Three Kingdoms: My father-in-law is Lu Bu

Chapter 84 Sifang Restaurant
Sifang Restaurant, Lujiang, Yangzhou.

The travel-worn man walked into the lobby and got a seat facing north and south.

The man put down the cloth bag he was carrying, picked up the tea bowl in front of him, and unceremoniously poured half a bowl of water.

"Shop er, serve me some wine and food, I want three catties and three taels of barbecue steak."

The shop clerk was clearing up the desk. When he heard the man's words, he listened slightly, and immediately put down the sundries in his hands.

Turning around and walking quickly, the waiter in the shop did not forget to put the cloth scarf on the left shoulder to the right.

"Hey! Isn't this Dong Laoba? You came back from the north."

The shop waiter looked at the teacup in front of the man, tapped three water-stained products on the table, and nodded silently.

The man saw the cloth scarf on Xiao Er's left shoulder, and made an appointment in advance to meet Dong Laoba's secret sign, with a heroic smile on his face.

"Isn't that right? I've been walking this way for nearly half a year. There was a message from my family that the person in the house was about to give birth. I wish I could fly back."

The man known as Dong Laoba said, holding a thin piece of wood between his fingers and placing it on the table, on which were more than a dozen five baht coins.

"Okay! Just wait a moment, the wine and meat will be here soon!" The waiter brushed the table with his hand, and the five baht coins and wood chips disappeared into his sleeve.

Someone in the family is about to give birth, and this is their code word, indicating that the content on this piece of wood is classified as a first-class emergency.

Xiaoer took the money and went back to the back hall to get ready.

In less than a cup of tea, he brought up a large plate of barbecue steaks and a jar of old wine.

Seeing this, Dong Laoba's eyes glowed, his hands moved together, and he began to gobble it up.

"Eat slowly, what's the hurry when we're home." The waiter smiled and poured Dong Laoba a bowl of wine.

Dong Laoba nodded, his mouth was full of food, and he kept thanking him.

Soon, Dong Laoba finished his food, wiped his mouth, picked up his cloth bag and left Sifang Restaurant.

Before Dong Laoba left, the wood chips passed through the waiter to the boss, and then were transferred to a cart driver.

After wandering around a few times, I came to a mansion of a famous family in Lujiang City - Zheng's Mansion.

Most people in Lujiang know the Zheng family and the current Zheng family head, Zheng Jiang.

Zheng Jiang was a philanthropic man, and his ancestral property passed down thousands of acres of fertile land on the outskirts of Lujiang City. He often helped poor people and had an excellent reputation.

When this piece of wood came in, Zheng Jiang was still chatting with the steward of the Chen family, another landlord in Lujiang City.

The confidant broke in and bowed his head and said a few words, Zheng Jiang couldn't help but his face froze, seeing the Chen family steward's puzzled look, he served tea to see off the guests without saying a word.

"Are you sure it's first-class news?"

Zheng Jiang brought his confidants to the secret room and asked in a low voice.

"Yes, landlord! The news that was just delivered is here."

The confidant puts a piece of wood with both hands, and there are many words and symbols vaguely written on it.

Zheng Jiang took it over and quickly interpreted the information on the wood chips. He couldn't help but look surprised.

"Good! This news is worth a fortune!"

As Zheng Jiang said, he suddenly thought of something, stood up and walked a few steps in the secret room.

"As expected of Ye Ziming! What a great handwriting. If Ji Ling is careless, this time, Ye Ziming will really secure his position in Xuzhou Mu."

The confidant vaguely knew that the information was about the important military situation of Ye Xiaojun and Ji Lingjun, and he was overjoyed.

"Lord! Then selling this news to Ji Ling, wouldn't it be possible to make a lot of money!"

Zheng Jiang thought for a while before he made up his mind and said: "Our Sifanglou lives by buying and selling news, no matter how much it is."

Zheng Jiang returned to the table, quickly prepared a secret letter, and handed it to his confidant.

"Send it to Guangling! Hand it over to someone you can trust. Also note that Ji Ling is not easy to deal with. Ensure our safety and commission."

The confidant is already very familiar with these operations, carefully put away the secret letter, and saluted: "Don't worry, the landlord, we Sifanglou will make a move, and Ji Ling won't pay. Isn't he afraid that the future military secrets will flow into other people's hands?"

The landlord couldn't help laughing out loud when he heard that, Sifanglou is the most covert intelligence organization south of the Yellow River, with a huge coverage and influence underground.

Many princes and wealthy families from all over the world knew about the existence of Sifanglou, and knew how terrifying the pervasive work of these people was, which is why Zheng Jiang was so proud.

"Go. Don't forget our principles of doing things." Zheng Jiang put away his smile and said seriously.

The confidant nodded in agreement, and then solemnly saluted and exited the secret room.

Fifty miles away from Guangling, Zhang Liao led the Chinese army with [-] infantry and marched slowly.

According to the plan, there are still three days before Zhang Liao can approach the city of Guangling.

The sudden spring rain made the march extremely difficult.

Zhang Liao stopped the team and took shelter from the rain to rest on the spot to recover his strength.

At this moment, a vast curtain of rain came into view. This spring rain was extremely heavy, and the mud on the road was up to the ankles.

Zhang Liao rode his horse and several generals forward several hundred meters and stood on a hillside looking at the scene in the distance.

"General, anyway, General Gao and the others need time to detour, why don't we find a place to station here first."

A captain wiped the rain off his face and exhaled white air. It was obvious that the temperature had dropped a lot under the rain.

Zhang Liao's wise eyes looked through the rain curtain, as if he wanted to see through the sky.

"The weather is not beautiful, so let's camp here." Zhang Liao pointed to the shadow of a forest beside a river in front of him, "Ji Ling is one of the best generals under Yuan Shu's command, we can't take it lightly. Captain Niu, please work hard and send someone to Take a look at that forest, and let me know if there is anything."

"Yes! General, don't worry!"

Captain Niu waved his hand, took two personal guards forward, and personally went into battle to investigate the situation.

Zhang Liao was very assured of Captain Niu's ability, so he turned his horse's head back and forth.

"You all have to pay attention, the cold protection gifted by the lord just comes in handy now, don't waste it."

Several generals of the captain's department suddenly agreed that Ye Xiao purchased a lot of supplies through Mi Zhu and enriched them in the army, giving them a lot of experience.

This thing to keep out the cold is the ginger that Mi Zhu bought with a lot of money. She adds sugar and boils it into a small piece of ginger sugar cake.

As the general ordered the soldiers to start eating this spicy gingerbread, the entire team continued to make comfortable inhaling and exhaling sounds.

"It turns out this is a cake made of caramel! And I don't feel cold all over after eating it. It's really magical!"

"That's right, the lord is so kind to us, he gave each of us a piece of these rare items!"

"It's a terrible weather. I didn't expect that I, a handsome six-foot man, would not feel cold after eating a piece of candy. I'll go back and ask the food officer to see if I can exchange some for my baby."

"Ha! I didn't expect that this candy must be a good thing, and I will use the military salary to exchange it later."

In the biting cold of early spring, Zhang Liao returned to his military tent after inspecting the soldiers in each battalion.

The personal guard immediately offered towels and ginger candies. Zhang Liao picked them up and threw them into his mouth to bite. The spicy and sweet taste reverberated in his mouth.

When he thought of the good things that Ye Xiao kept tinkering with, he felt warm in his heart, and his body gradually relaxed.

(End of this chapter)