Xin Muyuan took the towel handed over by Zi Chuan, washed her face briefly, and whispered to her to prepare hot water, she wanted to take a bath, and then looked at the location of the west wing.

At this time, in the open space in front of the West Wing, several younger brothers of Nanlingzi were holding the branches that Nanlingzi picked for them to follow Xin Muyuan to practice swords.

However, this is just watching, but it doesn't make sense.

Xin Muyuan walked around them three times with his hands behind his back, found one that most resembled their middle school, and asked with a little surprise, "What's your name?" ”

The boy was only five or six years old, and his personality was a little shy, and he didn't dare to speak in the face of strangers' questions.

Therefore, when Xin Muyuan asked him, he immediately turned his head to look at his "father and brother".

Nanlingzi glanced at Xin Muyuan with disgust, patted the boy's shoulder, and said softly: "Si'er, this sister's character is problematic, let's ignore her." ”

Xin Muyuan: "......"

Your character is the problem, and your whole family has a problem!

Xin Muyuan scolded in his heart, but his face was embarrassed, and he said, "Nanlingzi, how can you talk like this?" I've been your boss anyway, so you have to give me some respect, don't you? ”

Nan Lingzi glanced at her and didn't speak.

Xin Muyuan began to roll up his sleeves.

This bastard is a bastard, and he won't open the roof for three days, isn't it?

Nanlingzi seemed to have lost to Xin Muyuan's threat, and said reluctantly: "Although this guy's character is not very good, he is okay." If you have a problem that you really can't solve, just look for her and she'll help you. ”

Xin Muyuan: "......"

Okay, this tool man should be clear.

She doesn't remember the villain, and the adult is guilty and the child is innocent.

Just now, she saw that this child, who was called "Si'er", could memorize four or five moves of one of her swordsmanship moves, and he was really talented.

When she is practicing, her swordsmanship is like the wind, and the sword is like a blade, and people who see her practicing swords are usually stunned, or they can't see clearly, they want to ask for advice, and they remember that they are not bullshit......

It's more.

However, it is very rare for Si'er to be able to reproduce four or five moves as clearly, clearly, or even seventy percent, especially since this child had never learned a sword before he knew himself, and he had not even been in contact with it.

He should have been the first person he had ever seen to dance with a sword, but even so, he still remembered and restored four or five moves, which attracted Xin Muyuan's attention, reached out and pinched Si'er's round little face, and asked, "Little guy, are you willing to learn swords from your sister?" ”

Si'er didn't speak, and turned his head to look at Nanlingzi again.

But this time, Xin Muyuan didn't give Nan Lingzi time to answer, and directly pinched Si'er's chin and forced him to turn his head, showing a gentle smile, and said to Si'er in a gentle tone: "Our fourth son has grown up, we can't listen to our father and brother in everything, we have to have our own ideas, right?" ”

Si'er nodded.

It's done!

Xin Muyuan clenched his fist in surprise in his heart, hiding his excited heart, looked at Si'er expectantly, and asked, "Does Si'er want to learn swords with his sister?" ”

Si'er shook his head firmly.

Xin Muyuan: "......"

Does he know who he is rejecting?

"Poof."

There was a laugh full of mockery around him, Xin Muyuan glared at him, and when he looked at Si'er again, he was gentle, which was more greasy than sugar, and said: "Why, how good is the swordsmanship, it can not only defend oneself, but also protect one's family, and also strengthen one's body!" ”

Si'er still shook his head, tears hazy his eyes, as if he had been greatly wronged, puffed out his mouth and shouted: "Si'er don't learn swords!" Si'er wants to learn Go, and Si'er wants to become the most powerful chess master in the Daliang Dynasty! ”

Xin Muyuan: "......"

What strange ideal is this? How can anyone still want to become a chess master these days? Something to be proud of? Isn't this the same as those painters, inscriptionists, and pianists in the music workshop?

But Xin Muyuan did not express her incomprehension, because she understood that every profession in this world carries some people's ideals and their own ideas and different understandings of the world, and their choices need to be respected and do not need to be understood by others.

It's their own life, and they need to go on their own.

Even if there are thorns in front of you, even if there are swarms of tigers in front of you.

"In this way, you follow your sister to learn swords, and your sister will invite you to invite the best chess master of the Daliang Dynasty. As long as you practice swords seriously, my sister will let the chess master teach you to play chess every day and accompany you to play chess, how about it? ”

It's a very good deal, and it only takes a few hours to get what he likes, so it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it.

Si'er's heart was moved, and his eyes were full of surprise, but he still didn't say anything, more like waiting than thinking.

Xin Muyuan looked at him, and then at Nanlingzi, guessing that he might be waiting for Nanlingzi to give his final decision, so he decided to cut off his beard before Nanlingzi spoke, let Si'er decide for himself, and didn't let Nanlingzi intervene.

But this time, her speed was not as fast as Nanlingzi.

When she was just about to speak, Nan Lingzi had already squatted down, gently put her hand on Si'er's shoulder, and said to him gently: "Si'er, this is your own decision, do you want to exchange your own time for your Go learning?" ”

Si'er looked at Nanlingzi in confusion.

What he said was too profound for Si'er to understand.

So Nanlingzi changed his words: "Si'er, if you want to learn chess, your father and brother can make money to hire a teacher for you, or you can do something by yourself to earn some pocket money to save up and hire a teacher, and the learning initiative in exchange for these money is all yours." But if you choose to compromise something in exchange for what you want, you will be constrained and forced to do so, and you will lose the initiative that belongs to you in control of life. Now, it's up to you to decide whether you want to trade hard or sacrifice for a result you want. ”

Nanlingzi's metaphor was hard to hear, but this time, Xin Muyuan didn't interrupt him.

The words are not good, but the reason is very good. This choice not only represents this decision, but also represents his choice of life in the future.

In this long life, people have experienced too many forks, and experienced choices and temptations. There are so many confusions that he must know what he believes in his heart, and whether it is worth giving up something else for the sake of something.

When the sixth prince came over, Xin Muyuan and Nanlingzi were both half-squatting and looking directly at a five or six-year-old child, looking serious and serious, as if they wanted to eat this poor and innocent child alive.