"Yan Ke asked you for a thousand taels of silver?" Listening to Fan Chong's words, Lu Xiaoxian was stunned at first, then immediately understood, and then shook his head slightly.

Yan Ke is really a goose plucking, if Lu Xiaoxian guessed correctly, the five hundred taels of bonuses in the falconry competition, Yan Ke let Fan Chong pay out of his pocket, and he himself left five hundred taels of silver in vain.

No wonder he agreed to let Fan Chong out of prison, it turned out that there was such a small abacus.

Fan Ziming said with a heavy face: "Master Lu, what you said may be reasonable, but this is really unwilling!" ”

"If you are unwilling, you have to be willing!" Lu Xiaoxian said politely: "So, when your strength is not good, the only thing you can do is to keep a low profile and forbearance." Take your attitude towards Zhao Liang just now, can you solve the problem by being cold to him? ”

Fan Ziming shook his head.

Lu Xiaoxian asked again: "Since you can't solve the problem, why do you want to do this?" ”

Fan Ziming thought for a while, nodded and said, "Master Lu, I understand what you mean!" ”

Seeing his son grow up like this, Fan Chong was very pleased. He was glad that he didn't see the wrong person, and he was even more glad that his son was with the right person.

"Lu Gongzi, I heard Ziming say, how many days are you going to go to Songmo?" Fan Chong asked casually.

Lu Xiaoxian nodded: "Yes, I plan to leave tomorrow!" ”

"Tomorrow? In such a hurry? Fan Chong frowned, "I've been over there, they are all Khitans, but it's not as good as Yingzhou City, Lu Gongzi, you can be more careful!" ”

"Alas!" Lu Xiaoxian sighed, "I know, but things can't be delayed, and I can't help it!" ”

"What the hell is going on? Can you tell me about it? Fan Chong was a little curious.

Lu Xiaoxian did not hide it, and explained in detail the causes and consequences of his trip to the desert.

After hearing this, Fan Chong couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Master Lu, what you did is a great thing!" If these officials in Yingzhou can have half of your worries, the life of the common people will not be so miserable! ”

After being silent for a long time, Fan Chong suddenly said to Lu Xiaoxian: "Master Lu, leave that matter to me!" ”

"Over to you?" Lu Xiaoxian was confused, and looked at Fan Chong in a daze, "Fan Yuanwai, what did you say to you?" ”

Fan Chong said solemnly: "That's what you just said, the transfer of grain from other states and counties!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian's eyes widened: "Fan Yuanwai, can this work?" ”

"Of course it does!" Fan Chong said with confidence, "The Fan family has been in business for decades, and the problem you just talked about is nothing to the Fan family. As for the silver that needs to be turned around for transporting grain, that's not a problem. As you said, Gongzi Lu, if the Fan family's silver is placed there, sooner or later it will become someone else's bag, rather than this, it is better to do some good deeds, which can be regarded as sharing the worries of the court! Besides, if the Khitan people are really forced to rebel because of food, it will be the common people who will be unlucky in the end, and the Fan family will also suffer! Under the nest, Ann has finished eggs, I still understand this truth! ”

"But, Fan Yuanwai, your legs are ......," Lu Xiaoxian said with some concern.

Fan Chong waved his hand and said: "The Fan family has been in business for so many years, and many ways have formed a rule, and the housekeeper of the Fan Mansion knows these very well, I don't have to go in person, he can do it!" ”

"If that's the case, that's great!" Lu Xiaoxian bowed to Fan Chongshen, "Thank you Fan Yuanwai!" ”

"Never!" Fan Chongyi

Seeing this, he was anxious, "Master Lu, you are tormenting me!" ”

"Fan Yuanwai, you can rest first, Ziming and I will go out first!" Lu Xiaoxian said goodbye to Fan Chong.

"Master Lu, you wait first!" Fan Chong hesitated a little and said, "I still have something I want to ask you!" ”

"Fan Yuanwai, I know everything!"

"I heard that Lu Gongzi wants Ziming to learn falconry, but is there such a thing?

Learning falconry is a chore, and in the eyes of many people, it is still a cheap job that is not doing a proper job, Lu Xiaoxian was worried that Fan Chong would be unhappy, and hurriedly explained: "Outside of Fan Chong, the territory of Dazhou is vast, and it is very inconvenient to contact various places. Take Yingzhou to Luoyang as an example, even if you use the fast horse of the post station to expedite it for 800 miles, it will have to be sent for seven or eight days to be delivered! But if you have a tamed falcon, it will be different, and it will not take more than two days to deliver from the state to Luoyang. Whether it is doing business or marching to war, as long as you can get the news in advance, it is equivalent to grasping the opportunity. You should know what that means, right? ”

Lu Xiaoxian glanced at Fan Ziming, and said to Fan Chong: "The reason why I want Ziming to learn is because he has read books, has opinions, and has a lot of energy. When he finishes learning in the future, and then carries forward this method, this matter will be considered complete, and I will arrange for him to do more important things! ”

"Master Lu, it's still your vision!" Fan Chongxin was convinced, "Ziming follows you, I don't worry!" ”

Leaving Fan Chong's house, Fan Ziming and Lu Xiaoxian returned to the living room again.

Zhao Liang and the others got up together and looked at the two of them.

A smile suddenly appeared on Fan Ziming's face, and he arched his hand towards everyone and said: "Over the past few days, the affairs of my family have worried about the brothers, and here I say thank you to all the brothers!" ”

Fan Ziming was like two people before, which made Zhao Liang and Zhong Xuan a little confused.

Fan Ziming then said: "Now that the matter has passed, of course it should be celebrated. I'm going to be the east tonight, we can't talk about it, you must enjoy it! ”

Everyone was still stunned, and Lu Xiaoxian patted Zhao Liang on the shoulder: "Zhao Gongzi, Ziming has a treat tonight, whether you go or not, it's a word!" ”

Zhao Liang reacted at this time, nodded hurriedly, and said, "Go, go, of course I have to go!" ”

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After breakfast, Lu Xiao came to the courtyard, sniffed the cool air, and stretched hard.

Xing Feng walked into the courtyard and asked Lu Xiaoxian, "Master! You're ready to go! ”

"Checked it all? Nothing is wrong, right? Lu Xiaoxian was still a little worried.

"Checked!" Xing Feng patted his chest and said, "The carriage is the best, and the people who drive the carriage are all our own brothers, there is absolutely no problem!" ”

The strong slaves under Lu Xiaoxian have not only experienced the war in Taozhou, but they are all good at driving cars. Back then, thousands of miles from Luoyang to Taozhou, they personally drove the carriage and finally arrived at the destination safely. It's only a hundred miles from Yingzhou to Songmo, and it's just a piece of cake for them.

Lu Xiaoxian waved his hand and said, "Okay! Let's go now! ”

"Master Lu!" Fan Ziming whispered to Lu Xiaoxian and pleaded, "Can you let me bring the lame eagle with you?" ”

"Lame Eagle?" Lu Xiaoxian glanced at Fan Ziming and said generously, "If you want to take it, bring it!" ”

"Great!" Seeing that Lu Xiaoxian agreed, Fan Ziming was happy

Like a child.

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Lu Xiaoxian walked in front with Zhang Meng and Xing Feng on horseback, chatting about something as they walked.

Fan Ziming rode behind them on horseback, teasing the lame eagle standing on his shoulder from time to time.

Under the command of "Yellow Hair" and "Black Tiger", the strong slaves drove twenty or thirty carriages and drove along the official road towards the direction of the pine desert.

Each carriage was filled with grain and wine, leaving deep rut marks on the official road. The carriage couldn't go fast, and although Lu Xiaoxian was riding a horse, he could only walk slowly.

What will be the final result of this trip to the desert, Lu Xiaoxian has no bottom in his heart.

Ashina Jingliu They have been in contact with Li Qianzhong for a while, and Lu Xiaoxian doesn't know what the situation is now. Seeing Li Qianzhong, if he can talk about it, it's okay to say, but if he can't talk about it, it is estimated that it will be difficult to handle things.

The food and wine he brought with him can only be a drop in the bucket for the famine encountered by the Khitans, but in any case, it can be regarded as a piece of his sincerity.

Lu Xiaoxian was pondering when a voice suddenly came into his ears: "Look! How fat those two rabbits are! ”

Lu Xiaoxian raised his head and saw Zhang Meng pointing into the distance.

He looked around, and in the field two hundred steps away from the right side of the official road, there were indeed two rabbits running one after the other.

Zhang Meng and Lu Xiaoxian's eyesight is good, although the distance is a little far, they can still distinguish rabbits. Xing Feng and Fan Ziming were different, they could only vaguely see two small black dots.

Fan Ziming suddenly said to Lu Xiaoxian: "Master Lu, how about I let the lame eagle catch them back?" ”

Seeing Fan Ziming's eager look, Lu Xiaoxian glanced at the lame eagle standing on his shoulder, and asked with a smile, "Can it work?" ”

"Let me try!" Fan Ziming pleaded.

"Good! Then give it a try! Lu Xiaoxian agreed.

Fan Ziming turned his head and pointed in the direction of the rabbit, not knowing what to say to the lame eagle.

Lu Xiaoxian looked a little funny, could it be that the lame eagle could really understand Fan Ziming's words, so wouldn't it be fine?

I only heard Fan Ziming whistle, and the lame eagle flew up from his shoulder, and it really rushed straight in the direction of the rabbit.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Lu Xiaoxian felt a little incredible.

He couldn't help but praise: "Okay! Ziming, it can really understand you! ”

Hearing Lu Xiaoxian's appreciation, Fan Ziming couldn't mention how happy he was.

After a while, the lame eagle flew back, clutching a fat hare under its talons. The hare was not dead yet, and from time to time it kicked its legs.

Lu Xiaoxian was completely convinced, and he asked strangely: "Ziming, who did you learn falconry from?" ”

"How can I be a falcon?" Fan Ziming blushed and said, "At first, I just talked to the lame eagle in my heart, but slowly I found that it seemed to understand my words. On weekdays, I also try to make it do something with gestures, but this is the first time I've asked him to catch a hare! ”

"I thought you were self-taught!" Lu Xiaoxian laughed and said, "Ziming, are you and the lame eagle a little bit of a good understanding?" ”

"It should be counted!" Fan Ziming said seriously: "That is, a lame eagle, if you change to another eagle, I'm afraid it won't be good." Lu Gongzi, if I can find the falconer master as soon as possible, I really have to learn some real skills! ”

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