Ye Jianqiu

Yuanfang invades the ancient road, and Qingcui connects to the deserted city.

The fine sand carried by the hot wind spread a thin layer of yellow sand on the wide, straight and wide bluestone slab road, which reflected a little bit of golden light under the scorching sun.At the end of this road, which can melt people's feet in the sun, is the tree-lined Cao family mansion.

To the east of the gate of Cao's house is a large corridor. After walking through a hallway and passing through a Yimen gate covered with hanging flowers and branches, you will come to a large courtyard.Facing it is a big five-room two-story house, which is the main inner room where Mrs. Cao lives.

The environment here is beautiful, not only the vegetation is shady, but also the singing of birds is faint.As the gusts of hot wind passed by, the violent temper instantly became much gentler, and the wind became cooler.

At this time, the sound of crashing dominoes and bursts of laughter could be faintly heard by the wind. Inside the crystal green gauze curtain lifted by the wind on the second floor, Mother Cao was playing cards.She drooped her eyelids and knocked on the red gold cigarette stick, and calmly pushed aside the mountain of silver bills in front of her, and shouted to a burly young man who was lying on the window and looking out: "Zhuanger!" , come and collect money for the old sister!"

The man named Zhuang'er was so excited that he was leaning on the window and staring greedily out, my God, my God, am I in Qingyang?Why is there a pond outside? !

I saw the wind blowing across the pond covered with lotus leaves, shaking thousands of pink lotus and green lotus roots, and the fragrance of lotus in the air made people feel refreshed.

Hearing the old lady Cao's call, Zhuang'er reluctantly got down from the soft sheepskin couch covered with scarlet gold silk carpet by the window, came to sit beside Cao's mother, stretched out a pair of big rough hands that could hug all directions, With a big red face, he carefully packed the silver on the table in his arms one by one, and patiently folded up the silver bills after loading the silver.

Although this Zhuang'er is wearing a gorgeous and brand-new moonlight round neck gown, it still can't hide his strong local flavor.The skin is as thick as red copper, with thick eyebrows, big face and round eyes, big nose, wide mouth and thick chin. The thick and thick hair is pulled up by a transparent jasper hairpin, and the two big ears are like fennec foxes in the desert.

Especially under the thin layer of light blue bamboo-patterned silk cloth on his body, the firm and bulging muscles on his chest can be vaguely seen, and those muscles seem to contain huge energy that is about to erupt at any time!The two thick arms seemed to hold two big sweet potatoes in the armpits, and the broad arms were always stretched to the sides, as if they would never be able to touch his waist.

Granny Cao is extremely satisfied with the kid sitting beside her, very satisfied!

She secretly rejoiced that this kid was not repaired by that girl Bi Tao, and he was still a country boy who kept his original taste!Not only his black and thick hair made her happy, but also Zhuanger's firm and tight buttocks, which made her walk like a bison walking in the wilderness!Zhuang'er, who was sitting next to her, smelled of sweat from time to time, which put the old lady Cao in a good mood, wishing to give him all the silver, so that he could grin with his big mouth and laugh twice.

After Zhuang'er collected the money silently, he stood up without saying a word and went to the window to look at the lotus pond.

The old lady Cao smiled and played a card. Although Zhuanger has no rules, he is very obedient and simple. He likes money and eats very much!

The other players couldn't help joking and said with a smile: "Zhuanger's name is well chosen. The big name is Qianzhuang, and the nickname is Yinhao. Since she followed the old aunt, the old aunt has been winning money."

These card players were all brought in by Yang Xiaomi to play cards with the old lady. They saw that their fingers for touching the cards were all incomplete. A finger chopped off by her own hands.Mrs. Cao has rules in the casino. You can cheat, but don’t let me find out. If I don’t find out, you want to win as much as you want. If she finds out, then I’m sorry, chop your fingers!So these people are willing to gamble and admit defeat, and none of them are unconvinced.

Hearing the teasing of the cards, Mrs. Cao, who was wearing a red and gold double-breasted lock silk, said proudly: "That's natural. Auntie, I not only win money, but also like to be in the bank."

As soon as this remark came out, the three men who were shuffling the cards couldn't help laughing, and some even whistled.Zhuang'er lying by the window blushed. He knew that these people were making fun of him again, but he didn't understand what these words meant, so he ignored them if he didn't understand them.

Zhuang'er is actually very inferior. He thinks he is ugly and can eat, and he has brute strength. He can lift the stone roller in the village, but it is useless except for his strength. He can eat several catties for a meal. Food, one person eats more than his whole family!Parents can't help it, saying that the rich family has food to eat, and he can do rough work to support himself. With his consent, his parents sold him... But he never thought that he would not be a servant alive?Why is he not allowed to do any work, but still has someone to serve him?He not only takes a bath every day, but also changes new clothes every day!And the most important thing is that this family eats with his open belly, and he can finally have enough to eat!

Zhuang'er was a little puzzled, his job was to follow this old lady, he had to follow her wherever she went, to talk to her and eat with her, even the old lady would not let her go to bed at night, so he let him sleep in the old lady's bed. On a soft sheepskin couch next to his wife's mahogany bed, the old lady chatted with him until midnight, and he was always so sleepy that he couldn't keep his eyes open.

He didn't like this old lady very much. As a woman, how could she gamble and smoke, and she also had heavy makeup on her face!Moreover, the beating and scolding staff are ruthless and poisonous!Although the old lady never beat him and was kind to him, he didn't like it either!Although Zhuang'er didn't like it, he was very afraid of this strict old lady in his heart, and couldn't help but want the old lady to treat him better, at least not to be beaten.

Zhuang'er, who was eating and drinking for free, finally realized a truth. Mother said that more money produces monsters. This old lady's big red lips look like cannibals. Could it be that he is strong and fat enough to eat?

Zhuang'er shivered, and couldn't help but look back at Mrs. Cao, who happened to be looking at him too. Mrs. Cao's bright red lips smiled, and Zhuang'er shrank his neck in fright, and honestly Lie on the window sill.

There was only a sound of "dong", and Cao Wu slammed open the door vigorously. As soon as the sweaty Cao Wu entered the door, he shouted: "Mother! Something big happened! Something big happened!"

The other players who were playing cards all looked towards the door, and they couldn't help but stop when they saw Empress Cao Wu who was out of breath and drenched in sweat.Granny Cao raised her eyelids calmly, touched the cards in her hand, and said indifferently: "Old Wu, did you get bitten on your heel by a wolf?"

Although Cao Wu was anxious, he calmed down after seeing his mother, and immediately restrained his attitude a lot. He walked to his mother and whispered: "Mother, Dr. Xu said that you are not allowed to smoke pots, it is not good for your health."

Cao's mother knocked the golden cigarette stick on the table, and said impatiently: "If you smoke to death, forget it!"

Cao Wu scratched his head, and he could vaguely feel a few cockleburs entangled in his hair. He has been used to reaching out his hands to touch these hard bumps on his head these days when he has nothing to do.

Qian Zhuang, who was lying by the window, sat down on the couch in fright when he saw Cao Wuhou, his two thick legs were trembling with a pair of big feet, my God, isn't this the old man who collected money in the market? ?Why did you come here, and you are still called an old lady?

Qian Zhuang and Dad often sell rabbits in the market. There is a rule in the market that anyone who sells meat has to pay [-] yuan!The couple of Qian Zhuang want to cry but have no tears. The price of rabbit meat is cheap, how can it compare with those who sell beef and pork?What's even more exasperating is that I heard that Ren Yazi only paid [-] yuan!Although they all sell meat, they earn less!

So Qian Zhuang and his father joined the "guerrilla forces" in the market, that is to say, it was a group of traders who specialize in evading money.These evaders saw Cao Wu running faster than a rabbit, burrowing into the woods, lying on the haystack, and getting under other people's crotch when they were in a hurry!Fortunately, Cao Wu is also very disciplined.He came to collect money at Yin time every day, and left before Mao time.Cao Wu has a good mind, and he remembers the faces of all the vendors who have paid the money very clearly, so these vendors don't have to run away, just pay the money obediently and settle down.But once you start and pay the first money, you can't escape, unless you don't do business, otherwise you will be caught and doubled!

Due to the size of the bank, he was caught by Cao Wu who was hiding in the grass with his buttocks up without paying attention. He not only paid the fee, but also confiscated all the rabbits!Since then, Mr. Qian Zhuang and his wife couldn't make much money from hunting rabbits, and the poor family couldn't afford to support him, so he came here by accident.

Cao Wu had noticed Qian Zhuang slumped on the leather couch a long time ago, and couldn't help cursing inwardly, isn't this the poor boy who sold rabbits?No wonder he was left behind by his old lady, look at the two balls of meat on his chest, they are bigger than those of women!

Mrs. Cao knocked on the cigarette pot: "Say it, I'm in a panic, what happened?"

Cao Wu leaned into his mother's ear and whispered: "Mother, people from the inspection department went to the Lao Liu Mine, but Lao Liu released a fierce beast and hurt people. It is said that Situ Jin's two brothers were injured."

"Is the person dead?"

"Mother, don't worry, our people are not dead." Cao Wu smiled triumphantly. This time, their Cao family won a big victory after fighting the inspection department. Two people were seriously injured!And I heard that life is in danger!happy!What a joy!

"Idiot, what I'm asking is if their people died?"

Granny Cao frowned slightly.

Cao Wu touched his forehead helplessly and said: "I heard that their people are dying... No, an informant came to report that Situ Jin is on the way to order troops, saying that he is going to the mine to trouble Lao Liu..."

Granny Cao wondered, the people in the inspection department were said to be very powerful, how could they be easily hurt by the tiger and leopard raised by the sixth child?Thinking of this, she said, "Did that Chaoge not fight us?"

Cao Wu was surprised and said: "Mother, how do you know? It's because the leader of the team is not Chao Ge, so Lao Liu released the ferocious beast!"

"Do you Da Ge know about this?"

"Brother Da knows, he has ordered soldiers now, plus me and Lao Liuyang's thugs, there are at least a few hundred people! Our Cao family soldiers are all sharpening their knives and preparing to go! Then Situ Jin regards brothers as siblings, but Lao Liu is our real brother! This time, what can I say this time to not let Lao Liu suffer! Mother! This time we are going to stand up!"

Cao Wu was very excited. My mother told them to be patient with Situ Jin all day long. After this incident, even Brother Da, who has always been mild-tempered, couldn't help but want to make a move!

"A bunch of idiots! A civil servant is fighting!"

Mrs. Cao pushed a handful of dominoes cursingly, and several of the dominoes saw that something was wrong, so they all got up and said goodbye.

After everyone left, Mrs. Cao stood up calmly and stretched out her two gorgeous golden and red sleeves. The girls behind her immediately stepped forward to tidy up her appearance. The stove fanned the incense wind around her body.

Cao Wu knew that his mother was going out, so he quickly tugged on his mother's sleeve: "Mother, where are you going?"

"Mother is going to meet that Situ Jin!"

Cao Wu panicked and said: "Mother, don't go, Brother Da is going to send troops soon! What should I do if this messy knife and sword hurt you?"

Mrs. Cao flicked her sleeves and scolded angrily: "People at the bottom are so cruel, but those at the top are hard to deceive! The people from the inspection department came to investigate the silver placer mines of our Cao family. A life-and-death struggle for a moment?! Besides, Dazi’s mob is definitely not the opponent of the inspector’s group of killing gods, and they even want to hit an egg with a stone! I’m afraid that when the time comes, you brainless people won’t know how to die! Mother It’s not just giving in blindly, our Cao family will win the battle, and Situ Jin will be afraid of him for a hundred years! If he is beaten for ten thousand years, he will not dare to stand out! But you pat your chest and ask yourself, do you have this strength?”

Mrs. Cao sighed and said: "Besides, mother knows that you are all holding your breath for that blessing cow, but that blessing cow was poisoned because he didn't let people live... How many times have I reminded you, old lady, since ancient times Thieves never steal, and bandits don’t rob, these are the rules! Our Cao family can have desires, but we must not be greedy! I really think I am a horse prince, and I can’t do it if I have three eyes!"

Granny Cao shook her head secretly.It is difficult to start a business, and it is even more difficult to keep a business.All the efforts of the previous generations were just for the sake of their children and grandchildren. If the younger generations can understand the painstaking efforts of the older generations, they will not only preserve the present, but also expand their family!It's a pity that those unfulfilled descendants regard the painstaking efforts of the older generation as worthless, and even have no place to stand in their families. It is really sad!

It is too difficult to ask for help, so it is better to carefully plan a perfect plan in order to manage the family.

Hearing his mother's words, Cao Wu was silent for a moment.To be honest, he and Lao Liu really wanted to fight face-to-face with the soldiers and horses of the inspection department. It would be better to die happily than to live like a fool!Now that brother Dazi was finally going to send troops, he was excited but didn't think too much about the consequences.

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