Chapter 1450 Pride and Prejudice and the Escort Agency
As the sun reached high in the sky, the sounds of servants and escorts moving and talking could be heard from time to time outside.
Just across the window, Shi Li buried herself in the quilt and slept soundly.
She declined the kindness of the owner of Baiyuan Villa and received the agreed 10,000 taels of silver. Her return journey went smoothly and she fell asleep after returning to Wenchang Escort Agency.
It was almost noon and no one dared to disturb her. After all, she had 12,000 taels of silver to earn, so even if she did nothing and slept until next year, no one would say anything.
But Shi Li was hungry, so she woke up reluctantly and went out to find something to eat.
Her favorite porridge and various snacks were being heated up in the small kitchen.
When the cook saw her coming, she immediately wiped her hands with her apron eagerly, "Tell me what you want to eat, young lady. I can prepare it now!"
Although the cook had been very kind to her before, she was even better now.
Shi Li nodded, and ate a bowl of porridge and a few buns in the kitchen. After eating, she walked out contentedly.
In the martial arts training ground, Shi Buhuo was sitting in a wheelchair and instructing a few teenagers to practice horse stance.
Seeing Shi Li coming over, Shi Buhuo put away the seriousness on his face, smiled and waved to her, "My girl, did you get enough sleep?"
"I'm almost done sleeping." Shi Li walked over and casually glanced at the boy doing horse stance. "Dad, didn't you say you'd retire? Why are you hiring new people?"
Shi Buhuo laughed foolishly twice, "Hey, we two will have enough food and drink in the future, and we can't ignore the other people in the escort agency. Anyway, I'm free, so it's okay to give them some pointers."
In the simple thinking of ancient people, as long as they had spare money, they would not just provide for their old age.
Shi Li respects Shi Buhuo's ideas very much, but she will never work again. With such strong capital, she can just lie down and be her favorite salted fish.
With nothing to do, Shi Li stood beside Shi Buhuo, watching him instruct a few teenagers. He also called a servant to bring a few slices of watermelon and ate while watching.
Shi Buhuo felt a little helpless and reached out to pat her lightly.
"Girl, since you are not escorting anymore, you should at least dress up. It's not nice to be bare-faced all day long!"
Although he didn't say it, he actually felt guilty and distressed for his daughter.
There was no way before, as the escorts could not dress up fancy, but it is different now.
As a father, he naturally likes his daughter to be beautiful.
Shi Li finished eating a piece of watermelon and scratched his head. "Okay, I'll go buy some clothes and accessories later and dress myself up!"
It's not that she doesn't love beauty. She just didn't have the conditions, time or money before. Now she has everything, so naturally she won't treat herself badly.
Turning back, Shi Li called two servants to accompany her to go shopping.
It had been a long time since she had the experience of buying things without looking at the price and just buying whatever she wanted. Soon she asked two servants to carry large and small bags of things.
Shi Li also took a lot of things in her hands and bought a candied haws. She took a bite and it was sour and sweet, very delicious.
Just as we were about to return with a full load, we suddenly heard a commotion coming from the front.
I don't know whose horse was not watched closely, and it seemed to be frightened. It ran wildly on the busy street, overturning the stalls on both sides. Passers-by screamed and dodged.
But a frail young girl was so frightened that she stood in the middle of the road, motionless.
At the critical moment, Shi Li, relying on his great skills and courage, threw away the things in his hand, ran over, hugged the girl and rolled to the side, avoiding the flying horse hooves, and saved the girl whose life was hanging by a thread.
"I...I almost died just now?"
The girl stared at Shi Li blankly, blinked, and finally realized what had happened. Her eyes turned red and she choked with tears.
Seeing that she was alone, without a maid or guards following her, Shi Li was worried that something might happen to her, so he took her to a nearby teahouse and offered her some tea to calm her nerves.
The girl gradually came to her senses, thanked Shi Li profusely, and finally took the initiative to tell her own origins.
"I ran away secretly!"
The girl's fist-clenching action made Shi Li feel somewhat familiar, "I... heard that there is an escort agency here, and there is a female escort."
Shi Li: Hmm??? There is also my business here???