"Make way, make way!" In the outer city, groups of carriages were moving forward. The coachmen were driving the carriages to make way for the newcomers.
"Who would come at this time?" There were many commoners outside Kuai Manor. These nobles originally lived in the inner city. Their luxurious lifestyle had nothing to do with the commoners in the outer city. However, Kuai Liang moving to the outer city gave them a chance to see the world. Naturally, the commoners wouldn't let go of this opportunity. Carriages were already gathered outside the Kuai Manor. Now that another group of horses had arrived, the Kuai Manor was about to be blocked.
Most of the servants outside Kuai Manor had already entered because most of the guests had arrived and the banquet was about to begin. But now, there was another group of carriages. Who could it be?
Most of the other landowning clans would only come in one or two carriages. The bigger ones would only have two carriages. Even the Cai Family would only have three carriages at most. But now, dozens of carriages had arrived. Could it be that another group of famous landowning clans had arrived?
"Look, look! Someone is coming out! "
Finally, the first carriage opened the door and a dark-skinned fatty walked out.
"Who is this dark-skinned fatty?" The commoners looked at the dark-skinned fatty and asked curiously. Although the sky was dark, Kuai Liang's manor was still brightly lit. Therefore, the commoners could still see the scene outside Kuai Manor.
"You don't know this dark-skinned fatty?" Someone recognized him. "He is an esteemed guest!"
"Guest? Could he be Mister Yidu? That can't be right. Didn't Mister Yidu go in earlier? " Kuai Yue didn't make a big fuss when he arrived. After all, everyone knew that the Kuai Brothers had fallen out. However, family scandals couldn't be aired in public. Therefore, Kuai Yue acted as though he was in his own home and entered quietly.
"Who said he is an esteemed guest of Jingzhou? He is an esteemed guest of another prefecture! "
"An esteemed guest of another prefecture?" The person who asked the question was puzzled. "Why would an esteemed guest of another prefecture come to Jingzhou?"
"You don't understand! This person is from Yu Province, under the command of Left General Liu Bei. This time, he came to Jingzhou to discuss important matters with Liu Bei. Moreover, this person used to be from Jingzhou! "
"Are you serious?!"
"Yes! This person's surname is Pang and his given name is Tong. He is Pang Degong's nephew! " When this person mentioned Pang Degong, he was so sincere. Pang Degong's reputation was obvious.
"A disciple of the Pang family?!"
"Do you guys know what his nickname is?" Someone began to make fun of Pang Tong.
"What are you shouting about?" The commoners were naturally the masters of gossip.
"Haha, I was originally called Fatty Pang!" This person didn't deliberately say Pang Tong's nickname. It was because Pang Tong was originally quite famous in Jingzhou. He was the prodigy of the Pang family. At the age of seven, he was able to suppress a group of weak people. Although these people were not as good as Pang Tong in literature and wisdom, they couldn't stop others from being jealous. So what if they were smart? They were fat and ugly. Therefore, the nickname Fatty Pang appeared.
"What about now?" Speaking of the past, he naturally had his current nickname.
"Now it is called Jingzhou's number one dish, Braised Little Turkey!" The commoners naturally didn't know what Jingzhou's number one dish was. It was someone who explained it that made the commoners laugh. Pang Tong wanted to borrow a straw boat to borrow arrows, but Liu Mang directly barbecued him in the Yangtze River.
The commoners laughed, but soon they couldn't laugh anymore. It wasn't that Pang Tong came to settle the score, but that Pang Tong took out too much money.
"Yuzhou's Guest Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan, on behalf of Left General Liu Bei, is here to congratulate him. He presents a pair of Eastern Pearls, a pair of Jade Annulus, and gold, gold, gold, gold!" The servant who sang the congratulatory gift was tongue-tied. His eyes widened and almost popped out.
"Sing, sing, why don't you say it out loud? We want to hear it! " The commoners naturally jeered. This kind of congratulatory gift singing could be used as a topic of conversation. They could go out and brag about how rich a certain family was.
"Sir, are you sure it's that much?" The servant asked carefully.
"What? Am I wrong?" Pang Tong looked at the servant of the Si Clan indifferently.
"This number, this number!" The servant asked again. He really didn't dare to say this number. If it was wrong, then he really wouldn't be able to bear the consequences.
"As Mr. Zi Rou's nephew, it's not worth mentioning!" Pang Tong said to the servant. "Read it!"
"Ah, ah!" The servant wiped the sweat on his head with his hand. He was nervous. He was a servant of the Mang family and had seen the world. But when he saw this number, he was still shocked. That was why he repeatedly confirmed with Pang Tong. Now that he got Pang Tong's confirmation, he naturally read it out loud.
"Yuzhou's Guest Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan, on behalf of Left General Liu Bei, is here to congratulate him. He presents a pair of Eastern Pearls, a pair of Jade Annulus, and gold, four thousand gold!"
"Hiss, hiss, hiss!" The crowd gasped in shock. Four thousand gold! This was almost more than all the congratulatory gifts sent by the gentry in Jing Province. Four thousand gold! The Huang brothers almost died because of four thousand gold. Four thousand gold was equivalent to a year's pay and provisions for tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. But Pang Tong took it out at once.
"How did the Pang family get so much money?" Some people didn't dare to believe it. Pang Tong was a member of the Pang family. Although the Pang family was big, it wasn't to the extent that they would take out four thousand gold for a wedding. If all of them were like this, then even if they had mountains of gold and silver, it wouldn't be enough. This was a happy occasion for the Pang family.
"It shouldn't be from the Pang family!" Although the Pang Clan had established the Lumen Academy and the Lumen Academy was endowed with a lot of money by landowning clans, Liu Biao had even given the Lumen Academy several mountains and houses as its location. However, the Lumen Academy didn't have that much gold.
"Didn't you hear what he said earlier? This is Yuzhou's special guest. He is the representative of Yuzhou's Left General, Liu Bei! The Lord of a state would naturally have so much wealth! "Finally, someone thought of this point.
"Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan?!" Everyone in the backyard frowned when they heard the sound of the voting at the door.
Four thousand gold! Pang Tong had given more congratulatory gifts than everyone present. Even if everyone present were to add up their gifts, they still wouldn't be able to match up to Pang Tong's gifts. This was simply too extravagant. Pang Tong's actions had made all of them lose face.
"Pang Degong has a good nephew!" Cai Mao was the first to speak. On the surface, he was praising Pang Degong, but in fact, he was ridiculing Pang Degong. As an uncle, your gift was not as good as your nephew's. Wasn't this a kind of shame and anger?
"Pang Degong, what a rich family!" Huang She was not a fool. The Pang Family was on the same side as the Cai Family. Although the Pang Family was not as powerful as the other two families, they had to bow respectfully every time they met the Pang Family. That would make anyone uncomfortable. Moreover, the Lumen Academy was too big. If the Lumen Academy fell, Jingzhou would fall as well. The entire bureaucratic system would be paralyzed. On the surface, they did not dare to do anything to Pang Degong, but they could still make sarcastic remarks.
Huang She was even more insidious. What did he mean by Pang Degong was greedy for wealth? Pang Degong was not greedy for money and neither did he scheme. Only such a person would run the Lumen Academy selflessly. Such a person would be respected by everyone. If an extremely selfish person took over the Lumen Academy, perhaps even Liu Biao would not be able to sleep well. This was because once Pang Degong raised his arms and announced that he had the slightest ambition, Liu Biao's chair would not be stable.
"Pang Degong, this nephew of yours?" On the other hand, Kuai Yue did not make sarcastic remarks. Instead, he looked at Pang Degong in confusion. This was because Pang Degong was Pang Degong's nephew. Although the four thousand gold coins that he gave was embarrassing to everyone present, it was still a great deal for the Kuai Family. If the four thousand gold coins entered the treasury, the Kuai Family's business would grow even more. It would be beneficial for the Kuai Family.
"What's wrong? Does Yidu not want to accept it? " Pang Degong had a good temper. Even if Cai Mao and Huang She made sarcastic remarks, Pang Degong was still indifferent. "I'm afraid that even if Yidu doesn't accept it, Zirou won't accept it!" Pang Degong was still able to make fun of Kuai Ran. "Shi Yuan has grown up. This time, he is not representing the Pang Family or the Lumen Academy. Instead, he is representing his lord, the Governor of Yu Province, Liu Bei!" Pang Degong's voice was very low, but his emotions were very deep. In the blink of an eye, his two juniors had grown up to be adults. Pang Degong was very pleased with Pang Tong's achievements. After all, he was also a member of the Pang Clan.
"Is that so?" Huang She was young and could not hear anything. On the other hand, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were shrewd people. Kuai Yue was a sly old fox. Naturally, he could tell that there were other meanings behind Pang Degong's words.
"He isn't representing the Pang Family or the Lumen Academy!" If it was just the Lumen Academy, then Kuai Yue and Cai Mao wouldn't think too much about it. Although Pang Degong had established the Lumen Academy, Pang Degong was selfless. He didn't mix the Lumen Academy with the Pang Family. The disciples of the Lumen Academy worked for the Pang Family willingly.
However, now that Pang Degong had added the Pang Family, they couldn't help but think more about it. Pang Tong was a member of the Pang Family, but he couldn't represent the Pang Family. Furthermore, the two of them realized that Pang Degong and Pang Shiyuan weren't on the same side. The two of them were uncle and nephew.
There had to be a change in the situation! This was what the two of them thought. The two of them looked at each other tacitly. Perhaps the Pang Family had changed.
How could Pang Degong not see Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's exchange of glances? However, Pang Degong didn't want to pay attention to it. The two old foxes would naturally know what he meant.
"Pang Tong, please come in!" Even if Liu Mang didn't like Pang Tong and even if Liu Mang wanted to get rid of the Little Turkey, he couldn't refuse such a huge sum of money.
Therefore, Liu Mang let Uncle Chen step forward to welcome the number one dish of Jingzhou, Braised Little Turkey.
"Uncle Chen!" It had to be said that Pang Tong's preparation was pretty good. He actually called the butler 'Uncle' just like Liu Mang. Although it was a form of address to get closer to the butler, it was done in a humble manner. Who was Uncle Chen? Although he had followed Kuai Liang for a long time, he was still just a servant. However, Pang Tong was now calling a servant 'Uncle'. This was a common problem among landowning households. For example, when Huang She came to the Kuai Family, he didn't pay attention to Uncle Chen.
Pang Tong was led to the backyard by Uncle Chen. If Pang Tong came as Pang Degong's nephew, he wouldn't be sent to the backyard. This was because the backyard represented the highest position. For example, Huang She and Huang Chen couldn't sit here. Pang Shanmin could only sit here because Pang Degong's health wasn't good. However, Pang Tong was representing the Left General of Yuzhou, Liu Bei. Pang Tong's position was also in Yuzhou. According to the current situation, Pang Tong was a high official and naturally had to sit here.
"Uncle Kuai, Uncle Cai, Brother Huang!" Pang Tong saw everyone in the backyard and quickly greeted them.
"I don't dare to hear Uncle Pang Tong call me Uncle!" Cai Mao teased. Pang Tong was his junior but he was on the same level as him. Although Yuzhou wasn't as powerful as Jingzhou, Cai Mao still felt uncomfortable.
"Uncle Cai, you must be joking. You've always been the person that Shiyuan wants to learn from. You can govern a region with your literary skills, and you can command an army with your martial skills!" Pang Tong humbled himself.
"Shiyuan, sit next to your uncle!" Kuai Yue nodded and said to Pang Tong. Now that four thousand gold had entered his account, Kuai Yue was naturally acting as a family member. Although he and his brother had split up, he was still Kuai Liang's elder brother. As long as Kuai Liang's surname was still Kuai Liang, he would still be a family member.
"Uncle, Elder Brother!" Pang Tong said apologetically. He didn't call them in the beginning.
"Shiyuan!" Pang Degong didn't speak immediately, but his son, Pang Shanmin, looked at his younger brother with joy. He was the elder brother, and he was happy for his younger brother to have such achievements. "We're a family, so there's no need to be so polite!" Pang Shanmin didn't mind Pang Tong bowing to Kuai Yue and Cai Mao. In his opinion, it was fine as long as they were family. After all, the Kuai Family and Cai Family were outsiders.
They were family!? Pang Degong glanced at his nephew and sighed. It was true that Pang Degong didn't have an official position while Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were the Military Advisor of Jingzhou. If Pang Degong was serious, then Cai Mao and Kuai Yue should be called Military Advisor Cai and Kuai Yue, not Uncle. Uncle was already a favor. Was there anyone here who was more favored by Pang Degong than Pang Shiyuan?
This nephew of his was too utilitarian. Pang Degong's heart felt as if it had turned over the kitchen. There were all kinds of feelings in his heart, but most of all, there was a kind of guilt. His younger brother had left behind such a son. Pang Degong was very appreciative of Pang Tong's talent, but Pang Degong shouldn't have been so focused on Pang Shiyuan's talent that he didn't pay attention to Pang Shiyuan's state of mind.
"Have a seat!" Although Pang Degong's heart was in turmoil, he didn't show it on his face.
Pang Tong nodded and sat down.
"Eh? Brother Kuai, why don't I see Nephew Ran?" Before the banquet started, Cai Mao chatted with Kuai Yue for a while. The two of them usually discussed official matters when they were on duty. Now, they were bonding in private. The two men naturally talked about romance and their heirs.
It wasn't appropriate to talk about romance at this time. Cai Mao only had one son who was born not long ago, so he couldn't discuss it with Kuai Yue's son, Kuai Ran. Kuai Yue had a few daughters, but this was the first time he had a son. Naturally, he had to learn from Kuai Yue.
However, Kuai Ran was nowhere to be seen on Kuai Liang's big day, which made Cai Mao suspicious.
"That unfilial son!" Kuai Yue's face immediately turned cold. Today was his uncle's big day. Not only did he not come, he even went missing. The housekeeper wanted to cover for Kuai Ran, but now that things had come to this, there was no way to cover it up. He could only tell the truth.
Kuai Ran went to the brothel! He didn't return for the entire night. When he left, he brought along six young women and a young master with the surname Wang.
Kuai Yue was very strict with Kuai Ran. As a strict father, Kuai Yue abided by the rules of a strict father. He raised his son in poverty. Only poverty could nurture a son's fighting spirit. Therefore, Kuai Ran could be said to be the poorest young master in Jing Province. Even nobles were richer than him.
This was why Kuai Ran couldn't even take out a hundred gold to buy Yan Ran. The other nobles who wanted to curry favor with the Kuai Family didn't dare to take the risk of Kuai Yue's wrath.
Only Liu Mang was a rash person. Since Kuai Yue didn't want to deal with him, he might as well offend him. This was why he spent a few hundred gold to buy Yan Ran.
Kuai Yue was already furious that Kuai Ran went to the brothel. However, Kuai Ran didn't even attend his uncle's wedding. This was simply disgraceful.
This was why Kuai Yue called him an unfilial son.
Hearing Kuai Yue's words and the anger on his face, Cai Mao immediately changed the topic. It was unfilial of him not to come to his uncle's wedding, so Cai Mao didn't want to reopen Kuai Yue's scars and changed the topic.
While Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were chatting, Pang Tong was also contacting some of the nobles in the Jing Province. It could be said that there were too many nobles in the Jing Province gathered in the Kuai Manor. This was a huge opportunity. In the past, they couldn't meet anyone because of one reason or another. But now, they could meet anyone they wanted. Pang Tong was a person who could speak eloquently. Under his deliberate flattery, these nobles had a good impression of Pang Tong and the Yu Province.
Pang Tong was also a generous person. He used four thousand gold as a congratulatory gift to flatter the Si Family. Naturally, the Si Family's younger brother also treated Pang Tong very well. Pang Tong even generously gave away the remaining one thousand gold that Liu Bei gave him to buy provisions. This made him even more likable.
Before this, Pang Tong was still reluctant to give out 5,000 gold. But now, it was completely worth it. This was because many nobles were about to express their support for Yu Province. Once they received the support of these nobles, they would be far from being able to send out the provisions of Jing Province!
"Clap, clap, clap!" While everyone was waiting, a familiar figure walked out and clapped his hands. Although the sound wasn't loud, it caused the crowd to quiet down.
This person was the current head of the Kuai Family, Kuai Yue's younger brothers, Kuai Ran and Kuai Zirou.
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