When Lu Ren said goodbye to Cai Mao and returned to the deck, Diao Chan came over at the right time and asked softly, "Then why is Cai Mao so anxious to find you?" ”

Lu Ren thought back to Cai Mao's virtue just now, and his face couldn't help but show a little disdain: "What else can I do?" I just want to get more out of my hands. Hmph, sometimes it's funny to think about, it's been more than a year ago that I asked Mi Zhen to release grain in Haichang to help the victims, but it didn't spread here in Jingzhou until some time ago, don't you think there must be anything strange here? ”

Minchan thought about it and smiled strangely at Lu Ren: "Yihao, what do you mean?" ”

Lu Ren said: "The gratuitous grain relief, somehow it turned into me reselling grain and grass to the Jiangdong Sun family, and with the feud between Liu Biao and the Sun family, as well as Liu Biao's suspicious nature, if no one helps me say a few words in front of Liu Biao at this time, do you think I will be in some big trouble?" ”

Minchan smiled and nodded: "That's for sure, so Cai Mao is selling favors to you?" ”

Lu Ren made a nausea and vomiting motion, and then said with a smile: "In order to say a few words to him less, I directly poked this matter out, and then asked him to help me say a few more good words in front of Liu Biao." As for the price...... The next time I come to Jingzhou, I will bring him a few sets of glazed wares. ”

By the way, the glass products that the Zhen clan that was fooled by Lu Ren into going to Yizhou can roughly be divided into two categories: high-end and low-grade. Low-end goods are mainly those used to make flat glass for windows, and high-end goods are those that are produced in small quantities of all kinds of glass products.

The reason for this distinction is determined by the molding process of glass products, the former is relatively cheap, and in Yizhou, as long as the residents with slightly better living conditions can afford it, and the latter at this point, even if Lu Ren pays for it from the Zhen clan, he will feel a little painful.

But this is also something that cannot be helped, and the Zhen clan has only mastered the glass making process for more than a year now. It is obviously unrealistic to expect them to be able to mass-produce some glass products with complex molding processes. However, in Lu Ren's view, this situation is also in line with his actual needs at the current point.

Let's put it this way, glass windows and glass lampshades, which belong to daily necessities, must be slowly popularized in Yizhou, and their prices must not be too high, and on the other hand, Lu Ren has to have some things that can be used as money-making goods and high-end gifts for playing relationship cards, and the number of such things cannot be too much. At least in the current situation, there can be no more of them.

On the one hand, it is necessary to popularize it, but on the other hand, it is necessary to play "scarce things are expensive", which will inevitably seem a little contradictory, and the Zhen clan is eager to make money in order to revive the family business, so Lu Ren had to ask Shirley to find the Zhen sisters and use the "Qianli Megaphone" to discuss with them.

It's just that Lu Ren felt that there was a headache, but the Zhen sisters solved it easily. Because the Zhen clan used to play in the jade business, the current situation of this glass product is very similar to some situations in the jade business. To put it simply. The Zhen sisters suggested that Lu Ren should regard the civilian glass he wanted to popularize as low-grade jade with high output and low value, and the high-end glass products that Lu Ren wanted to use to make money and as gifts should be regarded as those rare jade with low production and high value.

To put it more bluntly, low-grade glass is like inferior jade that can be bought in a few dozen pieces of jade on the street, and high-end glass products are like jadeite or emeralds...... That's pretty much what it means. So, this problem, which gave Lu Ren a little headache, was solved.

In fact, some low-grade glass products are also sold to Jingzhou. With these glass lampshades and the like, the value of those high-end glass products is a little higher. Otherwise, Cai Mao would not have hurriedly come to Lu Ren to order when she suddenly heard that Lu Ren was going back to Yizhou this time. After all, he had a lot of money when he changed hands.

After talking nonsense for so much, I only said that after Lu Ren and Minchan said a few words, they saw that Cai Mao was still at the dock and waved to Lu Ren politely, so he had no choice but to wave to Cai Mao. When the ship sailed offshore, Lu Ren turned around and said to Minchan beside him: "You have also dealt with Cai Mao a few times. What kind of person do you think he is? ”

Minchan groaned: "To be honest, this person actually has some skills, but it's a pity that he is short-sighted and a little mercenary. ”

Lu Ren shrugged his shoulders, and said in his heart that Diao Chan's evaluation of Cai Mao was quite appropriate. And Cai Mao will later take the initiative to throw himself into Cao Cao. Why don't you want to get more lucrative benefits from Cao Cao? It's a pity...... Oh, don't mention it.

――――――――――――――――――――

A few days later, the flotilla docked at Chaisang.

To be honest, Lu Ren actually didn't want to stop at Chaisang, the main reason was that Lu Ren really didn't want to run into Zhou Yu again, but there were many things that he couldn't do if he didn't want to do them. Not to mention anything else, the fact that the branch here in Chaisang can acquire a lot of materials that Yizhou urgently needs is enough reason for the fleet to dock here for a few days.

Considering those messy problems, Lu Ren only planned to stay in Chaisang for about three days, and just exchange all the goods that should be replaced, and he didn't plan to alarm Zhou Yu.

But it's also a coincidence, Jiangdong doesn't know where there are some rebellions, Zhou Yu led the army to quell the rebellion as soon as the spring started, so people are not in Chaisang at this time. Lu Ren secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart after learning about it, but considering that he still had to do some façade kung fu, he and Minchan brought some gifts and prepared to visit Xiao Qiao. Of course, what can be said and what can't be said, Lu Ren has repeatedly told Minchan. It's just that Lu Ren and Minchan haven't set off here yet, and a visitor who suddenly appeared made Lu Ren and Minchan have a headache to the extreme.

"Lu Servant shoots, Sister Xiu! I haven't seen you for a long time, but have you ever been okay? ”

Lu Ren and Minchan glanced at each other dumbly, and saluted the visitor helplessly: "I've seen the county lord!" ”

When Wu Guotai was critically ill in the eighth year of Jian'an, Sun Shangxiang rushed back and never met Lu Ren and his gang again. Later, Wu Guotai died of illness, and Sun Shangxiang kept a year's funeral according to the rites (PS: The ancient rites are to be mourned for three years, don't take it seriously here!) It was only some time ago that he regained his freedom, and then he went to Chaisang to play and relax, and it happened to meet Lu Ren's fleet returning to Yizhou. In short, at this time, Lu Ren's heart had two words: unlucky!

On the other hand, Sun Shangxiang would not see them at all, and after returning the salute casually, he came to Minchan's side, and sprinkled like a little girl: "Sister Xiu, I want to die Shangxiang!" Several times I wanted to secretly go to Xiangyang to see you, but Brother Zhong stopped me, and I was helpless. ”

Lu Renxin said that you Sun Shangxiang is so bold! You are the county lord of Jiangdong and the first lady of Jiangdong, just running on the territory of your own home, but if you go to Jingzhou, once your identity is leaked, then you won't have a ghost if you don't make a mess! Liu Biao and Sun are feuding, Sun Shangxiang wants to make a head in Xiangyang, maybe Liu Biao will be taken as a hostage. And Lu Ren's situation is caught in the middle, should you reach out to help when the time comes?

Minchan knew what Lu Ren was thinking when she looked at Lu Ren's expression, and hurriedly advised Sun Shangxiang: "County Lord, you must not mess around!" You have to know that you are the lord of Jiangdong, and you are not an ordinary woman......"

Sun Shangxiang pursed her mouth: "I know, I know!" Sister Xiu, you are almost more wordy than my mother. Don't talk about that, you look like you're going to visit Brother Zhong, right? So, I'll go with you! ”

Lu Ren hurriedly coughed dryly and said with a straight face: "Zhou Dudu's army to quell the rebellion is not in Chaisang, only Mrs. Xiao Qiao is sitting at home, and I am a little inconvenient to go." Well...... You should also know that the time I taught qu music, but it turned out to cause some kind of rumors, so I didn't go, and it was just a courtesy to let Ah Xiu visit. ”

Sun Shangxiang said "oh" and said, "That's ...... Ay? Only now do I remember why Lu Servant and Sister Xiu are in the caravan? Are you planning to go back to Yizhou? ”

Lu Ren said: "I'm just doing business and visiting friends in Jingzhou, and Yizhou is where my home is. Besides, I haven't seen my two children for almost a year, so of course I'm thinking about it. ”

Sun Shangxiang blinked, looked at no one near the left, and whispered to Lu Ren and Minchan: "Since that's the case...... Lu Servant, Sister Xiu, do you have a way to take me to Yizhou? ”

"What are you kidding!?"

Lu Ren almost didn't jump up. Sun Shangxiang wants to go to Yizhou to play? It's a big joke. It's okay for other people to go to Yizhou for a while, but what if Sun Shangxiang goes to Yizhou? Although his own little bit of old bottom is not leaked cleanly, how do you think this kind of thing is inappropriate, okay?

"County Lord, don't embarrass me, okay? You go to my Yizhou village to play, if this is Wu Guomu (PS, there is only one Mrs. Sun Jian in the official history, but it is written as a sister flower in the romance, this book uses a sister flower, and it was the sister who died of illness before) and Brother Ling knew, at least I was abducting the county lord and plotting against it, and at worst, I became a hostage to the county lord, and I intended to force Brother Ling to do something. Then looking back, Brother Wu Hou still has to pick up my skin? If it's not good, our Wu County Lu clan will be implicated because of this. No, it's absolutely not going to work! ”

Sun Shangxiang's face was full of unhappiness: "No!" Shall I sneak back when the time comes? I really can't do it, I will make it clear to my mother and second brother! ”

Lu Ren smiled bitterly, and said in his heart, are you Sun Shangxiang simple or stupid? Although the current Yizhou has not yet revealed/revealed anything worthy of Sun Quan's attention, it cannot rise to the standard of disputes between political groups and political groups, but the matter between the Sun clan and the Lu clan is clear? This kind of thing that is linked to politics, where can a little girl like you understand? (To be continued.) )