After the pottery merchant had a heart-to-heart talk with Diao Chan, he took the lead to walk out of the main hall of Situ Mansion. Suddenly, he saw Xu Chu, Pei Qian, Pei Guang, Pei Jing, and Pei Ben squatting on the ground, leaning against the corner with their ears raised and leaning against the wall.
Eavesdrop on the conversation inside...
The potter's cheeks twitched a few times... If he didn't have to rely on these rotten garlics to charge into battle in the future, he really wanted to chop them up now.
Later generations said that after Liu Bang, Zhu Yuanzhang and other heroes proclaimed themselves emperors, they slaughtered the heroes, the cunning rabbits died, and the lackeys were cooked...
In fact, looking at the current situation, the actions of Lao Zhu and other murderous emperors are not unreasonable... Maybe people like Han Xin, Lu Wan, Li Shanchang, and Lan Yu also had the bad habit of lying in the emperor's corner to listen to the room.
"Does it sound good?" The pottery merchant showed his white teeth and the smile on his face was particularly scary at the moment: "You guys are so laid-back..."
Xu Chu and others were startled when they heard this. They jumped up one after another and looked at each other with very embarrassed expressions.
Diao Chan also followed the pottery merchant out at this moment. Seeing this situation, her pretty face turned red with embarrassment, and she lowered her head uneasily, not knowing what to do.
Xu Chu was the first to come back to his senses and winked at the Pei brothers. Then he saw the five of them straightening their clothes together, standing up straight, clasping their hands in fists, and greeting Tao Shang and Diao Chan in a solemn voice: "
The last general Xu Chu (Pei Qian, Pei Guang, Pei Ben, Pei Jing) paid homage to the eldest son, met Miss Diao Chan, and paid his respects to the eldest son and Miss Diao Chan..."
"Damn it! You're acting like a hooligan and you're trying to be cool. Get out of here and hit the horses."
"promise……"
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After the group packed up their luggage and horses, they headed out of Luoyang City. The chariot was thrown to Wang Yun who stayed with Yuan Shao, and Diao Chan also rode back with the pottery merchant and others.
The potter did not expect that Diao Chan was a good horse rider. It was really surprising that a beautiful woman could ride a horse so skillfully.
A woman born in the northwest, even though she grew up in the land of Sili, still has a sassy spirit in her bones, but she doesn't show it.
When I left the west gate of Luoyang, I saw the blue sky and white sun. I don’t know when many refugees had gathered outside the west gate.
Many refugees still had colorful clothes hanging on their bodies, and they screamed and cried in pain. They were in groups of three, three, and two. When they saw the pottery merchant coming over, many refugees turned pale with fright and fled to both sides of the official road.
, as if seeing a scourge.
The potter's face was unusually solemn... It seemed that these refugees had been extremely frightened by the Xiliang soldiers, and now they were all frightened. As soon as they saw an official army, regardless of which prince they were from, they were afraid to hide.
Less than.
Of course, not all refugees are like this. There are still a large number of people who look lonely, like walking zombies, as if they have lost the motivation to live and are just sitting there waiting for death to come.
Diao Chan felt a twinge of pain in her heart when she saw it, and her eyes unknowingly filled with tears, making her look misty.
"What's wrong?" The potter saw the woman in front of him crying, and for some reason he felt distressed. He hurriedly took out the handkerchief he had with him and handed it to her.
"It's okay..." Diao Chan took the handkerchief, shook her head gently, and sneered: "After so many years, no matter how chaotic the world is, the surrounding areas of Luoyang are still prosperous and peaceful... I really can't even dream about it.
I never thought that one day, this place would look like this."
"Everything in the world is ultimately justified and there are laws to be found...but many things are beyond our human control after all." The pottery merchant sighed with emotion: "The world is in a hot and cold world, the world is unkind, and some things are either natural disasters or...
It's a man-made disaster and I can't resist it...Don't be too sentimental."
Diao Chan shook her head and said: "Master, you are a child of an official family, but you don't understand. My little sister was given away when she was young. She has no father or mother. She was raised by her adoptive father. Even her closest relatives have forgotten what she is.
It looks like... now that Dong Zhuo is poisoning the world, he has harmed many people and turned them into little girls again..."
Upon hearing this, the pottery merchant let out a self-deprecating wry smile.
You lost your parents, but you can still talk to others... I traveled to this era, and my original parents were afraid that they would never see each other again in this life, but they didn't dare to say it, and they couldn't say it...
But despite this, Tao Shang never showed a trace of sadness. His previous life was not smooth, and he encountered many suffocating setbacks in society. After traveling through time, he lost everything in his previous life, but
Still optimistic, he believes that there is no end to the road... People who love to laugh, are cheerful, and do not care about others will always have more luck than those who like to complain, criticize and find fault with others.
Diao Chan seemed to feel something and turned to look at him curiously.
The potter's expression was quite lonely at the moment, his eyes were staring into the distance, and he was obviously thinking of something sad... But what was surprising was that even so, there was still a touch on his lips that would never fade away.
smile.
In the eyes of everyone who knew the pottery merchant, there was almost no moment when this young man was not smiling.
"Sir, what's wrong with you?"
The pottery merchant was brought back to reality by the voice, turned around and said, "It's nothing, I just remembered some past events."
"Unhappy past?"
The potter did not answer.
Diao Chan said softly: "In my impression, the young master has never been unhappy. No matter what happens, the young master will always be calm and talk and laugh happily."
The pottery merchant couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "In the eyes of a girl, am I so heartless?"
Diao Chan shook her head and said seriously: "It's not heartless, it's free and easy."
The pottery merchant was stunned when he heard this.
After being silent for a long time, he saw him smiling and saying: "I can't say free and easy, but people still have to be happy in life. No matter how difficult it is ahead, it's a day of crying and a day of laughter... It's always good to smile more. I like to be lucky.
Favor those who are optimistic.”
Diao Chan pointed her pointed chin with her slender fingers and said playfully: "If my little sister is unhappy from now on, I will have to trouble you to give you some advice."
The potter shrugged and said with a smile, "Tao just tries his best."
The two chatted and walked around, which relieved the sadness they had felt just now.
Suddenly, he saw Xu Chu behind the pottery merchant frowning, tilting his head and looking to the side of the official road.
I saw five refugees covered in dust and filth, but still well-dressed, forming a circle and kicking a half-year-old child who was curled up on the ground with his head in his hands and in ragged clothes.
A fat man who seemed to weigh 1,670 pounds simply sat on the child, and his huge fists rained down on the child's slender body.
"Stinky girl! Let you steal our dry food! Let you steal our dry food!"
Xu Chu clenched his fists loudly and roared angrily: "Everyone! What are you doing? Five seven-foot strong men, beating a weakling so cruelly! Are you considered human beings?!"
The potter frowned, changed the direction of his horse, and led a group of people to rush over.
Although the five strong men heard Xu Chu's shouts, they didn't take it seriously. They turned around to argue a few words, but they found that a group of officers and soldiers came over...and each of them was wearing armor, standing with swords and halberds, and they were arrogant.
It withered immediately.
The big men put away their ferocious expressions, stopped their hands and did not dare to fight again. They stood up and stood aside honestly.
The potter came to them on horseback, looked down at the girl who was huddled on the ground, unable to stand up after being beaten, then looked at the five strong men, and said coldly: "Why are you beating?"
One of the strong men swallowed a mouthful of spit, and the look on his face was obviously quite dissatisfied with Tao Shang and Xu Chu's meddling in their own business, but when he saw the armor and weapons on Xu Chu and the Tiger Guard soldiers, he was timid and did not dare to attack.
.
"She...she...she stole our dry food..."
Upon hearing this, the pottery merchant sighed and shook his head helplessly.
Although the clothes of these five men are dirty, they look like they are made of good fabrics. I think they must have been wealthy families around Luoyang City at the time...
It's a pity that once they suffered disaster, were displaced, lost their homes, everyone became a refugee... The rich households in the past have actually degenerated from humans into beasts for the sake of dried fruits... In other words, they are not even as good as beasts.
In troubled times, human life is worse than that of a dog.
However, although they did something wrong, they were forced by the world... The pottery merchants were not in the same situation as them, so what qualifications did they have to criticize their behavior? Outsiders will never know what the insiders are doing.
Pain and despair.
"Do we have any dry food with us?" The pottery merchant turned to Xu Chu and asked.
Xu Chu nodded and said, "The general has brought some with him."
"Take out some and give them to them." The pottery merchant told Xu Chu, then he casually took out a few five-baht coins from the purse in his arms, bent down from his horse and handed them to the men.
The men seemed to be in disbelief. They took the money and rations tremblingly, stammered their thanks to the potter and Xu Chu, and then ran away quickly without looking back, as if they were afraid they would regret it.
Xu Chu looked at the figures of the five people running away, and gave a loud 'hum'. He looked down at the girl who was still curled up on the ground, and said to Tao Shang: "Master, what should I do...?"
The potter got off his horse, turned to the soldiers behind him and said, "Hel her up and take a look."
But before the soldiers came forward, Diao Chan had already rolled off her horse, walked quickly to the child, reached out and gently helped the little girl up from the ground.
"Little sister, are you okay?" Diao Chan asked softly.
The little girl who was beaten looked about 12 or 13 years old. Although she was young, she could still be seen as having an ordinary appearance, and there was a huge red birthmark on her right cheek. She was thin, small and malnourished.
Same.
Tao Shang secretly speculated that the five big men were so cruel to the girl just now - it must be because she looked ordinary and had not yet grown up. In addition, there was a birthmark on her face. Not only was she not cute at such a young age, she also looked rather cute.
Ugly, it looked like she was prone to nightmares at night, so she was beaten and kicked for some dry food.
If Diao Chan had been the one who stole the dry food, those five men would have knelt down and offered the food with both hands, not to mention being ruthless. They would not have offended the beautiful lady even if they starved to death.
Human nature is so realistic and ugly.
After the little girl was helped up by Diao Chan, she stood still in place with difficulty. She raised her head, her eyes looked extremely empty, and when she looked at everyone, her eyes did not blink, looking straight into the gloomy...
The potter was so frightened that he saw it.
What a terrifying look, without even blinking.
In the potter's impression, this kind of look can only be shown by cats... It's too scary. This is not the look that humans should have at all, okay?
But the girl's next actions explained the reason for her empty eyes.
But I saw this girl bending down and squatting on the ground, reaching out and touching around on the ground...until she grabbed a bamboo pole that was neither long nor short on the ground, and then she slowly stood up with it.
Get up.
When the pottery merchant saw this, he suddenly realized... No wonder her eyes were so hollow and scary. It turned out that this little girl was blind.