Li Chongyi twisted his eyebrows and said: "Boss, I don't understand this, you ask Xiao Jiu, isn't he going on a blind date?" ”

Li Muben didn't expect Li Chongyi, this guy is only fourteen years old, and he hasn't opened his mind yet, what do you know? He looked at Dugu Jiu and said, "Good brother, tell me quickly, do you think the eldest brother is abusive?" ”

Dugu Jiu thought for a while and said, "Big brother, if it is according to what you just said, then you must not be regarded as abusive." ”

Li Mu was overjoyed and said: "Sure enough, he is worthy of being my good brother, knowing his eldest brother and my personality, hurry up and tell me, what is it about the eldest brother that makes you see the essence of the eldest brother?" ”

Dugu Jiu said very seriously: "According to my observation, the eldest brother does not love one when he sees one, and the eldest brother only loves when he sees a beauty." An ordinary woman, the eldest brother doesn't even look at it. ”

“……”

Li Mu glared at Dugu Jiu fiercely, this kid is getting more and more skinny. What kind of nonsense are you telling the truth, don't you lose face when you are a big brother?!

When he got home, Li Mu saw Bai Qiaoqiao making dumplings, and it was estimated that he would have to wait for dinner, so he came to the studio, intending to continue to be his 'mink'.

In the past few days, Li Mu has made several pieces by himself. He first made one out of sheepskin for his mother Sun, not that he was reluctant to give up precious furs. Instead, the Sun family asked for a sheepskin by name, because when he lived in Mayi, the Sun family had seen the county lady wear a sheepskin jacket and envied it for several years. Now that she has this condition, she also wants a sheepskin jacket. Most of the time it was just for a thought, because she didn't need a sheepskin jacket to protect herself from the cold.

Li Mu still remembered the appearance of the sheepskin jacket of the county lady that Sun said, and made one as such, which was not a mink, but it also cost some effort.

After finishing this for the old lady, it was for the daughter-in-law. This 'mink' for Bai Qiaoqiao is a 'mink' in the real sense. Because this mink is made of mink skin.

The real 'mink' must be mink. Mink fur belongs to the fine fur fur, soft and strong, plush and rich, smooth color, known as the "king of fur". Fur garments made from it are elegant and luxurious, and are the most ideal fur products. As for the more precious fur, just like the white tiger skin on Li Mu's body, its warmth is not as good as mink, but it is just rare.

The mink that Li Mu made for Bai Qiaoqiao was made with the best sable skin. The number of sables is scarce, and it is extremely difficult to make a piece of mink material. Li Mu asked Ergou to search the east and west cities, and bought almost all the sable skins in Chang'an, so that he could get enough of such a piece. Its value is not inferior to Li Mu's piece. Sable fur has the characteristics of 'the wind blows the fur and fur is warmer, the snow falls and the fur disappears by itself, and the rain falls and the fur is not wet', the warmth is the best, and it is also very light.

Mink is very small, and to make one mink, you need twenty mink skins. And it has to be matched with a special process, which is very time-consuming. This process is called 'piercing', which simply means cutting a piece of mink into strips the width of a little finger, and then sewing it together, and the stitching is very fine, much finer than the stitches of embroidery, and when it is done, it is like a whole piece of fur, which is extremely difficult.

In this way, there is a natural drape and movement after processing, otherwise the whole mink skin is stitched, and the effect is ugly, and it is easy to produce a large number of wrinkles and non-conformity.

The time to make this mink is three times that of making this white tiger skin 'mink' on Li Mu's body. But seeing the effect of Bai Qiaoqiao after wearing it, Li Mu was still very happy, and it was worth the extra effort.

For Li Zhien and Wang Ou's mink, one with a white fox skin, and the other with a silver fox skin. Fox fur is much larger than mink, and because of its texture, it does not require the process of 'piercing the knife', so it takes a lot less time. Together, the two pieces only took one night.

What Li Mu wants to do today is to give it to Li Chongyi, and he chose a black bear skin. There is no way, according to Li Chongyi's size, if he uses mink or fox skin, Li Mu will not be able to finish one in ten days, and his clothes are too material-intensive. Fortunately, among the furs brought by the people of Zhangjiazhai last time, there happened to be three bear skins, and the combination of these three bear skins just happened to make a bear skin for Li Chongyi.

As soon as Li Mu rolled out the bear skin, the porter Zhao Youcai came over. He didn't dare to enter the studio, so he stood at the door and shouted, "Master Hou, the British prince is here, waiting for you in the lobby." ”

Li Mu had no choice but to put down the awl and thread and came to the lobby to meet Li Zhen. Seeing Li Mu coming, Li Zhen hurriedly got up and bowed to the end. Li Mu helped him up and said, "Why is the son like this? You and I are peers, I can't afford such a big gift. ”

Li Zhen said: "I just came out of the palace, and I came directly. After meeting His Majesty, I knew that it was the Hou Ye who used his own merits to exchange the reward for me, and I was grateful in my heart, I don't know how to say, thank you Hou Ye for your help! ”

Li Mu motioned for Li Zhen to sit, and he also sat next to him, and said, "What should I do, I didn't send anyone to tell you about this matter, because I felt in my heart that it was really not worth mentioning." That day, I heard that His Majesty said that he wanted you to be the living housekeeper, and I thought that you would have to be at least a fifth-rank official. After asking, I learned that it was the sixth product, so I was embarrassed to tell you. ”

"No, no," Li Zhen hurriedly said: "Master Hou doesn't know, this official position is the most suitable for me right now." ”

"Oh?" Li Mu really didn't know, so he asked, "Why is this?" ”

"This housekeeper, although there are only six grades, but because his function is to be responsible for 'recording the sound of the house, such as the system of remembering', he is a person who accompanies the driver, and he cannot occupy this position unless he is a close confidant. My stay in Chang'an is His Majesty's grace to my father, and it is to favor me, so I say that it is the most appropriate at the moment. ”

"Ah, I see." Li Mu nodded and said, "It's good to be in line with your wishes, I thought it was Your Majesty perfunctory to me, it turned out to be a rare thing, but I blamed Your Majesty." ”

Li Zhen sighed and said, "If there is no help from the Hou Ye, my British Mansion will collapse in Chang'an." I will definitely keep this kindness in my heart. When I got back, I wrote to my father and brother so that they would know. ”

"It doesn't have to be." Li Mu smiled: "I'm not asking for favors, I'm just remembering my father-in-law's entrustment, and I can help a little bit." If you don't talk to each other, if you don't thank you, you will live up to my heart. ”

"Then I'll take it to heart."

Li Mu nodded with a smile, and said, "Shizi, when it comes to Siwen, there is one thing I should tell you. I've already arranged for the sake brewery. The shopkeeper Huang Qihuang led half of the people in the winery and a set of winemaking equipment to Dingxiang, if you have no opinion, I plan to let them go tomorrow. I've been busy these days, and I've been delayed for a lot of time, so Siwen must be in a hurry. This time, I asked them to bring enough koji for half a year, as well as a batch of grain, which should be enough for a while. ”

When Li Zhen heard Li Mu talk about this, he smiled and said, "Don't hide it from the Hou Ye, I am in the mansion, and I am the most useless one." I can't lift my hands, I can't carry my shoulders, and I don't understand business. On weekdays, I only know how to read, and I have never asked about what you said. Listening to you, it's also a black eye. Since you have discussed it with Siwen, you don't need to discuss it with me anymore, everything is up to you, what you need, you say it, as long as you can help, let it be your command. ”

Li Mu smiled and nodded, and said in his heart that this Li Zhen is also a wonderful person. If nothing else, his mentality is really good. And the self-positioning is also very realistic, he doesn't look down on himself, he doesn't belittle himself, he doesn't interfere with things he doesn't understand, but he has a bit of Li Ji's style.

After a few more greetings, it was almost time for the door to close, Li Zhen said goodbye and left, and Li Mu was sent to the door. For Li Zhen, that's all he can help. The personalities of the two are different, although Li Mu did not look down on Li Zhen, but his nerdy appearance really can't be a brother. And he can also see that Li Zhen has no intention of being close to him. Li Zhen has always been very decent and not rude to the correspondence between the two, but there is obviously a sense of distance.

Talking and chatting with him is completely different from when you are with Li Siwen, and it is not interesting. To help this step, it can be regarded as worthy of Li Ji's instructions, and it will be fine.

The chat was delayed for a while, and the dumplings were already wrapped. Li Mu went back to the back house directly, washed his hands and had dinner together.

As soon as he sat down, Li Zhien posted it over and sniffed Li Mu like a puppy. Li Mu felt weak in his heart, pushed Li Zhien's head away, and said, "What are you doing when you have nothing to do?" ”

Li Zhien pouted, looked angry, and whispered, "Master, you met that woman again, right?" ”

"What a woman! How can there be a woman! There are no women! Li Mu hurriedly reluctantly repudiated the three consecutive and gave Li Zhien a warning look. Li Zhien was even more sure that Li Mu must have met Wang Ou, and he played a little trick and turned his back to him.

Bai Qiaoqiao came over with dumplings, saw such a scene, frowned slightly, and said, "Zhien, what's wrong with you?" My husband came back after a busy day, don't make him angry. ”

"Madam, I'm ......" Li Zhien was tired, and he was just about to tell the discovery. Li Mu picked up the chopsticks and quickly grabbed a dumpling and stuffed it into her mouth, and said, "Madame is right, you little girl, you always want me to buy you candied fruit, if you don't buy it, you will be petty, I am really used to you." Okay, eat well, and I'll be back tomorrow to buy you okay, right? ”

Hearing Li Mu say this, Li Zhien still didn't understand what he meant. I secretly said in my heart, bad master, and I want to plug my mouth with candied fruit...... But she couldn't agree, so she swallowed the dumplings in her mouth angrily and nodded reluctantly.

Bai Qiaoqiao looked at the appearance of the two of them, shook his head, and didn't know if he saw anything or nothing, picked up a dumpling and put it in Li Mu's bowl.

"Husband, taste it."