Chapter 294: Ask Liu Bei to help buy a horse
Walking on the street, Cao Shuo could tease her, and Wang Yan was speechless for a while.
Fortunately, after a while, they came to Liu Bei's residence.
Although he received the Yuzhou pastor, Cao Cao did not relax his precautions against Liu Bei.
has no real power, Liu Bei stays at home except for taking Guan Yu and Zhang Fei on routine patrols outside every day.
Knowing that Cao Shuo was coming, Liu Bei hurriedly greeted him.
Seeing Cao Shuo, he hugged his fists and bowed down to make a big salute: "I don't know if the son is coming, I miss the welcome, and I hope it's no wonder!" ”
Cao Shuo returned the salute and looked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who were following Liu Bei: "Xuande Gong is inseparable from the two generals every day, if I have such a good brother, I will probably wake up laughing every day." ”
"Our brothers have been inseparable since they were married." Liu Bei responded.
Cao Shuo leaned closer to him.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were suddenly nervous.
Zhang Fei glared at Cao Shuo angrily.
Seeing this, Wang Yan, who came here with Cao Shuo, furrowed her pretty little eyebrows, and said angrily: "Son, let's go, I feel very uncomfortable seeing the people here." ”
"I'm just whispering to Xuan Degong." Cao Shuo grinned and asked Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, "Don't the two generals allow it?" ”
"Childe laughed!" Liu Bei hurriedly said: "The two virtuous brothers just have fierce faces, and they definitely don't mean to be disrespectful to their sons. ”
Cao Shuo smiled, leaned into Liu Bei's ear and said, "Xuande Gong is with the two generals all day long, I don't know if I salute with my sister-in-law, do you want the two generals to also guard on the side?" ”
In terms of age, Liu Bei is older than Cao Cao.
Cao Shuo called his wife "Mrs. Sister-in-law", and he also said that the husband and wife had sex so explicitly, and others would have been annoyed for a long time.
However, he was facing Liu Bei.
Smiled indifferently, Liu Bei also whispered: "Childe said that he was joking, when he had sex, how could he let his brother watch from the sidelines?" ”
The more Liu Bei was like this, the more Cao Shuo wanted to kill him.
However, Cao Cao didn't allow it, and he couldn't do it.
"I held a banquet in the city tonight, and I asked the guards to invite Xuande Gong before," Liu Bei accompanied Cao Shuo to the front hall, Cao Shuo said: "But I still don't feel at ease, so I decided to invite you in person." ”
"Childe called, I will definitely go." Liu Bei said: "It's really scary to trouble the son to go on a special trip." ”
"Xuande Gong is a hero today, how can I afford to summon." Cao Shuo said with a smile.
"It's still early, Childe, please go to the front hall to talk!" Liu Bei stepped aside.
Accompanied Cao Shuo into the front hall, and after the guests sat down, Liu Bei asked, "Childe invited me, it won't be for no reason, right?" ”
Cao Shuo, who was still full of spring breeze just now, instantly darkened his face after Liu Bei asked.
He sighed and said, "Xuande Gong guessed right, I really encountered a problem. ”
Liu Bei said: "As long as I can help, I will do my best." ”
"With Xuande Gong's words, I am relieved." Cao Shuo smiled and asked Liu Bei, "I heard that Xuande Gong has many friends, I want to ask you for a favor." ”
"Childe, please speak." Liu Bei sat up straight and stared at Cao Shuo.
Liu Bei was respectful, and Cao Shuo had contact with him twice.
Every time he treats people, he is not leaky.
Knowing that Cao Shuo doesn't have a good impression of him, he can still greet him with a smile.
Just this open-mindedness made Cao Shuo have to sigh that in the troubled times, it is definitely not an accident that a person from a humble background like Liu Bei can also get into the wind and water!
"I want to buy a batch of war horses." Cao Shuo said: "It's a pity that I don't have a wide range of contacts, and I asked some people, but the asking price is too high, and I can't afford it." ”
"War horses?" Liu Bei was stunned: "How much does the son want?" ”
"A thousand horses." Cao Shuo said: "But I can't give much money, if Xuande Gong can find me a seller who pays in installments, I will be grateful." ”
"Installments?" Liu Bei blinked his eyes twice in a daze: "What do you mean by Childe?" ”
"It's just that the money is divided into several parts." Cao Shuo said: "For example, this time, for a thousand horses, I will give the price of two hundred first. After two months, another batch of money will be given. When the settlement is clear, more interest will be given. ”
"Can it still be like this?" Liu Bei was even more stunned.
Living in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he certainly had never seen this kind of consumption pattern that appeared more than 2,000 years later.
Installment payments are aimed at buyers who are in need but can't afford to pay the money all at once.
Before asking Liu Bei for help, Cao Shuo didn't think about giving money.
However, he can't pretend to be wealthy.
If you have money, where can you buy a horse? Why do you have to find someone to help?
Liu Bei was originally vigilant, and the more he pretended to be pitiful, the more he could let his guard down.
"I really can't help it." Cao Shuo said with a bitter face: "Xuande Gong is well-connected, so it shouldn't be a problem to get some horses." ”
"A thousand war horses, it's really hard to buy." Liu Bei said with embarrassment.
"Thank you Xuande Gong!" Cao Shuo stood up, clasped his fists and bowed to him: "There are not a thousand horses, but eight hundred." ”
Liu Bei couldn't cry or laugh.
He only said that a thousand horses were not easy to buy, and he didn't let go at all, so Cao Shuo actually got up and thanked him.
In this way, it is difficult for him to refuse.
In desperation, Liu Bei said: "Eight hundred is too much......"
"How much can Xuande Gong buy?" Cao Shuo asked.
"Three hundred ...... at most"
"Too little!" Cao Shuo said: "Xuande Gong must help me buy five hundred war horses. What is missing, I'll find another way. ”
Liu Bei had no choice but to agree.
Cao Shuo hugged his fists again and thanked: "Xuande Gong has helped a lot, and when the war horse arrives, I will repay him generously." ”
"Doing things for the prince is also doing things for His Majesty today." Liu Bei said: "Childe doesn't have to thank you. ”
"The banquet has been arranged, I'll wait for news from Xuande Gong." Cao Shuo said: "The war horses I want this time must be the northern horses, and the southern ponies don't want a batch!" ”
Liu Bei's head was full of black lines.
There is a lack of war horses, and there is no money, so they are still picking.
Compared with him, the shamelessness of this son of the Cao family is even better!
"I'm not going to the banquet!" Liu Bei said: "It's important to do things for your son. ”
"It's already done!" Cao Shuo looked embarrassed and said: "Xuande Gong is not going, how can I be embarrassed to ......"
"When this is done, it will be too late for Childe to invite me." Liu Bei said: "Recently, there happened to be a horse merchant wandering around, I will go and see if I can do it as soon as possible." ”
Cao Shuo said: "Since this is the case, then when the horses arrive in Xudu, I will let people hold a banquet and thank Xuande Gong!" ”
Sending Cao Shuo out of his residence, Liu Bei's face became a little bad.
Looking at Cao Shuo's back, Guan Yu said: "Brother, how do I think Cao Zirong is not just here to buy horses?" ”
"The Cao family is not short of people to do things." Liu Bei said: "He came to me, I'm afraid it's not that simple!" ”
"Cao Zirong dares to be unfavorable to his brother, I will cut off his head." Zhang Feihuan glared, clenched his fists and said.