After lunch, Li Mu and Zhang Tianai went out together. Dugu Jiu was left at home by him to guard Ju Zhisheng, while Li Chongyi was going to the Ministry of Industry to receive training from Li Daliang.

Zhang Tianai's kung fu, although not as good as Li Chongyi and Dugu Jiu, is also among the masters, with her by Li Mu's side, there is no need to worry about safety. Moreover, there are not many people who dare to assassinate the Sanpin Junhou on the street, and the forces behind it will know that there will be no fool to move easily unless it is absolutely necessary.

Zhang Tianai wanted to go back to Fenghuang to ask for help, while Li Mu wanted to go to the horse farm and send her off by the way. promised Cheng Biting Jin's polo tournament regulations, and Li Mu has already done it. He combined the rules of basketball and football to create a game of seven-a-side polo.

According to the rules of basketball, there are two forwards, a center and two guards, and according to the rules of football, a winger and a goalkeeper are added.

Most of the other rules follow the old system. But in terms of 'equipment', Li Mu made some stipulations.

First of all, polo is about making money in addition to entertainment. When it comes to making money, we have to mention 'sponsorship' and 'naming', so Li Mu stipulates that all the clothes worn by polo players must leave a place for embroidering sponsor advertisements. In addition, in order to facilitate the commentary during the game, Li Mu also borrowed the characteristics of basketball and football uniforms, and sewed out the numbers with cloth of different colors on the back.

Nowadays, the four operations have been widely circulated through the Datang Daily, and many shops in Chang'an City have begun to use this simple symbol to keep accounts. Don't worry that the people can't understand it.

Secondly, for the sake of the safety of the players. Li Mu also borrowed some things from rugby, and he found out the armor pieces he had made when he rushed to the [Leather] skill point from the warehouse. This thing was originally useless, but for the polo game, it became a rare treasure. With a slight alteration of the armor piece, it can be made into knee pads and elbow pads, which are the most vulnerable parts of a polo game.

The size and texture of the polo were also clearly regulated by Li Mu.

There are two types of polo materials on the market: wooden and leather, the wooden ball is hollow and usually painted red on the outside, which makes it stand out in the game. The leather balls are sewn from tough cowhide, filled with hair, and decorated with ornaments.

Compared with the two types of balls, wooden balls are cheap, lightweight, and durable. However, the 'sense of impact' is poor, and if the technique is not good, it is even difficult to pass the ball accurately over long distances. Leather balls, on the other hand, are expensive, relatively heavy, and not durable enough. The advantage is that the sense of impact of the leather is very good, and players of average level can use the ball to play a certain cooperation.

Among the people who play polo, the rough men in the barracks, the splashes in the market, etc., mostly use wooden balls. And the ball is exclusive to the gentleman, and only they are willing to use the expensive ball, and their skills are average, using the ball, and occasionally showing off their skills.

After careful consideration, Li Mu chose to use the ball. He is not bowing to the power of the squirrel, but to attract the audience's consideration. The first time the tournament was held, the level of the participating teams was uneven, and if the wooden ball was used, it would be difficult to play a beautiful match, which would greatly reduce the excitement of the game, so I chose to use the leather ball.

As for the price difference, it is no longer taken into account by him. Even if it's expensive, how much more expensive? Can afford to participate in a polo match, how many balls are missing?

Beyond the players and equipment, there's the field.

Li Mu studied the usual venue for the current polo game and found a very serious problem. In addition to the military camp using school games, the venue is large enough. For the rest of the venues, most of them are small. The small field leads to the fact that the horse cannot run, there is no speed, and there is no passion.

The size of the racecourse is just right.

The horse farm is about four miles in a circle, and the whole is an oval shape, with an open space in the middle. Just enough to set up a polo field with a circumference of about 1,000 paces.

This area is not very large, but it is definitely not small. For a seven-a-side polo game, it's just right.

According to the existing drawings of the polo field, Li Mu enlarged a simple diagram in proportion, which was also written in the charter. The Cheng family has experience in building a horse farm, and it is not difficult to get a polo field.

In the carriage, Li Mu and Zhang Tianai sat on the side.

Zhang Tianai looked at Li Mu holding a paper tube, although he was curious about what was inside, he didn't ask. She doesn't care much about everything with words. But seeing Li Mu stunned, she thought it was very interesting and kept staring at him.

After living for more than 20 years, Zhang Tianai has never had the experience of getting along with a man in his world. Therefore, she has no idea how to please men. Although she has now become Li Mu's woman, no one has taught her in this regard, and Li Mu has not touched her idea for a short time, so she has not yet 'enlightened'.

Zhang Tianai now looks at Li Mu like when she was six years old. Finally got a foal and could learn to ride like an adult. Although she had fantasized about riding a horse countless times in her heart, she didn't dare to approach a foal in front of her, and she didn't know where to start.

Seeing that he was about to arrive at the place, the time of solitude was about to pass, Zhang Tianai was unwilling to end like this, and with courage, he reached out and grabbed Li Mu's hand.

Li Mu raised his eyes and looked at her, and said, "What are you doing?" ”

"I see that when you and Qiaoqiao are together, you always hold her hand, why don't you hold my hand?"

"......" Li Mu thought about it, as if there was no reason to refuse, so he honestly held Zhang Tianai's hand.

Zhang Tianai raised his butt and sat over, the two of them stared at each other, and the atmosphere was a little embarrassing.

In order to alleviate this embarrassing situation, Li Mu hooked his little finger and scratched Zhang Tianai's palm.

"What are you doing?" Zhang Tianai frowned and said, "Hold hands, hold hands, why are you scratching me?" If you don't like it, let it go? ”

"......" Li Mu sighed speechlessly, and muttered in a low voice: "What a woman without interest,"

"What are you talking about? Let's be clear! ”

"I said......" Li Mu didn't know how to explain, so he simply hugged Zhang Tianai directly and kissed her on the mouth. Zhang Tianai's face turned red, and the person seemed to be pointed, straight and straight.

"Understood?"

"Oh." Zhang Tianai's cheeks were flushed with shame, and he didn't dare to look up.

At this time, the car also arrived at the door of Fengqiuhuang, Li Mu jumped down from the carriage, stretched out his hand to pick up Zhang Tianai, saw that she was still stunned, and said, "Get off the car?" ”

"I don't need your help, I can-"

"You are my fourth lady, of course I want to catch you." Li Mu took Zhang Tianai and hugged him again, Zhang Tianai only felt that his feet were a little soft, and he didn't dare to look at Li Mu's eyes. I got out of the car, stepped on the ground, and ran into the store as if I were running away.

Li Mu smiled, didn't chase her, raised his hand and called over a splash who was dangling at the door, and said, "Go to Happy Valley and invite Cheng Qian's shopkeeper over, I have something to tell him." ”

These splashes are all people under Bai Hao'er, and their role is a bit similar to that of the urban management of later generations, if someone makes trouble in Jingdongji, they will have a place to play.

Splash Pi took the order, and Li Mu walked into the store.

Walking through the store and coming to the backyard, Li Mu heard Li Zhien's voice. Li Mu walked over quietly, only to see a table in the backyard, and Li Zhien was sitting behind the desk, and he was doing an interview with care.

"What will you do? Does it count? Will bookkeeping? Is it literate? ”

"Back to the second aunt, I can recognize a few words, I can count, and I can't keep accounts."

"Alas......" Li Zhien sighed and said: "It's not that I don't want to keep you, you don't know much about reading, you can't keep accounts, and you're older, you can't do things in the front yard, so it's good, if you are willing to endure hardships, you can stay and be responsible for cleaning, one hundred wen a day, one day to pay for a day, no money to take leave, take care of a meal at noon, are you willing?" ”

"Yes!" When this woman heard Li Zhien sigh, she thought that there was no play, but she didn't expect that there would be a chance to stay, and she would have a salary of 100 wen a day. This is not a small amount, and ordinary hawkers may not be able to make so much net profit in a day.

Nowadays, in Chang'an City, the most envied work of ordinary people is second to none as a technician in the Ministry of Industry. Li Mu's salary is 300 wen a day. The second is the labor, which is now one hundred and fifty a day. Both of these jobs, which exceed the average income of ordinary people by a lot, are the jobs of men.

For a woman in her thirties, most of them have no income. Because in this era, there are not many jobs that can be done for women. Normally, women of this age, if they want to make some money, they mostly work in the Gaomen compound, which nobleman's mansion is a female celebrity or a cook. It's only a few hundred wen a month, at most, there are leftovers in the house, which can be taken home to eat.

And Li Zhien's salary is 100 wen a day. If you do it for a month, you will have three runs. This income is comparable to the errand work of the county government, how can this woman not like it?

The woman took Li Zhien's note and left with great gratitude. Li Zhien was about to interview for the next one, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Mu, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he ran over, and the milk swallow threw himself into Li Mu's arms like a forest, and said coquettishly: "Master, I have been interviewing all day, and I am going to be tired to death." ”

Li Mu pinched her face affectionately and asked, "Have you found the right person?" ”

Li Zhien shook his head and said, "There are almost no suitable people, and most of the people who come to apply for the job don't know how to keep accounts and don't have much literacy." There is no one at the level of Xiaomei and Xiaozhu. ”

Saying that, Li Zhien sighed and said: "It seems that you can't recruit the right person with this move, master, you might as well go and talk to Your Majesty, let's go to the Jiaofang Division to pick people, otherwise when will this be a head, I'm not afraid of being tired, but I'm afraid of delaying the business." ”

"That's ......" Li Mu thought about it, agreed, and said, "Okay, I'll interview the remaining few today, and I'll ask when I enter the palace to see Your Majesty tomorrow." ”