Since Liu Bei has few subordinates now, the scale of the reception banquet is not large.

In addition to his subordinates who remained in Xia Pi with Guan Yu, Xiaopei currently has Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Sun Gan, Liu Yan, Wu, Zhang Fei, Mi Fang, Chen Dao, etc.

Except for Zhang Fei and Jian Yong, Lantian was familiar with each other, and it was the first time that the rest of them met. They were very polite to Liu Bei for his sake, but Mi Fang seemed to be unhappy.

Lantian didn't eat this meal happily, and he could feel that Liu Bei's enthusiasm was perfunctory.

Looking back on the conversation just now, Lan Tian felt that he might be too anxious. Liu Bei dared not take this violent medicine, so he did not trust him very much.

But Lantian also concealed it very well. He pretended to be nothing and drank with Zhang Fei, and finally returned to his residence early.

After the ceremonies were dispersed, everyone left first, while Liu Bei was still sitting there drinking.

Mi Zhu walked halfway, then turned around and sat next to Liu Bei, "I heard that Lan Ziyu is quite talented, why is the lord not in high spirits today?"

Liu Bei shook his head and sighed, "Although this boy has a young talent, he is far from what I expect..."

"Oh? How did you see it?" Mi Zhu asked.

"Before the banquet, he once offered me a suggestion, saying that I abandoned Xuzhou and went to Jingzhou. Isn't this a matter of seeking fish from a tree? Although Xuzhou is withered, it is a land of a state at least. How can I abandon it easily if I start a business?"

Mi Zhu thought a little and said, "Che Zhou is Cao Cao's confidant. The lord killed him and seized Xuzhou. He will definitely be hated by Cao Cao. Zi Yu may be worried that Cao's thief will come back."

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Ziyu is a farmer boy. He has never experienced the sea of ​​blood. Although he is smart, he lacks courage. As the saying goes, wealth and honor are in danger. Yuan Benchu ​​is very powerful in Hebei, and Cao Cao may not have the spare energy to advance eastward."

Mi Zhu nodded and said, "Although Cao Cao was restrained by Yuan Shao, he must be on guard. I want to rush to the East China Sea tomorrow to persuade the local tyrants to surrender their lords."

"Zi Zhong worked hard for me, so Bei will never let him down in the future." Liu Bei said moved.

"My lord is serious. Xuzhou is also my hometown. We must work hard to govern and prepare for Cao Cao's return." Mi Zhu reminded again.

Liu Bei affirmed: "I will send Gongyou to Hebei tomorrow. I will echo Benchuya in Xuzhou, so that the head and tail of Cao thieves cannot take care of each other."

"So good." Mi Zhu said.

The next morning, Liu Bei sent Chen Dao to escort Gan Qian, Mi Zhen and his family to Xia Pi.

When the carriage passed by Ganjiazhuang, Lantian proposed to go home to pack his bags.

Gan Qian instructed: "Brother, we have no spare money at home. Let's give some clothes and food to the people in the village?"

"I'm not for food and clothing, but I can't bear to abandon the grains I have cultivated in the past two years. Sister, please sit in the car for a while, and I'll go back." Lantian said.

Gan Qian shook her head when she heard this, thinking to herself, "Aren't you going to help your husband?" Why are you still thinking about those things in the mud?"

Chen Dao asked his carriage and horses to stop by the road and sent several soldiers to accompany Lantian.

Lantian returned home and simply packed some clothes, wrapped the newly cultivated corn and vegetable seeds, and he prepared to continue research after he arrived in Xia Pi.

The soldiers who were traveling with him felt strange and thought to himself that Mrs., this little brother is really a weird person, why did he bring the soil on the way?

The news that Lantian is leaving Ganjiazhuang has been circulating for a long time. No one in this village does not know his ability. It is rare for such a person to live his life in the forest and spring.

When I came back today to pack my bags, the shopkeeper Li Yang quietly came to Lantian's home.

"The young owner of the manor is leaving now?" Li Yang asked reluctantly.

"Well, since I have decided to help General Liu, I can't stay here to work hard." Lantian said.

Li Yang felt a little sad after hearing this. If the young man in front of him hadn't taught them to farm and build a shelter, Ganjiazhuang would not have the same atmosphere as today. He either starved to death or would have died of war.

Seeing that this guy was about to speak, Lan Tian asked the accompanying soldiers to bring a few bags of seeds and soil into the car first.

"Little Lizi, do you have something to say?" Lan Tian asked in confusion.

Li Yang suddenly possessed himself and bowed and said, "Young owner, I want to go with you..."

"Little Lizi, I am alone now. When I go to Xia Pi, I mainly protect my sister. What's the point of following me?" Lan Tian said helplessly.

"I can do anything..." Li Yang continued.

"If you want to join the army, I can recommend it to you..." Lan Tianxin said that I have nothing, so I can't recruit a group of followers, right? That's too eye-catching.

After hearing this, Li Yang shook his head and said, "I have some experience in learning farming from you in the past two years, so I don't want to go to the battlefield to fight anymore. I just want to be with the young owner of the manor, so I feel that life is very stable. Many people in the manor have this idea..."

Lantian heard it loudly. It seemed that his reputation was indeed very useful in this era. Although he was not famous among the gentry, he was still very famous among the farmers in Xiaopei.

Li Yang was sincere in front of him. Lantian couldn't bear to refuse this young man. After thinking for a while, he said, "Xuzhou is not the place I stay for a long time. If you really want to follow me, you might as well go to Jingzhou first. Will I go there in two or three years, and we will meet again at that time."

"Jingzhou?"

"Well, Xinye County, Nanyang County, northern Jingzhou."

Li Yang scratched his head and said, "But we have nothing to do, so what are we doing in Xinye County?"

Lan Tian smiled and said, "You can farm, wherever you can't live?"

Li Yang smiled and said, "Your master of the house is good. There are forty or fifty people in the house who have ideas with me. I will go back and discuss with them first."

"You think about it carefully. After all, you are leaving your hometown, but don't force yourself. Don't show off these skills in front of others. As the saying goes, the wood will be defeated by the wind in the forest, so as not to cause trouble." Lantian instructed.

"Don't worry, you should trust Li Zi's character." Li Yang said with a smile.

After Li Yang left with satisfaction, Lantian also walked quickly towards the entrance of the village, thinking that if these guys really went to Xinye, they would no longer have to teach them step by step.

Lantian came to join Liu Bei and did not stay in Xiaopei to listen to him, which made Guan Yu very puzzled.

In previous interactions, Guan Yu felt that Lantian was quite talented and his strategies were effective. Could it be that it was because of the constraints of the Mi family?

After reading the secret letter brought by Chen Dao, Guan Yu learned about Liu Bei's real thoughts. In the letter, Liu Bei said that Lantian was still young and had a small plan but was ambitious. He asked Guan Yu to take him by his side to practice and observe, and he could not be given an important position at present.

Guan Yu had a good impression of Lantian. After settling down his two wives and family members, he took the initiative to find Lantian and said, "It's a blessing that Ziyu is willing to come to help his elder brother. Now Xia Pi is about to decide, it's time to hire people. I wonder what Ziyu is good at? I can arrange something for you."

Lantian said: "It's okay, I promised my adoptive father to protect my sister, and the general can also let me be a guard."

Guan Yu stroked Dong's long beard and smiled and said, "Ziyu is also good at martial arts? He really shouldn't behave like a person. I know that you are quite familiar with farming, so why not be a householder? You can persuade people to teach farming and sericulture."

“That’s good.”
Chapter completed!