Several children cried in grievance, which naturally attracted the parents of these children. This caught Li Min off guard, so he could only explain to everyone shamelessly. As a result, the parents of these children looked at Li Min with strange eyes. After all, he is already in his thirties or forties, and yet he still makes such a mistake, which is really dumbfounding.
Fortunately, the guards around Li Min were very smart. There was also a shop on the Ping An for passengers to buy things, so one of the guards quickly bought another rubber ball and a lot of candies, which made the children stop crying. They started playing with a ball and eating candies. The child's parents couldn't say anything more, and Li Min also breathed a sigh of relief.
Most of the children ran away to play, and their parents also dispersed. However, one of the little girls, who looked to be six or seven years old at most, did not leave. Instead, she tilted her little head and looked at Li Min and said: "Uncle, your There are so many candies left, and you won¡¯t eat them anyway, so why not give them all to me!¡±
After the little girl finished speaking, the long eyelashes on her big eyes blinked, looking extremely cute. The guards around Li Min were generous and bought several large bags of candy at once. Even if they filled every child's pocket, there was still a lot left. Now being held in the hands of the guard, he did not expect that this The greedy little girl is thinking about it.
Seeing the cute look of the other party, Li Min couldn't help but regain his childlike innocence. He smiled and said to the little girl: "Little girl, how do you know that uncle doesn't eat candies? In fact, uncle likes to eat candies the most!"
Hearing Li Min's words, the little girl was also a little dazed, but then she looked Li Min up and down a few times, and then said again: "Uncle. My mother told me that adults don't like to eat candies. So she always Leave the candy for me, aren¡¯t you an adult?¡±
Li Min couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this. I thought that the mother of this child really knows how to teach her children, but based on what the child said, and looking at the clothes the little girl was wearing, although they were neat, they looked a bit old. It was estimated that the financial situation of the child's family was not very good. , otherwise a good mother would not lie to her children even about eating candy.
Thinking of this, Li Min couldn't help but feel pity for the child in front of him. At the same time, he also felt a little emotional in his heart. Although the industry and commerce of Datang and Daqi were developing rapidly. Most people's lives have become affluent, but there are still people living in poverty, such as the little girl and her mother in front of me.
"Okay, little girl, your mother is right. Adults really don't like candies, so I'll give these candies to you!" Li Min said, taking the remaining candies from the guard, but then he He frowned and said, "Little girl, where are your parents? The candy in uncle's hand is too heavy, you can't lift it yourself!"
The guards around Li Min are well paid, and candies are also cheap now. As a result, I bought too much at once, and the remaining candies weighed at least twenty kilograms, which was not something a child could carry. In addition, Li Min also felt a little strange. If he remembered correctly, it seemed that he had not seen the little girl's parents just now.
The little girl also looked up and looked at the candy bag carefully. Then he looked at his small body and finally realized that he really couldn't hold it. So she showed a sweet smile to Li Min and said: "Thank you, uncle. Mother stayed in the cabin and did not come out. Can you help me deliver the candy to the cabin?"
Although the little girl was greedy, she was sensible and cute, so Li Min naturally would not refuse. He carried the candy bag himself, talked to the little girl, and followed her down to the cabin below. The cabins on the Ping An are also divided into grades. The one above where Li Min lives is the best cabin in the whole ship. The conditions on the lower floor are much worse and the space is very small, but the price is cheap. several times.
Li Min followed the little girl to a cabin door. From the conversation just now, Li Min already knew that the little girl's name was Zhou Shuruo. This time she followed her mother to visit relatives in Dengzhou. As for her father, the little girl was vague, and From the look of her, she didn't seem to like talking about her father.
Shuruo walked to the cabin door without knocking. She opened the door and shouted: "Mom, an uncle gave me a lot of candies, enough for me to eat for a long time!"
As the cabin door opened, Li Min also looked up and found that the cabin was smaller than he thought. There was only a bed inside, which took up most of the area, leaving a small aisle for storage. He saluted with a few words, and on the bed, a woman about his age was sitting there, holding a needle and thread in her hand. She seemed to be mending clothes. When she saw Shuruo coming in, she raised her head and smiled at her daughter. .
It¡¯s just that the woman inside didn¡¯t expect that there was an outsider standing next to her daughter, so when she saw Li Min, she was stunned and showed a vigilant expression. When Li Min saw the appearance of this woman, he was also stunned, because this woman?She turned out to be a very beautiful woman. Although she was already over middle age, her skin was fair and her facial features were beautiful. She also maintained a good figure. Her whole body exuded the charm of a mature woman. And what made him even more strange was that he I always feel that this woman looks familiar, as if I have seen her before somewhere?
I saw Shuruo's mother walking over and pulling Shuruo to her side. Then she glared at Li Min and the others and said, "Who are you and why are you with Shuruo?"
Seeing that people misunderstood him as a bad person, Li Min had no choice but to explain. After he told what happened just now, Shuruo's mother relaxed and then thanked Li Min: "My little girl Shuruo She is ignorant and has the temerity to ask for something from the husband, which is extremely rude. Fortunately, the husband is generous enough not to argue with her, so Yun Ni thanks him here!"
"Yun Ni?" Li Min was stunned for a moment when he heard the name, and then finally remembered why he felt familiar with the woman in front of him. It turned out that she was Yun Ni, the famous prostitute in Chang'an back then.
When Li Min first traveled to the Tang Dynasty, Li Yong, Yan Bei and others held a banquet in Junzi Tower. At that time, Li Min was accompanied by this Yun Ni, and the first conflict between him and Li Tai also started from this Yun Ni. Later, Li Min's reputation gradually grew. When attending some banquets, Yun Ni also took the initiative to sit with him a few times. However, Li Min was not interested in women like Yun Ni, and after leaving Chang'an, Yun Ni disappeared. I heard about Ni, but I didn¡¯t expect to meet him on this ship today.
Yun Ni is also an exquisite woman. She saw Li Min's reaction when she heard her name, and she also felt that the middle-aged man in front of her looked very familiar, so she immediately understood what was going on, and her face turned red immediately. , lowered his head and said no more.
Feeling that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Li Min hurriedly broke the silence with a smile and said: "I didn't expect that I would be lucky enough to meet an old friend during this trip. The so-called meeting means fate. I wonder if Madam is free. Yang would like to ask Madam to talk to you?" When I was abroad, I always thought Yang was my surname.
"Mr. Yang, please respect yourself. Yun Ni has already married as a woman, how can she continue to hold a lowly career?" However, what Li Min didn't expect was that after hearing this, Yun Ni stood on his head and said with an angry look on his face. Yun Ni used to be a famous prostitute in Chang'an. Although she was a prostitute rather than a prostitute, her reputation was naturally not very good. Now that Li Min asked the other party to explain, this naturally made Yun Ni's somewhat sensitive heart misunderstand what he meant, thinking that Li Min Zhen wanted to take the opportunity to make some despicable request.
Seeing that the other party misunderstood what he meant, Li Min had to explain with a wry smile again: "Madam, I misunderstood. Yang had only met Madam a few times at a few banquets. Now seeing Madam in such a situation, he felt a little curious. , if possible, Yang would also like to help Madam, which can be regarded as showing a little friendship from an old friend!"
Li Min really didn't lie this time. It is said that with Yun Ni's reputation back then, there were so many noble princes who wanted to take her as their concubine, and it was even difficult for the wealthy businessmen to meet her. Therefore, when Li Min wanted to come, Yun Ni would not be able to take her as a concubine. He shouldn't be in this situation, living in the cheapest cabin and living in a very embarrassing situation, so he was very curious and wanted to know what the other person has been through these years?
From Li Min's tone, Yun Ni also heard a kind of sincerity, which made her like a hedgehog finally put down her guard. The mother and daughter were now helpless. This time she went to Dengzhou to visit relatives, and she didn't want to go to Dengzhou to visit her relatives. Do you know if that distant cousin is willing to take in their mother and daughter? Therefore, Yun Ni was naturally very excited when she heard that the other party was willing to help her.
At the same time, she also began to take a serious look at the middle-aged man in front of her, but when she saw Li Min's handsome and mature appearance, she always felt very familiar, but for a while she couldn't remember where she had seen it. After all, Back then, she often attended banquets of high society and saw too many people.
"Yun Ni is a hard-working man. If my husband doesn't mind Yun Ni's wordiness, then Yun Ni would also like to find someone to talk to about the bitterness of these years!" Yun Ni thought for a moment and finally agreed.
Li Min was also overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered someone to prepare a table of wine and food. Then the two of them went to the rear of the upper deck, where an open-air restaurant was set up. Passengers who usually have leisure can order a few side dishes and order a pot of food here. Light wine, drinking while enjoying the sea scenery, it seems very comfortable.
Li Min booked an elegant seat, surrounded by fixed screens, which made it easier for them to talk. The little girl Shuruo was very fond of Li Min. Now that she heard that the uncle wanted to treat their mother and daughter to dinner, she was naturally very happy. The little mouth kept chattering and kept clamoring for lobster.
Li Min naturally would not refuse the little girl's request, but the price of lobster was not cheap, which made Yun Ni look a little apologetically at Li Min.
After the three of them sat down and all the dishes were served, the little girl Shuruo started to eat the lobster that was served.Yun Ni sighed and began to talk about his unfortunate life over the years! (To be continued)