My son, how could you be Lü Bu?!

Chapter 27 Winning Over Cheng Lian

"You bastard, Cheng Lian!"

"How did they manage to trick us into giving up these horses?! They're so pure white, not a single stray hair on them! They must be incredibly valuable! Is Urhan really giving them up?!"

Outside.

Lu Bu stroked a sturdy white horse and exclaimed excitedly.

"I really don't want it anymore." Cheng Lian sighed.

"In fact, Urhan almost gave up even the salted fish!"

"Why?" Lu Bu asked curiously.

Cheng Lian did not answer, but instead changed the subject.

"Brother, is Uncle Lü still not awake?"

Lu Bu scratched his head.

"My father has been very busy lately; he's probably still asleep..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

A wooden clog suddenly flew towards his head!

Bang!

Lu Bu slowly reached out and caught it just in time!

He was beaming with pride, but before he could turn around and say anything to Cheng Lian, he was already smug.

Yu Guangzhong then revealed a figure with an expressionless face.

Lu Bu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly composed himself before he could even react.

Swish!

Another pair of wooden clogs flew towards him!

It's not fast.

Lu Bu took a deep breath, resisting the urge to reach out and grab it, and let the wooden clogs fall on him, raising a light cloud of dust.

Seeing that the wooden clogs had hit his own eldest son, Lü Ping stood at the doorway and snorted coldly.

"Of course he's awake."

"With your booming voice and superb skills, how could I dare not wake up, Lü Bu?"

"Eh!"

"Father is awake!"

Upon hearing the voice, Lü Bu pretended not to hear the sarcastic tone in his father's words and feigned complete understanding.

He bent down and picked up the pair of wooden clogs that Lü Ping had just thrown out, then jogged to his father's side, bent down with a grin, and placed them at his father's feet.

Upon seeing this.

Lu Ping's anger subsided considerably. He sighed and put on his wooden clogs.

Then I looked up.

Looking at the two white horses and one brown horse parked in the courtyard, Lü Ping was full of doubt.

"Cheng Lian".

"Where did this white horse come from?"

Upon seeing his master Lü Bo emerge, Cheng Lian quickly stood up.

He kept it brief.

He then revealed the whole story of how Urhan dared not accept payment after Lü Ping was conscripted yesterday.

"Originally, Urhan intended to meet Lübo in person."

"But... Lu Bo went into the city and didn't return for a whole day and night. Wuerhan really didn't dare to wait any longer, fearing that people would find out. As an expedient measure, Lian told them to take the salted fish and money with them, and only told them to leave two white horses and one brown horse as a thank-you gift for Lu Bo."

talking.

Cheng Lian felt uneasy and couldn't help but scrutinize Lü Ping's expression.

After all... Cheng Lian knew that his actions were somewhat inappropriate. The salted fish originally belonged to Lü Ping, and whether or not to give away the salted fish and its value was a decision that Lü Ping should make.

Even more so, fearing that Lü Ping might not be pleased, Cheng Lian quickly added.

"If Lu Bo doesn't want these three horses..."

"Lian can also take the horses, catch up with Urhan, and teach them to take the horses away and return the salted fish."

That's all.

He instinctively lowered his head to avoid Lü Ping's gaze.

But... to his surprise.

Lu Ping, who had just thrown wooden clogs at Lu Bu, did not hesitate at all. He stepped forward with a loud laugh, put his arm around Cheng Lian's shoulder, and praised him.

"Lian-ge'er did an excellent job!"

"He made decisive moves when necessary, showing the demeanor of a great general!"

"I'm overjoyed that you made such a decisive move, giving us the salted fish that was due, upholding Ping's reputation, solving the urgent problem for the Wuer tribe, and also taking advantage of the situation and accepting Wuerhan's kindness. How could I possibly blame Lian Ge'er?!"

Cheng Lian felt as if he were bathed in a spring breeze after hearing those words.

But Lü Ping's actions went far beyond that.

He pulled Cheng Lian along, strode to the horses, pointed at the three horses, and smiled at Cheng Lian.

"Brother Lian has been busy for so long."

"Let's choose a horse, and ride it back later to save our feet from getting tired."

Cheng Lian looked up blankly at Lü Ping, thinking he had misheard.

after all...

Horses aren't cheap these days!

Even though they were located on the northern border, and almost every slightly wealthy family, five or six out of ten, owned horses, the price of horses was only slightly lower than in the interior, still worth seven or eight thousand coins!

An ordinary man's daily wage is only forty or fifty-five zhu (a unit of currency). After eating, drinking, and relieving himself, who knows how much he will have left!

How difficult it is to own a horse.

And now.

He had only done some insignificant things for his master, Lü Bo, and yet Lü Bo was offering him a horse that an ordinary family would have to save up for years to acquire.

Cheng Lian found it hard to believe.

"Hurry up," Lü Ping said, feigning anger, pointing casually to a white horse.

"Good lad, how can you dawdle like this?! Which horse have you set your sights on? How about this white one?!"

Cheng Lian came to his senses.

He gazed at the horses and remained silent for a moment.

When Lü Ping couldn't help but urge him again, he finally spoke.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu, but... I'll take the brown horse!"

He glanced at the brown horse, knowing it was obviously not as expensive as the white horse. Lu Ping raised an eyebrow, couldn't help but look at Cheng Lian, and then nodded with a light smile.

"good!"

"Then it's settled. You'll have to ride this brown horse later. If you don't, I won't feed it!"

Cheng Lian glanced at Lü Ping gratefully and nodded emphatically.

.......

Cheng Lian was seen off.

Watching Cheng Lian galloping on his horse, Lü Bu turned his gaze to his father, hesitating to speak.

"Speak," Lü Ping said irritably, without even looking at Lü Bu.

"Thank you, Father." Lü Bu's tone was complicated.

"Cheng Lian was almost obsessed with horses. He had been saving money for a long time as a leader of wandering knights, intending to buy horses so that he could join the army in the future."

"But... his widowed sister-in-law recently fell ill, and they ran out of money, barely managing to stay alive."

"Do you think I don't know?" Lu Ping glanced at him and sneered.

"The other day, you were running around the city every day, stirring up trouble, gathering up wandering knights, collecting money and goods, and even fighting with Shen Zhengnan. Do you really think I didn't know about all this?!"

Lu Bu was completely stunned.

Lu Ping didn't even look at him, and continued.

"Tomorrow when you enter the city, select some of the wandering knights you've gathered who are capable of serving. If the governor needs me to recruit soldiers, that could provide a good place for your group of knights!"

"Father! Is this true?!" Lu Bu's eyes lit up.

"Really!" Lü Ping nodded.

Then, before Lü Bu could rejoice, he let out a cold laugh.

"However, you do not need to join the army."

"Uncle Wang told me that he has found you a teacher."

"You don't need to go anywhere these days. Just study some classics. In two or three days, a famous scholar will come to our Jiuyuan City."

"Fang Bo will personally introduce you to that renowned scholar as his disciple!"

Upon hearing this...

Lu Bu was instantly stunned.