allonlinenovel Chapter 124: Miss Sun Lijiao who doesn't want to be a concubine
Chapter 124: Miss Sun Lijiao who doesn't want to be a concubine
Cao Rui breathed a sigh of relief. If he hadn't seen the notes, he would have wanted to bring in a few machine guns to force the villagers of Taoyuan Village to relocate.
Who says he has so many secrets but can't even resist bullets with his body?
Now that I have [Talent·Three Rules], I can find helpers and even recruit people from the small world.
(Actually, he was going to the next world, but leaving so many women and children alone seemed too bad! He had to be a responsible bad man!)
And love luck is also very attractive!
Cao Rui held the old village chief's hand, leaned over and pretended to listen, but in fact he was quietly copying the talent into his hand.
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After the old village chief finished speaking, the three rules came into effect automatically.
The village elders all breathed a sigh of relief and invited Cao Rui outside to have tea and chat.
Chen Laoshi was the most impatient and asked:
"My nephew, do you want to stay in Taoyuan Village? Land, food, and concubines can all be arranged for you. All you need is for you to have more children."
Cao Rui shook his head and said, "Second uncle, I'm not exaggerating, but if things continue like this, without fresh blood, Taoyuan Village will sooner or later self-destruct due to inbreeding."
"It's time to move out and return to the normal world!"
Before he finished speaking, the faces of the village elders turned very ugly.
The old scholar snorted coldly, "Whenever there is trouble, there are refugees who flee into the mountains and forests, just like the past two or three hundred years. Today it's you, tomorrow it could be a group of refugees."
"Yes, that's exactly the truth. Order and chaos go in cycles. Don't be fooled by what you say about the prosperous times outside. That's because the country has just been founded. The government is in order and the people are in harmony. It's time for the people to rest."
An elder in the village echoed: "In another thirty or fifty years, I'm afraid that the harsh government will be more ferocious than a tiger, forcing farmers to abandon their land and seek a paradise in the deep mountains and forests."
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If it was the previous feudal dynasty, Cao Rui would admit that what they said made sense, but the times were really different.
Technological development is also changing with each passing day.
After three years of hardship, the living standards generally spiraled upward. Even at the turn of the century, when there were large-scale layoffs, people went to big cities to look for opportunities.
As for the deep mountains and old forests?
Go to hell!
Taoyuan Village was destined to become a waterless village. It would either self-destruct or be forced to relocate, becoming a "primitive tribe" that became a hot topic in the news.
It would be better to move out as soon as possible and integrate into modern civilization, which is the responsibility for future generations.
Cao Rui gave his analysis and said:
"I am willing to help contact the public and provide assistance to the best of my ability."
However, no one listened to him.
The village elders are very satisfied with their current life, and even most of the villagers are also very satisfied and have no intention of moving out.
People's minds are so stubborn that they can't be easily changed without going through a few bloody incidents.
Therefore, both sides tacitly put aside the dispute and talked about the popular topic of having children.
The old scholar changed his tense look and stroked his goatee and said:
"I'm not bragging, but my granddaughter Li Jiao is as beautiful as a fairy, with eyebrows as black as distant ink, eyes as clear as autumn water, a straight and upturned nose, and lips that are red without any makeup."
"Not to mention her graceful figure, her talent alone is beyond the reach of ordinary women..."
He grabbed Cao Rui's hand and took him home.
Cao Rui took advantage of the situation, thinking that the old scholar must have a lot of Confucian hats at home, so he could steal one to pee on and unlock his talent.
The most important thing is that empty talk cannot change their old ideas, so we have to put our hopes on the next generation.
When the new generation in Taoyuan Village are all his own children, it will only take a word for him to order them to move out as a husband and father.
If that woman dares not to listen, she will be punished according to the family rules.
What to do if your child is disobedient? Let’s stir-fry bamboo shoots with meat.
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Seeing that Cao Rui was about to be seduced away by the old scholar, the other village elders became anxious and stepped forward to pull him away, saying that they also had beautiful granddaughters. At the same time, they scolded the old scholar for being shameless and uncivilized, and asked how he had the qualifications to call himself a Confucian scholar.
The old scholar was criticized by everyone and became angry and embarrassed, so he started to fight back. After all, Confucius once said that one should win people over with virtue, and his virtue happened to be in his fists.
Fortunately, Cao Rui grabbed the old scholar in time and said to everyone:
"I am gifted, and I can handle taking in as many concubines as I want. There is no need to fight over it. Let's start with the old scholar's family and visit each family one by one. How about that?"
"That's an idea, but it's too cheap and poor!"
"It's not proper to make a scene in the village office. Everyone should go back and dress up their girls."
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After everyone left, the old scholar took Cao Rui home, which was a three-story courtyard built against the mountain.
There is a particularly elegant bamboo building in the backyard, surrounded by colorful flowers, which compete with each other in beauty and emit bursts of charming fragrance.
A winding stone path passes through the flowers and leads to the gate of the bamboo building.
There is a clear little pond next to the bamboo building, with mountain spring water drawn by bamboo, lotus leaves and lotus flowers, and a few goldfish playing in the water, creating ripples.
A breeze blew by, and the green bamboos around the bamboo building rustled, which seemed to be mixed with the sound of a young girl reading.
The old scholar stepped forward and called out, "Li Jiao, Grandpa has brought the outsider here, come down and see him quickly."
"Grandpa, I heard that he already has a wife outside. I don't want to be a concubine, even if I can't find a suitable husband, even if I have to spend the rest of my life as a concubine."
The girl's voice was cold and resolute.
The old scholar said anxiously, "Didn't we agree to meet first and then talk? If you change your mind, I will call your mother."
"……All right."
There was a slight noise coming from the bamboo building, and then a girl in a light blue dress slowly walked into Cao Rui's sight.
The sunlight shines through the gaps in the bamboo leaves, sprinkling on her body in a mottled manner, adding a touch of fairy spirit to her pure and elegant face.
Sun Lijiao, just as the old scholar said, has eyebrows like distant mountains, eyes like autumn water, a straight and beautiful nose, and lips that are naturally red without any makeup, as if she was a lady walking out of an ancient painting, untainted by dust.
Cao Rui was tempted by her beauty again.
No matter what.
She doesn't want to be a concubine.
Sun Lijiao walked to a place not far from Cao Rui and stopped. She bowed slightly and performed a gentle greeting. The upbringing and grace revealed in her behavior made the old scholar extremely proud.
"May Master Cao be safe and sound."
"Hello, Comrade Sun Lijiao. It is no longer popular to call someone "young master" outside. Both men and women call each other "comrade."
“Oh, does comrade mean like-minded?”
Sun Lijiao's curiosity was aroused, and she fell into Cao Rui's trap.
After the three of them sat down, they drank tea and chatted.
Mainly Cao Rui said that he briefly described the magnificent war history from the overthrow of the Tartar emperor, to Yuan Shikai stealing the fruits of victory and becoming the President of the Republic of China, to the warlords' fighting, the Japanese invasion... etc.
Sun Lijiao listened with great interest, while the old scholar's face changed constantly as he listened. He solemnly warned:
"Don't say these things in the village, or someone will harm you!"
Cao Rui naturally knew that the vested interests in any place or force were the most extreme and conservative group of people.
Anyone who infringes upon their interests will be strongly counterattacked.
Even a paradise on earth is no exception; that is human nature.
Cao Rui just wanted to use these topics to pique Sun Lijiao's interest, and he winked at the old scholar.
The old scholar understood immediately, stood up and said he was going to do something important.
After he left, there were only two young men and women left in the yard. Sun Li lowered her head shyly, and even her snow-white neck was stained with rose red.
Cao Rui found it interesting, looked around, and said mysteriously:
"Ms. Li Jiao, I want to save Taoyuan Village. Can you help me steal an old scholar's hat?"
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