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Chapter 679: I got up and saw Yue Chuzi in the man's arms [The last three days of the month, please vote! ]

"Just lean the umbrella against the door. You can sit wherever you want. Make yourself at home. Don't be polite. My embroiderer and I also live casually on weekdays."

In the quiet courtyard, Ouyang Rong walked into the door first and greeted casually.

He raised his hand and waved to Yuan Huaimin and Li Yu, who were following him in with curiosity, signaling them to relax.

"Lianghan, your courtyard is indeed very close to Chengtian Temple. It's only a few steps away."

Yuan Huaimin looked around and said with interest.

Li Yu followed the two of them without saying a word, and finally entered the room. He helped Yuan Huaimin shake off the raindrops on his umbrella, leaned the umbrella against the door, and lowered his head to straighten his clothes.

When he raised his head, Ouyang Rong and Yuan Huaimin had already walked into the lobby, pouring tea and water. The two turned to Li Yu and smiled, calling him over.

"Brother Yu, why are you being so polite? Come in quickly."

Yuan Huaimin waved carelessly:

"We're not in the Huaiye Lane mansion. Madam Zhen, who likes to meddle with people, is not here. Let's relax. Brother Lianghan will treat us to a meal. It's just like a family dinner."

Li Yu nodded first, then took the teacup handed to him by Ouyang Rong with both hands and shook his head:
"The young master's wife is here, so we should be more careful. After all, we are having a meal at her house, and we can't let her think that we are impolite."

Ouyang Rong smiled and glanced at Li Yu's rather serious expression.

He has a completely different personality from Yuan Huaimin.

But you know what, the two of them have been living in the same yard quite harmoniously these days.

Yuan Huaimin is an open-minded and casual person. He has a free and easy personality and is not bound by any rules, but he has no concept of time.

For example, just now Ouyang Rong invited them to dinner, but Yuan Huaimin took a long time to go out, and Ouyang Rong and Li Yu waited at the door for a long time. The most important thing was that Yuan Huaimin kept muttering while cleaning the house: It's almost there, wait for me.

Dabing was just improvising, mainly to make a feint.

Li Yuze looks kind-hearted and fat, but he is actually very cautious in dealing with people and things. He is very organized and meticulous in his work and has a strong sense of time.

In the past, the Li family was an informant of Yunmeng Jianze in Xunyang City. His family ran a herbal medicine shop. Diligence is a must for doing business, so the Li family has a good family tradition.

Therefore, Yuan and Li live together, which is considered to be complementary. Ouyang Rong has come to Yuan Huaimin's yard several times and found that it is much cleaner and tidier. It seems that Li Yu is the one who is quietly cleaning it.

To use Yuan Huaimin's neurotic words as he told tales later: Brother Li has obsessive-compulsive disorder. The straight branches he picked up from his walks outside are neatly arranged on the walls of the house, like swords.

Ouyang Rong just felt that both of them had their own strengths.

Being with this old guy Yuan Huaimin is, in one word, comfortable. There is a kind of beauty that makes you want to play around with him.

Li Yu’s words...Ouyang Rong had some admiration for him.

Opening more than a dozen herbal medicine shops inherited from one's ancestors in Xunyang City and becoming a wealthy man, well, it's a bit of a waste of talent.

But it can also be seen that this person was quite down-to-earth in the first half of his life. He got married, had daughters, and managed the family business without any big desires.

By the way, Li Yu also respected cultured scholars. This can be seen not only from his admiration for Ouyang Rong, but also from the fact that he asked "female teacher Yu Nianyuan" to teach his only daughter Li Shu how to read and write.

This person has a bit of the style of a Confucian businessman, he focuses on culture and is not obsessed with money.

Although they are also businessmen, Pei Shisan Niang is more aggressive. She loves gambling and excitement and adventure when doing business. Before she was beaten by Ouyang Rong and was influenced by him, she was crazy about profit and would do anything to make money.

The two men represent two types of businessmen, conservative and radical.

The reason why Ouyang Rong was imprisoned in the water dungeon of the state prison was that he was bailed out by Rong Zhen and Old Yang.

Appreciation is also a reason.

Even under the inhuman torture of water torture, he was able to keep his mouth shut, not revealing the whereabouts of his virginity, not selling out his former master and begging for his life. He even had a battle of wits with Rong Zhen, and only laughed miserably and begged for death after being exposed.

Let me ask you, which master wouldn’t like such subordinates?

Because if he is caught, he will never sell you out, even if you are ruthlessly abandoned by your master, just like when Yunmeng Jianze was exposed and temporarily evacuated Xunyang, abandoning Li Yu and others.

Therefore, not everyone is qualified to be invited by Ouyang Rong to this courtyard and eat the food prepared by the embroiderer.

In the lobby, the three of them rested for a while and drank some tea.

During this period, Ouyang Rong did not communicate much with Li Yu. Just now, when he was waiting for the slow Yuan Huaimin in Yuan Huaimin's yard, there was not much communication between them.

He did not talk to Li Yu about the fact that he had approached Yan Liulang in the afternoon to give him a warning.

Ouyang Rong didn't say anything, and Li Yu didn't ask anything.

The two of them acted as if nothing had happened. Only Yuan Huaimin was having a good time. As long as he was not at work and could enjoy free delicious food, he would be happy.

Yuan Huaimin might still be a little confused about what happened in Chengtian Temple today, but Li Yu was definitely not confused.

Just as the Fang sisters came to the door on behalf of Yunmeng Jianze, Chengtian Temple was surrounded by heavy troops. He should know what happened.

But from the fact that Li Yu did not get involved in the matter between the Fang sisters and Master Yizhi, it can be seen that this person's attitude towards Yunmeng Jianze has changed, subtly... changed.

Ouyang Rong chuckled.

At this time, Yuan Huaimin looked towards the backyard kitchen where some noises were coming from, pursed his lips and asked:

"Lianghan, is my sister-in-law cooking in the kitchen?"

"Ah."

"Don't you have a servant here? We can't afford to let my sister-in-law cook for us."

Ouyang Rong took a sip of tea slowly and said, "Then don't eat it."

"No, I must try the food cooked by my sister-in-law. I can't let you and my sister-in-law down."

"It's okay to let you down. We have good tempers."

"No, no, no."

Yuan Huaimin shook his head firmly, and after a while, he looked towards the backyard kitchen with some curiosity.

Li Yu standing next to him didn't even look away, as if he didn't care about anything.

Yuan Huaimin asked curiously:
"Liang Han, when did you meet this embroiderer? How come I didn't know that you settled down here and had a little nest? We meet almost every day. You hid it too well. Okay, what else is there to hide from me?"

Ouyang Rong touched his chin and thought for a while, then asked:

"You and Commander Yi are old lovers, and I know that too. Why didn't you tell me earlier? Are you hiding something from me?"

Yuan Huaimin's face darkened:
"No, what can I hide from you? Am I as disloyal as you? And I have said it so many times, there is nothing wrong between Qiu Niang and me, we are brothers and sisters, don't talk nonsense, it's disrespectful, it's disrespectful!"

Yuan Da Changshi shook his sleeves, his face flushed and he looked a little angry.

Ouyang Rong laughed and stopped teasing him on this sensitive issue.

At this time, Li Yu came back to his senses from his daze and spoke softly:
"Sir, please ask Madam to prepare less food. We can't finish it. Lord Yuan and I will also go back early. There is no need to work so hard."

"It's okay. It was the embroiderer's idea. She knew I brought friends here and wanted to treat them well. If you can't eat, then so be it. Like Brother Huaimin said, the intention has to be there. At worst, I can eat. I have a big appetite, which is the result of training.

"Wait a moment, I'll go to the kitchen. The food will be ready soon. There's already Dongpo pork. I think Miss Xiu wants to order a few more dishes."

Ouyang Rong smiled, drank the tea in the cup in one breath, patted his sleeves, stood up and went to the backyard.

Yuan Huaimin and Li Yu looked at each other with a hint of smile in their eyes.

Soon, they heard Ouyang Rong enter the kitchen and seemed to be talking to the embroiderer.

But what was strange was that there was only Ouyang Rong's voice in the kitchen, and not the voice of the embroiderer. Ouyang Rong seemed to be asking and answering himself.

Yuan Huaimin looked puzzled.

Li Yu didn't care much and was a little absent-minded throughout the whole process, turning his head from time to time to look in the direction of Chengtian Temple.

A quarter of an hour later, Ouyang Rong, wearing a small apron, carried two dishes out of the kitchen and came to the lobby.

"Come, let's eat in the lobby. There's rain on the stone table in the yard, so we won't go to the yard."

Ouyang Rong entertained the two of them and took them to an eight-person table in the lobby to eat. Yuan Huaimin sat down directly.

Li Yu is more particular and goes to wash his hands first.

The well was in the southeast corner of the backyard. He had to pass through the corridor and walk around it. When he came to the well, he was drawing water to wash his hands when he heard someone coming out from the kitchen on the right rear. The footsteps mixed with those of Master Ouyang, and the two of them carried the dishes to the lobby together.

Li Yu didn't look back.

Without having to guess, he knew it must be the young master's wife. Well, to put it bluntly, it was the young wife he kept outside who had not been brought home yet.

The relationship is definitely a bit complicated, but Li Yu doesn't ask too many questions, listens more to other people's family affairs, speaks nicely, and calls her "Madam" and that's it.

"Haha, thank you sister-in-law, enough food, enough, no drinking, no drinking... Hey, why are you still going to get it? You're welcome. Okay, Madam, please walk carefully..."

Li Yu heard Yuan Huaimin's smiling and greeting voice coming from the lobby.

He looked peaceful, washed his hands, and turned back to the lobby.

As soon as Li Yu walked into the door, he saw a pretty girl with her eyes covered with a sky-blue satin ribbon. She carefully carried a pot of wine, groped her way back to the table, lowered her head and took the initiative to pour the wine for Yuan Huaimin, with her side face facing him at the door.

Li Yu seemed to be under a spell of immobilization, his feet nailed to the lobby door. Ouyang Rong walked up to him and handed him a towel to wipe his hands, but he ignored him.

Ouyang Rong saw that the slightly plump official's pupils shrank slightly.

He suddenly asked:
"What is Mr. Li staring at?"

Li Yu suddenly woke up, first looked at Ouyang Rong, then turned to look at Zhao Qingxiu and Yuan Huaimin.

After reading it twice, he swallowed:
"No...nothing."

Ouyang Rong looked carefully at the slightly flustered Li Yu and asked softly:
"Is it really okay?"

"No, it's okay."

Li Yu quickly looked away, ran to sit down, and looked down at the food.

Zhao Qingxiu, wearing an apron, scooped a bowl of rice and handed it to him.

Li Yu didn't look up, just took it with a "hmm" sound and started to eat.

He ate the whole meal in a hurry, staring at the plate of Dongpo pork in front of him. After he finished eating, he picked up another plate without stopping.

Not a word.

Ouyang Rong took a look and felt that he didn't need to finish all the dishes, Brother Li could finish them.

Li Yu was a man of few words, so Yuan Huaimin didn't care.

Perhaps because of the presence of the girl, or perhaps because he noticed something was wrong with her blindfolding and not talking, Yuan Huaimin said little throughout the meal. He did not ask Ouyang Rong many questions at the table, but from time to time he praised the girl's cooking for being delicious.

Zhao Qingxiu was so pleased with the praise that she smiled happily. She listened to the sounds in the two people's bowls to judge whether they were full or not, and frequently served them rice.

Yuan Huaimin waved his hand to decline, but Li Yu accepted every bowl. He had just told Ouyang Rong that he didn't have a big appetite, so it seemed he was being modest.

Ouyang Rong smiled and picked up a piece of food for Zhao Qingxiu. The two of them sat close to each other. Zhao Qingxiu held the bowl and ate, lowering her head and taking small sips. She leaned slightly on Ouyang Rong, like a young wife.

Seeing this scene, Ling Yuan and Li couldn't help but look at it sideways.

Yuan Huaimin smiled. Li Yu licked his dry lips, quickly raised the wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

Yuan Huaimin was stunned for a moment.

This is his wine glass because Ouyang Rong didn't pour wine for Li Yu.

Yuan Huaimin looked puzzled:
"Brother Yu, don't you not drink? Every time I asked you to go to Xunyang Tower, you refused to go, saying that you don't drink at all and stay rational."

"Good, good wine. Haha. I'm happy today. Why should I be rational?"

Li Yu's face flushed and he looked at Yuan Huaimin with a smile.

He didn't look at the young man in scholarly robes and the blindfolded mute girl who looked up curiously on the opposite side.

Soon, they were full of food and drink.

Yuan Huaimin and Li Yu were about to leave, and Ouyang Rong personally saw them off:
"Let's go. I'll take you there and take a walk. Um, why are you so absent-minded today, Brother Li?"

"It's delicious, because it's delicious. The little...the little lady's food is delicious." Li Yu murmured with his head down and nodded affirmatively.

"Really?" Ouyang Rong laughed.

"Yeah!" Li Yu nodded vigorously, looking at the distant mountain scenery, not looking at him.

"Then come again next time." Ouyang Rong nodded, and Li Yu swallowed his saliva.

Before the three of them went out, Zhao Qingxiu came to the door and gently pulled Ouyang Rong's sleeve.

Ouyang Rong was joking with Yuan Huaimin and Li Yu, and asked without turning his head: "What's wrong?"

Zhao Qingxiu lowered her head and wrote on his palm: [Where are Juxiu and Shengnan? Why aren't they at home?]

Ouyang Rong still had a joking smile on his face as he talked to Yuan Huaimin and Li Yu: "They went back and said they would come to see you again in a while."

Zhao Qingxiu tilted her head slightly: "Oh."

Then, as if she thought of what the three of them had arranged in the morning, she lowered her head slightly.

Before Ouyang Rong left, he rubbed her head with his big hands:
"Wait for me at the embroiderer's house. I'll see them off and come back soon."

"Ah."

Zhao Qingxiu smiled faintly, stood on tiptoe and straightened his collar.

Not far from the door, Li Yu couldn't help but look back at the two people who were in deep love. His eyes fell on the sweet dimple on the cheek of the blindfolded mute girl. The fat man turned his head and took a deep breath.

After a while, Zhao Qingxiu, who could not see clearly, watched the three people leave from the door.

After they left, Zhao Qingxiu stood quietly for a while, raised his hands, and groped forward to return to the yard.

Without the Fang sisters, the courtyard became completely quiet.

She didn't clear the table or wash the dishes, but walked to the main room without stopping.

Zhao Qingxiu came to a wardrobe in the corner, opened it skillfully, and took out a sword wrapped deeply in gray cloth from the bottom of the box.

Zhao Qingxiu was silent for a moment and drew his sword.

The deep and dim light unique to bronze filled the dim room.

If Ouyang Rong was present, he would find that the blade of this sword was made entirely of blood bronze.

The materials and bronze texture are more exaggerated than those of previous bronze daggers.

Moreover, the blood bronze material that made up the blade of this sword was slightly different from all the Yunmeng Orders he had seized before.

There are large patches of dark red spots on it, as if it was splashed with the blood of some unknown creature.

The suspected dried blood spots are combined with the deep texture of the bronze itself.

Ancient and cold.

It looked like a bloody ritual vessel used by tribal priests in ancient times after presiding over a human sacrifice ceremony.

It either pleases the beast or the gods.

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