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Liu Mu and the others walked stop and go for more than half a year, and finally found a satisfactory place to settle down...Dong Lu and Jiayou's child were born on the road, hence the name Liu Lusheng.Liu Mu set up an inn in the city, and everyone was busy in the inn like before, fighting all day long.

"Do you remember when we were in Jinling, we said we would leave there together, go to a small town with simple folk customs, buy a few shops, do some small business, you don't marry, I don't marry a wife, we can still live together and interact with each other Take care. Now I have everything I imagined at the beginning. As long as you wake up, we can live together. Ziyan, I have lost too many relatives, and I don’t want you to leave me like they did. Now I just want you to Wake up quickly, let's live happily with Xu'er and watch her grow up in peace."

"Crying and crying at such an adult, be careful that Ziyan will laugh at you." Xiangyun came from behind and said.

Liu Mu wiped his eyes and said, "Who is crying, it's just that the sun is too dazzling today and made me dry out my tears."

In the second year, when the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming, Liu Mu and Bu San checked the accounts of the inn in the account room. In Jinling, it’s not even one percent of your monthly income.”

Liu Mu smiled and said, "Don't be impatient, business is done bit by bit, and there is no one who will eat a fat man. Now there is only one inn, how can it compare with so many shops in Jinling back then? Besides, aren't those industries in Jinling all from generations ago? How many years has it been in business to save up.”

"Father! Daddy!" Before seeing anyone, Liu Xu's voice was heard, and Liu Xu's face was flushed, "Father!"

Liu Mu put down the pen in his hand, wiped the sweat from Liu Xu's forehead, and looked at Liu Xu with doting eyes, "What's the matter, why are you running in such a panic."

"Mother is awake!" Liu Xu said, waving her hands.

Liu Mu only thought that Liu Xu was joking, but he didn't take it seriously.In the past, every time Liu Mu was unhappy, Liu Xu would tease her like this, although every time Liu Mu would be disappointed, seeing Liu Mu's small appearance, he couldn't help but blame her.After all, Liu Xu is a child, so she thought over and over again that this would really make Liu Mu happy.After a long time, Liu Mu got used to Liu Xu always teasing himself like this.

"Okay, okay, just wake up." Liu Mu smiled helplessly, "Daddy and third uncle still have accounts to check, after a while Dad is done with these things, I will come and play with you, okay?"

Seeing that Liu Mu was unmoved, Liu Xu took Liu Mu's hand and was about to run outside, "Father, follow me to see, mother is really awake." Liu Mu couldn't hold Liu Xu back, so he had to go with her.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked into the backyard, she saw a woman stepping out of the door...Zi Yan supported the door frame, seemed a little unsteady, and was looking at Liu Mu with a smile.

Liu Mu ran over in three or two steps, hurriedly supported Zi Yan, looked her up and down, opened her mouth, but finally didn't say a word, only smirking.

Zi Yan looked at the silly Liu Mu at this moment, and asked with a smile, "How long have I been asleep?"

Liu Mu replied, "I slept for a long time, so long that I was afraid that you would forget my appearance when you woke up."

Zi Yan smiled and said, "But I never slept peacefully. You nagged me incessantly all day long. If I don't wake up again, I'm afraid my ears will grow calluses from your nagging."

Liu Mu smiled through tears, "I knew it, you would definitely wake up when you heard my voice."

Suddenly Liu Xu shouted from behind, "Aunt Xiangyun, look, mother is really awake."

Ever since Zi Yan woke up, everyone nearby knew that there was an extra proprietress in this inn.Although the two of them looked like husband and wife to outsiders, Zi Yan never mentioned the matter of getting married.One day, when Zi Yan was packing willow clothes, she found a dart at the bottom of the clothes in the wardrobe. Zi Yan had seen that dart when she was on the execution ground. It was Yu Wanran's hidden weapon. She had seen Yu Wanran use it with her own eyes. The same darts killed the officers and soldiers in the execution ground.Seeing the dart, Zi Yan knew that Liu Mu still had thoughts about Yu Wanran in her heart, so she didn't mention her marriage.

Zi Yan walked into the inn from the backyard, and saw everyone sitting in the lobby with sad faces, only Liu Mu was having fun playing with Liu Xu.Add vinegar and said, "We have been here for almost half a month, and there are no more guests except for a few passing merchants. If this happens, it will be closed."

Liu Mu smiled and said, "It's normal for no one to visit our inn. It would be strange if there were a lot of cars and horses. This is not an important way of doing business and currency, and there are no scenic spots worth visiting by outsiders, so no one is there. It's normal to come to stay. Besides, the cook's skills are average, and there are no signature dishes, so naturally there are fewer guests coming to drink."

"Grandpa, then you should think of a way. If this continues, we will end up in a loss-making business." Dong Lu said while coaxing the baby in her arms.

Add oil and said, "It's all my fault, I haven't improved my cooking skills after learning for so long."

Liu Mu smiled and said, "You guys are too impatient, how can a business grow in a day?"

Zi Yan said, "I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work."

"What way!" Everyone said in unison.

Zi Yan said, "My natal ancestors made wine, and they were selected as tribute wine by the palace in the previous dynasty. It's a pity that no one inherited the craftsmanship left by my ancestors. Since my grandfather, this wine-making craft has been discontinued. My great-grandfather died in his later years. Angry at the unfilial sons and daughters, she gave my mother all the secret recipes for brewing wine passed down from her ancestors before she died. Tell me to keep it safe, and don’t let others take it. I was young at the time, and I didn’t know what these were. I just remembered my mother’s last words and knew it was very important. My uncle sold me to a brothel. At that time, this was the only thing I brought out from home hidden in the skirt of my clothes. These days, I found out these secret recipes after packing up the old things, and I wonder if I can use them.”

With Ziyan's secret recipe, the inn almost turned into a wine shop for a while.Even people like Liu Mu who have seen a lot of good wine are full of praise for Zi Yan's wine.Liu Mu moved two jars of wine from the wine cellar and put them beside the counter, and said, "Look, the business of our inn has improved many times since the wine you brewed. The new winery will be built soon. It looks like we can open it next month. Our ancestors have been doing business for generations, but we have never opened a wine shop. I don’t want this wine business to be so profitable, but it’s all because of Boss Ziyan Your craftsmanship is good, and the brew is delicious. It seems that I will work for Boss Ziyan in the future, and Boss Ziyan should not lay off my clumsy guy when the time comes."

While thinking about the abacus, Zi Yan smiled and said, "Don't be so talkative, go to the wine cellar to get six jars of Baihua wine, and send it to Boss Zhao's house in the silk and satin village."

"I met Boss Zhao a while ago. He limped and said that he had gout. I heard that you can't drink alcohol if you have that disease. Why did you order so much alcohol all at once?"

Zi Yan said, "I heard that the old man of the Zhao family is celebrating his birthday, and Mr. Zhao is going to hold a banquet at his house."

Liu Mu glanced at the person sitting in the corner. The man had a beard on his face. He saw him sitting in the corner drinking alone early in the morning. He felt that this person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he met him for a while. Pass.

Zi Yan said to Liu Mu, "What are you doing there? Hurry up and go to the wine cellar. Be careful if you move slowly, you won't be paid this month."

"Okay!" Liu Mu responded, and then shouted to the backyard, "Come on, come with me to the wine cellar!"

"This is the money I lost to your brother Liu in the gambling shop a few days ago. I lost a lot that day, and I didn't have any money on hand, so I owed Brother Liu. Business is good today, so I closed the shop before noon. The meat in the restaurant is all sold out, so I will come to pay back the money immediately." A middle-aged man with a big belly and a big belly was talking politely to Zi Yan at the counter.

When Liu Mu came back from the wine cellar and heard this voice, he secretly yelled that it was not good, and wanted to rush over to divert the words of the butcher, but when the butcher saw Liu Mu, he hurriedly shouted, "Brother Liu, I'm here to pay back the money!"

Liu Mu sneered and said, "Oh, a few taels of silver, what's the rush, you even delivered it yourself, I'll just drop by and pick it up some other day."

The butcher smiled and said, "I owe you the gambling debt, I'm already very embarrassed, how can I bother you to collect it myself. By the way, there is one more thing I haven't come to thank you yet."

Hearing what the butcher said, Liu Mu hurriedly said, "It's a trivial matter, so it's worth not mentioning it."

Who knows that the butcher is a real person, so he insisted on finishing his sentence, "Oh, this is a life-saving event, how can it be said that it is not worth mentioning. My sister fell into the water a few days ago, and it is thanks to you for saving her. In the eyes of you Han people, the method of saving people by talking to each other is a bit impolite, but we outsiders don’t pay much attention to that. Skin-to-skin contact is better than death. My sister knows that you like to eat sauced beef, no, she specially asked me to give it to you. You brought the best piece of beef." The butcher stuffed the sauced beef into Liu Mu's hand, patted Liu Mu's shoulder, and said with a smile, "My sister made this by herself. The girl also said that when she gets married, she will marry her." I want to find someone like you, Brother Liu, who is handsome, smart, righteous, and kind to others. Anyone in the town who has met Brother Liu will say hello to you." Liu Mu's face was already pale. This time there was no blood in the slightest.Liu Mu wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, and took another sneaky look at Zi Yan.The butcher also noticed the strangeness of Liu Mu, and only then realized what he had said.The butcher said embarrassingly, "I've been out for too long, and it's time to go home. Brother Liu, you are busy first, so I won't bother you. I'll go back first."

After the butcher left, Liu Mu put the broken silver returned to her by the butcher into Ziyan's hand with a flattering face.He smiled and said, "Maybe I lent this to Butcher Zhang two years ago before you woke up.

Zi Yan looked at Liu Mu, and said, "That mouth-to-mouth method of saving lives sounds quite interesting. I'll ask Sister Xiangyun later, how is this method of saving lives? It's written in medical books."

"Ah, it was the crazy monk who told me at the Huguo Temple. He said that after drowning, sometimes people didn't die, they just choked on the water, and they almost didn't come up. At this time, if someone can use Give her a breath, and she can be saved. If you don’t believe me, go ask Xiangyun, she has extensive medical skills and knows a lot of weird folk remedies, so she must know this.” Then she changed the subject and said, “Xiangyun The pharmacy over there seems to be almost finished. With your wine-making skills and Xiangyun's medical skills, let Xiangyun help us make some nourishing and health-preserving medicinal wine, and it will definitely sell well. Oh, what can I do? I didn't expect medicinal food..."

Suddenly, someone behind him shouted, "Xiao Er, bring me the best wine in your house!"

Liu Mu was taken aback when he heard the voice, and hurriedly turned around, only to see a man with loose hair stepping into the inn.

"Crazy monk!" Liu Mu rushed over and grabbed Xing Chi's sleeve, "Why are you here!"

Xing Chi scolded, "I've been driving all night, and I'm so thirsty, where did you come up with so much nonsense, why don't you bring out your good wine here to quench my thirst."

"Okay, okay! I'll go right away!" Liu Mu hurriedly beckoned Xingchi to sit down, and brought over another jug ​​of wine.

Xing Chi sat at the table and drank a few big bowls before he could pay attention to Liu Mu. "You kid disappeared overnight, and you didn't tell me where you went. When I arrived in Jinling, your Liu family was burned down to the point where only the walls remained."

Liu Mu laughed loudly, "The centipede is dead but not stiff. Although the Feng family is defeated, how can those party members who have been implicated easily stop here. If I don't leave Jinling immediately, am I going to wait for them to come to seek revenge? At that time I thought that I could go as soon as possible, so I didn’t have time to wait for you. I settled here, but I didn’t know where to send a letter to you. Then I thought about going to the back mountain of Huguo Temple in a few days to see if I could Found you. How did you find this place?"

Xing Chi snorted and said, "Fortunately, I have a good nose, and I came here after smelling the scent. After I left Jinling, I have been looking for you everywhere. On the way, I met Miss Zeng who was also looking for you everywhere. Later she said Could it be that you went back to Mount Emei with her senior sister, and we went to Mount Emei together, but only saw Miss Yu when we arrived at Mount Emei, so I knew you were not together. I remember you said before that you wanted to herd sheep outside the pass , I went outside the pass again, guess who I saw outside the pass?"

For a moment Liu Mu couldn't think of anyone, just looked at Xing Chi and waited for his answer.

Xingchi said, "I saw your sister Liu Ye, and your brother-in-law, the head catcher who was working in your yamen."

"What, you saw Liu Ye!" Liu Mu hurriedly put the wine bowl on the table, spilling most of the wine in the bowl, "Where is Liu Ye now? How is she doing?"

"Oh, don't worry. Liu Ye is doing well now. I think your sister in your Liu family has inherited your father's business acumen. She opened a few shops outside the customs and became the shopkeeper. The business is going smoothly. Yes, he also started a business with the Han people in the pass, selling a large number of cattle and sheep outside the pass to the Han people in the pass. The little catcher was busy all day like a boy, and the young couple was very loving. "

"That's good, that's good. I'll go to see them in a few days. Finally, I know Ye'er's whereabouts." Liu Mu nodded and took a sip of wine from the wine bowl.

Xingchi continued, "I met a group of merchants on the way, and they brought a few jars of wine with them. I knew it was good wine when I smelled it, but they didn't sell me. I asked them where the wine came from. , They didn’t tell me, so I had to pretend to chat and ask them where they came from and where they went, but I didn’t follow the route they said all the way to find here. I don’t want this wine to come from your restaurant.”

Liu Mu smiled and said, "It's not thanks to Zi Yan, it's all her natal family's ancestral wine making secret recipe, I'll take you to the wine cellar later, there are a lot of good wines in it."

"Zi Yan?" Xing Chi jumped up all of a sudden, "Yes, yes." While talking, he ran to the counter and grabbed Zi Yan's wrist to feel the other's pulse. I have heard of it before, otherwise I will be frightened by this person.Xingchi said, "It's amazing, I've never seen a living dead come back to life."

Ziyan smiled and said, "It's not because of Miss Xiangyun's excellent medical skills. I'll go to the back and get busy. You guys must have a lot to talk about since you haven't seen each other for a long time, so I won't bother you." Ziyan knew that Liu Mu must have a lot of thoughts. If he wanted to ask Xing Chi about things, he was afraid that Liu Mu would not be able to open his mouth here, so he simply found an excuse and left first.

Xingchi said to himself, "It's amazing, it's amazing, the living dead came back to life. No, no, no, I must meet Miss Xiangyun. It seems that this girl's medical skills are much better than mine. In the past, all The only way to become a living dead is to wait for death, but Zi Yan is the only living dead person I have ever seen who came back to life. Even the imperial physician in the palace has never heard of anyone who has cured a living dead person in all dynasties. "

Liu Mu ignored the nagging Xing Chi, and only asked, "How are Wanran and Zeng Qing?"

Xing Chi hurriedly sat down, and said with a smile, "I knew you wouldn't be so ruthless, and would always miss them. Miss Yu was in Mount Emei, she said it was for Qingxiu, but she had a sad face all day long. Which Qingxiu person you have ever seen is like that?" Sad."

Although Liu Mu felt sad, he only said, "After going through so many things, Wanran must have to adapt for a while." Then he asked, "Where is Zeng Qing, how is she now, is Prime Minister Zeng okay?"

"Miss Zeng... If you want to know how Miss Zeng is doing, why don't you ask her yourself." After speaking, she looked at the person in the corner.

Liu Mu followed Xing Chi's gaze, and saw that the man was still drinking wine on his own, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, showing a half-smile.

Liu Mu walked over and tentatively sat next to the man, the man looked up at Liu Mu, ignored Liu Mu, and just filled the bowl with wine, Liu Mu looked at the man for a long time, suddenly smiled, and wiped the face The beard on his forehead was ripped off, "It really is you!"

Liu Mu's beard was pulled suddenly, and Zeng Qing couldn't help crying out in pain, "Oh," Zeng Qing put the wine bowl heavily on the table, and said, "You, my eyes are really not working anymore. I live in your store, and you have walked back and forth from me many times without recognizing me."

Liu Mu pulled the beard on Zeng Qing's face and said, "Look at your beard, it's as sticky as a monkey, it's so ugly, who would want to look at you more and guess who you are."

Zeng Qing said, "You left without saying goodbye in the capital that day. I finally persuaded my father to let me find you, but when I arrived in Jinling, you had long since disappeared. What are you talking about, good brother? I have never seen you so disrespectful." Brother. You sneaked away and left, are you afraid that Miss Ben will force you to stay and get married!"

Seeing Zeng Qing's bearded face calling himself Miss Ben, Liu Mu couldn't help laughing, "It happened suddenly that day, and I left in a hurry, so I didn't have time to say goodbye to you."

Zeng Qing said angrily, "You are still in the mood to laugh. Even if something happened to you that day and it was too late to say goodbye to me, at least you should write me a letter to let me know where you are, whether you are dead or alive. You are so silent Go away loudly, do you know how much I worry about you."

Liu Mu said, "Okay, Zeng Qing, look, Brother Liu is not living well now. This time you can go back to the capital and be your Miss Xiangfu with peace of mind. I have already said that I am from Fuda University. Fate is big, it’s not that easy to die.”

"Why, you drove me away when I first came here." Zeng Qing asked in a raised voice.

Liu Mu said, "How could it be? We haven't seen each other for so long. I'm looking forward to chatting with you more. I'm just afraid that Prime Minister Zeng will worry about you if you've been out for too long, so I want you to go home early. He Elderly people can rest assured."

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you, Miss Ben has no plan to go back after coming this time." Zeng Qing raised her eyebrows at Liu Mu provocatively as she spoke.

Liu Mu hurriedly said, "What, I'm not going back! If you don't go back, Prime Minister Zeng must be dying of anxiety."

Zeng Qing smiled and said, "Don't be the prime minister. My father has already asked the emperor for instructions. He said he wanted to find a place where the folk customs are simple and the climate is pleasant. I think this place is good, why don't you let my father move here Bar."

Liu Mu hurriedly said, "It's a tiring journey from the capital to here, Prime Minister Zeng is also old, I'm afraid he won't be able to bear it."

"My father was taken care of along the way, and the carriage was comfortable, so the boat was exhausted. I sent someone to deliver a letter to my father this morning. I saw a house in the city yesterday, and it will be ready after noon. Go to the yamen and pay money to get the deed. Oh, yes, it’s the one next to your West Street house. We’re neighbors this time.” Zeng Qing looked at Liu Mu with a sly look.

"You...you..." Liu Mu didn't know what to do, so he could only sigh in the end.

Zeng Qing said, "If Senior Sister Yu moved here, I'm afraid you won't be the one who suffers and hates so much."

"Wanran...you mean..." Liu Mu looked at Zeng Qing suspiciously.

Suddenly I heard Qiushuang's voice from outside, "Miss, according to Dong Lu's letter, this must be here."

Liu Mu followed the prestige and saw that the man was stepping into the inn, just like when he first met in the market that year, but at this moment his face was less indifferent than before.

The author has something to say: This is not the ending that was originally set. After writing it, I feel that I can’t write anymore. Why don’t you leave an open ending? Let’s look at their final destination...