Liu Xi was moved by Lan Tian's ambition, and he was willing to stay and help Lan Tian. After all, the world was in constant war, and it was not easy to have a piece of pure land for studying.

The city of Guangzhou was still under construction, so Lantian could only settle Liu Xi in Guangxin, allocate personnel to him to prepare the academy, and asked Yao Qi to send people to Jiaozhi to move Liu Xi's family members, so that he could stay here to study with peace of mind.

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On the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first lunar month, the construction site in Guangzhou City stopped for rest, and Lantian recalled Gao Shun back to Guangxin.

According to the old practice of the Lantian family, he will hold a family dinner at home. Because Gan Qian and her son have moved to Shu, Gan Ning is now the prefect of Changsha, and Jiang Wan still stays in Quanling to run the newspaper office, so the home is much deserted than last year.

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Lu Lingqi asked Gao Shun to bring his wife and children with him. As a result, this man who stubbornly insisted on master-servant etiquette came to the back courtyard of Lantian alone.

The tables and chairs in the courtyard formed a back shape. The shapes of these tables, chairs and benches are no different from those of later generations. The main dish on the table is still shabu-shabu, but the ingredients in the shabu-shabu have changed greatly. Being in Jiaozhou, fresh food is naturally indispensable.

of seafood.

Lantian just regrets that there are no chili peppers in the Central Plains, otherwise he could improve the shabu-shabu into spicy hotpot.

The desks and desks in the Han Dynasty were not high, and most people sat on the floor (kneeling down on a mat), and the benches were only Hu beds. Modern people like Lan Tian were very uncomfortable with it. When he was still farming in Xiaopei, he made his own height.

Sitting on the table and stool with his legs hanging down, Lu Lingqi, Liu Bei and others were still curious about it at that time.

During the Xinye and Linwu period, this habit indirectly affected the people of Xindengzhuang. It was not until later that the Quanling Woodwork Workshop was established and Lantian provided the drawings for mass production. Tables, chairs and benches were immediately promoted among the people and the government.

Although it is the day of family reunion during the Lantern Festival, Lantian has not changed the habit of sharing meals. There is a small copper pot in front of each person's table, so that everyone can cook vegetables and meat.

Lan Yuan and Lan Ji, who were originally not eligible to attend the banquet, also joined the banquet due to the lack of people. The two children came to this kind of occasion for the first time. They always observed every move of the elders because they had to abide by the table manners taught by Lu Lingqi at all times.

The first time it comes to the table is when it comes to practice.

Because Gao Shun didn't drink, he sat next to the two children and automatically joined Lan Yuan and Lan Ji's camp. He served them meat and vegetables. Only Lan Tian and his wife drank together at the table.

The three of them recalled the time when Xiaopei met and lamented that time has passed so quickly that they have reached middle age. Nostalgia is looming on the faces of Lan Tian and Lu Lingqi.

Lan Yuan and Lan Ji, two clever ghosts, listened very carefully. When their parents reminisced about the past and drank in between, they did not forget to pester Gao Shun to continue telling the subsequent stories.

Everyone chatted until the night was deep. Lu Lingqi saw that it was already late, so she took her two children back to the room to sleep early.

"Sir, everyone has enjoyed themselves today, so I will say goodbye and go home. I will take a boat back to Panyu tomorrow morning." Gao Shunzhi stood up and said goodbye.

Lantian stood up and said goodbye, "Boping will stay in Guangxin for a few more days to accompany his wife and children. There will be Shamoke watching over there in Guangzhou, so there won't be any problems."

"I'm used to doing things first and then enjoying myself. Sir, do you have anything to explain?" Gao Shun asked.

Lantian thought for a while: "I will ask someone to come up with a drawing later. We will choose a piece of land to build an academy in the cultural and educational district. Mr. Cheng Guo (Liu Xi) has already started preparations in Guangxin. After the initial completion of Guangzhou City, the academy and the state will

The first batch of Mufu moved there."

"I've written it down." Gao Shun responded with clasped fists.

"The other thing is about Panyu Trading Company. How are Shi Zhi and Hu Ke supervising it?" Lan Tian asked again.

Gao Shun replied: "Shopkeeper Wang has become more open-minded after being educated by Mr. Wang. He must have thought things through. In short, he has great support for the Guangzhou City construction site. The official is also doing his duty, but Hu Ke is mainly supervising.

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Lan Tian nodded affirmatively, "I feel at ease with Hu Ke's work. I don't know what's going on with Song Chen. Xia Houyuan has now conquered Longyou and will probably go south to Hanzhong soon. There is not much time left to save Pang De."

"Song Chen also came from the reconnaissance camp. He has been the adjutant of Hu Ke's caravan for so long. He can learn some contingency measures. In addition, Mr. Song personally gave him advice before leaving. He has great hope of rescuing Pang De. However, Hanzhong

It's thousands of miles away from Guangxin, and we can't control what's going on there at any time." Gao Shun comforted.

"Bo Ping is right. Let's do our best to obey fate, but the time is almost up." Lan Tian frowned.

There is no light pollution in this era, and the moon in the sky is as bright as a jade plate. At this time, the wind pushed the clouds away over Hanzhong, and the moon briefly hid behind the clouds.

After Song Chen received the task of entering Hanzhong to rescue Pang De, he followed Lan Tian's plan and went north from Wuguan to Guanzhong. He passed through Cao Cao's territory and secretly came to Hanzhong along the way. Hu Ke led the team to walk this road once, but because of

The wars in Xia Houyuan of Longyou were too frequent, and I never went there again.

No matter how hostile the situation is, profit-seeking merchants are always involved in material and civil exchanges in various places. The pass guards are happy to have caravans come and go because they can receive 'tolls' every time.

Fish and shrimps have their own ways, and in troubled times they have to make a living. Unless the caravan encounters extreme bandits, there will be very few casualties if they have money to clear the way.

The only letter in Song Chen's body was the death talisman, and he sewed it into his robe for safety.

The caravan traveled for several months and arrived in Hanzhong. At this time, when the New Year was approaching, Song Chen sent people to look for Pang De and the key figure Yang Song.

Song Chen sent money and silk to Yang Song many times, and the two soon established a deep 'friendship'. On the other hand, his people also secretly contacted Pang De.

Zhang Lu looked down upon Pound's hundreds of Xiliang soldiers, but he was also very angry at Ma Chao's behavior of fleeing into Shu. If he had not funded his troops to attack Jicheng, he would not have offended Cao Cao by losing his troops and generals.

Therefore, these Xiliang soldiers who stayed in Hanzhong were often looked down upon, and the army's supplies were greatly reduced.

During the Chinese New Year, every camp had food and wine, but Pang De's hundreds of Xiliang people only had gruel. At the end of the year and at the end of the year, the Xiliang soldiers missed their hometown even more, and the desolation of being in a foreign land came to their hearts. They drank indifferent drinks in loneliness.

Qing Shui hated Ma Chao for abandoning him to enjoy happiness alone.

Pang De's illness has been cured after treatment. Seeing the low morale of the soldiers in his tent, he was deeply moved. He thought that if he had not been ill, he would have gone to Shu. However, his old master Ma Chao lost to Cao Cao and Xia Houyuan, and later even defeated Jicheng.

Those clowns also lost. If they lose again in the future, they will be ashamed...

Pang De felt the warmth and warmth of people in Hanzhong, and while he was ill, he considered whether to make a new choice. After all, Ma Chao's reputation was really bad, but he couldn't stand Zhang Lu's shaky boat.

On New Year's Eve, the other barracks were very lively, but Pound's camp was deserted.

Pang Rou paced in the tent for a long time, and finally couldn't help but said: "Ling Ming (Pang De), we can't just sit there and wait for death. We must either find a way to escape to Yizhou to follow our old master, or we can leave Hanzhong to make a living on our own, which is better than living here."
Chapter completed!