Cao Thief

Chapter 33
Regarding the frequent occurrence of x/x in the title, some friends have been unable to understand what it means.

In fact, it means how many changes are made today, and what is the current number of changes.For example: 1/2,1, 2 is the first change, and the latter [-] means that there will be two changes today.

Well, by the way, please recommend, please collect...

The latest plot may be relatively calm, but it is just a preparation for a bigger conflict later.When Xiao Cao first came to the Three Kingdoms, his foundation was too poor, so there must be a process.But soon, it will become hot, so stay tuned!

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Regarding the bellows, it is explained in later dictionaries as follows: a device that compresses air to generate airflow.The most common is one that consists of a wooden box, a piston, and a trap door to keep the fire going.

However, the word bellows was first seen in "Tiangong Kaiwu" written by Song Yingxing in the tenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty.In Song Yingxing's commentary, he just called it 'bellows'.However, the bellows that Song Yingxing mentioned at that time were piston-type two-way continuous blowing bellows.Before that, there was a kind of wooden fan recorded in the Martial Classics of the Northern Song Dynasty... Its principle is quite similar to that of the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

The blueprint drawn by Cao Peng is a piston-type two-way blower bellows.

Once this kind of thing that is more than 1000 years ahead of this era is spread, it is bound to have a huge impact.

Cao Peng is not worried about the impact, what he is worried about is that this thing is his Zhenshan treasure, which is related to his future plans...

He didn't want the things he painted so hard to become someone else's wedding dress for nothing.

If it is taken away by someone who does not know how to do it, it is a piece of waste paper; but if it is taken by someone who knows how to do it, it will really cause big trouble.

The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, Cao Peng couldn't stay still!

"Father, I'm going out for a while."

Cao Ji didn't know what happened, and was concentrating on blacksmithing.

So, he responded and didn't speak again.But Cao Ji didn't notice, but it doesn't mean that other people didn't notice.Both Wang Meng and Deng Ji sensed something was wrong with Cao Peng!It's just that Cao Ji couldn't do without people for a while, so Wang Meng frowned and said loudly, "Hutou, follow and have a look."

"understood!"

Wang Mai quickly agreed and followed quickly.

The two rushed out of the gate almost one after the other, and ran towards the river beach.

"What's wrong with Ah Fu? It's like losing your soul."

Deng Ji said: "Judging from what he said just now, it seems that something has been lost...it shouldn't be a serious problem. I'll look for him later."

Cao Peng's status in the family is increasing day by day.

Attributable to his age, in the eyes of Deng Ji and others, he is still a child.

It's normal for children to be forgetful, so Deng Ji didn't take it to heart.

But Wang Meng has a different view.In his eyes, Cao Peng is no ordinary child.He has many characteristics that his peers cannot match.Bold, careful, well-informed, and calm.Even if Cao Peng killed Cheng Ji in Zhongyang Town, he still looked calm afterward.If he is so flustered, something big must have happened... Although Wang Mai followed, Wang Meng was still worried.

"Uncle Sun, you stay here and take care of it. I'll go over and have a look. The weather is not very good, and it's snowing so much, so don't make trouble."

"That's good, that's the work of the World Father."

Wang Meng walked out of the shed and looked up at the gloomy sky.

The snow is getting bigger and bigger.

Wang Meng put on his cotton robe and walked to the gate. Just as he stepped out, he saw a carriage parked outside the gate.

A middle-aged man stepped forward and was startled when he saw Wang Meng, then he cupped his hands and said, "Dare to ask the master, have you lost something?"

Missing something!

Ah Fu was flustered just now, as if he had lost something.

Wang Meng looked at the middle-aged man suspiciously, "This...Excuse me, are you..."

"That's right, I'm the steward of Zhang's family in Nieyang, and today I accompanied the young lady across the river to do business, and found a leather bag under the peach tree on the river beach.

There are no other houses around here, and it must be related to the owner's house.

So the lady ordered me to come and ask, and at the same time, I also have some questions and want to ask the master... I don’t know if it is convenient to come to the door. "

The middle-aged man speaks well and is very organized.

Between the words, people feel that his upbringing is not bad, and it sounds very comfortable.

Wang Meng turned around and called, "Uncle Sun, come here."

Deng Ji heard Wang Meng's call and ran over quickly.After listening to Wang Meng's introduction, Deng Ji was in awe, "It turned out to be Miss Zhang's family. I'm sorry for the loss!"

At this time, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a young girl stepped out of the carriage.

Looking at her age, the girl is about fourteen or fifteen years old, seven feet tall, with a slightly plump figure, exuding a sense of nobility.She has jet-black hair, combed into a bun that was extremely popular in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and was created by Sun Shou, the wife of General Liang Ji.However, it is not the same as the ordinary falling horse bun. The girl's falling horse bun is very creative.

Wearing a turquoise hairpin on her head, sweeping her eyebrows lightly.

He was wearing a bright yellow gown with a white padded cloak over it.This robe is also called the upper garment.

However, Shangfu is not a top, but the meaning of fine clothes.Just by looking at this outfit, one can tell that this girl has a lot of background.

It's just that the complexion is slightly darker...

It's not black either!

If expressed in modern language, it is wheat color.

A pair of bright eyes, a straight and delicate nose bridge, and a small cherry mouth is even more charming.

Deng Ji hurried forward and saluted respectfully: "Miss Unknown is here, please forgive me."

"Mister, it's the fault of the young lady who came to disturb me. Why should you be polite? The young lady came to the door today to ask for advice."

"Ah, please come inside!"

As he spoke, Deng Ji stepped sideways to make way for the girl, and the girl stepped up the steps.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard a sizzling sound.

It turned out that it was Cao Ji who clamped the finished workpiece and put it into a sink.

A smell of shame immediately permeated the yard.

The girl frowned, her eyes lit up immediately, and she let out a soft 'huh'.

It turned out that she found that there were two sinks in the shed.A molten iron furnace, two sinks, seems uncommon.And the water tank doesn't seem to be clear water for quenching.The girl couldn't help but stop, but unexpectedly saw that after Cao Ji took the workpiece out of the water tank with his tongs, he didn't immediately put the workpiece into the iron melting furnace to continue forging, but put the workpiece into another water tank...

It seems that the sink is not filled with water, but a special liquid.

Along with the green smoke rising, there is also a strange smell.

In other words, these two sinks are specially designed and have different purposes.

The girl has also seen many blacksmiths, but this is the first time she has seen a blacksmith...

"Dare to ask, sir, why did you build two quenching tanks?"

Deng Ji was startled, and was about to answer when Wang Meng said, "Hehe, it's just nonsense. Miss, don't be surprised. Rough work is not very attractive, please come inside!"

Wang Meng remembered that Cao Peng once told him not to tell others the purpose of the sink.

Seeing that Deng Ji wanted to tell the truth, he hurried forward to explain.

"Oh, nonsense, nonsense."

At the beginning, Deng Ji was overwhelmed by the name of the Nieyang Zhang family, so that he lost his composure.

He told Cao Peng that although the Nieyang Zhang family was not a powerful family like Yuan Shao's, they were also a family of officials.However, he was overwhelmed by Zhang's name, not out of fear, but out of respect.Nieyang Zhang, a doctor for generations, is very famous in the local area.

After the failure of the Yellow Turban Uprising, corpses were scattered all over the fields in Nanyang County, causing a great plague.

At that time, the Nieyang Zhang family almost dispersed their wealth to quell the spread of the plague.Moreover, in order to save the common people, the Zhang family also dispatched many doctors to treat people everywhere.In just a few months, the Zhang family survived countless lives.However, in order to save people, the Zhang family sacrificed the lives of six children... Not to mention Nieyang, Jiyang, the entire Nanyang County, and even most of Jingzhou, who would dare to be disrespectful when mentioning the Zhang family?

For this reason, Deng Ji almost forgot Cao Peng's explanation.

There was a bright smile on the girl's face, she blinked her bright eyes, and suddenly said with a smile: "So, the little girl will bother Mr.'s family."

After speaking, accompanied by Deng Ji, she walked into the living room.

"Who is that girl?"

Cao Ji only noticed at this time, and asked Wang Meng suspiciously.

"I don't know, it seems that I picked up Ah Fu's things and came to return... Oh, she is a child of the Nieyang Zhang family. You should go in and see her too. Don't be rude and provoke criticism."

When Cao Ji heard this, he quickly agreed.

He hurriedly changed his clothes and walked into the living room.

I saw the girl holding a black leather bag, "Excuse me, is this something from your house?"

Cao Ji recognized at a glance that this leather pocket belonged to Cao Peng, and quickly said: "That's right, it is indeed my family's thing..."

"Ah, this is my father-in-law, Miss forgive me...

Father, this is the young lady of the Zhang family in Nieyang. She picked up a leather bag on the river beach and came to return it. "

"Is this really your house?"

The girl seemed a little unconvinced.

In fact, the family felt weird to her.

Judging by Deng Ji's speech and behavior, he seems to be a scholar.But his father-in-law is actually a blacksmith?

Cao Ji heard the doubt in the girl's tone, and felt a little unhappy, "Of course it's mine, can I still lie to you?"

"Old sir, don't be angry."

The girl hurriedly apologized, and then said: "After the little girl picked up this leather bag, she accidentally found a few blueprints... I was curious, so I took the liberty to disturb you. I also hope that the old man can teach the little girl, the drawing on this picture What is the use of things?"

While talking, she took out a few pieces of hemp paper and placed them on the case.

Deng Ji was startled, stepped forward and took a look, but was furious.

"How dare Ah Fu do that?"

He couldn't understand the graphics on the paper.

It just feels like a cabinet... What makes Deng Ji angry is that these hemp papers are not easy to come by, Cao Peng just takes them away, and even scribbles on them, it is a waste.

"This, isn't it drawn by Mr.?"

"Oh... that's what my brother-in-law did!"

Deng Ji couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.You know, although hemp paper is not as precious as Zuo Bo paper, it is also very rare for ordinary scholars.I am also a scholar, so I naturally know the hardships of this scholar... Such a precious piece of paper is actually taken by...

Deng Ji was a little angry!
"Your brother-in-law?"

The girl's eyes lit up, "Then can you introduce me to the little girl?"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she felt that something was wrong.Qiao blushed, and hurriedly said: "The little girl is very interested in the things in this picture, so I would like to ask for advice."

"This...he seems to be looking for something!"

Looking for something?
The girl was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "But this leather pocket?"

"Exactly!"

From the looks of it, this drawing is really unusual.

The young girl also has a family background, and is very obsessed with the art of civil engineering.

Seeing the bellows on the picture at first glance, although I don't know what it is, I am keenly aware that the use of this thing should be quite large.

The owner of this picture also seems to value it...

(End of this chapter)