I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 29 Adding Money
Caught off guard, Chen Xiu blurted out what was on his mind.

"Lord Liu, 30,000 bushels of grain? Are you planning to lead a large army into battle?"

Chen Xiu's eyes widened in disbelief, but Liu Miao's eyes were even wider!

"Thirty thousand? I think thirty thousand is too little!"

"My dear brother, do you know what my favorite dish was when I was in Langya?"

"what?"

That dish is called "Silver Tooth Inlay"!

Liu Miao vividly described to Chen Xiu how to make the dish—

"First, select bean sprouts from Shangqiu that are all the same length, and transport them fresh to your home. Don't let them be exposed to the sun for even a short time!"

"After that, we need to call over a group of embroiderers and have them use their fine needles to carefully hollow out the inside of the soybean sprouts! It sounds easy, but it's actually quite difficult! The reason we need to call over embroiderers is because their hands are small and they can easily do this. They can't pierce the bean sprouts! They can only leave a hole in the middle, as thin as a hair!"

"The rest of the work will not be difficult."

"Just slowly stuff the minced meat into these hollow bean sprouts! But there's a trick to the minced meat; it has to be from a full-term baby pig! Tender! And it has to be the leanest pork tenderloin, otherwise it won't taste good and will leave a fishy smell in your mouth!"

"Finally, blanch these bean sprouts stuffed with meat in a broth made with beef and chicken bones! The taste is truly authentic! Tell me! How many days can I eat like this with those 30,000 bushels of grain?"

……

Chen Xiu could no longer control his facial expression; his mouth was wide open!

As the son of the governor!

As a disciple of Yuan Shikai!

As a noble family!

Chen Xiu believed that no matter how he lived his life, it couldn't be too outrageous.

At most, it's just that he eats dog meat and venison, while the Liu and Yuan families eat beef and leopard meat.

I never imagined that anyone in this world could live such a luxurious life!
Chen Xiu did not believe that the story about the "silver-toothed" dish was all made up.

The process was detailed and the steps were clear. Even if Liu Miao had never seen this dish, he must have heard of it!
If Liu Miao's life was based on this standard, then 30,000 bushels of grain would indeed not be enough for him to squander for long!
Chen Xiu suddenly had an idea and said to Liu Miao, "Lord Liu, if I am willing to provide these 30,000 bushels of grain, I wonder if you would be willing to go to Jiangdong and take Lu Zhongyi with you to live out your retirement?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Miao's eyes lit up!
"If you, my worthy brother, can really give me 30,000 bushels of grain, I will tie Lu Zhongyi up and take him to Jiangdong!"

"A word is settled!"

"Ok?"

Liu Miao was incredulous at Chen Xiu's decisiveness.

"Brother, are you really willing to contribute these funds and provisions?"

"Sigh, isn't this all for Lord Yuan's sake!"

Chen Xiu sighed, "Yuan Shu is coming on strong now. If we want to defend Yangzhou for Lord Yuan, we must all work together and not cause any unforeseen problems."

"Lu Zhongyi is too stubborn and inflexible. If he could return to Jiangdong, everyone would be happy to see him!"

Liu Miao clapped his hands with joy, and even patted his own belly!
"It is truly a great fortune for Lord Yuan to have a disciple like you to assist him!"

"It's a pity that people like Zhou Ang and the Zhou family are dragging our feet. Otherwise, with Lord Yuan's prestige and strategy, he probably would have quelled the chaos long ago!"

If Liu Miao hadn't mentioned it, Chen Xiu would have almost forgotten about Zhou Shi.

Now that Chen Xiu has a favor to ask, it's not appropriate to pursue the matter further; instead, one should go along with Liu Miao's words.

"Alas, this woman! She's really quite ignorant. Please forgive her, my lord!"

"However, since you've already beaten and scolded her today, why not let Zhou Shi go this time?"

"Ok?"

Liu Miao's face flushed again: "No!"

"That woman is truly despicable! How dare she insult me!" "This time, I will teach her a lesson she won't forget! Let's see if she dares to talk nonsense again!"

Chen Xiu suddenly had a bad feeling...

"May I ask, Lord Liu, how should we teach him a lesson?"

"Hehe, do you even need to teach a woman a lesson? My dear brother, aren't you just asking a question you already know the answer to?"

Chen Xiu looked terrified: "Zhou Shi is so ugly, how could my brother bring himself to do it? No, no, how could he bring himself to kiss her? No, that doesn't make sense either..."

"It's all the same once the candles are blown out. You'll understand when you get older, my dear brother!"

"..."

Chen Xiu felt a chill run down his spine.

He never expected that Liu Miao would actually take a fancy to Lady Zhou!
Who is Zhou Shi? She is Zhou Ang's legal wife!
If Liu Miao really sleeps with Zhou Shi today, then he will be at odds with Zhou Ang to the death!
Who knows, Zhou Ang might even lead his troops to Lujiang and clash with Liu Miao!
If that happens, wouldn't that just let Yuan Shu in the north get away with it for nothing?
Chen Xiu quickly advised, "Although she is a woman, she is still someone else's wife. How can Lord Liu, with his noble status, waste his time on such a person?"

"It's alright, I'm just a good wife!"

"..."

Chen Xiu had been quite at ease when facing Lu Kang, but now he was exhausted in front of Liu Miao.

"Lord Liu, is it really necessary for you to have Zhou Ang's wife?"

"Not quite!"

What a twist!

Chen Xiu immediately said with delight, "As long as Lord Liu doesn't want Zhou Ang's wife, everything else is negotiable. Actually, I just took a concubine recently. If Lord Liu doesn't mind..."

"No, no, no, my dear brother, you've misunderstood me!"

Liu Miao chuckled, then licked his lips.

"What I mean is... we need to pay more!!!"

……

Chen Xiu has left.

Lu Kang, who had already left, suddenly popped out from behind the corner of the wall!
"No, Lu Zhongyi, do all members of the Lu family have a habit of eavesdropping?"

Although Liu Miao's face was still flushed, his eyes were clear, and he showed no signs of being drunk.
Lu Kang's expression was complex, a mixture of relief, admiration, and a touch of disdain...

"Does Zhongshan really think that Chen Xiu believed you and would send the grain?"

Unexpectedly, Liu Miao waved his hand repeatedly.

"Chen Xiu isn't stupid, how could he possibly believe the nonsense that if I went to Jiangdong, you would follow me there?"

"In my opinion, that guy is definitely trying to lure me in by giving me some money first, then threatening me and taking advantage of my greedy nature. He insists that I take you to Jiangdong before he will give me the rest of the money and supplies."

"But in any case, this will buy us some time and also make Chen Wen, Zhou Ang and others focus their attention on Yuan Shu instead of plotting against us."

Upon hearing this, Lu Kang's admiration and respect for Liu Miao grew even stronger!
Ugh~~~
However, the next moment, Liu Miao vomited up everything in his stomach!

Lu Kang quickly came over to support Liu Miao: "Zhongshan, did you drink too much and hurt your stomach?"

"no!"

Liu Miao's face was pale.

"Just thinking about how I just said I wanted to sleep with Zhou makes me feel nauseous and disgusted, ugh~~~"

Lu Kang patted Liu Miao on the back, also with some pity: "It's really unfair to Zhongshan!"

"However, those words just now cost Chen Xiu an extra six thousand bushels of grain, so Zhong Shan's grievance was well worth it! Well worth it! Hahahaha!"

(End of this chapter)