Cao Thief

Chapter 112 Zilian is not cheap (ask for a monthly ticket again)
Well, before you know it, chapter [-] is coming soon!
It's worth celebrating, brothers and sisters, give me a monthly pass, and reward the old and the new?Hey, guess who is the last scribe in the book?

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There is a Yuxiu Terrace in the west of the imperial city, which was the place where Emperor Han worshiped heaven after he moved his capital.

Yuxiu Tower is located just outside the west gate of the imperial city, on the street between Xiuchunmen and Xilixu.Because it is close to Sirish, it is very lively.And Xiuchunmen is close to the wealthy area of ​​Xudu, and the number of people passing by here every day is unknown, and most of them are wealthy people.

Because of this, Yuxiulou's business is booming.

If you are not a high-ranking official, don't even think about going in.The building is divided into three floors, the first floor is for white people, mostly rich and powerful merchants; the second floor is for court officials, with a rank between six hundred stones and one thousand stones.And on the third floor, you can directly overlook Xudu, and if you sit by the window, you can see the majestic Yuxiu Terrace.

The name of Yuxiu Tower also comes from this.

It's just a three-story pavilion, and non-idle people can enter.

Or the children of wealthy families, or the relatives of the emperor.Otherwise, without a salary of two thousand stones, it is impossible to eat here, it is a status.

Ordinary people enter Yuxiu Building, just to eat on the first floor, don't want to come out without two or three pennies...

At dusk, Cao Peng and his party came to the gate of Yuxiu Tower.

Several guys rushed up to meet him and held the reins.

"My lord, do you want to eat?"

"Nonsense, isn't your Yuxiu building just a place to eat, what are you doing here if you don't eat?" Xu Yi got off her horse and replied angrily: "Cao Zidan asked us to come, saying that he was in Wangtian Pavilion... Hurry up and go ahead Lead the way, don't talk too much..."

The man heard this and apologized repeatedly with a smile on his face.

It can be seen that the shopkeeper of Yuxiu Building at least understands the principle of making guests feel at home.

But thinking about it again, the people who come here are either rich or expensive, so how could a little guy dare to offend him?

The first floor is a hall, there are many people, but not noisy.There is a small screen placed between each other, which will not affect each other.

Cao Peng and others walked into the hall, walked along a quiet corridor, and climbed the stairs.

"To be able to open such a restaurant here, there must be a lot of background behind this restaurant."

Dianman said softly: "This is the place for Han dogs."

"Han dog?"

"Did you forget? Last time in the dog fighting hall, Datou fought a dog with a person. He was about to lose to his family's black dragon, but you fought against him with a knife."

"Oh!"

Cao Peng immediately remembered.

Suddenly, a tall and thin figure appeared in his mind.

Liu Guang!

To be honest, Cao Peng didn't pay much attention to Liu Guang at first.Because there is no record about this person in history books and romances.

As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, but failed to leave his name in history, it is very common to think about it.

If Dianman hadn't mentioned it, Cao Peng would have even forgotten about this person.He couldn't help looking at the Yuxiu Building, and he said softly: "It's really not easy for this person to manage such a huge restaurant in an orderly manner."

"He takes care of it there, but in his name."

Cao Peng smiled and did not argue with Dianman.

Even if Liu Guang is not in charge of this restaurant, but he can find someone who can manage it, which shows that his vision is not bad.

It's just these truths that He Dianman can't explain clearly.Moreover, Cao Peng didn't intend to explain clearly to him, so the group walked up to the third floor.

The third floor is a circular pavilion with a total of ten elegant rooms.

Wangtian Pavilion is facing Xiuchun Gate. Standing in the pavilion, you can enjoy the scenery inside Xiuchun Gate.

Zhu Zan and Cao Zun had already arrived, and when they saw Cao Peng and others coming in, they immediately stepped forward, "Why are you here now?"

"Brother isn't here yet, what's the hurry?"

"Brother said that he will come later. Let's have dinner first...here, the food and drinks have been set up, everyone, please take your seats."

While speaking, Zhu Zan winked at Cao Peng.

Cao Peng knew that Cao Zhen had arrived!

He said that he would invite Cao Hong to come.So at this time, Cao Zhen and Cao Hong must be in one of the elegant rooms on the third floor.It's just that due to the extremely special identities of these people, it's not easy to show up in public.You know, there are not only Cao Peng and others here, but also Dianman and Xu Yi.At the same time, these two people represent Cao Ying's forces. Cao Hong will definitely be careful, so as not to fall into the trap.

Neither Dianman nor Xu Yi knew about Cao Zhen and Cao Peng's activities.

It's not that I want to hide it from them, but I'm afraid they'll miss the point... Cao Zhen and Cao Peng are not easy to show their faces about the gambling house. Only Cao Hong's appearance will not make people suspicious.After all, Cao Cao didn't approve of this kind of thing, it was too high-profile, and the result was not beautiful.

This is what Cao really meant.

As for Cao Peng, he naturally agrees very much.

Low-key money, high-profile things, let others take the lead!
"Brother has been mysterious and secretive lately, and he hasn't been seen all day long... He will come in a while, but he will be punished properly, and see if he dares to be late in the future?"

Dianman sat down with a grin, muttering in his mouth.

"Today's gathering is only for the two elder brothers to take a step ahead.

We brothers will have to work harder in the future.The second brother, the third brother, the two of you are even worse... You see, the fourth brother has become a Beibei captain. "

Cao Peng raised his glass to invite wine, and everyone drank it down.

The alcohol in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was not high.The color of the wine is relatively cloudy, a bit similar to the type of rice wine of later generations.Distilled alcohol has not yet appeared. The so-called spirits are estimated to be more than a dozen degrees, but they have a lot of stamina.Cao Peng is not used to this kind of wine, he just does as the Romans do, so he has no choice but to do so.People in this day and age are not good at drinking tea...or in other words, the habit of drinking tea has not yet become popular.

When receiving guests, this kind of wine is often used instead.

Sometimes I make some soup, but most of it is for my daughter's family to drink.

Resisting the sourness in his mouth, Cao Peng put down the wine bowl after drinking a cup.

Dianman asked suspiciously: "Yansun, this is so good, why do you suddenly think of going to Luoyang?"

Yansun is Zhu Zan's cousin.

Ordinarily, he is not yet young.However, since he is about to become an official, he has a watch word.

Zhu Zan said with a smile: "There is nothing to do in Xudu all day long. Zidan has become a dental general now, and has thousands of soldiers under his command; but I have not achieved anything. Uncle Xiahou wanted to do it last year. Let me go, just because I am lazy, so I refused... After this incident, I also need to fight for the first. I am not as good as you, in terms of martial arts, even Lao Wu and Ah Fu.

In the future, your achievements will definitely surpass me. If I don't take a step ahead, won't I be surpassed by you in the future? "

"I think so too."

Cao Zun answered a sentence aside.

It sounds like this makes sense.

Zhu Zan and Cao Zun didn't want to weaken Xiao Bayi's reputation.

But the real reason...

Only Cao Peng knows.What kind of future are they for, but they want to open the way in the past.

Luoyang has Zhu Zan, and Chang'an has Cao Zun.Although Guanzhong is still in chaos, it will be peaceful sooner or later.Eight hundred miles away, Qinchuan is rich and prosperous, and Chang'an is the center of Guanzhong.The sooner Cao Zun passed, the sooner he could gain a firm foothold.In the future, the prosperous gambling houses can also enter westward from Luoyang.

Cao Peng raised his glass again and invited Cao Zun and Zhu Zan to drink.

After the three of them had a drink together, the atmosphere at the banquet became lively immediately.

Wang Mai and Deng Fan were a bit restrained at first, but everyone present is acquaintances, and there is not much difference in age.After drinking three or five cups, he let go of his stomach and drank happily with Dianman Xu Yi.At this time, Zhu Zan got up, nodded towards Cao Peng, and walked out.

Cao Peng grabbed the package beside him and followed Zhu Zan out of Wangtian Pavilion.

"Brother's first elegant room in Xitou, you just go there."

Cao Peng nodded, walked over with the package, and stopped in front of an elegant room named Fengyu Pavilion.

The Wind and Rain Pavilion, also a scene in Xudu, is located in the west of Xudu City.It is named after a stone. It is said that this stone can sense the change of weather, and the dryness and wetness on the stone are distinct.If it is going to rain, the stones will be wet and water drops will roll; if it is sunny, it will be very dry.The local people believed in this strange stone... Around the reign of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a pavilion was built at the place of Fengyu Stone, which was called Fengyu Pavilion.In later generations, the Fengyu Pavilion was changed to Zhangfei Temple, but the Fengyu Stone disappeared due to the war.

Tuk Tuk Tuk!
Cao Peng knocked on the door.

After a while, the door opened, and Cao Zhen showed his figure.

Cao Peng smiled at him and walked in.Outside Wangtian Pavilion, Zhu Zan saw Cao Peng go in, looked left and right, and then turned back to Wangtian Pavilion.

In the Wind and Rain Pavilion, besides Cao Zhen, there were also these two people sitting.

One was dressed in a fine attire, with a thin face, cheeks that seemed to be cut by a knife and an axe, with sharp edges and corners, full of masculinity.It's just that the eyes are a little slender, the bridge of the nose is high and straight, but the tip of the nose is slightly hooked inward, which makes the whole person a bit more stern in the masculine way.

"Uncle, he is Cao Peng."

The man in Chinese clothes drooped his eyelids and didn't make a sound. He just held his drink and savored it carefully.

Cao Zhen didn't care, and immediately pointed to another commoner man and said, "Ah Fu, this is Master Shi Ashi."

Shi A's age is about 34 to 170 years old, and his complexion is bronze and a little rough.His dark face, thick eyebrows and big eyes.Standing up may be less than [-] centimeters, the arms are very long, the finger joints are wide, but they are slender, giving people a feeling of strength.

Unlike a man in a fine attire, Shi A stood up very politely, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Shi A has met Mr. Cao...you don't dare to call him a word, but it is the name of Master Cao, and Shi A is like a thunderbolt. I don't know when I will bother you." Young master introduces, trouble everyone Cao one or two."

He is a swordsman, and he is naturally addicted to swords.

However, as a commoner, even if Shi A is Cao Pi's teacher now, he still can't get on the stage, let alone ask for a suitable sword.

Cao Hong suddenly put down his wine glass and stood up.

"Zidan, what are you messing around with?"

"Uncle, what do you say?"

"Didn't you say that you want to teach me how to be rich, why did a little baby come here? What a big deal it can be for a young child...I'm leaving!"

Obviously, Cao Hong looked down on Cao Peng.

Just as Cao Zhen was about to stop him, Cao Peng grabbed his arm.

He sat down behind a case and put the package on the case.

"Master Shi, here is a Qiwu sword. It was forged by my father using Qiwu from the Western Regions. This time, my father used a lot of Qiwu from the Western Regions to make the Tiangang Sword. The remaining materials are only enough to make this Qiwu sword. Wu Jian, originally I was going to give it to Dr. Cao...

Since Dr. Cao is not interested, forget it... Youdao is a hero who accompanies a sword, and pink powder is given to a beautiful lady, so please accept this Qiwu sword with a smile. "

"Qi Wu Sword?"

Shi Ahu stood up and stared at the brocade box in front of Cao Peng.

Cao Hong stopped and turned around to look at Cao Peng.

Burning eyes, like two sharp swords, stared at Cao Peng.

Cao Zhen couldn't help swallowing, feeling very nervous...

Cao Peng slowly opened the brocade box, but saw a three-foot Qingfeng placed inside.The sword is five feet long, and the body of the sword is dark red and black, exuding a chill.

Chiu?

How can Cao Peng have Qiwu in his hand!

It's just a weapon made by pouring steel to borrow this reputation.

However, it took some effort to create this Qiwu sword.After Cao Peng and Cao Zhen chose Cao Hong in the prison, they asked someone to bring a letter to Cao Ji and dragged him to forge a sword.This Qiwu sword was only finished five days ago.The body of the sword is similar to that of Tiangang Dao, with the Qiwu sword inscription on the spine.The real highlight of this sword is the tsuba and the hilt, which are all made of gold, shining golden.

Just the hilt and tsuba weighed about five catties, and it took nearly twenty gold to refine it.

Unlike the gold circulating in the market, this is pure gold.Cao Hong's eyes lit up, they narrowed their eyes, turned around and sat down again.

"Is this sword really that good?"

Shi A stood up, walked to the case, and picked up the sword.

He weighed it a few times, and then swung his sword to cut off the corner of the case, just like cutting tofu with a knife, the fracture was smooth.

There was joy in his eyes, Shi Alian said: "It really is a good sword!"

However, he was a little embarrassed because Cao Hong came back again.

Could it be that he wants to compete with Cao Hong?

"Master Shi, if this sword is on the market, how much is it worth?"

Shi A said: "In the past, someone was willing to buy the Tiangang Sword made by Mr. Cao for two thousand yi gold. Today, the Gang knife is difficult to calculate with money, so I estimate the price of this Qiwu sword at more than three thousand yi. Moreover, Cao You can’t find any magical weapons on the market…”

The brilliance in Cao Hong's eyes became even brighter.

Shi A seemed to have realized it suddenly, turned to Cao Hong and said, "Zi Lian, sell me this sword."

"This one……"

Cao Hong looked at Cao Peng, and suddenly asked, "Baby, it seems that I underestimated you."

Cao Peng smiled slightly, and took away the brocade box, and there was a book threaded with needlework underneath.

"Doctor Cao, all my ideas are written in it.

If you are interested, you might as well take a look.I don't dare to say anything else, but I can guarantee that if you open a prosperous gambling house, you can make a lot of money every day. "

"Oh?"

Cao Hong raised his eyebrows twice, and a strange arc was drawn at the corner of his mouth.

"Little baby, aren't you afraid that I will throw you away after I take it away?"

At this moment, both Shi A and Cao Zhen held their breath and looked at Cao Peng and Cao Hong.

Cao Peng said with a smile: "A gentleman loves money, and he takes it in a proper way; a villain is greedy for money, and he takes it in a wrong way. It depends on Dr. Cao, whether he wants to be a gentleman or a villain."

This sentence is a bit heavy!

Cao Zhen hurriedly said: "Ah Fu, how can you speak so rudely to uncle?"

However, Cao Hong was not angry, and pursed his mouth, "What about a gentleman, and what about a villain?"

"It is often said that a gentleman is magnanimous, and a villain is sympathetic. If Dr. Cao is willing to be a gentleman, the wealth of the world will flow in; if he is a villain... Hehe, the world is not full of Boning."

That means: If you are a gentleman, if we cooperate, I still have many ways to make money.

But if you want to be a villain, leave me alone... I don't care, just find another way.But you will inevitably lose a lot of opportunities.

In the past, Cao Hong loved money and indulged the guests and servants to act recklessly, and he was speechless after being treated by Man Chong.

Do you want to make money openly?

Or are you going to be on tenterhooks all day?
Cao Zhen really did not expect that Cao Peng's words would be so sharp.

He knew Cao Hong well, and knew that his uncle was not a broad-minded person.In my heart, I couldn't help worrying about Cao Peng.

Cao Hong stared at Cao Peng for a long time, and suddenly laughed out loud.

"Little baby, you are so brave."

"Man dies for money, bird dies for food... The kid is also crazy about money, so he dares to take the liberty."

Cao Hong's laughter stopped abruptly, and the stern look on his face disappeared without a trace.When he smiled, there were two dimples on his cheeks, as bright as chrysanthemums blooming in autumn.

"So, you and I can cooperate."

After finishing speaking, Cao Hong stood up, walked to Cao Peng's case, and reached out to pick up the booklet.

"Shi A, I will give you ten days to prepare three thousand yijin and send it to my residence... Otherwise, return this Qiwu sword to me."

"what?"

Cao Peng hurriedly stood up and said, "Congratulations, Master Shi."

Cao Hong loves money, that is love to the extreme.

The family was originally very rich, but they developed the habit of being stingy.

The armor on his body, the weapon in his hand, and the horse under his crotch... none of them were bought with his money.Armors are spoils of war, and weapons are gifts from others.Even his horse was rewarded by Cao Cao for escorting Cao Cao back to Puyang after the Battle of Luoyang.

Based on Cao Peng's understanding of him, he is a master who wears money on his ribs, and spends one coin, and feels distressed for a long time.

Don't show weakness to such a person.

The more you show weakness, the more powerful he will be.

"Zidan, I'm going back first...I have to go back and think about this matter."

After Cao Hong finished speaking, he strode away without looking back.

Cao Zhen looked at his back and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Ah Fu, look at this..."

"Brother, don't worry. Didn't Doctor Cao agree?"

"But he clearly said..."

Shi A interrupted suddenly, "Zi Lian has always been like this. It is impossible for him to give you an affirmative answer. Since he said to think about it, he agreed. Otherwise, he would definitely not accept Mr. Cao's Qi Wu sword. It is also true. Well, we've got our own way."

Shi A is rich!

But a good sword is hard to find.

It is not difficult for Shi A to buy a good sword for three thousand yi.

He has many disciples and grandchildren, and there are all kinds of figures.It's really not that difficult to get together three thousand yi...

Although Cao Zhen is Cao Hong's nephew, if he understands him, he is really not as good as Shi A.

After thinking about it, he couldn't help laughing.

"I thought it would take a lot of thought, but I didn't expect it to be solved so easily... Ah Fu, it seems that you know uncle better than me."

It's not that I know Cao Hong, but I know what these people really think.

Does Cao Hong really look down on Cao Peng?Not necessarily!To put it bluntly, doesn't he know how old Cao Peng is?If he really didn't want to do it, then he wouldn't come here.The reason why I was just starting to make decisions was that I still wanted to gain some benefits from Cao Peng.

After all, Cao Peng is only a commoner, yet he owns [-]% of the shares.

If Cao Hongruo said that he had no other thoughts in his mind, that would be really weird...

The three talked for a while, and Cao Peng told Shi A what was in his heart.

Shi A also had no objection, so he agreed to come down and call his apprentices and grandchildren to gather in Luoyang after returning.Afterwards, Shi Ah bid farewell and left.

Cao Peng and Cao Zhen sat in the wind and rain pavilion for a while and talked for a while.

"Let's go there... If we don't go back for so long, maybe the second brother and the others are going to make trouble again."

Cao Zhen nodded, got up with Cao Peng, and walked out of the Wind and Rain Pavilion together.At this moment, several people came out from the elegant room opposite.

One of them accidentally collided with Cao Zhen.

What kind of physique is Cao Zhen, as strong as a cow.The other party was also a little drunk, and almost sat on the ground by accident.Fortunately, his companion supported him.

"Blind my dog ​​eyes!"

A scribe can curse as soon as he opens his mouth.

When Cao Zhen heard this, he was furious, "Who are you scolding?"

"I'm just scolding you...you don't have eyes when you walk, so you're not blind, so what?"

Cao Zhenna is also an arrogant master. Hearing the vicious words of the other party, he can swallow this bad breath.So without saying a word, he took a step forward and grabbed the collar of the other party's clothes.

"Zhongjie, Hugh is so rude, why don't you apologize quickly?"

The person who was knocked down stood firm at this moment, and hurriedly stopped drinking.

Cao Peng also stepped forward and held Cao Zhen back.

"You two young masters, please don't mind. My friend drank too much wine and offended you two with his words. Please don't blame the two young masters."

The man was about thirty years old, handsome in appearance, elegant in manner, and quite dignified.

Listening to his accent, it's not Xudu's accent, nor Yuzhou's accent. It's very light, very soft, and has a soft rhyme.However, there was a faint fishy smell on him.It's not a fishy smell, but an inexplicable, unexplainable, very weird smell.

Cao Zhen glared at the other party viciously, and let go of his hand.

He just got out of prison, and he didn't want to cause trouble too much.Now that the other party has been subdued, it is not good for him to force the other party too much.

With a snort, he turned around and left with Cao Peng.

Cao Peng and the young man smiled, cupped their hands, and turned around.

"Zhongjie, what are you doing?"

Cao Peng heard the young man's indistinct scolding voice behind him, "This place is not Xiapi, you and I came here with the trust of Marquis Wen, how can you act on your will?"

Xiapi?

Wenhou?

Cao Peng shuddered Lingling, turned around suddenly, and looked at those people.

Are they from Lu Bu?

"Ah Fu, what's the matter? Why are you standing here in a daze?"

"Those people... don't seem to be simple."

Cao Zhen also nodded, "That guy is not bad at martial arts. When I grabbed his clothes just now, he was obviously restraining. But if we really fight, he may not be at a disadvantage... Oh, it seems to be Xuzhou's accent. It's strange, How can people from Xuzhou climb to the third floor?"

Lu Bu's reputation is not very good, and his people are logically not qualified to go to the third level.

And the other party obviously just had a drink. Could it be that he is a son of a wealthy family?

There are many wealthy families in Xuzhou, but Cao Peng doesn't know much about them.

Cao Peng said: "That scribe seems to be the leader. Judging by his demeanor and his behavior, he should not be an ordinary person."

"What's so difficult?" Cao Zhen smiled slightly, "If you want to know their origins, you can ask the people in this restaurant and you will know."

(End of this chapter)