Pick up a princess to be your wife

After Li Mu left, He Xianzhi's expression softened, and his smile widened.

“I knew I wasn’t wrong, this young man is extraordinary,” He Xianzhi said.

"He can say such shameless things; he's clearly a despicable scoundrel," Xiaolan said.

“If he can survive in this world, he will surely have a bright future,” He Xianzhi said.

"The way he looked at the young lady was so lecherous. I could tell he was just lusting after her body. He's despicable," Xiaolan said indignantly.

“Young Master Li has some courage. If he didn’t have a master guiding him, he would be a genius,” He Xianzhi added.

"If he dares to leer at Miss again, I'll gouge out his eyes!"

The two were talking past each other, clearly not on the same wavelength.

……

Upon returning to his residence, Zhou Wanfu entered his study and smashed the heavy desk to pieces with a single blow.

"Father, why are you so angry?"

"Damn it, the ten thousand taels of silver that were practically there have vanished! That damned Li Mu, how dare he go against me, he's got a death wish!" Zhou Wanfu's face still held a smile, but it looked particularly gloomy under the light of the oil lamp.

"Li Mu? Father, I lost over eight hundred taels of silver at Jubao Pavilion yesterday, all because of a guy named Li Mu!"

It turns out that this young master Zhou's name is Zhou Feng, and he is Zhou Wanfu's eldest son.

Yesterday, when Mr. Zhou returned home, he was severely scolded by his father.

“You lost money at Jubaoge yesterday, and today I suffered a loss at the hands of Li Mu. Could it be that you were indeed set up by Jubaoge yesterday?” Zhou Wanfu looked suspicious.

"Since they're in cahoots, I must have been set up yesterday!" Zhou Feng said indignantly.

"Looks like I misunderstood you yesterday. He Xianzhi of Jubao Pavilion is very shrewd; how could you possibly be her match? This little wench, she's got her eyes on me?"

"Father, why don't we gather our men, ransack the Jubao Pavilion, and then snatch He Xianzhi back to be your concubine!"

Zhou Wanfu slapped Zhou Feng on the forehead.

"You need to use your brain when you do things!"

He glared at his son and said irritably, "He Xianzhi is the legitimate daughter of the He family head. Do you think you can just take her away like that?"

"So, she schemed against us, father and son, and we're just going to let it go like this?" Zhou Feng asked.

“One must eat one bite at a time. He Xianzhi is on my turf, and sooner or later he'll be a piece of meat in my mouth, but it's not time to deal with He Xianzhi yet. But that bastard Li Mu dared to ruin my plans, and I'll teach him a lesson about who Luyang County is. Go and take some men and smash up Li's house. Also, demand 10,000 taels of silver from them. Go now!”

"I'm going right now!"

Zhou Feng was tricked yesterday and is now worried about finding his enemy.

And sure enough, fate had other plans; he jumped out again.

Offending the Zhou family in Luyang County is like an old man hanging himself, tired of living.

Young Master Zhou immediately gathered more than fifty people and headed straight for the Li family.

Li Mu had just arrived home when he took out some food to prepare an extra meal for his family.

Zhou Feng then led dozens of people in single file.

"Isn't this young master? What brings you here?" Li Tian quickly stood up when he saw Zhou Feng.

"Whose house is this? Oh, it's yours."

Zhou Feng sneered and turned his gaze to Li Mu.

"You dare to cheat me? Have you thought about the consequences?" Zhou Feng sneered.

"When did I ever cheat you?" Li Mu retorted.

“You’re from Jubaoge, and you’ve teamed up with Jubaoge to set me up. You dare to say you’re not?” Zhou Feng’s expression changed, and he pointed at Li Muli and shouted.

When Li Mu heard Li Tian address the other man as "Young Master," he knew that he was Zhou Wanfu's son.

Li Mu had just ruined Zhou Wanfu's plans. He had expected Zhou Wanfu to cause trouble, but he didn't expect the trouble to come so quickly.

"Find out anything of value. Smash everything that's worthless!" At Zhou Feng's command, dozens of men rushed into the house and began smashing things everywhere.

Terrified, Li Tian quickly knelt before Young Master Zhou, pleading and tugging at his trouser leg as he begged for mercy.

"Young master, you can't smash this! Please, have mercy on us! For the sake of the three years I've worked for your family, please spare us!"

"Go away!"

Zhou Feng kicked Li Tian away.

Wang Xiulian and Li Xin were so frightened that they shrank into the corner, and Li Mu quickly stood in front of the two women to protect them.

The men Zhou Feng brought were all carrying swords.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Mu decided not to make a move.

He might be able to fight his way out, but swords and spears have no eyes, and he was afraid that these thugs would hurt his family.

Seeing these people's lawless behavior, Li Mu slowly clenched his fist.

I'm filled with anger, but I have no way to vent it.

Those who started the vandalism all came from poor backgrounds, yet the way they helped the landlords and rich people bully others was like a pack of vicious dogs.

Li Mu suddenly realized something: what devours people is not the world, but people themselves.

The poor brother was still pleading desperately, thinking that his humility could earn him a little sympathy from these people.

"Don't smash it! This is all the stuff we have. How are we supposed to live if you smash it?"

"You can't smash it! This is the only table I have left. If you smash it, it'll be gone!"

"Grandpas, I beg you, please stop smashing it! Please stop smashing it!"

……

Anger and sorrow intertwined in Li Mu's heart.

He stepped forward and pulled Li Tian aside.

Before long, this already humble little home was reduced to ruins.

"Young master, I've found a small bag of rice!"

"Hey, Li Tian, ​​that good-for-nothing, actually manages to afford rice!"

"Young master, look! I found a pair of earrings, they look very valuable!"

Zhou Feng took the glass earring, tossed it a couple of times in his hand, and stuffed it into his pocket.

"What kind of class do you have that you deserve to use glass earrings?" Zhou Feng sneered.

Isn't this glass the one Li Mu won yesterday from gambling on stones?

It originally belonged to him, and now it's been returned to its rightful owner.

"Is there anything else of value?" Zhou Feng asked loudly.

"Reporting to the young master, only some worthless junk remains," a servant replied.

"Little thief, now you know how powerful I am?" Zhou Feng said to Li Mu with a contemptuous smile.

Li Mu kept a straight face and didn't say anything.

"Hand over ten thousand taels of silver, and our feud will be wiped clean," Zhou Feng sneered.

This guy really dares to dream, asking for ten thousand taels right off the bat.

Not long ago, Li Mu made Zhou Wanfu earn 10,000 taels less, and now Zhou Feng is coming to extort money from him. It must be Zhou Wanfu who instructed him behind the scenes.

"Do you think I have ten thousand taels?" Li Mu said calmly.

“It’s not that simple. You know how to gamble on stones, right? Go to Jubaoge and gamble for a few days, and you’ll have ten thousand taels of silver.” Zhou Feng chuckled.

His expression suddenly changed, becoming extremely grim. He said, "If you don't pay, that's fine, but next time I come, it won't be your property that's being smashed. Get out of here!"

Zhou Feng waved his hand and swaggered away with his men.