Just when Li Ran was about to inspect the grain carts of the Ji clan, Shu Niu suddenly appeared and threw his hand away extremely roughly.
Just like when he first visited Ji's family, Shu Niu's hostility towards Li Ran was still undisguised, and his words were all aimed at Li Ran.
When Ji Le heard this, he knew that Shu Niu was making trouble unreasonably, so he immediately became unhappy and immediately stepped forward to argue:
"Brother Meng! What are you talking about? Brother Ziming is not a bad person. He just wants to see these grain trucks. It's not as serious as you say."
In front of outsiders, Ji Le couldn't say too much. She thought that it would be better to resolve these household matters internally after returning home. As the saying goes, family scandals should not be publicized. If she quarreled with Shu Niu here and spread the word, making other people laugh, the Ji family's reputation would be damaged in the end.
But who would have thought that Shu Niu turned a deaf ear to what she said. He only narrowed his eyes, stared at Li Ran and said:
"I know exactly what your intentions are when you come to Zhengyi. To tell you the truth, I advise you to give up on this idea as soon as possible!"
It seemed that he knew a lot about Li Ran.
But Li Ran couldn't help being slightly startled when he heard the sound, and thought to himself: I don't even know what I'm doing here, what are you pretending to be here?
Thinking about it, he was no longer polite to this bully, and immediately sneered:
"Hey, your Excellency, is it possible that you are feeding roundworms in your stomach? How can you be so aware of things that I don't even know about?"
"Then please tell me, what is your intention in coming to Zhengyi this time?"
In terms of attacking people, Li Ran claims to be second, and absolutely no one in this era dares to claim to be first.
He has always been polite to Shu Niu, partly because he is not familiar with Shu Niu, and they have not yet reached the stage of a life-or-death struggle with Ji Sun Yiru.
As the saying goes, if you leave something to chance, it will be easier for you to meet again in the future. What's more, after all, Shu Niu is still Ji Le's eldest brother. He doesn't look at the monk's face to look at Buddha's face. If he and Shu Niu break up and have a head-on conflict, Ji Le will definitely be in trouble.
But now, facing the repeated provocations from Shu Niu, no matter how good-tempered Li Ran is, he can't help but feel a little bit uncontrollable: This is totally just looking for trouble.
"You're just following me here, so you can't find me, right?"
Li Ran cursed secretly, his face extremely gloomy.
"Haha, if you tell me everything, what's the point?"
"Leave quickly! Don't be an eyesore here anymore!"
After he finished speaking, he raised his hands behind his back, his face full of arrogance.
When Ji Le heard this, she couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately stepped forward to argue with Shu Niu, but who knew that Li Ran held her back.
He shook his head slightly towards Ji Le, signaling Ji Le not to be impulsive, and then he took a step forward.
I saw him looking up and down at the vertical cow as if nothing had happened, and said coldly:
"Your Excellency said that my Li Ran's hands are not clean, will they contaminate the food that you offer to your family? Then... your hands must be very clean, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Shu Niu's expression suddenly changed!
He turned his head sharply and looked at Li Ran, his eyes full of fierce and intimidating gaze, like the north wind in winter, which after blowing, makes people feel cold all over.
But he didn't say a word, just stared at Li Ran with hatred in his eyes and a shocked and angry look on his face.
"What? Did I tell you right?"
"Who do you think you are? How dare you be so presumptuous here?!"
Zhu Niu took a step forward fiercely, with a ferocious expression as if he was about to swallow Li Ransheng.
Seeing this, Ji Le hurriedly came to Li Ran and glared at Shu Niu.
At this time, Yin Duan, Ji Zong, Ji Xun and others heard the commotion and hurried over.
"Huh? Isn't this the Li Ran and Li Ziming that Dr. Zichan often mentioned?"
As one of the six ministers of the Zheng Kingdom, Yin Duan was very aware of Li Ran's situation and recognized Li Ran at a glance. He looked very happy when he spoke.
When Li Ran saw Yin Duan, he immediately turned around to greet him:
"My Excellency, Li Ran, has met Dr. Zishi."
"After the meeting in Pingqiu, I often heard Dr. Zichan talk about it. I learned that Ziming had come to Zheng recently. I should have gone to visit in person, but unfortunately I was busy with official duties and couldn't get away. I met here today, and I also It’s a blessing.”
"By the way, what were you arguing about here just now? Shu Niu, since Ziming is coming to our country of Zheng, he is a guest of our country of Zheng. As the host, you should treat each other with courtesy. After all, Why did you have a dispute with Ziming?"
Yin Duan had heard many things about Li Ran from Zi Chan before. Like Zi Chan, he naturally respected Li Ran very much.
After all, the person who can make Zichandu pay such attention to him is definitely not an ordinary person.
In this age where talent is the most important thing, every family is secretly vying to win over great talents. Li Ran's ability in Lu State has been recognized by many officials and princes, and Yin Duan is the high minister of Zheng State. , how can you not treat him politely?
Upon seeing this, Shu Niu knew that Dr. Zishi was trying to protect Li Ran and that he must be in trouble, so he hurriedly bowed and said:
"Tell the doctor, this man touched the grain cart carelessly just now. I was worried that he would disturb the horses, so I stopped him."
Ji Le, who was watching, saw that he was talking so freely, and immediately became angry. She was about to step forward to explain the facts, but unexpectedly, Li Ran stopped her again.
She looked at Li Ran very puzzled, but Li Ran just shook his head slightly.
At this time, Yin Duan looked at Zhu Niu and said with dissatisfaction:
"Ziming just wants to see the carriage, so why not, you! It's too much of a fuss."
As he said that, he turned to look at Li Ran and asked politely:
"Does Ziming think there's anything wrong with these carriages?"
Li Ran was about to speak, but unexpectedly Yin Duan suddenly raised his hand, and then said to the people behind him:
"You all go down and make arrangements. I and Ziming have something to say."
Everyone who came to watch, including Shu Niu, had no choice but to retreat temporarily when they heard this. Ji Le looked at Li Ran, and after seeing Li Ran nodded, he also left temporarily.
After they left, Yin Duan took Li Ran to the back of a carriage, reached out and patted the carriage, and said in a very serious tone:
"Ziming, you may not be very clear about the rules of family sacrifice. As I have been an official for many years, I know a little about their family's rules, so I can tell you about them."
"When caravans traveling to various countries, they always carry some personal goods, either tributes or betrothal gifts. These are necessary to connect the feelings of various families and smoothen the trade routes of various countries. Since you are familiar with Zhou rites, the relationship between them is Ying understands it best."
"This time they went to Weiguo with rations. The reason why there are some clues is that they brought some other goods with them. Since you can see it, it is your ability. But you can't see through this kind of thing. Don't say anything, as long as everyone can live with it. If you forcefully break it, what good will it do to you and the sacrifice family? Ziming, you say yes or no?"
As Yin Duan spoke, his expression softened and his eyes became clear.
When Li Ran heard the sound, his mind changed. Only then did I realize that this was the main reason why Dr. Zishi had not carefully investigated Jishi's grain transport fleet before.
Li Ran knew that it was hard to say anything more at this time, so he immediately bowed his hands towards Dr. Zishi and said:
"Thank you, doctor, for reminding me. Li Ran was indeed reckless."
Yin Duan smiled, put his hands away again, and said without comment:
"I have just arrived in the Ming Dynasty, so I would like to be more stable. This place is not like the state of Lu, can you understand?"
At this point, the meaning of the words could not be more obvious.
