Zhang Tianai looked back at Bai Qiaoqiao and said, "Nonsense again, I'm four years older than you." You have such a good husband, what about me, I haven't married anyone at this age, I'm afraid I will be alone in this life. ”

Zhang Tianai sighed leisurely, obviously thinking about marriage. She is twenty-four years old. Although he is only four years older than Qiaoqiao, it is a different situation.

What does a twenty-four-year-old mean in this day and age? It means that if she is in the hinterland of the Central Plains, her father and mother will have to bear higher taxes because she is not married. It means that the neighbors will chew the root of her tongue behind her back and speculate on the reason why she didn't marry. There will be idlers who make up unbearable tunes for her, and they will be ridiculed, and wonder if she has something to say so that no one comes to the door to ask for marriage.

Although as the eldest lady of Zhangjiazhai, Zhang Tianai's situation is much lighter. But some gossip is still inevitably heard a lot. At first, I don't care about it, but over time, I will feel worried. Which girl doesn't have a spring, and which girl hasn't imagined what a lover looks like? Although she usually dresses up as a man, she is a woman after all, which is human nature and cannot be changed.

Bai Qiaoqiao pursed her lips, but did not answer. She is kind-hearted, but not kind enough to share her husband. What woman would want to share her husband with someone else if it weren't compelled by circumstances? And Zhang Tianai is not the same as Li Zhien, Li Zhien is a slave, even if she accepts it, she is a concubine at most, and she can't threaten her status, but Li Zhien will be closer to her for himself. But Zhang Tianai is different, if she marries Li Mu, she will have to be a flat wife. Although it is a little worse than his wife, his mother's family is powerful. One of the three famous horse bandits in Longyou, what about his own side...... Thinking of Bai Hao'er's appearance, I really can't get angry at all.

Therefore, no matter how good she is with Zhang Tianai, Bai Qiaoqiao will not take the initiative to mention marriage. Unless another two years pass, she still has nothing to do, and Li Mu is constantly surrounded by a woman like Wang Ou, when the threat is getting bigger and bigger, she may pull Zhang Tianai to form an alliance and fight against it.

But this is all for later, at least now, Bai Qiaoqiao will not do this kind of thing, she helped Zhang Tianai smooth the collar, and said with a smile: "Sister will definitely find Ruyi Langjun." ”

Zhang Tianai didn't know that Bai Qiaoqiao had thought so much at this moment, and only vaguely responded when he heard the words, but he didn't have much confidence in her blessing in his heart.

Li Mu came to the front yard studio, and while using the leather-making skills to make the 'junior leather bracer' rush skill proficiency, he was also brushing the things he needed to do recently in his head. When the skill is used, the body will do it automatically, which is about the same as 'hanging up and leveling', and distracting yourself from thinking about other things will not interfere.

I haven't felt it even if I think about it, but if I take it seriously, there are really a lot of things.

There are two things in front of us, one is the matter of the horse farm, and the other is the opening of the heavenly and earthly affairs at the end of the month. After the great success of the first Marseille, Cheng Yanjin saw the money and immediately wanted to hold the second one, but was stopped by Li Mu. He didn't want to consume the enthusiasm of the people, because if he overconsumed, he would face the dilemma of fishing with all his might. So he also scheduled the next race at the end of the month, and before the opening of the heaven and earth, he planned to promote the popularity of Marseille again. And you can also use this time to promote the affairs of the Jockey Club. There is no way to learn from this aspect in the system, and he has never played horse racing in his previous life, but he has only heard of it, watched others play, and does not know much about it.

The other is the opening of heaven and earth, which is the most important thing in the near future. At present, the project has entered the final stage, and in a day or two, after arranging for Zhang Tianai and others to set off, they will start to train the service personnel in heaven and earth, and prepare for the opening.

At the same time, the relocation of the Ministry of Industry and government offices was also carried out almost simultaneously. This was followed by the demolition of the former site of the Ministry of Engineering. It's just right to transfer the craftsmen who have been removed from heaven and earth......

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

Before I knew it, it was time for dinner. Li Zhien was busy arranging the printing of tomorrow's Datang Daily, Bai Qiaoqiao came to call Li Mu for dinner, Zhang Tianai naturally followed, she had been in the Hou Mansion for two days, and it was the first time she came to Li Mu's studio, so she was already curious about what was inside.

Li Mu's studio, although it is not explicitly forbidden to enter and exit, but in this Hou Mansion, except for Li Chongyi, who often works with Li Mu, all the subordinates consciously abide by this rule. Only Bai Qiaoqiao can enter and leave Li Mu's studio at will, regardless of the time.

Li Mu happened to finish making a bracer, and suddenly heard the sound of the door opening behind him, and knew that it was Bai Qiaoqiao who came, and Li Chongyi's movement to open the door was much louder than this.

Li Mu threw the wrist guard into the big basket next to him, turned around and said, "Lady, are you going to eat?" ”

"Hmm." Bai Qiaoqiao nodded, approached and looked at the bracers made by Li Mu, and said, "Husband, why did you tinker with this thing?" ”

"I'm researching armor that is relatively cheap and can provide the necessary protection for the soldiers, these are experimental products, you see this armor piece, just a few pieces of cowhide, but if you put it on your chest, ordinary arrows can't pierce it. There is also this bracer guard, when the two sides are fighting, they can also protect their wrists, so as not to hurt their wrists, and they will not be able to hold the knife......"

Bai Qiaoqiao listened very carefully, although she didn't understand it at all.

Zhang Tianai picked up a bracer and showed a look of surprise. She wears leather armor all year round, and she doesn't know how much she has used all kinds of bracers, and she knows how good the quality is when she holds the bracers made by Li Mu. She tried to put it on her wrist and felt it, although it can't be said to be particularly good, but the quality is definitely passable, there is no extra fancy, it is completely practical, and it does not feel rigid at all. If every soldier can have one, it can indeed play a big role. But what puzzled her was that Li Mu was now a marquis, a dignified marquis, is his hobby to do these things?

She took off her bracers and looked around the studio, even more amazed. There are all kinds of tools in the house, chisels, axes and saws, large and small hammers, furnace anvils, it seems that Zhangjiazhai does not have such a complete thing.

Zhang Tianai couldn't help but ask: "Master Hou, do you use these tools?" ”

"That's right." Li Mu smiled and said: "Sister Tianai, don't call me Hou Ye, you are my benefactor, and Qiaoqiao's sister, I regard you as a friend, you call me Hou Ye, it seems too estranged, just call me by name." ”

Hearing Li Mu say this, Zhang Tianai's cheeks were slightly red, and he said, "Then don't call me sister...... Let's call it a name. ”

"Okay!" Li Mu agreed without thinking about it, he had long wanted to call his name directly, and he had called it that way before. Although his current age is seventeen years old, he was twenty-eight years old before the crossing, the seventeen-year-old body, the twenty-eight-year-old soul, and the sound of his sister calling out was really a little awkward.

"In the past two days, I saw you go into this 'studio' to work when you get home, is that what you do?" Zhang Tianai bit his lip and whispered: "If it's because I bought too much fur, I can return it to you......"

"What a thing!" Li Mu hurriedly waved his hand and said: "This time the fur is indeed bought more, but you don't need to care, this is also what I want to do, and if I study it clearly, I will need a lot of fur in the future, and these dozen carts will be made into bracers, and how many scholars can be distributed." If the experiment is successful, I can buy all the furs in your Zhangjiazhai. ”

"Is that really the case? Isn't it comforting me? ”

"No, no, no ......" Li Mu saw that Zhang Tianai had mentioned the refund of the money again, so he directly interrupted the topic and said, "Oh, I'm so hungry, let's hurry up and eat." Lady, what's for dinner today? ”

"The cook made golden chicken, carp soup, Tangyu embroidery pills and sheepskin filigree, and I thought that we would have enough to eat, so I didn't let me make more."

"Well, it's not good to waste." Li Mu pushed open the door and let the second daughter go out first, and then took the door himself. Zhang Tianai couldn't interject, but he felt that he owed more favors.

When he returned to the backyard house and sat down, Li Mu saw that Li Zhien was not there, so he asked, "Where is the girl Zhien?" Not even at mealtime? ”

"I just went to see it, and it was said that there were a few movable types that were broken, and the printing was delayed, and they were being re-engraved, maybe it was a delay."

"Oh," Li Mu responded, but said in his heart, what he was worried about had indeed happened. This movable type is woodcut, in the end, it is not like that, although it can be printed, but it wears out a little faster.

Although it was a problem, Li Mu was not very worried. Hundreds of years later, things are brought to the present day, and problems are inevitable. 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 after immersing themselves in them for a long time, they would definitely solve them sooner or later, and he was confident in this.

Thinking like this, Li Mu took an empty plate, took out a few dishes, put them aside, and said, "That girl will definitely not eat in the front yard, leave some for her, so as to save her hunger at night." ”

Bai Qiaoqiao didn't say anything, even if Li Mu didn't do it, she would keep it. Zhang Tianai felt a little surprised, but when he thought of what he had seen in the past two days, he didn't feel strange. What he saw in the past two days that Li Mu treated the subordinates in the mansion without any scolding, not only to Li Zhien, but also to other subordinates, such as the four maids in the backyard, the porter groom in the front yard and others, and they had never seen him reprimand. And these subordinates also respect Li Mu from the bottom of their hearts, rather than trembling because of fear.

There are few people in this era who are in power.