The guests and hosts were happy, Lin Mu left the Si family's house full of alcohol, and as soon as the cold wind blew, Lin Mu immediately sobered up a little.

"Childe is a little disappointed?" asked the little maid who was supporting Lin Mu on the side.

Lin Mu shook his head and said, "Human nature, there is no disappointment or disappointment, your son-in-law is just competing with himself now." ”

"If there is anything unhappy in the son's heart, just say it, the servant will always be there. ”

Lin Mu showed a smile on his face, and hugged the little maid in his arms, "If you really say that you know cold and hot, you have to be Yan Bing who understands people's minds best." ”

Feeling the warmth in her son-in-law's arms, the little maid also hugged Lin Mu tightly, and the two of them seemed to be nobody, and they came to the door of the mansion with a warm and intimate hug.

Although Lin Mu was a little drunk, his mind was still clear, and after the tea time, he adjusted his mood and returned hand in hand with the little maid.

"Childe is better now?"

"It's much better, I also said that the experience of Sister Yingying's return to her hometown that I heard before was made up by others, so it seems that I was wrong. ”

"Don't think about these unpleasant things anymore, the Unprecepted Mage is still waiting in the inn, we need to go back quickly. ”

"It's reasonable, let's go. ”

...

Shanxi Datong, which had previously attracted the attention of the entire rivers and lakes, was now clean.

The heroes of the rivers and lakes gathered in Datong, although the people who came here to play were quite unhappy, but for the local people and businessmen, it was a great benefit.

The core of trading is people, and when the flow of people surges, it will naturally increase a lot of inputs. But at this time, the Jin merchant Qiao family, who had made a lot of money from this incident, had an extremely unhappy eldest son, who borrowed wine to eliminate his sorrows one by one.

"For the sake of a woman, she is so depressed, why is it so painful? What's more, this woman is not only not a lady, but also a Jiangyang thief. ”

The brocade-clothed man who had a relationship with Lin Mu was already drunk at this time, and said to the middle-aged man who spoke just now: "Father, the child is not depressed because of that woman's affairs, but many things make the child feel powerless. ”

"Would you like to have a few words with me, an old man?"

Father laughed, father was in the prime of life, but he was not old at all. What children are really worried about is our position. ”

"The imperial court values agriculture and suppresses business, and under the influence of the court, we also have a rare status among the people, and we are the last in the list of farmers and businessmen.

In addition, some people ridicule us and say: quails are looking for peas, herons are splitting sperm on their legs, and mosquitoes are scraping fat in their abdomen.

Words are insignificant, but this contempt from above has been tormenting us.

Although it is indeed painful, it is not new to today, and it is not here that you are really worried. ”

"Yes, the low status of the businessman is not a day or two, but the child has been a little frustrated recently, so he has thought about it a little more. The child is not worried about the present, but about the future. ”

"The children of businessmen are not allowed to take the imperial examination, so they naturally lack a path to enter the court and become officials. But this is not incomprehensible, if you want to go to the son's examination to gain fame, you will be opened for the father. ”

"Children don't like to study, children want to join the army. ”

The words of his eldest son frightened the middle-aged man, how did he have the idea of joining the army, the status of a businessman is not high, but he can enjoy wealth and wealth, why do he need to be a big soldier, that is a choice that can only be made after suffering hahaha.

The middle-aged man immediately comforted: "Now above the court, the people who value literature over military force and hold great power are all those noble literati and virtuous ministers. If the generals want to stand on their feet, they must find a backer in the court, not to mention far away, just say that the chief soldier of the Red Armor Army is Zhang Baigui's henchman. ”

"The child knows, but the child has his own thoughts.

Nowadays, there is a faint image of prosperity, and it is natural to emphasize literature over martial arts. But in troubled times, it seems important for the literati to clear their names, but when they really want to add swords and axes, they will have no effect. ”

"So you're planning to join the army and build up your connections?"

"Not bad. ”，

"When you go to the battlefield, you have to fight by yourself, and the few money of our family can rarely help you except for buying you a more solid armor and blade. ”

"That's enough. ”

"But there is another word for the father, the road to the army is not the first day, the son can know why the predecessors rarely join the army?"

This is to ask the eldest prince Qiao, but the past thoughts have missed this point.

It was not easy to find a clue about the beloved woman before, and this clue was a scholar named Lin Mu, who originally thought that this person would sell himself a thin noodle to come to the door with him for a while. As a result, after the birth of the Hanging Temple, this person seemed to have evaporated from the world, and the people he sent to track him died, and the missing disappeared, not only did he not get the news, but he took a lot of good hands.

At this time, I got another news, the woman is now imprisoned in the Demon Cult. It is not easy to overthrow the notorious Demon Sect, and it can even be said that relying on its own strength alone is not enough to shake this Jianghu sect with many masters.

That's why he put his idea on top of the army, as long as he can control a team of soldiers and horses, in the name of suppressing bandits, he can be worthy of fighting the Demon Sect.

But his father's question made him fall silent, why there were few people in the army in the families of the previous merchants.

Seeing that his son couldn't think about this, the middle-aged man reminded: "It is taboo for businessmen to meddle in military power, businessmen have money, and they have soldiers and horses in their hands, it is simply made in heaven to rebel, and the emperor is also very protective of this, once he finds out, he will use thunderous means." What's more, even if he didn't interfere in military power, the former wealthy Shen Wansan was also beheaded by the emperor on trumped-up charges. ”

That is to say, once a child joins the army, he must cut off any relationship with his family, and once there is no secret, it will be the end of the family and extermination. ”

"You kid, you've made up your mind to join the army. ”

Prince Qiao changed his past frivolity and nodded with a serious face.

"Then who will inherit the position of the head of this family?"

"The second brother is respectful and humble, but he can be a big responsibility, if the child is the head of the family, he knows that he is not enough, and he is afraid that he will affect the family because of himself. ”

At this time, this character who has been galloping in the mall for many years has reflected, it turned out that from the beginning, his eldest son didn't want to take over the burden in his hands, and because of this, you deliberately pretended to be stupid.

Inexplicably a little tired, the middle-aged man turned around and walked out of the house, and said when he arrived at the door, "My son can't help it, do whatever you want, and the connections in the court will also give you some help." ”

"Thank you, father. Grand Prince Qiao respectfully glanced at the door three times.

On that day, the head of the Qiao family expelled the eldest son from the family because of his inappropriate behavior, and the second son became a fragrant sweetheart.

A few days later, the eldest son of the Qiao family, who had infinite scenery in the past, joined the army, which made everyone laugh, and the family was in the middle of the road, and it was close at hand.

At the same time, in the Liuhe Temple, the little monk Wenxiu, who folded the brocade robe and put it in his bag, went out of the temple gate and went to other Buddhist temples, intending to ask for teachings.