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Chapter 23

Zhang Tianai looked back at Bai Qiaoqiao and said, "I'm talking nonsense again. I'm four years older than you. You have such a good husband, and I'm not married at this age, so I'm afraid I'll be alone in this life."

Zhang Tianai sighed happily, obviously she wanted to get married. She is already twenty-four years old this year. Although she is only four years older than Qiaoqiao, it is another situation.

In this era, what does a 24-year-old girl mean? It means that if she is in the heart of the Central Plains, her parents will bear higher taxes because she has not married. It means that the neighbors will chew her tongue behind her back and guess the reason why she doesn't marry. There will be idle men making up a little tune for her that will be ridiculed, and guess if she has something to say that no one comes to ask for a marriage.

Although Zhang Tianai is the eldest lady of Zhangjiazhai, the situation that Zhang Tianai encounters is much gentler. But she can't help but hear a lot of gossip. She didn't care at first, but over time, she would feel worried. Which girl is not in love with her? Which girl has never imagined her lover? Although she dresses as a man on weekdays, she is a woman after all, and this is human nature and cannot be changed.

Bai Qiaoqiao pursed her lips but did not respond. She was kind-hearted, but not as kind as to share her husband. If it weren't for the situation, which woman would be willing to share her husband with others? Moreover, Zhang Tianai is different from Li Zhien. Li Zhien is a slave. Even if she accepts it, she will be a concubine at most and cannot threaten her status. Instead, Li Zhien will be closer to her for herself. But Zhang Tianai is different. If she marrys Li Mu, she will definitely have a flat wife. Although she is a little worse than her real wife, her family is powerful. One of the three famous Malaysian bandits in Longyou, who is here... Thinking of Bai Naoer's appearance, she is really angry at all.

Therefore, no matter how good she is with Zhang Tianai, Bai Qiaoqiao will not take the initiative to mention the marriage. Unless she will have nothing to do in two years, and Li Mu is constantly surrounded by a woman who is as beautiful as Wang Ou. When the threat is getting bigger and bigger, she may lead Zhang Tianai to form an alliance and compete with her.

But this is all a story later. At least now, Bai Qiaoqiao won’t do such things. She helped Zhang Tianai straighten her collar and smiled: “Sister will definitely find the Ruyi Langjun.”

Zhang Tianai didn't know that Bai Qiaoqiao had thought so much at this moment. He just responded vaguely when he heard this, but he didn't have much confidence in her blessings.

Li Mu came to the front yard studio and used the leather making skills to do the "primary leather wrist guard" to make the skill more proficient, while stroking the things that need to be done in his head recently. When the skills are used, the body will automatically do it, which is about the same as "hang up and level up", and it will not interfere with the fact that it is distracted from thinking about other things.

I haven't realized it yet after thinking about it carefully, there are so many things happening after careful consideration.

There are two things in front of him, one is the matter of the horse farm, and the other is the matter of opening the Tianshang and Earth at the end of the month. After the first horse racing was a huge success, Cheng Yaojin saw the money and immediately wanted to hold the second one, but was stopped by Li Mu. He did not want to consume the enthusiasm of the people, because once he over-consuming, he would face the dilemma of fishing in the lake. So he also arranged the next game at the end of the month. Before the Tianshang and Earth opened, he planned to promote the popularity of the Tianshang and Earth at the beginning of the horse racing. And he could also use this time to promote the Jockey Club. This aspect is not available in the system, and he had never played horse racing in his previous life. He had only heard of it. He did not know much about the tricks and had to explore and move forward. He could not be fast or anxious.

In addition, the opening of Tianshang Renjian, which is the top priority in the near future. The project has entered the final stage. In another day or two, after Zhang Tianai and others are arranged to set off, they will start training Tianshang Renjian service staff and prepare to welcome the opening.

At the same time, the relocation of the Ministry of Works was also carried out almost simultaneously. What followed was the demolition of the former Ministry of Works. The craftsmen who were removed from heaven and earth could be transferred...

Li Mu was thinking about it one by one in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more his mind was about to explode.

Before she knew it, the sun was drooping westward. When it was dinner, Li Zhien was busy arranging the printing of tomorrow's Tang Dynasty Daily. Bai Qiaoqiao came to call Li Mu for dinner by herself. Zhang Tianai naturally followed her. It was her first time to come to Li Mu's studio. She had been curious about what was inside.

Although Li Mu's studio did not express that it was forbidden to enter and exit, all the servants of the marquis' mansion, except for Li Chongyi who often worked with Li Mu, consciously abide by this rule. Only Bai Qiaoqiao can enter and exit Li Mu's studio at will regardless of the time.

Li Mu happened to finish a wrist guard and suddenly heard the sound of the door opening behind him. He knew that Bai Qiaoqiao was coming, and Li Chongyi opened the door was much more dynamic than this.

Li Mu threw his wrist guard into the big basket next to him and turned around and said, "Madam, are you going to have a meal?"

"Yes." Bai Qiaoqiao nodded, walked closer to look at the wrist guards made by Li Mu, and said, "Husband, why did you make this thing up?"

"I am studying the relatively cheap protective gear that can provide soldiers with necessary protection. These are all experimental items. Look at this armor piece, just a few pieces of cowhide, but if it is placed on the chest, ordinary arrows will not be stabbed in. There is also this wrist guard. When both sides fight, they can also protect their wrists so that they will not be able to get the knife..."

Bai Qiaoqiao listened very seriously, although she couldn't understand at all.

Zhang Tianai picked up a wrist guard and showed an unexpected look. She wore leather armor all year round, and I don’t know how many wrist guards she used. When Li Mu held it in her hand, she knew the quality. She tried to put it on her wrist and felt it. Although it couldn’t be said to be particularly good, the quality was definitely passed. There was no extra fancy, and it was completely practical. She didn’t feel rigid at all. If every soldier could have one, it would indeed play a big role. But what puzzled her was that Li Mu had now been named a marquis, and his dignified marquis, was his hobby to make these things?

She took off her wrist guards and looked around the studio, and felt even more surprised. There were all kinds of tools in the room, such as chiseling, axe saws, large and small iron hammers, furnace anvils, and it seemed that Zhangjiazhai did not have such a complete thing.

Zhang Tianai couldn't help asking, "Marty, are you using these tools?"

"Yes." Li Mu smiled and said, "Sister Tianai, don't call me Marquis. You are my benefactor and Qiaoqiao's sister. I regard you as a friend. If you call me Marquis, it seems too distant, just call me Marquis."

After hearing Li Mu say this, Zhang Tianai's cheeks flushed slightly and said, "Then don't call me sister... and call me the name too."

"Okay!" Li Mu agreed without thinking. He had wanted to call him directly, and he had called him that before. Although he is seventeen years old now, he was twenty-eight years old before traveling through time. His body was seventeen years old and his 28-year-old soul. The call from his sister was really a bit awkward.

"I saw you get home in this 'studio' busy work in the past two days. Is this what I did?" Zhang Tianai bit her lip and whispered: "If I buy too much fur, I can return it to you..."

"Nothing is there!" Li Mu waved his hand quickly and said, "I did buy more fur this time, but you don't need to care. This was originally something I wanted to do. And if I study it clearly, I will need a lot of fur in the future. These dozen cars have wrist guards, which can be distributed to many gentry. If the experiment is successful, I can buy all the furs in your Zhangjiazhai."

"Is this really the case? Didn't you comfort me?"

"No, no..." Seeing that Zhang Tianai mentioned the refund again, Li Mu interrupted the topic and said, "Oh, I'm so hungry, let's have a meal quickly. Madam, what should I have for dinner today?"

"The chef made golden rooster, carp soup, Tangyu embroidery balls and sheepskin filigree. I thought we had enough food, so I didn't let him make more."

"Well, it's not good to waste." Li Mu pushed open the door and asked the second girl to go out first, and then brought it to the door himself. Zhang Tianai couldn't get in, but felt that the favor she owed was even greater.

When he returned to the backyard and sat down, Li Mu saw that Li Zhien was not there, so he asked, "Where is that girl Zhien? She was not there when she was having a meal?"

"I just went to see it. I said that a few movable type had broken down and delayed printing. I was re-engraving. Maybe it was delayed."

"Oh," Li Mu responded, but said in his heart that the things he was worried about actually happened. This movable type is not the case with woodcut. Although it can be printed, it wears faster.

Although it was a problem, Li Mu was not very worried. Something that came to this day after hundreds of years, problems could not be avoided. But he believed that the craftsmen of this era had the ability to solve these problems, and they might not be able to solve them in one day, but they would be immersed in it for a long time, and he would definitely solve them sooner or later. He had confidence in this.

Thinking of this, Li Mu took an empty plate, picked up a few dishes, put them aside, and said, "That girl will definitely not eat in the front yard. Leave some for her to avoid hunger at night."

Bai Qiaoqiao said nothing, even if Li Mu didn't do this, she would keep it for him. Zhang Tianai was a little surprised, but when he thought about what he saw in the past two days, he didn't feel strange. What he saw in the past two days, Li Mu had no airs to treat the servants in the mansion, not only to Li Zhien, but also to other servants, such as the four maids in the backyard, the gatekeeper of the front yard, and others, who had never seen him scold him. These servants also respect Li Mu from the bottom of their hearts, rather than being trembling because of fear.
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