Li Mu smiled, patted Li Zhien's butt, and said, "You girl, you won't come to my studio if you have nothing to do. Tell me, what are you thinking?"

"Not either..." Li Zhien bit his lip, hooked his little fingers, pointed to the tiger skin 'Diao' that Li Mu took off and placed on the workbench, and said, "Master, can you make one for me?"

"Of course, but I'm tired today, so I'll do it tomorrow. I'll make one for my wife first, and then make one for you. Our family of three must have one."

Family of three?

Li Zhien pouted, why did it sound a little strange? But she didn't say anything, and responded happily, and said, "Master, the expenses in the mansion last month have been calculated. The wife has seen it. I'll take them to show you."

"I won't look at it anymore." Li Mu waved his hand and said, "When will our family have no money to buy rice? Show me again. I'll find a way to make money. As long as there is still money to spend, you can do it. Tell the big expenses to your wife, and you'll make the decision on the rest."

"Oh..." Li Zhien thought for a while and asked, "What a big expense, is it a big expense?"

"Uh," Li Mu thought for a while and said, "Ask your wife more than one hundred and more. If you have less than one hundred and more, you will make your decision."

Lee Ji-en's eyes flashed, and he tilted his head and asked, "Are you not afraid of me hiding money?"

"Hide money?" Li Mu raised his hand and pointed Li Zhien's little head, saying, "Why do you want to hide money? You can spend the money at home, but you don't have money. Do you have to hide it? Besides, you are mine, what am I afraid of?"

"That's true..." Li Zhien also laughed.

In fact, she was very moved because Li Mu trusted her. In the current social environment, the concubine was not even as good as a maid. The maid and the daughter of a good family came to the mansion of a rich man, which was considered to be a job. The contract time limit was up and he had to be repaid home. But the concubine was different. If the concubine entered the house, it would be a lifelong thing. If she met a good person, it would be better to meet a beast, life would be worse than death.

But Li Zhien followed Li Mu and enjoyed the treatment that ordinary people's wife could not enjoy. Not only did all the affairs in the mansion be assigned by her, but the financial power was also handed over to her with confidence. You know, this is not a small amount of money. The monthly income and expiration accounts of Zhulu Hou Mansion are as high as tens of thousands of yuan. It is said that wealth is moving. If it were replaced by someone else, who could manage so much money with a concubine?

Li Mu didn't care. In Li Zhien's memory, he seemed to have never asked. This unquestionable demeanor and open-mindedness to money made Li Zhien feel from the bottom of his heart that his master was so charming.

However, being the housekeeper of Zhulu Hou Mansion is not a simple matter. Li Mu doesn’t care about money, Bai Qiaoqiao doesn’t care much about it except when he wants to buy things. All his worries fall on Li Zhien, which makes her feel that she has a heavy responsibility. For example, if she exchanged the market for the horse farm and gave it to Bai Naoer, Li Mu didn’t feel much distressed, but Li Zhien felt so distressed. This indicates that there will be fewer items in the mansion next month.

Although the money must be enough to spend, who would think it’s too much? Seeing Li Mu feels in a good mood today, I told him about it.

Li Mu laughed again after hearing this. Li Zhien felt that he didn't take his words seriously and acted coquettishly: "Master, don't always look like this indifferent, are you not worried at all?"

"Why are you worried?" Li Mu patted Li Zhien, asked her to get up, and then stood up himself. When he came to the southwest corner of the studio, Li Zhien saw that there was something covered by black cloth.

"What is this?"

"This is a good baby, it will open your eyes." Li Mu said, pulling the black cloth, and Li Zhien's little mouth suddenly grew big and he stuttered: "Master, Master, where did you get such a big glass bottle? It's still colorful glass. Oh my god, how much is this worth! Master, you spend money indiscriminately!"

Li Mu was very satisfied with Li Zhien's reaction, so he raised his hand and knocked on the glass bottle and said, "Don't make a fuss. Let me tell you the truth, this bottle was not obtained from where it was, but was made by your master, I, myself!"

"Burn, burn?" Li Zhien was completely confused, but the facts in front of her forced her to believe it because there was no way to explain.

In ancient China, glazed glass, that is, glass, was a very rare thing. The reasons are very complicated. After later scholars, there are two main reasons. First, China mastered the firing method of porcelain for a long time, with superb skills, and there was little demand for glass products. It was extremely difficult to obtain, so it was difficult to become popular. The ancient Western glass technology was more advanced than China. The main reason was that the Western world lacked porcelain clay and could not fire good porcelain, so it could only settle for the second best and look for alternatives.

The second reason is very scientific, because glass requires a high melting point and is difficult to refine, so it is difficult to popularize.

In fact, glass that is common in later generations has not been many years in history. In the Tang Dynasty, a large number of people believed that glass was a mineral deposit. Only some alchemists or craftsmen who served the upper class who knew how to burn glass, but the output was also extremely low.

The most important thing is that the glass at this time is ugly and toxic.

The formula of glass fired in the Tang Dynasty contains a lot of "lead" and if it is used to hold food, it will inexplicably poison people. Because people have no idea about "elements", they think that glass is poisonous. Moreover, because they do not master the color adjustment technology, the color of the glass is as good as they want. Purple, white, red, and green are randomly switched, and no one can guarantee that any color can be produced. It was not until modern times that people discovered the secret of glass color. Green comes from a small amount of iron in the raw material, and the compound of divalent iron makes the glass look green. After adding manganese dioxide, the original divalent iron turns into trivalent iron and looks yellow, while tetravalent manganese is reduced to trivalent manganese and purple.

The best glassware in the Tang Dynasty, if it can have three colors, it is already the limit. Li Mu takes the action to be colorful, how can Li Zhien not be surprised? She has only seen three colors, colorful glass, which has only been recorded in books, but she has never seen the real thing before.

Li Mu picked up the colorful glass bottle casually. Li Zhien was worried that he would smash the baby, so he quickly reached out to support it under him.

"There is no need to be so careful. I told you that I made it myself, and it will break if it breaks. I'll make another one." Li Mu put the bottle on the workbench and said, "Girl, do you know, what is this thing made?"

Lee Ji-en shook her head quickly, she knew where she could go.

Li Mu lowered his throat and said, "The main raw material is sand!"

"ah?"

"Really!" Li Mu said with a heavy emphasis: "After more than a dozen experiments, I finally mastered the method of burning glass. Do you still think our family is still short of money? Just this bottle, I will sell it. Isn't it too much to have a hundred taels of gold?"

"Not too much!" Li Zhien said firmly. The most important process of burning glass in contemporary times is the Grand Cannibal. The three-color glass bottles of the Grand Cannibal must be sold at least 1,000 jin of copper coins. The colorful glass bottles that Li Mu took out were so beautiful, and the color distribution was so beautiful that it was absolutely not expensive at the same price.

More importantly, Li Mu actually said that the main raw material of this glass is sand.

That means there is no cost, and it’s just like you’re free to get money!

Li Mu seemed to guess what Li Zhien was thinking and said, "Silly girl, don't just stare at money. Things are expensive because they are rare. A bottle is worth one hundred taels of gold. A hundred bottles are worth only one tael of gold. When you are short of money, you can make a few and sell them, which is not a long-term solution."

When Li Zhien heard him say this, he was a little puzzled and asked, "Master, since it is not a long-term solution, we still have to worry about the money."

"Listen to me," Li Mu said, unfolding the rolled drawings on the workbench and introducing Li Zhien: "This is a greenhouse I designed based on the characteristics of this glazed glass these days. With this greenhouse, you can also eat green vegetables in winter." Li Mu laughed and said, "Don't our family have fifty hectares? You can build this greenhouse with green vegetables and sell it to the rich people in Chang'an City. Tell me, can we still lack money?"

Although Li Zhien couldn't understand what was going on in the greenhouse, he believed Li Mu when he saw that he was so sure. He seemed to see a mountain of gold appearing in front of him, and was so excited that he rushed into Li Mu's arms.

With the warm and soft jade in my arms, Li Mu was a little moved. He leaned into Li Zhien's ear and whispered: "Zhien, can you discuss it? You will go back to your room to sleep tonight. My wife and I will say something private. You are too young and it is inconvenient to know."

Li Zhien looked up at Li Mu, blinked his eyes, blushed, and said, "I know what you are going to do!"

"What do you know?" Li Mu quickly slapped his eyes: "What do you know again? At a young age, don't think about it!"

"I have laid so much preparation today, just for..." Li Zhien stuck out his tongue, broke away from Li Mu's arms, ran to the door and turned around and said, "I have read that booklet too!"

"What a mess!" Li Mu was still looking for a supplement, but Li Zhien had already run away. Li Mu shook his head helplessly, locked the studio door, and returned to the backyard with a sway.

...

The next morning.

Li Mu pressed his back and climbed into the carriage. He didn't sleep much during this night. When the rooster crowed, he was almost busy, but he was thinking about going to see Li Ji off, so he had to wash up and go out. The horse was so hard to ride, so he had to take the car. However, when he arrived at the Duke of England, he learned that Li Ji's brothers had left.

The concierge forwarded a letter to Li Mu, which was written by Li Ji himself. After reading it, Li Mu felt a little sad.

There was nothing special about the content of the letter. That is to say, it would be better to spare the pain than to say goodbye to the sadness. The mountains and rivers are long and there will always be a day to meet. But Li Mu felt a little empty in his heart. He looked up at the plaque "The Duke of England" that had just been replaced by a day. Li Mu suddenly felt that he had been to Chang'an for so long.
Chapter completed!