Stealing the axe is also a helpless move, in case someone finds out, Cao Ju will be covered with mouth and can't tell the relationship with Widow Xing, this is definitely a bad idea that will be scolded to death if you say it. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Widow Xing didn't know, looking at Cao Ju's departing back, she secretly complained in her heart, this dead Ah Ju is really an elm pimple, can't you see that the slave family is deliberately embarrassing him, is it because the slave family already has a good impression of him?

Widow Xing sighed, looked at Cao Ju's distant figure, and muttered to herself: "Ah Ju, when the slave family married to Caojiabao a year ago, the slave family's husband was already seriously ill and bedridden, and the in-laws wanted to treat Chong Xi, but it backfired. The slave family was married for less than two months, and before they had time to round the house, the short-lived ghost was killed, and the slave family was regarded as a kefu life, not tolerated by the in-laws, and could not go back to their parents' house, so they could only live alone in this small courtyard at the mouth of Caojiabao Fort. ”

"Although a widow can remarry, the slave family is only fifteen years old, and of course they want to find another man to marry. It's just that in Caojiabao, unmarried men are far away from the slave family, and the widowed man has nothing to make the slave family look at. ”

"In the past three months, every time you return to the fort after chopping wood, when there is no one around, as long as the door of the slave's yard is open, you will come to the door to talk to the slave family, or ask for a glass of water to drink, or even enter the slave's yard under the pretext of doing rough work for the slave."

"Ah Ju, you suddenly took the initiative to be courteous, and the slave family also suspected that you were trying to take advantage of the slave family in vain, so while the slave family was deliberately on guard, they were also observing you. After three months of observation, coupled with side knocks and side inquiries, the slave family knows that you are a good person, plus you are the same age as the slave family, the slave family has such a little idea in his heart, but the slave family is a woman, how can he take the initiative to say it. ”

At noon today, Cao Ju peeked at her taking a bath, which made Widow Xing feel that Cao Ju was also interested in her, so she deliberately made it difficult for him, but she didn't want to disappoint her.

After Cao Ju's figure completely disappeared, Widow Xing sighed faintly, and while closing the door, she continued to talk to herself: "Ah Ju has been deliberately approaching the slave family, and today he peeked at the slave family taking a bath, doesn't he want to marry the slave family?" Cao Ju, since you don't want to marry the slave family, the slave family will not return the axe to you, hmph, you peeked at the slave family taking a bath, and took advantage of the slave family, why did the slave family return the axe to you, there is no door. ”

On the way home, Cao Ju kept thinking about the white jade in his mind, he was not unmoved, but he had his difficulties, just because of the marriage contract with the Tian family, it was impossible for Cao Xu to allow Cao Ju to marry the widow Xing. Moreover, there is also Widow Xing's father-in-law, Cao Qi, the head of Caojiabao, the richest man in the fort, who is not comparable to Cao Ju's family at all.

Cao Ju's marriage contract with the Tian family, no one in Cao Jiabao knows, and of course Widow Xing is, otherwise, she would definitely not blame Cao Ju so much.

When I returned home, the noodles were still hot, Cao Ju ate three bowls in a row, then put down the chopsticks, patted his belly, said to Cao Xu, picked up two loads of firewood, and went out.

Chopping firewood in the morning, going to Qiaocheng in the afternoon to deliver firewood, and sending it to the designated large households, this is the daily life of Cao Ju before the crossing, because from Caojiabao to Qiaocheng, it takes about two and a half hours to go back and forth, and it will be almost dark after coming back.

Cao Ju picked up the firewood and came to the fort to wait for Cao Aniu and them, this is the agreement of the four of them, after eating, they met at the fort and went to Qiaocheng to deliver firewood together.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the population of the county was about 800,000, and the county alone accounted for 120,000 people, including 80,000 people in the city, accounting for almost one-tenth, which shows its prosperity.

Almost all of the people who cut firewood in the nearby villages sent firewood to the big families in Qiaocheng, and so did Caojiabao, Cao Ju sent firewood to the Xu family, Cao Aniu sent firewood to the Ruan family, and Cao Yuan and Cao Li sent firewood to the Tian family, that is, the Tian family who had a marriage contract with Cao Ju.

As usual, nothing happened along the way, and the four of them walked for more than an hour and came to Qiaocheng.

The defenders of Qiaocheng are more familiar with them, and when they are in a good mood, they will make a few jokes with them, and when they are in a bad mood, they will naturally scold them for a few words to relieve their anger.

Entering the city, the four of them broke up at the north city gate, because the Xu family was in the east of the city, the Ruan family was in the west of the city, and the Tian family was in the south of the city.

Since practicing Taiping Huanglonggong, Cao Ju can not only chop one more load of firewood than before, but the quality of firewood has also improved a lot, and it belongs to high-grade firewood, so Cao Ju is the smoothest one to send firewood, basically you don't need to check the quality of firewood, you can get money directly, and occasionally there will be a little reward.

After delivering firewood, Cao Ju was on the way back to the North City Gate, and saw a lady carrying a burden to sell women's jewelry, and couldn't help but think of Widow Xing, and his heart moved, so he stepped forward and picked a hairpin and bought it for 10 yuan.

Hehe, after buying the hairpin, Cao Ju was secretly proud, and when I stole the axe back at night and put the hairpin on Widow Xing's table, she must have understood that this was my compensation for her.

When they came to the North City Gate, Cao Aniu and the three of them had not come back, so Cao Ju was going to go to the upper teahouse on the other side of the road to drink a bowl of tea.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in the direction of the city gate, and then the shouts of the defenders of the city gate: "Quickly dodge, quickly dodge, the horses of the Taiwei Mansion are frightened, and the horses of the Taiwei Mansion are frightened." ”

As soon as Cao Ju walked to the middle of the road, he saw an unridden yellow high-headed horse galloping towards this side, and in a blink of an eye he came to the north city gate, and the defenders did not dare to stop it, so they could only shout loudly to remind passers-by.

Often come to Qiaocheng to deliver firewood, Cao Ju recognized this horse, it was the horse on the palace of Cao Song, the imperial lieutenant of the dynasty, responsible for going back and forth between Luoyang and Qiaocheng, and returned with an empty horse today, it must have been killed by the messenger by thieves.

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the world is no longer peaceful, the imperial court in order to make up for the loss of the treasury caused by the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it has increased taxes across the country, so that many people can only fall into the grass, coupled with the Yellow Turban Army scattered all over the country, safe travel has become a luxury.

Although the soldiers defending the city also held their guns to block, they still chose to retreat in front of the strong impact of the horse Huang Jiao, and in the blink of an eye, Huang Jiao easily passed through the city gate and continued to rush inside.

The pedestrians on the street were in a mess and ran to both sides of the road, lest they be hit by Huang Jiao.

Cao Ju was also about to dodge sideways, but he heard an exclamation from behind him, and turned his head to see that less than two feet away from her, there was a beautiful pregnant woman who was looking at Huang Jiao who was rushing over with a shocked face, and she didn't know how to dodge at all, and watched Huang Jiao crash towards her......