Pan Yuanwu was pacing back and forth in the hall. He had not eaten much lunch before. He looked towards the door from time to time, waiting for the return of his son Pan Wen.
"This brat won't go to Fanlou to have any dispute with Lu Yao. Could it be that he still can't see that Lu Yao is now the cash cow of the Pan family? I saw how angry he looked just now, so don't let anything happen."
Pan Yuanwu thought this in his heart, so he called the housekeeper and asked him to send someone to Fan Tower to see how Pan Wen and Lu Yao were talking.
Who would have thought that as soon as the servant left the house, he bumped into Pan Wen who was coming back. Pan Wen was stumbling around drunk and was obviously a little unconscious. With the help of the servant, he was able to return to the house.
Seeing that his son came back drunk, Pan Yuanwu immediately asked his wife to prepare a sobering drink for Pan Wen to drink, while he waited for Pan Wen to wake up.
As the medicine took effect, Pan Wen gradually regained consciousness, but his head still hurt terribly. He looked around subconsciously and made sure that he was in the hall at home, so he decided to go back to his room to rest. But as soon as he stood up, he heard
Father's voice came.
"How much did you drink in Fan Lou? It seems that you and Lu Erlang didn't have any conflicts?"
Pan Wen has always been most afraid of his father. When he heard his father speak like this, he suddenly woke up and sat in his seat again.
"Dad, Lu Yao explained everything clearly to me in Fan Lou just now. Regarding this Cuju competition, the reason why our Pan family is invited is actually to give us a chance to make money."
"Oh? What do you mean by this?" Pan Yuanwu did not expect this aspect of Lu Yao's thoughts.
Later, Pan Wen relayed to his father everything that Lu Yao had just said to him in Fanlou.
After Pan Yuanwu listened, although there was a look of joy on his face, it only passed by in a flash.
Seeing this, Pan Wen asked: "Dad, why do I think you are not very happy?"
"I was thinking that this football lottery opportunity is indeed good, and it is also a way to make money. However, can the players we selected really be able to defeat the Royal Cuju Team? That is a team that has been used by His Majesty for many years."
Pan Wen didn't look worried at all and said: "Didn't Lu Yao say that although the name this time is still called the Cuju Competition, the rules of this Cuju are brand new and will be announced when they are formulated."
Pan Yuanwu shook his head and said: "Even if this is the case, those who do not have a foundation in Cuju will still be a little worse. What's more, even if our team is really strong, who can really beat the royal team?
"
Pan Wen thought for a while and said: "It's easy to say, we should compete or compete. At worst, it would be better if we buy the royal team and win in the end, but the money we make will be slightly less."
Pan Yuanwu waved his hand and said: "This matter still needs to be discussed in the long term. It seems that it is really necessary to go to the party at the Lu Mansion tomorrow to see what other companies are thinking about."
"Let me tell you, Lu Yao must have thought of something good before he brought our Pan family with him, and he would not harm us." Pan Wen said confidently.
Pan Yuanwu immediately gave Pan Wen a roll of his eyes, "I don't know who it was, but he left the house angrily just now and shouted that he wanted to argue with Lu Yao. By the way, where is Lu Yao and the others?"
Pan Wen said: "I didn't pay attention, but from what he said, there is still something to do."
"It's probably going to the Han family or the Cao family." Pan Yuanwu thought to himself.
On Lu Yao's side, after leaving Fan Lou, he took Tangxi all the way to the Han Mansion. Unlike the Pan family, the Han family was very confident about this competition. The reasons for this were probably twofold.
Firstly, it is because the Han family actually has a private Cuju team. It is said to be a Cuju team, but in fact it is a scattered Cuju team composed of some agile servants in their spare time. However, it is not a thing at all.
They are a patchwork team, but their Cuju level is one of the best. Two years ago, this so-called temporary Cuju team competed well with Zhao Zhen's Royal Cuju team at a royal festival celebration.
return.
Han Yonghe remembered that he told them to be merciful at that time, otherwise they might really be able to beat the Royal Cuju Team.
The second reason is that there are some personal grievances involved. Since the last marriage turmoil between the Lu family, the Han family and the Cao family, the relationship between the Han family and the Cao family has been very tense. Not only the two people above the court
People always have quarrels, and even the younger generations are extremely jealous when they meet. Naturally, Lu Yao is responsible for this, but it is true that Han Yonghe and Cao Yi don't like each other, and Han Yunyu
There had been a fierce quarrel with Cao Han before, and each of the two families wanted to find an opportunity to suppress the other's arrogance.
This Cuju competition is an opportunity. Han Yonghe knows clearly in his heart that his Cao family knows how to play Cuju. If it comes to the competition, he will definitely be beaten to pieces by his own team. When he thinks of this, Han Yonghe
I just feel extremely comfortable.
As for the other members of the Han family, Han Wenyuan has changed since he lost to Lu Yao in chess and became a loyal fan of Lu Yao. The actual organizer of this competition is Lu Yao, and Han Wenyuan has been there all the time.
Think about what Lu Yao’s purpose is for organizing this competition.
Lu Yao's fiancée Han Yunyu is not interested in these things at all. She is still immersed in "The Story of the Stone" written by Lu Yao. The update speed in her hand is faster than that in the newspaper.
The writing speed was much faster. It should be said that it was first-hand manuscript information. Compared with before, she was more deeply immersed in the love story of Baoyu and Daiyu. For Lu Yao, not only she thought about it day and night, but also thought about it day and night.
Not seeing each other for one day is like three autumns.
Upon seeing this, his mother, Yu, suggested to Han Yonghe many times that he and Lu Xu should discuss the wedding date early and let their daughter get married.
Han Yonghe considered that it was winter now, so he might as well wait until spring, and then marry Lu Yao legitimately after he passed the imperial examination. In this way, both his own family and the Lu family would have more dignity.
After the messenger leaving, Han Yonghe asked Han Wenyuan to regroup the temporary team in his house. Some of them had left the Han house, but fortunately there were still 4 people left, but Han
Yonghe and Han Wenyuan didn't quite understand. The messenger said before that each team must have at least eleven people, as well as alternates. These dozen people are too many for the sport of Cuju.
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Although he was confused, since it was the emperor's order, he had no choice but to follow it. Han Wenyuan told these four people to contact each other and see if they knew anyone who knew how to play Cuju and invited him to join them.
Team.
"Wenyuan, please join the team this time." In the main hall, Han Yonghe suddenly said this.
Han Wenyuan had just returned from the kitchen and was stunned when his father said this.
Han Yonghe continued: "In this competition, I don't care what other families think, but our Han family must strive for a good ranking. I don't care about the royal team, but the Cao family must beat them, and I want you to play in person."
Go get them."
Seeing his father's serious look, Han Wenyuan thought that it was just an entertainment project that wouldn't take much effort, so he agreed, but he was still wondering why his father paid so much attention to this competition.
Just as he was thinking this, the butler, Uncle Yao, came into the hall.
"Master, Erlang of the Lu family is here."
Han Yonghe's eyes lit up, he put down the teacup in his hand and said, "Please come in."
On Lu Yao's side, he asked Tang Xi to go back to his house to rest first, and then pick him up at Han's house an hour later. Then, with the dishes brought from Fan Lou in his left hand, and two bottles of wine from the Immortal Wine, he followed Uncle Yao
Then he entered.
Seeing Han Yonghe, Lu Yao handed the things to Uncle Yao, then bowed and said: "Master Han, I didn't know if you had eaten here all the way here, so I packed some of Fan Lou's best dishes.
Paired with the wine from the Immortal of Wines, it’s a masterpiece.”
Han Yonghe hadn't spoken yet, but Han Wenyuan on the side took a step forward and said, "Fan Lou's dishes?"
Lu Yao knew that Han Wenyuan applauded the dishes he had cooked before, but he had not come to the Han family much recently. Even if he came, according to his current status, if he did not take the initiative to speak, Han Yonghe would
We won’t let Lu Yao cook in person, after all, things are different now.
But Lu Yao could see that the family still missed the food they cooked.
"Ahem." Before Han Wenyuan could say anything more, Han Yonghe, who was sitting in the middle of the hall, coughed twice. Han Wenyuan immediately sat down and stopped talking.
"I see that Lu Erlang's journey has been dusty. Did he come from Fanlou?"
Lu Yao nodded, "Yes, I brought this dish to you from Fanlou."
"I know a little bit about Fanlou's delicacies, but how does it compare with your Lu Erlang's craftsmanship?" Han Yonghe asked.
Lu Yao only found it interesting. It seemed that Han Yonghe was busy with government affairs all day long, and he only knew the superficial knowledge of these market rumors. It seemed that he didn't know that he was the one who really sold Fan Lou the secret recipe.
There was something between Han Yonghe's brows, and Lu Yao could clearly see that Han Yonghe wanted to express his hope that he could personally cook a meal for him.
However, since the last time he went home and was surrounded by his family and cooked tomato scrambled eggs, Lu Yao's enthusiasm for cooking began to decrease sharply, and he even became a little bored. He knew that this feeling was only temporary, but
Recently, he really doesn't want to go into the kitchen anymore, which is why he came to Han Mansion today and chose to order some dishes at Fan Lou first.
"Master Han, don't you know where Fan Lou learned his craftsmanship from?" Lu Yao found the nearest chair and sat down and said.
"Could it be that?" Han Wenyuan had already guessed the answer.
Lu Yao smiled slightly and said: "Yes, I told them the preparation methods, that is, the secret recipes of most of the dishes in Fanlou. Although I did not cook them myself, I can guarantee that the dishes I just brought over
, the craftsmanship should not be much worse than mine."
Han Yonghe's expression began to change. It turned out to be like this, so he immediately ordered someone to put the dishes on the plate and bring them over, hoping to invite Lu Yao to eat with him later.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yao waved his hand and said that he had already eaten, and this time he came to Han Mansion for two things.
"This first thing is a private matter, actually a small matter." Lu Yao said as he took out some written manuscripts from his pocket and handed them to Han Wenyuan.
"Brother Wenyuan, please give this manuscript to my fiancée in a moment."
"But the latest chapter of "The Story of the Stone"?" Han Wenyuan asked.
"Oh?" Lu Yao was a little surprised, "I didn't expect you, Brother Han, to be reading this book too?"
Han Wenyuan said: "Yes, Lu Erlang has outstanding literary talent, and his novels are also gripping."
"Where there is, thank you for everyone's love."
Han Wenyuan then put the manuscript away and said that he would give it to Han Yunyu soon, because she was taking a nap at this time and could not be disturbed.
"The second thing..." Lu Yao looked at Han Yonghe, "I'm here for the party at Lu Mansion tomorrow."