Mu Yanbin added: "This iron plate is the life plate of the Li family. It seems to have some story. I'm not sure what it is. Because the adoptive father is not at home all year round, the eldest lady should be in charge of all matters in the family. , but the eldest wife attended Zen and worshiped Buddha and did not care about worldly affairs. The remaining two wives always had some intrigues. So the adoptive father made a rule in front of the whole family. When he was not at home, the person holding this card would be the head of the Li family and be responsible. All affairs were originally handled by other ladies in turn, but I don’t know why my adoptive father suddenly handed them over to me that day."
That day, Li Wenyuan suddenly found Mu Yanbin, and then said somewhat mysteriously: "Bin'er, now that the war in the northwest has calmed down, I will open a trade route in two days."
Mu Yanbin was surprised after hearing this. The war had just calmed down, and there were countless deserters outside. Although the route to the Western Regions was important, it was definitely not something we should go to now. But Mu Yanbin knew that his adoptive father always spoke the truth, and he couldn't persuade him even if he tried to persuade him. He had no choice but to say: "My adoptive father must take me with him when he goes to open up a trade route this time. The road to the west is not peaceful. At least I have learned boxing and kicking for a few years."
Li Wenyuan smiled and waved his hand and said: "I will take a large caravan with me this time, and there are also martial arts experts among them. Safety is not a problem. I called you here today because I have other important things to tell you." After finishing speaking, He took out the iron sign from his arms. "This is the iron token. After I leave home, the iron token will be in your charge. You will be in charge of the Li family for the time being."
"Absolutely not. The second brother has both moral integrity and talent, and the two ladies are self-controlled and run the family. How can I, a foreigner, be the head of the Li family?" Mu Yanbin stood up hurriedly after hearing this.
"Forget it if it's normal, this time is a little special, I don't worry about them." Li Wenyuan shook his head a little lonely
Mu Yanbin was stunned when he heard this. He had always felt that his adoptive father was very kind to his wife. Both parties respected each other as guests, and he was quite satisfied with his son. Although he did not have great talents or virtues, he was not a playboy either. Why did I see something wrong with my adoptive father today?
Li Wenyuan just felt sad for a while and then started to say again: "It will be one month after I leave. If I haven't come back yet, you have to go to Wuliang Villa to find their owner and tell him that I am already in the wealthy place and ask him to come quickly. .”
After Li Wenyuan finished speaking, he looked at Mu Yanbin. Mu Yanbin only paused for a moment and said, "Yes, foster father."
This is the advantage of Mu Yanbin. He can ask what should be asked, and he will never talk too much about what should not be asked. This is also what Li Wenyuan values about him.
In the early morning of the next day, Li Wenyuan gathered everyone in the Li family and said that he was going out on business. During the period when he was no longer there, Mu Yanbin would take care of the iron token. If anyone dissatisfied or refused to listen, he would be expelled directly. Home. There is no difference between up and down, everyone is the same. Li Wenyuan looked at his wife and son when he said this. Take in all their expressions.
Originally, he was worried that Mu Yanbin would wait a month to make plans, because he had been trained to obey his adoptive father's orders since he was a child. But on the third day, the owner of Wuliang Villa suddenly came to Li's house. Mu Yanbin hurriedly greeted him and told him that his adoptive father had gone on business.
The owner of Wuliang Villa, whose surname was Qian, became furious after hearing this. He grabbed Mu Yanbin and asked Li Wenyuan if he had left anything for him before he left. Mu Yanbin was also worried about his adoptive father's safety at that time, so he spoke out on the spot. The bank owner was stunned after hearing this, and then seemed to be thinking about the meaning of these words, but it was obvious that the bank owner did not believe this. He asked again, and Mu Yanbin said exactly the same thing.
The bank owner was a little undecided and thought about it for a long time. Finally, he clapped his hands and said, "Wealth can be found in danger." Then he called a young man from beside him and told him to take Mu Yanbin and go to Yashan Tianjimen to find Tianjisou. He told him that Li Wenyuan had disappeared and asked him to help find him for the sake of his old friend.
After explaining this, he led the men and horses into the vast Gobi.
That's it.
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After Mu Yanbin finished speaking, Chu Mu nodded and said, "It turns out to be the owner of the bank. No wonder Master agreed immediately."
Du Jie asked curiously: "Master of Qianzhuang? Why haven't I heard of Wuliang Villa? Are you familiar with Master?"
Chu Mu shook his head: "It's not too familiar. When Master founded the sect in Yashan, it was this bank owner who provided us with silver to help us build the facade. It can be said that he is our boss. The bank owner has never asked for help in so many years. Master has done everything before, and now I have a request. It seems that he has to do it, and the risk seems to be very high."
Kong Miaozhi interjected from the side: "Mr. Mu, what your adoptive father said at that time was that I was already in a wealthy place and asked the owner of the bank to come quickly."
Mu Yanbin nodded and replied: "Exactly."
Kong Miaozhi touched his forehead and said, "It seems like Mr. Li went to dig mountains and roads, and then waited for the bank owner to make a fortune. Are you, Mr. Li, familiar with the bank owner?"
Mu Yanbin thought carefully for a long time before shaking his head and said: "I have never heard my adoptive father say that he knows the owner of Wuliang Villa, and this place is located in the northwest. I have only heard in recent years that there is Wuliang Villa in the Central Plains."
Kong Miaozhi asked again: "When did Mr. Li enter the Gobi? I mean how long after the war in the northwest was settled."
"Three days after the pacification!"
After hearing this, Chu Mu and Kong Miaozhi looked at each other: "In such a hurry, it seems that Mr. Li has something very important, otherwise he wouldn't have run into the Gobi just three days after the war ended, and you just said that he was ready The large number of caravans seems to be well prepared, so being so impatient should be an action with a very clear goal. What is it?"
Mu Yanbin pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "My foster father never mentioned it. He didn't bring anyone with him on this business trip, not even the old guy who was usually quick and agile."
Chu Mu pondered for a moment after hearing Mu Yanbin's words, and then said: "This is strange. By the way, I see that Mr. Li is not here, but the whole Li family seems to be in order. And the second young master is not very anxious today."
Mu Yanbin sighed and said, "It's common for my adoptive father to go on business trips. When I was a child, I often left for more than half a year. My family has long been used to it. If my adoptive father hadn't told me in advance this time, I wouldn't have done this. I hurriedly called everyone over. I always feel that although my adoptive father is well prepared this time, good or bad luck is unpredictable. So, I leave it to you." After that, he stood up and swept his clothes to the floor.
Chu Mu quickly helped Mu Yanbin up. Wu Qi and Kong Miaozhi exchanged glances but said nothing. Changsun Wufang said from the side: "Don't worry, Mr. Mu, we will definitely find Mr. Li."
Mu Yanbin bowed to Changsun Wufang again. Changsun Wufang hurriedly went over to help him and put his hand on Mu Yanbin's hand for some reason. Changsun Wufang's face suddenly turned red and he hurriedly backed away. Go down.
Ye Qingcheng saw this scene, her eyebrows furrowed, and she looked at Changsun Wufang who came back. It seemed that he wanted to ask her something. Mu Yanbin also stayed there with an awkward look on his face and didn't know what to say. However, Kong Miaozhi continued a little heartlessly: "We have been here for so long, and everyone in the house is somewhat agitated. Contact, other people aside, only these two young masters seem to be a little hostile to us, Mr. Mu, do you know why this is?"
"My second brother? No, no, since you are my guests, why would he embarrass you? What's more, you are here for your adoptive father, and he has no reason to be hostile to you. It must be a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding Yes!" Mu Yanbin said earnestly and eagerly, as if he had a very good relationship with Li Yanlin.
Kong Miaozhi wanted to say something else, but Chu Mu gave him a look and stopped, then smiled and said to Mu Yanbin: "I'm sorry to bother Mr. Mu. If we have any new news, we will inform you as soon as possible. Since we are here I will definitely do my best to find Mr. Li, so you can rest assured."
Mu Yanbin heard that this meant seeing off the guests, stood up and said goodbye, then said a few words and left.
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After Mu Yanbin left, Gu Wu walked out of the shadows. Several disciples of Tianji frowned. Things seemed to be more troublesome than imagined. These known things are not clues at all. At most, they provide a general direction. Several people were at a loss. Chu Mu looked at Kong Miaozhi. When Kong Laoliu saw Chu Mu looking at him, a wry smile appeared on his face.
"Lao Liu, you go ahead and say it." Chu Mu thought for a while, then suddenly raised his eyebrows and said
"I have a bit of a headache. There are a lot of clues, but they are all scattered. I have been thinking about them for a long time and I don't know how to put them together. Moreover, the things here are true and false, and some clues may be false." Kong Miaozhi touched. He touched his forehead and said
"False? Are you suspicious..."
"I don't know, I just feel that some things are inconsistent. My brain is too small to think about so many things. But we can try to imagine what happened at that time. Just use the clues we already know now."
"Imagine it? Lao Liu, you are doing this trick of making up stories again." Wu Qi said
"There are so many of us, and each of us has one idea. We may have different understandings of how things develop, and it would be beneficial for everyone to speak out. I think it's better to try the sixth one's method. Third one, you can talk first." Chu After listening to Kong Miao's words, Mu nodded and said
Wu Qi didn't expect that Chu Mu really planned to follow Kong Miaozhi's idea. He had no choice but to filter it in his head before starting to say: "This battle in the northwest lasted for fifteen years and went through two dynasties. According to Logically speaking, the business in the northwest will definitely suffer great losses, but Li Wenyuan can use this as a basis to reach the position of one of the four major businessmen in the world. It is definitely not easy. I checked his life before, and this man's wealth seems to be It was accumulated over many generations. Before the outbreak of the Northwest War, his business once reached the Western Regions. And just half a year before the war broke out, he had close contacts with the Western Regions. I think Li Wenyuan must have obtained huge benefits from it. This That’s probably why he couldn’t wait to go to the Western Region as soon as the war was over.”
