Lu Zhongdao: "Han soldiers are holding back, brother must be able to respond!"
Bai Gen said: "Brother Lu hit the nail on the head. I am not talented, so I can only give him money and food, keep him in the countryside, and send people to serve him - but there are only three or five people, which can still be maintained. For example, thirty people …”
Lu Zhongdao: "I know everything Brother Bai said. When to enter the city and how to meet him, I only hope that I will give you instructions. I will teach you everything."
Bai Gen said: "Today is already late. Let's meet at sunrise tomorrow morning and enter the city together. My brother will answer everything. If you have any questions for me, please just speak up."
Lu Zhongdao: "It's all thanks to my brother and others." He took off a small bag from his waist and took out four gold cakes. He handed it to Bai Gen and said, "My brother is out and has little money. I only have these four pieces of gold for him." Urgent. If there are any shortcomings, please ask the elders for help. When the accounts are due, I will never say anything."
When the four families saw these four pieces of gold, they immediately seemed to have been relieved of their heavy burdens. They all looked gentle and said in unison: "How dare you!"
Bai Gen took the four pieces of gold and looked at them carefully. He saw that the gold was shining brightly and was of perfect quality. He passed it down one by one, and everyone was no doubt surprised. He then said: "Brother Lu has done a great job, and the results are not small. I am not talented, but I am willing to do my best. Let’s make it happen! Brother, when will we set off?”
Lu Zhongdao: "How long does it take to travel from Huayang to Qifeng? Where to rest? Where to hit the peak?"
Bai Gen said: "Kai Feng is our usual route. There are designated places for resting, hunting, and collecting food. After eating, we set off and the dusk will arrive in three days."
Lu Zhongdao: "Is it okay to set off on the same day?"
Chen He said: "Brother's trip cannot be compared with three or five rides. Cars, servants, food and fodder are all not a few, and they cannot be done overnight. According to my brother's opinion, I will prepare for the whole day tomorrow. I will see all the people and cars with my brother. We will start our journey the next day, so we won’t be in a hurry.”
Bai Gen said: "Brother Chen said it is true. A team of hundreds of vehicles cannot be comprehensive without careful planning. Occasionally, mistakes will be made, and regrets will be too late."
Lu Zhong did not insist and said: "Brothers said, I dare not not be taught."
Bai Gen said: "Today is already late. You all will go home and plan carefully. Tomorrow before sunrise, we will discuss it in my office. Each of you will take these four pieces of gold home with you. The profit and loss will be calculated later."
Lu Zhongdao: "This is exactly the reason." Bai Gen took out the scale, weighed the gold cakes, and carefully recorded the weight of each gold cake. Finally, sake was served and everyone drank a cup before returning.
After the head of the Lu family went out, he said to Lu Zhong: "I see that my brother will be busy tomorrow. There is still a waning moon tonight. I will chat with you all the time, but don't give up."
At first, Lu Zhong complained about the head of the family's careless remarks, but later during the discussion, he said nothing, which was very strange. After going out, I saw him making an appointment, so he said: "I met someone in a foreign country, and I was about to visit." He said to Uncle Tang and Zheng Anping: "I made an appointment at my old home, and I dare not disobey. If you dare to ask your uncle to report the details of this place, I will leave and return." "Both of them said: "How dare you disobey your orders!"
The crowd gradually dispersed, and the head of the Lu family and Lu Zhong walked westward along the avenue outside Huayang City, chatting along the way. When they reached the corner of the city, the head of the Lu family saw no one around, so he took out a jade ornament from his arms. When Lu Zhong saw it, he bowed down by the roadside and said, "It turns out that Shang's father is hiding here!"
The head of the Lu family said: "Don't mention the word Shangfu again. My name is Bo Jie, and I can be called Lu Bo."
Lu Zhongdao: "My brother is also called Lu Bo. He is both Shang's father and the Lu family, so I would like to call him my father!"
Lu Bojie asked: "How do you call Ru Kunzhong?"
Lu Zhongdao said: "I lost my parents when I was young, and I didn't learn much. I didn't get my name, but I am regarded as a brother and a brother."
Lu Bojie asked: "What is your child's name?"
Lu Zhong said awkwardly: "My parents are also called brothers."
Lu Bojie said: "I, the Puyang Lu family, after being named Taigong, are so unbearable, it is really unfair!"
Lu Zhong didn't know why Lu Bojie was angry, so he had to keep silent. Suddenly he saw Lu Bojie bursting into tears and said: "But after Taigong, the Qi family has nothing to do with the Lu family in Puyang!" Lu Zhong complained secretly in his heart, feeling that Lu Bojie was an unreliable person. The Lu family in Puyang was descended from Jiang Ziya and Lu Shang. This is just a common practice for ordinary people to self-exalt themselves. Neither the speaker nor the listener will take it seriously. However, Lu Bojie seems to be really interested in it. He feels sad because he is not a descendant of Lu Shang. Isn't it crazy? ! But this person happened to be holding a jade jue, which was a token of the eldest son of the Lu family in Puyang. Although there has been no communication with Nagato of the Lu family for a long time, when worshiping ancestors, everyone always sighs and says that if Nagato Yujue is here, the ancestors will be happy.
At the moment of embarrassment, Lu Bojie suddenly said: "Since you call me your father, I will also call you my brother-in-law, Zhongzi, okay?"
Lu Zhong looked helpless and could only say: "Father Chengjie, please take care of me."
After clarifying the title, Lu Bojie seemed to be very satisfied with his wit, and his mood became high, and he said: "Since Zhongzi has arrived in Huayang, he will do his best no matter what he is asked to do!"
Lu Zhong could only say: "How lucky it is to have my father take care of me!"
Lu Bojie said: "No, no, no need. ... That's Lu Xing in front of you."
Lu Zhong looked up and saw that on the side of the avenue, there was a house with its back against the city wall and its door facing west. Lu Bojie called to open the door and led Lu Zhong to the back house to invite his wife, concubines and children to meet him. Return to the front hall and meet everyone. Lu Zhong was greeted one by one. He came empty-handed and didn't prepare any gifts. He dug around in his arms and sleeves, borrowed a tray to put the broken pieces he found, and brought them to Lu Bojie, clearly offering them as gifts. Lü Bojie did not refuse, he sorted the items into categories very considerately, called for the servants, and in front of Lv Zhong, ordered which items to give to whom one by one. Lu Zhong felt that Lu Bojie's distribution was very reasonable and he was a very shrewd person. He couldn't help but think of the unreliable Lu Bojie on the road and wondered which one was Lu Bojie's true face.
After the excitement, Lu Zhong thought about whether he should say goodbye and leave. After all, he had no special relationship with this Nagato, so he had to think about it again to pave the way for the future. Lu Bojie suddenly asked: "Does Zhongzi still have gold cakes on his body?" Lu Zhong looked over in surprise, not knowing how to answer. Lu Bojie added: "Gold cakes are difficult to use except for big businessmen. If Zhongzi has it, he can exchange it for a certain amount of money, which will be convenient sooner or later."
Lu Zhong pondered for a moment and said: "I should be taught what my father said. The only cake is only one catty, so it is easy to carry. If you exchange money, it will be a full five thousand coins, and it weighs thirty catties. It is quite inconvenient."
Lu Bojie said: "No. Gold is light but money is heavy. However, gold is used less and money is used more. Zhongzi and Kunzhong came at night and needed food and servants. The grain and stone were thirty yuan, and the carriage was ten yuan a day. How to make money? A small household in the countryside, Why exchange money?"
Lu Zhongdao: "My father's lesson is correct. May I ask my father, how much should I pay?"
Lu Bojie said: "How much can you exchange for it? How much can you exchange for it if you are here alone? One loaf is worth five thousand, how can you hold it back?"
Lu Zhongdao: "My father's teaching is correct. The next day my brother comes to pay homage to your father, please exchange it."
Lu Bojie said: "You are stupid, Zhongzi. You need money and rice to hire a carriage at night, but how can you get there in the morning?"
Lu Zhong had no choice but to say again: "Father Jie's teachings are correct. I am stupid, but I only want to follow my father's words."
Lu Bojie said: "Yun didn't say it earlier! As you plan, there are only more than ten households in Mayi. How much food do they have? In addition to the rations, it is only forty or fifty stones, which is only two thousand coins. You can hold three thousand coins first, and we will finish the work in the evening. , Come and get the remaining money the next day."
