The Deng family's mansion is not small, and the decoration is quite luxurious, but the decoration looks like it has been around for some years, and the tail of the bird on the ridge of the house has fallen.

It is estimated that it is still the house built by the Deng family when they were still in Xinye.

After all, it is a big family, and it is different from Zhang Xi, a son of a poor family, the scale and style of this manor are much more luxurious than the courtyard of the Zhang family in Yingchuan.

The Zhang family took the little Qibao, under the guidance of the Deng family's housekeeper, to the foyer and sat down, and the Deng family's housekeeper served tea and soup..... It's a weird thing, a bowl of tea soup with spice flavor and ginger flavor.

Anyway, Zhang Xi didn't want to try.

After waiting for a while, the hostess of the Deng family finally appeared.

said that it was Mrs. Deng, but in fact, she was not very old, and she looked a few years older than Zhang Xi.

Dressed in brocade clothes and embroidered jackets, with a leisurely posture, combed with a ringed bun hairstyle, and thousands of manners...... But I always felt like something wasn't right.

The brocade clothes look a little old, not like new, and the face is only slightly powdered, the face is slightly yellowed, and the hair is ...... Well, the hair quality is probably not as good as the second master's beard.

Judging from her actions, Mrs. Deng is undoubtedly a noble lady, her words and deeds are in line with etiquette, and she does have a lot of manners when she walks, which is in line with the posture of a lady in this era.

But.......

Zhang Xi looked at Mrs. Deng, and then thought about the tail of the bird on the spine...... Don't pursue it so much, after all, it's not easy to survive these years.

"Yingchuan Zhangxi, meet Madame!"

Zhang Xi got up and saluted Mrs. Deng.

Mrs. Deng returned the salute, still with such a thousand gestures.

"Little woman Deng, I've seen Mr. Zhang!" Mrs. Deng said, "There are no elders in the family, so I dare not wait for Mr. for a long time, I hope Mr. will forgive me." ”

Zhang Xi hurriedly explained his intention in accordance with the etiquette and presented the gift.

Everyone has said that they don't dare to stay for a long time, so it's better to finish the formalities quickly and save yourself trouble.

Everything went smoothly until the final absolution.

According to the custom, Zhang Xi said goodbye, and the Deng family had to send it to the door to show respect...... But it is obviously impossible for Mrs. Deng to personally send Zhang Xi to the door, so what is it?!

Originally, this matter was left to the housekeeper of the Deng family, but Mrs. Deng didn't know what to think, so she called out her eight-year-old son.

"El, send Mr. on behalf of my mother!" Mrs. Deng commanded.

"Yes, Mother."

The eight-year-old child saluted Zhang Xi decently, said hello, and then led the way in front and personally sent the stunned Zhang Xi to the door.

And Zhang Xi, stupidly, looked at the eight-year-old child in front of him stupidly, and seriously wondered if this was the Deng Ai!

It is the Deng Ai who "has been in Tuntian for a long time and has built miraculous achievements", and the Deng Ai who smuggled into Yinping and destroyed the country in one fell swoop.

Theoretically, quite possibly.

Because the Deng Ai in history is indeed a new savage, and he also lost his father at an early age and lived with his mother.

Later, Cao Cao marched south and migrated the people to Runan, Deng Ai went to Runan with his mother, stood out from the people of Tuntian, and met his Bole Sima Yi.

But there is a problem in this, that is, Deng Ai should not be called Deng Ai at this time.

What Deng Ai's original name was is no longer available, but I only know that after he arrived in Runan, because he read the two sentences in the inscription of the late Taiqiu Chang Chen Yu, "the text is the world's fan, and the behavior is the rule of the scholar", he was pleased to admire, so he changed his name to Deng Fan, and the word Shize. Later, because there were people in the clan with the same name as him, he had to change his name again and changed to Deng Ai, Deng Shizai, who was well known to everyone in later generations.

Therefore, from this point of view, this little boy named "Ai'er" should not be the later General Wei Zhengxi.

But..... One thing to say, you can find another child of the right age and background in Xinye Deng's house to try it?!

If Deng Ai was born in Nanyang Wancheng's own family, would Cao Cao migrate to Runan to be a guest in Tuntian?!

That's it...... It's full of evil.

Originally, Zhang Xi wanted to test it again and say a few words to this kid to see if he stuttered...... This is the decisive factor.

But this Deng Aike didn't give Zhang Xi a chance, and after sending Zhang Xi out, he saluted silently, and then went back.

The old housekeeper looked at Zhang Xi with an embarrassed face and smiled, Zhang Xi was not good at entering the Deng Mansion again, so he could only give up for the time being and leave the Deng family first.

After leaving the Deng family, Zhang Xi was still a little unable to turn around, and he was always thinking about this unlucky child.

You said that if this kid is really Deng Ai...... What heir does the unlucky Prime Minister Zhuge need to worry about in the future?!

Co-author Sima Yi can cultivate Deng Ai, but we Zhuge Prime Minister can't?!

Zhang Xi was a little reluctant to think about things, until his little Qibao reminded him that he still had two more to visit.

One is Mi Zhu, Zhang Xi's top boss.

The other is Liu Mi, the commander of Xinye County.

Both of them were in Xinye City, Zhang Xi went home first to clean up, took gifts and set off again, and entered Xinye County.

When he visited Mi Mansion, Zhang Xi did not see Mi Zhu himself, because there were too many people from the Mi family.

In addition to being Liu Bei's Langzhong, Mi Zhu is also a local tyrant in Xuzhou, and he has several trade routes connecting the north and the south.

So those who came to visit Mi Zhu today, in addition to Liu Bei's colleagues, there were many representatives of the family who came from Xiangyang, and when Zhang Xi came, Mi Zhu was meeting with the people of the Huang family in Xiangyang.

The housekeeper of Mifu apologized to Zhang Xi repeatedly, but Zhang Xi didn't care, and left a letter and a gift to express his heart.

Then, Zhang Xi turned his head and went to the Xinye County Ya to visit Liu Yu, the commander of Xinye County.

And at this time, Liu Mi was free, or very free.

There is no way, the position of Xinye County Commander is basically equivalent to an idle position now.

Now the principal of Xinye is General Zuo, Yicheng Tinghou, Yuzhou Mu Liu Bei, and Liu Mima...... It was appointed by Liu Biao as the order of Xinye County.

Liu Mi is also a member of the Han family, but there are too many Han clansmen in these years, and there are a few Han clansmen like Liu Mi and Liu Yan in every city, which is really not so unusual.

Liu Mi and Liu Biao are somewhat related, but this relationship is probably not close, otherwise Liu Biao would not let him just be a county magistrate in Xinye County.

As for Liu Bei, theoretically he is also related to Liu Mi, but ...... Liu Bei was "assigned" to Xinye by Liu Biao, and it was impossible to see how pleasing Liu Mi was.

So you can imagine how aggrieved Liu Mi, the commander of Xinye County, was.

Fortunately, Liu Mi can see what he is looking at clearly, and he knows that even if he does it, even if he does it against Liu Bei, Liu Biao may not necessarily support himself.

Since this is the case, it is more comfortable to simply fall directly to Liu Bei.

Therefore, Liu Mi has never been against Liu Bei, he listens to what Liu Bei says, just like he has always been Liu Bei's subordinate.

And in order to get in touch with Liu Bei, Liu Mi also asked his nephew Kou Feng to join Liu Bei, trying to tell Liu Bei that we are a family..... So far, it doesn't seem to be going well.

At this time, Liu Bei's "grain and grass master book" came to visit on the occasion of the New Year, and Liu Mi would of course receive it in person.

Although Liu Mi also knew that this Zhang Zhushu was just a newcomer who had just joined Liu Bei, he ...... One thing to say, in Liu Bei's heart, his Xinye County Order may not be as heavy as this newcomer.

After all, Zhang Xi entered Liu Bei's account through the Zhaoxian Pavilion, and he was appointed by Liu Biao as the commander of Xinye County...... It's clear who is close and who is sparse.

Liu Mi also wanted to use this opportunity to make friends with Liu Bei's subordinate officials and generals, and further deepen his status in Liu Bei's heart.

So...... This visit can be said to be a pleasure for both guests and hosts.

Zhang Xi came to visit him sincerely, and Liu Mi deliberately flattered him, so it would be strange if the atmosphere at the wine table was not good.

Chatting and chatting, Liu Mi learned that Zhang Xi had a good chat with Kou Feng at Liu Bei's banquet last year, and immediately sent someone to call his nephew over, and he had to keep Zhang Xi for dinner together.

It's past four o'clock in the afternoon, and it's time for dinner.

Zhang Xi couldn't refuse, so he had to have a meal on Liu Yu's mansion, and Kou Feng, who came later, was also very happy, and sat down with Zhang Xi to talk and laugh, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

After eating, Zhang Xi said goodbye and left, and Liu Xi also deliberately asked Kou Feng to escort Zhang Xi out of the city, which almost made Zhang Xi think that he was not related to Liu Xi.

As for Kou Feng, he was quite happy.

Kou Feng is not very old, and he doesn't have as many fancy intestines as his uncle, he simply thinks that Zhang Xi can talk to him and get along very comfortably, so he is very happy.

Therefore, the next day, when Liu Mi asked Kou Feng to go to Zhangxi Mansion with a gift for a return visit, Kou Feng didn't think much about it and went directly to the city.

At this time, Zhang Xi happened to be at home, instructing Little Qibao to make tofu brain....