As the sun set in the west, Li Mu came out of the palace and came to Bai Naoer's house in Chang'an City.
In fact, Bai Qiaoqiao didn't understand that the house Bai Naoer so-called "bought" was actually built by himself. It was at the entrance of Jingdongji, in the backyard of the grocery store. Before doing this, Bai Naoer had already told
Li Mu said hello, so Li Mu was not surprised at all when Bai Qiaoqiao mentioned it.
Before they arrived, Li Mu was discovered far away. Ergou heard that Li Mu was coming and had been waiting near the entrance of the market. When he saw Li Mu's shadow, he quickly ran over and helped Li Mu.
Lead the horse.
"Master Hou! You have finally arrived. I have been waiting here all afternoon."
"Wait for me?" Li Mu glanced down at Ergou and said, "By the way, I forgot to ask you last time. I remember that you were working in the West Market, so why have you been following my father-in-law lately?"
"The little one is no longer in the West City." Ergou explained: "Last time you killed the dog censor, in order to save you, Mr. Bai spread the 'hero posts' widely in the east and west cities of Chang'an City, and many capable people returned.
He became Lord Bai's subordinate, and the same is true for the young one. Now he is begging for food with Lord Bai."
"Master Bai?" Li Mu grinned almost to his ears. It's really funny. Bai Nao'er has become a master now? He's also a 'hero post'. Are you a hero from the east and west cities of Chang'an? When he sees Ergou, Li Mu can think of him.
What kind of people are being recruited?
They are nothing more than roosters and dog robbers!
However, Li Mu didn't mean to look down upon him at all. When he was in prison at Dali Temple, a man named "Gushang Flea" came to deliver news to him, which played a key role. Li Mu thought of this man and asked:
"Is that 'flea on the drum' recruited by my father-in-law?"
"Yes, he is now the villain's subordinate." After saying that, Ergou was a little embarrassed, scratched his head and said: "Master Bai heard that the villain and the Marquis knew each other, and entrusted the villain with important tasks. Now he is under the command of Master Bai.
, the villain sits in the second highest chair, and the people below call him "Second Master". It's also a coincidence that the villain's name is "Zhao Shuangxi", the double is two, the nickname is two, and the seat is also two, haha
hehe……"
"Oh, it turns out it was the Second Master in person." Li Mu teased him, cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, Second Master!"
Ergou was so frightened that his face changed. He knelt down on the ground, kowtowed, and said repeatedly: "Master Hou has broken the villain. How dare I call him 'Second Master' when I am the Marquis? I belong to Master Hou."
Running dog, Master Hou, please stop teasing the villain, oh, the villain deserves to die!"
"Just kidding, why are you so serious?" Li Mu hit Ergou on the head with a riding crop and said: "You are a smart person and do things properly. My father-in-law is getting older and it is inevitable that you will be confused. You are in his
There is also someone taking care of you..." Li Mu looked at Ergou and suddenly asked: "Ergou, let me ask you, do you know who gave you the job?"
Ergou was stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed and kowtowed quickly: "Master Hou, I understand in my heart that I am carrying the rice bowl given by Master Hou."
"My mind is still clear!" Li Mu knocked on him again and said, "Come on, get up, I will benefit you later."
"Hey!" Ergou got up happily and continued to lead Li Mu's horse happily, without even brushing off the dust on his pants, as if it was some kind of honor.
The grocery store is right next to the entrance of the market, and you can reach it in a few steps. The market has just been built, and there are not many merchants yet, so naturally there are not many customers. Li Mu and his party are all riding tall horses, and with Li Chongyi's size, even
At first glance, someone had already informed Bai Naoer.
Bai Naoer was talking to the steward of the racecourse, Cheng Qian, when he heard Li Mu coming. He quickly dropped everything and came to the door to greet him. Li Mu got off the horse, saw Cheng Qian, waved him over, and whispered a few words,
Cheng Qian's eyes suddenly widened, he glanced at Li Mu, and ran towards the racecourse as if his butt was on fire.
Bai Nao'er was stunned and asked quickly: "Xianxiang, what did you tell him to make him so anxious?"
"Alas!" Li Mu sighed, glanced at Bai Nao'er, turned around and walked inside, saying, "Let's talk after we go in."
Bai Naoer hurriedly followed. Li Chongyi and the guards did not follow, but stood guard at the door of the grocery store. Ergou also stayed conspicuously. The most important thing for a man in the market is his eyes. He heard words he shouldn't have heard, but
There's going to be trouble.
After entering the backyard and coming to the hall, Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien also came out of the back room. Seeing that Li Mu's face was a little ugly, Bai Qiaoqiao asked, "Husband, what happened again?"
Li Mu glanced at Bai Nao'er and said, "It's nothing serious. I've lost money."
"Ah?" Bai Qiaoqiao asked hurriedly: "Why did you lose your money?"
Li Mu sighed, took out an imperial edict from his arms, unfolded it, glanced at Bai Nao'er, and said, "Bai Chun takes the edict!"
The system in the Tang Dynasty was different from that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Not all eunuchs were eunuchs. Only in the capital, the emperor's decrees were conveyed by eunuchs. Outside the capital, a civil servant from the territory always served as the eunuch. Even in
In the capital, eunuchs are not all responsible for delivering edicts. Depending on the nature, there are also officials from various departments who deliver edicts. The one who does the most work is Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Rites.
Bai Nao'er was already frightened. When he heard the word 'receive the imperial decree', his head started buzzing. Never in his life had he thought that one day he would receive an imperial edict! Bai Qiaoqiao reacted quickly.
She accepted the imperial order and knew how to receive it, so she whispered it to Bai Nao'er. Then Bai Nao'er hurriedly went to find Mrs. Wang who was doing needlework in the room, snatched the thread basket from her hand, and pulled
He came out and pinned her down on the ground, cursing: "Damn mother-in-law, marrying you is just bad luck, and it won't help at all. It just so happened that her mother was a hundred times stronger than you when she was here..."
"Damn old man, that's not what you said..." Wang was about to retort when she suddenly saw Bai Nao'er winking. When she looked up and saw Li Mu, she was so frightened that she quickly shut her mouth.
Li Mu took in their looks and didn't bother to say anything. He cleared his throat and said, "Listen to the holy edict and don't make any noise!"
Bai Naoer and Wang quickly bowed to the ground, their foreheads touching the ground, their farts were stuck in their crotches and they dared not let go.
Li Mulang said loudly: "The edict says: I heard that there is a new market called 'Jingdong Market' near Happy Valley in Dongcheng, which is convenient for merchants and beneficial to the people. I was very happy about it, so I asked Zhuluhou. After Zhuluhou recommended it, I ordered Bai Chun to be the market leader.
The seventh grade city order. I hope you will do your best and live up to my expectations. The edict will be written from the right, and the master will implement it."
After Li Mu finished reading, he closed the imperial edict, handed it to Bai Nao'er, and said, "Take it, Lord City Magistrate."
"I thank your Majesty for your kindness. Your Majesty is so kind and virtuous. It's all in vain... Ah, no, I will never forget it." Bai Nao'er kowtowed. Although Mrs. Wang couldn't understand what she heard, she also knew that her man
When he became an official, he kowtowed accordingly.
Li Mu hid aside, looked at Bai Nao'er's red and swollen forehead, and said, "Okay, get up quickly. Do you still want the imperial edict?"
"I want it, I want it!" Bai Nao'er quickly got up and rubbed his hands on his clothes again and again before taking the imperial edict into his hands. He hugged it tightly in his arms like he was holding a golden pimple.
Bai Qiaoqiao was also happy for her father, but seeing that Li Mu still didn't look good, she asked, "Husband, isn't it a good thing that my father is an official? Why are you unhappy?"
"Why are you so happy?" Li Mu said angrily: "Do you know how this official came to be? I exchanged it for 20% of the winery members and 10% of the horse farm members! Madam, do you know how much this is?
What!"
As Li Mu spoke, he covered his chest with one hand as if he was heartbroken, and pointed at Bai Nao'er with a trembling finger on the other hand, saying, "If it weren't for your father, who insisted on becoming an official, would I have lost so much money?!"
When Bai Qiaoqiao heard this, his face turned pale and he immediately said: "No! Dad, you can't be this official!"
Bai Naoer also looked apologetic, but seeing Bai Qiaoqiao coming to snatch the imperial edict, he quickly took a step back to avoid it, and hugged the imperial edict even tighter.
Bai Qiaoqiao stamped her feet anxiously and said, "Dad, why are you so ignorant! Whether it's a wine shop or a horse farm, one percent of your salary is worth thousands of gold! Let alone a seventh-rank official, it's a fifth-rank official, so what if it's a fourth-rank official?"
?You have a husband here, why are you worried about not having enough food and clothing? You have to be an official! You are really going to piss your daughter off!"
Li Mu drooped his eyelids and was eating melon and watching the show. He didn't mean to tease Bai Qiaoqiao. His main purpose was to beat Bai Nao'er and make Bai Qiaoqiao treat him better. What a coincidence.
Why not?
But he still underestimated Bai Naoer's shamelessness. Bai Naoer's bottom line is that he has no bottom line. When he saw Bai Qiaoqiao say this, he actually knelt down in front of Bai Qiaoqiao! The father actually knelt down in front of his daughter.
Oh! It made Li Mu’s eyes almost pop out.
"Daughter, my father has always wanted to be an official in his life. Please, I beg you. My virtuous son-in-law has helped my father do it, so please just stop interfering, okay?"
Bai Qiaoqiao had no choice but to kneel down and cry: "Dad, why are you forcing me like this..."
Li Zhien was so anxious that he couldn't help but tried to help Bai Qiaoqiao up, but she couldn't get up and looked at Li Mu pitifully.
Li Mu secretly thought, it's too late, he can't watch the show anymore. He didn't expect such a situation to happen, so he quickly released the hand covering his chest, came over to hug Bai Qiaoqiao, and glared at Bai Naoer and Wang.
, said: "Everyone get up and cry and think about what to do!"
Bai Qiaoqiao still wanted to speak, but Li Mu showed the majesty of a husband and said: "Your Majesty's decree has been made, how can it be changed? Madam, if you think about my husband, please let him worry less, and I won't do it."
Is it for you?"
This sentence moved Bai Qiaoqiao to tears, and she threw herself into Li Mu's arms. Li Mu gently patted Bai Qiaoqiao's back to comfort her, and couldn't help but want to raise the corners of his mouth. This scene happened to be captured by Li Mu.
Li Zhien next to him saw it.
The little girl stared at Li Mu doubtfully for a while, suddenly understood what was going on, and secretly made a face to Li Mu. Li Mu gave him a look, and Li Zhien curled his lips and made a candied fruit shape with his hand, which meant to tell
Li Mu, if you want to seal this matter, you have to use candied fruit to solve it.
Li Mu quickly nodded in agreement and said in a deep voice to Bai Nao'er who had just gotten up: "The matter has been decided and cannot be changed. But I have to make it clear."