After hearing the blind girl announcing her family status, the potter lowered his head thoughtfully and looked carefully at the girl who called herself "Xiao Ying'er".
His face is pale, his appearance is extremely mediocre, and there is a mark on his face that is not sure whether it is a stab wound or something, it is bright red, and his two eyes are still looking at you blankly, how scared and panicked he is.
Terrified,
Moreover, this girl is only twelve or thirteen years old, she has not grown up yet...
He signed himself up as Xiao Ying'er. Does it have anything to do with the dancing girl Lai Ying'er mentioned by Cao Cao? Or is he simply Lai Ying'er's former maidservant? In the past life, when watching TV dramas, the ancient people who shocked the world were generally willing to do so.
Searching for boys and girls everywhere.
For example, Xu Fu.
Although the idea is a bit gossipy, Tao Shang feels that as Lai Ying'er is a master of Luoyang dance, even a great person like Cao Cao will fall under her pomegranate skirt. Even if she is to accept a maidservant, she should find someone with some good looks... at least one who is worthy of praise.
Embrace your identity as a dancer.
But the Tao Shang Committee couldn't praise this girl's appearance.
Could it be that the aesthetic concepts of ancient people were different from mine?... The taste is so strong.
The potter turned to look at Xu Chu, only to see that Xu Chu was also looking at him blankly.
This time the potter was completely sure. It seemed that either there was something wrong with Lai Ying'er's own aesthetic vision, or there was something wrong with Cao Cao's...
Wait, maybe it's just a nonsense name?
The pottery merchant was silent for a long time, and then ordered Xu Chu: "Take it back first... We will talk about the specific situation later..."
In the mind of the pottery merchant, an idea had begun to sprout in his subconscious mind.
Although Tao Shang and Cao Cao were inseparable during this war against Dong Zhuo, Tao Shang knew that in the near future... or perhaps in the long future... he was likely to become a rival with Cao Cao. As the son of Governor Xu,
If you put it here, you can't rely on it even if you want to.
Therefore, from now on, he must make preparations. If there is even a little bit of adhesion with Cao Cao, he must leave a backup plan in advance.
This girl who called herself Xiao Ying'er, regardless of whether she was related to Lai Ying'er or not... The potter decided to take her back to Xuzhou first.
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Xu Chu pointed out a horse for Xiao Ying'er to ride on. On the way back to the Xuzhou Army's camp, the pottery merchant kept talking to her indifferently.
Although I don’t know the past of this ‘Little Ying’er’, the name given to her is indeed worthy of the name.
This girl's mouth is pretty sweet, which doesn't go well with her ugly appearance. She occasionally uses her poor eyesight to pretend to be pitiful, and she knows that Diao Chan has a kind heart, so she fawns over Diao Chan all the way.
The potter discovered that this girl had a pretty good emotional intelligence and courage, and she knew how to measure her words. She would speak hard when she needed to say something, and she would shut up at critical moments without getting in the way at all.
Based on some clues, the pottery merchant basically concluded that "Xiao Ying'er" was a pseudonym. Why did the girl use this pseudonym? What was her relationship with Lai Ying'er? The pottery merchant couldn't figure it out for the time being, but it doesn't matter. There will be more in the future.
It's time to go back to Xuzhou and then induce him slowly.
At present, Xuzhou and Cao Cao have no bad relations, and there are some things that are not urgent.
But the current pottery merchant has no idea that his current idea is completely wrong. The reality that this little girl will bring to him in a few years is far beyond his imagination, and it is far more than he guessed.
The situation of "Ying'er Maid" is much more complicated.
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"Little blind man," the pottery merchant said suddenly.
Xiao Ying'er seemed a little unhappy. She now knew the pottery merchant's surname, so she replied: "Mr. Tao, if someone has a name, it would be too unpleasant to not call him Little Blind Man... I'm not blind, I just can't see."
Very clear."
The potter frowned, feeling that something was not right.
Wouldn’t it sound bad if you called me Mr. Tao? Please, I’m only seventeen years old...
"When did you become blind...and unable to see clearly?"
Xiaoying'er's expression suddenly fell silent, and her smile suddenly disappeared. She seemed to not want to dwell on this topic any longer, so she whispered.
"I've been like this since I was a kid."
The potter teased again and said, "Then why do you want to call me Xiaoying'er? Who named you that?"
Little Ying'er smiled again: "Me, because I like this name. Don't you think my voice sounds like a warbler?"
The potter shook his head and said: "The warblers didn't hear it...it looks more like crows."
What a narcissistic girl.
Xiaoying'er suddenly turned red with anger.
Diao Chan smiled and touched Xiao Ying'er's head and said with a smile: "Sister, I think they are very similar."
Xiao Ying'er giggled: "My sister and madam still have vision."
Not only is the girl narcissistic, but there is also a woman with a stinky foot next to her.
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After the group of people returned to the Xuzhou Army Camp, the pottery merchant was going to arrange for Xiao Ying'er to have something to eat, and then find a tent for her to stay in first. Unexpectedly, the little Ying'er actually kept saying no, saying that she was a favor.
When we repay each other with grass, how can we eat and sleep as soon as we arrive at the master's house? What's the difference between that and a pig?
The potter couldn't understand that a thief girl who seemed to be blind but not blind, or who simply pretended not to be able to see, could actually have this idea of repaying a favor... Knowing shame is almost courageous. It seems that even if she is a thief,
There are also some rescues.
So, after just drinking a few sips of water, Xiao Ying'er ran to Diao Chan's tent and started to clean up everything inside and out, as neatly as a maid.
Diao Chan looked at Xiao Ying'er. She didn't know why, but maybe she felt sorry for the little girl who had no parents. She felt sorry for her and was particularly kind to the little girl. Seeing her busy cleaning up, she always kept stumbling because of her bad eyes.
Diao Chan couldn't bear it, so she started working with her.
The two of them cleaned up Diao Chan's place, but Xiao Ying'er didn't rest and insisted on picking up some things for the potter.
Diao Chan saw "Little Ying'er" being sincere and couldn't resist her, so she led her to the pottery merchant's handsome tent, saying that she wanted to help the pottery merchant tidy up his residence together.
The potter did not stop the two of them. Instead, he sat behind the table in the tent and looked thoughtfully at the little Ying'er, busy inside and outside, hammering the bamboo pole.
In fact, even if this little Ying'er is really related to Lai Ying'er, or if Tao Shang can find Lai Ying'er through her, Tao Shang thinks that the possibility of using them to plot against Cao Cao in the future is very small. After all, he is the most powerful man in the world.
It's not just one or two women who can check and balance things.
However, he was in urgent need of treatment and everything in the future was uncertain. The pottery merchant could only miss no opportunity to plan a way out for himself. If he had an extra leg to walk on, he would never go wrong.
Anyway, the princes are not sending troops now. They are just idle. Just think of finding something to do for yourself.
Looking at Diao Chan and the little girl stumbling around cleaning up, the pottery merchant's brain was spinning so fast that he soon dozed off from exhaustion.
After the two girls, one young and one young, finally finished tidying up the handsome tent, the pottery merchant woke up and was stunned for a moment.
Although Xuzhou Army's guards would clean his tent for him every day... but whether it was because of his inner feelings, there was actually a warm atmosphere in the tent at this moment.
Including the slips on the table, the brazier in the tent, and the armor on the shelf, everything seemed to have been wiped spotless, exuding a translucent smell, and the wooden basin was filled with clean water.
Fresh water, towels and clothes were neatly folded aside, one by one, and two women placed large bouquets of picked flowers on the table, spreading them across the fields.
Unique natural aroma.
The clean and tidy environment is really refreshing.
Tao Shang sighed secretly.
In a man's life, perhaps he really cannot live without a woman.
Xiao Ying'er held the bamboo stick with one hand and wiped the fine sweat on her forehead with the other hand. Then she turned her head and looked at where Diao Chan was standing, her eyes still staring blankly.
"Sister, Madam, do you like the flowers I picked, Master Tao?"
Diao Chan pinched her cheek with a smile and said with a smile: "You can see for yourself."
Xiaoying'er looked towards the place where the potter was, her white pupils stared straight at it for a while, and then she said doubtfully: "It's so blurry that I can't see clearly. I don't know whether he is happy or unhappy..."
The pottery merchant stood up and said in a long and slow voice: "It's still... barely enough."
Diao Chan pouted and murmured: "The look of death."
"Pei Qian, come in."
Pei Qian came in from outside the tent. As soon as Fang entered the commander's tent, he couldn't help but be startled. He seemed to be surprised by the new and clean environment, which was quite unaccustomed to him.
The potter turned to look at Xiao Ying'er's empty eyes and dirty clothes, and said to Pei Qian: "Prepare some clean clothes for this child, and arrange a tent... Oh, arrange it next to Miss Diao Chan's tent.
Let her have a good sleep first."
Xiaoying'er heard this and said hurriedly: "Master Tao, I'm not tired yet, I can still do it."
Diao Chan pinched her shoulder and said softly: "Go to bed even if you are not tired. Your injuries are not healed yet. Luoyang suffered a disaster. I'm afraid you haven't had a good rest in the past few days... Be obedient, go quickly, and don't look back."
Sister won’t let you follow me.”
"Oh." Xiao Ying'er pouted and followed Pei Qian slowly out of the handsome tent.
Diao Chan turned her head and looked at the potter with a pair of almond-shaped eyes. The waves in her eyes seemed to be able to speak, and seemed to have a thousand words.
"Um..." Tao Shang seemed to be confused for a moment. For some reason, there seemed to be a different kind of atmosphere between him and Diao Chan, which was not humane to outsiders. He couldn't explain it.
unknown.
"Master Tao, do you have anything to say to the little girl?"
"Hmm..." The potter raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment, and said, "I'm tired all day and all night... How about you go to sleep too?"
Diao Chan sighed quietly, as if she was dissatisfied with the pottery merchant's only words to her, but girls are thin-skinned, and if someone asks you to go to bed, you are too embarrassed to stay here... You can't sleep with him.
Bar?
"In that case, young master, I have the right to retire." After saying that, he slowly walked out of the handsome tent. When he walked out, his steps were staggering, as if he was waiting for something.
"Girl." The pottery merchant suddenly called out.
Diao Chan suddenly stamped her feet, turned her pretty head, and looked at the pottery merchant expectantly: "Master, what else can you do?"
"Remember to wash your face and feet before going to bed."
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In fact, Tao Shang can somewhat see what Diao Chan means. He has traveled back from later generations, and his emotional intelligence is somewhat higher than that of the ancients. However, the current situation is complicated and there are too many things to sort out. There is nothing to discuss about Dong.
The journey has come to an end, and the era of competition among heroes is about to begin. If Tao wants to have a place in this chaotic situation, it must take the lead... Under this premise, Tao really has no chance
Pick up girls in your leisure time.
I'm afraid it won't work if I count on Tao Qian or Tao Ying. One of these two guys is cheating his brother and the other is cheating his son. If they don't go out to send someone off, the potter will worship Buddha and burn incense.
Internal troubles, internal affairs, population, power, economy, finance, food production, military resources, supplies, commerce, natural resources... If Xuzhou wants to develop and grow, these are all things that the pottery merchants have to consider and solve one by one.
In fact, if he wants to make Xuzhou strong and prosperous, the pottery merchant is not without means. On the contrary, he has a complete set of plans and plans. If this plan can be implemented, the pottery merchant believes that within three years, the Tao family in Xuzhou will become the most famous place in the Central Plains.
A dark horse made the princes look at him with admiration.
But now there is a huge disadvantage, and that is the identity of the pottery merchant.
The pottery merchant is not the master of Xuzhou. The current person in charge of Xuzhou is still Tao Qian. The pottery merchant cannot directly intervene in the internal affairs in a drastic way, and the people of the four major families in Xuzhou will not let the pottery merchant do whatever he wants.