There are two coal stoves made of pig iron placed in the flower hall, with chimneys as thick as bowls that lead directly to the outside of the hall.
In the coal stove, coal cakes are burning, making the room warm as spring.
Huang Yueying, with her belly bulging, was sitting in the hall talking to Xia Houzhen. Two years later, Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen have transformed from innocent teenagers into mature women. Xia Houzhen was dressed in white fur and holding a baby in his arms.
The seven or eight-month-old baby girl was chatting with Huang Yueying with a smile; Huang Yueying, wearing a fox fur cloak, was lazily leaning on the couch, nodding from time to time, and occasionally adding a word or two.
, making a cheerful laugh.
"Afu, why are you here?"
Seeing Cao Peng come in, Huang Yueying asked curiously: "Cang Shu and the others have just finished class. They should be practicing martial arts on the school grounds now."
"With Ziyou and Xinzhi watching, it's okay."
Cao Peng said something and walked over.
"Yueying, are you feeling uncomfortable today?"
"It just hurt for a while at noon, but Mr. Xiao said it was nothing serious."
Cao Peng took the baby girl from Xia Houzhen's arms, put his cheek against the baby's face, and kissed it hard, making the baby girl giggle. She couldn't speak yet, but she could tell,
She liked Cao Peng's action very much...
Xia Houzhen looked on and couldn't help but laugh.
As a first-time mother, she was quite worried when she gave birth to a baby girl, fearing that Cao Peng would not like her daughter.
But now it seems that Cao Peng also loves his daughter very much.
Three years ago, after Cao Peng and Huang Yueying arranged their marriage, Xia Houyuan suddenly came to propose marriage.
This incident was quite a big deal at that time. Huang Chengyan was furious and even wanted to take Huang Yueying back to Jiangxia.
Later, with the persuasion of Kong Rong and others, he finally stayed in Xudu.
Cao Cao also came forward to speak up, and Huang Chengyan finally had to nod his consent. However, the two sides still had a dispute over this issue of 'bigness'. Huang Chengyan initially insisted that Huang Yueying be big, but Xia Houyuan was unwilling to let Xia Houzhen be small.
.During that time, Cao Peng was too scared to return to Xudu, so he simply ran to Luoyang to find Chen Qun as a companion.
It was not until later that Cao Hong came up with an idea.
"What size is the portion?
Yueying comes from a scholarly family and is knowledgeable; Xiaozhen is the daughter of a general, gentle and virtuous. Simply don't have a legal wife, just an equal wife. In this way, Yueying and Xiaozhen don't have to distinguish between big and small, they are the same size... save Ah Fu sandwiched in the middle.
Difficult."
In ancient times, there was a theory of three wives and four concubines.
But in fact, there is only one legal wife.
Cao Hong's meaning is very clear, don't set up your legal wife, otherwise you will have to fight.
They were all equal wives, regardless of age, and no one was much higher 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 two people.
Soon after, at Huang Yueying's suggestion, Cao Peng took Buluan and Guo Huan as concubines.
At the beginning of the seventh year of Jian'an, Xia Houzhen gave birth to a baby girl, named Cao Wan.
Later, Huang Yueying also became pregnant, and she has been pregnant for nine months...
The two women get along very well, and the reason is...Neither Huang Yueying nor Xia Houzhen is the kind of woman with a strong personality.
In addition, when Cao Peng was imprisoned, the two women were in constant contact with each other.
The relationship between them is quite good, and now that they are together, there is not much conflict.
It would be a lie to say that Huang Yueying has no complaints in her heart! The love that originally belonged to her alone is now divided equally between two people. Anyone else would feel uncomfortable. But Xia Houzhen has a gentle temper and is very tolerant. Once it comes and goes, the resentment will disappear.
There was a lot less, so that in the end, the two of them were like sisters, with no barrier at all.
Cao Peng was secretly glad for this.
After getting married, Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen had their own hobbies.
Huang Yueying liked ingenious tricks. In the sixth year of Jian'an, she built a three-spindle pedal spinning wheel with extremely outstanding results.
During the Han Dynasty, spinning wheels had become popular, but hand-operated spinning wheels were the dominant ones.
With the help of her father Huang Chengyan, Huang Yueying completed a revolution in spinning wheel manufacturing by using eccentric wheels and invented a three-spindle pedal spinning wheel, which greatly increased the speed of spinning. However, this spinning wheel has not yet been officially promoted, and Cao Peng was still in
We are waiting and watching. We are only investing on a small scale in the farm, mainly for commercial purposes.
At the beginning of the seventh year of Jian'an, the first silver shop in history was opened in Luoyang and Xiapi at the same time.
The trade between Haixi and Luoyang will be transformed from copper coins to currency notes. However, this trading method has yet to be promoted. As for the effect, no one can tell. At least, the effect may not be seen within one or two years.
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However, at the beginning of the seventh year of Jian'an, Haixi began to promote Caogong vehicles on a large scale.
As a result, the area of farmland increased by one-third, and rice began to replace other crops.
In three years, I said more but less.
Cao Peng never came to the front desk, and most of the time, he remained hidden behind the scenes.
However, shops opened in the name of Cao Peng began to appear on the streets of Luoyang and Xudu. The products sold by Cao's firm were mainly linen textiles, and they quickly joined the Luoyang guild.
Naturally, it was impossible for Cao Peng to come forward. So after some discussions with his family, Cao Peng decided to hand over the business to Guo Huanlai to take care of it.
Guo Huan is smart and capable, and has a keen sense of money and silk.
Although being a businessman and serving as a businessman is not a very elegant thing, for Guo Huan, it is also a way to prove himself to Cao Peng.
As for the inner house, it was left to Buluan to take care of it.
Mrs. Hong has let go of farm affairs and spends most of her time working in the Cao Mansion.
Bu Luan is attentive, soft-tempered on the outside and strong on the inside, and has the ability to adapt to changes, so the farm is also managed in an orderly manner...
Sometimes, Cao Peng felt that he was dreaming.
Not only did he get a lovely wife and a beautiful concubine, but now he is rich and has a certain foundation.
Cao Peng felt that being reborn in the Three Kingdoms and reaching this point was a small achievement... As for the future, he didn't think too much about it.
After sitting in the flower hall and chatting with Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen for a while, Cao Peng got up and left.
He was about to go to the backyard campus to see how Cao Chong and the others were doing when he heard someone calling his name. Looking up, he saw Pang Tong and Shi Tao rushing towards Cao Peng. When they came to Cao Peng, they handed over their hands first.
A salute was made.
"Youxue, I was looking for you, but you came."
"Brothers, are you okay?"
"Hehe, of course there is something good going on."
"What's up?"
Pang Tongtong grabbed Cao Peng's arm, pulled him and walked out.
Cao Peng said: "Shiyuan, what are you doing?"
"Take you to see the fun."
"What fun."
Pang Tong stopped, looked at Cao Peng and said, "Youxue, you really don't know, do you?"
"I don't know what."
Cao Peng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and had a headache for this somewhat arrogant Mr. Feng Chu.
Pang Tong smiled and said: "Come on, everyone is going to sing and dance at Yuxiu Tower today. I discussed it with Guangyuan and decided to take you to open your eyes."
"Come, everyone?"
Cao Peng looked puzzled.
Pang Tong said: "Youxue, don't you think everyone knows you are here?"
Seeing Cao Peng shaking his head, Shi Tao couldn't help but stamp his feet and beat his chest.
This Shi Tao is twenty-seven or eighty years old. He is a talented person and quite handsome.
"Youxue, you are really a person who doesn't know the style. No one even knows you are here. Doesn't it mean that you are living up to your reputation as Cao Sanpian?"
Cao Peng couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Pang Tong said: "We call her Lai Ying'er. She is as beautiful as a flower and has a graceful figure.
She was a famous singer and dancer in Luoyang and was very famous in Luoyang and Chang'an... Recently, Yuxiu Lou spent a lot of money to invite her and planned to stay in Xudu for 30 days. There will be a song and dance every five days, and today is the first one.
Many important people are preparing to go there. Guangyuan and I discussed it and decided to call you. You have been living in this farm for the past two years. It took a lot of effort to create a scene. How can I ignore you? Let’s go.
Let’s go, if you’re late, there won’t be a seat!”
Speaking of which, Cao Peng has indeed rarely shown up in the past two years.
Either stay at home with his wife, or teach Cao Chong and others to study and practice martial arts.
Occasionally, he would go out for official business. For example, he would go out when someone came from Haixi, or when Chen Qun sent someone to discuss matters. He usually lived in seclusion, and even when Xu Yi asked him to shoot deer after the New Year Ceremony, he politely refused.
It turns out to be singing and dancing!
Cao Peng couldn't help but laugh...
To be honest, he really has no interest in this singing and dancing.
The last time I visited Kong Rong's home, Kong Rong ordered a singer from his family to perform a dance.
Those singers were indeed good-looking, but Cao Peng couldn't quite understand the singing and dancing.
No matter how long he has lived in this era, there are some things that he still cannot understand after all. For example, the dances of the ancients can be watched with gusto by celebrities and elites, and they can even speak eloquently. As for Cao Peng, he would faint every time he watched the songs and dances.
Feeling sleepy and unable to cheer up. Due to the differences in times, the views on aesthetics are naturally not consistent.
For the ancients, watching singing and dancing was an elegant thing.
But letting Cao Peng watch the singing and dancing was like chewing wax...
Even Huang Yueying said that Cao Peng sometimes doesn't understand the style.
Therefore, Pang Tong was very interested, but Cao Peng was not interested at all. "Forget it, I have other things to do, so I won't go."
"What if you don't go?"
"What's the meaning?"
Shi Tao smiled bitterly, "You Xue thinks that Shi Yuan and I can sit in this singing and dancing show?"
Yes, this is indeed a problem.
Although Shi Tao and Pang Tong are slightly famous, they are nothing compared with the learned scholars, famous scholars, and high-ranking officials and nobles in Xudu City. For today's first performance, the Yuxiu Tower must be full of guests, they thought.
Entering is not easy...but what does this have to do with me? Cao Peng looked at the two of them doubtfully.
"Youxue, you are also a contemporary master after all.
Cao Sanpian's reputation may not be as good as those of Kong Wenju, but if he goes there, he will definitely have a place. We...hehe, we just want to follow you to watch the excitement."
Nima, let me take you to a prostitute?
Cao Peng shrank his neck and said softly: "Go and tell Yueying. If Yueying agrees, I will go."
"Well……"
Pang Tong and Shi Tao looked at each other, scratched their heads, and closed their mouths obediently.
How can we talk about this kind of thing openly? If Huang Yueying knew about it, let alone letting Cao Peng out, he would probably let a dog bite someone.
There are two snow mastiffs on Cao Peng's farm, they are very fierce.
In addition to Cao Peng, the dog-raising Wang Shuang can take command. But Wang Shuang is typically a follower of several ladies. Sometimes he doesn't even listen to Cao Peng and only follows Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen's instructions.
…
"Forget it, you should just stay at home and accompany your siblings."
Pang Tong and Shi Tao looked at each other and turned to leave.
"Wait!"
"Um?"
"Do you really want to go see a song and dance?"
"nonsense."
"In this case, you go to Linyi Marquis Mansion to find Linyi Marquis with my name, and tell him that I asked him for help and let him take you in."
Linyi Hou Liu Guang, the boss behind Yuxiu Tower.
In the past two years, he has been similar to Cao Peng, living in seclusion and rarely having contact with others.
The relationship between Liu Guang and Cao Peng is quite complicated... Speaking of which, the two are hostile, but they have sympathy for each other. Cao Peng thinks Liu Guang is the kind of person who can see the situation clearly, but can't help himself; and Liu Guang
He felt that Cao Peng was young and talented and worthy of dating. Even the big and small white snow mastiffs on Cao Peng's farm were given to him by Liu Guang. Although the two of them had no contact, they had quite a friendship with each other and could be considered as friends.
It's a strange thing.
Pang Tong and Shi Tao looked at each other and couldn't help but nod.
If Liu Guang is willing to come forward, it will not be difficult for the two of them to enter Yuxiu Tower...
"Marquis of Linyi, can you agree?"
"He will help..."
Cao Peng said, smiled slightly, turned around and left.
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Cao Peng didn't take the matter of Pang Tong and Shi Tao seriously.
As for Lai Ying'er, Cao Peng didn't care at all. Even in the previous life, he hated the actors from the bottom of his heart and had no good impression at all. Maybe it was because of the so-called "National Entertainment" in the previous life, which was covered in newspapers
It was all the news about those actors that made him so disgusted. Even after he was reborn in the Eastern Han Dynasty, he never went to such romantic places. Although celebrities and celebrities were the custom of this era, Cao Peng instinctively rejected them.
That’s fine, at least in the eyes of the world, ‘Cao Sanpian’ is that kind of old-fashioned person.
Many scholars highly appreciated Cao Peng's approach, and even praised it. Of course, some praised it, and some slandered it... But what does it matter? Cao Peng didn't care about this kind of thing at all, and
This further cemented his reputation as noble and aloof.
Walking into a small courtyard, I saw a slurry pond in the courtyard.
This was an experiment that Cao Peng and Huang Yueying conducted at the beginning of the year. They wanted to use some later methods to create high-quality and low-priced paper. In these days, paper is really too expensive...so Cao Peng has many ideas,
None of them can be implemented. If cheap paper can be made, it can further promote the development of this era. But sometimes, you think it is a simple thing, but it is not easy to do. At least for Cao Peng, papermaking
It's just a hassle.
He observed it next to the pulp tank, then tried it with a bamboo tray, and found that hanging pulp made paper.
Just wait a little longer!
Cao Peng stayed in the yard for a full hour before getting up and leaving.
Back in the study, he was about to take some notes when he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside the door...
"Sir, Sikong sent someone to inform you to rush to Changsha immediately."
Cao Peng was startled, "Cao Sikong, have you arrived at Changshe?"
He couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart: Since you, Old Cao, have come back, why did you call me to Changshe again?
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