After Ma Yun finished speaking, she looked at Liu Xin proudly, which means that you don't show off, I know everything you know.

Zhao Yun was relieved: "Thank you, madam." Obviously, he accepted the words Ma Yun gave him.

Liu Xin suddenly looked at Ma Yun's stomach as if he had discovered a new continent, and said, "Okay, okay, you don't want my name." I can always choose a name for my own child. ”

Ma Yun glared at him: "Come less, it's nothing to do with you." "Completely like a.

Liu Xin turned his head helplessly, just in time to see Dian Wei's big yellow face, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, alas, my first life is all over, and it is all the trouble caused by helping you choose your name!

Returning from the trip, return to the Taishou Mansion. Liu Xin gathered everyone together, and what he saw in the field today shocked him, this time the drought was much more serious than he expected: "Everyone, what do you think of this great drought? ”

Tian Feng said: "Back to my lord, I have been to the surrounding counties to find out that many places are unable to carry out spring plowing due to lack of water, and some places have begun to appear homeless. Fortunately, the adults had the foresight to build a large number of ditches, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. ”

Liu Xin said worriedly: "Even so, it is inevitable that the summer harvest will be reduced. I wonder if there are any displaced people entering the county? ”

"A large number of displaced people have not yet been discovered, but many of them have come to the river one after another to join relatives and friends. ”

Zhao Yun interjected: "Yes, some people in Zhaojia Village came from Changshan yesterday to join me and Uncle Fan, and all the wheat seedlings in the fields of Zhaojia Village died. ”

"Zhao Yun, you have to settle these villagers, and tell me if you have any difficulties." Liu Xin looked at Tian Feng and Fu again: "Mr. Tian and Mr. Fu, the two of you must be prepared to help the displaced people, and if necessary, you can mobilize the squire to donate money and food." In addition, the increase in the number of displaced people is likely to cause unrest in the market, and inspections should be strengthened to prevent lawbreakers from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos. By the way, how did I do last time I told you about contacting you to buy horses? ”

Tian Feng said: "Good horses are mostly produced in the north, there is a merchant surnamed Zhu Mingfu in this county, just brought back a letter to say that there is a perennial horse dealer in Youzhou, there are hundreds of good horses in his hands, seeing that the famine is coming, he is willing to sell the horses at a low price, but the buyer needs to come to the door in person." ”

Liu Xin knew that in the era of cold weapons, cavalry was the most powerful type of troops, and the conflict in the first month was because there were too few cavalry, which caused more casualties. But there are not many horses in the river, and it is not easy to buy them, and now I heard that there are hundreds of good horses, and I immediately said impatiently: "The purchase of horses is a top priority, and it is not advisable to delay it for a long time, so I will take people there now." ”

Tian Feng said: "My lord, this matter has to be discussed in the long run, the imperial court is not allowed to smuggle military horses, if it is thirty or fifty, it can be concealed, but hundreds of horses are difficult to do." ”

"This ......" Liu Xin couldn't help but groan, he bought the horse to deal with the upcoming turmoil, but he didn't want to be accused of rebellion.

Fu Zhu thought for a while and said, "I think it's okay to bring more people with me." When they went, they were all foot soldiers, and when they came back, they were disguised as cavalrymen. ”

Liu Xin patted his thigh: "Good idea, without further ado, go and prepare now, and set off early tomorrow morning." ”

In the early morning of the next day, Liu Xin said goodbye to Ma Yun, took Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Zhao Yun, ordered five hundred flying tiger soldiers, and marched to Youzhou. At the gate of the city, Zhu Fu was already waiting there.

Liu Xin looked at Zhu Fu, with a short figure and a chubby face, who seemed to be born with a smile, and couldn't help but think of Zhu Fulai, a smiling tiger from Liangshan in the Water Margin, and asked casually: "Does the shopkeeper Zhu have a brother named Zhu Gui?" ”

Zhu Fu replied with a smile: "Lord Hui, Zhu Gui is the younger brother of the villain. The villain is a merchant who travels north and south. My younger brother is a sitter and runs a hotel at home. ”

Liu Xin couldn't help but laugh, there are really two brothers, Zhu Fu and Zhu Gui, this person asks one question and answers ten, and it is really a good material for doing business. Liu Xin asked again: "Which county is the merchant you are talking about?" What is the last name? ”

Zhu Fu still replied with a smile: "This merchant's name is Su Shuang, he is actually a native of Zhongshan County, Jizhou, and he is a friend of another merchant named Zhang Shiping. ”

Liu Xin heard these two names, and seemed to be somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember them for a while.

Along the way, I saw that the river was dry, the seedlings were dry, the grass and trees were withered, and it was a desolate scene. From time to time, I met groups of people who were helping the old and the young, and fleeing the famine. Liu Xin's team brought a hundred carts, in addition to money, there were also a lot of dry food and drinking water in the car, so naturally they couldn't go fast, and they walked straight for half a month before they came to Zhuo County. Zhu Fu walked this road many times, and soon found Su Shuang's village.

Su Shuang's Zhuangzi is also the same as other places, cracks appear on the ground, and the big tree at the entrance of the village has few new shoots, and the branches are hanging listlessly. Su Shuang was overjoyed to hear that someone was willing to buy his horse, he knew that if it didn't rain, so many horses would be raised for a few months without starving to death. There was little disagreement between the two sides on the price, and these horses did not make a penny, but the horses were not well fed these times, and they were a little thin.

Knowing Liu Xin's identity, Su Shuang was even more enthusiastic. That night, Su Shuangfei wanted to hold a banquet on the village to entertain them. Dian Wei and Xu Chu finally seized the opportunity to drink.

Su Shuang saw the arrogance of the two, and praised repeatedly: "The two of you are really good for drinking!" and Zhang Tu, who killed pigs in this county, had a fight. ”

Dian Wei blushed and said, "Oh, does Zhuojun also have a drink that can be compared to the two of us?" I'd like to see it. ”

Liu Xin suddenly remembered and asked, "Is this person's name Zhang Fei?" ”

Su Shuang asked strangely: "It's Zhang Fei, could it be that the adults know this person?" ”

Liu Xin thought to herself, this opportunity can't be missed, but to take a good look at whether this Zhang Fei is as powerful as the legend, so he said vaguely: "I've heard of it, but I haven't met before." I don't know if Shopkeeper Su can help introduce you. ”

Su Shuang laughed and said: "If the adult wants to see him, there is something difficult, and I will accompany the adult to go." ”

Everyone was drinking and talking here, and there was a hearty laugh outside: "Brother Su, there are rare guests at home, why don't you call me." ”

Su Shuang hurriedly got up and went out: "Brother Zhang, what kind of wind blew you here." ”

Liu Xin listened, and secretly said in his heart, as soon as he talked about Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei came. Thinking of this, he also got up and went out, but he was a tall and thin man, about forty years old, born white and clean.

Su Shuang saw Liu Xin come out and introduced: "This is Lord Liu, the Taishou of Hejian, this is my brother-in-law Zhang Shiping Zhang's shopkeeper." ”

"Long admiration, long admiration." The two exchanged pleasantries and sat down again.

Zhang Shiping opened his mouth and said: "Brother Su, you are not interesting enough, why don't you call me to sell horses, I still have more than 300 horses at home and have nowhere to go." Then he turned to Liu Xin and said, "Lord Liu, if you want, buy my family's horses too." ”

Liu Xin saw that this Zhang Shiping was obviously in a hurry, and he didn't have the sleek appearance of a businessman, so he said: "Why didn't the shopkeeper come early, I just bought more than 300 horses from the shopkeeper Su, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to buy more." ”

Zhang Shiping hurriedly said: "The price is easy to say, the price is easy to say." I still have thousands of catties of iron at home, and I can sell them to adults at a cheaper price, okay? ”

Liu Xin knew that iron was the most rare in this era, and thousands of catties of iron iron was not a small amount, so he hesitated a little and said, "Okay, then I'll be ruthless and buy it all." And they were all overjoyed.

The next day, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping took Liu Xin and his party to Zhang Feizhuang. From a distance, I saw a big man standing at the entrance of the village, looking at the road in a daze. Su Shuang pointed with his hand: "My lord, please look, the big man at the entrance of the village is Zhang Fei." ”

Zhang Fei has always sold wine and killed pigs for a living, and his family also has some wealth. But these days, the drought is getting worse and worse, and the people are about to lose their lives, and who else comes to buy wine and meat? Zhang Fei watched the business become dull day by day, and couldn't help but sit bored at the entrance of the village, secretly worried, and suddenly saw a puff of smoke and dust rising in the distance.

Zhang Fei quickly stood up, and heard the sound of horses' hooves on the road. Some time ago, there were horse thieves everywhere, he had heard the news, although he had great strength and extraordinary martial arts, but he did not have the weapons to be competent, and when he saw the formation, the number of people was always around 800 people, and he couldn't help but get anxious.

Liu Xin's team is indeed all cavalry now, and there are more than 200 horses in the team, carrying iron, and it seems that there are nearly 1,000 people from a distance. The horse's hooves flew fast, and in a blink of an eye they arrived at the entrance of the village. When Liu Xin took a closer look, Zhang Fei really looked about the same as the legendary one, eight feet tall, with a leopard's head and eyes, and his beard stood up like steel needles.

Zhang Fei saw that this person was staring at him intently, and was about to get angry, but when he saw that there were two people in the team who he knew, he asked: "Zhang Shiping, Su Shuang, who are these people, you brought them to my village." ”

Liu Xin didn't wait for Su Shuang to answer, and shouted loudly: "Is it Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide in front?" I am Liu Xin, the Taishou of Hejian, and I am here to find you. ”

Zhang Fei shouted: "I don't know you, what are you looking for me for?" ”

Liu Xin had already arrived in front of him, turned over and dismounted, arched his hand at him, and said, "I have heard the name of Yide for a long time, I have two brothers who are very good at wine, and I specially brought them to compete with you." ”

Zhang Fei has been a lifelong alcoholic, so he will sell wine while killing pigs, and when he heard that someone was looking for him to fight for wine, he suddenly became excited: "Okay!" If you want to drink, go back to the village with me. ”

Liu Xin knows that drinking too much alcohol is harmful to health, and she is very strict with herself, so she does not drink. As for Zhao Yun, Liu Xin has always treated him as a child, and naturally he will not let him drink. The errand of accompanying Zhang Fei to drink naturally fell on Dian Wei and Xu Chu, and for the two of them, it was right in the middle. The three of them went back and forth, pushing cups and changing lamps, and drank from morning to dusk, all drunk. Liu Xin and Zhao went to bring the Flying Tiger Soldiers, and they also stayed in the village.

The next morning, Zhang Fei shouted loudly in the courtyard: "Happy! It's been a long time since I've drunk so much. ”

Dian Wei and Xu Chu also said in unison: "Master Zhang Zhuang has a good amount of wine!" It's the opponent of the two of us. ”

Zhang Fei said: "It's a pity, you guys are leaving today, who can accompany me to drink so happily in the future." I really envy the two of you, you can drink like this every day. ”

Dian Wei said: "Actually, the two of us can't drink like this every day. The adults said that drinking should be done in moderation, and it is enough to have a half-full. ”

Zhang Fei said: "I usually just want to drink half full, but I can't, no one in this village can drink so much with me." ”

Xu Chu said: "That's not easy, you just go with us." ”

Zhang Fei seemed to be a little tempted: "I'm leaving, what should I do with this Zhuangzi?" Without Zhuangzi, what would I do for a living? ”

Dian Wei said disappreciably: "As long as you follow my family, what else do you want that Zhuangzi to do." ”

Zhang Fei was a reckless surname, and said at the moment: "Okay, I'll go with you." You and I are like-minded, why don't you become brothers with different surnames? ”

In fact, this was all a strategy set by Liu Xin, he knew that Zhang Fei was a good wine, so he asked Dian Wei and Xu Chu to fight with him, and the three of them really fell in love. Liu Xin was not far away when he heard the three of them talk about the righteousness, but he was very surprised, and quickly stood up and shouted: "Wait! ”