He set out from Mayi in the morning and arrived in Dingxiang City in the evening. Li Mu found the record that he had registered that day, and wanted to find a place in the Tang Army camp to settle his mother and Bai Qiaoqiao, so that he could rent a house at noon. The recorder still remembered him, and heard him talk about the difficulties, and smiled and said, "I think it's a matter of things, don't you just find a place to live? It's easy to say! Dingxiang City was occupied by Turks. After the Tang Dynasty broke the city, most of the Turks ran away, leaving hundreds of empty rooms. These houses were temporarily used to settle the soldiers, and they would be sold in the future. Since you want to find a place to live, I will give you one."

Li Mu hurriedly said, "This is not in line with the rules. I still have some money on it. If I can be considered cheaper and sold to me, I will be content."

The recorder waved his hand and said, "I, Li Siwen, respect the filial and righteous people the most. After I heard of your deeds, I was fascinated by the person who rushed out of the Turkic camp that day to report. I am honored to be able to help you. Don't talk about money. I will take you to see the house... Just Nan Street, the house on Nan Street is better, and it will be a prosperous area in the future. Which one you like is yours, I will just record it."

Only then did Li Mu realize that the young documentary was named Li Siwen. He had already said this to this extent, so he couldn't refuse any more, so he had to accept it and secretly wrote down this favor in his heart. Now he couldn't pay it back. He looked for an opportunity to make up for it in the future.

After coming out of the Tang army camp, Li Siwen and Li Mu first picked up Sun and Bai Qiaoqiao. Both sides had seen the ceremony, and then rode together in a ox cart to the South Street that Li Siwen mentioned. Li Siwen was very talkative and sat on the shaft of the carriage to introduce Dingxiang City to Li Mu's family.

According to the "Records of the Grand Historian", according to the ancient posthumous law, "The land is virtuous and Xiang". The name of Dingxiang City means that the region is stable. However, since the Sui Dynasty, Dingxiang City has not been stable. Before the Sui Dynasty, the Turks had already stolen Dingxiang City from the Northern Qi Dynasty. Later, the Sui Dynasty was established, with strong troops and strong horses, and then snatched Dingxiang City from the Turks. Later, the Sui Dynasty was in turmoil, and various warlords fought endlessly, and the Turks took the opportunity to occupy Dingxiang City. The Tang Dynasty was first established, and the national strength was weak. Jie Li Khan's troops were aimed directly at Chang'an, so Dingxiang City could not be taken back. In recent years, Dingxiang City has been a riot in Dingxiang City.

It was Jie Li Khan's career that he lived here for three or five months every year. The Turks traded here, exchanged fur and other goods for the currency of the Tang Dynasty, and purchased luxury goods from various merchants, among which tea, porcelain and silk were the most popular. The Turks did not produce, and the houses in Dingxiang City were built by the Turks employed by Tang craftsmen. Most of them were very rough, and a small number of exquisite ones were the residences of the Turkish nobles. When the Tang army captured Dingxiang City, General Li Jing had already ordered people to occupy these aristocratic mansions, and used the gold, silver, treasures and other things inside as military resources, and rewarded them to the meritorious soldiers.

There are two east and west fangs and two north and south streets in Dingxiang City. The two east and west fangs are all ordinary people, and the nobles live in North Street, and the South Street are all shops. Li Mu's identity is obviously not suitable to live in the residences of Turkic nobles. Therefore, Li Siwen brought him to South Street and wanted to give him a shop so that he could do some business and make a living.

After the destruction of Dingxiang City, the Tang army camp occupied the East City, the North Street became a warehouse to store grain and grass, the West City detained prisoners of war, and the South Street became a "logistics base", and all the craftsmen who followed the army lived here. After the war was over, everyone in the Tang army would leave Dingxiang City, and then officials appointed by the court would come to take over, and these empty houses would be sold. At that time, Li Siwen could not help even if he wanted to help. But now, all of these were under his control.

When he arrived at the street entrance, Li Siwen jumped out of the ox cart and pulled Li Mu into the street, introducing: "When the army goes to war, there must be a military weapon supervisor to follow. The military weapon is exhausted and repaired at any time. Have you heard the sound of iron? This time, his Majesty sent a total of six armies. Our place is now the base camp of two armies, and nearly 60,000 troops are repaired here. The fire is not stopped day and night, and we can't be busy." As he said, Li Siwen pointed deep into the street and said: "I suggest you choose a house in the back. Although the house at the intersection is free, the iron sound is too loud and you can't sleep at night."

While the two of them were talking, they had already reached the entrance of a yard. The door was not closed. Li Mu could see the scene inside. A big man from Guanzhong was bare-handed and was beating a red-burned iron ingot. Li Mu felt a little moved. Isn’t this ready-made raw material? If he could find a job here, it would be cost-effective even if he didn’t pay it. He should just treat it as free skills practice.

When Li Siwen saw Li Mu stop and glance in the yard, he also stood down, patted his shoulder, and said, "Why, are you interested in ironwork?"

When Li Mu heard Li Siwen's speech, he came back to his senses and followed the conversation: "I have been very envious of the blacksmith since I was a child. I have even gone to become a disciple, but they confiscated me... General, I can't ask for a house for nothing, helping to do some work to make peace. Although I don't know much, I have the strength to do it."

"Don't call him general!" Li Siwen waved his hand repeatedly and said, "I can't afford the word general, just call me my name. I'm just a recorder in the army, a master who plays with pens, and I don't even have the right to join the army. Since you want to work hard, are you afraid that there is no work in the camp? Choose a house first, and I'll find you a job later. I'll let it go. This job is too tiring."

Li Mu hurriedly said, "General, no, Brother Siwen." Seeing Li Siwen glaring at him, Li Mu quickly changed his words: "Brother Siwen, I am not afraid of being tired, I will not hide it from you. My mother was infected with the cold a few days ago and needed people to take care of her at all times. I was far away from home and still thought about it. I happened to live here and the military weapon surveillance was still close. Just tell me, I will work here."

Li Siwen smiled and said, "I think you just want to learn to imitate the iron! I have seen through you!"

Li Mu cooperated and showed a silly smile. Li Siwen was even more proud and happy to guess Li Mu's thoughts. He said, "This is easy. A few days ago, Lao Tiotou asked me to work with prisoners. It would be better to go there to death. It's not a big deal. Set up your residence first and settle down. I'll say hello to him later."

Li Mu nodded and said yes. The two of them walked forward a little further. Li Mu selected a shop in the middle of the street. After the war was over, it would definitely be a prosperous area. Li Siwen didn't care much about these things. Seeing that Li Mu had chosen, he took out a booklet and outlined it a few strokes. The shop was Li Mu. Li Mu called the ox cart to come to unload his luggage. Li Siwen insisted on helping, but he couldn't do a good job, which caused a lot of chaos. Li Mu couldn't say anything. Seeing that it was getting late and Li Siwen was about to go back to the camp, Li Mu asked Sun and Bai Qiaoqiao to clean up first. He followed Li Siwen to the yard where he had just made a blacksmith and came to see the old iron head of the military weapon supervisor.

Lao Tietou is a Guanzhong man in his fifties. He has a scar on his arm. It seems that he was burned when he was hitting the iron. He heard that Li Siwen sent someone to work, so he was very happy. He smiled so hard that his back teeth were exposed, and he insisted on leaving Li Siwen to take a few sips. Li Siwen still had to go back to the camp, and he had no time to delay any more, so he politely refused Lao Tietou's kindness. Li Mu had already paid the fare and gave a few more quotations to ask the ox cart to send Li Siwen back to the camp before leaving.
Chapter completed!