When he returned to the Cao family's house, the lights were hung high, and then there was another banquet... Although Cao Mengde was a simple man, the head of the Cao family at this time was Cao Song, so this aspect was really not something he wanted to save.

Besides, Gongsun Xun won't be able to stay for long. After this incident, there will be another practice banquet tomorrow, and he will probably be able to leave early the next morning. There is no need to talk about excessive banquet.

"Why did Wen Qi come so late?" Cao Cao shouted from a distance in the hall, and everyone else also came out to greet him. "Where's Miao Cai? Didn't he go to find you? Why didn't he come?"

"Oh, I had nothing to do and went to watch the sunset." Gongsun Xun replied calmly as he walked into the hall. Then he turned his eyes and saw a short and unfamiliar face similar to Cao Cao. "As for Miao.

Now, I asked him to help me settle in, he should be here soon... who is Cao Zilian?"

"Cao Hong of the State of Pei has met Gongsun Shaodong!" Upon hearing this, the unfamiliar face stepped forward and saluted with his hands in hand, and also used a title that made the people around him unable to react at the moment.

Gongsun Xun's heart moved, and then he couldn't help but stepped forward to hold his hand and said with a smile, "Does Zi Lian also know about Amway?"

"That's natural!" Cao Hong answered directly with a rough voice. "Although your Amway was one of the largest merchants in the world before, it only circled around the Bohai Sea. But in the past two years, it has actually gone to Bingzhou and Xuzhou.

The posture of two wings flying together... I don't know anything else, but the Xuzhou Mi family and the big families in Yanyu are simply restless now. It is said that they will also imitate your family and no longer operate directly, but will join forces.

I formed a company to fight, and some people even asked me to join them!"

Gongsun Xun burst into laughter: "How can we scare these people? My Anli ship can go to Bingzhou because I have done something in Yanmen and Daijun, and my Gongsun's in-laws also served as the governor of Shanggu, that's all.

As for Xuzhou, unless I can serve as Xuzhou Fang Bo, my family's business will still not be able to survive Langya... As for setting up a business, I'm afraid some big business owners want to use the name of my family's Amway to expand on their own."

"This makes more sense!" Cao Hong was horrified. "In the name of fighting against foreign enemies, expanding our own business is actually an old trick. I almost fell into their trap!"

Gongsun Xun couldn't help but chuckle again.

"But that's not necessarily the case," Cao Hong suddenly lowered his head and said. "If you don't say anything else, just look at your example of Amway. If you want to do business and make money these days, you have to be formalized, standardized, and large-scale.

Right? These words came from your Amway account... To be honest with Gongsun Shaodong, I also vaguely feel that establishing a business is the general trend, right?"

"I know." Gongsun Xun nodded helplessly. "It is indeed the general trend."

"Actually, it's true that the big businessmen in Yanyu have formed a big business, and Brother Zilian won't do much good." At this moment, before Cao Hong could continue to speak, Lou Gui suddenly said forward. "What you will get by then will not be enough."

It’s just the exclusive right to buy and sell in Qiao County, plus some sporadic bonuses, but you don’t have the exclusive right to sell in Qiao County at this time?”

As soon as they met, they started chatting in the alley, but Cao Cao listened confusedly. He wanted to stop, but after looking around, he suddenly found that it seemed that only his younger brother Cao De was as confused as himself.

The other people's faces are quite clear... This is very embarrassing!

"Brother Zibo, what do you mean?" Cao Hong thought for a moment, then took out his hand and asked Lou Gui seriously. "Do you want me to take the Amway trade route and be the downline of the Amway company?"

"Why not?" Lou Gui asked, spreading his hands. "In business, is there anything profitable in Yanyu? Grain, cloth, and pottery are of course a large-scale business that lasts forever, but once a business name is formed, it will

How much profit do you, Cao Zilian, have? On the contrary, among us, Amway, Junma, Dongzhu, and Ginseng, which one comes to the Central Plains and is not a huge profit?"

"Of course I understand this truth," Cao Hong was also quite moved. "It's just that there are two big problems with this matter. One is how your Amway can spread the trade road to our Qiao County; the other is, if I am like this

If I go against the local giants, will I be dissatisfied with my hometown, and will they come back to bite me?"

"Then let's take them with us to join the Amway offline business." Lou Zibo spoke like a lotus. It seems that this guy probably didn't just work as an accountant during his time in Liaoxi. "The heroes in Hebei over the years have given us the honor to let us have the Amway account."

A large shop and a large commercial warehouse were built in Yecheng. Although it is only a single line, it is also feasible to expand the business route based on this..."

"What can you say?" Cao Hong was moved for a moment.

"Zilian, think about it, Yecheng is already close to the river. If you can persuade the heroes and big families in Chenliu and Liang Kingdoms, and then the two families can work together to take care of the heroes on the Yellow River, wouldn't this trade route be opened?"

Lou Gui continued to confuse. "As for backlash...since you have persuaded the heroes and big families in these two places, and Chenliu, Liang State, and Pei State are all connected, who in Yanzhou can do anything to you?"

Cao Hong felt more and more that something was right!

In fact, it was impossible for Cao Hong to be persuaded by just a few words. After all, doing business these days is nothing more than two issues, one is information and the other is safety.

From an information point of view, most of the time, it is likely that only one interview is needed to discuss the next business route. But on the other hand, it is definitely not easy to travel for the first time this year. If Gongsun Xun, the Amway Shaodong, had not come here specially

After a trip to Qiao County, Cao Zilian would never have the option of taking the Amway number offline.

Moreover, these days, what is called a thousand dollars' worth of money, we are all decent people, so just one word is enough, and there is no need to sign any contract.

As for the security issue... Even if the Cao family has temporarily lost power in the center, their old friendships and connections are still there, and it is a good thing to make a fortune together. How can Chen Liu, the rangers and wealthy people of Liang State really not sell Cao?

Family face? Taking a step back, even if someone dares not to sell it, who in Yanyu should be afraid of the clan forces composed of the three clans, Cao, Xiahou and Ding?!

Do you know what it means to kill Xiahou Dun at the age of fifteen? Do you know that countless ministers in the court often lamented, if it weren't for the Changqiu, how could I be here today?

If you really want someone to keep your eyes open, the black and white arrangements will be made clear to you!

Of course, this kind of topic can be stopped here. If Cao Hong can really make up his mind, he can naturally send people to Yecheng to discuss it in detail. But for now, it is better to drink and brag, otherwise, Cao Mengde, who is scratching his head, may suffer.

No more.

The banquet was held again, this time thanks to the fact that Cao Cao and Gongsun Xun had broken up during the day. In addition, the newcomer Cao Hong was rude and illiterate, and Xia Houyuan, who was rarely honest, had not returned yet, so the banquet was

It was inevitably a bit more casual and low-end than yesterday... After all, everyone started talking about heroes, anecdotes, and finally started telling dirty jokes!

Erotic jokes... have been something that has been served at banquets since ancient times. Fortunately, the two naughty children Cao Ren and Cao Chun were not around, so there was no need to worry about teaching the children badly.

However, after Cao Hong and others took the lead in speaking for a few times, everyone felt that it was not possible, so they asked two cultural figures, Gongsun Xun and Cao Cao, to speak. Cao Mengde naturally did his part!

"Have you ever known the Shi family?" Cao Cao asked seriously.

"This is natural." Everyone nodded.

"There are probably tens of thousands of Buddhist believers in Pengcheng, Xuzhou, and there are probably the same number in Pingyuan." Cao Hong urged. "Brother, please tell me if you have any jokes."

"Then do you know that serious Buddhist monks need to be ordained?" Cao Cao asked again.

"This is rare." Cao De said with a smile. "Nowadays, serious Buddhist monks either come from the Western Regions and stop at Mount Wutai in Luoyang, or they come from the Lion Kingdom on the Sea and stop at Qingxu. We really don't have any serious Buddhist monks here.

Fan Monk... However, everyone knows about tonsure, and everyone in the world knows that their foreheads are shaved round and round, and they don't pay attention to 'the hair and skin of the body are received by the parents'."

"That's right." Cao Cao said with a proud smile. "What I want to talk about today is an incident in Chang'an City, Jingzhao. You must know that the Buddhist family is prosperous there, and there are many families who believe in the Buddhist family.

There are also many Buddhist monks... On this day, a family was marrying off their daughter for a happy event. Because the host family believed in Buddhism, they invited a serious Buddhist monk to bring their statue of Buddha to bless them and make a dowry. And that family

Since it was the first time for the monk to be invited by a noble family to do such an important thing, he couldn't help but sincerely responded. He took a bath and incense, and even had his scalp carefully shaved with a knife. Then he asked his servants to carry a big wooden board that day.

The Buddha went to accompany others to see off his bride."

These days, no one can connect monks with dirty jokes, so when Cao Cao made such a joke, everyone really cheered up. Even Gongsun Xun remembered the old incident of someone robbing someone's new wife, and couldn't help but follow.

I couldn't help but laugh.

"But the auspicious date of this day was not determined well. The procession of seeing off the bride could not walk a few steps before it started to rain." Cao Cao pointed his finger at the sky and said with a smile. "That monk was covered in incense, so he went to the groom's house to ask for more

He was posing to give blessings, so he didn't want to get his clothes wet. However, the sky suddenly became gloomy, and it was halfway through the journey, and no one had brought rain gear, so the monk thought of a strange way... It turned out that the belly of the big wooden Buddha was hollow.

Yes, there was a hidden barrier in the way, so he ordered his servants to secretly open the hidden barrier and get into the belly of the wooden Buddha to hide from the rain, but let the servants continue to carry the wooden Buddha like a sedan to see off the bride."

At this point, many people laughed.

"But, it's really hard to tell about the wind and rain. After a few breaths, the rain became heavier and heavier, like a pouring water." Cao Mengde still said with a calm smile. "So everyone passed by a large temple to worship the Dragon God.

He took advantage of the situation and went in to take shelter from the rain. Since there were many servants and women, he placed all the dowry items and servant women under the eaves of the back hall of the ancestral hall, while the men gathered in the front yard to take shelter from the rain..."

"So, doesn't that monk fall into a den of makeup alone?" Cao Hong couldn't help but laugh lewdly.

"Listen to what I have to say!" Cao Cao couldn't help scolding him. "Most of the servants and women were already adults, and because it was a wedding, they couldn't help but make fun of them. They all pointed at the rain and said: 'This rain is so heavy, couldn't it be here?

Is the Dragon God peeing?'"

Several people laughed when they thought about the other party peeing into the well today.

"At this moment, the monk in the Buddha's belly first felt that the Buddha statue was being put down, and then heard the chattering outside. However, he couldn't understand the words and didn't know what they were saying, so he thought he had arrived." At this point, Cao Mengde's eyebrows were dancing.

He suppressed a smile and said, "So he opened the secret compartment on the Buddha's belly and stuck his head out to observe... Seeing such a situation, all the women panicked and shouted: 'I don't think the Dragon God has not finished urinating, but this Buddha has also

Gotta pee!'"

After saying this, Cao Mengde couldn't help but laugh and was the first to slap the table and laugh. But the rest of the people in the seat were at a loss and didn't know where to laugh.

Lou Zibo, on the other hand, was well-informed. He picked up the wine glass in a daze and drank half a sip. Then he suddenly realized and spit out the wine!

At this moment, the rest of the people also suddenly became excited, no matter how fast or slow, they all understood, and then burst into laughter, causing the whole hall to turn upside down!

"Bah! I've known about these frivolous intestines all day long!" Two people came here with two people on the porch outside the door. Mrs. Ding, who was listening very seriously, also reacted for a moment, and then couldn't help but blush and spat in a low voice.

One mouthful. “I’m not ashamed!”

As soon as these words came out, Xia Houyuan, who was Mrs. Ding's brother-in-law next to him, was even more embarrassed. He blushed and lowered his head, and Fei Ye seemed to rush out from beside his sister-in-law and fled into the hall.

However, seeing everyone in the hall finally regaining their composure, Mrs. Ding, who had come over for something else, could not go in. Instead, she could only continue to wait outside, desperately hoping that the atmosphere inside would not become so vulgar.

However, all the men in the hall were waiting for Cao Cao to finish telling this joke. They all said that scholars’ jokes are good, but they insisted on Gongsun Xun, insisting that he also tell a corresponding one... Gongsun Xun couldn’t refuse, so he couldn’t.

I had no choice but to obey these people half-heartedly.

"My joke is short." Gongsun Xun glanced at Xia Houyuan, who had just sat down. He knew that Xia Houyuan had heard Cao Cao's story outside the door, and then he couldn't help but think of a story. "It's about a family where the husband often goes out.

, the woman couldn’t bear the loneliness, so she hooked up with her neighbor.”

Everyone held their breath to hear it, but Mrs. Ding outside the door wanted to leave, but had something on her mind, so she ended up taking one person to stop on the porch outside the door and eavesdrop.

"It's just that this neighbor's man has some doubts because the woman's husband often has an uncertain return date." Gongsun Xun continued to speak in a serious tone with a serious face. "The woman then said: 'In this way, I will dig holes in the walls of our house.

If you put the thing over in the evening, if he is not there, I will naturally communicate with him.'"

"Your joke doesn't work!" Cao Cao immediately interrupted. "It's unreasonable. A joke must follow the rules to be funny... Since we have agreed on a secret code, why should we use such a thing?"

Gongsun Xunli paid no attention to the other party, but continued to speak on his own: "On this day, the woman's husband unexpectedly returned from other places. He was sitting on the side of the wall telling his wife the jokes he had heard in other places. Suddenly he saw a hole in the wall.

As soon as that thing came out, he immediately pointed it out and questioned him! The woman hesitated and couldn't answer, and it took a long time before she answered: 'Maybe you're just here to hear a joke!'"
To be continued...