Xiaoyaoshanjun

Chapter 24: Let's Reminisce

I'm going out to buy some things today. After Tian Buli packed up the things at home, he packed a bag of loose change in his arms.

Seeing this, Lady Bean reached out and touched his arms.

"How can you do this? Take it off and I'll mend it for you and make a pocket inside."

Tian Buli took off his shirt and handed it to Dou Niang, "Okay."

Dou Niang sat on the edge of the bed with the clothes in her hand. She skillfully took out needle, thread and scissors from the cabinet beside the bed and sat on Tian Buli's bed to mend the clothes.

Tian Buli also sat on the edge of the bed, thinking about what would happen in the next two days.

Just after a moment of silence, I heard a dog barking outside.

"Second father! Bai Gu is looking for you!"

Tian Buli quickly got up and walked out, while Dou Niangzi showed an unhappy and angry expression, continued to work in a sullen manner, and deliberately refused to make room for the two men.

What a stingy woman.

Bai Yanhong's face was as rosy as a rose at this time, and she was accompanied by a maid and a beautiful woman of similar age.

Both of them were dressed like prostitutes. Although their clothes were beautiful, they were obviously not formal attire.

Bai Yanhong saw Tian Buli coming out and said with a smile, "This child is so sweet-mouthed, it must be because of what my husband taught him."

Bai Yanhong thought that letting the children call her "Auntie" was a thoughtful gesture, which made her even happier.

Tian Buli hurried over and said, "Young ladies, please speak softly. The master is sleeping in the north room. Let's go outside and talk."

Bai Yanhong took a look at the north room and knew that the student who had scored first in the exam lived there.

Zhang Xia was originally happy, but when she heard that they were going to talk outside, she couldn't help but say, "We just walked into your house and you want us to talk outside. I should have known not to come."

Tian Buli smiled and said, "How can I be estranged from you? This is the master's home. Why don't we go to the young lady's home to talk?"

Bai Yanhong asked doubtfully, "Go to Zhuangzi?"

Bai Yanhong thought they were talking about the escort agency.

Tian Buli looked at the two of them with a smile, especially his old lover whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Last month, I helped you two clean up the house you bought on the street. I was worried that someone would destroy the house after I left, so I would go there to take a nap when I had nothing to do. I bought some mattresses, wash basins, and stoves, and I drove away the snakes, rats, insects, and a nest of wild bees in the yard."

"The house has been vacant for so long. It was dirty and dilapidated at first, and the walls were broken in some places. So I turned the two houses into one, and now I have managed to clean up two habitable rooms. I'll take you to have a look."

Tian Buli kicked down the wall himself, repaired it and merged the two walls into one. He was too embarrassed to do anything with Dou Niang at home, so he often went to Zhang Xia's house to sleep with Dou Niang.

After Bai Yanhong and Zhang Xia heard this, their dissatisfaction immediately disappeared.

"My dear, you are so thoughtful." Bai Yanhong thanked him gratefully.

Zhang Xia also said: "Tell us about this kind of thing earlier, and we can help."

Tian Buli felt a little embarrassed, so he quickly asked Gou'er to look after the house, and went to the old street with two people and a maid.

Several people came to a dilapidated wooden door together. The door panel was worn out and was only half-closed, without even a lock.

Tian Buli opened the door and led the two people in. "Before, this place was occupied by the evil people nearby to store their sundries. I taught them a lesson and drove them away. Bai Gu's house is a bit remote and no one has lived in it for a long time. The house leaks and has fallen into disrepair. I will live here first."

Zhang Xia looked at the house she bought a few years ago. It had a very small yard and only three rooms, like a row of houses in an alley. There was a big house on the left side of the entrance and two small houses on the right side. At the end was a pile of rotten walls, and a narrow yard overgrown with weeds could be seen.

Bai Yanhong sighed and said, "There's no one watching over this place, how can there not be problems? Fortunately, my husband is here, so we don't have to lock the door and no strong men can get in. If the two of us were left alone in the future, we would probably be humiliated by those strong men when we come back to this place, and it would be difficult for us to return home."

Tian Buli smiled and said, "I have chased the bad guys away, so you can stay here without any worries!"

Tian Buli brought the three of them to the cleaned house. The house had been tidied up a bit. Although it was empty and shabby, and the furniture looked old, it was at least a clean place to live that could shelter from the wind and rain.

Bai Yanhong and Zhang Xia walked to the bedside, looking at the clean mattress and the teacups and water pitchers on the table, they knew that Tian Buli often slept here. Bai Yanhong said to the maid standing at the door curiously, "Hong'er, this room is too shabby. Go buy me some incense to get rid of the damp smell!"

"I see there are zongzi stands on the roadside. You can try one and see if it tastes good. If it doesn't, forget it. If it does, we'll try it on our way back. Let's go eat first, and then go buy some incense after we're done."

Hong Er said happily: "Yes!"

Hong'er ran out quickly. At this time, Bai Yanhong was lying on the bed with her body tilted sideways. After smelling it, she smiled and looked at Tian Buli who was standing two meters away.

"I smelled the odor as soon as I came in and sat down. I smelled the dampness when I lay down. You and that bean lady have slept a lot here, right?"

Zhang Xia also looked at Tian Buli with a smile on her face. It was obvious that she had known about his relationship with Dou Niangzi for a long time.

Tian Buli smiled awkwardly and walked over and sat down shamelessly.

Bai Yanhong was lying on the head of the bed, Tian Buli was sitting in front of her, and Zhang Xia was sitting in the middle.

"You guys guessed it right. I won't lie anymore. It's true."

Bai Yanhong suddenly became serious, "Now the gentleman in that room has achieved fame, you can't continue like this. If he passes the imperial examination in the future, how can he tolerate you?"

Zhang Xia also stuck close to Tian Buli and said, "Brother Tian, ​​you are young and don't understand people's minds. Listen to my advice. Find a good girl in the future and don't hang out with that woman."

"I'm going to say something you may not like to hear. I don't think she is a decent woman." Zhang Xia started to speak ill of Dou Niangzi directly.

Tian Buli put his arm around Zhang Xia and said, "I know you guys really love me, and so does Dou Niang. I also know that you guys are a little embarrassed, so I plan to help you get rid of your worry, and then we can live separately, so there will be less gossip in the future."

Zhang Xia quickly leaned on Tian Buli, "Brother Tian, ​​it's enough for you to know that I'm good to you..."

Bai Yanhong looked at the two of them with a smile, and reached out to touch Tian Buli's arm, "My dear, what is the gentleman's wish? Tell us and we will see if we can help."

Tian Buli quickly told the two about the tragic death of Mr. Bing's father and told them everything surrounding the house in detail.

Zhang Xia's face turned pale after hearing this. "I see. Then I'll return this house to him. I'll save money and buy another one later."

Bai Yanhong was smart and clever. She sat up and leaned against the bed and said, "How could that scholar think highly of us? He didn't like me the two times I came. Besides, his wife also despises us and won't say a single good word. She might even despise us for polluting his ancestral home and bear a grudge against us."

Zhang Xia felt that this made sense. "Then what should we do?"

Bai Yanhong sat up and put one hand on Tian Buli's shoulder, leaning against the young man.

"We can just give the house to you and ask you to give it to him. This way we can kill three birds with one stone. Then you should remember your kindness."

Tian Buli quickly put his arms around the two of them, "I also remember the kindness of the two young ladies."

Bai Yanhong pressed herself against Tian Buli's body seductively, holding Tian Buli in her arms and whispering, "We are both lowly concubines, and this house belongs to someone else. Now that we are old, we will most likely be driven out and bullied by others in the future."

"My dear, I can give you my body and my money. I only ask you to give me a place to stay in the future and let me be a maid in your yard."

Zhang Xia also looked at Tian Buli, waiting expectantly for his agreement.

The two of them could not save money on their own. Even if they saved some money, it would be quickly squandered by themselves and others. The things they bought were either owned by the man in charge or taken by others. They had no freedom at all.

If a family member steals something, you dare not scold him. You can only blame yourself for your bad luck, otherwise you will be targeted everywhere.

It is also impossible to teach those maids a lesson, as many of them are family servants and are not lowly slaves who can be beaten at will.

It's like this at home, and it's even worse outside. If the house you bought outside is occupied, there is nowhere to seek justice. No matter who you ask for justice, it will cost a lot of money, and you will inevitably have to sell your body.

In that case, why not choose the one you like?
Faced with the two women's pleadings, Tian Buli quickly assured them, "Of course! How could I refuse such a good thing?"

Bai Yanhong smiled and got up from the bed, "I'll go watch at the door, you two should keep your voices down while you reminisce about the past."

Zhang Xia knew it was a favor, so she blushed and said, "Okay, it's your turn next time."

(End of this chapter)