Chapter 16: The Ranch Feast
"Chai Shao?" When Lu Bu heard Chai Shao's name, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Xiuning in surprise: "It turned out that this wreck is a waste, and he is not dead yet?" ”
At the beginning of the Liuma Plain, Chai Shao and Yu Wenhua joined forces, but they were frightened away by Lu Bu, who only had second-rate strength at that time, and later in the Wild Goose Palace, except for provoking, Lu Bu really didn't find any advantages of Chai Shao, in Lu Bu's heart, such a person is a waste.
"Brother Lu, please accumulate some virtue!" Even with Li Xiuning's self-cultivation, the man who was pointed at his nose and scolded him at this time was a wreck, his pretty face was cold, and his eyes became sharp.
"I think I'm right." Lu Bu sneered and faced Li Xiuning's flickering gaze, but he didn't care, and looked at Li Xiuning with some appreciation: "Waste, it's waste, even if Miss Li covers it up again, it's useless." ”
Everyone couldn't help but think of the snot that Chai Shao was dragged on the ground by the wind just now, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his face, compared with Miss Li, this Chai Gongzi is indeed a lot worse, but it's a pity that it's a good pair of skins.
Li Xiuning's face was flushed, and there was a faint anger burning in his eyes, but he was suppressed by her, and Dou Wei beside him was also angry, with a murderous aura in his eyes, he was not as good as Li Xiuning, and said angrily: "Chai Gongzi is no matter how bad it is, he is also a member of my Li family, and it is not your turn to comment." ”
"Shopping mall owner, I have to chase the wind, please ask the mall owner to make a price, as long as it's not too outrageous, I, Lu Bu, can accept it." Lu Bu didn't pay any attention to Dou Wei, and directly chose to ignore it, turning his head to look at Shang Xiuxun.
"You ......" Dou Wei showed a little shame on his face, Lu Bu's ignorance is definitely a great humiliation for a general, and he can't care about the gap between the two sides, so he has to do it.
There was a sudden flower in front of him, Qin Tian had already stopped in front of Dou Wei, his eyes looked at Dou Wei coldly, and his right hand was already on the hilt of the knife.
Dou Wei looked at Qin Tian's cold eyes, and suddenly felt a little chill in his heart, as if he was being targeted by a fierce beast, the steel knife was in my hand, but he didn't pull it out for a long time, no matter what his martial arts were, at least in terms of momentum, he had been suppressed by Qin Tian, as long as the difference in strength between the two was not too far, Qin Tian would be able to defeat him, and even ...... Slash.
"Little sister was just a joke before, Brother Lu doesn't have to care, everything has its own owner, this horse is already psychic, since Brother Lu is the main one, even if the little sister asks forcibly, I'm afraid it will be useless." Shang Xiuxun chuckled, the atmosphere was quite awkward at this time, she was also a first-class master, and she could naturally see that in the confrontation between Dou Wei and Qin Tian, she had fallen into a disadvantage, so as to ease the atmosphere.
Although chasing the wind is precious, but no one can control the Pegasus Ranch, personally feel the ability to chase the wind on the back of the chasing wind, this horse is not less than a first-class master, ordinary people not only can not control, but may be injured by it, staying in the pasture is also a chicken rib, can find a master who can control it, it is also a good thing, and if you can get a good Lu Bu, it is also a good thing.
Lu Bu was not hypocritical, and laughed: "Then it's disrespectful." "My opinion of Shang Xiuxun has also changed.
Li Xiuning on the side was sinking in her heart, she had been in the world for a long time, how could she not see that Shang Xiuxun wanted to marry Lu Bu, Pegasus Ranch is close to Luoyang, but Zhangshui and Fushui are tributaries of the Yangtze River, if Lu Bu wants to attack Pegasus Ranch, the navy can reach directly, it seems reckless, but in fact it implies deep meaning.
It's just that although he knew, Shang Xiuxun knew that he and Lu Bu had a holiday, but he still married Lu Bu in front of him, which made Li Xiuning a little dissatisfied in his heart.
Shang Xiuxun set up a banquet that night to entertain Li Xiuning and Lu Bu, Chai Shao's back injury was no longer hindered, his strength was already good, the reason why he fainted at that time was more of a subconscious behavior, ashamed to see people, simply fainted, it was better than embarrassment.
The banquet is very harmonious, although Lu Bu and Li Xiuning and Chai Shao have some dislikes, but this is Pegasus Ranch after all, if it is a man leading the army, Lu Bu will not be like this, but Li Xiuning is a woman after all, chasing a woman and constantly ridiculing, he can't do this kind of thing.
Shang Xiuxun and Li Xiuning are close friends in the boudoir, they haven't seen each other for a long time, so they naturally talk and laugh, but at the same time, they will also talk and laugh with Lu Bu from time to time, and they don't seem to snub Lu Bu.
During the banquet, Lu Bu's eyes kept looking at the deacons of Pegasus Ranch, although the contact time was not long, Lu Bu felt that Shang Xiuxun was not a honey-bellied sword, and the only ones who could influence the source of the war horse's outing were these deacons with great power.
Just watched for a long time, Lu Bu couldn't see the clues, these deacons faced his gaze, there was nothing wrong with them, figuring out people's hearts, Lu Bu was not good at it, Suo no longer paid much attention to the surname, turned his head and looked directly at Shang Xiuxun and said: "Shopping mall owner, this time I came here, there is one thing to ask for advice." ”
"Brother Lu doesn't have to be polite, but it's okay to say it." Shang Xiuxun smiled lightly, and Chai Shao on the side was dazzled.
Lu Bu pondered for a moment and then said: "Some time ago, I spent 27,000 taels of gold to order a war horse in the pasture, I don't know if the owner of the farm has any impression?" As he spoke, Lu Bu noticed that two deacons' faces had changed, and he silently wrote them down in his heart.
Shang Xiuxun was also stunned, and then nodded and said, "Of course I remember." "Twenty-seven thousand taels of gold, converted into silver, is two hundred and seventy thousand taels, this is a big deal, plus the time is not long, how can she not remember:" Brother Lu, what questions do you have?" ”
"I want to know, how many war horses can be bought with this money?" Lu Bu said in a deep voice.
Shang Xiuxun thought for a while and said: "Brother Lu buys all excellent war horses, so the price is higher, plus the freight, each war horse costs fifty taels of silver, a total of five thousand four hundred, but Brother Lu is also an old customer of the ranch, and each business is very large, so Xiuxun sent another five hundred." ”
"Why did I only receive a thousand horses?" Lu Bu frowned.
"Impossible!" Shang Xiuxun's face changed, and he was about to answer, when Shang Zhen, the chief steward on the side, had already stood up and roared angrily: "Every business in the ranch is personally allocated by the old man, how can there be such a big loophole!" ”
"Not only this time, but in fact, since the start of trade with Pegasus Ranch, the amount of money spent to buy war horses is this number." Lu Bu shook his head and ignored Shang Zhen, but looked at Shang Xiuxun and said: "It's just that I was busy with the war at the time and didn't have time to take care of this matter, it's not that I deliberately made things difficult, it's just that the consumption is too great, if it is really as the owner said, in the past two years, the losses I have suffered in the Pegasus Ranch will definitely be millions of taels if converted into silver." ”
In an instant, Shang Xiuxun's face became ugly, Lu Bu only brought an apprentice, a wife, and a little girl who didn't know martial arts this time, obviously he didn't come to make trouble, otherwise he wouldn't have brought his wife together, you know, Pegasus Ranch has 40,000 battles, each proficient in horsemanship, on the war horse, is an excellent cavalry, even if Lu Bu has the strength to the sky, it is impossible to run like this.
Moreover, with millions of taels of silver, Shang Xiuxun didn't think that someone like Lu Bu would make such a big joke with her.
"Maybe, maybe there are people under General Lu who are guarding and stealing themselves." Chai Shao on the side suddenly said non-yin and yang.
Lu Bu raised his eyebrows, and his cold gaze swept towards Chai Shao, Li Xiuning's face changed, and he hurriedly arched his hand to Lu Bu and said: "Chai Shao, he said unintentionally, Brother Lu don't be surprised." As he spoke, he secretly pulled Chai Shao, who was still talking, and sighed in his heart, he shouldn't have brought him here this time.
Originally, this million taels of silver is not a small amount, it is easy to cause a conflict between Pegasus Ranch and Lu Bu, the Li family can be a wall-by-side, help Pegasus Ranch at a critical moment, maybe you can take Pegasus Ranch for your own use, but when Chai Shao said this, he almost swept the Li family into it in advance.
Shang Xiuxun glanced at Li Xiuning deeply, this childhood close friend, but now for the sake of interests, the distance between the two has gradually begun to drift apart, although ...... On the surface, they are still like sisters.
"If Brother Lu can trust the little sister, please ask Brother Lu to stay here for a while, and the little sister will definitely find out about this matter and give Brother Lu an explanation." Shang Xiuxun turned his head to look at Lu Bu and said in a deep voice.
"It's nature." Lu Bu nodded, being able to stay in the Pegasus Ranch is the purpose of his trip, one million taels of silver, it seems to be a lot, but compared with the Pegasus Ranch, it is insignificant, staying in the Pegasus Ranch, taking advantage of this rebellion, the Pegasus Ranch is humiliated, is Lu Bu's real purpose, compared to it, a million taels of silver, but it seems a little insignificant.
Shang Xiuxun breathed a sigh of relief, but the atmosphere of this banquet became a little awkward.
Shang Xiuxun, as the master, naturally couldn't let this atmosphere continue to be embarrassing, and said with a smile: "Brother Lu, Xiuning, I'll introduce a girl to you." ”
Lu Bu was noncommittal, but Li Xiuning was a little strange, she knew that Shang Xiuxun's surname was withdrawn, and the friends who could be associated with him could be counted on one hand, but Li Xiuning knew most of them, and couldn't help but be a little curious: "I don't know which girl's girl it is?" In her opinion, to be able to associate with Shang Xiuxun, at least it should be a rich and noble family.
"I'm afraid that Brother Lu and Xiuning won't stay still for a while." Shang Xiuxun chuckled.
Li Xiuning wanted to speak, at this time, there was a silence in the hall, Li Xiuning was a little puzzled, seeing Chai Shao's stunned appearance, looking like a pig brother, he didn't like it, but he just looked at Chai Shao's gaze, but he couldn't help but be stunned, and exclaimed in his heart: "I didn't expect there to be such a beautiful woman in the world!" ”
Lu Bu saw everyone's reaction, and couldn't help but look at it with some curiosity, suddenly, there was a bang in his mind, and it instantly became blank, only to see a woman in white really coming over, white clothes like snow, women like elves in the sky, people can't take their eyes off, the woman is blessed, and greets everyone.
Shang Xiuxun said to Li Xiuning at this time: "This is a Wanwan girl, who avoided disaster here because of the war!" Fu introduced Li Xiuning to Wanwan again, and everyone sat down.
(To be continued)