After bypassing the front door and entering the yard, Li Mo put the peppers in the bag in a cabinet and then came to the back hall.
"Mr. Lang is back..."
Seeing Li Mo, the two monkeys hurriedly came up to him.
Li Hai, who was packing his things, did not take the initiative as usual. He just gave Li Mo a hint with his eyes and continued to do the work at hand silently.
"Where's Brother Xue? He's not back yet?"
Looking around, Li Mo asked, this is the plan he and Li Hai made. From today on... Li Hai will slowly create a gap between him and him in the eyes of everyone, until Perfect leaves Yibo Building to stand on his own.
portal.
"Lang Jun, Brother Xue has not come back, but he bought a few servants in the market and they have arrived at the restaurant and settled in the back hall."
The two monkeys said hurriedly.
"I know! Go and do your work."
I looked at the sky and saw that noon would be here soon. It wouldn't be too late to go see the servants after finishing my lecture.
"Yes, Langjun!"
........
As time passed, it was already setting sun. From the window on the second floor of Zuixian Building, Xu Shan's fists clenched loudly as he watched the drunkards and scribes and scholars filing out of Yibo Building.
Today, Zuixianlou’s business hit a new low.
Especially when I heard some scribes say that although the food and drinks at Yi Bo Lou were average, the books were very interesting and that eating at Yi Bo Lou was a great value, I couldn't help but feel angry.
"Master, if we bear with it any longer... as long as Zhu Cang arrives in Xidu... we will be able to completely solve Li Mo's major problem."
On the side, the restaurant steward saw Xu Shan getting angry and said hurriedly.
It's a pity that the manager didn't know that Zhu Cang was now Li Mo's man. If he had known, he would have been so angry that he would vomit blood on the spot.
"I can't wait... I'm afraid if I wait any longer..."
Xu Shan's voice was low, and he looked back at the wealthy merchants who were eating on the second floor. Today they were all inquiring about Yibo Building and were very interested in it. If they continued... I guess they wouldn't be able to keep these diners.
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"By the way, I heard that Li Mo left the city again today? Where did he go?"
After a pause, Xu Shan said again.
"Master, according to the guests of the manor outside the city, Li Mo went to the east of the city today and walked around Xuanhe Village."
"Xuanhe Village? Liu Ping from Xuanyang Paper Shop?"
Xu Shan raised his eyebrows.
"Well! I should have gone to buy paper... As the reputation of Li Mo's "Journey to the West" is getting more and more popular, no one is paying attention to "The Legend of Liu Yi" by Yunyi Bookstore, and the white linen paper from Xuanyang Zhifang can only be
Sell it to Li Mo!"
The steward couldn't help but sigh.
Jiang Yunyi is also unreliable at the critical moment, otherwise he could be used to make some articles.
"Are we just going to watch Li Mo become bigger step by step?"
Xu Shan became increasingly annoyed.
What does it mean for Li Mo to buy paper? It means that the supply of manuscripts exceeds the demand. As long as Li Mo is around, the business of Yibo Building will not stop.
"But...Master, I also got some good news today!"
"Oh? What's the good news?"
"I heard from our people that earlier today Li Mo seemed to have had a quarrel with his former buddy Li Hai, and there was a rift between the two. Li Hai has been Li Mo's right-hand man at Moran Bookstore for many years. If we can think of
A way to secretly drive a wedge between Li Hai and Li Mo..."
The steward deliberately lowered his voice.
"Driving a wedge between the two of you?"
Xu Shan's eyes lit up.
"Well! As long as we can secretly tame Li Hai under our sect, not only can we know Li Mo's movements at any time, but we can also cause some trouble to Li Mo, such as making fuss about the manuscript..."
The steward told his plan.
"This method works! You should find a chance. I want to meet Li Hai in person."
Xu Shan's eyes flashed.
Making a fuss about the manuscript? Why didn't he think of it before? As long as the plot is destroyed, the manuscript will still be the original manuscript? Li Mo's manuscript business will definitely be greatly affected.
"Yes, Master! I will find a way to arrange it tomorrow!"
The steward didn't feel at all that he was a dog-headed strategist. He thought he was the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang, and he looked like he was asking for credit.
"Yeah! And... we have recently lowered the prices of our special dishes to make sure we retain existing diners."
With the new idea, Xu Shan's expression relaxed a lot.
"Yes, sir."
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As night fell, in the evening, Li Mo had just finished his lecture for the day and walked into the back hall when he met Xue Song. Next to Xue Song stood a pretty young woman.
"she is...."
Li Mo was shocked.
"Come, Yiran, I have met Mr. Lang!"
Xue Song was not in a hurry to explain, but nodded to the young woman.
On the way back to the city, he had already inquired about the details of this woman. Her name was Cheng Yiran, her ancestral home was Datong, Shanxi Province, and she was originally the son of a wealthy businessman. However, her father committed a stupid crime and was beheaded by the government.
All the female relatives in the family were sentenced to low status.
Because Cheng Yiran was handsome, he changed hands several times and finally ended up in Dongdu. He was bought by Zhu Canghua at a high price and was a miserable man.
Knowing the reason, Xue Song became even more satisfied. Such a handsome and literate maid was really a perfect match for her husband.
"Cheng Yiran has met Lang Jun!"
Hearing this, Cheng Yiran bowed to Li Mo.
At this time, she had long lost the lifeless feeling on the carriage, and instead had a little more expectation for her future life. Being a maid was much better than being sold into a land of hooks. What was more important was the appearance of the husband in front of her.
She is handsome, has elegant manners, and is a scholar. She should not be abused as his maid.
"Please get up quickly..."
Li Mo stepped forward to help and gave Xue Song a questioning look.
Xue Song then leaned over and whispered to Li Mo, telling him exactly how he met Cheng Yiran and how he recovered Zhu Cang.
"Hmm? The sixth-grade warrior in Xu Shan Mansion? Where are the others?"
Li Mo's expression turned cold.
Xu Shan is really insidious. Fortunately, Xue Song stopped Zhu Cang, otherwise it would be really difficult for the Li family to deal with him.
"Lang Jun, because he was worried that he might be seen by Xu Shan when he entered the city, he temporarily settled him outside the city."
Xue Song whispered.
"Outside the city? Okay! See him tomorrow!"
Li Mo nodded slightly.
As luck would have it, I had just bought the manor in the east of the city, and was worried that no one would be watching over it, so Xu Shan sent me a big gift.
"Okay, Lang Jun, Mr. Shi Mo has also sent word that he will return to the restaurant later!"
Xue Song said again.
"Oh? Just right!"
Li Mo was overjoyed. It seemed that there were really good things going on today. Wang Changling's return must be because there was progress in movable type printing.
...
The two talked about other things. Just when Xue Song was about to find a place for Cheng Yiran to live, Li Mo suddenly thought of something and called Xue Song.
"By the way, you don't have to eat for today. How about I get you something to eat?"
"Ah? Mr. Lang, will you get us something to eat?"
It's okay if Li Mo didn't say it. When he said it, Xue Song was stunned, his eyes were filled with disbelief. Even Cheng Yiran was stunned. How could his husband prepare meals?
In the Tang Dynasty, scholars only read books and looked down upon such lowly work as meals.