Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 297 Forgiveness and Green (4000)

"Thank you, General Liu, and Captain Wu."

After receiving the gift from Zhuge Liang, the two wives were ladies who knew etiquette, so they would not open it in front of Wu Liang and others, but quickly saluted and thanked them.

But the little girl named "Huan'er" couldn't hold back her curiosity, and immediately opened the outer layer of silk cloth after receiving the gift.

"Father, mother, what do you think this is?"

Huan'er raised a small golden ornament above her head, but she had a disappointed expression on her little face.

In the eyes of a little girl at this age, delicious and fun things are what she cares most about. Gold ornaments like this are really hard to arouse her interest.

Of course, the main reason is that the Huang family is now in decline. This little girl has never seen gold since she was sensible, let alone have the opportunity to use gold, so she doesn't know the true value of gold.

Also this moment.

Huang Chengyan and the two wives finally understood what the gift from Wu Liang was, and they were a little panicked for a moment, and they said quickly: "No way, Captain Wu, you have been ordered to visit us to the utmost of your kindness, and now you are sending us another gift." How can we afford such an expensive gift?"

For them, this is tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow.

Since Taiwei Zhang Wen was killed by Dong Zhuo and the Huang family lost their support, they were marginalized by the gentry clans in Xiangyang City, and their life has been worse than ever.

Over the years, Huang Chengyan had to dismiss his family servants, and his family's properties had to be sold at a low price one by one, so that he could maintain his life.

The family property that can be sold at the moment has almost been sold.

It can be said that the only thing left in the Huang family right now is this house that can barely support the appearance. This house really can't be sold anymore. If they sell it again, their family will be homeless.

In order to maintain his life, Huang Chengyan had to rely on his family's only ten acres of land to support himself this spring. Unfortunately, there are still many obstacles, because Huang Chengyan gave birth to two daughters, and there are no other males in the family, and he has no money to rent. He basically had to do the farm work alone for other animals, which was really too much for him.

The gold sent by Wu Liang solved the urgent need of the Huang family. Not only could it catch up with the spring plowing and planting, but it could also allow them to live a comfortable life for a period of time.

In this way, as long as they survive until the autumn harvest season, even if the life is a little bit harder, they can still live on.

"This is General Liu's intention. There is no need for Mr. Huang and the two wives to refuse."

Wu Liang said with a smile.

"Unexpectedly, we haven't seen each other for many years. My little sister still remembers me as a sister. She also has a heart."

One of the slightly fat ladies said with red eyes.

If the guess is correct, this lady should be Cai Xi's eldest daughter, and the "little sister" she is talking about is naturally Cai Xi's youngest daughter who married Liu Biao.

And Huang Chengyan and Liu Biao are the brother-in-law relationship recorded in history.

After finishing speaking, the lady said to Huang Chengyan with some complaints: "I have advised you to go to General Liu, he is also my brother-in-law after all, and with the affection of my little sister, General Liu will definitely arrange an official for you." Half-time job, so our family can live a good life for a few days, why bother to suffer this?"

"What do you woman know..."

Huang Chengyan's complexion changed slightly, probably due to Wu Liang's status and it was inconvenient to say more, so he didn't continue, but said to Wu Liang with some heroic shortness of breath, "Please tell Captain Wu to tell General Liu, Liu This generous gift from the general... I have the audacity to accept it, and I will never forget today's kindness, and I will definitely repay it after the Huang family gets over the difficulties."

"Mr. Huang is serious."

Wu Liang could tell that Huang Chengyan must have been hiding something, and he didn't want to have anything to do with Liu Biao. It was only because of the situation that he had to accept the gold.

As for what reason?
Then it’s time to go, it may be because of different political stances, it may be that they don’t want to get involved in the war, or they may have other plans...

Wu Liang wasn't very interested in this, and naturally he didn't get entangled in this issue that Huang Chengyan obviously couldn't talk to him about.

And the other side.

This slightly fat lady has come to the girl named "Huan'er" and said with a smile: "Huan'er, this gift is very expensive, mother should save it for you first, and wait for you to get married." Then it will be returned to you as your dowry."

This scene immediately reminded Wu Liang of the scene when his mother cheated him of the New Year's money when he was a child.

"Mother, I like this gift very much now, I can keep it for myself."

It's okay if the lady doesn't want it, as soon as she asked for it, Huan'er immediately became vigilant, and quickly hid the small gold ornament behind her back.

"If you give this gift to your mother for safekeeping, she will make you a new dress tomorrow."

The lady followed the advice carefully.

"Really?"

Huan'er immediately looked forward to it.

"When did your mother lie to you? Huan'er is obedient."

Madame laughed.

"Mother must keep her word!"

Only then did Huan'er hand in the happy golden ornament.

It was all too real.

On the other side, after this episode, Zhuge Liang also waited for a while, and finally came to Huang Yueying with a gift.

"Hand it over to mother for safekeeping..."

After all, Huang Yueying was a little older and more sensible, or she knew that the gift would definitely not fall into her hands in the end, so before Zhuge Liang offered the gift, she slightly raised her head, and quickly said in a low voice like a mosquito.

He also raised his head slightly.

"why you?"

Zhuge Liang was taken aback for a moment, and said with surprise on his face.

"You, you are..."

Huang Yueying was puzzled as to why Zhuge Liang reacted like this, and she raised her head again curiously. Only then did she finally see Zhuge Liang's appearance clearly, and then she was slightly taken aback, and said in surprise, "It's you?"

Zhuge Liang was already overjoyed and laughed: "Haha, I have been looking for you since that day, thinking of expressing my gratitude to you in person, but unfortunately I haven't seen you again after searching for several months, and said that you were just passing through Xiangyang I never expected to meet you here today!"

"I, I rarely go out, that day, that day was just a coincidence..."

Huang Yueying was a little embarrassed on the contrary, she lowered her head slightly and whispered.

Whoops? !
Wu Liang was surprised. It seemed that these two people had met before and experienced some things together.

It's not a coincidence, isn't it?

If this is the case, it is not surprising that Huang Chengyan introduced the "ugly girl" Huang Yueying to Zhuge Liang in history. It is not surprising that such a high-minded person like Zhuge Liang can still agree. It turns out that the two have a relationship foundation!

"Hun'er, have you met this young master?"

Huang Chengyan and the two wives also looked over in surprise.

Although Zhuge Liang has a "notorious reputation", because he is still young, the people he deals with all day long are just kids from various gentry clans. Adults like Huang Chengyan's age usually don't have contact with Zhuge Liang, so it's natural for them not to know him It is also a matter of reason.

"I've only seen it once..."

Huang Yueying is not the kind of person who likes to talk, so her words are very short and vague.

"Brother Zhuge, what is going on?"

Wu Liang knew that it would take some effort to get Huang Yueying to understand what he said, so he didn't ask her, but asked Zhuge Liang directly.

"Brother talented, this matter has to start from last year."

Zhuge Liang said generously, "I still remember that on the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, when I came to Xiangyang City to play, I met a few young masters who were gambling with Liubo chess in the city. I watched for a while and saw that their chess skills were really bad. So I couldn't help pointing them out, but not only did they not thank me for giving me a drink, they also said that you are a real gentleman who watches chess without talking, I argued with them a few words, and they ganged up to beat me up."

"Of course I can't suffer from this, so I ran away, but they were so numerous that they couldn't escape no matter what."

"Just when I was desperate, a person suddenly pulled me and dragged me into the haystack to hide, so that I finally escaped the catastrophe, and the person who pulled me was the one in front of me, do you think she is My benefactor, should I thank her well... It's a pity that I haven't seen her since that day, and I didn't expect her to be here."

"I see."

Wu Liang finally understood the whole story, nodded and said with a smile, "You really deserve to be beaten up for ruining their game."

"It can't be my fault, it's just that those young masters are too bad at chess. Such poor chess skills are too shameless to bet on wine. If they play chess with me, I can win and they will never dare to mention Liubo again. .”

Zhuge Liang said with a stinking face.

"You are everywhere!"

Wu Liang gave him a blank look, then turned around and said to Huang Chengyan intentionally, "Mr. Huang, I never thought that my virtuous brother and Ling Qianjin have such a past. This is also a kind of fate."

"Exactly, but this son's surname is Zhuge... As far as I know, there seems to be only one family with the surname Zhuge living in Xiangyang. Could it be this son?"

Huang Chengyan seemed to have thought of something, and asked tentatively.

"His surname is Zhuge, and his name is bright."

Wu Liang smiled.

"This... I have heard his name for a long time but I have never seen him, but now I see him. He is indeed a good-looking talent. He really is a hero born a boy."

Huang Chengyan's EQ is also not low. After being obviously stunned for a moment, he changed the subject and said with a smile on his face.

However, Wu Liang couldn't tell that he was talking nicely. With Zhuge Liang's previous reputation in Xiangyang City, it was indeed difficult for Huang Chengyan to say such words.

But Wu Liang didn't feel embarrassed at all, he smiled and said: "That's true, although my brother Zhuge is a bit down and out now, the Zhuge lineage was once a prominent family in Langya area, and the ancestor Zhuge Feng once worked in the Han Dynasty. Lieutenant Guo Sili, his father Zhuge Gui was the Prime Minister of Mount Tai a few years ago, and his uncle Zhuge Xuan was the prefect of Yuzhang, although he is young and frivolous now, if he is disciplined well, his future will be limitless."

I have never mentioned these family backgrounds to my talented brother, and my uncle has never mentioned them to him, so how did he know?
After hearing Wu Liang's words, Zhuge Liang was a little confused again.

That's right, a talented brother can pinpoint and calculate, there is nothing in the world that he doesn't know about, and these trivial things can't be hidden from him... One day, I will know everything about the world like a talented brother.

"Oh? In this way, this son is also a descendant of a famous family."

Huang Chengyan immediately sized Zhuge Liang up and down, and looked at him with admiration for an instant, even the two wives had already sized Zhuge Liang up.

This is understandable.

The social status of the gentry these days is so detached.

Even the down-and-out nobles are the same.

The most important thing is that Zhuge Liang's appearance is also very eye-catching. Although he is still young and has not yet reached the "eight feet tall" recorded in the history books, even if he is wearing a shabby cloth, he is still "very majestic, with a face like a crown jade" handsome boy.

Apart from the reputation he had left in Xiangyang City before, he was actually quite eye-catching just by looking at his appearance... Even in the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was still a world of appearances.

"By the way, talented brother."

The words "after the famous family" are naturally very useful to Zhuge Liang. While he smiled triumphantly, he suddenly thought of something, and then said, "Didn't the old man just say it as soon as he entered the door? He saw it at a glance." Is this house a haunted house where the 'five ghosts are evil'? And I heard the old man said that he has a way to dissolve the evil spirit. This girl has been kind to me, so you and the old man can help them resolve it once. This Sha, repay this kindness for me, this kindness is on my head, and I will find a way to repay you in the future."

"Five ghosts? A haunted house?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Chengyan and several family members immediately became nervous again.

These days people believe in these things, and they are no exception.

But it doesn't mean that anyone can fool them, the main reason is that Zhuge Liang didn't intend to ask for anything from them, and the Huang family really has nothing to fool them now...

Besides.

How can anyone come to fool people, but give gold first, make sure this is fooling people, not helping the poor and doing charity?

……

In fact, Wu Liang also helped the Huang family resolve the meaning of this evil spirit.

Why is it that Huang Chengyan is Zhuge Liang's father-in-law in history, and Huang Yueying is Zhuge Liang's wife?
Although the direction of history has changed somewhat since he came, he is still willing to achieve this marriage while respecting the wishes of both parties. After all, "it is better to tear down ten temples than a family."

The most important thing is that Wu Liang wants to further stimulate Zhuge Liang's talent. According to folklore, Huang Yueying is Zhuge Liang's virtuous wife. Without her help, Zhuge Liang would have struggled in many things. Therefore, Wu Liang also wanted to see how these two people would be together. What kind of chemical reaction is produced.

However, before telling Huang Chengyan and his two wives that they are both "five ghosts", Wu Liang first asked a question about forgiveness and greenness: "Mr. Huang, put the 'five ghosts' aside for now. Before that, I want to understand a fact first, is Ling Qianjin's hair and skin color like this from birth, or did it gradually become like this?"

Of course it is impossible for him to directly ask whether your family has ever been a Kunlun slave?
This question is too straightforward.

As long as Huang Chengyan is not a fool, he may realize the problem in an instant.

(End of this chapter)