Cao Thief

Chapter 120 Triple Happiness (Part [-])

Human nature is to conceive in October and give birth in one day.

Counting the days, it was almost a month.But due to this period of time, many changes have taken place.Cao Ji jumped over the dragon's gate, from an ordinary craftsman to a supervisor with a rank ratio of six hundred stones.This huge change made the whole family a little confused!Afterwards, Cao Peng and Deng Ji were busy looking for a house and tidying up their residences, and inadvertently ignored this important event.

From Longshan to Xudu, the distance is not too far.

It's just that the bumps along the way were so severe that Cao Nan couldn't hold on when he got out of the car.

Wang Mai and Deng Fan carried Cao Nan to the mansion, but as soon as they got up the steps, Cao Nan cried out in pain, his voice was extremely shrill.

Dong Xiao also rushed over from behind at this time. Seeing this situation, he quickly shouted: "Don't touch her, put her down quickly, put her down!"

But the problem is that the steps are cold and there is not even a cushion.

Cao Peng ran to Cao Nan's side, pointed to the porter behind the gate and said, "First go to the house, first go to the house... Hurry up and invite Mrs. Wen to deliver the baby!"

But at this moment, where can I find Mrs. Wen?
Dong Xiao said: "It seems that it may be too late! Aunt Hong, madam, you all come to help, let's stabilize the situation before we talk."

"Yes, yes, let Ah Nan lie down first."

A group of people got busy, some went to boil water, some went to hug the mattress.

The size of the concierge is not large, but it is enough to be used as a temporary delivery room.A simple bed covered with a thick layer of wormwood...

In the Central Plains, wormwood has the effect of exorcising evil spirits.

Whenever they move to a new house, people like to visit some wormwood in each room to drive away the original evil spirit in the house.In the concierge, there are a lot of wormwood piled up.Someone took a mattress from the car, spread it on the wormwood, and helped Cao Nan to lie down.

Cao Nan kept crying out in pain, and Dong Xiao was also a little helpless.

The reason is simple, he is a man... In this day and age, there are no men who deliver babies, and most of them are women who take care of women.

But the problem is, Mrs. Wen didn't come.

Dong Xiao could only try to relieve Cao Nan's pain, and at the same time kept urging him.

Fortunately, Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Hong have both had children, so they have more or less experience.

It's not easy for them to drive Dong Xiao out, after all, Wen Po hasn't come over, and Dong Xiao is still needed to stabilize Cao Nan's situation.Cao Nan cried out in pain, and Mrs. Zhang was also helpless.Cao Peng wanted to go to help, but Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Hong kept pushing her away.

"Your sister is having a baby, what are you doing here? Go out quickly and see if Mrs. Wen is here."

"Mother, Mrs. Wen will come when she should come. I am here, and I can help..." Cao Peng was a little confused when he heard Cao Nan's cry of pain.After all, this is his sister in this world.Although Cao Peng and Cao Nan didn't have much emotional communication, the same blood flowed in their bodies.Cao Peng wanted to help Cao Nan, but at this moment, he didn't know how to help.

"A woman's family has a baby, what can you, a man, do to help?"

"Ah Fu, you go out... You will be tainted with bad luck if you are here."

Cao Nan also endured the pain and persuaded Cao Peng to go out.But before she finished speaking, she screamed again.

Cao Peng scratched his head as he walked out.Suddenly, he tripped over the wormwood placed at the door, and his heart suddenly moved.

"Mr. Dong, use moxibustion!"

"what?"

"Use moxibustion!"

Mugwort, as early as in the "Mencius", there is a record: seven years of illness, three years of moxa.

However, the real use of wormwood was recorded in detail for the first time in Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" in the Ming Dynasty.

Artemisia argyi leaves are used as medicine, warm in nature, bitter in taste, non-toxic, pure yang in nature, clears the twelve meridians, restores yang, regulates qi and blood, expels dampness and cold, stops bleeding and relieves miscarriage.Therefore, there is a saying of medicinal herbs.It is recorded in Materia Medica that moxa leaves can moxibustion defeated soldiers, warm the uterus, and expel cold and dampness.

Cao Peng has never read the Compendium of Materia Medica, and he is not very familiar with the specific effects of wormwood.

But when he was a child, he often saw his father moxibustion at home.Once, when Cao Peng was on a mission, in a mountain village, he saw that his sister-in-law was about to give birth, but the doctor hadn't arrived yet.The local old man used moxibustion to calm down the sister-in-law temporarily, and waited until the doctor arrived to give birth, and the mother and daughter were safe.That is to say, does this wormwood have a certain anti-total effect?
Dong Xiao turned around in astonishment, not knowing what to do.

His medical skills are indeed not bad, but after all, he has too little experience and his adaptability is not very good.

Moxibustion?

Does this work?

At this time, Cao Peng had already been pushed out of the concierge.

He had no choice but to shout loudly outside the door: "Mr. Dong, use moxibustion, moxibustion..."

"how to use?"

Cao Peng closed his eyes, trying to recall the moxibustion method used by the old gentleman in his previous life, and immediately said it out loud.Dong Xiao hesitated, and looked up at Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Hong.He stood up, pulled out the moxa leaf from the pile of moxa grass, and quickly rolled it into the shape of a moxa stick.

"Madam, how about...try it?"

"Then try it."

Up to now, Mrs. Zhang is also sick and goes to the doctor indiscriminately.

However, there was another factor in her agreement.Cao Peng once studied with a warlock for a year, and God knows what he learned.During this year, Cao Peng brought too many surprises to his couple.Maybe, the method he said is really useful.

Dong Xiao soon lit up the moxa stick.

And according to the positions that Cao Peng said, he started to use moxibustion.

Cao Peng couldn't tell the reason, but he could only tell the approximate seat.But that's enough!Yilitong, Bailitong...Dong Xiao is Zhang Zhongjing's disciple after all, he is very clear about where there are acupuncture points, and which acupuncture points have what purpose.

Outside the gatehouse, Deng Ji's face was pale.

"Ah Nan, hold on!"

He murmured without listening, looking anxious.

Others also gathered at the gate.Cao Ji and Wang Meng lingered non-stop, looking at the porter from time to time.Guo Yong stood aside, not knowing how to persuade him.He has not been in Cao's house for a long time, so he can't talk about many things.Moreover, he really didn't know what to do when a woman gave birth to a child.

"Why hasn't Mrs. Wen come?"

"It always takes a while to come from Sirius."

"Why did I forget this... Last month, your siblings accompanied Ah Nan to see Mr. Xiao. Mr. Xiao from Huichun Hall also reminded that it was only for a few days! These days, he was busy with moving, and unexpectedly Forget about this matter. If I knew it earlier, I would wait until Ah Nan was born."

Cao Ji kept blaming himself, so Wang Meng had no choice but to comfort him in a low voice.

At this moment, the rapid sound of horseshoes came from outside the gate.

Wang Mai got off his horse, helped a chubby Wen Po off the horse, held her arm, and walked towards the mansion.

"Wan Po is here, Wen Po is here!"

The fat woman was out of breath and her face was pale.

She was packing her things at home, but Wang Mai barged in and dragged her here without saying a word.

The young man didn't explain along the way, he just rode his horse and galloped wildly.Fortunately, at this time, there were not too many pedestrians on the road, otherwise I don't know how many people would be injured.I thought... Mrs. Wen had been a widow for many years, and she was a little worried to be carried all the way by such a young man with a lot of vigor.

"You little offspring, you don't even know what you want to do.

Delivering a child always requires some tranquilizing medicine and many things to prepare.You pull the old body over, the old body also needs helpers. "

After talking, Mrs. Wen walked into the porter's room.

After a while, Dong Xiao came out with a red face and stood at the gate, letting out a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Dong, Ah Nan..."

"Don't worry, grandson, Mrs. sister-in-law is in good condition. Mrs. Wen is here now, and she is busy with the two wives inside. Nothing will happen."

Dong Xiao looked at Cao Peng suddenly while talking.

"Ah Fu, how do you know that wormwood has such effects?"

"This..." Cao Peng rolled his eyes and immediately replied, "I saw it in a book."

"what book?"

Dong Xiao suddenly became interested, "Can you lend me a read?"

"This...it's not because I'm stingy, it's really...I read that book when I was in Thorny Sun. You also know later that my parents were arrested and lost a lot of things. It is impossible to carry that book with me, and now I don’t know where it is lost.”

"Then do you still remember, what is the title of the book?"

"Herbal Classic!" Cao Peng blurted out.

Dong Xiao frowned, and thought for a while with some doubts, but he still couldn't remember who wrote the Herbal Classic...

What a pity!

Dong Xiao sighed softly in his heart, turned around and looked at the porter.

"It hurts to death..."

From the gatehouse, Cao Nan's heart-piercing cry came.

"Ah Nan, you have to hold on!"

Deng Ji couldn't bear it anymore, clenched his fists and shouted loudly.

Cao Peng also leaned over and shouted to the porter: "Sister, breathe out, breathe out, breathe out with your mouth, breathe out... brother-in-law, what are you breathing out?"

Cao Peng asked Cao Nan to exhale, but unexpectedly Deng Ji was beside him, but he began to exhale heavily.

"Hoo hoo... Ah Nan, breathe out!"

While exhaling, Deng Ji rode a horse in the crotch pose, clenched his fists and exerted force.

At this time, his pale face was flushed red.With all the force, that posture, I can't wait to go in and help Cao Nan give birth.

Cao Peng watched from the sidelines, amused and happy for his sister.

My brother-in-law is a real person, but also a passionate person.This passion is not promiscuity, but love for his wife.Seeing Deng Ji's appearance, Cao Peng walked over and supported his arm.

"Brother-in-law, don't be nervous. Mother and Aunt Hong are inside, and Mrs. Wen is here, so everything will be fine."

Dong Xiao also comforted him, "Uncle, don't worry. Mrs. Sister-in-law is in good health and there will be no accidents. Don't worry."

Inside the gate, there was chaos.

At this moment, a horse came outside the gate of Cao's mansion.

Guo Jia got down from his horse, seeing the messy scene in front of the Cao Mansion, he couldn't help being stunned.

When he walked up the steps, he saw Deng Ji riding a horse and standing outside the porter's crotch, clenching his fists for luck, which made Guo Jia couldn't help laughing.

"Uncle Sun, why are you here?"

Deng Ji turned his head to look, stood up quickly, and said with some embarrassment: "Feng Xiao, you are here! Ah Nan is giving birth, and I am a little worried."

"Siblings are going to give birth?"

"Yes!" Deng Ji said with self-blame: "I've been preoccupied with the house here these days, but I actually forgot about it... If I had known it, I wouldn't be in a hurry to move. Instead of being so sudden, It's better to stay in Wubao and wait for Ah Nan to give birth safely before coming back."

Cao Ji sighed, "Uncle Sun, it's no wonder you!"

"what……"

In the gatehouse, Cao Nan's screams could be heard.

Deng Ji also ignored Guo Jia, turned around and rushed out of the porter's room.

"Ah Nan, exhale, exhale... Huh, Huh, Huh! Follow me, exhale!"

At this time, as long as it is a useful move, Deng Ji doesn't care whether it is useful or not, no matter who came up with it.Guo Jia scratched his head and glanced at Deng Ji with some amusement.He didn't bother him anymore, but stood aside, watching the chaos inside and outside the Cao Mansion.Suddenly, he saw Cao Peng and couldn't help laughing...

"Ah Fu, you're here too."

"Mr. Feng Xiao."

"Hey, you don't need to call me Mr. Long or Mr. Short. I am older than you, and I have a friendship with your brother-in-law. You can just call me brother, or you can call me by my name."

"Then, I'll still call you brother."

In the past, Cao Peng would have been excited by this title.

After all, Guo Jia is also someone he admires very much.But right now, he couldn't care less about excitement, and was also very anxious.

Fortunately, he was calm and not rude.

"Brother, have you checked your body?"

Guo Jia was taken aback, "I'm fine, what about the physical examination?"

In history, Guo Jia was said to be overworked and died of illness during the conquest of Liucheng.But no one can say exactly why.Why did he suddenly die of illness when he was alone?What Cao Peng felt was that Guo Jia's illness was sudden and his death was also sudden.

"Brother, you can't say that.

There is a saying that is to be careful when sailing for thousands of years. This body is leather... oh, the capital of serving the country.Mr. Cao values ​​you so much, you should cherish your body more. "

Cao Peng almost said the word 'revolution'.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and corrected the words in time, and Guo Jia didn't pay attention.

"Just right, Mr. Dong is here, let him check it out for you later."

Guo Jia frowned, not understanding why Cao Peng insisted on asking him to check his body.

"Mr. Dong?"

He looked at Dong Xiao.

Dong Xiao hurriedly cupped his hands and saluted Guo Jia.

Although he did not serve in the imperial court, he had heard of Guo Jia's reputation.

Among Cao Cao's advisers, Xun Yu and Guo Jia can be called his right-hand man... Zhang Zhongjing wants him to gain a foothold in Xudu, and Dong Xiao has been waiting for the opportunity.And now, the opportunity seems to have finally come!Dong Xiao knew that he had to seize this opportunity, which was once in a thousand years.

Guo Jia glanced at Dong Xiao in surprise.

"Brother, don't underestimate Mr. Dong!"

"Oh?"

"He's Nieyang Zhang Ji, the closed disciple of Grand Administrator Zhang Zhongjing."

Guo Jia was startled, and quickly asked, "But Governor Zhang of Changsha?"

"Exactly!"

Cao Peng knew that Guo Jia was a little moved.

"Actually, I'm not bad..." Guo Jia hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "But since I'm Zhang Taishou's disciple, it doesn't hurt to check it out."

No way, Zhang Ji's reputation is too great.

Cao Cao also thought about enlisting Zhang Ji.But first, Zhang Ji's hometown is in Nieyang, which is Liu Biao's territory; second, it's not easy for Zhang Ji to come here with his family.The Zhang family in Nieyang is different from the Xu family in Qiao County.Xu Chu's family defected at that time because it was originally Cao Cao's territory.But if Zhang Ji wanted to bring his family over, it would not be so convenient!It is estimated that it is impossible for Liu Biao to let him go easily.

"Mr. Guo!"

Cao Peng turned around and called.

Guo Yongzheng and Deng Juye directed Zhou Cang and others to carry things into the house.

Cao Nan is having a baby, but the family still has to move.From this point of view, we can see Guo Yong's dedication.He couldn't help with the matter of a woman giving birth, but he knew what he should do when everyone was panicking.This is talent...

Cao Peng felt that the person recommended by Cao Zun did have two talents.

He knows his situation well!
If you want to gain a firm foothold, in addition to a wide network of contacts, you must also have your own people.Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Cao Hong...these are all contacts.And what about Guo Yong?He is indeed a real person, a helper who can solve problems for himself and do things seriously.

Cao Peng didn't even think about those big bulls and little bulls.

He also knew that he couldn't invite those people.

Don't look at Cao Ji is now the prison order, and he also bears the name of Yinmo Juzi.In the eyes of those celebrities, he is nothing.

"Take my brother and Mr. Dong, and find a quiet room first."

"Uh... don't worry, let's wait until the uncle and grandson are ready."

Guo Jia quickly waved his hand.

Cao Peng listened, nodded, and did not insist.

After all, the matter of my sister is currently the top priority...

"Afu!"

"kindness?"

"The situation of Guo Jijiu seems to be a little bit bad."

Dong Xiao walked to Cao Peng's side and suddenly lowered his voice.

This ancient doctor pays attention to seeing, hearing and asking.Dong knew Zhang Zhongjing's true biography, these four basic skills can be called very solid.

"How to say?"

"I observed it just now. Guo Jijiu looks very energetic, but his lips are slightly blue and a little dry. Although the eyes are strong, they are scattered and not condensed... I suspect that Guo Jijiu may be drinking five Shisan. When he was talking just now, there was a very strange aroma in his mouth. It was not pure, and it was a bit fishy... The color of the tongue coating was a bit whitish, which is a symptom of taking Wushisan."

Five stones scattered?
What it is……

Cao Peng really didn't know exactly what the Five Stone Powder was for.

At least in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this kind of thing is not mentioned.Just seeing Dong Xiao's tone seemed serious.Cao Peng couldn't help but get a little nervous.

"Mr. Dong, what is Five Stone Powder?"

Dong Xiao hesitated for a moment, then said softly: "Actually, this five-stone powder was created by my teacher."

"Oh?"

"When my teacher was in Changsha, he created Wushi powder for the local typhoid patients. This kind of medicine has a dry and hot nature, and it has some benefits for the injured patients. It is made of five-flavored stone medicine, also known as Hanshi powder. , after taking this medicine, you need to eat cold food to dissipate heat."

"In that case, isn't it a good thing?"

"Eating too much of this stuff is not good for the body, and it will cause many problems... Generally speaking, the master will not prescribe this medicine lightly.

Also, if you use Wushi powder too much, it will become a habit. "

Guo Jia, taking drugs?
Although the meaning in Dong Xiao's words was obscure, Cao Peng could hear the mystery.

That clearly means that Wushi San is similar to the drugs of later generations.He looked at Guo Jia, and couldn't help frowning slightly...

"Then is there a way to cure it?"

"I think Guo Jijiu has not been taking medicine for a long time. If it is recuperated, the problem should not be too big. The key is that from now on, you should not continue to consume it. Even if you want to consume it, it depends on the situation. Specifically... I don't know now. So sure, a careful diagnosis is needed.”

Cao Peng nodded and was about to speak.

At this moment, from the porter's room, there was a cry of a baby.

The crying sound was very loud, and the faces of Deng Ji and the others suddenly showed ecstasy.

"Born, born!"

Deng Ji was a little crazy, but Cao Ji and Wang Meng were also very excited.

"Ah Fu, we have a little nephew!"

"No, it's my nephew..."

Wang Mai and Deng Fan ran over, pulled Cao Peng and shouted excitedly.

That kind of fanatical joy made Guo Jia, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but smile...

"Congratulations, uncle, congratulations, uncle!"

Guo Yong hurried forward and congratulated Deng Ji with cupped hands.

At this time, Deng Ji was so foolish that he only grinned foolishly.After a while, I saw Granny Wen coming out of the gatehouse with a child in her arms.

"Congratulations, son, it's a boy!"

"Congratulations, congratulations..."

Deng Jichu was a father, and he was so happy that he was about to go crazy.

He took the infant baby from Granny Wen's arms and couldn't help giggling.

"How is Nan?"

Cao Ji cared about his daughter and hurried forward to ask.

Only then did Deng Ji wake up, looking at Wen Po, a little nervous.

"Mother and child are safe...Young Madam has just given birth to a child, and her vitality has been somewhat damaged. But if she recuperates, it should be fine."

Cao Peng leaned forward and looked at the baby in Deng Ji's arms.

"Father, he looks so ugly!"

Cao Ji said angrily, "You were uglier than him when you were young."

That's pretty much the way babies are born.The facial features are shrunk together, which is not good-looking.Deng Ji glared at Cao Peng, carried the child, and walked into the concierge.

Cao Ji and his son followed closely behind.

Then, Dong Xiao also went in.

Wang Mai and Deng Fan wanted to go in, but Wang Meng grabbed their ears, "Why are you going in to join in the fun? Hurry up and help move things."

"Why can Mr. Dong go in?"

"He's Mr., and he wants to show Ah Nan's body, can you?"

Wang Mai and Deng Fan shrank their necks, turned around and ran out of the gate.

In the concierge, it suddenly became a little crowded.Cao Nan's face was pale, and he looked a little tired, lying there weakly.

Deng Fan sat beside her, talking to her in a low voice.

The little baby was lying beside Cao Nan, seemingly asleep.

In the room, a fire was lit at some point, and standing inside, I felt a little hot.

Cao Peng suddenly remembered something and asked, "Brother-in-law, have you thought of a name for my little nephew?"

"what……"

Deng Ji slapped his head and said angrily, "I actually forgot!"

Guo Jia also came in and said with a smile: "Uncle Sun, it's not too late to name it now."

"Yeah, give the child a name."

This is a bit of a test of Deng Ji's quick wit!The child's name is not random, it needs to be explained.

A blush appeared on Cao Nan's pale face, and he said softly, "Uncle Sun, come and name me."

Deng Ji paced back and forth in the room, groaning silently.After a while, he suddenly picked up a mugwort leaf and sat down beside Cao Nan...

"The poem says: He picks wormwood and sees it for a day, as if he was three years old.

Ah Nan, although we were only separated by a curtain just now, it seemed like thousands of miles away... And, thanks to Ah Fu's idea, I used it to help you relieve pain.Why not just call him 'Ai'. "

Cao Nan blushed with embarrassment, and at the same time, she was full of emotion, with tears rolling in her eyes.

"Well, it's Deng Ai!"

Cao Peng was moved by Deng Ji's words just now, but after hearing Cao Nan's words, his body shivered as if struck by lightning.

Deng Ai?

My nephew, named Deng Ai?
This time, Cao Peng was dumbfounded...

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