Cheng Yaojin shouted so loudly that the roof tiles shook. The women who were choosing perfume in Fengqiuhuang were all startled. There was one with a bad temper who was about to curse when he saw it was Cheng Yaojin.
They closed their mouths and scolded people for a while. Cheng Yaojin couldn't do anything to them, but with Cheng Yaojin's character of retribution, the head of their family would suffer.
Before Li Mu became the big devil in Chang'an by throwing excrement, the recognized big devil in Chang'an City was Cheng Yaojin. His illustrious reputation was enough to stop children from crying. People like Qin Huaidao and Fang Yiai were not attracted by Cheng Yaojin when they were young.
Biting gold has scared me.
In fact, children are not stupid either. Few people believed Cheng Yaojin when they said he was evil. But no one believed it until they saw Cheng Yaojin. He was a dark-faced man with a beard and a white mouth that contrasted with his complexion.
Teeth, grinning, such a big mouth, as if it could eat people, who can not be afraid?
Li Mu was coaxing Li Zhien to play in the backyard. Hearing this roar, his hands trembled. He glanced at Li Zhien helplessly and said, "My dear Zhien. It seems that my husband is in trouble again."
"Master, just go and do your work if you have something to do. You don't need to accompany me."
"In the evening." Li Mu raised his eyebrows, took a sip on Li Zhien's face, grabbed the tiger fur and put it on his body, and came out of the house. As soon as he left the door, a round unknown object suddenly appeared at the door. Li Mu took a step back.
Only then did he see clearly that it was Panda. Pangda hugged Li Mu's thigh without letting go and crawled on top of him. The purpose was very obvious, he wanted his father to hug him and kiss him and lift him up.
Li Mu smiled bitterly and said: "My good son, you are in such a pile now. It's hard for me to hold your father..." But no matter how we discussed it, Pang Da wanted to hug him. Li Mu had no choice but to squat down and pick Panda up.
. It’s not bad. He hasn’t practiced his internal strength a hundred times, and he hasn’t worked in vain. He still has the strength in his arms. He is more than 100 kilograms in weight. He can barely pick it up, but he will definitely not be able to lift it up high. Li Mu took the weight of the weight.
Carrying it on his shoulders as he walked through the front hall, it aroused the laughter of many women. Although they were already accustomed to Li Mu's strange behavior, but carrying a "Pixiu" everywhere, who wouldn't find it strange?
That's what Li Mu is good about, he has a big heart and he doesn't care about other people's reactions.
"Li Mu, you kid, come out quickly."
Cheng Yaojin was still shouting, but he stopped when he saw Li Mu coming out. Li Mu frowned and said, "I said, Uncle Cheng, I don't remember owing you money, what are you calling me? Even at your age, you are not afraid of being laughed at?
"
"Who dares to laugh at me?" Cheng Yaojin snorted and grabbed Li Mu's wrist. The Panda on his shoulder almost fell off, and Cheng Yaojin screamed.
Cheng Yaojin said impatiently: "Li Mu, what are you talking about raising a bad guy? I don't see any use for raising such a loser except for eating. You might as well raise a dog, and it can also look after your house."
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Li Mu was immediately displeased and said: "Uncle Cheng, why are you scolding my son when you have something to say? Although I picked Panda up, he is now my godson. Even if I die in the future, he will still have a life."
A share of the family property is no joke. If you scold it, you are scolding me, and I will be unhappy."
"Hey?" Cheng Yaojin's temper also rose. He knocked Li Mu on the head and said, "What can you do if you are unhappy? Can you beat me?"
"Oops!" Li Mu turned around and walked back, saying: "Are you so angry when you ask for help? Okay, let's break up. I don't care about your polo match anymore!"
"No, no, no, no..." Cheng Yaojin quickly grabbed Li Mu's arm, took Pang Da over, put it on his shoulders, and said with a smile: "Li Mu, isn't this kidding you? You are me
My nephew, your godson is just like my godson. I can carry it, okay? Let it poop and pee on my head, okay? Come and take a look with me quickly, for the sake of this horse
I have already invested tens of thousands of dollars in the football match. If this is not managed properly, my Cheng family will be ruined and unable to recover!"
"Hahaha..." Li Mu thought to himself, I believe you, you are a bad old man and you don't tell the truth. Although the Cheng family is said to be a noble family that only emerged after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Cheng Yaojin married the Cui family of Qinghe.
Female, she received strong support from the Cui family of Qinghe in the early stage. She also made great military exploits and became one of the few generals that Li Shimin could completely trust. The Cheng family can be said to have straddled the two forces of nobles and nobles. In addition,
Shang Cheng Yaojin's character of eating without vomiting has allowed him to build up a huge fortune over the past ten years.
In the past, Li Mu didn't know the details. He only thought that Cheng Yaojin wanted to save more family property because of his six sons. It wasn't until he became the Minister-in-Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that he discovered the true strength of the Cheng family. Don't look at the Cheng family.
They are not the main shareholders of Datang Salt Industry and Datang Mining, but the Cheng family has their influence in almost all walks of life through various relationships and channels. Moreover, Cheng Yaojin can be said to be a business wizard. His vision is very
Unique and forward-looking, he had already judged the prospects of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and made preparations before it even took shape.
Li Mu currently knows that there are at least three carpentry workshops and two blacksmith shops that were "controlled" by the Cheng family and were specially designed to receive orders from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. From these orders alone, the Cheng family can earn a net profit of at least 100,000 yuan a year.
But Cheng Yaojin never mentioned anything, which shows that his thoughts are by no means as rough as he appears.
Li Mu had agreed to the polo match a long time ago, and he didn't have a bad relationship with Cheng Yaojin, so he naturally had to take care of it. Jingdong Ji was next to the racecourse, and he couldn't walk a few steps, but Cheng Yaojin was impatient and brought a carriage over.
He asked Li Mu to get into the car, then carried Panda on his back, and kept urging the driver to hurry up.
Li Mu opened the curtain and shouted to Bai Qiaoqiao. Bai Qiaoqiao also knew Cheng Yaojin's character and didn't care about it.
Along the way, Li Mu also listened to what Cheng Yaojin said about the main things that happened during the reconstruction of the racecourse. He had never been to the racecourse since he told Cheng Yaojin about the polo match. After listening to what Cheng Yaojin said, he also
It really piqued some interest.
"Sixteen teams have been organized now, and they are basically all funded by nobles or wealthy families. The polo field has been built according to the drawings you designed, and sheds have been added to the stands to block the wind in winter and provide shade in summer.
…”
After getting off the carriage, Cheng Yaojin kept mumbling. Li Mu couldn't hear clearly, but in short, the central idea was to tell Li Mu that everything was done according to your request. In other words, if it doesn't work,
You have to be responsible.
How could Li Mu be speechless? He was so angry and funny. He thought to himself, this deal is not mine, and I didn’t even ask for a share if you said you would give it to me. I kindly gave you an idea. Do you have to carry it out too?
Pot?
But he didn't bother to care about it. It wasn't that he thought he should be Cheng Yaojin. After such a long period of contact, Li Mu already knew Cheng Yaojin's character.
To put it simply, Cheng Yaojin is a person who "doesn't do anything wrong". He never thinks of taking advantage of anyone. When you can use him, he will not hide, but will take the initiative to stand up. Several times
When Li Mu got into trouble, he fought with Changsun Wuji, Wang, Wei Zheng and others. Cheng Yaojin also came to help. He was a ruthless person and an old member of the Qin Palace. Even though his power was not as good as Changsun Wuji and others.
, but he was not afraid of them. When he got angry, he criticized Sang and Huai, and Changsun Wuji and others did nothing.
At that time, Li Mu was not yet the minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and was still in his early stages. Even his stepfather Tang Jian often stayed out of the matter. However, it was particularly rare for Cheng Yaojin to stand up and say a few words.
Li Mu was not a errand boy, so he also remembered that Cheng Yaojin sometimes went a little too far, more or less, but he didn't care much about it.
Cheng Yaojin took Li Mu around the racecourse, and Li Mu basically found no major problems. The polo match is just an open event based on the racecourse. The overall situation does not require major adjustments, and the original
Marseille's service personnel and rules and regulations are already very mature, and there is no need to start training from scratch.
"There's no problem." Standing at the highest point of the stand, overlooking the entire racecourse, Li Mu said to Cheng Yaojin and Cheng Qian who came after hearing the news: "Every preparation has been very well done. Actually, you don't need me to come and see it. You guys can do it yourself."
We are already capable of doing well, and there is nothing that needs to be changed now. We can just open the business at a later date.”
When Cheng Qian heard Li Mu's praise, his face lit up and he said, "It's because of Mr. Hou's careful attention to the regulations that we can do so well. Without Mr. Hou's guidance, how could we do it?"
"Okay, stop talking about flattery and get to work." Li Mu glanced at Cheng Qian and said with a smile.
He admired Cheng Qian very much. In the words of his previous life, he was a very qualified "manager". When it was time to spend money, he was never stingy, and when it was time to help his boss save money, he was also
Never spend a penny carelessly.
As far as Li Mu knows, before Cheng Qian was transferred to the racecourse, he was also the sole proprietor of the Cheng family. But now that he has started running the racecourse, he has gone one step further and is already the most influential among all the proprietors of the Cheng family.
Cheng Yaojin did not treat him badly. Not only did he give him a mansion, but he did not need to inform him of the cost, up to a hundred dollars, and he could use it as he pleased.
You must know that Cheng Qian is a domestic servant. In this era, domestic servants are slaves with slightly better treatment. Cheng Yaojin treats Cheng Qian like this, which is already very generous.
Cheng Qian resigned and left. Li Mu stretched out his waist and said, "Uncle Cheng, if there is nothing else, I will go back. By the way, there is something I need to tell Uncle Cheng. I am going to pay for it on Lantern Festival."
Concubine's room, my concubine's status in the family is similar to that of a wife. Needless to say, the relationship between Uncle Cheng and me is so great that I have to prepare a generous gift."
Cheng Yaojin laughed and said, "Boy, you don't have to deceive me. I'm just afraid that you won't want my gift."
"Oh?" Li Mu heard something in the words and became alert, asking, "Uncle Cheng, what do you mean?"
Cheng Yaojin didn't answer, but said with a smile: "Two days ago, you went to help your brother propose marriage, and you gave me ten thousand taels of gold on the spot. You were very wealthy."
"It's just rumors in the market. How can he have so much money?" Li Mu waved his hands repeatedly, but his tone was very immodest, and he almost wrote "I am so rich" on his forehead.
"You don't have to cover up things that have caused uproar in the city and even the beggars on the streets know about it." Cheng Yaojin stared at Li Mu and said, "I also heard that you promised old man Qin Qiong to accept his son Qin Huaidao as your disciple.
You also sold Fang Xuanling, a henpecked man, a favor and helped him do something? His second son is with you now and is going to work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs? "
Li Mu probably guessed what he was going to say, so he laughed and said, "Uncle is really well-informed."
"I won't beat around the bush with you!" Cheng Yaojin said: "I have six sons. Except for the eldest son who can attack the title, there are five sons whose future is uncertain. You have also seen all my sons.
, what, I, the father, won’t say anything. You can set a price, what do I have to offer so that you can settle them all?”
"Uncle Cheng, you..." Li Mu couldn't laugh or cry, and thought to himself, I'm not the one who arranged the work, why are you looking for me? Li Mu smiled bitterly: "Uncle, you are a bit too difficult to be a person. You are willing to sacrifice the face of the boss.
That is to say, if you arrange one, you can ask for five if you open your mouth, but I really can’t arrange it here.”
"If the arrangements can't be made, I'll rely on you. Sooner or later, you have to make arrangements anyway." Cheng Yaojin's rogue energy came back and said: "I heard that you are going to open a ring to compete in martial arts and recruit people. If I didn't
You guessed it wrong, you want to join the Jinyi Guards, right? I asked my son to sign up, but if you don’t agree, I’ll see you in the ring. If you win the competition, what else can you say?”
"Uncle, aren't you cheating? In the ring, swords have no eyes. Although your brothers have strength, they may not be able to win against the masters in the world. If you get hurt or touched, I will not be able to win.
I can’t bear it.”
"If you know you can't afford it, then you just accept them." Cheng Yaojin looked like a scoundrel and said: "I will never be weaker than others in my life. What others have, I have to have. Either you give up their son
Drive them all away, or you can make arrangements for my son, otherwise I will still have to rely on you even if I risk my life."
"Alas..." Li Mu sighed, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. He clicked his lips and said, "Uncle Cheng, this is you. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't be able to give you such a big face. Okay, Brother Five."
I agree to this, but there is a condition, and you have to agree to it!"
Seeing how happy Li Mu was, Cheng Yaojin also patted his chest and said, "What are the conditions? I won't agree to anything!"
"Your eldest brother, Cheng Chumo, has met me several times. He is a talented general! My brother Li Siwen and young Meng Lang have few people around who can help me. If my uncle can answer my request, I will go to your majesty to ask for help.
The decree is for Brother Chu Mo to go to Zhechong Mansion in Dingxiang and become Captain Guoyi. What does uncle think?"
"This..." Cheng Yaojin heard what Li Mu meant. This is an exchange. I will help you arrange five sons, and the Cheng family will also be tied to the Li family!