The potter suddenly turned his head and saw Diao Chan standing behind him holding a small food pot, looking at him with a smile.
In the small food cauldron was a piece of deliciously cooked venison.
"I was in the side hall just now, watching secretly. I saw you just toasting, but I didn't see you eating much. Are you feeling uncomfortable? Hurry and relieve your stomach."
At this moment, the potter never felt that Diao Chan was so considerate.
"Thank you so much, girl." The pottery merchant took the food cauldron, tore off a piece of venison, smashed it in his mouth, nodded, and said, "Not bad, delicious."
Diao Chan showed a happy smile: "Of course, I just went to the kitchen to cook this myself."
The pottery merchant praised Diao Chan and said: "You are beautiful, you can play the piano, and your craftsmanship is very good. Where in the world can I find a woman as capable as you?"
Having said this, the pottery man ate another piece of venison, and while tasting it, he praised: "It tastes like venison, and you can also smell the faint smell of chicken. Your craftsmanship is really unparalleled."
When Diao Chan heard this, she frowned slightly and asked curiously: "It smells like...chicken? How is that possible?"
The pottery merchant said curiously: "It's true. If you don't believe it, just smell it hard."
Diao Chan took in a deep breath, as if she suddenly woke up, turned around and knocked back.
The potter also followed her gaze and looked back, only to see Cao Yuan, Cao Bao's daughter, walking over with a smile on her face, holding a food tripod.
"My little girl, Cao Yuan, has met Mr. Tao." Cao Yuan held the food cauldron, bowed down and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the young master on the ceremony. Just now, my little girl saw that the young master had nothing to eat in the hall, so she specially prepared chicken soup and brought it to him.
Sir, warm your stomach."
The pottery merchant looked at her in surprise and said, "Are you here too?"
Cao Yuan smiled and nodded, and said cheerfully: "Yes, the crowning ceremony of the young master is a major event in Pengcheng. The little girl came here with her father specially to see it. However, according to ancient etiquette, the little girl can only watch in the side hall.
Congratulations."
After saying that, Cao Yuan turned to look at Diao Chan and said with a smile: "I noticed this sister just now when I was in the side hall, but among the female relatives of the Pengcheng noble clan, I have never seen such a pretty person. I must have
My sister is Wang Situ’s daughter, right?”
Diao Chan smiled politely at Cao Yuan and said, "Young lady must be the daughter of Duke Cao of Pengcheng, right? Diao Chan has met her here."
Cao Yuan smiled at Diao Chan and returned the gift, then handed the food cauldron to the pottery merchant and said: "Master Tao, this is my daughter's wish. I hope you will not reject it."
The pottery merchant lowered his head and looked at the food cauldron handed to him, sighing secretly.
Yes, this girl must have been instructed by Cao Bao to express her goodwill overtly or covertly.
It seems that the old guy Cao Bao is determined to have something to do with him.
The pottery merchant smiled helplessly and was thinking about what to do when he saw Diao Chan hurriedly said: "Hurry up, Miss Cao is very kind to me, so don't cold-blooded her heart."
Tao Shang was stunned when he heard this, and turned to look at Diao Chan, only to see that her beautiful eyes were full of encouragement, clear and transparent, without any impurities at all.
The pottery merchant was filled with emotions.
Tao Shang naturally understands Diao Chan's feelings towards him, and she is also a smart person. Diao Chan should have some idea of the purpose of Cao Yuan's coming here to flatter her.
But it was obvious that Diao Chan was the kind of girl who understood right and wrong. She did not show any displeasure over such a matter, but instead encouraged the potter with her eyes.
This woman... is too sensible.
Diao Chan stretched out her hand and gently took the food cauldron containing venison from the pottery merchant's hand, leaving the pottery man's hand to take over Cao Yuan's food cauldron.
"Is it delicious?" Cao Yuan asked awkwardly as she watched the potter tear into a piece of chicken and eat it.
The pottery merchant nodded with satisfaction and said, "Thank you very much, Miss Cao. It's delicious. Did you make it yourself?"
Cao Yuan shook her head vigorously and said cheerfully: "How can I have that ability? I arranged for my subordinates to do it."
This girl is quite honest.
The pottery merchant thought about it and teased her: "Then what will you do?"
Cao Yuan frowned, thought hard for a moment, and then said with a smile: "I can only eat."
Both Tao Shang and Diao Chan were immediately amused by her.
Putting aside the in-laws and interests between the nobles, this little girl Cao Yuan is still very cute, at least worth getting to know.
At this time, there was another sound of footsteps, and the three of them looked together, but it was Mi Zhu's sister Mi Zhen, walking towards them hesitantly.
She also held a tangerine in her hand, and she seemed quite hesitant in her actions.
The pottery merchant sighed secretly, okay, here comes another one.
His charm is indeed quite great, but what attracts him is not the female family members at all, but the men in the clan behind them.
"Miss Mi, since you're here, why don't you come over and eat together." The pottery merchant simply gave Mi Zhen a step down.
Mi Zhen was obviously quieter and not as cheerful and lively as Cao Yuan. When the pottery merchant greeted her, Mi Zhen blushed in embarrassment, but she still staggered over.
"The young master was tired just now and drank a lot. The little girl brought some fruits to relieve the hangover for the young master."
Mi Zhen's voice was like a mosquito, she was very shy, and you couldn't hear clearly unless you pricked your ears.
Cao Yuan and Mi Zhen are both daughters of noble families. Although the heads of the two families are at odds, their relationship with each other does not affect them, and it seems that they still know each other.
"Sister Mi is here too!" Cao Yuan greeted Mi Zhu while looking enviously at Mi Zhen's breasts, then lowered her head to compare with her own, her expression looking very lonely.
This is the difference, the girl with small breasts is jealous.
The pottery merchant looked at the two food pots, then at the fruit plate, and simply waved his hand and said: "That's all, there are vegetables and fruits today. The four of us might as well eat together here. We won't see each other when we look up in the future."
It was a coincidence, and Tao took the opportunity to make friends with the two ladies."
Cao Yuan clapped her hands vigorously and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, this is a good way to eat. I have never eaten outside since I was a child!"
Mi Zhen seemed quite hesitant, not knowing whether to agree or not.
After all, it would be somewhat bad to let others see it and then spread it to my brother's ears.
Diao Chan saw some clues and said with a smile: "Our girl's family is thin-skinned. If Mr. Tao wants to make friends, he needs to find a secluded place."
Upon hearing this, Mi Zhen gave Diao Chan a grateful smile.
The pottery merchant was stunned when he heard this and said: "I was negligent. Let's go to the pavilion in the side yard. There are few people there. Let's eat and talk."
The four of them immediately took their things and came to the quiet small courtyard on the side of your temple.
While the pottery merchant was eating, he was chatting casually with several girls.
Needless to say, Diao Chan had a close relationship with the pottery merchant, but Cao Yuan and Mi Zhen were not that familiar with him. The two women were from the Xuzhou gentry clan, so the people the pottery merchant chatted with were naturally the parents of the Xuzhou gentry clan.
The head of the Wang family recently bought a lot of farmland, and the Zhao family just built a beautiful villa in the eastern suburbs...
The Tao family, the Chen family, the Mi family, the Cao family, the Wang family, the Zhao family... Tao Shang and a few girls chatted almost all the interesting stories among these noble families in Xuzhou, until they felt a little thirsty.
Cao Yuan was a little talkative, chatting and laughing all the time, but Mi Zhen was the show off, occasionally just chiming in with a few words, and spending the rest of the time peeling oranges with a few people.
After chatting all the interesting things about Pengcheng's gentry circle, Tao Shang suddenly remembered something and began to tentatively talk to Mi Zhen and Cao Yuan.
"You two ladies, do you know that among the noble families in Xuzhou, there is a family whose surname is Zhuge?"
Cao Yuan frowned, not knowing why the potter suddenly mentioned this Zhuge family.
"Ah? It seems, there seems to be, there should be."
Diao Chan was amused by Cao Yuan's expression and said: "Sister Cao, are you there or not?"
Cao Yuan smiled carefully and said sheepishly: "Actually, I don't know..."
Over there, Mi Zhen, who had been silent until now, suddenly said: "The Zhuge family that Mr. Tao is talking about is the Zhuge family in Yangdu County, Langya County?"
Hearing what Mi Zhen said seemed to be a sign of something, the pottery merchant hurriedly asked her: "Does Miss Mi know about the Zhuge family?"
Mi Zhen tapped her forehead lightly and said softly: "Langya County is currently under the rule of Zang Ba, the Cavalry Commander. The local nobles in Pengcheng don't move there much. It's just that my brother's business is flowing. If you go to Qingzhou, you usually pass through Langya County. Therefore,
My Mi family has some friendship with the local nobles."
Upon hearing this, Tao Shang immediately became energetic, leaned forward and said, "What about the Zhuge family? Miss Mi, please tell me."
Seeing the pottery merchant's body leaning over, Mi Zhen's complexion turned red again.
Mi Zhen lowered her head and said softly: "Actually, the Zhuge family is nothing special. Zhuge Feng, the ancestor of the Zhuge family, was a Sili captain in the imperial court. His family has also been in Xuzhou for hundreds of years. The Langya Zhuge family is
After the head of the family, Zhuge Gui, died of illness at an early age, his younger brother Zhuge Xuan came back from Jingzhou to take charge of the affairs of the clan. Years ago, I heard the head of the Mi family in Langya Zeng said that after Zhuge Xuan returned from Jingzhou, he had recently been vaguely interested in moving the clan to the south.
I moved, but I don’t know whether it is true or false.”
Upon hearing this, the pottery merchant suddenly seemed a little nervous.
Zhuge moved south and left Xuzhou?
Letting Zhuge Liang run away under the nose of my dignified time traveler, isn't this a bit too disgraceful for the time traveler?
"Miss Mi, do you know why Zhuge Xuan wants to move south?"
Mi Zhen saw that the pottery merchant was so interested in the Zhuge family. Although she didn't know what was going on, she still answered honestly.
"The little girl is not very clear about the specific matters. She just heard that after Zhuge Xuan returned, he said that the south would be peaceful, and that the Central Plains would be full of wars in the future. Langya County is even in the hands of the thief Zang Ba. I don't know how many things will happen in the future. In order to protect the family
In order to achieve peace, the whole clan went south... According to my brother's words, Zhuge Xuan seems to have a personal relationship with Yuan Shu. It was Yuan Shu's idea to move the whole clan southward, but it was Yuan Shu who gave him the idea."
The pottery merchant frowned when he heard this, looked down at the orange in his hand, and secretly made up his mind.
No matter what, Yuan Shu and Zhuge Xuan cannot be allowed to take Zhuge Liang away from under their noses... It is necessary!