The leather goods brought to Chang'an by Zhangjiazhai this time add up to a total of thirteen cars. Nine of them are leather, three are furs, and one is a treasure.

The so-called treasures refer to bear skins, tiger skins and other precious furs, this kind of beast in the Tang Dynasty is not a rare species, not to mention everywhere, but also much more than later generations. But after all, it is a fierce beast, ordinary hunters can't deal with it, and most of the lives encountered can't be saved, only when they gather together to hunt, through traps and other methods, can they catch one or two, compared to ordinary wolf skin sheepskin, etc., it is much more precious.

With the threat of Ergou, Lao Hu and others did not dare to ask for a price. On the basis of the price of the goods shipped to the leather dealers in the border cities in previous years, it was also given by one and a half. In this way, it is nearly thirty percent cheaper than the goods of the same grade in Chang'an West City, but even so, the total value of these thirteen truckloads of goods is more than three thousand eight hundred, for the horse bandits who live in Longyou and are accustomed to bartering, it is the first time they have seen so much cash.

"Here are three thousand pieces of copper coins, and eight hundred taels of silver. You should all know it, the silver can be exchanged for copper coins, you can exchange a lot more, the Hou Ye ordered, I won't give you a discount, it's cheaper for you. Count it, don't leave in a hurry when it's ordered, Master Hou has arranged wine and food for you, have you heard of the three glasses poured in the Bashang Wine Workshop? Three times the money and one altar, Hou Ye remembered your hard work all the way, and rewarded ten altars for you to taste. ”

Li Zhien held the ledger in his hand and made notes on the ledger as he spoke. Although she is a housekeeper with no name, she has been able to work until today, not because of Bai Qiaoqiao's trust, she does have this ability. As long as it is the money in her hand, there will be no bad account of a penny, even if there is no money to buy candied fruit, she will not steal it, but will ask Bai Qiaoqiao for it. This is something that Li Mu appreciates very much, so he has never lacked Li Zhien's pocket money, Li Zhien's monthly routine is the highest, and he can get some rewards from time to time, and his life is also beautiful.

Lao Hu and the others are very grateful, this time there is no need for Ergou to say, they themselves feel ashamed of themselves, Hou Ye is Hou Ye, and the shot is different. Say all you want, you want everything, the shot is thousands of runs, and arrange wine and food. It is really undeserving that such a bold person should be suspicious.

Lao Hu and the others counted the money while self-examining, and divided the money on the spot according to the amount of goods they brought. Say yes, do do, in front of money, everyone is very realistic.

Although Zhangjiazhai is called Zhangjiazhai, the Zhang family is the leader. But in fact, it is not a word hall of the Zhang family, when the original Zhangjiazhai was established, it was also a few groups of people in one place, because the Zhang family was the most powerful at that time, and Zhang Xun took the lead, so everyone took him as the master and obeyed him. In recent years, Zhang Xun has become increasingly old, and he has no son and only a daughter, and the influence of the Zhang family has gradually weakened, and there are more and more opponents when discussing matters. At first, the leaders also planned to let their sons marry the daughter of the owner of the village, so that they could inherit Zhangjiazhai logically. But Zhang Tianai couldn't look at any of them, and in the end everyone gave up this idea. The rule of the Zhang family is in jeopardy, if it were not for the Tang Dynasty to destroy the Turks, Zhangjiazhai would be in danger, I am afraid that Zhangjiazhai would have had civil strife long ago.

This time, Zhang Tianai took a caravan to Chang'an to sell furs, and among the thirteen truckloads of goods, only the Zhang family had one car. The remaining 12 cars belong to six families, with an average of two cars per family, which shows the current status of the Zhang family.

But fortunately, the Zhang family has been the owner of the village for so many years, and there is still some accumulation. The goods brought by other families are ordinary furs and leather, but the Zhang family brings all the 'treasures', there are six complete bear skins, and two rare white wolf skins.

Zhang Tianai is also beside her, and according to the value, she deserves 700 yuan. The leaders are not people who don't understand the slightest affection, and they know in their hearts that this deal can be successful, relying on her and Zhuluhou's old face, and after discussing with each other, they put together another hundred yuan, and there are exactly eight hundred taels of silver, so they put the eight hundred taels of silver in a box and gave them to Zhang Tianai.

The silver of the Tang Dynasty is not like the later dynasties, there are prescribed systems. There are all kinds of shapes, large and small pieces, utensils, silver cups, etc., and when the value is measured, it is mainly based on weight. Eight hundred taels of silver, that is, eighty pounds of silver, does not seem to be much.

Zhang Tianai looked at the silver, and his heart was very complicated. On the one hand, she really needed the money, but at the same time she was very uneasy, because she felt that Li Mu didn't need so many furs, and only bought them all to repay her kindness. But she knew that she had no kindness to Li Mu, she didn't think about really saving Li Mu, and she deserved this kindness.

"Sister."

Bai Qiaoqiao's voice came from behind him, and when Zhang Tianai looked back and saw her, the guilt in his heart became even heavier.

"Qiaoqiao......" Zhang Tianai came over and took Qiaoqiao's hand, hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Sister, I have something to tell you." ”

Qiaoqiao blinked and said, "Sister, why are you serious, just say something, I'm here to ask you to eat, let's talk while eating." ”

Zhang Tianai stood still and said, "Sister, I want to confess to you, in fact, ...... From the very beginning when you found me, I didn't plan to actually go to Dingxiang to rescue. At that time, there were only fifty people around me, and these fifty were the foundation of my Zhang family's foothold, and if it was gone, it would definitely hurt the vitality. At that time, you and I had just met, and I didn't know who Li Mu was, so I really couldn't make up my mind to rescue him, I knocked you unconscious at the time, in fact, ...... In fact, I just want to help him collect the corpse if the Turk leaves, which can be regarded as an explanation to you. Now that you are so good to me, and he is so helpful to me, I am ashamed of it, and my heart is really uneasy. ”

Seeing that Bai Qiaoqiao didn't speak, Zhang Tian's love became even more panicked, held Bai Qiaoqiao's hand tightly, and said, "Are you angry with me?" ”

Bai Qiaoqiao suddenly smiled and said, "Sister, look at what scared you." Where would I be angry, in that situation, you can do that step, it's already very rare. And later, when I talked to my husband about it, my husband said that my sister did the right thing, but I did it wrong. I'm a woman, what can I do before the two armies? I can only hold back, fortunately I met my sister, otherwise I would have lost my life when I returned to Dingxiang City, not to mention, my husband would have to be distracted to take care of me, I am afraid that it will delay the big event. My husband remembers your kindness, but in fact, he remembers that it was not your kindness in rescuing him, but because you saved my life. The husband said, our husband and wife are one, and if you save me, it is the same as saving him, so he should repay you, and my sister doesn't have to worry too much. ”

Hearing Bai Qiaoqiao say this, Zhang Tian's love felt a little better, but an indescribable feeling rose, not only envious of Bai Qiaoqiao for such a good husband, but also felt as if he was pitied, and it was difficult to explain. Biting his lip, Zhang Tianai said again: "It's better like this, I don't want this money, and I will let people move back ...... later."

"Oh, sister," Bai Qiaoqiao said helplessly: "Sister, don't care too much about money, besides, sister didn't take it for nothing, aren't these furs worth so much money." Don't hide it from my sister, I was reluctant to see my husband spend money like this before, and I persuaded him. But the husband said that I was born to be useful, and I will come back when my daughter is gone. As long as the money is enough for the family, the surplus is not spent, and it is a pile of copper and iron, which is useless. You can only earn more if you spend it. Sure enough, as he said, now the money in this house is like flowing water every day, but the money is also like flowing water, I don't know how much, it is all Zhi'en's girl who is keeping accounts, and I am also happy to be idle. So my sister doesn't have to take it too seriously, let's go to dinner with me, my husband is waiting, I'm afraid I'm going to be in a hurry if I don't go back. ”

Zhang Tian's complicated and indescribable feelings in his love were even worse, and he didn't know what to say, so he had to follow Bai Qiaoqiao to the backyard. Li Mu saw the two of them coming, nodded and signaled, his hands did not stop, and he was still busy.

Zhang Tianai looked at what Li Mu was fiddling with, and couldn't recognize what it was at all. I saw a stone slab on the table, a brazier on the slate, charcoal burned in it, a copper pot was set on top of the charcoal, and a smoking 'chimney' was erected in the pot, and thick soup was boiling around it, and Li Mu was adding something to it.

The way to eat "hot pot" has existed since ancient times. But it is not called "hot pot", but "Gu Dong Soup", which is named because of the sound of food entering the water. According to historical records, during the Warring States period, some people used clay pots to cook food. But like the carbon fire copper pot made by Li Mu in later generations, the Tang Dynasty was the first one.

In this era, it is extremely difficult to eat a hot pot. Because there are few seasonings, Li Mu also went to Chang'an to search the eastern and western cities, only to know that there were no chili peppers in the Tang Dynasty.

A hot pot without spicy flavor is soulless.

Li Mu studied for a long time before he used dogwood, pepper, ginger, mustard, green onions, and garlic to barely make a relatively acceptable spicy soup base. The other seasonings are good to say, and the price is not too expensive. But the most common pepper in later generations turned out to be surprisingly expensive, because the pepper in this era was not produced locally, but imported from Tianzhu, one or two silver and one or two peppers, like the later generations to stir-fry vegetables and barbecue is impossible, usually used for medicine and alchemy, not as a seasoning.

That is, Li Mu, a person who is easy to make money and spends it wherever he goes, will think of using pepper as a hot pot soup base. This copper pot was only made yesterday, and today is the first time to take it out and use it, of course Zhang Tianai has never seen it. But what surprised Zhang Tianai was not the hot pot in front of him, but the fact that Li Mu was cooking. In her impression, although it is not that she has never seen a man cook, a man with a little status will not cook. Li Mu is now a Hou Ye, and this Hou Ye cooks...... She really didn't expect it.