The potters had already collected their troops and returned to Pengcheng.

Although the fighting on the front line was fierce, Pengcheng, the rear of Xuzhou, was quiet and peaceful.

By waiting for Cao Cao to leave the Central Plains and travel to Luoyang, the potter and his family lived a quiet and peaceful life.

Liu Xi and Tao Xiao are growing up, and the relationship between the two children is gradually getting better, and the children are enjoying a happy and happy childhood life under the aura of the potter.

The weather is hot, and the sun is shining on the people who can't open their eyes, and on this day, the potter is making popsicles for two children in the courtyard.

In this era, the method of making ice in summer was generally to take out the ice in the winter, store it in the ice cellar, and wait until the summer, and then take it out for cooling off.

With the current identity of the potter, he can naturally enjoy it like this, but now in troubled times, he is naturally unwilling to do it because of the act of being content with pleasure and working hard and losing money, and once he sets this example, the people below may also follow his example, and he does not want to let his reputation as a gentleman be criticized among the people because of this little thing.

But when it's hot in the summer, it's really hard to go without ice.

There is no choice but to do it yourself.

The potter Yu Ji asked for some saltpeter for his daily alchemy, and ordered someone to take two copper basins, one large and one small, filled the small copper basin with cold well water, put it in the large copper basin, and then put the saltpeter into the large copper basin, and gradually added water to make ice, but because the ratio was not right, it failed several times, and only then did it slightly make such a small piece of ice.

Even a child stood beside the potter out of curiosity, blinking his big eyes and watching him busy.

At first, the potter thought that the principle of using saltpeter to absorb heat in water could easily cause a lot of ice floe, but after the actual operation that day, he found that although the method of making ice with saltpeter was indeed feasible, the effect did not seem to be as good as he imagined, of course, mainly because he did not master the most appropriate proportion and method.

Eventually, though, a small piece of ice floe appeared in the basin, which was a good start for the potter.

Seeing a small piece of ice floe in the copper basin, the two children couldn't close their mouths in surprise.

"Father, how did you get the ice, so amazing?" Tao Lin blinked his eyes wide, looking at the potter in disbelief.

The potter smiled and pinched his face: "This, it's a spell." ”

Liu Xi said beside him: "Uncle can also spell? ”

"Want to learn?"

The two children nodded vigorously.

"I don't teach you."

The faces of the two children fell instantly.

Such elders really have no positive shape.

Tao Lin pouted: "Father is so stingy...... But it's okay, I'll go back and teach me the spell. ”

The Weng Weng in Tao Lone's mouth naturally refers to Tao Qian.

The potter smiled and teased him: "You Weng Weng can also make popsicles?" ”

Tao Lin nodded vigorously and said, "I don't know if I can make popsicles, but Weng Weng said that he is a god...... knows how to sword immortals, can refine weapons, and he recently sold talisman water with his grandfather outside the Taoist temple! ”

After saying a word, the potter's brain hurt directly.

What is this called?

The old thing really doesn't grow at all, it's good to be a Taoist priest, what kind of rune water do you sell?

Zhang Jiao started by selling Fu Shui, Tao Qian, an old bastard, shouldn't he go back more and more as he gets older, and also embark on the road of inciting the people to rebel and hold high the banner of righteousness, right?

When the prime minister's father rebelled in a civil organization, what kind of crime is this?

"Well, what an uneasy one." The potter shook his head as he continued to call for new water to be brought to him and to study the ratio of saltpeter to ice.

At this time, Pei Qian walked in quickly.

Liu Xi waved vigorously at Pei Qian and said, "Uncle Pei, come and see, Uncle is making us a bachelor!" ”

The potter sweated profusely on his forehead and corrected, "It's a popsicle." ”

When Pei Qian saw Liu Xi, he hurriedly knelt down on one knee, clenched his fists and said loudly: "The last general, Pei Qian, see Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Xi startled Pei Qian's appearance, and hurriedly ran to hide behind the potter, poked out his little head, and looked at Pei Qian in horror.

"What are you fussing about? Scare Your Majesty out of the way, you are a great sin! ”

Pei Qian was thinking about performing well in front of the emperor, but he never thought that he almost didn't scare the emperor into crying, and he was very embarrassed for a while, and he didn't kneel in place, nor did he get up.

Tao Lin looked at the pottery merchant suspiciously: "Daddy, why do you call Xiaoxi Your Majesty?" ”

Tao Shang touched Tao Lian's head lovingly, and said, "Because Xiao Xi is the Son of Heaven, he is the emperor, and he will govern our entire Han Dynasty in the future." ”

Before he finished speaking, he saw Liu Xi hurriedly stand up and shout at the pottery merchant: "I don't want to be the emperor, I don't want to be Your Majesty." ”

The potter was stunned when he heard this, and looked at him in surprise: "Stinky boy, if you are not the emperor, you want to be a Taoist priest?" ”

Liu Xi pouted, pointed to the ice floe in the basin and said, "I want to learn how to make popsicles from my uncle." ”

The potter couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

Little calf, if you don't want to be an emperor, do you want to be a scientist?

Throwing the basin for making popsicles to the two boys to play with, the potter wiped his hands with a towel, walked aside with Pei Qian, and asked, "How is the situation in all aspects?" ”

Pei Qian hurriedly said: "The prime minister's clever calculation, others can't reach it, as soon as the prime minister's soldiers and horses arrived in Pengchengguo, Cao Cao's army and the princes of Guanzhong turned to Guanzhong and went straight to Luoyang...... As for the south, Sun Ce's soldiers and horses have entered the territory of Jinling City, and Zhou Yu also led 20,000 soldiers and horses to march towards Nanchang City! ”

The potter sneered: "I transferred all the soldiers and horses to the front line, they are so unrestrained, it seems that Sun Ce is determined to fight against me to the end this time." ”

Pei Qian said nervously: "All the generals are now in a cold sweat, although the prime minister has made arrangements in the rear, but Jinling City and Nanchang are our base, and the other is the capital of the Han Dynasty, which is really indispensable...... Or, the prime minister will transfer more soldiers and horses and generals back? ”

The potter shook his head and said, "It's not easy for my soldiers and horses to concentrate once, I said it, no matter what, I will take this opportunity to take the Central Plains!" I believe that Lu Su and them will definitely be able to defeat Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, even if the number of soldiers in our rear is small. ”

Pei Qian swallowed lightly and said, "Listening to the prime minister's meaning, are you planning to raise troops to Xuchang now?" ”

The potter nodded and said, "Yes, I am going to raise troops to Xuchang now, and quickly send people to contact the two brothers, Bao Zhong and Bao Tao, and I want to conquer Xuchang when Cao Cao is fighting in the middle of the pass." ”

Pei Qian hurriedly said: "Although Cao Cao went to Luoyang, he also set up soldiers and generals in Xuchang, and the governor of the whole army is Cao Ren, the first general under Cao Cao, and Xun Yu is also in the city, and there are many soldiers who defend the city. ”

When the potter heard this, a smile hung on the corner of his mouth, and he said: "This, it depends on the skills of the two brothers, Bao Zhong and Bao Tao." ”