The first time in history

Chapter 181 Li Shishi asked Qian Ming to eat more soft rice

Qian Mingduo smiled and said, "This thing has a few dishes and a soup every day. It will make you go bankrupt in a few days!"

Li Shishi smiled and said, "I'll never go broke eating... I like the dishes you cook. Especially the sweet and sour wild rice stem, it's delicious."

"You give me money to buy food every day, but why do I feel like... I'm just a gigolo."

"What is a gigolo?" Li Shishi asked curiously.

"The so-called gigolo..." Qian Mingduo smiled awkwardly, "It means that a man has no money and spends a woman's money all day long. This is gigolo."

Li Shishi smiled and covered her mouth. "The one who has money should use Huabei. There's no need to distinguish between men's money and women's money."

"If we were a couple, this would be understandable. But we are not a couple, how can I always spend your money?" Qian Mingduo shook his head, "This is inappropriate."

"How much silver can those persimmons of yours buy?"

"Why are you asking that? I don't even know how much it can be bought for."

Li Shishi walked back to the bed, and after a while, she came out with a gold ingot. She put it in front of Qian Mingduo and said, "I'll buy your persimmons. This ingot is enough for me."

"This ingot of gold can buy a trainload of persimmons." Qian Mingduo pushed the gold in front of Li Shishi. "I'd better wait for you to get better and go to the city to be a storyteller. I don't want to be a gigolo."

"You are so strong-willed. You should study hard and pass the imperial examination." Li Shishi sighed. "You will have everything if you become an official. You don't need to be a storyteller."

Qian Mingduo shook his head. "I studied history and taught history at university. I never learned classics, poetry, or strategy or essays. I can't pass the exam."

"What is history?" Li Shishi asked puzzledly.

Qian Mingduo looked at Li Shishi and said, "Let me briefly tell you what history is. History is the record and interpretation of facts that happened in the past."

Qian Mingduo looked at Li Shishi and said, "It covers the development and changes of human society in different periods, including politics, economy, culture, science and technology. Through the study and summary of past events, people and phenomena, it provides a basis and reference for people to understand the present and look forward to the future."

"I don't understand a word you said." Li Shishi shook her head.

"It seems a bit obscure to say this. For example, you, Li Shishi, are a well-known figure in history, so you are a historical figure."

Seeing Li Shishi still shaking her head, Qian Ming thought for a while, "History is a record of past events. Those who are recorded in history are not ordinary people. You are not an ordinary person, so you are recorded in history."

"Are you saying that people in later generations know Shishi?"

"Of course I know. Not only are you famous in this era, but you will be even more famous in the future!"

Li Shishi gave a bitter smile, "I am the willow by the Qujiang River. One person bends it, another climbs it... What's the point of remembering me!"

"There are too many hypocritical people in this world," Qian Mingduo also smiled bitterly, "there are no good birds. Why do you have to belittle yourself!"

Qian Mingduo saw that Li Shishi had a dull expression on her face, but he could feel her helplessness about her fate.

"Let me tell you something interesting!" Qian Mingduo put his heels on the chair again, "You can never imagine that in the future, people will be far away from each other... For example, as far as Lin'an Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture, people can talk to each other with an object in their hands. And they can even see each other."

Li Shishi tilted her head and said, "What is that? It's so magical!"

"This thing is called a telephone. Lin'an Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture are more than 1,500 miles apart. Even if you ride the fastest horse, it will take three or four days to get there. But if you take a plane, you can get there in half an hour."

"What is an airplane?"

Qian Mingduo gestured with his hands, "Something flying in the sky. The largest plane can seat more than a thousand people. In other words, these more than a thousand people can reach Lin'an Prefecture from Yingtian Prefecture in just half an hour."

"I don't believe it!" Li Shishi shook her head slowly.

Qian Mingduo sighed softly, "No one would believe me no matter who I told it to, because this is going to happen a thousand years from now."

"Are there any other strange things?" Li Shishi asked softly.

Qian Ming thought about it and said, "Too many, for example, there is something called a television..."

Li Shishi listened, Qian Mingduo talked, and before they knew it, it was getting dark.

"When you go to the market to buy food tomorrow morning, buy a pair of shoes." Li Shishi stood at the door and said to Qian Mingduo who was about to climb over the wall: "You should have thrown away your shoes a long time ago. Buy a cotton robe, the weather is getting cold!"

Qian Mingduo lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. His mind was full of thoughts. Next door lived the world-famous Li Shishi, the first prostitute in history, but now she was like a lonely wild goose, living alone in this simple courtyard.

Li Shishi, the woman who once attracted countless men, now lives a lonely life. She may have seen through the prosperity and vanity of the world, and the so-called love and friendship.

Deep in her heart, she still has memories of the past, but she has long buried them deep in her heart and no longer shows them to others.

Qian Mingduo couldn't help but think of himself. He was also a lonely person here, with no relatives or friends, only endless loneliness accompanying him.

And Li Shishi, this equally lonely woman, made him feel an inexplicable intimacy. They were both lonely people in this world, and each other's existence seemed to bring a touch of warmth to each other.

However, there was a wall between them, an insurmountable gap. Qian Mingduo knew that he could not have any improper thoughts about Li Shishi because the gap between their status was too big.

But he couldn't help but imagine that if one day they could cross this gap, then this crossing would be delightful!

Thinking of time travel, Qian Mingduo remembered that this blind box took him to Lin'an Prefecture in the Southern Song Dynasty. Could it be that it was there for him to meet the famous Li Shishi?

As he thought about it, Qian Mingduo gradually fell asleep. In his dream, he saw Li Shishi's beautiful face. She smiled and stretched out her hand to him, inviting him to walk through this long road of life together...

After taking care of Li Shishi for two more days, seeing that she was getting better, Qian Mingduo decided to go to the city to tell stories because he didn't want to be a gigolo.

Following the route that Su Xiaoqing's maid told him last time, Qian Mingduo quickly found Miss Su's home after entering the city.

Two young men stood in front of the gate of the Su Mansion. Qian Mingduo stepped forward and saluted, "Two young men, I am honored to meet you."

"What can I do for you?" one of the young men asked indifferently.

"I'm here to see Miss Su." Qian Mingduo said with a smile on his face.

Another young man said, "You are looking for our young lady. Who are you? Why are you looking for our young lady?"

"It was your young lady who invited me here."