Chapter 569: Make a bet with Mrs. Du
The reason why Mrs. Du was able to help her husband Qin Yilu raise food was because her caravan had opened a trade route to and from Xuzhou and Luoyang. She can purchase goods at low prices in Xuzhou and sell them to Luoyang, and then traffic some goods from Luoyang to sell in Xuzhou. This comes and goes, and the profits are considerable.
The money earned, and then secretly purchased grain in Luoyang, smuggled it to Xuzhou, and handed it over to Lu Bu to her husband Qin Yilu.
However, now, Lu Bu has been destroyed by Cao Cao, and Mrs. Du's trade route is naturally cut off. Especially in Xuzhou, without the protection of Lu Bujun, I am afraid that these businesses in Xuzhou will not be her turn to do it at all. can't go back and forth to Luoyang, Xuzhou, which means that her financial route is cut off.
At present, Mrs. Du's Du family can only rely on the money earned before in Luoyang to support. But if it goes on like this, her Du family will be in trouble sooner or later.
It was very difficult to reopen a trade route. What's more, the family that does the same business as her is not only her Du family. The area run by other families will never allow Mrs. Du to interfere.
In addition, Mrs. Du's husband, Qin Yilu, now knows whether he is alive or dead, and since Cao Cao began to attack Xuzhou, Mrs. Du has lost the news of her husband. In fact, Mrs. Du has always been a woman, she may have a little business acumen, but it is Qin Yilu who really takes care of everything. Usually, the grain is delivered, and it has to wait for the husband. Therefore, after Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, it was difficult for Mrs. Du to contact her husband. I'm afraid that the Du family also has its own spies, but they can't hear the news of Qin Yilu.
When she didn't know where she would go in the future, Liu Yi proposed that the Du family could accept her, and Mrs. Du's heart was naturally full of surprise.
At this time, Zou Yu stepped forward to help Mrs. Du up. Helped her back to sit down and sat down with her.
Mrs. Du thought about it, and asked a little expectantly: "Then, that Taifu, please forgive Du Ruodou, does Taifu know the current situation in Xuzhou?" Du Ruo's husband, what is happening now? β
"Hmm...... This, hehe, in fact, Mrs. Du, if you don't ask, I will tell you about it. Liu Yi looked at Mrs. Du, who was standing forward and protruding, especially when Zou was sitting side by side with her. For a while, I actually felt that Mrs. Du's particularly delicate appearance was on par with the Zou family, and it was difficult to distinguish what she was good at for a while. However, I heard that she seemed to miss that Qin Yilu. Liu Yi's heart was a little uncomfortable.
Well, Liu Yi may really have an inexplicable possessiveness towards women. Even before Lewy. did not give birth to the heart of Mrs. Du and Mrs. Yu. However, now that I saw their beauty up close, I was a little nervous in my heart, and secretly gave birth to a trace of desire to take it for myself.
There's no way, a guy like Liu Yi is fake when he sees a beauty and is not moved. Let alone. Liu Yizhi said that if he didn't take possession of her, let her go, and go back to follow her husband, she would eventually fall into Cao Cao's hands. Lewy's current state of mind. In fact, instead of letting Mrs. Du leave, and then cheapening Cao Cao, it is better to cheapen yourself.
Others are not pressed by debts, but Liu Yi is now not pressed by women. It is also possible that Liu Yi was with the women in the family during this time, and his body and mind were relaxed, so the heart of beauty hunting, which was a little faint before, reappeared.
Liu Yi thought about the wording before saying: "Mrs. Du, I want to ask you, you were able to raise food for Lu Bu at the beginning, and your husband was a reason, apart from this, is there any other reason?" β
"Oh? What Taifu wanted to say was......" Mrs. Du didn't understand for a while.
"I mean, in your heart, in addition to your husband, do you also regard Lu Bu as your lord?" Leo asked.
"This ...... This is natural, Lu Bu is the lord of Du Ruofu, so Lu Bu is naturally also the lord of Du Ruo. Mrs. Du said without thinking.
"And now?"
"Now...... Taifu is Du Ruo's lord, and in the future, Du Ruo and the Du family, the family will obey Taifu's orders. Mrs. Du hesitated.
"Then in the future, will you obey the orders of the lord, or will you obey the orders of your husband?"
"This ......," Mrs. Du didn't know how to answer for a while.
"Mrs. Du, it's like this now." Liu Yi said: "Your husband, that is, Qin Yilu, he should have been caught by Cao Cao, and he should have surrendered to Cao Cao." At that time, when I rescued LΓΌ Bu, LΓΌ Bu's subordinates were either killed by Cao Cao or surrendered. β
"Huh? Taifu, you, you rescued Lu Bu? Mrs. Du said in surprise.
"Yes, but these are no longer important, Lu Bu has now worshiped me as the lord, so you don't have to think about Lu Bu's problem." Liu Yi shook his head and said, "I mean, your husband Qin Yilu is now Cao Cao's subordinate. I believe that it won't be long before he will come to you, and when he looks for you, he must want you to do something for him, and it is very likely that he will let you go back to your old business and raise food for Cao Cao. Because, under Cao Cao's account, there are fierce generals like clouds, and there are many capable people. If your husband Qin Yilu wants to be appreciated by Cao Cao, then he must show something, and you just happen to be able to help get him. What would you do if your husband came to you and asked you to raise food for Cao Cao? β
"I, I'm ......" Mrs. Du couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
On one side is her husband, and on the other side is Liu Yi, her father-in-law, who can just give her and the Du family a way to live. She really didn't know how to choose.
Of course, if Liu Yi forced her and threatened the safety of her family, she naturally had no choice but to serve the New Han Dynasty. But if she had a choice, she really couldn't make up her mind.
"Hehe, actually, Mrs. Du, you don't have to be embarrassed." Liu Yi smiled at Mrs. Du and said: "To be honest, our new Han Dynasty actually does not lack Mrs. Du's talents, without Mrs. Du, there will be more families to replace Mrs. Du's work." I mean, now, your husband Qin Yilu should be in Cao Cao's camp, and you know that he is good, and you can take your Du family to join your husband. β
"Huh? Taifu, you, can you let the slave family and the Du family leave? When Mrs. Du saw that Liu Yi offered to let her Du family leave Luoyang to join her husband, she couldn't help but be a little shocked.
"Why can't I let you and your Du family leave? Our Du family, although we have been secretly raising military rations for Lu Bu's army, violates the laws and regulations of the New Han Dynasty and has the fact that we have the enemy. But, strictly speaking. What you and the Du family did didn't really harm the interests of the New Han Dynasty. Our new Han Dynasty is actually an open court, and it will not condemn the merchant people at will. If you want to leave, we will naturally not stop you and will not cause harm. Liu Yi said calmly, and said, "But it's ......."
"But what?" At this moment, Mrs. Du was indeed a little moved, thinking that since she had already known her husband's whereabouts, could she go to her husband?
"It's nothing. I just want to tell you some of my own opinions and thoughts. β
"Oh? What do you want to tell the slave family? Mrs. Du asked strangely.
"Well, I'm doing it for your own good, too. I can't bear to see a beauty like Mrs. Du suffer. Liu Yi looked at Mrs. Du sincerely and said, "Mrs. Du, as far as Liu's heart is concerned, I hope you can stay, because." You and the ladies here are all different women. You stay in the New Han Dynasty. Only then can you display your talents. If you take refuge in Cao Cao. I can't say, it will bring disaster to you, your Du family, and Qin Yilu. And, according to my estimate, even Qin Yilu. I'm afraid I won't agree to you taking the Du family to join him. β
"Huh? Why? Mrs. Du looked puzzled.
"First, Qin Yilu is a general, and he may not be valued by Cao Cao now. Liu only knew that he had been captured by Cao Cao, and it was just speculation that he surrendered to Cao Cao. Second, even if Cao Cao has accepted Qin Yilu's surrender, his status in Cao Cao's army is definitely not high, and he should belong to the kind of dispensable general. Now that you drag your family to him, it may bring him a lot of troubles, he is a general, what ability does he have to settle your Du family? Lewy pointed his finger and said:
"Third, do you know your husband, is he a person who is willing to be ordinary? If he is a man who is willing to be ordinary, then he should come to you, not wait for you to go to him. I think he shouldn't be an ordinary person, he should work hard to behave and get Cao Cao's attention. Therefore, it is possible that as I told you just now, he will ask you to continue to do what you used to do, and in order to get Cao Cao's reuse, he will ask you to stay in the New Han Dynasty and stay in Luoyang. β
"This ...... Yes, it's very likely......" Mrs. Du said thoughtfully: "If he wasn't a person who strives for progress, he wouldn't let Du Ruo come out to do these businesses......"
"Fourth!"
"And the fourth?" Mrs. Du was startled, looked up at Liu Yi and asked.
"Fourth, it's Cao Cao's problem, and Mrs. Du's problem." Liu Yi looked at Mrs. Du with a little ambiguous.
"Huh? What's wrong with Cao Cao? What's wrong with the slaves? Mrs. Du felt a little incomprehensible.
"Hehe, let's talk about your problem first, madam." Liu Yi laughed, sat up straight and said to the other three girls: "Sister Zou, Sister Su, and Mrs. Yu, may I ask, do you have a nickname in Luoyang?" β
"The four ladies of Luoyang, the four beauties, right?" Liu Yi didn't wait for them to answer, and said to himself.
"Taifu, this is all nonsense from the good deeds in the market, how dare Yuru call the four ladies or a beauty? Compared with Sister Zou, Sister Su, and the wife of the Taifu family, the slave family is nothing. Mrs. Yu's face turned red, and she said modestly.
"Hehe......" Liu Yi shook his hand and said: "Mrs. Yu, don't be modest, in fact, I think that your four ladies are indeed the best in the world, not that I praise my own wife, but the fact, which is recognized by the people, you are the four beauties of Luoyang." β
"So, Mrs. Du, a beauty like you, no matter where you go, will become the focus, the so-called love for beauty, everyone has it, even if it is me, I admire Mrs. Liu Yi looked at Mrs. Du again.
"Huh? Taifu, you are joking, Du Ruo already has a husband. I can't stand the wrong love. When Mrs. Du heard Liu Yi call her beautiful and say that she admired her or something, she couldn't help but flutter her cheeks and said a little ashamedly.
"Yes, it's a pity that Mrs. Du already has a husband, otherwise, Liu would definitely have the courage to pursue it, hoping to get Mrs. Du's favor."
"Taifu......" Mrs. Du couldn't help but cry out a little panicked.
"Mrs. Du." Liu Yi looked upright, and said to her seriously: "I, Liu Yi, ask myself if I am not a good man, the world calls me Liu Yi a merry, but I am actually a little lustful, a beauty like Mrs. Du, if you can't get it, it will be the regret of my Liu Yi's life." However, although I, Liu Yi, am lustful and amorous, I am not lewd, and I will never force Mrs. Du to do something to you. However, Liu will not treat Mrs. You, but it does not mean that others will treat Mrs. Du to you. Just imagine, in this era of panic, Mrs. Du, do you think that after ordinary people see your beauty, will they be like me Liu Yi, who can talk to you well? Or, do you think Cao Cao will let you go like me Liu Yi? β
"Huh? Cao Cao? He, he ......"
"That's right, I'll tell you the truth, I'm not the only one in this world. Then Cao Cao is afraid that it will be even worse than me Liu Yi. Madame, you should have seen Bian Yu and Lai Ying'er just now, right? Bian Yu didn't say anything, just said that Sister Ying'er, she was put under house arrest by Cao Cao at the beginning, and she wanted to force Ying'er to comply. In addition, I heard that the current Cao Cao, he especially likes women like Mrs. Du. I dare to guarantee that if you go to your husband Qin Yilu and go to Cao Cao, you will definitely not be able to escape Cao Cao's palm. Liu Yi said with a serious face: "It's not that I, Liu Yi, am a villain and criticize others behind my back." I, Liu Yi, can guarantee my life, if Mrs. Du, you go to Cao Cao's territory, if you are not humiliated by Cao Cao, I, Liu Yi, will immediately present my own head. β
"Huh? So, then Cao Cao will be such a person? Mrs. Du looked at Liu Yi's serious appearance and couldn't help but panic.
"Huh." Liu Yi sneered and said, "Anyway, I have already put my words here, believe it or not, Mrs. Du, you can do it yourself." Actually, this is also very simple, Cao Cao just showed a little bit of that kind of thought, your husband Qin Yilu may give you both hands. β
"Taifu!" Although Mrs. Du believed Liu Yi to say Cao Cao's words, she didn't want others to criticize her husband, so she couldn't help but snort and said, "I, my husband is not that kind of person!" β
"Oh? Really? Let's make a bet. Liu Yi said disapprerovingly.
"Bet? What to bet on? Mrs. Du said in surprise. (To be continued......)