One hundred and eight pounds of sheep cost 20 cents per pound. According to the rules of the rebel army's purchasing outside, the price should be increased by 20 to 30 percent once purchased.

The total price of the old man's sheep is two thousand five hundred and ninety-two yuan.

After counting the money, Liu Bei ordered his soldiers to bring the bag and put the money in it. He handed the money and bag to the old man, "Uncle, count the money and see if it is enough?"

The old man took the money with a smile on his face, stopped counting, and handed the sheep to Liu Bei with satisfaction.

After the transaction was completed and after a few polite words, the old man took the money and took his grandson home.

On the way back, the old man was thinking that a hundred pounds of sheep, priced at twenty dollars a pound, would only cost one thousand six hundred dollars. How could it be sold for more than two thousand five hundred dollars?

After thinking about it, the old man remembered that he had told others that the weight was eight kilograms higher, but he could not sell it for more money. The old man regretted cheating others.

The old man calculated again, if it were calculated as one hundred and eight pounds, twenty dollars per pound, then it should be two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars. This is not right. How come there are hundreds of dollars more.

The old man couldn't help but look back. The old man looked back and saw soldiers and horses who didn't know where they were. The soldiers were busy setting up tents there. There was a big flag tree on the side of the road. The old man was illiterate, but the word "Liu" on the flag was

The old man remembered the shape of the word 】.

On the way back, the old man was in an extremely happy mood. He thought that after encountering the soldiers, the sheep would be lost, but not only was the sheep not robbed, but one sheep was sold for a good price of one and a half. Not only that, he got it for free.

Good bag.

The bag Liu Bei gave to the old man was a grain bag. Military supplies in the army are all of excellent quality. Speaking of bags, when going out to the army, I choose good bags just in case the bag breaks halfway.

thing.

The quality of the military products was excellent. The grain bag given to the old man was a thick linen bag that was 80% new. This bag was worth two feet of fine linen, so the old man was naturally very happy.

The old man just happened to bump into Liu Bei camping. The old man didn't want to sell the sheep. The talkative centurion asked casually, which frightened the old man and thought he was going to rob the sheep. He cautiously said that he could take it if he wanted to buy it. The centurion then mistakenly thought that the old man thought he was going to steal the sheep.

He wanted to sell the sheep to the rebels, so he reported it to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei bought the sheep.

From beginning to end, it was all misunderstanding, but the result was very harmonious.

Liu Bei's random actions had a positive effect on the rebels. On a small scale, the rebels were fair in their dealings, and their reputation spread throughout the world. If there was a shortage of food, they would have a good reputation and send people to buy food.

People will be willing to do business with the rebels.

To put it more seriously, as a foreign army, doing business with local people is not only a commercial act, but also a diplomatic act.

If the rebels do things kindly, the people will be more willing to get close to the rebels, and the people will be more likely to trust the rebels. To take this to the extreme, if things are irreversible, if Emperor Ling really wants to kill Liu Bei, if Zhang Fei has to coerce the people to besiege him

Luoyang, then the credibility established by the rebels will make Zhang Fei's actions more likely to succeed.

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When camping in the wild, when there is not enough open space, the best place to camp is at a crossroads. This is because the campsite can be most compact at crossroads.

From the location chosen by the rebels to camp, it is enough to show that the rebels now have some basic military qualities.

Because the camp is located at an intersection and must be passed through, after the initial fear and anxiety, the people passing by saw more and more people crossing the intersection safely. The people no longer had any worries and stopped coming and going.

He shuttled back and forth in the rebel camp.

On both sides of the road were rebel soldiers, and in the middle of the road were people walking about. They got along peacefully without delaying each other.

Slowly, people began to greet the soldiers as they passed through the military camp. Some of the soldiers were scolded by Liu Bei for not replying in time. After that, the soldiers had to abide by etiquette and must reply when others say hello.

Slowly, nearby villagers began to bring fruits and vegetables in baskets or caught poultry to sell. Liu Bei was short of money, so he could only buy a little bit.

In the distance, several riders stopped on the side of the road and looked at the rebel camp quietly. The leader looked at the Liu-character flag flying at the intersection, and Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly.

Cao Cao was originally returning to Luoyang to convey the war situation under Huangfu Song's military orders. Unexpectedly, he bumped into Liu Bei after coming out of Luoyang City.

After meeting Liu Bei's troops, many bad memories came one after another.

"Yuan Rang," Cao Cao said to Xiahou Dun, "go and have a look at his camp."

When Xiahou Dun heard this, he pulled the reins and prepared to follow the people through the camp.

"Hold on," Cao Cao stopped and glanced at Xiahou Dun's armor. Cao Cao frowned and said, "The armor is gone."

Xiahou Dun suddenly understood and quickly took off his helmet and armor and stepped forward lightly.

Xiahou Dun rode his horse and followed the passing people into the camp quietly. When Xiahou Dun entered the camp, he did not encounter any obstruction and flowed smoothly.

Along the way, Xiahou Dun quietly looked at the layout of the camp and the number of soldiers.

Soon, when they reached the middle of the camp, Xiahou Dun saw that no one was paying attention, so he quietly went to another intersection.

Xiahou Dun felt as if he was in a deserted place and could see clearly the inside and outside of the rebel camp.

Cao Cao waited for a while and saw Xiahou Dun returning from riding.

Xiahou Dun reported, "I counted twice and found that there were only a thousand people in his camp."

Hearing this, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and his thoughts became vivid.

A few months ago, the situation of being cornered by Liu Bei's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses was still fresh in my memory. Now, Liu Bei came from afar alone, with only a thousand soldiers and horses. Cao Cao stared at Liu Bei's military camp, and Cao Cao's eyes gradually turned cold.

Cao Cao, who had made up his mind, divided his troops into two groups. He sent the messenger cavalry to inform Huangfu Song first, while Cao Cao himself led Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan back to Luoyang City to prepare to borrow other help to eradicate Liu Bei.

Just as Li Mengxi guessed, as soon as Liu Bei entered Luoyang, he entered the dragon's pond and the tiger's den, and every step was dangerous.
Chapter completed!