"How did Xiaojun know?"

Long Xiang's face was full of surprise at this time, and he said to himself that this secret has always been hidden in my heart. Hefei only knows about it at the palm of his hand. Why is it like a hot search?

Qiao Wan smiled sweetly and said, "Husband, have you forgotten sister Xiahou?"

"You mean Mr. Yide is really smart?"

Long Xiang slapped his forehead violently. He believed that Zhang Fei, with his rough and delicate character, would not discuss military and state affairs with Xia Houjuan. The only explanation was that the second lady was quick-witted.

"Hehe, if I were a man, I would give advice to my husband."

Seeing Qiao Wan's playful gesture, Long Xiang pinched her face gently and said jokingly: "If the second young lady were a man, I would probably let you and the third brother carry bricks, but can't I make some suggestions now? This matter can't be done yet."

Do you need to separate men and women?"

Qiao Wan asked in surprise: "Husband, if you don't mind me being a woman, why don't you tell me about your troubles? It is often said that one person is smart and two people are wise, maybe I can share the worries? This matter has something to do with Liu Xuande

relation?"

Long Xiang frowned and nodded: "My husband believed that Liu Shijun could help the Han Dynasty, so he secretly recognized him as the master early on, but he still pretended to be unfamiliar with him publicly.

But today I was drinking and chatting with Chen Yuanlong. Maybe I couldn't help but say something, and he noticed the secret in my heart. I'm worried that if this matter spreads, it will not be good for Hefei or Liu Shijun."

"Chen Yuanlong?" Qiao Wan looked suspicious: "Didn't my husband plan to ask him to give his third brother's cousin's name? This means that your relationship should be good. He will betray his friends and spread rumors?"

"Betray a friend?"

Long Xiang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "For a big family like the Chen family in Xuzhou, their family interests are above all else. Not to mention friends who are as thin as paper, even the national interests can be harmed. Moreover, this matter is just my husband's speculation. If Chen Yuanlong

I didn’t know, and I didn’t bring it upon myself.”

"Is the wealthy family so ruthless?"

After hearing this, Qiao Wan frowned and thought deeply, thinking to herself, if what her husband said was true, why did her mother yearn for a rich family?

Qiao Wan's life experience is not enough. She doesn't know that Chen's persistent ideas are actually the best solution for ordinary people. Although aristocratic families act for profit first, they sometimes do things that violate morality, but it is the children of a wealthy family who are the best.

Live your life peacefully.

This is just like ordinary families in the future, who not only have to work hard for life, but also worry about their children’s school district housing and cram schools, fearing that their children will lose at the starting line;

The descendants of those powerful and powerful plutocrats are in a completely different life track when they are born. They do not need to take 985,211 when they are young, and they do not need to take 996,007 as adults;

Even if these children are uneducated and have no skills, they can live a life without worrying about food and clothing. With a little effort, they can stand on the shoulders of their parents and become the trendsetters of the times.

Although the end point is death, the class is different and the starting point of life is completely different.

Chen didn't give Long Xiang much good looks in the past, but he still didn't show any disgust in his heart because he felt that Chen was making the choices of ordinary people.

Seeing Qiao Wan frowning and thinking, Long Xiang sighed and asked, "It's not that the big family is ruthless, it's the family interests that make them ruthless. If I really help Liu Shijun support the Han Dynasty and make the Long family become the powerful leader of the big family,

At that time, the emperor asked me to hand over my rights and only give a few acres of thin farmland for the Long family to live on. As the mistress of the Long family, are you willing?"

"This" Qiao Wan paused and replied tentatively: "Since he is a hero of the country, the emperor shouldn't be like this?"

"Hahaha."

Long Xiang banged his hand on the table and shook his head and said with a smile: "I am just making an analogy for my husband, but there are also ready-made examples. Cao Cao welcomed the emperor into Xudu and freed him from Li Jue's control. Is this a great contribution to the country? But why did the emperor do it?

Want to draw up a bloody edict and call on the princes of the world to punish Cao Cao's traitors? This is politics, and it is also human nature."

People can speak freely before they have it, but they will protect their rights and wealth only after they truly have it.

Qiao Wan has not yet become the mistress of a wealthy family, so although she understands the truth, she still has the mentality of a little daughter.

"Since it is so dangerous to have power over the ruling party, why don't we just not climb so high? It would be great to be like Hefei now."

"Sometimes people can't help themselves. When Yuan Shu wanted to usurp the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, didn't everyone including his uncle support him? It is said that everyone betrayed the Han Dynasty, but they had to succumb to reality, ahem. Let's go back to Chen Yuanlong;

No matter Liu Shijun, Lu Bu or Cao Cao, whoever controls the Chen family in Xuzhou will support him. With Chen Yuanlong’s wisdom, he can’t distinguish between good and evil?”

Seeing that Long Xiang was pessimistic, Qiao Wan thought about it for a while and comforted her softly:

"Don't worry, husband. If this thing really happens, you just need to think of countermeasures. There is no evidence anyway, so why don't you refuse to admit it? Besides, if Chen Yuanlong also has this intention, don't we have multiple external allies?"

"It is said that bystanders know better. What I heard from Xiaojun today made me suddenly enlightened." Long Xiang held Qiao Wan's hand and was very excited.

Qiao Wan smiled mischievously and said, "Hey, I just said I could help my husband take care of his worries, right? Do you believe me now?"

"I believe it, I believe it. I will ask the second lady for instructions more often in the future."

"Unfortunately, the night seems to be getting late. Husband, please go back to the front yard to rest."

"Second Miss has always been bold, so you don't plan to keep me here?"

"Oh, isn't this inconvenient? Mother will come later."

Long Xiang was pushed out of the main hall by Qiao Wan, but he happily went to the front yard humming a small tune. The troubles that had troubled him all afternoon were solved by Zhuozhirou, and he felt that he would be able to sleep well tonight.

In the next few days, Long Xiang took advantage of the story about Qiao Wan's cousin and went to the post house to have a drink with Chen Deng several times, and found that Chen Deng really didn't have any bad intentions.

Afterwards, at the farewell banquet, Long Xiang called Lu Su, Mi Heng, Feng Zhong, Xu Ding and other Xincheng civil and military officials to accompany them. Everyone gathered in a circle in the open space in front of the main hall of Xiaowei Mansion to taste the pork roasted by Huwei.

Chen Deng took a bite and was as if he was electrocuted. At that moment, his taste buds unlocked a new delicacy, and he exclaimed that roast pork could be so delicious?

Compared with mutton, which is more woody and tangy, roast pork has a simple meaty aroma.

Chen Deng is a person who loves to eat and knows how to eat. After finishing a piece, he thought of the ingredients, so he raised his hand to Xu Chu and said, "General Xu, can you give me a skewer of unroasted raw meat?"

"Raw meat?"

Xu Chu looked at Long Xiang in surprise. He knew that Chen Deng was seriously ill after eating raw fish. Now he eats raw pork instead of raw fish? You have such a unique taste?

Long Xiang caught Xu Chu's eyes and answered without hesitation: "Follow Yuan Long's request. If you have a bad stomach, just ask Mr. Hua to take care of it."

"oh"

Xu Chu was afraid that Chen Deng wouldn't have enough to eat, so he grabbed a handful and handed it over.

"One string is enough, one string is enough."

Chen Deng had no idea that others had misunderstood. He picked up a meat skewer and put it under his nose to smell it. There was only a light salty smell but no fishy smell from the pork, so he curiously asked: "How was this pork processed? There is no fishy smell at all?"

"Treat it?" Xu Chu shook his head and said, "Just wash it with water and then apply some salt."

Long Xiang understood now and explained to Chen Deng with a smile: "All pigs in Hefei are like this. If Yuan Long wants to learn, I can teach you."

"Please tell me."

Chen Deng can't eat raw fish and clams now, so he is naturally very happy to have barbecued meat instead.
Chapter completed!