"The general is here! Sister Yu Niang, Sister Liniang, look, the general is here. ”

In the warm pavilion of the back house, Feng Juanniang watched Cao Daguan from the window coming around from the opposite corridor, and jumped up excitedly.

"It's coming, it's coming, I've only seen it in the morning, is it necessary to be so rare?"

Zou Liniang glanced at Feng Juanniang, this little lady is twenty-eight years old, she looks very beautiful, with a white little face and a delicate figure, but her brain is stupid, after being robbed of the general's favor a few times, her mind is full of generals, and she doesn't talk endlessly for a day.

"It's rare is rare, Sister Liniang says it's not rare, but in her heart it may be rarer than me."

Feng Juanniang said with a ruddy mouth.

Zou Liniang put down the book in her hand and stretched out her hand to pull her face.

"Sister save me!"

Feng Juanniang hid behind Yu Niang and used Gan Yu Niang as a shield.

Gan Yuniang was holding a needle and thread to make clothes, looked up at Li Niang and smiled, "I haven't seen you naughty before, how do you like to play tricks on Juan Niang recently." ”

"Sister, there were only two of us in the family before, and the concubine could still trick my sister."

"Haha, it's not good to play tricks on Sister Juanniang."

Gan Yuniang smiled slightly.

"That's it!"

Silk Niang said on Yu Niang's shoulder.

Zou Liniang stretched out her fingers with a tense face, gesturing to pinch her little face.

Squeak~

At this time, Cao Daguan pushed the door and walked in.

"General!"

Feng Juanniang pounced happily, and when she was halfway down, she squatted down again and gave a salute, and then pounced on him again with a happy smile on her pretty face.

Cao Xin laughed, half-hugged and half-hugged the little lady, and smiled at Gan Yuniang and Zou Liniang who were about to salute, "Yuniang Liniang, don't salute at home." ”

"General, give the general a salute to the concubine, and be steadfast in body and mind."

Gan Yuniang smiled slightly and continued to salute, while Zou Liniang also saluted lazily with Yuniang, and his plump figure made him look full.

"What are you doing, why don't you play the leaf card."

Cao Xin picked up Yu Niang and asked.

"In making spring clothes for the general, the embroidery of the silk girl's sister is excellent, the concubine asks the silk girl's sister to embroider patterns on the gown, what flowers does the general like?"

Gan Yuniang pulled him to sit down, Liniang held the hot tea, and the silk girl gently tapped on his shoulder.

Cao Xin smiled slightly, "Do men's clothes look good with embroidery?" ”

"Beautiful!"

The three women said in unison.

"General, now Xu Du is embroidering patterns on his clothes, which means auspiciousness and prosperity."

Gan Yuniang said with a smile.

"Haha, that's good, General Ben wants.... What pattern does the silk girl embroider? ”

Cao Xin asked, holding the thin waist of the silk girl.

"General, the concubine body can embroider peach blossoms, plum blossoms, peonies, begonias, moon seasons, green bamboos, a lot, you can learn if you don't know, the concubine body can learn quickly, and the concubine body that the general likes can be learned."

Feng Juanniang broke her white and tender fingers, holding her chest a little proud.

"The silk girl is good, then embroider the peony, the peony bud is big, rich and warm, the general likes it."

Cao Xin looked at Zou Liniang and smiled.

Zou Liniang gave him a blank look.

"General, the concubine is going to embroider peonies."

Feng Juanniang turned around quickly.

"Don't worry!"

Cao Xin took her little hand and said with a smile, "The weather is dry and cold today, and General Ben has no place to spend time, why don't the four of us get together at a table and play leaf cards?" ”

"Okay, the concubine is going to get the cards."

Zou Liniang happily went out to get cards, and she was the most addicted to cards at home.

Cao Xin pulled Yu Niang and said with a smile, "Don't be too busy all day, have fun when it's time to have fun, don't get tired." ”

Gan Yuniang smiled, "General, the concubine is clothed and fed every day, the wind can't blow and the rain can't get wet, how can she be tired, but the general fights outside all the year round, the wind and the sun are blowing, and he doesn't avoid swords and guns, and the general is the hardest and the most deserved." ”

"That's it!"

Feng Juanniang nodded her chin and said.

Cao Xin laughed.

"The cards are coming, the cards are coming!"

Zou Liniang walked in with a leaf card.

Nuan Yu left a fragrance and several maids began to prepare tables and chairs, melon seeds, dried fruits, and tea.

"It's okay today, you can have a good time."

Cao Daguan rolled up his sleeves and sat down.

"General, how big is the fight?"

Zou Liniang also rolled up her sleeves, revealing her white and greasy arms, and was glanced at by Gan Yuniang, Zou Liniang hurriedly put down her sleeves.

"Sister General, I can't fight, shall we fight for one penny or two?"

Feng Juanniang took out a pink splendid purse, which contained her pocket money.

"One or two articles are too little, boring, and the semi-coin is consistent.... What Sister Juanniang said is, just type one or two pennies. ”

Zou Liniang was glanced at by Gan Yuniang and quickly changed her words.

Gan Yuniang smiled, "Nuan Yu, you sit next to Juan Niang, give Juanniang an idea, Juanniang, Nuan Yu plays cards better than Li Niang, if you don't know it, call Nuan Yu Staff." ”

"That's good, thank you, sister."

Feng Juanniang beckoned to the maid Nuan Yu and asked Nuan Yu to come quickly, Nuan Yu smiled, carried a small round stool, and sat next to Feng Juanniang to support the move.

"Playing cards and bringing staff officers, okay, come and come."

Zou Liniang grabbed the cards and shuffled them skillfully, her slender white fingers were painted with red nails, like a casino veteran.

Cao Xin took out his money bag and turned it upside down, there were only dozens of golden beans, he laughed, "Whoever wins today will eat in someone's yard, how about eating hot pot?" ”

"Good!"

The discussion has been decided, everyone unveiled the cards, playing the old-fashioned leaf card, counting points, day nine, earth eight, people seven, and five, day Hu land Hu Ping Hu, sometimes the dealer is lucky, on the hand of more than 20 big day Hu, quadruple, a can win hundreds of five baht money.

Cao Xin doesn't play often, his skills are average, he plays eight rounds, only Hu twice, or sixteen or seventeen flat Hu, and loses almost five golden beans.

The biggest winner is the novice Feng Juanniang, who has good luck and draws cards, and under the guidance of Nuan Yu, he put several Tianhu.

Feng Juanniang won the money, and her face was red with excitement.

The second winner, Yu Niang, played casually, but her luck was good, and she could play once in a circle.

Zou Liniang didn't lose a few dollars, but seeing Juanniang handing her a beard for a while, she was a little shocked.

After playing eleven rounds, Cao Xin lost six golden beans, almost six times.

"Is the general trying to send money to the concubines?"

Zou Liniang took the big heavenly beard and happily took the golden beans from him.

Cao Xin glanced at her, with an evil smile on the corner of her mouth, Zou Liniang's body trembled, and she hurriedly collected the money and shuffled the cards.

"General! Madam! ”

Yingchun walked in from outside, "The prime minister's wife is here, and she also brought the second son, the fourth son, the fifth son and the third lady." ”

"Oh, sister-in-law is here."

Cao Xin and Gan Yuniang put down their cards, and under the service of Liniang and the maidservant, he put on a fox fur coat, and Yuniang put on a fur-edged finch and gold fur cloak, and the two went out together to greet Mrs. Ding.

Zou Liniang and Feng Juanniang are cleaning up the card table, and the other is counting the money bags.

"Third, how much did you win?"

Zou Liniang looked at Feng Juanniang and asked.

"Hee-hee, five golden beans, twelve small coins."

Feng Juanniang held the money bag and smiled.

"Sister's luck came slowly today, so you won, if you come a few more laps, your golden beans are all here with me."

Zou Liniang said with red lips.

"Then I'm lucky, and I'm lucky."

Feng Juanniang grinned, took out a golden bean from her purse and handed it to Nuan Yu,

"Nuan Yu, reward you."

"The third lady didn't dare to be it, and the slave didn't do anything."

Nuan Yu waved her hand.

"Nuan Yu, the third lady will accept the reward from you, and say no."

Zou Liniang said.

"Thank you, Third Madame."

Nuan Yu put away the golden beans and smiled.

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"Sister-in-law!"

Cao Xin and Gan Yuniang came to the front yard to greet Mrs. Ding and her party.

Mrs. Ding stepped out of the carriage wearing a green satin cloak, her face was round and friendly, the corners of her mouth were smiling, and only a wooden hairpin was inserted in her coiled bun, and she was dressed very simply.

There were three bear children Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Xiong, the second lady Cao Jie, and several young ladies dressed as cotton buns, and their little faces were blown red by the cold wind.

"Meet the sixth uncle and six aunts!"

When a few young ladies saw him, they lay on the ground.

"Excuse me, get up!"

Cao Xin pulled a few people up and smiled at Mrs. Ding,

"Sister-in-law, my eldest brother wants to be a virtuous minister and set an example for the world, so he is dressed in tatters. You don't have to be an example, why don't you make a few good clothes for yourself and your brothers and sisters, besides, your money is earned by yourself, and you can use it justifiably, there is no need to look at the face of the eldest brother. ”

Mrs. Ding smiled slightly, propped up her waist and said a little pungently, "What's wrong with the sixth child, sister-in-law, this poor relative has embarrassed you?" ”

"Haha, where is it, it's just that I saw a few little faces of Pi'er that were red from the cold, and I couldn't bear to be an uncle."

Cao Xin pinched Cao Pi's red face and said.

"There's nothing to bear, a few of them are just wearing coarse cloth clothes outside, and the inside is a warm little padded jacket, if it weren't for your eldest brother's face, I would just ask them to wear fur coats outside."

Mrs. Ding said with a smile.

Cao Xin looked through Cao Pi's clothes, it was really a coarse cloth on the outside, and a cotton coat and leather coat on the inside, and he wore four or five pieces, Cao Xin looked funny.

Cao Cao lived a very simple life, advocating frugality, and issued nine commandments in the palace, not allowing the Cao family to wear silk and satin, and he himself only wore cloth and patched clothes, with coarse cloth as a lining.

His officials vied with each other, wearing patched clothes in public places, and often counted who had more pudding on them at meetings, believing that the poorly dressed officials were incorruptible and those who were well-dressed were of bad character.

Once Cao Xin went to attend a meeting of the Prime Minister's Mansion and found that the officials in the hall were all dressed in tattered clothes, like members of the beggar gang holding a beggar gang meeting, a little too frugal.

Cao Xin persuaded him several times but to no avail, Cao Cao in turn told him to wear torn clothes, Cao Xin thanked Bumin, and even rarely attended the party of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Sister-in-law, it's windy outside, let's sit inside."

Gan Yuniang pulled Cao Jie and smiled.

"Good!"

Mrs. Ding glanced at Yu Niang's belly and took Yu Niang back to the house.

There is floor heating in the house, there is a fire tripod, and it is as warm as spring.

The maids and maids brought hot tea, fruits, and all kinds of delicious snacks, more than a dozen.

Seeing that the delicious food was coming, the three little sons of Xiangfu immediately pounced on it and stuffed their cheeks into bulging pockets.

In the General's Mansion, you can eat snacks that have not been eaten anywhere else, and you can also eat to your heart's content, so every time Mrs. Ding comes to visit the door, there will always be a few little tails behind her.

"And voila! It's really going to be a meal. ”

Mrs. Ding quipped, pointing to the three little ones.

"It's a blessing to be able to eat, and the three brothers will definitely grow tall and strong in the future."

Gan Yuniang smiled slightly, took a plate of soft and glutinous chestnut rice pastry from the maid, put it next to the second lady Cao Jie, and asked her to taste the taste.

Cao Jie looked at the beautiful pastry, reached out to pick up a piece and tasted it, and soon turned into a little hamster.

Mrs. Ding smiled, and said that the New Year was coming, Cao Ang was still recuperating in Wancheng, she was not at ease, and was ready to arrange for someone to go to Wancheng to pick Cao Ang back.

But there were too many things on Cao Cao's side, and she didn't have time to pay attention to them, so Mrs. Ding wanted to borrow some manpower and a comfortable carriage here to bring Cao Ang back.

"Sister-in-law, this is such a coincidence, I will go to Nanyang in two days to deal with the affairs of the city, how about bringing Cao Ang with me when I come back?"

"That's great, I'm 100% relieved that you're out of the horse with the sixth child."

Mrs. Ding laughed happily and chatted with Yu Niang about business again.

After a while, Zou Liniang and Feng Juanniang came out to meet Mrs. Ding, and when chatting, they somehow talked about playing cards, Zou Liniang blinked and asked Mrs. Ding if she wanted to play cards.

Mrs. Ding said that she could play in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but after Cao Cao returned home, she blackened her face when she saw someone playing cards, and gradually no one played cards in the mansion for recreation, and she hadn't touched the cards for a long time.

Today, just now, four people gathered at a table.

Cao Xin prepared duck soup hot pot for everyone in the kitchen, and continued to play after eating, until the evening, when Prime Minister Cao Cheng sent someone to urge, Mrs. Ding put down the card and left reluctantly with the four small ones.

On the second day, Cao Xin was called by Cao Cao to apply for a meal, telling him to train and prepare for war, not just to play, and to fight Lu Bu next year to ask him to be a pioneer, Cao Xin said that there was no problem.

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