Walking out of the side door of the Ning Mansion, Li Mu exhaled deeply. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 This breath was long, and it seemed to spit out all the pressure and resentment in his heart.

Li Mu patted his cheek and calmed down. Looking back at the Ning family's high-ranking family, Ning Xibai, the leader of the martial arts. The pressure on him from this name alone was enough to crush his immature shoulders.

He is only sixteen years old, and it is only because he helps his father Li Lie run the family's teahouse that he is a little more mature than people of his age.

But in the face of a character like Ning Xibai, how could he not show timidity as a teenager?

Why didn't he know that everyone in Ning Mansion was not optimistic about his marriage to Ning Zhitong?

The pressure in the heart of a sixteen-year-old boy can be imagined.

Ning Xibai was resolutely opposed before. Li Mu didn't know why Ning Xibai changed his attitude. This is an unpredictable thing, and Li Mu can only attribute it to Ning Zhitong's efforts.

"It's a ......" Li Mu thought back to the premise that Ning Xibai said.

If you enter the house, you will recruit a son-in-law, and the man will change his surname and settle down with the woman. If you have a child in the future, you will also have to follow the woman's surname. It can be said that it is for a man to abandon his name and integrate into the woman.

Regarding the matter of entering the wealth, Li Mu knows.

Because in the Dongcheng Fang where he lives, in the fruit alley next to his teahouse, there is a down-and-out scholar. The scholar's family fell into the middle of the road, and he entered a wealthy family, but there was only one daughter in the family of a businessman. seems to have a happy ending, but this scholar can no longer raise his head in front of his neighbors.

In this era, for the man, it is a detrimental thing and even a matter of white eyes.

For Li Mu, who has not yet reached the crown, it is impossible for him to decide this matter by himself. So he had to go home and ask his father's opinion.

Although he already knew his father's opinion......

Li Mu thought about countermeasures in his heart, and inevitably lost his mind. He turned around and almost crashed head-on into a horse-drawn carriage.

Seeing that he was about to hit Li Mu, the coachman hurriedly pulled up the reins and stopped Mahler. The horses pulling the cart were tall and majestic, standing a head taller than Li Mu, and their thick forelimbs were comparable to grazing Li Mu's side.

Li Mu seemed to remember to avoid it.

"I said, what's the matter with you! Don't look long......" The coachman was also startled, and scolded the uneyed boy in front of him.

But a somewhat dry palm behind his back opened the curtain. An old voice rang out. "Is it already there?"

When the coachman heard this voice, he couldn't care about Li Mu, the guy who was in the way. He hurriedly jumped out of the car, lifted the curtain and said respectfully, "Master, Ningfu has arrived." ”

"Good. As soon as the words fell, Li Mu saw an old and burly figure.

Above the wheel, an old man appeared, whose beard was white, but as thick as a lion's mane. He straightened up and glanced at Li Mu condescendingly. Li Mu stood in front of the side of the carriage, in the shadow of the old man. He looked up at the figure of the old man consciously, and there was an illusion that covered the sky and the sun.

"Let's go, Yu'er, we're here. The old man ignored Li Mu and said into the carriage.

There was a soft answer from inside the carriage, and the voice was really pleasant.

Li Mu's eyes couldn't help but widen, wanting to see who the voice came from.

First a light pink satin embroidered shoe, then a glimpse of the skirt of a group of pale pink embroidered groups.

Li Mu's nose seemed to smell a faint aroma, which made him a little intoxicated. It was just such a flash of effort, Li Mu found that a beautiful girl appeared in front of him.

This girl is about the same age as Ning Zhitong, but her body is thinner than Ning Zhitong. Its appearance is not inferior to Ning Zhitong at all, and even surpasses it, but it is all inferior!

Apricot face and peach cheeks, the skin is like clotted fat. Just a glance is unforgettable.

The willow eyebrows are like smoke, the eyes are like water, and the cheeks are clustered, all of which have style.

It doesn't look like a cardamom's cheeks, but it has a mature and delicate figure.

Even if she just stood there quietly, it was enough to attract attention.

Li Mu was completely sluggish.

The girl's eyes glanced at Li Mu next to the carriage, but only a trace of suspicion flashed in her eyes, and then ignored it.

The old man took the girl out of the carriage and walked straight to Ningfu.

Si Yan, who was guarding, hurriedly greeted him with a smile, and without saying a word, he took the two of them to the mansion. This time, he opened the front door.

Li Mu watched the backs of the two disappear before turning around. These two are probably the distinguished guests of the Ning family. After all, when he came to visit, it was only a side door.

He shook his head, laughed at himself, and headed home.

Li Mu's family lives in Dongchengfang, as the name suggests, it is in the east of the city. Li Mu's father, Li Lie, opened a teahouse in Guozi Lane, Dongchengfang, and did some small business.

Li Kee Teahouse is not big, just one façade, three or four tables. There is a sign hanging at the door, and there is a fire stove inside the door.

It is said to be a teahouse, but in fact, it is also a breakfast business. Workers of all kinds who get up early to rush to work can often spend two or three copper coins in the Li Ji Teahouse, buy two steamed buns, or drink a bowl of porridge.

When Li Mu returned to Li Ji Teahouse, it was already past midnight, and the workers who were rushing to order the Mao had already finished breakfast and started their day's work. Therefore, the busiest part of the morning in the teahouse has passed, and the teahouse will be quiet as usual.

But today it seems a little different.

Li Mu walked into the door. I found that there was a person sitting at the table near the kitchen, and there were also people sitting in other places. Most of these people were carrying long packages, and their expressions were hurried and dusty.

These days, there seems to be a lot of outsiders coming to the city. They roamed the streets for many days. Li Mu goes in and out on weekdays, and he will bump into a lot.

But now that you are seated, there is a way to be a guest from afar. What Li Mu should entertain should still be entertained. He walked straight to the stove where the tea was boiling. The tea leaves are tumbling in the pot, and the boiled tea soup is ready for the heat. As usual, he picked up the copper spoon and scooped out the tea.

At this moment, a large hand reached over and grasped the copper spoon.

As soon as Li Mu raised his head, Li Lie's face appeared in front of him. "Daddy. Li Mu called out honestly.

Li Lie is not confused, he is tall, but his face is full of wind and frost. The conspicuous wrinkles at the corners of his eyes made Li Lie invisible, and he was more old. "If you don't go to school in the morning, where did you go?" Li Lie stirred the tea soup.

Li Mu's face froze. Yesterday, Ning Zhitong told him that her father was going to see her this morning. After learning the news, he was very worried.

After thinking about it for a long time, Li Mu decided to go to the appointment. So before school ended yesterday, Li Mu took leave from Mr. Su in the school. But because of his father's attitude, he didn't dare to tell his father the news.

Because his father, Li Lie, was against him being with Ning Zhitong.

"No, no, nowhere to go. Li Mu opened his mouth to lie, but he glanced at his father cautiously and found that Li Lie had a look that he had already known.

Li Lie shook his head in disappointment, "Now that you have learned to lie, Zeng Xiaopu has already told me about your skipping class this morning." ”

Zeng Xiaopu is Li Mu's partner, and his parents are also neighbors of Guozi Lane, who have played with Li Mu since childhood, and now they are classmates in the same school, so they are very familiar with each other. The name of the puppy is a nickname that Zeng Yancheng took since he was a child. The neighbors are also used to calling each other on weekdays, barking puppies and puppies.

"Say it. Where did you go?" Li Lie pointed to the chair in front of him and asked Li Mu to sit down.

Li Mu sat down as he said, and then said, "I went to Ning Mansion." ”

"Hmm, Ning Fu, what are you doing there?" Li Lie's expression was very shocked. "Who told you to go?"

Li Mu nodded, "Uncle Ning asked me to go, right...... It's to know about Tong. "In this matter, he still can't get around Li Lie. So he added two words later, "Marriage." ”

Li Lie didn't seem to hear clearly, he stared at Li Mu and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Uncle Ning asked me to discuss my marriage with Zhitong. Li Mu repeated it completely.

Li Lie's eyes widened, and he asked with a serious expression, "How could he ...... What did he tell you?"

Facing his father's question, Li Mu told Li Lie about the situation of seeing Ning Xibai. "He asked me to join the army and told me to practice martial arts. ”

"Nonsense!" Li Lie heard this, and he rushed to the crown angrily. He slammed the copper spoon in his hand, and the tea in the pot splashed.

Li Mu trembled with fright.

"A man, what is the matter? Do you want my father to die? Or do you not want the ancestors of the Li family anymore?" Li Lie pointed at Li Mu with trembling fingers, with an extremely angry expression.

"No, Dad, I didn't ......," Li Mu hurriedly whispered to defend himself.

"If you still practice martial arts, what kind of martial arts can you practice? Practicing martial arts can be more effective than gaining fame in the examination? Those are all slashing blood and playing with your life at every turn! That will be fatal!" Li Lie said even more excitedly.

The most unacceptable thing in his life is to let Li Mu practice martial arts. Because in his eyes, chivalry is forbidden by force. Although this dynasty is still martial, those who practice martial arts are far less peaceful than those who study.

As for the matter of getting rich, which aspiring man would tolerate it?

"I won't agree with the matter between you and Ning Zhitong, the door is not right, the household is wrong, why do you give up your name to go to Gaopan's house? As for practicing martial arts, it is even more impossible. What you have to do now is to read me good books honestly, and when the time comes, I will get an official position, and it will not be too late to talk about marriage with the Ning family. Li Lie gave Li Mu an ultimatum.

"But, Daddy......" Li Mu wanted to tell Li Lie that he really wanted to marry Ning Zhitong.

But Li Lie didn't give him a chance, he turned around and went into the kitchen with a cold face.

"A man must have the ability to do something to be qualified to talk about it. Otherwise, even if you agree to these conditions, you will be looked down upon after all. ”

Li Mu listened to the faint words coming from the kitchen, and was stunned in place, his heart seemed to be wrapped in a mess, and he didn't know what to do.

At this moment, a deliberate coughing sound sounded.

"Ahem, ahem, young man, you seem to be very distressed. ”