At this time, Lu Qi was standing behind the door of the house. He was a martial artist, and the two women had a great difference in their rebuttal. He listened to him very sincerely. Xin Yuner's praise and sincerity for herself pleased him, and at the same time he also understood Xin Yuner's kindness and kind nature.

He slowly walked to the north and sat on the bed, and glanced at the bedroom casually. This was Xin Yuner's bedroom. The room was quite bright, but the layout was a bit simple. There was a small bamboo table, four bamboo stools, a bronze mirror and a makeup box on the table, and an old wardrobe in the west corner of the house.

There is a window in the east of the house, and a piano stand and a guqin are placed in front of the window. The room is neat and spotless, and the bedding on the bed is neat and uncluttered. It is a faint orchid flowing, with a simple and pleasant elegance. Lu Qi feels comfortable inside and feels peaceful when he returns home.

In a peaceful and comfortable state of mind, Dongqing walked into the house with her hands holding the bamboo plate and gently saw Lu Qi sitting on the bed. She stopped blushing and said in a soft voice: "Young Master, I have cooked a bowl of pasta and two side dishes, please give me food." After that, he turned around and walked towards the bamboo table and put down the bamboo plate with her hand.

Seeing Dongqing, Lu Qi's heart was a little strange. He did not refuse Xin Yuner's request. It was not because he loved Dongqing and Xiaoyun in a relationship, but out of closeness and sympathy. He knew very well that poor daughters like Dongqing and Xiaoyun, the biggest luxury was to be a concubine of a wealthy family. The girls in poor families valued the most was to be able to have food and clothing, while the wealthy family valued the talent of their family.

In the customs of the Tang Dynasty, the standards of achievement of men are generally official positions, wealth and the number of wives and concubines. These three standards have certain rules. According to the national laws, ordinary people are not allowed to take concubines without permission. Therefore, ordinary people with small wealthy families buy more maids as concubines. Only when maids have sons can they become concubines on the grounds of inheritance.

Men with fame or official status can marry a fair wife and take concubines. The limit for wives is three, seventh-rank officials can take four concubines, and seventh-rank officials or above can take seven concubines, commonly known as three wives and four concubines. In fact, the title of three wives is granted by the State judge, and even the high-rank officials dare not marry more than one.

The concubines have no official rules. Small officials take more than a dozen concubines, and high officials take dozens of concubines. The number of concubines is closely related to the status of men. Small officials with low status will never dare to take dozens of concubines. The rich can only own dozens of women by raising a family prostitute.

Lu Qi was born into a family of officials and had experienced dozens of life and death disasters in the army. His current ideal is to pursue wealth and honor. As a small person, he dreamed of having wealth, status and women to enjoy life, and to become a superior person to get rid of his uncontrollable dangerous fate. His thoughts and style of longing for wealth are exactly the world trend of the Tang Dynasty.

Lu Qi was indeed hungry. During the slight invitation of Holly, he got up and walked to the bamboo table to sit down. When he saw a large bowl of thin silk noodles in the bamboo plate, a trace of fragrance penetrated his nose and made him feel very excited. He reached out and picked up the noodle bowl and ate it. As soon as the noodles were in his mouth, he felt the cold and cold. The noodles were refreshing and delicious in his mouth. It was the first time in his life that he had such good noodles.

"Holly, did you make this side?" Lu Qi asked in surprise while eating.

"It was made by me. Does the young master feel it is appropriate?" Dongqing said timidly in his heart.

Lu Qi turned his head and looked at Dongqing, and smiled and said, "You are so delicious. The first time I have eaten such a good noodles, what is the name of this noodles?"

After hearing Lu Qi's praise, Dongqing's eyes lit up and said shyly: "Young Master, this is the spring face of Babaoyang."

When Lu Qi heard the name, he knew that the workmanship of this bowl of noodles must be complicated. He smiled and said, "Babaoyang Chun Noodles, Holly, I didn't expect you to make such delicious noodles."

Dongqing hesitated for a moment and said softly: "Young Master, I dare not hide it from you. This pasta is the cooking skill I have learned. The mistress spent 100 taels of silver to ask an old imperial chef in the palace to teach him. Moreover, the old imperial chef is only willing to teach five kinds of food, and he is not allowed to pass it to anyone within twenty years."

Lu Qi was stunned and glanced at the bowl of noodles. The cooking skills of this bowl of noodles were actually exchanged for twenty taels of silver. At first glance, it sounded very disadvantageous, but Lu Qi could understand the value of a skill, which was an invisible precious capital.

"Holly, why did Yun'er spend a lot of money to let you learn cooking?" Lu Qi asked in a harmonious voice.

"Young Master, the mistress said that I will be a maid in the house in the future. I must learn calligraphy and know etiquette and have a skill. So the mistress used her own private house to cultivate the slaves, but the mistress never used a pharmacy." Dongqing explained nervously.

Lu Qi nodded, knowing in his heart that Xin Yuner is a kind of strong mentality to cultivate holly. He said in harmony: "Holly, are you willing to learn?"

Dongqing nodded quickly and said, "I am willing. I am a little stupid in practicing calligraphy and piano, but I am very confident in learning cooking."

Lu Qi nodded and said in a harmonious voice: "Holly, you must remember that only by enduring hardships can one have the strength to become the best. Don't let Yun'er down in the future, but also remember that the rich life in the future is given to you by Xin Yun'er."

Dongqing was stunned and nodded, "I understand, I will always remember the mistress's kindness."

Lu Qi nodded and said in a harmonious voice: "Holly, who is sick in your family?"

Dongqing said with a sad expression: "It's my servant's father who is infected with the cold. I heard from my mother that he is very sick."

Lu Qi was silent, finished eating Yangchun noodles in big mouthfuls, put down the bowl and wiped his mouth and smiled: "It seems that he will have a good taste in the future."

Dongqing said: "Young Master likes to eat, and I will often make it for you in the future."

Lu Qi looked at Dongqing with a smile. Dongqing blushed when Lu Qi looked at her directly, lowered her head, and held each other with both hands in front of her in a state of anxiety.

"Holly, are you really willing to be my concubine?" Lu Qi looked at Holly and asked in a gentle tone.

Dongqing trembled, hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said in a soft voice: "Young Master, Dongqing and my sister are willing to serve you and Miss Xin for the rest of their lives, but Dongqing and my sister know that they are not worthy of the young master."

Lu Qi said in harmony: "If you and Xiaoyun are willing, then we will be destined to do this in this life. I will ask Yun'er to send your parents a 100 tael of betrothal gift. In the future, you and Xiaoyun will be content with serving Yun'er. In the future, I will take you to the Lu family to pay homage to my mother in the wedding sedan chair, and then you will come back to serve Yun'er."

Dongqing trembled when she heard this, and she knelt on the ground with a short body. She said in surprise: "Young Master Xie does not bother me. I will serve you with my heart and serve my mistress."

Lu Qi also liked this simple girl in his heart, and reached out to help Holly. He was not a great charity who saved the suffering and was inclined to suffer losses in his work. He sympathized with Holly's poverty in his family, but was unwilling to help Holly by giving alms.

In fact, he was losing a lot if he was willing to give a 100 tael gift. Dongqing and Xiaoyun were slaves bought by the Lu family. Lu Qi was very kind to give the two sisters a concubine. Now he was officially hired and he used a wedding sedan chair to pick him up and knocked on Lu's mother. This was a very grand treat for Dongqing and Xiaoyun.

Looking at Dongqing's shy and joyful face, Lu Qi was very happy. In just a short time after returning home, he jumped from a soldier who had been called to drink and became a superior. This feeling of being favored is indeed very pleasant. No matter what era, the word "power" is an eternal temptation for people.

Under Lu Qi's harmonious command, Dongqing shyly and happily packed up the dishes and left. Lu Qi also got up and stretched his muscles and bones to return to the military training academy. Now he is a real power figure in the officialdom of Shida County. What he needs to do now is to consolidate his position. If you want to consolidate his position, you must firmly grasp the strength of your subordinates, and the other is not to have bandits in your jurisdiction. The combination of these two points is to strengthen military training and strictly follow the military rules and patrol system.

When he left the house, he saw that the two girls were still talking. When Lu Qi came out, Shang'er immediately turned his head and looked at him. After two seconds, Shang'er's delicate face was dull. Lu Qi's eyes lit up and he naturally praised him. Shang'er's appearance and temperament was even better than Xin Yun'er.

"Qilang, this is my best friend and businessman." Xin Yun'er introduced her gentle voice with an elegant expression.

Lu Qi nodded and said politely: "Hello Miss Shang'er."

Shang'er stood up and said softly, "Shang'er greets Mr. Lu."

Lu Qi smiled and said, "Miss Shang'er is Yun'er's greatest friend. I hope she can come to visit her again in the future."

Shang'er smiled and said, "Shang'er really wants to come and gather with Yun'er often, but Yun'er has promised to be Mr. Lu, so it's unlikely to see him in the future."
Chapter completed!