Chapter 570 Windfall
The banquet lasted until the evening, and Zheng Guan and others were drunk at this time. Li Zhang said from the beginning that he was not good at drinking, so he always used tea instead of wine, so he became the only person among the people who were not drunk.
It was getting late, and Li Zhang was about to get up and say goodbye, but Li Zhi spoke again with the help of alcohol and said, "It's getting late, so why not rest at home, so you and I can have a candle and talk at night!"
Looking at Li Zhi's glowing eyes as he spoke, Li Zhang couldn't help but shivered again, and then refused: "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Rupei, but there are still some things that I need to deal with inn, so I really can't stay outside overnight. I hope Brother Rupei will forgive me!"
Li Zhang's words also made Li Zhi look disappointed again, but he was quite well-educated. He still did not force it at this time, and he stood up staggeringly to send Li Zhang out in person, but Li Zhang persuaded him. Then, under the leadership of a servant, Li Zhang left the Li Mansion.
In the next few days, Li Zhi made excuses to see Li Zhang almost every day, and Li Zhang also endured the discomfort and hanged with people like Li Zhi. However, his main target was not Li Zhi, but Zheng Guan, because he could find out some news about Li Zhi from these people.
That morning, Li Zhi invited Li Zhang and others to fish outside the city. The fishing place was a tributary next to the canal. It is said that a small white fish is a specialty in the river. The largest one is but long but extremely delicious. It is difficult to catch with a fishing net. The best way is to fish.
Li Zhang rarely had time to fish, but today he was lucky. He caught twenty or thirty pieces of money in the morning, both big and small. In addition, the harvest of Li Zhi and others was enough for them to have a full meal. Moreover, when Li Zhi came, he brought cooking utensils just to camp out, which was quite interesting.
During lunch, Li Zhang and Zheng Guan went to pick up firewood. Originally, Li Zhi wanted Li Zhang to stay with him to process the ingredients, but Li Zhang found an excuse to come out with Zheng Guan. After spending this period of time, he found that although Zheng Guan looked overly indulgent, he only liked women rather than men. So Li Zhang would rather be with this pervert, at least this makes him feel safer.
The two of them chatted while walking, and then Li Zhang suddenly asked, "Does Brother Zheng have a wife?"
"I already have a wife and seven concubines, but unfortunately these women are all chickens that cannot lay eggs. I have not been able to add a man or a woman to me until now!" Zheng Guan also replied casually, but when he talked about his offspring, he also showed a helpless expression, which made Li Zhang smile secretly. If Zhao Zhen had met this Zheng Guan before, the two would definitely have a common language, but now Zhao Zhen already has a son.
"Brother Li is married?" Zheng Guan then asked Li Zhang.
"I got married a few years ago, and now I only have one girl." Li Zhang also replied with a smile.
"I didn't expect that Brother Li and I are also a person who share the same illness." Zheng Guan also showed a heart-felt expression to him when he heard Li Zhang's words. This made Li Zhang stunned at first, and then he realized that his daughter was not considered a child at all in this era, so when Zheng Guan heard that he had only one daughter, he also agreed that he had no child like him.
Thinking of this, Li Zhang also felt amused and laughed, but he was too lazy to explain, but he didn't expect that Zheng Guan suddenly smiled strangely at Li Zhang and said, "If Brother Rupei knew that Brother Li had already married and had a daughter, he would probably be very disappointed?"
Li Zhang also felt a little moved when he heard this, but he made a puzzled expression on the surface and asked: "Why did Brother Zheng say that? What does it have to do with Brother Rupei's marriage?"
"This...hahahaha~" Zheng Guan said a little bit, but Li Zhang could guess some from his expression. Speaking of which, Zheng Guan likes gossip, he is very familiar with some romantic affairs in Yongcheng when chatting. However, this time he involves Li Zhi, a friend, so he may be a little embarrassed to speak.
"By the way, Brother Rupei is about the same age as you, but why did you hear that he hasn't gotten married yet?" Li Zhang suddenly asked again. This was also what he wanted to inquire about the most, and Li Zhi's marriage was so legendary, so Zheng Guan would definitely be interested.
Sure enough, when Li Zhi's marriage was mentioned, Zheng Guan immediately became energetic. He turned his head and looked around, then lowered his voice and said, "I'm not hiding it from Brother Li, in fact, Brother Ru Pei had been married before and even worshiped the church, but an accident happened when he entered the bridal chamber."
"Accident? What an accident?" Li Zhang was excited at this time, but he asked as he tried his best to restrain his expression on the surface.
"Actually, it cannot be said that it was an accident. It was just that Brother Rupei didn't want to get married, and he didn't want to get married at first. Uncle Li insisted on forcing him to get married. On the day of the marriage, he almost let his servants escort him to the church, and he also watched Brother Rupei and the bride enter the wedding chamber with his own eyes. However, Uncle Li did not expect that Brother Rupei didn't even open the veil of the bride when he entered the wedding chamber. Then he jumped through the window and fled over the wall." Zheng Guan was indeed a gossiper, and he immediately told Li Zhi about his escape from the marriage.
However, Li Zhang was a little disappointed after hearing this, because what Zheng Guan said was not different from the version he knew. However, at this moment, Zheng Guan suddenly looked around again sneakily, and then spoke: "Brother Li, do you know why Brother Rupei was trying to escape from marriage?"
Li Zhang had wanted to ask this question, but now when he heard Zheng Guan say it on his own initiative, he immediately asked: "Why, the wedding candle is one of the three great things in life. Why did Brother Rupei jump over the wall and run away? Is it because the newlyweds are too ugly?"
"Hehe, Brother Rupei ran away on the wedding night. Uncle Li was also furious, but he could only help him clean up the mess. Uncle Li claimed to the public that Brother Rupei learned Taoism since childhood, so he refused to get married. It was just the actual situation..."
When Zheng Guan said this, he deliberately kept it a secret, and Li Zhang asked again with great shame: "What is the actual situation? Is it because Brother Ru Pei has a secret disease?"
"Hehe, Brother Li, you guessed it right this time, but it's not appropriate to say that the secret disease is not suitable. It's just because Brother Rupei is not good at women, but male sex. Especially a handsome and handsome man like Brother Li, it's even more good for Brother Rupei!" Zheng Guan stared at Li Zhang with malicious intentions and said with a smile.
Although he had expected it, Li Zhang shivered, and then half-acted to Zheng Guan and said bitterly: "Brother Zheng, don't make such jokes. I have no interest in men."
Hearing Li Zhang's words, Zheng Guan shook his head with a pity and said, "Actually, I have seen that Brother Li is not a manly person. It seems that Brother Rupei's efforts will be in vain!"
Li Zhang was helpless when he saw Zheng Guan's expression. However, although Zheng Guan was lustful, he also had some advantages. For example, he was more tolerant than Li Zhang and he liked women, but he did not reject Li Zhi, who was good at male sex. Instead, he became a good friend. Li Zhang was also ashamed of this.
"By the way, when it comes to Brother Rupei's marriage, does Brother Li know who his ex-wife is?" Zheng Guan seemed to think of another gossip and asked again.
"Of course I know!" Li Zhang said in his heart. After all, he came for this matter, so of course he could not show it. So he could only pretend to be curious and ask again. Zheng Guan was also very gossiped about the identity of the Cao family's young lady, and also pointed out that the Cao family's young lady was about to become the queen.
"When it comes to that little lady of the Cao family, I actually think it is a good thing for Brother Rupei to marry her." In the end, Zheng Guan said with some emotion again.
"Brother Zheng means that Brother Rupei did not marry Mrs. Cao, and only today will the matter of Mrs. Cao being named the queen?" Li Zhang once again wondered when he heard Zheng Guan's words.
"It's not just these." Zheng Guan frowned at this time, "Actually, I'm not to hide it from Brother Li. My family and the Cao family are quite friendly. That little lady Cao and I were also a childhood playmate, so I'm quite familiar with her personality. As far as I know, she is a gentle person on the outside and strong person on the inside, and she is quite decisive in doing things. If Brother Rupei really marry her, she will probably be taken seriously. She will never be as carefree as she is now."
Li Zhang also showed a surprised expression when he heard this. He did not expect that Zheng Guan had such a connection with Miss Cao, which was an unexpected gain. However, his evaluation of Miss Cao's personality was very accurate. Judging from the performance of the Queen Cao in history, he was indeed a woman with soft outside and strong inside and strong personality, especially she was extremely tolerant. Even in the face of Zhao Zhen's hostility towards her, she could be as peaceful as she could. She survived until Zhao Zhen's death and began to shine.
It was getting late, and Li Zhang and Zheng Guan also picked up a lot of firewood, so they returned to the camp with the firewood. At this time, Li Zhi was cooking with several others, saying that it was cooking, but in fact, many of them were semi-finished products brought from home, and they only needed to be treated simply to eat. The only troublesome thing was the fish caught, which were cleaned and made into fish soup directly without adding any spices. The taste of the little white fish itself was extremely delicious.
After lunch, Li Zhang and Li Zhi and others traveled for another afternoon before returning to the inn to rest. However, at this time he was also considering one thing: since he had come to Yongcheng and the Cao family was right in front of him, should he go to see the people of the Cao family? If he had the chance, he would also like to meet the legendary little lady Cao.
However, just as Li Zhang was thinking about something, Lao Dao came to see Li Zhang with a letter and said, "Master, Li Zhi suddenly sent someone to send you a letter."
Chapter completed!