"Everyone has worked hard in the past year. Come, come, tell me how handsome the Marquis is, and you will get a red envelope. First come, first served!"
Li Mu stood on the chair, shaking a bunch of red envelopes in his hand, his face glowing with light. He came back late last night. Although he could not enjoy the blessings of being together, but being in the same room and sleeping in the same clothes, he was finally one step closer to his dream.
, the important thing is that there was no quarrel, which made Li Mu very happy.
Early in the morning, he prepared a bunch of red envelopes and distributed them to the servants of Zhuluhou Mansion. In fact, during this period of the Tang Dynasty, there were no red envelopes. The origin of red envelopes did not appear until a thousand years later, in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. But
As a time traveler, what does Li Mu care about? He can have it if he wants it, and it doesn’t cost anyone else’s money anyway.
After living together for a long time, the cook, gardener, and horseman in the family all know Li Mu's temper. Generally speaking, Mr. Hou is a very good person. As long as he doesn't make any big mistakes, he usually doesn't get angry. Compared to other mansions,
Serving is much better.
As for the eldest maids in the family, such as Xiaozhu and Xiaomei, because they often stay in the inner house, they meet Li Mu more often and get to know each other better, so they feel less afraid. Not only are they not afraid, they will occasionally tease him, but
When Li Mu was angry, they remained silent.
After giving out a bunch of red envelopes, many guests came to the house. Led by Chang Sun Chong, a group of students from Datang Technical School came to visit Li Mu. Li Mu originally wanted to entertain him, but when he saw that there were too many people, he decided not to
, ate a few dumplings, said hello to Bai Qiaoqiao, and led a group of cheering people to the Jingdong store.
Because of the warm-up of Datang Daily, the people in Chang'an City knew that the Jingdong Market was busy today. As soon as the door of the morning square opened, a group of people crowded in. People who are usually reluctant to spend money, on this New Year's Day
With the atmosphere, everyone also opened up for a while. The business of the roadside stalls became booming, and everyone was overwhelmed and made a lot of money.
Li Mu brought enough money today. He bought two money bags. One was hung around Changsun Chong's neck, and the other was hung around Tang Guan's neck. The two followed Li Mu, looking very much like the two generals of Hengha.
, Li Mu saw something, and they took the initiative to pay for it. Moreover, Li Mu didn’t just buy one share. He also bought one share for the children who were following him, even the children who were joining in the fun. It was called sharing with the people.
happy.
When he saw a cute child, he stuffed coins into his swaddling clothes. The child cried, but the parents holding the child were happy.
Li Mu really loved this atmosphere! It was so happy and everyone had a smile on their face. This kind of smile was a smile from the heart, not like when he was in the orphanage, and kind-hearted people came to give him gifts during the holidays.
Warmth, the kind of smile that comes out when being held and taking pictures.
"The polo match is about to begin! If you want to place a bet, hurry up!"
There were shouts in the distance, and Li Mu and his people crowded around. Tang Guan played the role of the loser very well, and asked carelessly: "Who is against whom today? What are the odds?"
"Hey, young man, today is the first match, the opening match. It is Xingdaofang versus Pingkangfang. It is said that Pingkangfang's financial backer is the Prince of Hejian County, and he has to fight in person."
Tang Guan's face turned green and he said, "Where did you hear the news? The Hejian County Prince will personally end his life. Who would believe it?"
"Young man, you don't dare to lie. Look inside, the one with the purple armband is the King of Hejian County, isn't he?"
Li Mu raised his head and took a look. It was really Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County. No wonder he didn't go to the palace for the banquet yesterday. He was preparing for today's game. This old guy was busy enough. He was eating, drinking, gambling, and also devoted himself to sports.
Career, ordinary physical strength can't stand it.
Li Mu drooped his eyelids and said, "Who is the sponsor of the Xingdaofang team? Tell me for reference."
"It's our boss, Mr. Su Guo."
"Mr. Su Guo...shouldn't he also end up personally?"
"No, my boss said he was too old to be dismissed, so he asked his six sons to take his place. All six young masters have retired. Look, they are warming up in the west."
Li Mu glanced over and saw that among the six dark-skinned young men, the one with the lightest color was none other than Cheng Chumo.
This game is not interesting anymore. Li Mu shook his head and said: "Come on, I won't watch it. Whoever wants to watch it, I'll go hang out over there in the ring."
Changsun Chong seemed very interested, but when he saw Li Mu was about to leave, he hesitated. Li Mu saw it, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You don't have to follow me, you can do whatever you like. It's a busy New Year."
Changsun Chong nodded, watched Li Mu walk away, then took out two gold ingots from his sleeves, slapped them on one end of the Pingkangfang team, and shouted: "I bet twenty taels of silver, Pingkangfang wins."
"I'll give you the voucher, pay three for one, take it, don't lose it."
"I want to overwhelm Daofang Sheng!"
"I want to press..."
There was another burst of noise.
Compared with the excitement at the entrance of the racecourse, the area here in the ring seems a bit deserted. It’s not surprising that it’s deserted, you’ll know the reason just by looking at the people here.
Look at the people next to the ring. There is no one who looks like a good person. Either this person has a scar on his face, or that person's face is full of sin, as if all the gangsters in the world have gathered here.
There was a feeling that strangers were not allowed to enter. Li Mu and Tang Guan came forward and saw someone fighting on the ring. Both sides were going back and forth, flying up and down. It was obvious that they both had good kung fu, while Dugu Jiu was standing beside the ring.
Go up, holding the sword and looking at the two of them. It seems that they are ready to stop them at any time to avoid losing their lives.
"Brother, I'm here!" Li Siwen's voice came from not far away. Li Mu took Tang Guan over and saw a girl next to him. He couldn't help but show a playful smile. Then he saw that the girl next to him looked like he was eating.
Qin Huaidao, who looked like a fly, confirmed the identity of this girl, the eldest lady of the Qin family, Qin Yu.
"Brother, this is my wife."
Qin Yu stood up shyly, gave him a blessing, and called him "big brother" in a low voice. Li Mu laughed loudly, reached into his sleeves, took out a red envelope and stuffed it into Qin Yu's hand, saying: "This is for you, you can use it as money to change your mind."
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Qin Yu had never seen a red envelope and didn't know what to do with it. Li Siwen didn't care about that. He took the red envelope in his hand and opened it to see a few gold leaves. He smiled broadly and said, "Look, madam, it's not copper or silver, it's gold.
!As expected, he is my eldest brother. He is very capable. Unlike your eldest brother, I almost got beaten when I went to pick you up today!"
Qin Huaidao's face was covered with black lines. He reached out and slapped Li Siwen's hand away, saying: "Don't do anything, you are not married yet! Fortunately, I followed. If I hadn't followed, you might have done something.
Come!"
Li Siwen has been with Li Mu for the longest time, and he has developed this kind of talk. Hearing this, he said: "Don't you know your sister's skills? If she doesn't want to, what can I do? Brother-in-law, I think you are just a bad guy in vain.
You have to come and get involved in the things that you and I like between us as husband and wife. In half a month, your sister will marry me. By then, can you still follow us to Dingxiang?"
Qin Huaidao immediately blushed and said angrily: "You also know that you will get married in half a month? It is unreasonable to meet before the wedding! You kid still has the nerve to say, I will fight with you."
Li Siwen hid behind Li Mu and said, "What are you fighting for? Am I not telling the truth?"
Li Mu also echoed: "Good disciple, don't let my younger siblings laugh."
Qin Yu looked at Li Siwen, then at Qin Huaidao, and burst into laughter. Qin Huaidao became even more depressed, hugged his shoulders and turned to the other side, speechless.
Li Mu sat next to Li Siwen, pointed to the stage, and said, "How about it? Do you have any good players?"
Li Siwen is also a person in charge of politics. In the past six months in Dingxiang, he has also led a team to suppress bandits, and he has seen them fight and kill. Although he has no martial arts skills, his vision has been developed through practice. Now my wife
How could I not show off to others? So I started to comment on the pairs of characters I had just compared, and they actually spoke eloquently.
With Li Siwen's explanation, the scene came to an end. After dozens of moves, one of the parties was clearly at a disadvantage. Just when he was about to use a hidden weapon, Dugujiu drew his sword and stood between the two, stopping him.
behavior, and the party that did not use a concealed weapon was judged to be the winner.
The two came down from the ring and changed pairs to continue the competition. Li Mu asked Li Siwen next to him, "How many people use concealed weapons in the ring?"
"It's not too many, but there are quite a few." Li Siwen said disdainfully: "If you can beat a man, you can beat him. If you can't beat him, you can't beat him. He doesn't count himself as a hero if he uses concealed weapons. Such a person can't be judged as a loser.
It’s too much.”
"Oh?" Li Mu asked curiously: "Then if we don't declare defeat and the two fight for their lives, who can win?"
"This..." Li Siwen frowned and thought for a moment, then reluctantly said: "If it's a fight for life, and the martial arts of both sides are equal, naturally the one who uses the hidden weapon will be surprised, and the chance of victory will be greater."
Li Mu smiled and said: "So he is a talent." Seeing that Li Siwen was still talking, Li Mu waved his hand and said: "I didn't say what they did was right, but Siwen, you have to remember that when doing things in the world,
, First of all, you have to be able to survive. If you are too upright, what's the use of dying? Jin Yiwei not only wants to be honest, but there are also some dirty things behind the scenes that need people to do, so such a person may not be unsuitable."
Li Siwen was a little confused, but he didn't refute. He was used to listening to Li Mu's words.
After watching for a while, Li Mu called Dugujiu down, gave some instructions, and left with Tang Guan. Today was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and he had to go to pay New Year's greetings to the Sun family, so he happened to go with Tang Guan.
As for Bai Qiaoqiao, she went back to her parents' house in the morning to visit, and at noon she was going to the Duke of Ju's Mansion to pay New Year's greetings to her mother-in-law.
It was agreed yesterday that we would have lunch at the Duke of Ju's Mansion today and then come back. Li Zhien also wanted to go with her. After all, she was going to marry Li Mu during the Lantern Festival and she had to have a good relationship with her mother-in-law.