Li Siwen came down from the high platform and went straight to Li Mu, grabbed his arm, and said, "Brother Xian, come to the Yamen, let's have two drinks!" Just practice the amount of alcohol for my brother. ”

"Forget it, it's all my wine that I drink, and my wine is going to be sold for money, and if you drink one jar, you will lose one jar." Li Mu said, he was about to get rid of Li Siwen and get on the horse and go home, but he held on to it, Li Mu said helplessly: "Lord County Commander, the sun has set, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, you also let the lower officials rest!" ”

"Gee, isn't that still a problem?" These days, the two of them have also become acquainted, Li Siwen has no shelf, when there is something to ask for, but Li Mu is more like a county order, he is a county official. "Didn't you give out three jars of wine a few days ago? My father and Wei Guogong both replied, and my father learned that we were doing business together, and it was rare to praise me. Wei Guogong's side sent five silver cakes, a full fifty taels of silver, to buy twenty jars of wine, how about it, this transaction is done, right? ”

"Fifty taels, twenty altars, two taels and five cents per altar...... Li Mu calculated, it was five times more expensive than his original price of five cents, and this transaction was not a loss. He glanced at Li Siwen and said, "I took this deal, but it can be said that it is ahead, there is no formal cooperation yet, this wine is made by me myself, and the money can't be divided between you." ”

"I'm sending you a few little bucks! It's all up to you! Li Siwen said briskly, paused, and said: "My father's side also wants ten altars, these ten altars ......."

Li Mu also said happily: "Just as I am the filial piety of the junior, I don't want money." ”

"I'm embarrassed." Li Siwen said with a smile, suddenly his expression changed, and he said seriously: "Brother Xian, don't talk about these useless things." I left you here to tell you something. ”

Seeing that Li Siwen was rarely serious, Li Mu couldn't help but become serious and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Li Siwen sighed and said, "Do you remember the day you first brewed wine, I went to your house to look for you, and then got drunk, right?" ”

"It's only been a few days, of course I remember!"

"Alas! The drunken day passed, but in fact, I went to look for you because I had something to tell you. Li Siwen was full of sadness, and said: "My father wrote to reprimand me, saying that I want to be the commander of Dingxiang County, it is nonsense, what is the border city and important land, how can I use me, a yellow-mouthed child, to guard it, His Majesty's will He can't refute it, but he can take care of his son, and when his army returns, he will ask me to resign." ”

Li Siwen squatted down, looked at the sunset in the west with blank eyes, and sighed: "I can't understand why my father refused to believe me once." Today he wrote to praise me, I was quite happy, but just now I suddenly thought that he praised me maybe not because of this wine, but because I finally found a livelihood, if I am willing to return to Chang'an to do this wine business with you, it is really his wish. ”

What can Li Mu say about this kind of housework? He didn't know how to comfort him, so he had to pat Li Siwen on the shoulder and said, "What can I help you with?" ”

Li Siwen smiled and said, "You are already helping me, you see that now, the city wall is almost repaired, the displaced people are also being settled, and everything is in order." I believe that when my father's army returns, if he sees such a scene, he will be able to recognize me, if he still insists on taking me back to Chang'an, I can't help it, the son can't disobey his father's order, and at that time, I will be free in Chang'an with you, be a young master, and I will not be bored if I mess around with you. ”

Li Mu nodded and said: "That's right, do your best in everything, even if you can't do it, you won't regret it, haven't you returned to Chang'an yet, do a good job every day, even if you go back, it's a good memory." After Li Mu finished speaking, he looked up at the sky and said, "I have to go home, the sun will be gone soon, Qiaoqiao should be in a hurry at home." ”

"Go, people who have daughters-in-law are just different!" Li Siwen also stood up and waved his hand to Li Mu.

Just as the two were saying goodbye, suddenly there was a dispute in the small square, Li Mu and Li Siwen both heard it, the two glanced at each other, walked side by side, and the catchers next to them also followed.

"What's the noise? Shut down, stand on both sides, the county commander is here, and he has his own judgment! The catchers stepped forward and separated the two sides of the dispute. Li Siwen and Li Mu came to take a closer look, the two sides of the dispute turned out to be women and children, one on the left was an old woman and a child, and the right side was a mother-in-law who was responsible for cooking at the construction site. Li Siwen scratched his head and asked, "But this kid stole food?" ”

The cooking woman on the right knelt on the ground and said, "Returning to my lord, this child is ten years old this year, according to the rules set by adults, he can eat without crying or making trouble." According to the rules, the old body gave him a nest head. But the boy ate one nest head, and he had to take another nest head. When I asked him why, he wouldn't say. The old body is responsible for putting the food, and the food of the official family is in charge, how can you give it casually, so the old body didn't give it, I didn't expect the child to run away after grabbing it, so we had to chase it behind, and we chased it until we got here, only to know that the child was going to give the old woman to eat. My lord, you said, free food does not feed lazy people, I see that although this old woman is older, but there is no disease, and her complexion looks very good, not like a person who can't work, if she helps pick a vegetable, this nest will be given to her, but she hasn't done anything, this nest can't be given to her, this is the rule you set! ”

"Hmm...... This statement is reasonable. Li Siwen nodded, and looked at the old woman on the left. This old woman, with white hair like snow, looks like a sixtieth year, but the whole person's complexion is not like such an old person, and from her appearance, you can vaguely see the spirit of the past, she must be a beautiful woman when she is young. Li Siwen couldn't help but wonder a little, in this poor and remote place, where did such a noble person come from, and how did such a person fall to the point that he couldn't even eat?

"This old woman, didn't you hear what the official said, you have hands and feet, and you are not sick or sick, why don't you participate in labor, I know that you are not young, you are afraid of being unable to work, I don't ask you to do more and less, you must have a good attitude, people are right, this free grain and rice do not support lazy people, you don't do anything, how can you be embarrassed to eat?"

Hearing Li Siwen say this, the old woman's face turned red, and she didn't dare to face everyone's eyes...... I—I'm not going to work. ”

"Ben?" Although the first word was soft, Li Siwen was close and still heard it. I can't help but feel moved, this person who calls himself 'Ben' still can't work? What can it be? This king? Ben Shuai? Hongu?

Hongu?! Li Siwen suddenly remembered one thing mentioned in his father's letter, and when he looked at the old woman again, his eyes suddenly changed.