Chapter 20: Different Patterns
Li Mu looked at Bai Naoer, sighed, and said to Huang Qi: "My father-in-law's father-in-law has worked hard these days. Today I feel the cold. I can't bear to see him continue to work, so I asked him to go home and rest for a while. In the future, the shopkeeper Huang will work harder. All the things that my father-in-law was responsible for the management were handed over to Qian Dahai. I will tell him if there is anything."
Huang Qi was happy and hurriedly bowed to respond. Bai Naoer heard this and was about to tell that she was not cold. When she looked up, she met Li Mu's eyes and immediately held back the words to her lips.
Li Mu continued to say to Huang Qi: "Shopkeeper Huang, please arrange a carriage to send my father-in-law back to the village."
"Yes, Marquis." Huang Qi responded and turned around and went out. Li Mu waved his hand, and Li Chongyi and others also retreated.
Li Mu came to Bai Naoer, and did not beat him or scold him. Instead, he asked, "Father-in-law, are you really short of that little money?"
Bai Naoer looked up at Li Mu, stuttered for a long time, and plucked up the courage and said, "Son-in-law, I am not short of money... But who thinks that the money is too much? I have two children in total. Qiaoqiao will never benefit from you for the rest of my life, but my family is born... He is a fool. If I don't save a fortune for him, what can I do in the future?"
"I am his brother-in-law, and I can't afford to lose his food and clothing?"
Bai Naoer lowered her head, raised her head again, and said, "But your surname is Li after all, and his surname is Bai after all. You are his brother-in-law, and you can take care of him. But what about the next generation? We, the Bai family, must we pass on it..."
Li Mu frowned. He couldn't refute these words, and it was indeed the case.
"Since you came to Chang'an, you have helped me a lot. I gave the land and gave me half a profit... I know what you mean. I rarely go to Qiaoqiao for no reason. I know you can't stand it." After a pause, Bai Naoer said again: "Son-in-law, if it's not for your incompetence, who would have wanted to wait for someone to feed? This winery doesn't need me. I'm idle and I'm confused for a moment... I must be wrong. You can beat your son-in-law and scold you, and I don't have anything to say."
Li Mu felt very uncomfortable when he saw Bai Naoer like this, and even felt a little pitiful. His impression of Bai Naoer actually went through three stages.
When he first met Bai Naoer, Li Mu hated Bai Naoer because of the memories left by Li Mu in his mind and what Bai Naoer did at that time. At that time, Li Mu even thought about waiting for the knife to kill the man at night to finish it. But when he calmed down, he didn't do that. At that time, he couldn't talk about feelings with Bai Qiaoqiao, but Bai Qiaoqiao's efforts over the years and care for Sun were enough to be worthy of the word "kindness". Bai Qiaoqiao is the benefactor of the Li family. Since Li Mu inherited the original Li Mu's body, he must ignore this kind of friendship. So when Sun's health improved, he decided to move and avoid Bai Naoer. Since he could not repay his grudges, it would be okay to hide. It would be fine if he didn't see him in this life.
When they met again in Dingxiang, Li Mu's impression of Bai Naoer changed again. Because at that time, he had already recognized his feelings for Bai Qiaoqiao, and his kindness added to his affection. Bai Naoer was so careless. He was Bai Qiaoqiao's biological father. Even if Bai Qiaoqiao said that no matter how much he hated this biological father, with her kind nature, it was impossible for her to do something that hurt her biological father. People could not choose their original family. Li Mu chose to tolerate Bai Naoer and promised him to be the shopkeeper, which had nothing to do with how he viewed Bai Naoer, so that he would not want Bai Qiaoqiao to be in a dilemma.
Later, when he came to Chang'an, Li Mu was granted the title of Marquis. At this time, Li Mu had no hatred for Bai Nao'er because the gap between him and Bai Nao'er was too big. Bai Nao'er was more trembling when he saw him. He no longer had the arrogantness of the past, dared not plot against him, dared not make any requests, and even dared not talk to him.
This feeling is a bit like when Li Mu was in an orphanage in his previous life, he was often beaten with a broom by a beaten man. At that time, he regarded this old man as his life enemy and wished he could grow up one day, so that he could tell the old man carefully so that he could also taste the broom. But when he really grew up and returned to the orphanage, he saw this beaten man, and he didn't think about how he did. His life enemy, as he grew older, turned into a joke.
It's a bit like when he first joined the game company, he was always troubled by the leader of the newcomer training group. At that time, Li Mu hated the leader in his heart, but two years later, the leader was still the leader of the newcomer training group, and he had become the rising star of the company, enjoying the treatment of deputy director and being a strong competitor in the position of director. At this time, Li Mu almost lost his hatred for the leader, because the status gap between the two sides widened, and the leader of the newcomer training group could no longer affect him. If he in turn made things difficult for the leader, he would seem too narrow-minded and unnecessary. If he did that, and fell into the eyes of the company's senior management, he would think that his situation was too low and he would be vengeful and unable to make it happen.
Li Mu talked to Bai Naoer, which is generally the case. He didn't want to take revenge, but just hoped that Bai Naoer could cause him less trouble. It doesn't matter if he took out some land and some money for this, because he is Bai Qiaoqiao's biological father, and Li Mu is willing to spend this money to buy a clean life.
Even though this happened today, Li Mu was not actually angry. He just felt helpless. After hearing Bai Naoer say these words, he felt that Bai Naoer was also a little pitiful. Somehow, a sentence in a TV series I saw in my previous life came out in my mind.
"Where is the shape of your past? You have to stick your legs!"
Thinking of this sentence, Li Mu suddenly wanted to laugh again.
"Okay, I don't blame you, I don't say anything about you, and I won't take back your half-profit. Go home and rest for a few days first. Don't you just want to make some money by yourself and find something for you in a few days."
"Really?" Bai Naoer thought she had heard it wrong and widened her eyes.
Li Mu raised his face and said, "It would be fake if you ask again."
"I won't ask anymore. Thank you for your son-in-law, thank you for your son-in-law!" Bai Naoer smiled happily, bowed to Li Mu repeatedly, and stepped back out. Li Mu shook his head helplessly, sat on the chair, held his temple and rubbed it gently. He was in a good mood, but after Bai Naoer's disturbance, his head really hurt a little.
Li Bi entered the room and saw Li Mu rubbing his head and said, "Nephew, are you angry about your father-in-law's affairs?"
When Li Mu saw Li Bi, he quickly stood up and saluted, saying, "Uncle Second, my father-in-law has caused you trouble. If such a thing happened, I should have told me a long time ago."
Li Bi couldn't let him really bow down. He helped him up without bent his waist. The two sat down. Li Bi smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. You are busy every day, and you are not an outsider, so how can you distract you? Besides, it doesn't affect your business."
"If you are wrong, you are wrong. I have told my father-in-law that he will not get involved in the winery again in the future."
Li Bi is a smart man. He did not show his joy or advise him. He just said, "Don't make your father-in-law unhappy, after all, he is your elder."
Li Mu nodded and said, "I know what I know... Second Uncle, I'm actually having something else to do when I come here this time. A friend of mine when I was in Dingxiang came to Chang'an to sell furs and will set off tomorrow and the next day. I want to buy some wine to take it back, so I agreed, and there are 80 jars in total."
"Of course your friend is fine." Li Bi agreed happily and said, "I just send someone to this, why do I go there specially?"
"There's one more thing." Li Mu clapped, and Li Chongyi came in from outside, holding a jar of No. 1 Red. Li Bi took it and patted Kaifeng mud. He put his nose on and smelled it, and praised: "Good wine, it tastes good!"
He looked down and saw that the wine turned red and said in surprise: "What kind of wine is this? It turns red?"
"This wine is called Zhuangyuanhong, which is an improved rice wine. Recently, I heard someone slandering in Chang'an City, saying that Bashang wine shop can only brew wine that rash men drink, so I asked them to see and compare with rice wine, so they would be willing to give up the disadvantage."
Li Bi smiled and said, "Why bother with the villain? It's not crazy. This wine is definitely not inferior to any rice wine."
Li Bi is Li Ji's younger brother. With the background of Duke Cao's mansion, he doesn't have to taste any kind of wine he has never drunk. He just sees this wine and knows it in his heart.
"My nephew, are you planning to produce this wine in large quantities?"
"Yes, I have brought the wine koji and immediately built a dedicated production line to produce this wine. Since the rice wine needs to be fermented twice, the time to brew this wine is longer than that of three cups. The results of my experiments are almost twice as long, so the yield will be lower, and the rice wine is more infused than white wine. Taking into account the price of this wine is more expensive."
“How much is it expensive?”
"I plan to sell this wine for ten cents and three cents and one pot."
Li Bi gasped, but he didn't ask if he could sell such words. The last time he was priced in three cups, he said such words. The facts proved that his judgment was wrong. Smart people would not make the same mistake twice. Since Li Mu dared to price this way, he must have thought about how to sell it. It sounds like that.
"The Supreme Emperor is going to open his business at the end of the month in the Heaven and Earth of Chongrenfang. The adoptive father mentioned this to his second uncle."
Li Bi nodded. This matter is no longer a secret now, but everyone just didn't tell it out loud.
Li Mu smiled slightly, pointed to the wine jar of Zhuangyuanhong, and said, "This wine is to be sold to the students there."
"So that's it!" Li Bi suddenly realized that no wonder he called Zhuang Yuanhong. It turned out that he was using this idea. The New Year was the imperial examination. At the end of the month, the Emperor's Heaven and Earth will open. It is heard that the consumption is not low, and nine out of ten people who can enter the consumption must be children of aristocratic families. The imperial examination is about to be about to be in the imperial examination, so how can they not show their faces? If the poems and essays they wrote were attracted by the Emperor or the Emperor, it would be fine if they failed the imperial examination.
At this time, there was a kind of wine dealer called Zhuangyuanhong. Even if they had ten konnies, they had to buy one and taste it with their teeth!
Chapter completed!