"If it is returned to Xudu, it will be levied by the government to pay heavy taxes on salt and iron......"

Saying that, Mi Zhen shook her head vigorously: "These money and grain originally came from Cangqi, you must secretly hand it back to Cangyu, if the things in these links are not handled well, won't Yuan Benchu know that it is Cao Gong who wants to buy copper and iron?" If I had a tax exemption in hand, I could have avoided these troubles...... Oh yes! Outside the city of Xudu that day, didn't Duke Cao say that when he first met me, he could exempt me from paying taxes in Xudu? ”

Lu Ren nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, yes, this matter is also very easy to do!" Otherwise, you disguise yourself tomorrow and go with me to talk to Secretary Xun about the details here, and then start preparing everything you need to prepare. ”

Mi Zhen held her head with her hands very happily, and her face was full of smiles. In fact, Mi Zhen is also a very subtle mentality, didn't you say it before? Mi Zhen is now living here with Lu Ren, and her relationship is very ambiguous and delicate, and seeing that Lu Ren is so good to Wan'er, she always feels a little jealous and envious in her heart, so she wants to prove to Lu Ren that she is no worse than Wan'er in another aspect. Now he is so diligent in helping Lu Ren solve problems, and he also has such a mentality to make trouble in it.

Pursing her seductive red lips, Mi Zhen looked up at the sky and said to herself: "Well, you can avoid the heavy tax on copper and iron...... Hmph, I still have a lot of money on hand, so by the way, I can buy some of my own private iron and sell it back, and I will definitely be able to make ......."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Ren jumped in front of Mi Zhen, pressed Mi Zhen's shoulders with both hands, and said viciously: "Please, Miss Mi, don't make any extraneous branches here, okay!?" ”

The weather in the golden autumn season is still very hot, Mi Zhen is wearing a "Mengli off-the-shoulder suit" similar to Wan'er at this time, and now she was suddenly pressed by Lu Ren on her bare shoulders, and Mi Zhen's face suddenly changed: "Sir!?" ”

"Uh......" Lu Ren knew that he was out of shape, hurriedly withdrew his hand, and said to Mi Zhen with twelve points of vigilance: "Sister, I mean it!" If you want to make money, the income of the current Qingguo wine shop is very good, and if it is a little later, you can earn those messy things there there, but you must be content, especially this time, you must not play this kind of caution, the officials under Cao Gong are not so easy to be! ”

"Got it!!" Mi Zhen let out a very dissatisfied grunt.

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Han, the end of October in the second year of Jian'an, early winter.

At the end of August and the beginning of September, Yuan Shu, a loser, wanted to invade other places to plunder money and grain to expand his strength after becoming emperor, but he caught up with Cao Cao, who is now a soldier with good food and forehand, and his forehand hair is very itchy, so he immediately took the main force to teach Yuan Shu a lesson, and the affairs of the rear were thrown to Xun Yu to take charge as always......

At this moment, Lu Ren was lying on the battlement wall of the north gate of Xuchang City, looking north, and his brows were slightly furrowed.

"Lord." Wan'er came out of the hall of the gate and handed a bowl of hot tea that had just been brewed to Lu Ren: "The weather is getting cold, the Lord pays attention to your body." Drink a bowl of hot tea to keep out the cold. ”

Lu Ren turned around and smiled at Wan'er, took the tea bowl and drank it back, looked at the official road to the north and said thoughtfully, "Wan'er, do you remember?" When I arrived in Xudu last year, I couldn't pick you up right away because of a lot of messy things. At that time, I would often lie on the gatehouse and look at Puyang like now, and I was often laughed at by Lao Guo for this. Creation makes people, I can't imagine that this is less than a year of work, and now I have to lie on the tower of the city gate and wait for other girls...... Wan'er, I'm waiting for other girls, will you feel sour? ”

Wan'erqiao's face flushed slightly, pursed her lips and smiled, and she shook her head lightly and said, "Yes, there is a little, but it...... When Brother Chu Zixiu cared for Wan'er, was the Lord's heart also very uncomfortable? ”

Lu Ren shrugged and smiled, and after scraping the bridge of Wan'er's nose, he sighed lightly: "I didn't expect Wan'er to make fun of me with clever words." But Zi Xiu him...... It's a shame. ”

Wan'er stood beside Lu Ren and looked north with Lu Ren, and asked softly, "Lord, are you worried about Sister Zhen?" ”

Lu Ren took advantage of the situation to hug Wan'er's shoulders and muttered, "It's been a few months, and you should know that her personality is a little stronger." It didn't matter if I did it or not, but she was so serious about making arrangements, she couldn't just tell others that she was very capable. If it was in a peaceful and prosperous world, it would be fine, but now is the year of chaos in the world and thieves, and she is a young and beautiful girl with only 200 cronies and family members to barter like this, can you put your mind at ease? ”

After a pause, Lu Ren continued: "I asked her why she was in such a hurry that day, and she told me that she must be fast, otherwise once the Yellow River freezes in winter, her caravan will not even be able to move in the cold season, and it will inevitably miss the time and easily attract strong people and thieves, that is the real insecurity, so you must rush back before the early winter." It's early winter, and she hasn't heard anything at all......"

Wan'er bit her lip and suddenly asked softly, "Lord, do you really just regard Sister Zhen as a younger sister?" The lord is in a high position and his fame is growing, but he has no children of the clan by his side, and he has never had any heirs......"

Lu Ren glanced at Wan'er: "What do you want to say?" ”

Wan'er bowed her head and said, "Lord, it's really time for you to marry a wife and have children." ”

Lu Ren couldn't help but laugh and said, "Will you talk about it in a few years?" In less than three years, I will be able to take you back to my hometown, and even if you don't want to, I will make a few villains with you. ”

Wan'er hurriedly shook her head and said, "No, no, no, Wan'er didn't mean that...... Ay? That's not right...... Hey, Wan'er is trying to say, Lord, you really should marry a wife who is compatible with the door. As for Wan'er...... As long as she can stay by the Lord's side like this in the future, Wan'er will be content, and she will never dare to be jealous because of selfishness. ”

"......" Lu Ren really didn't know what to say at this time, so he could only laugh a few times and hugged Wan'er a little tighter, and said in his heart that if I have such a good wife by my side and am not satisfied, it is better to jump off the city gate. After thinking about it again, Lu Ren shook his head at Wan'er and said, "Don't talk about this, I naturally have my plans." Some time ago, I asked you if you would like to leave me for a few years, but you said that you were not willing to do anything, and I had to give up...... Seriously, I don't want you to leave my side. ”

It's actually enough to just transmit a person's energy, and Lu Ren once wanted to send Wan'er back first, but Wan'er said that she didn't want to leave Lu Ren at all. And Lu Ren thought about it, if he wore Wan'er through now, Wan'er wouldn't be able to go to the earth in advance. didn't bring Wan'er with herself, Wan'er really didn't know what kind of thing would happen on Earth. If you just stay in the base, what's the difference between that and Wan'er's cell for three or four years? Besides, Wan'er is in a sense Lu Ren's spiritual sustenance in this era, once he leaves, Lu Ren doesn't know what he will become, so Lu Ren finally gave up.

Looking at Wan'er in Lu Ren's arms again, she hesitated for a long time before saying, "Actually, Sister Zhen is ...... It's pretty good, and Wan'er can see that Sister Zhen has a ...... for you."

Lu Ren hurriedly shook his head: "Don't mind!" I don't really have much thought about her. Let's put it this way, I'm still a little interested if I just throw her on the couch, but if I want to take on the responsibility of a husband to her, I can't do it. In that case, why harm others and yourself? ”

Wan'er raised her head when she heard this, and after thinking about it, she said tentatively, "That...... What about Sister Cai? Lord, are you ......?"

"......" Lu Ren was really speechless, so he simply gnawed on Wan'er's lips and blocked Wan'er's mouth, and then pulled away from the topic and said, "What about the three little children of Cheng, Xin, and Lan?" ”

"They were forced by Mrs. Ding to stay in the children's house and forced them to study with other orphans. Wan'er could see that Mrs. Ding liked the three of them very much. Unless the Lord goes out of the city to patrol the tun, it will be a little difficult to call the three of them back to the house to serve them. ”

Lu Ren groaned: "That's fine, when I resign and return to my hometown in three years, the three of them have achieved success in their studies, and it is not difficult to find an official and a half-position with sincerity and faith, Xiaolan will find a good family for her again, so that we can feel more at ease when we leave." ”

Wan'er buried her head in Lu Ren's arms and said softly: "Live away from the world and don't ask about mundane things." Wan'er would also like to do this as soon as possible......"

Lu Ren looked up to the sky and said, "Yes, it's good to go back early!" Now these days are tired and annoying, but they are still untidy and messy, which makes people unable to put it down...... Alas, the ease of scheming is my biggest shortcoming. ”

When he lowered his head, it was the fragrance of Wan'er's hair that entered his nose, Lu Ren couldn't help but take Wan'er's fragrant shoulders back to the gatehouse, and stretched out his fingers behind the threshold that no one could see to hook Wan'er's chin and wanted to kiss Wan'er when others were not paying attention. It's just that when Lu Ren's lips were just imprinted on Wan'er's cherry lips, suddenly a herald rushed to the door and shouted, "Where is Lu Lingjun?" Only then did a few horses rush to the city gate, and Gu Yan was Lingjun's family, and he wanted to see Lu Lingjun! ”

Lu Ren was so depressed that he said in his heart: "Is there a mistake?" Don't come when you should come, don't want him to come when you come but so coincidentally! I've just found some romance! ”

A few moments later, in the palace, Lu Ren, Xun Yu, and Liu Ye all widened their eyes and looked at Mi Zhen, who was dressed in a scribe's men's clothes, looking unique, just waiting for Mi Zhen to speak. And since he entered the city, he deliberately sold Guanzi, and Mi Zhen, who had never spoken to Lu Ren's questioning, slowly picked up the teacup and drank a few sips, and then said with a spring breeze on his face: "I really killed me along the way!" Now I have back pain! When you get home, be sure to recuperate for a few days. ”

The three men were all dumbfounded, Lu Ren's face was a little unbearable, and he said angrily at the moment: "I said sister, we have been so worried here for more than two months, and we finally waited for you to come back, and I can't get into your carriage, and you don't say a word when I ask you outside...... Okay, okay, if you want to be coquettish, you have to look at the place, this is the government office, and women are not allowed to enter under normal circumstances, and you are now a special case! How much iron did you sell and come back and report the number quickly, I want to be coquettish and wait for you to return home, how do you like it? ”