Chapter 590: In the days of the second generation ancestor, there is no need to have a grudge overnight
When the rain stops and the weather gets better, Li Mu will spend most of his time walking around with Xiao Chan, walking along the Qinhuai River and looking around. Su Tan'er will also visit the shops and workshops in the city.
Under Su Tan'er's arrangement, Xiao Chan is now almost his personal maid, helping him clean up his room every day and following him around. She is very lively.
She just talks too much, always whispering in his ear some family feud, or saying some love words about Su Tan'er. She always has to explain to him clearly where she went and what she did today.
Probably to let him know what Su Tan'er is busy with every day, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. After all, this is ancient times, and it is rare for women to show up every day, let alone doing business.
Recently, Li Mu often went to the Qinhuai River to hang out, and he saw a lot of people playing chess. Among them were two old men with good temperament. They often played chess under a big tree on a not-so-busy street by the river.
From time to time, there were some old people or scholars watching, but they were Qin Siyuan and Kang Xian. Li Mu did not join in to make friends or show off any talents.
There is no need, just let nature take its course.
There was a tea stall next to the chess stall. Sometimes Li Mu and Xiao Chan would drink tea and rest here, and sometimes they would watch the chess game.
He has been in Xiaoao for more than 20 years, and he can still play some Go. Although his chess skills are not high, he is obviously not as good as these two old men, and he cannot pretend to be like Ning Yi in the original work. But Li Mu doesn't care, he is half-lying in the first place
In a normal state, the current atmosphere makes him feel pretty good.
He takes his little maid leisurely every day. If he carries a caged bird and puts a dog skin plaster on his face, he will be no different from his second generation ancestor.
On this day, I walked around the street and brought Xiao Chan back to the Su Mansion. Su Tan'er also happened to come back. The little maid Xing'er was directing several people to move cloth into the room. It was colorful and probably had just been sold out.
new style.
Upstairs, Juaner held an exquisite and simple sword box and walked downstairs with some difficulty.
From a distance, I saw Li Mu shouting: "Uncle, uncle..."
Li Mu walked over with a smile and took the sword box from her hand: "This is..."
Juaner smiled happily and said, "It's Miss. She knows that my uncle likes to practice swords, so she specially found someone to customize it for him."
"Uncle, see if you like it?"
"Let the lady worry about it." Li Mu said and opened the sword case. It was also a long sword suitable for a scholar. It was more gorgeous and refined than the one he bought for four taels of silver, but it was not as fancy as inlaid with gold and jade.
The style of these things is rather simple.
It doesn't look that eye-catching, but it's still quite elegant.
Li Mu gently pulled out a piece. Although it was not a treasure, it was still a good sharp weapon. It was already very good and suitable for him.
Close the sword gently and put it into the sword case.
"Juan'er, thank my wife for me!"
Juan'er said with a smile: "Miss custom-made this sword, it took a lot of thought. I'd better go and thank you myself!" She said and ran upstairs with a string of laughter.
Li Mu looked up and happened to see Su Tan'er standing by the window, looking down intentionally or unintentionally.
Li Mu smiled and said: "Thank you madam, I like this sword very much."
Su Tan'er's face turned slightly red, and she was about to withdraw her head, but stopped and made a gentle and generous look.
"As long as your husband likes it!"
Juan'er went upstairs and was tapped on the forehead by Su Tan'er.
"talkative!"
Juan'er wasn't angry either. Instead, she imitated Li Mu and said, "Thank you, Madam, for me."
Seeing Su Tan'er reaching out to knock again, she quickly covered her head and dodged away with a smile. They grew up together as masters and servants, so scenes of laughing and joking like this are very common.
Li Mu returned to the small building and put the sword box away. After a while, Xiaochan came in with some cloth.
"Uncle, this is newly imported silk. The lady asked me to measure it and make some clothes."
Having said that, I picked up the soft ruler and came over to measure Li Mu's height. While measuring, I also asked what color and style Li Mu liked!
Li Mu did not refuse this kindness, and chose two styles and colors that he liked more. Xiaochan measured the sizes and remembered them all before jumping away.
Time passed so leisurely, and Li Mu got used to this tranquility and ease. That day, Li Mu took Xiao Chan for a walk by the Qinhuai River, and then walked to the chess stall. Li Mu ordered a pot of tea and sipped it.
Drinking tea while watching two people playing chess.
These days, Li Mu often passed by here and watched them play chess many times. He became familiar with them, and one of the old men even nodded to him.
Suddenly, a servant who looked like a servant ran over and said a few words in the ear of an old man. The old man stood up and said: "Mr. Qin, there is something urgent at home, so I have to leave. There is no winner at the moment, how about a draw?"
The old man known as Qin Gong smiled and said: "That's fine."
Li Mu then confirmed the identities of the two people. It turned out that the one who left was Qin Siyuan, and the one who left was the consort Kangxian.
There was nothing more to look at, and I was about to return to the tea stall with my tea in hand.
Qin Siyuan suddenly said: "This little friend, I have seen you watching chess many times recently. I want to master this game. How about we sit down and talk about a game?"
Li Mu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't refuse.
"It's okay to have a hand-to-hand conversation, but my skills are not good. I don't want to make fun of you."
Qin Siyuan smiled and said: "It's okay. When playing chess, winning or losing is normal."
Li Mu was not polite. He sat across from me and started to do it one by one.
During the break between playing chess, the two of them chatted casually, again in general terms.
As expected, Li Mu's chess skills were indeed not very good. Although Swordsman had learned it, he only played a few games with Ren Yingying to pass the time when he was bored.
The two played four games. Li Mu lost three games and won one. It was not a terrible loss.
It wasn't until Qin Siyuan's pretty concubine Yun Niang, who was in her thirties, called Qin Siyuan to go back for lunch that the chess game ended.
Li Mu led Xiao Chan home. After lunch, it started to rain lightly again.
Through the window, you can still see the figures of several maids walking around in the small building opposite. Looking at Xiao Chan, who is dedicated to serving him, the lonely figure is looking at the scene over there eagerly.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Mu said: "Are you bored? Do you know how to play chess?"
The little girl shook her head: "My servant doesn't know how."
Li Mu said: "I'll teach you a simple lesson. Once you learn it, why don't you go and play with Juan'er across the street?"
Li Mu taught her how to play backgammon. The little girl quickly learned such a simple game. She played two games with Li Mu and screamed with joy.
Even Juan'er and Xing'er opposite heard it and looked over curiously through the window.
Seeing that Li Mu had learned the lesson, he put away the chess pieces and said with a smile: "Okay, there's nothing wrong here, let's go play!"
Xiaochan's face was filled with joy: "Thank you, uncle." Then she went out, opened her umbrella, and couldn't wait to run into the small building opposite to share such an interesting game of backgammon with a few little sisters.
After a while, the joyful sound of the little maids shouting and screaming came from the small building opposite.
Li Mu smiled and continued drinking tea and reading.
During this period of time, I read a lot of Confucian classics, and Li Mu suddenly discovered that these classics were not so boring, but actually quite interesting, and some of the contents spoke directly to his heart.
If one takes off the outer layer that Confucianism put on to adapt to imperial rule, its efforts in cultivating one's body and cultivating one's mind are unrivaled in the world.
Li Mu also gained a lot from tasting and gaining insights every day, and even his sword skills were slightly different.
It seems that he has acquired a lot of knowledge, and coupled with the daily influence of Yangwu's swordsmanship, even if he does not practice swordsmanship or study on weekdays, he still seems to have a faint bookish air lingering around him.
Sometimes when Li Mu looks at himself in the mirror, he really feels like an ancient scholar.
The rest of my life was still ordinary. I passed by Qin Siyuan's chess stall many times, and sometimes I would chat with him for a few games. After I got a little familiar with him, I started chatting more deeply and politely exchanged names and origins.
The identity of his adopted son-in-law was also revealed by Li Mu without any scruples.
When Qin Siyuan found out, he was quite surprised. Li Mu's bookish temperament was not something that could be easily developed. Even those Jinshi who were named on the gold medal list were weak and scholarly, and there were not many who could develop such a bookish temperament.
He even vaguely felt some awe-inspiring righteousness in Li Mu, but he felt that he was overly concerned. In this era of chaos, to cultivate the awe-inspiring righteousness of Confucianism, even if he is not a great Confucian, he must be a talented and learned person.
None of these people are famous for a while.
Even so, Li Mu was definitely a good student in his eyes. When he heard that he had gone to a merchant's house to become a son-in-law, he was regretful and shook his head.
On the other hand, Xiao Chan on the side almost glared at Qin Siyuan, suspecting that he wanted to break up the young lady and his uncle when he heard that he looked down on the Su family and felt sorry for his uncle about his marriage to the young lady.
"My uncle and the young lady are doing well. The young lady is very nice, and my uncle is also a very good person. They are a perfect match." The little girl looked nervous and serious.
Qin Siyuan was also very open-minded and immediately said: "Miss Xiaochan is right, I made a mistake."
"I think your lady is a very outstanding woman, otherwise little brother Ning wouldn't do this. Everyone has their own fate, so this choice cannot be said to be wrong."
Saying this, Qin Siyuan couldn't help but feel regretful in his heart.
Regarding Qin Siyuan's attitude, Li Mu just smiled and didn't care. He had no intention of taking the imperial examination. Besides, with his little knowledge, he might not be able to pass the imperial examination.
This bit of bookishness or awe-inspiring righteousness in his body was probably developed slowly after he had cultivated my swordsmanship to a very advanced level, not how deep his knowledge was.
At this time, not only Qin Siyuan felt it was a pity, but the tea shop owner's delicate daughter who often helped in the tea shop also showed disappointment. Seeing that Li Mu had a very good temperament and was very leisurely every day, she thought that he was walking around with a little girl.
He is an aristocratic young master, and he has some admiration for him. He even fantasizes about being a concubine.
Who knows, it turned out to be...a young girl's heart was broken. She was chatting with Xiaochan, but suddenly she felt that there wasn't much to talk about anymore.
After staying here for a while, Li Mu took Xiao Chan to wander somewhere else. Xiao Chan was very happy when he left, as if he was finally far away from the old man who spoke ill of the Su family and the lady.
As they walked along, Xiaochan quickly forgot about her previous worries and jumped up and down the conversation behind her. It wasn't until the two of them turned to a relatively prosperous street not far from Su's house.
From far away, someone suddenly said hello.
The Su family has a large population. If we add in the closely related relatives, the population will be even greater. There are no less than thirty or forty people who can be considered cousins with Su Tan'er. Regardless of whether the relationship is close or not, it is very important for Su Tan'er to recruit a son-in-law.
Most people do not agree with this matter. They want to marry Su Tan'er even more, and the power of the Su family will naturally fall into their hands.
As for whether the Su family can develop well in their hands, that is a matter for the future. How many people will look that far ahead.
As an adopted uncle, he could not be called a Gerald. When the Su family saw him, some would say hello, while others would just walk over and pretend not to see him.
Li Mu understood their mood and didn't bother to argue with them. It was more leisurely not to say hello.
The young man in front of me was holding a folding fan and was accompanied by two boys. He looked familiar, but he was not from the Su family.
The man laughed from afar and raised his hands: "Brother Ning, what a coincidence."
Li Mu said: "You are..."
The man's face froze, but he kept smiling and said: "Brother Ning, don't you know me?"
Chan'er, who was behind him, tugged at the corner of Li Mu's clothes and whispered, "Uncle, he is Mr. Xue from Dachuan Publishing House." There was displeasure in her words.
Li Mu finally understood why he looked familiar. On the day of his wedding, this person seemed to be present, but Ning Yi didn't pay attention at all and didn't know his identity.
However, unlike the drama version, this person should be the one who knocked Ning Yi unconscious from behind.
Li Mu seemed to be fine: "Oh, it's Mr. Xue."
His calm attitude made Xue Jin, who was opposite him, slightly stunned. He smiled and said, "Brother Ning, are you okay? I heard that he was accidentally injured on the day of the wedding."
Li Mu said with a smile: "It's time for Brother Xue to miss you. Nothing has happened for a long time."
"Brother Xue, the Yintang has turned dark, so you need to be more careful recently." After saying that, he reached out and patted Xue Jin's shoulder naturally.
A wisp of specially processed Qi passed through silently.
In the world of Swordsman, he has already deduced the remaining parts of the Life and Death Talisman thoroughly, and has researched many new uses. In addition to directly giving the human talisman, there is a new usage in front of him. Although it is not as sophisticated as the Life and Death Talisman, the effect is not the same.
Also excellent.
This ray of true energy will lurk in Xue Jin's body, absorbing his vitality and slowly growing stronger. It won't show up now, but the effect will show up in two or three months.
People will become thinner and thinner, their bodies will become weaker and weaker, and their functions will become disrupted and weakened, until they become bedridden and incontinent.
Although it won't directly kill you, it is actually no different from taking your life.
Li Mu will not tolerate any hatred.
Xue Jin's face darkened and he became angry, but he finally endured it.
"Brother Ning is joking, but it's a pity that you, a good man and a scholar, have come to serve as a son-in-law."
Li Mu smiled and said: "What a pity. I am lazy and have no ambitions. Now I go out to drink tea and play chess every day. Xiaochan gives me money and I live a leisurely life. Where can I find such a life? What's more,
There is also a woman who is as beautiful as a fairy."
Xue Jin was a little angry.
"You! The Grandfather of the Su family is really blind."
"Humph, let's go!" He said and left angrily with the two boys.