Chapter four hundred and ninetieth external disasters and internal causes
Xu You left, taking with him the promises made to him by Pang Ji and the pottery merchant. Of course, this did not include the gifts that Mi Zhu would give him at the end of the year.
On this day, Tao Shang coaxed the children with Diao Chan and Mi Zhen at home, and then went to the post house to visit Yuan Tan.
It was reported that Yuan Tan had not eaten for two whole days, and he was worried every day because he was hurting himself by staying alone in the courtyard of the post house.
Others don't know why Yuan Tan wants it, but Tao Shang knows it clearly.
"Brother, are you upset about Xu You's visit last time?" The pottery merchant went straight to the point when he saw Yuan Tan's face, without being polite, which showed that the two were extremely close.
Yuan Tan turned to look at him, with a wry smile on his face, and said: "My father even redeemed Pang Ji, but left me alone... Could it be that in his heart, Yuan is not as good as a person?"
Is discipline important?"
Tao Shang sighed and said helplessly: "Brother, don't be too hurtful. In fact, Mr. Yuan may not want to redeem you. However, it may be that Tao's reward for asking Xu Youyao that day was too high, so he could not make the decision.
Just go back and ask your father..."
Yuan Tan had no expression on his face: "Brother Tao, there is no need to comfort me. Pei Qian has already told me that that day, Brother Tao made two conditions to Xu You. One was to redeem Pang with thousands of stones of grain and one hundred catties of gold.
Ji, one offered me ten thousand stones of grain and thousands of pounds of gold to redeem me...but Xu You only agreed to one."
Naturally, Tao Shang taught Pei Qian these words and asked him to hoodwink Yuan Tan.
After hearing this, the pottery merchant pretended to be angry and said: "This Pei Qian is getting more and more unruly. How dare he spread the word casually? Come here, arrest Pei Qian quickly, beat him with fifty military sticks, and fine him three months' salary!"
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Yuan Tan stood up and said: "Brother Tao, if you really punish Pei Qian, I'm afraid Yuan will not be able to stay here in Pengcheng in the future."
Tao Shang was stunned when he heard this, and then he sighed and said: "Here comes someone! Forget it, let Pei Qian go this time, and tell him that if there is another time, I will castrate him directly!"
After finishing speaking, Tao Shang immediately said: "Brother, don't be too worried, haven't I already promised you? Even if the general doesn't redeem you, I will naturally let you go after the New Year."
When Yuan Tan heard this, he said bitterly: "Now that things have happened, I no longer want to go back."
The potter's face straightened up and he said: "What are you talking about, brother? How can a man be content with being mediocre when he was born in troubled times? Now you just give up after suffering this trivial setback. How can you do anything big in the future?"
If you are so unambitious, Tao will not bother to be your friend."
Yuan Tan heard the potter's encouragement, and unknowingly, a few tears flashed from the corners of his eyes.
The enemy in front of him is actually treating him better than his brother and father. What is going on in this world? What is going on with the Yuan family in Hebei?
Yuan Tan took a deep breath, cupped his hands in admiration and said: "Brother Tao is truly a gentleman of the world. Yuan is completely convinced by you."
The potter smiled and patted his shoulder, saying: "Brother, tomorrow, you and I will have to compete on the battlefield!"
Yuan Tan's nose felt sour and he showed a helpless smile.
"As soon as New Year's Eve is over, I will send someone to send my brother back to Yecheng. This year's New Year, you can spend it with my little brother's family! This is the first New Year that I have spent with my son. When the time comes, your cousin
Call me too, so you can catch up on old times."
The person the pottery merchant was talking about was Yuan Wan.
When Yuan Tan heard that the pottery merchant took the initiative to invite him and his relatives to celebrate the New Year, he felt an indescribable feeling of gratitude in his heart.
"Brother Tao, whether you and I are enemies or friends, Yuan will never let each other down in this life."
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On the other side, Xu You led Pang Ji back to Yecheng.
Before entering Yecheng, Yuan Shao's personal envoy came to greet him at the Shili Pavilion outside Yecheng.
But Pang Ji obviously didn't want to see this messenger.
Yuan Shanghe reviewed the match.
Xu You was sensible. He saw that Yuan Shang and Shen Pei were here to pay homage to Pang Ji. Therefore, at the reception banquet in the pavilion, he took a few sips and escaped by urinating, leaving only them. The three of them looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
As soon as Xu You's figure disappeared, Yuan Shang flicked the front of his clothes and Pang Ji knelt down with a 'pop' sound.
Pang Ji was stunned when he saw this and said: "Third Young Master, what are you doing?"
Yuan Shang lowered his head and said nothing.
Shen Pei said from the side: "Yuan Tu, the Third Young Master is young, and what happened in the car chase last time was not his intention. He came here specifically to apologize to you."
It would be better if the judge didn't say anything. As soon as he said this, Pang Ji remembered again the situation when Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan threw him out of the car, and his face flushed with anger.
"Humph!" He turned his head heavily without even looking at Yuan Shang.
Yuan Shang looked at Shen Pei as if asking for help.
Shen Pei coughed lightly, grabbed Pang Ji, pulled him out of the pavilion, and said to him: "It's almost done, don't push too far."
Hearing this, Pang Ji's nose almost turned crooked: "I'm trying to push my limits? This matter is not your fault! Do the two brothers do things like this? Before they could finish speaking, they were talking about each other. You grabbed me and threw me under the car! Who did I provoke?"
Shen Pei patted his shoulder comfortingly and said: "That's true, but there's nothing we can do about it! Gaozu also abandoned his son in a car back then, let alone our Third Young Master... Besides, , the three young masters, Yuan Tan and the other, have all thrown you down, but one of them must have inherited the lord’s legacy. Is it possible that you, Pang Yuantu, have such a stiff neck that you can’t even pee on them both?”
Pang Ji looked at the trial match in distress for a while, and finally sighed and said helplessly: "I know, I know, isn't it okay for me not to remember the Third Young Master?"
"That's right, we are all ministers, how can we not miss our lord... By the way, Yuan Tan didn't come back with you this time?" the judge asked Pang Jidao.
Pang Ji nodded and said, "Yes, I didn't come back, and I don't know what happened."
"How are you enjoying your stay in Xuzhou?"
Pang Ji told the truth: "The pottery merchants did not treat us poorly and took great care of us. I feel that I am more comfortable in Pengcheng than in Yecheng."
"Is that so..." The judge rolled his eyes, thinking about it, and said, "How is the relationship between Yuan Tan and the pottery merchant?"
Pang Jidao: "I don't know the details, but Yuan Tan and I both live in a posthouse in Xuzhou. It's strange to say that the pottery merchant comes to see Yuan Tan every now and then. The two of them are always drinking. Yuan Tan has something to do. They always go to the pottery merchant's mansion when there is nothing wrong. The two of them get along like brothers, which is really puzzling."
"Hehehe." Shen Pei stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I see, no matter why they get along so harmoniously, it is for the best... Yuan Tu later entered Yecheng and met the general, Lord. If I ask about the eldest son, do you know what to say?"
Pang Ji was still immersed in the memory of the tragedy of being thrown off the carriage and couldn't extricate himself. Hearing the words, he asked curiously: "What should I say?"
Shen Pei rolled his eyes, then immediately leaned into Pang Ji's ear and stated his thoughts to him in detail.
Pang Ji's eyes suddenly lit up, but at the same time his face turned a little pale.
"Isn't it a bit unethical to do this? Yuan Tan will come back later, and he may not be able to stand up in front of the general."
Shen Pei said with a sinister smile: "Is it possible that you still want him to come back and put pressure on us people?"