Luoyang, No. 9 Jinwu Lane, Cao Fu.

"Little young master, Shang Cai Ling Zhen Yi's third son, Jia Zhenyao, a big businessman in Jizhou, is here..."

… But as a loyal servant, the master's orders must be obeyed... What's more, it is the young master Cao Shuo, who has been favored by the old man Cao Song recently.

"So fast?" Cao Shuo hurriedly got dressed..."Thank you, Grandpa Acai." As he spoke, he ran out quickly.

Under the guidance of the servant, we arrived at the main hall... I saw a lean man standing with his hands in his hands, as if he was standing in the mansion of "Da Si Nong", a little nervous and cramped.

"This is what I mentioned to you, the young master of Cao Mansion, the son of Cao Shuo." Ah Cai was the first to introduce it.

Seeing Cao Shuo, Zhen Yao was stunned... This? One... A little kid?

This... For a while, Zhen Yao was a little stunned!

Previously, Ah Cai found him... said that the son of Cao Mansion wanted to see him! Zhen Yao's first reaction... The son of this Cao Mansion is Cao Cao.

Speaking of... Over the years, Cao Cao's troubles have not been a hundred, but also eighty.

The old man Cao Song begged his grandfather and grandmother, he always needed to give gifts, and it was cheesy to give money... So I found Zhen Yao, who was in charge of the business in Kyoto of the Zhen family, and asked him to help buy some valuable items... Cao Song can take it as a gift and intercede with Cao Cao... In addition, Zhen Yao is a generation younger than Cao Cao, when Cao Cao is short of money, he always asks Zhen Yao to borrow, one or two come and go, and the Zhen family can be regarded as having some friendship with the Cao family.

But this friendship is more about money and goods, and it is not deep, Cao Fu? A six- or seven-year-old doll? What are you looking for him? Could it be... What else to buy?

Although he thought so, after a short period of surprise, Zhen Yao took the initiative to salute. "Zhen Yao has seen Cao Shuo's little son!"

In Dahan, the status of merchants was low ... It's normal to bow to people... Even the third son of Shang Cai Ling Zhen Yi did not dare to exceed this rule.

Cao Shuo replied respectfully. "Cao Shuo has seen Brother Zhen Yao..."

Not... Such a polite little guy, huh?

Zhen Yao was stunned... He does business, he has a lot of contact, and he has seen a lot of children from high-ranking officials and nobles, most of them are rude and willful, do not pay attention to etiquette, and even look down on them as ninth-rate businessmen... Today, this Cao family's little son, Cao Shuo? It's different... At the very least, it's much more likable than his father looking like he wants to collect protection money all day long.

For a time, Zhen Yao was very interested in Cao Shuo... Added a bit of goodwill.

"I don't know the little boy? What are you looking for me Zhen Yi? Zhen Yi took the initiative to ask.

"Uncle Zhen Yi, I want to buy Hu people's utensils." Cao Shuo got straight to the point.

"Huh? Hu people's utensils? Zhen Yao smiled. If you buy the utensils of the Hu people... Then you can go to the West Market, there are a large number of Hu people selling... The little boy can choose at will! ”

"No, no, no," Cao Shuo waved his hand. I want to buy the whole Luoyang City, all the Hu people's utensils... Including clothes, décor, furniture... In short, I want everything in every way. ”

Belch... All the Hu people's utensils?

Zhen Yao was shocked... It's not that he thinks the Cao family's financial resources are not enough...

Can? He didn't think it was necessary... First, the Hu people's utensils, because of the war on the Han-Hu border, did not sell well, or even no one cared about it; Second, he threatened to buy all the Hu utensils in Luoyang... Is it a six- or seven-year-old child? This... It always feels like a little bit of child's play?

"Little boy, this... Although Hu Ren's utensils are not expensive, they are definitely a lot of money, and they add up to a lot of money. Zhen Yao hurriedly explained. Roughly estimated, it will also be in the millions of dollars, can the little boy come up with so much money? ”

Not... I forgot about it.

Cao Shuo's eyes rolled, and he didn't know that Cao Ang... How much money was stolen? Come to think of it, if Mrs. Ding's secret compartment is only gold, silver and jewelry, it will not be enough, if you can hide some land deeds, it will be a different situation.

Ah... threatened to buy all the Hu people's utensils, but now it seems that it is a bit of a fantasy.

Call... Cao Shuo exhaled, and suddenly had a feeling of excitement...

"That's it, Brother Zhen Yao... I'll count it tomorrow and see how much money I can come up with... Then entrust my brother to help with the purchase? Isn't that good? Cao Shuo proposed a compromise.

"Haha... It's good. Zhen Yao nodded... For a moment, he even wondered... Did this little son of the Cao family get some rumors? That's why I hoarded Juqi...

But only for a moment!

No! Definitely not! Zhen Yao immediately denied that idea.

Xianbei attacks the border every winter... Even, the entire Han people are full of hatred for the Hu people, it would be good to allow them to do business here, the Hu people's utensils... Who will be rare?

Don't say you can't hoard Juqi... If you really want to hoard, you can't keep it... will be hated by the Han people and cause trouble... What's more, it is not known that he was beaten violently.

Therefore, no Han merchant would dare to raise the price of Hu people's utensils... The price of Huren's utensils will not skyrocket, unless the sun comes out of the west.

Thinking of this, Zhen Yao laughed dryly. "So... Zhen Yao will take his leave, tomorrow... Visit Cao Fu again, when the time comes... The little marquis calculates the coins, and I can buy them. ”

"Cheng..."Cao Shuo nodded... didn't stop, let Ah Cai send Zhen Yao away, and then ran to find Cao Ang.

He was curious to know... Cao Ang's side? Did you succeed?

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Cao Mansion, Mrs. Ding's pavilion, a Buddhist hall.

The sound of the wooden fish beating was faintly heard, the red lips were plucked, the dense scriptures, and the chanting was one sentence at a time.

Ding Hui is worshipping the Buddha...

In this era, the White Horse Temple was established for more than 100 years, and compared with Taoism, Buddhism was not prevalent...

However, the Ding family has a unique feeling for "Buddha"... Cao Cao's mother-in-law Ding Pei also likes to worship Buddha, and Ding Hui can be regarded as inheriting this inheritance of her aunt.

At this moment... The empty Buddha hall, the faint sound, it seems... can make the tediousness and sorrow in her heart dissipate a little... Only in this space will the hatred between her and Liu Chun be diluted.

"Madame... Madame..."

Suddenly, the noise of a maid broke the silence. "Oh no, no... Young Master Cao Ang... He... He..."

It seemed that because of being disturbed, Ding Hui frowned slightly, and when she heard that it was Cao Ang, she slowly stood up, stretched out her index finger and made a "shhh" gesture, and then whispered, "Go back to the house and say, don't disturb the Buddha!" ”

With that, he stepped lightly out of the Buddha hall...

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In Ding Hui's living room, the dark compartment was opened, and half of the gold, silver, jewelry, and jewelry were missing, and the maid on the side whimpered, some crying silently.

"It's Cao Ang's son, it's all made by Cao Ang's son... It was he who sneaked into his wife's bed... It's him... It was he who stole the treasures. "This maid is Ding Hui's henchman... She also inadvertently noticed that Cao Ang tiptoed out of his wife's bedroom, and felt that something was wrong... That's when I went to check.

It's okay if you don't check it, but after a check... I found that there was a lot of gold, silver, jewelry, and jewelry missing from the dark grid. There was a thief in Caofu, but the thief turned out to be the eldest young master Cao Ang...

The maid didn't dare to directly dismantle the eldest young master, so she hurriedly went to inform Ding Hui...

"This..."Ding Hui's expression was quite calm, and she touched the remaining jewelry in the dark pavilion... Fang Cai said: "There is so much gold, silver, and jewelry in this dark grid? Don't say half of it, it's twenty percent, and the eldest son may not be able to take it away at one time! Did he really do it? ”

Ding Hui's tone was gentle, and at the same time she raised questions... Eyes are racing... It seems to be thinking about something.

"Ma'am." The maid hurriedly explained. "I've already checked, since yesterday, the eldest young master... I've been here three times secretly, and I want to come... He was taken away in batches! ”

Not... Batch?

Ding Hui's eyes narrowed into a slit, she raised Cao Ang since she was a child, what kind of character did she shape Cao Ang into? She knew it best.

Benevolence, kindness, innocence... Even, stupid!

He? How can you make an assertion ... To steal the treasures in the dark compartment? It must be... Someone else instructed it?

But? This Cao Fuzhong? Who can instruct the eldest young master Cao Ang?

Thinking of this, Ding Hui fell into deep thought...

Wait a minute... It seems that there is really one person! A little guy that Cao Ang admires...

Ding Hui recalled that when Cao Ang came to greet her a few days ago, he was full of praise for his younger brother Cao Shuo... Don't? This was all instructed by his younger brother Cao Shuo? That... Why does Cao Shuo want so much money?

Thinking of this, Ding Hui hurriedly asked. "Today, who can Young Master Cao Shuo see? What was discussed? ”

This sudden question... Let the henchman be stunned for a moment, and then think carefully...

"Oh—" As if suddenly remembered, the maid opened her mouth wide and almost screamed. Today, Young Master Cao Shuo met with a big businessman... He also said that he said that he wanted to buy the Hu utensils of the entire Luoyang City... The entire Cao Mansion has spread, and everyone is still confused? Where did the little master get the money to buy it? ”

Speaking of this, the maid seemed to suddenly realize..."Could it be... Could it be that the little master wants... Do you want to use these treasures, gold and silver of your wife? ”

When she blurted out these words, the maid seemed to be frightened by her own words, and hurriedly covered her chest and leaned against the wall.

Not... Ding Hui was thoughtful.

Stealing money? Just to buy? Hu artifacts? Ding Hui's eyes narrowed into a slit...

Suddenly, the corners of her mouth twitched, and a meaningful smile floated.

"Today... Don't tell anyone what you tell me, you know? You include, the matter of Young Master Cao Ang's coming here, you should not have happened. "Ding Hui instructed the maid...

"Ming... Got it. Although she didn't know why, the maid nodded again and again...

"And." Ding Hui continued to instruct: "Put all the valuable jewels in the treasury of Caofu, especially the title deeds, in the secret compartment, and let Ang'er continue to take them... Take them all! ”

Yes...

This time, the maid was stunned. "Madame... These... These are specially left for you by the old lady... Let... Let the lady keep it alive. ”

"Huh!" Ding Hui smiled lightly. "Do whatever you want, don't ask so many questions!" Speaking of this, Ding Hui's Qianqian jade arm was raised slightly, and a cold glint like a sharp blade flashed in her eyes.

"Cao Shuo, Cao Shuo, instigated Cao Ang to steal the property of the Cao Mansion, enough for the entire Cao family... I'm so disappointed in you, right? ”

muttering such a sentence in his heart, the corners of Ding Hui's mouth outlined a sly smile.

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