The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 15 The Road Meets Liu Xianglian

Sure enough, seeing that Mu Xu and Tu Rui were going to go hunting in the mountains, Tu Yinger clamored to go together.

The two persuaded her to wait in the camp at the foot of the mountain, but the girl refused to obey, so they had no choice but to take her up the mountain.

When they reached the mountain, with Tu Ying'er around, they naturally didn't dare to go deep into the forest. The group of people only circled around the periphery of the forest. When it was almost noon, they only shot a few roe deer and hares.

Seeing that there is really no prey to be caught today, the little girl is also very tired.Mu Xu and Tu Rui could only take people down the mountain and back to the camp.

Back at the camp, Yang An took a few prey with his men and went to skin them.Mu Xu asked the maid to send Tu Ying'er to the temporary tent to rest for a while.

Tu Rui seemed to be in good health, but he didn't expect it to be useless. After returning to the camp, he collapsed on the ground to rest.

Mu Xu didn't bother with him, and rode around to check around by himself, although he knew that this was the outskirts of Shenjing, so there would be no surprises.But when he was in Liaodong before, he went to patrol the border with his father, and his father's teachings kept him in his heart.

His father told him that during the march, whenever he camped in a place, he had to check the terrain and water sources in advance, and sent scouts to patrol the periphery of the camp.

Although he has never personally fought a war, he was well-informed in the modern society in his previous life. He often watched some ancient war dramas. Coupled with the personal teaching of his father and his trusted generals in this life, he developed a good habit of being cautious. , he understands that there is no big mistake in being careful.

Just as he was patrolling around and was about to go back, he heard the sound of horseshoes on the mountain.

He searched for his reputation, and saw a knight running down the mountain, riding a red horse, wearing a blue dress, carrying a bow and arrow, with a long sword in his waist, and two deer hanging on both sides of the saddle, apparently also going to the mountain hunting.

When the man came to Mu Xu, he raised the rein and stopped the horse at a distance of five or six meters from him. He clasped his fists and said,

"Brother, please, brother also came to the mountains to hunt?"

Seeing his movement of stopping the horse, Mu Xu's eyes lit up. Seeing his skillful movements, it was obvious that his riding skills were no worse than his, which made him feel friendly.

He also clasped his fists back and saluted.
"That's right, I came here with my family. But I only shot a few roe deer and rabbits, so it's not as good as brother Taiwan."

The man humbly said, "Well, it's just two wild deer. Since you don't have anything to harvest, why don't I give you a deer, so that you can make game."

Mu Xu quickly refused, but the man said, "It's just a deer, why refuse."

Mu Xu gave way a few more times before accepting it. Seeing the sweat on his face, he pointed to the camp not far away and invited,

"Since you have taken away Xiongtai's deer, why not go to my place for a glass of water and wine."

The man hesitated, "If there are female relatives, I'm afraid it will be very inconvenient."

Mu Xu hurriedly said, "It's okay, only a little sister from the family will come out to play."

Hearing what he said, the man agreed.

When the two arrived at the camp and ordered the horses to be taken care of, Mu Xu asked him to sit down in the temporary awning.

Tu Rui saw that Mu Xu brought an unknown person in, so he also came over curiously.

Mu Xu explained the reason and introduced to him that this is his cousin.

Waited for the accompanying young man to bring drinks, toasted a glass of wine, waited for him to drink, and then said his name, but when he was introduced to Tu Rui, he hesitated, not knowing what to say.

Unexpectedly, Tu Rui didn't care, and reported his name carelessly.

The man obviously walked around the capital frequently, so he had heard of Tu Rui's name, so he hurriedly saluted, and asked Mu Xu's identity, and Mu Xu also told the truth, and the three of them had another salute.

Then he sat down, and the man told him that his surname was Liu and his name was Xianglian.

Mu Xu really didn't expect to meet another famous character in the red building.

Before he could say anything, Tu Rui exclaimed beside him, "Hey, you are that opera-loving kid from the Liguo Duke's Mansion."

Seeing Mu Xu staring at him after he finished speaking, he also felt that he had made a slip of the tongue and quickly apologized.

Never thought about Liu Xianglian but didn't care, said grandly, "You don't have to be like this, besides, you are right, I am indeed the one who loves to sing."

As he spoke, he disdainfully said, "As for Li Guogong's mansion, I'm just a partial brother, so I don't dare to marry him."

Seeing what he said, it is obvious that there is a lot of rift between the two families.Naturally, Mu Xu would not ask people without interest, not wanting that Tu Rui was used to being casual and didn't care about people's sophistication, so he hurriedly asked.

Mu Xu was trying to stop it, but Liu Xianglian didn't hide it, and told the truth about the grievances between the two families.

It turned out that Liu Xianglian's grandfather was the concubine son of Liu Biao, the first acting prince, and when Liu Biao passed away, he was naturally separated.

In Liu Xianglian's father's generation, life was not bad.Liu's father was a military officer of the sixth rank who was neither old nor young. Unexpectedly, when Liu Xianglian was eight years old, his father fell ill, and his mother died of grief not long after.

After such a toss, his family's meager wealth was basically used up, and there was only one old servant left to take care of him when he grew up. Although they were named master and servant, they were no different from relatives.

The winter before last year, the old servant had an emergency, and Liu Xianglian spent all the little savings left in the family, so he couldn't take good care of him.Seeing that the old servant was dying day by day, he didn't want things to turn around. A doctor who passed by from other places would cure the disease, but the prescription needed a few precious herbs.

In desperation, Liu Xianglian begged to Shangli Guogong's mansion, never thought that Liu Fang, who is now a first-class son, would send him away without even seeing him.

If it's just that, it's fine, but Liu Fang heard that he was in urgent need of money, and even ordered the housekeeper to make trouble.He wants to buy a farm that is worth a thousand taels left in his family and wants to buy it for five hundred taels.

Because the farm is next to the hot spring villa of Duke Li's mansion, Liu Fang has always wanted to expand it. When Liu's father was alive, Liu Fang had people come to buy it several times, but Liu's father didn't want it, and Liu Fang held a grudge for this matter. went to his house.

It's just because Liu Xianglian's family is a side branch of his own, and he doesn't want to gossip more in the family, so he gave up.I don't want to finally seize the opportunity this time, but I have to express my anger fiercely.

Liu Xianglian naturally didn't want to sell her ancestral property at a low price, and wanted to sell it to others in exchange for money, but others didn't want to offend the Duke of Li for such a trivial matter.In the end, he had no choice but to sell his last family fortune to the Duke of Li for five hundred taels.

Although the old servant's illness was cured in the end, the Liu family was completely ruined, and there were only two people left to live in the dilapidated house.

Liu Xianglian wanted to sell the house several times, but the old servant was not willing to let him sell the last shelter for himself.From then on, the old servant went out to do some odd jobs in the city every day to support the two of them.

In order to save the old servant from working so hard, Liu Xianglian went out to hunt when she was free, and sometimes even served as a guest bodyguard. With his extraordinary martial arts, life gradually improved.

It's just that he loves opera since he was a child, and he can sing well by himself. In addition, there are no elders in the family to control him, and he knows all kinds of religions, so occasionally he will perform on stage by himself when he is in the mood.

Hearing him talk about the grievances with the Duke of Li, Mu Xu and Tu Rui naturally despised Liu Fang, and Tu Rui even cursed.

Seeing that Liu Xianglian is open-minded and open-minded, and doesn't care about their identities, both Mu Xu and Tu Rui have a good impression of him.

Liu Xianglian often hangs around in the market, and is proficient in all three teachings and nine streams.Tu Rui is also a well-known playboy in Beijing, so the two naturally have a lot in common.

And Mu Xu came from another world, he has seen a lot, and every time he has amazing words, it also makes the two of them admire.

When the servants delivered the roasted venison, Mu Xu asked someone to deliver a portion to his cousin, and told her not to eat too much in autumn, so as not to get angry.

The three of them drank venison and fine wine, chatting about how happy they were, all three of them were open-minded people by nature, and they didn't care about their respective identities, so they got along like old friends for many years.

After this talk, seeing that the time had passed, Tu Ying'er was already impatient, and sent someone to urge Tu Rui and Mu Xu to return home, and the three of them gave up.

After the servants packed up their things, they set off for Beijing.The three of them rode together and arrived at the capital while they were talking, and waited to enter the city gate.

Since Liu Xianglian lived in the outer city, he bid farewell to Mu Xu before entering the inner city.

After Mu Xu and Tu Rui found out the address of his home, they both said they would come to visit him another day, and told him to visit them when he was free.

After all, Mu Xu understands human relationships better than Tu Rui, and seeing Liu Xianglian's expression of embarrassment when the two asked him to play at their house, he knew that he had doubts.

So he said sternly, "Brother Liu, don't worry about our family, the most important thing for us to wait for brothers is friendship, not status."

"Brothers are heroic men, so why stick to worldly views."

Tu Rui also understood the meaning of Mu Xu's words, and knew that Liu Xianglian was afraid that others would say that he made friends with powerful people and despised him.Also said,
"It's good that Xianglian was outside the city just now. We also call each other brothers in private. Why did we go back to Beijing? Instead, we feel unhappy, like a woman."

Seeing Mu Xu's solemnity and Tu Rui's vulgarity, Liu Xianglian couldn't hide his sincerity, and she secretly scolded herself for being a hero in the past, but today she missed out on timidity.

Seeing that the two of them were so close to each other, I was really moved, and I hurriedly cupped my fists to apologize,
"Is it the brothers? I will definitely visit the two brothers someday."

Mu Xu and Tu Rui were happy to hear what he said, and told him to come to the house when he was free, and then bid farewell to him.

When I got to the inner city, I was afraid that I would be punished when I brought my sister to hunt outside the city today.

Tu Rui hurriedly begged Mu Xu to go back to the mansion with him, but Mu Xu had a headache from what he said, so he had no choice but to agree to send their siblings to Zhongjing Palace, and Tu Rui gave up.

　The works are signed, and everyone can rest assured to collect and invest.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)