"What, listen to your tone, marrying me is something that makes you very aggrieved?" Chen's vinegar bottle is poured, women, eating small vinegar when they are idle is also a good regulator to regulate the relationship between husband and wife, so that the husband knows that he still cares about him and will be jealous.

"How dare I, you are what I worked hard to marry, how many competitors have I defeated, I burned high incense when I married you, how could I be wronged." Bai Yichuan hurriedly coaxed his wife.

"It's pretty much the same," Chen glanced at Bai Yichuan.

Zhou Xiya and Li Mu glanced at each other, their eyes were full of smiles, they were old, and they could still be so noisy, it was also a kind of happiness, and the relationship of respecting each other was safe, but there was a lack of warmth.

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Zhou Xiya followed Li Mu all the way, she has seen Li Mu's business leaders in various places, and everyone knows that this is the future boss lady, and Li Mu also instructed, if there is something, you can also find Zhou Xiya, and slowly Zhou Xiya is familiar with his industry.

Ying Tian Xiao Mansion

In the study of the eldest son of Xiao, Xiao Ruiqing and the third brother Xiao Yanqing were sitting in the study, listening to the reports of their subordinates.

"The eldest son, the third son, has been ascertained, the last time I talked about arms trading with the second prince was the owner of Xiaoyao Villa, that is, the new big businessman in China, he has a lot of money in his hands, and now the emerging industries in the country are all made by him, and the business has been done in the surrounding countries, and its momentum is unstoppable, his identity has been very secret before, no one knows who he is, and his subordinates have also known his true identity after a long period of investigation. However, Li Mu is only in his early twenties, and he is the behind-the-scenes boss of such a big industry, and it has been found out that the second son's people are also courting him, and the relationship between him and the second son is not bad.

"Let's go down first," Xiao Ruiqing waved his hand.

"Big brother, what do you think about this matter?" Xiao Yanqing looked at his eldest brother.

The wealth in Li Mu's hands is eye-catching, and if he can get his full help, it will be easier for his father to lay down the country. And this Li Mu also makes weapons. The weapons he produced were very sophisticated, and some of them were very advanced, not only for long-range attacks. The weapons for hand-to-hand combat are also very good. Such a man could not let him go to the side of the emperor. Xiao Ruiqing said.

"My good big brother. I'm asking you this, I'm asking you what you think of his relationship with his second brother, we all know my father's ambitions. My father has been operating for many years, I believe that my father will ascend the throne as the emperor, you are the eldest son, and it is inevitable to become the prince, but what about the second brother, the second brother is also the son-in-law, and the second brother has always controlled our soldiers and horses, and he will take the lead in fighting the country in the future, and the country will be defeated in the future, do you think he is willing to submit to you? Look at the second brother now, he has been wooing talented strategists, for what, not planning for the future early, have you discussed what he has done with the eldest brother, don't look at you as brothers, the second brother is guarding against you. Xiao Yanqing rolled his eyes and continued to provoke, he is not a son-in-law, his father will be the emperor in the future, and he has nothing to do, he has always stood on the side of the eldest brother, and naturally looks forward to the eldest brother becoming the heir, some things are still planned early, so as not to fall forward, so as to be in a hurry.

Xiao Ruiqing frowned, it was not that he had no ideas in his heart, the second brother was so good, he overwhelmed him everywhere, how could he have no ideas, but now that his father's great cause has not been accomplished, he has not had so many ideas, thinking that it was too early, but now......

"Big brother, now is not the time to hesitate, look at this time I went to the capital to congratulate the new emperor on his accession to the throne, my father didn't take you, but I took the second brother with me, this time it was a major event for the surrounding countries to celebrate the new emperor's accession to the throne, my father took the second brother to go, but put the eldest brother at home, what does it mean? Maybe my father didn't mean it, but what about the second brother? Xiao Yanqing continued.

"What's your idea?" Xiao Ruiqing asked.

"Rob! Snatch the industry in Li Mu's hand, since Li Mu has a good relationship with the second brother, it will be too difficult for us to win him over, so don't win him over at all, and directly grab the industry in his hand. What we have in our hands is connections, Li Mu's strong rise has made many families red-eyed, there are many people who want to share this profit, as long as Li Mu dies, his industry will be divided by us, even if we can't eat it ourselves, it doesn't matter if we share some, such a big pie, we can't swallow it in one bite, why not use it to change some benefits. Xiao Yanqing's face was grim.

He also has his own little abacus, Li Mu's industry is so big, who will hand it over to the eldest brother to manage, it must be him, and it will not be him who can spend it as he wants.

"You're going to kill someone? This? Xiao Ruiqing was a little hesitant, he didn't know the bottom of his heart, he didn't care about killing someone, but after killing Li Mu, would he really be able to control Li Mu's industries.

"Big brother, there is nothing to hesitate about, while my father and second brother are not in the mansion, you are in charge of this family, you can mobilize the private soldiers in the mansion, as long as Li Mu is dead, we will immediately annex his property, and if you have money, you will no longer be afraid of the second brother, the second brother is not as rich as this Li Mu."

"Okay, you go and arrange it, when the matter is done, immediately start to annex Li Mu's industry, remember, find out how much he has, don't let go of one place, find out and then get rid of Li Mu, who to cooperate with, you make a list, I'll take a look, if you can, arrange it." Xiao Ruiqing made a decision, what he lacks most now is money, a businessman, except for it.

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"Father, the weather is a little bad, it's about to rain, you better go take a carriage, there are two days to go to Yangzhou, you will not delay the time to go to the capital when you go to visit the Cui family patriarch." Xiao Jingqing rode a horse in parallel with his father.

"It's okay, the years are not forgiving, for my father, I have only been riding a horse for a long time, and I am tired." Marquis Xiao grabbed the reins.

"Father, where are you old, your ambition is still there, you are still the Marquis Xiao who can fight on the horse and govern the country when he gets off the horse." Xiao Jingqing turned over and dismounted. helped his father to dismount.

"You kid, you have actually learned the third child's flamboyant tongue." Marquis Xiao smiled.

"The son is telling the truth"

"I'm old, I've been pampered all these years, and I've lost the majesty of the year, I'm not Zhou Jianxiong's guy, he is definitely better than my body." Xiao Houye couldn't help but smile when he thought of his friend.

"Father went to the capital this time, he will meet General Zhou, you drink and talk about the past, but how comfortable you are."

"yes. I'm going to get him drunk. Xiao Houye was helped into the carriage by Xiao Jingqing. Make a big statement.

In the city of Yangzhou

Zhou Xiya and Li Mu came out of a shop, Li Mugang took Zhou Xiya to meet the person in charge here in Yangzhou and some other stewards, Li Mu wanted to expand his business, so he naturally had to gather his subordinates. Discuss the next steps. The next development focus will be on the south.

"I didn't expect you to have so many talents under your hands. Listening to what they discussed, any one of them is a big businessman, how did you get these people around? Zhou Xiya looked at Li Mu with some admiration. Talking to these businessmen about business is very inspiring.

"Of course, you have to be better than them to suppress them, otherwise how would they willingly follow me to do business, but my future boss lady, you have seen all my people, you have to be responsible for me." Li Mu joked.

"What is responsible for you?" Zhou Xiya turned her head.

"They have all called you the boss lady, and they have already recognized your identity, even if I am not there, they will listen to you, you have taken such a big advantage from me, how can you not admit it, your father loves you so much, you tell him, advance our marriage, I want to see it." Li Mu looked at Zhou Xiya half-truthfully.

"I want to be beautiful, my father loves me the most, and he is most reluctant to let me get married, so you just wait." Zhou Xiya shook her head.

"Alas, I'm going to become a wife." Li Mu drooped his head, how could he still look like a big business boss who was pointing at the country with high spirits just now.

"Don't pretend to be pitiful, I'll cook your favorite food for you when I go back, just the two of us." Zhou Xiya coaxed Li Mu.

Li Mu nodded reluctantly, during this time, Bai Yichuan and his wife were always by their side, and he and Zhou Xiya had fewer opportunities to be alone.

"Alright... I accompanied you for a half-day meeting, you accompany me to the shore to walk around, I have arranged for someone to see the situation, Yangzhou is very rich, the people here should be better than other places to build the canal, let's also go to see, I found that I have fallen in love with charity, especially the taste of spending a lot of money, this is all your credit, if not, I don't have the financial resources. Zhou Xiya patted her ass.

"I'm really miserable......" Li Mu only smiled bitterly.

"Let's go" Zhou Xiya took Li Mu's hand and ran forward.

By the river, laborers were in full swing building canals, carrying rocks and earth, and servants with whips walked from time to time.

It was past noon, but the workers had not yet eaten, and they could not stop to eat because the overseer had not called for a halt.

A woman with a month-old child in one hand and a basket in the other, looked on the shore, looking for her husband, and finally found her husband, and hurriedly walked over with the basket.

"Jinrong, I'm here to bring you food, how are you, are you okay?" The woman walked up to her husband, who was digging the earth, and asked with concern, the husband was a scholar, and he was still sick, but he was brought in to build a canal, and there were only two of them in the house, so there was no way, so the husband had to come, and she came to bring food to him.

"Ahem...... Why are you here again, put down your things and leave quickly, if you are seen by that Zhang Yaservant, he should be broken again, let's go, I'll just eat some dry food, hurry up and go back with the child, cough cough cough ...... "The scholar couldn't stop coughing.

His wife's appearance is very good, a famous flower in ten miles and eight villages, Zhang Yashi has always been thinking about his wife, he used to find an opportunity to deal with himself, and now there is a matter of repairing the canal, he was pulled over by Zhang Yashi, and he was asked to do any heavy work, in order to exhaust him.

"I know, I know, I'll go back immediately, you're not well, you can't stand eating dry food all the time, I'll put it in my basket, you go back and eat." The little woman held the child and nodded, panicked and about to leave, and sometimes, a beautiful face was burdened.

"Yo, who is this? I'm here to deliver food again, scholar, you are really blessed, marrying such a daughter-in-law, tsk, they all say that it is useless to be a scholar, look at your body that can't resist and can't lift your hands, what can you do? At this time, three servants came over, and the leader was a stout and short man, with a big head like a bucket, with a big belly, and a mouthful of big yellow teeth when he spoke.

Zhang Yashou spat on the ground and looked at the scholar with disdain.

"Zhang Yagong, what do you want to do?" The scholar protected his wife behind him and glared at Zhang Ya, these officials are some scoundrels, relying on some forces, doing whatever they want, and they are worse than hooligans.

"What do I want to do, what do you say I want to do, who told you to stop what you are doing" said a whip on the scholar, and the scholar's clothes were immediately torn, leaving a bloody mark.

"You ......" the scholar looked at Zhang Yashi hatefully.

"What are you looking at me for? Why, you still want to fight back, I'll lend you a guts, do you dare? Zhang Yajun pointed at the official with a whip, kicked over the basket at the scholar's feet, and scattered the food on the ground.

The people around dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak, and the people who were arrested to build the canal were all poor people, who could help whom, and they helped to speak, in exchange for only the fierce whip of the officials.

"I said Cuizhi, this is the man you fancied, he has no power to restrain the chicken, look at this thin appearance, can he satisfy you?" Zhang Yajun laughed, and the official behind him also laughed.

"You are shameless" the woman red-eyed.

"Yo he, I can't say anything swearing, do you want me to teach you." ZHANG Ya Servant Lewd. Laughed.

"I'll fight with you......" didn't break out in silence, but perished in silence, seeing his wife humiliated like this, a man couldn't bear it, the scholar pounced and wanted to beat Zhang Yagong.

But where was the scholar who had been working all morning was Zhang Ya's opponent, he was kicked to the ground, Zhang Yajun waved his hand, and the two officials behind him began to punch and kick the scholar.

"Don't fight, don't fight, don't beat," the scholar's daughter-in-law knelt on the ground with the child in her arms and begged bitterly.

"Okay, it's okay if I don't beat him, if you follow me, I won't beat him." Zhang Yashi smiled.

"No, no, I have a husband and a child" The woman shook her head incessantly, tightly holding on to the child in her arms.

"Don't ...... I'll kill you," the scholar curled up on the ground spat blood from his mouth.

"Since you care so much about your husband and children, well, can't you follow me without them? What is the death of a person on this construction site? After speaking, he glanced at the officials behind him, and the two officials nodded.

And Zhang Yashi snatched the child in the woman's arms and picked it up.

"Put down the child," Zhou Xiya, who had just arrived here, shouted.

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yazhi shook his hand, and the child was thrown into the river.

"My child ......" The woman threw herself into the river, and at the same time, the scholar was stabbed in the heart by a servant. (To be continued......)