Zhongshan, Hebei Province - Zhongshan in June at this time the scorching sun is shining, although Jizhou is known as the granary of the Han Dynasty, but in troubled times, even if it is such as Yecheng, Xudu and other magnificent cities will have the existence of beggars and homeless people, not to mention this small Zhongshan.

However, compared with other places, Zhongshan has a treasure place for the homeless people to eat, that is, the Zhen family in Hebei Province, which distributes grain at the beginning of each month to help the poor people.

After the Zhen family was an official eunuch, the original head of the family was also quite famous, that is, Shang Cai Ling Zhen Yi, but unfortunately he died thirteen years ago; Zhen Yi had three men and five women before his death, the most famous of which is the young daughter of the Zhen family, it is said that this woman has had outstanding opinions since she was a child, at the age of ten in order to prevent the family from accumulating wealth, it is easy to attract the coveted of the rebels and robbers, and also cause public anger, so she persuaded her mother to take the family food to help her relatives and neighbors, and give favors. Now the Zhen family's regulations for opening the government at the beginning of each month are also promoted by Zhen Mi.

Today is the beginning of the month, and it is the day when the Zhen family opens the house to give grain, I saw that the neighbors and villagers gathered at the door of the Zhen Mansion early, waiting for the distribution of grain, when it was young, I saw the door of the house open, a group of families carrying big bags on their backs, carrying baskets, which were full of yellow and white rice, and suddenly the scene was thunderous, and the people came forward to take rice, and for a time the front of Zhen's house was not lively.

I saw an old man with a thin body, dry skin like old bark, and white hair slowly holding a cane in front of Zhen's house, his face was covered with pockmarks the size of beans, big ears, a big nose facing the sky, his eyes seemed to be swollen and protruding a lot, and his face was very ugly, but his expression was quite loyal.

This old man is Tong Yuan, a folk spearman who Cao Ang asked Xi Wei to help find, and he came to Zhongshan from Dongping this time when he was nearly seventy years old, but only to see one person.

The person he wanted to see was helping the families distribute rice grain in front of Zhen's mansion at this time, it was a woman in a light green robe, in the sultry weather, for some reason, but she was wearing a small hat, and her cloud-like bun could be faintly seen. Under the brim of the hat, a touch of soft forehead hair fluttered gently, and the sweat during the period seemed to flow on the long eyelashes, which set off a delicate and elegant demeanor. Curiously, she covered half of her face with a light pink thin silk scarf, which made people want to look away, but it was difficult to get their wish, and there were no other superfluous ornaments.

This woman is Zhen Mi, the youngest daughter of the Zhen family, and I saw Tong Yuan walking to the side of the gate of Zhen's mansion tremblingly, but she didn't disturb her, just quietly watched the charity Lan Xin and the family members finished distributing the rice in a bucket. After the people gradually dispersed, I saw Zhen Mi, who was covered with a face, stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat stains on his eyes, a pair of smart and dark eyes, or because of the hot weather, dyed with a layer of misty water vapor, as if like a star in the dark night, flashing with a soft and quiet brilliance.

"Grandpa Tong!" Zhen Mi finally saw Tong Yuan, who had been guarding the side of the house, and hurriedly stepped forward, her movements seemed soft and capable, and her eyes were full of nature and a little naughty. Tong Yuan kindly looked at the slight sweat on her forehead, nodded on her forehead, and said, "Okay." ”

Tong Yuan is not good at words, has few words, and rarely has more than three or five words in every sentence on weekdays. His deceased wife Yan used to be the lady of the Yan family in Hebei, and the Zhen family was extremely good, but later lost, Tong Yuan also became a reckless person, he was invited by the Zhang family in previous years, taught some self-defense martial arts and the children of the Zhen family, and also formed a friendship with the young Zhen Mi.

Zhen Mi had long been accustomed to the withdrawn character of this old man Tong, and knew that he was praising his good deeds of opening a warehouse to help the people, so he asked him with a smile: "Grandpa Tong, why do you have time to come to Zhongshan today?" "The voice is like a flute, elegant and calm, but not untouchable. Tong Yuan was silent for a long time, and finally spit out two words: "Farewell." ”

"Farewell?" Zhen Mi was stunned when she heard this, and then she immediately guessed that things were not simple, and frowned slightly: "Grandpa Tong, you want to leave?" Where to go? Tong Yuan said lightly: "Xu Du." ”

Zhen Mi gently supported her forehead, her movements were beautiful, as if she had combined the most agile softness and charm into one out of thin air. When I was young, I only heard her frown and say: "Left and right are just a place to live, is Kyoto really that good?" ”

Tong Yuan shook his head: "No." There was a moment of silence and then he continued: "The Cao family is looking for me. Zhen Mi was slightly stunned, obviously not expecting that the person who was going to take Tong Yuan away would be the Cao family of Xu Du. Grandpa Tong, it's better to... Mi'er begged her mother, and asked the general to stop Xu Dulai for you..."

Seeing Tong Yuan, he shook his head and said, "Impossible." At that time, Tong Yuan was just a grass people, even if Yuan Shao intended to marry the Zhen Mansion at this time, he would not have a dispute with Xu Du for the sake of a folk gunner.

Looking at Zhen Mi, who exuded a little loneliness in her eyes, Tong Yuan said: "You are too beautiful, don't take off the veil casually, there will be trouble." Zhen Mi said bitterly when she heard this: "Grandpa Tong, don't worry, Mi'er is not a little girl for a long time, how can she be scared by those lustful men?" ”

"Okay, then, I'm leaving... You take care. Tong Yuan said that he would not look back, then turned around and staggered into the distance, looking at Tong Yuan's figure gradually moving away, thinking of the loneliness and helplessness of this old man who had taught him sword dance for several years and had a lot of friendships in his later years, Zhen Mi's heart couldn't help but tremble, and it seemed to be a little bitter and desolate... Pondering in the scorching sun, she had a bold idea when she was young, and that thought lingered and instantly surged into her mind.

"Come on, go and get the accounts, how much is the grain and rice in Xudu this year, as well as the price of cloth and utensils, we must carefully check whether I can buy an industry in Xudu."

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"What do you say! Lao Tzu's subordinates are not under my control! In the hall of the General's Mansion, only to hear Gan Ning's angry howl instantly resounded in the hall, Cao Ang patted the case helplessly, and said quietly: "Brother Xingba, don't worry, in fact, if you think about it carefully, my father's move is also helpless... And it's quite meaningful."

Gan Ning frowned and gritted his teeth and said, "Bullshit! Cao Ang frowned when he heard this, and then said in a deep voice: "Brother Xingba, although you and I have been friends for life, but since you entered the Xu, you have been a general of my general's mansion, I hope you will respect my father in the future!" ”

"You...!" Gan Ning was just about to reply, and suddenly saw the stern light in Cao Ang's eyes, which was very different from the easy-going him on weekdays, so he didn't say the words later, and after a while, Fang Cai said stupidly: "No! ”

Cao Ang sighed in his heart, the tiger is out of the cage, and he needs to be shackled, if it is inappropriate to kill his sharpness, how can he be able to bow down and obey orders in the future? After pondering carefully, Cao Ang sighed lightly: "Brother Xingba, you must understand that my patriarchal power is inclined to the government and the opposition, and he is powerful in the world, although the surface scenery is infinite, but there are also his hardships and difficulties. Sometimes, even if you are the closest person, you can't believe too much, only by dividing and dissolving it, restricting balance, is the right way, especially now when there is a strong enemy outside and internal worries are not stopped. Besides, your 800 brothers are also one step to the sky this time, my uncle Cao Chun is the best at the way of horses, tiger and leopard riding is his one-handed training, General Xu Chu is brave, good at training soldiers to fight in groups, and now the tiger guard army is led by him; One battle hero, one horse male, and jointly drill the back of the army, which shows that my father has great expectations for the back of the army! ”

Gan Ning was relieved when he heard this, and Cao Ang said with a smile: "You don't need to worry, if there is a good opportunity in the future, this back army may not be able to return to your command, and the top priority is that you must make a contribution to ensure it." I expect that in two months at most, my father will go east to conquer Lu Bu, who is the first flying general in the world, with the courage of ten thousand people, and his left and right Chen Gong, Gao Shun and one martial artist are the heroes of the world, and the eight strong generals headed by Zhang Liao are all experienced in a hundred battles, and they must give Brother Xingba a good opportunity to make great contributions! ”

The two were talking, but they saw Sima Yi outside the hall slowly walking in, stepped forward and whispered to Cao Ang, Cao Ang hurriedly got up when he heard the words, and said excitedly: "What are you talking about, Tong Yuan Tong Gunsmith is here, where is the person, take me to see it quickly!" ”

At this time, Tong Yuan was standing at the door of the General's Mansion with an indifferent face, and suddenly saw Cao Ang laughing and leading Sima Yi and Gan Ning to step forward, and then grabbed Tong Yuan's hand and said enthusiastically: "Mr. Tong, haha, I have admired the name for a long time, I really want to mess with Cao." Then he said to the sergeant who came with Tong Yuan: "Go back, thank Doctor Xi on my behalf, and say that Cao will come to visit in the future." ”

Then he took Tong Yuan's hand with an indifferent face, came to the main hall, ordered someone to serve tea and water, looked at Tong Yuan with a smile and said: "Mr. Tong, in the past, someone said that Mr. Tong and Wang Yue were the world's most famous guns and swordsmen, Wang Yue was once the emperor's teacher, and his reputation was resounding all over the world, but Mr. fell into the mud road by mistake and succumbed to the grass, which is really a pity... Mr. Ang Jiuwen is famous, and now he has to take care of it, and I hope that Mr. will not hesitate to give advice! ”

Tong Yuan was unmoved when he heard this, but said softly: "Pass the award." Then there was no more words, Cao Ang was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Sir, Cao Mou invited Mr. to enter this time, but he has heard Mr. for a long time, and he wants to treat him as a teacher, I don't know if Mr. should be?" ”

After Cao Ang finished speaking, there was a little abruptness in his heart, Tong Yuan is Zhao Yun's master, if he can teach the bolt, it will be a great thing, and I don't know if this old man will agree to himself. saw Tong Yuan looking up at the ridge of the roof and said in a deep voice: "It's up to you." ”

Not only Cao Ang, but also Sima Yi and Gan Ning beside him were also stunned when they heard this, Cao Ang was stunned for a moment, and then roughly understood what Tong Yuan meant, no matter what, he agreed to this kind of answer

Cao Ang then smiled: "In this case, Cao Ang took the liberty of calling 'teacher'. Tong Yuan nodded and said, "Okay." Cao Ang was secretly happy in his heart, and then hurriedly said: "Come on, quickly arrange a good compartment for the teacher in Qiushuangzhai, and those who neglect will be severely punished!" That... Teacher, if you need something to teach your disciple, the disciple will buy it now. ”

Hearing this, Tong Yuan just said softly: "Copper and iron, chisel hammer, pen and ink, and books." "Huh?" Cao Ang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then stayed for a long time before he hesitated: "Zhongda, didn't you hear?" Don't take the order quickly, go out and buy it! ”

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