Leaving from the Ministry of Works, Wang Hu took Li Mu to Li Ji to send him a mansion. This mansion is in Anyifang, and is also next to Zhuque Street. It is only far from the imperial city, and it is not comparable to the location of the Duke of Cao's Mansion. However, it is also a middle-class position in Chang'an City. This mansion was originally prepared for Li Siwen and was used when he started a family and started his own business. But now Li Siwen has become the county magistrate in Dingxiang, and Li Ji tried his words several times, but Li Shimin did not intend to transfer Li Siwen back, and he could not use it for the time being, so he gave the mansion to Li Mu.

On the way, Wang Hu kept secretly looking at Li Mu's expression with his light. He had been with Li Mu for quite some time. Wang Hu knew a little bit about Li Mu's temper. Just now, he saw Li Mu black out the names of the two officials, and Wang Hu knew that this matter could not be done well. But this time, Changsun Wuji, the national uncle, a newly appointed doctor in the Ministry of Works, was going to tease the national uncle's tiger beard. Anyone seemed to be a matter of an egg smashing a stone. Wang Hu followed Li Ji for many years, and his personality was somewhat contaminated with Li Ji's caution. He was determined to persuade Li Mu to do nothing, but he didn't know how to speak.

Seeing that An Yifang was ahead, Wang Hu finally couldn't help but speak and said, "Li Mu, don't be impulsive!"

"Hmm?" Li Mu looked at Wang Hu strangely and said, "What impulse?"

"I know you were angry because the two lords went to the Duke of Zhao's mansion to repair the garden and did not come to see you, but don't be impulsive. In fact, you can't blame them for this. That's the uncle. He was the first-class duke of the dynasty, and it took several craftsmen to repair the garden. It was normal for him to borrow a few people at the Ministry of Works to inform him. It was not just the uncle. When our Duke of the State Mansion was repairing, he also came to the Ministry of Works to borrow craftsmen. Other dukes had used some of them. This is a very common thing. You must not offend the uncle because of this little thing."

Li Mu smiled and said, "So it's this. I'm not angry or impulsive... Does the expression on my face look like I'm angry?"

Wang Hu nodded seriously and said, "If you are not angry, why should you cross out their names?"

"The name is crossed out because people are not available, not because I am angry about this, nor because I am targeting the uncle. But if I want to do something in the position of the Ministry of Works, the style of the Ministry of Works is absolutely undesirable and must be changed. But I haven't figured out how to do it for a while. When I think about it, it's not too late to deal with it, it's not too late."

Wang Hu nodded and said, "Although I have never been an official, I see that our country and government affairs are very cautious, as if I were walking on thin ice. This is the first time you have become an official, so be more secure. If you can avoid causing trouble, try not to cause trouble."

Li Mu nodded with a smile, but was a little surprised. Wang Hu had the courage to be inappropriate on the battlefield, but when it comes to this officialdom, he was so trembling that he couldn't help but make people giggle.

After walking a few more steps, before reaching a mansion. Wang Hu turned over and got off the horse, took out the key from his waist, opened the copper lock on the door, and took Li Mu in. This was a standard three-entry mansion, two houses inside and outside, plus a lobby, which was inferior to the style of the Duke's Mansion, but if you live, twenty or thirty people could live there. Li Mu walked around the mansion and could see that someone was taking care of it on weekdays, and it was very clean inside and outside. He only needed to buy some apps and could move in at any time. Li Mu was very satisfied and planned to go back and clean up, so he brought my mother and Qiaoqiao over. The time for the marriage was tight, and there were only seven days, so he had to prepare now.

After leaving the mansion, Wang Hu reminded: "You are the marquis now and have your own mansion. You need to arrange a few maids to be properly served. Today is the third time, and there will be a new slave auction in the West City. You might as well go and have a look."

"Slave?" Li Mu frowned slightly and said, "Are slaves often sold in the West City?"

"This time, the Turks were pacified, and several armies brought back many prisoners, some of them would be put in the West Market for auction. There were also some merchants who specialized in slave business, and they all came from, hoping to sell them for a good price. Slaves were sold every day, but only on the third day, the quality of slaves was much better."

When Li Mu saw Wang Hu talking about slaves, his expression remained unchanged. He knew that the transaction of slaves in the West City was a common thing in the eyes of the people of the Tang Dynasty. He was somewhat of an impact on him who had the thoughts of later generations, but he could still understand the social environment of the Tang Dynasty. In this era, slaves were part of wealth. If he couldn't use them, he naturally had to sell them. Although it was a bit inhumane, it was understandable.

Li Mu thought for a while and said, "It's still early anyway, so let's go and have a look. I don't know how much the slaves in the West City are worth?"

"An ordinary Kunlun slave, a few coins of silver, is less than the same. Some Turkish people with force have almost the same coins. The ones with high prices are young women, among which Silla maids have the highest prices, almost two coins, but it is not absolute. If they look outstanding, the price will rise, and the price of dozens of coins has also appeared."

Li Mu thought that there were not many people in this mansion, so he gave Qiaoqiao a maid, then found a chef to cook, a groom to feed horses and drive a cart, and then found two old mothers to work. It was actually enough. According to the money each person had always paid, it was not more than ten taels of silver. He now carried more than ten taels of silver on him, and he melted iron ingots and refined slag the day before yesterday, and saved more than thirty taels of silver in the system, which could be exchanged at any time, and it was enough no matter how much he calculated.

The two of them turned their horses and came to the west city. Under the leadership of Wang Hu, they came to a place called "Koumaxing". After getting off the horses, someone came to support them. Someone took the horses aside to feed them with fodder, and gave them a wooden sign with a number engraved on them. Li Mu looked at the number of the wooden sign in his hand, and didn't know if it was 32 or 23. The two of them walked into the horses and saw that there were "street stalls" here. The slaves were tied up, sitting on the ground one by one.

, with a blank expression. Everyone has a grass on their heads. The grass has different lengths and represents different prices. If the grass grows, the price will be more expensive. But this only indicates the grade. The specific cost is also discussed with the human traffickers. From the outside, there are also differences. On the outside, there are some old and poorly energetic slaves, while on the inside, there are some young slaves and some women. Inside, you can gradually see some children, all of whom are pale and thin, while on the young woman can't see any of them.

Li Mu planned to find a maid for Bai Qiaoqiao, but he couldn't find a suitable one. Suddenly, a gong sounded, and Li Mu looked up and saw a curtain falling down in the center of his mouth, revealing a circular high platform, and a goatee was holding a gong in his hand. The gong sound just now came from his hands.
Chapter completed!