continuation [farming]

Chapter 65

Li Mu sighed, and did not push the person in his arms away.He wrapped Xia He between his arms, and when the spring breeze picked up, the two cuddled together, finally getting warmth.

After a while, Li Mu said: "I..."

But Xia He seemed to be addicted to interrupting Li Mu's words, and immediately covered Li Mu's mouth with his hands, not allowing him to speak: "No matter what you want to say, anyway, you have to tell me that we shouldn't be together , it’s useless, I won’t give up.”

"Why?" Li Mu was actually a little surprised. Xia He was very lost along the way today, but after running away for a long time, he suddenly became firm after returning.

Xia He thought for a while and said, "Fate has arrived."

He had a guess in his heart, maybe that Taoist priest with white eyebrows and white hair but with the face of a young man was really a half-immortal, the Ziji Taoist that his parents missed so much.

It is said that the Taoist priest has a very strange temper. It stands to reason that people who practice cultivation will be honored as a real person when they go out, but Ziji will never let others call him a real person. He would rather be called a half-immortal. It's like a fake Taoist priest who is deceived and abducted.

Xia He only recalled the Taoist priest briefly, and then his attention was drawn back to Li Mu.He embraced Li Mu, sighed contentedly, then yawned, and said, "I'm a little sleepy."

"Go to sleep." Li Mu patted his back and said yes.

"Oh..." Xia He rubbed her eyes, as if she didn't realize that Li Mu meant to let him stay here, she climbed out of bed.

Li Mu: "..." After a moment of silence, he asked, "Xia He, where are you going?"

"Isn't my room next to it?" Xia He tilted her head, as if wondering why Li Mu would ask this question.

Li Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Just sleep here."

Xia He quickly shook his head: "No, no, the rent has been paid, how can it be empty, what a waste!" After finishing speaking, he slipped out the door swiftly, slippery like a loach, and Li Mu couldn't catch Xia He. A piece of clothes of the lotus.

Li Mu could only laugh helplessly, he really didn't know if Xia He really cared about the rent, or if he was annoyed that he insisted on asking for three rooms today.

Early the next morning, Xia He knocked on Li Mu's door: "Brother Mu, wake up! Pack up, we should go!" He counted the days, and the long journey was finally coming to an end. Yang, it's getting closer.

Li Mu slept soundly this time, probably because he finally had nothing to worry about.Waking up by Xia He, Li Mu hurried to open the door, and Xia He smiled brightly outside the door.

There is a trace of sweetness in Li Mu's heart.

Xia He grinned: "The cold food is finally over, there are hot steamed buns to eat this morning! I can smell the aroma!"

Li Mu: "..." So Xia He is happy about this?

Xia He purposely didn't eat the two steamed buns in his arms this morning. She had an empty stomach and just waited for fresh hot steamed buns to eat.He has one in each hand, and he doesn't care about maintaining the image of a scholar and lady, so he will fill his stomach first.

Seeing Xia He's eating, Li Mu felt his appetite increased, so he ate more.

After getting in the car, Xia He patted his stomach and sighed contentedly.

Li Mu had no choice but to say, "Don't eat too much, it hurts your stomach."

"The days without hot steamed buns are like years! ——Oh, now I know what it means to go from frugal to extravagant, but it is difficult to go from extravagant to frugal..." Thinking about myself two years ago, I still lived as long as I had The days when eating black-faced steamed buns made me extremely happy, but now I was picking and choosing white buns, disliked that they were not hot, Xia He said with emotion.

Suddenly, he saw Li Mu who seemed to be looking at him all the time, and his expression became sharp.

Before Li Mu asked why Xia He suddenly changed his face, Xia He bent down, took out several books from Li Mu, then stuffed them into Li Mu's hands, and said solemnly: "Since your reading is not all for my family It's a matter of your own ambitions, so you should study hard. I will watch you!"

After that, he opened the book graciously, spread it in front of Li Mu, and said strangely: "You haven't studied hard these few days, my Jia Dynasty is full of talents, even if you are lucky enough to get the first place in the county examination this year , and you shouldn’t be complacent and leave your studies behind.”

Then he took a copy himself, and said with a wrinkled face, "I'll read it with you."

Li Mu smiled and shook his head: "You know why I'm troubled these days."

"But now, isn't the worry gone?" Xia He smiled back.

Li Mu thought to himself, obviously one trouble has disappeared, and there is a new trouble.But looking at Xia He's disappointment yesterday and today's joy, Li Mu couldn't bear to say such words again.

Just these few months, until I return to Raonan.When I go back, I have to make an apology to my father-in-law. If I can get Xia He, everyone will be happy.If not, then treat these days as a big dream, and hope not to wake up.Li Mu said yes to himself, and there was indescribable tenderness in the expression he looked at Xia He.

Looking at these sage's words, Xia He had a terrible headache, and his face was wrinkled like a bun.But since he had said on his own that he wanted to study with Li Mu, Xia He encouraged himself and definitely set a good example for Li Mu, but he didn't know where Li Mu needed such an example.

Seeing that Li Mu was still looking at him, Xia He glared at him and said, "If you fail the exam, how sad will my mother be, and how disappointed will your husband be?"

Hearing this, Li Mu sighed: "What Xia He said is that I should study hard. Qingyang is so big, so I shouldn't be too careless."

After all, he also buried his head.

When Li Mu works hard, he is not as fake as Xia He.Xia He looked at it for a while, then started flipping through the book. After walking away and regaining consciousness, she secretly glanced at Li Mu. Seeing that he was engrossed, she didn't have the nerve to disturb him.Xia He rubbed her nose, feeling a little regretful.

After thinking about it, Xia He sneaked out the idle book that Li Mu had brought for him.

The two who had just communicated with each other should be very sticky, but after all, the provincial examination is imminent, these two people are like an old husband and wife, and they immediately lived a life of respecting each other as guests.Xia He thought about it, yes, they are obviously a couple who have been married for more than two years.

Finally, Qingyang arrived.

The state capital is more prosperous than any of the counties and towns it passes by. Xia He was amazed by the high city walls and thick gates alone.Seeing that it was the first time for Xia He, who was about to be full, to enter the city, if he hadn't had to wait for the guards to check the guides before he could enter, he would have jumped up and ran through the city gate quickly.

"Xia He, don't worry, we're going to stay in Qingyang for a few months, we have plenty of time, so let's go around." Li Mu looked at Xia He, who had already gone to nowhere, and comforted him. yes.

"That's right, we have to find a place to stay before talking about anything else!" Xia He nodded and said yes.

On the contrary, Li Mu had already asked a few seniors in the academy who had failed the provincial examination. He knew that there were several inns that were specialized in the business of scholars. After asking about the way, he found one of them, which happened to have a guest room.

Li Mu's family had a lot of money left, so he rushed to Qingyang nearly a month earlier, and came so early just to adjust his state.This is also the suggestion given by the seniors. Someone once rushed to Qingyang, but unfortunately, he was not acclimatized and vomited for two days, so he missed the lesson of the exam.

After paying enough money, Li Mu took Xia He to take a rest first.It has been a hard journey, and it is not easy to finally be able to touch the ground with both feet.

Xia He could still carry it downstairs, but when she went upstairs, she couldn't wait any longer.After entering the room, he immediately threw himself on the bed, touched the quilt on top, but was a little disappointed: "This material is no better than those shops we live in this way."

Having said that, Xia He sat down, took off his shoes, shook his feet comfortably, and said: "But this building is four stories high, and it's the first time I've seen such a tall building !" Most of the small buildings in Raonan Town have two floors, and only two have three floors.

Li Mu then said: "There is a Qing'en Temple in the outskirts of Qingyang, and there is a nine-story pagoda in the temple. I will take you to see it in a few days."

"No, no, you read the book well, and you came here all the way, but you only care about playing." Xia He said hastily, "I just go out to play by myself, you don't have to worry about me, I won't either. It’s too far away. ——As for the temple..." Xia He was troubled for a moment, "Well, let's go see it after you finish the exam and when the rankings are released, okay?"

"Okay, I promise you." Li Mu nodded, but then said, "But these few days, I will take you to eat something that you can't eat in Raonan, you can't refuse anymore." Li Mu Careful, before coming to Qingyang, he had already inquired about everything about basic necessities of life.Although it was the first time for him to come to a place so far away from home, he was not panicked.As for these foods, Li Mu didn't place much emphasis on appetite, so he naturally inquired for Xia He.

As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, Xia He's stomach growled.

"Hungry..." Xia He patted Kong Chengji's stomach, "When you mention that there is something delicious, even if you are not hungry, you should be hungry immediately."

Xia He's appetite has always been big, Li Mu knew it, nodded, and said: "Let's go, there is a restaurant nearby, and it is said that it cooks excellent braised pork. If you like meat, you will like it there of."

When Li Mu said this, before he could describe the color and aroma of the braised pork, Xia He immediately saw the large piece of sauce-red meat. A bite of it was fat but not greasy, and it was delicious.Xia He's stomach growled even louder.

He glanced at Li Mu embarrassedly, but Li Mu just stretched out his hand to him: "Let's go."

Xia He put the hand covering her stomach on Li Mu's palm.

This restaurant was mentioned by Mr. Ling to Li Mu. It is called Xiangmanlou. The braised pork is indeed a good thing that Mr. Ling has been thinking about for so many years. The guests who come here, who have a little money on hand, will order it admiringly. After serving a jar, before entering the restaurant, the smell of meat wafted out.

A waiter came out to greet him: "Two guest officers, there is a seat by the window, please come inside!"

Xia He's eyes could not stop wandering to other people's tables, but fortunately, she was thinking about where Li Mu was going from the corner of her eye, so as not to get lost.

When he found a seat, Xia He rested his chin and glanced at the table on the right.

Huh?corn?