Chenliu County, Xiangyi City. In the evening, a caravan entered the ancient city famous for its mulberry weaving.

"Mr. Qin, our destination Xiangyi has arrived! Please get off the bus with your family! Outside the caravan leader, a wealthy middle-aged man said to the window.

"It's no wonder that your Mi family can become a great man in the world! This efficiency really doesn't matter. The journey of more than 500 miles from Xiapi to this place took only five days to arrive! A richly dressed young man walked out of the car, stretched his waist and said.

"That's it! Is that! You are a friend of the same family, and the head of the family repeatedly instructed before leaving, how dare you delay your business, this way is a tight urge, but fortunately, it did not delay your business! The middle-aged man humbly bowed his head and said, "I wonder how many days you want to be here?" I'll wait for you! If there is a place where there are small people who can help, please be sure to tell us to wait. ”

"You don't need to be so polite! Although I am familiar with Mi Beijia, but I am also white, we have eaten in a pot for a few days, and I have been taken care of these days, if there is a fate to meet in Xiapi in the future, Qin will definitely invite you to dinner! The young man who was surrounded by three big men smiled and said, "Qin Mou walks around, you are busy with yours, don't delay your important business, don't worry about me and wait." ”

"No!" Seeing this, the middle-aged man also closed his mouth, but bent deeper in the direction where Mr. Qin and his party were no longer far away.

This group of people is Qin Xu, who came to make a big deal with Cao, and brought Lao Xu, Sima Mao, Kong Erzi and other familiar soldiers in the camp.

Qin Xu vaguely remembered that Cao Cao defeated the invading Yuan Shu and Southern Xiongnu coalition forces in history, and it didn't seem to take long, but because of Qin Xu's mixing, Yanzhou's strength was far from being comparable that day, although Cao Cao was quite confident that Cao Cao would be able to defeat Yuan Shu's coalition army, but there were too many variables, so that Qin Xu hurriedly left Linzi City with Lao Xu and the three of them after getting Lu Bu's approval.

But just out of the city gate, how to get to Chen Liu has become a problem. The battle of Jinan was a considerable psychological blow to the Cao army in Yanzhou, and it is conceivable that the investigation of people from Qingzhou from all walks of life in Yanzhou may have reached the level of all the soldiers.

Originally, it was the closest route to go out of Jinan, take Jibeiguo, and pass through Jiyin County to enter Chenliu, but Qin Xu only brought three people on this trip, and he was really worried that walking on the territory of Cao Cao, who had just been defeated, would be secretly clicked by a Cao soldier who recognized Qin Xu's appearance.

Just when Lao Xu and the others had been hesitating for some reason after seeing Qin Xu go out of the city, it happened that Mi Fang was going to Xiapi to escort the last batch of money and grain that had not been sent at the end of the year because of the Battle of Jibeiguo.

Mijia's business network lines are all over the Central Plains, and Xiangyi City, not far from Chen Liucheng, happens to be a source of Mijia's silk cloth business. Because of the heavy snow in Xuzhou a few days ago, there is still a batch of money to be sent at the end of the year. If you can borrow the Mi family's convoy to disguise yourself, enter Xiangyi City in Chenliu County, and then negotiate with Cao Cao after mastering the first-hand information about Yuan Shu's attack, it will be more active.

In the secret room of the Mi family, Mi Zhu was quite happy with Qin Xu's arrival. Because of Qin Xu's strategy of making sea salt, in just a few months, the Mi family's original sales channels in Jingxiang, Yangzhou and other places sent back the news, and even Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family, was a little surprised; Just when Mi Fang, who had been promoted by Lu Bu to Qingzhou Shang Cao Lu, returned to Linzi, he reported the news to Lu Bu through Qin Xu. Qin Xu actually came again, which really surprised Mi Zhu, and he agreed to Qin Xu, the God of Wealth, to secretly escort him to Xiangyi without asking for the reason, and arranged it himself.

declined Mi Zhu and Mi Fang's gracious stay, and before Mi Zhenfang, the eldest lady of the Mi family, was secretly happy and carefully painted her makeup and came out to visit, Qin Xu and the four of them had been away with the Mi family's convoy for a long time.

"Young master, it's only forty miles north of Chen Liucheng, it's freezing this day, should we find a place to have a good meal and leave tomorrow?" Among the several people, Sima Mao was the most familiar with Qin Xu, bumped his shoulder against Lao Xu beside him, and smiled at Qin Xu with his hand.

"I see that you don't call it a dead cat, you can call it a greedy cat instead!" Qin Xu said angrily, but his eyes were also attracted by a small wine shop on the side of the road, and said: "It seems that Cao Cao does have a hand in governing Yanzhou, and he has been fighting with Yuan Shu's army for a few days, but this Xiangyi city is still so quiet." ”

"The young master also thinks highly of him Lao Cao, as soon as you write to the lord's homeless policy, let's Linzi...... Hmm......" As soon as Kong Er was stunned, he was covered by Lao Xu and Sima Mao left and right.

"Are you so stupid to call you stunned? Where is this? In the hinterland of Yanzhou, are you afraid that others will not know who the young master is? Lao Xu knocked Kong Er hard, and said angrily in a low voice.

"Alright, be careful!" Qin Xu shook his head and took the lead into the small wine shop on the side of the road.

Maybe it's because the New Year has just passed, there are only a few people sitting in the small hall of the wine shop, which seems a little deserted, and the charcoal fire in the middle is quite strong, and the beating fire is red, which makes people feel that they can immediately drive away the chill on their bodies.

"Four old guests! It's been a long time since you've been to our shop! "The guy in the shop is a self-cooked. Xiangyi is rich in mulberry linen fabrics, it is a place where merchants in Yanzhou gather and disperse, and those who open wine shops are used to seeing all kinds of people, and they see Qin Xu and others dressed luxuriously not like ordinary people, so they are also much more enthusiastic.

"Do you know us?" Kong Er was stunned but didn't hear the politeness in the little guy's words, he was stunned for a moment, glanced at Qin Xu a little nervously, and asked with a wary face.

"This ......" It is estimated that this little guy is also the first time to see Kong Er stunned like this, and he was really asked by this sentence, and he hesitated for a long time before he said with a smile: "You are nobles at a glance, how can you have this kind of luck to know, familiar, familiar!" ”

"That's it!" Sima Mao pulled a handful of Kong Er stunned, reached out and took out a handful of five baht coins from his arms, stuffed them into the hands of the little guy without looking at them, and said with a smile: "Little brother is laughing, my brother is a muddy person, he can't listen to good words, you don't have to be surprised." I'm so hungry that I'm hungry, so I ask my brother to arrange some food! Thanks a lot! ”

"This, how embarrassing! The little one is rewarded by the nobles! "The salary of the little maid in January is estimated not to be as much as Sima Mao's, and at the moment, he led Qin Xu and the others to a place near the fire with a smile, and went to help urge the vegetables diligently.

"Lao Kong, just say a few words, no one will treat you as a dumb person, you see that because of your words, our month's worth is gone!" After Sima Mao waited for Qin Xu to sit down, he looked around cautiously, and said angrily to Kong Er beside him.

"Okay, don't talk about Lao Kong, dead cat, go out, sit down!" Qin Xu saw that Sima Mao and Kong Erzi, the two "enemies" who could exchange their lives on the battlefield, were about to start arguing again, and he ordered with a smile and tears.

"No!"

The wine and food are very simple small plates, nothing more than scrambled eggs, braised beef and other side dishes, but there are several large bowls of corn. Qin Xu stayed in the car all the way, a little motion sickness and had a bad appetite, so he let the three of them eat in a big gulp, and looked at the people in the wine shop with his back against the pillar.

The main customers of this small tavern seem to be some of the entourage of merchants, and several tables are filled with people with rough jackets and waists. Fortunately, there were two people in Confucian shirts whispering in the corner not far from Qin Xu's table, which did not seem to be abrupt to Qin Xu and the others.

"Huh? Got good wine? Wu Na little guy, how can I not wait for good wine? When Qin Xu was holding the hot tea soup, thinking about how to blackmail Cao Cao on this trip, and watching Lao Xu, the three ruthless people in the army, eating and drinking quite interestingly, one of the two scribes suddenly shouted.

"Oh, sir, where did you start? You'll be served the best wine from the shop! The little guy who had just received Sima Chenglu's reward for a month trotted all the way to the two people not far from Qin Xu, and said with a bitter face.

"Yes, sir, what good wine can be in this little wine shop? When it comes to Chenliu, there is any good wine! Don't embarrass this person! The other person who seemed to be with the young scribe also smiled bitterly, and seemed to be quite jealous of the young scribe, and said cautiously.

"That's not right! There must be good wine! The young scribe sniffed fiercely, pointed to Qin Xu's table and said, "Yes, it's the wine that has been stored on their table for at least ten years!" Can't be wrong! Didn't you get a reward to serve good wine? Whoever is that, you can give him some reward too! I can't walk when I smell the wine! Not going anywhere! ”

"This, how is this possible?" The little guy's face became even more bitter, and he looked at the person who was traveling with the young scribe in embarrassment, and said with a slumped face: "This distinguished guest, our small shop has not been open for ten years, how can there be such good wine, don't be embarrassed when you are old!" ”

"Yes, sir, do you want to bear with it first? How about we get up early tomorrow morning, and in the evening we will be able to drink ten times better than the wine you said. The young scribe's companion was careful to accompany him, and said almost pleadingly.

Qin Xu was bored, so he listened carefully for a while, and after hearing the words Chen Liu, Lord Gong and the like, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"You brought your own wine?" Seeing that Lao Xu and the three of them were a little embarrassed when they heard this, they immediately understood. When I remembered the first time I met these people, it seemed that this group of people was trying to instigate themselves to steal wine on the pretext that they could lead people into the camp! I'm going to quit drinking, it seems that the "bad habits" of these three people haven't changed!

"Brother over there, don't embarrass this little brother, meeting is fate, there is good wine here, how about you come over and drink together?" Qin Xu groaned slightly, glanced at Sima Mao and the three of them with "bad intentions", and suddenly said to the young scribe.

"Sir! These people are unknown, beware of deception! When the young man heard Qin Xu's words, he was immediately like a big fish tempted by bait, and he was about to get up, but he was stopped by his companions and persuaded bitterly.

"You're so undeserved!" The words of the companion to persuade the young scribe were too loud, and the people on Qin Xu's side heard it clearly, Kong Er was stunned and couldn't help it, and said loudly: "The young master of my family was kind enough to invite that gentleman, but he didn't invite you, so you are so noisy!" Am I cheating? Where's the fraud? ”

Kong Er was stunned by the people in the army, and his voice was already loud, but when he said it like this, everyone in the hall focused their eyes on these two people. A touch of anger suddenly surged on the face of the person who was walking with the young man, but when he saw Kong Er's inhuman majestic body and the large number of people around Qin Xu, he struggled to shake and sit down slowly, muttering something in his mouth, as if he was saying something that he was not familiar with a rough person.

"This little brother, your entourage is a little interesting! Come here! Do you still invite someone to drink? Unexpectedly, this young man didn't seem to care about the wronged people in his companions like this, and he went straight to Qin Xu's table despite the repeated dissuasion of his fellow travelers.

"Please! Of course please! Enough! Qin Xu looked at the pale and weak young scribe and said with a smile!