Nowadays, the affairs of Jincheng County are going on in an orderly manner, and Li Mu's small life is also very nourishing, except for sitting in the hall for two or three hours every day, he accompanies the two little wives in the Taishou Mansion.

Time came to the beginning of August 183, the first good thing was that the outer and inner cities of the new city had been built, and the drainage facilities in the city had also been built. The second good thing is that Zhen Mi is also pregnant, and Taishou Mansion has ushered in two first-class protection objects. Li Mu was also busy in the face of the two pregnant women who were captivating the country and the city, the pregnant woman had a strange temper, Li Mu really loved Diao Chan and Zhen Mi, and could only be silently enslaved by the two.

On this day, Li Mu accompanied Diao Chan and Zhen Mi to enjoy the shade in the courtyard. Diao Chan is four months pregnant, her belly is already obvious, and she has to be supported when she walks, and if she sits down, she will either sit on the ground or sit on the table. No matter what kind of sitting method, Diao Chan is very difficult. Li Mu saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart. Suddenly, Li Mu remembered that it should be much more comfortable to use a high chair and a high table.

Li Mu said hello to Diao Chan and Zhen Mi, and walked quickly to the study. Li Muzai carefully thought about the various furniture of the later generations, and then wrote and painted on the paper, after half an hour of unremitting efforts. Li Mu painted tables, chairs, stools, cabinets, sofas, chaise longues and other furniture in later generations. Li Mu sent someone to find Xu Shu.

About two quarters of an hour, Xu Shu came to the study of Taishou Mansion, saw Li Mu's expression of joy, and asked, "Lord, but what is the happy event?" ”

Li Mu smiled and handed a few drawings to Xu Shu and said, "Yuan Zhi, you take a look at these things first." ”

Xu Shu took a closer look at it and said, "Lord, some of these things are like tables, some are like several cases, and there are a few things, which my subordinates have never seen. ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "Yuan Zhi, these are all stilted furniture. The sheath is too short to sit on. Usually kneeling and sitting for a long time, the legs are easy to numb, and it is not good for the body. These tall furniture just avoid the shortcomings of the low furniture that we are now using. ”

Li Mu looked at Xu Shu with a surprised look on his face, and said with a smile: "Yuan Zhi, you immediately find the best carpenter in Jincheng County, and let them make these pieces of furniture according to the size I marked." After these pieces of furniture are made, they will be given a set to each of the civil and military officials of Jincheng County, and they can be put into the private sector in the future, and we can also make money. ”

Xu Shu groaned: "The lord's whimsy, Yuan Zhi admires it, and his subordinates will go." ”

Li Mu remembered that he was studying archaeology in that era, using clay methods to purify wine, improve papermaking, and firing porcelain, and he still knew it, by the way, he also had to build stirrups. Subsequently, Li Mu spent two hours writing down in detail the methods of purifying wine, improving papermaking, firing porcelain, and making stirrups.

Three days later, Xu Shu moved the furniture that Li Mu explained to Taishou Mansion, Li Mu tried it one by one, yes, if you paint these furniture again, make the appearance a little more exquisite, and publicize it, it won't take long, whether it is the official family or the common people, it will slowly accept it.

Li Mu smiled and said, "Yuan Zhi, have you tried these furniture?" ”

Xu Shu replied with a smile: "Lord, my subordinates have all tried, and it is indeed very different, especially the chairs, tables, and sofas, which are much better than the current tables and several cases." If it is really as the lord said, if it can be put into the people, we can make a lot of money. ”

Li Mu nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Zhi, immediately recruit a large number of carpenters, make a hundred sets of such furniture first, remember to let them make the appearance more beautiful, and then paint it." As for the publicity, on the one hand, we let the civil and military officials of Jincheng County publicize it, and on the other hand, we borrowed the connections of the Zhen family to publicize it. Nowadays, the Zhen family's business is getting bigger and bigger in Jincheng County, which is a good thing, and I am happy to see it happen, but it must not be hindered by me. I took precautions as early as possible, so as not to affect the relationship between me and the second lady (Zhen Mi) in the future. I don't want to defend against my brothers, my colleagues, like wolves, but I don't want to put a butcher's knife around their necks one day! ”

Xu Shu looked at Li Mu, bowed deeply, and said: "Lord, take precautions, plan ahead, and be far-sighted, and your subordinates admire." Since ancient times, the ministers of the dragon have been pampered and proud. The lord did this because he valued the relationship between husband and wife with the second lady, and he was helping the Zhen family. ”

Li Mu sighed and said, "Yuan Zhi, we are now in the early stage of entrepreneurship, and we can share weal and woe, what about the future?" When the tide rises, it is inevitable that some people will be pampered and proud! Yuan Zhi, I am really relieved to understand me! ”

Xu Shu said: "Lord, Your Majesty should be relaxed and reasonable, with usage, etiquette, reason, and affection." If there are still people who dare to be pampered and arrogant, then it is no wonder that the lord is selfless. ”

Li Mu nodded and said, "Yuan Zhi's heartfelt words are sincere!" Yuan Zhi, I will give you four more things, which must be kept strictly confidential and must not be passed on! Of course, the brothers who came to Jincheng County together, and the brothers who defected later, can be trusted! ”

Later, Li Mu handed over to Xu Shu more than ten pieces of hemp paper with methods for purifying wine, improving papermaking, firing porcelain, and making stirrups. Xu Shu browsed it, was speechless for a long time in shock, and slowly came back to his senses, looked at Li Mu, and said with a complicated expression: "The lord is really a god and a man!" I'm afraid that the gods have descended to earth! The subordinates must do it themselves and live up to the trust of the lord! ”

Li Mu Zhengse said: "Yuan Zhi, the place where these four things are made must be secret, and trustworthy soldiers must be selected to guard them strictly!" When choosing soldiers, you can ask Zilong, Wenyuan, and Hansheng for help! ”

Xu Shu nodded, and replied loudly: "Lord, Yuan Zhi understands, without further ado, his subordinates will do it!" ”

Li Mu sent Xu Shu away, turned around and came to the backyard. I saw that Diao Chan and Zhen Mi were sitting in the gazebo, making children's clothes and shoes. Li Mu hugged the two in his arms and said with a smile: "The two ladies are so virtuous!" ”

Diao Chan and Zhen Mijiao said angrily: "Flim tongue ......"

Li Mu picked up the half-finished small clothes and said with a smile: "Cicada, Mi'er, why are they all sons?" Don't have a daughter? ”

Diao Chan and Zhen Mi glanced at each other, and Diao Chan said softly: "Ah Mu, do you like a son or a daughter?" ”

Li Mu kissed Diao Chan and Zhen Mi on the face, and said with a smile: "My son is too naughty, I like my daughter a little more, if it is a daughter, like their mother, she must also be a little beauty embryo!" ”

Diao Chan and Zhen Mi's expressions were gloomy, and Zhen Mi whispered: "Amu...... Do you dislike Mi'er and Sister Cicada...... Won't you let us have a son? ”

Li Mu secretly said that it was bad, this is still a society where men are inferior to women, and he has preconceived ideas again. Li Mu hurriedly said: "Cicada, Mi'er, how dare I dislike you, as long as it is a child born to the two of you, the son and daughter like it, don't they all say that the daughter is the mother's close-fitting little padded jacket!" Anyway, our family can afford to raise as many as we want! ”

After listening to Li Mu's words, Diao Chan and Zhen Mi's faces finally improved. Li Mu helped Diao Chan and Zhen Mi up, and said with a smile: "Cicada, Mi'er, I'll show you a few good things, I promise you will like it." ”

The two of them followed Li Mu to the front yard in disbelief, Diao Chan and Zhen Mi looked at these things they had never seen before, and asked curiously: "Ah Mu, who did this?" ”

Li Mu smiled and said, "Of course it's your husband!" Cicada, Mi'er, you are pregnant, sitting on such furniture, it will be more comfortable. ”

Li Mu helped Diao Chan and Zhen Mi, and tried chairs, stools, sofas, and recliners one by one, both of them were pleasantly surprised, and they fell in love with these furniture at once. Diao Chan and Zhen Mi said in their hearts: These furniture are not only wonderfully conceived, but more importantly, they are poured into Amu's intentions for them.

Ten days later, Xu Shu invited Li Mu to inspect the winery, paper mill, porcelain kiln, and ordnance factory. Li Mu inspected these four factories in detail and praised Xu Shu for doing a good job! Xu Shu told Li Mu that when the first batch of liquor from the distillery left the factory, it happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, that is, tomorrow, and Li Mu was also looking forward to it. On the way back to Taishou Mansion, Li Mu remembered again that there should be no moon cakes in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Li Mu returned to Taishou Mansion and told the chefs of Taishou Mansion how to make mooncakes, and asked them to make more mooncakes. On the second day, Li Mu sent people to send moon cakes and new wine to Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Xu Shu and others.

After dinner, Li Mu accompanied Diao Chan and Zhen Mi to cool off in the courtyard, and unknowingly, a full moon hung in the sky. Li Mu instructed Dongmei to bring the moon cakes up, Diao Chan and Zhen Mi looked at the moon cakes on the table, and they also looked novel, Diao Chan said curiously: "Ah Mu, is this a new pastry?" ”

Zhen Mi looked at it for a long time and asked curiously: "Ah Mu, Mi'er has also eaten a lot of pastries, and I have never seen this like this." ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "Cicada, Mi'er, this is called moon cakes." According to legend, in ancient times, there were ten suns in the sky, and the sun dried the crops and withered, and the people were miserable. There was a sharpshooter named Hou Yi who shot down nine of the suns with his bow and arrows. The Queen Mother gave him a pair of Ascending Elixir Elixir, and he gave it to his wife Chang'e for safekeeping. One day, Hou Yi went out for something, and there was a man named Pengmeng, who coerced Chang'e to hand over the elixir of ascension, Chang'e took this medicine in a hurry, and then Chang'e rose to the sky, but Chang'e missed her husband, so she flew to the moon closest to the ground. When Hou Yi returned home, he learned that his wife had become an immortal, and Hou Yi missed Chang'e very much, so he ran after the moon, but he could never catch up. Hou Yi returned home, set up several cases in the courtyard, put Chang'e's favorite honey and fresh fruits on the table, and sacrificed to miss his Chang'e on the moon. It is said that this moon cake was specially prepared by Hou Yi for Chang'e, indicating reunion. ”

Originally, Li Mu wanted to show off his knowledge, but who knows, Diao Chan and Zhen Mi listened to it, choked up and couldn't speak. Li Mu coaxed for a long time before stabilizing the emotions of the two. It turned out that Diao Chan and Zhen Mi thought that Li Mu would go out with the army one day, and they would be in danger at any time.

However, in the end, Diao Chan and Zhen Mi still happily ate the moon cakes.

Li Mu glanced at the full moon, thought of his family, and thought of his family, and said in a choked voice:

Bright moonlight in front of the bed,

It is suspected to be frost on the ground.

Raise your head to look at the bright moon,

Bow your head and think of your hometown.

Diao Chan and Zhen Mi are such smart women, and they can immediately hear that Li Mu is missing his hometown. Diao Chan knew how Li Mu came to this world, but Zhen Mi didn't know it for the time being.

Diao Chan leaned on Li Mu's arms, hugged Li Mu, and said softly: "Ah Mu, you still have Cicada and Mi'er, and two little babies...... We are all Amu's family! ”

Zhen Mi also leaned on Li Mu's arms, hugged Li Mu, and said softly: "Ah Mu, you are the husband of Mi'er and Sister Cicada, and the father of our children, our family will never be separated!" ”

Li Mu nodded and said with a smile: "I still have cicadas, Mi'er, and our baby, and our family will always be together!" ”

This night, Li Mu coaxed Zhen Mi to Diao Chan's bed. On the other, one was four months pregnant, and the other was more than a month pregnant. Zhen Mi seemed to be out of play, Li Mu turned over and gently pressed Diao Chan, Diao Chan said in a coquettish voice: "Ah Mu...... No...... ...... that will hurt the little one."

Zhen Mi was ashamed and afraid, and said, "Amu...... You're a big badass...... What did Mi'er say about the Mid-Autumn Festival...... The family lives together...... You're deliberately trying to bully Mi'er and Sister Cicada......"

Li Mu said with a smile: "Cicada, Mi'er, after three months of pregnancy, husband and wife can have sex together, I will be careful!" ”

After Li Mu finished speaking, he lowered his head and kissed Diao Chan, and his hands began to light fire everywhere, the pregnant person was already sensitive, and in a few breaths, Diao Chan Jiao. groaned, Li Mu didn't dare to move too much, and it was okay to bully Diao Chan once. Li Mu hugged Zhen Mi again and served her well, Zhen Mi is also delicate. Moaned.

Of course, in the end, Li Mu was pinched and beaten by Diao Chan and Zhen Mi, and Li Mu was very happy!