Ji Liang got on the carriage and stopped making noises. This remote house became calmer, and for a long time in the future there would be no more bustle of being beaten or scolded.
Li Minglou looked at the small bowl standing in front of the broken door: "What else do you have to pack?"
Xiao Wan lowered his head: "I haven't confiscated the prey on the mountain yet."
In the past, their father and son made a living by hunting in small bowls, but now Li Minglou is sending them to Jiannan Road. Do they still need those prey if they have enough food and clothing on the way? Yuanji looked at the young man, both father and son had the same strange temper.
What he wanted to capture was not the prey, but the uneasiness caused by the sudden change in life. Li Minglou knew this very well. This was the same as when he realized that the situation was unstable. His father sent the siblings back to Jiangling Mansion, and she demolished her entire house.
It makes sense to come here.
Li Minglou looked at the dilapidated house and realized that transporting the house to Jiannan Road was not a big deal.
She turned to look at Mao'er Mountain next to her. It would be difficult to transport this mountain.
In late autumn, the mountains are covered with lush foliage and the sun is hidden deep in the forest. The occasional chirping of birds and animals echoes in the distance. Li Minglou is in a good mood.
It was about this time that he sent Ji Liang to his younger brother's side, and asked for the imperial decree to be granted the title of Xijue. Xiang Yun's two greatest favors to Li Mingyu no longer existed in fate.
Jiannandao no longer needs to accept his love, believe in his righteousness, or be deceived by him.
He was in a good mood and the physical pain was relieved a lot. Li Minglou said: "Uncle Yuanji, let's go help."
Of course Yuanji and Fang Er obeyed. Xiaowan wanted to say that there weren't many prey and he didn't need help. Seeing that Li Minglou was already holding a black umbrella and walking up the mountain, he swallowed his words.
The skinny boy led the way, with the girl behind him holding a black umbrella. Yuanji Fanger each took a step back to follow, and the group walked into the colorful mountain forest.
The banquet in the Li family mansion is in full swing.
Although Xiang Nan didn't speak much, he spoke simply and sincerely to his sisters, and talked meaningfully with his cousins. Xiang Jiuding also had a bright tongue, and there was constant laughter and laughter during the dinner.
The servants of the Xiang family also enjoyed the food and wine, and an entourage came with a wine glass to toast Mrs. Li: "Our seventh wife asked me to kowtow when I see the old lady."
Xiang Yun has seven brothers, and Xiang Nan is the second son of the seventh master.
Mrs. Li hurriedly asked him to get up and drank his wine. She was happy and regretful at the same time: "It's a pity that I am too old to walk and can't see my mother-in-law."
"With the old lady's words, our seventh lady can take leave and go out." The entourage smiled.
All the mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in the hall laughed knowingly. Mrs. Li rewarded the attendant with another handful of money, and the attendant retreated to Xiang Jiuding.
"Glib tongue." Xiang Jiuding pretended to be displeased and scolded him.
The entourage smiled, lowered his head and apologized in a low voice. Others didn't care. Xiang Nan saw Xiang Jiuding's expression change slightly from the corner of his eye. The next moment, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all. Putting down the wine glass, his expression returned to normal, and he waved to the servant:
"Go down."
The entourage lowered his head and retreated. Xiang Nan leaned forward and poured wine for Xiang Jiuding: "It is indeed my mother who told me."
Xiang Jiuding hummed, held the wine glass and approached Xiang Nan and whispered: "Li Minglou went to Mao'er Mountain."
The wine bottle in Xiang Nan's hand hit Xiang Jiuding's wine glass. There was a crisp sound and Xiang Jiuding's wine glass fell and broke. Everyone in the hall was startled.
"Oh, you can't drink. Don't drink so much. You drank too much again." Xiang Jiuding jumped up and scolded.
His wine glass fell. Did Xiang Nan drink too much? Everyone's eyes fell on Xiang Nan. Xiang Nan was still holding the wine bottle, frowning slightly, as if he didn't understand this sentence.
"I can't even pour the wine steadily." Xiang Jiuding said, "You're starting to speak slowly."
"I didn't drink too much," Xiang Nan said.
He seemed to be speaking a little too slowly, everyone thought, and then saw Xiang Nan pouring wine for himself, the jug was shaking... He really drank too much!
Xiang Jiuding declined Mrs. Li's suggestion to let Xiang Nan rest here: "It's not good to drink too much at this time. Let Miss Minglou know whether he is happy and drinks too much, or is he sad and drinks too much?"
No matter which one is pleasant, Li Minglou is injured now.
It was time to break up the banquet. It was just a matter of entertaining the son-in-law. It was too lively and inappropriate. Mrs. Li nodded in agreement. Brother Xiang Jiuding took his leave and the Li family's banquet was over.
Li Mingqi stood on the porch, reaching out and gently pulling the hanging wisteria leaves.
"Let's go." Li Minghua turned around and followed Li Mingqi's line of sight.
Li Minghai and several young people were sending Xiang Jiuding and Xiang Nan away, talking and laughing.
Li Mingqi raised her chin and chuckled: "Master Xiang Jiu and Master Xiang Nan are walking together, Master Xiang looks like he is drunk."
Li Mingran nodded: "Master Xiang Jiu is swaying, but Master Xiang Nan is walking steadily. It's hard to tell that he is drunk."
Li Minghua was not interested in watching anymore: "Some people can't tell when they are drunk." He pulled Li Mingqi and Li Mingran forward and said, "Let's go."
The hustle and bustle of the Li family gradually dissipated.
The cries of pheasants resounded in the forest, and fallen leaves were flying in random directions as their wings flapped. Li Minglou took a few steps back holding a black umbrella.
"You have gained a lot." She praised, "You are an excellent hunter."
Xiaowan, who tied the three pheasants to a branch, lowered his head: "No, it's nothing, they were caught in a trap."
Li Minglou came over and looked at the trap hidden among the leaves and rocks: "You made the trap."
"Do whatever you want." Xiaowan whispered.
"I have also hunted and set traps. I have a mountain, but I have never caught so many prey." Li Minglou said.
She owns a mountain. Xiaowan has never thought that anyone can sell Mao'er Mountain. He picked up the pheasant and said, "If you don't rely on this to survive, you won't die if you can't catch prey."
Li Minglou smiled: "You are right."
Over there, Fang Er and Yuan Ji greeted another trap and found prey: "In the mountain col, it's a wild boar. It's still alive. Miss, don't come over."
Xiao Wan seemed to have caught a wild boar for the first time, and he couldn't hide his excitement and ran away. Although Li Minglou was curious, he did not follow him. Timidity and caution are two different things. His father once said not to prove your bravery by taking risks.
The wild boars are alive and dead, wait until they have dealt with them before we look at them.
Yuan Yoshi Fangji spoke calmly, Xiao Wan's excited shouts, and the wild boar's screams mixed together. After a while, the wild boar's voice became shriller, accompanied by rolling rocks and branches and leaves clattering. The wild boar ran away, but it was definitely injured and could not survive. Yuan Yoshi Fangji
Xiaowan and three others followed closely behind.
The sound gradually faded away. Li Minglou sat on the rock and looked up at the sky above. The sky was blocked here and the sun was blocked. She put away the black umbrella, and her ears became quieter and quieter.
This silence was not dead silence. She could hear the branches and leaves being blown by the wind, flapping by the birds in the sky, and being crawled by snakes and insects on the ground. She seemed to be able to see this scene clearly.
She seems to be very sensitive to the movement of dead things, maybe because she is also a dead thing.
There was a creaking sound, which was the sound of human feet stepping on the gravel.
Li Minglou sat up straight and listened. The sound of Yuan Ji Fang Er's small bowl and wild boar came from far away from the other side, and the footsteps came from down the mountain. Who was it? She stood up and looked at a person accurately.
In the direction, there is a figure coming from the colorful and dim mountain.
The young man was wearing a white robe embroidered with orchids, and he had a bow slung behind him. He was like a bright light in the forest. He waved the riding crop in his hand to push aside the bushes and grass, and raised his head to look ahead.
Xiang Nan.
Li Minglou was a little surprised, why did he come here? Then he was relieved. Although the Xiang family did not come to force him to see her, they must have sent someone to keep an eye on her. After all, she was a human being or not a real ghost. She was accompanied by Yuan Ji Fang Er.
It is not surprising that people from the Xiang family would see the door of the Li family when they leave the city gate.
Xiang Nan stopped and turned his head slightly to listen.
He heard Yuan Ji's movement, and Li Minglou watched him speed up and walk towards this side.
He is alone and has no followers, at least not at this moment. Li Minglou listens carefully and can be sure that there is no one else around, so...
She hunted and made traps.
Li Minglou lowered his head and looked at the trap left by Xiaowan. Because he was eager to catch the wild boar, there was still a short arrow in the trap that he had not taken out.
She will die if she cannot catch the prey, and she can also become an excellent hunter.
Li Minglou would not think about whether the seventeen-year-old Xiang Nan was considered the murderer before he killed him.
Not to mention that he personally killed her ten years later. Even if he did not kill her, but there were just signs of killing her, the Li family would not hesitate to eliminate the signs.
Whether she should kill him or not is not something she should consider, but what the Xiang family should consider, whether she should think about it and what consequences this thought will bring.
Li Minglou moved lightly, and with the noise from Yuan Ji and the others over there covering up, he carefully and quickly rearranged the trap. The crunching sounds of branches, leaves and rocks beside his ears were getting closer and closer. Through the dense forest and shrubs, it was clear and clear.
The image of Xiang Nan walking step by step emerged. She lowered her head and retreated deeper into the dense forest.
Xiang Nan, who had already reached this side, stopped and heard the sound of people. Animals? There was the scream of a wild boar in the distance. There were ferocious beasts in this mountain.
Xiang Nan took off the bow and arrow and held it in his hand. He didn't take any further steps until the place became quiet, and the sound of people and the sound of wild boar and the collision of trees in the distance became clearer.
Xiang Nan retracted his bow and arrow in front of him and took a step towards the direction of the noise, one step at a time, two steps at a time, three steps at a time. There was a soft noise, and the originally quiet forest leaves and shrubs in front of him were like skins being cut by a knife, and the wind was blowing on the ground and the branches and leaves were shaking wildly.
, a net bounced up from the ground and covered Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan stepped back as the sound of the rattle sounded, and looked up at the net coming at him. He could see clearly at a glance that the net was very torn and had been mended countless times.
This hunter is very frugal.
The corners of his mouth curled up, his feet landed easily, and another soft click came from behind him.