Seeing Li Mu reprimanding Li Tai, Li Shimin had no reaction. After all, Li Mu had already joined the Li clan, and he was also his "nephew", so scolding Li Tai between brothers was nothing to Li Shimin.
.And Li Shimin also thinks what Li Mu said is right.
Li Mu escorted Li Shimin and others to the square gate. Then he realized that Li Shimin did not come alone. His entourage was waiting near the square gate. There were not many people, only eight people. These eight people were all the same.
Brave men, no need to guess, must be masters.
Li Mu watched Li Shimin walk away, and then turned back to the mansion.
"Owner!"
As soon as he entered the house, he heard Li Zhien's excited voice. This little girl has become more and more lively and unrestrained since she was 'righted up'. Every day when Li Mu comes back, if she is discovered, she will 'run' and jump.
into his arms and then hung on him like a koala.
Although Li Mu felt it was inappropriate, he did not resist in his heart. Just like in later generations when he went to comic exhibitions with his friends, although he was not a deep fat nerd in the second dimension, he still liked the kawaii little lolita.
"Okay, why are you doing this... It's so bad for outsiders to see."
Li Mu patted Li Zhien on the back and put her down. Suddenly he seemed to understand why Li Zhien came here every day. Maybe she wanted to show off her status to other slaves. After all, everyone used to be servants.
, and she has now become the de facto second wife in the house, but she is not a real wife, just a concubine. How does a concubine show her status? There is only the word 'favored', which she has to do every day
Hugging him in front of other slaves is just to show that he is being favored.
What a little thought...
Li Mu shook his head, not feeling tired.
In Li Mu's previous life, due to work requirements and personal hobbies, he read many novels and short-story novels. When driving to and from get off work, he often listened to storytelling on the radio. Later, there were audio versions of online novels, which he had never heard of. Few. Basically, the protagonists involved in time travel have wives and concubines. There are very few male protagonists in novels who will be monogamous until the completion of the novel. He can understand this setting. After all, in modern society, whoever is rich writes novels. ?
Those who write novels are all silk, and most of them don’t have girlfriends. When I see that I can’t get along with a girlfriend, but Lao Wang next door has been a young model for three days, I will inevitably have a vindictive mentality in my heart. Don’t let that happen.
I have traveled through time. When I travel through time, I will let everything else go first. At least I will have three wives and four concubines. As a member of Silk, Li Mu once had the same idea.
But when Li Mu really traveled through time, although he had this idea in his head, he found that he didn't want to do it that much. Li Mu also thought about this problem when he was practicing his skills in the studio, and came to the conclusion
Yes, I guess I may be a bit mentally mysophobic.
With his current status, he can definitely live a life like Cui Yuyan. Moreover, when he went to the Ministry of Industry, he passed by the West Market and saw good slaves. He bought them home and played with them casually. No one would say anything to him because of this. He thought that in this era
, Slaves are just animals. No one cares about women without status. Among nobles, gifting concubines is a noble act. The meaning of friends is like a thing. If a friend likes it, just take it. It counts.
What?
But Li Mu couldn't accept this kind of value. He tried it, but found that he couldn't be so casual. No matter how beautiful a woman is, he would not be obsessed with her. She still has to like her. Just liking is not enough, she also has to get along with her.
, he will think of the next step only if his temperament and temperament are compatible and he feels that it can last for a long time.
He was like this with Bai Qiaoqiao, and he was also like this with Li Zhien. When he bought Li Zhien, he really just felt compassion for her, and didn't want to have anything to do with this maid. This was just like Mei Lan he brought back from the Jiaofang Division
Like Zhuju and the four maids, they are all good-looking, but he has no intention of marrying her into the house. Li Zhien's situation is different. In fact, it is all the result of her own efforts.
If she had not made good friends with Bai Qiaoqiao and failed to make her happy, would Bai Qiaoqiao have spoken for her? Would Bai Qiaoqiao have included her in the list of 'allies'?
If she hadn't been able to write and calculate, would Li Mu have used her to manage accounts and write manuscripts?
If she didn't handle the affairs of Zhuluhou Mansion in an orderly manner, could she be the housekeeper under one person?
In fact, people are different. Li Zhien has the ability to surpass other maids, which really caught Li Mu's eyes. But so far, Li Mu still has not really accepted her. In addition to the age issue, Li Mu still thinks, no matter
I wish to make Bai Qiaoqiao sad.
If she failed to get pregnant, but Li Zhien got pregnant first, how sad would Bai Qiaoqiao be, regardless of whether she was the right age to have a child or not? In this era where the mother is more valuable than the child, Li Mu felt that she could not treat Bai Qiao like this.
skillful.
The two of them were holding hands and were about to go back to the backyard. It was almost time to finish their meal. Li Zhien came to him to ask what was for dinner. Passing by the concierge, Zhao Youcai came out shivering, holding Li Tailiu in his hand.
He gave him the gold leaf and said: "Master Marquis, this is left by His Highness the King of Yue. What do you want to do with it?"
"Since it's for you, you can keep it for yourself." Li Mu suddenly remembered Li Shimin's instructions and said, "Old Zhao, Your Majesty asked me to reward you. If you need anything, you can tell me."
Zhao Youcai hurriedly said: "Master Hou, I don't want rewards for this villain. I'm satisfied if I can stay in the Hou Mansion."
"There is no need to say anything about showing loyalty. Since Your Majesty said that you will be rewarded, I will naturally obey His Majesty's will... Your food and accommodation will be in the Marquis' Mansion. It's useless to have too much money. So, I'll write a post,
How about you take it to the Jiaofang Department tomorrow and give you back your status as a good citizen, so that you will no longer be a slave?"
"Thank you, Lord Marquis!" Zhao Youcai knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Li Mu. In this era, if someone is assigned a lowly status, unless the master is merciful, he will remain a lowly status for the rest of his life. If it is only for a lifetime, it would be okay, in case there are descendants left behind.
, the descendants are also of low status. Li Mu gave him this reward, which is more useful than giving him a hundred coins.
Zhao Youcai kowtowed several times, all with great force, and his forehead was bruised. When he raised his head, he found that Li Mu had left at some point. Zhao Youcai rubbed his forehead, got up, and thought to himself, he thought
I have been a slave my whole life, and I never thought that one day I would regain my status as a good citizen. I was grateful to Li Mu, but thinking about my other identity, I couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
The bad commander spoke so highly of the bad guys that he claimed to be the emperor's own army, but he was not allowed to tell anyone about it. When he was in prison, he sent word that he would come to rescue him, but he didn't wait for the news. But the young marquis, several
Zhao Youcai felt guilty and went back to his concierge dejectedly.
The back house!
What to eat at night has been a problem since ancient times. Although there is no shortage of food and drink in Zhuluhou Mansion, there are too few types of dishes in the Tang Dynasty. The seasonings are not complete. It is just the same dishes over and over again. After eating for a long time, the gods will get tired of it.
ah.
Li Chongyi is not tired of it. The Marquis kills a sheep every day, and he can eat half of it himself. He has such a good appetite every day that he never feels tired. Li Mu is not tired. He can eat it for one day, two days, or ten days.
, but if he had to eat mutton for a month, he really couldn't bear it. For three days in a row, he would burp when he opened his mouth and it would smell bad.
Li Mu decided to change his taste and eat dumplings today.
Dumplings are said to have been created by Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At first, they were stuffed with herbs, wrapped in bread, and swallowed whole. Simply put, they were just a 'noodle capsule'.
Later, people replaced the herbs with wild vegetables, and during the Three Kingdoms period, they called it Crescent Moon Chaos.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Northern Dynasties were influenced by Hu Feng and were not very particular about eating. They liked to eat "Crescent Moon Chaos" with flour cakes, including soup, wontons, and flour cakes, and swallowed them into their stomachs.
Until now, this way of eating is still very popular in some places. Braised cakes, soup cakes, etc. are all influenced by this.
People in the Tang Dynasty ate dumplings much as they did in later generations. They were boiled in water, taken out and eaten individually. But the shapes were eclectic. There were not only crescent shapes, but also circles, triangles, and other shapes. But without dipping,
At this time, we already have sauce and vinegar, but no soy sauce...
Eating dumplings without soy sauce is soulless.
But there is no way, there is really nothing to eat, and the soul is not important anymore. In this era, there is no white flour in later generations, and the color of the flour is yellow, which looks a bit strange to Li Mu. But there is still no difference in the taste. Li Mu kneads the flour himself.
, there were only three of them in the back house, so they couldn’t eat much, and it didn’t take much effort to wrap them up.
Among the three of them, except Li Mu, Bai Qiaoqiao is good at making dumplings. Li Zhien can't make dumplings, but he also works hard to learn. But Li Mu suspects that this girl is pretending on purpose, otherwise she can do other things well.
, but when it comes to cooking, I can't learn how to eat, but I can eat. The appetite is not small, and it's not much different from Li Mu.
Bai Qiaoqiao wrapped a dumpling and put it next to her. She suddenly sighed and said, "Husband, after Sister Tianai left, I suddenly felt that this house was quite empty. Although I had only been away for two days, I already missed her a little.
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Li Zhien pricked up his ears and felt anxious, thinking why the madam had made a mistake again, what she was thinking about, it would be best to leave. She has been the housekeeper for the past two days, and she is the second lady in the house, and Li Mu is still used to it.
She was so beautiful in her heart, but she didn't want one more person to share her love.
It's okay that Bai Qiaoqiao didn't mention it, but Li Mu felt angry when he mentioned it, and said with a drooping face: "Miss her? You think about it, I don't."
"What's wrong, you're still angry?"
"Of course I'm angry!" Li Mu dropped the dumpling wrapper in his hand and said, "I'm good enough to her. Not only do I help her, but I also give her advice. I don't think I've offended her in any way. She's nice, and I'll fall out if I say so."
, she didn’t even listen to her explanation. I sent her ten miles out of the city without saying a word to me, which made me so angry... If she hadn’t saved my life, I wouldn’t want to talk to her anymore!”