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Chapter 10 Reach out

Li Mu pushed the door out, and if Bai Qiaoqiao guessed it, he was very happy. He glanced at him, barked Ergou, and said, "There is no need to see the things. I will pull them all over, so I will ask for them all!"

When the leaders heard this, they were naturally very happy. No one expected that there would be such an unexpected surprise. The sorrowful clouds in the sky immediately dispersed. They were very grateful to Li Mu, thanked and bowed, and I don’t know how to thank him.

Old Hu thought more. Seeing that Li Mu was young, the little girl took Zhang Tianai away first and came over to pass the message. She felt a little whispered in her heart. When she was doing a 'buying' in the Western Regions, she also set up a 'immortal dance'. It looked a bit like this. Seeing that Li Mu was about to leave, she didn't have time to think about it, she said, "Marty!"

"Hmm?" Li Mu heard the voice, looked back at Lao Hu and said, "Is there anything wrong?"

Lao Hu rubbed his hands and said, "Mr. Marquis, we have brought a lot of goods, more than a dozen cars... The price has not been discussed yet, you..."

Li Mu heard the meaning and smiled and ignored it. Lao Hu had to continue asking, but was stopped by Ergou.

Ergou pulled him and waited for Li Mu to walk far away, complaining: "You old man, you are so unrestrained! What do you mean? Worry, our marquis can't afford to pay? Oh! Never see the world! Have you read the Tang Daily? Our marquis makes a bet with people and wins by 5,000 jin. How much money do you have in your car worth? Ask me! What do you ask?"

"Five thousand... guan?!" Everyone gasped and was shocked. You should know that this year's fur is not as valuable as before. All the goods in these dozen cars were sold were only more than 3,000 yuan. The young marquis just now made a bet of 5,000 yuan? How rich is this!

Ergou saw the expressions of everyone and called out to the earthen bun in his heart, saying, "Put your heart in your stomach. Since the Marquis said that you want it all, it means you want it all. But I would like to remind you, don't treat our Marquis as a sucker. We are entrusted by the Marquis and have to take care of him. I know what the price of the man is. If you dare to ask for it more, hum, have you seen the plaque at the door? Your Majesty's personal writing, think about it yourself!"

"I dare not, don't dare..." Old Hu said, "I dare not, and with the other leaders, he surrounded Ergou and went back to his residence to pick up the goods.

Besides, Li Mu was very happy to see Zhang Tianai in the backyard.

It is actually a bit far-fetched to say that Zhang Tianai was saving his life. The people Zhang Tianai brought on that day did not actually play any role. Li Mu was grateful to Zhang Tianai because she protected Bai Qiaoqiao, who was invincible at that time. If she hadn't met her, she wouldn't know what stupid girl Bai Qiaoqiao would do. The husband and wife were one, and Zhang Tianai saved Bai Qiaoqiao, and Li Mu also received her kindness.

When Li Mu walked to the backyard, Bai Qiaoqiao and Zhang Tianai had briefly told me about what happened after the parting. Bai Qiaoqiao learned the reason why Zhang Tianai did not reply, and she couldn't blame her for this matter. Bai Qiaoqiao asked Li Mu to send the letter with the letter written by Li Mu to Li Siwen. They all thought that Li Siwen could send the letter to Zhang Tianai, but in fact, the letter was not delivered. Zhang Tianai was a horse bandit, Zhangjiazhai was a horse bandit's nest, and Li Siwen was a court official, so how could he send the letter? Zhang Tianai did not receive the letter, so of course he could not reply.

Bai Qiaoqiao also told Zhang Tianai about the important things that happened after the separation. Li Mu was granted the title of Marquis, she received the imperial edict, Sun married Tang Jian and other big and small matters, and she told Zhang Tianai without reservation. In Bai Qiaoqiao's heart, Zhang Tianai was the benefactor who saved her and Li Mu, so Bai Qiaoqiao had no reservations about her.

The two were talking when Li Mu arrived. When Zhang Tianai saw Li Mu, he was a little panicked and embarrassed. She still remembered that day when Li Mu had parted, he had promised her that if he needed it, he would be obliged to come to Chang'an to find him. But at that time, Zhang Tianai didn't take it seriously, nor did he regard Li Mu as a character, but just told Li Mu to treat Bai Qiaoqiao well, but he didn't answer this.

Unexpectedly, I asked him for it today. And at this time, Li Mu had already been granted the title of Marquis and became a popular figure in Chang'an City.

Zhang Tianai hesitated for a moment, then clasped his fists and bent down to salute Li Mu. Li Mu quickly avoided and said, "What are you doing? What kind of tribute to me."

"You are already a marquis. I am just a marquis. Of course I have to salute you." After a pause, Zhang Tianai said again: "I also want to thank you for taking the fur from Zhangjiazhai. I know you can't use so much. I remember this kindness and will definitely repay you if you have the chance in the future."

Li Mu laughed and said, "I really need fur, what kind of kindness do I remember when I buy, sell and trade."

Bai Qiaoqiao also agreed with Li Mu's words and pulled Zhang Tianai to sit down. Li Mu sat opposite them.

"How come you come to Chang'an to sell fur? I heard Qiaoqiao say that Zhangjiazhai only does business in a few border towns?"

In front of Li Mu and Bai Qiaoqiao, Zhang Tianai had nothing to hide from and said truthfully: "Zhangjiazhai is a horse bandit in name, but we rarely go out to rob. The main business is to collect furs from the Hu tribe and then sell them to the Tang Dynasty to make a little difference. Now that the Turks have been destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, the transaction cannot be done. We have also become thorns in the Tang Dynasty. We don't know when we will send troops to encircle us. Seeing that winter is coming, there is not enough grain and rice in the village. The fur cannot be exchanged for money, so we have no choice but to buy a Luyan and come to Chang'an to try our luck. If I hadn't met you, I would have planned to sell these furs at a discount, and there would be more than 2,000 people in the village waiting for dinner."

"So that's what it is..." Li Mu pondered for a moment and said, "Since the business cannot continue and he is worried about the encirclement of the court, have you never thought about becoming a good citizen?"

Zhang Tianai smiled miserably and said, "Is it so easy to get naturalized? My father and several major leaders in the village are all wanted bandits by the imperial court. Which government office can get naturalized?"

After saying this, Li Mu understood that the main figures in Zhangjiazhai are all wanted targets by the government, not the wanted targets, and they have to rely on their lives. In this way, it is really a difficult thing to do. It would be fine if they are allowed to become naturalized, but if something happens, they will be a fan of bandits, which is a crime of losing their heads.

Zhang Tianai hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, there is one more thing I have come to Chang'an this time. My father and General Li Ji were old when they were young, and wanted to ask him to help the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to issue a favor. As long as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was willing to pardon Zhangjiazhai, more than 2,000 men, women, and young men, and young men in Zhangjiazhai were willing to join the Tang Dynasty. But..." Zhang Tianai sighed: "Before meeting you, I had met General Li Ji, and he treated me very enthusiastically, but when he mentioned this matter, he changed the topic. This time my father asked me to bring a gift to the door, but I was afraid that there would be no result."

When Bai Qiaoqiao heard this, she was about to speak. Li Zhien quickly winked. Bai Qiaoqiao saw it, hesitated for a moment and did not say it directly, but looked at Li Mu.

Li Mu knew that Bai Qiaoqiao wanted to help him. But Li Mu couldn't say anything about this kind of thing. He knew Li Ji's personality, was cautious and had nothing to do with him, and he usually didn't participate. Moreover, he didn't know what happened between Zhang Tianai's father and Li Ji. No matter what, if Li Ji didn't help, he naturally had reasons that he felt he shouldn't help. Li Mu would never force others.

But this matter is not difficult to deal with. I can’t do it, don’t you have a son?

Li Siwen is rebuilding Dingxiang City, just when he is employed. Although he has recruited many refugees and Li Mu sent more than 70 craftsmen, it is still a drop in the bucket for the construction of the city. Li Siwen also wrote last time that in order to compete for a few refugees, he almost fought with Lin County. It was when his eyes were red, as long as someone gave it to him, not to mention being a horse bandit, even if the Turkic surrendered soldiers, he would use it first with his temper.

Li Mu was about to speak when suddenly Li Chongyi walked in.

"Boss..." Li Chongyi saw Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien behind her, hesitated for a moment, and said, "The eldest sister of the Wang family is here and brings a cart of silk. She is waiting in the front yard lobby."

"What are she doing?" Li Zhien's heart sank. The woman's intuition told her that the other party was not kind. Bai Qiaoqiao's expression was also a little stiff, but she didn't say anything. After all, Wang Ou saved Li Mu's life. She was a sensible woman and would not interfere with her own men's affairs because of her little unhappiness.

Li Mu stood up and said to Zhang Tianai: "I should be able to help with this matter. To be honest, General Li Ji is the adoptive father. So, you are not in a hurry at this moment. A guest came to the front yard. When I have time later, I will tell you in detail."

Zhang Tianai naturally agreed. This matter was basically impossible to solve for her. If Li Mu could help, let alone a little later, she would have the patience to wait for ten days and half a month.

After Li Mu finished speaking, he handed Bai Qiaoqiao a look of peace and followed Li Chongyi to the front yard. When he left the door, Li Zhien said, "Madam, why don't you speak? That vixen must be a bad person. I suspect she has taken a fancy to the master and wants to seduce him!"

Bai Qiaoqiao quickly said, "What are the little girl talking nonsense? Sister Wang Ou is the husband's savior... Besides, she is more than ten years older than her husband. How is it possible? Don't talk nonsense."

"It's impossible that you know what you know. If you don't admit it, just forget it." Li Zhien pouted, suddenly sighed again, and stomped his feet and said, "I'm really helpless. You're afraid of offending your man. I, I'm not afraid, okay, I'll stare at you!"

After saying that, Li Zhien hurried out of the house and chased Li Mu to the front yard.
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