"Brother Mi, how long have we not seen each other since you and I parted that day?"

"Are you...... Lu Ren? ”

Mi Zhu saw Lu Ren, but he recognized it after a while. But this can't be blamed on Mi Zhu, Mi Zhu and Lu Ren didn't get along for a long time, and Lu Ren is still a public face, and there is nothing that can leave a deep impression, plus they haven't met for several years, it's normal for Mi Zhu to not recognize him for a while:

"It's been almost four years...... Yihao, how could you be dismissed from your official position by Gong Cao? And you've been removed from your official position, that sister ......"

Lu Ren smiled indifferently: "I accidentally made a mistake that I shouldn't have made, so I was dismissed." As for Ling Mei, some time ago, she sold back a lot of goods that Xudu urgently needed, so she has been taking care of Xudu City recently. But don't worry, Brother Mi, I have already sent someone to inform her that Brother Mi is here, and I believe she will come to meet Brother Mi soon. ”

Mi Zhu was stunned: "She, she is actually selling goods in Xuduxing?" ”

Lu Ren saw that there was displeasure on Mi Zhu's face, and his eyes glanced at Liu Bei intentionally or unintentionally, and he felt a little angry in his heart. According to Lu Ren's conjecture, Mi Zhu would have such a reaction, and the plan was that he still wanted to marry Mi Zhen to Liu Bei. However, according to the people's ideological concept of "Shinong Industry and Commerce" at that time, businessmen were already very despised, and Mi Zhen was doing business to make money as a girl who had never been out of the cabinet, which was in the eyes of others...... Ordinary people may be easy to say, but with Liu Bei's style of life, most of them will refuse to accept Mi Zhen. And Mi Zhu's displeasure comes from this.

Is Lu Ren a very dedicated man? The answer is absolutely no. Not to mention that Lu Ren is bad, how many men in the world can be truly dedicated? And in many cases, the so-called dedication is just a strong self-restraint ability of personal moral thoughts. And Lu Ren is just a guy who actually has a very flowery heart, but still has some self-restraint ability.

To put it simply, he will cherish Wan'er very much, but he will also have a finger for other beautiful women, but he can restrain himself and control himself very well many times...... Of course, in fact, in many cases, Lu Ren didn't dare to cause trouble, so he didn't dare to touch anyone. Take Cai Yan as an example, if he hadn't taken into account Lao Cao's love for Cai Yan and might have caused him trouble, where would he be willing to send Cai Yan to Cao Cao?

is the same for Cai Yan, and it is not much different for Mi Zhen. And really speaking, the relationship between Lu Ren and Mi Zhen is actually much closer than Cai Yan. Also out of many concerns, Lu Ren didn't dare to really touch Mi Zhen, but he could play some small ambiguities with Mi Zhen. And as a cheap man, many times he also enjoys this kind of little ambiguity. Not to mention Lu Renbei, there are many males who like this kind of cheap feeling in real life.

Putting aside these personal cheap reasons, the current Lu Ren also needs Mi Zhen very much in his personal industrial development, and to be honest, there is only one Mi Zhen who can help himself in this regard, so no matter what aspect he starts from, Lu Ren's heart does not want Mi Zhen to leave him, and even at this time, Lu Ren wants to help Mi Zhen say a few words:

"Brother Mi, what did you ask Sister Ling to come to Xu Du to join me for? Yes, Ling Mei brought a lot of property at that time, but if she didn't open it up, would she let hundreds of Mi clan people sit and eat empty? And don't forget, ...... back then."

At this point, Lu Ren stopped, because there was still Liu Bei by their side. But how shrewd is Liu Bei? Knowing that it was not appropriate for him to stay here at this time, he made an excuse and left. In Lu Ren's opinion, Liu Bei at this time should have no interest in Mi Zhen.

After Liu Bei left, Lu Ren continued to say to Mi Zhu: "Brother Mi, it was you who asked Ling Mei to bring this clan to me to avoid trouble, and you intend to set up another clan branch here. Ling Mei bothered to run in order to settle the clan, but you are now looking at Ling Mei with such eyes, I really want to ask where is your conscience? ”

Mi Zhu was a little unable to raise his head when Lu Ren said it, and he was silent for a long time before he said, "It's me who was confused for a while." I always thought you'd ......, though."

Lu Ren laughed and said, "What will it be?" Do you marry Ling Mei? Brother Mi, you underestimate me too much, right? I, Lu Ren, wouldn't be so bad that I would take advantage of others' danger. Besides, I didn't marry Sister Ling, you should be happy now, didn't I get dismissed? ”

Mi Zhu was really said by Lu Ren this time, his face turned blue and red, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Lu Ren was a little more and more energetic: "But Brother Mi, don't worry, although I am living in this house with Sister Ling, I am innocent with Sister Ling." If you have any ideas, then just do it, what does it have to do with me Lu Ren? But I still want to make a few grievances for Ling Mei. ”

“…… Brother Yihao, don't say anything more, okay? ”

Lu Ren also realized at this time that he seemed to be a little overdone, so he shook his head, and his tone slowed down a lot: "You have fled here since you were a child, and your body is very weak. Earlier, when you were unconscious, I asked your Mi clan to pour some soup to ease your stomach, and now that you have woken up, you should eat some food to replenish your deficiency. ”

Lu Ren brought a food box, and then he opened the food box and took out a bowl of egg custard and handed it to Mi Zhu. However, Mi Zhu was in a bad mood because of Lu Ren's words just now, and he didn't want to eat a little. Lu Ren was also a little amused when he saw this, took the bamboo spoon and said, "If you are weak, let me feed you." ”

Mi Zhu had no choice but to take the bowl and spoon and start eating. Lu Ren felt that it was a little inappropriate for him to stay here at this time, so he said a few words perfunctorily and then withdrew from the room. And when Lu Ren came out of the door and came to the courtyard, he saw Liu Bei looking up at the sky in a corner of the courtyard, so he politely greeted Liu Bei. After Liu Bei returned the gift, he wanted to call Lu Ren to ask something, but after thinking about it, he still didn't make a sound, and let Lu Ren leave like this.

When Liu Bei returned to the room, Mi Zhu found that Liu Bei's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something. After a slight pause, Mi Zhu asked, "What is the lord thinking about in his heart?" ”

Liu Bei sighed softly and said, "I don't know where Yun Chang and Yide are at the moment, and whether they are okay...... And then I'm thinking about this Lu Ren. I remember that a few years ago, Cao Cao avenged his father and sent troops to Xuzhou, when Lu Ren once surrendered to Cao, and then returned to Xuzhou as a messenger of Cao's army. At first, I thought that he was just a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death, but that day he dared to wrestle with Yide at the banquet alone and was never defeated, at that time I felt that Lu Ren should not be a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and wanted to call for help, but unfortunately he was angry because of Yide's momentary anger. After the great wilderness of Yanzhou, he dared to go to Xu alone to seek food for disaster relief...... You say how can a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death be like this? ”

Mi Zhu raised his eyebrows and said, "He is really incomprehensible. ”

Liu Bei shook his head silently and said, "Actually, what I really care about is not these, but his talents......"

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The next day was bright.

"This little brother is invited, in Liu Bei, I want to ask to see Mr. Lu."

When Liu Bei fled all the way to Meng Village, because of hunger and fatigue, his physical state had actually reached the limit, and he finally had a full meal in Lu Ren's mansion, and he could sleep comfortably and comfortably. And when he woke up, Liu Bei immediately wanted to talk to Lu Ren about something.

Although Lu Xin is only fourteen years old, because of his calm personality, Lu Ren usually asks Lu Xin to stay at home when he travels. At this moment, Lu Xin saw Liu Bei's visit, and returned the salute respectfully: "I really hug Qian, Xuande Gong, you are late." Because the village has not been built for a long time, there are a lot of materials in need of the village, so the eldest brother has to rush to the city of Xu to buy, and the eldest brother has been traveling for more than an hour. ”

Liu Bei looked at the high red sun in the sky, shook his head in disappointment, and secretly blamed himself for getting up too late. Lu Xin invited Liu Bei into the hall to serve tea, Liu Bei was not easy to refuse, and after sitting for a while, he asked again: "Dare to ask when Mr. Lu will return?" ”

Lu Xin responded: "I don't know. However, the eldest brother told me before leaving, if Xuande Gong has any needs, Lu Xin should do his best to be thoughtful, and there is no loss. ”

Liu Bei was really a little disappointed now, and he reluctantly left with a few polite words to Lu Xin. When he returned to the guest room, he saw that Mi Zhu, who had eaten and slept well, was already able to walk around the ground, so he invited Mi Zhu to take a look around Meng Village, but what Liu Bei thought in his heart was to try to see if he could meet Lu Ren and chat a few words.

Want to run into Lu Ren? I'm afraid that Liu Bei doesn't want to run into Lu Ren in the past few days, because Lu Ren is deliberately avoiding Liu Bei. As for Lu Ren's wish to avoid Liu Bei......

To put it simply, in fact, Lu Ren didn't dare to have anything to do with Liu Bei. It is now April of the third year of Jian'an, and Lu Ren has calculated the results based on the current development of the current situation, and feels that it will not be long before there will still be events such as Lu Bu being killed, Liu Bei entering Xu being named General Zuo and becoming Liu Huang's uncle, and Liu Bei escaping from Xuchang and returning to Xuzhou to confront Cao Cao. And if nothing else, the battle of Guandu between Cao and Yuan is likely to still be fought in the fifth year of Jian'an.

Standing on such a basis, if Lu Ren and Liu Bei were "very close", wouldn't that be provoking Cao Cao to kill him? By that time, Lu Rendu was about to return to modern times, so why should he get into some unnecessary trouble? So what should be done, such as just referring to the reception of Liu Bei, Lu Ren will do a little, what should not be done, of course Lu Ren chose to avoid it as soon as possible.

Of course, Liu Bei and Mi Zhu didn't know this, although Liu Bei guessed that Lu Ren didn't want to see him, but he only thought that Lu Ren ended up unhappily on his previous two trips to Xuzhou, so he felt a little disgusted with Liu Bei. In addition, Liu Bei also felt that there may be some factors related to Mi Zhen in it, after all, Liu Bei almost married Mi Zhen, and what Lu Ren said last night was easy to hear that Lu Ren actually meant something about Mi Zhen, and of course Lu Ren's "good woman" heart would be unhappy......