After hearing what the potter said, Mi Zhen's eyes couldn't help but turn red.
The eldest brother and the second brother just forced themselves to get close to the pottery merchant in the name of the family, and they became very close to her. They even did not hesitate to send her, a boudoir girl, to the unfamiliar city of Jinling. If the pottery merchant and Diao Chan were not approachable,
Mi Zhen and Mi Zhen have always been on friendly terms, and Mi Zhen doesn't know how she can survive in Jinling City for such a long time.
"Some things should be resolved as they should be. Miss Mi, Tao is getting married soon. He will return to Pengcheng with Diao Chan and others on a certain date. At that time, you may wish to follow me. After the wedding, there are some things that are inconvenient for you.
If you want to talk to your brother, Tao will have the full authority to tell her on your behalf, so that you can take the burden off your shoulders. How about that?" Tao Shang patted his chest and assured her, completely righteous.
When Mi Zhen heard this, her little tears couldn't help but patter down.
She never thought that the person who knew and cared about her the most was not the brother she regarded as her biological father, but rather the person who forced her to do such things with him...
"In this case, I would like to thank Mr. Tao Fu very much. My little girl will be grateful to you in the future for your kindness and kindness."
After the pressure from Mi Zhu was relieved, Mi Zhen seemed much more cheerful. The shadows and haze lingering in her heart were also dispelled with the assurance of the potter.
The smile on her face seemed to have become truly rich and bright until this moment.
Mi Zhen's courage was relieved, and the pottery merchant was also very pleased. He immediately invited Mi Zhen to go on an outing with him, Diao Chan and Xiao Ying'er to see the scenery.
After a few people got tired from walking, they immediately found a river branch to rest.
Pei Qian, who had been following them, saw the four of them sitting down and then came over to present a pheasant they had just killed.
Faced with such a broiler chicken, everyone was somewhat troubled: if it was smoked and grilled on the spot, it would be difficult to cook it without a pot and fire.
And there is no hot water, so the chicken will not shed its feathers easily.
The potter smiled, and asked Pei Qian to help the two girls and one child light the fire, while he himself cut and cooked the pheasants.
There is no bleeding or plucking, just a small hole is made on the butt of the chicken, and the internal organs are taken out and cleaned.
I borrowed some salt and food that the guy brought with him from Pei Qian, ground it up and applied it to the closed cavity of the chicken. Then I found some yellow mud, added water, stirred it into a slurry, smeared it on all sides of the chicken, and wrapped it in lotus leaves.
After that, bury it in the pit, fill it up and light a fire with a stove above the pit.
Diao Chan, Mi Zhen, Xiao Ying'er, and even Pei Qian all looked at the potter's method of burying and killing with great confusion.
Xiao Ying'er sniffed, pointed at the small pit, and said: "Master Tao, what kind of unscrupulous method are you doing? Bury the chicken in the pit without pulling out the hair. Even Huang Jin has never eaten as coarsely as you...
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The potter was fiddling with the bonfire and said with a smile: "This is a beggar's chicken. You will know later... Little blind man, why do you listen to me? You seem to be very familiar with the Yellow Turban?"
Xiaoying'er's white pupils swayed, and she hurriedly lowered her head without saying a word.
When you were young, the beggar's chicken was freshly baked. The potter smashed it with stones, pulled out the mud and lotus leaves, and even took away the hair. Not a single bone was left, and the aroma was fragrant.
Diao Chan usually saw pottery merchants playing with these novel techniques, so she was not surprised.
Mi Zhen and Xiao Ying'er, on the other hand, opened their mouths in surprise.
"You, how did you come up with such a cooking method?"
Mi Zhen looked at the pottery merchant in confusion, not thinking that this was something a young master from the governor's office should do.
Could it be that Tao Qian starved him when he was a child?
The potter tore off a piece of chicken, handed it to her, squeezed one eye and said, "This is a gift from heaven!"
Mi Zhen put the chicken in her mouth and felt it was smooth, sweet and extremely delicious.
Remembering the watery spice that Diao Chan sent her last time, Mi Zhen asked Diao Chan in surprise where it came from. Diao Chan told her that it was created by a potter, but Mi Zhen still didn't believe it and felt that Diao Chan was exaggerating and bragging about her lover.
But now...it seems that this is indeed true.
While Mi Zhen chewed the chicken carefully, she took a peek at the pottery merchant who was tearing the chicken apart with Xiao Ying'er.
This Prince Taiping is really interesting.
A few people were eating when they saw Pei Ben suddenly running over in a hurry.
The pottery merchant was surprised when he saw this.
Could it be another one attracted by the fragrance?
Pei Ben was sweating profusely. He gestured to Pei Qian and greeted him over.
Pei Qian chewed the chicken, and walked toward Pei Ben with his mouth full of oil. He saw Pei Ben anxiously whispering in his ear.
Pei Qian's mouth stopped moving as he chewed the chicken.
After a while, Pei Qian turned around and walked back to the pottery merchant and others with a melancholy look on his face.
But I saw that a beggar's chicken had been eaten by the potter, Diao Chan, Mi Zhen and others. No bones were left, and the ground was covered with chicken feathers.
It's just like a weasel eating a chicken.
Pei Qian looked at the pottery merchant with a strange look, which seemed sad, aggrieved and mourning.
The potter felt uncomfortable being stared at by Pei Qian, as if he was lying in a funeral parlor, ready to enter the furnace at any time.
The pottery merchant looked at Pei Qian and said warmly: "What's wrong? You look so unkind...didn't you enjoy the meal? How about I cook it for you alone next time."
Pei Qian stared at him with a sad face and said sadly: "A big thing happened in Xuzhou! This time, we really caused a big disaster."
Seeing Pei Qian's solemn expression, the potter's heart couldn't help but beat a few times.
An unreasonable and extremely unpleasant feeling suddenly surged into his heart.
The pottery merchant stood up and walked to Pei Qian.
Pei Qian put the corner of his mouth close to the pottery merchant's ear and said in a flustered and solemn voice: "There is news from Xuzhou that Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was killed by a traitor on his way from Langya Kingdom to Yanzhou.
The evidence left behind by the scene all proves that our Jinling Army, Cao Cao sent an envoy to Pengcheng to question Tao Shijun, and asked Tao Shijun to give him a satisfactory explanation! Otherwise, he will send his troops eastward and flatten Xuzhou.
Destroy all the soldiers and civilians of Xuzhou..."
Before he finished speaking, the potter's head felt as if he had been struck by thunder, and he felt a little overwhelmed for a moment.
What is all this?
When Cao Cao welcomed his father back to Yanzhou, didn't I specifically tell my father not to get involved and to hide as far away as possible?
Why did something happen to Cao Song in the end? And why did he still die under the attack of the Jinling Army?
How much conflict does that old bastard Cao Song have with my Tao family!
Every time he dies, if he doesn't have anything to do with Tao, Old Man Cao will never stop dying.
However, there is obviously something fishy about this matter.
It feels like someone has tricked me.
Seeing that the pottery merchant was so sad at the sudden news, Pei Qian became even more anxious and stamped his feet to give advice.
"Master Fu, what should we do about this matter? Cao Cao is no longer what he was back then. After the battle of Chang'an, the emperor was brought back to Yanzhou by him. Sili and Yuzhou all surrendered to him, and the area expanded a lot. Even back then,
The Luoyang Northern and Southern Army was also recruited by him. Looking at the world, only Yuan Shao is more powerful than him. If he comes to attack Xuzhou, I'm afraid..."
The pottery merchant put out his hand to block Pei Qian's words.
If Cao Cao came to attack Xuzhou, he would naturally know the severity of the consequences better than Pei Qian.
But now it's really not something I can stop by myself.
Hunting geese every year, but this year the geese pecked me in the eye. I had calculated that I was just trying to prevent my own people from doing stupid things, but in the end I ignored the malicious plans of others.
Who is this person? The method is so mean.
Mi Zhen, Diao Chan and others seemed to have noticed something was wrong with the pottery merchant and came over.
"What happened?"
Tao Shang composed himself and then explained the matter to the two of them.
After Diao Chan and Mi Zhen heard this, their faces turned pale.
Diao Chan pondered for a moment and whispered: "When you were fighting against Dong, you and Cao Cao had a very good relationship. He... wouldn't really ignore the friendship back then and send troops to attack Xuzhou, right?"
Upon hearing this, the pottery merchant revealed a wry smile.
"That was then, and now is now. Some things are not as simple as you think. Cao Cao now is not the silly big brother I laughed with back then... Besides, the hatred of killing my father is irreconcilable, let's not do that
It’s good to be optimistic.”
Mi Zhen's expression was obviously more worried than Diao Chan's.
If Cao Cao sends troops, the front will definitely be directed at Pengcheng...
Mi Zhen's family, relatives and friends all live in peace in Pengcheng. How could Mi Zhen not be anxious?
"No, I have to go back to Pengcheng quickly." Mi Zhen was worried and made up her mind to go back.
Diao Chan hurriedly advised: "Sister Zhen'er, you are a woman, what can you do if you go back? Besides, Pengcheng may turn into a battlefield at any time, it is safer for you to stay in Jinling City."
Mi Zhen said sadly: "The ancestral property of the Mi family is in Pengcheng. If Pengcheng is destroyed, the Mi family will not survive. If the Mi family does not exist, the family will not survive... What is the point of living alone? It is better to go back to Pengcheng and be with my family."
Diao Chan opened her mouth and wanted to persuade her, but the pottery merchant patted her shoulder and shook his head.
"Miss Mi is right. A disaster is imminent in Xuzhou. How can we live here? It seems that I have to go back to Pengcheng."
Xiao Ying'er raised her hand and said, "Master Tao, I'll go with you too."
Diao Chan sighed and said quietly: "That's all, if we really die, we all have to die together. If such a big thing happens... I can't be alone when I return to Pengcheng."
The pottery merchant looked back and forth at them thoughtfully, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end his words turned into silence.
A thousand pieces of gold are worth less than a moment of silence. Some words can be felt even if you don't say them with your mouth, but you can appreciate them carefully with your heart.
Pei Qian also stood firmly beside the pottery merchant and said: "Master Fu, I am also willing to follow you back to Pengcheng. Even if you die against all odds, I will accept it."
Diao Chan chuckled and smiled at the pottery merchant: "In this critical time, everyone is united as one, doesn't Mr. Taiping have anything to say with emotion?"
The corners of the pottery merchant's mouth twitched, and after thinking for a long time, he sighed from the bottom of his heart:
"Is it still too late for me to say sorry to Cao Cao?"