The Counterattack of the Villains

Li Mu and his siblings were sitting on the river beach downstream, chatting. The women washing clothes and washing clothes upstream were also chatting enthusiastically.

A woman who was beating clothes with a hammering stick looked at the three people sitting on the beach, winked at another woman next to her, and said with a smile: "Hey, look, that Mr. Li

I seem to have a very good chat with Xingzhu and Baiming!"

After the woman looked at it, she also smiled and said: "Master Li is so handsome. I have never seen such a handsome man!"

The locals naturally don't speak Mandarin when chatting with each other, and the women's Luxi accent makes them feel bold and generous.

Shunzi's mother echoed: "The key is to have a chivalrous heart and an elegant and easy-going temperament. You think it would be great if he could become our son-in-law in Guangji Town."

The women looked at Mrs. Ruan with laughter, and the meaning was obvious.

Mrs. Ruan smiled and said: "Master Li is a man of great ability and ambition. Judging from his conversation and behavior, he must have an extraordinary background. How can our Xingzhu family be so lucky?"

Shunzi's mother said: "That's not necessarily the case. Xingzhu is the most handsome girl in our area, and she has a pleasant temperament. She may not be able to attract Mr. Li."

"That's right, if you can recruit Mr. Li as your son-in-law, you and your Master Ruan will enjoy the blessings!"

Every word you and I said to all the women were trying to persuade Mrs. Ruan to recruit Li Mu as her son-in-law.

Hearing what everyone said, Mrs. Ruan couldn't help but feel moved.

After thinking for a moment, she smiled at the women and said, "Okay, okay! I'll wait until I find out what Young Master Li says about this later, so as not to make everyone's faces look bad."

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Half an hour later, the children all went to the reeds, changed out of their wet clothes, and let their mother wash them off.

Ruan Xingzhu also changed into dry clothes, wetted his waist-length hair, wiped it with a dry handkerchief, then let it hang loosely, letting the hot sun dry above his head.

Ruan Xingzhu didn't wear her hair like a girl from the Song Dynasty. If she hadn't been wearing ancient clothes, Li Mu would have thought she was a modern person.

The women had washed their clothes, each carrying a wooden basin and a wooden bucket, ready to go home.

Mrs. Ruan went over to say hello, and Li Mu took the horse and followed them to Guangji Town.

Guangji Town is named after the Guangji River. It is located on the bank of the Guangji River, less than a mile away.

As the saying goes, a person is nourished by the soil and water. Luxi people are naturally tall. In addition, the people of this town are martial arts. Most of the male townspeople are tall and majestic, while most of the female townspeople are tall.

And because she lives by the river and loves to swim, she can almost be said to have grown up in the water. While she is tall, her body lines are also exquisite and graceful.

When they arrived in the town, Li Mu asked Ruan Xingzhu: "Sister, is there a blacksmith shop in the town?"

Ruan Xingzhu said: "Yes, Uncle Wang from the blacksmith shop is a good friend of my father. What does Brother Li want to fight?"

Li Mudao: "Baiming reminded me earlier that realms are realms, and a sword is better than no sword after all. I want to get a long sword."

When Mrs. Ruan heard what Li Mu said, she turned around and said to Ruan Xingzhu: "Xingzhu, please take Mr. Li to your uncle Wang's place! Bai Ming will go back with us first."

"Okay, Brother Li, come with me!"

Li Mu smiled at Ruan Baiming and said, "Can Baiming know how to lead a horse?"

Ruan Baiming laughed and said: "I can ride a horse at the age of nine!"

Li Mu happily handed the horse to Ruan Baiming and asked him to take it back first. He followed Ruan Xingzhu through the alley between the two buildings and headed to another street.

Mrs. Ruan was secretly happy when she saw that Li Mu didn't show any concern at all.

Even if you can't become your own son-in-law, it would be great to be able to make friends with such a talented person.

Arriving at the northeast corner of the town, there was a blacksmith shop far away from residential areas and downtown areas, and the tinkling sound of forging could be heard from a long distance away.

There was a straw shed outside the shop, and the stove and iron felt were under the straw shed.

Ruan Xingzhu took Li Mu outside the hay shed, and saw a burly man with a bare upper body, bulging muscles, and arms thicker than Ruan Xingzhu's thighs. He held a piece of iron embryo with iron pliers in one hand and a hammer in the other, very regularly.

Knocking again and again.

It's not that I'm making any tools, I'm just knocking out the impurities in the iron embryo and improving the quality of the iron embryo. I can stop at any time.

"Uncle Wang, are you busy?"

When Blacksmith Wang saw Ruan Xingzhu, he stopped blacksmithing and grinned: "Xingzhu, did you bring your father's apprentice to make swordsmanship again?"

As he spoke, he looked at Li Mu and secretly admired him. This young master looked really talented and looked like a scholar. Why did he come to learn from Lao Ruan?

Ruan Xingzhu shook his head and said: "Brother Li is not my father's apprentice. He is here to buy swords, not to practice swordsmanship."

Blacksmith Wang's eyes lit up and he joked: "Isn't he your father's apprentice? That's true. This young master is handsome and noble. Why would he want to learn from your father? Could he be his future son-in-law?"

When Ruan Xingzhu heard this, his pretty face couldn't help but blush, and he stamped his feet and said angrily: "Uncle Wang, don't talk nonsense."

"Ahem..." Li Mu put his right hand into a fist and put it to his lips, coughed, and said without changing his expression: "Uncle Wang, if you can speak, just say a few more words."

"..."

Both of them were stunned. Ruan Xingzhu did not realize the meaning of these words for a moment.

Blacksmith Wang was stunned for a moment, but then he immediately came back to his senses and burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha... This young master is really a wonderful person, interesting, interesting, hahaha..."

Ruan Xingzhu also understood, her pretty face turned even redder, and her chest was beating violently like a deer bumping around.

As if he didn't notice her shyness, Li Mu took a few steps forward calmly and walked up to Uncle Wang, letting Ruan Xingzhu stand behind him.

In this way, each other's faces can't be seen, which can also make her less embarrassed and avoid scaring her away. This is called detail.

Li Mu smiled and said to Blacksmith Wang, "Uncle Wang, do you have finished swords for sale?"

Blacksmith Wang laughed and said: "If others come, they won't have it. Young Master, you will have it. More than ten years ago, I got a good sword by chance."

"It's a pity that since Xingzhu's father came to our town, everyone went to learn swordsmanship, so no one bought any more swords. This sword has been there until now."

"I have been raising this sword for more than ten years and have already cultivated it. I wanted to keep it as a family heirloom for myself."

"Unexpectedly, Old Wang, I am nearly forty years old, and I don't even have a daughter-in-law, and I don't know who to pass it on to. It seems that the young master is destined to have this sword, so I will sell it to the young master."

"Sir, please wait a moment, I'll get it right away."

Li Mu was secretly happy when he heard this. He didn't expect that this seemingly rugged blacksmith would have the patience to raise a sword.

Generally speaking, as long as a sword is maintained for five years, the sword will be fully grown.

This sword that has been kept for more than ten years, even if it is made of ordinary steel, is enough to be passed down as a family heirloom.

The sword-raising mentioned here is naturally not the kind of sword-raising in the fantasy fairy world, but is similar to the kind of sword-raising that Xu Fengnian raised twelve flying swords.

The ancient method of raising a sword mainly consists of two steps: wiping the sword and coiling the sword. The fundamental purpose is to make the enamel and calcium in the sword surface emerge on the surface of the sword.

After the sword is fully cultivated, the sword body will naturally be covered with a layer of carbon-like material, which will remain stainless forever. The blade will be even sharper and will naturally emit purple or cyan light.

If Blacksmith Wang has really developed his sword, then Li Mu will not be stingy with money.