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Chapter 579 The good days have just begun

"Li Dutong, let's go and have a drink on the flower boat. I'll treat you." Wang Yu, the deputy governor of Fengji Camp, caught up with Li Huanshi and said with a smile.

Today, their battalion and the imperial army shared the defense of Miyagi. As soon as the patrol was arranged, Li Huanshi subconsciously prepared to return to the station.

"If you don't want to go, you can go." Li Huan was not very interested.

When he was at the border, he often went to brothels in his spare time.

Life on the frontier is hard, there are often wars, everyone's life is passable, there are no good houses, and there are no exquisite women.

The people there, like the environment, are muddling along, with a sense of despair that will disappear one day.

But the capital city is different. The women in the capital city are very delicate and exquisitely dressed. Every one of them is so soft that they even move a little slower.

Li Huanshi has been to the not-so-high-end brothel here once or twice, and he has a deep understanding of the acclimatization.

He came to the capital, but he still carried the desperate and pitiful smell of the frontier.

Those women smelled his body, and laughed at his rusticity from the corners of their eyes and brows.

This made him very unhappy.

Especially since Xie Yuan, the great general he was following, admitted in public that he was a girl, the implicit ridicule on him has added another layer.

He was even more unhappy.

"Look at you, someone took the initiative to invite you to drink flower wine... Why are you still showing face to people? Li Dutong, you really hurt my heart." Wang Yu said disappointedly.

Li Huanshi's indifferent and resistant face eased, and said:
"I'm not looking at you either... The women in the capital watch people order dishes, and I'm going to make them entertain me. I don't want to go."

Wang Yu was stunned for a moment, then quickly said:

"Hey... how is it possible, you are the commander of the city defense battalion, how many people will make fun of you? When you change the station, you have to go outside the city for a long time. Taking advantage of the convenience in the capital, don't Wouldn't it be a waste to have fun."

After he finished speaking, he leaned into Li Huanshi's ear again, and said mysteriously:
"It's much more interesting on a flower boat than on land. This time, I spent all my money and hired a few leading ladies..."

Li Huanshi looked at Wang Yu, his eyes flickered and he was shaken.

……

The flower boat was parked in the middle of the river, with carved windows on top of flowers and ribbons of red lights, it looked like a delicate and noble flower, the kind that would devour gold and silver.

They crossed to the top in a small boat, and just stepped on the board of the flower boat, they heard the melodious sound of silk, bamboo and wind music coming from inside.

Few of the brothel girls on the border can play the piano...

Li Huanshi subconsciously felt that he seemed unworthy of this scene, so he started to retreat again, and just turned sideways, Wang Yu pulled him into the cabin.

As soon as he entered the door, Li Huanshi was dumbfounded when he saw the scene inside.

There are many beautiful girls in it, but there are also many old men, or those who are not good at dealing with them...

Li Huanshi's face turned dark immediately, and he touched the sword at his waist, looked at them vigilantly, and turned to ask Wang Yu:

"what do you mean?!"

The cabin was suddenly quiet, and the atmosphere was oppressive.

Wang Yu looked at those people, stretched out his hand to press Li Huanshi's sword-holding hand, and persuaded him:

"Don't be like this... In fact, they invited us on their own initiative, and I made up a lie because I was afraid that you would not come."

Li Huan said angrily:

"You lied to me knowing that I didn't want to come?! What can I say to them! Are you discussing whose brothers died more?!"

After saying that, he turned around and was about to go out, but Wang Yu couldn't even catch him.

But as soon as Li Huanshi went out, he realized that he was on a flower boat. The ferry boat had already gone back, and there was running water everywhere... And he, he doesn't know how to swim...

Li Huanshi stood on the deck, staring at the flowing river, and froze there.

At this time, a person inside also came out with Wang Yu. He was the commander of the Ma Junsi of the Imperial Army, and he bowed his hands politely to Li Huanshi and said:

"Li Dutong, since you're here, let's have a drink. Speaking of which, we are all a family now. If we don't speculate this time, we won't drink next time. You don't have to blame Brother Wang Yu, we also admire Li. Du Tong, I begged him to invite you over."

A gust of wind on the surface of the river wrinkled the surface of the water, making it shimmering, making it feel like the wind is rustling and the water is cold...

Li Huanshi stood there for a long time, and finally turned around and entered the cabin.

As soon as he entered and sat down, a woman with exquisite makeup leaned delicately beside him, with red eyebrows and red lips, eyes like autumn waves, and a nice and elegant scent of powder came to his face, with a hint of seduction.

This was different from the brothel women he had come into contact with before, not like a prostitute, but more like a lady.

It's like a noble girl with noble status, who suddenly throws her arms at him with a lifeless white grin.

Li Huanshi looked at her, his eyes were straightened, his body was also stiff, and he didn't move.

It wasn't until the woman raised the suet-like white and soft hand with pleading eyes, brought the wine glass to his mouth and drank it, that he felt that his body and heart were alive again...

After drinking for three rounds and making nonsense, a few people sat there in disheveled clothes, the tension at the beginning disappeared naturally, as if suddenly there was an absurd friendship for several years.

Only then did I start talking about my background and future.

A guard man said:
"I heard that Brother Li also came from a poor background, and so did I... I think that when there was a famine that year, the head of the family all died, and I joined the military camp as a soldier to earn my living.

At that time, many people were like this, that is, many people died after only eating a few meals. We are destined to be rich and honored, so we just arrived at the current position..."

He paused, then asked again, "What about you...is there anyone else at home?"

Li Huanshi looked at the colorful paintings on the cabin, and said with a dejected expression: "It's gone." There was no further text.

Those members of the imperial army looked at each other, feeling a headache because of Li Huanshi's lack of talkativeness.

After a while, someone sighed and said:
"It's not easy. While you have money and time, you can't treat yourself badly. Otherwise, you will be sorry for the hardships we have suffered."

"It's just..." Several people agreed.

"Hahaha... It's just what, Wang Yu, what kind of hardships have you suffered? You have lived in the capital since birth, and your family doesn't say how rich it is, after all, you have never been hungry."

Wang Yu said helplessly:
"Hey, it's all the same. I've never been hungry, but the number of times I almost lost my life is no less than that of you... No matter what your background, everyone has one life. When you're alive, you should treat yourself better, don't worry about it. If the sky says that you are dead, you are dead, and it will be too late to regret it later.”

"That makes sense..." Everyone responded again.

Wang Yu looked at Li Huanshi who had been lying there motionless, and said:
"Li Dutong, when you turn around, marry a wife and have a few children. After that, there will be someone at home. The good days have just begun, how can you be depressed every day."

(End of this chapter)