Siheyuan: Cao Liang's rise

After saying goodbye to Meng Xiaoxing, Cao Liang went to the black market.

It is around seven o'clock in the evening. The black market has not yet opened and is very deserted.

Cao Liang rushed directly to Chi Hu's yard.

When he reached the door, he went forward and knocked.

"Who?"

It was still Xiaowu's voice. He would ask this question almost every time. It had become a habit.

"I'm Cao Liang."

After hearing Cao Liang's reply, the door opened immediately.

"Master Cao."

Xiaowu greeted with a smile.

Cao Liang handed out a cigarette and walked in familiarly.

I saw Chi Hu drinking with Lao Hei. There were three bowls on the table, and Xiao Wu must be there too.

Lao Hei is the hunter under Chi Hu, and is good at decomposing prey.

He was the one who disassembled the tiger last time, and his craftsmanship is very good.

"Hey, I'm drinking!"

Cao Liang stepped forward to give cigarettes to Chi Hu and Lao Hei, and Xiao Wu brought over a stool.

Lao Hei also smiled and nodded to Cao Liang as a greeting.

This person doesn't like to talk much.

After finishing a bowl of wine, Cao Liang got straight to the point and asked, "Brother, you asked Mosquito to tell me to come here, saying that you have something good for me, so here I am, eagerly."

"You won't come if I don't call you, right?"

Chi Hu rolled his eyes at him and then winked at Xiao Wu.

Xiaowu understood and went to the back room.

Soon a package and a large bottle were taken out.

Cao Liang did not open the package, he knew there must be yellow croaker inside.

He looked at the big bottle. The bottle was transparent and he could clearly see the tiger bones inside.

Cao Liang was surprised and asked, "Brother, you can actually make tiger bone wine?"

"Quite knowledgeable."

Chi Hu laughed and said, "I don't know how to do that. It was made by Lao Hei. You can take it home and keep it for half a year or a year before drinking it. This stuff is very nutritious. Um... But you don't seem to need it. You don't even have a wife, hahaha..."

Cao Liang was not convinced and said, "Who are you looking down on? I have a partner now, and we will register for marriage in a year or so."

Chi Hu was surprised and asked, "Hey, whose girl is this? Could it be Lily?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

Cao Liang shook his head. "Lily is like my sister. I don't have any other ideas. Besides, her parents probably don't think highly of a peasant like me."

"That's true."

Chi Hu nodded in agreement.

Despite Liu Zhen's relationship, Cao Liang and Liu Lili's parents had only met a few times, and they didn't even talk when they met.

Not the same kind of people.

Although he knew that Liu Lili had a crush on him, he had no intention of doing so.

After a pause, Chi Hu smiled and said, "Next time you have a chance, bring it to me to see?"

"Look at shit."

Cao Liang refused without hesitation: "You can watch it if you want, but when we get married, I will definitely invite Master and you. Don't forget to give me the money. I can't do it without you."

"It's just a trivial matter. Can Senior Brother refuse to pay your share?"

Chi Hu scolded with a smile.

"No less is enough."

Cao Liang turned his head to look at Lao Hei and thanked him, "Lao Hei, this tiger bone wine is not easy to make, right? Thank you."

"polite."

Lao Hei nodded in response.

"We are all family, why are you being polite?"

Chi Hu said: "It is because you got the tiger that Lao Hei can show his skills."

The tiger we caught last time was very big.

In addition to the tiger whip that I exchanged with Duo Ye for the yellow croaker and some tiger bones, there are still a lot left.

So Lao Hei made tiger bone wine.

"That's true. It's all in the wine. I drank it."

Cao Liang picked up the bowl with a smile and drank another bowl of wine.

After being strengthened by the perfect gene serum, he can drink a lot.

Chi Hu suggested: "You probably won't be able to use this tiger bone wine, you can give it to someone else in exchange for a favor."

Cao Liang nodded.

He felt that Li Huaide really needed this wine.

Recently, I have been asking him to get a few more old turtles to nourish his body!

But keep it for now and give it away later.

Good things should be saved for later to show your sincerity!

After drinking with Chi Hu and the others for more than an hour, Cao Liang made the excuse that he had to go to work the next day and then slipped away.

...

Autumn passes and winter comes.

It’s the end of the year again in a blink of an eye.

After this year, Cao Liang will be nineteen years old.

His relationship with Meng Xiaoxing is very stable and they get along very easily.

In addition, Chen Huilan has been urging them to get married, so it is estimated that they will get their marriage certificate after the Chinese New Year next year.

After the end of the year, everyone is preparing for the New Year.

The Cao family’s New Year’s goods were naturally purchased by Cao Liang.

Today is the 27th, and the Cao family is doing a big cleaning.

It snowed this year just like in previous years, and Cao Liang was cleaning the snow off the roof.

Xiao Ming and Yaya helped clean the snow at the door.

After a while, Chen Huilan came out of the house and said to Cao Liang, "Liangzi, go ask your master if he will come over for dinner this year. And don't forget to inform Xingzi and the others to come to our house for the New Year this year."

Yes, their family will not go back to their hometown this year. Cao Liang went back to inform them last month.

The master is still the same, I must go and notify him.

But this year there is Meng Xiaoxing's family.

There are only three of Meng Xiaoxing's family, and it would be lonely at home, so Chen Huilan suggested inviting them to come over for the New Year's Eve dinner.

"Okay! I'll go after I finish this."

Cao Liang responded casually.

"Don't forget to bring New Year gifts."

"Remember it!"

After packing up, Cao Liang rode his bike out.

Someone cleans the snow on the streets every day, so it's not impossible to ride a bike.

After arriving at the master's house, Cao Liang saw that the master was the only one at home, so he asked: "Master, where is Lili? Isn't she coming to accompany you? Come to think of it, I haven't seen her for quite a while."

"She didn't tell you?"

Liu Zhen asked.

"What did you say?" Cao Liang was a little confused.

He didn't see Liu Lili for the whole last year.

He thought that Liu Lili was in high school and was busy with her studies, so it was normal for her not to come back.

But looking at the master's expression now, it seems that he has other things to do.

Liu Zhen said: "Lily has been sent to the army by her father for half a year. She probably won't be back this year."

"I was in a hurry and probably didn't have time to tell you. I thought she wrote to you."

Liu Zhendao.

"It's okay."

Cao Liang nodded and asked, "Master, will you come to our house for dinner this year?"

Liu Zhen shook his head and said, "No, that person sent someone to come this morning to pick me up for dinner."

"Row."

Cao Liang responded.

After all, she was spending the New Year with her family, so he certainly had no reason to stop her.

He was just doing his duty as a disciple.

Liu Zhen smiled and said, "Do you want to go with me, the old man? Maybe we can see Lily."

"forget it!"

Cao Liang joked, "The aura of your general is too strong. I'm afraid I can't handle it, so I'd better not go."

snort!

Liu Zhen snorted coldly: "The general is nothing. You can beat several of his kind by yourself."

"I believe this."

Cao Liang nodded in agreement.

"You kid, you said you were fat and you got breathless."

Liu Zhen pointed at Cao Liang and scolded him with a smile: "After all, that guy has been learning martial arts with me since he was a child, so he is quite capable. I believe you can beat him, but it should be impossible to beat several of them."

"That's what you said."

Cao Liang did not refute, but just smiled.

He always tells the truth, but there is nothing he can do if others don't believe him.

After spending half a day drinking tea and playing chess with his master, Cao Liang said goodbye to his master and went to Meng Xiaoxing's house. After delivering the message, he returned home.