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Chapter 786 Arrangements

With the help of the insect-attracting incense, at noon the next day, the locusts around Luoyang City were basically extinct. There were still some eggs that had not been cleaned up, but they were also born from the heart, but their number was not a concern. In previous years, when there was no locust plague,

There will also be a few grasshoppers in the ground, which is not a disaster. The people hate locusts to their bones and wish to kill them all. However, the insect luring incense has been used up, and they want to kill them on a large scale. Unless they make more

The scent of luring insects comes out.

Li Mu has learned the formula. Making incense is nothing more than buying some medicinal materials and spending some time. But he has already said that this incense was made by an immortal who came down to earth. Now that the immortal has 'gone', where can he get the insect-attracting incense?

Come? Moreover, the disaster was under control at this time, and there was no need to make another batch. Therefore, when the villagers came to look for it, Li Mu just denied that he did not know the secret recipe of the Xian family and put it off. The locust plague was lifted, and the people watched the process.

In my eyes, there is no doubt that Li Mu is the real reincarnation of the Golden Immortal. There is no one who doesn’t believe it. If the Marquis says no, then it must not be. Otherwise, how could the Marquis, who loves his people like his own son, not make another batch?

After appeasing the people, Li Mu asked Li Tai and Li Chunfeng to lead the team and lead all the officials from the Hou Mansion to the countryside to organize the farmers to harvest food step by step. In fact, the locust plague had dispersed and the people did not need to worry about harvesting food. Li Mu did this

, has his own considerations. This time he suffered the loss of not having any grain stored, so this time he will "sit down" to pick up the autumn grain. As long as the farmers have finished harvesting the grain, he will collect the public grain immediately, and no household is allowed to be left behind.

In addition to public grain, he also wanted to purchase and store grain on a large scale, filling the four warehouses in the southeast, northwest and northwest of Luoyang City, making it impossible for the city to be without grain.

The food stock in the city is almost exhausted, but the people in the city are not as panicked as before. Everyone knows that the locust plague has passed. In more than ten days, new food will come. Even if you are hungry, you will not be hungry for many days. Besides,

, the Marquis asked Jin Yiwei to open porridge stalls at the main streets in the city, providing free porridge to the people in the city. Although drinking porridge is not as good as eating, it is enough to satisfy the hunger. It is said that the Hou Ye also eats at the porridge shop.

, just like the common people. As a noble man like the Marquis, he has eaten porridge with the common people. As a common people, what else can he complain about? Although there were people with ulterior motives who provoked him, he only responded and did not cause any trouble.



Hou Mansion.

"Qiaoqiao, my dear, come here and try the chicken soup I cooked for you." Li Mu came in carrying a tray as if offering a treasure. Bai Qiaoqiao and Jin Chen, who were talking, heard the voice and both turned their heads to look over. Li Mu put the

The tray was placed on the table and he called to the two of them: "Come over and try it. How do you think of my craftsmanship?"

Jin Chen helped Bai Qiaoqiao get out of bed, walked to the table, and smelled it. It was indeed very fragrant. Li Mu handed over the bowls and chopsticks, and first filled a large bowl for Bai Qiaoqiao, and then Jin Chen's.

There was about a bowlful left in the porcelain basin, but Li Mu didn't put it in. Instead, he reached out and pulled off the chicken thighs.

"Hurry up and drink it. It's been brewing all morning. I added a lot of medicinal materials according to the recipe. It is said to be able to replenish vitality."

Bai Qiaoqiao looked at the chicken soup in the bowl, sighed, and said: "Husband, just after the locust plague, I heard from Sister Chen that the people outside are all eating porridge, and no one has enough to eat. But our family still pays for every meal

Is it okay to eat meat for every meal? If word spreads, it will damage your reputation——"

"What kind of reputation do I have?" Li Mushun grinned. Seeing the two girls looking over, he smiled dryly and said, "I mean, why do we care about those false reputations? If others can't eat meat, we won't eat it. Then won't we never be able to eat meat?"

Is there any more?" Li Mu swallowed a chicken leg like a wind and pulled off a chicken wing: "In this world, there are always people who can't afford meat. What does it have to do with the disaster-free ones? Are there any of those lazy guys?

Disasters are like this, but now it’s a locust plague, and they still have porridge for free. Besides, I’m not the kind of immoral person. I’ve done everything I should do, and I’m not eating chicken.

Why can’t we eat what we snatched? When I eat, I don’t smack my mouth in front of them, that’s already kind enough——”

"He's talking nonsense again. Okay, just pretend I didn't say anything. I'll just drink." Bai Qiaoqiao interrupted Li Mu and stopped him from continuing. Li Mu has a nickname in this family, called 'Chang'

"Youli" is a name given to him secretly by Qiaoqiao to admonish the sisters. It means don't reason with him. You can't reason with him. As long as he wants to talk to you, he will always make sense after talking to you.

Come on, so the most sensible thing to do is not to tell him.

Li Mu raised his eyebrows proudly, Jin Chen pursed his lips and smiled, but did not join in and just drank the soup from the bowl.

"Sister Tianai hasn't been able to see her much lately. Husband, can you advise her on what to do if she gets tired?"

Li Mu spat out the chicken bones in his mouth and said, "Look at her, can I persuade her to do that? If she likes to do it, just do it. There's nothing she can't handle."

Bai Qiaoqiao's original intention was that it would not be good for the wife of the Hou family to be out in public all day long, but after listening to Li Mu's words, she felt that what Li Mu said was reasonable. When had he ever cared about this? Zhang Tianai could do what he liked.

, is also a kind of blessing. Use yourself to judge others and put yourself in someone else’s shoes. If you are Tianai’s sister, you don’t want to do what you like to do if others prevent you from doing it.

Thinking of this, Bai Qiaoqiao said nothing more.

"Can I come in?" While chatting, he suddenly heard a question coming from outside the door. Li Mu was about to answer when Jin Chen held his hand. Bai Qiaoqiao glanced at him and said, "Is it sister Yingluo? Come in.

, I’ve said it a long time ago, treat it like your own home, don’t be restrained.”

Li Mu smiled bitterly in his heart, he knew Bai Qiaoqiao too well. The more polite she was, the more she said something sarcastic. If she really regarded her as one of his own, she wouldn't say these things.

Wei Yingluo came in from the outside and was about to salute when Li Mu raised her hand to stop her. He pointed to the seat opposite and motioned for her to sit. Wei Yingluo saw the chicken soup on the table and seemed a little hesitant. In this situation, she should sit down or not.

?

Li Mu saw her embarrassment, so he naturally filled the last bowl of soup with his bowl, handed it over, and said, "This bowl has never been used before. Do you want to try my craftsmanship?"

Wei Yingluo refused repeatedly, how could she dare in front of Bai Qiaoqiao? The situation was awkward for a while, but Bai Qiaoqiao finally spoke up, and she carefully took the bowl and took a taste of the spoon. It tasted really good.

"Are you here to find me, or are you here to chat with Qiaoqiao and the others?"

"Ah," Wei Yingluo came to her senses after hearing Li Mu's words. She quickly put down the spoon and said, "I drew up a temporary charter for what you told me the day before yesterday. You can see if it works."

As she said that, she took out a folded square piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it to Li Mu. Li Mu took it casually. There seemed to be a scent of orchids on the paper. He glanced at Wei Yingluo.

, I thought to myself, this girl has changed her perfume again, it was obviously still rose-scented the day before.

Bai Qiaoqiao and Jin Chen also exchanged glances. The few words they just said revealed two messages. Others may not be able to detect them, but for women, they are extremely sensitive. First of all, Wei Yingluo called

Li Mu, used 'you' instead of 'Marquis', which shows that the relationship between the two people has become blurred. The occurrence of this situation shows that the relationship between the two people has become closer unknowingly.

One step forward.

Also, what she said the day before yesterday meant that the two met in private the day before. Regarding this matter, both Bai Qiaoqiao and Jin Chen saw the words "I don't know" in each other's eyes.

The two girls were both a little angry at the same time. What do you want, my philandering husband?

Li Mu was reading Wei Yingluo's articles of association. He didn't notice the exchange of glances between the two women and knew nothing about it. If he knew about it, he would definitely cry out that he was wronged. God knows, he looked for Wei Yingluo in private, but it was really

It was for official business. He asked Wei Yingluo to draw up a charter, which was about tax collection. This time he was tricked by these merchants. He couldn't break his teeth and swallow such a big loss.

Therefore, he wanted to draw up a charter to make up for this loss by collecting taxes.

This charter was dictated by him, and Wei Yingluo compiled it according to his wishes. Of course, it was not implemented immediately, but step by step, like boiling a frog in warm water, slowly letting the merchants fall into his net.

"Very good. You can take it back, make a copy, and send it to Chang'an in my name. After all, it is a big matter, so I have to ask His Majesty."

Wei Yingluo responded, took the paper, and stood up to leave. She really couldn't sit still. Bai Qiaoqiao was better. Jin Chen's eyes were like knives, which made her confused. This is

It worked in her heart. Jin Chen has always been gentle, unlike Zhang Tian who is a fickle person. When she looks at people, she never looks like a knife. It's because Wei Yingluo has something in her heart that makes her think so.

Seeing that she was about to leave, Li Mu politely asked her to stay. How could Wei Yingluo dare to stay any longer? She blushed and walked away quickly as if running away. Listening to the sound of footsteps getting further away, Jin Chen couldn't help but ask:

"Is your husband going to take in another wife?"

"Oh," Li Mu brought Wei Yingluo's unfinished chicken soup over, drank it in one gulp, and said, "Don't be so stingy, I don't care. This girl still wants to find her husband's family." After a pause, Li Mu sighed again.

In a tone of voice, he said: "Zhien and Sister Ou are still unknown where they are now, and the family cannot be reunited. How big of a heart do I have to be able to go out and find another room together?"

Jin Chen thought he had made a mistake and hurriedly said: "Husband, that's not what I meant -"

"Well, you and I don't need to explain any more." He looked at Bai Qiaoqiao again and said, "But in this aspect, you still have to learn more from Qiaoqiao. Look at Qiaoqiao, she will never misunderstand me.

.”

Bai Qiaoqiao couldn't help laughing, but she followed Li Mu's words and said, "Yes, I understand your husband's thoughts best."

Li Mu chuckled and said, "You two have a rest first. I went to work in the front yard. I won't go out in the afternoon. If you need anything, just call me in front."

Bai Qiaoqiao responded, and Li Mu got up and left. Jin Chen walked him to the door, watched Li Mu go away, and hurriedly came back and asked: "What a good Qiaoqiao, please tell me what your husband is thinking. I

Why can’t you understand? Does he mean that he won’t find another room? Is that what he means?”

"Alas -" Bai Qiaoqiao sighed and looked at Jin Chen helplessly: "You have no idea what our men are like?"

"What is your husband like?" Jin Chen thought for a while and said, "My husband values ​​​​love and justice. He is very good to us. What else is there?"

"Forget it," Bai Qiaoqiao looked at Jin Chen and couldn't understand it, so he had to explain to her: "Stop guessing, I'll tell you. My husband means that he won't accept it now, but he will wait until Zhien

I have found Sister Ou back and my family has been reunited, but that’s not necessarily the case.”

"Ah? Is that what you mean?" Jin Chen looked confused and pouted unhappily: "Why is my husband like this? It's so annoying."

"If you don't bother, you won't be our husband. Oops, my stomach is so bloated..." Bai Qiaoqiao stood up holding on to the table. Jin Chen quickly stood up and protected her, fearing that she would fall: "Slow down."

She helped Bai Qiaoqiao to sit down by the bed, and couldn't help but ask: "Qiaoqiao, there is something I can't figure out. Ordinarily, those of us who come in late don't dare to say anything, but there is nothing you dare not say.

But why do you never stop me? If you don't agree, my husband will definitely not do anything wrong."

Bai Qiaoqiao smiled and said, "If I had stopped you, wouldn't you have blocked the door even for my sister?"

Jin Chen was embarrassed when he heard this and said: "Me, I...well, it's the same." After saying that, he became embarrassed, but Bai Qiaoqiao did not make fun of her and said: "

""Alas——" Bai Qiaoqiao sighed and looked at Jin Chen helplessly: "You have no idea what our men are like?"

"What is your husband like?" Jin Chen thought for a while and said, "My husband values ​​​​love and justice. He is very good to us. What else is there?"

"Forget it," Bai Qiaoqiao looked at Jin Chen and couldn't understand it, so he had to explain to her: "Stop guessing, I'll tell you. My husband means that he won't accept it now, but he will wait until Zhien

I have found Sister Ou back and my family has been reunited, but that is not necessarily the case."

"Ah? Is that what you mean?" Jin Chen looked confused and pouted unhappily: "Why is my husband like this? It's so annoying."

"If you don't bother, you won't be our husband. Oops, my stomach is so bloated..." Bai Qiaoqiao stood up holding on to the table. Jin Chen quickly stood up and protected her, fearing that she would fall: "Slow down."

She helped Bai Qiaoqiao to sit down by the bed, and couldn't help but ask: "Qiaoqiao, there is something I can't figure out. Ordinarily, those of us who come in late don't dare to say anything, but there is nothing you dare not say.

But why do you never stop me? If you don't agree, my husband will definitely not do anything wrong."

Bai Qiaoqiao smiled and said, "If I had stopped you, wouldn't you have blocked the door even for my sister?"

Jin Chen was embarrassed when he heard this and said: "I, I...well, it's the same


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