"What?" The five people present were all stunned. Zhen Jiang's three brothers didn't expect their mother to agree to Lu Bu's suggestion so quickly.
Zhen Jiang's three brothers were called Zhen Yu, Zhen Yan, and Zhen Yao. Other than their eldest son Zhen Yu, who was well-read and could help their mother take care of the family, the other two were standard playboys who only knew how to eat, drink, and play every day. Zhen Yu had a serious illness last year and had yet to recover. That was why Zhen Jiang had to go to various places to take care of the Zhen family's shops and businesses.
To Zhen Jiang. She only had a good impression of Lu Bu. After all, he was the one who had saved her. Moreover, he was good-looking and held a high position. He was much stronger than Yuan Tanke. However, marrying him was a different matter. She was not familiar with him at all. She did not know if he had a wife or not. Getting engaged to a man she had only known for half a day was naturally a little awkward.
But Lu Bu didn't care. He had already convinced the Zhen family anyway. Only a fool wouldn't agree to such a beautiful woman. Besides, Zhen Mi was Zhen Jiang's sister. When the Zhen Family arrived in Chang 'an, they would be in his hands. Thus, after a moment of hesitation, Lu Bu readily agreed.
Lady Zhen agreed to Lu Bu's request for the Zhen family to move as soon as possible. However, it wasn't as easy as he had imagined. Although the Zhen family's businesses were scattered across the Ji, You, and Bing provinces, Wuji was still the Zhen family's hometown, so they naturally had a lot of things. Besides, even though Mrs. Zhen was the current head of the Zhen family, they weren't the only family in the Zhen family. There were hundreds of people in the main branch. It was still unknown whether they were willing to leave this place.
After Lu Bu was arranged to rest in the guest room, the Zhen family was mobilized. Mrs. Zhen immediately went to gather the elders of the family to discuss the matter of moving south. Zhen Jiang instructed the servants to pack up the important things in the house and prepare to leave at any time. Her three brothers didn't stay idle either. Under Zhen Yu's lead, they began to take stock of all the Zhen family's properties in Wuji City.
Since he had nothing to do, Lu Bu wandered around the Zhen family. Even though the Zhen family was not as magnificent as his Fuma's mansion, five Fuma's mansions were not as big as one Zhen's mansion. Looking at the pavilions, carved beams, and painted buildings, Lu Bu sighed with emotion. These rich people really knew how to enjoy life. He wondered how they would feel when they saw the Central Plains filled with starving people and corpses. Would he also say that he could eat minced meat if there was no food?
Just as he was about to let his imagination run wild, a tender and pleasant voice interrupted him,"Hey, big guy, where did you come from? How could he just wander around in the backyard?”
If it weren't for the fact that the servants were busy, Lu Bu wouldn't have been able to enter the backyard where only the Madam and Miss lived. He looked at the little girl in a red cotton coat. She was like a statue of jade, and her bright eyes were staring at him without blinking. Although she was only seven or eight years old, she was already a little beauty.
This little girl should be one of Zhen Jiang's younger sisters. She looked so cute. It seemed that the sisters had inherited their mother's good points.
Smiling at her, Lu Bu said,""My name isn't Big Guy. Also, Mrs. Zhen invited me.”
"Nonsense, my mother would never invite a man over. You're lying.”The little girl put her hands on her hips and pouted, pretending to be fierce.
Just as Lu Bu was about to speak, two 16-or 17-year-old maids in green robes suddenly appeared from the corridor behind the little girl. They bowed slightly, and the older one on the left said,"Miss, Sir has already woken up. Drive back, or you'll be scolded again.”
"Aiya, you two are so stupid. Can't you see that the whole family is packing? They were definitely going to move, so what was there to learn? Hurry up and pack up my toys. And my kitten, lock it up. Don't lose it.”
Seeing the two maids run away, Lu Bu thought to himself, This little girl is really smart, doing things in an orderly manner. What kind of genes did the Zhen family have? All the good things were passed on to the girl.
"Hey, you haven't answered my question yet. Also, you're so tall. If I don't call you Big Guy, what should I call you?”Seeing that the maids had left, the little girl started to yell at Lu Bu again.
"Alright, I'll tell you everything. Today, I saved your sister. To thank me, your mother is prepared to marry your sister to me. My name is Lu Bu, so don't call me big guy anymore.”Lu Bu smiled as he squatted down.
"What? Are you the murderer? How can my sister marry you?”
"Hehe, I'm not a murderous demon king. Do I look like one?”Even such a young girl knew his name. Those people's publicity was really on point.
"Yeah, you don't look like it either. Otherwise, you wouldn't have saved my sister. Then why did they say that you ate people's hearts?”The little girl circled around Lu Bu and pretended to be an adult.
"That's because they can't beat me, so they're jealous of me. That's why they say bad things about me.”Talking to such a small child made Lu Bu feel powerless.
"Oh!" The little girl gave him an expression that said,""Then where are we moving to? Is it Luoyang?"
"No, go to Shangdang County, which is in Bingzhou, and then go to Chang 'an. How was it? Are you willing?" He had nothing to do now, so he could chat with this little girl and build a relationship with her. When he grew up, it would be easier to develop further.
"It's alright. I don't care. However, there were definitely many people in the family who were unwilling.”The little girl turned around and walked towards Lu Bu.
He didn't know what she wanted to do, but Lu Bu followed her and asked casually,""Why wouldn't they agree?”Actually, he was very clear about this. It was still a matter of benefits. However, when he saw the little girl acting like an adult, Lu Bu could not help but want to test her.
"Most of their businesses are in Jizhou. How could he earn money if he left? Moreover, a lot of it was land. He couldn't take it with him.”The little girl said logically.
"What about your family? There's no land?"
"We do, but we don't have much land. Our family mainly sells cloth, salt, and horses.”
"How do you know so much?”
"What's wrong with that? When my mother and sister were talking about these things, I was listening by the side.”
"Oh, right, I still don't know your name. Since you already know my name, should you tell me yours too?”
"No, Mother said not to tell outsiders.”the little girl said seriously.
"But I'm about to become your brother-in-law. How can I be considered an outsider?”Lu Bu felt like he had been defeated. He had already told them the important business secrets, but he had to keep his name a secret.
"That's true. I'll tell you then. My name is Zhen Mi. Don't tell anyone else, and don't forget.”
Just as he had guessed, Lu Bu thought excitedly. Unfortunately, she was only eight years old. Lu Bu stopped thinking about this question and asked,""Mi 'er, where are you taking me?”
"Aren't you my brother-in-law? I'll bring you to my sister's room to take a look. Oh, I almost forgot to ask you. When will Yuan Shao send people to arrest us?”
"Oh? How did you know?" Lu Bu was shocked. This was his own guess, but it was obvious. But coming from the mouth of an 8-year-old child, it was still shocking.
Seeing his surprised expression, Zhen Mi curled her lips and said,""I can tell. When we went out the day before yesterday, that Young Master Yuan came to pester Sister. Yesterday evening, Sister suddenly disappeared. He must have done it. You saved my sister today, so he must have brought an army to capture her.”
"You are right. His army will arrive in three days at most.”Lu Bu was used to her shocking words, so he said calmly.
"Then why are we still staying here to pack? He should have left overnight. Otherwise, how can we avoid the pursuers?" Zhen Mi turned around and said.
"It seems that your mother will leave tonight. Otherwise, she wouldn't have caused such a big commotion.”Lu Bu recalled Mrs. Zhen's attitude when she spoke and quickly made a judgment.
"What? Then I'll go back and pack my things.”Zhen Mi shouted and ran forward.
Lu Bu had already been led by her for half a day, and he couldn't find the direction anymore. He had no choice but to chase after Zhen Mi.
Zhen Mi lived in an exquisite two-story building. The first floor looked like a living room, but it was decorated in a mess. There were two rooms on both sides, and the doors were open. Through the curtains, one could see the busy figures of the servant girls.
He followed her up to the second floor. The decorations here were very gorgeous. Thick Shu brocade hung on the walls, doors, and windows. In the corner was a large copper cauldron with charcoal burning inside. Therefore, the room was very warm.
The curtains of the embroidered bed were tightly drawn, and one could not see what was inside. At this moment, Zhen Mi was rummaging through the drawers of the large cabinet beside the bed.
Lu Bu went over to take a look. They were all little girls 'clothes and toys. He wanted to laugh at her for being so mature and playing with such childish toys. However, he was pushed away by the little girl. She even said fiercely to him,"Hey, how can you casually look at a girl's things?”
"What's wrong? Are you shy too?" Lu Bu felt that it was quite interesting for such a young girl to start paying attention to the defense between men and women.
"Hmph, why not? You're my sister's husband, not mine. How can you casually look at my things?”The little girl said in an experienced manner.
Lu Bu laughed and said,"Haha, when you grow up, marry me. I've seen your things anyway."”
"No way. You're so old. When I grow up, I'll be an old man. Alright, don't disturb me. Sit there and pour yourself some tea.”Zhen Mi ignored him and picked up the toys again. However, most of them were string dolls and puppets.
Lu Bu and Zhen Mi stayed upstairs until dinner, then followed her to the dining room in the main building.
Lady Zhen and her children were already sitting there. They were surprised to see Lu Bu and Zhen Mi come in together, but they didn't say anything.
Lu Bu also met Zhen Mi's other three sisters as he wished. However, their appearances were on a completely different level from Zhen Jiang and Zhen Mi. In the afternoon, he learned from Zhen Mi that other than her big brother Zhen Yu and big sister Zhen Jiang, the other siblings were all born to her father's concubine. Lu Bu didn't mind and sat down next to Zhen Jiang. When he entered, Mrs. Zhen gave him a look.
When the dishes were all served, Lady Zhen dismissed all the maids. "General Lu, I'm ready to leave tonight. What do you think?"”
"It's up to Furen to decide. I can bring my guards to escort you all the way to Shangdang. That's my hometown, so it's convenient to do things there.”Lu Bu humbly replied. Since he had become someone else's son-in-law, he should perform well.
"This time, other than the horse business, I won't care about anything else. What do you think, General?" Mrs. Zhen said with a smile, satisfied with his attitude.
"If that's the case, I'm very grateful to Madam.”This sentence was exactly what Lu Bu wanted. The biggest horse dealer in Youzhou and Jizhou was the Zhen family. If they were to pull the Zhen family away, Yuan Shao would lose at least 5000 warhorses a year.
"Oh right, brother-in-law. Where are your subordinates? Only you can protect us?”The Zhen family had strict rules. When Lady Zhen was around, her children were strictly forbidden from talking, so only Lu Bu and Lady Zhen spoke. However, it was obvious that Zhen Mi was favored and didn't care about the rules.
Zhen Jiang's face immediately turned red when she heard her question. He glared at Zhen Mi across the table. Even Mrs. Zhen felt a little awkward. They had only agreed to the marriage agreement verbally. However, Lu Bu didn't say anything and replied casually,""They are all in Chang Mountain. After we leave the city tonight, we can head west. After we meet up with them at Chang Mountain, we can head west to Bing Province.”
"Alright, let's do as the general says. We'll leave at two o'clock tonight." Lady Zhen agreed to Lu Bu's suggestion.
While they were eating, a servant girl shouted from outside the door,"Madam, there's an urgent matter to report outside.”
"Call him in." Mrs. Zhen was quite surprised. Everything had been arranged. What happened?
After a while, a manservant walked in. It was obvious that this was his first time entering the back of the house. He looked around curiously. When he saw his wife, he immediately bowed and said,"Madam, we found an army 10 miles outside the city. There are thousands of them.”
"What?" This was undoubtedly a heavy bomb that almost shattered all of Mrs. Zhen's hopes.
Even Lu Bu was shocked. He didn't know where such a huge army had come from.
"Don't eat anymore, go pack your bags. Other than the soft stuff, don't take anything else. Jiang 'er, go pack the title deed, silver notes, and debt documents. Butler, bring the carriage to the middle gate.”Even though she was panicking, Madam Zhen quickly calmed down and started issuing orders.
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