A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 209: Lao Zhou's Test

The snow is white and everything is covered in silver. The jade trees and silver flowers on both sides of the road are blooming in various shapes and colors.

At the foot of Liangdu City, two carriages were parked in the snow. Mu Liang and the four managers of the cloth shop came to see Li's father and son off.

"You have done a good job in Liangdu over the years. Your father is very pleased." Li Xingyuan reached out and gathered Mu Liang's cloak, with a rare smile in the corner of his eyes.

"It is my duty to share my adoptive father's worries. If I can satisfy my adoptive father, your years of cultivation will not be in vain." Mu Liang smiled and bowed to Li Xingyuan. He was naturally happy to be satisfied with his adoptive father.

Li Yunye, who was standing by, watched his sworn brother being respectful and humble in front of his father, and couldn't help but feel distressed when he thought of his childhood experience. In order to survive since childhood, Brother Mu Liang had to look up to others for his survival. Although he was later adopted by the Li family, he also restrained himself and worked diligently just to repay the Li family's kindness.

"If there is nothing important, go home early to celebrate the New Year." Li Xingyuan has always been satisfied with his adopted son Mu Liang. It's a pity that he is not his biological son after all. Otherwise, he would not have to worry so much if the famous Li in Jiangnan was handed over to him.

"Yes, godfather." Mu Liang curved his eyebrows and nodded.

Afterwards, Li Yunye saw his father go to talk to several other managers, and then he asked his brother:

"Brother Muliang, will you come back early?"

Li Yunye looked at Mu Liang reluctantly, with a little bit of sadness in his delicate and tender eyes. He wanted to throw himself into Mu Liang's arms and smell his light and warm scent again. But considering the presence of Li Xingyuan and Butler Fang, he did not dare to show his attachment to Mu Liang easily, so he had to suppress his inner impulse and stand in front of his brother in a proper manner.

"I will try to get back as early as possible. You stay at home and don't make your godfather angry." Mu Liang saw that Li Yunye looked restrained and naturally knew that it was because of the presence of his godfather. He raised his hand and patted his shoulder with heartache, and reminded him softly.

"I got it." Mu Liang's words made Li Yunye feel very upset. He didn't dare to lose his temper with his brother in front of Master Li, so he could only pout his lips impatiently and responded in a muffled voice.

Knowing that his brother-in-law didn't want to hear it, Mu Liang smiled helplessly. He certainly didn't want his brother-in-law to be wronged, but if he angered his adoptive father, his brother would be the one who would suffer in the end.

As the sky was getting dark and there was a fear that it would snow heavily again, Li Xingyuan said goodbye to everyone in a hurry and got on the carriage with Li Yunye. Butler Fang, An Ge and Anyun said goodbye to Mu Liang and others and got on the carriage behind.

"The ground is slippery on the snow, so be careful." Mu Liang warned the two drivers worriedly.

"Don't worry, Shopkeeper Mu."

The driver responded and whipped the two carriages to slowly leave Liangdu. Mu Liang stood in the snow and watched the carriages go away, a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes. Time flies, like a white horse passing by. The cheers and joy of his brother Yunye when he first arrived at the city of Liangdu suddenly reappeared in Mu Liang's mind, making him smile.

As the carriage slowly went away, Li Yunye felt even more sad, and his eyes were unconsciously covered with tears. But because Master Li was sitting next to him, he didn't dare to vent his tears. He lowered his head and tried to hold back his tears, but he couldn't help but let them fall.

"You are going to get married soon, so you can't cry like a child." Li Xingyuan felt disgusted when he saw his son crying. He was just like his mother, who was soft-hearted and cried easily. But he was not a girl, and a man who cried when he encountered trouble would not achieve anything.

Li Yunye hurriedly raised his sleeves to wipe away the tears in his eyes, but the more he wiped, the more tears came. The thought of being forced to get married when he returned, marrying a strange woman he had never met, although he had given himself psychological support many times, he still shed tears of grievance.

"Parting and reunion, life and death are all normal. You should learn to accept it." Seeing his son crying even harder, Li Xingyuan sighed softly and comforted him.

Li Yunye said nothing, but just nodded while sobbing. How could such a tyrannical and authoritarian father understand her thoughts?

After seeing off the Li father and son, Mu Liang went back to the shop with several managers. They were busy until dark before returning home. Looking at the dark courtyard covered with snow, it seemed even more deserted. For some reason, Mu Liang felt a sense of emptiness and confusion in his heart.

Logically speaking, he had been living alone in Liangdu for many years and had long been accustomed to such loneliness. However, since the arrival of his sworn brother, the courtyard had gradually become lively. Even though Yun Ye later moved to Zhuo Mansion, he would occasionally come back to stay for a few days, which made him miss his brother every time he went home from the shop. Now that his brother Yun Ye had left Liangdu, he realized that he was not accustomed to loneliness, and he also longed for a home and to have someone to care about.

After standing in the yard for a long time, Mu Liang sighed, closed the gate, turned around and was about to go into the house, but was startled by a dark shadow that suddenly appeared in the corridor. Then he remembered that there was an old Zhou in the yard.

"Why did Manager Mu come back sighing?" Old Zhou came out of the room trembling in a thick coat. It was dark and his eyes were dazed. He did not notice that he had scared Mu Liang, but stretched and asked while yawning.

"Where have you been all day?" Mu Liang glanced at Lao Zhou, then went back to the house to light the candle, and the dark room instantly became bright.

"I have nothing to do, so I'm just wandering around." Old Zhou also followed him into the main room and replied lazily.

"Yeah, now that Yunye is gone you'll be free, so I have to find you something to do." Lao Zhou's words seemed to remind Mu Liang. He stared at the other person seriously, and then smiled.

"Hehe, starting tomorrow, I'll be following Shopkeeper Mu every day, won't that cause trouble?" Seeing Mu Liang's calculating expression again, Old Zhou really wanted to slap himself twice for talking so much.

"You won't have any wine to drink if you follow me every day." Mu Liang laughed again.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do now?" Old Zhou sighed helplessly. How could he do without wine? This would cost him his life.

"Go and find out the identity of Xuanyu for me." Since his brother-in-law had returned to Qile City, he could also ask Lao Zhou, who had some free time, to find out who Xuanyu was from in Southern Xinjiang and why she approached his brother-in-law in the first place.

"Manager Mu, I'm just a coachman. You can't expect me to be a detective!" Old Zhou widened his eyes in shock and quickly jumped up to express his resistance. Isn't it torture to make him run around in this snowy weather?

"There is no clause in the contract that forbids me from using you as a detective." Mu Liang smiled calmly. Although Lao Zhou is addicted to alcohol, he is a martial arts expert and is definitely not an ordinary coachman. Since he has been employed by him for three years, these three years cannot be wasted.

"But the world is so big, how can I know where that girl is?" Old Zhou was speechless for a moment but did not retreat. He sat in front of Mu Liang and could only glare at him.

"Yun Ye was abducted by Xuan Yu's sister and taken to Chao Yun City. You can go there first and take a look."

"Manager Mu, it's been so long, why are you still thinking about it?" Old Zhou suddenly looked up at Mu Liang, smiled meaningfully, and continued to remind him: "Besides, Mr. Li is not going to marry Miss Yu, so if you want to investigate, you should investigate Miss Fan."

"So are you going? Or not going?" Mu Liang could hear something behind Lao Zhou's words, but he was too lazy to listen to his jokes and just asked calmly.

"Go, go, go tomorrow." Old Zhou nodded repeatedly, turned back to his room, walked a few steps, turned back to Mu Liang and asked again: "Shopkeeper Mu, can't you see that Mr. Li is not very willing to marry the Miss Fan?"

"Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. How can it be so much about willingness or dislike? What's more, he is the son of the famous Li family in Jiangnan. His every step is related to the future of the famous Li family in Jiangnan. The continuation of the Li family's offspring is not something he can decide." Mu Liang put away the smile on his face and sighed helplessly.

"Manager Mu, are you really willing to see Mr. Li get married and have children?" Old Zhou hesitated for a long time, but still curiously whispered.

"What do you mean, Boss Zhou? Don't I want to see my brother enjoy the happiness of family life? Instead, I hope he will live out his life alone?" However, Old Zhou's words made Mu Liang's face suddenly stiffen, and a fierce look appeared in his eyes. He sneered and asked back before turning back to his room.

"Is it necessary to be so angry?" Mu Liang's reaction scared Lao Zhou. Looking at the other party leaving angrily, he was stunned for a long time before he couldn't help muttering.