Zhong Wuregret quietly added a pair of stone burdens and homemade stone dumbbells to his room.

More than twenty days have passed, and his body has undergone obvious changes, pieces of muscles have begun to form, and his speed and accuracy have become higher and higher, but his swordsmanship has not improved at all, and Cao Weng frowned when he saw it.

With Zhong Wuregret's talent, the learning of swordsmanship should also improve somewhat, not to mention that when he learned sanda, he was involved in knives, guns, swords, and halberds. His swordsmanship has not improved at all, and the real reason is that he himself does not want to learn from the mediocre master.

As soon as he fought with the old nursing homes, he learned that the knives, guns, swords, and halberds learned in modern society were all fancy shelves, and they looked lively and lively, but they were only for eyeballs, and they were useless in actual combat.

The moves of these old nurses seem simple, but they are practical, and the purpose is to kill people, in this case, Zhong Wuregret made up his mind to learn from the masters, in the era of cold weapons, the best weapon to save his life is martial arts, not to mention in the troubled times of human life.

He knows that if you want to become a master, you must learn from a master, and at this time, it is best like a blank sheet of paper. If Xiang Yongshou learns to become a "half-hanger", he will inevitably develop a lot of bad habits, and I don't know how many times it is difficult to correct them, so he pretends to be dull, and it seems that he has not made any progress in swordsmanship for more than 20 days, but he has secretly memorized the essentials and practiced alone in his room at night.

However, what Zhong Wuregret didn't expect was that this kind of dullness would cause him to suffer all kinds of inexplicable hostility in Caozhuang. The nurses who taught him to practice swords were obviously coping, and it was estimated that because Cao Weng had explained, these nurses had to do it, but the contempt in their eyes was enough to reflect their mentality.

In particular, Cao Er, the head of the nursing home, often borrowed sword training and deliberately tortured him viciously.

When he first arrived, the rest of the people in Caozhuang respected him very much, and later they all rolled their eyes at him. A maid named Lingxiang was even more excessive, and actually ran to his residence, pointed her nose and scolded him, saying that he had a false name, which made the whole manor scattered, and if something happened to the young lady, he would not let him go.

Zhong Wuregret listened inexplicably, but as a modern person's thinking, he knew the power of jealousy. He just entered Caozhuang, it can be said that he has no achievements, in the eyes of everyone, in addition to fighting a tiger, his martial arts are extremely mediocre. But Cao Gong's courtesy to him was too good, and many people were not only jealous, but also dissatisfied with Cao Gong's handling of things, favoring one over the other, which caused a situation of discouragement.

But Zhong Wuregret looked at all this very indifferently, he still went his own way, and his swordsmanship, archery and other kung fu were still very sparse, not to mention kung fu immediately. Originally, he just wanted to live in Caozhuang temporarily, and after getting familiar with the environment, he went to the capital of Chu to seek a path of development.

That night, Zhong Wuregret was suddenly awakened by a gentle knock on the door, he held the fighting knife in his hand, opened the door, and when he saw that it was Cao Weng, he quickly and quietly put the knife away.

He was just about to speak, when he saw Cao Weng make a silent gesture.

These days of life in the nursing home made Zhong Wuregret understand why the ancients said that it was good to get up early and go to bed early.

In this typical agrarian era, only two meals a day were eaten. One meal at eight o'clock in the morning and one meal at four o'clock in the afternoon. When it gets dark, there is no lighting, except for men with wives and women, who can do piston sports in the dark, and the rest of the people really have nothing to do except sleep.

But when Cao Weng came to him so late, he must have something important to tell. Zhong Wuregret fumbled with the quilt to cover the window, and then lit the candle.

The moment the candlelight lit up, Cao Weng was dumbfounded. You know, at that time, not to mention that there was no lamp, even the simplest soybean oil lamp had not been invented, and the tool for making fire was only the flint. The Zhou Dynasty also had a full-time official position, holding the husband and the fire, and taking the fire in the sun.

Unexpectedly, Zhong Wuregret not only had a candle, but also lit it extremely quickly.

Cao Weng asked in a slightly trembling voice, "Xiaoxia, what kind of divine fire is this?" ”

Zhong Wuregret explained: "This is the candle I made. ”

"Candles?"

"Living in the mountains, there is nothing to do, so I look for some novelties, once, I accidentally found that pine resin is combustible, so I used bamboo and hemp and other materials as a core, wrapped around the soft fibers of plants, soaked in pine resin and animal oil, is the candle that Cao Weng sees now."

"Amazing! Magical! Cao Weng looked at the candle and praised endlessly, but immediately puzzled: "Xiaoxia is more intelligent than others, why is learning swords so stupid?" ”

"Cao Er, the head of the nursing home, is a master, no matter how well he learns, can I surpass him? What's more, I can only do what I can in the matter of the nursing home, and Cao Er will naturally be on top of everything if there is something. Zhong Wuregret deliberately said this, he wanted to squeeze Cao Weng and let him tell the truth.

According to various signs, he concluded that something might happen in Cao Zhuang, but he didn't want to inquire, as a newcomer, if someone was found to be curious, under the misunderstanding, he didn't know what would happen, and he had not forgotten that he was called a "thief" who was hunted down.

Cao Gong hesitated for a moment before saying: "I wanted to persuade Xiaoxia to leave, if you are like this, not only will you not be able to solve Cao Zhuang's misfortune, but you may suffer from it." Besides, you have seen that because of the kindness given to you, it has caused the dissatisfaction of the rest of the village, but it is not spoken. ”

Zhong Wuregret immediately said: "Cao Weng doesn't need to worry too much, I can leave tomorrow morning." I would like to thank Cao Weng for taking care of me these days. ”

"But when I saw the candle you made, I changed my mind." Cao Gong then said: "Do you know why I have such a heavy reward for fighting a tiger? ”

"The boy is stupid, I don't know." Zhong Wuregret said the truth, he didn't know how much silver could be exchanged for a tael of gold, how many copper coins could be exchanged for a tael of silver, how much copper coins were needed for a stone of rice, and so on, so he really didn't know the severity of the reward given by Cao Weng.

"Do you know why I value you alone and give you generous conditions to stay in the nursing home?"

Zhong Wuregret pretended to look like an idiot.

Cao Weng sighed: "Since the decline of the Zhou Dynasty, the princes have been strong and weak, so that the etiquette has collapsed, and many philistines have relied on the princes to raise them as backers, and they are arrogant and domineering......"

Maybe he was desperate, so Cao Weng told Zhong Wuregret the whole truth.

It turned out that Cao Weng was a giant businessman in Chen State, and he caused trouble because he gave birth to a stunning daughter Cao Yun'e.

Chen Guojun Chen Hou's younger brother Qing Doctor Chen Ming, is a very ** hungry ghost, he and Cao Yun'e Qingming Qingming after a chance encounter, shocked by heaven, he wanted to force Cao Yun'e as a concubine, according to the etiquette system at the time, Doctor Qing is a wife and two concubines, and Doctor Qing Chen Ming has ten concubines in his family, in addition, there are dozens of singers.

Cao Yun'e not only has the appearance of a sinking fish and a wild goose, but also is very smart, she can play the piano well, and Danqing does not let her eyebrows.

At that time, the vassal states often adopted a tolerant policy toward "scholars", allowing academic freedom, and creating good conditions for "scholars" to write books and speak and express their personal opinions, thus greatly promoting the emancipation of the mind in the Spring and Autumn Period and forming a situation in which "a hundred schools of thought contended."

In order to compete for hegemony and annex other countries or not to be annexed by other countries, during the Spring and Autumn Period, the major powers carried out reform movements to try to be strong, although Cao Yun'e was in the home of Shangjia, but she hated the war that caused the people to be displaced, she was very eager to understand new things, and often thought about the reform of Guan Zhong, the secretary of Qi.

Jian Yun: Qi Huan asked Guan Zhong: "If I want to make the country rich and strong, and the society is stable, where should I start?" Guan Zhong replied: "You must first win the hearts of the people." ”

"How can we win the hearts and minds of the people?" Qi Huan Gong then asked.

Guan Zhong replied: "If you want to win the hearts of the people, you should start by cherishing the people; If the king can cherish the people, the people will naturally be willing to contribute to the country.

It is self-evident that to cherish the people is to make the people rich first, and then the people are rich and then the country is governed. It is often said that a stable country is always rich, and a chaotic country is always poor. ”

Although she has a lot of views on Guan Zhong's establishment of the "Nulu" system, which is the precedent for Guan Zhong to run the prostitution industry in the country, it does not affect her admiration for Guan Zhong.

How could a woman like Cao Yun'e, who loves life and is full of thirst for new ideas, be willing to be a plaything of noble power? She did not hesitate to refuse Dr. Qing's request.

Because the Cao family had a lot of influence in the Chen country, and the nobles at that time still talked about "etiquette and religion" on their faces, although the Qing doctor Chen Ming couldn't sleep day and night for Cao Yun'e, he didn't dare to blatantly rob and rob him.

However, there are many customers raised by Dr. Qing Chen Ming, among which there are many villains who lose the law for personal gain and play tricks.

After two shocks and the price of dozens of casualties, Cao Weng chose to avoid it, moved his family to Chu State, and lived a farm life incognito.

However, Dr. Chen Ming did not give up, and many of his disciples were tyrannical people who stole chickens and dogs, and immersed in strange tricks, and they finally found the place where Cao Weng lived in seclusion.

Cao Weng moved naturally enough means, but Cao Zhuang was found in such a remote place in Chu State, he vaguely felt that the people in his manor were not credible, so he spared no expense, in the name of fighting tigers, looking for a trustworthy master to protect his family, as the saying goes, he rushed to the hospital in a hurry, probably Cao Weng's situation. Unexpectedly, the master he found was so stupid, so how could he not be anxious.

After listening to Cao Weng's speech, Zhong Wuregret thought about it and said calmly: "Cao Weng don't need to worry, there are some things I want to ask, and I hope that Cao Gong will tell you the truth." ”

"Please."

"How did Gong Cao know that the manor had been discovered by Chen Ming?"

"Not long ago, there was a warning from the nursing home, saying that there were people snooping outside the village, so I was worried."

"Cao Zhuang is in the territory of Chu State, Chen Ming can find here, one possibility means that he has capable people under him, so it should not be underestimated, and there is another possibility that there are traitors in Zhuang who secretly correspond with Chen Ming." Zhong Wuregret said this, just to reassure Cao Weng, in fact, he had already decided in his heart that there must be a traitor.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, except for the merchants of the Qi State, whose status was higher, the status of the merchants of the other vassal states was very low. For powerful and wealthy magnates, it is really easy to find a few traitors among the fearful businessmen.

"I think the top priority is to find out if there is a traitor in the village, please Cao Weng let me for two or three days to come up with a way to hoe the traitor.

However, before that, I wanted to ask Cao Weng to arrange a meeting with your daughter as soon as possible, otherwise, I don't even know the person I protect, I am afraid that something will go wrong at the critical moment, I don't know what Cao Weng wants? Moreover, it is not only possible to keep the enemy outside the village, but also to set up more mechanisms in the inner house just in case. ”

It turned out that Zhong Wuregret was moved by curiosity when he heard that Cao Yun'e had the appearance of a city and a country, and he secretly planned to make a fortune, if there was an opportunity, he could soak in this ancient beauty, and he would not lose his own ancient times in vain. His request seems reasonable, but in fact it is not lacking in serious selfishness.

Cao Weng was afraid of Dr. Qing's power, and the matter of protecting his daughter had made him anxious and his reason was completely confused, and when he heard Zhong Wuregret say this, he felt that it was also very reasonable, so he nodded and agreed.

However, before leaving, he asked Zhong Wuregret for a "candle", and the things that Zhong Wuregret lit the fire may be too precious, he has not yet asked, how many businessmen have trade secrets, maybe Cao Weng is ashamed to say it when he considers this.

The next day, Cao Weng brought Zhong Wuregret to the inner house, this time, I don't know how many nursing homes are full of jealousy and hatred towards Zhong Wuregret, you know, since they nursed the hospital, they have never stepped into the inner house half a step, and Zhong Wuregret has such an "honor" as soon as he comes, so how can they balance their psychology? Fortunately, eye killing is not fatal, otherwise, Zhong Wuregret would have become a pulp of flesh long ago.

From the moment he stepped into the inner house, Zhong Wuregret felt that Cao Zhuang was in danger. The jealousy of everyone is so heavy that it is easy to be opened by the opponent to open a psychological gap, and a little profit or provocative words can be tempting to betray easily.

After coming to the inner house, Cao Yun'e's pretty maid Lingxiang coldly took Zhong Wuregret to the young lady's embroidery room.

Cao Yun'e's approach made Cao Weng very puzzled, on weekdays, Cao Yun'e regarded men as nothing, and never looked at any man squarely, let alone took him to his embroidery room.

Lingxiang said to Cao Weng: "Miss said, the village is unreliable, and the inner house is the same, so inviting Zhong Xiaoxia to the embroidery room is also to avoid people's eyes." ”

Cao Yun'e's embroidery room is a bit like Japanese tatami mats, except that there is a desk on the table, and Cao Yun'e sits on the ground, waiting for them.

As soon as he saw Cao Yun'e, Zhong Wuregret's blood surged up on his head, he had never seen such a beauty in his life, only to see that under her slender eyebrows, a pool of autumn water was sparkling, fragrant and delicate, and she was more beautiful than flowers, dressed in a light blue tight-fitting embroidered robe, outlining Yingying's thin waist.

When Zhong Wuregret's eyes subconsciously moved to Cao Yun'e's chest peak, he saw the "candle" on the desk that was almost at the same level as his chest, and the silk embroidery placed next to it. He thought in a flash, if his "candle" was embroidered on the outer bread, wouldn't it be a luxury for the nobles?

"I'm getting big!" Zhong Wuregret stared at the "candle" blankly, imagining unexpected business opportunities and hot sales, and unconsciously smirked stupidly on his face.

"Whore!" I only heard a coquettish shout, and a shining sword tip pressed against Zhong Wuregret's throat.

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