A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 389: Enemies Meet in a Narrow Road

It is said that Honghua had been staying in Li's mansion for more than half a month, but Si Yao had not come yet. She was so anxious that she and Lao Zhou from the mansion were like enemies from their previous life. Whenever they met, they either quarreled or fought.

Of course Honghua's skills were no match for Lao Zhou, but because Mu Liang told her that she was a guest of the Li Mansion, Lao Zhou was courteous every time. However, it was precisely because of his lack of effort that Honghua became very angry. She thought that the other party despised her, so she became even more vicious.

Old Zhou saw that his politeness made the woman become more and more aggressive. Once he was almost attacked by the poisonous scorpion hidden in her sleeve. In anger, he simply showed no mercy. In the end, the fight between the two ended with Madam Honghua fleeing in panic.

Li Yunye and Mu Liang were always very worried when they saw the two fighting, for fear that they would disturb Madam Li in the Plum Garden.

When Li Yunye first learned that Madam Honghua had come and was staying in his brother's Liangyuan, he was shocked. He knew this elder sister's unruly character very well. Wouldn't it be dangerous for Brother Muliang to stay with her in Liangyuan all day long? The more Li Yunye thought about it, the more worried he became. So he found an excuse to let Muliang move back to the attic temporarily.

His sworn brother's suggestion was exactly what Mu Liang had in mind. After all, it was not polite for him and Madam Honghua to live in the same courtyard alone. Besides, Madam Honghua was unrestrained and he was often teased by her. After all, he was a man, so it would be better for him to stay away from her.

The person who was most happy about Honghua's arrival was Hongnu. She had been worried about her own girl before, until she heard from Honghua that her girl was fine and was recuperating in Sanxiu Pharmacy in Xiyue Country, she felt relieved.

In the Li Mansion, Honghua is the only one who is genuinely gentle and considerate to Hongnu. This is because she loves Hongnu because of her sister. Therefore, as long as Hongnu comes to Liangyuan, she will put away her arrogance and teasing towards other people in her daily life.

"Master, Master Muliang, it's bad, Madam Honghua and Mr. Zhou are fighting again! They even alarmed Madam!"

That afternoon, Li Yunye and Mu Liangcai came back from the dyeing workshop. Aqun, the servant who was anxiously waiting at the gate of the mansion, saw what happened and hurried forward to report.

"Why are they fighting again? Didn't we agree two days ago that we wouldn't fight again? Where did they fight? Why did they alarm the Madam?" Li Yunye couldn't help but have a headache again when he heard this. He hurriedly followed Ah Qun into the mansion and asked hurriedly.

"Do you believe what these two people say? If one of them was calm, they wouldn't have fought." Without waiting for Ah Qun to reply, Mu Liang, who was following closely beside him, sighed helplessly first.

"The fight broke out in the garden. It seemed that Mr. Zhou was taking a nap in the pavilion by the lake, and Mrs. Honghua had nothing to do so she ran to the other side of the lake to throw stones for fun. The stones falling into the water naturally disturbed Mr. Zhou who was sleeping, and he became furious. The two of them were just scolding each other at first, and housekeeper Ange came to persuade them, but they quarreled more and more fiercely, and finally started fighting. The noise was so loud that even the lady was alarmed." After Mu Liang finished speaking, Ah Qun slowly told the story.

"Mrs. Honghua is really something. She can't beat him but she still likes to provoke Old Zhou!" Li Yunye felt his eyes go dark when he heard this. The thing he was worried about finally happened. Then he sighed helplessly and couldn't help complaining.

"You old bastard, you dug this lake? Why can't I throw stones? You want to take a nap in the garden instead of going back to your room. What are you thinking?"

Before they entered the garden, they heard Madam Honghua's angry curses from afar on the corridor. Although they did not see her, when Li Yunye heard the voice, he imagined the woman with her hands on her hips, looking like she was about to poison someone.

"Hey, you evil woman, you are really a dog that can't spit out ivory. Why do you have anything to do with me taking a lunch break? Instead, you, why don't you stay in Liangyuan at noon and run all the way to this garden? Are you, you evil woman, secretly planning something bad again?" Old Zhou did not give in at all. He stiffened his neck and yelled at the woman opposite him.

"You old drunkard, stop spitting blood at me! Do I need to be sneaky when I want to do something bad?"

Fortunately, the two stopped fighting because of Madam Li's appearance. Ange hurriedly blocked Old Zhou's way, and Hongnu also tightly held Madam Honghua, who was furious. The servants and maids who came after hearing the noise were at a loss for a moment, and could only follow Madam Li anxiously.

"You two are both guests of my Li Mansion. It is said that meeting is fate. Why should we ruin the relationship over such a small matter?" Mrs. Li, who was forced to stand between the two and mediate, looked at both sides nervously before she persuaded with a cautious smile.

Mrs. Li, who was always timid and afraid of trouble and loved to stay away from things, didn't want to get involved in these trivial matters, but unfortunately her son and adopted son were both out. After all, she was the master of the Li family. With such a big commotion in the mansion today, she naturally couldn't continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb in the plum garden in front of so many servants of the Li family. She had to bite the bullet and call Hongnu to the garden to mediate.

"Madam, this is a matter of fate. My encounter with this vicious woman is a fate of bad luck!"

"Bah! You shameless, lazy, sloppy old drunkard, who is destined to be with you? I am so unlucky to have met you in this life!"

"You are such a shameless woman! Whoever runs into you will be in trouble!"

But Mrs. Li's persuasion not only failed to calm the two men down, but instead made them curse each other even more fiercely. If someone hadn't stopped them, they would have probably started fighting again.

Mrs. Li couldn't help but feel a severe headache when she heard the scolding from both sides. She rubbed her temples and slowly stepped aside. Seeing this, Sister Lan hurriedly called on others to help An Ge and Hong Nu persuade both sides. For a while, the garden of Li's mansion was noisy and lively.

"Mother!" Seeing Mrs. Li who was frightened and about to collapse, Li Yunye hurried forward to support her.

"Oh, God, if you don't come back, the Li Mansion will be in chaos!" Seeing Li Yunye and Mu Liang appear, Mrs. Li breathed a sigh of relief, but then she frowned and said to her son in annoyance.

"It's okay, we are here, mother, you don't need to worry." Li Yunye felt wronged when he saw his mother taking her anger out on him for no reason, but he understood that his mother was also reacting to stress in a panic, so he had to smile and comfort her.

With the return of Li Yunye and Mu Liang, the noise in the garden subsided again.

Mu Liang first smiled and asked the maid to notify the kitchen to prepare some tea to clear the mind and reduce internal heat, and then he persuaded Madam Honghua to go back to Liangyuan with Hongnu to rest.

Although Madam Honghua was still furious, seeing Mu Liang trying to persuade her in a friendly manner, she had no choice but to turn around and go to Liangyuan with Hongnu.

Seeing Madam Honghua leaving, Li Yunye accompanied Madam Li back to the Plum Garden.

"The three-year mourning period for your father has not yet ended, and the Li family is already in such a noisy situation. How can this be tolerated? Besides, you just heard how harshly they cursed. If this gets out, won't we be ridiculed?" After the Li mother and son returned to the Plum Garden, Mrs. Li pulled her son Li Yunye into the side room alone and sighed again with a serious face.

"What mother has taught me is that my child and brother Muliang will certainly persuade Old Zhou and Madam Honghua in the future." Li Yunye also sighed helplessly, then nodded and lowered his head in response.

"Persuade? Haven't you persuaded them several times? Is it useful? They are both old yet they are still like children. This time they were just fighting in the garden. If they run to the kitchen next time, won't the Li Mansion be set on fire?" Mrs. Li did not believe her son's weak promise. She glanced at Li Yunye before worrying.

“But they are all people who have done favors for the Li family. My son’s life was saved by Madam Honghua’s sister. Not to mention Old Zhou, he has helped our Li family countless times. We can’t just drive them away today just because they are troublesome, right?” Li Yunye looked at his mother in disbelief and frowned.

In Jiang Siyao's heart, although Mrs. Li is a person who doesn't like to take on responsibilities, she is also grateful. She doesn't believe that Mrs. Li would drive out the people who once helped the Li family because of the trouble today.

"Of course I'm not chasing them away, I'm just trying to find a way to keep them from living under the same roof." Seeing that she was misunderstood by her son, Madam Li shook her head helplessly, and then said, "Old Zhou is idle in the mansion anyway, why not invite him to stay at the farm temporarily? I saw that he and Manager Li hit it off right away and talked about everything, so this is a good opportunity for them to get together as good friends."

"Mother is thoughtful, and it is my son who is confused and misunderstood her!" Li Yunye suddenly realized what was going on. While secretly rejoicing, he also bowed and apologized to Mrs. Li with some guilt.

Mrs. Li would not haggle with her son, so she held his hand and gave him a few more instructions.

When he was waiting for Li Yunye and An Yun to come out of the Plum Garden and return to the garden, he saw that only his sworn brother was waiting for him there, and even Lao Zhou and An Ge were nowhere to be seen.

"Where are they?" Li Yunye walked forward and asked curiously.

"I asked Lao Zhou to stay at the farm for a while, and Ange went to help him arrange a carriage." Mu Liang turned around and sighed to him with a wry smile.

"Brother Muliang actually has the same idea as mother." Li Yunye was stunned when he heard it, but soon smiled.

"Is stepmother not scared?" Mu Liang also smiled warmly and then asked with concern.

"No problem, as long as this matter is resolved." Li Yunye answered, pointed in the direction of Liangyuan and asked: "Do you want to go and coax him over there?"

"I'll go, you..."

"I'll go!"

Before Mu Liang could finish his words, Li Yunye went straight to Liang Yuan. He didn't want his brother Mu Liang to be teased by that woman again.

It was just that Li Yunye had just walked out of the garden when he saw Hong Nu coming towards him. Before he could speak, the other party said:

"Sister Honghua is gone."

"Gone? She doesn't wait for Si Yao?" Li Yunye was surprised and happy to hear this. This ancestor finally left, but he still looked puzzled when asked.

"After the commotion just now, Sister Honghua doesn't want to stay in the Li Mansion anymore. She said she has to go find Miss Siyao in person." Hongnu said listlessly, then turned around and walked towards the plum garden.

Hongnu originally asked Honghua to take her with her. She wanted to go to the pharmacy to accompany the young lady, but Honghua was unwilling. After all, her sister Xuanyu's purpose of keeping Hongnu in the Li Mansion was to let her live an ordinary life from then on. So how could Honghua take her back?

"What's wrong with this girl?" Looking at Hongnu's unhappy figure walking away, Li Yunye frowned and muttered.

An Yun behind him just shook his head silently.