"Here!" Xi Zhicai nodded in response, and immediately walked out in a hurry.

Cao Cao sighed softly.

"I don't know who made the shot, but it's so clean..."

"I just hope that Yu Jin can find out the situation sooner."

Xun Yu frowned and said, "Master, tell me, could it be the Champion Hou?"

Cao Cao smiled wryly and said, "If Champion Hou has such an elite army, that will be the most disadvantageous thing for us!"

"We can only let the Wei family avoid Hanoi County and Henan Yin when delivering food."

Xun Yu was stunned when he heard the words.

"Master, now Yuzhou Yingchuan County has also fallen under Wang Xu's command. If you want to avoid it, you can only go from here."

His finger drew a line on the border of Jizhou.

"It's just that, the journey is really too long."

Cao Cao said helplessly: "For the current plan, this is the only way..."

……

Hedong County, inside the Wei Family Manor.

The Patriarch of the Wei family felt quite at ease.

Ever since he learned about Wei Yi and the others' message that Wei Yi and the others had arrived at the border of Chenliu, he was completely relieved.

No, he came to Wei Zhongdao's bedside and murmured.

"Zhongdao, you need to get well soon!"

"Zhongdao, do you know? Our Wei family and Cao Cao are completely united."

"With the help of Cao Cao, Yanzhou Mu's assistant, it is not easy to deal with Wang Xu!"

A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"When Wang Xu is defeated, everything is still up to you!"

"Zhongdao, don't you want that girl from the Cai family? Go and grab it for your father!"

Suddenly, the steward ran in from outside in a panic.

"Homeowner!"

Wei Cheng turned around abruptly, and he quickly walked up to the steward, glaring at him.

"You are so brave! If you scare Zhongdao, I will kill you!"

The butler fell to his knees with a plop.

He kept trembling.

Wei Cheng glared at the steward bitterly.

"Come outside and talk."

Immediately, he came to the lobby.

He sat down calmly, picked up the cup of tea, and took a sip leisurely.

He couldn't help but exclaimed, "Good tea!"

He just glanced at the steward.

"Tell me, what happened?"

"Family... Patriarch, Mr. Wei Yi, he is dead!"

"What?" The Patriarch of the Wei family stood up suddenly, and even the table was knocked to the ground by him.

Tea spilled all over him.

All the tea sets on the table fell to the ground and shattered.

He didn't pay attention to it at all, but just stared at the steward with a pair of eyes.

"What did you say? Say it again!"

The housekeeper trembled, his face full of panic.

"Patriarch! Wei...Young Master Wei Yi... is dead!"

"What's going on?" The Patriarch of the Wei family was furious.

Wei Yi is the person he values ​​most besides Wei Zhongdao.

If Wei Zhongdao cannot recover, this Wei Yi will be the future heir of the head of the Wei family.

He sent Wei Yi out this time in order to let Wei Yi learn more and at the same time get in touch with Cao Mengde.

But what he never expected was that Wei Yi died!

This made him a little caught off guard!

"Didn't I ask Butler Wu to take good care of Yi'er?"

"How could this happen?"

"You ask Butler Wu to come to see me right away! My family mainly listens to what he has to say! Is he worthy of my trust?"

His voice became louder and louder, with the momentum of a thunderbolt.

But the housekeeper said with a wry smile: "Patriarch, butler Wu also died there."

"Ah?" At this moment, Wei Cheng, the Patriarch of the Wei family, was completely stunned.

Steward Wu has been with him for many years and has always been conscientious, but now, he has also lost it.

This is a great loss to their Wei family.

He said coldly: "Say! What happened?"

The manager didn't dare to hide anymore, so he even told the whole thing.

Wei Cheng looked up to the sky and shouted angrily: "Who is it!"

"Who did it!"

"I'm going to tear him into pieces!"

The butler lowered his head, but dared not speak.

Just then, a guard came in from outside.

"Patriarch, a messenger from Yanzhou Mu Cao Mengde has sent a secret message!"

Wei Cheng reached out and took the letter.

When he opened it, his complexion turned pale.

His hands trembled uncontrollably.

He didn't expect that Cao Cao would be so strict with his words.

What's more, Cao Cao was still behind the secret letter, asking him to prepare food within five days.

Wei Xun walked in from the outside.

He is the second son of Wei Cheng, the head of the Wei family.

In the past, with Wei Zhongdao and Wei Yi, he had no chance at all.

But now, he has heard that Wei Yi is dead, and Wei Zhongdao has become a useless person.

In this way, his opportunity came.

Wei Xun bowed to Wei Cheng.

"Father! If there is anything, the child can help, and the father will do it!"

Wei Cheng gave Wei Xun a complicated look.

He didn't speak, just handed over the secret document in his hand.

Wei Xun said anxiously: "My lord, do you want to collect all the food in three days? How is this possible!"

"Impossible, so what?" Wei Cheng only felt bitter in his mouth.

He gave instructions to the steward.

"Immediately go to various places to collect food, the sooner the better! You can also buy it at a high price!"

"I have only one request, 50 shi of grain must be collected within three days!"

He gritted his teeth and said, "At any cost!"

The steward replied respectfully: "Here!"

Immediately, he hurried outside.

From that day on, the Wei family became completely busy.

The next day, Wei Cheng looked at the grain in the warehouse and couldn't help but fly into a rage.

He suppressed his anger.

"Go, get that traitor Wei Xun and me!"

Wei Xun hurried over with a tired body.

He bowed towards Wei Cheng.

Before he could speak, Wei Cheng shouted angrily.

"Xun'er, grain, you told me there are 50 shi of grain here?"

He turned his head and fixed his eyes on Wei Xun.

There was a hint of blood red in those eyes.

Wei Xun's heart trembled.

He hurriedly said respectfully.

"Father, there are 45 stones here. As for the remaining [-] stones, I have already contacted the seller. It's just..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Wei Cheng said angrily.

"Idiot! Is this the time to care about the price of food?"

"No matter how expensive it is, buy it first!"

"Have you thought about the consequences if we don't pay the food on time?"

"Do you want us to defend the family and bear Cao Cao's wrath?"

"But my lord, we have already transported the grain to Yanzhou, but something went wrong and someone took it away." Wei Xun argued.

"Furthermore, because of our food transportation, the third brother left, and Guanshi Wu also disappeared because of this."

He said, with a sad expression on his face.

Wei Cheng smiled wryly and said, "We made a mistake, it's our Wei family's business after all."

"If we can't produce more food, I'm afraid the first one who wants to destroy us will be Cao Cao!"

Wei Xun's face turned pale.

Wei Cheng sighed.

"Xun'er, although our Wei family is known as the head of the four great merchants in the late Han Dynasty, it is nothing more than a family of merchants!"

"As for Cao Cao, he is a vassal with a heavy army in his hands! How can we offend such a character?"

"Cao Cao is a hero! If he is really angry, not only will the reputation of our four big merchants be lost, but it is also unknown whether our Wei family can continue!"

As soon as these words came out, Wei Xun completely panicked.

He was at a loss and said, "Father, what should I do?"

Wei Cheng patted Wei Xun's shoulder with a wry smile on his face.

After all, Wei Xun's aptitude was a bit poor.

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