Chapter 399

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "An elder in the house is like a treasure in the house."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "You have only just woken up and haven't gone to look yet. Once you go and see for yourself, you will surely be able to spot the problem."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan shook his head: "Time will erase many traces."

Especially since the other party was not targeting him, but Xiao Hei.

Although the effect achieved was the same.

That bolt of lightning really almost killed him.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "Do you have any suspects?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "I do."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei smiled: "Heh, so fast?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Because there aren't many samples."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei nodded, implying something as she said: "You did the right thing. When walking the jianghu, one must still pay more attention to being kind to others and leave fewer enemies in the world."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "It is because you, Grandma, taught me well."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei raised her eyes and looked toward the edge of the field in the distance, where Qin Shu was walking back carrying a hoe.

This was the child giving her Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face.

If she had truly understood this principle back then, she would have taught A Li to walk the rivers quietly.

However, with A Li's brain, it would have been very difficult to be as silent as Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan; not everyone has the ability to wrap fire in paper.

And not everyone can be like Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, tearing off a hero-like figure such as Zhao Yi of Jiujiang to use as his own camouflage.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "Sigh, I was naive. It was I who thought of them too well."

She once felt that she had long since seen through the jianghu, but the fact was, she had ultimately overestimated their bottom line.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei picked up her teacup again, the lid scraping gently against the surface of the water, and mocked herself:

"Weakness is the original sin. All the principles in this world, in the end, must still be discussed from the perspective of strength and status. If you aren't sitting at the dining table, you will be placed on the dining table."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was silent.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "First, sift through the suspects you have there and give me a judgment."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan nodded.

The young man did not have many enemies in the world to begin with.

Raising the standard higher: someone who could fish in troubled waters during the typhoon stirred up by the giant turtle, precisely capture the gap when Grandma Liu and the others were too busy to look elsewhere, see the key node status of Xiao Hei in this layout, have such a thorough understanding of the Heavenly Dao rules, and most importantly, have the motive to want him dead.

After such a screening, only one remained.

The one who set up the immortal scam under Mount Mount Yulongxue.

He had the ability and the motive.

Moreover, to a certain extent, he had been chased by Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan to move his nest everywhere, not wanting the Heavenly Dao to "see" him through Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan.

But he had a problem, which was that he was not yet ready. He even utilized the mechanism-focused Zhou family to help complete himself, and when facing Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan who went to the Zhou family, he directly chose to avoid him.

To turn back so quickly and involve himself in this wave did not quite fit his style of doing things.

Because he was too good at enduring and too good at long-term planning.

Would a person who could play a game of chess over a thousand years really suddenly be unable to resist and turn back to give Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan a heavy blow?

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Fifty-fifty."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "Then that is not your enemy, but mine, and that of the Qin and Liu families."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Grandma, aren't those my enemies too?"

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "Hehehe, who knows, perhaps it is even an ally of our two families from back then?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was thoughtful.

His walking of the rivers had always been very secretive, but 100% secrecy did not mean it could not be detected. Sometimes, to know if there are fish under the river water, one does not need to dive under; standing on the bank and scanning the river surface is enough to be clear.

In that wave of the Dream Ghost, the divination family that targeted him also possessed a certain transcendent status in the jianghu. That family was eventually uprooted by a decree from the Emperor of Emperor Emperor Fengdu, and Grandma Liu even had Qin Shu and Liu Yi make a special trip to plow the land again.

But that family actually had no reason to target Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan; it was just a glove pushed out by another major power behind the scenes.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "You still don't have a concrete understanding of the foundation of our two families; but you have been to that family. Even if it was overturned for sixty years, the atmosphere of that family is different."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Indeed."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "Our family is crippled. To put it bluntly, we only have the role of making people bleed and fear us if we risk our lives. Other families are different.

Not to mention the distant ones, the old guy of the Chen family suddenly fell ill, and the Chen girl needed to rush back in a hurry beforehand—isn't that another kind of perception?

Even if paper can wrap fire, it cannot wrap light."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm. The illness of Master Chen should be cured now."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "How could he have any serious illness? Before, the Chen girl drew the current appearance of her grandfather and grandmother for me to see. Although they are both old, their days are lived comfortably and they are very well-nourished. This is heading toward racing against the turtle."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "She drew it in my room. After she finished, she even asked A Li and me for comments. From the painting, one could tell that the old couple's relationship is very good."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "That's why they say the most comfortable pairing for living life is one smart person and one honest person."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Then, Grandma, do you have a definite target on your side?"

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "There are quite a few. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but Grandma's body is truly old. Suddenly tossing about like you young people, I immediately felt I couldn't handle it.

I want to calculate, but I am temporarily powerless.

Otherwise, Grandma would have already let A Li go to scout the way."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Grandma, in the future, such matters..."

The young man wanted to phrase his words as tactfully as possible.

He had just woken up and did not know that Qin Shu had already kowtowed under his bed, nor did he know that Liu Yi had later been brought over by Qin Shu to kowtow as well.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei directly raised her hand and said very bluntly: "You hadn't woken up yet at that time. Grandma was also anxious in her heart, not knowing if you could truly wake up.

Alright, it's fine now. Since you have woken up, let's set some rules today.

The family's external contacts and some jianghu secrets will all be received by your Aunt Liu, and they will be placed in the drawer under the offering table.

You must never peek at them. There are restrictions on the drawer, and there are the spirit tablets of past ancestors watching. Viewing them without permission is considered deceiving the master and destroying the ancestors."

"Yes, I won't."

"The plaque from Wangjiang Tower is with you, and there are many such plaques placed under your Aunt Liu's bed. There are many snakes, insects, rats, and ants there, all of which are poisonous.

If you go to steal them and are bitten by one, your weak body that hasn't practiced martial arts will be ruined, so you must never have crooked thoughts."

"Mm, I wouldn't dare."

"In the future, for the family's external affairs, whether verbal or written, I will reply on your behalf for what needs to be replied to. You also don't like this kind of meaningless socializing.

But if anyone in the family needs to go out to handle any business, they must first get your nod.

Including me."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"Hehehehe..."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei laughed very happily.

Whatever young mistress of the Qin family, whatever eldest young lady of the Liu family—this burden, she had finally handed it over completely today.

There is someone to worry about the matters of managing and protecting the family; in the future, there is someone to plan the matters of revenge.

As an elder, she only needs to wait every day for her old sisters to come over to chat and play cards with her.

It was clearly an incomparably solemn transfer of power, yet it unfolded and was completed in this ordinary morning in such a nearly casual way.

Just like Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's initiation ceremony back then, which according to custom should have been held in the ancestral home with jianghu giants invited to observe, but Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei held it in the small room of the family quarters.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "Did Grandma hand it over too ruthlessly?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "It's alright, it's just..."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei interrupted him: "There is no 'just'. I won't take back what I've handed over."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm."

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "It's just that I've wronged you. There are few people in the family now, and you, the head of the two families, can't assign many people, hehe."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan also laughed along.

Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei: "However, having few people is ultimately a problem."

Watching Qin Shu who had already walked onto the dam, Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei deliberately lowered her voice, cutting off the transmission to the outside:

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but Grandma thought these two grew up together since childhood and it should have been a matter of course. Who knew I thought wrong; these two are just too familiar, so they couldn't make a move."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "It depends on fate."

Involving the private affairs of the two elders, Grandma Liu could chat casually, but it was not convenient for Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan to respond.

Moreover, the young man could hear that Grandma Liu was "borrowing the past to satirize the present," plus "taking precautions."

She was terrified that he and A Li would repeat the same mistakes and reenact the old story of Qin Shu and Liu Yi.

Seeing that Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan did not take the bait, Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei simply took the initiative to clarify it herself:

"I used to believe in this saying too, until I met that thick-skinned old dog."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan touched his own Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face and said very sincerely:

"Grandma, I am trying my best to grow it thicker."

"Hehehehe..." Liu Liu Liu Liu Liu Yumei laughed again, this time bending at the waist. She thought this was Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan giving her a reassurance.

The one most adept at slapping oneself in the Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face is often oneself.

When she was young, the eldest young lady Liu was incomparably rebellious and disdained the arrangements and manipulation of her elders, but when she got older, she hoped to manipulate this kind of "parents' orders and matchmaker's words."

If conditions had permitted, she would even have been willing to move out that box of feudal dross and directly arrange a childhood engagement.

Qin Shu walked to the dam and leaned the hoe against the wall.

Looking at Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, he just kept beaming.

The stone in the bottom of his heart finally landed on the ground from this moment on.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Uncle Qin, morning."

"Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, morning."

After going to the well to rinse his feet, Uncle Qin went into the kitchen to decoct medicine.

His original intention was to stay on the dam for a while longer, but he felt it was a bit inappropriate to keep standing to the side and smiling foolishly.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan continued to pull the topic back, saying: "There are two people who might have seen who made the move."

Liu Liu Jinxia's gaze tightened; she lowered her head to sip her tea and said:

"Then you will have to go and ask."

"I'll go after I finish breakfast."

"Ask how many?"

"Two."

"Is the second one still there?"

"She should be there."

"Heh, she really dares."

"I hope she dares."

"Your people are all still recovering from their injuries, and you are in this state right now; let that block of wood in the kitchen accompany you."

"It doesn't have to be like that... but alright."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was mainly considering that during his last wave, he had indeed provoked Uncle Qin quite severely, so he needed to make some amends.

Liu Liu Jinxia shouted toward the kitchen: "A Li."

"Here!"

"Take some time this morning to accompany Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan out to run an errand."

"…Okay."

"Ah~~~~"

Li Sanjiang walked downstairs while yawning.

Liu Liu Jinxia really envied him.

This old thing, when trouble happened, he ran to Xiting to drink with his old buddies, drank for the whole night, and after coming back, he was stimulated a bit and just fell into a deep sleep.

He didn't know that his great-grandson had almost died, and he didn't even know that Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan had been lying down.

However, if you really insisted that he hadn't done anything at all, that wouldn't be true either.

But if he could even handle this kind of thing, and do it so efficiently...

Liu Liu Jinxia subconsciously asked casually: "Did I calculate it too low?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Mm."

Liu Liu Jinxia fixed her gaze on the youth's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face, looking carefully.

"Then Grandma, exactly how much did I calculate too low?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "High or low, it doesn't matter now; anyway, we are already one family."

Liu Liu Jinxia let out a breath and nodded: "Right, that is the logic."

After Li Sanjiang went downstairs, he first performed a classic set of stretching and spitting, then took advantage of the fresh morning air to light a cigarette to pollute his own lungs.

But his ears had been pricked up the whole time.

Li Sanjiang: "One family is fine; that little girl of yours can also be considered half-raised by me. What problems the little girl has, you and I are both clear about in our hearts.

We won't fuss over this; as long as the children themselves get along well, that's all that matters, and I am also fond of this little girl.

But we must agree first: when that time comes, you old lady cannot open your mouth like a lion.

This house of mine and the house of the bearded man over there are both for Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Hou; I know that rural houses aren't worth much.

To tell you the truth, I've saved up enough money now to buy a house in the Nantong urban area in full, but I haven't bought one yet, fearing that Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Hou won't be working and living in our Nantong in the future.

Now I'll just keep saving the money, striving to ensure that whichever big city our Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Hou wants to go to in the future, we'll be able to afford it.

We are already at this age; this is all we can do before we enter the coffin.

As for you, you aren't young anymore, you don't do any work, you are lazy and gluttonous, and you play cards all day long; playing cards is one thing, but you lose money every day.

But let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart, old sister: when a person reaches a certain age and their body isn't up to it, even if you have money in your hands, you can't hold onto it; instead, others will keep an eye on you, which is very bad.

Regarding the two children's affairs in the future, as long as you are a bit more relaxed, you know my Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Hou; he will definitely acknowledge your kindness.

As for money, it will become less and less valuable, but human sentiment is something that will become more and more expensive.

A lazy person like you, who doesn't labor, will definitely live a long time, and you'll enjoy those human sentiments for a long time too; it's worth it."

Liu Liu Jinxia turned her head away.

She was too lazy to argue with this old thing.

However, if it were someone else calling her A Li a mentally ill deaf-mute girl...

She would have long since hacked that person into eight pieces and lit a soul lamp.

But hearing these words from the old thing's mouth, she really couldn't bring herself to be angry; from the old thing's perspective, he didn't despise her, which was actually quite rare.

However, Grandma Liu's "not stooping to his level and trying her best to calm her breathing" was seen by Li Sanjiang as:

Sigh, this mercenary old lady still doesn't seem willing to budge on the bride price.

Before Lihua came to make breakfast, A Li had already brought out the poached eggs in brown sugar.

With this vast amount of eggs and this thick, sticky sugar, Liu Liu Jinxia felt a bit sorry for Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan.

As a result, Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan held his chopsticks and ate it all, one bite of egg and one bite of sugar, finishing it completely.

Liu Liu Jinxia decided in her heart that once A Ting's health improved, she must have A Ting teach A Li how to cook.

She didn't ask for A Li to have great culinary skills and prepare all three meals herself, but at least she should master a few decent snacks and late-night meals.

Otherwise, Liu Liu Jinxia was really afraid that if A Li kept feeding him these poached eggs in brown sugar meal after meal, she would feed the current heads of the Qin and Liu families into having diabetes.

This bowl was too filling; Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan didn't need to eat breakfast at all.

He thought about going to the bearded man's house early to see everyone, and at the same time, ask one of the potential eyewitnesses.

Uncle Qin originally wanted to accompany him, but seeing A Li take the initiative to support Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan down the dam, he stopped.

Liu Liu Jinxia raised her eyebrows in some surprise.

Heh, this block of wood seems to have signs of blooming.

It just so happened that Li Sanjiang went to the small compartment to light incense at this time.

Liu Liu Jinxia spoke up:

"A Li."

"Mm."

"A Ting isn't young anymore."

"Mm."

"She is actually already an old maid."

"Mm."

"I plan to arrange things for her, to scout for someone suitable outside; I can't bear to marry her off, so let's have him marry into our family instead. What do you think?"

The next "Mm" got stuck in Uncle Qin's throat and couldn't come out.

Liu Liu Jinxia continued to talk to herself: "I think it's quite good, really quite good."

Uncle Qin lowered his head.

Liu Liu Jinxia didn't speak anymore; she didn't dare to provoke him too hard. If she really forced him into a corner and this blockhead actually managed to choke out a "good," then it would be completely ruined.

At this moment, Lihua arrived with Benben on her back.

Benben was struggling with all his might, using both hands and feet.

Lihua greeted first: "Old Madam, morning."

"Mm." Liu Liu Jinxia smiled at Benben.

Benben stopped struggling and returned a cute smile to Liu Liu Jinxia.

Lihua: "Is Young Master Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan's health any better? Everyone over there is very concerned, so they entrusted me to ask, wanting to know when Young Master Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan will be able to wake up."

Liu Liu Jinxia: "When you just arrived, did you see A Li?"

Lihua: "I saw Miss A Li, and we even greeted each other; she is supporting Young Master Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan toward that side, heh heh."

Liu Liu Jinxia: "Then why are you still asking?"

Lihua was stunned, then suddenly realized.

Liu Liu Jinxia: "In the future, don't just bring the child around as you please; I'm afraid you'll forget and lose the child someday."

Lihua hurriedly waved her hands guiltily: "How could that be, how could that be? My son is my heart and soul, my treasure; bringing him over is specifically to entertain the young master and young lady. Since the young master and young lady aren't home now, then I will..."

Liu Liu Jinxia: "Put him in the room upstairs first."

"Alrighty."

Lihua went upstairs, placed Benben in Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's room, and stuffed a full baby bottle and some snacks that Si Dao usually didn't allow him to eat into Benben's arms.

"Son, be good, earn your own future; in your father's words, strive for progress."

After finishing the encouragement, Lihua left the room and went downstairs to prepare breakfast.

Benben threw away the baby bottle and snacks in his arms and crawled vigorously toward the screen door.

Before he could touch the screen door, the painting in the scroll case flew up by itself and enveloped Benben.

Amidst Benben's despair, he was dragged into the depths of the room.

……

"Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Hou Ge, Sister A Li, goodbye, I'm off to school!"

On the way, she met Li Li Li Li Cuicui, who was sitting in her mother's car on the way to school.

When he arrived at Hu Zi's house, Zhao Yi was lying on the railing by the dam, a stem in his mouth.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Thinking about whether the one surnamed Li can come back to life."

"What do you think?"

"I'm afraid it's unlikely."

"Then you must be happy."

"I should be happy; I have to hold a banquet for four days."

"Four days is unlucky."

"Three days for my wedding banquet, held in advance, and one day left for the one surnamed Li."

Zhao Yi sat up and looked at Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, who was standing alive and well in front of him.

"I knew it, you wouldn't die."

"Next time, that might not be the case."