Cao Thief

Chapter 386 Calling Meng De (22)

There are two coal stoves made of pig iron in the flower hall, on which there are chimneys with the thickness of bowls that lead directly to the outside of the hall.

In the coal stove, briquettes are burned, making the house as warm as spring.

Huang Yueying was sitting in the hall talking to Xia Houzhen with her stomach outstretched.Two years later, Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen have also changed from innocent teenagers to mature women.Xia Houzhen was dressed in white fur, holding a seven or eight-month-old baby girl in his arms, and was smiling and chatting with Huang Yueying; while Huang Yueying was wearing a fox fur cape, leaning lazily on the couch, from time to time Nodding, occasionally inserting a sentence or two, making cheerful laughter.

"Ah Fu, why are you here?"

Seeing Cao Peng coming in, Huang Yueying asked curiously: "Cang Shu and the others have just finished class, so they should be practicing martial arts in the school field right now."

"Ziyou and Xinzhi are watching, it's all right."

Cao Peng leaned over while talking.

"Yueying, are you feeling unwell today?"

"It just hurt for a while at noon, but Mr. Xiao said it's not a serious problem."

Cao Peng took the baby girl from Xia Houzhen's arms, pressed his cheek against the tender face, and scented it hard, which made the baby girl giggle.She can't speak yet, but it can be seen that she likes Cao Peng's action very much...

Xia Houzhen watched from the side, and couldn't help laughing.

As a first-time mother, when she first gave birth to a baby girl, she was quite worried, fearing that Cao Peng would not like her daughter.

But now it seems that Cao Peng also loves his daughter very much.

Three years ago, after Cao Peng and Huang Yueying made their marriage arrangements, Xia Houyuan suddenly came to propose marriage.

At that time, this incident was quite a disturbance, Huang Chengyan was so furious that he even wanted to bring Huang Yueying back to Jiangxia.

Later, under the persuasion of Kong Rong and others, he finally stayed in Xudu.

Cao Cao also came forward to speak out, which finally forced Huang Chengyan to nod in agreement.However, on this 'size' issue, the two sides still had a dispute.At first Huang Chengyan insisted on making Huang Yueying bigger, but Xia Houyuan was unwilling to let Xia Houzhen become smaller.During that time, Cao Peng was too frightened to go back to Xudu, so he simply ran to Luoyang to find Chen Qun as his companion.

Until later, Cao Hong came out with an idea.

"What size is it?
Yueying is a scholarly family with profound talents and knowledge; Xiaozhen's daughter is gentle and virtuous.Simply don't set up a regular wife, just set up a flat wife.In this way, Yueying and Xiaozhen don't need to be classified into different sizes, they are the same size... The provincial Ah Fu is caught in the middle. "

In ancient times, there was a saying of three wives and four concubines.

But in fact, there is only one wife.

Cao Hong's meaning is very clear, don't set up a regular wife, otherwise there will be a fight.

They are all equal wives, regardless of size, and no one is much higher than anyone else.Later, after Kong Rong and others came forward, the matter finally subsided.In the sixth year of Jian'an, Cao Peng returned to Xudu and married Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen at the same time.

Soon after, at Huang Yueying's suggestion, Cao Peng accepted Bu Luan and Guo Huan as concubines.

At the beginning of the seventh year of Jian'an, Xia Houzhen gave birth to a baby girl, named Cao Wan.

Later, Huang Yueying also became pregnant, and she has been pregnant for nine months...

The two girls get along very well, the reason... Neither Huang Yueying nor Xia Houzhen are women with strong personalities.

In addition, when Cao Peng was imprisoned, the two daughters often had contact with each other.

The relationship between each other is also quite good, and now they are together, but there is not much conflict.

It would be a lie to say that Huang Yueying had no complaints in her heart!The love that originally belonged to her alone is now shared equally by two people, whoever it is will feel bad.But Xia Houzhen's temperament is tactful, and he is very forgiving. Once he comes and goes, the resentment is much reduced, so that in the end, the two are like sisters, without any estrangement.

For this, Cao Peng also secretly rejoiced.

After getting married, Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen had their own hobbies.

Huang Yueying likes strange and ingenious tricks. In the sixth year of Jian'an, she made a three-spindle pedal spinning wheel, which was extremely effective.

During the Han Dynasty, the spinning wheel was popularized, but the hand-operated spinning wheel was the main one.

With the help of her father Huang Chengyan, Huang Yueying used eccentric wheels to complete a revolution in spinning wheel manufacturing, and invented a three-spindle pedal spinning wheel, which greatly increased the speed of spinning.However, this kind of spinning wheel has not been officially promoted, and Cao Peng is still on the sidelines.It is only a small-scale investment in the farm, mainly for commercial purposes.

At the beginning of the seventh year of Jian'an, the first silver building in history opened in Luoyang and Xiapi at the same time.

The trade between Haixi and Luoyang will change from copper coins to bill transactions.It's just that this trading method has yet to be promoted. As for the effect, no one can say for sure.At least, it may not be effective within a year or two.

However, at the beginning of the seventh year of Jian'an, Haixi began to promote Caogong cars on a large scale.

As a result, the area of ​​farmland increased by one-third, and rice began to replace other crops.

Three years, say more, say less.

Cao Peng has never been to the front stage, and most of the time, he is still hidden behind the scenes.

However, shops opened in the name of Cao Peng began to appear on the streets of Luoyang and Xudu.The commodities operated by Cao's firm are mainly hemp spinning, and they quickly joined the Luoyang guild.It is naturally impossible for Cao Peng to intervene in the matter of merchants and merchants.So after discussing with his family, Cao Peng decided to hand over the business to Guo Huan to take care of it.

Guo Huan is shrewd and capable, and has a keen sense of Qianbo.

Although it is not elegant for a businessman to sit in a business, for Guo Huan, it is also a way to prove himself to Cao Peng.

As for the inner house, Bu Luan will take care of it.

Mrs. Hong has let go of the affairs of the farm, and spends most of her time working in Cao's residence.

Bu Luan is careful, soft-tempered on the outside and strong on the inside, and has the ability to adapt, so the farm is also well-organized...

Sometimes, Cao Peng felt that he was dreaming.

Not to mention marrying a beautiful wife and beautiful concubine, now he has a wealth of wealth and a certain foundation.

Cao Peng felt that being reborn in the Three Kingdoms was a small achievement... As for the future, he didn't think too much about it.

Sitting in the flower hall, talking with Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen for a while, Cao Peng got up and left.

He was about to go to the back school yard to check on Cao Chong and the others, but he heard someone calling his name.Looking up, I saw Pang Tong and Shi Tao rushing towards.When they came to Cao Peng, they bowed their hands first.

"Youxue, I was looking for you, but you came."

"Second brothers, is there something wrong?"

"Hey, of course it's a good thing."

"what's up?"

Pang Tong grabbed Cao Peng's arm and pulled him away.

Cao Peng said: "Shi Yuan, what are you doing?"

"Take you to see the fun."

"What excitement."

Pang Tong stopped, looked at Cao Peng and said, "Youxue, you really don't know."

"I don't know what."

Cao Peng was a little dumbfounded, and felt quite a headache for this godlike Mr. Feng Chu.

Pang Tong smiled and said: "Come on, everyone is going to sing and dance in Yuxiu Tower today. I discussed it with Guangyuan and decided to take you there to broaden your horizons."

"Come everyone?"

Cao Peng showed doubts on his face.

Pang Tong said: "Youxue, you won't come here even if everyone doesn't know."

Seeing Cao Peng shaking his head, Shi Tao couldn't help but beat his chest.

This Shi Tao is 27 or [-] years old, he is a good-looking talent, quite handsome.

"Youxue, you are really a person who doesn't know the style, and everyone doesn't even know about it. Doesn't it live up to your name of Cao Sanpian?"

Cao Peng couldn't help but smile wryly.

Pang Tong said: "Lai Ying'er is called Lai Ying'er, and she is as beautiful as a flower, with a graceful figure.

She was originally a master of singing and dancing in Luoyang, and she is very famous in Luoyang and Chang'an... Recently, Yuxiulou paid a lot of money to invite her, and planned to stay in Xudu for [-] days. There will be a singing and dancing show every five days, and today is the first one.Many prominent figures are ready to go there. I discussed it with Guangyuan and decided to call you.You have been living in this farm for the past two years. How could you ignore you when you finally had a lively event?Walk around, if you are late, there will be no seats! "

Speaking of which, Cao Peng really rarely showed up in the past two years.

Either stay with his wife at home, or teach Cao Chong and others to read and practice martial arts.

Going out occasionally is also for business.For example, someone from Haixi, or Chen Qun sent someone to discuss things, and he would go out.He usually lives in seclusion, and even when Xu Yi, the man of the first year of the ceremony, asked him to shoot deer, he tactfully refused.

It turned out to be singing and dancing!
Cao Peng couldn't help laughing...

To be honest, he is really not interested in this song and dance.

The last time I visited Kong Rong's home, Kong Rong ordered the singer to perform a dance.

Those singers are really good-looking, but Cao Peng doesn't quite understand what they are singing and dancing.

No matter how long he lived in this era, there were still some things that he could not understand after all.For example, the dances of the ancients, those celebrities and Qingliu can watch them with relish, and they can even speak clearly.As for Cao Peng, every time he watched a song and dance, he would feel drowsy and lose energy.Due to the difference of the times, the views on aesthetics are naturally not the same.

It was an elegant thing for the ancients to watch singing and dancing.

But let Cao Peng watch singing and dancing, but it's like chewing wax...

Even Huang Yueying said that Cao Peng sometimes doesn't understand style.

Therefore, Pang Tong was very interested, but Cao Peng was not interested at all, "Forget it, I have something to do, so I won't go."

"Why don't you go?"

"What do you mean?"

Shi Tao smiled wryly, "You Xue thinks, Shi Yuan and I can sit in this first song and dance?"

Yes, this is indeed a problem.

Although Shi Tao and Pang Tong were well-known, they were nothing compared to those learned scholars, famous scholars, high-ranking officials and nobles in Xudu City.For today's first performance, the Yuxiu Building must be full of guests. It is not easy for the two of them to enter... But, what does this have to do with me?Cao Peng looked at the two suspiciously.

"Youxue, you are also a contemporary grandmaster after all.

The name of Cao Sanpian may not be comparable to those of Kong Wenju, but if they go, they will definitely have a place.We...hehe, just want to follow you to watch the excitement. "

Nima, let me take you to prostitutes?

Cao Peng shrank his neck and said softly: "Go and talk to Yueying, if Yueying agrees, I will go."

"Uh……"

Pang Tong and Shi Tao looked at each other, scratched their heads, and obediently closed their mouths.

How can I say this kind of thing clearly?If Huang Yueying found out, let alone let Cao Peng go out, he might dare to let a dog bite someone.

There are two snow mastiffs on Cao Peng's farm, they are very fierce.

In addition to Cao Peng, that is, Wang Shuang, who raises dogs, can command.But Wang Shuang's boy is a typical follower of several wives, sometimes he doesn't even listen to Cao Peng's words, and only listens to Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen's assignment...

"Forget it, you'd better stay at home honestly and accompany your siblings."

Pang Tong and Shi Tao looked at each other and turned to leave.

"Wait!"

"Ok?"

"You really want to go to the dance?"

"nonsense."

"Since that's the case, you go to Linyihou's mansion to look for Linyihou with my name assassin, and tell him that I ask him for help and let him take you in."

Linyi Hou Liu Guang, the behind-the-scenes boss of Yuxiu Building.

In the past two years, similar to Cao Peng, he lived in seclusion and rarely interacted with others.

The relationship between Liu Guang and Cao Peng is quite complicated... Speaking of it, the two belong to the hostile position, but they have a sympathy for each other.Cao Peng thinks that Liu Guang belongs to the kind of person who can see the situation clearly but can't help himself; while Liu Guang thinks that Cao Peng is young and talented, and he is worth dating.Even the big white and small white snow mastiffs on Cao Peng's farm were gifted by Liu Guang.Although the two had no contact, they had a good relationship with each other, which can be regarded as a strange thing.

Pang Tong and Shi Tao looked at each other and couldn't help nodding.

If Liu Guang is willing to come forward, it will not be difficult for the two of them to enter Yuxiu Tower...

"Marquis of Linyi, can you agree?"

"He'll help..."

Cao Peng said, smiled slightly, turned his head and left.

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Cao Peng didn't take the matter of Pang Tong and Shi Tao seriously.

As for Yinger, Cao Peng didn't care much.Even in his previous life, he hated actors from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't have the slightest liking for them.Perhaps because of the so-called 'national entertainment' in his previous life, the newspapers were full of news about those actors, which made him very annoying.Even when he was reborn in the Eastern Han Dynasty, he never went to that romantic place.Although it is the custom of this era that celebrities are romantic, Cao Peng instinctively rejects it.

That's fine, at least in the eyes of the world, "Cao Sanpian" belongs to that kind of old-fashioned person.

Many scholars appreciated Cao Peng's approach very much, and even praised it.Of course, if there is praise, there is also slander... But what does that matter?Cao Peng didn't care about this kind of thing at all, which further confirmed his reputation of being noble and aloof.

Walking into a small courtyard, I saw a slurry pond in the courtyard.

This is an experiment that Cao Peng and Huang Yueying conducted at the beginning of the year. They wanted to use some later methods to create high-quality and cheap paper.These days, paper is too expensive... so many of Cao Peng's ideas cannot be implemented.If cheap paper can be made, it can further promote the development of this era.But sometimes, what you think is a simple thing is not easy to do.At least for Cao Peng, papermaking is a hassle.

He observed next to the pulp tank, then tried it with a bamboo tray, and found that the pulp was used to make paper.

Or wait a little longer!

Cao Peng stayed in the courtyard for an hour before getting up and leaving.

Back in the study, he was about to make some notes when he heard a sudden rush of footsteps outside the door...

"My lord, Sikong sent someone here to inform you to go to Changshe immediately."

Cao Peng was startled, "Cao Sikong, have you arrived at Changsha?"

He couldn't help but feel a little strange: Since your old Cao has come back, why did you call me to Changshe again?
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There are only two changes today, and I still owe everyone [-] words.

(End of this chapter)