Zhang Miao met with a smile and enmity, Sun Ce continued to travel west accompanied by Zhang Miao, visited the cultivation of indigo and cyanosis in Xiangben, and after understanding the processing technology of dyes, he and Zhang Miao agreed on an agreement of intent. As the battle line pushed north, Runan became safer and safer, and Yuan Quan was preparing to rebuild the ordnance workshop, and also build a weaving workshop. Zhou Yu has already taken Nanjun and Jiangxia, and the war in the four counties south of the Yangtze River is also going well, and sooner or later a workshop will be built. The demand for dyes has skyrocketed, and if you don't start early, it will affect production.

Sun Ce came from the new century with developed industry and commerce, and the Sun family also started in business, so he did not have a little psychological burden on things like Yanli. What he wants to talk about now is a big business, the annual transaction volume is about 1000 gold, and the price is 10 gold if it fluctuates by one point, which is equivalent to the annual income of ten ordinary people, not to mention that what Sun Ce wants is not as simple as one point. He must do everything possible to reduce costs for dyers, increase competitiveness, and prepare to fight a bloodless war with Yuan Shao and others.

Zhang Miao opened his eyes to Sun Ce's baht, and once again verified Xin Bi's judgment: Sun Ce wanted money, not Chen Liujun.

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Sun Ce leaned against the window, looked at the weeping willows on the shore, and looked at Yuan Quan, who stepped on the springboard and walked on the boat cautiously, with a warm smile on the corner of his mouth. The war is not over, but it is finally over and he can take a breather.

If he could pick the time by himself, he would definitely not pick the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, either killing or being killed, which was completely inconsistent with his expectations.

Yuan Quan felt Sun Ce's gaze, glanced up, and smiled. She waved her hand to signal the maid to retreat, entered the cabin alone, walked in front of Sun Ce, lifted her shirt, looked at the wound on Sun Ce's thigh, and frowned.

"So heavy?"

"Flesh wounds, nothing more." Sun Ce covered the wound. The new wound has healed and new pink flesh has grown, but the wound is relatively large and looks a little scary.

"Is it a penetrating injury?" Yuan Quan didn't give up, and reached out to touch the back of Sun Ce's thigh. Her hands were very slippery, but her fingertips were a little calloused, which made Sun Ce's skin itch. Sun Ce couldn't help but want to laugh and pressed Yuan Quan's hand. "Okay, it's all right. In broad daylight, don't you mess around, okay? Feel the fire, but you won't. ”

"Duh." Yuan Quan took a sip of Sun Ce, retracted his hand, sat down next to Sun Ce, and sniffed in Sun Ce's ear. "I'll wash your hair for you."

Sun Ce agreed. Although the war had been over for several days, he had not been able to take a proper bath because of his injuries, and his hair was more and more troublesome. The guards are all rough men, and they are far less good at doing these things than Yuan Quan. He had been waiting for Yuan Quan to come for a long time. Yuan Quan went out to arrange for someone to prepare hot water, came back to remove the crown and hair for Sun Ce, combed it with a comb first, and talked to Sun Ce about meeting Mrs. Ding while he was busy.

After passing Yongqiu, Sun Ce deliberately stopped for a while, intending to meet Mrs. Ding. He fought to the death with Cao Cao and Cao Ang, and sent someone to copy the Cao family, but it did not prevent him from making an appointment with Mrs. Ding. Since Ding Chong helped to ask Yuan Shu for advice, Sun Ce has always maintained a good relationship with Ding Chong, which is also his earliest contact in Chang'an. Recently, Ding Chong was released as the Taishou of Hanzhong, and Guo Jia arranged for someone to operate from it. This time to meet Mrs. Ding is also one of his plans. Guo Jia analyzed that Cao Ang may become the assassin of Yanzhou.

For this matter, Sun Ce sent news to Yuan Quan before. Yuan Quan came from Pingyu in person with gifts and contacted Madame Ding before Sun Ce. Sun Ce saw that Mrs. Ding was a statement, and he would not talk about any specific affairs, and Yuan Quan would come forward in those matters. With Yuan Quan's upbringing and ability, it is more than enough to deal with these things, and it is even more appropriate than Sun Ce himself.

Yuan Quan and Mrs. Ding had a very speculative conversation. Mrs. Ding even talked to Yuan Quan about Cao Ang's marriage. Cao Ang is about to lose the crown and fight on the battlefield, Mrs. Ding is very worried about his safety, and desperately hopes that he can marry a wife and start a family and have several sons. Cao Cao went away to Yizhou, he couldn't take care of Cao Ang, Cao Ang himself had been fighting, and Mrs. Ding was also in a hurry. She hopes that Yuan Quan can find a suitable woman for Cao Ang in Yuzhou, Yuzhou is the Cao family's own state, and Runan is a big county with a lot of families, if Yuan Quan comes forward, it is not difficult to find a good wife for Cao Ang.

Sun Ce listened quietly, and said unhurriedly: "Do you have a candidate?" ”

"I think the second sister is good, you can consider it."

Sun Ce didn't speak, and weighed it carefully. He has three younger sisters, and Sun Shangxiang is still young, so he doesn't need to think about it for the time being. The eldest sister Sun Shanghua is married to Hongzi, and the second sister is fifteen this year and has not yet talked about marriage. But according to the custom of this era, that is, in the past two years. Who she originally married, Sun Ce has no impression, with the current power of the Sun family, of course it is impossible for her to marry an ordinary Haoqiang.

Hongzi is earning, he married Sun Shanghua before Sun Ce's debut, and now, he is not qualified enough.

"This matter can't be rushed, I'll discuss it with Ah Weng and Ah Mu." Sun Ce hid on the couch and Yuan Quan helped him comb his hair.

"It's natural, I'm just proposing."

Sun Ce raised his eyelids and glanced at Yuan Quan. "Is there someone more suitable than Cao Ang, have you thought about it?"

Yuan Quan smiled but did not speak.

"You don't want to?"

"How could I not want to?" Yuan Jing glanced at Sun Ce. "I just don't think it's necessary. Marriage is the most important way to connect between families, and every time it should be chosen carefully and not hastily. Our sister is already so close to you, that we don't need to use another marriage to signify it. You only have three younger sisters, Shang Hua is already married, Shang Xiang is still young, Shang Ying is the most suitable person in recent years, and it doesn't make much sense to marry Ah Yao. She paused, and then added, "Unless you're not comfortable with him." ”

Sun Ce laughed.

Yuan Quan lowered his head, a little embarrassed.

Sun Ce reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Your father is really unreliable, if he had married you directly to me and became my wife, how could there be so many things today? Obviously, I don't feel at ease, but I still say that I'm not at ease. What am I worried about? I'm not even afraid of Yuan Shao, I'm still afraid of Ah Yao? ”

"Okay, okay, it's my gaffe, don't be ashamed of me."

"I don't mean to be ashamed of you, I just think you're being too cautious. This is your benefit, our Sun family has no rules, and we need a person like you to preside over the housework. But you don't have to live so restrainedly, my Sun family is not the Yuan family, so I don't have so much to say. ”

"I don't feel inhibited at all. I'm already happier than I was before. ”

"Really? How do I think you're thin? Sun Ce's fingertips slid back and forth on Yuan Quan's waist twice. There is no meat at all. ”

Yuan Quan blushed, and hurriedly pressed Sun Ce's hand and squinted at Sun Ce. "Really skinny?"

"Of course I'm thin, I can't lie." Sun Ce frowned. Yuan Quan has just given birth to a child, it should be the time to be plump, how can his waist be so slender? "Isn't it too hard? The situation in Runan is so tense that there is not enough food? ”

"It's hard work, but it's my own volition. No matter how tight the food is, Runan will not starve me. Yuan Quan said in a low voice: "I'm not good-looking, and I'm the oldest, if I get fat, won't I be ugly." ”

Sun Ce couldn't hold back, and laughed with a "poof".