It was already noon when he arrived in front of Jinyi Square. Agui put the carriage away and walked in with Li Ye.
Walking into the lobby of Jinyi Square, Li Ye looked at the fabric on the wall in a daze, and asked Agui behind him: "Last time I asked Mu Mu to bring some gold coins to my old monk, was it you who did this?"
"Mumu didn't let me go because she and Xiaoqing went to the temple to meet Master Kuchan." Agui whispered back from the side.
"That's good. My master always lives a miserable life and is always reluctant to spend money. In a few days, you can take Master Zhao here to the temple to make a few sets of monk robes for him."
Li Ye stared thoughtfully at the various fabrics on the counter, thinking about which fabrics to choose for Master Lao Shang.
"Long time no see, little sir. What do you need?" Although Li Ye was wearing a bamboo hat, Master Zhao in the hall still recognized Li Ye's voice.
Li Ye heard the sound, looked at the fabrics on the wall, and said, "I'll first look for durable, strong, dirty fabrics to make a few sets of spring, summer, autumn and winter clothes."
When Master Zhao heard this, he immediately took out a bundle of gray coarse fabrics from the counter.
He opened the fabric and pinched a corner and said: "This is the fabric that has just arrived in our workshop. It is produced in Nanxuan Region. It is made of silk and jute woven together. It is very strong and has a gray forbidden color. It just meets the requirements of the young gentleman."
Li Ye stretched out his hand and touched it carefully, and said with a smile: "I want all of these. I will make two sets for spring, summer, autumn and winter according to my figure. Please remember when you take the measurements, according to my figure in the next five years." Make two more sets for each height, for a total of ten sets. Is there enough fabric?"
"It must be enough. If it's not enough for us to buy goods from other places, aren't you in a hurry?" Master Zhao looked at him and asked.
"Please hurry up and make me a second set. I'll need it in four days. Don't worry about the rest. When it's ready, you can send it to Hongxiu Restaurant or Zizhuyuan." After saying that, he took out ten gold coins and put them on the table. On top of the counter.
"You make it first. If the money is not enough, I will give it to you. Remember not to make it into a robe, just make it into the double-breasted style worn by monks in the temple."
"Don't worry, I guarantee your satisfaction! I'll give you a receipt." Master Zhao accepted the gold coins and looked at Li Ye and said.
"There is no need for the receipt. I have to trouble you to follow my Agui to the Great Buddhist Temple in two days and make some more clothes for my old monk." Li Ye waved his hand and said.
Master Zhao nodded, took out a soft ruler and measured Li Ye.
"I will give you some more gold coins later. You can take Master Zhao to the temple. You can also choose what kind of clothes you want to wear. Don't save money for me. I will earn back the money after I spend it." Li Ye looked at it said Agui.
Agui nodded and said, "Don't worry, young master, the gold coins you put in my husband's house two years ago have not been spent yet."
Master Zhao finished taking the measurements, looked at Li Ye and said, "In four days, will you go pick it up, or should I find someone to deliver it to your house?"
"Don't bother, I'll come and get it when the time comes. I'm sorry to trouble you." After saying that, he walked out of the hall.
Agui followed behind and muttered: "Why did the young master order such ugly clothes? The robe is still beautiful!"
"I want to go to the Great Buddha Temple to practice, and I will go to Fangcun Mountain to practice in the future. What should I do when I wear a robe, carry water and chop firewood during the practice?"
Li Ye frowned, looked at him and said.
"Why does the young master still have to go to the temple to carry water, chop firewood, and do all this hard work? Let Agui follow you, and let me do all the hard work!"
Agui was shocked. The young master Xindao was doing nothing at home, and in the blink of an eye he was going to the Great Buddha Temple to do hard labor.
"This is my practice, it has nothing to do with you. As long as you know, don't talk nonsense at home." Li Ye got on the carriage.
Agui nodded. He had always been indifferent to Li Ye's practice.
After finding a hair-shaving stall, Li Ye shaved off his messy hair that had been struck by lightning, and then followed Agui back to Zizhuyuan.
...
Sitting in front of the hall, Ye Zhiqiu and his wife were not there. Li Hongxiu was watching her husband write the invitation. When she saw Li Ye walking in, her eyes raised.
He smiled and said, "You haven't had lunch. Eat some pastries to cushion your stomach. Later, call Agui and ask the kitchen to cook you a bowl of noodles."
"No, I'll just have some pastries. It's common to be hungry occasionally in the mountains." Li Ye said with a smile.
The husband raised his head, glanced at him and said, "Going out to do errands?"
Li Ye looked closely at his husband writing on the red paper and said with a smile: "I went to the medicine pavilion and took some herbs to Hu Ge's father. Now that there are many people and the expenses are high, I have to earn some money to prepare them."
The husband nodded and said, "That's good, it saves me the trouble."
Li Hongxiu came closer and touched Li Ye's bald head, and said jokingly: "I know you are going to the temple to practice, so you don't have to rush to shave your hair? How can you attend my mother's wedding banquet like this?"
Li Ye pushed Li Hongxiu's hand away and said with a blushing face: "Isn't it ugly because of the lightning strike? I might as well just shave it off and make it clean."
The gentleman raised his head and glared at Li Hongxiu.
Li Ye picked up the kettle and put it on the fire to boil water. He picked up a piece of apricot blossom cake from the plate and put it in his mouth.
He smiled and said: "Sister Hongxiu, you will be my mistress in a few days, so you must be more dignified."
"How many days will it take? Listen carefully, kid. Am I not your master's wife now? Let's talk about this today. I can't explain it clearly. Although I can't beat you, I can scold you to death." Li Hongxiu glared at Li Ye One glance.
"Yes, I can't quarrel with you, but I can afford to hide." Li Ye grabbed a few pieces of apricot cake from the table, looked at his husband and said, "Sir, the place where I live has not changed, has it?"
The gentleman nodded.
In a flash, Li Ye walked around Li Hongxiu and walked into the house.
Li Hongxiu was puzzled. When did this kid learn to be a naughty boy? Pointing at Li Ye's back, he looked at the gentleman. The gentleman pretended not to notice and continued to write the invitation.
...
He had not slept in a bed for two years, so he lay on the bed and took a nap quietly.
It wasn't until midnight that Li Ye opened his eyes when he felt something crawling on his face.
At first glance, it was Mu Mu who had returned from shopping and was scratching his eyes with her hair.
Pulling Xi Mumu to sit down on the bed, he said with a smile, "Where is Xiaobai?"
"He and Xiaoqing went to the back mountain to play, and they said they were going to fetch water and make tea for their brother." Mu Mu sat on the edge of the bed, swinging her calves.
"You took Xiaobai shopping and what did you buy when you came back? Have you spent all the money?" Li closed his eyes in the middle of the night and lay on the bed.
Mu Mu pouted and muttered: "Xiao Qing bought him a pair of shoes and two clothes. Let's go eat a bowl of beef noodles together. Xiao Bai ate two bowls. There are still more gold coins. Xiao Qing and I I didn’t spend it randomly, I kept it all for my brother.”
Li Ye sat up, touched Mu Mu's little head and said, "I believe you didn't spend it recklessly, but since I gave it to you, it's yours. You can use it sparingly. We will spend money when we go to the Central and Western Regions in the future." There’s plenty of room.”
Mu Mu nodded, took his hand and said, "Mom is drinking tea in front of the hall. There are guests at home. Please ask me to call you out."
"A guest is here? Where are they from?" Li Ye picked out some clean clothes from the cabinet and put them on, looking at Mu Mu and said.
"Madam of the General's Mansion." Mu Mu ran out of the room as she spoke.
"Little sister's mother? Li Ye stood in front of the bronze mirror with an unspeakable expression on his face.
...
After standing still for a long time, thinking that there was no way to hide, it was just a knife blow, Li Ye walked out of the house with his hands behind his back.
"You said that Li Ye didn't go to my place when he came back. He sent Agui to deliver some things. Does this mean he doesn't want to recognize me as his mother-in-law?" Lin Yueru's voice was heard before he got closer.
"Ye'er went to the Great Buddha Temple last night. I got up early this morning. I haven't had a good rest in the past two years. You have to understand." Ye Zhiqiu didn't say anything clearly, but just added water to Lin Yueru's cup.
Li Ye frowned slightly, leaned close to Lin Yue and held her hands in his hands: "This junior has met Mrs. Lin."
Without a formal order, Li Ye thought it would be better to call her Mrs. Lin.
"This kid...how can he be called a human?" Lin Yueru turned her head and looked at Li Ye behind her.
Suddenly he exclaimed: "What's going on with your face? How did it become like this? Is the sun in Tianshan very poisonous?"
Li Ye smiled and said mockingly: "I was playing in the mountains and got struck by lightning a few times, and that's what happened."
Seeing Lin Yueru's surprised look, Ye Zhiqiu sighed and said, "Ye'er was still wearing a bamboo hat when she came back in the morning. It also shocked me. Now that I see it, I'm used to it."
"Brother looks good like this. Mu Mu doesn't feel ugly at all." Mu Mu sat next to Ye Zhiqiu and swung her legs.
Lin Yueru pulled Li Ye to sit next to her, touched his face, and looked a little ugly: "Why is there no hair? How much pain did you suffer on Tianshan Mountain?"
"This hair was also burnt black by lightning. It looked unsightly, so I went to the city and shaved it off. The mountains are nice, and I learned a lot." Li Ye didn't say much, and carried a kettle to pour tea for Ye Zhiqiu and Lin Yueru.
"We were all worried that you would be alone on Tianshan Mountain and that you would encounter some danger. Unexpectedly, something happened." Lin Yueru sighed. She now understood why Li Ye didn't come to see her.
"It's nothing, I've been used to being struck by lightning since I was a child." Li Ye said with a smile.
"Why did my brother suffer so much on Tianshan Mountain? When Mu Mu was here, he and his brother ate barbecue every day. The things we ate can't be bought in the city." Mu Mu tilted her head and looked at Lin Yueru.
"Mu Mu, don't talk to Mrs. Lin like this. She is an elder, so you must be polite. You have forgotten how I teach people. I have to slap your palm when you turn around."
Ye Zhiqiu smiled, she really liked this guy.
"Li Ye, it's been two years since Wushuang went to Phoenix Mountain with her master. Her father and I miss you very much. If you have time, come and sit at our house and chat with us." Lin Yueru murmured.
"No problem, as long as Madam doesn't dislike me, I'll come over when I have time." Li Ye replied cautiously, feeling a little embarrassed.
Li Ye drank a cup of tea and took Mu Mu to the kitchen, saying that he would cook a soup for everyone.
Looking at Li Ye's Mu Mu's back, Lin Yueru frowned, looked at Ye Zhiqiu and said: "Why can't I understand your son? He is like a mystery. I am also a cultivation base in the Golden Core realm. How can I not understand him?" Out of his realm?”
"Ye'er, Master and I don't know anything about his cultivation. If you want to know, you have to ask Mr. Ye'er. If Ye'er doesn't want to talk, we can't ask more questions." Ye Zhiqiu said.
"Is he still not your biological child? How can you not care about him so much and have to listen to your husband's arrangements in everything."
Lin Yueru looked at Ye Zhiqiu seriously, because she had already seen that Li Ye was only in the state of gathering energy.
Ye Zhiqiu took Lin Yueru's hand and said, "I am his mother, but my husband spends more effort on him than my wife and I. Their relationship is that of father and son. What do you want me to say?"
Lin Yueru didn't know how to answer, so she could only say quietly: "What do I think, he is in the realm of Qi gathering? Did I make a mistake? Or is his realm already far beyond ours?"
"Ye'er said that something went wrong while he was practicing at the Great Buddha Temple last night and his realm was completely lost. Sir, he asked us to take care of our own practice and ignore Ye'er's affairs. If you really want to know, just... But I guess sir... Oh, let’s take care of our own practice, the children’s affairs have their masters to worry about.”
Ye Zhiqiu explained for a long time, but he didn't know if Lin Yueru understood it.
Lin Yueru was thoughtful, but still confused.
She felt that there was something strange about this matter no matter how she looked at it, and she thought she would ask the general about it when she returned home in the evening.
