Mi Zhu was indeed a wealthy man in Xuzhou, and his money was quite generous. Ten thousand dollars arrived quickly and were directly delivered to the servants sent by the pottery merchant.
In fact, it's normal. For wealthy businessmen like the Mi family, it's common for them to borrow thousands of dollars from the eldest son of the governor's family to squander it. If they want to stand out for their family and don't pay even a little, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world?
It's just that the pottery merchant borrowed money so suddenly that the Mi brothers couldn't accept this reality for a while.
The pottery merchant is not such a shameless person, at least not particularly shameless... Just because he has just come to this era, he is also a governor in name only. Seeing that the autumn of troubled times is coming, it is really difficult to have no money in his hand.
Easy to do.
Do we really want to go everywhere to shake the tiger's body and disperse the king's dominance?
Or win people over with impassioned speeches?
Or are you pretending to be righteous and awe-inspiring to show off your charisma?
Or use a sincere heart and lofty aspirations to impress like-minded people?
Please, if you can’t even eat, who are you talking about?
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The next morning, just as dawn broke, the pottery merchant was still on the bed having a sweet dream of a flushing toilet and facial tissue, but he was awakened by a rapid knock on the door.
"Brother! Big brother! Get up quickly!"
The pottery merchant barely opened his bloodshot eyes and struggled to get up, his face full of ferociousness.
His clear dream was disturbed, and the potter's head was buzzing. He wanted to cry, make trouble... and beat someone up.
The concierge opened the door with a bang, and a young man who seemed to be about fourteen or fifteen years old rushed in.
"Brother! Get up quickly! Something big has happened! Father just said that you and I should go to the front hall to attend the court meeting!"
The person who came was none other than Tao Qian's second son and the potter's cheap brother, Tao Ying.
The potter's eyes were red, and he looked at Tao Ying blankly for a while, then extended his index finger to tickle Tao Ying.
Tao Ying was confused and didn't understand what the elder brother meant. He walked to the bedside in response to the potter's gesture: "Brother, what do you mean?"
The potter lay down backwards in a daze, raised one thigh, contracted it with all his strength, and then kicked forward violently.
"Bang!!"
"Ouch!"
Tao Ying was caught off guard and was kicked out by the pottery merchant who was lying on the bed. He was stuck heavily against the wall and slid down like mud.
"Huhu..." The potter turned over and fell down, continuing to sleep with his head covered.
Tao Ying lay on the ground, moaning and groaning for a long time without getting up.
As the second son of the Tao family, Tao Ying is not only very close to his eldest brother in appearance, but also has exactly the same personality. The two brothers are usually submissive and do not seek advancement. They enjoy romance, recite poems and compose poems all day long, and do nothing but business.
The case cannot be solved, but it is not harmful to nature.
His brothers often lamented to themselves: "If I lose a penny to benefit the world, I won't give it back; if the world gives me one thing, I won't take it." This means that I will not do anything that is beneficial to the country by giving a penny, and the country will give all the money to our brothers.
, we don’t want it either.
Tao Qian and his two sons are really weird people who can't reach such a high spiritual level even if they don't have any serious business... Moreover, the two brothers took the words out of context and completely misunderstood Yang Zhu's thoughts. If the ancestors were alive in heaven, they would have to jump from the grave.
You can't come out and beat them.
As soon as Mr. Tao got up this morning, he saw the old housekeeper Tao Hong. He said that the governor had just ordered that the two young masters of the Zhuo Tao family must attend the court meeting this morning.
Since the call to Pengcheng, the two young masters have never participated in Xuzhou's political affairs. Today, Mr. Tao suddenly issued an order, which really shocked Tao Ying... Attending the court meeting, the old man is going to let his two sons start to take up actual positions?
In this way, wouldn’t these leisurely days be gone from now on? Wouldn’t the good life be fleeting?
The matter was so important that Tao Ying did not dare to neglect it and hurriedly came to the pottery merchant to discuss it... Who would have thought that the pottery merchant was so angry when he got up now that before he could say anything, he was kicked head-on and hit the wall.
Go on...Who are you provoking?
Thinking of this, Tao Ying lay on the ground and sobbed aggrievedly.
The pitter-pattering cry pulled the potter out of his sleep. It was really comfortable to sleep in the cage... hmm? What's going on? There seemed to be a sound of a cat's tail being clamped in the house?
Tao Shang straightened up and looked towards the crying voice, only to see Tao Ying lying on the ground, sobbing with runny nose and tears, pear blossoms with rain, looking very pitiful.
"Second brother?" Tao Shang called out uncertainly, vaguely remembering that this was his own brother.
Tao Ying felt even more aggrieved and cried louder.
"Second brother, you stayed up so early in the morning and came to my room to practice your voice?"
Tao Ying stood up with difficulty while wiping his tears, and choked up: "Brother, have you forgotten what you just did?"
The potter frowned, thought about it seriously, and then shook his head firmly.
Tao Ying's face was ugly: "Brother, are you so angry when you get up now? And your memory is not good!"
"Second brother, I really can't remember...what happened?"
Tao Ying pouted aggrievedly and raised his hand to point to the vaguely visible footprints on his chest.
Tao Shang stared at Tao Ying's chest for a long time: "Did I kick him?"
"Brother, don't pretend to be confused with me on purpose! Could it be that I kicked myself?"
The potter was stunned for a long time, then suddenly raised his hand and slapped his thigh: "By the way, I remembered, I like to kill people in my dreams, so when I am asleep, you should not come near me!"
Tao Ying: “…………”
Although Tao Ying is a little lazy, pedantic and idle on weekdays, luckily he is not stupid... Tao Shang's words are obviously purely perfunctory and he treats himself like a second-rate person.
My eldest brother, I still don’t understand him? Let alone killing people, I can’t even hold a knife to kill a chicken.
After all the fuss, Tao Shang's sleepiness disappeared. He got up to wash and comb his hair, but he saw Tao Ying standing aside with a sad look on his face.
The pottery merchant gave him a strange look: "You're so early in the morning, with a sad face, your father is dead?"
"What?!" Tao Ying was shocked when he heard this.
"Bah!" The pottery merchant turned around and spat. He made a mistake in changing his role and identity, forgetting that he was born to the same father... Seeing as this was his first offender, he would not slap himself on the ear, and he would not do it next time.
"Early in the morning, with a sad face, are you exhausted?" The pottery man quickly changed his mind.
Tao Ying was stunned, and raised his hand to clasp his ears. He was really shocked. Why can't he hear clearly?
Could it be that I was deafened by my eldest brother just now...
"You must have eaten something when you are deficient. A kick from you does not count. I still have to participate in the court meeting...Brother, my father...my father asked you and me to participate in today's court meeting. What do you think we should do?"
The potter looked at Tao Ying strangely, as if he were looking at a monster.
"You can just participate? What's the fuss about?"
Tao Ying looked very anxious: "But you and I have never participated in court meetings."
"There is a first time for everything, what's so surprising about that?"
Tao Ying said hurriedly: "But brother, my father is asking you and me to participate in the court meeting this time because he intends to grant you and me official positions. I'm afraid we will have no leisure in the future..."
The potter couldn't help but a black line appeared on the back of his head. What kind of habits did the two Tao brothers have on weekdays? What they said was so embarrassing!
"My father is the governor of Xuzhou, and you and I are his sons. It is our duty to share our father's worries, and we should be a little tired. We have a certain attitude in our hearts and don't tire ourselves to death." The pottery merchant sighed helplessly.
"…………"
Tao Ying was silent and just looked at the pottery merchant with resentment. It was obvious that Tao Ying was not satisfied with the pottery merchant's remarks which were different from his usual style.
The pottery merchant looked at Tao Ying with a complicated expression. Although he had only returned to this era for a few days, in any case, this Tao Ying was his only brother in this world. Apart from Tao Qian, he was also the only one who could
A person who confides in himself.
And this second brother Tao Ying is also like the pottery merchant. After Tao Qian died, he left no message in the long river of history. Whether he was alive or dead, whether it was a blessing or a disaster, there is no way to know...
In view of this, the potter's feelings for Tao Ying unconsciously became a little stronger. Perhaps this was the so-called mutual sympathy, or sympathy from putting oneself in someone else's shoes...
Tao Qian is getting older. After a hundred years, Tao Ying's only support may be himself. Although he has the identity of a pottery merchant, in this era that once did not belong to him, Tao Ying is not himself.
rely on?
Patting Tao Ying's shoulder, Tao Shang showed a comforting smile: "Second brother, although leisure days are good, they are not realistic. There are no truly hard-working people in this world. If you can be lazy, who would want to
We worry so much, but there is nothing we can do about it. Sometimes, we have to grow up and we can’t always be like a giant baby."
Tao Ying sniffed and said, "Brother, what is a giant baby?"
"Adults whose psychology is stuck at the level of infants are called giant infants for short." Tao Shang explained with a smile.
"Brother, are you mocking me for looking like a giant baby?"
The potter shook his head: "Of course not, I was just giving you an analogy, brother."
Tao Ying was silent for a long time and said quietly: "Brother, I feel like you are a little different?"
"What's different?"
Tao Ying thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I can't tell. Anyway, if it was the original brother, he would definitely not be able to say such things. At least he would not know what a giant baby is..."
The potter smiled and said: "People always have to grow up. In this world, if you want to protect what you want to protect, you must first make changes with determination."
"Brother, what is it that you want to protect?"
The potter smiled and said: "What I want to protect now is my only family and relatives that still exist in this world, which is myself, my father, and you."
Tao Ying suddenly said "Oh", as if he had some realization, and unknowingly, he felt a touch in his heart.
"That's it, brother, you are so kind to me..."
Tao Shang smiled kindly and punched Tao Ying: "Silly boy, you are my brother. If I am not good to you, who will be good to you?"
Tao Ying's eyes were a little red: "Brother, if one day, my brother and I divide our family and property with you, will you still protect me?"
Patting Tao Ying's shoulder, Tao Shang smiled like a spring breeze: "Don't worry, second brother, if such a day comes, I promise to kill you as soon as possible, not overnight."