A lollipop boy (China)

  The old master ordered the waiter to set up the seats and quickly bring some wine and dishes.

  Everyone sat down in pairs, their faces all somewhat solemn.

  Pang Tong was annoyed, but the seats were separated by Dong Yun and Xu Shu, and he couldn't scold Wang Fu from afar. For a moment, he couldn't eat either. Suddenly, he turned his head and saw Zhuge Jun, and immediately frowned.

  "Little Zhuge, what are you eating? At your young age, you should take care of your body and not eat wild herbs randomly, or it will hurt your stomach. The pancakes will be ready soon."

  Zhuge Jun sat beside Tan Yu, sucking on a lollipop with big mouthfuls, but in the midst of his busyness, he stole a glance at him with rolling eyes and didn't even bother to acknowledge him.

  "Hey, you this kid, so impolite! Brother Pang is talking to you!"

  Qin Yu couldn't help but give him a white eye, and this guy is now talking about manners with others?

  "Shi Yuan, brother, Xiao Jun is eating a lollipop, I made it myself, although simple, but very clean, won't hurt the stomach." Qin Yu took out seven or eight more from his pocket and threw one over to each person.

  "The wine and dishes haven't arrived yet, come on, let's eat a stick of rock sugar first, sweet mouth."

  Everyone looked at each other in dismay. Zhuge Liang sat beside Guan Yu, smiled slightly, and first unwrapped the lotus leaf package and put it in his mouth.

  "How?"

  "Very sweet." Zhuge Liang spoke briefly and to the point, with a hint of surprise he glanced at Qian Yu, savoring the flavor.

  The power of role models is infinite.

  In an instant, except for Pang Tong, everyone else took a lollipop and put it in their mouths.

  Qin Yu smiled slyly, his self-made sugar cane candy was the only one in the Han Dynasty, sweet enough to kill you.

  The lollipop in mouth, people teased each other a few words, the atmosphere at the table slightly relaxed.

  Wang Fu couldn't help but ask: "If Cao Gong attacks Nanyang again, will Liu Jingzhou send troops to rescue General Zhang Xiu?"

  Zhuge Liang sucked on a date and hesitated before drawing his sword and saying: "I fear it will be difficult!"

  "Why be troubled?"

  "Recently, within Xiangyang, the two families of Cai and Kuai have been vying for power with increasing urgency. Outside Jiangling, the three southern prefectures of Jing Province are also somewhat unstable. At this time, Liu Mu must prioritize internal stability and will not lightly mobilize troops outside the borders."

  Xu Shou sneered: "Outside the territory? Nanyang was once the first county of Jingzhou! Now, it is still the barrier of Jingzhou, how can it be considered outside the territory?"

  "This is no longer something we can worry about." Zhuge Liang sighed, "Moreover, with the imperial palace in turmoil, even heroes are helpless!"

  "What's going on in the backyard?" Xu Shu didn't understand.

  Zhuge Liang seemed to know some inside information, looked around and wanted to speak but stopped.

  Tan Yong stood by and listened to the gossip, feeling embarrassed about his identity and unable to interrupt. Suddenly, he heard Zhuge Jun ask him in a low voice: "Little Tan Gege, why is this sugar cane so sweet?"

  "It's because I used sugarcane!" Qin Yu laughed, "That kind of sugarcane is easy to hurt the tongue, so nobody dares to gnaw on it and eat it, but when used to make hard candy, it's especially sweet."

  "Oh!" Zhuge Jun seemed to understand and yet not understand.

  Tan Yong explained in detail a few more sentences, what are the differences between fruit sugar and cane sugar, which everyone can understand. As for what kind of furnace smelting, it was skipped without mention.

  Pang Tong cast a sideways glance at Qin Yu, who was showing off his knowledge to the children, but ignored the main topic that everyone was concerned about. The more he looked, the more displeased he became, and his anger grew. Suddenly, he slapped the table and shouted: "Wang Guoshan, you tell us clearly, why do you want to return to Xichuan? Is it because your brothers didn't treat you well? Has the Wang Guoshan who swore to go to Jiangxia with me been eaten by a dog?"

  Meng Jian, who was standing opposite, said: "Guo Shan is indeed confident in his academic achievements and wants to serve the country. Now that Emperor Xian of Han is in Xuchang, why doesn't my brother go there?"

  Wang Fu had not spoken, Zhuge Liang already shook his head: "Cao Mengde is cruel and fond of killing, bullying the monarch, how can he be a good person? Your Majesty is mistaken!"

  Shi Tao, who was sitting with Meng Jian, disagreed and said: "Kongming, you are biased! Cao Cao is diligent in governance, the atmosphere in Xuchang is clear and bright, which is ten times better than Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan who ignore the emperor's difficulties!"

  Pang Tong was enraged, slapping the table and standing up: "Cao Cao is a treacherous man who appears loyal, I heard that at the beginning of the year he attacked our ally Zhang Yi in Xiangyang, Zhang Yi had already surrendered, but Cao Cao actually slept with his aunt day and night, which led to Zhang Yi rebelling again, and his son Cao Ang and General Dian Wei were sacrificed in vain. This kind of lustful and foolish man, how can he compare to our great Jingzhou's Liu Xun who widely teaches and educates people with virtue? Even that Liu Ji of Shu is far superior to Cao Cao."

  Tan Yun couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  After listening to the heated debate among the crowd, he shook his head secretly. These half-grown children had limited knowledge but extremely arrogant attitudes, praising and criticizing people, pointing fingers at the world, with an air of triumph. In reality, they were just armchair strategists, talking big but lacking substance.

  "It's really disappointing to meet in person, I didn't expect even Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to be so mediocre... Although I also know that these two are still young now, it's already a solid foundation to have such insight, but after all, there is some disappointment, not living up to my previous imagination."

  Now Pang Tong is even more exaggerated, with one sentence being a big Xiangyang and another sentence being a big Jingzhou, it's already a bit ridiculous.

  "Zong Yu brothers are so lightly mocking Pang Tong, but I think what I said is not wrong?" Just as Pang Tong was getting furious, Zong Yu unexpectedly came to provoke him and immediately slammed the table, gathering fire.

  After a smile from Zhang Fei, he had already sensed that something was wrong and knew that some of his words were impolite. However, being pierced by Pang Tong's words and having his palm slapped so fiercely, he didn't feel happy in his heart either.

  What is flirtatious laughter? You're not some kind of beautiful young lady, lovely little girl, do I need to flirt with you?

  "Little brother is innocent, Big Brother Pang please forgive... uh, Big Brother Pang, does your hand hurt?"

  Everyone was stunned, and suddenly burst into loud laughter. This last sentence is a truly brilliant twist!

  Pang Tong was furious and habitually slapped the table again. Before he could speak, everyone burst out laughing.

  Dong Yun laughed so hard he almost couldn't breathe, saying: "Haha, cough... Shi Yuan... Hahaha, does your hand hurt?"

  Pang Tong's face turned completely purple with rage, but he suppressed his anger and cupped his hands to say: "Brother, you've been listening for so long, always with a sarcastic expression, and you don't seem to take what we're saying seriously! We're all friends, and since we're gathering privately, there's no need to be reserved. If you have any valuable insights, feel free to speak up!"

  These words are harsh enough to push Qin Yu to the opposite side of everyone in the house. If Qin Yu doesn't say something substantial, he might not be able to leave the tavern with his dignity intact.

  This is a high-level debate tactic, changing the subject and turning defense into offense. The students of Shuijingzhuang are almost all skilled, with Pang Tong being the best.

  "What's wrong with you? Why are you staring at me?"

  "This little brother is just a rustic villager, how would he know about national affairs? My uncle is still at home waiting for me to buy wine and go back!" Qin Yu originally half-knelt and half-sat crookedly, now straightened up and bid farewell to the crowd.

  They were already reluctantly seated together, and now the conversation wasn't going well. Qin Yu didn't want to have a big argument with these people, so he took his grievances home with him.

  The students all knelt up and returned the courtesy, the candy bar was pretty good.

  Dong Yun smiled and gave Qin Yu a thumbs up, laughing loudly: "One day I will drink with Brother Qin until we are drunk."