Chapter 21: Pretending to be drunk
"Zhang Miao, he is only a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy, and he vainly claims to compete with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, which is a bit immeasurable." On the way out of the pavilion, Cui Zhouping shook his head again and again and said to Xu Shu.
Xu Shu smiled slightly: "Who doesn't have a teenager who thinks that everything is under control, and only after experiencing ups and downs will he really mature." ”
Cui Zhouping said with a smile: "In this way, Brother Yuan said that he was doing Zhang Miao's work for dogs and horses, and he was also coaxing children." ”
Xu Shu shook his head and said: "Zhang Miao is not a child, Brother Zhou Ping, don't you think that many of his opinions are unique, don't you think he knows the world well?" ”
Cui Zhouping smiled: "He has some knowledge, but that's it." I don't believe that Cao Cao can beat Yuan Shao! ”
Xu Shu shook his head slightly and said no more, because he knew Cui Zhouping, and he was not Cui Zhouping's director in terms of military strategy.
Can Zhang Miao really grow to the point of competing with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao? This thought suddenly poured into Xu Shu's mind, and Xu Shu hurriedly shook his head vigorously to shake off this ridiculous thought.
Not long after sending Xu Shu and the others away, they saw Zhang Jin coming back with someone, followed by Deng Tu.
"Ah Miao, your father Deng Zhong has promised that he will help us transport the grain back to Sanshui." Zhang Jin said happily to Zhang Miao.
Zhang Miao hurriedly saluted: "There is Lao Deng Zhong's father." ”
Deng Tu's force value is very high, and he belongs to a character who can fight ten against one, and with him with him, his security has increased a lot.
Deng Tu waved his hand: "What's polite, what is our relationship, this little thing is very important!" It's just that the male subordinates of my family are dead, and there are not a few rangers left who came to Xiangyang with me, but Ah Miao, don't worry, I have asked Brother She, and I will help recruit some Xiangyang rangers. ”
Zhang Miao said: "Brother Lao Ling, just now, a friend I know promised to take more than ten rangers to escort our grain ship back to Sanshui." Coupled with more than 20 villagers, the number should be about the same. ”
Zhang Miao didn't believe in Deng She's personality very much, and people who didn't know the details didn't dare to use it indiscriminately. And Xu Shu and Zhang Miao are relieved.
Deng Tu nodded: "That's fine." ”
Zhang Miao looked at Zhang Jin again: "Uncle, how are you doing other things?" ”
Zhang Jin said: "The matter of wheat seeds has been agreed, directly fold five hundred stone millet into wheat, and then supply us with the difference, and then I ordered various tools in Xiangyang City Fang according to the list you gave, and bought various materials of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, these are worth five hundred stone of millet rice, and tomorrow morning, they will send the things to the dock and load them directly on the ship." ”
Seeing that Zhang Jin was doing very safely, Zhang Miao was very satisfied: "Uncle has worked hard." ”
Everything is arranged, tomorrow at noon, the grain ship will leave Xiangyang, and everyone still has one night to rest.
Zhang Jin set up wine in the pavilion and invited Deng Tu, Zhang Miao and others to accompany him.
After three rounds of drinking, Zhang Jin sighed with a wine bowl: "On that day, the village was looted by thieves and all the grain was robbed, and more than 500 people of my Zhang family were panicked, thinking that they would go to a dead end, but I didn't expect that after only a few days, I got enough food for the whole village to eat for more than half a year, it was like a dream." ”
Deng Tu said with a smile: "The so-called catastrophe will not die, there will be a blessing in the future, after experiencing this incident, your Sanshui Village will definitely prosper!" ”
Zhang Jin smiled and nodded: "Inherit Brother Deng's auspicious words." However, my Sanshui Village can turn the crisis into safety, and A Miao is the biggest hero. Now what I am most happy about is not to get so much food, but that Ah Miao can be reused by the state pastor and gain a good reputation as a scholar in Xiangyang. ”
Zhang Miao hurriedly said, "Uncle has won the award." ”
Deng Tu looked at Zhang Miao with admiration: "Ah Miao, you don't have to be too humble, everyone sees everything you do." Without you, Deng Zhong's father's family would have died in the hands of thieves, and without you, honey candles would never have been sold at such a high price. ”
Seeing that Deng Tu admired Zhang Miao so much, Zhang Jin's eyes rolled, and he suddenly smiled: "Although Ah Miao has some skills, compared with Brother Deng's daughter, it is much worse. I heard that Lingnu has the appearance of the phoenix dance for nine days, which is unspeakably expensive! ”
Deng Tu said angrily: "It's all to blame on that bastard, saying that Lihua has been dancing for nine days, causing Lihua to be seventeen years old, but she hasn't found her husband's family yet." ”
Zhang Jinqi said: "How can it be, Lihua, she is beautiful and generous, and her life is precious, how can she not find her husband's family, could it be that Brother Deng Tu is too high-minded?" ”
Deng Tu sighed: "Where is my high vision, Lihua herself thinks very highly of herself, she is not happy to say several family affairs, plus my brother has contributed to the trouble, so it has been delayed until today." ”
"Haha, uncle, Father Deng Zhong, we should be happy today, don't talk about such a sad thing." Zhang Miao hurriedly smiled and diverted the topic, he was afraid that Zhang Jin would directly propose to Deng Tu regardless of it. Thinking about the situation when Deng Lihua smashed a stick on her head that day, Zhang Miao still shuddered.
Zhang Jin shook his head and didn't continue.
"Haha, drink." Deng Tu smiled, picked up the wine bowl and drank it all.
On the same day, Deng Tu was drunk here, Zhang Miao personally took Zhang Ping to send Deng Tu back to the door of Deng She's house, and watched the people of Deng She's family help Deng Tu in, before turning around and returning to the pavilion.
"Ah Miao, I thought you would send Deng Tu into the room?" Zhang Ping said with a smile.
"What, do you still want Teresa Teng to give you a kick-start?" Zhang Miao glanced at Zhang Ping with slanted eyes and sneered.
Zhang Ping said shamefully: "I have long lost that idea." ”
As soon as Zhang Miao and Zhang Ping disappeared outside the door, Deng Tu, who was originally drunk, immediately went drunk, shook his arms and threw the two subordinates away, and walked steadily towards the back house.
"Father, didn't you drink with Uncle Zhang Jin, why did you come back so early?" Deng Lihua greeted her out of the room, looked at the sky, and asked Deng Tudao in surprise.
Deng Tu walked into the room, sat down on the stool, picked up the tea sent by Deng Lihua and drank it on his neck, and then let out a sigh of relief and said, "Alas, pretending to be drunk." ”
Deng Lihua was surprised: "Father, you and Uncle Zhang Jin have a lifelong friendship, why do you need to pretend?" ”
Deng Tu sighed: "If I don't pretend to be drunk again, I'm afraid Zhang Jin will have to propose marriage directly, there is no way." ”、
"Propose?" Deng Lihua couldn't help but exclaim, and couldn't help but think of Zhang Ping's letting him beat him with a stick.
"That Zhang Jin praised Zhang Miao vigorously, and then praised you, his intentions are not known." Deng Tu said.
"It turned out to be for Zhang Miao." Deng Lihua breathed a sigh of relief.
"Of course it's Zhang Miao, who else could it be?" Deng Tu sighed, "Zhang Jin has a life-saving grace for our father and daughter, if Zhang Jin really speaks, his father can't refuse at all, but his father doesn't want to wronged you, so he can only pretend to be drunk." ”
"Father!" Deng Lihua screamed softly, her voice was complicated, and she didn't know whether she was moved or lost.