Chapter 128 Fear
Go find your younger brother first, talk to him, and then everything will be easy with Dad.
I think they would agree. Who would want to be a slave when they can be a commoner?
Being able to become a good citizen is not only for yourself, but also for your descendants to have a good future.
Only those with good records can pass the imperial examinations. This is extremely important.
stable.
Li Mutou was feeding the horse with hay. He patted the horse's head while feeding it and said to the horse, "You've gained weight recently. I'll ask Old Zhang to take you out for a run later."
Li Ruanruan shouted, "Wood."
Li Mutou turned around happily: "Sister!"
Then he walked over quickly and took a look at the food box in Li Ruanruan's hand. The smile on his face became even wider: "Great, all my favorite foods."
Li Ruanruan was amused and patted the grass scraps off his body: "There is nothing you don't like to eat."
Li Mutou laughed, looking foolish.
Li Ruanruan then gestured with her hands: "Mu Tou, have you grown taller again? You almost have to look up."
Li Mutou patted his arms and said, "I'm still strong. If anyone bullies me again, I can beat ten of them by myself."
Li Runrun pinched his arm, but couldn't move it because it was full of tendons.
He has really grown stronger. Li Ruanruan nodded in satisfaction: "Maybe you practiced martial arts?"
Limutou is at the age of growing up, and as the saying goes, a young boy will eat his father into poverty.
It’s not an exaggeration at all. He picked up several pieces of pastries from the lunch box and ate them without stopping.
Hearing this, he smiled, swallowed the cake in his mouth, and then said, "The prince allowed me to follow his secret guards for morning exercises. The brothers are all very good and I have learned a lot from them."
Li Runrun was still a little surprised when she heard this. The prince's secret guards were the elite among the elites.
If it weren't for the fact that the prince had agreed to let Li Mutou work at the winery yesterday, Li Runrun would have thought more about whether the prince wanted to promote Li Mutou to be a secret guard.
Being a secret guard is also dangerous and not an easy job.
The secret guards also have a hard time. Li Runrun knows that they have shifts and have to patrol day and night to ensure the safety of their master.
In Li Runrun's opinion, working the night shift is not a good job.
Besides, martial arts training should start from childhood. By the time you are as old as Li Mutou, your muscles and bones have already been shaped, and practicing martial arts is just to strengthen your body.
You can't become a top master who can climb walls and shoot arrows through arrows from a hundred paces away.
Speaking of this, Li Mutou smiled and said, "Sister, are you and the prince getting along again recently?"
Li Ruanruan was confused: "Huh?"
This brother, what is he talking about in riddles? She can't understand what he is saying.
Then I heard Li Mutou say, "When the prince came to get the horse this morning, he talked to me and seemed in a good mood. He even gave me a reward."
Li Ruanruan had not expected this, and hurriedly asked, "What reward can the prince give you?"
Li Mutou chuckled, took out an exquisite and sharp dagger, pulled it out and showed the sharp and cold blade to Li Ruanruan: "The prince asked me to defend myself."
Li Mutou once again looked at the scabbard as if it were a treasure. "Is this a gem? It's quite beautiful. Is this scabbard made of silver? Wouldn't that be worth a fortune?"
Li Runrun took it and took a look. It was just gems and silver. This dagger must be worth a lot of money.
It must be......
Li Runrun took the dagger, walked out, and waved it at the bamboos in the bamboo forest outside.
She didn't even use any force, but a deep scratch appeared on the bamboo.
If it were to hit a person, it would probably chop off a finger.
Even Li Mutou was surprised: "So sharp."
It really cuts iron like mud.
Li Ruanruan returned the dagger to Li Mutou: "Keep it well. If you encounter danger, this will save your life."
Li Mutou pushed it back: "Such a sharp dagger should of course be left to my sister for self-defense. I only have my fists."
Li Ruanruan laughed: "Take it, how can I not have something better? Are you looking down on the prince or your sister?"
Li Mutou was very happy when he heard it: "Then sister, bring it to me next time to open my eyes."
Li Ruanruan stuffed the dagger back into Li Mutou's palm and told him to hold it. Then she raised her chin and said, as if she had something good in store, "Next time."
Li Mutou was happily studying the dagger, and while doing so he did not forget to eat the delicious food that Li Runrun brought him.
Li Ruanruan turned around and pursed her lips.
Although I boasted to my brother, such a good self-defense item...
She actually didn't have it, the prince never gave it to her.
Pear smiled softly.
She soon let it go. Didn't the prince give Li Mutou to her for her sake? It was the same thing.
Otherwise, why didn't you give it to someone else, but gave it to Li Mutou?
That must be because Li Mutou is her younger brother.
Li Ruanruan watched Li Mutou playing with the dagger for a while, but she was worried: "The dagger is sharp, don't hurt yourself."
She took out a plate of roast chicken from the food box and said, "Eat quickly. I have something to discuss with you."
Li Mutou tore off the chicken leg and handed it to Li Runrun's mouth.
Even though Li Runrun had told him many times that she ate very well in the East Courtyard.
But Li Mutou seemed to have developed a habit of always saving the best part for Li Ruanruan.
Li Runrun felt warm in her heart, knowing that this was a token of her brother's love, so she took it.
After finishing her small bite, she saw Li Mutou about to tear off another chicken leg for her, so she waved her hand and said, "I'm full."
Li Mutou handed it to Li Bai.
Li Bai waved her hand and pointed to her stomach, indicating that she was full.
Only then did Li Mutou eat it himself.
While he was eating, Li Ruanruan said to him, "The prince has opened a winery and is short of staff. I want you to go over and help."
Li Mutou looked at Li Ruanruan, then seemed a little confused. He swallowed the chicken in his mouth and said, "Sister, I'm doing well here. I can learn some skills from the secret guards in the morning. Besides, we are in the Marquis' Mansion together. If you encounter any problems, I can help you. The winery is probably outside the city. How can I take care of you from such a far distance?"
Li Runrun was surprised. She didn't expect her brother to be so thoughtful.
They were all thinking about her, which warmed my heart.
Her eyes were a little warm, and she spoke softly, "My dear brother, I know you're thinking about me. But our family is stuck in this mansion, and we'll never get ahead. Even if we stay here for ten or twenty years, and I become incredibly powerful and promote you to become the general manager of the mansion, you're still a slave who's signed an indenture."
Li Runrun paused before saying, "Now the prince has promised me that you and dad will work at the winery. If you do a good job, I can ask the prince for a reward and change your and dad's slave status to free status. In the future, when you marry and have children, we will have money and can send our nephew to study for the imperial examinations, and our family will be able to change its status. We can also sell our house and buy land. With enough money in hand, we can become our own masters, which will be better than now."
Li Mutou suddenly became uneasy: "Sister, I heard that the prince is going to marry a wife. Do you know anything?"
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