Chapter 192: Lou Shide

Lou Shide!

He was indeed a Historical Celebrity related to Di Renjie, and could even be said to be the most important benefactor in Di Renjie’s life.

He was a Fatty, and had also served as a Prime Minister, and was even equally a capable arm of Wu Zhao.

Unfortunately, he and Di Renjie were two different people!

Bits of information related to Lou Shide floated into his mind, and hiding the awkward expression on his face, Mo Xiaobai hurried forward to support this old Prime Minister: “You need not perform such a grand ceremony, no need for such a grand ceremony. It is truly the fortune of my life to have Zongren’s help.”

“My Lord praises me too much.”

The fat old man still had a smiling expression, as if he did not mind Mo Xiaobai’s rude behavior just now at all, but when he lowered his arms, he remarked:

“Just now, I heard My Lord speak, seemingly mentioning Brother Huaiying?”

“Ha~ No such thing, no such thing, I just have poor eyesight, just poor eyesight.” Mo Xiaobai could only deny this, otherwise, should he tell the fat old man in front of him that the other Fatty he actually wanted to see was someone else?

Seeing that Mo Xiaobai did not mention the word “Di” at all, Lou Shide did not press the question, and followed Mo Xiaobai down the Lingyan Pavilion, soon fixing his gaze on the people working.

“Zongren, this is my Territory.”

Mo Xiaobai was still somewhat proud of the current Daming Town, and immediately accompanied the fat old man beside him to stroll and inspect the Territory slowly.

Lou Shide followed along the way, hardly saying an extra word, just constantly using his pair of small eyes to size up everything in Daming Town.

Naturally, he also met Guo Yuan, Guo Jia, and others during this time. Although Lou Shide was older than all of them, he showed respect to everyone, without the slightest attitude of flaunting his seniority.

So this political survivor of the Wu Dynasty established a good relationship with Guo Yuan and others with just a few words.

Of course, after inspecting the Territory construction, Mo Xiaobai also took the old man to several Military Camps.

Currently, in addition to the Drill Ground and Rattan Armor Barracks recognized by the Intellect Brain, Daming Village also had a Heavy Halberd Soldier Barracks and a Cavalry Camp. Lou Shide visited them one by one, still not stating any opinions, only building good relationships with Li Guang, Zhang He, and others.

Perhaps because they both came from the Tang Dynasty era, Lou Shide met Li Ji the latest, but they felt like old friends at first sight.

Lou Shide talked with the Great General of the Zhenguan era in front of him with admiration, and Li Ji also seemed to appreciate Lou Shide’s ability and character of being versed in both literature and martial arts, as well as being gentle and humble.

“Truly worthy of being a Historical Celebrity who served as both general and minister. Although he is not conspicuous at all in the long river of history, this fat old man indeed has some unique qualities.”

Watching the old man who had blended in with the civil and military officials of Daming Town in just half a morning, Mo Xiaobai could not help but click his tongue in curiosity.

No wonder in history Di Renjie did not like him, yet he could still recommend Di Renjie to Wu Zetian.

An old fox, a very formidable old fox!

“But how should I use such an old fox?”

“The Fatty Lou in history seemed to be quite good at garrisoning fields and farming, but Guo Yuan is already doing this work now. In this aspect, the two seem to have some overlapping functions.”

“Let him be responsible for the Territory Security management? Lou Shide doesn’t seem to have work experience in this area. He can do the job of monitoring officials, but there are no corrupt officials in Daming Village for him to rectify right now.”

It was a bit difficult to handle!

Mo Xiaobai had not yet figured out how to arrange Territory work for Lou Shide, so he could only temporarily take him back to rest.

Returning from inspecting the Shipyard outside the Territory, Mo Xiaobai spoke up: “You have just arrived today, please follow me into the manor to rest first. In a few days, I will order people to build a new Residential Courtyard for you.”

“My Lord does not need to take special care of me. Just now I saw the Residential Courtyards for the people, I can just live there.”

“How can that be? Although I cannot build manors for you right now, I certainly won’t let you live in a Residential Courtyard. In fact, the Territory Citizens of Daming Town are also gradually moving out of there and building suitable dwellings for themselves.”

“My Lord, for me, living in a Residential Courtyard is not a grievance, and there is no need to trouble My Lord about resting.” The fat old man rubbed his big belly, then pointed in the direction of the Residential Courtyard: “I see that the Residential Courtyard is more than enough to shelter from wind and rain, so it is no harm to live there. Thank you for your kindness.”

Lou Shide, who had been very kind along the way, firmly rejected Mo Xiaobai’s kindness for the first time.

He did not want to live in a villa, he wanted to live in a commoner’s house!

Regarding the fat old man’s idea, Mo Xiaobai could not change it and could only nod in agreement: “Alright then, let it be as you arrange. I will order people to send some new bowls, chopsticks, bedding, and other items. You can’t refuse this, right?”

“Thank you, My Lord!”

The old man saluted again, forcing Mo Xiaobai to support him immediately. He was afraid that this old man would lose his balance and suffer some mishap on his very first day in Daming Town.

Walking back to the Residential Courtyard with the old man and settling him down, Mo Xiaobai could not help shaking his head again.

He knew that although his civil and military subordinates could not be considered extravagant, Li Ji, Guo Yuan, and the others still had requirements for basic living conditions.

Someone like Lou Shide, Mo Xiaobai was seeing for the first time in both his past and present lives.

After “dumping” Lou Shide in the Residential Courtyard, Mo Xiaobai also had to go attend to his own affairs. He had been busy taking Lou Shide around just now and forgot to distribute the Items in his hands to his subordinates.

He immediately called Guo Yuan and Li Ji over and distributed all the Items that were meant for the two of them. Just like before, once the things were given, Mo Xiaobai would not ask when they would be used, giving full freedom to his important civil and military ministers.

Afterwards, having nothing to do, Mo Xiaobai remembered that he still had something unfinished.

Go to the Market and resell supplies!

When the first batch of Village Level 3 high-level Players were popping up, this was the time for mid-level Players to sprint, and also the time when the prices of various supplies were rising.

Compared to the low price of being able to buy a unit of Iron Ore for just 30 copper coins before, now even the most ordinary Iron Ore cost 80 copper coins, and this was the price in Yan Province; the price in Qing Province was even higher.

His fingers moved continuously in the Market. Watching the trade orders hung for Qing Province being snapped up by Players one by one, Mo Xiaobai could not help but laugh out loud.

A buying price of 80 copper, selling for 150 copper.

Just for one unit, the price difference was dozens of copper coins.

And Mo Xiaobai’s orders started with a minimum of 50 units, so the profit per order was as high as over 30 silver.

Although the money earned from reselling was completely incomparable to Daming Village’s assets at this moment, it was, after all, one of the few pleasures Mo Xiaobai had.

Even if he could only earn a few dozen gold, he was still very willing to kill time in the Market.

He spent the whole afternoon in the Market, reselling goods non-stop between the major provinces. Relying on the nature of hoarding rare goods, Mo Xiaobai managed to earn a full 283 gold. This was still because his stomach protested and he wanted to go back to eat; otherwise, Mo Xiaobai could have earned another dozen gold to make a round 300.

Having earned a pot full of money in just a few hours, Mo Xiaobai slept even more soundly that night. So much so that when day broke the next day, his face was still full of smiles, as if he had picked up money on his way out.

Walking out of the Baron’s Manor with a face full of smiles, Mo Xiaobai was just preparing to go to the Market for a stroll, but he saw Lou Shide dragging his chubby body walking over in small steps.

“Did Zongren sleep well last night?”

“Thank you for your concern, My Lord. I slept well.”

Walking in front of Mo Xiaobai, Lou Shide then spoke up: “It is just that yesterday, while in the Residential Courtyard, I discovered some matters that require My Lord to explain a thing or two.”