Chapter 17 Song Muer

The carriage drove along a wide street for about quarter of an hour and stopped in front of a house.

The old lady's birthday banquet is over and it should be very late. For safety reasons, Li Nuo will stay at the Song Mansion for one night. Butler Wu will send them to the Song Mansion and go back, and will come to pick him up early tomorrow morning.

The sixtieth birthday was the most important birthday for the ancients. Even ordinary families would hold a grand celebration, let alone the powerful and wealthy.

This was not the first time Li Nuo came to the Song family. Butler Wu said that his father had brought him here once before they got married, but that was the experience of another Li Nuo.

The entire Song Mansion was hung with red lanterns that symbolized festivity. The wide streets were lined with carriages and sedan chairs. In front of the gate, some guests in luxurious clothes were queuing up to enter the mansion.

At the door, an old man smiled and said to Song Jiaren: "Miss, you are back. The eldest lady has just arrived and is looking for you everywhere. Please come in quickly..."

On the way here, Li Nuo learned a little about the situation of the Song family. The "eldest lady" mentioned by the servant of the Song family should be Song Jiaren's aunt, and the only woman in the second generation of the Song family. She has been married for many years. The old lady of the Song family has five children, and his wife was born to the old lady's third son.

Unlike the Li family, which has only one descendant, the Song family is a wealthy and powerful family with many descendants.

After the two of them entered the Song Mansion, there was a burst of discussion among the guests queuing at the door.

"That must be the daughter of Master Song Zhe, she is so beautiful, worthy of the name of a beauty."

"She is not only beautiful, but also has reached the fourth realm at such a young age. Her future in martial arts is limitless."

"It's a pity that such an outstanding Phoenix girl actually married a fool..."

"Hush, be careful what you say, be careful what you say..."

"What are you afraid of? I am a military officer, but I am not afraid of him, Li Xuanjing..."

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It was even more lively inside the Song Mansion than outside.

The courtyard just after entering the gate is filled with various longevity banners and screens.

Inscribed on these curtains and screens are birthday greetings such as "blessings as vast as the East Sea", "longevity as great as the Southern Mountains", "bright sun and moon", and "long life for pine and crane".

The birthday banquet had not officially started yet. The guests were scattered throughout the Song Mansion, gathering in groups of three or four, talking and laughing. Li Nuo didn't know anyone and could only follow Song Jiaren closely.

Song Jiaren took Li Nuo to a table in the courtyard and said, "I'm going to see my aunt. You stay here first and don't run around. We'll go see my grandmother together later."

Li Nuo nodded, watched her leave, picked up a piece of cake on the table and put it into his mouth.

Before the birthday banquet began, fruits and cakes were placed everywhere in the Song family for the guests to taste.

He didn't know anyone in the Song Mansion. Li Nuo leaned on the table bored. He actually didn't like crowds. Late at night, he preferred to stay at home reading or sleeping. But it was his wife's grandmother's 60th birthday, and it would be impolite for a younger generation not to come.

He had just picked up the second piece of cake when he heard a crisp sound.

"Oh, I've been looking for you for a long time, and now you are here!"

Li Nuo looked in the direction where the voice came from and saw a pretty little girl looking at him with surprise.

The little girl was about six or seven years old, pretty and cute. When she smiled at Li Nuo, her two cute little fangs were exposed.

However, Li Nuo was confused. Did he know someone in the Song family?

Seeing Li Nuo's expression, she knew that he didn't recognize her. The little girl looked disappointed, pouted her lips and said, "You don't remember who I am? Have you forgotten that I treated you to cookies the last time you came to my house?"

The little girl said "my home", which means she is a member of the Song family, and should be the owner, perhaps the child of one of my wife's uncles.

The little girl sighed and said, "Forget it, forget it. I'll tell you again, my name is Song Muer, you have to remember this time, otherwise I won't play with you anymore!"

It seems that Li Nuo not only knew this little girl before, but also that they were very familiar with each other, but he could not remember what happened before.

The little girl named Song Muer took Li Nuo's hand and said, "Let's go play shuttlecock..."

Song Muer liked this older brother whom she had only met once very much, not only because he was handsome, but also because he was the only one who would play house and kick shuttlecock with her and help her with her homework.

The brothers in the family never wanted to play house with her.

Although he did all his homework wrong, causing her to be spanked by the teacher, she forgave him because he was willing to play house with her.

Although the little girl is more than ten years older than Li Nuo, she gets along with him very naturally.

Li Nuo thought about it and it was not surprising. Although his predecessor was already eighteen years old, his IQ might be lower than that of an eight-year-old child. He could just play with this little girl who looked only six or seven years old.

Li Nuo did not follow the little girl, and said apologetically: "Not today, I have to go visit my grandmother later."

The little girl held his arm, shook it gently, and said, "Just play for a little while, okay..."

Li Nuo couldn't bear to say no to such a cute little girl hugging his arm and acting coquettishly. However, he was also worried that if he walked too far away, his wife wouldn't be able to find him when she came back, so he said, "I can play with you, but you can't walk too far..."

The little girl pointed to an open space not far away and said, "Let's go there!"

Li Nuo turned his head and took a look. The open space was only about ten meters away from here. He was always paying attention to this side, so there shouldn't be any mistakes.

The little girl led Li Nuo and skipped to the open space. Then she took out an exquisitely crafted shuttlecock from her small bag and said to Li Nuo, "Just like last time, I'll throw the shuttlecock to you, you kick it back to me, and I'll kick it back..."

Although it was already night, there were countless lanterns hung throughout the Song Mansion, making the place as bright as day. The little girl threw the shuttlecock over, and Li Nuo kicked the shuttlecock back lightly.

When the shuttlecock flew over, Song Muer did not rush to kick it over. Instead, she nimbly turned sideways. When the shuttlecock flew past her and was about to fall to the ground, she gently lifted her foot and touched it lightly with the sole of her foot. The shuttlecock immediately changed direction, drew a graceful arc in the air, and flew towards Li Nuo again.

Looking at the flying shuttlecock, Li Nuo suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.

Then, the little girl opposite opened her mouth in surprise.

The shuttlecock was circling and flying in the air as the big brother opposite was moving, but it would never fall to the ground. Every movement he made with the shuttlecock was so graceful and easy to control. Some of his techniques were even the first time she had seen them.

Li Nuo was also a little surprised at this moment. When the shuttlecock flew over, he had a feeling that everything was under control.

However, he himself could not perform this extremely difficult and miraculous fancy shuttlecock kicking technique, and his predecessor most likely could not perform it either. The reason is obvious. Among the four pages of portraits in the "Code", only the page of Zheng Yuanwai's concubine is lit. Could it be that her specialty is shuttlecock kicking?

There were not many entertainment activities for women in this era. Cuju and shuttlecock were the most common ones. Everyone, whether a daughter of a wealthy family or a young lady from a poor family, could try a few games.

However, she was able to light up the Codex by kicking the shuttlecock. This woman is something...

After playing for a while, Li Nuo kicked the shuttlecock over again, but Song Muer was so focused on watching Li Nuo kick it that she forgot to catch it for a moment, and the shuttlecock fell to the ground behind her.

Before she could pick up the shuttlecock, several voices suddenly came from the side.

"Hey, isn't this the idiot from the Li family?"

"He came tonight, too."

"It's the old lady's birthday party, why is he joining in the fun? Isn't he afraid of making a fool of himself..."

Three young men came over. One of them picked up a piece of candy from the table, walked up to Li Nuo, and said jokingly: "Little fool, imitate the barking of a dog for us to hear. If you imitate it well, I will give you candy..."

Li Nuo looked at him and asked, "Why is the dog barking?"

"I just learned it last time, and I forgot it so quickly. What a fool." The young man shook his head and said without thinking too much, "Woof woof..."

"Call twice more."

“Woof woof, woof woof…”

"Scream a few more times."

"Woof woof, woof woof, woof woof..."

Li Nuo reached out his hand, gently stroked his head, and said with a smile: "So good..."

Many guests in the courtyard heard the sound and looked over. They wondered what was wrong with the young master of the Song family. Why did he start barking like a dog for no apparent reason?

The young man whose head was gently stroked by Li Nuo finally realized what had happened. He immediately showed shame and anger on his face and said angrily, "You little fool, how dare you play tricks on me?"

If it were someone else, he certainly wouldn't bark like a dog, but who would be on guard against a fool?

In shame and anger, he reached out to grab Li Nuo's collar, but at this moment, a small figure stood in front of Li Nuo.

Song Muer stretched out her hands to stop him, and said crisply: "Brother Yu, you can't bully him..."

Song Yu was very angry about his family's elbow turning outward, and said, "Mu'er, get out of the way, I want to teach this fool a lesson!"

Song Muer clenched her fist and said, "If you bully him, I will beat you..."

When Song Yu heard this, his body trembled and he immediately stepped back vigilantly.

Although Mu'er is only six years old, he has already reached the second level of martial arts. He has been practicing with the beauty since he was two years old. Now he has developed internal energy. The child does not care about the strength of his blows. A single blow from her small fist would break several of his bones.

"You little fool, just wait for me!" After saying these harsh words to Li Nuo, he and the two people behind him left in shame.

Li Nuo watched them walk away and thought to himself that he didn't seem to be very welcome in the Song family.

But think about it, if he was a member of the Song family, he probably wouldn't be kind to the fool who married the family's proud daughter.

At this time, Song Muer picked up the shuttlecock, patted her chest, and said to Li Nuo: "Brother Li Nuo, don't be afraid, I will protect you and won't let them bully you..."

Thanks to the leader of "No Matter What" for the reward. He is the leader of several books. Thank you very much.

(End of this chapter)