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Liu Jing has always disliked having a maid to serve him. He thought it was not very convenient. For example, in summer, he could not enjoy the cool air in the room with shirtlessness.

However......This little maid is very well-behaved, cute, and very understanding. Since she has arrived, Liu Jing refused and nodded with a smile, "Let's talk about it when you enter the house."

When I walked into the courtyard, I saw the whole house. The courtyard was not big, and there was a tall old apricot tree planted in the upper left corner. The crown was very large and paved like a cover, covering half of the house.

There are about six or seven rooms, and there is a small vegetable garden behind the house. It is clean inside and outside. It is an ordinary small house, and it gives Liu Jing a good first impression.

Uncle Meng went to feed the horses, and the little maid led Liu Jing to his room.

"Mr. These are two rooms inside and outside. Uncle Meng said that the inner room is the public's bedroom, and the outer room can be used as a study room."

Speaking of this, the little maid secretly asked, "Do you read a book?"

"It's okay, sometimes I can watch it."

"Oh my mother said, it's amazing to be able to read. If you can become an official in the future, my father will not read, so I can only be a maid now." Aduo pouted gently and said angrily.

Seeing that her childlike innocence was still gone, Liu Jing couldn't help laughing, "I will teach you how to read if you have time in the future."

"OK"

Ado clapped his hands happily, but immediately became angry, "It's almost the same for you to teach my father to read. I am a little girl, and even if I can't be an official."

After saying that, she felt sad again, but unfortunately her father passed away at the beginning of the year.

Liu Jing did not pay attention to her psychological changes and sat down in front of the window. He had not sat down for a month. At this time, sitting down and stretching his waist long made him feel so comfortable, which made him feel relaxed and happy.

"Master, I haven't eaten yet, I'll give you pancakes. I can make mutton and scallion pancakes, but they're delicious. Do you want it?"

A pair of big eyes looked at Liu Jing with anticipation. Seeing that her face was round and like a snow-white bag, Liu Jing smiled and said, "I'll change your name to you."

"Okay" Duo'er clapped her hands with joy. There was a widow in the mansion named Duo Miss. She had a bad reputation. Duo'er had long disliked this name. Since the public wanted to change her name, it would be best.

"What did you call me? Chunlan or Dongmei?" Her big flashing eyes were full of expectations.

"Just call me... Xiaobao" Liu Jing said with a smile.

"packet"

Duoer was stunned, "What is a bag?"

"It's a beautiful thing that I've always missed."

Although she didn't know what the bag was, and the little bag seemed a bit bad, but her husband missed him so much, so she nodded, "Then I just listen to my husband, just call him Xiaobao, my mother's surname is Bao."

She pouted her mouth and said shyly: "But you are not allowed to call this name when you grow up."

Liu Jing laughed, "When you get married in the future, you will be called the official name, this is just a nickname."

Duo'er's face turned red with shame, lowered her head and pinched the corner of her clothes and whispered: "It's still...it's early?"

Seeing that she looked cute, Liu Jing couldn't help but smile and said, "Xiaobao, I'm hungry, why don't you go and make mutton scallion pancakes."

"Hey, go now."

Xiao Bao agreed and turned around and ran away happily. Liu Jing looked at her lively back and ran away. Only then did he realize that it was actually a good thing to have a little maid, at least not so bored.

At this time, Liu Jing calmed down and needed to think about it. According to the requirements in the Yuzhenren book, he needed a lot of things, a large wooden barrel, herbs for bathing every day, and his big appetite. In the future, he would also need medicine, snake gallbladder, musk, and annual Ganoderma lucidum, which are all precious medicinal materials.

Liu Jing knew what he lacked the most now. Although the Liu family gave him money and one stone of rice every month, this amount of money had no meaning to him. At this time, he only had five taels of gold left on him. Without money, he could not do anything.

But...where did he get some money

...........

The onion mutton pie made from small bags was extremely delicious and unsatisfactory. After coming out of the yard, Liu Jing decided to go straight to the south of the city.

Fancheng is a developed commercial city, with shops everywhere, with hawking and shouting one after another, and goods from almost the entire Jingzhou area are gathered here.

But this does not mean that the streets and alleys of Fancheng are all made of money, and just bent down and grabbing a handful can solve his embarrassment of lack of money.

Of course, he could invent some gadgets from later generations, promote them, and make money with great popularity, but this was the end of the Han Dynasty. Liu Jing had enough awareness. Some ideas were beautiful, but reality was cruel.

However, this does not mean that he can't get the money. He naturally has his own way and can get a lot of money.

Like Xiangyang, Fancheng also has a central axis street called Nanyang Street, which runs through the north and south. Many famous large shops are distributed on both sides of this main road.

After Liu Jing inquired, he found his target soon, a grand business house located in the most prosperous place in the south of the city.

He walked up the steps and looked up at the plaque with black background and gold edges on the door. The four ancient seal characters of the Dow Business Store were particularly clear and eye-catching.

In Fancheng, when it comes to the Dow Business, no one is in awe. Its status in Fancheng can even be comparable to that of the county government.

The Dow Business Company does not have any shops, but it does the largest business in Fancheng. Whenever the golden carp flag of the Dow Business Company appears at Fancheng Wharf, it will always cause a big and small sensation.

The Tao family's huge commercial trade also brought a lot of taxes to Jingzhou, and also paid generous tribute to Liu Biao.

So much so that Tao Sheng, the head of the Tao family, could directly enter the gate of the state yamen without reporting and checking. This was the privilege given to him by Liu Biao to demonstrate his honor.

As soon as Liu Jing walked up the steps, a servant came out and bowed and said, "You are here to discuss business."

Liu Jing nodded, "I'm here to discuss a big deal."

"Please, please"

The servant was very polite. Although he didn't know Liu Jing's origin, he still respectfully invited Liu Jing to a living room, and a maid came in to have tea.

Liu Jing sat for a while and heard a cough. A small manager walked in. He looked at Liu Jing with some confusion, as if he felt familiar, but his etiquette was not lost. He smiled and bowed, "Li Yifeng, Xiajiangxia, you can call me Manager Li. I heard that my husband is coming to discuss business, so you might as well tell me."

Liu Jing stood up and bowed, "I am Liu Jing, Xiangyang..."

When Liu Jing was about to say this, the manager suddenly reacted and said in a lost voice: "You are Duke Jing."

It turns out that he knows himself, so that it is best not to introduce himself. Liu Jing nodded, "It's right."

"I said why did you look familiar? I went to see it last time, and your sword skills are admirable."

"Manager Lee has over-rewarded."

The two sat for a while, and then Manager Li came back to the scene. Gong Jing was the nephew of the governor of the state. Is he really here to discuss business?

Manager Li couldn't help but laugh and asked, "What business is Jing Gong coming to discuss?"

Liu Jing took out a stack of paper and handed it to Manager Li, "It's all I want to do business."

Manager Li took the note and opened it, and saw two sentences inside: The Tao family welcomed guests from the east of the Yangtze River and killed the yellow sheep in Wuchang City.

Manager Li frowned, "Mr. Jing, what does this mean?"

"You can't understand it. If you want to give it to your head, he will understand it naturally."

Manager Li was stunned for a moment, and he quickly stood up and said, "Please sit down, I will report to the manager, the villain is low and the position is low, and he is not qualified to convey information to the head of the family."

"Go"

Liu Jing picked up the teacup and took a sip. He was very confident that with the Tao family's versatility, this transaction would definitely be done.

.........

Manager Li hurried into the backyard with a note, came to a room, knocked on the door, "Second Young Master, it's me, I have something important to report."

"Come in"

Manager Li pushed the door and walked in. There was a person sitting in the room, leaning against the couch to read books. Most of the books at this time were still bamboo slips, but wealthy people had copied books on paper, mainly Buddhist scriptures, but there were also famous works of the Warring States Period.

This is a young man about ten years old. He has fair skin, bright eyes, and looks extremely smart. He is the second Tao Zheng of the head of the family Tao Sheng. Last time he brought people into Wuchang City.

Huang Yi, the nephew of Huang Zu, was killed. Jiangxia everywhere posted a list to capture the murderer. A little girl in a black dress and a bow and a pair of swords. There was a rumor among the boatman in Wuchang City that she had seen this little girl on the Tao family boat.

This made the Tao family feel guilty and uneasy. Tao Sheng specially ordered Tao Zheng to come to Xiangyang to inquire about the news.

Tao Zheng has been in Xiangyang for almost half a month, and there is no movement in this matter and it seems to be left alone.

Manager Li stepped forward and bowed, "The second young master, there is someone outside, it's Duke Jing."

"Which Jing Gong" Tao Zheng sat upright with great sensitivity, staring at the manager with a bright look.

"It's the nephew of the governor of the state. Last time, the second young master said that he should pay attention to the movements of this person."

Tao Zheng has found out that the person who killed Huang Yi in Wuchang City was Liu Jing. He specially took care of the great manager. If there is any news about Liu Jing, he should report him immediately.

Tao Zheng felt a little uneasy and asked quickly: "What are he here to do?"

"He said he came to talk to us about business, and he ended up giving me this note."

Manager Li handed the note to Tao Zheng. Tao Zheng opened the note and took a look. He was shocked and stood up. His voice changed, "Has someone else left?"

"Without him, he is still waiting in the living room." Manager Li was also shocked. He had never seen the second husband lose his composure like this.

Tao Zheng felt sweat on his forehead. He knew the meaning of the note very well. Liu Jing already knew the true identities of the two brothers and sisters, which was like a bolt from the blue.

Once Liu Biao knew about this, the Tao family would be to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan. Even if the Tao family could escape to Jiangdong in time, the Tao family's main industries would be completely destroyed, and the consequences would be serious.

Tao Zheng didn't dare to delay for a moment, so he pulled his feet and walked away. After taking two steps, he turned around and ordered Manager Li to "let Manager close the door immediately, and let Teacher Luo lead the men to block all exits. Without my order, no one is allowed to enter and exit."

Manager Li couldn't help but feel regretful when he saw the second man's face change drastically. He wanted to bypass the big manager and secretly come to gain the second man's favor. However, things seemed to have grown bigger and asked him to find the big manager again. How can he explain it now

Helplessly, Manager Li had to be too stubborn and lamented in his heart that he had offended the big manager and that his New Year's dividends would probably be cut.

Manager Li forgot an iron rule in the workplace and would rather offend the boss than offend his boss.

.........

In the room, Liu Jing was still drinking tea slowly and putting the knife on the table. This was not courage, but his attitude. He was mentally prepared for it. There were only two consequences of such a thing, either silence or becoming a Buddha.

If the Tao family had the idea of ​​silence, then Liu Jing would have to destroy the Tao family first. There would never be any mean way in this kind of thing.

Of course, if the Tao family is willing to talk to him in detail, then there will be a broad space for cooperation between him and the Tao family.
Chapter completed!