At the door, Li Mu said goodbye to Liu Shenwei who was sent out. Liu Shenwei bowed slightly and saluted. He watched Li Mu get on the carriage and turned around to return to Sun Simiao's study. Sun Simiao was still looking at the medicine list that Li Mu brought with him.
, seems to be thinking.
Liu Shenwei removed the tea cup, brewed a new pot of tea, and said softly: "Master, my disciple was listening at the door. After thinking about it, I had to remind the master. The disciple felt that these words said by Marquis Zhulu,
I’m afraid that’s not entirely true.”
Sun Simiao put down the elixir, looked at his apprentice, smiled slightly, and said: "Such a loophole-filled lie can't be hidden from your eyes, how can it be hidden from mine? I often say that I have no ability. It's nothing more than a lie.
It’s just that I have lived longer and have seen more people and things. Do you think I am being modest? This is actually the case! In my life, I have seen so many people. What kind of temper and character does this person have?
With any physiognomy method, you can make a pretty good guess."
"To put it bluntly, no matter how scheming a person is, it would be extremely difficult for him to lie in front of me without me noticing. As soon as he said the first sentence, I knew he was lying. But he
The medicine list he took out was not fake." Sun Simiao looked at his apprentice and said, "What do you think about this matter?"
Liu Shenwei was silent for a long time, and then said: "My disciple feels that maybe there is no such thing as a down-and-out man. These elixirs and prescriptions belong to Li Mu. I just don't know where he got them from, but it's hard to ask.
It’s really difficult to handle.”
"Of course!" Sun Simiao nodded and said, "If you have this knowledge, you have been with me for so many years. This time you and I are separated, I can feel more relieved."
Liu Shenwei was shocked. He stepped forward and held Sun Simiao's sleeves, knelt in front of him and said, "Master! Do you want to drive this disciple away? My disciple has done something wrong. Please show me, please don't drive me away."
If you are a disciple, you must follow the master."
Sun Simiao patted Liu Shenwei's hand, pulled him up, and said: "You don't need to say these words. You have been by my side for so many years, how could I not know your character. It's just that there is no such thing as a banquet in the world, and the road to life is long.
, you still have to walk your own path after all. If you follow me, you will never be able to find your own path, which is something I don’t want to see."
"In my life, I don't know how many people have taught me skills, and they can follow their heart. I feel that I am destined, so I will give you some guidance..." Sun Simiao paused for a moment and said with a smile: "Talk about giving guidance is a bit too much, please help me, just help me. I
I don’t care about the name of master and apprentice, nor what the apprentice can bring to me. Just like Yuan Tiangang, he got my help, which is his fate. People who practice Taoism are talking about a
The word fate.”
"You and I can have a master-disciple relationship. It is the fate between you and me. It must come to an end. Tomorrow I will go to the palace to see the queen, and then I will not come back. I will go south to look for medicine. Don't follow me.
Don't be sad. Master, I won't hide it from you. A few days ago, I secretly made a prediction for you. Your future will still be in Chang'an City. You stay here, and I will keep all the money Li Mu gave me.
If I give it to you and use it on the people, you will be considered worthy of the master."
Liu Shenwei wanted to speak, but Sun Simiao waved his hand to stop him and said: "If you don't believe what the master says, that's fine. But you are not allowed to leave Chang'an before the one thousand taels of gold is used up. That's all the master asks of you."
Liu Shenwei saw that Sun Simiao had made up his mind and knew that he could not change it, so he shed tears silently.
Sun Simiao patted him on the shoulder and said: "Your qualifications are not excellent, but you have a benevolent heart as a doctor. And you are different from me. In my heart, cultivating immortality and attaining the Tao is always the most important thing, but you have nothing to worry about. I put
I leave these notes to you over the years. Please study them carefully. Perhaps one day, your medical skills will surpass mine, and that will be the time when Master is most gratified."
Liu Shenwei cried and said: "Master, how can my disciple have that kind of ability? I only hope to follow the master and ride on the horse, so that I can feel at ease!"
"This is the reason why Master wants to separate from you!"
Sun Simiao sighed again, waved his hand and said, "Go, I want to meditate and rest for a while."
Liu Shenwei walked away in a huff, and Sun Simiao sighed, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes and meditated.
…
Li Mu didn't feel disappointed if he didn't get to eat. In Sun Simiao's mansion, apart from their master and apprentice, there was only one boy. It looked like no one was cooking, so how could there be anything delicious? It's better to come to the West Market, here
There is everything to eat. There are dozens of snacks, not to mention one, ten stomachs are full.
Speaking of which, it had been a while since he had come to the West Market to eat. It was still early today, so Li Mu asked Dugujiu to drive to the West Market. The two brothers left the carriage at the entrance of the market and walked into the West Market, planning to take a stroll and eat some snacks.
When you are full, when will you go back?
When Li Mu was thinking about what to eat, a sudden fragrance came over him. Li Mu followed the fragrance and passed three shops and came to a barbecue stall. A whole lamb was being roasted here. The stall owners were two barbarians with somewhat sinister faces.
, so even though the roasted lamb was sizzling and oily and looked very appetizing, no one came to patronize them.
The two Hu men were a little anxious because of this, and they wanted to reach out to solicit customers. But neither of them could speak Chinese, so they chatted in the room. With their appearance, they looked like robbers, and they scared people away.
If you are far away, don't dare to come closer.
Li Mu is indeed not afraid, not because of his status as a third-grade military lord. It is because of Dugu Jiu. With Dugu Jiu by his side, not to mention these two barbarians, no matter how many more, they are no match for him. And Li Mu is
Those who can understand a few nonsense words just don't understand them all.
The two barbarians were overjoyed when they finally met two guests who were not afraid of them. They were very enthusiastic, and there was a buzz in the room, and they were allowed to sit on the table. The table was very rough, and it looked like the handiwork of a craftsman.
No carpenter can put out a stool with four uneven legs.
However, there are not so many places to choose from in this market. Li Mu is not a person who cares about these things. He came here to eat barbecue because he smelled the familiar smell. He traveled to the Tang Dynasty for so long and finally met Cumin.
!
Because he didn't understand the language, he had no choice but to make gestures. Li Mu pointed at the roasted whole sheep and made a gesture, meaning I want all of that sheep. But these two foreigners didn't understand, or they didn't dare to believe it. They were stunned for a long time, and they couldn't believe it.
After gesticulating for a long time, I finally confirmed that I had met a big customer. They were grinning from ear to ear. They kept bowing and bowing, but they were barbarians and were very uncomfortable with the etiquette of the Han people. They were rather like dogs.
His posture made the people around him burst into laughter.
Li Mu hurriedly stopped them and signaled to Dugujiu. Dugujiu took out a silver ingot from his arms, weighing twelve tons, and handed it to the leader of the Hu man.
Nowadays, in Chang'an, the price of a sheep is around five guan. Ten guan for a roasted sheep, even if you add labor costs, etc., is only a lot more. The two barbarians were very grateful, and one of them moved the altar.
After the wine came over, the other one took out a delicate scimitar, swiped it a little, cut off the mutton like snow flakes, and brought it to Li Mu and Dugu Jiu.
Li Mu was not in a hurry to eat. He stared at the remaining cumin seeds on the meat slices and frowned slightly.
This thing smells like cumin, but its appearance is somewhat different from cumin. Li Mu is sure of this. In his previous life, on his way home from the company, he would pass by a corner without street lights.
There is often a 'caravan' parked here selling late-night snacks, including skewers of beer and cold noodles. Pedestrians passing by often patronize the business.
Li Mu is a "barbecue and beer guy", and he sneers at cold noodles and never eats them. Every time he comes home, he gets ten skewers of tendons, ten belly slices, and a bottle of beer. After getting to know the boss lady, he occasionally
She would give him a big waist, and when she saw him far away, she would shout, "Come on, brother...", which was very warm and friendly.
Because he often eats it, Li Mu is very knowledgeable about cumin. The thing in front of him tastes like cumin, but it is definitely not a variety he has ever seen.
Li Mu tried to eat two pieces of meat. The taste was right, and it was richer than the cumin he had eaten in his previous life! He was instantly excited. People who have not traveled through time will not understand this feeling. People are in a foreign land.
Guests miss their loved ones even more during the festive season... When he came to the Tang Dynasty, everything was fine, especially having a wife, which made him, a single man in his previous life, grateful. But only eating here made him feel too uncomfortable. Tang
He can't get used to the taste of Chao!
But with cumin, what do you have to worry about? You have fine salt, you have cumin, all you need to do is say, "Come on, brother," and the familiar feeling is back! Oh, by the way, there are also chili peppers! This kind of original
I probably won’t be able to eat these little things that are produced on the other side of the ocean!
No! Li Mu suddenly woke up, and there was almost a lucky bag! Since the lucky bag can produce potatoes, it can also produce peppers. If you bet on the lucky bag next month, you don’t need to ask for anything, and you will be satisfied with just a pepper!
When Dugujiu eats, he will push the mask to his forehead to expose his mouth. But even if he only shows half of his face, others will see that he is a little beauty with a shy face. People passing by sometimes see him.
They were all curious. This beauty was interesting. She was wearing a mask and sitting on the street eating barbecue... There was that slutty young master who wanted to come up and tease her, but before he could get there, he saw Li Mu sitting on the little beauty.
Opposite him, his face turned pale with fright. He didn't dare to take another look and ran away in despair.
Nowadays, there is no one in Chang'an who does not recognize Li Mu. Stories about him have long been spread through the streets and alleys through Datang Daily and many newspaper readers. And his appearance, because he never conceals his whereabouts,
And everyone knows it.
Reputation, overall, is good. Because Li Mu threw money, ah, no, it was the act of throwing money, which won him a lot of favor. And he has a rule that if others don't mess with him, he won't bully others. Just this.
At one point, his character would be better than 90% of the dandies in Chang'an City. Not to mention, he still has real abilities. There is nothing wrong with this. Everything he invented is something that people can talk about.
road.
Apart from his reputation, the common impression everyone has on him is the word "untouchable". Needless to say, ordinary people, Li Mu is a third-grade military prince and is deeply favored by the Holy Spirit, so he cannot be offended.
But he said that people with status, nobles and nobles also consciously couldn't afford to offend Li Mu. There was no other reason. Apart from the holy family, it was the involvement of Datang Salt Industry and Datang Mining. Most of their families
The hundreds of thousands of dollars that I invested in the shares are still stored in the ice cellar of the Ministry of Industry. How can I dare to mess with them when they are controlled by others?
Those self-proclaimed Shandong nobles did not dare to offend him. In that round of fighting, although Wei Zheng was promoted and Li Mu was dismissed from office, the power of the Shandong nobles in the court was almost completely destroyed, and Li Mu's subsequent methods also made them suffer.
After all the hardships, Wei Zheng was now brazenly asking for help for road construction. How could they dare to provoke him?
Therefore, several major forces in Chang'an City have more or less mentioned to their own children that no one should offend Li Mu, otherwise he will get angry and get killed. A severe beating is inevitable, and the beating will be in vain.
Fight, do you dare to fight back?
As for the rogues in Chang'an City, they are almost being subdued by Bai Naoer and Ergou. Relying on Li Mu's power and money, it's just a joke to subdue these rogues. Some of those who are unconvinced have already taken over their families.
I moved under the Ba Bridge and wandered down the Ba River. I don’t know where I’ve wandered.
Li Mu didn't know anything about these things. Bai Nao'er and Er Gou never mentioned it. Everyone has ambitions. Although Bai Nao'er and Er Gou are not men, they also have their own ambitions. Based on the Jingdong collection
It is their ambition to unify the "underworld" in Chang'an as the foundation, and they would rather be cautious and sneaky than to do it.
From the corner of his eye, Dugu Jiu watched Li Mu staring blankly at the seasonings on the meat slices, but he didn't take a few bites. He was confused. He looked around and saw no one was around, then he said, "Brother, why don't you eat?"
Without the help of the 'voice-changing mask', Dugujiu's voice returned to that of a girl. Li Mu hadn't heard his original voice for a long time, and was stunned for a moment before saying: "I was wondering what this seasoning is, I haven't seen it before."
ah."
"Oh, this." Dugujiu smiled. Although Li Mu could only see his mouth from his angle, he couldn't help but feel frightened. This kid looked so evil. He was obviously a man, but he didn't.
Adam's apple. If he had lived in his previous life, dressed up as a woman and acted like a pretender, he would have broken off many two-dimensional boys who didn't know the truth...
Li Mu imagined that scene and suddenly got goosebumps.
"This is Parthian fennel, which is abundant in the Western Regions and relatively rare in the Central Plains."
"Anise?" Li Mu had never heard of this name before, and frowned: "Who got the name? It's so unlucky. Why, will you die if you eat it?"
Dugu Jiu smiled, and Li Mu quickly turned his head away, "No, I can't bear it."
"My elder brother doesn't know. It is said that there is a Parthian country in the west of the Western Regions. This kind of fennel was introduced from there, so it is called Parthian fennel. My family also has a lot of business in the Western Regions. I have seen this kind of seasoning. Because it is very rare and valuable,