Chapter 2: Seeking Taishan County(1/2)
"When will you kneel down? Why don't you get out and pour tea!"
With Mi Zhen in his heart, Tao Ying looked at the four maids now, and there was no trace of the look of flowers. They were all rough and vulgar, and they were simply unbearable.
"promise!"
Tao Ying's ruthless scolding made the four Dongguan girls kneeling on the ground suddenly get up from the ground and run out of the living room happily.
“Masochism?”
Tao Ying was a little confused by the reactions of these Dongguan girls and couldn't react for a moment.
"Zi Fang, you are here just right. I happened to have something to discuss with you!"
Holding Mi Fang's arm, Tao Ying pulled him to sit down in front of the table with great enthusiasm.
"Has murderous intent!"
Mi Fang, who was pulled down by Tao Ying, looked at Tao Ying with fear, and always felt that Tao Ying today seemed a little abnormal.
The maid took the tea and left. Tao Ying rubbed her hands, organized some words, and looked at Mi Fang with a serious expression.
"That's right, I..."
Before Tao Ying's words could continue, he was interrupted by the voice of the elder brother Tao merchant outside the door.
"Second brother, Dad is here to see you!"
Tao Ying and Mi Fang looked at each other and quickly stood up to greet them.
"Dad!"
"Envoy Tao!"
The person who came was Tao Ying’s cheap father Tao Qian and Tao Gongzu.
A kind old man with a straight body and gentle body, a gentle appearance, and a 57-year-old man.
Behind Tao Qian, Tao Ying's brother Tao Shang stood, who was about twenty-two or three years old, with a weak figure and elegant appearance.
"Zi Fang is here too."
Tao Qian nodded to Mi Fang with a warm face.
After all, he is not Mi Zhu's younger brother, Xuzhou's "God of Wealth", so at least Tao Qian has to give him face.
"snort!"
It was like playing with changing faces, when Tao Qian's eyes fell on Tao Ying's face, it instantly became as cold as frost.
"A day I only know how to behave like a lot, I am idle, and I am so happy to be wasted my time!"
Tao Qian began to teach his son a lesson. Mi Fang, as the "accidental", looked embarrassed and even felt a little ashamed, so she wanted to say goodbye and leave.
"hey-hey……"
He had just adapted to Tao Ying's identity, but now he was scolded as soon as he met Tao Qianpu. Tao Ying, who was a little guilty, could only use it to beat him to cover up his discomfort.
"Dad, I am safe and sound. It is really God's favor and my ancestors protect me. I should give food to the public. I thank God for my kindness and accumulate good deeds!"
Perhaps seeing Tao Ying's embarrassment, Tao merchant hurried out to make cleverness to help "Danger Brother".
"What my son said is very good. God blesses the glory of the gods, and I, Tao Qian, are the blessings of me!"
Sure enough, Tao Qian's suggestion instantly diverted Tao Qian's attention.
"Shang'er, let me leave the food delivery matter to you."
Tao Qian looked at his eldest son Tao Shang with satisfaction, and his face became gentle again.
"promise!"
"Let's wait!"
The cheerful Taoist merchant was about to turn around and arrange the food supply, but Tao Ying hurriedly called to stop him.
"Chongguang, do you disagree with the application of food?"
The Tao family did not lack food, and Tao was not a stingy person. Because of this, the pottery merchant was confused.
"Brother misunderstood. I don't object to the application of grain, but I can't apply it casually!"
Seeing that the few people stared at him with confusion, Tao Ying quickly explained.
"Put a grain to get rid of bad luck. What's the complicated thing? What else can you do to make a lot of flowers?"
Not to mention that Tao Shang was puzzled, even Tao Qian and Mi Fang were full of suspicion.
"This grain can only be given to the Yellow Turban Thief!"
Tao Ying's words were shocked.
"Rebellious, what did you say?"
When Tao Ying heard that he wanted to provide food to the Yellow Turban thieves, Tao Qian was furious and touched the "weapons" everywhere, and wanted to kill Tao Ying, a "traitor"!
"Chongguang, don't talk nonsense! Have you forgotten why Dad, the governor of Xuzhou, came?"
While comforting Tao Qian, Tao merchant shook his younger brother Tao Ying and asked him to run away quickly.
"Ha, I heard it right?"
Mi Fang, the only outsider standing beside him, was shocked to hear that Tao was about to apply food to the Yellow Turban thief.
If the conversation between the tiger father and the dog son is spread, it is estimated that Tao Qian would have to lose his position as the governor of Xuzhou, who had just obtained the position of not yet warmed up.
Tao Qian's ending was either driven out of Xuzhou by the gentry and powerful people, or was gloriously persuaded to retreat by Emperor Ling of Han who had not had much time.
"This is not a self-respect for raising the bandits, what is it?"
Mi Fang was still able to leave before, but now she is in a dilemma.
Stay behind and see if someone’s family is a bit inappropriate; if you leave, you will definitely create a rift between the Tao father and son.
"Oh! It's so unlucky to go out today without looking at the almanac!"
Mi Fang glanced at Tao Ying with resentment and complained secretly.
"If I had known that you had broken your head, you might as well die and live and do something to torture people?"
Mi Fang is almost greeting Tao Ying’s ancestors for eighteen generations.
"Don't be impatient!"
Seeing Tao Qian's angry look and posing as if he was killing his relatives for justice, Tao Ying, who had been a human being for two lifetimes, became popular instantly.
"Is it still possible to let people talk?"
Although he became Tao Qian's son, Tao Ying always had a layer of diaphragm deep in his heart; this layer of diaphragm is very thin, but very tough and difficult to break.
"If I were like the original owner again, wouldn't I have to repeat the same mistake?"
Therefore, Tao Ying "spents the jar" and decided to carry out the "rebellious son" to the end, with a more tough and indifferent tone.
"Nizi, who are you talking to?!"
Tao Ying's tone made Tao Qian stunned. When did his cowardly son become so tough, and he still has a slight rebellious element.
"Dad, don't be angry, Chongguang is anxious and speaks without saying anything, but in fact there is no malice."
The Tao merchant who tried his best to appease Tao Qian was also dizzy.
"Is this the Tao Chongguang who was trembling like a mouse and a cat when he saw his father?"
Mi Fang had already widened her eyes and looked at Tao Yinglai in front of her again.
"As he looks like now, Tao Chongguang fell so hard this time!"
Tao Ying didn't know what Mi Fang thought about it, and he couldn't take care of it for the time being. He was now going to tell the cheap father Tao Qian about the essence of the peasant revolution.
"Of course, I know why my father was appointed as the governor of Xuzhou, because he was all because of the extermination of the Yellow Turban bandits in Xuzhou."
"But, did my father ever think that in less than five years, even without the three brothers of Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, the Yellow Turban bandits rekindled again, what is the reason?"
Before Tao Qian could speak, the outspoken Taoist merchant was the first to express his opinion.
"It must be that there is no food to eat again. Let's go out to grab the food. Is it still for the sake of being an official?"
Mi Fang agreed with the reasons given by the pottery.
"The Yellow Turban Thief is not a good job in production. Apart from robbing big farmers, what do they eat and wear?"
Tao Qian felt a little moved and said nothing about Tao Shang and Mi Fang.
"I guess it's not that simple."
At this moment, Tao Qian's face, which was originally astonished because of being disobedient, gradually soothed. Looking at Tao Ying, in addition to being gentle, there was also a hint of expectation that it was not easy to be noticed.
"Brother said it's right. The Yellow Turban Thief is just to grab food and money!"
Tao Ying did not deny the pottery merchant, but raised a completely new question.
"Why do they take risks so much without caring about their lives? Isn't it good to live?"
The Tao merchant opened his mouth and didn't know how to answer. He had never thought about such a boring question.
To be continued...