he is familiar with every part of the kitchen.Whatever you want is at your fingertips.

In the end, Li Yulou became a qualified fire burner.

Fortunately, the food was ready and served in no time.

Meng Shiyu took a small jar of wine and poured a bowl for Uncle Song.

"Yulou's cooking skills are so good, just like Shi Yu's." Song Bo said with a smile as he looked at the few side dishes on the dinner table.

Li Yulou was a little embarrassed, "This is Shi Yu's handicraft. Where can I cook, I can only embroider."

Song Bo laughed, "How can I not know that this is the cooking skill of appetite."

"You can't cook since you were a child, but you can climb walls and trees very quickly."

Meng Shiyu sat aside and smiled gloatingly.

Li Yulou gave him a hard look, then turned to Uncle Song and said, "Uncle Song, eat quickly and see if Shiyu's cooking skills have declined. He is a busy person when he goes to the capital, and he never goes to the kitchen to cook. of."

"Okay, I've really thought about Shiyu's craftsmanship." Song Bo smiled and picked up a chopstick and started eating, chatting with Meng Shiyu while drinking.

Uncle Song didn't ask about Meng Shiyu's affairs in the capital, and he probably felt that he wouldn't understand if he asked, not to mention it was so far away.On the contrary, he talked about a lot of things that happened to people they were familiar with in Xiuzhou.

Uncle Song is a doctor, and many people consult him every day, so he heard a lot of interesting gossip.

After a happy dinner, Uncle Song didn't let them wash the dishes, saying that he could do it himself, and then sent Meng Shiyu and Li Yulou back to Li's house.

In addition to putting down the gift, Li Yulou stuffed a few banknotes for Uncle Song.The denomination of the bank note is not large, and if it is too large, it will increase the burden on the other party.

When Li Yulou and Meng Shiyu came back, Uncle Liu had ordered the hot water to be boiled.

"Shiyu, do you take a bath first, or should I take a bath first?" Li Yulou looked at Meng Shiyu and asked.

"Can we go together?" Meng Shiyu looked at her and asked back.

"No!" Li Yulou answered simply and neatly.

But her person has been hugged by Meng Shiyu inadvertently.

"Shi Yu, what are you doing?" Li Yulou asked in a low voice.Her cheeks were hot.

"I don't know why, in your boudoir, I have the feeling of having an affair with you, and it's very strong, why don't we carry this feeling to the end." Meng Shiyu whispered in her ear with a slightly hoarse voice murmured.

"It's really not possible, it's not convenient here, just in case..."

Before Li Yulou could finish his words, Meng Shiyu's lips were blocked, and the kiss was very intense.

Li Yulou's heart was not peaceful at first, his head was like a ball of hemp mess disturbed by this kiss, and he couldn't think at all for a while.

Just like that, Meng Shiyu stepped in and succeeded.The two bathed in warm hot water together.

"Shiyu, you are getting worse and worse. There are more and more tricks to do that. I feel that I have been cheated. You are a playboy, aren't you?" Li Yulou curled up in Meng Shiyu's arms, his voice said softly.

"I have carefully read the twenty-odd booklets you have in hand one by one. The pictures in each booklet are printed in my mind. It is not you who have been deceived, but I who have been deceived." Meng Meng Shi Yu rubbed her earlobe and said softly.

"You've read them all, and I haven't read a few of them..." Li Yulou said.

"Really? Then No. 15... What was the picture at the beginning?" Meng Shiyu asked.

"It's not that we just now..."

Only now did Li Yulou realize that what she wanted to hide was exposed by what she blurted out, and she was so ashamed and indignant that she bit Meng Shiyu's arm fiercely.

Meng Shiyu gasped in pain, and kissed her hard again.

The water was completely cold, and the two of them came out of the tub.

There was nothing to say all night, and after breakfast the next day, Li Yulou and Meng Shiyu went back to Linshui County.

It is also a waterway to Linshui County.

Although Linshui County is close to the sea, the county seat is on the mountainside, surrounded by dense waterways and rivers.

"The scenery here is really beautiful." Standing at the bow of the boat, Li Yulou couldn't help sighing as he watched the trees and rocks on both sides of the river being left behind by him.

"It's hard to associate such a beautiful scenery with poor mountains and rivers."

"Because there is no land, food is basically purchased from outside. The common people make a living by going out to sea to fish, but they are prone to encounter pirates when going out to sea, and storms often occur, so the life of the people here is not stable, which is different from that in the north. .” Meng Shiyu came over and put a dress on her shoulders.

There are many mountains on both sides of the strait, and the sun cannot be seen.The boat is walking in the narrow waterway, the air is very heavy, and the boat is going down the current at a very fast speed.

"That's why a large part of the people in Linshui County have become pirates. If they weren't pirates, it would be difficult to live a stable and peaceful life." Meng Shiyu said.

"The most important thing is that these pirates have close ties with the government...even with the Cao family."

Li Yulou looked at Meng Shiyu in shock, "Aren't we in danger?"

"Of course it's very dangerous. Otherwise, why would I have to walk on the road for more than two months to let you enjoy the mountains and rivers. When you come here, you may not stop, and your days will pass."

"How do you know that the Cao family has contacts with these pirates?" Li Yulou asked.

"Because I have been to Cao's house and seen some of his decorations. Those things are not from our Dazhou. Many of those things come from overseas and Southeast Asia. If they don't have close contacts with pirates, these things are not easy to get. , Even if you have money, you can’t buy it.” Meng Shiyu smiled.

"What's more, the pirates are so rampant but there are no major changes. If it is not close to the government, how can it be possible?"

"Does the imperial court know about these situations?" Li Yulou asked.

"How could the imperial court know about such a remote place?" Meng Shiyu said.

"However, His Majesty should know a little bit, otherwise he wouldn't let me come here."

"Our Great Zhou has always paid more attention to those barbarians in the north. For these pirates on the east coast, they are just harassing a state and a county.

In front of the imperial court administering Nuo Da a country, this state and county are like a small grain of sand in a bowl of rice. When I see it, I squeeze it out. I can't see it, so I let it exist.

But most of the time it is invisible. "

Li Yulou looked at Meng Shiyu, "How much homework did you do when I couldn't see you? Did you get up quietly and study secretly every time I got tired and fell asleep?"

"Those who can pass the exam are geniuses, your husband and I don't need to work so hard.

It's just a little bit of memory.

What's more, I have hired talents from heaven, and I have a long-term memory and super analytical ability. I can't figure out this thing. We came to this poor Linshui County, and we probably haven't settled down yet. "

Although Meng Shiyu was boasting, Li Yulou felt that his boasting was far from enough, because his man was a man who descended from the stars of Wenqu, a man like a god.

While Li Yulou was looking at Meng Shiyu with admiration in his eyes, suddenly several boats came towards him.

The flag on the ship fluttered in the wind, with three large characters written on it, Jiaolong Gang.

"Look at what I said. If we don't have some skills, we won't be able to reach the Linshui County Yamen and die halfway. No, here we come." Meng Shiyu said to Li Yulou in a soft tone.

There were a large number of visitors, not only a few boats on the opposite side, but also a few boats behind them rushed towards them like shuttle arrows.

"Listen, people on the opposite side, lay down your weapons, and don't resist. Men commit suicide, and women live well. Let us take them away. Let us help the Lord to be happy and happy, and maybe you can save your life." The oncoming person at the front On the bow of the big boat, someone shouted loudly.

Meng Shiyu hooked his hands to the side.

Xiao Qi immediately took something and handed it to Meng Shiyu.

Meng Shiyu held the things in his hands, turned his big mouth to the outside, and his small mouth to himself, and said in a calm tone, "I am the newly appointed promotion officer of Linshui County.

Although the official rank is small, it is also an official appointed by the imperial court. Where are you from?

If it is a water bandit, put down your weapon, go back to the Yamen with you, and confess your guilt one by one. "

Meng Shiyu's voice was calm, but after being amplified by this loudspeaker, the voice was several times higher.

"Damn it, his thing is good, don't shout out loud." The leader, a strong man with a beard, pointed at Meng Shiyu and shouted.

"Tuiguan, Tuiguan is the best..."

"Brother Biao, the Tuiguan is the ninth rank, the smallest official in the county." A thin monkey man next to the burly man replied.

The burly man was stunned for a moment, then he turned his head up to the sky and laughed loudly, extremely arrogant.

"Damn it... a ninth-rank petty official wants me to go back with him and plead guilty. What are you? The magistrate is not enough to carry shoes with me." The burly man pointed arrogantly at Meng Shiyu yelled.

Meng Shiyu was not angry, and his tone was still gentle, "You already know the identity of this official, so this official has the right to take you. Once you resist, it is against the imperial court, and this official has the right to kill without mercy."

"Killing Wushe... you have such a big tone. In a while... this uncle will definitely pull out your teeth and make you speechless." The burly man roared angrily.

In fact, their ship is still tens of meters away from the ships on the opposite side.

"Say important things three times, put down your weapons and surrender, put down your weapons and surrender, put down your weapons and surrender." Meng Shiyu patiently said his so-called important things three times to the burly man in a calm tone.

(End of this chapter)