idyllic tranquility

Li's house

In the season when hundreds of flowers bloom, the garden of Li's house is even more vigorously maintained by the hostess, with rockery and flowing water, tender willows and red flowers, layer upon layer but complement each other.There are also attracted colorful butterflies and birds dancing in the garden, lingering, sometimes they stop on the branches to bask in the sun, and sometimes they fall on the octagonal pavilion in the garden to listen to the people in the pavilion talking.

"Third Brother, where did Dad go this time? Why did he bring Second Brother with him?"

"Little sister, you should ask your elder brother about this kind of thing. How can I, a bookworm who lives in the room every day, know?"

"Second brother! Don't use such words to prevaricate me. It's not like you don't know how irritating big brother is when he is stubborn!"

In the octagonal pavilion, the two people talking were the third young master of the Li family, Li Miao, and the only young lady, Li Xinran. At this time, this young lady who grew up among the stars was pouting her cheeks, and her starry eyes were full of anger. .However, this exaggerated emotion by her was not very lethal. The boy sitting opposite her was still calm, but he was not as calm as before, and his doting on the girl gave him a bit of fireworks.

"So, you have nothing to do with the eldest brother, so you come to make things difficult for the third brother? Then if I don't agree, are you going to use your obsession again?"

Li Xinran blushed at Li Miao's teasing, and couldn't help turning into anger in her heart, and said viciously, "Third brother! I'm not a child anymore, even if you don't tell me today, I can always find out."

Although Li Miao always stays in his small courtyard and doesn't like to go out, but he has no less information than Li Hao, the young master of Li's house. Whether it's the changes in the family or the troubles in the court, he sees them all .

Li Xinran's recent anxiety has been noticed by her two older brothers. Li Miao is actually more inclined to reveal it than her elder brother Li Hao who keeps quiet. After all, the younger sister's recent growth is enough for her to bear more things .

"You have to know, it's for your own good that the eldest brother didn't tell you, but the third brother told you today, but it is probably not good for you. Let's deal with the outside affairs. The more you know, the more you will be involved. "

"Third brother, we are a family. No one can be alone, and I am no longer a child. Instead of panicking knowing nothing, it is better to face it with you."

Li Xinran's words completely made Li Miao no reason to continue to hide.

"Father went to the store in the south to buy food and grass, and your second brother was sent to the front line in the north."

"What! Second...Second brother went to the front line? Why didn't you stop him? With his reckless appearance all day long, didn't he go to the front line to die?!"

Li Xinran was startled by Li Miao's words, and then there was a great panic. His father just bought food and grass. The rumors of the man who was transferred to the front line to fight have long been spread among the people, and their family has long been tied to the same boat as that man. , her father's actions were within her expectation, but she never thought that her father would actually agree with her second brother to go to the front-line army.

"Father knows it well. Although your second brother always looks reckless and self-willed at home, he is still somewhat rough and subtle outside. On the contrary, keeping him at home not only makes you worry, but also makes him difficult Promise. Besides, my father sent Li Zhan to go with him, and nothing will happen."

"However, I still worry about... what? Third brother, what did you just say?"

Li Xinran's unbelievable expression made Li Miao confirm his guess, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

"If you're asking about Li Zhan, then you heard me right, he joined the army with your second brother."

"Why...why? He is my bodyguard, why did my father send him?"

The age of first love is often full of yearning for love, but at the same time it is also ignorant.Li Xinran didn't know what he was feeling right now. He was doubtful, angry, at a loss, and confused...

"I mentioned this to my father. Little sister, when you grow up, a foreigner like Li Zhan can no longer stay with you like he did when he was young." For a moment, Li Miao wanted to do something. A villain wants to expose his cruel concept of family status and class gap in front of his little sister, and cut off the budding feelings that may not have a good result and hurt her, but after he finished speaking, he himself But he couldn't harden his heart.

"Little sister, the relationship between a man and a woman is something you will always have to touch in the future. The third brother will not stop you, but the third brother hopes that the one you really like will go on with you in the future, not something you did when you were still ignorant." Hasty decision."

Such words involving the relationship between a man and a woman came out of Li Miao's mouth, which was full of things, but seemed as flat and gentle as a breeze, and the roiling waves in Li Xinran's mind gradually calmed down.

"You know, neither power nor money is what our family lacks and needs, and my father and brothers will not use your life's events to make deals. You have enough time to think and search, and there are a lot of more Excellent men can be chosen, we only hope that you will always be carefree and happy."

In the scheming and scheming, Li Miao's ingenuity has the control to turn his hands into clouds and his hands into rain; in front of his most beloved little sister, Li Miao's softness of heart has the soothing power of turning a tsunami into a mirror lake, and Li Xinran has long been overwhelmed. With hot tears nestling in the arms of my third brother.

The so-called love in Li Xinran's heart is just a weak sprout in Li Xinran's heart. How can it be compared with the towering tree-like affection of her family?

In the political power struggle without gunpowder and swords, Li Miao can strategize, calmly unravel, analyze and dissect, and make the most rational decision without any emotion, as if the only person in this world worthy of his affection is Li Xinran.As for Li Zhan's current ability, it's still too early to want to be his brother-in-law. He'd better make a career out of it, otherwise, sooner or later he will be compared to the young talents surrounded by his sister.

"Brother is going to Yiyang City in a few days, and my younger sister hasn't been out for a long time, why don't you go with my elder brother? It's time to go out to relax and make more sisters and friends." Caressing the younger sister's black hair, Li Miao's breath is like The warm wind swept over the ends of Li Xinran's hair, but the eyes that fell in the distance were slightly squinted and calm.

"Well, I listen to third brother!"

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Two days later

In a half-old house at the entrance of Beili Village, He Ning and He An are unhurriedly tidying up the small house made of green bricks and tiles. Although He An is the main force of the labor, the disabled The person He Ning is also doing what he can. If there is no accident, the two of them will stay in this house often in the future.

Dong dong dong

Hearing the knock on the door, He Ning stopped the broom in his hand and looked towards the door. A neat young man in navy blue bunt was standing at the half-open door with a joyful and brilliant smile.

"I went to your house and found no one. Uncle He said you are in the deserted house at the head of the village. What's wrong? Are you reluctant to come back after playing in Yiyang City for so long this time? By the way, why didn't I know you still have Yiyang City?" Relatives here?"

The visitor was Wang Zhangmu who hadn’t seen him for more than a month. Although the two of them didn’t spend as long together as their friends in the village, their relationship was the best. Wang Zhangmu didn’t see him when he knocked on the door. Walking towards him, he punched He Ning in the chest as a greeting.

"It's a good thing you haven't forgotten our original agreement. This courtyard will be what you call a 'studio' from now on? Where do I live?" After that, Wang Zhangmu looked around excitedly. The house in the countryside is not big at all. , the pattern is even more clear at a glance, but it still makes Wang Zhangmu full of interest as if he had been beaten.

"Zhang Mu, I have something to talk to you, come with me to the room."

He Ning saw Wang Zhangmu's excitement and longing, the more he was like this, the more guilty He Ning felt.At the beginning, it was agreed to set up a studio together to study the mysteries of machinery, but now he is caught in the political battles of the court, and he may even be involved in the battle for the throne among the princes. He cannot protect himself, and he can no longer involve more people.

It doesn't matter if he is deceiving himself or others, but he still wants to try his best not to involve his family more, so he chose to build the studio outside.

But Wang Zhangmu is different from his family, he is just an innocent young man, he can completely avoid being involved in this swamp, be an independent and comfortable carpenter, and do his favorite works.

"Zhang Mu, I'm sorry for something, but I have to tell you... I hope you don't come here again in the future, and it's best not to come to me again."

The determination in He Ning's words made Wang Zhangmu stunned.

"Ningzi, are you...are you kidding me, or do you think you can't look down on friends like me after living in the city for a month?"

"It's not like this, Zhang Mu, it's because I regard you as a friend that I want you to stay away from me. I can't tell you the specific reason, but if you continue to stay with me and run this studio, you may be killed! "

The matters He Ning participated in must be kept absolutely confidential and cannot be told to Wang Zhangmu, but he cannot let Wang Zhangmu underestimate the seriousness of the matter, this is his responsibility as a friend.

The twists and turns of the plot made Wang Zhangmu a little unbelievable, but He Ning's serious expression prevented him from taking it as a joke. He thought that He Ning would laugh out loud in the next second, laughing at him for being stupid or ridiculous, As long as those words about not having any contact with each other and about killing one's life are just jokes, that's fine.

However, after a silence passed, what he expected did not happen, and He Ning's serious eyes made him not to be deceived, but he still couldn't believe that a teenage child could be murdered, and how could he be so serious? Want to implicate a friend?

"Are you saying that what you are going to do next is likely to bring about fatal disasters, and even involve your relatives and friends? If so, it's worth not doing such a thing."

"Zhang Mu, I have no choice. If I didn't do it, I might have died. But, you don't have to. So, leave and don't come to me again."