Chapter 84

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First, they needed to solve the problem of eating. Chen Xi found a tavern not too far from the city gate and led Fan Jian and Chen Lan inside.

As soon as they entered, a waiter ran away, shouting and couldn't be stopped. Chen Xi looked at Fan Jian helplessly, wondering if he was that terrifying. Fan Jian couldn't help but smile, the corners of her mouth slightly lifting, while Chen Lan giggled, covering her mouth and her body trembling slightly at the sight of Chen Xi's expression.

Soon, the innkeeper ran out, his plump body jiggling as he ran. He stopped in front of Chen Xi, took a deep breath, suppressed his panting, and respectfully said, "Mr. Chen, please follow me."

"Is there a private room?" Chen Xi looked around and asked.

"Yes, yes, yes. Dogzi, take Mr. Chen upstairs." The innkeeper glanced at the two women behind Chen Xi and nodded in understanding, making the necessary arrangements.

Sitting in a room on the second floor by the window, Chen Xi thought that it seemed all the taverns in Fenggao belonged to the Mi family. After Mi Zizhong came to Fenggao, he didn't engage in any other business, just ran some taverns, then went to Qingzhou to buy fine salt, and after returning, without resting for a day or two, he went to Jiangdong to negotiate with the Lu family. Speaking of which, why hasn't anyone informed him about the current situation of the Lu family?

Four dishes were quickly served, two cold and two hot, with steamed buns as the main dish. Nowadays, steamed buns had surpassed millet porridge to become the new staple food, and they were even strong enough to compete with white rice. It was said that this kind of food was beginning to spread throughout the Central Plains.

Chen Xi found it hard to control this trend. One reason was the simple method, and the other was that eating this was more economical than eating unleavened bread and easier to digest. Eating the same weight of unleavened bread would make you hungry faster.

Let it spread, Chen Xi couldn't say much about it. He wanted to produce some plant oil, but unfortunately, the timing wasn't right. So he hoped to get some soybeans to make soybean oil. As for how to remove the beany smell, that was beyond his knowledge. As for the oil-pressed soybean residue, Chen Xi had already thought of making soybean residue cakes, which would be a completely harmless natural product, and wouldn't even need oil...

Anyway, Chen Xi felt that his version was much better than the black-hearted merchants' products in the future. Who knew what they added to it? At least his version, though a bit less oily, was still a harmless green product overall.

The food and dishes in the Three Kingdoms period indeed tasted quite ordinary, with almost no seasonings and not many ingredients. However, the good thing was that they were absolutely safe. No matter what dish, with a bit of soy sauce, vinegar, and salt, Chen Xi could swallow it. Speaking of which, he really wanted to eat beef, but unfortunately, there were no dead cows recently...

The young lady's habit of not talking during meals made the dining table extremely silent. There was no way around it; Fan Jian, sitting there, exuded the aura of a young lady from a thousand-year-old noble family, leaving Chen Lan with no choice but to eat quietly. Chen Xi could speak, but what could he say? No one would respond, so it was better not to speak at all.

"Ah~" Chen Xi turned his head to look out the window, feeling somewhat conflicted about whether having such a wife was really a good thing. Her aura was too strong. It would be fine if she were his sister, but if she were his wife, the silence during meals would be hard for him to handle.

Leaning against the window, Chen Xi tilted his head back and looked at the city gate, but he didn't notice the smile on Fan Jian's lips.

"Hey!" Chen Xi looked down at the large caravan below, with a huge "Lu" character flag on the leading cart. After a moment's thought, he realized this must be a merchant from the Lu family of Jiangdong.

[With the "Lu" character, this must be a direct descendant of the Lu family. And now, the only one who can be called a direct descendant of the Lu family and can come here is probably Lu Jun.] Chen Xi thought as he looked at the caravan below.

"Jian'er, you two finish eating and have the innkeeper send you back. I'll go down and take a look. I think I saw something interesting." Chen Xi said with a smile.

"Sure, my lord, go ahead and handle your business. Lan and I can go back on our own." Fan Jian said without looking up.

"I'll go first." Chen Xi got up and left.

Standing at the tavern's entrance, Chen Xi frowned, pondering the Lu family's actions. He didn't believe that Mi Zhu hadn't warned the Lu family to be cautious and not to get involved with Taishan. Yet, the Lu family still came boldly, which didn't make sense.

At that moment, the caravan's guards appeared, all wearing single-layer clothes, revealing slightly tanned skin, and carrying steel swords on their waists. There were over a hundred of them. Finally, a carriage came in, pulled by a man in brocade clothes, carrying a large broadsword, about two handspans wide and over five feet long, with a chain wrapped around his body, jingling as the carriage moved.

[The Lu family is not simple. These guards and the carriage driver are not ordinary. They have been trained to have the aura of soldiers, or perhaps they are veterans. Lu Kang must have invested a lot.] Chen Xi stared curiously at the guards, not particularly interested in the salt in the carriages, as Taishan didn't lack it.

[Salt?] Chen Xi suddenly realized something was off. Even if the Lu family were fools, they wouldn't bring salt to Taishan. As merchants, how could they deliver goods to the supplier? His mind raced, and his face showed a hint of seriousness.

"Dogzi, come here." Chen Xi smiled and called out to Dogzi, who was helping in the tavern. It was really troublesome not to have brought any guards.

"Mr. Chen." Dogzi bowed.

"Get me some ink and paper. If you have paper, bring a sheet." Chen Xi smiled, showing no sign of panic.

Dogzi quickly brought the ink, but no paper, only a blank scroll.

Chen Xi quickly spread out the scroll and wrote down what he had seen, then wrote down the response plan, and handed his jade pendant to Dogzi.

"Dogzi, run to the government office and give this scroll to Zijin, the county magistrate. It was really smart of me to nationalize the entire central street of houses. Now it's useful." Chen Xi said something Dogzi didn't understand at all.

Watching Dogzi leave, Chen Xi looked at the slowly moving Lu family caravan. It seemed that those who came with good intentions were rare, and those who came with bad intentions were not. Taishan had just recovered, and someone was already plotting. It was time for some decisive action.

They really thought Taishan was vulnerable after sending troops to develop Qingzhou. Ha, ha, ha, no matter which group it was, Chen Xi didn't plan to investigate; he would just kill them all.

As for the role the Lu family played, that would depend on their explanation later. Developing Qingzhou might be difficult, but sweeping through Yangzhou wouldn't be too troublesome.

The natural barrier of the Yangtze River and the comfortable life in Jiangnan had long eroded the fighting spirit of the people. Chen Xi was happy to have Liu Bei, a member of the Han imperial family, help his brother Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou. A man with no ambition and a scholar of the gentry class in Yangzhou was much easier to deal with than Sun Ce.

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