Mi's liquor shop in Tancheng City.

As soon as he walked into this wine shop, Lu Ren subconsciously looked around. It wasn't until he sat in the private room on the second floor with Mi Zhen that Lu Ren sighed softly in a somewhat self-deprecating tone: "Brother Zizhong, do you remember?" A few years ago, I was eating at your house in this wine shop. ”

Mi Zhu also smiled: "What is Yihao talking about?" At the beginning, I thought that you were quite extraordinary, so I hired you as a courtesy, and now, you are above me in both prestige and official position, so that I am quite self-satisfied with the ability to know people. He didn't say anything, this wine should be made by me, no matter how I say it, this wine shop is also my Mi family's property. ”

After the wine and food were delivered, Lu Ren opened the entourage, played with the wine glass in his hand and muttered to Mi Zhu: "Brother Zizhong, I invite you to drink today because I have something to say to you......

"I can see it. Yihao, you and I can be regarded as old friends, you might as well say it if you have something to say. ”

Lu Ren drank a few sips of tasteless water wine, and hesitated for a long time before saying to Mi Zhu: "Brother Mi, you are busy reviving the Mi family's original family business in Xuzhou these days, right?" With all due respect, give up. ”

Mi Zhu almost didn't jump up when he heard it: "What? Yoshiho you want me to ......"

Lu Ren hurriedly raised his hand to stop Mi Zhu's possible excesses, and said calmly: "Brother Mi, you are a smart person, in fact, you should have seen that in today's Xuzhou, it is difficult for your Mi clan to fight against the Chen clan, why do you have to fight with the Chen clan to the death?" ”

This is not Lu Ren's nonsense. Although Lu Ren had a little bit of the desire to sacrifice the interests of the Mi clan to avoid the fight between the wealthy clans in Xuzhou, so as to make himself less troublesome, the current Mi clan really can't fight the Chen clan. In fact, when the Mi clan was quite rich, it was only a slight disadvantage and the Xuzhou Hao clan headed by the Chen clan fought on a par with the Chen clan, and now the Mi clan is already seriously injured, and it is really unrealistic to want to bring the situation back.

"Yihao, what are you talking about!?" Of course, this kind of talk is very unpleasant.

Lu Ren put on a very deep face: "What words? Truth! The Mi family has to be out of your generation, and after relying on Liu Yuzhou, there is a chance to beat the Chen family, but the time is not with others. This time Cao Gong attacked Lu Bu, how much credit did Chen Yuanlong have? And Xuzhou...... I don't know if Brother Mi will believe me, I just tell you that this Xuzhou will be in Cao Gong's bag in the future, and Liu Yuzhou still has a long way to go. At that time, do you think Cao Gong will take more care of you, or will he take more care of Chen? ”

"......" Lu Ren's sudden words made Mi Zhu a little speechless for a while.

Lu Ren continued: "Brother Mi, it seems that you have some understanding in this matter, but you are not as decisive as Xiaozhen. The current situation is that Liu Yuzhou has lost power, and you should have made plans early. The relationship between you and me is extraordinary, and it can be said that if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be where I am today. I don't want to see you say these words after a bloody battle with the Chen family in Xuzhou. ”

Mi Zhu's mind was still a little messy, and he shook his head indiscriminately and said: "Yihao, you are asking me to give up the Mi family's ancestral business, how can this be done?" ”

Lu Ren said: "What's not to do? If you don't have enough ability to protect the foundation, then your Mi clan will not be much different from the Jinyi Night Walk, and it will also affect the children of your Mi clan. If there is some bloodshed, with the current situation of your Mi clan, there will even be a catastrophe, is this what you, the head of the Mi family, should do? As for whether what I said is alarmist, Brother Zizhong, you are a smart person, if you think about it carefully, you will understand that what I said is true. ”

Mi Zhu was speechless, just drinking glass by cup, and seemed a little absent-minded about what Lu Ren said later. Lu Ren is not a two-hundred-and-five, looking at Mi Zhu like this, he knows that Mi Zhu may have listened a little, but he wants to listen to it completely...... It's better not to have any extravagant hopes. It's no wonder that if this kind of thing is put on hold in modern times, it is like a brilliant large company, suddenly it is acquired by someone or almost bankrupt, then the founder of this company will be willing? No matter how you say it, you will have a mind that you can't let go, right?

Lu Ren understands this mentality very well, because if it were him, he would probably be the same as Mi Zhu. Therefore, after this unhappy meal was dispersed, Lu Ren still returned to the mansion to take care of political affairs, and at the same time was extra careful about the possible battles between the Chen family and the Mi family......

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In the blink of an eye, several days passed, and it was already early winter.

Cao Cao's army was a light army in a hurry, and the military supplies and baggage carried were neither many nor complete, so when the winter was approaching, Xuchang also had to send a large number of cold items such as cotton clothes and thick tents. And these military supplies, after they arrived in Tancheng, were calculated and adjusted by Lu Renlai, and then sent to the Xiapi battlefield.

In the past few days, another batch of military supplies has arrived, and Lu Ren returned to his residence after finishing his work, and just sat down to drink hot tea, Mi Zhen appeared in front of Lu Ren like "Sadako": "Sir, you are back." ”

Poof――

Lu Ren directly squirted out the tea, and after coughing for a long time, he pointed at Mi Zhen and said, "Sister!?" How did you get here? ”

Mi Zhen shook her head and chuckled: "Sir, what you said is this, don't forget that Tancheng is my home." If I hadn't been forced by Lu Bu at the beginning, I wouldn't have gone to Xu Du to join Mr. Now that Lu Bu has been expelled from Tancheng, I have no worries about living now, of course I want to go home and have a look. ”

"......" Lu Ren also shook his head with a dry smile, and asked again, "When did you arrive?" ”

Mi Zhen said: "It arrived the day before yesterday." However, at that time, my husband was busy counting the money, food, and military supplies this time, and it was inconvenient for me to show up to disturb him, so I did not meet him until today. ”

Saying that, Mi Zhen beckoned, and a maid handed over a big burden to Lu Ren. Lu Ren untied it and looked at it, and saw that it was the winter warm clothes to be used, and the most conspicuous ones inside were two knitted sweaters, which were obviously brought by Mi Zhen after Wan'er had knitted them.

Unfolded and looked at it, Lu Ren's heart was filled with warmth, and he smiled and put away the things before sending them back to his room, and then asked Mi Zhen, "Wan'er, are they okay?" ”

Mi Zhen took out another letter and handed it to Lu Ren, Lu Ren opened it and looked at it, there were only four words on it: "Okay, don't read it". Looking at this handwriting, Lu Ren knew that it was from Cai Yan's pen. Although there are few words, it also reassures Lu Ren a lot.

Smiling very happily, Lu Ren said to Mi Zhen: "You arrived here the day before yesterday, have you gone home to see it in the past two days?" ”

Mi Zhen said: "How can you not go? ”

Having said that, Lu Ren immediately noticed that Mi Zhen's expression revealed a little worry. After a little thought, it is not difficult to understand why Mi Zhen is worried.

"Sister, the situation of your Mi family here in Xuzhou ......"

Mi Zhen glanced at Lu Ren and said with a slightly wry smile: "Sir, needless to say, I actually expected this to be the case. ”

Lu Ren said: "In many places, it's not that I don't want to help your eldest brother, but that I can't make a move." You should know what is important, right? I hope you don't blame me for anything. ”

Mi Zhen nodded and said, "I understand." In fact, if Mr. really deliberately helped my eldest brother do something, I would blame Mr. for not knowing the severity. Alas, speaking of which, I really want to scold my eldest brother, what is he still thinking about those things? The things he wanted to do, if they were just useless, were nothing more than spending more money. But with the current situation of our Mi clan, once there is any fight between other wealthy families, it will really be over. ”

"......" Lu Ren didn't know what to say at this time, and after thinking about it, he seemed to be able to only say a few words to comfort Mi Zhen: "Actually, don't blame your eldest brother, whoever it is, I'm afraid they will want to fight again like your eldest brother." It's human nature! ”

Mi Zhen didn't speak, just bowed her head and didn't say anything. After a long time, Mi Zhen suddenly plunged into Lu Ren's arms, but she only leaned on Lu Ren's shoulder, and there was a little sobbing in her low words: "Borrow Mr.'s shoulder to lean on me...... I'm so tired and I feel very uncomfortable......"

Lu Ren didn't react, just motionless and let Mi Zhen lean on his shoulder like this. To be honest, Lu Ren understands very well why Mi Zhen has such a move now, because Lu Ren knows very well what the current Mi clan has become, and with Mi Zhen's attention to her own clan, how can she not be sad and sad when she sees that the clan that was still prosperous a few years ago has become like this? As a woman, at this time, I really need a shoulder to lean on.

In Mi Zhen's soft sobbing, a long time passed. Finally, Lu Ren felt that Mi Zhen's sobbing had gradually calmed down, so he comforted softly: "Okay, okay, don't be sad......

Mi Zhen smiled bitterly: "Mr. said it so lightly!" A few years ago, our Mi family in Xuzhou can be described as a rich party and infinite scenery, but how long has it become, but it has become like this. ”

Lu Ren said: "Okay, okay, it's meaningless to talk too much about this matter." In fact, in contrast, your Mi family has only lost a lot of Xuzhou's industry, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, as long as you manage it well, there is no problem in stabilizing the situation. On the other hand, the other clans can't go too far, and I'll help you keep it. ”

Mi Zhen said abruptly: "Sir, you are comforting me, don't treat me as a little girl of a few years, okay?" If you really want to talk about managing your family and managing your finances, you are not as good as me, sir. In fact, I know too well what our Mi family will be like in Xuzhou. ”

Lu Ren pouted, do you want to fool Mi Zhen in this regard? It does smell a little self-deceptive. After another thought, Lu Ren smiled again: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Xuzhou is lost, don't you still have Xudu's side?" If you continue to operate well, it will not necessarily be worse than here in Xuzhou. Besides, although I can't help much here in Xuzhou, there is no problem in Xudu. ”

Mi Zhen left Lu Ren's shoulder, and after blinking her eyes a few times, she suddenly said very seriously: "Sir, I want to ask you something......