Li Guangyin didn't know that his every move was properly arranged. Instead, he felt like he was in touch with the truth about the town.

After talking to the steward of the horse market. He chatted with an old man who came to the town to exchange eggs for rice.

The other party's eloquence is not as good as the previous stewardship. But Li Guangyin felt that the news he got in this way was more real. He wanted to know the truth about the town, and the true face of the city lord.

After questioning many people in a row, Li Guangyin finally had a general impression of this town and the Lu City Lord.

To put it simply, half of the deeds of that Lu City Lord are true, and he is the most powerful person Li Guangyin has ever seen in his life.

Alone, enslaved by horse bandits, he can blend in with horse bandits and win the trust of the other party. Then, four years later, the bureau set up a bureau to wipe out all the horse bandits in one fell swoop.

The courage and strategy shown in this, as well as the ruthlessness. All of them are only seen in Li Guangyin's life.

Li Guangyin, who knew everything, basically let go of his heart. At least Lu Xiao shouldn't be a horse bandit, and he should be looking for himself to be like he said, wanting to reopen this trade route.

This time, Li Guangyin began to think seriously about this matter. He was thinking about the profit it represented. As a businessman, after knowing that there was no danger to his life, he immediately returned to it.

This path takes about a month less than the path he is going to take now. This is undoubtedly a huge advantage. It's all about convincing others.

Three days later, in the same living room, Li Guangyin saw Lu Xiao again. This time, Li Guangyin saluted with sincere admiration. For a young man with a weak crown, it is already rare for one person to enter a city. In particular, this town is still the most difficult city to control.

But for three days, Lee saw only one thing. In this city, Lu Xiao is the god of everyone.

"City Lord Lu, I agreed to your previous request. However, we still need to discuss the details carefully. ”

Li Guangyin's discussion with Lu Xiao lasted for two whole days. The two envisioned all kinds of possible problems and worked out various details.

Lu Xiao even asked Li Guangyin to put out his goods, and now there is a trade fair in the town.

I've been here for more than four years. Lu Xiao had long noticed that the various living conditions here were amazingly poor. Within a radius of 500 miles, there is not even a single cave that can fire ceramics. Even simple household utensils such as teacups, bowls and chopsticks are seriously insufficient.

In many villages, farmers even use pottery and wooden utensils in their homes.

Now that there are no horse bandits, you don't have to worry about the good things being robbed. Lu Xiao wants to stimulate their consumption concept. Money is money only when it flows. to make the city prosperous.

Li Guangyin agreed to this request without hesitation. For him, after making a plan with Lu Xiao to reopen the trade route. He doesn't like this little business anymore. Because Lu Xiao promised his promise to be a partner for twenty years. Li Guangyin understood that if this matter was completed, it would be enough to ensure the prosperity of his family for fifty years.

In this way, he naturally looks down on this business of wading through mountains and rivers and carrying a belt of trousers.

The deal lasted five days. It wasn't until all the villagers around who could come had come that it finally ended.

Lu Xiao sent Ding'an, with the best twenty swordsmen, to escort Li Guangyin's caravan out of the city. Xiang He walked behind Lu Xiao and said to him.

"If your plan really succeeds. We don't have enough swordsmen on our side. A caravan that needs at least twenty swordsmen to escort it. There are less than 100 of us in total, so it's not enough. ”

"So we're going to start preparing now. Now go to the cities on the north side and buy some children from there. Although the imperial court has banned the sale of human beings. But these border jams, this phenomenon is very common. We will start cultivating from now on, and by the time the trade routes are actually opened, it will be almost enough. ”

"It's good if you have a plan. My old bones will be able to move for a few more years. I'll try to give you as many people as I can use. Before I die, I may be able to see the kind of picture you said. ”

"You'll be able to see it." Lu Xiao said affirmatively.

"If someone else says it, I won't believe it. But you say, I must live to that time and see for myself. Let's go back early today. ”

Xiang and just said it casually. Lu Xiao didn't care, but he had nothing to do. He decided to go home early anyway.

As soon as I got home, I saw the girl busy in front of the board. Lu Xiao walked over to take a look, and saw that the girl's face was covered with flour and seemed to be a little embarrassed.

"What to do?" Lu Xiao glanced at it, and there were a few doughs on the board, which seemed to have something added, and it was a little yellow. But I can't see what exactly is being done.

"What are you going to do again?"

"Mooncakes! I heard Abba say it once when I was a kid. When he was young, he went to a distant city with others and saw merchants selling them. He couldn't afford to eat, so he asked people how to make it. When you came back, you told me.

But for years, I can't remember how to do it. I've done it a few times, but I didn't succeed. ”

The girl's face was lost. She originally wanted to surprise Lu Xiao. But it was clear that it failed. For a girl born in the countryside of the Western Regions. Her pastry skills are obviously not enough to complete the pasta-level process of mooncakes. What's more, she never really learned the detailed craft. Just rely on a little vague dictation of childhood to try yourself. It's no wonder that it succeeds.

Lu Xiao looked at the dough on the board, thought for a while, and then said.

"I'll help."

"No, no." The girl quickly stood up and protected her board. "You're a man, how can you do such a thing?"

"Hehe, don't you know, those chefs in Zhongyuan Restaurant are all men. I still know a little bit about moon cakes. ”

Lu Xiao didn't lie, he really understood a little bit...... Theory.

I glanced at the materials on the table. Flour, icing, chestnuts, and some lard. That's all there is to it. Compared to later generations, it is a bit too simple.

Lu Xiao thought for a while, and rummaged through the cabinets and pulled out some nuts such as walnuts. Crumble it and make some nut filling.

In fact, Lu Xiao likes to eat red bean paste or egg yolk moon cakes the most. But the bean paste is not at all, and he will not make the egg yolk. You can only pay attention to the nut and five-kernel filling. Of course, nut filling is a timeless classic, and he is perfectly acceptable.

The girl watched in surprise as Lu Xiao melted the icing in the water, then added flour and started to mix again. Then fry all the nut fillings, mix the flour frosting and water to make a filling dough one by one.

After that, the live dough is used to wrap the filling dough and make it into a thick dough shape. Then brush the surface with oil and put it directly into the oven to bake.