If it weren't for the Seventh Master, Li Xin would have been looking for some livelihood in the capital. However, after such a thing, Li Xin temporarily gave up the idea of ​​going out for business. According to the Seventh Master, there is now a team of people from the inner security guards to protect themselves in the dark, which means that every move of his actions is under the surveillance of the above. It is better to be more at peace at this time.

More importantly, the New Year is coming.

Li Xin came to this world at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month. In a blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed. Now it is the 20th lunar month, and the New Year is about to end. Although there is no way to spend this New Year with his family, as long as the descendants of the Xia Dynasty always pay attention to the New Year, Li Xin still plans to celebrate the New Year well.

Therefore, he was going out to buy New Year's goods.

Before leaving, Li Xin went to see the charcoal seller. After a few days of recuperation, the old man's injury was no longer a problem. However, because his house was burned, his face was still not very good-looking and his mental state was a little depressed.

Seeing Li Xin coming, the old man sat up on the bed, coughed, and said with some difficulty: "Li... Master, do you have enemies in the capital?"

Although the old man lived a hard life, he had lived for so many years and still understood some basic principles. His small wooden house was in such a remote place and no one cared for for more than ten years. But after Li Xin came, someone came to burn the house, which must be related to Li Xin.

Li Xin lowered his head and said, "Brother-in-law, the burning of the house is indeed related to the boy, but don't worry, this matter has passed. At most, the boy will compensate the boy for a house in the capital."

The charcoal seller shook his head slightly.

"The old man realized early in the morning that you are a capable person, but the wooden house was built by the old man himself, and no house can match it..."

Li Xin smiled bitterly and said, "The house has been turned into ashes, and the boy has no way to restore it."

The charcoal seller sat upright and looked straight at Li Xin.

"So, the old man wants you to agree to something."

Li Xin lowered his head and said, "Does my father-in-law want me to take care of the girl?"

The charcoal seller nodded.

The old man stretched his head and looked outside. After confirming that the charcoal seller was not there, he spoke, "Li... Young Master is a smart man, you should see that this girl... is not the old man's granddaughter."

Li Xin really didn't see this thing, but the charcoal seller's skin was dark, and although the charcoal seller's face was often dark, his face was fair. At first, Li Xin didn't think anything was wrong. Now thinking about it, this girl really didn't look like the charcoal seller's granddaughter.

The old man coughed for a while, his voice hoarse: "Her surname is Zhong. She was entrusted to the old man with an accident at home. The old man has no ability. She has suffered for many years. If you lose the old man's house, you must help the old man take good care of her in the future."

"The father-in-law is a life-saving kindness to the boy. The boy has promised to have a care of his father-in-law and will not break his promise. As for that girl..."

Li Xin was silent for a moment and chuckled softly: "If I have a bite of food, I won't be hungry. My father-in-law can rest assured."

The charcoal seller breathed a long sigh, lay back on the bed, coughed a few more times, and said, "Shien should not be repaid, but the old man has no choice, Mr. Li, don't mind..."

Li Xin shook his head slightly and said, "My father-in-law is having a rest. The New Year is over in a few days. I will go out to buy some things, and then the three of us will gather together for the New Year."

The father-in-law nodded slightly and coughed a few more times.

Li Xin stood up from the bed and slowly retreated. When he walked to the door of the yard, he found that the little girl had picked up a lot of dead branches from outside and was walking towards the house in her arms. Li Xin smiled and touched her head, and said, "Girl, brother, go out, take care of grandpa at home, don't run around."

The little girl was wearing a thick cotton coat and nodded awkwardly.

After locking the door in person, Li Xin took out the silver chunks from Jingzhao Mansion from his waist and walked towards the nearby bank. The silver of this era cannot be used directly. It needs to be exchanged into copper coins before it can be circulated normally. In essence, it is just a hard currency, not a currency.

Cut a small piece from the silver block and exchanged it for three or four jin of coins, Li Xin walked towards the western city of the capital. The various markets in the capital were divided. The northern city is the location of the imperial city, similar to Yonglefang, which is where dignitaries live. The Datong House where Li Xin lives is located is located in the south city, which is where ordinary people live. As for the market, there are two cities, east and west cities, among which the things in the western city are cheaper.

These are all what Li Xin found out in the capital these days.

Although Li Xin has some extra money now, he is essentially still living a waste of money, so he can only go to the West Market to buy things.

However, as soon as he walked out of Datongfang, he felt a vague feeling that someone was following him. The feeling of being followed by him made him feel uncomfortable. However, according to the seventh young master, these should be the inner security supervisor of the imperial city, and they had no malice towards him. Li Xin pretended not to notice and walked towards the west city on his own.

After he walked out of Datongfang about one or two neighborhoods, two strong men with strong figures blocked his way.

Li Xin frowned slightly.

"Two, this is the capital city. The police in Jingzhao Prefecture are still patrolling everywhere. What are you going to do in broad daylight?"

The two strong men had no expression on their faces. One of them looked at Li Xin and said in a deep voice: "Little brother, my son is welcome."

Li Xin smiled.

"In this world, there is still a reason to ask for someone at the wrong time?"

The strong man's expression remained unchanged: "I am also ordered to act, and I hope my little brother will not make us embarrassed."

It was not until this time that Li Xin realized that after coming out of Datongfang, these two people were following him, not the Inner Security Supervisor. If the Inner Security Supervisor were following him, there was no possibility that he could notice it.

Thinking of the Inner Security Supervisor, Li Xin looked back and found no abnormality. However, he chose to believe the Seventh Master, so he looked up slightly and said indifferently: "Lead the way."

If the Seventh Master said that there are people from the Inner Guardian who are following behind him to protect him, then no matter what kind of demon or monster it is, he should not hurt himself.

At the feet of the emperor, no one dared to challenge the emperor head-on.

The two nodded, led Li Xin to turn several alleys on the street, and finally stopped at the entrance of a brothel on the Qinhuai River. The brothel was named Ningcui Tower, which was not very far from Deyi Tower, but it was one level worse than Deyi Tower.

The brothels of this era are not the same as those of later generations. They are more like bars than brothels.

Therefore, in the understanding of people in this era, visiting brothels is an elegant thing.

Under the leadership of two big men, Li Xin came to the second floor of Ningcui Building. The two big men stopped at the door of a room, bent down slightly, and spoke with a respectful voice: "Little Marquis, I'm bringing you here."

When Li Xin heard this name, his pupils shrank slightly.

He knew who was going to see him.

The door of the room was slowly opened, and the little marquis Li Chun, dressed in white clothes, had a faint smile on his face.

He looked up and down at Li Xin, his tone was a bit playful.

"It turned out to be you. The last time I saw you on Desheng Street, I thought you were a beggar."

Speaking of this, Li Chun smiled even more.
Chapter completed!