Chapter 255 My daughter made him sound so noble!
"Pfft... cough cough!"
Li Mu was so shocked by his daughter's words that he spat out all the tea he had just drunk.
To cover up his embarrassment, he could only cough forcefully.
He coughed while winking at Li Nanke.
Girl, how can you come up to someone and ask if they want to die?
Moreover, the other party was a renowned Confucian scholar!
To his surprise, his daughter ignored his gaze and continued to look at Zhou Huai'an with a smile.
He then repeated the question he had just asked.
"Does Grandpa Zhou still want to die?"
Li Mu couldn't help but cover his eyes, not daring to look at Zhou Huai'an's expression.
Zhou Huai'an's beard trembled. He didn't answer Li Nanke's question, but subconsciously reached out to touch his broken leg.
My hand touched a piece of wood; the smooth, polished sandalwood felt warm to the touch.
Oh, it's the sandalwood prosthesis that Li Nanke had remade for him the day before yesterday.
Compared to iron prosthetics, sandalwood is lighter and more flexible, and he adapted to it in just two days.
Now he can walk like a normal person, just a little slower.
Do you still want to die?
Zhou Huai'an realized that he hadn't thought about this problem for a long time.
During the day, he helped Huang Sheng organize account books and files, swept the yard and house, and did the laundry.
After a long day, I was so tired that I fell asleep the moment my head hit the pillow, with no time to think about anything else.
I open my eyes and it's another day of blindly busy work.
Yes, busy, but also aimless.
Zhou Huai'an remained silent, and Li Nanke did not press the matter further, instead asking an even more pointed question.
"You don't want to accompany my father to survey the Bian River in person because you're afraid of remembering the Bian River's breach and the drowning of your relatives, right?"
Zhou Huai'an's pupils contracted sharply, his thin cheeks twitched incessantly, and even his beard trembled.
"So what if I am? What are you trying to say? Are you calling me a coward? Or are you trying to provoke me?"
“I’m telling you, none of that matters. I’m a coward. I’m afraid to see the Bian River. I’m so cowardly that I can’t even bring myself to die.”
"Are you satisfied now? Can you get out of here?"
Zhou Huai'an stared intently at Li Nanke, his voice sharp and cutting.
Li Mu's expression changed, and he stepped forward to pull Li Nanke behind him, bowing slightly to Zhou Huai'an.
“My daughter Ke’er did say something inappropriate, but she’s young and didn’t mean it. Mr. Zhou, if you’re angry, take it out on me, don’t blame my daughter!”
Zhou Huai'an glared at him, his eyes filled with anger, but he pursed his lips and said nothing more.
Li Nanke peeked out from behind Li Mu, her voice still clear and crisp.
"If it were me, I would be even more afraid of going to the Bian River than Grandpa Zhou. Grandpa Zhou is already doing very well. I didn't mean to goad him."
A few days ago, when I visited Xiangguo Temple, I heard the monks there say that the good deeds people do in this world will be transformed into blessings for their relatives in the afterlife.
In this way, when they are reincarnated, they can be reborn into a better life and suffer less from the cycle of reincarnation.
Zhou Huai'an was taken aback. "Really?"
Li Nanke stepped out from behind Li Mu, her bright, grape-like eyes as clear as mountain spring water.
"If Grandpa Zhou doesn't believe me, he can go to Xiangguo Temple and ask the monks there."
She sat down in front of Zhou Huai'an, her little face serious.
“I heard my father say that the Bian River has frequently breached its banks over the years, causing many people to be displaced and their families to be destroyed.”
Therefore, Father made up his mind to emulate the great flood master Yu the Great, to control the Bian River, so that it would never again breach its banks and no one would ever drown due to a breach.
Li Mu listened from the side, scratched his head, and subconsciously straightened his back.
Don't ask, because he doesn't know why he should straighten his back either.
I felt like my daughter made him sound so great!
He felt guilty for what his daughter had said, even as he bent over.
Li Nanke, unaware of her father's subtle actions, continued, "If Grandpa Zhou can help my father, it will not only accumulate good fortune for Grandma Zhou and the others, but also free them from the suffering of reincarnation."
In the future, when Grandpa Zhou meets Grandma Zhou and the others, he can tell them that he did something amazing.
It wasn't because Grandpa Zhou was a world-renowned Confucian scholar, but because even with only one leg, he still helped the world preserve the Bian River, a river that would never breach its banks!
Zhou Huai'an was deeply moved by these words.
After a long silence, he asked in a hoarse voice, "What do you want me to do?"
Li Nanke's eyes lit up. "I know that Grandpa Zhou is well-read, so I want Grandpa Zhou to accompany my father to walk along the Bian River from Bai Causeway to Caojia Causeway in detail."
"Do you think it's feasible for me to accompany your father to actually inspect his plan?"
Li Nanke nodded.
“My father has never served as an official in the court, and he doesn’t know how to follow many procedures. I would like to ask Grandpa Zhou to review his water management plan.”
Zhou Huai'an remained silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.
"Okay, I agree."
Li Nanke was overjoyed and quickly pulled Li Mu aside to thank him.
The next day, just as dawn broke, Li Mu and Zhou Huai'an went out together.
He staggered back after dinnertime.
Upon returning to Fanghua Courtyard, Li Mu threw himself onto the couch, closing his eyes and wailing.
“I knew being an official was much more tiring than being an ox or a horse. Oxen only plow the fields in spring and autumn, and they don’t have to work when it rains. They go into the cowshed as soon as it gets dark.”
Being an official is no easy task. I've already been appointed, and I have to get up earlier than the rooster and come home later than the dog.
"It's only been one day, and my leg is already ruined. I've never walked this far even when I was painting! Waaah, I don't want to do this anymore!"
Song Yi felt sorry for her husband, so she helped him change his coat and sat down next to him to massage his sore legs.
"Rest for a while before eating. If you don't want to move, I'll feed you."
Li Nanke brought a bowl of tea to Li Mu's lips.
"Daddy, have some tea. Ke'er specially brewed it for you. It's Daddy's favorite pre-rain Longjing tea."
Li Mu enjoyed his wife's massage and his daughter feeding him, letting out a comfortable sigh.
"This is the life a human being should live. Why should I become an official and work harder than cattle and horses?"
Li Nanke put the teacup back and said with a smile, "Just now, Zisu went to deliver food to Grandpa Zhou, and Grandpa Zhou was washing clothes in the yard."
Grandpa Zhou is more than thirty years older than Dad, so why does Dad look even more frail than Grandpa Zhou?
Li Mu, on the verge of death, sat up abruptly, pressed his hands on his legs, and silently encouraged himself.
Yes, he definitely can!
We can't let Mr. Zhou look down on him!
That was a helper his daughter had gone to great lengths to find for him.
For many days in a row, Li Mu got up before dawn and returned home late at night.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and everyone in the court was focused on the Yintai Division, waiting for Li Mu to present his flood control plan.
On the morning of the tenth day, the threshold of the Yintai Division was almost worn down by the crowd.
They all came to inquire about Li Mu's memorial to the throne.
Si Cheng even sent away another person who came to inquire about information, shaking his head and sighing softly.
"The memorial submitted by the Marquis of Anping's heir has not yet been presented, but it is already being watched by so many people. I'm afraid this memorial will never reach the Emperor."
As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help but pause in surprise.
"It's almost noon, why hasn't the memorial from the Marquis of Anping's heir arrived yet?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
