Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

As night fell, there was a constant stream of traffic in front of Haitang Pavilion, and dignitaries and literati came in an endless stream, with everyone's face filled with anticipation and excitement.

The Begonia Pavilion was brightly lit, with the sounds of stringed instruments and noises ringing in the ears.

The air was filled with the aroma of cheap powder, wine, tea, and people's body odor.

The young aide finally waited for the chief historian who came to keep the appointment at the door of Begonia Pavilion and respectfully made a gesture of invitation.

"Master Changshi, hurry up! Little Peach Red's show is about to begin."

The Chief Secretary stroked his mustache and walked into Haitang Pavilion.

"The private room I booked is on the second floor. Sir, please come this way."

The young aide led the chief historian upstairs. His eyes met with a tall, pretty woman dressed as a maid downstairs. He nodded slightly without noticing.

The maid then turned and left.

A quarter of an hour later, almost everyone was there.

A melodious sound of stringed instruments was heard, and the show officially began.

As today's protagonist, the courtesan Xiao Taohong, she had on exquisite makeup, picturesque eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, skin as white as cream, and she was wearing a gauze as thin as a cicada's wing. Her graceful figure appeared and disappeared with every light jump and turn, drawing cheers from the guests.

When the song ended, thunderous applause broke out all around.

"Good! Good! Good!"

The madam then walked onto the stage and said some touching words to all the guests present, then pulled Xiao Taohong away.

"Mom, Master Li is over there, where are you taking me?"

Xiao Taohong became a little anxious when she saw the madam pulling her straight to another secluded box.

Before this, she had agreed with Master Li that he would redeem her after she went on stage tonight.

The madam held her hand tightly and said, "When you performed the dance just now, the young master of the Yu family paid a lot of money just to see you in person. You should go and keep him company first."

"You go first. I will talk to Master Li in person."

"Mom, is this a bad idea?"

"It's okay, go ahead, mom will take care of everything."

The madam opened the door and pushed her into the private room.

"Master Yu, our Hong'er is here, you must love our Hong'er more!"

The fat and big-eared young man in the private room threw a purse at the madam impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense! Get out!"

The madam took the purse, weighed it in her hand, then walked away with a smile on her face.

Little Taohong was pulled into the arms of the fat man who was as fat as a pig, and his hands and feet began to touch her all over restlessly.

"Sir, sir, Hong'er will drink with you." Little Taohong couldn't break free and said hurriedly.

"I didn't spend so much money just for you to drink with me."

After the Pig-Headed Young Master finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and twisted her chest hard. Xiao Taohong immediately burst into tears due to the pain.

Seeing this, the other people in the room burst into laughter.

The laughter was sharp and piercing, cruel and cold.

Upstairs, the junior aide listened to the noise downstairs and kept urging the chief secretary to drink.

"Sir, Haitang Pavilion is famous for its good wine. Come, I will offer you a glass."

"Xiao Bei! You are really good at handling things. Don't worry, as long as I am here, I will never forget you." Changshi burped and patted his chest.

What kind of wine is this? It seems different from the ones he drank before. At this moment, his mind is a little confused.

"I would like to thank you, Lord Changshi."

A bright smile spread across the young aide's face. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

The Chief Clerk drank the wine in the glass in one gulp. The wine was so damn delicious that he would definitely ask the madam where she bought it.

"Fourth Master, if you need me to do anything else, just tell me."

Liu Sisi looked at the extremely beautiful face behind her and couldn't take her eyes away for a moment.

"It doesn't matter. We won't do anything tonight. Sister Sisi can just watch the show."

"Wouldn't that be too conspicuous?"

Liu Sisi was feeling uneasy, as she knew her master was no ordinary man. Since she had followed him, she had never been bullied.

Every day I either eat and sleep or sleep and eat, and occasionally I accompany guests for a drink.

Even the madam was polite to her. Although she was very curious about who her master was, she never dared to ask any more questions.

Yun Si glanced at her sideways, not understanding what this silly woman was worried about.

"You are not the protagonist today. Doing too much will only arouse suspicion."

Liu Sisi thought about it and nodded quickly, "Fourth Master is right, I am obsessed."

Yun Si was dressed in women's clothes, with gold hairpins and earrings on her head, a small waisted jacket on her body, and her legs crossed under her skirt. She was concentrating on eating the delicacies on the table, and her eating speed was astonishingly fast.

"Fourth Master..."

Liu Sisi couldn't bear to watch it and was about to say something to persuade them when she heard a scream from the bakery, followed by the sound of dishes breaking on the ground and the muffled sound of fists hitting the body.

Finally, the door of the private room was broken down from the inside out, raising clouds of dust on the ground.

"Beat him hard!" The Pig-Headed Young Master pointed at the man who was knocked to the ground and said arrogantly.

"You have no money and you want to snatch Xiao Taohong from me?"

"Beat! I'm going to kill you today, just in case you ruin my plans!"

The war was about to break out, and the servants of both sides immediately joined in the chaos.

Finally, the chaos came to an end with the intervention of the government.

At the same time, the result came out. The battle of Little Peach Red ended with the Li family paying a heavy price.

The unconscious eldest son of the Li family was eventually carried out of Haitang Pavilion.

"Master! Xiao Taohong is my person. This is known to everyone in Nanzhou Prefecture."

"But the young man from the Yu family seemed to have gone mad and insisted on competing with the young master for Xiao Taohong, which caused the young master to lose his offspring."

When Patriarch Li asked his subordinates to report back, he naturally felt furious.

"Is the Yu family really so deceiving?"

"I won't argue at all!" the servant said with his head down. This matter had already spread in Haitang Pavilion, and he was not making trouble out of nothing.

At this time, the doctor and his apprentice carrying a medicine box came out from the inner room.

The head of the Li family hurried forward and asked, "Doctor, how is my son now?"

The doctor shook his head and said, "Master Li, I am incompetent. I am powerless to treat your son's illness. Please seek help from someone else!"

"Doctor! You can say whatever you want!" The head of the Li family refused to give up and held her husband's arm tightly.

"Master Li, your son's illness can only be cured by rest." The doctor did not dare to offend Master Li, so he could only speak vaguely.

The head of the Li family wanted to say something else, but he saw the doctor hurriedly wrote down the prescription and hurried away with the medicine boy, as if the Li family was a scourge.

The head of the Li family loved his son very much and did not say much.

The next day, the news spread throughout the streets and alleys that the eldest son of the Li family had fought with a young man from the Yu family for Xiao Taohong from Haitang Pavilion, which resulted in damage to his offspring and made it impossible for him to have children again for the rest of his life.