Li Mu saw Zhu Xiang's attitude towards avoiding real duties, and said, "Now that Zichu has become the king of Qin, you can be more comfortable." ”

Zhu Xiang was puzzled: "Huh? ”

Li Mu looked away: "It's nothing." Do you want to bring some food to comfort Zheng'er? ”

Li Mu changed the topic, and Zhu Xiang also followed Li Mu's words: "Okay." Recommend me a restaurant. ”

Li Mu took Zhu Xiang to the restaurant he frequented.

Because Li Mu wanted to raise soldiers and many homeless people poured in, Wu County also issued a ban on alcohol, prohibiting the use of grain to make wine. Restaurants only sell mash water, and substitute mash instead of alcohol.

To pack food for Ying Xiaozheng, Zhu Xiang and Li Mu had a full meal first. Zhu Xiang drank a bowl of mash water before serving, which tasted slightly sour and quenched his thirst.

Zhu Xiang likes to be lively, so Li Mu found a position separated by a screen by the window on the first floor, which can not only block the sight of the people around him, but also allow Zhu Xiang to listen to the chatting of diners.

The food sold in this restaurant is more delicate, and the diners are mostly wealthy merchants or scholars.

Zhu Xiang said to Li Mu: "You can't find such a lively restaurant in Xianyang. ”

Li Mu said: "At the feet of King Qin, he is more strict. ”

In the Qin State, officials could only hurry home after work, and did not dare to feast outside. The restaurants of the Qin State can only eat according to the regulations, and it is impossible to enjoy it.

Zhu Xiang often sighed in his heart, the restaurants in the Qin State were like canteens, or the kind that only provided one meal.

Wu County is quite commercial, the streets and alleys wear gold and silver to compete for financial resources, and people who act luxuriously abound.

Li Mu doesn't like extravagance, but he needs to collect taxes, and he collects a lot of taxes. So he turned a blind eye to these people who flaunted his wealth, and the one that was open wrote them down, so that he could charge an extra amount on taxes and fees.

Zhu Xiang sighed in his heart at Li Mu's approach.

In ancient times, if merchants did not find backers, they would be extorted and exploited by officials. They are the money bags of the officials and the court. That's why officials and businessmen collude.

Lü Buwei was anxious to think that "strange goods can live", this is the case.

When the academy scholars of the Qin State became customized, these merchants were the main candidates for the "Hanmen scholars".

They have no status now, but they are rich. When they could become officials by studying, they could provide for a number of children of families who were studying part-time to become officials, and they transformed from businessmen to officials.

In fact, the academy has nothing to do with the real people. Because even if Zhu Xiang gritted his teeth and set up a free academy in Wu County, it would be impossible for them to send the labor force at home to study part-time.

Zhu Xiang remembered the experience of helping poverty alleviation cadres to search for junior high school dropouts hidden by their parents in the mountains in his previous life, so he extinguished his unrealistic enthusiasm.

It is progress to make the "cold door" who could not be an official become an official, to inject living water into the closed bureaucratic system, and to let different classes collide so as not to be covered by one hand. Zhu Xiang was content.

Drinking the mash water, Zhu Xiang listened to the businessmen around him talk about sending his heirs to study in Wujun Academy, and there was a real smile of relief on his face.

Seeing the smile on Zhu Xiang's face, Li Mu's increasingly serious face since he became the coach of Nanqin also showed a smile, and he vaguely had a bit of the appearance when he was in Handan.

"Do you want to go to the academy?" Li Mu asked with a smile.

Zhu Xiang said: "After eating, hurry up and bring food to Zheng'er." The school will be able to talk about it tomorrow. ”

Li Mu said slowly: "I mean to go to the school in the future, but I didn't say today and tomorrow, don't be so anxious." ”

Zhu Xiang was silent for a while, and said in a complicated tone: "Li Mu, you have learned badly, you won't be like this before." ”

Li Mu laughed.

The taste of the food in the restaurant is no better than that of Zhu Xiang's own cooking, because Zhu Xiang has more spices on hand.

But when you go out to eat, you just eat fresh, and there is no need to compare with yourself. What's more, he doesn't like to cook too troublesome and delicate dishes when he is at home, and as long as he can afford to pay for such dishes in restaurants, he can eat them as much as he wants.

Li Mu invited guests, and Zhu Xiang pointed to the most expensive dishes, and had a good time with the addiction of slaughtering local tyrants.

After the meal was full, Zhu Xiang brought a lotus leaf bun restaurant's special pickled fish to soothe Zheng'er's injured heart.

Yukihime doesn't like to eat outside food. Zhu Xiang and Li Mu went to a shop selling silk to buy some good silk for Xue Ji.

Although Zhu Xiang did not specifically worship craftsmen, several generations of Qin kings have been rewarding Zhu Xiang with craftsmen who can be used at home. The craftsmen who make jewelry in his family are all disciples of the imperial craftsmen in the palace, and they don't look down on the things outside. Only the local silk can make Yukihime like it a little.

When Zhu Xiang was selecting silk, he met a wealthy merchant sitting next to him during dinner.

It was too troublesome to dye his hair with ink, and Zhu Xiang always liked to wear all kinds of "barbarian characteristics" hats when he went out, and then painted his eyebrows with toner to cover up his white eyebrows.

There are many barbarians in Wu County, and there are all kinds of strange people, and his outfit will not attract the attention of others. It's just that some people who look down on barbarians will deliberately oppose him.

There are such troublesome people in every era and place.

When Zhu Xiang was buying silk, he was picked on by a person who was probably a scholar, saying that if he let him let the selected silk out, the barbarians should let the people of the Central Plains.

Zhu Xiang was thinking about whether to show Li Mu's identity and slap his face, or directly tear off his hat, and when he shook his hair and slapped his face, the businessman who was eating with him across the screen stood up and argued for him.

Li Mu hugged his arms the whole time, and he didn't touch the long knife on his waist.

After using the accustomed knife, Li Mu's outfit became more and more unlike the Central Plains scholars, and he didn't wear a sword, but changed to a sword.

"What are they talking about? I don't understand well. Zhu Xiang scratched his ears and cheeks.

Because he has a good memory, he is extremely gifted in languages and knows six Chinese. But the two of them spoke with a thick accent, and they really couldn't understand it.

Li Mu said: "You don't understand, how can I understand?" ”

Zhu Xiang sighed.

Li Mu saw Zhu Xiang, who was obviously the protagonist of this farce, but regarded himself as an audience and was ready to watch the fun, and sighed in his heart and went to find the shopkeeper.

"If there is a dispute in the store and you can't solve it yourself, ask the city clerk to decide." Li Mu said, "I'll pay for the money." ”

After hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately agreed, intervened in the battle, told the two guests to stop arguing, and he immediately went to ask the city official to decide.

As soon as the Central Plains scholar heard that he had invited the city officials, his face immediately changed greatly, and he scolded and left.

The merchant crossed his waist and looked like he had won a big victory.

Zhu Xiang leaned up: "What are you arguing with him?" ”

The merchant's tone was devoid of accents, and he said in standard elegance: "Argue with him about the poem." Since he claimed to be proficient in "poems" and "books" in the Central Plains, I tried to compete with him with "poems". ”

After speaking, he bowed to Zhu Xiang: "Student Fuqiu, meet the master." ”

Zhu Xiang: "Huh? ”

Li Mu raised his eyebrows and said, "Students of Xianyang Academy? ”

The merchant said, "Yes." I was originally from Yuedi, went to Xianyang School Palace to study for a few years, and after returning to my hometown with my master, I was arrested by my family and inherited the family business. ”

Zhu Xiang first frowned and pondered, and then suddenly raised his eyebrows: "I remember you, Fuqiu." When you said goodbye to me, I asked if you needed help. ”

This disciple was one of the disciples of the Xianyang School Palace who followed him from Xianyang to Shu, and then from Shu to Qianzhong County, and followed him all the way to Wu County, and was also one of the first "strange students" to appear in Zhu Xiang's favorability list.

After entering Qin, Zhu Xiang closed his door and rarely communicated with others, so the favorability list was not updated much, and it was basically just a general friendship with half a heart, at most giving Zhu Xiang a heart and providing Zhu Xiang with a little repeated spice seeds. Zhu Xiang hadn't gotten wool from the system for a long time.

Zhu Xiang brought a lot of students, and since Fuqiu, there are several names that Zhu Xiang has never heard of on his favorability list. However, Zhu Xiang does not take students alone, so these students only have one heart at most, which can be regarded as respect for Zhu Xiang, the master who taught the profession.

Floating mounds too.

Anyone who can make it to their favorability list has an impact on history. Regardless of whether it is a positive or negative influence, it should be regarded as a bit of talent, so Zhu Xiang included it in the talent shortlist.

When Fuqiu was "kidnapped" by his family, Zhu Xiang came forward to ask Fuqiu about his wishes and was willing to help him solve the matter.

However, Fuqiu said that his parents were originally here, and he should not have traveled far. He is the eldest son in the family, and since his parents have come to him, he should also be filial.

Fuqiu was a standard Confucian disciple, and the word "filial piety" was very important to him, so Zhu Xiang did not interfere again.

Unexpectedly, I happened to meet it today.

Zhu Xiang looked at the floating mound and said with a smile: "It seems that you are doing well, so I am relieved." Hurry up and put the family business in the hands of someone else, I'll wait for you to come back and show your ambitions. ”

Fuqiu saw that Zhu Xiang actually remembered him, and his expression was very excited. When he heard Zhu Xiang encourage him again, he was even more excited and his face flushed, as if he had drunk the mash in the restaurant before.

In fact, Fuqiu is familiar with Zhu Xiang in the restaurant. It's just that after the years, there are a few more vertical wrinkles between Zhu Xiang's eyebrows, and the memory of Fuqiu has faded a lot, so he doesn't dare to recognize it.

Fuqiu followed Zhu Xiang to the place where the silk was sold, and listened to Zhu Xiang talk about "Zheng'er", so he decided that he had just wanted to meet Zhu Xiang, and found that someone had insulted Zhu Xiang.

If he hadn't been a businessman for a few years, Fuqiu's temper would have been much better. When Fuqiu was still a Confucian student, he would not talk about "poems" with this kind of person, and first draw his sword and compare and then reason.

"Are you busy? If you're not busy, why don't you come and sit at home? Zhu Xiang found that Fuqiu's name had been on the favorability list, and the pixel avatar had not faded, so he greeted warmly.

He knew that although Fuqiu had returned home to do business, he must not have neglected his studies. This kind of perseverance can be mentioned more.

Li Mu sighed and said, "Don't talk anymore, your students are almost out of breath." ”

Zhu Xiang was full of question marks.

Li Mu glanced at the shopkeeper who probably guessed something from the "Xianyang School Palace" in his mouth, put down the money to buy silk, picked up the silk with one hand, and pulled Zhu Xiang away with the other.

"Keep up." Li Mu said to Fuqiu.

Fuqiu hurriedly turned his head and asked his entourage to go back, and he happily followed.

The attendant looked at the steady head of his house, who was as excited as a rabbit, and his mouth opened into an "O" shape.

When Li Mu and Zhu Xiang went out shopping, the carriage and guards were always behind them.

As they were about to leave, the carriage came out of the corner as if by magic.

After Li Mu pulled Zhu Xiang into the carriage, he said to the groom: "Hurry up the car, Zhu Xiang's identity is exposed." ”

The groom's face turned pale, and he immediately waved the whip in his hand.

As soon as Zhu Xianggong's identity is revealed, the streets around this area will definitely become extremely congested.

Zhu Xiang joked: "Am I so popular? It won't leave an allusion to future generations of 'watching and killing Zhu Xiang', right? ”

Li Mu frowned: "Look at the killing? ”

Zhu Xiang said: "It's just that there are too many people who love me, and when I go out, I am surrounded by groups, it is difficult to breathe, and then I suffocate to death." ”

Li Mu said angrily: "If they really dare to surround them, I will show my sword." According to the "Qin Law", attacking officials can be beheaded on the spot. ”

Seeing that Li Mu couldn't make a joke like this, Zhu Xiang hurriedly said: "Watching me, it's not attacking me." I'll just kid, don't take it too seriously. ”

Li Mu was very serious. He thinks such a move could really happen.

Zhu Xiang still has the name of a god in Nanqin. Someone in Xianyang City once dared to propose to use the fairy boy Zheng'er for alchemy, maybe he would do something to the "living immortal" Zhu Xiang.

People who seek immortals have bad brains and can do everything.

Seeing that Li Mu was still serious, Zhu Xiang quickly changed the topic and said to Fuqiu: "How are you doing?" It turns out that the merchant sitting at the table next to me is you. Are your children about to enter the Wu County Academy? You are proficient in "Poems" and "Books", the longest than "Poems", and I think it should be good for your children. ”

Fuqiu blushed and said, "I don't dare to say that I am proficient and proficient, but I only know a little bit about it." ”

Zhu Xiang smiled: "You don't have to be modest. I'm not complimenting you, I'm just telling you the truth. ”

Li Mu wanted to roll his eyes. Zhu Xiang is accustomed to "telling the truth", and those who listen to Zhu Xiang's "telling the truth" are either angry enough or excited enough.