Li Mu was really impressed, Bai Qiaoqiao could think of this, which really surprised him.

All the while, he didn't talk about the outside when he went home. In fact, it can be regarded as a kind of protection in disguise, he wants Bai Qiaoqiao to live a simpler life, and he doesn't want the things he faces, or the pressure he bears to be transferred to him.

Li Zhien always said that Bai Qiaoqiao was stupid, which can be regarded as Li Mu's deliberate doing. He just wanted Bai Qiaoqiao to be silly and sweet, and he could live a peaceful and joyful life in the space he held up, which was what he wanted to do for Bai Qiaoqiao.

But now it seems that he had misjudged. Bai Qiaoqiao's cleverness is far beyond his imagination.

Bai Qiaoqiao saw Li Mu's surprised appearance and said, "What's so surprising about this, Mrs. Peony is already married...... How do you remarry? ”

"Oh......"

Li Mu couldn't cry or laugh, he suddenly felt a little ridiculous, after analyzing so much, it turned out that other people's ideas were so simple.

"Qiaoqiao, Xianggong asked you something." Li Mu hugged Bai Qiaoqiao's shoulders and asked sincerely, "What if...... I mean, if you and I live in an era where a man can only have one woman, and a woman can only marry one man. I'm so attentive, will you be jealous? ”

Bai Qiaoqiao smiled and said, "Husband, you are starting to think nonsense again. How could there be a time like that, although I don't know a lot of truth, but I have seen it. Let's just say that the lame man in our Ma Yi made some money selling leather goods, and he was still worried about marrying another house. Those Turks, who are self-righteous and brave, don't they also rob a lot of women? A powerful man must have a lot of women around him...... Husband, you are so powerful, you know everything, how can I be the only woman. ”

"Mrs. Peony can do business again, and she can help her husband, all for the good of our family, I am your wife, what else is there to be unhappy about. I just hope that you will always keep me in your heart, so that Qiaoqiao will be very content. ”

Li Mu twisted his eyebrows and listened to Bai Qiaoqiao's words, and he understood a little in his heart. It turns out that it is not a question of being jealous or not being jealous. But in Bai Qiaoqiao's heart, she didn't think it was a problem at all. This is very different from the thinking of later generations of feminists who demand freedom, liberation, equal rights, and even over-sensitivity.

In fact, when you think about it, it's the same thing. This is the Tang Dynasty, and it is the early Tang Dynasty. The chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty was only about ten years, and it was only five or six years since Li Tang completely pacified the world. Whether it is the Central Plains or the Western Regions, there are killings everywhere, what men and women, children and old people, the war is together, but it is not a mustard.

A slave, in the West City, but always two through. A cow can beat five or even ten people. In such an era when human life is inferior to livestock, women want to survive, and there is no other way but to rely on men. A woman's status depends entirely on the status of her man.

The empress's man is the emperor, so she is the empress. Bai Qiaoqiao's man is Li Mu, so she can be awarded the five-grade edict. And the maids in the house can only be people.

If we judge according to the thinking of later generations, some people will ask, do maids have no human rights?

Yes, in this day and age, maids have no human rights. They are slaves, they are slaves, they are 'property' that can be bought and sold, and they can be given away.

Bai Qiaoqiao's consciousness was formed in such a social environment. Therefore, her basic appeal is just to want Li Mu to have her in her heart, and a little too much is just Li Mu's favor for her, more than others. She never thought of letting Li Mu love her only one person for the rest of her life, because she subconsciously thought that this was impossible.

Even Li Zhien, who is sour and jealous, just wants to be a favorite concubine under the 'wife'. What she wants is to be the most favored concubine under Bai Qiaoqiao. She regarded Wang Ou as a competitor, but she was worried that Wang Ou would share too much of Li Mu's favor and worry about falling out of favor. Because she is a concubine, not a wife, all her authority in the palace comes from Li Mu's favor. If she falls out of favor, she will be no different from the other maids in the house.

With such an analysis, Li Mu suddenly felt that Huo Ran was cheerful, and it turned out that this was the case.

Li Mu kissed Bai Qiaoqiao's lips and said, "Lady, thank you." ”

"Thanks?" Bai Qiaoqiao was puzzled: "Thank you for what?" ”

"Nothing, just thank you." Li Mu yawned and hugged Bai Qiaoqiao into his arms: "Thank you for being my lady." ”

After speaking, Li Mu closed his eyes and slept. Bai Qiaoqiao was a little ignorant, but she didn't ask again, pulled the quilt, nestled in Li Mu's arms, and closed her eyes and fell asleep. After a while, I fell asleep.

But Li Mu didn't fall asleep, he was a little conflicted.

After all, he is a person who has traveled through time, and his thoughts are also the thoughts of his previous life. Under this thought, he felt that he had 'bullied' Qiaoqiao. But Qiaoqiao doesn't think so, but thinks it's normal.

But the problem is that guilt is not based on the other person's thoughts, but from one's own heart. Li Mu really felt guilty, what should I do?

In addition, he has never touched Li Zhien and Wang Ou, and he has not said everything. I guessed one, and there were two more. One of them is this guilt, his personal idealism, in fact, hopes that the monogamous Qin Se and Ming Baitou will grow old together. However, at the same time, he also wanted to have three wives and four concubines, and he would not go through it in vain. The two contradictions made him afraid to take this step. To put it bluntly, it's a bit cowardly.

And the last reason, he has never dared to think deeply. Somehow, Li Mu's intuition told him that whether it was Li Zhien or Wang Ou, sooner or later, they would leave him. Because these two women have their own secrets, secrets that each one refuses to tell. And Bai Qiaoqiao is different, the two grew up together, in the memory inherited by Li Mu, although the original Li Mu did not pretend to Bai Qiaoqiao, everything about her was very clear. This made Li Mu feel very secure, he didn't have to be careful, he didn't have to think, he didn't have to guess. He knew that with a positive answer, no matter what he became, Bai Qiaoqiao would never leave him. You can see it, you can feel it.

"Oops......"

Li Mu rubbed his swollen temples, and suddenly felt a body arching over on the left, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was Li Zhien's quilt that was kicked off by her at some point, and he was cold, and he squeezed over in a daze.

Li Mu also caged her into his arms, feeling the temperature on both sides, and his heart slowly became steady.

At this moment, Li Mu suddenly felt that he was very hypocritical. It's a big man, and he's so insecure. He smiled self-deprecatingly, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

……

Early the next morning, Li Mu got up. After breakfast, the porter Zhao Youcai came to report, and Huang Qi came to resign. Li Mu came to the lobby, Huang Qi and Qian Dahai were there, and when they saw Li Mu coming, they quickly stood up and saluted.

Li Mu waved his hand and motioned for the two of them to sit down.

Huang Qi said: "Master Hou, everything is ready according to your orders." The grain carts and workers were waiting outside the city gate, and I came to say goodbye to the marquis. Does Master Hou have anything else to instruct, or do you have anything for me to give to the little master? ”

Li Mu handed him the package of the tiger fur and said, "This is what I made for Siwen, you help me bring it to him." Also, talk to him. On the Chang'an side, I will take care of it, don't worry about him, write more letters...... and my brother-in-law, ask Siwen to find him a teacher, no matter how high he is, at least know a few words. I have time to write back, so that my father-in-law will not be worried. Nothing else. ”

"Oh, the road is far away, and it's the winter solstice, and it's food, so you must be more careful if you encounter a bandit or bandit. If you are really unlucky, it is important to save your life. Don't try to fight for that little bit of food that isn't worth it. Our brewers are much more expensive than grain. But it must be remembered that food can be given, and koji must be destroyed. ”

Li Mu said word by word: "Wine koji, you can't leave for a moment." ”

Of course, Huang Qi knew the value of the koji, nodded heavily, and said: "Master Hou, please rest assured, there are a lot of guards with you, and you can ensure that you are safe, in case of an accident, as long as Huang Qi's life is there, the koji will not fall into the hands of others." ”

"Okay, let's go, I won't send you off, let your old partner give you a ride for me." Li Mu said, looked at the sea of money next to him, and said, "Old money, send it to the Huang shopkeeper, and I will count on you in the winery in the future." ”

Qian Dahai hurriedly said: "Thank you Lord Hou for your appreciation and trust, I, Qian Dahai, will definitely live up to Lord Hou's cultivation!" ”

"Okay, let's go."

The two said goodbye and left, Li Mu went back to the backyard to clean up, called Li Chongyi and Dugu Jiu, and also went out to the Ministry of Industry to 'work'.

His affairs in the past few days have been densely arranged. Datang Salt Industry and Datang Mining have initially drawn up a framework, and there are a lot of things waiting for him to deal with in the Ministry of Industry. The first of them is the 'factory' that promised Li Daliang before. Li Daliang has already found those war orphans, but Li Mu has not been able to cash it out for a long time, if it weren't for Li Mu taking the money to raise these children and giving them food, Li Daliang would have come to the door a long time ago.

Of course, it can't be raised all the time, how can there be a good thing in this world that eats for nothing and doesn't work. Today, Li Mu is going to solve this matter. Yesterday, when he was 'at work', he had already ordered him to go down, and this morning, let all the officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Works, as well as these war orphans, gather in the small square at the entrance of the Ministry of Works, and he had a very important thing to announce.

Li Mu has now been deified in the Ministry of Industry, and in the hearts of the craftsmen, he is like a god. Since Li Mu came to the Ministry of Industry, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry have been getting better and better day by day, and they have gradually gained status. During this time, since the Datang Daily announced the matter of the warm kang fire wall, the dignitaries and nobles of Chang'an lined up to come to the Ministry of Industry to invite craftsmen to build the warm kang and fire wall at home, and they were very polite. Not only is it delicious and delicious, but it also pays a lot of wages.

Although the people who came were all in charge of each province, it was also very hard-won. You must know that before Li Mu came to the Ministry of Industry, even the head of the Ministry of Industry was a small role called by the stewards of various provinces. Not to mention the craftsman, who can see it squarely?