My son, how could you be Lü Bu?!

Chapter 115 The Scholar Comes to the Door

Outside Jiuyuan City.

A large number of soldiers finally returned to their long-lost camp.

After meeting Wang Yun and various mid- to high-ranking officials from the prefecture and county who came to greet them, and hastily concluding the welcoming ceremony, the Lü family father and son voluntarily abandoned the camp outside the city and entered Jiuyuan City.

As soon as they entered the city.

Lu Ping was stunned for a moment.

Apart from the various villagers lining both sides of Jiuyuan City to welcome them, what came into view was a shop that I had never seen before.

The shop is extremely luxuriously decorated and occupies a vast area.

On the counter at the shop entrance, stacks of snow-white Cai Lun paper were displayed.

It's clearly an improved version, not the crudely made kind from before.

But that wasn't the most surprising thing for Lü Ping.

Looking towards the shop, a large banner with the character "吕" fluttering in the wind stands on one side of the shop.

The improved Cai Lun paper, combined with this Lü character banner, is a perfect match.

Lu Ping knew almost without thinking that this was the foundation that Shen Pei and Shen Zhengnan had laid for him in Jiuyuan City when he left!

The Lü family father and son walked towards their own courtyard.

along the way.

Lu Ping had seen no fewer than three or four similar shops, all of which were luxuriously decorated!

The shops that originally sold Cai Lun paper in the city had long been forced to close down and were taken over by other businesses.

Seeing this, Lü Ping was filled with emotion.

"You son of a bitch!"

"Truly befitting a prominent family from Wei Commandery! They're just different!"

"Such ability! In just a few months, he's spread Cai Lun's paper business all over the city!"

"If this continues, in a few years, once the entire prefecture is covered, I won't have to worry about the military expenses that I started this time!"

"Why bother like Liu Bei, demanding the dowry from the Mi family of Xuzhou as military funds?"

Standing in front of his own courtyard, Lü Ping raised his still somewhat injured arm and pushed open the wooden door.

Contrary to my expectations that the courtyard might be covered in dust, this courtyard, although its layout was exactly the same as when I left, was very clean.

It's obvious that someone comes to clean it regularly.

The Lü family father and son confiscated various packages and stored them in the house.

I just sat down in the courtyard, and haven't even had a chance to warm up this stone bench with my bottom yet.

boom! boom! boom!

Suddenly, a very soft, slightly cautious knocking sounded on the door.

Before Lü Ping could get up to open the door...

The wooden door opened quietly.

An extremely cute little head peeked out from the wooden door.

Lu Ping only glanced at it, but couldn't help but laugh out loud at how cute this little Cai Dan was.

Yes.

The owner of this little head was Cai Dan, who rushed over as soon as he heard that the Lü family father and son had returned.

Then Cai Yan came over.

As if he had thought of something, Lü Bu got up and walked into the house to fetch something.

At this moment, Lü Ping asked curiously.

"Cai Yan, do you usually have people tidy up this courtyard of mine?"

Upon hearing Lü Ping's question, Xiao Cai Dan stepped out from behind the door.

Before Xiao Cai Dan entered the courtyard, a pure white raccoon dog was the first to do so.

The pure white tabby cat moved nimbly, skipping over Cai Dan and running straight to Lu Ping's feet. Finally, it curled up into a ball and obediently stayed at Lu Ping's feet.

Cai Yan sat down opposite Lu Bo, glared angrily at this ungrateful raccoon, and then spoke with a grin.

"When Brother Lü left, he was in such a hurry that he left me a copy of the raccoon dog and a copy of the house key."

"Yan thought that Uncle Lü would be back soon, so he often sent people to clean. And today he saw Uncle Lü."

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talking.

Cai Dan looked around and, seeing that no one was around, spoke again.

"Uncle Lü".

"I heard that you and Brother Lü have accomplished great deeds, which is something to be very happy about. However... as disciples, having returned with merit, shouldn't we go and see our teacher?"

This statement came out.

But this amused Lü Ping again. He looked at Xiao Cai Dan and suddenly realized what was going on.

"oh!"

"I understand!"

"So you've come to act as an intermediary for Cai Bojie!"

talking.

He couldn't help but pat the white cat's head at his feet.

"That Cai Bojie is really something. He wanted to inquire about the war in the north, but he couldn't bring himself to come himself, so he sent you instead!"

Xiao Caiyan chuckled and didn't refute.

"Fengxian!"

Lu Bu turned his head and shouted into the house.

"You should go and meet that Cai Bojie!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu, who was holding a rag doll he had bought from the clouds, froze in place as soon as he stepped out of the house.

He never expected this.

On his very first day back, he was already going to see Cai Yong, Cai Bozui, to learn some kind of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Before Lü Bu could react...

When Xiao Cai saw the rag doll in Lü Bu's hand, he was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward to ask Lü Bu for the rag doll.

Then, she pulled the stunned Lü Bu along and headed towards her home.

As if remembering something, Cai Dan stopped and turned to look at Lü Ping.

"By the way, Uncle Lü!"

"My father also said that he asked me to come and ask you when the books made of Cai Lun paper can be delivered."

"If it could really be given."

"He could trade a hundred scrolls of his treasured bamboo slips for it!"

That's all.

Seeing that his mission was complete, Xiao Cai Dan led Lü Bu back home.

"Want books made of Cai Lun paper?"

Lu Ping, who was still sitting in the courtyard, was stunned when he heard these words.

Cai Yan's words were a wake-up call for him. Lü Ping suddenly remembered that he was about to go to the capital and then be sent to a local area to serve as a low-ranking official for several years.

If one could bring along a few high-quality paper books, one might be able to use them to persuade and recruit several strategists, or even befriend famous ministers!

Thinking this way.

Lü Ping also suddenly stood up.

No sooner had Cai Dan and Lü Bu left than he also walked out of the courtyard, hurrying off to find Shen Pei and Shen Zhengnan.

In a short time.

The courtyard, which had just regained its liveliness, fell silent once again.

A slightly chilly autumn breeze swept by, causing the leaves of the trees in the courtyard to sway.

at this time.

With the end of the great war, September has quietly arrived, and autumn is just around the corner.

a few days later.

Lü Ping led Shen Pei to a secret room.

Dozens of sheets of Cai Lun paper, densely covered with identical writing, were placed on the table in the secret room.

Shen Pei picked up the two sheets and compared them carefully.

"this..."

"This...it really works! Books really can be made from Cai Lun paper!"

Seeing that the handwriting and even the typos were exactly the same, Shen Pei was astonished.

Followed by.

As if remembering something, he looked at Lü Ping with a serious expression.

"Zizhi".

"Did I tell you that before?"

"My clan in Wei County has sought you out several times, saying they wanted to invest in your Cai Lun paper and the books made from it."

Lü Ping nodded slightly.

This indicates that Shen Pei and Shen Zhengnan had spoken to him before.

"Now that you are going to the capital, you will have no scholars by your side and will have to take care of everything yourself," Shen Pei said again.

"If you are willing, you can teach me to invest in the Shen family of Wei County."

"I have a nephew named Shen Rong. Although he is a bit unruly, he has been well-versed in the classics since childhood and is quite capable."

"You can teach him to stay by your side, help you write documents, coordinate affairs, and share your burdens."