Cao Thief

Chapter 201 Tragedy ([-])

Ge Deru is over 50 years old, but he looks very young.

Huang Chengyan's age is a little younger than Ge Deru's, and he is also close to fifty.However, Huang Chengyan's temples were already grizzled, while Ge Deru had black hair, and seemed to be much younger than Huang Chengyan.The two were sitting in the living room, chatting.At the same time, there is a young man accompanying him in the first place.The young man looks to be in his 20s, with delicate and fair skin, and a handsome appearance.Dressed in moon-white cicada clothes, it further accentuated his outstanding figure.Sitting there, there is a kind of refined atmosphere, which makes people feel a little hazy.

When Huang Yueying came back, Huang Chengyan's face was very ugly.

"Ah Chou, why are you only here now?"

She looked at Huang Chengyan timidly, Huang Yueying lowered her head, and said softly: "Father, Ah Fu and I went to Dengwei Mountain to watch the sunset, so we came back late."

"you……"

Before Huang Chengyan had an attack, Huang Yueying spoke first: "Father, I'm tired, I'm going to rest first."

"Yueying, when you see Uncle, why don't you pay attention?"

Ge Deru smiled and spoke, his voice was elegant and resonant.

Huang Yueying hurriedly saluted, "My niece met my uncle... Hey, when did Brother Xiaoxian come back? I heard that you were practicing in Chicheng Mountain on Tiantai before?"

"Ah Chou, don't be rude."

Huang Chengyan hurriedly yelled.

The young man smiled and said: "Yueying's appearance is more and more fascinating... I used to practice in Chicheng Mountain, but I was taught "Seven Transformations of the White Tiger" and "Sanyuan Zhenyi Jing" by the immortal master, and I am going to travel in the world. I am coming back this time , is to visit my father, and then I am going to go to the Luofu Mountains to visit the Taoist friends of the Immortal Family. Yueying, I heard that you met an acquaintance on the street just now, how is the scenery in Zhenze?"

Huang Yueying blushed, and said softly: "It's quite touching."

Ge Deru smiled and said: "Okay, Xiaoxian, Yueying is also tired, let her go to rest first. Yueying, I have prepared your favorite lotus seed soup for you, let people heat it up later, and deliver it to you The room. Now that you’re in Wujun, play well and don’t worry about it too much.”

"Thank you uncle."

Huang Yueying secretly glanced at Huang Chengyan, promised, turned around and followed the maidservant, and left the living room.

"Look at it, look at it... Brother, how can you not worry about this? Once this kid comes out, he doesn't understand etiquette at all. "

"My dear brother, you are wrong.

The love between men and women is a common feeling of ancient times.Can you stop Yueying's people and win her heart?The heart is already outside, and it is useless if you force it back.It's like this long case, if you want to turn it over, but if you press it hard, it may not work. "

While speaking, Ge Deru pressed the book case hard.

The book case didn't move at all... Immediately afterwards, Ge Deru suddenly overturned the book case to the ground, and with a bang, Huang Chengyan's heart moved.

"Yueying is also twenty-nine years old, it's time to find a family.

I don't know what's so good about the kid you mentioned, but since it can make Yueying's heart move, there must be something good about it.Find a better family for Yueying, and after returning to Jingzhou, walk around more and get in touch with her more, Yueying's thoughts will gradually fade away.Then why do you need to bother?My dear brother, you are usually very wise, why do you get confused when you encounter this woman thing? "

Huang Chengyan's eyes lit up, and he nodded slightly.

"By the way, Xiaoxian, what else is there for you to come back this time?"

"It's not a big deal. However, the immortal master taught a disciple in Zhongyang Mountain in the early years, and he has been very concerned about it. This time when I came back from the mountain, the immortal master told me that if possible, let me go to Zhongyang Mountain to look for it. His student's body is not in good shape, so the immortal master has learned a set of techniques for strengthening the body from the "Seven Changes of the White Tiger" from the "Sutra of the Seven Changes of the White Tiger". If he can find someone, he will pass it on to him."

"Zhongyang Mountain?"

Huang Chengyan frowned.

The young man nodded, "However, the immortal master had calculated in the early years that the disciple would have a catastrophe at the age of 13, and I don't know if he can survive it safely. Maybe now... I will go and have a look at the time. You have to go back to the mountain and report back to the immortal master."

"It's entrusted by others, it's a matter of loyalty, then you should start early."

"Yes!"

The young man agreed and got up to leave.

Huang Chengyan suddenly asked: "Which one is the immortal teacher Xiaoxian mentioned?"

"Oh, it's Lujiang Zuo Yuanfang."

"It was him..."

Huang Chengyan suddenly realized, showing envy, "I have heard for a long time that Zuo Xianweng has profound Taoism and immortal skills, but unfortunately I have never seen it. It is indeed a blessing that Xiaoxian can get the true biography of Zuo Xianweng. In my opinion, the Ge family will definitely be able to do so in the future." Congratulations on achieving the Dao of the Immortal Family."

Ge Deru smiled, but said nothing.

The young man's name was Ge Xuan, the son of Ge Deru.

He was eager to learn since he was a child, and he read the Five Classics extensively. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, he became famous in Jiangdong.

Because of his good fairy art, he went to the Chicheng Mountain in Tiantai to practice Taoism shortly after he got married.Later, he obtained the true biography of Zuo Ci Zuo Yuanfang and became the patriarch of Taoism.Later generations honored him as 'Chongying Fuyou Zhenjun'.Huang Chengyan also has some resistance to the people of Zhongyang Mountain because Cao Peng is from Zhongyang Mountain.So much so that he didn't ask any more questions, otherwise he would definitely know that the person Zuo Ci asked Ge Xuan to find was Cao Peng.

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For the next ten or so days, Jiangdong remained calm.

Sun Quan came quietly, but did not cause any movement.Many people don't even know that Sun Quan has returned to Wu County, let alone whether he has left.

For more than ten days, Cao Peng was very happy.

Or go boating with Huang Yueying and walk through the streets and alleys of Wu County.

Huang Chengyan did not restrict Huang Yueying's contact with Cao Peng, but he did not meet Cao Peng either.

Most of the time, he and Ge Deru studied Huang Lao's techniques at home.The only regret is that every time Huang Yueying appears, Gan Ning will accompany her to protect her.In the world of two, a big light bulb suddenly appeared.Although the 'bulb' tried its best not to disturb Cao Peng and Huang Yueying, Cao Peng always felt a little awkward when he followed behind, so that he couldn't enjoy himself every time.

Fortunately, this is Gan Ning.

If it were someone else, Cao Peng might have turned his back on him.

On this day, after he and Huang Yueying came back from outside the city, they went into a restaurant to rest.

"Brother Gan, let's sit together."

Cao Peng waved his hand in greeting to Gan Ning, which made Gan Ning a little confused.

"Yeah, Brother Gan, you have been busy for a long time, and you have been following us, and Yueying is quite upset. Why don't you sit down and have a meal together... Hehe, Ah Fu really likes to hear about your heroes back then. You Talk to him and let him increase his knowledge."

Gan Ning smiled, and was not polite at the moment, stepped forward and sat beside him.

Cao Peng's alcohol capacity is good, and Gan Ning's is even more so.

Coupled with the contact during this period of time, the two of them are also familiar with each other, so they quickly exchanged glasses and drank in the wine shop.Huang Yueying sat behind Cao Peng, refilling Cao Peng's wine from time to time, with a smile on her face all the time.Every time Cao Peng drinks a cup, the happiness on her face will increase by one point.It's like a virtuous wife who is very happy watching her husband drink the wine she filled.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's too miserable!"

When the wine was in full swing, Cao Peng suddenly heard the drinkers next to him talking in a low voice.

"Li Xiaolian is so good, why did he die?"

"Yeah, I saw him yesterday, rafting with others on Juqu Lake. He died in just one night... It's really pitiful to leave orphans and widows."

"I heard that Li Xiaolian kept a lot of classics during his lifetime.

When I passed by Li's house just now, I heard people from Li's mansion say that they were going to sell all those classics.From what they looked like, they didn't seem to plan to stay in Wu County any longer. "

"Although Li Yifeng is Xiaolian, how much can he sell those books in his family?"

"As much as you can sell... I heard that Li Xiaolian owed a lot of debts before he died. Madam also has a backbone, and she doesn't want to be honest, so she can sell as much as she can. But I don't think it's really worth too much. Li Yifeng's books , is not considered a treasure.”

Cao Peng's heart moved: Kan Ze has good books, but it is impossible to give him those books by Xun Yan.

Now that Li Xiaolian is dead, the family sells the books.How about buying some for Kan Ze, maybe he can show his attitude?

Kan Ze's attitude has always been vague.

Before that, Cao Peng had expressed his heart, hoping that Kan Ze would leave Jiangdong with him.

Although Cao Peng didn't say who he is or what status he is.But as smart as Kan Ze, he can definitely deduce that the situation of Cao Peng's family should not be too bad.He is not from the Xun family, but he falsely used the name of the Xun family.Not everyone can be Xun Yan's book boy.At least in one aspect, it also shows Xun Yan's recognition of Cao Peng.As far as this point is concerned, it is already quite good...

If Kan Ze is loyal to Sun Wu, then Cao Peng is likely to be a prisoner by now.

If Kan Ze is not loyal to Sun Wu, he should at least have a reaction in the face of Cao Peng's wooing.

Agree, or disagree!

But Cao Peng couldn't see Kan Ze's intentions.

"Ah Fu, I remember Derun's good books. How about we go and buy some volumes for him? Maybe that guy will be very happy."

Before Cao Peng could speak, Gan Ning spoke first.

Cao Peng was startled, then smiled and said: "I also have the same intention, I don't want to be preempted by Brother Gan."

Then, he discussed with Huang Yueying, and Huang Yueying naturally had no objection.After the three of them finished their lunch, they asked someone about Li Xiaolian's residence.Along an alley, after turning a few corners, we soon came to the "Li's Mansion" that those drinkers called.

In fact, this Li Mansion is just a small house.

The area is not big, even smaller than the residence of Cao Peng's family in Jiyang Peach Forest.

There is a hall, two wing rooms on each side, and a small courtyard at the back, adding up to seven houses in total.Counting the entire Li Mansion, it covers an area of ​​seven to eight hundred square meters.From the outside, it seems very simple, but there is a kind of elegant style.

Li Xiaolian's name is Li Jing, his style name is Yifeng, and he is 26 years old.

There is a wife in the family, but she is not a native of Wu County.Li Yifeng is said to be from Fuchun, and later moved to Wu County.So in Wu county, there are no relatives.Mrs. Li is not very old, she looks in her early twenties, and she is quite attractive.

Dressed in filial piety, he looked very quiet.

She received Cao Peng and the others in the hall, and after asking about the purpose of her visit, Mrs. Li took Cao Peng and the others into the backyard...

"Ma'am, is Li Xiaolian in poor health?"

Mrs. Li was stunned and shook her head, "The late husband has always been in good health. Before he went out yesterday, he looked very good and was quite happy. But after he came back, he felt a little uncomfortable. At that time, he thought he was drinking and was not feeling well." , so I rested early, but I didn't expect..."

Madam spoke sadly, and as she spoke, tears flowed down her cheeks.

"Did the government come to check?"

"It has been checked, and it is said that it was a heart attack, so that it died suddenly."

"My condolences, ma'am."

Cao Peng didn't think too much, so he didn't continue to ask.

At the door of the study, Mrs. Li opened the room and said softly: "The books collected by the deceased husband are all here. If you like something, you can just take it out. They are all worthless books. If you are not planning to return to your hometown, you will lack Qian Bo will not do such a disgraceful thing."

Huang Yueying comforted softly, Cao Peng and Gan Ning had already stepped into the study.

There are two bookshelves and a desk in the study.There are rolls of bamboo slips on the bookshelf. Cao Peng walked over, picked up a roll of books from the bookshelf, opened it, glanced at it, and then put it back in the distance.They are all classics on poetry, and there is nothing worth choosing.Kan Ze doesn't have any collection of books in his hand, so he probably likes all these scrolls.

Cao Peng calculated that there are about a hundred volumes of books in this study.

He was about to go out and ask Mrs. Li, how much money would it take to sell all these books?
Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly glanced over the desk.Cao Peng's footsteps suddenly stopped, he stepped forward two steps, and walked to the side of the desk.

"how?"

Gan Ning asked suspiciously.

Cao Peng smiled, "Just take a look."

He picked up a stack of white paper from the desk, it turned out to be the very rare Zuo Bo paper.

There is a layer of faint dyeing on the paper, which makes this Zuobo paper look greenish.Some pieces of Zuo Bo's paper had poems written on them.

Cao Peng's eyes were fixed, and he immediately showed a solemn expression.

"Guanguan Jujiu, in the river continent..."

"Isn't this the Book of Songs?"

"Yeah, I'm just wondering, who would use this kind of paper to write the Book of Songs?"

"This one……"

Gan Ning smiled and said, "Maybe it's because of his eccentricity? Anyway, most of the people with fame and reputation will have some stink problems, and it's nothing."

"is it?"

Cao Peng suddenly laughed and said, "Brother Gan used brocades to tie his boats back then, is it a strange thing?"

Gan Ning was startled, and suddenly laughed.

"Brother, those brocades are not mine."

Thinking of what Huang Yueying said, Cao Peng suddenly understood.

Those brocades tied to the boats are probably the goods that Gan Ning let people plunder...

"Madam, I want all the scrolls here."

Cao Peng walked out of the study and said to Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li was startled, and immediately revealed a look of joy, nodding repeatedly, "If that's the case, you should be more generous."

Then, she quoted a price, Huang Yueying frowned slightly, just about to negotiate the price, but was gently tugged by Cao Peng.Turning his head to look, he saw Cao Peng shook his head at her with a solemn expression.Huang Yueying was surprised, but she still didn't express her opinion.

It is not an easy task to collect these more than a hundred volumes of books.

Fortunately, there were still two servants in Li's residence, so they immediately found the box and put the scroll in it.

Afterwards, Mrs. Li asked someone to find a carriage and was going to carry the bookcase onto the carriage.At this moment, Cao Peng unexpectedly made an unexpected request: "The dead are the greatest... Since you have come to the Zunfu, can you allow me to pay homage to Duke Xiaolian?"

　I'm busy shopping today, and there are still many things I haven't bought yet.

　　It is estimated that the update in the past two days will be a little unstable, please forgive me.The second update was still at night, Lao Xin tried hard to maintain his character...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)