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Chapter 352: Mengde Calls (2/2)

In the flower hall are two coal stoves made of pig iron, on which are erected chimneys with the thickness of a bowl that lead directly to the outside of the hall. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

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

Huang Yueying held her stomach and was sitting in the hall talking to Xiahou Zhen. In the past two years, Huang Yueying and Xiahou Zhen have also changed from innocent teenagers to mature women. Xiahou Zhen was dressed in a white coat, holding a seven or eight-month-old baby girl in his arms, and was gossiping with Huang Yueying with a smile; And Huang Yueying was wearing a fox fur cloak, leaning on the couch quite lazily, nodding from time to time, and occasionally inserting a sentence or two, making a cheerful laugh.

"Ah Fu, why are you here?"

Seeing Cao Peng coming in, Huang Yueying asked curiously: "Cangshu, they just got out of class, they should practice martial arts on campus at this time." ”

"Youzi Yu and Xinzhi are staring, it's okay."

As Cao Peng spoke, he leaned over.

"Yueying, are you feeling well today?"

"It just hurt for a while at noon, but Mr. Xiao said it was fine."

Cao Peng took the baby girl from Xiahou Zhen's arms, put his cheek against the *** face, and fragrant it fiercely, causing the baby girl to giggle. She can't speak yet, but it can be seen that she likes Cao Peng's action very much......

Xiahou Zhen watched from the sidelines and couldn't help laughing.

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

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

Three years ago, when Cao Peng and Huang Yueying decided to marry, Xiahou Yuan suddenly came to the door to propose marriage.

At that time, this matter was quite a mess, and Huang Chengyan was furious, and even wanted to return to Jiangxia with Huang Yueying.

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

Cao Cao also came forward to say something, and finally Huang Chengyan had to nod his head and agree. However, on this issue of 'size', the two sides still quarreled. Huang Chengyan insisted that Huang Yueying be big at first, but Xiahou Yuan was unwilling to let Xiahou really be small. During that time, Cao Peng was so frightened that he didn't dare to return to Xudu, so he simply went to Luoyang to find Chen Qun as a companion.

It wasn't until later that Cao Hong ran out and came up with an idea.

"What size?

Yueying is a scholarly scholar and knowledgeable; The daughter of Xiao Zhenjiangmen, gentle and virtuous. Just don't set up a wife, just set up a wife. In this way, Yueying and Xiaozhen don't have to be big or small, they are the same size...... The provincial Afu 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 wife, otherwise you have to fight.

They are all equal wives, regardless of size, and no one is much taller than the other. Later, after Kong Rong and others came forward, the matter finally calmed down. In the sixth year of Jian'an, Cao Peng returned to Xudu and married Huang Yueying and Xiahou Zhen at the same time.

Soon after, at Huang Yueying's suggestion, Cao Peng made Bu Luan and Guo Huanna concubines.

At the beginning of the seventh year of Jian'an, Xiahou Zhen gave birth to a baby girl named Cao Juan.

Subsequently, Huang Yueying was also pregnant, and she has been in body for nine months......

The two girls get along very well, why...... Whether it is Huang Yueying or Xiahou Zhen, they are not the kind of women with strong personalities.

In addition, when Cao Peng was imprisoned, the two daughters often came into contact.

The relationship between them is also quite good, and now that they are together, there is not much conflict.

To say that Huang Yueying has no complaints in her heart is nonsense! The favor that originally belonged to her alone, but now it is divided equally by two people, and whoever she is replaced will feel uncomfortable. But Xiahou is really tactful and very tolerant, and when he comes and goes, this resentment is much less, so that in the future, the two are like sisters, and there is no estrangement at all.

In this regard, Cao Peng was also secretly happy.

After getting married, Huang Yueying and Xiahou Zhen have their own hobbies.

Huang Yueying likes to be obscene and ingenious, and when she was in Jian'an for six years, she created a three-spindle pedal spinning wheel, and the effect was extremely outstanding.

During the Han Dynasty, spinning wheels were popular, but hand-cranked spinning wheels were the mainstay.

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

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

The trade between Haixi and Luoyang will be changed from copper coins to money transactions. It's just that this trading method has yet to be promoted, and no one can say what the effect will be. At the very least, it may not be effective in a year or two.

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

As a result, the area of cantonment was increased by a third, and rice began to replace other crops.

Three years, not too much, no less.

Cao Peng never came to the forefront, and most of the time, he was 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 goods handled by Cao's firm were mainly hemp spinning, and they quickly joined the Luoyang Guild. When it comes to businessmen, Cao Peng naturally can't come forward. So after discussing with his family, Cao Peng decided to hand over the business to Guo Huan to take care of.

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

Although the matter of businessmen sitting on Jia is not elegant, for Guo Huan, it is also a way to prove himself to Cao Peng.

As for the inner house, it will be taken care of by Bu Luan.

Hong Niangzi has let go of the affairs of the Grange and spends most of her time working in the Cao Mansion.

Bu Luan is careful, soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, and more adaptable, so this grange is also well organized......

Sometimes, Cao Peng feels like he's dreaming.

Not to mention marrying a beautiful wife and concubine, now the family is rich and has a certain foundation.

Cao Peng felt that being reborn in the Three Kingdoms and achieving this step could be regarded as a small achievement...... As for the future, he didn't think much about it.

Sitting in the flower hall, accompanying Huang Yueying and Xiahou Zhen to talk for a while, Cao Peng got up and left.

He was about to go to the backyard to check on Cao Chong's condition, but he heard someone shouting his name. Looking up, I saw Pang Tong and Shi Tao rushing over. The two came to Cao Peng and bowed first.

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

"Two brothers, is there something wrong?"

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

"What's the matter?"

Pang Tongyi grabbed Cao Peng's arm and pulled him out.

Cao Peng said: "Shiyuan, what are you doing here?" ”

"I'll take you to see the excitement."

"What's hilarious."

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

"I don't know what."

Cao Peng couldn't cry or laugh a little, and he had a headache for this Mr. Feng Yan, who was a bit of a god and a god.

Pang Tong said with a smile: "Come and dance in Yuxiu Building today, I discussed it with Guangyuan and decided to take you with me to open your eyes." ”

"Everyone?"

Cao Peng's face was puzzled.

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

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

This Shi Tao is twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and he is a talent, quite handsome.

"Youxue, if you really don't know the customs, you don't even know about it, wouldn't you live up to your Cao San's name?"

Cao Peng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Pang Tong said: "Everyone is called Lai Ying'er, born like a flower and jade, and her body is slender and graceful."

She was originally a singer and dancer in Luoyang, and she was very famous in Luoyang and Chang'an...... Recently, Yuxiu Lou spent a lot of money to invite her, preparing to stay in Xudu for 30 days, a song and dance every five days, and today is the first one. Xu Du's leading characters are ready to go over, I discussed it with Guangyuan and decided to call you. You've been almost nested in this grange for the past two years, and it's hard to have a lively scene, how can you ignore it? Let's go, if it's late, there will be no seats! ”

Speaking of which, Cao Peng has indeed rarely appeared in the past two years.

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

Occasionally, I go out for business. For example, if someone from Haixi comes, or Chen Qun sends someone to discuss things, he will go out. usually lives in a simple place, and even at the beginning of the year, Xu Yi asked him to shoot a deer, but he politely refused.

It turned out to be singing and dancing!

Cao Peng couldn't help laughing......

To be honest, he really had no interest in this song and dance.

The last time I visited Kong Rong's house, Kong Rong ordered the singers at home to dance.

Those singers are indeed good-looking, but they are just singing and dancing, and Cao Peng can't understand it.

No matter how long he has lived in this era, there are still some things that he can't understand. For example, the dance of the ancients, those celebrities and gentlemen can watch it with relish, and they can talk about it well. As for Cao Peng, every time he watches singing and dancing, he will be drowsy and unable to keep his spirits up. The difference in the times naturally does not have the same views on aesthetics.

The ancients watched singing and dancing, which was an elegant thing.

But letting Cao Peng watch singing and dancing is like chewing wax......

Even Huang Yueying said that Cao Peng sometimes doesn't understand the amorous feelings.

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

"How can you not go?"

"What do you mean?"

Shi Tao smiled bitterly, "You Xue thinks that this song and dance, with me and Shiyuan, can we sit in it?" ”

yes, that's a problem.

Although Shi Tao and Pang Tong are famous, they are really nothing compared to those erudite Confucians, celebrities and nobles, and high-ranking officials and nobles in Xudu City. Today's first performance, presumably the Yuxiu Building must be full of friends, and it is not easy for the two of them to enter...... What does this have to do with me, though? Cao Peng looked at the two suspiciously.

"Youxue, you are also a contemporary grandmaster.

The name of Cao Sanjie may not be as good as those of Kong Wenju, but if he goes, he will have a place. We...... Hehe, I just wanted to follow you to see the excitement. ”

Nima, let me take you guys**?

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

"Uh......"

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

How can such a thing be said openly? If Huang Yueying knows, let alone let Cao Peng out, it is estimated that he dares to let the dog bite people.

There are two snow mastiffs on Cao Peng Grange, which are very fierce.

In addition to Cao Peng, that is, Wang Shuang, who raised dogs, was able to command. But Wang Shuang's kid is typically a follower of several ladies, and sometimes he doesn't even listen to Cao Peng's words, and only obeys Huang Yueying and Xiahou's assignment......

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

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

"Wait!"

"Huh?"

"Do you really want to go to the show?"

"Nonsense."

"In that case, you take my name and go to the Linyi Marquis Mansion to find the Linyi Marquis, and say that I will 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, he has been similar to Cao Peng, living in seclusion and rarely contacting people.

The relationship between Liu Guang and Cao Peng is quite complicated...... To put it mildly, the two are hostile positions, but they have sympathy for each other. Cao Peng felt that Liu Guang belonged to the kind of person who could see the situation clearly, but couldn't help himself; And Liu Guang felt that Cao Peng was young and talented, and he was worth dating. Even, even the big white and small white snow mastiffs on Cao Peng's Grange were also gifts from Liu Guangxiang. Although the two have no relationship, they have a good relationship with each other, which can be regarded as a strange thing.

Pang Tong and Shi Tao glanced at each other and couldn't help but nod again and again.

If Liu Guangken came forward, then it would not be difficult for the two of them to enter Yuxiu Building......

"Linyi Hou, can you agree?"

"He'll help......"

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

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The matter of Pang Tong and Shi Tao, Cao Peng did not take it to heart.

As for coming to Ying'er, Cao Peng didn't care at all. Even in his previous life, he had a dislike for Lingren from the bottom of his bones, and he didn't have any good feelings at all. Maybe it's because of the so-called 'entertainment for all' in his previous life, the newspapers are full of news about those actors, which makes him very annoying. So much so that when he was reborn in the Eastern Han Dynasty, he never went to that kind of Fengyue place. Although it is the custom of this era to be famous and merciful, Cao Peng is instinctive, and he is still very repulsive.

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

Many scholars appreciated Cao Peng's approach very much, and even praised it. Of course, there are praises and slanders...... But what does it matter? Cao Peng didn't care about this kind of thing at all, and further confirmed his noble and arrogant name.

When I walked into a small courtyard, I saw a pulp pond in the yard.

This is an experiment that Cao Peng and Huang Yueying conducted together at the beginning of the year, wanting to create high-quality and inexpensive paper through some methods of later generations. In these days, paper is too expensive...... So much so that many of Cao Peng's ideas could not be implemented. If we can make cheap paper, we 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 looked at the pulp pool, then tried it with a bamboo tray and found that it was hanging pulp and paper.

Let's wait!

Cao Peng lingered in the courtyard for a full hour before getting up and leaving.

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

"Childe, Sikong sent someone to inform Childe to rush to Changshe immediately."

Cao Peng was stunned, "Cao Sikong, has you arrived at the Changshe?" ”

He couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart: Since your old Cao has come back, why did you call me to Changshe again?

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There are only two shifts today, and I still owe you 10,000 words.